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A package in which a medical device is stored, the package comprising an outer shell (16, 20) providing a vapor barrier between an interior space inside the outer shell and an exterior environment; a medical device (28, 30) positioned in the interior space inside the outer shell; the medical device including a liquid-containing element that is subject to drying out as liquid from the liquid-containing element vaporizes and travels from the interior space to the external environment; a condition sensor comprising two metallic elements (66, 70), each of the two metallic elements (66, 70) being composed of different metals, with each of the different metals selected so that the two metallic elements form an anode and a cathode of an electrochemical cell, each of the two metallic elements being in electrical contact with a conductive water-containing element, so that the water-containing element forms the electrolyte of the electrochemical cell, and an electrically conductive path extending from each of the metallic elements (66, 70) to a location (80, 82, 78) wherein the electrochemical potential formed between the metallic elements can be measured to provide an indication of the degree to which the conductive water-containing element has dried out, wherein the medical device stored in the package comprises at least one electrode (28, 30) and said liquid-containing element comprises a conductive liquid-containing layer, and wherein the electrode includes a metallic layer in electrical contact with said conductive liquid-containing layer through which electrical current is delivered to a patient when the electrode has been applied to a patient, the conductive liquid-containing layer being subject to drying out as liquid from the liquid-containing layer vaporizes and travels from the interior space to the external environment, and wherein the condition sensor provides an indication to the exterior environment of whether the liquid-containing layer has dried out sufficiently that the electrode (28, 30) should not be used.
A power tool comprising: a housing; a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor housed inside the housing, the motor including a stator and a rotor pivotably arranged inside the stator; a plurality of high-side and low-side switches arranged between a power source and the motor and configured as a three-phase bridge to commutate the motor, each phase of the bridge being connected to a corresponding phase of the stator; a control unit configured to provide drive signals (UH, UL, VH, VL, WH, WL) to drive each of the high-side and low-side switches to control, for each phase of the bridge, a pulse-width modulation of the high-side and low-side switches, and immediately following a first duty cycle ending with a falling edge of the drive signal for the high-side switches, to introduce a first special commutation edge pulse in the drive signal of the low-side switches to shunt the current from the motor before turning both the high-side and the low-side switches off during a second duty cycle; characterized in that, when the low-side switch is on, the control unit is further configured to introduce a second special commutation pulse to the high-side switch to turn the high-side switch ON for a brief cycle in a third duty cycle when the low-side switch is switched off to shunt the motor winding current; wherein the control unit is configured to determine a width at least one of the first and second special commutation edge pulses as a function of either a peak current or a resistance and inductance of the current flow path. a housing; a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor housed inside the housing, the motor including a stator and a rotor pivotably arranged inside the stator; a plurality of high-side and low-side switches arranged between a power source and the motor and configured as a three-phase bridge to commutate the motor, each phase of the bridge being connected to a corresponding phase of the stator; a control unit configured to provide drive signals (UH, UL, VH, VL, WH, WL) to drive each of the high-side and low-side switches to control, for each phase of the bridge, a pulse-width modulation of the high-side and low-side switches, and immediately following a first duty cycle ending with a falling edge of the drive signal for the high-side switches, to introduce a first special commutation edge pulse in the drive signal of the low-side switches to shunt the current from the motor before turning both the high-side and the low-side switches off during a second duty cycle; characterized in that, when the low-side switch is on, the control unit is further configured to introduce a second special commutation pulse to the high-side switch to turn the high-side switch ON for a brief cycle in a third duty cycle when the low-side switch is switched off to shunt the motor winding current; wherein the control unit is configured to determine a width at least one of the first and second special commutation edge pulses as a function of either a peak current or a resistance and inductance of the current flow path.
An automated storage and retrieval system for cases in a case storage room, the automated storage and retrieval system comprising: a storage structure with storage racks configured to support case units; a controller, where each case unit has a predetermined storage position in which the case unit is seated on the storage racks and the controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position; and a picking aisle configured to provide access to the case units within the storage structure; characterized in that the automated storage and retrieval system includes an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being configured to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure; wherein the controller is further configured to compare the identified seated position of the at least one case unit received from the case mapper with the predetermined position of the at least one case unit and identify a variance between the identified seated position and the predetermined position of the at least one case unit, and generate a command with information for case unit position correction based on a variance type. a storage structure with storage racks configured to support case units; a controller, where each case unit has a predetermined storage position in which the case unit is seated on the storage racks and the controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position; and a picking aisle configured to provide access to the case units within the storage structure; compare the identified seated position of the at least one case unit received from the case mapper with the predetermined position of the at least one case unit and identify a variance between the identified seated position and the predetermined position of the at least one case unit, and generate a command with information for case unit position correction based on a variance type.
