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A lifting attachment for a building unit comprising sheeting and a support structure over which the sheeting is disposed, the attachment being configured such that it can be connected to or integrated into the support structure and comprising a lifting anchor which, when the attachment is so connected or integrated, is engageable by a lifting clutch (300, 300') for lifting the unit such that a releasable interconnection between the lifting clutch (300, 300') and the support structure passes through an opening in the sheeting, the attachment, comprising a base, via which it can be mounted to or integrated into the support structure, to which base the anchor is connected, wherein the base is configured to engage a chord (111, 112) of a truss which defines or forms a part of the support structure, on one side of which chord (111, 112) the sheeting is supported, wherein the base comprises a chord-engaging wall which is arranged so as to abut an opposite side of the chord (111, 112) so as to transfer into the chord (111, 112) a lifting force applied to the anchor by the lifting component, wherein the base comprises a web member-engaging wall arranged so as to be engaged, directly or indirectly, with a web member of a truss defining or forming a part of the support structure, characterised in that the web member-engaging wall is configured in the form of a truss connector plate or nail plate having teeth which can be driven into a strongback/web member through a face of the strongback/web member to secure the web member-engaging wall against the face thereof.
A composite sheet material for the use in an absorbent article comprising: a fluid acquisition component comprising a carded nonwoven fabric comprised of a plurality of staple fibers that are air through bonded to each other to form a coherent nonwoven fabric; and an airlaid component overlying the fluid acquisition component, the airlaid component comprising a blend of cellulose staple fibers and non-cellulose staple fibers, the airlaid component comprising a first surface disposed towards, and air through bonded, to a surface of the fluid acquisition component, and a second surface defining an outer surface of the composite sheet material. a fluid acquisition component comprising a carded nonwoven fabric comprised of a plurality of staple fibers that are air through bonded to each other to form a coherent nonwoven fabric; and an airlaid component overlying the fluid acquisition component, the airlaid component comprising a blend of cellulose staple fibers and non-cellulose staple fibers, the airlaid component comprising a first surface disposed towards, and air through bonded, to a surface of the fluid acquisition component, and a second surface defining an outer surface of the composite sheet material.
An electronic device comprising: a semiconductor structure having: a first dielectric layer; a resistor body of a resistor including a first portion of a thin film layer on the first dielectric layer; a bottom plate of a capacitor including a second portion of the thin film layer and a conductive layer overlying only the second portion of the thin film layer, the conductive layer formed directly on the thin film layer; a second dielectric layer disposed on the bottom plate of the capacitor; and a top plate of the capacitor disposed on the second dielectric layer over the bottom plate; wherein the bottom plate and the resistor body are laterally spaced apart layers, which are disposed on the first dielectric layer, and which are composed of a same thin film material. a semiconductor structure having: a first dielectric layer; a resistor body of a resistor including a first portion of a thin film layer on the first dielectric layer; a bottom plate of a capacitor including a second portion of the thin film layer and a conductive layer overlying only the second portion of the thin film layer, the conductive layer formed directly on the thin film layer; a second dielectric layer disposed on the bottom plate of the capacitor; and a top plate of the capacitor disposed on the second dielectric layer over the bottom plate; wherein the bottom plate and the resistor body are laterally spaced apart layers, which are disposed on the first dielectric layer, and which are composed of a same thin film material.
Apparatus for filling tubular casings with a pasty material, in particular gathered-together sausage cases with sausagemeat, comprising - at least one filling tube (8, 10) which is drivable and rotatable about its longitudinal axis and on to which a casing which can be filled with a material can be drawn, - wherein an end of the filling tube (8, 10) is rotatably moveably mounted to a receiving portion and associated with the opposite open end is a sausage case braking unit which can be brought into operative relationship with a casing which has been drawn over the filling tube, characterised by a support device which is arranged on the receiving portion and which has a support element (18, 20) for the filling tube (8, 10), that is arranged at a spacing (x) relative to the receiving portion in the longitudinal direction of the filling tube (8, 10), wherein the support element (18, 20) is adapted to carry transverse forces acting on the filling tube (8, 10) and is moveable along the filling tube (8, 10). - at least one filling tube (8, 10) which is drivable and rotatable about its longitudinal axis and on to which a casing which can be filled with a material can be drawn, - wherein an end of the filling tube (8, 10) is rotatably moveably mounted to a receiving portion and associated with the opposite open end is a sausage case braking unit which can be brought into operative relationship with a casing which has been drawn over the filling tube,
A method for transferring data from a portable data carrier having a transponder unit to a reading device to which data can be transferred from transponders through load modulation of a field of the reading device, characterized in that the transponder unit, in a first operating mode, generates and sends a modulated transponder field as a signal which is evaluable for the reading device as a load modulation of the reading device field by a transponder in order to transfer the data to the reading device, with a ring modulator being employed for generating the outgoing signal.
