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An emergency system comprising: a plurality of emergency notification devices (16a-16n), each emergency notification device (16a-16n) including a processor; a control device capable of wirelessly communicating with the plurality of emergency notification devices (16a-16n); a system controller capable of communicating with the plurality of emergency notification devices (16a-16n) over a wire pair; and wherein the control device is configured for communicating with the system controller over a communication path, wherein the communication path comprises a wireless communication path between the control device and one of the plurality of emergency notification devices (16a-16n), and a wired communication path between the one of the plurality of emergency notification devices (16a-16n) and the system controller, wherein the system controller is configured to transition from a normal operating mode to a test mode, wherein the control device is configured to initiate a test of one of the plurality of notification devices (16a-16n) by wirelessly sending commands to the one of the plurality of notification devices (16a-16n) and to monitor the emergency system for a real emergency condition elsewhere in the emergency system during the test of the one or more emergency notification devices (16a-16n), wherein the control device wirelessly communicates with the one or more emergency notification devices (16a-16n) during the test. a plurality of emergency notification devices (16a-16n), each emergency notification device (16a-16n) including a processor; a control device capable of wirelessly communicating with the plurality of emergency notification devices (16a-16n); a system controller capable of communicating with the plurality of emergency notification devices (16a-16n) over a wire pair; and wherein the control device is configured for communicating with the system controller over a communication path, wherein the communication path comprises a wireless communication path between the control device and one of the plurality of emergency notification devices (16a-16n), and a wired communication path between the one of the plurality of emergency notification devices (16a-16n) and the system controller, wherein the system controller is configured to transition from a normal operating mode to a test mode, wherein the control device is configured to initiate a test of one of the plurality of notification devices (16a-16n) by wirelessly sending commands to the one of the plurality of notification devices (16a-16n) and to monitor the emergency system for a real emergency condition elsewhere in the emergency system during the test of the one or more emergency notification devices (16a-16n), wherein the control device wirelessly communicates with the one or more emergency notification devices (16a-16n) during the test.
A method of molding an animal chew, comprising: supplying a mold with a mold cavity, wherein said mold cavity includes two mold parts which can be opened and closed and wherein said mold cavity further defines a mold surface for a part to be molded; providing a natural resin having a moisture content of about 1-40% by weight, wherein said resin is selected from the group consisting of casein, starch, vegetable matter, comminuted rawhide, collagen, and mixtures thereof; introducing and heating said natural resin to a heated injection molding machine and injecting said resin into said mold cavity and cooling said resin, thereby forming a molded part including a surface area that remains in contact with a portion of said mold surface when said mold is open; providing an ejector plate in communication with said mold cavity, the ejector plate including a lifter bar with a contacting area mounted on said ejector plate, wherein said lifter bar contacting area is 5.0 - 50.0 % of the surface area of the molded part that remains in contact with said mold when said mold is open; ejecting said molded part from said mold cavity, said ejecting including applying an ejecting force to said molded part with said lifter bars by contacting said contacting area of said lifter bar with said surface area of said molded part that remains in contact with said mold when open, and ejecting said molded part from said mold. supplying a mold with a mold cavity, wherein said mold cavity includes two mold parts which can be opened and closed and wherein said mold cavity further defines a mold surface for a part to be molded; providing a natural resin having a moisture content of about 1-40% by weight, wherein said resin is selected from the group consisting of casein, starch, vegetable matter, comminuted rawhide, collagen, and mixtures thereof; introducing and heating said natural resin to a heated injection molding machine and injecting said resin into said mold cavity and cooling said resin, thereby forming a molded part including a surface area that remains in contact with a portion of said mold surface when said mold is open; providing an ejector plate in communication with said mold cavity, the ejector plate including a lifter bar with a contacting area mounted on said ejector plate, wherein said lifter bar contacting area is 5.0 - 50.0 % of the surface area of the molded part that remains in contact with said mold when said mold is open; ejecting said molded part from said mold cavity, said ejecting including applying an ejecting force to said molded part with said lifter bars by contacting said contacting area of said lifter bar with said surface area of said molded part that remains in contact with said mold when open, and ejecting said molded part from said mold.
