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Single tube sealing for mounting on an end portion of a rigid plastic tube, such as a micro-tube, the plastic tube having an inner channel for receiving at least one data cable, such as a fiber optic cable, the single tube sealing comprising: - an at least partially cylindrical sleeve, formed of a rigid material, such as plastic, and defining an internal space into which the end portion is insertable and an insertion opening for axial insertion of the end portion into the internal space and exit opening through which the data cable can extend axially out of the internal space; - an elastically deformable sealing body inserted into the internal space through the insertion opening and having a frustoconical or conical end section facing the inner channel of the plastic tube and formed for sealing the inner channel and a passage opening for the data cable; and - a holding and releasing device partially axially inserted into the internal space through the insertion opening, which in a passive state exerts a radial holding force on the plastic tube to axially hold the plastic tube and is operable in such a way that the radial holding force is substantially repealed to release the plastic tube. - an at least partially cylindrical sleeve, formed of a rigid material, such as plastic, and defining an internal space into which the end portion is insertable and an insertion opening for axial insertion of the end portion into the internal space and exit opening through which the data cable can extend axially out of the internal space; - an elastically deformable sealing body inserted into the internal space through the insertion opening and having a frustoconical or conical end section facing the inner channel of the plastic tube and formed for sealing the inner channel and a passage opening for the data cable; and - a holding and releasing device partially axially inserted into the internal space through the insertion opening, which in a passive state exerts a radial holding force on the plastic tube to axially hold the plastic tube and is operable in such a way that the radial holding force is substantially repealed to release the plastic tube.
A method of detecting fouling or scaling of a heated wetted test surface comprising heating a conductive block using a heater; said conductive block having a first end comprising said heated wetted test surface, a second end opposite said first end, and a peripheral surface; contacting said heated wetted test surface with a first liquid; measuring the temperatures at first and second positions along said conductive block wherein said first position is closer to said heated wetted test surface than said second position to obtain first and second temperature measurements; characterized in that the method further comprises: comparing first and second temperature measurements at said first and second positions to establish a reference temperature difference with no fouling or scaling on said heated wetted test surface; determining fouling or scaling on said surface by subsequently measuring temperatures (T1, T2; T3, T4) at said first and second positions and detecting changes in temperature differences between said temperatures (T1, T2; T3, T4) at said first and second positions relative to said reference temperature difference, wherein the peripheral surface includes an insulation layer and the second end includes an insulation layer having a different heat conductivity than the insulation layer, and wherein said second end has a higher heat conductivity than said insulation layer of the peripheral surface. comparing first and second temperature measurements at said first and second positions to establish a reference temperature difference with no fouling or scaling on said heated wetted test surface; determining fouling or scaling on said surface by subsequently measuring temperatures (T1, T2; T3, T4) at said first and second positions and detecting changes in temperature differences between said temperatures (T1, T2; T3, T4) at said first and second positions relative to said reference temperature difference, wherein the peripheral surface includes an insulation layer and the second end includes an insulation layer having a different heat conductivity than the insulation layer, and wherein said second end has a higher heat conductivity than said insulation layer of the peripheral surface.