An adaptation system for adapting a deformable model comprising a plurality of model elements to an object of interest in an image data set, said system comprising: - a selector for selecting at least one image-driven model element from the plurality of model elements; and - an adapter for adapting the deformable model on the basis of optimizing a model energy of the deformable model, said model energy comprising an internal energy of the plurality of model elements and an external energy of the at least one image-driven model element, thereby adapting the deformable model. - a selector for selecting at least one image-driven model element from the plurality of model elements; and - an adapter for adapting the deformable model on the basis of optimizing a model energy of the deformable model, said model energy comprising an internal energy of the plurality of model elements and an external energy of the at least one image-driven model element, thereby adapting the deformable model.
A steerable endoscope comprising: a shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, and an articulating region therebetween; a steering and brake assembly mounted to the proximal end of the shaft; and a plurality of actuating wires extending between the distal end of the shaft and the steering and brake assembly; wherein the steering and brake assembly comprises: a base having a spherical seat; a bearing ball rotatably mounted within the spherical seat of the base; a brake; and means for actuating the brake, characterized in that the steerable endoscope further comprises image acquisition means disposed at the distal end of the shaft for acquiring an image of a remote site; and wherein the steering and brake assembly further comprises: a joystick with a joystick core mounted to the ball and a rotatable knob; a swash plate mounted to the joystick core, wherein the plurality of actuating wires are attached to the swash plate; and wherein the brake is a brake for selectively locking the bearing ball in position within the spherical seat of the base; and wherein the means for actuating the brake comprise: a brake pull wire passing through the joystick core and the bearing ball and being connected to the brake such that when turning the rotatable knob of joystick, proximal force is applied to brake pull wire, which causes brake to lock bearing ball in position, whereby to lock swash plate. a shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, and an articulating region therebetween; a steering and brake assembly mounted to the proximal end of the shaft; and a plurality of actuating wires extending between the distal end of the shaft and the steering and brake assembly; wherein the steering and brake assembly comprises: a base having a spherical seat; a bearing ball rotatably mounted within the spherical seat of the base; a base having a spherical seat; a bearing ball rotatably mounted within the spherical seat of the base; the steering and brake assembly further comprises: a joystick with a joystick core mounted to the ball and a rotatable knob; a swash plate mounted to the joystick core, wherein the plurality of actuating wires are attached to the swash plate; and wherein the brake is a brake for selectively locking the bearing ball in position within the spherical seat of the base; and wherein the means for actuating the brake comprise: a brake pull wire passing through the joystick core and the bearing ball and being connected to the brake such that when turning the rotatable knob of joystick, proximal force is applied to brake pull wire, which causes brake to lock bearing ball in position, whereby to lock swash plate.
An apparatus for consuming gases in an enclosure through an electrochemical reaction when the apparatus is placed in the enclosure, the apparatus comprising: an electrochemical cell comprising a cathode, an anode, and a solid electrolyte, wherein the solid electrolyte is a Li-ion non-volatile electrolyte containing a dissolved metal salt, the cathode is constructed of a material onto which lithium can be electrodeposited, and the anode is constructed of a lithium-ion containing material; wherein the cathode is configured to be exposed to the gases in the enclosure; and wherein the cell is operable to electrodeposit lithium metal and/or its alloys on the cathode, which reacts with the gases in the enclosure. an electrochemical cell comprising a cathode, an anode, and a solid electrolyte, wherein the solid electrolyte is a Li-ion non-volatile electrolyte containing a dissolved metal salt, the cathode is constructed of a material onto which lithium can be electrodeposited, and the anode is constructed of a lithium-ion containing material; wherein the cathode is configured to be exposed to the gases in the enclosure; and wherein the cell is operable to electrodeposit lithium metal and/or its alloys on the cathode, which reacts with the gases in the enclosure.
