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An apparatus comprising: a body including: a reaction chamber including a reagent, and a solution reservoir including a solution, wherein the solution reservoir is isolated from the reaction chamber; a plunger movably coupled with the body, wherein movement of the plunger from a starting position to a seated position pushes the solution into the reaction chamber; a dispensing path extending from the reaction chamber and out of the body, wherein a reagent mixture formed from the solution and the reagent is dispensed through the dispensing path; and venting means configured to vent gas displaced by the addition of the solution to the reaction chamber, the venting means comprising a vent path extending from the reaction chamber to outside of the body, the vent path being configured to remain open throughout the movement of the plunger from the starting position to the seated position. a body including: a reaction chamber including a reagent, and a solution reservoir including a solution, wherein the solution reservoir is isolated from the reaction chamber; a reaction chamber including a reagent, and a solution reservoir including a solution, wherein the solution reservoir is isolated from the reaction chamber; a plunger movably coupled with the body, wherein movement of the plunger from a starting position to a seated position pushes the solution into the reaction chamber; a dispensing path extending from the reaction chamber and out of the body, wherein a reagent mixture formed from the solution and the reagent is dispensed through the dispensing path; and venting means configured to vent gas displaced by the addition of the solution to the reaction chamber, the venting means comprising a vent path extending from the reaction chamber to outside of the body, the vent path being configured to remain open throughout the movement of the plunger from the starting position to the seated position.
A method for quantifying white blood cells in a blood sample, the method comprising the steps of: depositing the blood sample to a sample medium, the sample medium being positioned between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode comprises one of a movable electrode or an array of electrodes arranged to cover different positions of the sample medium and for measuring capacitance across the sample medium for each of the different positions; providing a pulsating sweep voltage across the first electrode and the second electrode such that a potential gradient is formed across the sample medium; depositing a chemical analyte to the blood sample on the same medium, the chemical analyte for exclusively combining with the white blood cells of the blood sample and for changing the capacitance of the blood sample; determining a capacitance-voltage profile of the blood sample, before and after depositing the chemical analyte; quantifying the white blood cells in the blood sample based on the determined capacitance-voltage profile. depositing the blood sample to a sample medium, the sample medium being positioned between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode comprises one of a movable electrode or an array of electrodes arranged to cover different positions of the sample medium and for measuring capacitance across the sample medium for each of the different positions; providing a pulsating sweep voltage across the first electrode and the second electrode such that a potential gradient is formed across the sample medium; depositing a chemical analyte to the blood sample on the same medium, the chemical analyte for exclusively combining with the white blood cells of the blood sample and for changing the capacitance of the blood sample; determining a capacitance-voltage profile of the blood sample, before and after depositing the chemical analyte; quantifying the white blood cells in the blood sample based on the determined capacitance-voltage profile.
A sensing guidewire, the guidewire comprising: a body having a proximal portion and a distal portion comprising an inner conductive core that is coated with an insulating outer layer; one or more conductors being conductive wires which are not insulated, run the length of the body and are embedded in the outer layer, wherein the one or more conductors are exposed at a plurality of locations along the body by modifying the insulating layer; conductive material layered over the plurality of exposed locations; and a sensor coupled to the distal portion of the body via the conductive material at an exposed location. a body having a proximal portion and a distal portion comprising an inner conductive core that is coated with an insulating outer layer; one or more conductors being conductive wires which are not insulated, run the length of the body and are embedded in the outer layer, wherein the one or more conductors are exposed at a plurality of locations along the body by modifying the insulating layer; conductive material layered over the plurality of exposed locations; and a sensor coupled to the distal portion of the body via the conductive material at an exposed location.
