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A device (301, 401, 501, 601a-601d) for modifying light distribution, the device comprising: - a first end (308, 408) comprising a place for a light source, - a second end (309, 409) for allowing light to exit from the device, the second end being a distance away from the first end in a longitudinal direction of the device, and - a reflector surface (310, 410) constituting a light propagation channel between the first and second ends and having and edge delimiting a geometric egress area for allowing the light to exit from the light propagation channel, wherein the reflector surface is capable of determining at least partly an intensity distribution within an illumination pattern formable on a planar surface by the light distribution modified by the device, and the edge of the reflector surface is capable of determining a shape of the illumination pattern by determining a border of the illumination pattern, characterized in that a shape of at least a part of the reflector surface is a result of a shape transformation directed to a geometric auxiliary surface constituting a geometric channel between the first and second ends, the shape transformation comprising: i) division of the geometric auxiliary surface into longitudinal geometric surface segments (314', 315') with geometric section lines directed from the first end to the second end, ii) displacements of at least some of the geometric surface segments (314', 315') substantially sideward with respect to the longitudinal direction, and iii) addition of geometric connection-surfaces between ones of the geometric surface segments (314, 315) at least partly separated from each other by the displacements so as to form a stepped geometric surface representing the shape of the at least part of the reflector surface, wherein the geometric auxiliary surface and geometric planes perpendicular to the longitudinal direction intersect along closed section curves free from corners. - a first end (308, 408) comprising a place for a light source, - a second end (309, 409) for allowing light to exit from the device, the second end being a distance away from the first end in a longitudinal direction of the device, and - a reflector surface (310, 410) constituting a light propagation channel between the first and second ends and having and edge delimiting a geometric egress area for allowing the light to exit from the light propagation channel,
An assembly suitable for a photovoltaic cell comprising: a barrier film interposed between: a first polymeric film substrate having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and comprising at least one of polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polyetheretherketone, polyaryletherketone, polyarylate, polyetherimide, polyarylsulfone, polyethersulfone, polyamideimide, or polyimide, any of which may optionally be heat-stabilized, and a first major surface of a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive layer has a second major surface opposite the first major surface that is disposed on a second polymeric film substrate having a second coefficient of thermal expansion and comprising a fluoropolymer, wherein the assembly is transmissive to visible and infrared light, and wherein the second coefficient of thermal expansion is at least 40 parts per million per Kelvin higher than the first coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the barrier film comprises at least first and second polymer layers separated by an inorganic barrier layer. a barrier film interposed between: a first polymeric film substrate having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and comprising at least one of polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polyetheretherketone, polyaryletherketone, polyarylate, polyetherimide, polyarylsulfone, polyethersulfone, polyamideimide, or polyimide, any of which may optionally be heat-stabilized, and a first major surface of a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive layer has a second major surface opposite the first major surface that is disposed on a second polymeric film substrate having a second coefficient of thermal expansion and comprising a fluoropolymer, a first polymeric film substrate having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and comprising at least one of polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polyetheretherketone, polyaryletherketone, polyarylate, polyetherimide, polyarylsulfone, polyethersulfone, polyamideimide, or polyimide, any of which may optionally be heat-stabilized, and a first major surface of a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive layer has a second major surface opposite the first major surface that is disposed on a second polymeric film substrate having a second coefficient of thermal expansion and comprising a fluoropolymer, wherein the assembly is transmissive to visible and infrared light, and wherein the second coefficient of thermal expansion is at least 40 parts per million per Kelvin higher than the first coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the barrier film comprises at least first and second polymer layers separated by an inorganic barrier layer.
