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A method for manufacturing a micro-electro-mechanical device on a substrate, comprising: etching a release via through a layer of material formed on the substrate; creating a cavity in the layer of the device using the release via as a conduit to access a desired location of the cavity, the cavity enabling movement of a transducer of the device; depositing an electrically conductive material into the release via to form an electrically conductive path through the layer; and electrically coupling the electrically conductive material to an electrode of the transducer (120, 122). etching a release via through a layer of material formed on the substrate; creating a cavity in the layer of the device using the release via as a conduit to access a desired location of the cavity, the cavity enabling movement of a transducer of the device; depositing an electrically conductive material into the release via to form an electrically conductive path through the layer; and electrically coupling the electrically conductive material to an electrode of the transducer (120, 122).
Conduit through which at least one pipe or cable may extend, wherein the conduit has an inner wall and is provided with a system for sealing in the conduit space that is unoccupied by the at least one pipe or cable, wherein the system comprises: rubber elements (4, 10, 11) for providing in the conduit a support-structure which is clamped-in in the space that is unoccupied by the at least one pipe or cable; and a sealant layer against the support-structure for sealing off at least one end of the conduit between the inner wall and the at least one pipe or cable, wherein each rubber element is made of a fire-resistant vulcanized rubber of a thermally substantially non-expandable type, wherein the sealant is made of a fire-resistant polymer which is also of the thermally substantially non-expandable type, wherein the polymer is vulcanizable at room temperature under exposure to humidity or has vulcanized, each rubber element is a longitudinal element, wherein at least one of the rubber elements comprises a mantle-wall and wherein at least one of the mantle-walls is closed in itself, characterised in that the sealant layer has a thickness in a range of 14 to 16 mm, and most preferably has a thickness of 15 mm, and wherein each longitudinal element has a length in a range of 12 to 14 cm, and preferably has a length of 13 cm.
Method for calculating parameters for evaluating the equilibrium of a subject, characterised in that it is carried out with the aid of at least one device comprising a platform designed to accommodate the feet of a subject and mounted on a plurality of pressure sensors that measure vertical forces applied to the platform when the subject steps on the device, and comprises the following steps: - measurement, by the pressure sensors, of the vertical forces applied to the platform, at least while the subject steps on the device, - determination of a phase of increase in the values measured by the pressure sensors, when the subject steps on the device, this phase of increase being determined as the period during which said values are between 10% and 90% of a reference value attained once the subject has stepped on the device, - calculation, on the basis of these measured values, of at least one parameter relating to at least one sigmoid and/or at least one peak in said phase of increase. - measurement, by the pressure sensors, of the vertical forces applied to the platform, at least while the subject steps on the device, - determination of a phase of increase in the values measured by the pressure sensors, when the subject steps on the device, this phase of increase being determined as the period during which said values are between 10% and 90% of a reference value attained once the subject has stepped on the device, - calculation, on the basis of these measured values, of at least one parameter relating to at least one sigmoid and/or at least one peak in said phase of increase.
A method of making and purifying a DNA nanoparticle comprising: contacting a circular single-stranded nucleic acid template with a nucleic acid polymerase, wherein said template encodes an aptamer sequence; amplifying said template with said polymerase to produce said nanoparticle, wherein said nanoparticle is generated by rolling circle replication of the circular single-stranded nucleic acid template and comprises a multi-kilobase long concatemer of said aptamer sequence; said concatemer collapsing into a random coiled nanoparticle displaying several hundred copies of aptamers throughout the particle as well as on the surface of the nanoparticle; and purifying the nanoparticle by size exclusion chromatography and dialysis, and concentrating it by centrifugal membrane concentration. contacting a circular single-stranded nucleic acid template with a nucleic acid polymerase, wherein said template encodes an aptamer sequence; amplifying said template with said polymerase to produce said nanoparticle, wherein said nanoparticle is generated by rolling circle replication of the circular single-stranded nucleic acid template and comprises a multi-kilobase long concatemer of said aptamer sequence; said concatemer collapsing into a random coiled nanoparticle displaying several hundred copies of aptamers throughout the particle as well as on the surface of the nanoparticle; and purifying the nanoparticle by size exclusion chromatography and dialysis, and concentrating it by centrifugal membrane concentration.