A method of preparing a chlorohydrin composition, the method comprising: introducing a polyhydroxy aliphatic hydrocarbon, a catalyst, and a chlorination agent into a first reactor in which the temperature is maintained in a range of 50 to 200°C, wherein the polyhydroxy aliphatic hydrocarbon is a C 2 to C 20 compound that contains two or more hydroxyl groups bonded to different carbon atoms; discharging a first reactor effluent comprising water as a by-product from the first reactor; introducing at least a portion of the first reactor effluent into a water removal device to separate it into a water-rich layer and a water-deficient layer; introducing the water-deficient layer and an additional chlorination agent into a second reactor in which the temperature is maintained in a range of 80 to 200°C; introducing at least a portion of a second reactor effluent into a purification device for chlorohydrins to separate it into a chlorohydrins-rich layer and a chlorohydrins-deficient layer; mixing the water-rich layer and the chlorohydrins-rich layer to obtain a first composition of chlorohydrins; and diluting the first composition of chlorohydrins with water to obtain a second composition of chlorohydrins. introducing a polyhydroxy aliphatic hydrocarbon, a catalyst, and a chlorination agent into a first reactor in which the temperature is maintained in a range of 50 to 200°C, wherein the polyhydroxy aliphatic hydrocarbon is a C 2 to C 20 compound that contains two or more hydroxyl groups bonded to different carbon atoms; discharging a first reactor effluent comprising water as a by-product from the first reactor; introducing at least a portion of the first reactor effluent into a water removal device to separate it into a water-rich layer and a water-deficient layer; introducing the water-deficient layer and an additional chlorination agent into a second reactor in which the temperature is maintained in a range of 80 to 200°C; introducing at least a portion of a second reactor effluent into a purification device for chlorohydrins to separate it into a chlorohydrins-rich layer and a chlorohydrins-deficient layer; mixing the water-rich layer and the chlorohydrins-rich layer to obtain a first composition of chlorohydrins; and diluting the first composition of chlorohydrins with water to obtain a second composition of chlorohydrins.
A method for controlling a step of a process carried out automatically with a machine, characterized in that a sensor is used to measure a variable which is characteristic of a step and has an exponential course, and a time constant of the exponential change is determined on the basis of a plurality of successive measurements of the characteristic variable, and the step is terminated after it has been carried out for a period of time that corresponds to a predetermined multiple of the time constant, the process being a casting process and comprising the following steps: - filling a mold space with a material to be solidified, - demolding the mold space. a sensor is used to measure a variable which is characteristic of a step and has an exponential course, and a time constant of the exponential change is determined on the basis of a plurality of successive measurements of the characteristic variable, and the step is terminated after it has been carried out for a period of time that corresponds to a predetermined multiple of the time constant, the process being a casting process and comprising the following steps: - filling a mold space with a material to be solidified, - demolding the mold space. - filling a mold space with a material to be solidified, - demolding the mold space.
An assembly comprising: a force applicator having a puller, one or more members and a load cell, and a compressor wheel assembly (500, 600) of a turbocharger, the compressor wheel assembly comprising: a compressor wheel (520, 620) that comprises a through bore (522, 622) that extends from a base portion (526, 626) to a nose portion (524, 624) of the compressor wheel, the nose portion (524, 624) comprising a force application surface; a turbocharger shaft (501, 601) disposed in the through bore of the compressor wheel wherein the turbocharger shaft comprises an end portion that extends axially away from the nose portion of the compressor wheel; and a swaged collar (510, 610) fixed to the end portion of the turbocharger shaft, the swaged collar being fixed to the end portion of the turbocharger shaft such that the swaged collar maintains a static applied force of greater than approximately 1000 N, wherein the puller is configured to clamp to the end portion of the turbocharger shaft, wherein the one or more members are configured to contact the force application surface of the nose portion of the compressor wheel, wherein the load cell is configured to generate a signal related to the static applied force, and wherein the force applicator is configured to control the static applied force based on said signal. a compressor wheel (520, 620) that comprises a through bore (522, 622) that extends from a base portion (526, 626) to a nose portion (524, 624) of the compressor wheel, the nose portion (524, 624) comprising a force application surface; a turbocharger shaft (501, 601) disposed in the through bore of the compressor wheel wherein the turbocharger shaft comprises an end portion that extends axially away from the nose portion of the compressor wheel; and a swaged collar (510, 610) fixed to the end portion of the turbocharger shaft, the swaged collar being fixed to the end portion of the turbocharger shaft such that the swaged collar maintains a static applied force of greater than approximately 1000 N, wherein the puller is configured to clamp to the end portion of the turbocharger shaft, wherein the one or more members are configured to contact the force application surface of the nose portion of the compressor wheel, wherein the load cell is configured to generate a signal related to the static applied force, and wherein the force applicator is configured to control the static applied force based on said signal.
