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A method of forming a leg lift device for use in reducing physiological strain on an individual associated with walking when a fracture walker, cast boot or thick soled wound healing shoe is worn on a first foot by said individual, said method comprising: providing a leg lift device comprises a sole, a lift insert and a shoe receiver attached to said sole, said receiver including a first section to engage a toe of the shoe and a second section to engage a heel of the shoe, wherein said leg lift device further includes an attachment strap connected to one of said sole and said shoe receiver; detachably connecting said leg lift device to a first shoe worn on the second foot of said individual by inserting said first shoe to be worn on said second foot into said leg lift device and attaching said leg lift device to said first shoe; adjusting a height of said leg lift device worn on said second foot to substantially match the height of said fracture walker, cast boot or wound healing shoe worn on said first foot; wherein said adjusting step includes selecting a lift insert of desired height from a series of lift inserts of different heights and securing said lift insert to said leg lift device. providing a leg lift device comprises a sole, a lift insert and a shoe receiver attached to said sole, said receiver including a first section to engage a toe of the shoe and a second section to engage a heel of the shoe, wherein said leg lift device further includes an attachment strap connected to one of said sole and said shoe receiver; detachably connecting said leg lift device to a first shoe worn on the second foot of said individual by inserting said first shoe to be worn on said second foot into said leg lift device and attaching said leg lift device to said first shoe; adjusting a height of said leg lift device worn on said second foot to substantially match the height of said fracture walker, cast boot or wound healing shoe worn on said first foot; wherein said adjusting step includes selecting a lift insert of desired height from a series of lift inserts of different heights and securing said lift insert to said leg lift device.
Contactless measurement sensor being adapted to measure at least one of a distance to an object to be sensed, a motion with respect to an object to be sensed, a speed with respect to an object to be sensed, a torque applied to an object to be sensed and a force applied to an object to be sensed the contactless measurement sensor comprises a first magnetic field generating unit (10, 10a) being adapted to generate a magnetic field towards the object to be sensed, a first magnetic field detector unit (20, 20a) being adapted to detect a first magnetic field which field being generated by the first field generator unit and being influenced by a respective distance, motion, speed, applied torque and applied force to be measured, wherein the first magnetic field detector unit is further adapted to output a first signal being representative for the detected magnetic field, and an evaluating unit being adapted to evaluate a signal strength of the first signal and determining the respective distance, motion, speed, applied torque and applied force based on the first signal; characterized in that the contactless measurement sensor further comprises at least one feedback element (30a, 30b) being connected to the evaluation unit and being adapted to provide a comparative signal, and wherein the evaluation unit is further adapted to compensate, based on the comparative signal, a varying distance between the contactless measurement sensor and an object to be measured.
A dispenser comprising a housing defining an interior volume for supporting a stack of sheet products of a certain maximum depth in the stacking direction of the stack and a certain maximum area perpendicular to the stacking direction, the dispenser comprising a dispensing opening and stack support structure around the dispensing opening for engaging a front face of the stack having said maximum area, the stack support structure for engaging the front face on one side of the front face and on another side of the front face, and dispensing means for releasing a sheet product at said one side of the front face of the stack to extend through the dispensing opening while the sheet product remains supported by the support structure at the another side of the front face of the stack, wherein the dispensing means is for peeling the engaged sheet product from the support structure at the one side and into the dispensing opening to clear the sheet product from the dispensing means so that the dispensing means engages an underlying sheet product, wherein the dispensing means is configured to release a plurality of sheet products at the one side and the plurality of sheet products remain held at the another side so that a plurality of sheet products extend through the dispensing opening.
A method of extracting multiple lamella from a substrate for TEM analysis, comprising; preparing at least two lamella (102, 103, 104, 105, 106) to be extracted; moving a micro- or nano-manipulator into contact with a first lamella; attaching the first lamella to the manipulator, characterized in that the method further comprises: moving the manipulator so that the first lamella is in contact with a second lamella, and attaching the second lamella to the first lamella; and extracting the first lamella and the second lamella with the manipulator. moving the manipulator so that the first lamella is in contact with a second lamella, and attaching the second lamella to the first lamella; and extracting the first lamella and the second lamella with the manipulator.
