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An animal health monitoring system, comprising: an electronic assembly (104; 201; 402) designed to be located on a companion animal, comprising: a microprocessor; a power source connected to the microprocessor; and a transceiver; a microchip designed to be implanted in the companion animal and comprising: memory storing identification data; and a temperature sensor measuring the temperature of the companion animal; wherein said system also comprises: a collar designed to be worn by the companion animal, an antenna (105; 205) integrated into the collar, wherein the electronic assembly and the antenna constitute a microchip scanner, wherein the electronic assembly is configured to: interrogate the microchip to obtain identification data and temperature data from the microchip; and transmit the identification data and the temperature data, characterised in that: the antenna (105; 205) is a loop antenna embedded circumferentially in the collar, and wherein the reading frequency of the microchip is fixed and the microprocessor is configured to adjust the resonance capacitance based on the antenna inductance which depends on the geometry of the collar at the precise moment of reading the microchip. an electronic assembly (104; 201; 402) designed to be located on a companion animal, comprising: a microprocessor; a power source connected to the microprocessor; and a transceiver; a microprocessor; a power source connected to the microprocessor; and a transceiver; a microchip designed to be implanted in the companion animal and comprising: memory storing identification data; and a temperature sensor measuring the temperature of the companion animal; memory storing identification data; and a temperature sensor measuring the temperature of the companion animal; wherein said system also comprises: a collar designed to be worn by the companion animal, an antenna (105; 205) integrated into the collar, a collar designed to be worn by the companion animal, an antenna (105; 205) integrated into the collar, wherein the electronic assembly and the antenna constitute a microchip scanner, wherein the electronic assembly is configured to: interrogate the microchip to obtain identification data and temperature data from the microchip; and transmit the identification data and the temperature data, characterised in that: the antenna (105; 205) is a loop antenna embedded circumferentially in the collar, and wherein the reading frequency of the microchip is fixed and the microprocessor is configured to adjust the resonance capacitance based on the antenna inductance which depends on the geometry of the collar at the precise moment of reading the microchip. interrogate the microchip to obtain identification data and temperature data from the microchip; and transmit the identification data and the temperature data, characterised in that: the antenna (105; 205) is a loop antenna embedded circumferentially in the collar, and wherein the reading frequency of the microchip is fixed and the microprocessor is configured to adjust the resonance capacitance based on the antenna inductance which depends on the geometry of the collar at the precise moment of reading the microchip.
A method of determining the relative positions of components of a munitions system, the munitions system comprising a first component and at least one second component, the method comprising: providing a signal having an oscillation frequency to a resonant circuit, wherein the oscillation frequency is a frequency of less than 1 MHz; monitoring the output of a resonant circuit provided on the first component, the resonant circuit having a resonant frequency; detecting a change in the output due to a change in the resonant frequency caused by a change in the relative positions of the first component and the at least one second component; and using the detected change to determine that the at least one second component has moved relative to the first component; wherein the method further comprises: monitoring the resonant frequency of the resonant circuit over a period of time, and using detected changes in the resonant frequency to determine movement of the at least one second component relative to the first component, wherein using the detected changes to determine whether the at least one second component has moved relative to the first component comprises determining the separation distance and/or angle of separation between the first component and the at least one second component. providing a signal having an oscillation frequency to a resonant circuit, wherein the oscillation frequency is a frequency of less than 1 MHz; monitoring the output of a resonant circuit provided on the first component, the resonant circuit having a resonant frequency; detecting a change in the output due to a change in the resonant frequency caused by a change in the relative positions of the first component and the at least one second component; and using the detected change to determine that the at least one second component has moved relative to the first component;
An optical waveguide, comprising: a first optical waveguide body comprising; a first end comprising a first thickness adapted to receive light from a plurality of LEDs; a second end opposite the first end comprising a second thickness less than the first thickness; a series of first cascading surfaces spaced from one another and extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the first cascading surfaces are substantially parallel to a central axis of the optical waveguide; a series of second surfaces (T1, T2,...Tn) each disposed between an adjacent pair of first cascading surfaces and connecting with such pair of first cascading surfaces at two vertices forming acute angles with respect to such adjacent pair of first cascading surfaces, wherein the received light is extracted out of the first cascading surfaces and the second surfaces; and a planar third surface opposite the first and second surfaces and disposed between the first end and the second end; wherein at least a second optical waveguide body intersects with the first optical waveguide; and wherein the first and second optical waveguide bodies are disposed within a suspended lighting device. a first optical waveguide body comprising; a first end comprising a first thickness adapted to receive light from a plurality of LEDs; a second end opposite the first end comprising a second thickness less than the first thickness; a series of first cascading surfaces spaced from one another and extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the first cascading surfaces are substantially parallel to a central axis of the optical waveguide; a series of second surfaces (T1, T2,...Tn) each disposed between an adjacent pair of first cascading surfaces and connecting with such pair of first cascading surfaces at two vertices forming acute angles with respect to such adjacent pair of first cascading surfaces, wherein the received light is extracted out of the first cascading surfaces and the second surfaces; and a planar third surface opposite the first and second surfaces and disposed between the first end and the second end; wherein at least a second optical waveguide body intersects with the first optical waveguide; and wherein the first and second optical waveguide bodies are disposed within a suspended lighting device.
