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A system for bone fixation, comprising: an elongated bone implant having a shaft configured for insertion into a bone in an operative configuration, an outer surface of the bone implant having a first hardness; and a bone fixation plate having an opening extending therethrough from a first surface configured to contact the bone in an operative configuration to a second surface located opposite the first surface, the opening being configured to receive the bone implant therethrough, the bone fixation plate having a second hardness; wherein the first hardness is greater than the second hardness, characterized in that the outer surface of the bone implant is one of carburized and nitrided, and the first hardness is in the range of 67 - 74 HRC. an elongated bone implant having a shaft configured for insertion into a bone in an operative configuration, an outer surface of the bone implant having a first hardness; and a bone fixation plate having an opening extending therethrough from a first surface configured to contact the bone in an operative configuration to a second surface located opposite the first surface, the opening being configured to receive the bone implant therethrough, the bone fixation plate having a second hardness; wherein the first hardness is greater than the second hardness, characterized in that the outer surface of the bone implant is one of carburized and nitrided, and the first hardness is in the range of 67 - 74 HRC.
Pump unit for a high-pressure pump, comprising: - a pump housing with a low-pressure inlet via which a working medium is fed to a working chamber which is formed in the pump housing, and a high-pressure outlet via which the working medium is discharged from the working chamber, - a pump piston channel which is formed in the pump housing and has a longitudinal axis, - a first pump piston which is arranged movably along the longitudinal axis in the pump piston channel and which is coupled hydraulically to the working chamber, and - a second pump piston which is arranged movably along the longitudinal axis in the pump piston channel and is coupled via a spring element to the first pump piston, wherein the spring element is configured to adapt a distance between the first pump piston and the second pump piston in a manner which is dependent on a pressure in the working chamber, wherein the spring element is configured to allow the distance between the first pump piston and the second pump piston to be essentially unchanged during a delivery stroke of the second pump piston until a specified pressure is reached in the working chamber and to adapt the distance with the effect of keeping the pressure in the working chamber constant over the course of a continuation of the delivery stroke, characterized in that the spring element is configured such that, during the delivery stroke of the second pump piston, when the specified pressure is reached in the working chamber, the first pump piston essentially comes to a standstill and therefore no further quantity of the working medium is delivered to the working chamber. - a pump housing with a low-pressure inlet via which a working medium is fed to a working chamber which is formed in the pump housing, and a high-pressure outlet via which the working medium is discharged from the working chamber, - a pump piston channel which is formed in the pump housing and has a longitudinal axis, - a first pump piston which is arranged movably along the longitudinal axis in the pump piston channel and which is coupled hydraulically to the working chamber, and - a second pump piston which is arranged movably along the longitudinal axis in the pump piston channel and is coupled via a spring element to the first pump piston, wherein the spring element is configured to adapt a distance between the first pump piston and the second pump piston in a manner which is dependent on a pressure in the working chamber, wherein the spring element is configured to allow the distance between the first pump piston and the second pump piston to be essentially unchanged during a delivery stroke of the second pump piston until a specified pressure is reached in the working chamber and to adapt the distance with the effect of keeping the pressure in the working chamber constant over the course of a continuation of the delivery stroke,
Connection comprising a pin-like connecting element with a stem which merges into a point and a widened head for the driving in of the connecting element under action of pressure and of rotation, and at least two components (5, 6) which rest against each other and are connected by means of the pin-like connecting element, wherein the fixed connection is produced via friction heating and local deformation of the component materials, characterized in that the stem is coated at least in partial regions with a coating made from a soldering material which forms a soldered joint between the components (5, 6) and the connecting element, wherein the connecting element is designed with at least one undercut (3a, 4a) for receiving soldering material, wherein the undercut which is formed on the stem is formed from a multiplicity of elevations and depressions, preferably in the form of ribbing.
