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Microscope-autofocus device, being adapted for feedback-controlling a focal position of an imaging system of a microscope apparatus, wherein the imaging system includes a microscope objective, comprising - a monitoring beam source, being arranged for creating a monitoring beam, - a detector device, being arranged for detecting a drift variation of an axial objective distance between the microscope objective and a sample by sensing the monitoring beam directed through the imaging system to the sample and reflected by the sample, and - a feedback loop device, being arranged for controlling the imaging system in dependency on the detected objective distance variation of the microscope objective, wherein - the microscope-autofocus device includes an electrically tunable lens being configured to be coupled with the microscope objective and being capable of adjusting the focal position of the imaging system by varying a lens control input of the electrically tunable lens, characterized in that - the feedback loop device is arranged for controlling the focal position of the imaging system by controlling the lens control input of the electrically tunable lens on the basis of a varying set-point value being determined in dependency on an actual value of the detected objective distance variation and in dependency on an actual value of the lens control input and by calibration data assigning detector device output values to objective distance variation values and lens control input values, wherein the calibration data are stored in a calibration data storage coupled with the feedback loop device. - a monitoring beam source, being arranged for creating a monitoring beam, - a detector device, being arranged for detecting a drift variation of an axial objective distance between the microscope objective and a sample by sensing the monitoring beam directed through the imaging system to the sample and reflected by the sample, and - a feedback loop device, being arranged for controlling the imaging system in dependency on the detected objective distance variation of the microscope objective, wherein - the microscope-autofocus device includes an electrically tunable lens being configured to be coupled with the microscope objective and being capable of adjusting the focal position of the imaging system by varying a lens control input of the electrically tunable lens, - the feedback loop device is arranged for controlling the focal position of the imaging system by controlling the lens control input of the electrically tunable lens on the basis of a varying set-point value being determined in dependency on an actual value of the detected objective distance variation and in dependency on an actual value of the lens control input and by calibration data assigning detector device output values to objective distance variation values and lens control input values, wherein the calibration data are stored in a calibration data storage coupled with the feedback loop device.
A nanoparticle comprised of a core comprising gold and a first layer comprising zinc telluride provided on the core, wherein the zinc telluride is capped with cysteine.
Process for the preparation of a polyamide comprising at least one repeat unit corresponding to the following general formulation: X. Y in which: X represents a cycloaliphatic diamine and Y represents an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid chosen from dodecanedioic (C 12) acid, tetradecanedioic (C 14) acid and hexadecanedioic (C 16) acid, characterized in that the said dicarboxylic acid comprises organic carbon of renewable origin, determined according to Standard ASTM D6866, comprising the following stages: a) obtaining a fatty monoacid from a renewable starting material, optionally purifying, b) preparing a diacid from the fatty monoacid resulting from the preceding stage, c) polycondensing of at least one fatty diacid, comprising carbon of renewable origin determined according to standard ASTM D6866, with a cycloaliphatic diamine. X represents a cycloaliphatic diamine and Y represents an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid chosen from dodecanedioic (C 12) acid, tetradecanedioic (C 14) acid and hexadecanedioic (C 16) acid, a) obtaining a fatty monoacid from a renewable starting material, optionally purifying, b) preparing a diacid from the fatty monoacid resulting from the preceding stage, c) polycondensing of at least one fatty diacid, comprising carbon of renewable origin determined according to standard ASTM D6866, with a cycloaliphatic diamine.
HIGH-SPEED GLUING UNIT FOR CONTAINER LIDS, applicable to a polar robot for spraying liquid glue or other fluids following a predefined contour, comprising a lower rotating block linked to a main rotating shaft, and product applicators guns coupled to the lower rotating block by means that allow adjusting the turning radius and the tilt of said guns; characterised by including, at least, a central rotating element for feeding fluid and an external rotating element for feeding an electrical signal, linked to the main rotating shaft coupleable to the body of the robot and to the drive and control means of the robot; the lower rotating block being provided with a fluid outlet and electrical signal; adjustable position means that allow adjusting the turning radius of the guns according to the dimensions of the lid; the guns moving synchronously, electrically or mechanically, being this synchronisation independent or linked; the unit further comprising supports coupled to the ends of the adjustable position means, the product applicator guns being incorporated in said supports with mobile fixings that enable the regulation of their tilt within a range.
