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Method for flushing an extrusion head (1; 41) for producing tubular preforms of thermoplastic material, wherein an extruder (2; 2.1, 2.2, 2.3) for feeding plastic melt in a main flow direction (F; F1, F2, F3) into a flow channel (3; 3.1, 3.2, 3.3) of the extrusion head (1; 41) is connected or connectable to the extrusion head (1; 41), the method comprising the step of: - Flushing of the flow channel (3; 3.2) in a channel section formed between an inlet connected to the flow channel (3; 3.2) and an outlet (28; 42; 60; 70) connected to the flow channel (3; 3.2) in the main flow direction (F; F2) upstream of the inlet, wherein a flushing device (21; 40; 2.3) presses a flushing medium via the inlet into the channel section of the flow channel (3; 3.2) in a flushing flow direction opposite to the main flow direction. - Flushing of the flow channel (3; 3.2) in a channel section formed between an inlet connected to the flow channel (3; 3.2) and an outlet (28; 42; 60; 70) connected to the flow channel (3; 3.2) in the main flow direction (F; F2) upstream of the inlet, wherein a flushing device (21; 40; 2.3) presses a flushing medium via the inlet into the channel section of the flow channel (3; 3.2) in a flushing flow direction opposite to the main flow direction.
A system for electrically stimulating a sympathetic nerve to improve heart function which comprises: an electrode positioned on the epicardial surface of the heart adjacent the sympathetic nerve; a stimulator connected with the electrode to electrically stimulate the sympathetic nerve with a train of electric pulses for a specified time interval during the refractory period of the heart muscle cycle; a sensor connected with a pacing device to monitor for premature contraction of the heart during diastole in the heart muscle cycle; characterised by the pacing device connected with the electrode to electrically activate contractions of the heart muscle at a predetermined rate for controlling a desired frequency of heart muscle cycles per minute, wherein each muscle cycle includes a refractory period when heart muscle contraction is effectively prevented, and a diastole when the heart is dilating; and a computer connected to the pacing device and to the stimulator for coordinating an operation of the electrode by pacing device with an operation of the electrode by the stimulator, and wherein the computer is responsive to the sensor for resetting the start of a heart muscle cycle upon sensing a contraction of the heart during diastole. an electrode positioned on the epicardial surface of the heart adjacent the sympathetic nerve; a stimulator connected with the electrode to electrically stimulate the sympathetic nerve with a train of electric pulses for a specified time interval during the refractory period of the heart muscle cycle; a sensor connected with a pacing device to monitor for premature contraction of the heart during diastole in the heart muscle cycle; characterised by the pacing device connected with the electrode to electrically activate contractions of the heart muscle at a predetermined rate for controlling a desired frequency of heart muscle cycles per minute, wherein each muscle cycle includes a refractory period when heart muscle contraction is effectively prevented, and a diastole when the heart is dilating; and a computer connected to the pacing device and to the stimulator for coordinating an operation of the electrode by pacing device with an operation of the electrode by the stimulator, and wherein the computer is responsive to the sensor for resetting the start of a heart muscle cycle upon sensing a contraction of the heart during diastole.
Arrangement of a spark plug in a cylinder head of a cylinder of an internal combustion engine for a vehicle, the cylinder comprising exactly two inlet channels and the spark plug which is arranged in the cylinder and has a ground electrode having an open end, the cylinder comprising an assembly hole having an internal thread for receiving the spark plug and the spark plug comprising an external thread, the spark plug being fastened in the cylinder head of the cylinder such that the spark plug has an orientation in a predetermined orientation range with respect to the exactly two inlet channels in order to cool the ground electrode by means of a generated air flow of at least one of the inlet channels during operation of the internal combustion engine, the spark plug being mounted in the cylinder head of the cylinder such that the spark plug is attached symmetrically in the center of the exactly two inlet channels, the open end of the ground electrode being aligned between the two inlet channels at a point, the open end of the ground electrode being directed between the two inlet channels with a tolerance in a range of ±90° to ±5° with respect to the optimal alignment taking into account tolerances during assembly and being twisted about the longitudinal central axis of the spark plug so that the air streams flowing in via the inlet channels hit the open end of the ground electrode and thereby cool said electrode, the point which is on a straight line between the two inlet channels being defined between the two inlet channels, which straight line connects the center of an outlet of one inlet channel into the combustion chamber with the center of the outlet of the other inlet channel into the combustion chamber, the point having the same distance from the center of the outlet of one inlet channel as from the center of the outlet of the other inlet channel, the internal thread and the external thread of the spark plug being matched to one another such that, after assembly when the spark plug is screwed into the internal thread at a predetermined torque, the open end of the spark plug is aligned with respect to the two inlet channels with the tolerance between the inlet channels, characterized in that a spark plug collar of a spark plug metal housing is extended on the combustion chamber side such that the spark plug collar terminates at least with a spark plug ceramic or even projects slightly beyond the spark plug ceramic so that the spark plug ceramic is shielded as an insulator in the spark plug metal housing.
