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A method for manufacturing a security device characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - printing (El) at least a first pattern adapted to be seen through a lenticular network, - assembling said pattern printed under said lenticular network, - determining a first line of vision (Δα), having an angle (α) with respect to a normal (ΔN) to a surface of the device, according to which the first pattern is visible, - rotating the device according to an "angular pitch" (γ) characteristic of the lenticular network in order to present the device according to a second line of vision (Δβ), having an angle (β) with respect to the normal (ΔN), the angle (β-α) between the first line of vision (Δα) and the second line of vision (Δβ) being multiple of the "angular step" γ according to a relation p.γ = β-α, with p an integer, - constructing a second pattern, the second pattern being distorted by application of a transformation as a function of the angle (α), said transformation being such as it corrects on the second pattern the effect produced by a rotation (Rβ) orienting the second line of vision (Δβ) according to the normal (ΔN), - making the second pattern by engraving through laser beam along the second line of vision (Δβ) across the lenticular network. - printing (El) at least a first pattern adapted to be seen through a lenticular network, - assembling said pattern printed under said lenticular network, - determining a first line of vision (Δα), having an angle (α) with respect to a normal (ΔN) to a surface of the device, according to which the first pattern is visible, - rotating the device according to an "angular pitch" (γ) characteristic of the lenticular network in order to present the device according to a second line of vision (Δβ), having an angle (β) with respect to the normal (ΔN), the angle (β-α) between the first line of vision (Δα) and the second line of vision (Δβ) being multiple of the "angular step" γ according to a relation p.γ = β-α, with p an integer, - constructing a second pattern, the second pattern being distorted by application of a transformation as a function of the angle (α), said transformation being such as it corrects on the second pattern the effect produced by a rotation (Rβ) orienting the second line of vision (Δβ) according to the normal (ΔN), - making the second pattern by engraving through laser beam along the second line of vision (Δβ) across the lenticular network.
A method of providing a liquid reagent in an automated clinical analyzer, the method, comprising: aspirating a gas slug into a probe; aspirating a reagent slug into the probe from a reagent container, the reagent slug being contained entirely within an interior of the probe; and dispensing the reagent slug back into the reagent container, wherein a volume of the reagent slug is greater than 10 μL but less than an interior volume of the probe and an aspirator/dispenser unit is coupled to the probe by a length of a tubing, wherein only rinsing fluid is contained in the tubing. aspirating a gas slug into a probe; aspirating a reagent slug into the probe from a reagent container, the reagent slug being contained entirely within an interior of the probe; and dispensing the reagent slug back into the reagent container, wherein a volume of the reagent slug is greater than 10 μL but less than an interior volume of the probe and an aspirator/dispenser unit is coupled to the probe by a length of a tubing, wherein only rinsing fluid is contained in the tubing.
Method for producing a bent part from insulated flat material which has a flat electrically conducting carrier material which is sheathed by an electrically insulating insulation layer, wherein the insulated flat material is fed from a material supply to a bending machine, in the bending machine is formed to a two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally bent part bent from insulated flat material, the bent part in a cutting operation is severed from the fed insulated flat material, and in at least one portion of the insulated flat material, a part of the insulation layer is removed from the electrically conducting carrier material in an insulation-stripping operation, characterized in that the insulation-stripping operation is carried out prior to the severing of the bent part from the fed flat material on the flat material guided in the bending machine by means of an insulation-stripping installation that is integrated in the bending machine by a continuous method on the flat material running through the insulation-stripping installation. the insulated flat material is fed from a material supply to a bending machine, in the bending machine is formed to a two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally bent part bent from insulated flat material, the bent part in a cutting operation is severed from the fed insulated flat material, and in at least one portion of the insulated flat material, a part of the insulation layer is removed from the electrically conducting carrier material in an insulation-stripping operation, characterized in that the insulation-stripping operation is carried out prior to the severing of the bent part from the fed flat material on the flat material guided in the bending machine by means of an insulation-stripping installation that is integrated in the bending machine by a continuous method on the flat material running through the insulation-stripping installation.
