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A light-reflecting member comprising: a plurality of light-reflecting elements provided on a facing surface facing an observer in both a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, wherein the light reflecting elements are arranged such that a minute region of an image emitted from an image forming device enters the light-reflecting elements and is emitted from the light-reflecting elements toward a pupil of the observer; wherein each light-reflecting element includes a columnar member through which the light constituting the minute region of the image emitted from the image forming device enters, is reflected and is emitted, and a material having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of a material constituting the columnar member is filled between the columnar members of adjacent light-reflecting elements. a plurality of light-reflecting elements provided on a facing surface facing an observer in both a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, wherein the light reflecting elements are arranged such that a minute region of an image emitted from an image forming device enters the light-reflecting elements and is emitted from the light-reflecting elements toward a pupil of the observer; wherein each light-reflecting element includes a columnar member through which the light constituting the minute region of the image emitted from the image forming device enters, is reflected and is emitted, and a material having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of a material constituting the columnar member is filled between the columnar members of adjacent light-reflecting elements.
Sterilization device for sterilization of packaging material, comprising a housing and a barrier element, wherein the housing comprises at least a first chamber and a second chamber, which are separated by the barrier element, wherein the first chamber, which comprises an electron generator, which is adapted to provide electrons, for sterilization, wherein the housing is connected to a third chamber, characterised in that the volume of the second and third chamber comprises a radiation shield that extends basically parallel to the barrier element, wherein the radiation shield comprises or forms at least one opening, and wherein the opening extends parallel to the barrier element.
A prosthesis for implantation into a living body in the form of a magnetic artificial joint, particularly in an artificial shoulder joint, comprising: a) a first prosthesis member comprising a socket member, b) a second prosthesis member comprising a head member, c) one of the socket member and the head member is at least partially composed as a permanent magnet and the other one of the socket member and the head member is at least partially composed of a magnetic material, or the socket member and the head member are both at least partially composed as a permanent magnet, d) the socket member comprises a recess on a surface side to be coupled with the head member, the recess comprising a concavely contoured contact surface, e) the head member comprises a projection on a surface side to be coupled with the socket member, the projection comprising a convexly contoured contact surface, f) the convexly contoured contact surface is adapted to the concavely contoured contact surface, such that the head member can be coupled in a rotatably jointed manner to the socket member in the nature of a ball/ball-socket joint characterized in that g) the convexly contoured contact surface is globular or ellipsoidal shaped and comprises on its outer surface an additional spherical member which modifies the globular or ellipsoidal shaped contour of the convexly contoured contact surface, and the convexly contoured contact surface comprising the additional spherical member can perform a generally slip-fee rolling motion or a combined slipping and rolling motion on the concavely contoured contact surface in reaction to a change of an angle between the first and the second prosthesis member (1, 2), and the convexly contoured contact surface comprising the additional spherical member can be shifted across the concavely contoured contact surface within a shifting area. a) a first prosthesis member comprising a socket member, b) a second prosthesis member comprising a head member, c) one of the socket member and the head member is at least partially composed as a permanent magnet and the other one of the socket member and the head member is at least partially composed of a magnetic material, or the socket member and the head member are both at least partially composed as a permanent magnet, d) the socket member comprises a recess on a surface side to be coupled with the head member, the recess comprising a concavely contoured contact surface, e) the head member comprises a projection on a surface side to be coupled with the socket member, the projection comprising a convexly contoured contact surface, f) the convexly contoured contact surface is adapted to the concavely contoured contact surface, such that the head member can be coupled in a rotatably jointed manner to the socket member in the nature of a ball/ball-socket joint characterized in that g) the convexly contoured contact surface is globular or ellipsoidal shaped and comprises on its outer surface an additional spherical member which modifies the globular or ellipsoidal shaped contour of the convexly contoured contact surface,
An inkjet ink comprising a cyclic monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer and a free radical photoinitiator package, which package includes a free radical photoinitiator having the following structure:
An image capturing assembly adapted to be used in an endoscope, the assembly comprising a manifold (600, 2700) having a continuous fluidically isolated channel (644, 2744) extending through its length, a frame wherein said frame is adapted to physically attach to the manifold, a discrete illuminator carrier substrate, wherein said discrete illuminator substrate is foldable and comprises at least two discrete illuminators (240a, 240b, 250a, 250b, 260a, 260b), positioned on an electronic circuit board, an optical assembly (256, 256b) positioned on a flexible substrate comprising at least two viewing elements (116a, 116b, 116c), positioned on the an electronic circuit board, and a tip cover adapted to cover said manifold, said frame, said discrete illuminator carrier substrate, and said flexible optical carrier substrate, said imaging capture assembly, characterized in that the at least two discrete illuminators, the optical assembly, and the at least two viewing elements are configured to fit within a maximum volume in a range of 2.75cm 3 to 3.5cm 3, wherein each of the at least two viewing elements is configured to generate a field of view ranging from 120 to 180 degrees, a depth of field ranging from 3 to 100 mm, and wherein each viewing element has a peripheral distortion of less than 80%, without any aspherical components, and wherein the optical assembly has a maximum focal length in a range of 1mm to 1.4mm. a manifold (600, 2700) having a continuous fluidically isolated channel (644, 2744) extending through its length, a frame wherein said frame is adapted to physically attach to the manifold, a discrete illuminator carrier substrate, wherein said discrete illuminator substrate is foldable and comprises at least two discrete illuminators (240a, 240b, 250a, 250b, 260a, 260b), positioned on an electronic circuit board, an optical assembly (256, 256b) positioned on a flexible substrate comprising at least two viewing elements (116a, 116b, 116c), positioned on the an electronic circuit board, and a tip cover adapted to cover said manifold, said frame, said discrete illuminator carrier substrate, and said flexible optical carrier substrate, said imaging capture assembly, characterized in that the at least two discrete illuminators, the optical assembly, and the at least two viewing elements are configured to fit within a maximum volume in a range of 2.75cm 3 to 3.5cm 3, wherein each of the at least two viewing elements is configured to generate a field of view ranging from 120 to 180 degrees, a depth of field ranging from 3 to 100 mm, and wherein each viewing element has a peripheral distortion of less than 80%, without any aspherical components, and wherein the optical assembly has a maximum focal length in a range of 1mm to 1.4mm.
Apparatus for extracting a substance containing hydrocarbons, in particular bitumen or extra-heavy oil, from a reservoir, wherein the reservoir can be subjected to thermal energy in order to reduce the viscosity of said substance, for which purpose at least one conductor loop (10, 11) for inductively applying current to the reservoir is provided as an electric/electromagnetic heater, characterised in that a conductor of the conductor loop (10, 11) is surrounded in at least one section by a liquid-carrying conduit in order to cool the conductor, and that the liquid-carrying conduit is perforated such that when a liquid is supplied said liquid penetrates into the reservoir from the liquid-carrying conduit via a perforation.
A refrigeration cycle device comprising: a compressor to compress refrigerant; a suction-side detector to detect a pressure of the refrigerant to be suctioned into the compressor; a discharge-side detector to detect a pressure of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor; and a control device having a function of controlling the running frequency of the compressor when a ratio of a second pressure value detected by the discharge-side detector to a first pressure value detected by the suction-side detector is not between a predetermined upper limit and a predetermined lower limit, such that the ratio falls between the upper limit and the lower limit, characterized in that the control device does not control the running frequency of the compressor when the ratio is between the upper limit and an upper-limit-side second reference value, or when the ratio is between the lower limit and a lower-limit-side second reference value, the upper-limit-side second reference value being smaller than the upper limit and larger than the lower limit, and the lower-limit-side second reference value being larger than the lower limit and smaller than the upper-limit-side second reference value. a compressor to compress refrigerant; a suction-side detector to detect a pressure of the refrigerant to be suctioned into the compressor; a discharge-side detector to detect a pressure of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor; and a control device having a function of controlling the running frequency of the compressor when a ratio of a second pressure value detected by the discharge-side detector to a first pressure value detected by the suction-side detector is not between a predetermined upper limit and a predetermined lower limit, such that the ratio falls between the upper limit and the lower limit, characterized in that the control device does not control the running frequency of the compressor when the ratio is between the upper limit and an upper-limit-side second reference value, or when the ratio is between the lower limit and a lower-limit-side second reference value, the upper-limit-side second reference value being smaller than the upper limit and larger than the lower limit, and the lower-limit-side second reference value being larger than the lower limit and smaller than the upper-limit-side second reference value.
