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A digital microfluidics system for manipulating samples in liquid droplets within a gap of at least one disposable cartridge, the digital microfluidics system comprising: (a) a base unit with at least one cartridge accommodation site that is configured for taking up a disposable cartridge; (b) a disposable cartridge that comprises a gap with a gap height, a bottom layer with a first hydrophobic surface, and a top layer with a second hydrophobic surface (17"), said disposable cartridge being placed at said cartridge accommodation site; (c) an electrode array located at said cartridge accommodation site of the base unit, the electrode array being supported by a bottom substrate, substantially extending in a first plane, and comprising a number of individual electrodes; and (d) a central control unit for controlling the selection of the individual electrodes of said electrode array and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within the gap of said cartridge by electrowetting, characterized in that the digital microfluidics system further comprises a waste hollow which is fluidly connected with the gap in that the waste hollow is located next to at least one individual waste electrode that is positioned next to at least one individual electrode, the at least one individual waste electrode being operatively connected to the central control unit and covering in each case a waste electrode area, said waste hollow covering a waste area that is equal to a multitude of said waste electrode area and said waste hollow having a height that is at least twice the gap height, and in that the bottom layer of the disposable cartridge is configured to be flexible and the waste hollow is configured as a depression or hole in the bottom substrate of the digital microfluidics system. (a) a base unit with at least one cartridge accommodation site that is configured for taking up a disposable cartridge; (b) a disposable cartridge that comprises a gap with a gap height, a bottom layer with a first hydrophobic surface, and a top layer with a second hydrophobic surface (17"), said disposable cartridge being placed at said cartridge accommodation site; (c) an electrode array located at said cartridge accommodation site of the base unit, the electrode array being supported by a bottom substrate, substantially extending in a first plane, and comprising a number of individual electrodes; and (d) a central control unit for controlling the selection of the individual electrodes of said electrode array and for providing these electrodes with individual voltage pulses for manipulating liquid droplets within the gap of said cartridge by electrowetting,
An automotive lamp structured to be switchable between a low-beam mode and a high-beam mode, comprising: a first lamp unit structured to illuminate a first region having its longitudinal direction in a horizontal direction, and having its upper edge that defines a horizontal cutoff line in both the low-beam mode and the high-beam mode, when the lamp is arranged on the vehicle; a second lamp unit structured to illuminate a second region having its longitudinal direction in a direction inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and having its upper edge that defines an oblique cutoff line in both the low-beam mode and the high-beam mode,when the lamp is arranged on the vehicle; and a third lamp unit structured to illuminate a third region having its longitudinal direction in a direction inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and having its lower edge parallel to the oblique cutoff line in the high-beam mode, when the lamp is arranged on the vehicle, characterized in that at least one from among the first lamp unit and the second lamp unit provides a lower light intensity in the high beam mode than the light intensity thereof in the low-beam mode. a first lamp unit structured to illuminate a first region having its longitudinal direction in a horizontal direction, and having its upper edge that defines a horizontal cutoff line in both the low-beam mode and the high-beam mode, when the lamp is arranged on the vehicle; a second lamp unit structured to illuminate a second region having its longitudinal direction in a direction inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and having its upper edge that defines an oblique cutoff line in both the low-beam mode and the high-beam mode,when the lamp is arranged on the vehicle; and a third lamp unit structured to illuminate a third region having its longitudinal direction in a direction inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, and having its lower edge parallel to the oblique cutoff line in the high-beam mode, when the lamp is arranged on the vehicle, characterized in that at least one from among the first lamp unit and the second lamp unit provides a lower light intensity in the high beam mode than the light intensity thereof in the low-beam mode.
A method of cooling a main roll, the main roll including a shaft extending along a rotation axis of the main roll and a die disposed so as to surround the shaft, the main roll being used for ring rolling, the main roll being cooled in a state in which one side in a rotation axis direction faces upward, the method being characterized in that it comprises the step of: cooling the shaft of the main roll by injecting a liquid into a receiving part, the receiving part being recessed from an upper end surface of the die of the main roll facing the one side in the rotation axis direction, the receiving part surrounding the shaft of the main roll.
