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Apparatus for preparing food, comprising a heating device with hot plate, a filter device, which is permanently connected to the heating device, and a cover device, which is operatively connected to the filter device and has a top side, a bottom side and side surfaces (43, 44, 45, 46), wherein - the cover device, on the bottom side, has at least one entry opening of a flow channel for exhaust air, said flow channel being arranged in the interior of the cover device, - and wherein the flow channel, on a first side surface, has an exit opening, - the cover device can be moved relative to the filter device in such a manner that the exit opening can be positioned such that the exhaust air can flow via the exit opening into an entry opening of the filter device, characterized in that the cover device can be displaced in a parallel manner by a multi-arm mechanism in the form of a parallel pivoting arm. - the cover device, on the bottom side, has at least one entry opening of a flow channel for exhaust air, said flow channel being arranged in the interior of the cover device, - and wherein the flow channel, on a first side surface, has an exit opening, - the cover device can be moved relative to the filter device in such a manner that the exit opening can be positioned such that the exhaust air can flow via the exit opening into an entry opening of the filter device, characterized in that
Apparatus for processing, at the premises of a kitchen, kitchen waste comprising food waste, the apparatus comprising: an inlet for receiving the kitchen waste; a comminuter to comminute the received waste to provide comminuted waste; a dewatering device to dewater the comminuted waste to provide dewatered comminuted waste; a compressor to compress the dewatered comminuted waste to provide compressed dewatered comminuted waste; and an outlet to provide processed waste ready for collection; the apparatus being characterized in that it comprises a valve at an outlet of the compressor, which valve is moveable between an open position to allow passage of compressed dewatered comminuted waste and a closed position for a cleaning cycle; a control system to initiate a cleaning cycle, to pass cleaning liquid through one or more of the compressor, dewatering device and comminuter and to discharge spent cleaning fluid through an outlet drain orifice; and a sensor to sense the presence of waste to be treated to enable initiation of a cleaning cycle when presence of waste in the apparatus is no longer detected. an inlet for receiving the kitchen waste; a comminuter to comminute the received waste to provide comminuted waste; a dewatering device to dewater the comminuted waste to provide dewatered comminuted waste; a compressor to compress the dewatered comminuted waste to provide compressed dewatered comminuted waste; and an outlet to provide processed waste ready for collection; the apparatus being characterized in that it comprises a valve at an outlet of the compressor, which valve is moveable between an open position to allow passage of compressed dewatered comminuted waste and a closed position for a cleaning cycle; a control system to initiate a cleaning cycle, to pass cleaning liquid through one or more of the compressor, dewatering device and comminuter and to discharge spent cleaning fluid through an outlet drain orifice; and a sensor to sense the presence of waste to be treated to enable initiation of a cleaning cycle when presence of waste in the apparatus is no longer detected.
A vehicle steering control device comprising a control device configured to: control a steering reaction force to be applied to a steering operation performed by a driver of a driver's vehicle; acquire information on a curved road ahead of the driver's vehicle in a traveling direction; and set a guide steering operation amount based on the information on the curved road; characterized in that the vehicle steering control device is further configured to: predict a time at which the driver starts an actual steering operation for driving the driver's vehicle along the curved road as a steering operation start time; and set, based on a difference between the guide steering operation amount and an actual amount of the steering operation, the steering reaction force at a time earlier by a predetermined period than the steering operation start time. control a steering reaction force to be applied to a steering operation performed by a driver of a driver's vehicle; acquire information on a curved road ahead of the driver's vehicle in a traveling direction; and set a guide steering operation amount based on the information on the curved road; characterized in that the vehicle steering control device is further configured to: predict a time at which the driver starts an actual steering operation for driving the driver's vehicle along the curved road as a steering operation start time; and set, based on a difference between the guide steering operation amount and an actual amount of the steering operation, the steering reaction force at a time earlier by a predetermined period than the steering operation start time. predict a time at which the driver starts an actual steering operation for driving the driver's vehicle along the curved road as a steering operation start time; and set, based on a difference between the guide steering operation amount and an actual amount of the steering operation, the steering reaction force at a time earlier by a predetermined period than the steering operation start time.