A sensing system for sensing a growth degree of a fruit of an agricultural crop, comprising: at least one vibration device for applying vibration to the agricultural crop; at least one sensor for sensing vibration of the agricultural crop caused by the vibration applied to the agricultural crop from the vibration device to transmit vibration information related to the vibration of the agricultural crop; and a computing device for determining the growth degree of the fruit of the agricultural crop, characterized in that the computing device is configured to identify one local maximum value among a plurality of local maximum values in a frequency spectrum obtained from the vibration information received from the at least one sensor as a resonance frequency (f) of the vibration of the agricultural crop to determine the growth degree of the fruit of the agricultural crop based on the identified resonance frequency (f), and each of the at least one vibration device and the at least one sensor is attached to a stem of the agricultural crop. at least one vibration device for applying vibration to the agricultural crop; at least one sensor for sensing vibration of the agricultural crop caused by the vibration applied to the agricultural crop from the vibration device to transmit vibration information related to the vibration of the agricultural crop; and a computing device for determining the growth degree of the fruit of the agricultural crop, characterized in that the computing device is configured to identify one local maximum value among a plurality of local maximum values in a frequency spectrum obtained from the vibration information received from the at least one sensor as a resonance frequency (f) of the vibration of the agricultural crop to determine the growth degree of the fruit of the agricultural crop based on the identified resonance frequency (f), and each of the at least one vibration device and the at least one sensor is attached to a stem of the agricultural crop.
A radio base station including a first device, which is central unit, and a second device, which is a distributed unit, and configured to perform radio communication with a user device, wherein the first device includes a first parameter holding unit configured to hold a plurality of parameters for controlling the radio communication, the second device includes a second parameter holding unit configured to hold a plurality of parameters for controlling the radio communication, the radio base station includes a parameter managing unit configured to manage the parameters held by the first parameter holding unit and the second parameter holding unit, and the parameter managing unit (213, 263) is configured to cause a coordination necessary parameter, wherein the coordination necessary parameter comprises a measurement gap, to be held in only the second parameter holding unit. the first device includes a first parameter holding unit configured to hold a plurality of parameters for controlling the radio communication, the second device includes a second parameter holding unit configured to hold a plurality of parameters for controlling the radio communication, the radio base station includes a parameter managing unit configured to manage the parameters held by the first parameter holding unit and the second parameter holding unit, and the parameter managing unit (213, 263) is configured to cause a coordination necessary parameter, wherein the coordination necessary parameter comprises a measurement gap, to be held in only the second parameter holding unit.
Inflatable safety belt with two superposed belt band layers (13,14) and a compressed gas source which produces a gas flow which can be introduced between the belt band layers upon activation and with a belt button fastened to one of the belt band layers, wherein the belt button is constructed at least in two parts, with a first and second clamping part which are arranged on different sides of the belt band layer and clamp the belt band layer, and at least one connection pin extending through the belt band layer is fastened on the first clamping part arranged between the belt band layers (13, 14), characterized by that the connection pin consists of metal and engages with a sawtooth profile formed on its outer circumference into a recess formed on the second clamping part and with a smaller diameter than the outside diameter of the sawtooth profile and is fastened in this recess.
A method of imparting hydrophilic properties to a sheet of polymeric material, characterized in the method comprises: - applying a 0.4-1.2% or 1.2-10% aqueous solution of a thermally-denatured water-soluble protein to a sheet of polymeric material, wherein the aqueous solution has a surface tension greater than 50 mN/m, and wherein the aqueous solution is substantially free of synthetic surfactants; and - drying the sheet such that at least a portion of the protein is retained on a surface of the sheet. - applying a 0.4-1.2% or 1.2-10% aqueous solution of a thermally-denatured water-soluble protein to a sheet of polymeric material, wherein the aqueous solution has a surface tension greater than 50 mN/m, and wherein the aqueous solution is substantially free of synthetic surfactants; and - drying the sheet such that at least a portion of the protein is retained on a surface of the sheet.
Method for producing a rod having a length of 0.5 to 4 m and having a diameter of 25 mm to 220 mm, comprising a thin rod composed of silicon or germanium-alloyed silicon, on which a high-purity polycrystalline alloy composed of germanium and silicon is deposited by a procedure in which a starting gas comprising hydrogen and a mixture of monosilane and monogermane and having a germanium fraction of less than 20 mol% is introduced into a Siemens reactor and brought into contact there with the thin rod, which is at a temperature of between 400°C and 1000°C, wherein a deposition from the starting gas occurs on the thin rod, wherein the deposited alloy comprises 0.1 to less than 20 mol% germanium and 99.9 to 80 mol% silicon.
A dual-interface RFID antenna module (AM, 300, 400) comprising: a module tape (MT, 302, 402); a conductive layer (CL, 330, 430) on a face-up side of the module tape comprising an array of contact pads, the conductive layer comprising copper; and an antenna (MA, AS, 320) disposed on a face-down side of the module tape opposite and underneath the contact pads; characterized in that at least 50% of the surface area of the conductive layer has a thickness less than the skin depth of a material of the conductive layer at 13.56 MHz, wherein the skin depth is 17.7 μm. a module tape (MT, 302, 402); a conductive layer (CL, 330, 430) on a face-up side of the module tape comprising an array of contact pads, the conductive layer comprising copper; and an antenna (MA, AS, 320) disposed on a face-down side of the module tape opposite and underneath the contact pads; characterized in that at least 50% of the surface area of the conductive layer has a thickness less than the skin depth of a material of the conductive layer at 13.56 MHz, wherein the skin depth is 17.7 μm.