Method for grinding a semiconductor wafer, wherein the semiconductor wafer (20, 30) is machined so as to remove material by way of a grinding tool containing grinding teeth with a height h with a coolant being fed into a contact region between the rotating semiconductor wafer and the grinding tool, wherein, at each point in time of the grinding, a first coolant flow is applied to a first region on one side of the semiconductor wafer by way of one or more nozzles, and wherein, at each point in time of the grinding, a second coolant flow is applied to a second region on said one side of the semiconductor wafer by way of one or more nozzles, characterized in that the first region is delimited by the lower right quadrant of the semiconductor wafer and the second region is delimited by the lower left quadrant and the quotient of the first coolant flow and the sum of the first and second coolant flow is not greater than 35% and not less than 25%. wherein the semiconductor wafer (20, 30) is machined so as to remove material by way of a grinding tool containing grinding teeth with a height h with a coolant being fed into a contact region between the rotating semiconductor wafer and the grinding tool, wherein, at each point in time of the grinding, a first coolant flow is applied to a first region on one side of the semiconductor wafer by way of one or more nozzles, and wherein, at each point in time of the grinding, a second coolant flow is applied to a second region on said one side of the semiconductor wafer by way of one or more nozzles, characterized in that the first region is delimited by the lower right quadrant of the semiconductor wafer and the second region is delimited by the lower left quadrant and the quotient of the first coolant flow and the sum of the first and second coolant flow is not greater than 35% and not less than 25%.
An insulating member inserted into a slot of an iron core of a rotary electric machine and thereby insulating the iron core from a coil disposed in the slot, comprising: a sheet-shaped insulating base material having a first surface and a second surface; and an adhesive layer (60A, 60B) which is provided on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the insulating base material and formed of an adhesive, wherein the slot has a rectangular shape extending in the radial direction of the iron core when viewed in the axial direction, wherein the insulating member includes a radially outer circumferential portion which faces a slot bottom surface, a pair of side portions which are connected to circumferential end portions of the outer circumferential portion and are opposed to slot side surfaces, wherein the adhesive layer (60A, 60B) is provided with an exposed section which extends in an axial direction of the iron core and in which the insulating base material is exposed from the adhesive, wherein the exposed section is provided at a place opposite to a second corner portion formed at a radially inner end portion of the iron core in the slot side surface facing in the circumferential direction of the iron core among the inner surfaces of the iron core, characterized in that a pair of radially inner circumferential portions of the isolating member, connected to radially inner end portions of the respective side portions and not exposed from the adhesive layer (60A, 60B), are disposed to overlap each other in the radial direction. a sheet-shaped insulating base material having a first surface and a second surface; and an adhesive layer (60A, 60B) which is provided on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the insulating base material and formed of an adhesive, wherein the slot has a rectangular shape extending in the radial direction of the iron core when viewed in the axial direction, wherein the insulating member includes a radially outer circumferential portion which faces a slot bottom surface, a pair of side portions which are connected to circumferential end portions of the outer circumferential portion and are opposed to slot side surfaces, wherein the adhesive layer (60A, 60B) is provided with an exposed section which extends in an axial direction of the iron core and in which the insulating base material is exposed from the adhesive, wherein the exposed section is provided at a place opposite to a second corner portion formed at a radially inner end portion of the iron core in the slot side surface facing in the circumferential direction of the iron core among the inner surfaces of the iron core, characterized in that
A method for positioning first and second directive radio antennas in a non-line-of-sight, NLOS, communication scenario, the method comprising the steps of; • configuring the first antenna to have an antenna main lobe L1; • configuring the second antenna to be a directive antenna having an antenna main lobe L2, the second antenna configured to focus emitted electromagnetical energy in a respective pre-determined direction • transmitting a first alignment signal from the first antenna to the second antenna; • positioning the second antenna based on the received first alignment signal such that the second antenna, after positioning, is arranged to communicate with the first antenna using an NLOS propagation channel via reflection in an area on a reflective object; • re-configuring the first antenna to be a directive antenna having an antenna main lobe L3, the antenna main lobe L3 having a more narrow main lobe width than the antenna main lobe L1, the first antenna with main lobe L3 configured to focus emitted electromagnetical energy in a respective pre-determined direction; • transmitting a second alignment signal from the second antenna with main lobe L2 to the first antenna; • positioning the first antenna based on