An actuator device, comprising: an actuator member comprising an electroactive material that is deformable in that it changes in size and/or shape in response to an electrical signal, the actuator member being arranged for exhibiting a first level of deformation in response to the electrical signal being a first actuation signal, a second level of deformation that is higher than the first level of deformation, in response to the electrical signal being a second actuation signal, and a one-way reduction from the second level of deformation to the first level of deformation in response to the electrical signal including an AC signal; electrical supply means for supplying the electrical signal to the actuator member; and a controller for controlling the electrical supply means; wherein the controller is adapted to cause the electrical supply means to provide to the actuator member the electrical signal being the second actuation signal at least partly superposed with the AC signal to therewith achieve the first level of deformation, whereby the controller is configured to control the actuator member to deform to the first level of deformation by supplying the second actuation signal suitable for arranging the actuator member to exhibit the second level of deformation that is higher than the first level of deformation, and supplying the AC signal to arrive at the first level of deformation. an actuator member comprising an electroactive material that is deformable in that it changes in size and/or shape in response to an electrical signal, the actuator member being arranged for exhibiting a first level of deformation in response to the electrical signal being a first actuation signal, a second level of deformation that is higher than the first level of deformation, in response to the electrical signal being a second actuation signal, and a one-way reduction from the second level of deformation to the first level of deformation in response to the electrical signal including an AC signal; electrical supply means for supplying the electrical signal to the actuator member; and a controller for controlling the electrical supply means; wherein the controller is adapted to cause the electrical supply means to provide to the actuator member the electrical signal being the second actuation signal at least partly superposed with the AC signal to therewith achieve the first level of deformation, whereby the controller is configured to control the actuator member to deform to the first level of deformation by supplying the second actuation signal suitable for arranging the actuator member to exhibit the second level of deformation that is higher than the first level of deformation, and supplying the AC signal to arrive at the first level of deformation.
An electrical switch, in particular for a motor vehicle, such as for an electric parking brake in the motor vehicle, comprising an actuating member movable from a rest position into a switching position, in the form of a rocker, and comprising a contact system (6, 7), wherein the actuating member in the switching position interacts with the contact system (6, 7) in a switching manner, and wherein the actuating member interacts by means of an actuating element, which is loaded with an elastic force, with a track in the form of a switching track for generating a return force when the actuating member moves out of the rest position, wherein a further track is provided in the form of a switching track, wherein a further actuating element for the further track is arranged on the actuating member such that the two actuating elements (14, 14') each interact with the respective tracks (15, 15') in the rest position and/or when the actuating member moves from the rest position, and wherein the track (15, 15') has a rising edge and a substantially planar path having a lower gradient than the rising edge, characterised in that the rising edge of the track (15, 15') merges into a flatter edge and then into a steeper edge such that in the switching position associated with the flatter edge a reduced return force is generated.
A position measuring device for a fluidic cylinder which consists of a cylinder jacket and a piston rod longitudinally shiftably guided in the cylinder jacket, wherein the position measuring device includes an evaluation unit which determines the position of the piston rod with respect to the cylinder jacket with reference to the intrinsic capacitance of the capacitor formed by cylinder jacket, piston rod and a dielectric fluid acting as a dielectric, wherein the fluidic cylinder on at least one side is articulated to a machine construction via an electric insulator.
A locking element for a row of blades of a turbomachine, wherein the row of blades comprises a plurality of blades that are inserted by their roots in a rotor-side anchoring groove and are thereby held in the radial direction in form-fitting manner in the anchoring groove, the locking element having a basic body that has a front bearing surface and a back bearing surface for form-fitting with opposite-lying groove surfaces (12, 14), a front lock projection and a back lock projection for engaging in opposite-lying recesses (20, 22) of the anchoring groove, and a threaded region for interacting with a tightening element, wherein the threaded region for the tightening element is accessible only on one side, characterized in that the threaded region is an inner thread borehole that is closed on the bottom side, or the threaded region is a threaded pin extending from the basic body.
A method of compensating for a cyclotorsion of an eye; the method comprising: a) filtering and unwrapping a pupil-iris and an iris-sclera boundary in a pre-treatment image of an eye; b) filtering and unwrapping both a pupil-iris and an iris-sclera boundary in a treatment image of the eye; c) converting the unwrapped images from a pixel representation to a feature representation, where each pixel gives rise to one feature vector; d) measuring a global correlation strength between a feature maps for each possible angle of cyclotorsion; e) determining an angle that gives the strongest correlation; and f) aligning a coordinate system based upon the angle. a) filtering and unwrapping a pupil-iris and an iris-sclera boundary in a pre-treatment image of an eye; b) filtering and unwrapping both a pupil-iris and an iris-sclera boundary in a treatment image of the eye; c) converting the unwrapped images from a pixel representation to a feature representation, where each pixel gives rise to one feature vector; d) measuring a global correlation strength between a feature maps for each possible angle of cyclotorsion; e) determining an angle that gives the strongest correlation; and f) aligning a coordinate system based upon the angle.
