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A paper sheet takeout device comprising: a supply mechanism adapted to move a plurality of accumulated paper sheets in an accumulation direction to supply the accumulated paper sheets to a takeout position sequentially from one of the paper sheets positioned at an end of an accumulation direction; a takeout belt having a plurality of adsorption holes, the takeout belt running along a surface of the takeout position; a negative pressure chamber having an opening (4a, 4b), the opening (4a, 4b) being arranged so as to face a surface of the takeout belt opposite to an adsorption surface of the takeout belt facing the takeout position; and a suction unit adapted to suck air existing at the takeout position via the opening (4a, 4b) and the adsorption holes by evacuating the negative pressure chamber, and adapted to adsorb each of the paper sheets sequentially supplied to the takeout position onto the adsorption surface of the takeout belt by causing a negative pressure to act on each of the paper sheets, wherein the suction unit has an air supply port adapted to supply air into the negative pressure chamber and adapted to return the negative pressure to the atmospheric pressure, characterized by the air supply port being arranged so that the air supplied via the air supply port is directed to a position and in a direction different from those of the opening (4a, 4b). a supply mechanism adapted to move a plurality of accumulated paper sheets in an accumulation direction to supply the accumulated paper sheets to a takeout position sequentially from one of the paper sheets positioned at an end of an accumulation direction; a takeout belt having a plurality of adsorption holes, the takeout belt running along a surface of the takeout position; a negative pressure chamber having an opening (4a, 4b), the opening (4a, 4b) being arranged so as to face a surface of the takeout belt opposite to an adsorption surface of the takeout belt facing the takeout position; and a suction unit adapted to suck air existing at the takeout position via the opening (4a, 4b) and the adsorption holes by evacuating the negative pressure chamber, and adapted to adsorb each of the paper sheets sequentially supplied to the takeout position onto the adsorption surface of the takeout belt by causing a negative pressure to act on each of the paper sheets, wherein the suction unit has an air supply port adapted to supply air into the negative pressure chamber and adapted to return the negative pressure to the atmospheric pressure, characterized by the air supply port being arranged so that the air supplied via the air supply port is directed to a position and in a direction different from those of the opening (4a, 4b).
An essentially mammalian positive-sense single stranded RNA virus which is a betacoronavirus, comprising all of the amino acid sequences selected from figure 5 file N.rtf depicting the nucleocapsid protein, figure 6 file M.rtf depicting the matrix protein, figure 7 file E.rtf depicting the small envelope protein, figure 8 file NS3d.rtf depicting the non-structural gene NS3d, figure 9 file NS3c.rtf depicting the non-structural gene NS3c, figure 10 file NS3b.rtf depicting the non-structural gene NS3b, figure 11 file NS3a.rtf depicting the non-structural gene NS3a, figure 12, file S.rtf depicting the spike surface glycoprotein, figure 13 file Orflab.rtf, encoding many enzymatic products among which the replicase or comprising the nucleic acid sequence of f igure 14 file HCoV-SA1.rtf depicting isolate HCoV-SA1,.
Atomizer for an electronic smoking device, wherein the atomizer comprises a fixing section for removably fixing the atomizer within the electronic smoking device, wherein the atomizer comprises a housing, wherein the housing has a cylindrical shape with a top base and a bottom base and a side face that interconnects the top and the bottom base, characterized in that the side face comprises at least one liquid inlet area (A 1, A 2) for receiving liquid to be atomized, and at least one vapor outlet area for releasing atomized liquid.
An ultrasound transducer assembly, in particular for ultrasound imaging systems, comprising: - a transducer array including a plurality of transducer elements for emitting and receiving ultrasound waves, wherein each of the transducer elements includes a first electrode connected to a flexible membrane and a second electrode, - an integrated circuit device connected to the transducer array for driving the transducer elements, - wherein the first electrodes are each connected by means of a via to the integrated circuit device and the vias are fed through the second electrodes, characterised in that the second electrodes are electrically connected to each other and coupled to a voltage supply for providing a bias voltage between the first and second electrodes of the transducer elements, and the first electrodes are coupled to the integrated circuit device for providing an alternating drive voltage to each of the transducer elements. - a transducer array including a plurality of transducer elements for emitting and receiving ultrasound waves, wherein each of the transducer elements includes a first electrode connected to a flexible membrane and a second electrode, - an integrated circuit device connected to the transducer array for driving the transducer elements, - wherein the first electrodes are each connected by means of a via to the integrated circuit device and the vias are fed through the second electrodes, the second electrodes are electrically connected to each other and coupled to a voltage supply for providing a bias voltage between the first and second electrodes of the transducer elements, and the first electrodes are coupled to the integrated circuit device for providing an alternating drive voltage to each of the transducer elements.