Device for electromagnetically shielding a remote command device of a crane comprising a command panel having one or more levers and/or one or more pushbuttons and/or one or more knobs for managing the operations of the crane, and a transmission unit configured for a by-wire and/or wireless communication with a control unit of the crane, said shielding device comprising a container made of an electrically conductive material and adapted to internally receive the remote command device of the crane in order to form a Faraday cage, wherein said container comprises one or more openings (21, 22) for gaining access to said one or more levers and/or one or more pushbuttons and/or one or more knobs of the remote command device of the crane from the outside of the container, said one or more openings having dimensions so that the Faraday cage shields the electromagnetic radiations generated inside the remote command device of the crane and enables the electromagnetic waves generated by the transmission unit to pass through the Faraday cage when the transmission unit wirelessly communicates with the control unit of the crane.
Process for producing a polyurethane foam, comprising the following steps: - providing a mixture in a mixing head, where the mixture comprises: A) a component reactive towards isocyanates; B) a surfactant component; C) a blowing agent component selected from the group consisting of linear, branched or cyclic C 1 -to C 6 -alkanes, linear, branched or cyclic C 1 - to C 6 -fluoroalkanes, N 2, O 2, argon and/or CO 2, where blowing agent component C) is present in the supercritical or near-critical state; D) a polyisocyanate component; - discharging the mixture comprising components A), B), C), and D) from the mixing head where, during the discharge of the mixture, the pressure prevailing in the mixture is lowered to atmospheric pressure, where the prevailing pressure after the mixing of components A), B), C), and D) is from ≥ 80 bar to ≤ 150 bar, where the proportion of blowing agent component C) in the reaction mixture comprising components A), B), C) and D) is from ≥ 3% by weight to ≤ 60% by weight, where the temperature is from ≥ 20°C to ≤ 80°C, and where the relative proportion by weight γ of surfactant component B) in the mixture comprising components A), B) and C) is from ≥ 0.05 to ≤ 0.3, based on the entire composition. - providing a mixture in a mixing head, where the mixture comprises: A) a component reactive towards isocyanates; B) a surfactant component; C) a blowing agent component selected from the group consisting of linear, branched or cyclic C 1 -to C 6 -alkanes, linear, branched or cyclic C 1 - to C 6 -fluoroalkanes, N 2, O 2, argon and/or CO 2, where blowing agent component C) is present in the supercritical or near-critical state; D) a polyisocyanate component; A) a component reactive towards isocyanates; B) a surfactant component; C) a blowing agent component selected from the group consisting of linear, branched or cyclic C 1 -to C 6 -alkanes, linear, branched or cyclic C 1 - to C 6 -fluoroalkanes, N 2, O 2, argon and/or CO 2, where blowing agent component C) is present in the supercritical or near-critical state; D) a polyisocyanate component; - discharging the mixture comprising components A), B), C), and D) from the mixing head
An inflator with a motor fixing ring comprising: a casing, and a core and a motor installed in the casing, and the motor being provided for driving the core to inflate an external object, wherein the inflator further comprises the motor fixing ring sheathed on the motor and clamped between the motor and the casing, and an air gap is formed between an outer surface of the motor and an inner surface of the casing, characterized in that the motor has a circular blind slot concavely formed on an outer surface of the motor, the motor fixing ring is received in the circular blind slot, the motor has an anti-rotation notch communicating with the circular blind slot, and the motor fixing ring has an anti-rotation plate extending into the anti-rotation notch, wherein a sidewall of the circular blind slot is provided for blocking and stopping the ring body of the motor fixing ring to prevent the motor fixing ring from moving with respect to the motor, and wherein the ring body of the motor fixing ring is not protruded from the outer surface of the motor, wherein the casing further has a control module installed therein, and a display screen installed thereon for displaying the operating parameters of the inflator and the motor and the display screen are electrically coupled to the control module. wherein a sidewall of the circular blind slot is provided for blocking and stopping the ring body of the motor fixing ring to prevent the motor fixing ring from moving with respect to the motor, and wherein the ring body of the motor fixing ring is not protruded from the outer surface of the motor, wherein the casing further has a control module installed therein, and a display screen installed thereon for displaying the operating parameters of the inflator and the motor and the display screen are electrically coupled to the control module.