A device, comprising: an object to be irradiated; an apparatus on which the object to be irradiated is placed; and a mask, wherein the mask comprises: a transparent supporting structure; and a metal layer having at least one opening to guide light to the object to be irradiated, the surface of the transparent supporting structure, on which the metal layer is formed, having a curved shape, and the metal layer having a surface with the curved shape of the transparent supporting structure, characterized in that a thickness (t) of the opening in the metal layer of the mask is 5 or more times a distance (a) between the mask and the surface of the the object to be irradiated. an object to be irradiated; an apparatus on which the object to be irradiated is placed; and a mask, wherein the mask comprises: a transparent supporting structure; and a metal layer having at least one opening to guide light to the object to be irradiated, the surface of the transparent supporting structure, on which the metal layer is formed, having a curved shape, and the metal layer having a surface with the curved shape of the transparent supporting structure, characterized in that a thickness (t) of the opening in the metal layer of the mask is 5 or more times a distance (a) between the mask and the surface of the the object to be irradiated. a transparent supporting structure; and a metal layer having at least one opening to guide light to the object to be irradiated, the surface of the transparent supporting structure, on which the metal layer is formed, having a curved shape, and the metal layer having a surface with the curved shape of the transparent supporting structure, characterized in that a thickness (t) of the opening in the metal layer of the mask is 5 or more times a distance (a) between the mask and the surface of the the object to be irradiated.
A method of creating an interpolated radiotherapy treatment plan, comprising the following steps: - providing a first deliverable treatment plan, - providing a second deliverable treatment plan, - said first and second treatment plans comprising at least one of the following: ∘ position settings for a number of leaves of a multi-leaf collimator ∘ position settings for the jaws - wherein the second treatment plan is obtained using at least one of the following constraints: ∘ a maximum difference in position settings for each leaf between the first and the second treatment plan, ∘ a maximum difference in jaw positions between the first and the second treatment plan, and - creating an interpolated treatment plan based on the first and the second treatment plans. - providing a first deliverable treatment plan, - providing a second deliverable treatment plan, - said first and second treatment plans comprising at least one of the following: ∘ position settings for a number of leaves of a multi-leaf collimator ∘ position settings for the jaws ∘ position settings for a number of leaves of a multi-leaf collimator ∘ position settings for the jaws - wherein the second treatment plan is obtained using at least one of the following constraints: ∘ a maximum difference in position settings for each leaf between the first and the second treatment plan, ∘ a maximum difference in jaw positions between the first and the second treatment plan, and ∘ a maximum difference in position settings for each leaf between the first and the second treatment plan, ∘ a maximum difference in jaw positions between the first and the second treatment plan, and - creating an interpolated treatment plan based on the first and the second treatment plans.
A visual processing device for performing visual processing on an image signal that has been input and outputting an output signal, the visual processing device comprising: a spatial processing portion operable to perform unsharp processing on the image signal, thereby outputting surrounding image information; and a visual processing portion operable to obtain the image signal and the surrounding image information and visually process the image signal based on the surrounding image information, thereby outputting an output signal; wherein, for any given value of the image signal in a predetermined range value of the image signal, a value of the output signal decreases, in a predetermined range value of the surrounding image information, against an increase of a value of the surrounding image information, wherein in an image of the image signal, the lower a ratio of regions in which a gradation changes to all regions included in the image is, or the higher a ratio of regions in which the gradation does not change to all regions included in the image is, the more the visual processing portion reduces a degree for applying an effect of the visual processing with respect to the image signal. a spatial processing portion operable to perform unsharp processing on the image signal, thereby outputting surrounding image information; and a visual processing portion operable to obtain the image signal and the surrounding image information and visually process the image signal based on the surrounding image information, thereby outputting an output signal; wherein, for any given value of the image signal in a predetermined range value of the image signal, a value of the output signal decreases, in a predetermined range value of the surrounding image information, against an increase of a value of the surrounding image information, wherein in an image of the image signal, the lower a ratio of regions in which a gradation changes to all regions included in the image is, or the higher a ratio of regions in which the gradation does not change to all regions included in the image is, the more the visual processing portion reduces a degree for applying an effect of the visual processing with respect to the image signal.