A method of operating a receiver, comprising: receiving, by the receiver, a wireless signal; identifying a packet within the wireless signal, during processing of a preamble of the packet; determining that the packet cannot be decoded with a reliability greater than a reliability threshold by determining that the power of the received wireless signal increases by greater than a power increase threshold; and powering down at least a portion of the receiver for at least an expected duration of the packet after determining that the packet cannot be decoded with the reliability greater than the reliability threshold. receiving, by the receiver, a wireless signal; identifying a packet within the wireless signal, during processing of a preamble of the packet; determining that the packet cannot be decoded with a reliability greater than a reliability threshold by determining that the power of the received wireless signal increases by greater than a power increase threshold; and powering down at least a portion of the receiver for at least an expected duration of the packet after determining that the packet cannot be decoded with the reliability greater than the reliability threshold.
A method for direction control of a shaft of a motor of a gate crossing mechanism, the method comprising: providing a motor; providing a controller which is configured to drive the motor via at least one relay circuit; selectively providing, by a field-effect transducer driver, a first voltage via a high side gate of the FET drive to a normally open contact of a first relay of the relay circuit and to a normally closed contact of a second relay of the relay circuit, the first voltage causing a shaft of the motor to turn in a first direction; or selectively providing, by the FET driver, a second voltage via a low side gate of the FET driver to a normally closed contact of the first relay and to a normally open contact of the second relay, the second voltage causing the shaft of the motor to turn in a second direction opposite the first direction. providing a motor; providing a controller which is configured to drive the motor via at least one relay circuit; selectively providing, by a field-effect transducer driver, a first voltage via a high side gate of the FET drive to a normally open contact of a first relay of the relay circuit and to a normally closed contact of a second relay of the relay circuit, the first voltage causing a shaft of the motor to turn in a first direction; or selectively providing, by the FET driver, a second voltage via a low side gate of the FET driver to a normally closed contact of the first relay and to a normally open contact of the second relay, the second voltage causing the shaft of the motor to turn in a second direction opposite the first direction.
A storage container for an electronic injection device comprising; a bottom part having an outer surface and defining an interior space for holding the electronic injection device; a movable top part for closing the interior space of the bottom part forming when closed a hermetically sealed interior compartment; and a desiccant in air flow communication with the interior space, the desiccant being in a separate compartment in the interior space of the bottom part of the storage container, the separate compartment comprising at least one opening for providing air flow communication with the interior space, wherein the compartment containing the desiccant is replaceable from the interior space of the storage container, and wherein the outer surface comprises a hollow shell material with a surface facing outward and an internal liner. a bottom part having an outer surface and defining an interior space for holding the electronic injection device; a movable top part for closing the interior space of the bottom part forming when closed a hermetically sealed interior compartment; and a desiccant in air flow communication with the interior space, the desiccant being in a separate compartment in the interior space of the bottom part of the storage container, the separate compartment comprising at least one opening for providing air flow communication with the interior space, wherein the compartment containing the desiccant is replaceable from the interior space of the storage container, and wherein the outer surface comprises a hollow shell material with a surface facing outward and an internal liner.
An augmented reality display system, comprising: a light projection display operatively coupled to an image source for generating pairs of consecutive image frames at two respective focal planes; an accommodation tracking module configured to track an accommodation of a user's eyes; a first variable focus element, VFE, configured to focus every one of first and second consecutive image frames of the pairs of consecutive image frames to respective first and second focal planes, the first and second focal planes being separated by a limited focal range, such that the first and second frames may be presented so rapidly that a user views the two focal planes simultaneously; and a second VFE arranged in series relative to the first VFE and the light projection display, the second VFE being configured to shift both the first and second consecutive image frames along a large focal range in response to a change in the tracked accommodation of the user's eye. a light projection display operatively coupled to an image source for generating pairs of consecutive image frames at two respective focal planes; an accommodation tracking module configured to track an accommodation of a user's eyes; a first variable focus element, VFE, configured to focus every one of first and second consecutive image frames of the pairs of consecutive image frames to respective first and second focal planes, the first and second focal planes being separated by a limited focal range, such that the first and second frames may be presented so rapidly that a user views the two focal planes simultaneously; and a second VFE arranged in series relative to the first VFE and the light projection display, the second VFE being configured to shift both the first and second consecutive image frames along a large focal range in response to a change in the tracked accommodation of the user's eye.