A selectable-rate spring, the selectable-rate spring comprising: a flexure bar connectable to a rotatable shaft, the flexure bar having at least one arched portion; at least one rotational contactor (6, 42, 43, 44, 45) connectable to a link member, wherein the rotational contactor rotates about an axis while maintaining contact with the arched portion of the flexure bar; characterised by a motor connected to the at least one rotational contactor so as to rotate the rotational contactor; wherein as the rotational contactor rotates it changes a connection stiffness between the rotatable shaft and the link member. a flexure bar connectable to a rotatable shaft, the flexure bar having at least one arched portion; at least one rotational contactor (6, 42, 43, 44, 45) connectable to a link member, wherein the rotational contactor rotates about an axis while maintaining contact with the arched portion of the flexure bar; characterised by a motor connected to the at least one rotational contactor so as to rotate the rotational contactor; wherein as the rotational contactor rotates it changes a connection stiffness between the rotatable shaft and the link member.
An electronic locking system comprising: (a) an electronic lock having an inner element rotatable about an axis of rotation with respect to an outer element between a locking position and an unlocking position and an electrically-powered locking mechanism operable to selectively impose a restriction on rotation of said inner element with respect to said outer element; and (b) a movable securing member selectively engageable and disengageable controllably by an engagement member with respect to said inner element so as to enable said inner element to selectively restrict movement of said securing member when said restriction on rotation is imposed on said inner element, characterised by: (c) a handle connected to said engagement member, manually operable both to move said engagement member and to disengage said engagement member controllably from said inner element; and (d) said engagement member being movable from engagement with said inner element to disengagement from said inner element by manual operation solely of said handle only when said inner element is in said locking position. (a) an electronic lock having an inner element rotatable about an axis of rotation with respect to an outer element between a locking position and an unlocking position and an electrically-powered locking mechanism operable to selectively impose a restriction on rotation of said inner element with respect to said outer element; and (b) a movable securing member selectively engageable and disengageable controllably by an engagement member with respect to said inner element so as to enable said inner element to selectively restrict movement of said securing member when said restriction on rotation is imposed on said inner element, characterised by: (c) a handle connected to said engagement member, manually operable both to move said engagement member and to disengage said engagement member controllably from said inner element; and (d) said engagement member being movable from engagement with said inner element to disengagement from said inner element by manual operation solely of said handle only when said inner element is in said locking position.
A method of validating a hypothesis that a test agent drives skin pigmentation, the method comprising: identifying a test agent for driving skin pigmentation; hypothesizing that the test agent drives skin pigmentation; providing a first cultured human skin tissue sample for a period of time under suitable conditions to test the effectiveness of the test agent for driving skin pigmentation, wherein the first cultured human skin tissue sample is between a Fitzpatrick score of II and IV; contacting the human skin tissue sample with the test agent during the period of time; generating a transcriptional profile from the treated human skin tissue sample, wherein the transcriptional profile comprises data related to transcription of at least two genes selected from the group Propriomelanocortin, Melanocortin 1 Receptor, Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor, Tyrosinase, Tyrosinase Related Protein 1, Dopachrome Tautomerase TYRP2, Transforming Growth Factor 1, Endothelin 1, Lymphoid enhancer binding 1 factor, Fibroblast growth factor, v-kit, Endothelin receptor type B, Hepatocyte growth factor, B-cell CLL/Lymphoma 2, BCL-2 associated protein; and validating the hypothesis that the test agent drives skin pigmentation when the expression levels of all said at least two genes change when compared to a control. identifying a test agent for driving skin pigmentation; hypothesizing that the test agent drives skin pigmentation; providing a first cultured human skin tissue sample for a period of time under suitable conditions to test the effectiveness of the test agent for driving skin pigmentation, wherein the first cultured human skin tissue sample is between a Fitzpatrick score of II and IV; contacting the human skin tissue sample with the test agent during the period of time; generating a transcriptional profile from the treated human skin tissue sample, wherein the transcriptional profile comprises data related to transcription of at least two genes selected from the group Propriomelanocortin, Melanocortin 1 Receptor, Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor, Tyrosinase, Tyrosinase Related Protein 1, Dopachrome Tautomerase TYRP2, Transforming Growth Factor 1, Endothelin 1, Lymphoid enhancer binding 1 factor, Fibroblast growth factor, v-kit, Endothelin receptor type B, Hepatocyte growth factor, B-cell CLL/Lymphoma 2, BCL-2 associated protein; and validating the hypothesis that the test agent drives skin pigmentation when the expression levels of all said at least two genes change when compared to a control.