A method of enforcing security policies in a mobile ad-hoc network, comprising: - entrusting at least one first network node, along a data traffic route from a data traffic origin node to a data traffic destination node, with the enforcing of predefined security policies on said data traffic; - entrusting at least one second network node, distinct from said first network node, with the control of the enforcement of the security policies by said first network node, said method being characterized by - selecting, by the at least one second network node, at least one third network node among a set of multipoint relay nodes; and - controlling, by the at least one second network node, a compliance with the predefined security policies of the data traffic passing through the said at least one third network node along said data traffic route. - entrusting at least one first network node, along a data traffic route from a data traffic origin node to a data traffic destination node, with the enforcing of predefined security policies on said data traffic; - entrusting at least one second network node, distinct from said first network node, with the control of the enforcement of the security policies by said first network node, said method being characterized by - selecting, by the at least one second network node, at least one third network node among a set of multipoint relay nodes; and - controlling, by the at least one second network node, a compliance with the predefined security policies of the data traffic passing through the said at least one third network node along said data traffic route.
A multicylinder internal combustion engine comprising a rotational speed estimating device estimating a rotational speed N of a rotating body having a plurality of blades based on an output value of a detecting part detecting passage of a blade of the rotating body over a predetermined position inside a housing holding the rotating body, the rotational speed estimating device configured to: acquire an output value of the detecting part at a predetermined sampling period; calculate as a reference blade passage time t m an elapsed time t e from when any one blade among the plurality of blades passes the predetermined position once each time the any one blade passes the predetermined position a predetermined number of times; estimate the rotational speed N of the rotating body based on the reference blade passage time t m and the number of times the any one blade passes the predetermined position during the reference blade passage time when the reference blade passage time t m is a threshold value t thres characterized in that the threshold value t thres is preset based on the sampling period t smp so that the sampling error E is not more than a predetermined allowable error E allow, or more; and the rotational speed estimating device is configured to decrease the threshold value t thres as an engine rotational speed N of the multicylinder internal combustion engine increases. acquire an output value of the detecting part at a predetermined sampling period; calculate as a reference blade passage time t m an elapsed time t e from when any one blade among the plurality of blades passes the predetermined position once each time the any one blade passes the predetermined position a predetermined number of times; estimate the rotational speed N of the rotating body based on the reference blade passage time t m and the number of times the any one blade passes the predetermined position during the reference blade passage time when the reference blade passage time t m is a threshold value t thres characterized in that the threshold value t thres is preset based on the sampling period t smp so that the sampling error E is not more than a predetermined allowable error E allow, or more; and the rotational speed estimating device is configured to decrease the threshold value t thres as an engine rotational speed N of the multicylinder internal combustion engine increases.
Method for separating and purifying carboxylic acids selected from the group comprising hydroxycarboxylic acids and dicarboxylic acids from fermentation broths comprising carboxylic acid ammonium salts, wherein the method comprises the following steps, a) removing biomass and any solids present from the fermentation broth, b) preparing a solution comprising the desired carboxylic acid and an additional solution comprising ammonium salts, by acidifying the biomass-free fermentation broth with concentrated sulfuric acid and subjecting it to simulated moving bed chromatography, c) ultra-purifying the solution comprising the desired carboxylic acid from method step b), d) concentrating the purified carboxylic acid solution from method step c), e) crystallizing the concentrated carboxylic acid solution from method step d) f) concentrating the additional solution comprising ammonium salts from method step b), characterized in that, in the concentration in method steps d) and f), a combination of reverse osmosis and evaporation is carried out and the vapor from the evaporation of method step f) is passed into the evaporation of method step d). a) removing biomass and any solids present from the fermentation broth, b) preparing a solution comprising the desired carboxylic acid and an additional solution comprising ammonium salts, by acidifying the biomass-free fermentation broth with concentrated sulfuric acid and subjecting it to simulated moving bed chromatography, c) ultra-purifying the solution comprising the desired carboxylic acid from method step b), d) concentrating the purified carboxylic acid solution from method step c), e) crystallizing the concentrated carboxylic acid solution from method step d) f) concentrating the additional solution comprising ammonium salts from method step b),
System for cleaning and/or disinfecting a hollow tube, comprising: - the hollow tube; - a ring slidably mounted on the hollow tube, the ring containing an absorbent pad soaked with a disinfecting and/or degreasing liquid, the absorbent pad being arranged around the hollow tube; - a device for electromechanical actuation of the ring, which is arranged inside the hollow tube, said device comprising an element for driving in longitudinal translation; - a longitudinal slot is provided in the hollow tube, the element for driving in longitudinal translation protruding through said longitudinal slot and being mechanically connected to the ring, in order to move the ring in longitudinal translation along the hollow tube; characterized in that the electromechanical actuation device is a motor-driven linear potentiometer. - the hollow tube; - a ring slidably mounted on the hollow tube, the ring containing an absorbent pad soaked with a disinfecting and/or degreasing liquid, the absorbent pad being arranged around the hollow tube; - a device for electromechanical actuation of the ring, which is arranged inside the hollow tube, said device comprising an element for driving in longitudinal translation; - a longitudinal slot is provided in the hollow tube, the element for driving in longitudinal translation protruding through said longitudinal slot and being mechanically connected to the ring, in order to move the ring in longitudinal translation along the hollow tube;
An ammunition transfer system for reversible transfer of ammunition in an automatic cannon, comprising: a primary magazine, at least one secondary magazine, a hoisting device comprising a chain drive arrangement for the transport of the at least one secondary magazine to the primary magazine, wherein the system comprises a docking and transfer arrangement for docking of the secondary magazine with the primary magazine for transfer of ammunition between the magazines (3, 4), wherein the secondary magazine and the primary magazine comprise a respective chain conveyor for feeding ammunition to or from an ammunition outlet (18, 19), wherein the respective chain conveyors are driven synchronously with one another via at least one drive arrangement for driving the secondary magazine and the primary magazine during the transfer of ammunition between the magazines (3, 4).