A method of coating a polyurethane pultrusion composite material, comprising: a) preparing a polyurethane pultrusion composite material by a polyurethane pultrusion process, the polyurethane pultrusion process comprising: impregnating a fiber reinforcing material with polyurethane resin, and then curing the impregnated fiber reinforcing material in a mold to provide a polyurethane pultrusion composite material; and b) drawing the polyurethane pultrusion composite material to leave the mold, and then on-line applying at least one waterborne coating selected from the group consisting of a two-component waterborne polyurethane coating having a surface drying time of 30 seconds to 30 minutes at room temperature or 30 seconds to 10 minutes at 50°C and a one-component waterborne polyurethane coating having a surface drying time of 30 seconds to 10 minutes at room temperature or 30 seconds to 5 minutes at 50°C to the polyurethane pultrusion composite material at a temperature ranging from 30 to 90°C. a) preparing a polyurethane pultrusion composite material by a polyurethane pultrusion process, the polyurethane pultrusion process comprising: impregnating a fiber reinforcing material with polyurethane resin, and then curing the impregnated fiber reinforcing material in a mold to provide a polyurethane pultrusion composite material; and b) drawing the polyurethane pultrusion composite material to leave the mold, and then on-line applying at least one waterborne coating selected from the group consisting of a two-component waterborne polyurethane coating having a surface drying time of 30 seconds to 30 minutes at room temperature or 30 seconds to 10 minutes at 50°C and a one-component waterborne polyurethane coating having a surface drying time of 30 seconds to 10 minutes at room temperature or 30 seconds to 5 minutes at 50°C to the polyurethane pultrusion composite material at a temperature ranging from 30 to 90°C.
Process for producing a gas separation membrane, wherein the gas separation membrane comprises an inorganic porous carrier and a selective separation layer applied thereto, comprising at least the following steps: a) producing or providing a polymer solution which is physically gelatable by cooling and comprises a polyether-polyamide block copolymer in a solvent, b) contacting the polymer solution produced or provided in step a) with a cooled inorganic porous carrier, such that the polymer solution cools down and physically gelates to form a polymer gel layer on the surface of the inorganic porous carrier, wherein, immediately prior to the contacting in step b), the temperature T T of the cooled inorganic porous carrier is at least 5°C below the temperature at which the polymer solution begins to physically gelate, c) drying the polymer gel layer on the inorganic porous carrier to form a selective separation layer, so as to result in the gas separation membrane. a) producing or providing a polymer solution which is physically gelatable by cooling and comprises a polyether-polyamide block copolymer in a solvent, b) contacting the polymer solution produced or provided in step a) with a cooled inorganic porous carrier, such that the polymer solution cools down and physically gelates to form a polymer gel layer on the surface of the inorganic porous carrier, wherein, immediately prior to the contacting in step b), the temperature T T of the cooled inorganic porous carrier is at least 5°C below the temperature at which the polymer solution begins to physically gelate, c) drying the polymer gel layer on the inorganic porous carrier to form a selective separation layer, so as to result in the gas separation membrane.
