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An apparatus for preparing a beverage, comprising a decoction device that comprises a decoction body with a decoction chamber that extends axially inside a chamber wall between a first bottom and a second bottom that lie opposite each other, wherein said first bottom and said second bottom are received for axial movement inside said chamber wall, wherein said chamber wall is provided locally with a filling opening for admitting into the decoction chamber at least one ingredient for the beverage to be prepared, wherein the decoction chamber is provided with inlet means for admitting a liquid under increased pressure and temperature, wherein the decoction chamber is provided with dispensing means for dispensing a beverage prepared from the liquid and the at least one ingredient, wherein the decoction device is coupled to drive means that, during operation, impart a preparation cycle to the decoction device, said preparation cycle comprising: - a first state in which the filling opening opens into the decoction chamber and is situated between said first bottom and said second bottom; - a second state in which said first bottom and said second bottom have moved closer to each other inside the chamber wall and the liquid is guided through the decoction chamber; and - a third state in which a space between said first bottom and said second bottom lies at least substantially entirely outside the decoction body to discharge a possible residue of said at least one ingredient, wherein said filling opening is located in a first direction outside the decoction chamber in said second state; wherein a first of the two bottoms lies outside the decoction body in said third state, characterized in that the decoction body undergoes a displacement in said first direction relative to a second of the two bottoms between the second state and the third state. - a first state in which the filling opening opens into the decoction chamber and is situated between said first bottom and said second bottom; - a second state in which said first bottom and said second bottom have moved closer to each other inside the chamber wall and the liquid is guided through the decoction chamber; and - a third state in which a space between said first bottom and said second bottom lies at least substantially entirely outside the decoction body to discharge a possible residue of said at least one ingredient,
A drive unit for motor vehicle applications, with an electric motor drive (1, 2), and with an actuating rod mounted at one end on the drive (1, 2) and acted upon by it, wherein the drive (1, 2) operates eccentrically on the actuating rod and for this purpose a drive cam of the drive (1, 2) engages in a drive recess of the actuating rod, wherein a guide means connected to the drive (1, 2) is additionally provided, which interacts with a counter-guide means on the actuating rod to guide it, wherein the guide means is designed as a guide cam and the counter-guide means is a guide recess in the actuating rod, wherein the interaction between the guide cam and the guide recess ensures that the actuating rod is acted upon largely linearly in an actuating direction.
A breast prosthesis comprising a breast tissue expander and one or more samples of graft material, wherein the one or more samples of graft material are attached to the breast tissue expander by an adhesive that degrades over time.
A method executed at a relay user equipment, UE, operating in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating a Proximity based Services, ProSe, layer 2 identifier, ID, of the relay UE when the relay UE is to communicate with a remote UE, wherein the ProSe layer 2 ID is to be used as an identification of the relay UE when the relay UE communicates with the remote UE over PC5 interface, transmitting a notification message including the ProSe layer 2 ID and a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier, C-RNTI, of the relay UE to an eNB through a radio resource control, RRC, signaling, wherein the C-RNTI is to be used as an identification of the relay UE when the relay UE communicates with the eNB over Uu interface, receiving a response message in response to the notification message from the eNB; and generating another ProSe layer 2 ID different from the ProSe layer 2 ID if the response message indicates collision of the ProSe layer 2 ID between the relay UE and another relay UE, wherein when the another ProSe layer 2 ID is generated, transmitting the discovery message to the remote UE using the another ProSe layer 2 ID, wherein the response message indicates collision of the ProSe layer 2 ID between the relay UE and the another relay UE when the ProSe layer 2 ID of the relay UE and a ProSe layer 2 ID of the another relay UE are the same and the C-RNTI of the relay UE and a C-RNTI of the another relay UE are different. generating a Proximity based Services, ProSe, layer 2 identifier, ID, of the relay UE when the relay UE is to communicate with a remote UE, wherein the ProSe layer 2 ID is to be used as an identification of the relay UE when the relay UE communicates with the remote UE over PC5 interface, transmitting a notification message including the ProSe layer 2 ID and a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier, C-RNTI, of the relay UE to an eNB through a radio resource control, RRC, signaling, wherein the C-RNTI is to be used as an identification of the relay UE when the relay UE communicates with the eNB over Uu interface, receiving a response message in response to the notification message from the eNB; and generating another ProSe layer 2 ID different from the ProSe layer 2 ID if the response message indicates collision of the ProSe layer 2 ID between the relay UE and another relay UE, wherein when the another ProSe layer 2 ID is generated, transmitting the discovery message to the remote UE using the another ProSe layer 2 ID, wherein the response message indicates collision of the ProSe layer 2 ID between the relay UE and the another relay UE when the ProSe layer 2 ID of the relay UE and a ProSe layer 2 ID of the another relay UE are the same and the C-RNTI of the relay UE and a C-RNTI of the another relay UE are different.