A device for treating a calcified lesion comprising: an elongated carrier having a longitudinal axis; and a balloon that is sealably disposed over a longitudinal length of the elongated carrier, the balloon being fillable with a liquid; the device further comprising a plurality of shock wave electrode pairs (743,745,747) connectable to a high voltage source, carried by the elongated carrier, and enclosed within the balloon, each shock wave electrode pair comprises two terminals spaced apart to define a gap that is filled with the liquid wherein the shock wave electrode pairs (743,745,747) comprise one electrode of one pair electrically connected in series to one electrode of another pair such that, in use, voltage pulses from the high voltage source are applied to the electrode pairs of a pulse duration sufficient to cause a plasma arc to cross the gap between the terminals of the shock wave electrode pairs to create a current path whereby current will flow in series from a positive terminal of a first electrode pair, across the gap of the first electrode pair to a negative terminal of the first electrode pair and then to a positive terminal of a second electrode pair, across the gap of the second electrode pair to a negative terminal of the second electrode pair to produce shock waves at each gap that propagate through the liquid. an elongated carrier having a longitudinal axis; and a balloon that is sealably disposed over a longitudinal length of the elongated carrier, the balloon being fillable with a liquid; the device further comprising a plurality of shock wave electrode pairs (743,745,747) connectable to a high voltage source, carried by the elongated carrier, and enclosed within the balloon, each shock wave electrode pair comprises two terminals spaced apart to define a gap that is filled with the liquid wherein the shock wave electrode pairs (743,745,747) comprise one electrode of one pair electrically connected in series to one electrode of another pair such that, in use, voltage pulses from the high voltage source are applied to the electrode pairs of a pulse duration sufficient to cause a plasma arc to cross the gap between the terminals of the shock wave electrode pairs to create a current path whereby current will flow in series from a positive terminal of a first electrode pair, across the gap of the first electrode pair to a negative terminal of the first electrode pair and then to a positive terminal of a second electrode pair, across the gap of the second electrode pair to a negative terminal of the second electrode pair to produce shock waves at each gap that propagate through the liquid.
An electronic calibration method for a magnetic particle imaging system that comprises a measurement device, comprising the steps of; • placing a plural number of nanoparticle samples inside a calibration scene that is an apparatus containing a plural number of nanoparticle samples, • surrounding each nanoparticle sample with one or more electromagnet(s) (15a, 15b, 15c), • applying current to the electromagnets (15a, 15b, 15c) to cause a magnetic field offset at the desired amplitude to move the nanoparticle samples virtually to a desired position, • generating system matrix with compressed sensing methods by using the measurements taken for different current excitations of the electromagnets so that the nanoparticles samples are virtually in different positions. • placing a plural number of nanoparticle samples inside a calibration scene that is an apparatus containing a plural number of nanoparticle samples, • surrounding each nanoparticle sample with one or more electromagnet(s) (15a, 15b, 15c), • applying current to the electromagnets (15a, 15b, 15c) to cause a magnetic field offset at the desired amplitude to move the nanoparticle samples virtually to a desired position, • generating system matrix with compressed sensing methods by using the measurements taken for different current excitations of the electromagnets so that the nanoparticles samples are virtually in different positions.
Aqueous composition comprising: - a polyimide or a polyamide-imide or polyamide-amidic acid, - a Lewis base, - a polar aprotic solvent, and - at least 15% water compared to the total weight of said composition, characterised in that the Lewis base is an aminosilane or a silazane. - a polyimide or a polyamide-imide or polyamide-amidic acid, - a Lewis base, - a polar aprotic solvent, and - at least 15% water compared to the total weight of said composition, characterised in that the Lewis base is an aminosilane or a silazane.
A cylindrical contact-type microphone, comprising a shell (11, 12) and a circuit board mounted within the shell, and piezoelectric ceramic sheet; wherein the shell is a tapered, two-section cylindrical conductive cylinder body, a step is formed at a joint portion of an upper cylinder section and a lower cylinder section of the shell, charac terized in that a lower-stage connection plate and a conductive polar ring are mounted within the upper cylinder section of the shell; a via-hole is arranged in the middle of the lower-stage connection plate, a positive signal lower connection sheet is secured to an upper plate face edge portion of the lower-stage connection plate, and a negative signal lower connection sheet is secured to a lower plate face edge portion of the lower-stage connection plate, wherein the negative signal lower connection sheet is pressed against the step at the joint portion of the upper cylinder section and the lower cylinder section of the shell, and forms electrical connection therewith; the conductive polar ring is an annular conductor, and mounted on the lower-stage connection plate; a bottom edge of the conductive polar ring is pressed against the positive signal lower connection sheet on the lower-stage connection plate and forms electrical connection therewith, and the periphery of the conductive polar ring is sleeved with an insulated annular separation ring; the piezoelectric ceramic sheet is inserted into the shell, an upper end of the piezoelectric ceramic sheet passes through the central via-hole of the lower-stage connection plate, a positive electrode of the piezoelectric ceramic sheet is connected to the positive signal lower connection sheet of the lower-stage connection plate, and a negative electrode of the piezoelectric ceramic sheet is connected to the negative signal lower connection sheet of the lower-stage connection plate; the circuit board is mounted on an upper end of the conductive polar ring, a positive signal upper connection sheet is secured to a lower board face of the circuit board, and a negative signal upper connection sheet is secured to an upper board face of the circuit board, wherein the positive signal upper connection sheet is pressed against an upper edge of the conductive polar ring and forms electrical connection therewith; an upper edge of the shell is bent inward, and pressed against the negative signal upper connection sheet on the circuit board to form electrical connection therewith.
