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A treated water purification system (18, 19, 19') comprising a closed loop (107, 109, 109') for water flow, said loop (107, 109, 109') comprising at least one treated water supply point, at least one point of use of purified water, at least one pump means, at least one means for sterilization by UV radiation defining a zone for sterilization by UV, and at least one filtration means, the system (18, 19, 19') being characterized in that the zone for sterilization by UV comprises the supply point and, furthermore, at least one purified water extraction point connected via a recycling pipe to a storage tank (17,112), and situated upstream of the supply point in the direction of flow in the loop (107,109,109'), and in that the extraction point and the supply point are both situated in a sector of the UV sterilization zone, said sector being isolated from the two connection points (R M, R V) of the loop (107, 109, 109') to the sterilization zone by two other sectors (106A, 106C) of the UV sterilization zone; in that the filtration means comprises a membrane, and two pipes connected to the loop at the upstream side of the filter membrane; and in that the point of use is at the downstream side of the filter membrane.
A method for measuring clotting time comprising introducing a blood or plasma sample into a microfluidic chip, the microfluidic chip comprising: a) an inlet in communication with one or more microchannels, wherein the channel ranges in length from tens of microns to millimeters, with height and depth in the tens of microns to hundreds of microns range; b) the one or more microchannels comprising at least one anionically charged surface which activates clotting, wherein the anionically charged surface does not include chemical agents activating clotting; and wherein the introduced blood or plasma sample is in contact with said anionically charged surface which serves to activate the clotting cascade without the use of additional chemical or biological clotting reagents; c) each microchannel comprising a test chamber (12a, 12b) in which changes in viscosity, impedance, acoustic properties, or optical properties can be measured; and d) an outlet in communication with the one or more microchannels, wherein the microfluidic chip is inserted into a reader (50,80), the reader (50, 80) comprising: (i) a detector which determines changes in viscosity, impedance, acoustic properties or optical properties in the sample in the test chamber to measure clotting time; (ii) a temperature controlling element, and wherein the detector is configured to output the measured clotting time determined from the change in viscosity, impedance, acoustic properties, or optical properties, to a monitor, display or information storage. a) an inlet in communication with one or more microchannels, wherein the channel ranges in length from tens of microns to millimeters, with height and depth in the tens of microns to hundreds of microns range; b) the one or more microchannels comprising at least one anionically charged surface which activates clotting, wherein the anionically charged surface does not include chemical agents activating clotting; and wherein the introduced blood or plasma sample is in contact with said anionically charged surface which serves to activate the clotting cascade without the use of additional chemical or biological clotting reagents; c) each microchannel comprising a test chamber (12a, 12b) in which changes in viscosity, impedance, acoustic properties, or optical properties can be measured; and d) an outlet in communication with the one or more microchannels, (i) a detector which determines changes in viscosity, impedance, acoustic properties or optical properties in the sample in the test chamber to measure clotting time; (ii) a temperature controlling element, and wherein the detector is configured to output the measured clotting time determined from the change in viscosity, impedance, acoustic properties, or optical properties, to a monitor, display or information storage.
A method for processing a semiconductor substrate, comprising: in a first material removal stage, forming a plurality of depressions in a dielectric, wherein the dielectric is on a semiconductor substrate, and wherein the first material removal stage stops when the substrate is exposed; in a second material removal stage, forming an aperture in the semiconductor substrate and through the dielectric, wherein the aperture has a first end open at the dielectric and a second end in the semiconductor substrate such that the aperture penetrates through at least a portion of a thickness of the semiconductor substrate; wherein the first material removal stage occurs before the second material removal stage; simultaneously depositing a conductive material into the aperture and at least some of the plurality of depressions; exposing the conductive material at the second end of the aperture; and attaching a solder ball to the exposed conductive material at the second end of the aperture. in a first material removal stage, forming a plurality of depressions in a dielectric, wherein the dielectric is on a semiconductor substrate, and wherein the first material removal stage stops when the substrate is exposed; in a second material removal stage, forming an aperture in the semiconductor substrate and through the dielectric, wherein the aperture has a first end open at the dielectric and a second end in the semiconductor substrate such that the aperture penetrates through at least a portion of a thickness of the semiconductor substrate; wherein the first material removal stage occurs before the second material removal stage; simultaneously depositing a conductive material into the aperture and at least some of the plurality of depressions; exposing the conductive material at the second end of the aperture; and attaching a solder ball to the exposed conductive material at the second end of the aperture.