A device for determining the orientation and location of an endoscope comprising a five degree of freedom tip sensor, wherein the device comprises: an endoscope comprising a five degree of freedom tip sensor; a processor, which according to an algorithm, is configured to perform a method for determining the orientation and location of the tip sensor comprising the steps of: capturing video of the patient's anatomy with the endoscope; aligning the captured video with a visual orientation of a user directing the endoscope to the anatomical position; activating a steering mechanism of the endoscope to repeatedly move the tip sensor in an arc constrained to a plane; determining the orientation and location of the tip sensor in the patient as the tip sensor is being repeatedly moved; defining a sixth degree of freedom of the tip sensor using the determined orientation and location of the tip sensor; and correlating the determined tip sensor location and orientation with one or more patient images acquired prior to the repeated movement of the tip sensor. an endoscope comprising a five degree of freedom tip sensor; a processor, which according to an algorithm, is configured to perform a method for determining the orientation and location of the tip sensor comprising the steps of: capturing video of the patient's anatomy with the endoscope; aligning the captured video with a visual orientation of a user directing the endoscope to the anatomical position; activating a steering mechanism of the endoscope to repeatedly move the tip sensor in an arc constrained to a plane; determining the orientation and location of the tip sensor in the patient as the tip sensor is being repeatedly moved; defining a sixth degree of freedom of the tip sensor using the determined orientation and location of the tip sensor; and correlating the determined tip sensor location and orientation with one or more patient images acquired prior to the repeated movement of the tip sensor. capturing video of the patient's anatomy with the endoscope; aligning the captured video with a visual orientation of a user directing the endoscope to the anatomical position; activating a steering mechanism of the endoscope to repeatedly move the tip sensor in an arc constrained to a plane; determining the orientation and location of the tip sensor in the patient as the tip sensor is being repeatedly moved; defining a sixth degree of freedom of the tip sensor using the determined orientation and location of the tip sensor; and correlating the determined tip sensor location and orientation with one or more patient images acquired prior to the repeated movement of the tip sensor.
A container treatment plant with a container treatment apparatus for the treatment of containers (2, 2a), and a quality ensuring apparatus to ensure the quality of the containers (2, 2a) treated by the container treatment apparatus by controlling the container treatment apparatus on the basis of a result of a comparison of a pre-determined nominal quality value with an actual quality value - determined by a monitoring device - of a container separated in order to monitor its quality and with a separating device for separating containers to be controlled with respect to their quality after having been treated by the container treatment apparatus, characterized in that the separating device is designed to transfer the containers at a transport star wheel to transport the containers, wherein the transport star wheel comprises a drive for driving the transport star wheel in a rotational movement in such a way that the transport star wheel separates containers to be controlled with respect to their quality at a speed pre-set by the container treatment apparatus and slows down these containers prior to the transfer to the control device for controlling the quality of the containers.
Blank separating device with at least one blank separating tool and a receiving device, at which the at least one blank separating tool is received and retained in a fixing position of the receiving device at the blank separating device, wherein the receiving device has a retaining frame and the blank separating tool is positively detachably fixed by means of a first retaining element of the retaining frame to the first retaining element in the fixing position and the blank separating tool is non-positively detachably fixed to the receiving device by means of a second retaining element of the retaining frame under a relative displacement between the first retaining element and the second retaining element in the fixing position, characterized in that the first retaining element has a profile element, which is enclosed by a complementary receiving profile of the blank separating tool at least in certain areas in the fixing position.
An in vitro method for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, comprising measuring the level of expression of a WD repeat protein 1 identified under SwissProt Accession No. 075083 in a sample of platelets isolated from a person suspected of having Alzheimer's disease, and determining whether the level of expression is altered compared to a control, wherein the platelets are purified to be substantially free from other blood components and wherein an elevated level of expression compared to a control indicates the presence of or risk of Alzheimer's disease.
An oligonucleotide which targets a Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 (PYCR1) natural antisense transcript for use as a therapeutic compound, wherein the oligonucleotide modulates the expression of Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 1 (PYCR1).
A neutral layer composition for directed self assembly of block copolymers comprising at least one random copolymer having at least one unit of structure, at least one unit of structure and at least one unit of structure where R 1 is selected from the group consisting of a C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 fluoroalkyl, C 1 -C 8 partially fluorinated alkyl moiety, C 4 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 8 cyclofluoroalkyl, C 4 -C 8 partially fluorinated cycloalkyl, and a C 2 -C 8 hydroxyalkyl; R 2, R 3 and R 5 are independently selected from a group consisting of H, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, CF 3 and F; R 4 is selected from the group consisting of H, C 1 -C 8 alkyl, C 1 -C 8 partially fluorinated alkyl moiety and C 1 -C 8 fluoroalkyl, n ranges from 1 to 5, R 6 is selected from the group consisting of H, F, C 1 -C 8 alkyl and a C 1 -C 8 fluoroalkyl and m ranges from 1 to 3.
