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Sensor arrangement comprising a sensor element having a ceramic main body, two electrodes (4, 8) which are arranged on the main body, two separate contact pieces (19, 20) for the electrical contacting the electrodes (4, 8), and a support which has two support elements (17, 18), wherein the contact pieces (19, 20) each connect one of the electrodes (4, 8) to one of the support elements (17, 18), wherein the electrodes (4, 8) each have an electrode base and a surface layer arranged on said electrode base, which surface layer comprises an oxidation-inhibiting metal selected from silver, gold, copper and aluminium, and wherein the surface layer is formed only on a part of the electrode base, such that a part of the electrode base is free from the surface layer and the contact pieces (19, 20) directly contact the electrode bases. a sensor element having a ceramic main body, two electrodes (4, 8) which are arranged on the main body, two separate contact pieces (19, 20) for the electrical contacting the electrodes (4, 8), and a support which has two support elements (17, 18), wherein the contact pieces (19, 20) each connect one of the electrodes (4, 8) to one of the support elements (17, 18), wherein the electrodes (4, 8) each have an electrode base and a surface layer arranged on said electrode base, which surface layer comprises an oxidation-inhibiting metal selected from silver, gold, copper and aluminium, and wherein the surface layer is formed only on a part of the electrode base, such that a part of the electrode base is free from the surface layer and the contact pieces (19, 20) directly contact the electrode bases.
A method of selectively sealing a first set of separator layers disposed on both sides of and extending past an edge of a first electrode of a wound jellyroll assembly comprising two electrodes, while not sealing a second set of separator layers disposed on both sides of and extending past an edge, parallel and proximate to the edge of the first electrode, of a second electrode, both edges disposed on the same end of the wound jellyroll assembly, while exposing said same end of the wound jellyroll assembly to a heat source.
Apparatus for an imaging device in or on a vehicle comprising at least one lens hood and a heating element which is arranged on the lens hood in a thermally conductive manner, characterized in that the heating element has at least one ceramic PTC element and that metallic contacting parts (6, 7) are arranged on a bottom side and a top side of the PTC element, wherein at least one contacting part (6, 7) of the heating element has a connection portion (6.1, 7.1) integrally designed with the same, via which connection portion (6.1, 7.1) the heating element is electrically contacted, and at least one connection portion (6.1, 7.1) is surrounded by a connector housing attached to the lens hood.
A fluid regulator (1 0A), comprising: a balanced port regulator valve having an inlet, an outlet, a valve port disposed between the inlet and the outlet, and a valve disc that is movable along a longitudinal axis between a closed position in which the valve disc sealingly engages the valve port and an open position in which the valve disc is spaced apart from the valve port; an actuator coupled to the regulator valve and responsive to fluid pressure to move an actuator stem along the longitudinal axis; and a connector assembly that operably and removably connects the valve disc to the actuator stem, wherein the connector assembly comprises a retainer, wherein a first end of the retainer is operably secured to the valve disc and a second end of the retainer is connected to the actuator stem, and wherein the valve disc is secured to the retainer through a valve stem; characterized in that the balanced port regulator valve comprises a biasing element that is configured to urge the valve disc away from the valve port, wherein the retainer includes a surface that receives the biasing element. a balanced port regulator valve having an inlet, an outlet, a valve port disposed between the inlet and the outlet, and a valve disc that is movable along a longitudinal axis between a closed position in which the valve disc sealingly engages the valve port and an open position in which the valve disc is spaced apart from the valve port; an actuator coupled to the regulator valve and responsive to fluid pressure to move an actuator stem along the longitudinal axis; and a connector assembly that operably and removably connects the valve disc to the actuator stem, wherein the connector assembly comprises a retainer, wherein a first end of the retainer is operably secured to the valve disc and a second end of the retainer is connected to the actuator stem, and wherein the valve disc is secured to the retainer through a valve stem; characterized in that the balanced port regulator valve comprises a biasing element that is configured to urge the valve disc away from the valve port, wherein the retainer includes a surface that receives the biasing element.