A process for producing syngas that reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in a gaseous stream, wherein said gaseous stream comprises between 55% to 70% nitrogen (N 2) and between 45% to 30% carbon dioxide (CO 2) plus minute amounts of oxygen (O 2) and other impurities; the process comprising: maintaining a reaction chamber at a temperature of between 400°C and 5000°C and at a pressure of one bar or greater; providing a carbonaceous material in said reaction chamber, wherein said carbonaceous material is selected from the group consisting of coke, coal and solid waste; introducing steam (H 2 O) to said reaction chamber; introducing said gaseous stream to said reaction chamber; reacting materials in said reaction chamber, wherein said reacting materials consist essentially of said carbonaceous material, said steam (H 2 O) and said carbon dioxide (CO 2) from said gaseous stream to reduce said CO 2 and to form syngas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen (H 2). maintaining a reaction chamber at a temperature of between 400°C and 5000°C and at a pressure of one bar or greater; providing a carbonaceous material in said reaction chamber, wherein said carbonaceous material is selected from the group consisting of coke, coal and solid waste; wherein said carbonaceous material is selected from the group consisting of coke, coal and solid waste; introducing steam (H 2 O) to said reaction chamber; introducing said gaseous stream to said reaction chamber; reacting materials in said reaction chamber, wherein said reacting materials consist essentially of said carbonaceous material, said steam (H 2 O) and said carbon dioxide (CO 2) from said gaseous stream to reduce said CO 2 and to form syngas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen (H 2).
Hand-held kitchen appliance with a drive motor, wherein the drive motor has at least two drives (11, 12) arranged on both sides of the motor axis, characterised in that the hand-held kitchen appliance is designed such that each drive (11, 12) cooperates simultaneously with a coupling point (21, 22) for at least one tool (55, 56), wherein the drives can be driven simultaneously by the motor, so that a simultaneous food processing by means of both drives (11, 12) is provided by the hand-held kitchen appliance.
An apparatus comprising: at least one receiver configured to receive a route indication specifying an initial point (110, 210, 250) and an end point (120, 240, 260) of a route, and at least one processing core configured to determine a plurality of candidate routes (112, 114, {250, 280, 260, 270}, {250, 260, 270}, {250, 290, 260, 270}) based at least in part on the route indication, characterized in that the at least one processing core is further configured to determine the plurality of routes based at least in part on a privacy preference indication, and to determine for each of the plurality of candidate routes a privacy overhead route (112P, 114P, {260,270}) connecting the end point of the route with an end of the candidate route. at least one receiver configured to receive a route indication specifying an initial point (110, 210, 250) and an end point (120, 240, 260) of a route, and at least one processing core configured to determine a plurality of candidate routes (112, 114, {250, 280, 260, 270}, {250, 260, 270}, {250, 290, 260, 270}) based at least in part on the route indication, characterized in that the at least one processing core is further configured to determine the plurality of routes based at least in part on a privacy preference indication, and to determine for each of the plurality of candidate routes a privacy overhead route (112P, 114P, {260,270}) connecting the end point of the route with an end of the candidate route.
A peritoneal dialysis ("PD") system comprising: a cycler including a pump actuator and a control unit in operable communication with the pump actuator; a disposable set including a disposable cassette having a pump chamber, the disposable cassette sized and arranged to be held by the cycler such that the pump chamber is in operable communication with the pump actuator, the disposable set including a patient line and a drain line extending from the disposable cassette; and a catheter for placement within a patient's peritoneal cavity and for fluid communication with the patient line, characterized in that the PD system further includes: an impedance sensor operably coupled to one of the catheter, patient line, or drain line to sense an impedance of PD fluid residing within the patient, or removed from the patient, the impedance sensor configured for the detection of white blood cells to form a patient peritonitis determination, the control unit configured to make the peritonitis determination based on the sensed impedance and communicate the peritonitis determination. a cycler including a pump actuator and a control unit in operable communication with the pump actuator; a disposable set including a disposable cassette having a pump chamber, the disposable cassette sized and arranged to be held by the cycler such that the pump chamber is in operable communication with the pump actuator, the disposable set including a patient line and a drain line extending from the disposable cassette; and a catheter for placement within a patient's peritoneal cavity and for fluid communication with the patient line, characterized in that the PD system further includes: an impedance sensor operably coupled to one of the catheter, patient line, or drain line to sense an impedance of PD fluid residing within the patient, or removed from the patient, the impedance sensor configured for the detection of white blood cells to form a patient peritonitis determination, the control unit configured to make the peritonitis determination based on the sensed impedance and communicate the peritonitis determination.
A process for manufacturing filled polymeric materials comprising: mixing modified filler particles comprising filler particles blended with discreet functional particles in a mixer until said discreet functional particles are sufficiently bound to said filler particles such that they are able to remain associated during typical manufacturing steps employed in manufacturing filled polymeric materials during liquid prepolymer processing, with a liquid prepolymer mixture, and curing the prepolymer mixture.
