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An introducer to be used to insert a urinary incontinence device into a vagina, comprising: a housing including a vaginal insertion tube at a proximal end of the housing and a storage section at a distal end of the housing, the storage section is shaped and dimensioned for storage of the urinary incontinence device prior to insertion and the vaginal insertion tube is shaped and dimensioned for the passage of the urinary incontinence device therethrough, wherein dimensions of the storage section are such that the urinary incontinence device to be contained therein is in its deployed non-compressed state allowing the urinary incontinence device to be stored in its non-compressed state prior to use; and a plunger which travels within the housing, characterized in that the vaginal insertion tube includes a proximal first end and a distal second end that is secured to the storage section, the vaginal insertion tube has a cross section having the shape of a soft triangle and increases in cross sectional size as it extends from the proximal first end toward the distal second end of the vaginal insertion tube, wherein a diameter of the storage section is greater than a width dimension of the cross sectional of the vaginal insertion tube resulting in a vaginal abutment surface along the proximal first end of the storage section that prevents the storage section from entering the vagina when the vaginal insertion tube is inserted into the vagina. a housing including a vaginal insertion tube at a proximal end of the housing and a storage section at a distal end of the housing, the storage section is shaped and dimensioned for storage of the urinary incontinence device prior to insertion and the vaginal insertion tube is shaped and dimensioned for the passage of the urinary incontinence device therethrough, wherein dimensions of the storage section are such that the urinary incontinence device to be contained therein is in its deployed non-compressed state allowing the urinary incontinence device to be stored in its non-compressed state prior to use; and a plunger which travels within the housing, characterized in that the vaginal insertion tube includes a proximal first end and a distal second end that is secured to the storage section, the vaginal insertion tube has a cross section having the shape of a soft triangle and increases in cross sectional size as it extends from the proximal first end toward the distal second end of the vaginal insertion tube, wherein a diameter of the storage section is greater than a width dimension of the cross sectional of the vaginal insertion tube resulting in a vaginal abutment surface along the proximal first end of the storage section that prevents the storage section from entering the vagina when the vaginal insertion tube is inserted into the vagina.
A method of detecting a microorganism contained on or within chewing gum comprising: sonicating the chewing gum under conditions which remove the microorganism from the chewing gum and deposit the microorganism in a suspension; contacting at least a portion of the suspension with a solid-support under conditions that promote colony formation, wherein the formation of a colony on the solid-support indicates the presence of a microorganism on or within the chewing gum; and identifying the microorganism. sonicating the chewing gum under conditions which remove the microorganism from the chewing gum and deposit the microorganism in a suspension; contacting at least a portion of the suspension with a solid-support under conditions that promote colony formation, wherein the formation of a colony on the solid-support indicates the presence of a microorganism on or within the chewing gum; and identifying the microorganism.
Printing device for printing on print workpieces having a machine base body, which features a lateral side and a longitudinal side and is designed to accommodate at least one print workpiece, a guiding means, which is arranged above the machine base body and extends across the print workpiece across the width of the machine base body, a printing means, which is designed for printing on the print workpiece and is movably supported on the guiding means across the width of the machine base body, and on the machine base body is provided at least one translating means, upon which the print workpiece being accommodated is arranged and which is designed to change the position of the at least one print workpiece with respect to the machine base body, - wherein the printing means features at least one first printhead unit and one second printhead unit, which are able to move on the guiding means across the width of the machine base body from each other independently in relation to one another, - each printhead unit features at least one printhead, which is designed to print at least one color of print ink on the print workpiece, - the guiding means is designed as a portal guide having a crossbar which extends in a lateral direction, and - the first printhead unit is movably supported on a front side of the crossbar and the second printhead unit is movably supported on a rear side of the crossbar. characterized in that - the translating means has at least two carriages on which in each case at least one print workpiece is stored so that it can be moved in approximately parallel to the longitudinal side of the machine base body, - that the number of printhead units in operation correspond to the number of the print workpieces to print in parallel, and - that the printhead units of the printing means are designed to print an image on the adjacent print workpieces being provided both collectively and independently of one another. - wherein the printing means features at least one first printhead unit and one second printhead unit, which are able to move on the guiding means across the width of the machine base body from each other independently in relation to one another, - each printhead unit features at least one printhead, which is designed to print at least one color of print ink on the print workpiece, - the guiding means is designed as a portal guide having a crossbar which extends in a lateral direction, and - the first printhead unit is movably supported on a front side of the crossbar and the second printhead unit is movably supported on a rear side of the crossbar. - the translating means has at least two carriages on which in each case at least one print workpiece is stored so that it can be moved in approximately parallel to the longitudinal side of the machine base body, - that the number of printhead units in operation correspond to the number of the print workpieces to print in parallel, and - that the printhead units of the printing means are designed to print an image on the adjacent print workpieces being provided both collectively and independently of one another.