A power source unit for LED lamps comprising: a DC power source portion; a lighting circuit which receives power supplied from the DC power source portion and light-controls an LED lamp including a pair of lamp pins and a detection resistor connected between the pair of lamp pins and an LED element; wherein the LED element is connected between the pair of lamp pins and configured to be lit with power supplied to the pair of lamp pins; and an attachment detecting portion for detecting a voltage level across the detection resistor by attachment/detachment of the LED lamp, wherein the voltage level when the LED lamp is attached is different from the voltage level when the LED lamp is detached, characterized in that the attachment detecting portion for detecting attachment of the LED lamp includes a plurality of voltage dividing resistors (54, 55, 61, 62), whereby said voltage dividing resistors (54, 55, 61, 62) are connected in series and at least one of said plurality of dividing resistors (54, 55, 61, 62) is connected in parallel to at least either the LED element or the detection resistor of the LED lamp, said voltage dividing resistors (54, 55, 61, 62) producing a voltage division level and said attachment detection portion is adapted to compare the voltage division level with a predetermined threshold voltage and thus detects attachment of the LED lamp. a DC power source portion; a lighting circuit which receives power supplied from the DC power source portion and light-controls an LED lamp including a pair of lamp pins and a detection resistor connected between the pair of lamp pins and an LED element; wherein the LED element is connected between the pair of lamp pins and configured to be lit with power supplied to the pair of lamp pins; and an attachment detecting portion for detecting a voltage level across the detection resistor by attachment/detachment of the LED lamp, wherein the voltage level when the LED lamp is attached is different from the voltage level when the LED lamp is detached, characterized in that the attachment detecting portion for detecting attachment of the LED lamp includes a plurality of voltage dividing resistors (54, 55, 61, 62), whereby said voltage dividing resistors (54, 55, 61, 62) are connected in series and at least one of said plurality of dividing resistors (54, 55, 61, 62) is connected in parallel to at least either the LED element or the detection resistor of the LED lamp, said voltage dividing resistors (54, 55, 61, 62) producing a voltage division level and said attachment detection portion is adapted to compare the voltage division level with a predetermined threshold voltage and thus detects attachment of the LED lamp.
Sanitary outlet armature comprising a water outlet, which has an outlet opening defined by an inner circumferential wall of the outlet armature, an inner thread being provided on said inner circumferential wall, comprising a sleeve-shaped outlet mouthpiece (8, 11, 14, 17) having an outer thread, wherein the outlet mouthpiece (8, 11, 14, 17) can be screwed into the inner thread by means of the outer thread, and comprising an insert cartridge which can screwed into the outlet mouthpiece (8, 11, 14, 17), said insert cartridge having a jet regulator, wherein the outlet mouthpiece (8, 11, 14, 17) carries on the outer circumferential wall thereof at least one seal ring, which, in a functional position, radially and/or axially seals between the outer circumferential wall of the outlet mouthpiece (8, 11, 14, 17) and the inner circumferential wall of the outlet armature, wherein the insert cartridge can be inserted into the outlet mouthpiece (8, 11, 14, 17) from the outflow side thereof as far as an insertion stop (16, 16'), and wherein the outlet mouthpiece (8, 11, 14, 17) carries on the inner circumference thereof an inner thread, into which an outer thread provided on the outer circumference of a cartridge housing of the insert cartridge can be screwed, characterised in that the outlet mouthpiece (8, 11, 14, 17), in the functional position, protrudes beyond the outlet armature via a partial region on the outflow side, in that at least one tool engagement surface for a rotary tool is provided on the partial region of the outlet mouthpiece (8, 11, 14, 17) protruding beyond the outlet armature in the functional position, and in that the tool engagement surface is formed as a two-sided spanner engagement surface.