the received second alignment signal; • configuring the first antenna to have an antenna main lobe L1; • configuring the second antenna to be a directive antenna having an antenna main lobe L2, the second antenna configured to focus emitted electromagnetical energy in a respective pre-determined direction • transmitting a first alignment signal from the first antenna to the second antenna; • positioning the second antenna based on the received first alignment signal such that the second antenna, after positioning, is arranged to communicate with the first antenna using an NLOS propagation channel via reflection in an area on a reflective object; • re-configuring the first antenna to be a directive antenna having an antenna main lobe L3, the antenna main lobe L3 having a more narrow main lobe width than the antenna main lobe L1, the first antenna with main lobe L3 configured to focus emitted electromagnetical energy in a respective pre-determined direction; • transmitting a second alignment signal from the second antenna with main lobe L2 to the first antenna; • positioning the first antenna based on the received second alignment signal;
A method for holographic imaging of an object, said method comprising: driving a laser using a current which is below a lasing threshold current of the laser, whereby output light is dominated by spontaneous emission; illuminating the object using illumination light output by the laser; detecting, by an image sensor, an interference pattern formed by object light, having interacted with the object, and reference light of the illumination light; controlling a driver circuitry to control the current driving the laser; the method being characterised in that it comprises: identifying undesired interference fringes in the detected interference pattern; and in response to such identifying, controlling the driver circuitry to decrease the current driving the laser and detecting a second interference pattern based on the illumination light output by the laser driven using a decreased current. driving a laser using a current which is below a lasing threshold current of the laser, whereby output light is dominated by spontaneous emission; illuminating the object using illumination light output by the laser; detecting, by an image sensor, an interference pattern formed by object light, having interacted with the object, and reference light of the illumination light; controlling a driver circuitry to control the current driving the laser; the method being characterised in that it comprises: identifying undesired interference fringes in the detected interference pattern; and in response to such identifying, controlling the driver circuitry to decrease the current driving the laser and detecting a second interference pattern based on the illumination light output by the laser driven using a decreased current.
A method for production of non-spherical/asymmetric fine particles, the method comprising the steps of: filling a glass tube with a metal; drawing the metal-filled glass tube while melting a lower portion of the glass tube by heating; cooling the drawn melt to form glass-coated metal wires; positioning at least one of the glass-coated metal wires in a plurality of grooves arranged in a width direction on a wire holder; and cutting the at least one of the glass-coated metal wires positioned on the wire holder, in a traverse direction at predetermine distance in a non-contact machining process using a laser having a pulse width shorter than the heat propagation time of the glass-coated metal wires wherein the total diameter of the glass-coated metal wires ranges from 50 to 200 μm, wherein the aspect ratio of non-spherical/asymmetric fine particles ranges from 2 to 15. filling a glass tube with a metal; drawing the metal-filled glass tube while melting a lower portion of the glass tube by heating; cooling the drawn melt to form glass-coated metal wires; positioning at least one of the glass-coated metal wires in a plurality of grooves arranged in a width direction on a wire holder; and cutting the at least one of the glass-coated metal wires positioned on the wire holder, in a traverse direction at predetermine distance in a non-contact machining process using a laser having a pulse width shorter than the heat propagation time of the glass-coated metal wires wherein the total diameter of the glass-coated metal wires ranges from 50 to 200 μm, wherein the aspect ratio of non-spherical/asymmetric fine particles ranges from 2 to 15.
Method for producing a cylindrical capacitor, comprising the following steps: a) providing a main body; b) producing a layer system on the main body, the layer system comprising at least two electrically conductive layers in each case galvanically isolated from one another by at least one dielectric layer, the at least one dielectric layer being produced from at least one green sheet; and c) sintering the layer system. a) providing a main body; b) producing a layer system on the main body, the layer system comprising at least two electrically conductive layers in each case galvanically isolated from one another by at least one dielectric layer, the at least one dielectric layer being produced from at least one green sheet; and c) sintering the layer system.
Hairstyling device including a first and a second arm configured to form a clamp, a first and a second treatment surface that face one another, on said arms respectively, for pressing a lock of hair during clamping, and a first comb configured on the first arm upstream of the first treatment surface, at least one of the two treatment surfaces including heating means, characterised in that the first comb includes teeth and strands of bristles alternately arranged along the length of said comb.