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A blood pump comprising: a cartridge, the cartridge comprising a first recess therein, said first recess having a surface, and a flexible diaphragm closing said first recess, the first recess and the flexible diaphragm defining a first pump chamber, said first pump chamber having an inlet and an outlet wherein the flexible diaphragm of the first pump chamber is movable between a first position, separated in use from the surface of the first recess, wherein in said first position said first pump chamber has a maximum volume, and a second position, substantially adjacent to the surface of the first recess, wherein in said second position said first pump chamber has a minimum volume; a pump driver arranged to interface with the cartridge, said pump driver operable to move the flexible diaphragm of the first pump chamber in a first direction into said first recess to, in use, pump blood from the chamber and to move the flexible diaphragm of the first pump chamber in a second direction away from the first recess to, in use, draw blood into said first pump chamber, the cartridge further comprising one or more sensor cavities (26, 40, 46) defined by respective recesses in the cartridge, the, or each, recess being closed by a flexible diaphragm, characterised in that the, or each sensor cavity (26, 40, 46) is hemispherical, and comprises a surface, said surface defining a flat bottom in a recess. a cartridge, the cartridge comprising a first recess therein, said first recess having a surface, and a flexible diaphragm closing said first recess, the first recess and the flexible diaphragm defining a first pump chamber, said first pump chamber having an inlet and an outlet wherein the flexible diaphragm of the first pump chamber is movable between a first position, separated in use from the surface of the first recess, wherein in said first position said first pump chamber has a maximum volume, and a second position, substantially adjacent to the surface of the first recess, wherein in said second position said first pump chamber has a minimum volume; a pump driver arranged to interface with the cartridge, said pump driver operable to move the flexible diaphragm of the first pump chamber in a first direction into said first recess to, in use, pump blood from the chamber and to move the flexible diaphragm of the first pump chamber in a second direction away from the first recess to, in use, draw blood into said first pump chamber, the cartridge further comprising one or more sensor cavities (26, 40, 46) defined by respective recesses in the cartridge, the, or each, recess being closed by a flexible diaphragm, characterised in that the, or each sensor cavity (26, 40, 46) is hemispherical, and comprises a surface, said surface defining a flat bottom in a recess.
A machining method executed with a five-axis machine tool having orthogonal first, second and third linear feed axes (Z, X, Y) and orthogonal first and second rotary feed axes (C, A), a rotational axis line of the first rotary feed axis being parallel to the first linear feed axis, the machine tool comprising: a table (25, 27) for fixing a workpiece; a main spindle for holding a tool so that the tool faces the table (25, 27); a spindle head for holding the main spindle for rotation; first and a second feed motors (35, 29) for rotating the spindle head about the first and the second rotary feed axes (C, A) respectively; characterised by the steps of: controlling the first feed motor so as to maintain a rotational axis line of the second rotary feed axis perpendicular to the feed direction of a tool relative to a workpiece while the tool and the workpiece are relatively moved along the second and the third linear feed axes (X, Y) and the workpiece is machined with the tool; and de-energizing the second feed motor when the degree of torque about the second rotary feed axis or the electric current to the second feed motor exceeds a predetermined threshold value. a table (25, 27) for fixing a workpiece; a main spindle for holding a tool so that the tool faces the table (25, 27); a spindle head for holding the main spindle for rotation; first and a second feed motors (35, 29) for rotating the spindle head about the first and the second rotary feed axes (C, A) respectively; characterised by the steps of: controlling the first feed motor so as to maintain a rotational axis line of the second rotary feed axis perpendicular to the feed direction of a tool relative to a workpiece while the tool and the workpiece are relatively moved along the second and the third linear feed axes (X, Y) and the workpiece is machined with the tool; and de-energizing the second feed motor when the degree of torque about the second rotary feed axis or the electric current to the second feed motor exceeds a predetermined threshold value. controlling the first feed motor so as to maintain a rotational axis line of the second rotary feed axis perpendicular to the feed direction of a tool relative to a workpiece while the tool and the workpiece are relatively moved along the second and the third linear feed axes (X, Y) and the workpiece is machined with the tool; and de-energizing the second feed motor when the degree of torque about the second rotary feed axis or the electric current to the second feed motor exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
A dishwasher comprising a body; a washing area that is arranged in the body and wherein the dishes are placed and washed; a heater that is disposed at the base of the washing area and that enables the wash water to be heated; a pump that realizes the cycle of the wash water in the washing area; and a control unit that is adapted to execute the steps of: - measuring the current value drawn by the pump when the pump performs the water cycle, - comparing the current value drawn by the pump with the limit current value (I lim) during a first limit time period, - continuing the normal washing process if the pump draws more current than the amount of the limit current (I lim) during the first limit time period, - controlling whether the washing program selected by the user allows extra water intake into the washing area by deciding that the pump is out of water if the pump draws less current than the amount of the limit current (I lim) during the first limit time period, - controlling whether the heater is operating if the selected washing program does not allow extra water intake, - turning off the heater if the heater operates, - not turning on the heater if the heater does not operate, - warning the user and/or ending the program, - taking water into the washing area if the washing program allows extra water intake, - going back to the first step. - measuring the current value drawn by the pump when the pump performs the water cycle, - comparing the current value drawn by the pump with the limit current value (I lim) during a first limit time period, - continuing the normal washing process if the pump draws more current than the amount of the limit current (I lim) during the first limit time period, - controlling whether the washing program selected by the user allows extra water intake into the washing area by deciding that the pump is out of water if the pump draws less current than the amount of the limit current (I lim) during the first limit time period, - controlling whether the heater is operating if the selected washing program does not allow extra water intake, - turning off the heater if the heater operates, - not turning on the heater if the heater does not operate, - warning the user and/or ending the program, - taking water into the washing area if the washing program allows extra water intake, - going back to the first step.