An apparatus for displaying an image, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a modulation layer between said first and second substrates (12, 20), wherein light modulation in predetermined areas of said modulation layer corresponding to sub-pixels (22a, 22b, 22c) each comprising a conductive electrode formed in the first or the second substrate (12, 20) is provided by applying electric signals corresponding to data of an image to said sub-pixels (22a, 22b, 22c) for providing electric fields between said conductive electrodes of the first or the second substrate (12, 20) and an electrically conducting layer of the opposite second or first substrate (20, 12), wherein said first substrate further comprises a waveguide configured to guide light received from light sources (301a, 301b) using a first optical layer of the wave guide configured to provide diffractive out-coupling of light of a first colour to pre-selected sub-pixels (22a, 22b, 22c), and a second optical layer of the waveguide, stacked on the first optical layer, configured to provide diffractive out-coupling of light of a second colour (302a, 302b) to pre-setected other sub-pixels (22a, 22b, 22c), wherein each sub-pixel (22a, 22b, 22c) is part of a pixel and is configured to display only one colour, and wherein said second substrate is configured to provide out-coupling of light of different colours after the light being modulated by said modulation layer driven by said electric fields corresponding to said data of said image for providing said image. a first substrate; a second substrate; and a modulation layer between said first and second substrates (12, 20), wherein light modulation in predetermined areas of said modulation layer corresponding to sub-pixels (22a, 22b, 22c) each comprising a conductive electrode formed in the first or the second substrate (12, 20) is provided by applying electric signals corresponding to data of an image to said sub-pixels (22a, 22b, 22c) for providing electric fields between said conductive electrodes of the first or the second substrate (12, 20) and an electrically conducting layer of the opposite second or first substrate (20, 12), wherein said first substrate further comprises a waveguide configured to guide light received from light sources (301a, 301b) using a first optical layer of the wave guide configured to provide diffractive out-coupling of light of a first colour to pre-selected sub-pixels (22a, 22b, 22c), and a second optical layer of the waveguide, stacked on the first optical layer, configured to provide diffractive out-coupling of light of a second colour (302a, 302b) to pre-setected other sub-pixels (22a, 22b, 22c), wherein each sub-pixel (22a, 22b, 22c) is part of a pixel and is configured to display only one colour, and wherein said second substrate is configured to provide out-coupling of light of different colours after the light being modulated by said modulation layer driven by said electric fields corresponding to said data of said image for providing said image.
An apparatus for producing plastic containers, comprising a heating device that heats plastic preforms, and comprising a shaping device provided downstream of said heating device in a transport direction of the plastic preforms, which shapes the plastic preforms into plastic containers, wherein in the transport direction of the plastic preforms, a tempering device for tempering the plastic preforms heated by the heating device is provided between the heating device and the shaping device, wherein said tempering device has at least one tempering unit provided on a carrier that can be rotated about a predefined rotary axis, which tempering unit has at least two contacting devices (44, 46), between which at least a section of the plastic preform can be received, wherein said contacting devices (44, 46) can be moved relative to each other along a predetermined direction, characterized in that the predetermined direction extends at an angle that is different from 0° relative to a radial direction of the carrier, wherein the apparatus comprises a feeding device that feeds the plastic preforms to the tempering unit, which feeding device feeds the plastic preforms to the tempering device in a feeding direction that is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the plastic preforms, and wherein the plastic preforms move during the transfer from a feeding device to the heating device and preferably during the treatment substantially without any change to the vertical position thereof.
An apparatus for detecting an object capable of emitting light, wherein the object is a single molecule, comprising: (a) a light detector comprising at least a first optical sensor and a second optical sensor both capable of determining the intensity of the light, wherein responsivities of the first optical sensor and the second optical sensor differ from each other in that they have different shapes as a function of wavelength and/or they peak at different wavelengths; and (b) a computer processing the output signals generated by the optical sensors (111, 112) and comparing a result of the processing with a threshold value corresponding to a known type of single molecule to determine whether an object belonging to the known type is present or absent, wherein processing the output signals comprises calculating a sum of the output signals, from the first and second sensors, from which respective background values are subtracted, and comparing this result with the threshold value to determine the presence or absence of an object belonging to the known type, wherein: when the result is equal to or larger than the threshold value, it is determined that the object belonging to the known type is present; and when the result is smaller than the threshold value, it is determined that the object belonging to the known type is absent. (a) a light detector comprising at least a first optical sensor and a second optical sensor both capable of determining the intensity of the light, wherein responsivities of the first optical sensor and the second optical sensor differ from each other in that they have different shapes as a function of wavelength and/or they peak at different wavelengths; and (b) a computer processing the output signals generated by the optical sensors (111, 112) and comparing a result of the processing with a threshold value corresponding to a known type of single molecule to determine whether an object belonging to the known type is present or absent, wherein processing the output signals comprises calculating a sum of the output signals, from the first and second sensors, from which respective background values are subtracted, and comparing this result with the threshold value to determine the presence or absence of an object belonging to the known type, wherein: when the result is equal to or larger than the threshold value, it is determined that the object belonging to the known type is present; and when the result is smaller than the threshold value, it is determined that the object belonging to the known type is absent. when the result is equal to or larger than the threshold value, it is determined that the object belonging to the known type is present; and when the result is smaller than the threshold value, it is determined that the object belonging to the known type is absent.