A process for producing a p-doped organic semiconductor comprising chemically doping an organic semiconductor with a protic ionic liquid, wherein the protic ionic liquid is bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (H-TFSI), and wherein the organic semiconductor comprises a compound of formula (Vb) wherein each R 1 is the same or different and is a group selected from hydrogen, C 1-8 alkyl, C 2-8 alkenyl, C 2-8 alkynyl, C 1-8 alkoxy, hydroxyl, mono-C 1-8 alkylamino, di-C 1-8 alkylamino, amino, halide, cyano, nitro, and thiol.
An illumination system comprising: - a LED light source arranged to emit primary radiation, - a radiation converting element arranged to convert at least part of the primary radiation into secondary radiation, - a filter arranged to block radiation generated in the illumination system having a wavelength shorter than a certain cut-off wavelength, wherein the filter is an interference filter which reflects blocked radiation back to the radiation converting element, characterized in that, the absorption spectrum and the emission spectrum of the radiation converting element overlap for at least 5% of the total area covered by both the normalized emission spectrum and the normalized absorption spectrum, and said interference filter is designed to block a part of the secondary radiation by having arranged the cut-off wavelength of the filter in the emission spectrum of the radiation converting element and to be less than 10 nm from the wavelength where the absorption and emission spectrum of the radiation converting element cross. - a LED light source arranged to emit primary radiation, - a radiation converting element arranged to convert at least part of the primary radiation into secondary radiation, - a filter arranged to block radiation generated in the illumination system having a wavelength shorter than a certain cut-off wavelength, wherein the filter is an interference filter which reflects blocked radiation back to the radiation converting element,
A battery module comprising: a first liquid battery, which is a unit cell; and characterized by a first solid battery, which is a unit cell that has a larger volume than a volume of the first liquid battery. a first liquid battery, which is a unit cell; and characterized by a first solid battery, which is a unit cell that has a larger volume than a volume of the first liquid battery.
A switch-actuating apparatus with a presence sensor for actuating a switch by the presence of a heat-emitting part on the presence sensor, wherein the presence is formed by an approach phase, in which the part approaches the presence sensor, a persistence phase, in which the part persists in the vicinity of the presence sensor, and a removal phase, in which the part is to be moved away from the presence sensor, wherein the presence sensor is configured to detect heat, which is emitted by the part, by means of at least one pixel (21 to 24), which has a thin film of pyroelectric material, and to output, per pixel (21 to 24), a signal (51 to 54) with signal deflections (56, 57) corresponding to the temporal intensity curve of the heat detected by the pixel (21 to 24), of a signal evaluation unit which is configured to, from the chronological sequence and the shape of the signal deflections (56, 57), to determine the approach phase and the distance phase, and an actuator which is controlled by the signal evaluation unit and is configured to activate the switch as soon as the approach phase or the distance phase is determined.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of hypoparathyroidism by administration of the composition to a subject in need thereof via oral administration, the composition comprising: teriparatide; at least one protease inhibitor; and SNAC (sodium 8-N-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)aminocaprylate), wherein said composition is for administration via oral administration at least three times per day, and said oral administration is effected at least 4 hours after the most recent food intake. teriparatide; at least one protease inhibitor; and SNAC (sodium 8-N-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)aminocaprylate), wherein said composition is for administration via oral administration at least three times per day, and said oral administration is effected at least 4 hours after the most recent food intake.