Brake-assist device for a motor vehicle, comprising a brake booster, - the booster comprising a plunger piston, a moving gear and a means for setting the position of this moving gear with respect to this plunger piston, - the booster being actuated by a control rod, the control rod comprising a first end for pressing on the plunger piston and a second end for receiving a force applied by a brake pedal that is intended to be moved by a driver of the vehicle, - the booster comprising a sensor interposed in a space for contact between the plunger piston and the moving gear, and a spring compressed between the plunger piston and the moving gear, - the booster comprising means of moving the plunger piston in the contact space according to a mode of driving, characterized in that - the spring has a stiffness that is high enough that, it brings about a start of braking only for an attacking force that is significantly higher in a responsive driving mode than in a calm driving mode. - the means for moving the sensor in the contact space as a function of the driving mode comprise a means of varying the preload of the spring and a control unit comprising a microprocessor able to run a program that determines the preload to be applied to the spring as a function of a selection of the driving mode via a data memory. - the booster comprising a plunger piston, a moving gear and a means for setting the position of this moving gear with respect to this plunger piston, - the booster being actuated by a control rod, the control rod comprising a first end for pressing on the plunger piston and a second end for receiving a force applied by a brake pedal that is intended to be moved by a driver of the vehicle, - the booster comprising a sensor interposed in a space for contact between the plunger piston and the moving gear, and a spring compressed between the plunger piston and the moving gear, - the booster comprising means of moving the plunger piston in the contact space according to a mode of driving, - the spring has a stiffness that is high enough that, it brings about a start of braking only for an attacking force that is significantly higher in a responsive driving mode than in a calm driving mode. - the means for moving the sensor in the contact space as a function of the driving mode comprise a means of varying the preload of the spring and a control unit comprising a microprocessor able to run a program that determines the preload to be applied to the spring as a function of a selection of the driving mode via a data memory.
A method for construction of a wind energy plant having a tower which is based on a foundation and also an electrical power module essentially consisting of a transformer and optionally an inverter or other electrical devices, such as switchgear cabinets, which is intended for controlling the wind energy plant and/or for passing on the electrical power which is provided by the generator of the wind energy plant and is fed into a grid system, and wherein the width and/or length of the power module are/is less than the diameter of the tower of the wind energy plant in the foundation area, characterised in that the power module is mounted on the tower foundation before the construction of the tower and the power module has two supports placed one above the other, which in turn accommodate essential parts of the power module, and in that the supports which are placed one above the other are constructed in the manner of a frame and fit exactly over one another, so that reliable attachment of the supports to one another is also ensured.
Movable cleaning apparatus or floor care or floor treatment apparatus, such as an automatically movable floor cleaning apparatus or user-guided cleaning apparatus, designed with a device for producing photographic images of a surface to be travelled on, characterised in that the cleaning apparatus has an evaluation unit which is designed to evaluate an image with regard to the type of floor covering, and to carry out a travel strategy and an adjustment of cleaning parameters, namely floor distance and/or size of secondary air openings and/or brush speed, on the basis of the detected floor covering, wherein the evaluation unit is designed to evaluate the photographic image with regard to a degree of reflection of the floor covering and/or to evaluate the photographic image with regard to patterns or grains detected in the image in a colour space using statistical methods.
An apparatus for use with an electrically, hydraulically and/or pneumatically driven torque tool for tightening, loosening or both tightening and loosening of threaded assembly fasteners including: - a drive extension assembly; - a reaction assembly; and - a socket assembly; characterised in that: - the drive extension assembly having a drive extension formed between a drive connector and a drive extension hex ball; - the reaction assembly having a reaction tube and a reaction plate; and - the socket assembly having a drive socket which accepts the fastener and the drive extension hex ball; - the drive extension assembly having a drive guide bushing and a shroud support sleeve to support and keep concentric the drive connector and the drive extension within the reaction tube; - the reaction plate having a plurality of reaction engagements for a plurality of nearby fasteners; and - the socket assembly having a fastener engagement means, a ball flex means and a ball engagement means. - a drive extension assembly; - a reaction assembly; and - a socket assembly; - the drive extension assembly having a drive extension formed between a drive connector and a drive extension hex ball; - the reaction assembly having a reaction tube and a reaction plate; and - the socket assembly having a drive socket which accepts the fastener and the drive extension hex ball; - the drive extension assembly having a drive guide bushing and a shroud support sleeve to support and keep concentric the drive connector and the drive extension within the reaction tube; - the reaction plate having a plurality of reaction engagements for a plurality of nearby fasteners; and - the socket assembly having a fastener engagement means, a ball flex means and a ball engagement means.