A centrifuge comprising: a. a rotor including a rotor surface, the rotor configured to hold a sample; b. a centrifuge chamber configured to enclose the rotor; and c. a cooling assembly disposed inside the centrifuge chamber, the cooling assembly including a cooling surface and a thermal element, the cooling surface arranged spaced-apart and facing the rotor surface to absorb heat from the rotor surface, the thermal element coupled to the cooling surface to adjust the temperature of the cooling surface, characterized in that a heat pipe is coupled to the thermal element, the heat pipe arranged to transfer heat from the thermal element to outside the centrifuge chamber. a. a rotor including a rotor surface, the rotor configured to hold a sample; b. a centrifuge chamber configured to enclose the rotor; and c. a cooling assembly disposed inside the centrifuge chamber, the cooling assembly including a cooling surface and a thermal element, the cooling surface arranged spaced-apart and facing the rotor surface to absorb heat from the rotor surface, the thermal element coupled to the cooling surface to adjust the temperature of the cooling surface, characterized in that a heat pipe is coupled to the thermal element, the heat pipe arranged to transfer heat from the thermal element to outside the centrifuge chamber.
An intraoral soluble-type film preparation, comprising a drug layer containing: a drug having a bitter taste and/or an astringent taste; an alkyl sulfate at a content of 3/4 mol or more with respect to 1 mol of the drug; and a water-soluble polymer, wherein the alkyl sulfate is sodium lauryl sulfate, the film preparation comprises coating layers on both sides of the drug layer, and a solvent used for formation of the drug layer is an ethanol-containing solvent.
A compliant pivot joint (40, 42) for a vehicle seat, comprising: a link member; a frame member; a cup opening passing between opposing upper and lower surfaces of a cup-shaped protrusion formed on one of the link member and the frame member; a fastener having an outer surface extending between opposing upper and lower end surfaces (46B, 46C), a curved shoulder surface extending between the upper end surface and the outer surface, and wherein the lower end surface of the fastener is fixedly coupled to the other one of the link member and the frame member; a shoulder bolt having a shaft projecting axially from a bolt head and terminating at a shaft end, the shaft including a first shaft portion projecting from the bolt head and terminating at a first end wall (74A-1) adjoining a second shaft portion, the first end wall (74A-1) defining a shoulder; and a bias member having a bias opening; wherein the shaft of the shoulder bolt extends through the bias opening and through the cup opening with the shoulder bolt fixedly coupled to the fastener; wherein the bias member is spaced between the upper surface of the cup-shaped protrusion and the bolt head of the shoulder bolt and biases the bolt head away from the cup-shaped protrusion; and wherein the curved shoulder surface of the fastener is frictionally engaged with the lower surface of the cup-shaped protrusion and the shoulder of the shoulder bolt is frictionally engaged with the upper end surface of the fastener. a link member; a frame member; a cup opening passing between opposing upper and lower surfaces of a cup-shaped protrusion formed on one of the link member and the frame member; a fastener having an outer surface extending between opposing upper and lower end surfaces (46B, 46C), a curved shoulder surface extending between the upper end surface and the outer surface, and wherein the lower end surface of the fastener is fixedly coupled to the other one of the link member and the frame member; a shoulder bolt having a shaft projecting axially from a bolt head and terminating at a shaft end, the shaft including a first shaft portion projecting from the bolt head and terminating at a first end wall (74A-1) adjoining a second shaft portion, the first end wall (74A-1) defining a shoulder; and a bias member having a bias opening; wherein the shaft of the shoulder bolt extends through the bias opening and through the cup opening with the shoulder bolt fixedly coupled to the fastener; wherein the bias member is spaced between the upper surface of the cup-shaped protrusion and the bolt head of the shoulder bolt and biases the bolt head away from the cup-shaped protrusion; and wherein the curved shoulder surface of the fastener is frictionally engaged with the lower surface of the cup-shaped protrusion and the shoulder of the shoulder bolt is frictionally engaged with the upper end surface of the fastener.
