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An egg injection apparatus, comprising: an egg processing head; and a plurality of injection devices operably engaged with the egg processing head so as to be capable of moving in a substantially vertical direction thereby, each injection device having an end configured to contact an avian egg and further having a needle and/or punch configured to pierce the avian egg, characterized in that; each injection device is capable of alignment with a respective avian egg and capable of selectably engaging the egg such that the injection devices are selectively held in one of a non-contact position and a contact position during a processing sequence such that a first subset of the ends of the injection devices is in the non-contact position while simultaneously having a second subset of the ends of the injection devices in the contact position for injecting a treatment substance. an egg processing head; and a plurality of injection devices operably engaged with the egg processing head so as to be capable of moving in a substantially vertical direction thereby, each injection device having an end configured to contact an avian egg and further having a needle and/or punch configured to pierce the avian egg, characterized in that; each injection device is capable of alignment with a respective avian egg and capable of selectably engaging the egg such that the injection devices are selectively held in one of a non-contact position and a contact position during a processing sequence such that a first subset of the ends of the injection devices is in the non-contact position while simultaneously having a second subset of the ends of the injection devices in the contact position for injecting a treatment substance.
A method for diagnosing an optical sensor which comprises a photodetector and an integrator, the method comprising: - exposing the photodetector to incoming light, - obtaining an initial integrated signal at an initial frame, characterized in that the method, furthermore, comprises: - at least once executing the steps of changing at least one control parameter of the optical sensor, exposing the photodetector to incoming light, and obtaining one or more subsequent integrated signals at a subsequent frame, wherein integrated signals are obtained per frame, and a frame comprises at least one sequence of resetting the optical sensor and accumulating, during an integration time, a signal from circuitry which connects the photodetector with the integrator, and reading the integrated signal wherein the integrated signal is representative for the amount of incoming light on the photodetector, - obtaining a characteristic of the optical sensor from the obtained integrated signals, - comparing the obtained characteristic with a pre-determined characteristic of the optical sensor, wherein the pre-determined characteristic is defined in function of the at least one control parameter, to diagnose the optical sensor to detect if a fault is present in the optical sensor. the method comprising: - exposing the photodetector to incoming light, - obtaining an initial integrated signal at an initial frame, - exposing the photodetector to incoming light, - obtaining an initial integrated signal at an initial frame, characterized in that the method, furthermore, comprises: - at least once executing the steps of changing at least one control parameter of the optical sensor, exposing the photodetector to incoming light, and obtaining one or more subsequent integrated signals at a subsequent frame, - at least once executing the steps of changing at least one control parameter of the optical sensor, exposing the photodetector to incoming light, and obtaining one or more subsequent integrated signals at a subsequent frame, wherein integrated signals are obtained per frame, and a frame comprises at least one sequence of resetting the optical sensor and accumulating, during an integration time, a signal from circuitry which connects the photodetector with the integrator, and reading the integrated signal wherein the integrated signal is representative for the amount of incoming light on the photodetector, - obtaining a characteristic of the optical sensor from the obtained integrated signals, - comparing the obtained characteristic with a pre-determined characteristic of the optical sensor, wherein the pre-determined characteristic is defined in function of the at least one control parameter, to diagnose the optical sensor to detect if a fault is present in the optical sensor. - obtaining a characteristic of the optical sensor from the obtained integrated signals, - comparing the obtained characteristic with a pre-determined characteristic of the optical sensor, wherein the pre-determined characteristic is defined in function of the at least one control parameter, to diagnose the optical sensor to detect if a fault is present in the optical sensor.
A computer-implemented method, comprising: providing one or more virtual partitions (110, 112) by a virtual machine monitor, wherein at least one of the one or more virtual partitions has an own operating system, the operating system operating in an operating-system privilege mode; receiving, at a portion of memory associated with a protection agent and inaccessible or unalterable from the operating-system privilege mode, an enforcement policy that identifies a set of one or more resources of the operating system of the at least one virtual partition; identifying, by the protection agent located within the at least one virtual partition,the set of one or more resources of the operating system, wherein the protection agent is operating in a protection-agent privilege mode which is more privileged than the operating-system privelege mode and has access to said portion of memory; and determining, by the protection agent, from the portion of memory, whether one or more of the set of one or more resources have been altered. providing one or more virtual partitions (110, 112) by a virtual machine monitor, wherein at least one of the one or more virtual partitions has an own operating system, the operating system operating in an operating-system privilege mode; receiving, at a portion of memory associated with a protection agent and inaccessible or unalterable from the operating-system privilege mode, an enforcement policy that identifies a set of one or more resources of the operating system of the at least one virtual partition; identifying, by the protection agent located within the at least one virtual partition,the set of one or more resources of the operating system, wherein the protection agent is operating in a protection-agent privilege mode which is more privileged than the operating-system privelege mode and has access to said portion of memory; and determining, by the protection agent, from the portion of memory, whether one or more of the set of one or more resources have been altered.
