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Door leaf for a smoke protection wall closure, which door leaf comprises a lock cylinder recess, at least one base plate and a smoke protection device which has at least one closure element (10, 12) which closes the lock cylinder recess in a smoke-tight manner, characterized in that the at least one locking element (10, 12, 42) is designed as a flat cover element (10, 12, 42) which two-dimensionally covers the surface of the lock cylinder recess, is arranged between the door leaf and the base plate in each case in flat contact with the door leaf and the base plate and is pressed against the door leaf by the base plate fastened to the door leaf.
A method of determining an objective and intrusive perceptual quantity of a noisy speech signal using directional sound information, comprising steps of: a) applying a noisy speech signal comprising a mixture of target speech and interfering noise to a first hearing instrument, wherein said first hearing instrument comprises an adjustable microphone arrangement (104, 105), b) controlling the adjustable microphone arrangement (104, 105) to produce a first predetermined directivity pattern exhibiting a first directivity index, c) recording a first noisy speech segment generated by the adjustable microphone arrangement (104, 105) using the first predetermined directivity pattern, d) controlling the adjustable microphone arrangement (104, 105) to produce a second predetermined directivity pattern exhibiting a second directivity index, wherein said second directivity index is smaller than the first directivity index at one or more reference frequencies, e) recording a second noisy speech segment generated by the adjustable microphone arrangement (104, 105) using the second predetermined directivity pattern, f) determining at least one value of the objective and intrusive perceptual quantity of the noisy speech signal by a signal processor by comparing the first noisy speech segment and the second noisy speech segment. a) applying a noisy speech signal comprising a mixture of target speech and interfering noise to a first hearing instrument, wherein said first hearing instrument comprises an adjustable microphone arrangement (104, 105), b) controlling the adjustable microphone arrangement (104, 105) to produce a first predetermined directivity pattern exhibiting a first directivity index, c) recording a first noisy speech segment generated by the adjustable microphone arrangement (104, 105) using the first predetermined directivity pattern, d) controlling the adjustable microphone arrangement (104, 105) to produce a second predetermined directivity pattern exhibiting a second directivity index, wherein said second directivity index is smaller than the first directivity index at one or more reference frequencies, e) recording a second noisy speech segment generated by the adjustable microphone arrangement (104, 105) using the second predetermined directivity pattern, f) determining at least one value of the objective and intrusive perceptual quantity of the noisy speech signal by a signal processor by comparing the first noisy speech segment and the second noisy speech segment.
A firearm comprising: a barrel with a gas port formed therein; a gas regulator block mounted to the barrel; a gas regulator disposed within the gas regulator block and configured to adjustably vary an amount of gas flow through the gas regulator block; a gas passage formed in the gas regulator block, the gas passage being configured to communicate gas from the gas port in the barrel to the gas regulator, characterized in that said firearm further comprises a cover configured to cover a portion of the gas regulator block to inhibit inadvertent adjustment of the amount of gas flow and configured to uncover the portion of the gas regulator block to facilitate intentional adjustment of the amount of gas flow. a barrel with a gas port formed therein; a gas regulator block mounted to the barrel; a gas regulator disposed within the gas regulator block and configured to adjustably vary an amount of gas flow through the gas regulator block; a gas passage formed in the gas regulator block, the gas passage being configured to communicate gas from the gas port in the barrel to the gas regulator, characterized in that said firearm further comprises a cover configured to cover a portion of the gas regulator block to inhibit inadvertent adjustment of the amount of gas flow and configured to uncover the portion of the gas regulator block to facilitate intentional adjustment of the amount of gas flow.
Brake device for a vehicle brake system, comprising at least one simulator unit for the separate generation of a counterforce (Fg) which acts counter to an actuating force (Fb) on an actuating member which is actuated by a driver, the simulator unit comprising at least one reciprocating piston which can be moved axially at least in portions in a piston bore and, along its stroke, displaces a magnetorheological fluid via a hydraulic connection out of a first chamber into a second chamber, the first chamber and the second chamber being arranged in the piston bore and being delimited by way of the reciprocating piston, and the simulator unit having at least one field generator for generating an electromagnetic field which influences the viscosity of the magnetorheological fluid, characterized in that the field generator is configured in such a way that it encloses the reciprocating piston radially to the outside in at least one operating position, and the reciprocating piston is displaced axially along its stroke relative to the field generator, and the reciprocating piston being of multiple-part configuration with at least one drive part which is loaded by way of a brake fluid, and with at least one output part which loads the magnetorheological fluid.