A composition for use in inducing PARP1-mediated tumor necrosis in a tumor in a patient, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a Zn salt and a γ-polyglutamic acid carrier; wherein said γ-polyglutamic acid carrier comprises one or more carriers selected from γ-polyglutamic acid, a tumor-targeting γ-polyglutamic acid derivative, a charge-modified γ-polyglutamic acid derivative, and a tumor-targeting charge-modified γ-polyglutamic acid derivative.
A surgical apparatus comprising: a housing including an actuating mechanism; an elongate tubular member extending distally from the housing; a staple fastening assembly located at a distal end of the elongate tubular member, the staple fastening assembly including a first jaw (10 4) and a second jaw, the first jaw including a plurality of fasteners and a driving assembly, the second jaw including an anvil; and a jaw operating mechanism, the jaw operating mechanism operatively coupled to the actuating mechanism such that actuation of the actuating mechanism moves one of the first and second jaws (104, 140) towards the other of the first and second jaws (104, 140), wherein a tissue contacting surface of the first jaw remains substantially parallel to a tissue contacting surface of the second jaw as a distance between the jaws varies, the jaw operating mechanism being operatively coupled to the second jaw, the jaw operating mechanism including a cam, characterised in that at least a portion of the cam contacts an outer surface of the second jaw such that rotation of the cam urges the second jaw towards the first jaw, the cam being self- locking after the cam has rotated a desired amount, such that the jaws (104, 140) are operable to capture and maintain tissue in position. a housing including an actuating mechanism; an elongate tubular member extending distally from the housing; a staple fastening assembly located at a distal end of the elongate tubular member, the staple fastening assembly including a first jaw (10 4) and a second jaw, the first jaw including a plurality of fasteners and a driving assembly, the second jaw including an anvil; and a jaw operating mechanism, the jaw operating mechanism operatively coupled to the actuating mechanism such that actuation of the actuating mechanism moves one of the first and second jaws (104, 140) towards the other of the first and second jaws (104, 140), wherein a tissue contacting surface of the first jaw remains substantially parallel to a tissue contacting surface of the second jaw as a distance between the jaws varies, the jaw operating mechanism being operatively coupled to the second jaw, the jaw operating mechanism including a cam, characterised in that at least a portion of the cam contacts an outer surface of the second jaw such that rotation of the cam urges the second jaw towards the first jaw, the cam being self- locking after the cam has rotated a desired amount, such that the jaws (104, 140) are operable to capture and maintain tissue in position.
A non-covalent complex of an aptamer and its target, wherein one, several or all pyrimidines in the nucleic acid sequence of the aptamer are modified at the 5-position, the modification comprising substitution with benzyl, isobutyl, indole or naphthyl, and wherein the rate of dissociation (t 1/2) of the aptamer from the target is greater than or equal to 30 minutes, and wherein the aptamer has a dissociation constant ( K d) for its target of less than 1μM.
A method for reducing power consumption in a mobile device, comprising: receiving movement information; establishing movement data based on the movement information, wherein the movement information is received from a movement sensor and a Satellite Position System, SPS, receiver; processing the movement information from the movement sensor and the SPS receiver to refine the movement data; determining a probability that the mobile device is stationary using the movement data; determining that the mobile device is stationary when the determined probability is greater than a threshold probability; and reducing a frequency of searching for a signal source when the mobile device is stationary, wherein the signal source comprises a base station and/or an SPS satellite. receiving movement information; establishing movement data based on the movement information, wherein the movement information is received from a movement sensor and a Satellite Position System, SPS, receiver; processing the movement information from the movement sensor and the SPS receiver to refine the movement data; determining a probability that the mobile device is stationary using the movement data; determining that the mobile device is stationary when the determined probability is greater than a threshold probability; and reducing a frequency of searching for a signal source when the mobile device is stationary, wherein the signal source comprises a base station and/or an SPS satellite.