A method for attaching control devices to a control system in a mesh network, the method comprising: connecting a control device to an apparatus over the mesh network; defining at least one configuration task for the control device; characterized in that the method further comprising: transmitting in an active state, based on the at least one configuration task, a configuration message over the mesh network, to the control device; changing to an idle state, for a time period, in response to failing to receive a reply message from the control device, and releasing the mesh network for other communication; changing to the active state, in response to an expiration of the time period; receiving the reply message from the control device over the mesh network; and closing the at least one configuration task in response to the reply message from the control device. connecting a control device to an apparatus over the mesh network; defining at least one configuration task for the control device; characterized in that the method further comprising: transmitting in an active state, based on the at least one configuration task, a configuration message over the mesh network, to the control device; changing to an idle state, for a time period, in response to failing to receive a reply message from the control device, and releasing the mesh network for other communication; changing to the active state, in response to an expiration of the time period; receiving the reply message from the control device over the mesh network; and closing the at least one configuration task in response to the reply message from the control device. transmitting in an active state, based on the at least one configuration task, a configuration message over the mesh network, to the control device; changing to an idle state, for a time period, in response to failing to receive a reply message from the control device, and releasing the mesh network for other communication; changing to the active state, in response to an expiration of the time period; receiving the reply message from the control device over the mesh network; and closing the at least one configuration task in response to the reply message from the control device.
A method for the construction of a shaped body from photopolymerizable material by using lithography-based generative production (rapid prototyping), in which a layer of liquid photopolymerizable material is defined on a production platform (1, 2, 3, 4), the layer is polymerized in an exposure region having a predetermined contour by exposure, a further layer of photopolymerizable material is defined on the polymerized layer, the layer defined last is polymerized by exposure in an exposure region having a predetermined contour for the layer defined last, and the latter two steps are repeated until a shaped body having a predetermined shape has been formed by the sequence of cured layers with contours predetermined layer by layer, wherein ink is applied onto at least one layer inside the predetermined contour, wherein the production platform is suspended moveably and wherein the production platform is brought, after the polymerization of a layer in a processing station for polymerizing a layer, by movement to an ink application station as a further processing station in which ink is applied position-selectively to the layer formed last, after which the production platform is moved again to the processing station for polymerizing a further layer, characterized in that the movement of the production platform between various processing stations is carried out by rotating a drum-shaped carrier which holds the production platform on its circumference, around a horizontal or vertical axis of rotation, wherein the processing stations are disposed distributed around the axis of rotation of the drum shaped carrier.
A closure for a system having an opening to the interior of the system wherein contents may be stored, and retaining a utensil having a handle portion of predetermined length, said closure comprising: a base for being located at the system opening, said base having an access passage through said base for permitting access to the system interior; and a lid that is movable between a closed position for occluding said access passage and an open position to expose said access passage, wherein one of said lid and base has an interior surface that (a) is exposed to a user when said lid is in said open position, and (b) defines i. a recessed region ii. a raised platform region, and characterized in that it further comprises iii. a retainer on said raised platform region for releasably retaining the utensil so as to locate part of the length of the utensil handle portion spaced away from said recessed region beyond said raised platform region to accommodate a user's finger engaging the utensil handle portion located beyond said raised platform region to facilitate the user grasping the utensil handle portion. a base for being located at the system opening, said base having an access passage through said base for permitting access to the system interior; and a lid that is movable between a closed position for occluding said access passage and an open position to expose said access passage, wherein one of said lid and base has an interior surface that (a) is exposed to a user when said lid is in said open position, and (b) defines i. a recessed region ii. a raised platform region, and characterized in that it further comprises iii. a retainer on said raised platform region for releasably retaining the utensil so as to locate part of the length of the utensil handle portion spaced away from said recessed region beyond said raised platform region to accommodate a user's finger engaging the utensil handle portion located beyond said raised platform region to facilitate the user grasping the utensil handle portion. (a) is exposed to a user when said lid is in said open position, and (b) defines i. a recessed region ii. a raised platform region, and characterized in that it further comprises iii. a retainer on said raised platform region for releasably retaining the utensil so as to locate part of the length of the utensil handle portion spaced away from said recessed region beyond said raised platform region to accommodate a user's finger engaging the utensil handle portion located beyond said raised platform region to facilitate the user grasping the utensil handle portion. i. a recessed region ii. a raised platform region, and characterized in that it further comprises iii. a retainer on said raised platform region for releasably retaining the utensil so as to locate part of the length of the utensil handle portion spaced away from said recessed region beyond said raised platform region to accommodate a user's finger engaging the utensil handle portion located beyond said raised platform region to facilitate the user grasping the utensil handle portion.