A method for conditioning a flexible medical endoscope having a plurality of internal channels comprising an air channel, a water channel and an aspiration channel, so as to maintain disinfection of said endoscope following processing to a state of high level disinfection, said method comprising the sequential steps of: (a) connecting each of the internal channels of the endoscope to an individual dedicated connector enabling fluid communication with a reservoir of disinfectant fluid; (b) charging each of the internal channels in turn with disinfectant fluid from the reservoir, according to a pre-determined sequence; (c) disconnecting the internal channels from the connectors; (d) sealing the endoscope in a pouch having a substantially air-tight seal and a valve enabling connection to suction means; and (e) connecting and activating said suction means so as substantially to reduce pressure within the pouch, thereby partially evacuating said pouch; and wherein said method is carried out on or at a conditioning station housing said disinfectant fluid reservoir, said suction means, and a processor adapted to control steps (b) and (e) according to a pre-programmed sequence. (a) connecting each of the internal channels of the endoscope to an individual dedicated connector enabling fluid communication with a reservoir of disinfectant fluid; (b) charging each of the internal channels in turn with disinfectant fluid from the reservoir, according to a pre-determined sequence; (c) disconnecting the internal channels from the connectors; (d) sealing the endoscope in a pouch having a substantially air-tight seal and a valve enabling connection to suction means; and (e) connecting and activating said suction means so as substantially to reduce pressure within the pouch, thereby partially evacuating said pouch;
A benzimidazole carbamate-sugar compound conjugate compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: Wherein, R 1 is a sugar-compound residue, wherein the sugar compound is selected from glucose or fructose, R 2 and R 3 are the same as or different from each other and represent hydrogen or a substituted hydrocarbon group selected from the group consisting in an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group having 3 to 10 ring atoms, wherein the alkyl group, aryl group, or heteroaryl group is substituted with a substituent selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxy, thiol, amino, alkyl, alkyloxy, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aryl, aryloxy, arylamino, diarylamino or heteroaryl groups, and X is selected from the group consisting of -O-, -S-, -SO-, -SO 2 -, -NH-, -N(R 2)-, -CH 2 -, -CH(R 2)-, and -CO-. Wherein, R 1 is a sugar-compound residue, wherein the sugar compound is selected from glucose or fructose, R 2 and R 3 are the same as or different from each other and represent hydrogen or a substituted hydrocarbon group selected from the group consisting in an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group having 3 to 10 ring atoms, wherein the alkyl group, aryl group, or heteroaryl group is substituted with a substituent selected from halogen, cyano, hydroxy, thiol, amino, alkyl, alkyloxy, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aryl, aryloxy, arylamino, diarylamino or heteroaryl groups, and X is selected from the group consisting of -O-, -S-, -SO-, -SO 2 -, -NH-, -N(R 2)-, -CH 2 -, -CH(R 2)-, and -CO-.
A system for monitoring information in a network environment, comprising: means for accessing a main communication flow between an end user and a server, the access means being arranged in the path of the main communication flow between the end user and server; and means for selectively communicating information associated with the main communication flow from the access means to a plurality of client-aware network elements (24a, 24b), the communicating means being arranged to replicate at least a portion of the main communication flow to one or more of the client-aware network elements; and characterized in that the access means is arranged to act as client and server for the replicated communication flow that is replicated to the one or more client-aware network elements so as to create the appearance to the client-aware network element(s) that the client-aware network element(s) are installed in the main communication flow. means for accessing a main communication flow between an end user and a server, the access means being arranged in the path of the main communication flow between the end user and server; and means for selectively communicating information associated with the main communication flow from the access means to a plurality of client-aware network elements (24a, 24b), the communicating means being arranged to replicate at least a portion of the main communication flow to one or more of the client-aware network elements; and characterized in that the access means is arranged to act as client and server for the replicated communication flow that is replicated to the one or more client-aware network elements so as to create the appearance to the client-aware network element(s) that the client-aware network element(s) are installed in the main communication flow.
A fluid tank comprising: a first reservoir configured to contain a print fluid; a second reservoir configured to contain the print fluid; a first Input/Output (I/O) port configured to fluidly couple with a printhead to allow the print fluid to flow into or out of the first reservoir; a second I/O port configured to fluidly couple with the printhead to allow the print fluid to flow into or out of the second reservoir; and characterized by a flexible membrane between the first reservoir and the second reservoir configured to flex to create a pressure difference between the first reservoir and the second reservoir. a first reservoir configured to contain a print fluid; a second reservoir configured to contain the print fluid; a first Input/Output (I/O) port configured to fluidly couple with a printhead to allow the print fluid to flow into or out of the first reservoir; a second I/O port configured to fluidly couple with the printhead to allow the print fluid to flow into or out of the second reservoir; and characterized by a flexible membrane between the first reservoir and the second reservoir configured to flex to create a pressure difference between the first reservoir and the second reservoir.