Centering ring for a shaft brake disc of a rail vehicle, comprising an annular body with an outer edge and an inner edge, wherein the annular body is formed flat, wherein the annular body has recesses and projections distributed over the outer edge, characterized in that the ring body has fastening holes, wherein each fastening hole is arranged in one projection each.
An interferometric measurement system for measuring a spun optical fiber sensor including multiple optical cores (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), comprising: a calibration machine including a calibration fixture (30, 32, 34) having known dimensions, one or more controllable actuators for wrapping the fiber sensor starting at one end of the fiber sensor onto the calibration fixture (30, 32, 34) having known dimensions, and an actuator controller configured to control the one or more controllable actuators (40, 42, 43, 44, 45) with actuator control signals; interferometric detection circuitry coupled to the actuator controller and configured to be coupled to the other end of the fiber sensor, the interferometric detection circuitry configured to detect measured interferometric pattern data associated with each of the multiple cores (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) when the fiber sensor is wrapped onto the calibration fixture (30, 32, 34); data processing circuitry configured to determine compensation parameters that compensate for variations between an optimal configuration of the multiple cores (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and an actual configuration of the multiple cores (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) in the fiber sensor based on the detected measured interferometric pattern data; and a memory configured to store the compensation parameters. a calibration machine including a calibration fixture (30, 32, 34) having known dimensions, one or more controllable actuators for wrapping the fiber sensor starting at one end of the fiber sensor onto the calibration fixture (30, 32, 34) having known dimensions, and an actuator controller configured to control the one or more controllable actuators (40, 42, 43, 44, 45) with actuator control signals; interferometric detection circuitry coupled to the actuator controller and configured to be coupled to the other end of the fiber sensor, the interferometric detection circuitry configured to detect measured interferometric pattern data associated with each of the multiple cores (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) when the fiber sensor is wrapped onto the calibration fixture (30, 32, 34); data processing circuitry configured to determine compensation parameters that compensate for variations between an optimal configuration of the multiple cores (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and an actual configuration of the multiple cores (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) in the fiber sensor based on the detected measured interferometric pattern data; and a memory configured to store the compensation parameters.
A wheel for a floor treatment appliance, wherein the wheel can be rotated about an axis of rotation and has a circumferential surface, which has a plurality of profile blocks (5, 6, 7, 8), which, based on the axis of rotation, face radially to the outside and which are embodied in succession in the circumferential direction, characterized in that the profile blocks (5, 6, 7, 8) form a profile of the circumferential surface, which is completely heterogeneous in the circumferential direction, so that the structure of the profile is not repeated in the circumferential direction.
A surgical implant for use as an artificial sphincter, comprising: an outer ring having an outer wall and an inner wall, the outer ring disposed about a central axis; a plurality of overlapping petals (330A-330D) disposed about the central axis, the petals substantially occluding the annular opening in a first state, and wherein the petals are elastically deformable and flexibly open to provide a variably sized bore in a second state; characterized by an inner ring attached to the outer ring inner wall and disposed about the central axis defining an annular opening, wherein the plurality of overlapping petals are flexibly attached to the inner ring; and wherein the outer ring is bio-absorbable; and the inner ring has a surface to promote tissue in-growth. an outer ring having an outer wall and an inner wall, the outer ring disposed about a central axis; a plurality of overlapping petals (330A-330D) disposed about the central axis, the petals substantially occluding the annular opening in a first state, and wherein the petals are elastically deformable and flexibly open to provide a variably sized bore in a second state; characterized by an inner ring attached to the outer ring inner wall and disposed about the central axis defining an annular opening, wherein the plurality of overlapping petals are flexibly attached to the inner ring; the outer ring is bio-absorbable; and the inner ring has a surface to promote tissue in-growth.
A surface treatment agent or powder treatment agent, comprising: a co-modified organopolysiloxane represented by the following structural formula the co-modified organopolysiloxane having a number average molecular weight of less than 4500 in terms of polystyrene as measured by GPC (gel permeation chromatography) and having a long-chain alkyl group and a polyoxyalkylene group in the molecule, and in the general formula, R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 30 carbons, or a hydrogen atom; R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted long-chain or branched monovalent hydrocarbon having from 6 to 30 carbons; and Q is a hydrophilic group having a polyoxyalkylene group represented by the following structural formula -(C 2 H 4 O) r -(C 3 H 6 O) s -R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbons or a hydrogen atom; r is from 0 to 100; s is 0, provided that "r+s" is a number in a range of from 3 to 100; and; (n1+n2+n3) is a number in a range of from 2.1 to 40; n1 is a number in a range of from 1 to 30; n2 is a number in a range of from 1 to 20; and n3 is a number in a range of from 0.1 to 5. a co-modified organopolysiloxane represented by the following structural formula the co-modified organopolysiloxane having a number average molecular weight of less than 4500 in terms of polystyrene as measured by GPC (gel permeation chromatography) and having a long-chain alkyl group and a polyoxyalkylene group in the molecule, and in the general formula, R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 30 carbons, or a hydrogen atom; R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted long-chain or branched monovalent hydrocarbon having from 6 to 30 carbons; and Q is a hydrophilic group having a polyoxyalkylene group represented by the following structural formula -(C 2 H 4 O) r -(C 3 H 6 O) s -R 3 wherein R 3 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbons or a hydrogen atom; r is from 0 to 100; s is 0, provided that "r+s" is a number in a range of from 3 to 100; and; (n1+n2+n3) is a number in a range of from 2.1 to 40; n1 is a number in a range of from 1 to 30; n2 is a number in a range of from 1 to 20; and n3 is a number in a range of from 0.1 to 5.