A method of analysing a predefined portion of an object having a feature of interest and that is of a class of objects that each have a substantially similar optical property, the method implemented in a computational unit and comprising: activating each of a plurality of light sources to directly illuminate the object, wherein each of the plurality of light sources provides illumination from a different illumination direction and wherein the plurality of light sources is maintained in a stable configuration relative to the object; for each illumination direction, generating an image from light scattered from the object with a camera maintained in a stable configuration relative to the plurality of light sources; and applying a methodology derived from machine learning for the class of objects to: filter the generated images for a characteristic consistent with the feature of interest; determine surface gradients for the object from the filtered images; and calculate the integral of the surface gradients to generate a topography of a surface of the predefined portion of the object, wherein determining the surface gradients comprises applying a deconvolution to the generated images to account for anisotropic scattering of light by a bulk component of the object. activating each of a plurality of light sources to directly illuminate the object, wherein each of the plurality of light sources provides illumination from a different illumination direction and wherein the plurality of light sources is maintained in a stable configuration relative to the object; for each illumination direction, generating an image from light scattered from the object with a camera maintained in a stable configuration relative to the plurality of light sources; and applying a methodology derived from machine learning for the class of objects to: filter the generated images for a characteristic consistent with the feature of interest; determine surface gradients for the object from the filtered images; and calculate the integral of the surface gradients to generate a topography of a surface of the predefined portion of the object, wherein determining the surface gradients comprises applying a deconvolution to the generated images to account for anisotropic scattering of light by a bulk component of the object. filter the generated images for a characteristic consistent with the feature of interest; determine surface gradients for the object from the filtered images; and calculate the integral of the surface gradients to generate a topography of a surface of the predefined portion of the object, wherein determining the surface gradients comprises applying a deconvolution to the generated images to account for anisotropic scattering of light by a bulk component of the object.
Assembly for mounting tiles, comprising: a base support comprising a plurality of pins protruding from the base support towards respective tip ends, a mounting member for each of the plurality of pins, the mounting member comprising a tile support surface, a body protruding from the tile support surface, and a hole configured to receive a respective one of the plurality of pins, and a plurality of tiles, wherein the mounting member and the respective pin are configured to co-operate such that the body expands upon sliding the mounting member along the respective pin so as to laterally engage and clamp the tile characterised in that the plurality of tiles have dimensions allowing mounting the tiles between oppositely arranged pins. a base support comprising a plurality of pins protruding from the base support towards respective tip ends, a mounting member for each of the plurality of pins, the mounting member comprising a tile support surface, a body protruding from the tile support surface, and a hole configured to receive a respective one of the plurality of pins, and a plurality of tiles, wherein the mounting member and the respective pin are configured to co-operate such that the body expands upon sliding the mounting member along the respective pin so as to laterally engage and clamp the tile characterised in that the plurality of tiles have dimensions allowing mounting the tiles between oppositely arranged pins.
Extractor device having an extractor housing, at least one vapour guide plate held detachably in the extractor housing and at least one illumination device, which has at least one light source, wherein the extractor device has an intake opening, by way of which air is drawn in downward, and the at least one vapour guide plate is arranged adjacent to the intake opening, wherein the vapour guide plate represents an optical fibre, the illumination device is arranged below the vapour guide plate, the at least one light source is facing the lower edge of the vapour guide plate and the illumination device is fastened detachably to the extractor device housing, characterised in that the illumination device has at least two light modules, which each comprise at least two light sources, that the illumination device has a housing which consists of a holding part and a cover part, which are detachably connected to one another and the at least one light module is received in the housing.
A road condition detection device, configured to be coupled to a wheel of a vehicle and comprising: an electrostatic charge variation sensor, configured to provide a charge variation signal (S Q) indicative of an electrostatic charge variation associated with the rotation of said wheel; and a processing unit, coupled to the electrostatic charge variation sensor to receive the charge variation signal (S Q) and further configured to receive a rotation speed signal (S V) indicative of the rotation speed of said wheel, wherein said processing unit is configured to jointly process said rotation speed signal (S V) and charge variation signal (S Q) for detecting a road condition, characterized in that said processing unit is configured to: determine, in the trend in the frequency domain of said charge variation signal (S Q), a peak amplitude of a fundamental frequency at said rotation speed of the wheel; and compare said peak amplitude with a threshold amplitude (Pk TH) to determine one of a dry road condition and a wet road condition. an electrostatic charge variation sensor, configured to provide a charge variation signal (S Q) indicative of an electrostatic charge variation associated with the rotation of said wheel; and a processing unit, coupled to the electrostatic charge variation sensor to receive the charge variation signal (S Q) and further configured to receive a rotation speed signal (S V) indicative of the rotation speed of said wheel, wherein said processing unit is configured to jointly process said rotation speed signal (S V) and charge variation signal (S Q) for detecting a road condition, characterized in that said processing unit is configured to: determine, in the trend in the frequency domain of said charge variation signal (S Q), a peak amplitude of a fundamental frequency at said rotation speed of the wheel; and compare said peak amplitude with a threshold amplitude (Pk TH) to determine one of a dry road condition and a wet road condition.