A sleep mask (200,300) for decreasing endogenous melatonin levels to aid in suppressing uterine contractions in a pregnant female wearer, comprising: a flexible eye cover (202,302) configured to be worn by a pregnant female wearer and configured to cover and shield the eyes of the wearer from ambient light; at least one light source (100,304a,306a) carried by the flexible eye cover (202,302) and positioned to emit light having a wavelength of 450 to 570 nm onto the eyelids of the wearer when asleep and penetrate the eyelids when closed; and a controller (112,330) connected to the at least one light source (100,304a,306a) and configured to activate the at least one light source (100,304a,306a): characterised in that the light irradiance emitted from the at least one light source (100,304a,306a) is between about 0.1 to 0.5 W/m 2. a flexible eye cover (202,302) configured to be worn by a pregnant female wearer and configured to cover and shield the eyes of the wearer from ambient light; at least one light source (100,304a,306a) carried by the flexible eye cover (202,302) and positioned to emit light having a wavelength of 450 to 570 nm onto the eyelids of the wearer when asleep and penetrate the eyelids when closed; and a controller (112,330) connected to the at least one light source (100,304a,306a) and configured to activate the at least one light source (100,304a,306a): characterised in that the light irradiance emitted from the at least one light source (100,304a,306a) is between about 0.1 to 0.5 W/m 2.
An alloy being (Mn 1± α Ni 1± β Si 1± γ) 1-x (Co 1± λ Fe 1± μ Ge 1± ν) x + δ Z, wherein α ≤ 0.25, β ≤ 0.25, and y ≤ 0.25, wherein λ ≤ 0.25, μ ≤ 0.25, and v ≤ 0.25, wherein x is between 0.30 and 0.50, wherein Z is an element from the group consisting of B, C, N, P, S, As, H, wherein δ is up to 15% (by mass) of the formulation, and wherein MnNiSi and CoFeGe are isostructurally alloyed. wherein α ≤ 0.25, β ≤ 0.25, and y ≤ 0.25, wherein λ ≤ 0.25, μ ≤ 0.25, and v ≤ 0.25, wherein x is between 0.30 and 0.50, wherein Z is an element from the group consisting of B, C, N, P, S, As, H, wherein δ is up to 15% (by mass) of the formulation, and wherein MnNiSi and CoFeGe are isostructurally alloyed.
A fusion polypeptide comprising: a) a light-responsive protein that is adapted to allow a first ion to pass through a cell membrane in response to light, wherein the light-responsive protein is a light-activated ion pump comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 90% amino acid sequence identity to one of SEQ ID NOs:1, 4, 5, and 6; and b) a response protein that responds to the passage of the first ion through the cell membrane by allowing a second ion to pass through the cell membrane, wherein the response protein comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the ASIC2a polypeptide amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:19. a) a light-responsive protein that is adapted to allow a first ion to pass through a cell membrane in response to light, wherein the light-responsive protein is a light-activated ion pump comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 90% amino acid sequence identity to one of SEQ ID NOs:1, 4, 5, and 6; and b) a response protein that responds to the passage of the first ion through the cell membrane by allowing a second ion to pass through the cell membrane, wherein the response protein comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to the ASIC2a polypeptide amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:19.
A method of amplifying one or more target polynucleotides, the method comprising the steps of: (a) contacting one or more polynucleotide-containing cells, viruses, or spores from a sample in a microdroplet with lysis reagents comprising an enzyme having protease activity to form a lysate in a lysate microdroplet, wherein the lysate comprises the one or more target polynucleotides, and wherein the lysate microdroplet is in an immiscible carrier fluid; (b) incubating the lysate and the enzyme having protease activity to release the one or more target polynucleotides from inhibitory proteins in the lysate; (c) adding to the lysate microdroplet one or more reagents for performing a nucleic acid amplification reaction to form an amplification mixture in an amplification droplet, wherein the reagents for performing the nucleic acid amplification reaction are added to the lysate droplet by picoinjection, and wherein the amplification droplet is in the immiscible carrier fluid; and (d) amplifying the one or more target polynucleotides in the amplification droplet. (a) contacting one or more polynucleotide-containing cells, viruses, or spores from a sample in a microdroplet with lysis reagents comprising an enzyme having protease activity to form a lysate in a lysate microdroplet, wherein the lysate comprises the one or more target polynucleotides, and wherein the lysate microdroplet is in an immiscible carrier fluid; (b) incubating the lysate and the enzyme having protease activity to release the one or more target polynucleotides from inhibitory proteins in the lysate; (c) adding to the lysate microdroplet one or more reagents for performing a nucleic acid amplification reaction to form an amplification mixture in an amplification droplet, wherein the reagents for performing the nucleic acid amplification reaction are added to the lysate droplet by picoinjection, and wherein the amplification droplet is in the immiscible carrier fluid; and (d) amplifying the one or more target polynucleotides in the amplification droplet.