A microneedle-sheet packaging body manufacturing method comprising: forming a plurality of micro-recess parts on a whole-sheet member over an entire surface thereof; supplying a microneedle material to the whole-sheet member such that a whole-microneedle sheet is formed, the whole-microneedle sheet including a main body and a plurality of microneedles formed on a first surface of the main body and disposed inside the plurality of micro-recess parts; characterised in that the method comprises half-cutting the whole-microneedle sheet such that a desired plurality of individual microneedle sheets are formed such that cutting blades do not reach a lower surface of the whole-sheet member, and subsequently eliminating an unnecessary part of the whole-microneedle sheet; fixing a whole-sheet-shaped base material to the plurality of individual microneedle sheets entirely such that the whole-sheet-shaped base material covers the plurality of individual microneedle sheets and makes contact with portions where the micro-recess parts of the whole-sheet member are exposed around the individual microneedle sheets; and punching, in units of the plurality of individual microneedle sheets, the whole-sheet member and the whole-sheet-shaped base material around each of the individual microneedle sheets such that a plurality of microneedle-sheet packaging bodies are formed, each microneedle-sheet packaging body having the individual microneedle sheet, an individual sheet member, and an individual sheet-shaped base material. forming a plurality of micro-recess parts on a whole-sheet member over an entire surface thereof; supplying a microneedle material to the whole-sheet member such that a whole-microneedle sheet is formed, the whole-microneedle sheet including a main body and a plurality of microneedles formed on a first surface of the main body and disposed inside the plurality of micro-recess parts; characterised in that the method comprises half-cutting the whole-microneedle sheet such that a desired plurality of individual microneedle sheets are formed such that cutting blades do not reach a lower surface of the whole-sheet member, and subsequently eliminating an unnecessary part of the whole-microneedle sheet; fixing a whole-sheet-shaped base material to the plurality of individual microneedle sheets entirely such that the whole-sheet-shaped base material covers the plurality of individual microneedle sheets and makes contact with portions where the micro-recess parts of the whole-sheet member are exposed around the individual microneedle sheets; and punching, in units of the plurality of individual microneedle sheets, the whole-sheet member and the whole-sheet-shaped base material around each of the individual microneedle sheets such that a plurality of microneedle-sheet packaging bodies are formed, each microneedle-sheet packaging body having the individual microneedle sheet, an individual sheet member, and an individual sheet-shaped base material.
A valvetrain for an internal combustion engine of a type that has a combustion chamber, and a moveable valve having a seat formed in the combustion chamber, comprising: a rocker shaft; a camshaft; a rocker arm assembly comprising a cam follower configured to engage a cam mounted on the camshaft as the camshaft rotates and a first rocker arm pivotally mounted on the rocker shaft; and an electromagnetic latch assembly comprising an electromagnet and a pin that translates between a first position and a second position to alter a configuration of the rocker arm assembly; wherein the electromagnetic latch assembly is powered by a circuit that passes through the rocker shaft. a rocker shaft; a camshaft; a rocker arm assembly comprising a cam follower configured to engage a cam mounted on the camshaft as the camshaft rotates and a first rocker arm pivotally mounted on the rocker shaft; and an electromagnetic latch assembly comprising an electromagnet and a pin that translates between a first position and a second position to alter a configuration of the rocker arm assembly; wherein the electromagnetic latch assembly is powered by a circuit that passes through the rocker shaft.
A computer-implemented method of generating a model for heart rate estimation from a photoplethysmography, PPG, signal of a subject, said method comprising: receiving subject-specific training data for machine learning, said training data comprising a PPG signal acquired by a wearable device from the subject and a heart rate indicating signal from the subject, wherein the heart rate indicating signal provides a ground truth of heart rates of the subject for associating a heart rate with a time period of the PPG signal; using associated pairs of a heart rate and a complete dataset of a time-series of a PPG signal over a time period as input to a deep neural network, DNN; and determining (106; 312), through the DNN, a subject-specific model relating the PPG signal of the subject to the heart rate of the subject. receiving subject-specific training data for machine learning, said training data comprising a PPG signal acquired by a wearable device from the subject and a heart rate indicating signal from the subject, wherein the heart rate indicating signal provides a ground truth of heart rates of the subject for associating a heart rate with a time period of the PPG signal; using associated pairs of a heart rate and a complete dataset of a time-series of a PPG signal over a time period as input to a deep neural network, DNN; and determining (106; 312), through the DNN, a subject-specific model relating the PPG signal of the subject to the heart rate of the subject.
A method for nuclear medical imaging, comprising the steps of: detecting gamma (γ) radiation events on one or more radiation detector modules arranged about an examination region; discriminating between scattered and non-scattered detected gamma (γ) radiation events; reconstructing a first image representation using both the scattered and non-scattered gamma (γ) radiation events; reconstructing a second image representation having a higher resolution than the first image representation using at least a portion of the non-scattered gamma (y) radiation events; and characterized by combining the first and second image representations into a combined image representation; and displaying the first and second image representations or the combined image representation. detecting gamma (γ) radiation events on one or more radiation detector modules arranged about an examination region; discriminating between scattered and non-scattered detected gamma (γ) radiation events; reconstructing a first image representation using both the scattered and non-scattered gamma (γ) radiation events; reconstructing a second image representation having a higher resolution than the first image representation using at least a portion of the non-scattered gamma (y) radiation events; and characterized by combining the first and second image representations into a combined image representation; and displaying the first and second image representations or the combined image representation. combining the first and second image representations into a combined image representation; and displaying the first and second image representations or the combined image representation.
