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An auto-center barrel cam comprising: an outer barrel including a first channel extending longitudinally along the outer barrel, the first channel being tapered on both a first side and second side from an inner surface to an outer surface of the outer barrel outwardly at a first angle; an inner barrel within the outer barrel, the inner barrel having an outer surface adjacent to the inner surface of the outer barrel, the inner barrel including a second channel extending longitudinally along the inner barrel, the second channel being tapered on both a first side and a second side from an outer surface to an inner surface of the inner barrel inwardly at a second angle; and characterised in that the auto-center barrel cam further comprises a cam follower including: a flexure part having a first section with a first surface, a second section with a second surface, a spring section between the first section and the second section configured to pull the first section and the second section toward each other, the first section being tapered at a third angle opposite the first angle to maintain the first surface in contact with a surface along the first tapered channel of the outer barrel and the second section being tapered at a forth angle opposite the second angle to maintain the second surface in contact with a surface along the second tapered channel of the inner barrel; and wherein, the flexure part is arranged to maintain the cam follower within a center of the first and second channels as the inner barrel moves in relation to the outer barrel. an outer barrel including a first channel extending longitudinally along the outer barrel, the first channel being tapered on both a first side and second side from an inner surface to an outer surface of the outer barrel outwardly at a first angle; an inner barrel within the outer barrel, the inner barrel having an outer surface adjacent to the inner surface of the outer barrel, the inner barrel including a second channel extending longitudinally along the inner barrel, the second channel being tapered on both a first side and a second side from an outer surface to an inner surface of the inner barrel inwardly at a second angle; and characterised in that the auto-center barrel cam further comprises a cam follower including: a flexure part having a first section with a first surface, a second section with a second surface, a spring section between the first section and the second section configured to pull the first section and the second section toward each other, the first section being tapered at a third angle opposite the first angle to maintain the first surface in contact with a surface along the first tapered channel of the outer barrel and the second section being tapered at a forth angle opposite the second angle to maintain the second surface in contact with a surface along the second tapered channel of the inner barrel; and wherein, the flexure part is arranged to maintain the cam follower within a center of the first and second channels as the inner barrel moves in relation to the outer barrel.
A polymodal polymer composition formed by radical emulsion polymerization of primarily acrylic acid ester monomers of C2 to C10 alcohols which form homopolymers having glass transition temperatures (Tg's) below -15°C, characterized in that the polymodal polymer composition is composed of at least two different populations of particles, said populations differing in mean particle size value by at least a factor of 2, wherein said two different populations jointly constitute at least 75% by weight of the total polymeric content within said composition and the Tg difference between the two populations being less than 20°C, wherein (a) a population P 2 is constituted by at least 70% by weight of homogeneous particles containing polymer chains built of acrylate monomer B which forms homopolymers having a Tg below -15°C, wherein the content of said monomer B in these polymer chains is at least 70 % by weight, and (b) a population P 1, distinctive of P 2 by mean particle size value and monomer composition, of which the particles are constituted of polymer chains predominantly built of two acrylate monomers A and B, wherein monomer A also results in a homopolymer with Tg below -15°C, but where A and B differ from another by at least 2 C atoms in the alcohol side chain, said population P 1 being constituted by at least 70% by weight of monomers A+B wherein A and B are not randomly co-polymerized, but in a sequential process whereby one monomer is polymerized after the other, inducing compositional heterogeneity in those polymeric chains constituting the particles of said population. (a) a population P 2 is constituted by at least 70% by weight of homogeneous particles containing polymer chains built of acrylate monomer B which forms homopolymers having a Tg below -15°C, wherein the content of said monomer B in these polymer chains is at least 70 % by weight, and (b) a population P 1, distinctive of P 2 by mean particle size value and monomer composition, of which the particles are constituted of polymer chains predominantly built of two acrylate monomers A and B, wherein monomer A also results in a homopolymer with Tg below -15°C, but where A and B differ from another by at least 2 C atoms in the alcohol side chain,