An antigen binding protein, wherein said antigen binding protein (a) comprises a combination L16/H16 of a light chain variable domain and a heavy chain variable domain, wherein said light chain variable domain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32; and said heavy chain variable domain comprises the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:136; or (b) comprises a light chain variable domain comprising i. the CDR1 sequence of residues 24 through 39 of SEQ ID NO:32; and ii. the CDR2 sequence of residues 55 through 61 of SEQ ID NO:32; and; iii. the CDR3 sequence of residues 94 through 102 of SEQ ID NO:32; and a heavy chain variable domain comprising i. the CDR1 sequence of residues 31 through 36 of SEQ ID NO:136; and ii. the CDR2 sequence of residues 51 through 66 of SEQ ID NO:136; and; iii. the CDR3 sequence of residues 99 through 108 of SEQ ID NO:136; wherein said antigen binding protein binds to human IGF-1R. (a) comprises a combination L16/H16 of a light chain variable domain and a heavy chain variable domain, wherein said light chain variable domain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:32; and said heavy chain variable domain comprises the amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:136; or (b) comprises a light chain variable domain comprising i. the CDR1 sequence of residues 24 through 39 of SEQ ID NO:32; and ii. the CDR2 sequence of residues 55 through 61 of SEQ ID NO:32; and; iii. the CDR3 sequence of residues 94 through 102 of SEQ ID NO:32; and a heavy chain variable domain comprising i. the CDR1 sequence of residues 31 through 36 of SEQ ID NO:136; and ii. the CDR2 sequence of residues 51 through 66 of SEQ ID NO:136; and; iii. the CDR3 sequence of residues 99 through 108 of SEQ ID NO:136; wherein said antigen binding protein binds to human IGF-1R. i. the CDR1 sequence of residues 24 through 39 of SEQ ID NO:32; and ii. the CDR2 sequence of residues 55 through 61 of SEQ ID NO:32; and; iii. the CDR3 sequence of residues 94 through 102 of SEQ ID NO:32; i. the CDR1 sequence of residues 31 through 36 of SEQ ID NO:136; and ii. the CDR2 sequence of residues 51 through 66 of SEQ ID NO:136; and; iii. the CDR3 sequence of residues 99 through 108 of SEQ ID NO:136;
An air data probe (10, 110) comprising: a stationary housing assembly (12, 112), comprising: a housing (24, 124) having at least one opening; and a mounting plate (20, 120) secured over the opening in the housing to define a probe cavity; an air data measurement unit rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the air data probe, relative to the stationary housing assembly, defining at least one interface extending into and around the air data probe between the stationary housing assembly and the air data measurement unit; and characterized in that a fluid sensing unit is disposed in the probe cavity proximate to the interface between the housing assembly and the air data measurement unit, the fluid sensing unit comprising: a first electrically conductive sensing surface; and a second electrically conductive sensing surface physically and dielectrically spaced from the first sensing surface. a stationary housing assembly (12, 112), comprising: a housing (24, 124) having at least one opening; and a mounting plate (20, 120) secured over the opening in the housing to define a probe cavity; an air data measurement unit rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the air data probe, relative to the stationary housing assembly, defining at least one interface extending into and around the air data probe between the stationary housing assembly and the air data measurement unit; and characterized in that a fluid sensing unit is disposed in the probe cavity proximate to the interface between the housing assembly and the air data measurement unit, the fluid sensing unit comprising: a first electrically conductive sensing surface; and a second electrically conductive sensing surface physically and dielectrically spaced from the first sensing surface. a housing (24, 124) having at least one opening; and a mounting plate (20, 120) secured over the opening in the housing to define a probe cavity; an air data measurement unit rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the air data probe, relative to the stationary housing assembly, defining at least one interface extending into and around the air data probe between the stationary housing assembly and the air data measurement unit; and characterized in that a fluid sensing unit is disposed in the probe cavity proximate to the interface between the housing assembly and the air data measurement unit, the fluid sensing unit comprising: a first electrically conductive sensing surface; and a second electrically conductive sensing surface physically and dielectrically spaced from the first sensing surface. a first electrically conductive sensing surface; and a second electrically conductive sensing surface physically and dielectrically spaced from the first sensing surface.