A method of managing a real-time communication initiated to a mobile communications device, comprising: sensing a communication from an originating communications device that is directed to a first destination address corresponding to a mobile communications device; determining location information related to the mobile communications device; and directing the communication to a second destination address based on the determined location of the mobile communications device; characterised by generating a notification to the originating communications device of the communication directed to the second destination address. sensing a communication from an originating communications device that is directed to a first destination address corresponding to a mobile communications device; determining location information related to the mobile communications device; and directing the communication to a second destination address based on the determined location of the mobile communications device;
An emulsion, comprising: an aqueous dispersed phase; a continuous phase comprising a fluorinated oil; and a surfactant comprising a block copolymer that includes a perfluorinated polyether (PFPE) block coupled to a polyethylene glycol block via an amide bond, wherein the PFPE comprises a formula -(CnF2nO)x-, wherein x is greater than or equal to 8, and n is a positive integer. an aqueous dispersed phase; a continuous phase comprising a fluorinated oil; and a surfactant comprising a block copolymer that includes a perfluorinated polyether (PFPE) block coupled to a polyethylene glycol block via an amide bond, wherein the PFPE comprises a formula -(CnF2nO)x-, wherein x is greater than or equal to 8, and n is a positive integer.
A method for remapping for wear leveling of a memory, the method implemented as logic, comprising: receiving a memory operation, the memory operation including a logical memory address; dividing the logical address into a logical block address portion, a logical line address portion, and a logical subline address portion; performing a block remapping, producing a physical block address: selecting a line remap key (33, 133) to perform a line remapping within a block of a same block size as the block for which the block remapping is performed; applying the line remap key to the logical line address portion to produce a physical line address; producing a physical subline address based on the logical subline address portion; combining the physical block address, the physical line address, and the physical subline address to produce a physical address designating a location in the memory for the memory operation; and characterized in that selecting the line remap key comprises applying the physical block address to a line remap table. receiving a memory operation, the memory operation including a logical memory address; dividing the logical address into a logical block address portion, a logical line address portion, and a logical subline address portion; performing a block remapping, producing a physical block address: selecting a line remap key (33, 133) to perform a line remapping within a block of a same block size as the block for which the block remapping is performed; applying the line remap key to the logical line address portion to produce a physical line address; producing a physical subline address based on the logical subline address portion; combining the physical block address, the physical line address, and the physical subline address to produce a physical address designating a location in the memory for the memory operation; and characterized in that selecting the line remap key comprises applying the physical block address to a line remap table. selecting a line remap key (33, 133) to perform a line remapping within a block of a same block size as the block for which the block remapping is performed; applying the line remap key to the logical line address portion to produce a physical line address; producing a physical subline address based on the logical subline address portion; combining the physical block address, the physical line address, and the physical subline address to produce a physical address designating a location in the memory for the memory operation; and characterized in that selecting the line remap key comprises applying the physical block address to a line remap table.
Method for adjusting a transfer device which is fastened to a robotically displaceable transfer arm and comprises a holder for a liquid vessel in an automatic analysis appliance, wherein the transfer device is able to be moved with the aid of the transfer arm, said method having the steps of: a) receiving a liquid vessel in the holder, b) measuring a first force effect on the holder, with the received liquid vessel, with the aid of a sensor, c) displacing the liquid vessel to a predetermined position at a predetermined height in a receiving position for the liquid vessel with the aid of the robotically displaceable transfer arm, and measuring a second force effect on the holder, with the received liquid vessel, with the aid of the sensor, d) comparing the force effects measured in step b) and step c), wherein, if the force effects measured in step b) and step c) do not deviate from each other by more than a predetermined amount, the transfer device is sufficiently adjusted with respect to the receiving position, and wherein, if the force effects measured in step b) and step c) deviate from each other by more than a predetermined amount, an adjustment of the transfer device with respect to the receiving position is carried out. a) receiving a liquid vessel in the holder, b) measuring a first force effect on the holder, with the received liquid vessel, with the aid of a sensor, c) displacing the liquid vessel to a predetermined position at a predetermined height in a receiving position for the liquid vessel with the aid of the robotically displaceable transfer arm, and measuring a second force effect on the holder, with the received liquid vessel, with the aid of the sensor, d) comparing the force effects measured in step b) and step c),