An audio device comprising: an instruction receiver configured to receive an instruction to set a volume of an input audio signal; a signal generator configured to generate a first audio signal obtained by adjusting a volume of the input signal in accordance with the instruction; filters configured to change frequency characteristics of the first audio signal; a first detector configured to detect a volume of the first audio signal, where the frequency characteristics of the first audio signal have been changed by the filters; and a low-frequency component adjuster configured to generate a second audio signal in which a level of a low-frequency component of the first audio signal is adjusted based on the volume detected by the first detector; wherein the low-frequency component adjuster adjusts the level of the low-frequency component of the first audio signal such that the level of the low-frequency component of the first audio signal is lowered more in a case where the volume is at a second volume compared to a case where the volume is at a first volume, and wherein the second volume is higher than the first volume. an instruction receiver configured to receive an instruction to set a volume of an input audio signal; a signal generator configured to generate a first audio signal obtained by adjusting a volume of the input signal in accordance with the instruction; filters configured to change frequency characteristics of the first audio signal; a first detector configured to detect a volume of the first audio signal, where the frequency characteristics of the first audio signal have been changed by the filters; and a low-frequency component adjuster configured to generate a second audio signal in which a level of a low-frequency component of the first audio signal is adjusted based on the volume detected by the first detector; wherein the low-frequency component adjuster adjusts the level of the low-frequency component of the first audio signal such that the level of the low-frequency component of the first audio signal is lowered more in a case where the volume is at a second volume compared to a case where the volume is at a first volume, and wherein the second volume is higher than the first volume.
An electrical load resistor comprising a closed housing including at least one U-shaped receiving pocket in which at least one PTC heating element is accommodated which includes at least one PTC element and at least one contact plate in electrically conducting connection with the PTC element for energizing the PTC element, wherein the contact plate includes a connecting lug for establishing plug-in contact with the PTC element, the PTC heating element abuts in thermally conducting relationship at least against mutually facing main side surfaces of the receiving pocket and the connecting lug projects beyond the receiving pocket, characterized in that outer surfaces of the housing form the only interfaces of the electrical load resistor for dissipating heat.
Cartridge (1; 101; 201) for dispensing a material, comprising: - a sleeve having a longitudinal axis (X-X') and comprising a distal wall provided with a dispensing hole; - a barrel defining a chamber configured to receive the material, the barrel comprising a proximal open end and a breakable distal wall at its distal end, the barrel being configured to move in the sleeve along the longitudinal axis (X-X') between a first position, in which the distal wall of the barrel is at a distance (e 1) from the distal wall of the sleeve, and a second position, in which a sealing portion of the distal wall of the barrel is in contact with an inner surface of the distal wall of the sleeve; - a piston (4, 5; 105; 205) configured to seal the chamber of the barrel, the piston (4, 5; 105; 205) comprising a plate (47; 153; 253) configured to move in sealing engagement in the chamber of the barrel; - wherein the sleeve comprises an internal piercing element in the vicinity of the dispensing hole, the piercing element being configured to break the distal wall of the barrel upon transition of the barrel from the first position to the second position; characterised in that - the sleeve comprises an annular cavity around the piercing element, the annular cavity being delimited peripherally by a beveled inner surface complementary to a corresponding beveled outer surface of the barrel. - a sleeve having a longitudinal axis (X-X') and comprising a distal wall provided with a dispensing hole; - a barrel defining a chamber configured to receive the material, the barrel comprising a proximal open end and a breakable distal wall at its distal end, the barrel being configured to move in the sleeve along the longitudinal axis (X-X') between a first position, in which the distal wall of the barrel is at a distance (e 1) from the distal wall of the sleeve, and a second position, in which a sealing portion of the distal wall of the barrel is in contact with an inner surface of the distal wall of the sleeve; - a piston (4, 5; 105; 205) configured to seal the chamber of the barrel, the piston (4, 5; 105; 205) comprising a plate (47; 153; 253) configured to move in sealing engagement in the chamber of the barrel; - wherein the sleeve comprises an internal piercing element in the vicinity of the dispensing hole, the piercing element being configured to break the distal wall of the barrel upon transition of the barrel from the first position to the second position; characterised in that - the sleeve comprises an annular cavity around the piercing element, the annular cavity being delimited peripherally by a beveled inner surface complementary to a corresponding beveled outer surface of the barrel.