Microwave reactor for heating a medium with the assistance of microwaves, comprising a housing made of a microwave-reflecting material and enclosing an interior space; several waveguides, each having a waveguide axis and being connected to the interior space by at least one outlet opening via one opening (2.4) in the housing each; a first hollow cylinder made of a microwave-transparent material, being arranged in the interior space in such a way that a free intermediate space is provided between the first hollow cylinder, along its hollow cylinder axis (4.1), and the housing, and for passing through a medium, the first hollow cylinder is connected at its end faces with a media supply opening and with a media discharge opening provided in the housing, wherein - the housing represents a second hollow cylinder which is arranged coaxially around the first hollow cylinder, - and wherein at least one first waveguide (7.1), having a first waveguide axis (8.1) and a first coupling axis (16.1), and a second waveguide (7.2), having a second waveguide axis (8.2) and a second coupling axis (16.2), are arranged at the housing, characterized in that the coupling axes (16.1, 16.2), along which microwaves are decoupled from the waveguides (7.1, 7.2) and coupled into the interior space, each lie in a plane perpendicular to the hollow cylinder axis (4.1) and are directed into the intermediate space. - the housing represents a second hollow cylinder which is arranged coaxially around the first hollow cylinder, - and wherein at least one first waveguide (7.1), having a first waveguide axis (8.1) and a first coupling axis (16.1), and a second waveguide (7.2), having a second waveguide axis (8.2) and a second coupling axis (16.2), are arranged at the housing,
An ethylene/1-butene copolymer having: a weight average molecular weight of 180,000 to 220,000 g/mol, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 5 to 20, a density of 0.950 to 0.965 g/cm 3, a melt flow rate ratio (MFR 5 /MFR 2.16, measured at 190°C according to ASTM 1238) of5 to 8, and a spiral flow length of 15 to 25 cm as determined on an ENGEL 150-ton injection molding machine with a mold thickness of 1.5 mm, an injection temperature of 190°C, a mold temperature of 50°C, and an injection pressure of 90 bar. a weight average molecular weight of 180,000 to 220,000 g/mol, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 5 to 20, a density of 0.950 to 0.965 g/cm 3, a melt flow rate ratio (MFR 5 /MFR 2.16, measured at 190°C according to ASTM 1238) of5 to 8, and a spiral flow length of 15 to 25 cm as determined on an ENGEL 150-ton injection molding machine with a mold thickness of 1.5 mm, an injection temperature of 190°C, a mold temperature of 50°C, and an injection pressure of 90 bar.
Brake caliper for a vehicle brake, in particular a disc brake of a commercial vehicle, the brake caliper comprising: - a pressure piece, a thrust piece configured to move axially relative to the pressure piece in a thrust direction to transmit a braking force, and a guiding member (130'a,b) configured to limit the movement of the thrust piece relative to the pressure piece in at least one direction orthogonal to the thrust direction, wherein the guiding member is at the same time configured to guide the movement of the pressure piece to the thrust piece in the thrust direction, wherein the brake caliper further comprises a lever pivotally supported between the thrust piece and the pressure piece, and wherein the guiding member (130'a,b) is configured to limit the movement of the lever relative to the pressure piece and/or the thrust piece in at least one direction orthogonal to the thrust direction, characterized in that the guiding member (130'a,b) is integrally formed at the thrust piece.
Mexiprostil for use in the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory bowel disease and/or of irritable bowel syndrome, characterized in that it is formulated in gastroresistant and controlled-release oral compositions.
A semiconductor device, comprising: a substrate; a first active layer disposed over the substrate; a second active layer disposed on the first active layer, the second active layer having a higher bandgap than the first active layer such that a two-dimensional electron gas layer arises at the interface between the first active layer and the second active layer; a first electrode establishing a Schottky junction with the second active layer, the first electrode including a first electrode pad (510; 640) and a first series of fingers (550; 555) in electrical contact with the first electrode pad; and a second electrode establishing an ohmic junction with the second active layer, the second electrode including a second electrode pad (520; 650) and a second series of fingers (560; 565) being in electrical contact with the second electrode pad, the first and second series of electrode fingers forming an interdigitated pattern and the first electrode pad being located over the first and second series of electrode fingers, characterised in that the second electrode pad is surrounded by the first electrode pad; and in that the first and second series of electrode fingers each include first and second electrode portions formed on opposite sides of the second electrode pad, the first electrode portions of the first and second series of electrode fingers forming a first interdigitated pattern and the second electrode portions of the first and second series of electrode fingers forming a second interdigitated pattern spatially separated from the first interdigitated pattern. a substrate; a first active layer disposed over the substrate; a second active layer disposed on the first active layer, the second active layer having a higher bandgap than the first active layer such that a two-dimensional electron gas layer arises at the interface between the first active layer and the second active layer; a first electrode establishing a Schottky junction with the second active layer, the first electrode including a first electrode pad (510; 640) and a first series of fingers (550; 555) in electrical contact with the first electrode pad; and a second electrode establishing an ohmic junction with the second active layer, the second electrode including a second electrode pad (520; 650) and a second series of fingers (560; 565) being in electrical contact with the second electrode pad, the first and second series of electrode fingers forming an interdigitated pattern and the first electrode pad being located over the first and second series of electrode fingers, characterised in that the second electrode pad is surrounded by the first electrode pad; and in that the first and second series of electrode fingers each include first and second electrode portions formed on opposite sides of the second electrode pad, the first electrode portions of the first and second series of electrode fingers forming a first interdigitated pattern and the second electrode portions of the first and second series of electrode fingers forming a second interdigitated pattern spatially separated from the first interdigitated pattern.