A compound being represented by the following general formula and having a 40°C kinetic viscosity (v) that satisfies 4 mm 2 /s ≤ v ≤ 30 mm 2 /s, C n H 2n+1 -(O-CH 2 CH 2) p -O-(CH 2) 3 -(C=O)-O-C m H 2m+1 •••, wherein O represents an oxygen atom, C represents a carbon atom, H represents a hydrogen atom, p is an integer from 2 to 3, wherein when p is 2, m is an integer from 4 to 14, n is an integer of 1 to 12, and 2 ≤ n + m ≤ 30 is satisfied; and when p is 3, m is an integer of 1 to 18, n is an integer of 1 to 12, and 2 ≤ n+m ≤ 30 is satisfied.
A robotic vacuum cleaner arranged with a robot positioning system comprising: a camera; a processing unit; a first line laser arranged to illuminate a space by projecting vertical laser lines within field of view of the camera; and a second line laser arranged to illuminate the space within field of view of the camera by projecting vertical laser lines; wherein the system is characterized in that the first and second line lasers are arranged to be directed such that their respective laser lines (23, 22) intersect within the field of view of the camera; and wherein the camera is arranged to record a picture of the space illuminated by the vertical laser lines; and the processing unit is arranged to extract, from the recorded picture, image data representing a respective line formed by the vertical laser lines of the first and second line laser being reflected against objects located within the space, and further to create, from the respective extracted line, a representation of the illuminated space along the projected laser lines of the first and second line laser, wherein the robotic vacuum cleaner is positioned with respect to said representation by applying dead reckoning. a camera; a processing unit; a first line laser arranged to illuminate a space by projecting vertical laser lines within field of view of the camera; and a second line laser arranged to illuminate the space within field of view of the camera by projecting vertical laser lines; wherein the system is characterized in that the first and second line lasers are arranged to be directed such that their respective laser lines (23, 22) intersect within the field of view of the camera; and wherein the camera is arranged to record a picture of the space illuminated by the vertical laser lines; and the processing unit is arranged to extract, from the recorded picture, image data representing a respective line formed by the vertical laser lines of the first and second line laser being reflected against objects located within the space, and further to create, from the respective extracted line, a representation of the illuminated space along the projected laser lines of the first and second line laser, wherein the robotic vacuum cleaner is positioned with respect to said representation by applying dead reckoning.
Baler, in particular for producing bales of agricultural crops, which, being a harvesting machine which is supported on wheels and is self-propelled, or a driven harvesting machine which is hitched to a tractor, receives the crops by means of receiving and handling devices and feeds said crops to a pressing device which forms the crops into bales, the bales being covered in binding or wrapping material so that said bales hold together in a long-lasting manner, which material is fed to the bales from reels of binding or wrapping material which are stored in a storage vessel arranged on the baler, the storage vessel for the binding or wrapping material being able to swivel into a maintenance position so as to provide access to the machine components that are covered by the storage vessel when in the operating position, characterised in that the at least one storage vessel for the binding or wrapping material can be moved into a loading position, which is also the maintenance position, the distance thereof from the vertical longitudinal mid-plane of the baler being at least largely increased and, at the same time, the distance thereof from the ground surface being decreased.