An intake manifold, comprising: a plurality of intake pipes (4a,4b, 4c); a distribution portion connecting to the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c) and guiding fluid at an inside of the distribution portion to the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c); and a first protruding portion (15a, 15b, 15c) provided at least a same number of the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c) at the inside of the distribution portion, the first protruding portion (15a, 15b, 15c) being directed to the corresponding intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c), wherein intake manifold further comprises a surge tank guiding air from an outside of the distribution portion to the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c), wherein the distribution portion is provided independently of the surge tank and the distribution portion corresponds to an expansion chamber guiding the fluid, which is different from the air, flowing into the inside of the distribution portion to the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c), and the first protruding portion (15a, 15b, 15c) is provided in the expansion chamber, characterized in that, an inlet path (14a, 14b, 14c) is provided at the expansion chamber, communicating with the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c), wherein the first protruding portion (15a, 15b, 15c) extends toward the inlet path (14a, 14b, 14c). a plurality of intake pipes (4a,4b, 4c); a distribution portion connecting to the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c) and guiding fluid at an inside of the distribution portion to the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c); and a first protruding portion (15a, 15b, 15c) provided at least a same number of the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c) at the inside of the distribution portion, the first protruding portion (15a, 15b, 15c) being directed to the corresponding intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c), wherein intake manifold further comprises a surge tank guiding air from an outside of the distribution portion to the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c), wherein the distribution portion is provided independently of the surge tank and the distribution portion corresponds to an expansion chamber guiding the fluid, which is different from the air, flowing into the inside of the distribution portion to the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c), and the first protruding portion (15a, 15b, 15c) is provided in the expansion chamber, characterized in that, an inlet path (14a, 14b, 14c) is provided at the expansion chamber, communicating with the plurality of the intake pipes (4a, 4b, 4c), wherein the first protruding portion (15a, 15b, 15c) extends toward the inlet path (14a, 14b, 14c).
An ultrasound imaging system, comprising: an intraluminal ultrasound device configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient, the intraluminal ultrasound device comprising a transducer array disposed along a distal portion of a flexible elongate member, wherein the transducer array comprises an asymmetric aperture and is configured to obtain imaging data along one or more imaging planes (410,420); and a processor in communication with the transducer array, the processor configured to: receive first imaging data from the transducer array along a first imaging plane at a first angular position with respect to an axial direction of the aperture; compare the first angular position to a threshold angular position above which compromised imaging performance occurs; output, to a display device in communication with the processor, the first imaging data; and output, to the display device, a visual representation of the first angular position of the first imaging plane with respect to the axial direction of the aperture and wherein the visual representation is based on the comparison of the first angular position to the threshold angular position. an intraluminal ultrasound device configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient, the intraluminal ultrasound device comprising a transducer array disposed along a distal portion of a flexible elongate member, wherein the transducer array comprises an asymmetric aperture and is configured to obtain imaging data along one or more imaging planes (410,420); and a processor in communication with the transducer array, the processor configured to: receive first imaging data from the transducer array along a first imaging plane at a first angular position with respect to an axial direction of the aperture; compare the first angular position to a threshold angular position above which compromised imaging performance occurs; output, to a display device in communication with the processor, the first imaging data; and output, to the display device, a visual representation of the first angular position of the first imaging plane with respect to the axial direction of the aperture and wherein the visual representation is based on the comparison of the first angular position to the threshold angular position. receive first imaging data from the transducer array along a first imaging plane at a first angular position with respect to an axial direction of the aperture; compare the first angular position to a threshold angular position above which compromised imaging performance occurs; output, to a display device in communication with the processor, the first imaging data; and output, to the display device, a visual representation of the first angular position of the first imaging plane with respect to the axial direction of the aperture and wherein the visual representation is based on the comparison of the first angular position to the threshold angular position.
Wiping cloth which is configured so as to be multi-layered and has at least two material layers lying directly on top of one another, of which one first outer material layer forms an external wiping and cleaning layer, and of which at least one second material layer is configured as a storage layer, wherein a cleaning agent is provided in Wiping cloth, and wherein the cleaning agent is configured as cleaning agent that is reactivatable by adding water and so as to lie in at least one of the material layers lying on top of one another, characterized in that a fixedly established quantity of a drying-capable cleaning agent that is activatable by adding water is incorporated into Wiping cloth by the manufacturer, and in that Wiping and cleaning layer and the at least one storage layer are mechanically interconnected in a planar manner by driving fiber strand portions of the one material layer into the neighboring material layer in a planar distributed manner.