A method for producing a semiconductor device that forms a donor layer in a silicon substrate using proton implantation, comprising: a crystal defect forming step of generating vacancies and divacancies as point defects (12, 15) via electron beam irradiation on a front surface of the silicon substrate before the proton implantation; and a donor layer forming step of forming the donor layer using the proton implantation into a rear surface of the substrate and a first heat treatment, wherein in the donor layer forming step a silicon dangling bond of point defects is terminated by hydrogen atoms by applying a first heat treatment between 380°C and 450°C for a duration of 3 to 7 hours. a crystal defect forming step of generating vacancies and divacancies as point defects (12, 15) via electron beam irradiation on a front surface of the silicon substrate before the proton implantation; and a donor layer forming step of forming the donor layer using the proton implantation into a rear surface of the substrate and a first heat treatment, wherein in the donor layer forming step a silicon dangling bond of point defects is terminated by hydrogen atoms by applying a first heat treatment between 380°C and 450°C for a duration of 3 to 7 hours.
A sail device, comprising a pair of supporting bodies, a plurality of sail units being installed on the supporting bodies for free rotation and for revolution around the common axis of the supporting bodies, a pair of closed guide tracks (5a,5b) regulating the rotation angles of the sail units in the course of the revolution of the sail units and a plurality of engagement parts (8a,8b) engaging the sail units with the guide tracks and allowing the sail units to move along the guide tracks (5a, 5b), characterised in that each of the guide tracks (5a,5b) satisfies the following expressions, wherein the radius of revolution of any of the sail units is rT, the radius of rotation of the sail unit is rP, and the revolution angle of the sail unit with respect to the positive x axis is θ. x T 2 + y T 2 = r T 2 J Upper-half region (y ≥ 0, θ = 0 ~ 180°) x = r T cos θ ± r P cos θ y = r T sin θ ± r p sin θ ┐ Lower-half region (y < 0, θ = 180 ~ 360°) x = r T cos θ ± r P y = r T sin θ a pair of supporting bodies, a plurality of sail units being installed on the supporting bodies for free rotation and for revolution around the common axis of the supporting bodies, a pair of closed guide tracks (5a,5b) regulating the rotation angles of the sail units in the course of the revolution of the sail units and a plurality of engagement parts (8a,8b) engaging the sail units with the guide tracks and allowing the sail units to move along the guide tracks (5a, 5b), characterised in that each of the guide tracks (5a,5b) satisfies the following expressions, wherein the radius of revolution of any of the sail units is rT, the radius of rotation of the sail unit is rP, and the revolution angle of the sail unit with respect to the positive x axis is θ. x T 2 + y T 2 = r T 2 J Upper-half region (y ≥ 0, θ = 0 ~ 180°) x = r T cos θ ± r P cos θ y = r T sin θ ± r p sin θ ┐ Lower-half region (y < 0, θ = 180 ~ 360°) x = r T cos θ ± r P y = r T sin θ
Kettle comprising a body arranged above an electrical heating base and a steam conduit intended to convey the steam released during boiling towards a steam detection sensor, said steam conduit comprising an inlet opening arranged on an upper part of an inner face of the body, above a maximum water filling level of the body, said kettle comprising a device for protecting against the intrusion of water in the steam conduit during boiling which is made of plastic material and which comprises a wall extending under the inlet opening, characterised in that the wall has, in a vertical cross-section plane, transverse to the inner face, a first portion extending from the inner face under the inlet opening, towards the bottom by extending from the inner face and extended by a second portion extending towards the bottom by drawing nearer to the inner face to join it, the second portion extending transversally to an ascending water and steam stream along a vertical direction by forming with said vertical direction, an angle α less than 80°, preferably less than 45°, and in that the body has a cross-section of perimeter P at the level of the inlet opening, the wall extending on either side of the inlet opening over at least 5% of the perimeter P, preferably over at least 10% of the perimeter P.
A device for treating a condition within a sino-nasal cavity of a patient, the device comprising: an end effector comprising one or more retractable and expandable segments (122, 124) and one or more flexible printed circuit board members operably associated with the one or more retractable and expandable segments (122, 124), the one or more flexible PCB members for delivering energy to one or more target sites within the sino-nasal cavity of the patient wherein each of the one or more flexible PCB members comprises a PCB substrate and one or more electrodes configured to deliver energy to tissue at the one or more target sites; and wherein the one or more retractable and expandable segments (122, 124) comprise a first retractable and expandable segment comprising a plurality of first support structures (130a, 130b) upon which the one or more flexible PCB members are fixedly coupled. an end effector comprising one or more retractable and expandable segments (122, 124) and one or more flexible printed circuit board members operably associated with the one or more retractable and expandable segments (122, 124), the one or more flexible PCB members for delivering energy to one or more target sites within the sino-nasal cavity of the patient wherein each of the one or more flexible PCB members comprises a PCB substrate and one or more electrodes configured to deliver energy to tissue at the one or more target sites; and wherein the one or more retractable and expandable segments (122, 124) comprise a first retractable and expandable segment comprising a plurality of first support structures (130a, 130b) upon which the one or more flexible PCB members are fixedly coupled.