A method of forming a multi-layer stack in an imprint lithography process, the method comprising: (i) applying a first polymerizable composition to a substrate; (ii) polymerizing the first polymerizable composition to form a first polymerized layer; (iii) applying a second polymerizable composition to the first polymerized layer; and (iv) polymerizing the second polymerizable composition to form a second polymerized layer on the first polymerized layer, wherein the first polymerizable composition comprises a mono-functional polymerizable component, whose homopolymer has a glass transition temperature less than about 25° C, a multi-functional polymerizable component and a photoinitiator, wherein the relative reactivity of the mono-functional component and the multi-functional component allows a substantially complete polymerization of the first polymerizable composition, and the first polymerized layer is substantially impermeable to the second polymerizable composition. (i) applying a first polymerizable composition to a substrate; (ii) polymerizing the first polymerizable composition to form a first polymerized layer; (iii) applying a second polymerizable composition to the first polymerized layer; and (iv) polymerizing the second polymerizable composition to form a second polymerized layer on the first polymerized layer, wherein
A directional waveguide coupler, having four input ports and four output ports, wherein each of the input ports is coupled to each of the output ports, wherein the directional coupler comprises: - a first coupler having two waveguides (W1, W2) coupled to each other by means of a first slot array, defined in a first wall common to the two waveguides (W1, W2) of the first coupler; - a second coupler having two waveguides (W3, W4), coupled to each other by means of a second slot array, defined in a second wall common to the two waveguides (W3, W4) of the second coupler; wherein: - the first slot array and the second slot array lie on a first common plane; - the first and second couplers are coupled to each other by means of a third slot array and a fourth slot array, which lie on a second common plane perpendicular to the first common plane; - the first and said second couplers comprise a third common wall and a fourth common wall on which said third slot array and said fourth slot array are provided; characterized in that the directional coupler comprises a central element with a cross-shaped cross section which has the common walls and further comprises four angular closing elements (E1-E4) coupled to the central element in order to define the four waveguides (W1-W4). - a first coupler having two waveguides (W1, W2) coupled to each other by means of a first slot array, defined in a first wall common to the two waveguides (W1, W2) of the first coupler; - a second coupler having two waveguides (W3, W4), coupled to each other by means of a second slot array, defined in a second wall common to the two waveguides (W3, W4) of the second coupler; - the first slot array and the second slot array lie on a first common plane; - the first and second couplers are coupled to each other by means of a third slot array and a fourth slot array, which lie on a second common plane perpendicular to the first common plane; - the first and said second couplers comprise a third common wall and a fourth common wall on which said third slot array and said fourth slot array are provided;
An air cap (100; 500; 600) for a liquid spray gun, the air cap comprising: a base member (102; 502; 602) comprising: a base member body (116; 516), a receiving feature (114; 514), at least one pair of air horns (108; 508; 608) each comprising an exit air opening (107; 507; 607), and a nozzle tip opening (106; 506; 606); and a face geometry insert (104; 204; 504; 604) comprising a bridging portion (105; 205; 505; 605) and a pair of shaping air apertures (110; 210; 510) and being retained to the base member body (116; 516) in the receiving feature (114; 514) such that the exit air openings (107; 507; 607) in the base member body (116; 516) are configured to deliver air to the shaping air apertures (110; 210; 510); wherein each aperture of the pair of shaping air apertures (110; 210; 510) is located on an opposite side of a spray axis (150; 550) of the air cap (100; 500; 600). a base member (102; 502; 602) comprising: a base member body (116; 516), a receiving feature (114; 514), at least one pair of air horns (108; 508; 608) each comprising an exit air opening (107; 507; 607), and a nozzle tip opening (106; 506; 606); and a face geometry insert (104; 204; 504; 604) comprising a bridging portion (105; 205; 505; 605) and a pair of shaping air apertures (110; 210; 510) and being retained to the base member body (116; 516) in the receiving feature (114; 514) such that the exit air openings (107; 507; 607) in the base member body (116; 516) are configured to deliver air to the shaping air apertures (110; 210; 510); wherein each aperture of the pair of shaping air apertures (110; 210; 510) is located on an opposite side of a spray axis (150; 550) of the air cap (100; 500; 600).