A metal frame configured for fastening to a display tile and to another structure, the display tile comprising a first substrate, which has a lateral side, the frame being made of a first material with a first coefficient of thermal expansion and being configured to be fastened to the first substrate by means of an adhesive, the first substrate being made of a second material with a second coefficient of thermal expansion; the frame being divided into three parts: a first part configured to be glued by means of the adhesive to the lateral side of the first substrate, a third part configured to serve as fastening interface to the another structure and a second part positioned between the first and third parts to isolate the third part from strain in the first part, wherein grooves are formed in the second part of the frame, the grooves being substantially straight and substantially parallel to the lateral side of the first substrate, the metal frame having a reduced thickness of the first material in one of the grooves and the metal frame being characterized by at least one opening (522a, 522b) formed by perforation of the first material of the frame in one of the grooves to locally adjust the bending stiffness in the second part of the metal frame.
A method for increasing the reactivity of lignin, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: a) forming, under heating at a temperature of 30 - 70 °C, an aqueous dispersion comprising alkali and lignin, wherein the alkali comprises a hydroxide of an alkali metal, and wherein the concentration of lignin is 10 - 50 weight-% based on the total weight of the dispersion in step a); and b) heating the dispersion formed in step a) at a temperature of 50 - 95 °C for producing alkalated lignin. a) forming, under heating at a temperature of 30 - 70 °C, an aqueous dispersion comprising alkali and lignin, wherein the alkali comprises a hydroxide of an alkali metal, and wherein the concentration of lignin is 10 - 50 weight-% based on the total weight of the dispersion in step a); and b) heating the dispersion formed in step a) at a temperature of 50 - 95 °C for producing alkalated lignin.
A method for a packet gateway node, PGW (P-GW), being adapted for communicating with at least a serving gateway node, SGW (S-GW), the PGW being adapted for receiving and forwarding downlink data packets to a user entity, UE, the SGW moreover being adapted for communicating with a mobility management entity, MME; comprising the steps of the PGW - receiving a create session request or modify bearer request, communicated from a mobility management entity, MME, with the identity of said MME; updating the PGW with the identity of said mobility management entity, MME; - when receiving a downlink user plane data packet destined for the UE on a Packet Data Network, PDN, connection associated with a restarted SGW; - determining if the PDN connection has not yet been relocated to a new SGW and if so - selecting at least one SGW, that is, the restarted SGW or another SGW; - transmitting a control plane signal to the selected SGW, the control plane signal comprising an identity (IMSI) associated with the UE and the identity of said mobility management entity, MME, through which the PGW communicated with the UE before the SGW was restarted, identified in the received create session request or modify bearer request. - receiving a create session request or modify bearer request, communicated from a mobility management entity, MME, with the identity of said MME; updating the PGW with the identity of said mobility management entity, MME; - when receiving a downlink user plane data packet destined for the UE on a Packet Data Network, PDN, connection associated with a restarted SGW; - determining if the PDN connection has not yet been relocated to a new SGW and if so - selecting at least one SGW, that is, the restarted SGW or another SGW; - transmitting a control plane signal to the selected SGW, the control plane signal comprising an identity (IMSI) associated with the UE and the identity of said mobility management entity, MME, through which the PGW communicated with the UE before the SGW was restarted, identified in the received create session request or modify bearer request.
A steering arrangement comprising a baseplate and/or a suspension device, upon which a first and a second pair of wheels are arranged to rest against an underlying surface, the first pair of wheels having non-steerable wheels, which are mounted on the baseplate and/or the suspension device, the second pair of wheels comprising a driven wheel which is steerable around a first vertical axis, and a non-driven wheel, which is turnable around a second vertical axis, the non-driven wheel of the second pair of wheels and the driven wheel are mutually coupled through a transmission device, which converts a steering movement for the driven wheel to a synchronized steering movement of the non-driven wheel, characterized in that the transmission device comprises a turning plate with an asymmetric form being connected to the non-driven wheel, which can be turned around said second vertical axis; an output shaft, which is affected by the first steerable wheel; and a chain, a belt or similar device, which connects said asymmetric turning plate and said output shaft, so that mutually corresponding turning radii for the respective wheels are achieved in both turning directions, i.e. the respective radius (Ry, Ri) through the center of the respective wheel intersect each other on an extended line through a horizontal rotational axis in a center point, while at the same time the wheels are arranged at right angles in relation to the turning radii.