A method of detecting relative movement between a scene from which radiation emanates and a matrix of pixels observing said scene and capable of detecting said radiation, each pixel of said matrix measuring contrast vector information representative of the observed scene, characterized in that it consists in: - monitoring the evolution of said contrast vector information in each pixel of said matrix, - during a first time interval (t m+1), detecting among said pixels the pixel (I, j) whose magnitude vector information value is greater than the magnitude vector information value of the adjacent pixels (i, j-1; i, j+1, i-1, j; i+1, j), - during a second time interval (t m+2) consecutive to the first time interval, detecting if the magnitude vector information of the pixel whose value was at a maximum during the first time interval has decreased, and - generating output signals (P vcx, P vcy)representative of said relative movement if said decrease is detected. - monitoring the evolution of said contrast vector information in each pixel of said matrix, - during a first time interval (t m+1), detecting among said pixels the pixel (I, j) whose magnitude vector information value is greater than the magnitude vector information value of the adjacent pixels (i, j-1; i, j+1, i-1, j; i+1, j), - during a second time interval (t m+2) consecutive to the first time interval, detecting if the magnitude vector information of the pixel whose value was at a maximum during the first time interval has decreased, and - generating output signals (P vcx, P vcy)representative of said relative movement if said decrease is detected.
An antenna apparatus, which is assembled into an electronic apparatus and can be communicated upon receipt of a magnetic field transmitted from a transmitter, comprising: an antenna substrate on which an antenna coil that is inductively coupled to the transmitter is formed; and a T-letter shaped magnetic sheet for use in drawing the magnetic field transmitted from the transmitter to the antenna coil, wherein the magnetic sheet is inserted into a center portion of the antenna coil formed on the antenna substrate, characterized in that the width of the magnetic sheet as measured in the inserting direction is shorter than the width of the antenna coil and the magnetic sheet being inserted in such a manner that two opposite ends (13a, 13b) in insertion direction of the magnetic sheet being located at positions closer to the center portion than two opposite ends (11d, 11e) of the antenna coil in the inserting direction thereof. an antenna substrate on which an antenna coil that is inductively coupled to the transmitter is formed; and a T-letter shaped magnetic sheet for use in drawing the magnetic field transmitted from the transmitter to the antenna coil, wherein the magnetic sheet is inserted into a center portion of the antenna coil formed on the antenna substrate, characterized in that the width of the magnetic sheet as measured in the inserting direction is shorter than the width of the antenna coil and the magnetic sheet being inserted in such a manner that two opposite ends (13a, 13b) in insertion direction of the magnetic sheet being located at positions closer to the center portion than two opposite ends (11d, 11e) of the antenna coil in the inserting direction thereof.
A negative pressure tissue treatment system comprising: a drape formed of a flexible material capable of maintaining a negative pressure underneath the drape upon application of a vacuum; a gasket material secured on a skin-facing surface of the drape, the gasket material together with the drape defining an enclosed volume beneath the drape and surrounded by the gasket material when the drape is affixed to skin around a tissue site; a reactor housing defining a closed chamber in fluid communication with the enclosed volume; a reactor positioned in the closed chamber and configured to consume oxygen, wherein the closed chamber and the enclosed volume define a system volume, characterized in that the drape and the reactor housing are configured such that the system volume reduces from an initial system volume toward a reduced system volume that is between about 95% and about 80% of the initial system volume as a result of the reactor consuming oxygen from the system volume, and the closed chamber is remote from the enclosed volume, the enclosed volume is in fluid communication with the closed chamber via a fluid connection including a hose, and the fluid connection further defines the system volume. a drape formed of a flexible material capable of maintaining a negative pressure underneath the drape upon application of a vacuum; a gasket material secured on a skin-facing surface of the drape, the gasket material together with the drape defining an enclosed volume beneath the drape and surrounded by the gasket material when the drape is affixed to skin around a tissue site; a reactor housing defining a closed chamber in fluid communication with the enclosed volume; a reactor positioned in the closed chamber and configured to consume oxygen, wherein the closed chamber and the enclosed volume define a system volume, characterized in that the drape and the reactor housing are configured such that the system volume reduces from an initial system volume toward a reduced system volume that is between about 95% and about 80% of the initial system volume as a result of the reactor consuming oxygen from the system volume, and the closed chamber is remote from the enclosed volume, the enclosed volume is in fluid communication with the closed chamber via a fluid connection including a hose, and the fluid connection further defines the system volume.