A production optimization system comprising: a production environment with at least a first machine and a second machine, a distribution unit configured to be connected to the first machine and the second machine via a communication network and to determine their machine status, and an optimizing unit which is configured to create a production plan in which at least one order for manufacturing a product is divided into machine-specific sub-orders for the first machine or the second machine and is provided for the first machine or the second machine with a sequence, characterized in that the distribution unit is configured to determine the next pending sub-order for the first machine or the second machine by the optimizing unit, to remove it from the production plan and to assign it to the respective machine, taking into account the respective machine status, wherein the optimizing unit is configured to redetermine the production plan after each removal of a sub-order by the distribution unit or after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the last removal of a sub-order. a production environment with at least a first machine and a second machine, a distribution unit configured to be connected to the first machine and the second machine via a communication network and to determine their machine status, and an optimizing unit which is configured to create a production plan in which at least one order for manufacturing a product is divided into machine-specific sub-orders for the first machine or the second machine and is provided for the first machine or the second machine with a sequence, characterized in that the distribution unit is configured to determine the next pending sub-order for the first machine or the second machine by the optimizing unit, to remove it from the production plan and to assign it to the respective machine, taking into account the respective machine status, wherein the optimizing unit is configured to redetermine the production plan after each removal of a sub-order by the distribution unit or after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the last removal of a sub-order.
An electric bed (1, 1') or chair movable along with ambient sounds, the electric bed (1, 1') or chair comprising a frame structure comprising a base and a movable frame movably disposed on the base, an actuator having two ends disposed with the base and the movable frame respectively, and a vibrator disposed with the frame structure; a control unit electrically connected with the actuator and the vibrator to control motions of the actuator and the vibrator; a receiving unit receiving audio files each having a specific time sequence via a wire or wireless manner; a database electrically connected with the control unit and the receiving unit for storing the audio files received by the receiving unit; a sound sensor sensing ambient sounds and transmitting signals corresponding to the sensed ambient sounds; and a comparative unit electrically connected with the sound sensor, the control unit and the database, the comparative unit comparing the signals transmitted by the sound sensor with the audio files stored in the database to locate a match audio file of the audio files, which is matched with the ambient sounds, and then transmit control signals to the control unit for enabling the control unit to control the actuator or the vibrator to move in accordance with audio signals of the match audio file; characterized in that the electric bed or chair further comprises a rocker mount disposed below the base, and a first drive device disposed between the rocker mount and the base; the first drive device is electrically connected with the control unit in a way that the control unit controls the first drive device to drive the base to swing relative to the rocker mount along a first curve. a frame structure comprising a base and a movable frame movably disposed on the base, an actuator having two ends disposed with the base and the movable frame respectively, and a vibrator disposed with the frame structure; a control unit electrically connected with the actuator and the vibrator to control motions of the actuator and the vibrator; a receiving unit receiving audio files each having a specific time sequence via a wire or wireless manner; a database electrically connected with the control unit and the receiving unit for storing the audio files received by the receiving unit; a comparative unit electrically connected with the sound sensor, the control unit and the database, the comparative unit comparing the signals transmitted by the sound sensor with the audio files stored in the database to locate a match audio file of the audio files, which is matched with the ambient sounds, and then transmit control signals to the control unit for enabling the control unit to control the actuator or the vibrator to move in accordance with audio signals of the match audio file; characterized in that the electric bed or chair further comprises a rocker mount disposed below the base, and a first drive device disposed between the rocker mount and the base; the first drive device is electrically connected with the control unit in a way that the control unit controls the first drive device to drive the base to swing relative to the rocker mount along a first curve.