A method of foaming a fluid, the method comprising: adding a foaming composition to a well as batch addition or continuously, said composition comprising: (a) a cyclic quaternized foaming agent having a general formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted branched, chain, or ring alkyl or alkenyl having from 1 to 25 carbon atoms in its main chain, wherein R 2 is a radical derived from a fatty acid; R 3 is selected from straight-chain, branched, or ring saturated or unsaturated aliphatic chains including from 2 to 20 carbon atoms in its main chain and having one or more functional groups selected from (i) the group consisting of: -CO 2 H,-SO 3 H, -PO 3 H 2,-CONH 2, and combinations thereof; or (ii) the group consisting of: -CO 2 R 4,-CONHR 4,-CON(R 4) 2, and combinations thereof, wherein each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of: branched or unbranched alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, cycloalkyl, and heteroaromatic groups having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof; (b) optionally from 5 to 95 weight percent of a betaine surfactant selected from the group consisting of: an alkylamidopropyl betaine, an alkyl dimethyl betaine, a sulfo betaine, and combinations thereof; wherein said sulfo betaine is selected from N-decyl-N-,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonate, dimethyl-(2-hydroxyethyl)-(3-sulfopropyl) ammonium, lauramidopropryl hydroxysultaine, and combinations thereof; and (c) an aqueous and/or organic solvent. (a) a cyclic quaternized foaming agent having a general formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted branched, chain, or ring alkyl or alkenyl having from 1 to 25 carbon atoms in its main chain, wherein R 2 is a radical derived from a fatty acid; R 3 is selected from straight-chain, branched, or ring saturated or unsaturated aliphatic chains including from 2 to 20 carbon atoms in its main chain and having one or more functional groups selected from (i) the group consisting of: -CO 2 H,-SO 3 H, -PO 3 H 2,-CONH 2, and combinations thereof; or (ii) the group consisting of: -CO 2 R 4,-CONHR 4,-CON(R 4) 2, and combinations thereof, wherein each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of: branched or unbranched alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, cycloalkyl, and heteroaromatic groups having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof; (i) the group consisting of: -CO 2 H,-SO 3 H, -PO 3 H 2,-CONH 2, and combinations thereof; or (ii) the group consisting of: -CO 2 R 4,-CONHR 4,-CON(R 4) 2, and combinations thereof, wherein each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of: (b) optionally from 5 to 95 weight percent of a betaine surfactant selected from the group consisting of: an alkylamidopropyl betaine, an alkyl dimethyl betaine, a sulfo betaine, and combinations thereof; wherein said sulfo betaine is selected from N-decyl-N-,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonate, dimethyl-(2-hydroxyethyl)-(3-sulfopropyl) ammonium, lauramidopropryl hydroxysultaine, and combinations thereof; and (c) an aqueous and/or organic solvent.
A subassembly for a shaving razor cartridge comprising: a base having a front wall with a top surface and a rear wall with a top surface; at least one blade (24a, 24b and 24c) being mounted to the base between the front wall and the rear wall, the at least one blade having a cutting edge (26a, 26b and 26c); wherein the top surface on the front wall of the base is positioned a vertical distance of at least 0.5mm below the cutting edge, characterized in that the subassembly further comprises a cage fixed to the base, the cage having an upper skin contacting surface and a front face that are defined by a plurality of ribs forming a plurality of open slots (18, 20). a base having a front wall with a top surface and a rear wall with a top surface; at least one blade (24a, 24b and 24c) being mounted to the base between the front wall and the rear wall, the at least one blade having a cutting edge (26a, 26b and 26c); wherein the top surface on the front wall of the base is positioned a vertical distance of at least 0.5mm below the cutting edge, characterized in that the subassembly further comprises a cage fixed to the base, the cage having an upper skin contacting surface and a front face that are defined by a plurality of ribs forming a plurality of open slots (18, 20).
A device for withdrawing blood from the skin and/or from beneath the skin of a subject, the device comprising: a fluid transporter, comprising one or more microneedles; a pressure regulator comprising a pre-packaged vacuum chamber having an internal pressure less than atmospheric pressure prior to the point at which the device is used on the subject; and characterized by a storage chamber, separate from the vacuum chamber, for receiving blood withdrawn from the subject through the fluid transporter when a negative pressure is applied to the skin of the subject. a fluid transporter, comprising one or more microneedles; a pressure regulator comprising a pre-packaged vacuum chamber having an internal pressure less than atmospheric pressure prior to the point at which the device is used on the subject; and characterized by a storage chamber, separate from the vacuum chamber, for receiving blood withdrawn from the subject through the fluid transporter when a negative pressure is applied to the skin of the subject.