Actuation apparatus for a manual transmission, said apparatus including a manual gearshift mechanism having a manually operable input member arranged to enable a user to make gear selections; and an actuator assembly for communicating an input force applied to the input member to a gear selector device (11a-11d), the actuator assembly providing a mechanical linkage between the input member and the gear selector device; drive means arranged to load the manual gearshift mechanism; and control means for controlling operation of the drive means, said control means being arranged to control the output of the drive means to control the input force required to operate the input member when a user selects a gear; wherein the control means is arranged to operate the drive means to provide at least one of power assisted movement to the input member and powered resistance to movement of the input member, according to a control algorithm; characterized in that: the control means is arranged to control the drive means such that the input force required to operate the input member is substantially the same for each gearshift. a manual gearshift mechanism having a manually operable input member arranged to enable a user to make gear selections; and an actuator assembly for communicating an input force applied to the input member to a gear selector device (11a-11d), the actuator assembly providing a mechanical linkage between the input member and the gear selector device; drive means arranged to load the manual gearshift mechanism; and control means for controlling operation of the drive means, said control means being arranged to control the output of the drive means to control the input force required to operate the input member when a user selects a gear; wherein the control means is arranged to operate the drive means to provide at least one of power assisted movement to the input member and powered resistance to movement of the input member, according to a control algorithm; characterized in that: the control means is arranged to control the drive means such that the input force required to operate the input member is substantially the same for each gearshift. the control means is arranged to control the drive means such that the input force required to operate the input member is substantially the same for each gearshift.
A method for transmitting data via a serial communication bus, where the data are transmitted via a transmission frame, wherein said transmission frame has at least one arbitration field and a data field, wherein the arbitration field is used for controlling the bus access according to the CSMA-CR method, corresponding to carrier sense multiple access with collision resolution by prioritising the messages by means of an identifier, wherein a low bit rate is set for the arbitration phase and an increased bit rate is set for transmitting the data in the data field, wherein provided in the transmission frame is a CRC field (CRCF), in which is provided at least one section for the CRC check code, wherein the data field has within a specified upper limit, which is greater than 64 bytes, a variable length for a random number of bytes, wherein a start field is provided in the transmission frame, and the CRC check code is calculated via the fields start field, arbitration field, control field and data field, characterised in that the transmission of the data is carried out in an asynchronous manner and a resynchronisation is executed according to a bit stuffing rule to ensure the common mode of data transmitting station and data receiving station, wherein the bit stuffing rule is applied over the range from start field to the end of the data field, wherein the bit stuffing rule states that a stuff bit is inserted only after a defined number of directly successive bits with the same bus level, wherein the defined number is a natural number greater than the number 5, wherein the number of the inserted stuff bits is entered in a section of the CRC field (CRCF).
A helical-bladed cutting reel comprising: - a central shaft having a central axis of rotation, and - a plurality of helical blades, - each of the helical blades extends along a respective helical path on an outer surface of the central shaft, wherein a direction of each respective helical path has both an axial component and a circumferential component relative to the central axis of the central shaft as it extends across the outer surface of the central shaft, - each of the helical blades (104, 110, 112) has a leading outer surface (304, 310) defining a helical cutting edge configured to bear against a cutting knife, characterized in that: each of the helical blades is welded directly to the central shaft. - a central shaft having a central axis of rotation, and - a plurality of helical blades, - each of the helical blades extends along a respective helical path on an outer surface of the central shaft, wherein a direction of each respective helical path has both an axial component and a circumferential component relative to the central axis of the central shaft as it extends across the outer surface of the central shaft, - each of the helical blades (104, 110, 112) has a leading outer surface (304, 310) defining a helical cutting edge configured to bear against a cutting knife,
An ophthalmological device for treatment of a cornea of an eye by generating a void volume inside the cornea, the ophthalmological device comprising: a laser source configured to generate a pulsed laser beam; a focusing optical module configured to make the pulsed laser beam converge onto a focal spot in the cornea; a scanner system configured to move the focal spot to target locations in the cornea; and an electronic circuit configured to control the scanner system to move the focal spot inside the cornea to generate the void volume by ablating cornea tissue inside the cornea with partially overlapping focal spots, whereby two or more focal spots partially overlap in direction of each of three dimensions (x, y, z) of the void volume, such that each of the focal spots partially overlaps in direction of each of the three dimensions (x, y, z) of the void volume with at least one other focal spot, and to move the focal spot inside the cornea to cut in the cornea a venting channel (Ch), the venting channel (Ch) connecting fluidically the void volume to an escape area to enable venting of gas, produced by generating the void volume inside the cornea, from the void volume through the venting channel (Ch) to the escape area. a laser source configured to generate a pulsed laser beam; a focusing optical module configured to make the pulsed laser beam converge onto a focal spot in the cornea; a scanner system configured to move the focal spot to target locations in the cornea; and an electronic circuit configured to control the scanner system to move the focal spot inside the cornea to generate the void volume by ablating cornea tissue inside the cornea with partially overlapping focal spots, whereby two or more focal spots partially overlap in direction of each of three dimensions (x, y, z) of the void volume, such that each of the focal spots partially overlaps in direction of each of the three dimensions (x, y, z) of the void volume with at least one other focal spot, and to move the focal spot inside the cornea to cut in the cornea a venting channel (Ch), the venting channel (Ch) connecting fluidically the void volume to an escape area to enable venting of gas, produced by generating the void volume inside the cornea, from the void volume through the venting channel (Ch) to the escape area.