A corrosion inhibitor composition, comprising: a. a ester of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) represented by formula: wherein, R is in the range C13 to C17 and n is 0 or 2 or 4 or 6; b. a dimer fatty acid; c. a long chain amine; and d. a solvent. a. a ester of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) represented by formula: wherein, R is in the range C13 to C17 and n is 0 or 2 or 4 or 6; b. a dimer fatty acid; c. a long chain amine; and d. a solvent.
Method for the combined production of components by means of incremental sheet metal forming and additive methods, in particular by laser deposition welding, characterised in that the component, starting from a sheet-metal starting material, is brought at least locally into a deformed finished part geometry by means of incremental sheet-metal forming, before and/or during which, by means of additive methods, in particular by means of laser deposition welding, material accumulations are applied at least locally to the sheet-like starting material and/or to the deformed finished part geometry in the same clamping of the component and/or connected thereto, wherein the material properties of the additively applied material accumulations, in particular their ductility, are adjusted in such a way that the desired material properties in the region of the material accumulations are only achieved by the incremental forming, in particular by strain hardening during the incremental forming.
A method for manufacturing an offshore wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a high voltage cable configured to connect a generator of the wind turbine with a switch gear of the wind turbine, the method comprising the steps of: a) assembling a tower of the wind turbine from several tower sections (13, 14, 15) and guiding the high voltage cable inside the tower from an upper most platform of the tower to a lower part of the tower, the lower part being the lower most platform of the tower or a part below the lower most platform of the tower, b) returning the high voltage cable at the lower part of the tower up again, c) transporting the tower to an offshore wind harvesting site by means of a vessel, d) arranging the tower on a transition piece of the wind turbine, the transition piece being connected to a foundation of the wind turbine, and e) lowering the high voltage cable into the transition piece and towards the switch gear in the transition piece. a) assembling a tower of the wind turbine from several tower sections (13, 14, 15) and guiding the high voltage cable inside the tower from an upper most platform of the tower to a lower part of the tower, the lower part being the lower most platform of the tower or a part below the lower most platform of the tower, b) returning the high voltage cable at the lower part of the tower up again, c) transporting the tower to an offshore wind harvesting site by means of a vessel, d) arranging the tower on a transition piece of the wind turbine, the transition piece being connected to a foundation of the wind turbine, and e) lowering the high voltage cable into the transition piece and towards the switch gear in the transition piece.
A method of sterilizing a contact lens prior to initial use, by using a system according to claim 14, comprising sterilizing said contact lens with an application of electrolyzed brine, characterized in that said electrolyzed brine is sealed with said contact lens in the initial packaging (110, 162) of said contact lens.
A multi-mode breast x-ray imaging system comprising: an x-ray source; an x-ray detector, adapted to provide photon count; a removable anti-scatter grid, wherein the x-ray source and x-ray detector are configured to perform a single image scan which generates images during a single breast compression using at least two different imaging modes, wherein in at least one of said imaging modes, the anti-scatter grid is removed, and wherein the imaging system is arranged to apply exposure control by using a desired x-ray dose, to take a scout image and identify from the scout image the density of a patient's breast, characterised in that the imaging system is further arranged to identify a detector target count using the identified density, wherein the detector target count relates a count of photons to said desired x-ray dose. an x-ray source; an x-ray detector, adapted to provide photon count; a removable anti-scatter grid, wherein the x-ray source and x-ray detector are configured to perform a single image scan which generates images during a single breast compression using at least two different imaging modes, wherein in at least one of said imaging modes, the anti-scatter grid is removed, and wherein the imaging system is arranged to apply exposure control by using a desired x-ray dose, to take a scout image and identify from the scout image the density of a patient's breast, characterised in that the imaging system is further arranged to identify a detector target count using the identified density, wherein the detector target count relates a count of photons to said desired x-ray dose.