A method of making a laminate nanomold; comprising: configuring a tie-layer with a support layer; positioning a patterned master adjacent to the support layer; inserting the positioned patterned master and adjacent support layer between nips of a roll laminator; delivering a curable polymeric material having a surface energy less than 30 mN/m between the patterned master and the support layer adjacent an input side of the roll laminator; activating the roll laminator to laminate the patterned master with the support layer, wherein the curable polymeric material is dispensed between the patterned master and the support layer, and treating the laminate to activate a curable component of the curable polymeric material such that the polymeric material is solidified and binds with the tie-layer, wherein the cured polymeric material forms a mold layer having an inverse pattern of the patterned master. configuring a tie-layer with a support layer; positioning a patterned master adjacent to the support layer; inserting the positioned patterned master and adjacent support layer between nips of a roll laminator; delivering a curable polymeric material having a surface energy less than 30 mN/m between the patterned master and the support layer adjacent an input side of the roll laminator; activating the roll laminator to laminate the patterned master with the support layer, wherein the curable polymeric material is dispensed between the patterned master and the support layer, and treating the laminate to activate a curable component of the curable polymeric material such that the polymeric material is solidified and binds with the tie-layer, wherein the cured polymeric material forms a mold layer having an inverse pattern of the patterned master.
A case for accommodating tools or small parts, comprising a base body, a lid that is pivotably coupled to the base body and a receptacle for documents and/or small parts that is fastened on an inner side of the lid, wherein the inner side of the lid is provided with multiple first fastening devices that are realized so as to match second fastening devices on the receptacle, and wherein the first and second fastening devices (22; 24) are realized and arranged in such a way that the receptacle can be fixed in at least two different positions on the inner side of the lid, characterized in that the first and second fastening devices (22; 24) are realized in the form of snap-in devices, and in that the first fastening devices have undercut openings and the second fastening devices have projections with undercuts.
A container, comprising: a lid, comprising: a top wall; and one or more lid sidewalls extending from the top wall to a lower lip defining a lid opening; and a base moveable with respect to the lid between a coupled configuration in which an internal storage compartment defined by the base is substantially closed and a decoupled configuration in which the internal storage compartment is open, the base comprising: a bottom wall; one or more base sidewalls extending from the bottom wall to an upper lip defining a base opening; and a plurality of units of a smokeless tobacco product received in the internal storage compartment, wherein at least one of the lid and the base is pulp-molded from a pulp derived from a plant material, the pulp being a mixture incorporating the plant material so that the plant material is a majority of the weight of the pulp, and wherein at least one of a coating and a liner is positioned at an exterior of the at least one of the lid and the base and not positioned at an interior of the lid and the base such that the units of the product are exposed to the pulp derived from the plant material, so as to receive aroma, flavor, or other sensory characteristics therefrom. a lid, comprising: a top wall; and one or more lid sidewalls extending from the top wall to a lower lip defining a lid opening; and a top wall; and one or more lid sidewalls extending from the top wall to a lower lip defining a lid opening; and a base moveable with respect to the lid between a coupled configuration in which an internal storage compartment defined by the base is substantially closed and a decoupled configuration in which the internal storage compartment is open, the base comprising: a bottom wall; one or more base sidewalls extending from the bottom wall to an upper lip defining a base opening; and a bottom wall; one or more base sidewalls extending from the bottom wall to an upper lip defining a base opening; and a plurality of units of a smokeless tobacco product received in the internal storage compartment, wherein at least one of the lid and the base is pulp-molded from a pulp derived from a plant material, the pulp being a mixture incorporating the plant material so that the plant material is a majority of the weight of the pulp, and wherein at least one of a coating and a liner is positioned at an exterior of the at least one of the lid and the base and not positioned at an interior of the lid and the base such that the units of the product are exposed to the pulp derived from the plant material, so as to receive aroma, flavor, or other sensory characteristics therefrom.