An acoustic emission sensor, comprising: an optical resonator having a sensor portion and configured for reflection operation; an optical waveguide, which is optically coupled to the optical resonator; a light source, which is optically coupled to the optical waveguide for acting upon the optical waveguide with light; a detection device, which is optically coupled to the optical waveguide for detecting light from the optical resonator, wherein the sensor portion of the optical resonator comprises a coupling device for mechanically coupling to a solid-state measurement object, wherein the coupling device comprises a first coupling element for transmitting an acoustic emission signal between the sensor portion and the solid-state measurement object, characterized in that the coupling device comprises at least one second coupling element, wherein the first coupling element has a higher stiffness than the second coupling element, wherein the second coupling element is configured for positioning the coupling device on the solid-state measurement object, and/or wherein the second coupling element acts as a filter for the acoustic emission signal. an optical resonator having a sensor portion and configured for reflection operation; an optical waveguide, which is optically coupled to the optical resonator; a light source, which is optically coupled to the optical waveguide for acting upon the optical waveguide with light; a detection device, which is optically coupled to the optical waveguide for detecting light from the optical resonator, wherein the sensor portion of the optical resonator comprises a coupling device for mechanically coupling to a solid-state measurement object, wherein the coupling device comprises a first coupling element for transmitting an acoustic emission signal between the sensor portion and the solid-state measurement object, characterized in that the coupling device comprises at least one second coupling element, wherein the first coupling element has a higher stiffness than the second coupling element, wherein the second coupling element is configured for positioning the coupling device on the solid-state measurement object, and/or wherein the second coupling element acts as a filter for the acoustic emission signal.
A panorama stitching camera, comprising: a base provided with a fixing plate; a main shaft passing vertically through the fixing plate, the main shaft being rotatable around an axis of the main shaft; a plurality of lenses disposed at one end of the main shaft, wherein, a limiting protrusion and a shaft end retaining ring that abut respectively against two opposite sides of the fixing plate are disposed at the other end of the main shaft; and characterized by a heater disposed at the end of the main shaft at which the lenses are disposed, wherein the heater is configured to heat the plurality of lenses simultaneously.
A foot for a cleaning device and being configured to receive a handle pivotally attached thereto, said foot having a longitudinal centerline, a front, a rear longitudinally opposed thereto, and two opposed sides connecting said front and said rear, and being movable on a surface, said foot comprising: a housing, and a sole plate removably joined to said housing, said sole plate being movable about a pivot axis between an open position for servicing of the cleaning sheet and a closed position for performing cleaning tasks, said sole plate comprising a forward portion on one side of said pivot axis and a rearward portion disposed on the other side of said pivot axis, characterized by each of said forward portion and said rearward portion having at least one respective gripper thereon to removably receive a respective portion of the cleaning sheet, so that said sole plate is able to removably receive a disposable cleaning sheet thereon without attachment of the cleaning sheet to said housing. a housing, and a sole plate removably joined to said housing, said sole plate being movable about a pivot axis between an open position for servicing of the cleaning sheet and a closed position for performing cleaning tasks, said sole plate comprising a forward portion on one side of said pivot axis and a rearward portion disposed on the other side of said pivot axis, characterized by each of said forward portion and said rearward portion having at least one respective gripper thereon to removably receive a respective portion of the cleaning sheet, so that said sole plate is able to removably receive a disposable cleaning sheet thereon without attachment of the cleaning sheet to said housing.
System for the absorption of pollutants in gases, in which a solution having alkaline constituents is brought into contact with the gas, wherein a first stage is provided in which the gas is guided as a disperse phase through a suspension layer and wherein a second stage is provided in which the gas is guided as a continuous phase into which the suspension is sprayed as a disperse phase, and wherein the two stages are structurally combined in a single scrubbing tower, characterized in that, in the first stage, a dispersing and gas-distributing device built up from at least two vertically spaced-apart bar or tube grates arranged above one another is provided in such a way that the free gas cross section is reduced to 15% to 50% of the total cross section of the scrubbing tower.