A multilink-based data transmission method, comprising: establishing (101, 201) separately, by a first device, first tunnels in different types of links in which the first device and a second device have established a communication connection; characterized by, establishing (102, 202), by the first device, a second tunnel that crosses the first tunnels established in the different types of links; the crossing indicates that the second tunnel is borne on the first tunnels established in the different types of links, and that a packet at a source point of the second tunnel may be transmitted to an end point of the second tunnel through any first tunnel crossed by the second tunnel; analyzing (103, 203), by the first device, a load state of each first tunnel crossed by the second tunnel, and selecting a first tunnel used to transmit a target packet; and encapsulating, by the first device, the target packet into the second tunnel, and sending, to the second device, through the first tunnel used to transmit the target packet, the packet encapsulated into the second tunnel. establishing (101, 201) separately, by a first device, first tunnels in different types of links in which the first device and a second device have established a communication connection; characterized by, establishing (102, 202), by the first device, a second tunnel that crosses the first tunnels established in the different types of links; the crossing indicates that the second tunnel is borne on the first tunnels established in the different types of links, and that a packet at a source point of the second tunnel may be transmitted to an end point of the second tunnel through any first tunnel crossed by the second tunnel; analyzing (103, 203), by the first device, a load state of each first tunnel crossed by the second tunnel, and selecting a first tunnel used to transmit a target packet; and encapsulating, by the first device, the target packet into the second tunnel, and sending, to the second device, through the first tunnel used to transmit the target packet, the packet encapsulated into the second tunnel.
Process for the preparation of a liquid surfactant-containing detergent comprising i) 20 to 80 % by weight surfactant; ii) 2 to 15 % by weight of fatty acid; iii) 0.3 to 8 % by weight salt of a divalent cation; iv) 8 to 35 % by weight of solvent; comprising the steps of: a) Providing a first flowable detergent preparation containing surfactant, fatty acid and solvent; b) Introducing a divalent cation into the liquid composition, wherein the divalent cation is introduced into the liquid composition both in the form of an inorganic salt and in the form of an organic salt to form a salt-containing composition; c) Mixing the salt-containing composition. i) 20 to 80 % by weight surfactant; ii) 2 to 15 % by weight of fatty acid; iii) 0.3 to 8 % by weight salt of a divalent cation; iv) 8 to 35 % by weight of solvent; a) Providing a first flowable detergent preparation containing surfactant, fatty acid and solvent; b) Introducing a divalent cation into the liquid composition, wherein the divalent cation is introduced into the liquid composition both in the form of an inorganic salt and in the form of an organic salt to form a salt-containing composition; c) Mixing the salt-containing composition.
A control method for a vaporization amount, the control method comprising: obtaining a vaporization distance between a vaporization apparatus and a vaporization object; determining a target vaporization power according to the vaporization distance, such that if the vaporization distance is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the target vaporization power is determined as a maximum vaporization power of the vaporization apparatus, and if the vaporization distance is less than the first threshold, the target vaporization power is determined according to a positive correlation between the vaporization distance and a vaporization power; and controlling a power of the vaporization apparatus according to the target vaporization power to adjust a vaporization amount of the vaporization apparatus. obtaining a vaporization distance between a vaporization apparatus and a vaporization object; determining a target vaporization power according to the vaporization distance, such that if the vaporization distance is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the target vaporization power is determined as a maximum vaporization power of the vaporization apparatus, and if the vaporization distance is less than the first threshold, the target vaporization power is determined according to a positive correlation between the vaporization distance and a vaporization power; and controlling a power of the vaporization apparatus according to the target vaporization power to adjust a vaporization amount of the vaporization apparatus.