Assembly comprising a security apparatus for equipping a lifting device, in particular a winch, and a system for actuating said apparatus; the security apparatus comprises a toothed wheel, wedged on the shaft of the lifting device, a worm meshing with said toothed wheel, a housing slidingly receiving the worm, a motor, termed "follow-up motor," allowing the worm to be rotated so that the latter part follows the rotation of the toothed wheel during normal operation of the lifting device, and means for damping the sliding of the worm in the housing in the case of an exceptional failure situation of the lifting device, up to a stop position of this worm in this housing; characterized in that said assembly also comprises: - a splined shaft secured to one end of the worm and axially extending said worm; - a pocketed wheel with inner and outer splines, slidingly engaged on the splined shaft and rotationally engaged therewith; - an elastic member whereof one end is connected to a stop piece secured to the splined shaft and whereof the other end is connected to the pocketed wheel; - a drive wheel with a splined hub, with which the pocketed wheel is capable of engaging rotationally owing to the outer splines comprised by said pocketed wheel; - a motor, termed "back-up motor," capable of rotating the drive wheel, the pocketed wheel being able to move with said splined shaft between a normal disengaged position, which it occupies outside a failure situation of the lifting device, and in which it is not engaged with the drive wheel, and an exceptional engaged position, which it occupies in a failure situation of the lifting device, and in which it is rotationally engaged with the drive wheel and thus rotationally connects the drive wheel with the splined shaft and therefore with the worm. - a splined shaft secured to one end of the worm and axially extending said worm; - a pocketed wheel with inner and outer splines, slidingly engaged on the splined shaft and rotationally engaged therewith; - an elastic member whereof one end is connected to a stop piece secured to the splined shaft and whereof the other end is connected to the pocketed wheel; - a drive wheel with a splined hub, with which the pocketed wheel is capable of engaging rotationally owing to the outer splines comprised by said pocketed wheel; - a motor, termed "back-up motor," capable of rotating the drive wheel, the pocketed wheel being able to move with said splined shaft between a normal disengaged position, which it occupies outside a failure situation of the lifting device, and in which it is not engaged with the drive wheel, and an exceptional engaged position, which it occupies in a failure situation of the lifting device, and in which it is rotationally engaged with the drive wheel and thus rotationally connects the drive wheel with the splined shaft and therefore with the worm.
An inkjet head comprising a nozzle substrate (40A, 40B, 40Ba, 40C) that includes: a base part (41, 41C) in which a nozzle (2411, 2411C) that ejects ink is formed; a liquid-repellent-layer base film (42A, 42B) that is formed on an ejection surface side of the base part and includes a silicon carboxide film; and a liquid-repellent layer that is formed on the ejection surface side of the liquid-repellent-layer base film, characterized in that the liquid-repellent-layer base film (42A, 42B) includes the silicon carboxide film having a composition ratio, in a triangular diagram showing a ratio of silicon Si, carbon C, and oxygen O in the number of atoms, within a range enclosed with: a first coordinate point at which the ratio of Si:C:O in the number of atoms is 1:1:0; a second coordinate point at which the ratio of Si:C:O in the number of atoms is 3:2:2; a third coordinate point at which the ratio of Si:C:O in the number of atoms is 1:2:2; and a fourth coordinate point at which the ratio of Si:C:O in the number of atoms is 1:2:0, but not on a line connecting the first coordinate point and the fourth coordinate point. a base part (41, 41C) in which a nozzle (2411, 2411C) that ejects ink is formed; a liquid-repellent-layer base film (42A, 42B) that is formed on an ejection surface side of the base part and includes a silicon carboxide film; and a liquid-repellent layer that is formed on the ejection surface side of the liquid-repellent-layer base film, characterized in that the liquid-repellent-layer base film (42A, 42B) includes the silicon carboxide film having a composition ratio, in a triangular diagram showing a ratio of silicon Si, carbon C, and oxygen O in the number of atoms, within a range enclosed with: a first coordinate point at which the ratio of Si:C:O in the number of atoms is 1:1:0; a second coordinate point at which the ratio of Si:C:O in the number of atoms is 3:2:2; a third coordinate point at which the ratio of Si:C:O in the number of atoms is 1:2:2; and a fourth coordinate point at which the ratio of Si:C:O in the number of atoms is 1:2:0, but not on a line connecting the first coordinate point and the fourth coordinate point.