Night vision binoculars comprising two optically identical assembled bodies (CD, CG), each body comprising an assembly comprising an objective lens, a light intensifier device and an eyepiece, characterised in that the night vision binoculars comprise two identical anamorphoser assemblies, with each assembly comprising a first detachable anamorphoser device and a second detachable anamorphoser device, each body comprises the first anamorphoser device with a prism disposed in front of the objective lens, the second anamorphoser device disposed behind the eyepiece, the first anamorphoser device introducing a first anamorphosis in a given plane with a ratio of strictly less than 1, the second anamorphoser device introducing a second anamorphosis in the same plane in the inverse of said ratio, with a visual field before the first anamorphoser device and a visual field after the second anamorphoser device being elliptical and a first angle between optical axes of the two bodies, a second angle between the two anamorphosis planes of the two bodies and said anamorphosis ratio being configured, as a function of the visual field of the objective lens and of the eyepiece, so that a binocular visual field of said night vision binoculars is adapted to that of human vision.
A sealing assembly for a spring brake actuator comprising: a plug, the plug comprising a circular planar section having a central opening and at least two orifices arranged outside an outer diameter of the central opening; a first set of segments on a first surface of the circular planar section arranged to fit within an inner diameter of a port of the spring brake actuator; a second set of segments on the first surface of the circular planar section arranged to fit outside an outer diameter of the port of the spring brake actuator; an elastomeric piece affixed between the first set of segments and the second set of segments for sealing against an inner surface of the port; a third set of segments on a second surface of the circular planar section arranged to receive a cap; and a fourth set of segments arranged around the outer circumference of the circular planar section defining the length of the plug; each of the fourth set of segments having a curved portion at one end and a protrusion at an opposite end; and a one-way valve fit in the central opening for providing one way air flow through the at least two orifices; and the cap, the cap having arms sized to extend around the third set of segments and snap onto the first surface of the circular planar section, wherein the cap forms a chamber when mated with the plug. a plug, the plug comprising a circular planar section having a central opening and at least two orifices arranged outside an outer diameter of the central opening; a first set of segments on a first surface of the circular planar section arranged to fit within an inner diameter of a port of the spring brake actuator; a second set of segments on the first surface of the circular planar section arranged to fit outside an outer diameter of the port of the spring brake actuator; an elastomeric piece affixed between the first set of segments and the second set of segments for sealing against an inner surface of the port; a third set of segments on a second surface of the circular planar section arranged to receive a cap; and a fourth set of segments arranged around the outer circumference of the circular planar section defining the length of the plug; each of the fourth set of segments having a curved portion at one end and a protrusion at an opposite end; and a one-way valve fit in the central opening for providing one way air flow through the at least two orifices; and the cap, the cap having arms sized to extend around the third set of segments and snap onto the first surface of the circular planar section, wherein the cap forms a chamber when mated with the plug.
A half-mirror film for displaying a projection image comprising: a transparent support; a selective reflection layer reflecting light in a wavelength selective manner; and a heat seal layer disposed on an opposite surface of a surface having the selective reflection layer, the heat seal layer containing a thermoplastic resin, characterized in that a mixed layer in which a component of the transparent support and a component of the heat seal layer are mixed is formed between the transparent support and the heat seal layer, and the transparent support has an absolute value of 10 nm or less of an in-plane phase difference at a wavelength of 550 nm. a transparent support; a selective reflection layer reflecting light in a wavelength selective manner; and a heat seal layer disposed on an opposite surface of a surface having the selective reflection layer, the heat seal layer containing a thermoplastic resin, characterized in that a mixed layer in which a component of the transparent support and a component of the heat seal layer are mixed is formed between the transparent support and the heat seal layer, and the transparent support has an absolute value of 10 nm or less of an in-plane phase difference at a wavelength of 550 nm.
