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Plasma sterilisation apparatus comprising: a plurality of coaxial applicators, each of the plurality of coaxial applicators having an enclosed plasma generating region and an outlet for directing plasma out of the plasma generating region towards a surface to be sterilised; a microwave radiation generator connected to deliver microwave energy; a power splitter connected to divide the microwave energy from the microwave generator between the plurality of coaxial plasma applicators, the microwave radiation generator comprising a controller arranged adjustably to control the microwave energy delivered to the plurality of coaxial plasma applicators; and a gas feed connected to deliver gas into each of the plurality of coaxial plasma applicators, wherein each of the plurality of coaxial applicators comprises an outer conductor, an inner conductor and a coupler located at an input end thereof for coupling microwave energy from the power splitter, and characterised in that the apparatus further comprises a high voltage generator connected to a plurality of igniters, each igniter being coupled into the outer conductor of a respective coaxial plasma applicator in such a manner to generate, based on a control signal from the controller, a high electric field between the inner and outer conductors of the respective coaxial applicator to strike a non-thermal plasma for delivery out of the coaxial plasma applicator, the controller being arranged to control the microwave radiation generator to deliver microwave energy to maintain the non-thermal plasma after it is struck. a plurality of coaxial applicators, each of the plurality of coaxial applicators having an enclosed plasma generating region and an outlet for directing plasma out of the plasma generating region towards a surface to be sterilised; a microwave radiation generator connected to deliver microwave energy; a power splitter connected to divide the microwave energy from the microwave generator between the plurality of coaxial plasma applicators, the microwave radiation generator comprising a controller arranged adjustably to control the microwave energy delivered to the plurality of coaxial plasma applicators; and a gas feed connected to deliver gas into each of the plurality of coaxial plasma applicators, wherein each of the plurality of coaxial applicators comprises an outer conductor, an inner conductor and a coupler located at an input end thereof for coupling microwave energy from the power splitter, and characterised in that the apparatus further comprises a high voltage generator connected to a plurality of igniters, each igniter being coupled into the outer conductor of a respective coaxial plasma applicator in such a manner to generate, based on a control signal from the controller, a high electric field between the inner and outer conductors of the respective coaxial applicator to strike a non-thermal plasma for delivery out of the coaxial plasma applicator, the controller being arranged to control the microwave radiation generator to deliver microwave energy to maintain the non-thermal plasma after it is struck.
An electrical connector system comprising: a connector including a plug; a shroud extending over at least a portion of the plug and coupled with the plug; a conductive socket configured for receiving the plug of the connector, the socket including a groove formed on an outer surface thereof; the shroud including at least one spring finger having a lock portion thereon configured for engaging the groove for securing the connector in the socket; a collar slidably mounted on the conductive socket, the collar configured for sliding between a locked position proximate to the socket groove and an unlocked position; the collar further configured for engaging the at least one spring finger of the connector shroud in the locked position to hold the finger lock portion engaged with the groove to lock the connector in the socket; a mechanism configured for acting on the collar, the mechanism being movable for moving the collar from a locked position to an unlocked position. a connector including a plug; a shroud extending over at least a portion of the plug and coupled with the plug; a conductive socket configured for receiving the plug of the connector, the socket including a groove formed on an outer surface thereof; the shroud including at least one spring finger having a lock portion thereon configured for engaging the groove for securing the connector in the socket; a collar slidably mounted on the conductive socket, the collar configured for sliding between a locked position proximate to the socket groove and an unlocked position; the collar further configured for engaging the at least one spring finger of the connector shroud in the locked position to hold the finger lock portion engaged with the groove to lock the connector in the socket; a mechanism configured for acting on the collar, the mechanism being movable for moving the collar from a locked position to an unlocked position.
Modular insert (14; 114) which is fixedly connected to a part-transportation device (43; 143) and conjointly with the latter is insertable into a module platform (12; 112) of a processing line, wherein the part-transportation device (43; 143) has a first transportation section (40; 140) which, for transporting a workpiece (56; 156), in a first transportation direction is configured substantially across the width of the modular insert (14; 114) such that the part-transportation devices (43; 143) of all modular inserts (14; 114) that are inserted into the module platform (12; 112) form a transportation device for workpieces that are to be processed in the processing line, wherein the modular insert (14; 114) has a process region (53; 153) in which processing or/and handling apparatuses are disposable, and wherein the modular insert (14; 114) has a process-transfer device for transferring the workpieces (56; 156), characterized in that a process nest (48; 148) is provided on the modular insert (14; 114), wherein the process-transfer installation is configured for transferring a workpiece (56; 156) between the first transportation section (40; 140) and the process nest (48; 148), and wherein the first transportation section (40; 140) and the process-transfer installation are combined to form a pre-assembled functional group that is separate from the process region (53; 153).