A method for controlling an agricultural machine when collecting a harvested crop into swaths on agricultural land, said method having the following steps: - providing an agricultural machine having a rake in which a combination of raking devices (4, 5) is arranged on a support frame, which raking devices (4, 5) are designed to collect a harvested crop into swaths on agricultural land; - moving the agricultural machine having the rake on the agricultural land in order to collect the harvested crop into swaths; and - controlling the raking devices (4, 5) during the collection process by means of control signals generated by a control device of the agricultural machine; characterized in that - the raking devices (4, 5) are controlled to collect a first section of a swath of the crop with a first swath width according to a first mode of operation, when the agricultural machine having the rake travels along an essentially straight section of travel; - the raking devices (4, 5) are controlled to collect a second section of the swath with a second swath width which is less than the first swath width according to a second mode of operation, when the agricultural machine having the rake travels along a curved section of travel; and - the control device, in order to control the raking devices (4, 5), processes electronic travel data, which indicate that the agricultural machine having the rake is entering the curved section of travel and/or is moving along the curved section of travel. - providing an agricultural machine having a rake in which a combination of raking devices (4, 5) is arranged on a support frame, which raking devices (4, 5) are designed to collect a harvested crop into swaths on agricultural land; - moving the agricultural machine having the rake on the agricultural land in order to collect the harvested crop into swaths; and - controlling the raking devices (4, 5) during the collection process by means of control signals generated by a control device of the agricultural machine; - the raking devices (4, 5) are controlled to collect a first section of a swath of the crop with a first swath width according to a first mode of operation, when the agricultural machine having the rake travels along an essentially straight section of travel; - the raking devices (4, 5) are controlled to collect a second section of the swath with a second swath width which is less than the first swath width according to a second mode of operation, when the agricultural machine having the rake travels along a curved section of travel; and - the control device, in order to control the raking devices (4, 5), processes electronic travel data, which indicate that the agricultural machine having the rake is entering the curved section of travel and/or is moving along the curved section of travel.
A drilling assembly for directing a path of a wellbore, comprising: an inner casing concentrically disposed within an outer casing and operatively attached thereto; the inner casing having a motor system disposed therein, wherein the motor system is releasable from the inner casing for retrieval; the outer casing having a deflecting member for altering a direction of the drilling assembly; and an earth removal member operatively connected to a lower end of the inner casing and is rotatable by the motor system. an inner casing concentrically disposed within an outer casing and operatively attached thereto; the inner casing having a motor system disposed therein, wherein the motor system is releasable from the inner casing for retrieval; the outer casing having a deflecting member for altering a direction of the drilling assembly; and an earth removal member operatively connected to a lower end of the inner casing and is rotatable by the motor system.
An excavation apparatus (2;102;202), particularly an underwater excavation apparatus (2;102;202), comprising at least one mass flow excavation means (4;104;204) and at least one jet flow excavation means, characterized in that an outlet of the at least one jet flow excavation means is provided within an outlet (18;218) of the at least one mass flow excavation means (4;104;204).
A door switch comprising an actuator and a sensor (10, 10A), wherein the door switch is installed so that when a door is closed, a surface of the sensor (10, 10A) and an opposite surface of the actuator are in contact with or at a distance within a prescribed range from each other, and when the door is open, the surface of the sensor (10, 10A) and the opposite surface of the actuator are separated from each other by a distance larger than the said prescribed range, wherein the actuator outputs a detection signal when the door is closed, the sensor further comprising a display part adapted to receive the detection signal and to emit light to indicate whether the detection signal is received or not, wherein the display part is formed on the surface of the sensor (10, 10A), and wherein the surface of the sensor (10, 10A) has a non-opposite region, the door switch being characterised in that the non-opposite region is a part of the display part not overlapping to the opposite surface of the actuator when the door is closed.