A ceiling tile loudspeaker comprising: an acoustic enclosure defining an acoustic cavity; an electro-acoustic transducer supported by the enclosure such that a first radiating surface of the electro-acoustic transducer radiates acoustic energy into the acoustic cavity and a second radiating surface of the electro-acoustic transducer radiates acoustic energy outward away from the acoustic enclosure; a first baffle disposed within the acoustic cavity, wherein the electro-acoustic transducer is mounted to a top surface of the first baffle; and a plurality of partitions, which, together with the first baffle, defines a plurality of ports that acoustically couple the acoustic cavity to an exterior of the enclosure, wherein each of the plurality of ports includes a first open end, a second open end, and a central axis extending therebetween, and wherein the ports are arranged such that their central axes lie in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to a motion axis of the electro-acoustic transducer, characterized in that the central axes of the ports extend along spiral curves. an acoustic enclosure defining an acoustic cavity; an electro-acoustic transducer supported by the enclosure such that a first radiating surface of the electro-acoustic transducer radiates acoustic energy into the acoustic cavity and a second radiating surface of the electro-acoustic transducer radiates acoustic energy outward away from the acoustic enclosure; a first baffle disposed within the acoustic cavity, wherein the electro-acoustic transducer is mounted to a top surface of the first baffle; and a plurality of partitions, which, together with the first baffle, defines a plurality of ports that acoustically couple the acoustic cavity to an exterior of the enclosure, wherein each of the plurality of ports includes a first open end, a second open end, and a central axis extending therebetween, and wherein the ports are arranged such that their central axes lie in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to a motion axis of the electro-acoustic transducer, characterized in that the central axes of the ports extend along spiral curves.
A device comprising: a heat sink configured to enclose a cooling fluid, the heat sink rotatable about a rotational axis, the heat sink comprising: a first portion configured to receive thermal energy from a source external to the heat sink; and a second portion configured to dissipate at least a portion of the thermal energy to surroundings external to the device; an optical wavelength conversion material disposed on an outside surface of the first portion; characterised in that an agitator is disposed inside the heat sink, the agitator being rotationally independent of the heat sink, and configured to promote circulation of the cooling fluid between the first portion and the second portion.
A method of writing address identifier codes to an addressing register (35, 35a...35n) integrated into each of a plurality of inter-integrated circuit-capable devices (30, 30a...30n), each having a program input pin (31a...31n), the method comprising: writing an unlock code to each of the inter-integrated circuit-capable devices (30, 30a...30n); reading the unlock code by a LOCK key bit reader of an IC chip (55a...55n) in each of the inter-integrated circuit-capable devices; write-enabling an address register (35, 35a...35n) in each of the inter-integrated circuit-capable devices based on the unlock code; setting a BYPASS bit based on the unlock code; selecting a first one of the inter-integrated circuit-capable devices and deselecting all other inter-integrated circuit-capable devices; writing the address identifier code to the first one of the inter-integrated circuit-capable devices, and setting a DONE bit for the inter-integrated circuit-capable device after the address identifier code is written to de-select the inter-integrated circuit-capable device and select the next inter-integrated circuit-capable device, repeating the step of writing the address identifier code and the step of setting a DONE bit for subsequent devices. writing an unlock code to each of the inter-integrated circuit-capable devices (30, 30a...30n); reading the unlock code by a LOCK key bit reader of an IC chip (55a...55n) in each of the inter-integrated circuit-capable devices; write-enabling an address register (35, 35a...35n) in each of the inter-integrated circuit-capable devices based on the unlock code; setting a BYPASS bit based on the unlock code; selecting a first one of the inter-integrated circuit-capable devices and deselecting all other inter-integrated circuit-capable devices; writing the address identifier code to the first one of the inter-integrated circuit-capable devices, and setting a DONE bit for the inter-integrated circuit-capable device after the address identifier code is written to de-select the inter-integrated circuit-capable device and select the next inter-integrated circuit-capable device, repeating the step of writing the address identifier code and the step of setting a DONE bit for subsequent devices.
A composition for use in the treatment of a metabolic syndrome in a patient by decreasing high levels of body fat, cholesterol, uric acid and glucose levels wherein the patient is an animal or human, the composition comprising the following ratio of the biologically active components: 3,000-7,000 mg glycine, 300-5,000 mg arginine, 200-2,500 mg cysteine, and 100-2,500 mg resveratrol.