An apparatus for coupling a laser and an optical fiber, comprising: an optical signal transmission part, which comprises a laser fixing part and an optical fiber fixing part, which are respectively disposed at two ends of the optical signal transmission part, wherein the laser fixing part is configured to be coupled with the laser, and the optical fiber fixing part is configured to be coupled with the optical fiber; and wherein a refractive index of the optical signal transmission part changes gradually, the refractive index becomes higher at a position closer to a principal axis, and the optical signal transmission part is configured to: converge optical signals incident from the laser coupled to the laser fixing part or diverge an optical signal incident from the laser coupled to the laser fixing part, and then emit a converged optical signal or diverged optical signals into the optical fiber coupled to the optical fiber fixing part; and characterized in that the optical signal transmission part further comprises a first subpart and a second subpart, wherein the first subpart is wrapped in the second subpart; a cross-sectional radius of the first subpart changes gradually, and a refractive index becomes higher at a position closer to a center in any cross-section; and a refractive index of the second subpart is constant. an optical signal transmission part, which comprises a laser fixing part and an optical fiber fixing part, which are respectively disposed at two ends of the optical signal transmission part, wherein the laser fixing part is configured to be coupled with the laser, and the optical fiber fixing part is configured to be coupled with the optical fiber; and wherein a refractive index of the optical signal transmission part changes gradually, the refractive index becomes higher at a position closer to a principal axis, and the optical signal transmission part is configured to: converge optical signals incident from the laser coupled to the laser fixing part or diverge an optical signal incident from the laser coupled to the laser fixing part, and then emit a converged optical signal or diverged optical signals into the optical fiber coupled to the optical fiber fixing part; and
Air conditioning assembly, in particular cooling assembly, comprising at least one control cabinet with a support device, on the front side of which, directed towards the control cabinet doors, electrical and/or electronic devices that are to be air-conditioned are arranged in tiers one above the other and side by side, wherein by means of at least one heat sink, as an independent component in each case, the devices located inside the control cabinet can be at least partially air-conditioned, there being, between the respective heat sink and the rear side of the respectively assignable support device, a rear flow chamber by means of which a descending airflow can be forced from top to bottom when the control cabinet is in position, wherein a front flow chamber between the support structure and the respective control cabinet door permits an ascending airflow which is guided at least partially past the heat-generating devices, wherein the support device is provided with apertures which each permit a direct transverse connection from the rear flow chamber to the front flow chamber in such a way that the assignable devices in the control cabinet are exposed to the flow from both the front and from the side, and wherein the circulation of the flowing cool or warm air is effected by an air conveying device, characterised in that the heat to be dissipated from the devices produces a convective flow on the front side which leads from bottom to top, and in that above the devices the total airflow on the front side is in turn sucked in by the air conveying device and via its outlet aperture produces an airflow which is directed from top to bottom on the rear side of the frame, from which individual partial airflows (42, 44, 46), branched off via the respective openings, pass from the rear side of the frame to the front side and combine to form the total airflow on the front side.
A fastening device, the device comprising: a slider body slidably connected to a first zipper track; a plurality of teeth beginning with a first tooth connected to the first zipper track; a first lower body affixed to said first zipper track, the lower body comprising a first housing element that contains a first magnet and further comprises a first vertical element that reversibly interacts with the slider body; and a second lower body affixed to a second zipper track; a plurality of teeth beginning with a first tooth connected to the second zipper track; the second lower body comprising a second housing element that contains a second magnet and further comprises a second vertical element, wherein the first and second lower bodies reversibly form a single element through the releasable interaction of the first magnet and second magnet; and wherein said first vertical element comprises a protruding horizontal element that extends toward said second zipper track when the lower bodies (104, 106) are in an assembled configuration, characterized in that the orientation of the magnetic interaction between the two magnets (83, 112) is parallel to the horizontal element in this assembled configuration. a slider body slidably connected to a first zipper track; a plurality of teeth beginning with a first tooth connected to the first zipper track; a first lower body affixed to said first zipper track, the lower body comprising a first housing element that contains a first magnet and further comprises a first vertical element that reversibly interacts with the slider body; and a second lower body affixed to a second zipper track; a plurality of teeth beginning with a first tooth connected to the second zipper track; the second lower body comprising a second housing element that contains a second magnet and further comprises a second vertical element, wherein the first and second lower bodies reversibly form a single element through the releasable interaction of the first magnet and second magnet; and wherein said first vertical element comprises a protruding horizontal element that extends toward said second zipper track when the lower bodies (104, 106) are in an assembled configuration, characterized in that the orientation of the magnetic interaction between the two magnets (83, 112) is parallel to the horizontal element in this assembled configuration.