Operating element having: a base; an actuation part mounted movably on the base; an electrical actuator, fastened to the base and acting on the actuation part in order to drive the actuation part in motion and linearly in a predefined excitation direction by way of an electrical excitation signal in order to generate haptic feedback; detection means for detecting a deflection, brought about by the actuation, of the actuation part in two detection directions (3, 4, 5) that each enclose a different angular magnitude with the excitation direction; an evaluation unit that is designed to drive the actuator with a specific electrical excitation signal if actuation in one of the two detection directions (3, 4, 5) is detected depending on the result with regard to which of the two detection directions (3, 4, 5) actuation took place in; wherein the specific electrical excitation signals are stored beforehand in a lookup table; characterized in that the specific electrical excitation signals are selected so as to harmonize the haptic feedback for different results, wherein the effects of the relative displacement, brought about in each case by the actuation, between the actuation part and the base is compensated with respect to the drive power of the actuator. a base; an actuation part mounted movably on the base; an electrical actuator, fastened to the base and acting on the actuation part in order to drive the actuation part in motion and linearly in a predefined excitation direction by way of an electrical excitation signal in order to generate haptic feedback; detection means for detecting a deflection, brought about by the actuation, of the actuation part in two detection directions (3, 4, 5) that each enclose a different angular magnitude with the excitation direction; an evaluation unit that is designed to drive the actuator with a specific electrical excitation signal if actuation in one of the two detection directions (3, 4, 5) is detected depending on the result with regard to which of the two detection directions (3, 4, 5) actuation took place in; wherein the specific electrical excitation signals are stored beforehand in a lookup table; characterized in that the specific electrical excitation signals are selected so as to harmonize the haptic feedback for different results, wherein the effects of the relative displacement, brought about in each case by the actuation, between the actuation part and the base is compensated with respect to the drive power of the actuator.
A soldering nozzle (200,400) for directing solder during a multi-wave soldering operation, the soldering nozzle (200,400) comprising: a solder outlet (202,402) for dispensing solder therefrom and to receive a plurality of parts to be soldered; and a de-bridging gas outlet arranged to direct de-bridging gas between a plurality of soldered parts after they exit the solder outlet (202,402), characterised in that the solder outlet (202,402) and the de-bridging gas outlet are integrally formed. a solder outlet (202,402) for dispensing solder therefrom and to receive a plurality of parts to be soldered; and a de-bridging gas outlet arranged to direct de-bridging gas between a plurality of soldered parts after they exit the solder outlet (202,402), characterised in that the solder outlet (202,402) and the de-bridging gas outlet are integrally formed.
Authentication element, in particular a Keyless Go means for a vehicle, comprising: • a transponding interface for transmitting an authentication signal and for receiving energy and data, and • a button device for capturing a user input, • wherein the authentication element is designed in such a manner that authentication signals are transmitted via the transponding interface if the button device captures a user input. • a transponding interface for transmitting an authentication signal and for receiving energy and data, and • a button device for capturing a user input, • wherein the authentication element is designed in such a manner that authentication signals are transmitted via the transponding interface if the button device captures a user input.
A system comprising: one or more pumps configured to pump blood in a fluid flow path at a collective rate over 4 liters per minute; one or more convection dialysis modules coupled to the fluid flow path and configured to perform dialysis on at least a portion of the blood, the one or more convection dialysis modules configured to remove substances from the blood that are over 5,000 Daltons in size; and one or more heat exchangers coupled to the fluid flow path and configured to heat the blood to a temperature over 42 degrees Celsius. one or more pumps configured to pump blood in a fluid flow path at a collective rate over 4 liters per minute; one or more convection dialysis modules coupled to the fluid flow path and configured to perform dialysis on at least a portion of the blood, the one or more convection dialysis modules configured to remove substances from the blood that are over 5,000 Daltons in size; and one or more heat exchangers coupled to the fluid flow path and configured to heat the blood to a temperature over 42 degrees Celsius.