An outer blade cutting wheel comprising a base in the form of an annular thin disc of cemented carbide having an outer diameter of 80 to 200 mm defining an outer periphery, an inner diameter of 30 to 80 mm defining a bore, and a thickness of 0.1 to 1.0 mm, and a blade section disposed on the outer periphery of the base and comprising abrasive grains bound with a metal bond, the abrasive grains comprising diamond grains, CBN grains or a mixture of diamond grains and CBN grains, the metal bond having a Young's modulus of 0.7x10 11 to 4.0x10 11 Pa, said blade section having a thickness which is greater than the thickness of said base by at least 0.01 mm, wherein said blade section is formed by electroplating the metal bond so that the metal bond is deposited on the outer periphery of the base while binding the abrasive grains therewith, and wherein said plated metal bond is of nickel, plated from a plating bath containing organic stress control additive or S, or of Ni-Fe alloy, Ni-Mn alloy, Ni-P alloy or Ni-Co alloy, optionally plated from a plating bath containing organic stress control additive.
A nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleotide sequence specific to at least a portion of the class III β-tubulin gene product for use in increasing the sensitivity of a tumour cell in vivo to a DNA-damaging agent selected from a platinum-based DNA damaging agent, cisplatin, doxorubicin or etoposide, wherein expression of the construct is able to decrease the expression of class III β-tubulin in the tumour cell to thereby increase sensitivity of the tumour cell to the DNA damaging agent, and wherein polyethylenimine is present as a delivery vehicle.
An oil or fat composition for use in the treatment of diabetes to improve insulin resistance, the composition comprising triacylglycerol as an active ingredient, the triacylglycerol having one or two medium-chain fatty acid residues per molecule, and comprising a C6-10 medium-chain fatty acid and a C16-24 long-chain fatty acid as constituent fatty acids wherein the C16-24 long-chain fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, γ-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid and icosapentaenoic acid,-wherein the constituent fatty acid of the triacylglycerol consists of a C6-10 medium-chain fatty acid and a C16-24 long-chain fatty acid wherein the C16-24 long-chain fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, γ-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid and icosapentaenoic acid.
Laying device for the underground insertion of flexible strand materials, with: a laying slot formation apparatus extending in vertical direction of the laying device for the formation of a laying slot in the ground, a drawn primary introduction device following the laying slot formation apparatus in longitudinal direction of the laying device for introducing several flexible strand materials (201, 202) into the laying slot which extends as far as a sole, with a hollow housing which has several guiding shafts, preferably a number of guiding shafts corresponding to the number of the strand materials to be laid, for the guidance of the strand materials (201, 202), which extend in each case separate from one another in the manner of an arc between an inlet opening on the upper head end of the primary introduction device and outlet openings (220a, 221a) at the foot end of the primary introduction device, characterised in that each outlet opening (220a, 221a) is assigned at least one cutting fin (230, 231, 232, 233) of its own extending in drawing direction, which is arranged, offset by a predetermined offset below the sole of the laying slot formed by the laying slot formation apparatus, at the laying device and by means of which a laying track can be formed. a laying slot formation apparatus extending in vertical direction of the laying device for the formation of a laying slot in the ground, a drawn primary introduction device following the laying slot formation apparatus in longitudinal direction of the laying device for introducing several flexible strand materials (201, 202) into the laying slot which extends as far as a sole, with a hollow housing which has several guiding shafts, preferably a number of guiding shafts corresponding to the number of the strand materials to be laid, for the guidance of the strand materials (201, 202), which extend in each case separate from one another in the manner of an arc between an inlet opening on the upper head end of the primary introduction device and outlet openings (220a, 221a) at the foot end of the primary introduction device, characterised in that each outlet opening (220a, 221a) is assigned at least one cutting fin (230, 231, 232, 233) of its own extending in drawing direction, which is arranged, offset by a predetermined offset below the sole of the laying slot formed by the laying slot formation apparatus, at the laying device and by means of which a laying track can be formed.