A plate-like, substantially rectangular load receiving element that is suitable to be component part of a scaffold as a walking covering element, comprising the following features: (a) a main body of plastics material, said main body having a first wall on the useful side of the load receiving element, a second wall spaced therefrom as well as connecting walls in the intermediate region between the first wall and the second wall, said main body - when progressing in the longitudinal direction of the same - having substantially a constant cross-section; and (b) a first head piece and a second head piece which are each attached to the main body in the region of a transverse end of the same and each have at least one supporting claw (30; 96) on their side facing away from the main body, characterised in (c) that the load receiving element is provided with at least one tension anchor that is a metal wire rope or is composed of non-metallic fibres and by means of which the two head pieces are connected to each other and attached to the main body. (a) a main body of plastics material, said main body having a first wall on the useful side of the load receiving element, a second wall spaced therefrom as well as connecting walls in the intermediate region between the first wall and the second wall, said main body - when progressing in the longitudinal direction of the same - having substantially a constant cross-section; and (b) a first head piece and a second head piece which are each attached to the main body in the region of a transverse end of the same and each have at least one supporting claw (30; 96) on their side facing away from the main body, characterised in (c) that the load receiving element is provided with at least one tension anchor that is a metal wire rope or is composed of non-metallic fibres and by means of which the two head pieces are connected to each other and attached to the main body.
A sampling device for collecting and isolating a biological specimen from a sample or from a location, said sampling device comprising: - a swab tip and a support body, wherein the support body has a hollow conformation with a first end and a second end, and wherein said first end is in fluid connection with the internal surface of the swab tip, said sampling device characterized in that the swab tip comprises a filter material (8, 9) with a pore size that decreases from the external surface of the swab tip to the internal surface of the swab tip, and in that the support body is configured to collect the sample via the sample tip and to transport the sample from its first end towards its second end; and - means for creating a negative pressure gradient through the sampling device that facilitates the transport of the sample from the sample tip towards the second end of the support body via the first end of the support body. - a swab tip and a support body, wherein the support body has a hollow conformation with a first end and a second end, and wherein said first end is in fluid connection with the internal surface of the swab tip, said sampling device characterized in that the swab tip comprises a filter material (8, 9) with a pore size that decreases from the external surface of the swab tip to the internal surface of the swab tip, and in that the support body is configured to collect the sample via the sample tip and to transport the sample from its first end towards its second end; and - means for creating a negative pressure gradient through the sampling device that facilitates the transport of the sample from the sample tip towards the second end of the support body via the first end of the support body.
Micro-fibre textile composite, comprising a base fabric, consisting of a carrier layer, in the form of a fabric, knitted fabric or non-woven fabric of synthetic and/or natural materials, and a foam layer, based on polyurethane foam and arranged on a surface of the carrier layer, and also comprising a cover layer, laminated onto the free surface of the foam layer using glue and consisting of micro-fibre fabric which is permeable to water vapour, characterised in that the micro-fibre textile composite has continuous pores at regular distances in the layer of the base fabric for water vapour to pass through, in order for the micro-fibre textile composite to achieve the breathability thereof.
Self-controlled three-way thermostat assembly which, comprising a primary thermo-actuator, a secondary thermo-actuator, a valve structure which's position specifies the coolant flow direction, a frame structure guiding the mentioned valve structure, an outer sealing element preventing coolant leakages from the inner space of the mentioned frame to outside, a spring storing the kinetic energy of the stroke as potential energy when it is compressed as a result of the total stroke of mentioned two thermo-actuators, an inner sealing element preventing coolant leakages, and is characterized by comprising a tube wrapping said thermo-actuators, in which mentioned primary thermo-actuator and secondary thermo-actuator are inserted as back to back each other, that said thermo-actuators have different actuation-temperature values from each other for starting to open and for being fully open. comprising a tube wrapping said thermo-actuators, in which mentioned primary thermo-actuator and secondary thermo-actuator are inserted as back to back each other, that said thermo-actuators have different actuation-temperature values from each other for starting to open and for being fully open.
Mixture of at least one agglomerate comprising a first phase change material and a constituent having a density greater than 800 kg/m 3 and forming the core of said agglomerate, where said constituent is composed of iron, copper, aluminium, glass, crushed rock or quartz, of overall density D2, and of adsorbent particles of density D1, characterised in that the overall density D2 of said agglomerate is such that: 0.80 D1 ≤ D2 ≤ 1.25 D1, and the adsorbent particles have a diameter d1 and the diameter d2 of said agglomerate is such that 0.5 d1 ≤ d2 ≤ 0.8 d1.