A station (142, 400) that is included in a local network and that is for relaying communications transmitted to and from another local network, the station (142, 400) comprising: a configuration information sharing unit configured to share configuration information, the configuration information being for use in the local network; and a transaction relay unit configured to relay a command received from the other network and a transaction specified by the command to a target device, the target device being one of devices (142, 143, 144) belonging to the local network, characterized in that the local network includes a host, the configuration information sharing unit is configured to share configuration information of the station (142, 400) with the host, the station (142, 400) further includes a device handle control unit configured to, in response to a get device handle request received from the other local network, acquire configuration information of the target device from the host, and to return a get device handle response that is a response to the get device handle request to the other local network, and the transaction relay unit is configured to relay the command and the transaction specified by the command directly to the target device without involvement of the host based on the configuration information of the target device acquired by the device handle control unit, by receiving a transmission right from the host in accordance with the get device handle request. a configuration information sharing unit configured to share configuration information, the configuration information being for use in the local network; and a transaction relay unit configured to relay a command received from the other network and a transaction specified by the command to a target device, the target device being one of devices (142, 143, 144) belonging to the local network, characterized in that the local network includes a host, the configuration information sharing unit is configured to share configuration information of the station (142, 400) with the host, the station (142, 400) further includes a device handle control unit configured to, in response to a get device handle request received from the other local network, acquire configuration information of the target device from the host, and to return a get device handle response that is a response to the get device handle request to the other local network, and the transaction relay unit is configured to relay the command and the transaction specified by the command directly to the target device without involvement of the host based on the configuration information of the target device acquired by the device handle control unit, by receiving a transmission right from the host in accordance with the get device handle request.
An apparatus for carrying out the mixing of a gas and a liquid and the reaction between the gas and the liquid, characterized in that the apparatus comprises: a) a high-pressure gas injector configured to inject gas into a liquid stream at a higher pressure relative to a low-pressure gas injector, wherein the high-pressure gas injector is upstream of and fluidly connected to b) a Venturi, wherein a low-pressure zone of the venturi is fluidly connected to an incoming low-pressure injection point of the low-pressure injector and the venturi is upstream of and fluidly connected to c) a static gas bubble mixer and gas sprayer, wherein the gas bubble mixer and gas sprayer is upstream of and fluidly connected to d) a recoverer of gas bubbles; wherein said gas bubble recoverer comprises an inlet pipe inserted into a wider diameter chamber, the pipe filling 75% of the total length of the chamber, wherein said inlet pipe is configured to effect a perpendicular change in the direction of the flow, wherein an upper portion of said recoverer chamber comprises a diameter 30% greater than a lower portion of the recoverer chamber allowing the separation of bubbles from a bubble-free mixture and wherein the upper portion is connected to the low pressure zone of the Venturi by means of a pipeline and wherein the bubble-free mixture is recovered through an outlet section at the lower portion of the recoverer chamber. a) a high-pressure gas injector configured to inject gas into a liquid stream at a higher pressure relative to a low-pressure gas injector, wherein the high-pressure gas injector is upstream of and fluidly connected to b) a Venturi, wherein a low-pressure zone of the venturi is fluidly connected to an incoming low-pressure injection point of the low-pressure injector and the venturi is upstream of and fluidly connected to c) a static gas bubble mixer and gas sprayer, wherein the gas bubble mixer and gas sprayer is upstream of and fluidly connected to d) a recoverer of gas bubbles;
Siphon (1; 40) comprising a housing (2, 3, 4; 42) with an inflow opening (5; 41) and an outflow opening (6; 44) and a stench trap (8, 9) arranged between the inflow opening (5; 41) and the outflow opening (6; 44), wherein a coupling piece (10; 15; 49) is arranged in the inflow opening (5; 41) for coupling the siphon (1; 40) to a washbasin, bath or shower tray, which coupling piece (10; 15; 30; 49; 61) comprises a cylindrical wall (11, 12; 16, 17; 32, 33; 49; 62, 63), wherein a seal (19; 35; 65) is arranged close to a first edge of the cylindrical wall (11, 12; 16, 17; 49; 62, 63) and wherein coupling means are arranged on the opposite second edge, wherein the coupling means (24; 36; 50) are arranged on the inner surface of the cylindrical wall (11, 12; 16, 17; 32, 33; 49; 62, 63), characterized in that a groove (13; 18; 34; 51; 64) is arranged on the inner surface in the cylindrical wall (11, 12; 16, 17; 32, 33; 49; 62, 63) and wherein the seal (19; 35; 65) is arranged in the groove (13; 18; 34; 51; 64).
Binder for the fabrication of diamond tools which is synthesized by powder metallurgy including sintering followed by pressing at sintering temperature, said binder consisting of a basis of iron, and an alloying additive, wherein the alloying additive is in the form of a nanosized powder and is selected from tungsten carbide, tungsten, aluminium oxide, zirconium dioxide or niobium carbide or from ultra fine powder diamonds coated with silver or nickel, and the amount of the alloying additive in said binder is from 1 to 15 % by weight.