A generally disk-shaped open device (64; 80; 100) for securing at least one suture, comprising: an outer body (66; 102), a first arm (68; 84; 104) and a second arm (70; 86; 106) within an outer perimeter of the outer body (66; 102), the first and second arms (68, 70; 84, 86; 104, 106) separated by a first slit (72; 108) that extends inwardly from the outer perimeter of the outer body (66; 102), thereby allowing the at least one suture to be slid laterally into the first slit (72; 108), the first slit (72; 108) extending to a second slit (74; 110) that extends at a right angle from the first slit (72; 108) to an open region (76; 112) within the outer perimeter of the outer body (66; 102), wherein the open region (76; 112) is configured to allow the first and second arms (68, 70; 84, 86; 104, 106) to be separated to receive the at least one suture, wherein, in use, the first slit (72; 108) is configured to hold the at least one suture within the first slit (72; 108) by a pinching force of the first and second arms (68, 70; 84, 86; 104, 106), characterised in that the width of the second slit (74; 110) is smaller than the width of the first slit (72; 108). an outer body (66; 102), a first arm (68; 84; 104) and a second arm (70; 86; 106) within an outer perimeter of the outer body (66; 102), the first and second arms (68, 70; 84, 86; 104, 106) separated by a first slit (72; 108) that extends inwardly from the outer perimeter of the outer body (66; 102), thereby allowing the at least one suture to be slid laterally into the first slit (72; 108), the first slit (72; 108) extending to a second slit (74; 110) that extends at a right angle from the first slit (72; 108) to an open region (76; 112) within the outer perimeter of the outer body (66; 102), wherein the open region (76; 112) is configured to allow the first and second arms (68, 70; 84, 86; 104, 106) to be separated to receive the at least one suture, wherein, in use, the first slit (72; 108) is configured to hold the at least one suture within the first slit (72; 108) by a pinching force of the first and second arms (68, 70; 84, 86; 104, 106), characterised in that the width of the second slit (74; 110) is smaller than the width of the first slit (72; 108).
Working machine comprising working equipment and vehicle wheels, and a drive, wherein the drive has a computing unit by means of which a first electric motor for exclusively driving the vehicle wheels can be activated and a second electric motor for driving the working equipment can be activated, wherein the second electric motor drives at least one hydraulic pump having an adjustable swept volume, and the swept volume of the pump can be detected by means of a sensor, wherein the computing unit processes this swept volume for activating the second electric motor, characterized in that the speed of the second electric motor is limited in dependence on the speed of the first electric motor.
An apparatus, comprising: a sound sensor to receive acoustic signals and convert them into electrical signals; an actual parameter storage for actual parameters; a hypothetical parameter storage for hypothetical parameters stored during setup of the apparatus; a first storage for an actual usage log; a second storage for a hypothetical usage log; and a processor connected and configured to log the processing of the electrical signals using the actual parameters to update the actual usage log, and configured to log the processing of the electrical signals using the hypothetical parameters to update the hypothetical usage log. a sound sensor to receive acoustic signals and convert them into electrical signals; an actual parameter storage for actual parameters; a hypothetical parameter storage for hypothetical parameters stored during setup of the apparatus; a first storage for an actual usage log; a second storage for a hypothetical usage log; and a processor connected and configured to log the processing of the electrical signals using the actual parameters to update the actual usage log, and configured to log the processing of the electrical signals using the hypothetical parameters to update the hypothetical usage log.
A tensioner comprising: a base having a base aperture, the base aperture having an axis A-A and capable of receiving a driven component; a rotary arm rotatably engaged with the base and encircling the base aperture; a swing arm pivotally engaged with the rotary arm, a first torsion spring biasing the swing arm, a first pulley journalled to the swing arm; and characterised by: a rotary ring rotatably encircling the base aperture and disposed between the rotary arm and the base, a second pulley journalled to the rotary ring; a second torsion spring engaged between the rotary ring and the rotary arm for biasing the rotary ring; and a wave spring in pressing engagement between the base and the rotary ring. a base having a base aperture, the base aperture having an axis A-A and capable of receiving a driven component; a rotary arm rotatably engaged with the base and encircling the base aperture; a swing arm pivotally engaged with the rotary arm, a first torsion spring biasing the swing arm, a first pulley journalled to the swing arm; and characterised by: a rotary ring rotatably encircling the base aperture and disposed between the rotary arm and the base, a second pulley journalled to the rotary ring; a second torsion spring engaged between the rotary ring and the rotary arm for biasing the rotary ring; and a wave spring in pressing engagement between the base and the rotary ring. a rotary ring rotatably encircling the base aperture and disposed between the rotary arm and the base, a second pulley journalled to the rotary ring; a second torsion spring engaged between the rotary ring and the rotary arm for biasing the rotary ring; and a wave spring in pressing engagement between the base and the rotary ring.