A fluid compression system, comprising: a control device; and a plurality of compression devices (2A-2D), each of which is configured to generate compressed fluid, each one of the compression devices having a plurality of compressor main bodies (31A-33D), characterized in that: the control device is configured to control a number of operating compression devices of the plurality of compression devices (2A-2D) including at least one compression device which selectively performs (i) a volume control operation that changes a number of operating compressor main bodies of the at least one compression device in accordance with an amount of compressed fluid used, or (ii) a fixed control operation that does not change an output during the operation regardless of the amount of the compressed fluid used, wherein the control device is further configured to control the at least one compression device to perform one of the volume control operation and the fixed control operation based on a pressure in a fluid tank in which the compressed fluid generated by the at least one compression device is stored. a control device; and a plurality of compression devices (2A-2D), each of which is configured to generate compressed fluid, each one of the compression devices having a plurality of compressor main bodies (31A-33D), characterized in that: the control device is configured to control a number of operating compression devices of the plurality of compression devices (2A-2D) including at least one compression device which selectively performs (i) a volume control operation that changes a number of operating compressor main bodies of the at least one compression device in accordance with an amount of compressed fluid used, or (ii) a fixed control operation that does not change an output during the operation regardless of the amount of the compressed fluid used, wherein the control device is further configured to control the at least one compression device to perform one of the volume control operation and the fixed control operation based on a pressure in a fluid tank in which the compressed fluid generated by the at least one compression device is stored. the control device is configured to control a number of operating compression devices of the plurality of compression devices (2A-2D) including at least one compression device which selectively performs (i) a volume control operation that changes a number of operating compressor main bodies of the at least one compression device in accordance with an amount of compressed fluid used, or (ii) a fixed control operation that does not change an output during the operation regardless of the amount of the compressed fluid used, wherein the control device is further configured to control the at least one compression device to perform one of the volume control operation and the fixed control operation based on a pressure in a fluid tank in which the compressed fluid generated by the at least one compression device is stored.
Method for delegating a request to establish a new connection between a terminal adapted to connect to a cellular network, so-called cellular terminal, and a so-called anchor gateway comprising an interface with a packet switching network, the cellular terminal being attached by a first link to a local base station, a first connection being established between the cellular terminal and the anchor gateway, an IP address being allocated to the cellular terminal by the anchor gateway, the first connection using the IP address and the first link, the method being implemented in the local base station and comprising the following steps: • obtaining of measurements of quality of a radio signal transmitted by at least one neighbor base station toward the cellular terminal, • reception of a request for establishment of a new connection between the cellular terminal and the anchor gateway, generated by the anchor gateway and comprising an indication of necessary resources, • decision not to establish the new connection through the local base station, on the basis of the indication of necessary resources, the method furthermore comprising the following steps: • selection of a neighbor base station as a function of the quality measurements obtained, • transmission of a configuration message destined for the cellular terminal comprising an identifier of the selected neighbor base station, the configuration message requesting the attachment of the cellular terminal to the selected neighbor base station, by a second link, the attachment triggering the creation of the new connection between the cellular terminal and the anchor gateway through the selected neighbor base station, the new connection using the IP address and the second link, the first connection and the first link being maintained. • obtaining of measurements of quality of a radio signal transmitted by at least one neighbor base station toward the cellular terminal, • reception of a request for establishment of a new connection between the cellular terminal and the anchor gateway, generated by the anchor gateway and comprising an indication of necessary resources, • decision not to establish the new connection through the local base station, on the basis of the indication of necessary resources, • selection of a neighbor base station as a function of the quality measurements obtained, • transmission of a configuration message destined for the cellular terminal comprising an identifier of the selected neighbor base station, the configuration message requesting the attachment of the cellular terminal to the selected neighbor base station, by a second link, the attachment triggering the creation of the new connection between the cellular terminal and the anchor gateway through the selected neighbor base station, the new connection using the IP address and the second link, the first connection and the first link being maintained.