A tissue engineering scaffold having a mechanical response to stress and strain substantially similar to that of a response by a native blood vessel, the scaffold comprising (a) a first tubular element comprising an elastomeric element, an exterior surface and an interior luminal surface; and (b) a second tubular element comprising a tensile corrugated element, an exterior surface and an interior luminal surface in contact with the exterior surface of the first tubular element, wherein the elastomeric element comprises an elastomeric component with a first elastic modulus and the tensile element comprises a tensile component with a second elastic modulus that is greater than the first elastic modulus, and wherein: the mechanical response of said tissue engineering scaffold to stress and strain is characterized by a J-shaped stress/strain curve; and/or the tissue engineering scaffold has at least one of: (i) a circumferential tube elastic modulus 2 of about 3.0 MPa to about 6.0 MPa; (ii) a circumferential modulus transition of about 0.57 MPa to about 1.12 MPa; and (iii) a circumferential tube elastic modulus 1 of about 0.1 MPa to about 0.5 MPa. the mechanical response of said tissue engineering scaffold to stress and strain is characterized by a J-shaped stress/strain curve; and/or the tissue engineering scaffold has at least one of: (i) a circumferential tube elastic modulus 2 of about 3.0 MPa to about 6.0 MPa; (ii) a circumferential modulus transition of about 0.57 MPa to about 1.12 MPa; and (iii) a circumferential tube elastic modulus 1 of about 0.1 MPa to about 0.5 MPa. (i) a circumferential tube elastic modulus 2 of about 3.0 MPa to about 6.0 MPa; (ii) a circumferential modulus transition of about 0.57 MPa to about 1.12 MPa; and (iii) a circumferential tube elastic modulus 1 of about 0.1 MPa to about 0.5 MPa.
A system (10,60) comprising: an implant comprising a nickel titanium alloy and having a proximal end and a distal end, the implant having an Austenite finish temperature of 22 °C or negative (-)15°C to negative (-)20°C, wherein the implant is shape set to a first substantially longitudinal configuration, and has a kink radius of no greater than 4.953 millimeters (0.195 inches), the kink radius being half the distance between the proximal and distal unkinked ends (12a,12b) held parallel to each other when the implant is kinked by bending, and wherein the implant is configured to self-expand from a collapsed condition to an expanded condition; and a catheter configured to deliver the implant to a delivery site, the catheter being configured to maintain the implant in the collapsed condition, whereby upon release of the implant from the catheter, the implant moves to the expanded condition. an implant comprising a nickel titanium alloy and having a proximal end and a distal end, the implant having an Austenite finish temperature of 22 °C or negative (-)15°C to negative (-)20°C, wherein the implant is shape set to a first substantially longitudinal configuration, and has a kink radius of no greater than 4.953 millimeters (0.195 inches), the kink radius being half the distance between the proximal and distal unkinked ends (12a,12b) held parallel to each other when the implant is kinked by bending, and wherein the implant is configured to self-expand from a collapsed condition to an expanded condition; and a catheter configured to deliver the implant to a delivery site, the catheter being configured to maintain the implant in the collapsed condition, whereby upon release of the implant from the catheter, the implant moves to the expanded condition.
Infrared emitter, comprising a substrate (2; 32) made of an electrically insulating material that comprises a surface that contacts a conductor track made of a resistor material that is electrically conducting and generates heat when current flows through it, characterised in that the substrate material comprises an amorphous matrix component into which an additional component is embedded that absorbs in the spectral range of infrared radiation, and wherein the substrate (2; 32) comprises a surface facing the conductor track and in that at least a part of said surface is configured with a cover layer made of porous glass, whereby the conductor track is embedded, at least in part, in said cover layer.