A method of amplifying and detecting a plurality of nucleic acid targets in a sample comprising: a) combining in a chamber a sample comprising the plurality of nucleic acid targets, a plurality of primer pairs for priming amplification of the plurality of nucleic acid targets, a labeling agent, and a first plurality of probes complementary to the plurality of nucleic acid targets, wherein the probes are immobilized on a plurality of encoded particles such that the identity of each probe is known from the encoded particle on which it is immobilized; b) performing an amplification cycle to form labeled amplification products for each of the plurality of nucleic acid targets amplified with the plurality of primer pairs; c) hybridizing the labeled amplification products to the probes immobilized on the encoded particles; d) attracting the encoded particles to the bottom surface of the chamber by gravity; e) detecting a signal from the encoded particles and a signal from the labeled amplification products hybridized to the probes immobilized on the encoded particles while the encoded particles and the labeled amplification products hybridized to the probes immobilized on the encoded particles are on the surface of the chamber; f) dispersing the encoded particles from the surface of the chamber; and g) repeating steps (b) through (f) at least once; wherein the plurality of nucleic acid targets in the sample are amplified and detected. a) combining in a chamber a sample comprising the plurality of nucleic acid targets, a plurality of primer pairs for priming amplification of the plurality of nucleic acid targets, a labeling agent, and a first plurality of probes complementary to the plurality of nucleic acid targets, wherein the probes are immobilized on a plurality of encoded particles such that the identity of each probe is known from the encoded particle on which it is immobilized; b) performing an amplification cycle to form labeled amplification products for each of the plurality of nucleic acid targets amplified with the plurality of primer pairs; c) hybridizing the labeled amplification products to the probes immobilized on the encoded particles; d) attracting the encoded particles to the bottom surface of the chamber by gravity; e) detecting a signal from the encoded particles and a signal from the labeled amplification products hybridized to the probes immobilized on the encoded particles while the encoded particles and the labeled amplification products hybridized to the probes immobilized on the encoded particles are on the surface of the chamber; f) dispersing the encoded particles from the surface of the chamber; and g) repeating steps (b) through (f) at least once; wherein the plurality of nucleic acid targets in the sample are amplified and detected.
An inductive component with: a core (300; 503) made of soft-magnetic material in a ring shape, having a core cross-section, and a winding surrounding the core (300; 503), composed of two electrically conductive sections (100, 100'), wherein the sections (100, 100') each have a basic U-shape with two legs (103, 104), of which the first leg is longer than the second leg and the first leg is bent and projects away from a plane spanned by the basic U-shape towards its end; the sections (100, 100') are attached to the core (300; 503) next to one another, so that the basic U-shape of each section (100, 100') surrounds the core cross-section on three sides, the first leg of one section is mechanically and electrically connected to the second leg of the other section, characterized in that the first leg of one of the sections and the second leg of the other of the sections are configured to be able to be plugged into one another at their ends (101, 102), and the first leg of the one of the sections is flattened at its end and has an opening of a specific shape, and the second leg of the other of the sections has a shape complementary to the specific shape of the opening at its end, so that the second leg of the other of the sections is inserted into the opening of the first leg of the one of the sections. a core (300; 503) made of soft-magnetic material in a ring shape, having a core cross-section, and a winding surrounding the core (300; 503), composed of two electrically conductive sections (100, 100'), wherein the sections (100, 100') each have a basic U-shape with two legs (103, 104), of which the first leg is longer than the second leg and the first leg is bent and projects away from a plane spanned by the basic U-shape towards its end; the sections (100, 100') are attached to the core (300; 503) next to one another, so that the basic U-shape of each section (100, 100') surrounds the core cross-section on three sides, the first leg of one section is mechanically and electrically connected to the second leg of the other section, characterized in that the first leg of one of the sections and the second leg of the other of the sections are configured to be able to be plugged into one another at their ends (101, 102), and the first leg of the one of the sections is flattened at its end and has an opening of a specific shape, and the second leg of the other of the sections has a shape complementary to the specific shape of the opening at its end, so that the second leg of the other of the sections is inserted into the opening of the first leg of the one of the sections.