A determination device comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires determination information for determining a degree of deterioration or guarantee of a lead-acid battery; a determination unit that determines the degree of deterioration or guarantee of the lead-acid battery by referring to a database that stores the determination information and the degree of deterioration or guarantee of the lead-acid battery in association with each other based on the acquired determination information; and an output unit that outputs a result determined by the determination unit, wherein the determination information is appearance information including liquid smear, corrosion of a terminal, or breakage of a container, or image information of the lead-acid battery. an acquisition unit that acquires determination information for determining a degree of deterioration or guarantee of a lead-acid battery; a determination unit that determines the degree of deterioration or guarantee of the lead-acid battery by referring to a database that stores the determination information and the degree of deterioration or guarantee of the lead-acid battery in association with each other based on the acquired determination information; and an output unit that outputs a result determined by the determination unit, wherein the determination information is appearance information including liquid smear, corrosion of a terminal, or breakage of a container, or image information of the lead-acid battery.
An apparatus for the treatment of a liquid comprising: a chamber, at least 80 percent of the chamber being enclosed by a wall having an inner surface, the inner surface of the wall enclosing the chamber being covered by a light reflective material that is at least 80 percent reflective; an ultraviolet transmissive tube including an interior and an interior-facing surface surrounding the interior, the UV transmissive tube being made of a material that is transmissive to ultraviolet light, the UV transmissive tube being disposed within the chamber and adapted to permit the liquid to pass through the interior of the UV transmissive tube while the liquid is contained by the interior-facing surface within the interior of the UV transmissive tube; and a UV lamp, the UV lamp being disposed within a transmissive protective sleeve positioned within the interior of the UV transmissive tube. a chamber, at least 80 percent of the chamber being enclosed by a wall having an inner surface, the inner surface of the wall enclosing the chamber being covered by a light reflective material that is at least 80 percent reflective; an ultraviolet transmissive tube including an interior and an interior-facing surface surrounding the interior, the UV transmissive tube being made of a material that is transmissive to ultraviolet light, the UV transmissive tube being disposed within the chamber and adapted to permit the liquid to pass through the interior of the UV transmissive tube while the liquid is contained by the interior-facing surface within the interior of the UV transmissive tube; and a UV lamp, the UV lamp being disposed within a transmissive protective sleeve positioned within the interior of the UV transmissive tube.
A single-plate color imaging element including color filters in a predetermined color filter array arranged on a plurality of pixels formed by photoelectric conversion elements arranged in horizontal and vertical directions, wherein the color filter array includes a predetermined basic array pattern including first filters corresponding to a first color that most contributes to obtaining luminance signals and second filters corresponding to two or more second colors (R, B) other than the first color, the basic array pattern repeatedly arranged in the horizontal and vertical directions, one or more first filters are arranged in each line in horizontal, vertical, and oblique (NE, NW) directions of the color filter array, one or more second filters of each color of the two or more second colors are arranged in each line in the horizontal and vertical directions of the color filter array in the basic array pattern, and a proportion of the number of pixels of the first color corresponding to the first filters compared to the total number of pixels of the first color and second color or colors is greater than proportions of the numbers of pixels of each color of the second colors corresponding to the second filters compared to the total number of pixels of the first color and second color or colors, characterized in that the color filter array includes the first filters at a center and four corners of a 3×3 pixel group, and the 3×3 pixel group is repeatedly arranged in the horizontal and vertical directions.
Communications system with a communications network, a plurality of subscribers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17), a plurality of subscriber groups (1, 2, 20, 21, 22, 23) and at least one control station (13, 14) assigned to each subscriber group (1, 2, 20, 21, 22, 23) in each case, wherein each subscriber (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) is assigned to just one subscriber group (1, 2, 20, 21, 22, 23), wherein the communications system is embodied such that each subscriber group (1, 2, 20, 21, 22, 23) can be assigned to a plurality of guest subscriber groups (40, 41,42, 43,44, 45, 46, 47), wherein the communications system is embodied such that each subscriber (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) has individual entitlements to different communications tasks with certain subscribers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) and/or guest subscriber groups (40, 41, 42,43, 44, 45, 46, 47) from certain subscriber groups (1, 2, 20, 21, 22, 23), characterised in that the communications system is embodied such that the definition of the entitlements and the allocation of subscribers (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) to subscriber groups (1, 2, 20, 21, 22, 23) and/or guest subscriber groups (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47) are effected exclusively by the particular control station (13, 14) assigned to the subscriber group (1, 2, 20, 21, 22, 23) of a subscriber (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) taking part in a communication, and in that the communications network is a Tetra radio communications network.