A microchannel heat exchanger, comprising: a cover with a first access channel and a second access channel, a thermally conductive base, a plurality of thermally conductive sheets between the cover and the base that each define a series of side-by-side lanes aligned with a flow direction, wherein the lanes each include a plurality of aligned slots that define microchannel segments that extend along the flow direction and are separated by cross ribs extending across the lanes, wherein the sheets further define common cut-out areas in communication with the lanes at either end of the lanes, wherein the sheets are stacked in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction between the base and cover so as to cause at least some of the ribs to be offset from each other along the flow direction in adjacent sheets and thereby allow the microchannel segments in the same lane in adjacent sheets to communicate with each other along the flow direction to define a plurality of adjacent, plural-sheet microchannels in the heat exchanger that each extend between the cut-out areas along the flow direction, and wherein the sheets are stacked between the base and cover so that the common cut-out areas form at least one input manifold and at least one output manifold that are respectfully aligned with the first access channel and the second access channel on the cover. a cover with a first access channel and a second access channel, a thermally conductive base, a plurality of thermally conductive sheets between the cover and the base that each define a series of side-by-side lanes aligned with a flow direction, wherein the lanes each include a plurality of aligned slots that define microchannel segments that extend along the flow direction and are separated by cross ribs extending across the lanes, wherein the sheets further define common cut-out areas in communication with the lanes at either end of the lanes, wherein the sheets are stacked in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction between the base and cover so as to cause at least some of the ribs to be offset from each other along the flow direction in adjacent sheets and thereby allow the microchannel segments in the same lane in adjacent sheets to communicate with each other along the flow direction to define a plurality of adjacent, plural-sheet microchannels in the heat exchanger that each extend between the cut-out areas along the flow direction, and wherein the sheets are stacked between the base and cover so that the common cut-out areas form at least one input manifold and at least one output manifold that are respectfully aligned with the first access channel and the second access channel on the cover.
An optical detection system for observing a microfluidic system that contains an array of channels for conveying particles or molecules, comprising: a light source for producing a light beam; a set of beam shaping optics formed from a plurality of optical elements for focusing the light beam; an array of pinholes, each pinhole (13a, 13b) matched to and associated with a microfluidic channel in said array of channels in the microfluidic system; a first detection subsystem comprising at least one columnated detector ribbon for receiving and conveying optical extinction, forward scatter, or side scatter produced after the light beam passes through one of said pinholes (13a, 13b) and then one of said channels, the at least one columnated detector ribbon positioned on a side of the array of channels opposite to the light source; and a second detection subsystem comprising a high numerical aperture fluorescence detector system, which receives optical signals produced by a particle in any of said array of channels when the particle intersects the light beam, the high numerical aperture fluorescence detector system positioned on a side of the array of channels opposite to the light source. a light source for producing a light beam; a set of beam shaping optics formed from a plurality of optical elements for focusing the light beam; an array of pinholes, each pinhole (13a, 13b) matched to and associated with a microfluidic channel in said array of channels in the microfluidic system; a first detection subsystem comprising at least one columnated detector ribbon for receiving and conveying optical extinction, forward scatter, or side scatter produced after the light beam passes through one of said pinholes (13a, 13b) and then one of said channels, the at least one columnated detector ribbon positioned on a side of the array of channels opposite to the light source; and a second detection subsystem comprising a high numerical aperture fluorescence detector system, which receives optical signals produced by a particle in any of said array of channels when the particle intersects the light beam, the high numerical aperture fluorescence detector system positioned on a side of the array of channels opposite to the light source.
A variable container system for creating modular units, which are arranged next to each other and/or on top of each other, wherein the container system comprises the modular units, characterised in that each modular unit comprises: a) a floor element that serves as a lower base, having a total of four wedge-shaped saddle elements, each being arranged at a respective corner and having an inclined guide surface for placing two end-face wall elements, b) a roof element that serves as an upper cover, having a total of four wedge-shaped saddle elements, each being arranged at a respective corner and having an inclined guide surface for being placed on the two end-face wall elements, c) two end-face wall elements, each having two inclined lower corner guides for being placed on the saddle elements of the floor element and two inclined upper corner guides for placing the saddle elements of the roof element on the end-face wall element, wherein d) each guide surface of the floor element is inclined downwardly in the direction of the two saddle elements that are respectively arranged opposite each other; and e) each guide surface of the roof element is inclined upwardly in the direction of the two saddle elements that are respectively arranged opposite each other; and f) the corner guides of the end-face wall elements have inclinations that are complementary to the respective guide surfaces (12, 22). a) a floor element that serves as a lower base, having a total of four wedge-shaped saddle elements, each being arranged at a respective corner and having an inclined guide surface for placing two end-face wall elements, b) a roof element that serves as an upper cover, having a total of four wedge-shaped saddle elements, each being arranged at a respective corner and having an inclined guide surface for being placed on the two end-face wall elements, c) two end-face wall elements, each having two inclined lower corner guides for being placed on the saddle elements of the floor element and two inclined upper corner guides for placing the saddle elements of the roof element on the end-face wall element, d) each guide surface of the floor element is inclined downwardly in the direction of the two saddle elements that are respectively arranged opposite each other; and e) each guide surface of the roof element is inclined upwardly in the direction of the two saddle elements that are respectively arranged opposite each other; and f) the corner guides of the end-face wall elements have inclinations that are complementary to the respective guide surfaces (12, 22).