An apparatus comprising means for: performing beam-specific measurements of a plurality of beams of at least one cell; filtering the beam-specific measurements, wherein the filtering of the beam-specific measurements is a layer 1 filtering or a physical layer filtering; applying a selection function to the filtered beam-specific measurements, wherein the selection function comprises at least one of an average of more than one best reference signal received power based on the filtered beam-specific measurements, or cell specific weighting; determining a cell level quality based on at least one result of the applying of the selection function; additionally filtering, at a higher layer, based on the determination of the cell level quality; and obtaining a cell-specific quality value based on the additional filtering at the higher layer, wherein the at least one cell, with a number of beams with quality levels above a predefined threshold quality, is ranked higher than another cell with a lower number of beams with quality levels above a predefined threshold quality. performing beam-specific measurements of a plurality of beams of at least one cell; filtering the beam-specific measurements, wherein the filtering of the beam-specific measurements is a layer 1 filtering or a physical layer filtering; applying a selection function to the filtered beam-specific measurements, wherein the selection function comprises at least one of an average of more than one best reference signal received power based on the filtered beam-specific measurements, or cell specific weighting; determining a cell level quality based on at least one result of the applying of the selection function; additionally filtering, at a higher layer, based on the determination of the cell level quality; and obtaining a cell-specific quality value based on the additional filtering at the higher layer, wherein the at least one cell, with a number of beams with quality levels above a predefined threshold quality, is ranked higher than another cell with a lower number of beams with quality levels above a predefined threshold quality.
A micro switch, comprising: a casing, formed with a space; a circuit board, assembled with the casing, and the circuit board comprising a first side, a plurality of first printed circuits arranged on the first side, at least one first resistor disposed on the first side and forming a conductive relationship with two of the plurality of first printed circuits, and a trigger structure located on the first side, wherein a part of the first side at least partially faces the space, and a switching assembly, comprising an elastic member located in the space, and an operating member connected with the elastic member and extending out of the casing for pressing, wherein the operating member comprises a displacement stroke in the space, the operating member contacts the trigger structure while moving along the displacement stroke, characterized in that, the two of the plurality of first printed circuits extend out of the casing to be served as at least two first conductive pins (221, 222) of the micro switch, and at least two first electrical signals are generated from the at least two first conductive pins (221, 222) which are controlled by the plurality of first printed circuits, the first resistor, and the trigger structure, resistance values of the at least the two first electrical signals are different; and one of the two first electrical signals generated by the two first conductive pins (221, 222) being changed to an other one of the two first electrical signals. a casing, formed with a space; a circuit board, assembled with the casing, and the circuit board comprising a first side, a plurality of first printed circuits arranged on the first side, at least one first resistor disposed on the first side and forming a conductive relationship with two of the plurality of first printed circuits, and a trigger structure located on the first side, wherein a part of the first side at least partially faces the space, and a switching assembly, comprising an elastic member located in the space, and an operating member connected with the elastic member and extending out of the casing for pressing, wherein the operating member comprises a displacement stroke in the space, the operating member contacts the trigger structure while moving along the displacement stroke, characterized in that, the two of the plurality of first printed circuits extend out of the casing to be served as at least two first conductive pins (221, 222) of the micro switch, and at least two first electrical signals are generated from the at least two first conductive pins (221, 222) which are controlled by the plurality of first printed circuits, the first resistor, and the trigger structure, resistance values of the at least the two first electrical signals are different; and one of the two first electrical signals generated by the two first conductive pins (221, 222) being changed to an other one of the two first electrical signals.