A method of authenticating a user of a computing device (500, 600), the computing device having a memory storing a base image and an overlay image and a pre-selected algebraic result, the base image having a pre-selected base image reference point, and the overlay image having a plurality of numbers, the method comprising: generating a modified base image including the base image reference point; generating a modified overlay image including the plurality of numbers; displaying, on a display, the modified base image overlaid by the modified overlay image; receiving an input for moving one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image; moving the one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image in response to the input; and in response to alignment, in sequence, on the display of two or more numbers from the modified overlay image with the base image reference point, and the result from applying one or more pre-selected algebraic operator to the two or more numbers equalling the pre-selected algebraic result, indicating positive authentication. generating a modified base image including the base image reference point; generating a modified overlay image including the plurality of numbers; displaying, on a display, the modified base image overlaid by the modified overlay image; receiving an input for moving one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image; moving the one of the modified base image and the modified overlay image in response to the input; and in response to alignment, in sequence, on the display of two or more numbers from the modified overlay image with the base image reference point, and the result from applying one or more pre-selected algebraic operator to the two or more numbers equalling the pre-selected algebraic result, indicating positive authentication.
Method for voltage balancing series connected power switching devices, wherein at least one said power switching device is connected in parallel with a respective diverter, each said diverter having controllable impedance to controllably conduct current diverted from a respective said power switching device, the method comprising: - controlling each said diverter to follow a series of successively higher impedance states during an OFF period of the power switching devices, the series comprising at least two said impedance states, wherein each said series comprises at least a first impedance of a diverter and then a second, higher impedance of the diverter, the first impedance occurring responsive to an indication of a start of the OFF period; characterized in that the method further comprises: - monitoring a signal of each diverter to thereby detect imbalance between the monitored signals, wherein each said signal indicates at least one of current through and voltage across the diverter, - wherein at least one of said successively higher impedance states of at least one said diverter is responsive to detecting a reduction of a said imbalance. - controlling each said diverter to follow a series of successively higher impedance states during an OFF period of the power switching devices, the series comprising at least two said impedance states, wherein each said series comprises at least a first impedance of a diverter and then a second, higher impedance of the diverter, the first impedance occurring responsive to an indication of a start of the OFF period; - monitoring a signal of each diverter to thereby detect imbalance between the monitored signals, wherein each said signal indicates at least one of current through and voltage across the diverter, - wherein at least one of said successively higher impedance states of at least one said diverter is responsive to detecting a reduction of a said imbalance.
A blood treatment device having an extracorporeal blood circulation, comprising a first line that can be connected to a patient at one end for withdrawing blood and connected to an equalizing chamber at the other end, a first blood pump for delivering blood in the extracorporeal circulation to the equalizing chamber, so that a blood level (1a, 1b) develops therein, and contact of the blood with a gas space situated above the blood level is formed, and a second line for conveying the blood from the equalizing chamber to a blood purification unit, characterized in that the blood treatment device comprises a gas sensor that can be connected to the equalizing chamber for measuring the concentration of a gas in the gas space, and an evaluation unit for readout and evaluation of the measurement data of the gas sensor.
Mobile large manipulator with - a chassis, - two front and two rear support outriggers, which can be supported on a base via extendable support legs and are each arranged on the chassis and can be extended fully or partially from a driving position to a support position, - an unfolding mast arm, which has a turntable arranged on the chassis rotatably about a vertical axis and a plurality of mast segments connected articulately to one another, wherein the operating area of the mast arm depends on the support configuration, i.e. on the support positions of the support outriggers, characterised by a program-controlled positioning aid, which is configured to output a graphical representation of environmental image data on a screen, wherein the operating area of the mast arm is visualised in the graphical representation. - a chassis, - two front and two rear support outriggers, which can be supported on a base via extendable support legs and are each arranged on the chassis and can be extended fully or partially from a driving position to a support position, - an unfolding mast arm, which has a turntable arranged on the chassis rotatably about a vertical axis and a plurality of mast segments connected articulately to one another, wherein the operating area of the mast arm depends on the support configuration, i.e. on the support positions of the support outriggers,
A reusable fixed tissue holder, comprising: a bar frame comprising a first bar frame and a second bar frame sleeving the first bar frame; a base fixed to one end of the first bar frame; a disc seat mounted in the base; a suction cup mounted on the disc seat, characterised in that a first channel is disposed on the disc seat, and a second channel connected with the channel is disposed on the suction cup; and a button structure mounted on the base and used for connecting the first channel and the second channel to the atmosphere. a bar frame comprising a first bar frame and a second bar frame sleeving the first bar frame; a base fixed to one end of the first bar frame; a disc seat mounted in the base; a suction cup mounted on the disc seat, characterised in that a first channel is disposed on the disc seat, and a second channel connected with the channel is disposed on the suction cup; and a button structure mounted on the base and used for connecting the first channel and the second channel to the atmosphere.