System for cleaning at least one glazed surface (20, 21) of a vehicle comprising: - a hydraulic distribution bus able to allow a cleaning product to flow from a storage tank, - at least two devices (100 to 111) for projecting the cleaning product onto the at least one glazed surface (20, 21), the at least two projection devices (100 to 111) being linked by hydraulic connection elements to the hydraulic distribution bus, independently of one another and in successive areas (90, 92) of said hydraulic distribution bus, characterized in that it comprises an electronic control bus, the at least two projection devices (100 to 111) being linked electrically to the electronic control bus independently of one another, the electronic control bus and the hydraulic distribution bus forming one and the same electric and hydraulic distribution bus for the projection devices (100 to 111). - a hydraulic distribution bus able to allow a cleaning product to flow from a storage tank, - at least two devices (100 to 111) for projecting the cleaning product onto the at least one glazed surface (20, 21),
An absorbent article comprising: an absorber capable of absorbing a body fluid of a user, a liquid-permeable sheet covering one surface of said absorber and allowing a body fluid of the user to pass through, and a liquid-impermeable sheet covering another surface of said absorber and disallowing a body fluid of the user to pass through, wherein the color of said liquid-permeable sheet has an L* value of 88 or more, an a* value of 0 to 0.3 and a b* value of -8 to 0 in the L*a*b* color system, and the color of said absorber has a b* value of 1 to 5 and an L* value of 93 or more in the L*a*b* color system, wherein said liquid permeable sheet is a nonwoven fabric comprising fibers having a three-dimensional crimp shape, wherein said liquid-permeable sheet comprises a blue colorant for coloring said liquid-permeable sheet in said color, and wherein the weight ratio of the blue colorant to said liquid-permeable sheet is from 500 to 3,000 ppm. an absorber capable of absorbing a body fluid of a user, a liquid-permeable sheet covering one surface of said absorber and allowing a body fluid of the user to pass through, and a liquid-impermeable sheet covering another surface of said absorber and disallowing a body fluid of the user to pass through, wherein the color of said liquid-permeable sheet has an L* value of 88 or more, an a* value of 0 to 0.3 and a b* value of -8 to 0 in the L*a*b* color system, and the color of said absorber has a b* value of 1 to 5 and an L* value of 93 or more in the L*a*b* color system, wherein said liquid permeable sheet is a nonwoven fabric comprising fibers having a three-dimensional crimp shape, wherein said liquid-permeable sheet comprises a blue colorant for coloring said liquid-permeable sheet in said color, and wherein the weight ratio of the blue colorant to said liquid-permeable sheet is from 500 to 3,000 ppm.
A transgenic plant that produces a Cry34Ab1 protein, a Cry35Ab1 protein, and a Cry3Aa insecticidal protein, wherein said Cry35Ab1 protein is at least 95% identical with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:4 and SEQ ID NO:5, said Cry3Aa insecticidal protein is at least 95% identical with a sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO:2, and said Cry34Ab1 protein is at least 95% identical with SEQ ID NO:3.
Method for detecting the rotary angle positions (α, β) of rotating parts of a wiper motor, the wiper motor having a brushless electric motor as a first part which comprises a rotor rotating about a first axis of rotation and which drives a gear wheel as a second part which rotates about a second axis of rotation and which comprises a driven shaft, and the rotary angle positions (α, β) of the two rotating parts being detected by means of two sensor devices (31, 38) each having a signal generating element (30; 30a; 30b, 36) and a sensor element (32; 32a to 32d; 40; 40a to 40d) for detecting a changing physical parameter of the signal generating element (30; 30a; 30b, 36), an absolute angle position (α, β) of both rotating parts is detected by means of a respective one of the sensor devices (31, 38), the rotary angle positions (α, β) of the two rotating parts being matched with each other in such a manner that a specific rotary angle position (β) of the driven shaft is matched with at least one specific rotary angle position (α) of the rotor, that currently matched rotary angle positions (α, β) of the two rotating parts are compared to values stored in a storage and evaluation unit a signal or an error message is generated when a stored limit value (σ) between current values and stored values is exceeded, characterized in that a conclusion is drawn regarding a wear state of the rotating parts of the wiper motor and/or the temporal or angle-conforming activation of the wire windings of the stator are adapted or modified in response to said signal or error message.
A communication method between a chip and an imaging device, comprising the steps of: receiving, by the chip, a clock pulse signal from the imaging device via a clock line; receiving, by the chip, a READ instruction from the imaging device via a data line, wherein within one clock pulse signal period, the chip transmits at least one bit of implicit data and one bit of master data that are stored in an internal memory to the data line within different time slots, respectively, and the imaging device collects data from the data line while the chip is transmitting the master data to the data line; and receiving, by the chip, a WRITE instruction from the imaging device via the data line, wherein the chip receives the master data sent from the imaging device, writes the master data into the memory arranged in the chip, and updates the implicit data stored in the memory. receiving, by the chip, a clock pulse signal from the imaging device via a clock line; receiving, by the chip, a READ instruction from the imaging device via a data line, wherein within one clock pulse signal period, the chip transmits at least one bit of implicit data and one bit of master data that are stored in an internal memory to the data line within different time slots, respectively, and the imaging device collects data from the data line while the chip is transmitting the master data to the data line; and receiving, by the chip, a WRITE instruction from the imaging device via the data line, wherein the chip receives the master data sent from the imaging device, writes the master data into the memory arranged in the chip, and updates the implicit data stored in the memory.