A method of setting a temperature control system, in particular a hot water heating system, having a plurality of heat transfer devices through which a heating or cooling agent flows, the method comprising the following steps: - establishing a heating or cooling agent volume flow value for each heat transfer device with the specification that each object to be temperature-controlled is to experience the same specific energy supply; and - adjusting the volume flows to the established values, characterized in that the heating or cooling agent volume flow values are calculated from information based on a thermocyclic control process in which for each heat transfer device, the ratio of pulse durations in which the object is temperature-controlled, to pause durations in which the temperature is not controlled is taken into account as a measure for the energy demand of the object. - establishing a heating or cooling agent volume flow value for each heat transfer device with the specification that each object to be temperature-controlled is to experience the same specific energy supply; and - adjusting the volume flows to the established values,
A pocketed spring assembly (12; 12a) for use in a bedding or seating product (10; 10a; 10b; 10c), comprising a plurality of parallel strings (26; 26a; 26') of springs, each of the string (26; 26a; 26') of springs comprising: a plurality of individually pocketed springs (28; 40), said string (26; 26a; 26') of springs comprising a dual layered combination of fabric (70; 70') joined to itself along a longitudinal seam and having opposed first and second sides (48, 50) covering opposite surfaces of the springs (28; 40) with two layers (72,74) on each of the opposed first and second sides (48, 50) such that the longitudinal seam joins four layers (72,74) of the dual layered combination of fabric (70; 70'), a plurality of pockets being formed along a length of the string (26; 26a; 26') of springs by transverse seams joining the opposed first and second sides (48, 50) of the dual layered combination of fabric (70; 70'), at least one spring (28; 40) being positioned in each of the pockets, wherein the dual layered combination of fabric (70; 70') comprises only two layers (72, 74), wherein the two layers (72,74) are made of non-woven spunbonded polypropylene fabric a plurality of individually pocketed springs (28; 40), said string (26; 26a; 26') of springs comprising a dual layered combination of fabric (70; 70') joined to itself along a longitudinal seam and having opposed first and second sides (48, 50) covering opposite surfaces of the springs (28; 40) with two layers (72,74) on each of the opposed first and second sides (48, 50) such that the longitudinal seam joins four layers (72,74) of the dual layered combination of fabric (70; 70'), a plurality of pockets being formed along a length of the string (26; 26a; 26') of springs by transverse seams joining the opposed first and second sides (48, 50) of the dual layered combination of fabric (70; 70'), at least one spring (28; 40) being positioned in each of the pockets, wherein the dual layered combination of fabric (70; 70') comprises only two layers (72, 74), wherein the two layers (72,74) are made of non-woven spunbonded polypropylene fabric
A method of expanding T lymphocytes in a microfluidic device (100, 200, 230, 250, 280, 290, 320) having a flow path and a sequestration pen (124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 226, 228, 266) fluidically connected to the flow path, wherein the flow path comprises a microfluidic channel (122, 264), wherein the sequestration pen (124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 226, 228, 266) comprises an isolation region (240, 270) and a connection region (236, 268) fluidically connecting the isolation region (240, 270) to the channel (122, 264), and wherein the isolation region (240, 270) of the sequestration pen (124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 226, 228, 266) is an unswept region of the microfluidic device (100, 200, 230, 250, 280, 290, 320), the method comprising: introducing one or more T lymphocytes into the sequestration pen (124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 226, 228, 266) in the microfluidic device (100, 200, 230, 250, 280, 290, 320); contacting the one or more T lymphocytes with an activating agent; perfusing culture medium through the flow path of the microfluidic device (100, 200, 230, 250, 280, 290, 320) for a period of time sufficient to allow the one or more T lymphocytes introduced into the sequestration pen (124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 226, 228, 266) to undergo expansion; and exporting the expanded T lymphocytes from the microfluidic device (100, 200, 230, 250, 280, 290, 320), wherein at least one inner surface of the sequestration pen (124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 226, 228, 266) comprises a coating material, wherein the coating material is covalently bound to the at least one inner surface of the sequestration pen (124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 226, 228, 266), and wherein the coating material comprises a polymer comprising alkylene ether moieties, saccharide moieties, amino acid moieties, or a combination thereof. introducing one or more T lymphocytes into the sequestration pen (124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 226, 228, 266) in the microfluidic device (100, 200, 230, 250, 280, 290, 320); contacting the one or more T lymphocytes with an activating agent; perfusing culture medium through the flow path of the microfluidic device (100, 200, 230, 250, 280, 290, 320) for a period of time sufficient to allow the one or more T lymphocytes introduced into the sequestration pen (124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 226, 228, 266) to undergo expansion; and exporting the expanded T lymphocytes from the microfluidic device (100, 200, 230, 250, 280, 290, 320), wherein at least one inner surface of the sequestration pen (124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 226, 228, 266) comprises a coating material, wherein the coating material is covalently bound to the at least one inner surface of the sequestration pen (124, 126, 128, 130, 224, 226, 228, 266), and wherein the coating material comprises a polymer comprising alkylene ether moieties, saccharide moieties, amino acid moieties, or a combination thereof.