A power unit used in a multi-phase electric drive, including: a rectifier (20a-20f), being adapted for converting incoming power from the corresponding secondary windings into a DC voltage; and a capacitor bank, being connected to an output of said rectifier through DC+ and DC-; wherein: said capacitor bank includes a plurality of capacitor sets connected in series; and each of said capacitor sets includes one capacitor or a multiple of capacitor elements connected in parallel; characterized by a voltage measurement device, being adapted for measuring respective voltages, as regards to a potential at one of DC+ and DC- of the capacitor bank, at the other of DC+ and DC- and connection points among the capacitor sets connected in series; and a control system, being adapted for controlling said power unit based on the measured voltage between DC+ and DC- of the capacitor bank and monitoring a fault on said plurality of capacitor sets based on the measured respective voltages. a rectifier (20a-20f), being adapted for converting incoming power from the corresponding secondary windings into a DC voltage; and a capacitor bank, being connected to an output of said rectifier through DC+ and DC-; wherein: said capacitor bank includes a plurality of capacitor sets connected in series; and each of said capacitor sets includes one capacitor or a multiple of capacitor elements connected in parallel; characterized by a voltage measurement device, being adapted for measuring respective voltages, as regards to a potential at one of DC+ and DC- of the capacitor bank, at the other of DC+ and DC- and connection points among the capacitor sets connected in series; and a control system, being adapted for controlling said power unit based on the measured voltage between DC+ and DC- of the capacitor bank and monitoring a fault on said plurality of capacitor sets based on the measured respective voltages. said capacitor bank includes a plurality of capacitor sets connected in series; and each of said capacitor sets includes one capacitor or a multiple of capacitor elements connected in parallel; characterized by a voltage measurement device, being adapted for measuring respective voltages, as regards to a potential at one of DC+ and DC- of the capacitor bank, at the other of DC+ and DC- and connection points among the capacitor sets connected in series; and a control system, being adapted for controlling said power unit based on the measured voltage between DC+ and DC- of the capacitor bank and monitoring a fault on said plurality of capacitor sets based on the measured respective voltages.
An apparatus for pancreatic control, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of electrodes (110, 112); a power source; a field source powered by said power source; and a controller including control circuitry adapted to cause said field source to electrify said plurality of electrodes, wherein said electrodes comprise a mesh electrode and a needle electrode; said control circuitry is operative to cause said electrodes to be electrified by said field source in response to signals from a digestion sensor indicating the ingestion or upcoming intake of meals; said electrifying is with a train of non-excitatory pulses, which do not generate a propagating action potential in tissue of the pancreas when applied to an in-vivo pancreas, said pulses have a duration in the range of 5 milliseconds to 100 seconds, and are configured to cause an increase in insulin secretion and a decrease of blood glucose level of a patient. a plurality of electrodes (110, 112); a power source; a field source powered by said power source; and a controller including control circuitry adapted to cause said field source to electrify said plurality of electrodes, wherein said electrodes comprise a mesh electrode and a needle electrode; said control circuitry is operative to cause said electrodes to be electrified by said field source in response to signals from a digestion sensor indicating the ingestion or upcoming intake of meals; said electrifying is with a train of non-excitatory pulses, which do not generate a propagating action potential in tissue of the pancreas when applied to an in-vivo pancreas, said pulses have a duration in the range of 5 milliseconds to 100 seconds, and are configured to cause an increase in insulin secretion and a decrease of blood glucose level of a patient.
A straw for the conservation of small quantities of substances, in particular biological substances, comprising a segment of tube provided inside one end with a stopper including gel powder as well as a braid or a sheath, characterized in that a proportion of the gel powder is replaced with dispersed nonabsorbent material, said stopper thus comprising a mixture of gel powder and dispersed nonabsorbent material.
A medical instrument for provisionally fastening a polyaxial pedicle screw having a threaded shank having a shank head formed proximally thereon, wherein a holding sleeve is rotatably and/or pivotally arranged on the shank head, wherein a clamping plunger acting on the shank head is mounted in the holding sleeve, in such a way that the holding sleeve can be positionally fixed on the shank head by relative tensioning the holding sleeve and the clamping plunger, the instrument having a coupling unit for releasably engaging the holding sleeve and a pressure tappet for applying a pressing force to the clamping plunger in the distal direction, the coupling unit and the pressure tappet being movable relative to each other in an axial direction, characterized in that the instrument has a sleeve in which the coupling unit is arranged so as to be movable in the axial direction such that the coupling unit can be coupled to or uncoupled from the holding sleeve in a first axial position and is non-detachably fastened to the holding sleeve in a second axial position in order to implement a provisional fastening of the pedicle screw together with the pressure tappet.