A radio frequency identification, RFID, device, comprising: - a first power domain; - a second power domain; - a first processing unit; - a second processing unit; wherein the first processing unit is configured to execute one or more first operations and the second processing unit is configured to execute one or more second operations; characterized in that the first operations have a higher complexity than the second operations and output intermediate data which are used as input for the second operations; and wherein the first processing unit is configured to operate in the first power domain and the second processing unit is configured to operate in the second power domain, said first power domain having a larger amount of available power than the second power domain. - a first power domain; - a second power domain; - a first processing unit; - a second processing unit; wherein the first processing unit is configured to execute one or more first operations and the second processing unit is configured to execute one or more second operations; characterized in that the first operations have a higher complexity than the second operations and output intermediate data which are used as input for the second operations; and wherein the first processing unit is configured to operate in the first power domain and the second processing unit is configured to operate in the second power domain, said first power domain having a larger amount of available power than the second power domain.
A vehicle sound evaluation system that evaluates a sound emitted from a vehicle that is traveling, the vehicle sound evaluation system comprising: obtaining means adapted to obtain time waveform data based on the sound; generating means adapted to generate a plurality of evaluation images indicating a time axis, a frequency axis, and a signal strength based on a part of the time waveform data; a reference database adapted to store an association between a preliminarily obtained past evaluation image and reference data associated with the past evaluation image; and deriving means adapted to refer to the reference database to derive an evaluation result for the plurality of evaluation images; characterized in that the plurality of evaluation images is transformed from the time waveform data using Fourier transformation, or is expressed in a three-dimensional graph that expresses the signal strength in color with respect to a time on a horizontal axis, and the frequency on a vertical axis based on the part of the time waveform data; and wherein the generating means is adapted to generate the evaluation images based on a result of the difference between the time waveform data obtained by the obtaining means and a preliminarily obtained time waveform data while the vehicle is not traveling. obtaining means adapted to obtain time waveform data based on the sound; generating means adapted to generate a plurality of evaluation images indicating a time axis, a frequency axis, and a signal strength based on a part of the time waveform data; a reference database adapted to store an association between a preliminarily obtained past evaluation image and reference data associated with the past evaluation image; and deriving means adapted to refer to the reference database to derive an evaluation result for the plurality of evaluation images; characterized in that the plurality of evaluation images is transformed from the time waveform data using Fourier transformation, or is expressed in a three-dimensional graph that expresses the signal strength in color with respect to a time on a horizontal axis, and the frequency on a vertical axis based on the part of the time waveform data; and wherein the generating means is adapted to generate the evaluation images based on a result of the difference between the time waveform data obtained by the obtaining means and a preliminarily obtained time waveform data while the vehicle is not traveling.
A method of communication information transmission performed by a first device, the method comprising: receiving a communication request from a second device; obtaining surrounding situation information of the first device, the surrounding situation information comprising information related to surroundings of the first device; determining whether a user of the first device is in a vicinity of the first device based on the surrounding situation information; broadcasting a device information request to a plurality of third devices; determining a third device, among the plurality of third devices, to process the communication request according to the surrounding situation information and according to device information received from the plurality of third devices indicating functions of the plurality of third devices; and transmitting information related to the communication request to the third device when it is determined that the user of the first device is not in the vicinity of the first device. receiving a communication request from a second device; obtaining surrounding situation information of the first device, the surrounding situation information comprising information related to surroundings of the first device; determining whether a user of the first device is in a vicinity of the first device based on the surrounding situation information; broadcasting a device information request to a plurality of third devices; determining a third device, among the plurality of third devices, to process the communication request according to the surrounding situation information and according to device information received from the plurality of third devices indicating functions of the plurality of third devices; and transmitting information related to the communication request to the third device when it is determined that the user of the first device is not in the vicinity of the first device.