An apparatus comprising: a plurality of power supply monitors (PSMs) each configured to measure voltages at a respective location of a plurality of locations in a processing system concurrently with the processing system executing a plurality of code loops at each of the plurality of locations during a first execution while the processing system is connected to a first power supply, wherein a reference voltage is determined based on a statistical combination of voltages measured during the first execution, and further wherein a comparison voltage is determined based on the statistical combination of voltages measured by the plurality of PSMs concurrently with executing the plurality of code loops at each of the plurality of locations during a second execution while the processing system is connected to a second power supply; and calibration logic (135, 705) configured to modify a voltage provided by the second power supply to the processing system based on a comparison of the reference voltage and the comparison voltage. a plurality of power supply monitors (PSMs) each configured to measure voltages at a respective location of a plurality of locations in a processing system concurrently with the processing system executing a plurality of code loops at each of the plurality of locations during a first execution while the processing system is connected to a first power supply, wherein a reference voltage is determined based on a statistical combination of voltages measured during the first execution, and further wherein a comparison voltage is determined based on the statistical combination of voltages measured by the plurality of PSMs concurrently with executing the plurality of code loops at each of the plurality of locations during a second execution while the processing system is connected to a second power supply; and calibration logic (135, 705) configured to modify a voltage provided by the second power supply to the processing system based on a comparison of the reference voltage and the comparison voltage.
An ultraviolet light surface protection system for a duct, comprising: an interior surface for the duct, the duct comprising any composite material; a light source operable to emit a germicidal ultraviolet light into a flow path of the duct defined by the interior surface of the duct to sterilize an air to be provided to a conditioned area; and a coating system disposed on the interior surface, the coating system configured to be ultraviolet resistive, reflective, and anti-microbial, the coating system comprising a doped titanium dioxide coating, the dopants in the doped titanium coating comprising at least one of iron, sulfur, and nitrogen; a reflectivity layer comprising aluminum having at least one dielectric layer film and a quaternary ammonium compound, the coating system further comprising a quaternary ammonium compound providing both hydrophobicity and anti-microbial functionality.. an interior surface for the duct, the duct comprising any composite material; a light source operable to emit a germicidal ultraviolet light into a flow path of the duct defined by the interior surface of the duct to sterilize an air to be provided to a conditioned area; and a coating system disposed on the interior surface, the coating system configured to be ultraviolet resistive, reflective, and anti-microbial, the coating system comprising a doped titanium dioxide coating, the dopants in the doped titanium coating comprising at least one of iron, sulfur, and nitrogen; a reflectivity layer comprising aluminum having at least one dielectric layer film and a quaternary ammonium compound, the coating system further comprising a quaternary ammonium compound providing both hydrophobicity and anti-microbial functionality..
A covering device for covering simultaneously sample containers formed in a reaction vessel, in particular of recesses in PCR plates or microtiter plates, wherein the covering device is configured to tightly seal the sample containers of the reaction vessel simultaneously for a desired time, the covering device comprising: a flat main body having an inside and an outside, at least one planar sealing element arranged on the main body and connected to the main body, wherein the at least one sealing element is arranged on the inside of the main body, and wherein the main body comprises two parallel longitudinal sides and two parallel transversal sides, an edge segment, which runs along the periphery of the main body and extends from the outside in the direction of the inside and beyond the inside, characterized by a plurality of spring elements (22, 24; 124; 222) arranged on the main body, which are arranged along the longitudinal sides and/or along the transversal sides, wherein the spring elements (22, 24; 124; 222) are formed in such a way that the covering device is supportable by means of the spring elements (22, 24; 124; 222), when the spring elements are in a relaxed state, on a surface of a reaction vessel to be covered facing the covering device under formation of an intermediate space between the sealing element and the surface, wherein the spring elements (22, 24; 124; 222) are formed such that in a strained state the sealing element rests on the surface of the covered reaction vessel, in order to tightly seal the sample containers that are arranged in the sampling vessel. a flat main body having an inside and an outside, at least one planar sealing element arranged on the main body and connected to the main body, wherein the at least one sealing element is arranged on the inside of the main body, and wherein the main body comprises two parallel longitudinal sides and two parallel transversal sides, an edge segment, which runs along the periphery of the main body and extends from the outside in the direction of the inside and beyond the inside, characterized by a plurality of spring elements (22, 24; 124; 222) arranged on the main body, which are arranged along the longitudinal sides and/or along the transversal sides, wherein the spring elements (22, 24; 124; 222) are formed in such a way that the covering device is supportable by means of the spring elements (22, 24; 124; 222), when the spring elements are in a relaxed state, on a surface of a reaction vessel to be covered facing the covering device under formation of an intermediate space between the sealing element and the surface, wherein the spring elements (22, 24; 124; 222) are formed such that in a strained state the sealing element rests on the surface of the covered reaction vessel, in order to tightly seal the sample containers that are arranged in the sampling vessel.