A mattress foundation (10, 12, 14, 16) for supporting a mattress comprising: at least two support units (20, 40, 80, 100, 120) in an abutting relationship that form a rectangular shape at each end of the mattress foundation and provide a planar support surface having length and width dimensions effective to support a mattress disposed thereon, wherein each support unit (20, 40, 80, 100, 120) comprises opposing end units (22, 24, 42, 44, 122) and a planar surface support (26, 46, 27) extending therebetween, wherein each of the opposing end units (22, 24, 42, 44, 122) comprises at least one angled support sidewall (32, 52, 130, 132). at least two support units (20, 40, 80, 100, 120) in an abutting relationship that form a rectangular shape at each end of the mattress foundation and provide a planar support surface having length and width dimensions effective to support a mattress disposed thereon, wherein each support unit (20, 40, 80, 100, 120) comprises opposing end units (22, 24, 42, 44, 122) and a planar surface support (26, 46, 27) extending therebetween, wherein each of the opposing end units (22, 24, 42, 44, 122) comprises at least one angled support sidewall (32, 52, 130, 132).
Fuel reformer for converting hydrocarbon fuels into a hydrogen rich gas for fuel cells and/or exhaust treatment applications, having a housing with two side walls (8a, 8b) forming a reaction chamber of the fuel reformer in which hydrocarbon fuel and an oxidizing agent are mixed for converting hydrocarbon fuel into hydrogen rich gas, characterized in that the fuel reformer further comprises a mixing device, wherein the mixing device is arranged in a sealing manner in the reaction chamber and provides a substantial planar fluid flow, which corresponds to an axial fluid flow along a longitudinal axis of the fuel reformer by comprising at least a first plurality of holes for the oxidizing agent, which is arranged along a first row, and a second plurality of holes for the oxidizing agent, which is arranged along a second row, wherein the diameters (d) of the first plurality of holes are smaller than the diameters of the second plurality of holes, wherein the first and second rows of the mixing device are substantially arranged on concentric lines, the shape of which resembles the shape of an outer edge of the mixing device, wherein the circumference of the first row is smaller than the circumference of the second row.
An assay result reading apparatus, for reading the result of an assay, comprising a data processing means configured: to process an analyte measurement signal indicative of the presence and/or amount of an analyte; to process a control signal; to compare the control signal with a first control threshold up until a time t 1 after commencement of the assay measurement, and: - if the control signal exceeds or is equal to the first control threshold, to determine that the assay has been carried out satisfactorily; - if the control signal is less than the first control threshold, to continue the assay measurement and compare the control signal with a second control threshold, which is different from the first control threshold, at a time t > t 1 and provide an assay result if the control signal exceeds or is equal to the second control threshold. to process an analyte measurement signal indicative of the presence and/or amount of an analyte; to process a control signal; to compare the control signal with a first control threshold up until a time t 1 after commencement of the assay measurement, and: - if the control signal exceeds or is equal to the first control threshold, to determine that the assay has been carried out satisfactorily; - if the control signal is less than the first control threshold, to continue the assay measurement and compare the control signal with a second control threshold, which is different from the first control threshold, at a time t > t 1 and provide an assay result if the control signal exceeds or is equal to the second control threshold. - if the control signal exceeds or is equal to the first control threshold, to determine that the assay has been carried out satisfactorily; - if the control signal is less than the first control threshold, to continue the assay measurement and compare the control signal with a second control threshold, which is different from the first control threshold, at a time t > t 1 and provide an assay result if the control signal exceeds or is equal to the second control threshold.