A system for authenticating a physical element suitable for electromechanical association with a receiving device, comprising: a printable substrate associated with the physical element; a first circuit printed on the printable substrate and suitable to receive at least one electrical characteristic of the physical element; an incomplete circuit associated with the receiving device, wherein an interface of the first circuit to the receiving device completes the incomplete circuit to form a functional circuit; at least one sensor within the incomplete circuit and suitable for sensing the at least one electrical characteristic via the functional circuit upon completion of the incomplete circuit; and at least one comparative listing stored within a non-transitory memory (61 0a) of the receiving device, wherein the at least on sensed electrical characteristic is compared to the at least one comparative listing to provide the authentication, and wherein the authentication provided is indicative of a unique action. a printable substrate associated with the physical element; a first circuit printed on the printable substrate and suitable to receive at least one electrical characteristic of the physical element; an incomplete circuit associated with the receiving device, wherein an interface of the first circuit to the receiving device completes the incomplete circuit to form a functional circuit; at least one sensor within the incomplete circuit and suitable for sensing the at least one electrical characteristic via the functional circuit upon completion of the incomplete circuit; and at least one comparative listing stored within a non-transitory memory (61 0a) of the receiving device, wherein the at least on sensed electrical characteristic is compared to the at least one comparative listing to provide the authentication, and wherein the authentication provided is indicative of a unique action.
A point-of-use energy status indicator comprising: at least one status indicator for indicating the status of energy at a monitored device that is required for proper operation of a point-of-use device and/or a reason for which energy is not available at the monitored device; and means for overriding an energy curtailment imposed on the monitored device by a utility company or an energy management system; characterized by a status determining device comprising a sensor adapted to determine the presence or absence of power at the monitored device, the status determining device being linked by two-way communications means to the at least one status indicator, wherein if the monitored device is not receiving power, the status indicator provides a message indicating the reason energy is not being supplied, and wherein the reasons for which energy is not available at the monitored device include utility power outage and may further include one or more of utility demand response, peak demand period, energy management curtailment, circuit breaker tripped, circuit breaker off, and backup generator. at least one status indicator for indicating the status of energy at a monitored device that is required for proper operation of a point-of-use device and/or a reason for which energy is not available at the monitored device; and means for overriding an energy curtailment imposed on the monitored device by a utility company or an energy management system; characterized by a status determining device comprising a sensor adapted to determine the presence or absence of power at the monitored device, the status determining device being linked by two-way communications means to the at least one status indicator, wherein if the monitored device is not receiving power, the status indicator provides a message indicating the reason energy is not being supplied, and wherein the reasons for which energy is not available at the monitored device include utility power outage and may further include one or more of utility demand response, peak demand period, energy management curtailment, circuit breaker tripped, circuit breaker off, and backup generator.
Method for the removal of fine silicon material, in particular with grain sizes below 1μm, from silicon material to be ground with grain sizes up to 500μm, characterized in that a) the silicon material to be ground (Si) is selected in such a way that its slurry has a mainly brown color if water is added, i.e. contains a significant part of silicon material with a grain size below 0.25μm, b) the silicon material to be ground (Si) is contained in a reaction vessel (2; 22), c) an aqueous or water-containing solution of a base (NaOH, KOH) is added to the silicon material to be ground (Si), which causes an etching process which leads to significant foaming and thereby chemically removes the fine particle fraction with a grain size below ca. 1 μm, d) the etching process caused by the base (NaOH, KOH) is stopped by adding an acid (HCl) or water (H 2 0) and that by neutralizing the base (NaOH, KOH) with the acid (HCl) quick sedimentation of the slurry begins, and e) when the etching process is finished and the sedimentation begins, the rather coarse solid material is provided for further processing and/or the solution formed above the rather coarse solid material is withdrawn. a) the silicon material to be ground (Si) is selected in such a way that its slurry has a mainly brown color if water is added, i.e. contains a significant part of silicon material with a grain size below 0.25μm, b) the silicon material to be ground (Si) is contained in a reaction vessel (2; 22), c) an aqueous or water-containing solution of a base (NaOH, KOH) is added to the silicon material to be ground (Si), which causes an etching process which leads to significant foaming and thereby chemically removes the fine particle fraction with a grain size below ca. 1 μm, d) the etching process caused by the base (NaOH, KOH) is stopped by adding an acid (HCl) or water (H 2 0) and that by neutralizing the base (NaOH, KOH) with the acid (HCl) quick sedimentation of the slurry begins, and e) when the etching process is finished and the sedimentation begins, the rather coarse solid material is provided for further processing and/or the solution formed above the rather coarse solid material is withdrawn.