An apparatus for a wireless communication system to maximize frequency diversity from a user's perspective and to retain orthogonality between users in a given cell, the apparatus comprising: a hybrid frequency division multiplexing-code division multiplexing, FDM-CDM generating component that is configured to transmit an uplink acknowledgement signal from the user in a given cell that is multiplexed with uplink acknowledgement signals from the other users in the given cell by employing a hybrid FDM-CDM scheme, wherein the hybrid FDM-CDM scheme comprises performing code division multiplexing the uplink acknowledgement signal in the frequency domain and in the time domain with a respective spreading code, wherein a frequency hopping scheme is employed to increase frequency diversity. a hybrid frequency division multiplexing-code division multiplexing, FDM-CDM generating component that is configured to transmit an uplink acknowledgement signal from the user in a given cell that is multiplexed with uplink acknowledgement signals from the other users in the given cell by employing a hybrid FDM-CDM scheme, wherein the hybrid FDM-CDM scheme comprises performing code division multiplexing the uplink acknowledgement signal in the frequency domain and in the time domain with a respective spreading code, wherein a frequency hopping scheme is employed to increase frequency diversity.
A system for transmitting control pressures and/or working pressures from a wheel-hub pressure medium supply (20, 21, 22), in particular from a wheel-hub pressure medium rotary union, to a vehicle rim mounted on the wheel hub, wherein the system has a receiving part, which has a central region with a central opening and at least one extension region projecting radially from the central region, at least in some regions, and the receiving part can be connected to the wheel hub by means of the at least one radially projecting extension region, preferably in a detachable way; the system also has a rim insert for recording or exporting the control pressures and/or working pressures, which can be accommodated, at least in some regions, by the opening of the central region, and control pressures and/or working pressures can be transmitted from the wheel-hub pressure medium supply (20, 21, 22) via the receiving part to the rim insert.
A folding bicycle comprising: a frame having a seat tube, an down tube, and a top tube which form a rigid triangle structure, wherein the top tube and down tube are connected to a head tube, while the seat tube and down tube are connected to a crankshaft bearing housing, and the top tube and seat tube are joined below a seat of the bicycle, and the bicycle further has front and back wheels (9, 11) connected with the frame via a front fork and rear fork, an inclined strut extending from the top tube to the down tube, which inclined strut is pivoted to the top tube, while the connection to the down tube is arranged to be opened, and the down tube comprises two parts (4a, 4bl) that are detachably attached to each other, and the top tube has at one end a pivoted connection to the seat tube so that a first rotation axis of a first joint is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the seat tube, while the first rotation axis is turned around the longitudinal axis of the seat tube to an angle (β) in relation to a longitudinal axis of the top tube, and the first rotation axis of the first joint between the top tube and seat tube is on a plane substantially parallel to the seat tube and shows a turn (γ) on this plane, which is 2 to 9 degrees to the normal of the cross-sectional plane of the bicycle, and the top tube, at its other end that is opposite the seat tube, is connected in a pivoted manner with the head tube so that a second rotation axis of a second joint is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axes (26, 23) of both the head tube and top tube.
A block caving mining apparatus comprising: a) a loader unit; and b) a haul unit; wherein in use the loader unit is able to transfer a removably attachable bucket carrying a load of ore to the haul unit so that the haul unit is able to transport said ore from a loading site to a crusher. a) a loader unit; and b) a haul unit;
A rechargeable manganese battery comprising: a first electrode including a porous, conductive support; a second electrode including a catalyst support and a catalyst disposed over the catalyst support; and an electrolyte disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to support reversible precipitation and dissolution of manganese at the first electrode and reversible evolution and oxidation of hydrogen at the second electrode, wherein the electrolyte is aqueous and acidic, and the rechargeable manganese battery is sealed after being purged with hydrogen. a first electrode including a porous, conductive support; a second electrode including a catalyst support and a catalyst disposed over the catalyst support; and an electrolyte disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to support reversible precipitation and dissolution of manganese at the first electrode and reversible evolution and oxidation of hydrogen at the second electrode, wherein the electrolyte is aqueous and acidic, and the rechargeable manganese battery is sealed after being purged with hydrogen.