A frangible diaphragm for use in a valve mechanism, said frangible diaphragm comprising: an actuator substance provided in, or on, the frangible diaphragm, wherein the actuator substance expands from a smaller volume to a larger volume on application of heat such that a force generated by the expansion causes the diaphragm to fracture; and characterised in that the actuator substance is wax.
An accelerator for use in a mass spectrometer, the accelerator comprising: a three ring stack of conductive plates with a gap separating any pair of said plates; a first resistor voltage divider electrically coupled to said plates; a single compensation capacitor coupled to said plates and configured to allow generating at each plate, in response to application of an RF voltage pulse across the stack, said RF voltage pulse having an amplitude that varies substantially linearly from a first plate in said stack to a last plate in said stack; wherein the single compensation capacitor is configured to correct capacitive effects that cause non-linear voltage division and a non-homogeneous electric field in said stack; wherein the three ring stack comprises a first ring electrically coupled to a source configured to provide said RF pulse, a second ring connected to ground, and an intermediate ring connected to both the first ring and second ring by resistors; and wherein the first ring is also connected to the intermediate ring by said single compensation capacitor. a three ring stack of conductive plates with a gap separating any pair of said plates; a first resistor voltage divider electrically coupled to said plates; a single compensation capacitor coupled to said plates and configured to allow generating at each plate, in response to application of an RF voltage pulse across the stack, said RF voltage pulse having an amplitude that varies substantially linearly from a first plate in said stack to a last plate in said stack; wherein the single compensation capacitor is configured to correct capacitive effects that cause non-linear voltage division and a non-homogeneous electric field in said stack; wherein the three ring stack comprises a first ring electrically coupled to a source configured to provide said RF pulse, a second ring connected to ground, and an intermediate ring connected to both the first ring and second ring by resistors; and wherein the first ring is also connected to the intermediate ring by said single compensation capacitor.
A use of a carbon steel wire (10, A, B, a, b, c) for electric fencing lines, said carbon steel wire having a corrosion resistant coating, wherein the carbon content of said carbon steel wire is below 0.20 wt % and said corrosion resistant coating is zinc aluminium alloy or zinc aluminium magnesium alloy coating with a coating weight in the range of 30 to 100 g/m 2.
A steerable catheter comprising a proximal catheter shaft section comprising a proximal end and a distal end; a distal deflectable section (12, 12A, 12C, 12D) adjacent to the distal end of the proximal catheter shaft section, the distal deflectable section (12, 12A, 12C, 12D) comprising a proximal end and a distal end; a first compression coil (50, 90, 92) surrounding a first pull wire (40, 40A, 40C, 40D) and extending longitudinally through the proximal catheter shaft section from the proximal end of the proximal catheter shaft section to the proximal end of the distal deflectable section (12, 12A, 12C, 12D), the first compression coil (50, 90, 92) comprising a first distal elongated-pitch section (50', 90', 92'); and a second compression coil (52, 91, 92A) surrounding a second pull wire (42, 42A, 42C, 42D) and extending longitudinally, parallel to the first compression coil (50, 90, 92), through the proximal catheter shaft section from the proximal end of the proximal catheter shaft section to the proximal end of the distal deflectable section (12, 12A, 12C, 12D); wherein, when the catheter is deflected toward the first pull wire (40, 40A, 40C, 40D), the catheter forms a first curve with a first radius; and wherein, when the catheter is deflected toward the second pull wire (42, 42A, 42C, 42D), the catheter forms a second curve with a second radius; characterized in that the first radius is greater than the second radius.
An organic light emitting diode display, comprising: a flexible substrate; a thin film transistor array comprising a semiconductor layer formed over the flexible substrate; an organic light emitting diode connected to the thin film transistor array; and an encapsulation member over the organic light emitting diode; characterized in that: the flexible substrate comprises: a first flexible layer; a polysilicon layer over the first flexible layer, the polysilicon layer having a plurality of protrusions on a surface thereof; and a second flexible layer directly on the polysilicon layer. a flexible substrate; a thin film transistor array comprising a semiconductor layer formed over the flexible substrate; an organic light emitting diode connected to the thin film transistor array; and an encapsulation member over the organic light emitting diode; characterized in that: the flexible substrate comprises: a first flexible layer; a polysilicon layer over the first flexible layer, the polysilicon layer having a plurality of protrusions on a surface thereof; and a second flexible layer directly on the polysilicon layer. a first flexible layer; a polysilicon layer over the first flexible layer, the polysilicon layer having a plurality of protrusions on a surface thereof; and a second flexible layer directly on the polysilicon layer.