A lighting device comprising: - a continuous optical element in which a string of a plurality of LEDs is arranged, the LEDs being mounted on a flexible PCB (printed circuit board); - an envelope, wherein the envelope encapsulates the continuous optical element, and - a base, wherein the base comprises a bayonet base or a screw base; and characterized in that: - the continuous optical element encapsulates the string of a plurality of LEDs and the flexible PCB; and - the lighting device further comprises a second light emitting element dedicated for direct illumination from the lighting device. - a continuous optical element in which a string of a plurality of LEDs is arranged, the LEDs being mounted on a flexible PCB (printed circuit board); - an envelope, wherein the envelope encapsulates the continuous optical element, and - a base, wherein the base comprises a bayonet base or a screw base; and - the continuous optical element encapsulates the string of a plurality of LEDs and the flexible PCB; and - the lighting device further comprises a second light emitting element dedicated for direct illumination from the lighting device.
A fuel nozzle, comprising: a. a center body; b. a shroud circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the center body to define an annular passage between the center body and the shroud; and c. a plurality of vanes that extend radially between the center body and the shroud in the annular passage; characterized by d. a first ceramic extension downstream from the shroud, and having a similar size and shape as the shroud, to define at least a portion of the annular passage downstream from the shroud; and e. a second ceramic extension downstream from the center body, and conforming in size and shape to the center body; wherein the first and second ceramic extensions (60, 62) are connected to the shroud and the center body, respectively, proximate the downstream edges of the vanes. a. a center body; b. a shroud circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the center body to define an annular passage between the center body and the shroud; and c. a plurality of vanes that extend radially between the center body and the shroud in the annular passage; characterized by d. a first ceramic extension downstream from the shroud, and having a similar size and shape as the shroud, to define at least a portion of the annular passage downstream from the shroud; and e. a second ceramic extension downstream from the center body, and conforming in size and shape to the center body;
A computer system comprising: a first processor; and a second processor configured to perform data communication with the first processor through a predetermined path, wherein the first processor is configured to transfer updated partial data among a plurality of pieces of partial data constituting frame data to the second processor through the predetermined path, characterized in that the second processor is configured to perform predetermined processing on frame data obtained after merging the transferred partial data into the frame data, and transfer the resultant data to the first processor, and the first processor is configured to transmit the frame data transferred from the second processor to the outside. a first processor; and a second processor configured to perform data communication with the first processor through a predetermined path, wherein the first processor is configured to transfer updated partial data among a plurality of pieces of partial data constituting frame data to the second processor through the predetermined path, characterized in that the second processor is configured to perform predetermined processing on frame data obtained after merging the transferred partial data into the frame data, and transfer the resultant data to the first processor, and the first processor is configured to transmit the frame data transferred from the second processor to the outside.
A process for the manufacture of a synthetic porous crystalline molecular sieve, which process comprises the steps of: (a) forming an aqueous reaction mixture comprising a source of Al 2 O 3, a source of SiO 2, a source of metal hydroxide MOH and a structure directing agent, wherein M represents an alkali metal, in which reaction mixture (i) the molar ratio of H 2 O/MOH is within the range of 70 to 126, (ii) the SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio is from 2 to 15; and (iii) at least a portion of the Al 2 O 3 and SiO 2 is provided by an amorphous material containing both Al 2 O 3 and SiO 2, said amorphous material having a - SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio of 15 or less; (b) crystallizing the reaction mixture to produce the porous crystalline molecular sieve; and (c) recovering the crystallized material. (a) forming an aqueous reaction mixture comprising a source of Al 2 O 3, a source of SiO 2, a source of metal hydroxide MOH and a structure directing agent, wherein M represents an alkali metal, in which reaction mixture (i) the molar ratio of H 2 O/MOH is within the range of 70 to 126, (ii) the SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio is from 2 to 15; and (iii) at least a portion of the Al 2 O 3 and SiO 2 is provided by an amorphous material containing both Al 2 O 3 and SiO 2, said amorphous material having a - SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio of 15 or less; (i) the molar ratio of H 2 O/MOH is within the range of 70 to 126, (ii) the SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio is from 2 to 15; and (iii) at least a portion of the Al 2 O 3 and SiO 2 is provided by an amorphous material containing both Al 2 O 3 and SiO 2, said amorphous material having a - SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio of 15 or less; (b) crystallizing the reaction mixture to produce the porous crystalline molecular sieve; and (c) recovering the crystallized material.