A system for the manufacture of membrane electrode assemblies, comprising: a first carriage traversable along a first track, the first carriage having a support platform; a second carriage traversable along a second track, the second carriage having a support platform; sheet supplying means (120,220) for supplying sheets comprising a gas diffusion layer onto the support platforms of the carriages; and supply means for supplying a continuous web comprising an ion-conducting membrane between at least a portion of the first and second tracks, wherein the system is arranged to align the first and second carriages either side of the continuous web with the support platforms of the first and second carriages facing the continuous web, whereby the system is suitable for adhering sheets carried thereby to opposite sides of the continuous web in an aligned configuration; wherein the system comprises multiple first and second carriages (105, 205) characterized in that the first track comprises linear motors for propelling the first carriages along the first track at different speeds independently of each other; and the second track comprises linear motors for propelling the second carriages along the second track at different speeds independently of each other. a first carriage traversable along a first track, the first carriage having a support platform; a second carriage traversable along a second track, the second carriage having a support platform; sheet supplying means (120,220) for supplying sheets comprising a gas diffusion layer onto the support platforms of the carriages; and supply means for supplying a continuous web comprising an ion-conducting membrane between at least a portion of the first and second tracks, wherein the system is arranged to align the first and second carriages either side of the continuous web with the support platforms of the first and second carriages facing the continuous web, whereby the system is suitable for adhering sheets carried thereby to opposite sides of the continuous web in an aligned configuration; wherein the system comprises multiple first and second carriages (105, 205) characterized in that the first track comprises linear motors for propelling the first carriages along the first track at different speeds independently of each other; and the second track comprises linear motors for propelling the second carriages along the second track at different speeds independently of each other.
A cubic boron nitride polycrystal comprising cubic boron nitride, the cubic boron nitride having an average grain size of not more than 150 nm, the cubic boron nitride polycrystal having a crack generation load of not less than 25 N in a breaking strength test in which an R200μm diamond indenter is used to apply a load at a rate of 100 N/min; wherein for X-ray diffraction in the cubic boron nitride, a ratio I /I of X-ray diffraction intensity I at a plane to X-ray diffraction intensity I at a plane is not less than 0.1 and not more than 0.3.
A method of routing a contact in a network comprising a plurality of contact centres (10, 11, 12), said method comprising:- receiving a contact at one of the contact centres (10, 11, 12), said any one of the contact centres being designated a source contact centre with respect to the received contact; sending a reservation request from the source contact centre to each of the contact centres including itself, said reservation request being for an agent with a specified call centre longest idle agent, average answer delay and/or calls queued count; for the reservation request, receiving at the source contact centre from each of one or more of the contact centres, a value of the specified call centre longest idle agent, average answer delay and/or calls queued count and an associated agent identifier; at said designated source contact center, determining from said value of the specified call centre longest idle agent, average answer delay and/or calls queued count and said associated agent identifier received from said each of one or more of the contact centres a network-wide value of the longest idle agent, average answer delay and/or calls queued count; and routing the received contact from the designated contact centre to an agent in any of said one or more of the contact centres having the greatest value for the network-wide value of the longest idle agent, average answer delay and/or calls queued count for processing the received contact.
A method for differentiating pluripotent stem cells into cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage, comprising the steps of: a. culturing the pluripotent stem cells, b. differentiating the pluripotent stem cells into cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage, by culturing the pluripotent stem cells in a chemically defined medium comprising medium supplemented with B27 and treating the pluripotent cells with activin A, c. differentiating the cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage into cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage, by treating the cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage with at least one fibroblast growth factor, or with retinoic acid and at least one fibroblast growth factor, and d. differentiating the cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage into cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage, by treating the cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage with a gamma secretase inhibitor. a. culturing the pluripotent stem cells, b. differentiating the pluripotent stem cells into cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage, by culturing the pluripotent stem cells in a chemically defined medium comprising medium supplemented with B27 and treating the pluripotent cells with activin A, c. differentiating the cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage into cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage, by treating the cells expressing markers characteristic of the definitive endoderm lineage with at least one fibroblast growth factor, or with retinoic acid and at least one fibroblast growth factor, and d. differentiating the cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage into cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endocrine lineage, by treating the cells expressing markers characteristic of the pancreatic endoderm lineage with a gamma secretase inhibitor.