An electroporation apparatus comprising: two or more electroporation electrodes configured to be inserted into tissue to be treated, and electroporation-driving circuitry configured to generate an electroporation pulse signal and connected to the two or more electroporation electrodes to drive one or more electrodes of said electroporation electrodes as anodes and drive one or more other electrodes of said electroporation electrodes as cathodes for current delivery for electroporation, and an agent delivery apparatus for delivery of a therapeutic agent to the tissue to be treated, wherein said two or more electroporation electrodes being arranged in a line configured as an electrode array to be inserted into a cochlea, and wherein when driven using the electroporation pulse signal as anodes and cathodes the linear electrode array generates an electric field adjacent the array for transfection of cells in the tissue of the cochlea adjacent the array. two or more electroporation electrodes configured to be inserted into tissue to be treated, and electroporation-driving circuitry configured to generate an electroporation pulse signal and connected to the two or more electroporation electrodes to drive one or more electrodes of said electroporation electrodes as anodes and drive one or more other electrodes of said electroporation electrodes as cathodes for current delivery for electroporation, and an agent delivery apparatus for delivery of a therapeutic agent to the tissue to be treated, wherein said two or more electroporation electrodes being arranged in a line configured as an electrode array to be inserted into a cochlea, and wherein when driven using the electroporation pulse signal as anodes and cathodes the linear electrode array generates an electric field adjacent the array for transfection of cells in the tissue of the cochlea adjacent the array.
An article comprising pantyhose, said pantyhose comprising: (a) a right leg portion including a right panty portion at a top end and a right toe portion at an opposite end; and (b) a left leg portion including a left panty portion at a top end and a left toe portion at an opposite end; wherein each of said right leg portion and said left leg portion each form a tube; said right panty portion has a front and back, wherein: said front of said right panty portion does not include an additional panel; said back of said right panty portion does not include an additional panel; said left panty portion has a front and back, wherein: said front of said left panty portion does not include an additional panel; said back of said left panty portion does not include an additional panel; and said front of said right panty portion and said front of said left panty portion have a different fabric construction than said back of said right panty portion and said back of said left panty portion, respectively. (a) a right leg portion including a right panty portion at a top end and a right toe portion at an opposite end; and (b) a left leg portion including a left panty portion at a top end and a left toe portion at an opposite end; said front of said right panty portion does not include an additional panel; said back of said right panty portion does not include an additional panel; said left panty portion has a front and back, wherein: said front of said left panty portion does not include an additional panel; said back of said left panty portion does not include an additional panel; and said front of said right panty portion and said front of said left panty portion have a different fabric construction than said back of said right panty portion and said back of said left panty portion, respectively. said front of said left panty portion does not include an additional panel; said back of said left panty portion does not include an additional panel; and said front of said right panty portion and said front of said left panty portion have a different fabric construction than said back of said right panty portion and said back of said left panty portion, respectively.
An apparatus for sterilizing a dialyzer for extracorporeal blood treatment, comprising means for generating a pulsed electric field which is arranged for generating a pulsed electric field penetrating the dialyzer received between the first electrode and the second electrode, when a pulsed electric voltage is applied between a first electrode and a second electrode of the means, wherein the means for generating a pulsed electric field is arranged such that there is a lack of liquid inserted into the dialyzer at the physical contact thereof.