Method for producing at least one printing ink carrier which can be accommodated at least at times and/or in part in a printing device in which a print layout consisting of a plurality of individual print jobs is provided, wherein the at least one printing ink carrier is structured into ink-carrying and non-ink-carrying regions according to at least one colour separation of the print layout, characterized in that a signal which is used to trigger the compiling of the print layout from a collection of print jobs, said print layout consisting of a plurality of individual print jobs, is transmitted from a computer assigned to the printing device when the remaining runtime of the jobs to be processed which are stored in a queue of the printing device has fallen below a defined value.
A method of forming a conductive circuit wiring, wherein a water-based conductive ink for inkjet printing containing metal nanoparticles is applied by an inkjet technique onto a thermoplastic plastic substrate in the pattern of circuit wiring, and then firing is carried out at not more than 130°C to form the metal nanoparticles into the pattern of circuit wiring on the substrate, wherein, the water-based conductive ink comprises metal nanoparticles, a polyhydric alcohol, and water, wherein the polyhydric alcohol represented by the following general formula is used as the polyhydric alcohol where R represents a hydrogen atom or any one lower alkyl group selected from the group consisting of a methyl group, an ethyl group, and an n-propyl group, wherein the surface of the metal nanoparticles is covered with a basic-nitrogen-atom-containing organic compound selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone, a polyvinylpyrrolidone-based polymer, polyethyleneimine, and a polyethyleneimine-based polymer, and wherein the basic-nitrogen-atom-containing compound has an average molecular weight of 10,000 to 30,000.
A PAP device for generating a supply of pressurized gas to be provided to a patient for treatment, the PAP device comprising: a housing; a core including a motor and at least one impeller; and a vibration isolation system to support the core within the housing in a flexible, vibration-isolated manner, wherein the vibration isolation system includes a front suspension to support a front portion of the core and a rear suspension to support a rear portion of the core; wherein the front suspension includes a plurality of biasing elements; and wherein one or more of the biasing elements are coupled to windings of a stator assembly to conduct current from an external source to the windings. a housing; a core including a motor and at least one impeller; and a vibration isolation system to support the core within the housing in a flexible, vibration-isolated manner, wherein the vibration isolation system includes a front suspension to support a front portion of the core and a rear suspension to support a rear portion of the core; wherein the front suspension includes a plurality of biasing elements; and wherein one or more of the biasing elements are coupled to windings of a stator assembly to conduct current from an external source to the windings.
A helmet, comprising: an outer shell; a hinged zone formed by an elastomeric material being coupled to a portion of the outer shell an energy absorbing liner coupled to an inner surface of the outer shell; and characterized by an open space formed between an inner surface of the hinged zone and an outer surface of the energy absorbing liner to allow the hinged zone to elastically flex or deform in a radial direction toward a center of the helmet towards the energy absorbing layer to reduce energy transferred from the outer shell to the energy absorbing layer. an outer shell; a hinged zone formed by an elastomeric material being coupled to a portion of the outer shell an energy absorbing liner coupled to an inner surface of the outer shell; and characterized by an open space formed between an inner surface of the hinged zone and an outer surface of the energy absorbing liner to allow the hinged zone to elastically flex or deform in a radial direction toward a center of the helmet towards the energy absorbing layer to reduce energy transferred from the outer shell to the energy absorbing layer.
Bicycle tyre comprising at least one rubber composition based on at least one styrene/butadiene copolymer, SBR, having a Tg of greater than or equal to -65°C, at a content of greater than or equal to 50 parts per hundred parts of elastomer, phr, a reinforcing filler at a content of greater than 100 phr comprising at least carbon black, and a plasticizing system at a content of greater than 100 phr, characterized in that the content of plasticizer is greater than the content of reinforcing filler and in that the weight fraction of elastomer in the composition is less than or equal to 33%, preferably less than or equal to 31%.
A working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine, comprising: a refrigerating machine oil comprising a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin as a base oil; and a hydrocarbon refrigerant, wherein the hydrocarbon refrigerant is a hydrocarbon having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and the proportion of the hydrocarbon refrigerant in the total amount of the refrigerant is 50% by mass or more. a refrigerating machine oil comprising a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin as a base oil; and a hydrocarbon refrigerant, wherein the hydrocarbon refrigerant is a hydrocarbon having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and the proportion of the hydrocarbon refrigerant in the total amount of the refrigerant is 50% by mass or more.