Method for detecting blood in a dialysate flow of a dialysis machine during an extracorporeal blood treatment, the method comprising the following steps: a) radiating light into the dialysate flow; b) registering, at a first detection location, a light component of the light radiated in that has been transmitted through the dialysate flow and producing a first signal which represents the intensity of the registered transmitted light component; c) registering, at a second detection location, a light component of the light radiated in that has been scattered in the dialysate flow and producing a second signal which represents the intensity of the registered scattered light component; d) producing a detection signal on the basis of the first signal produced and the second signal produced; e) emitting UV light, with the UV light being radiated into the dialysate flow and being radiated past the dialysate flow; f) registering, at the first detection location, a UV light component of the UV light radiated in that has been transmitted through the dialysate flow and producing a third signal which represents the intensity of the registered transmitted UV light component; g) registering, at the second detection location, the UV light radiated past the dialysate flow and producing a fourth signal which represents the intensity of the registered UV light radiated past said dialysate flow; h) determining a Kt/V value on the basis of the third signal produced and the fourth signal produced. a) radiating light into the dialysate flow; b) registering, at a first detection location, a light component of the light radiated in that has been transmitted through the dialysate flow and producing a first signal which represents the intensity of the registered transmitted light component; c) registering, at a second detection location, a light component of the light radiated in that has been scattered in the dialysate flow and producing a second signal which represents the intensity of the registered scattered light component; d) producing a detection signal on the basis of the first signal produced and the second signal produced; e) emitting UV light, with the UV light being radiated into the dialysate flow and being radiated past the dialysate flow; f) registering, at the first detection location, a UV light component of the UV light radiated in that has been transmitted through the dialysate flow and producing a third signal which represents the intensity of the registered transmitted UV light component; g) registering, at the second detection location, the UV light radiated past the dialysate flow and producing a fourth signal which represents the intensity of the registered UV light radiated past said dialysate flow; h) determining a Kt/V value on the basis of the third signal produced and the fourth signal produced.
A combination of a ski boot and a strap, wherein, (a) the ski boot comprises a compressible inner boot liner enclosed in a hard outer shell, and has an attachment point disposed on the lateral side of the hard outer shell, of the boot; (b) a strap (16, 32), said strap (16, 32) being associated with the attachment point, and being adjustable between a tightened position, and an open position, characterized in that in the tightened position, the strap (16, 32) extends from the attachment point around the inner boot liner in a position inside the hard outer shell and holds the inner boot liner in relatively fixed proximity to the lateral side of the outer boot shell, wherein the relatively fixed proximity of the inner boot liner to the lateral side of the outer boot shell refers to a position which may be not absolutely fixed due to a give in the strap, even if elastic material is not incorporated in the strap or attachment point and wherein the lateral side of the outer boot shell refers to the side of the boot away from the center line of the body of the user. (a) the ski boot comprises a compressible inner boot liner enclosed in a hard outer shell, and has an attachment point disposed on the lateral side of the hard outer shell, of the boot; (b) a strap (16, 32), said strap (16, 32) being associated with the attachment point, and being adjustable between a tightened position, and an open position, characterized in that in the tightened position, the strap (16, 32) extends from the attachment point around the inner boot liner in a position inside the hard outer shell and holds the inner boot liner in relatively fixed proximity to the lateral side of the outer boot shell, wherein the relatively fixed proximity of the inner boot liner to the lateral side of the outer boot shell refers to a position which may be not absolutely fixed due to a give in the strap, even if elastic material is not incorporated in the strap or attachment point and wherein the lateral side of the outer boot shell refers to the side of the boot away from the center line of the body of the user.