Method for visually inspecting the surfaces of gravure cylinders and gravure plates, comprising at least the following steps: a) Place the gravure cylinder or gravure plate into an inspection device, b) Scanning optical detection of the surface of the gravure cylinder or the gravure plate by means of an image capture unit in one or more measurement images and detection of the position of the measurement images relative to the surface of the gravure cylinder or the gravure plate c) Detection of cells by scanning the first measurement image, d) Comparison of a series of predetermined properties with the given target values assigned to these properties and recording the deviation of each property from the respective target value as a value in a feature vector, e) Detection of defects in the areas of the first measurement image in which no cells were detected, f) Determination of an anomaly defect value of a detected defect, g) Classifying the feature vector of each cell and the anomaly defect value of each defect based on predetermined result weights and allowable tolerance values of each property of the feature vector using a pre-trained support vector machine and, h) Repeat steps c) to g) for each additional measurement image, i) Output of an evaluation of the gravure cylinder or gravure plate, whereby the evaluation includes at least the information "fault-free" or "faulty". a) Place the gravure cylinder or gravure plate into an inspection device, b) Scanning optical detection of the surface of the gravure cylinder or the gravure plate by means of an image capture unit in one or more measurement images and detection of the position of the measurement images relative to the surface of the gravure cylinder or the gravure plate c) Detection of cells by scanning the first measurement image, d) Comparison of a series of predetermined properties with the given target values assigned to these properties and recording the deviation of each property from the respective target value as a value in a feature vector, e) Detection of defects in the areas of the first measurement image in which no cells were detected, f) Determination of an anomaly defect value of a detected defect, g) Classifying the feature vector of each cell and the anomaly defect value of each defect based on predetermined result weights and allowable tolerance values of each property of the feature vector using a pre-trained support vector machine and, h) Repeat steps c) to g) for each additional measurement image, i) Output of an evaluation of the gravure cylinder or gravure plate, whereby the evaluation includes at least the information "fault-free" or "faulty".
Reference oscillator arrangement having a first reference oscillator for generating a first output signal and a second reference oscillator for generating a second output signal, and the reference oscillator arrangement having a phase-locked loop for controlling the frequency of the second reference oscillator to the frequency of the first reference oscillator and/or for controlling the phase of the second reference oscillator to the phase of the first reference oscillator, the reference oscillator arrangement having a control input for an external calibration signal and being configured to match the frequency and/or phase of the first reference oscillator to the external calibration signal, characterized in that the reference oscillator arrangement has a control device which is designed to couple the calibration signal to the phase-locked loop so that the phase-locked loop synchronizes the second reference oscillator with the calibration signal. the reference oscillator arrangement having a control input for an external calibration signal and being configured to match the frequency and/or phase of the first reference oscillator to the external calibration signal, characterized in that the reference oscillator arrangement has a control device which is designed to couple the calibration signal to the phase-locked loop so that the phase-locked loop synchronizes the second reference oscillator with the calibration signal.
A method of making a seamless panel, comprising: inserting at least a portion of a plurality of lattice trusses into a mold having an axial length; inserting a first filler material into the mold, the first filler material encapsulating at least a portion of the plurality of lattice trusses; heating the mold comprising the first filler material to form a panel segment by expanding the first filler material; advancing the panel segment a linear distance, the linear distance being less than the axial length of the mold such that a section of the panel segment remains in the mold and another section of the panel segment is outside of the mold; inserting a second filler material into the mold; and heating the mold comprising the second filler material and at least a portion of the section of the panel segment remaining in the mold intermixing the second filler material with the at least a portion of the panel segment remaining in the mold to form a seamless panel by expanding the second filler material. inserting at least a portion of a plurality of lattice trusses into a mold having an axial length; inserting a first filler material into the mold, the first filler material encapsulating at least a portion of the plurality of lattice trusses; heating the mold comprising the first filler material to form a panel segment by expanding the first filler material; advancing the panel segment a linear distance, the linear distance being less than the axial length of the mold such that a section of the panel segment remains in the mold and another section of the panel segment is outside of the mold; inserting a second filler material into the mold; and heating the mold comprising the second filler material and at least a portion of the section of the panel segment remaining in the mold intermixing the second filler material with the at least a portion of the panel segment remaining in the mold to form a seamless panel by expanding the second filler material.