Device for handling pharmaceutical packages on a shelf storage unit for pharmacies having at least one shelf, the shelf compartments of which being open in a direction of a computer-controlled manipulator which serves for storing, removing and picking pharmaceutical packages and is moveable guided on guides in a computer-controlled manner in front of the shelf, wherein the manipulator comprises a plurality of receiving compartments open in the direction of the shelf compartments, said receiving compartments being arranged beside and/or above each other, wherein the manipulator is displaceable in a computer-controlled manner such that each receiving compartment of the manipulator is positionable in front of each shelf compartment of the shelf (9, 10) and wherein each receiving compartment of the manipulator is assigned a computer-controlled displacement device for pulling pharmaceutical packages from the shelf compartment of the shelf (9, 10) into the opposing receiving compartment of the manipulator as well as for pushing pharmaceutical packages from the receiving compartment of the manipulator into the opposing shelf compartment of the shelf (9, 10), characterised in that the displacement devices arranged in the receiving compartments of the manipulator respectively comprise a spring steel strip serving as a displacement body which is stiffened in the stretched state by a curve running transverse to the longitudinal direction thereof and is configured flat in the curved state transverse to the longitudinal direction thereof.
A parking assistance device for assisting in parking a vehicle in a parking space that is provided on one side of a road, comprising: a pull-out path computing unit configured to compute a pull-out path for pulling the vehicle out of the parking space on the basis of information on the parking space and constraint conditions regarding vehicle behavior; characterized in that it further comprises: a candidate connection position setting unit configured to set a plurality of candidate connection positions on the pull-out path computed by the pull-out path computing unit; a reachable path computing unit configured to compute a reachable path that allows the vehicle to reach at least one of the plurality of candidate connection positions from an initial position of the vehicle; a parking path setting unit configured to set a parking path of from the initial position of the vehicle to the parking space by connecting the pull-out path and the reachable path; and a path resetting unit configured to, when there is an obstacle (22, 23, 24) on the parking path, compute a parking path of from a stop position of the vehicle to the parking space, and set the computed parking path as a new parking path. a pull-out path computing unit configured to compute a pull-out path for pulling the vehicle out of the parking space on the basis of information on the parking space and constraint conditions regarding vehicle behavior; characterized in that it further comprises: a candidate connection position setting unit configured to set a plurality of candidate connection positions on the pull-out path computed by the pull-out path computing unit; a reachable path computing unit configured to compute a reachable path that allows the vehicle to reach at least one of the plurality of candidate connection positions from an initial position of the vehicle; a parking path setting unit configured to set a parking path of from the initial position of the vehicle to the parking space by connecting the pull-out path and the reachable path; and a path resetting unit configured to, when there is an obstacle (22, 23, 24) on the parking path, compute a parking path of from a stop position of the vehicle to the parking space, and set the computed parking path as a new parking path. a candidate connection position setting unit configured to set a plurality of candidate connection positions on the pull-out path computed by the pull-out path computing unit; a reachable path computing unit configured to compute a reachable path that allows the vehicle to reach at least one of the plurality of candidate connection positions from an initial position of the vehicle; a parking path setting unit configured to set a parking path of from the initial position of the vehicle to the parking space by connecting the pull-out path and the reachable path; and a path resetting unit configured to, when there is an obstacle (22, 23, 24) on the parking path, compute a parking path of from a stop position of the vehicle to the parking space, and set the computed parking path as a new parking path.
Gas valve for adjusting a gas volume flow fed to a gas burner of a cooking appliance, in particular a gas cooking appliance, having a main selector valve designed as an on-off valve and a plurality of control selector valves arranged downstream of the main selector valve and designed as on-off valves, wherein the gas valve for adjusting the gas volume flow can be moved from a closed position without intermediate positions directly to a full-flame position and from the full-flame position by way of multiple intermediate positions gradually to a low-flame position, wherein the main selector valve is open in the full-flame position, in each intermediate position and in the low-flame position, wherein the control selector valves can be closed consecutively when the gas valve is moved from the full-flame position to the low-flame position, wherein the gas valve comprises a flow plate and a control disc that can be moved relative to the flow plate, wherein each control selector valve has a control opening which is provided in the flow plate and which can be covered and uncovered by the control disc for closing and opening the respective control selector valve, characterised in that the main selector valve has a main control opening which is provided in the flow plate and which can be covered and uncovered by the control disc for closing and opening the main selector valve.