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System for preparing an amount of predetermined beverage starting from an infusion product, the system comprising: (a) an interchangeable capsule, which comprises, in turn, a cup-shaped structure associated to a corresponding lid, which enclose an inner space containing the infusion product, the lid comprising an outlet area for the infusion beverage from the cup-shaped structure; and (b) a percolating machine for preparing infusions; said percolating machine comprising a capsule-holder receptacle and a dispensing device of a pressurized liquid; characterised in that the outlet area of said lid comprises a plurality of valves (7a, 7b) which from a closed position of said outlet area shift to an open position of said outlet area only by the action of the pressurized beverage that flows within said cup-shaped structure outwards so as to permanently modify the configuration of said lid; and in that said lid is spaced from a top closing element of the receptacle by a distance; said distance being indirectly adjustable during manufacture of said interchangeable capsule. (a) an interchangeable capsule, which comprises, in turn, a cup-shaped structure associated to a corresponding lid, which enclose an inner space containing the infusion product, the lid comprising an outlet area for the infusion beverage from the cup-shaped structure; and (b) a percolating machine for preparing infusions; said percolating machine comprising a capsule-holder receptacle and a dispensing device of a pressurized liquid; characterised in that the outlet area of said lid comprises a plurality of valves (7a, 7b) which from a closed position of said outlet area shift to an open position of said outlet area only by the action of the pressurized beverage that flows within said cup-shaped structure outwards so as to permanently modify the configuration of said lid; and in that said lid is spaced from a top closing element of the receptacle by a distance; said distance being indirectly adjustable during manufacture of said interchangeable capsule.
A computer-implemented method for determining representativeness of a pathology score to a tumor, the method comprising: analyzing a radiological image of a tumor to calculate a value indicative of tumor activity at each of a plurality of locations in the tumor; determining whether each calculated value is above a predetermined threshold; and calculating a heterogeneity score for the tumor; wherein the heterogeneity score is calculated based on a volume fraction of the tumor having a value indicative of tumor activity above the predetermined threshold; and calculating a probability of a biopsy sample obtained from the tumor having a value of tumor activity above the predetermined threshold, wherein the probability is calculated based on the heterogeneity score and a volume of the biopsy sample. analyzing a radiological image of a tumor to calculate a value indicative of tumor activity at each of a plurality of locations in the tumor; determining whether each calculated value is above a predetermined threshold; and calculating a heterogeneity score for the tumor; wherein the heterogeneity score is calculated based on a volume fraction of the tumor having a value indicative of tumor activity above the predetermined threshold; and calculating a probability of a biopsy sample obtained from the tumor having a value of tumor activity above the predetermined threshold, wherein the probability is calculated based on the heterogeneity score and a volume of the biopsy sample.
A fuel injector including an injector body (2, 22) adapted to accommodate a pole piece of a solenoid actuator, where the top portion of said injector body (2, 22) includes a cylindrically formed generally open-ended recessed portion, said recessed portion accommodating a generally cylindrical pole piece, wherein said pole piece includes a bore located along the central axis to provide a fuel flow path, and the top portion of said pole piece includes a cylindrically formed recess so as to form a sleeve or lip portion (7, 8); characterized in that the fuel injector includes a weld formed at the junction of a distal end of an upper housing, with the upper end of the injector body and a distal portion of said lip or sleeve portion (7, 8).
An intraocular device comprising: a scleral fixation bag comprising haptics that extend therefrom, each of said haptics comprising a slender loop element with a proximal end attached to said scleral fixation bag, said slender loop element having a length, width and thickness, the length following a curved path and the width being generally parallel to a central anterior-posterior axis of said scleral fixation bag, characterised by a distal hook portion extending from a distal end of said slender loop element, said distal hook portion comprising a surface that extends between an anterior edge and a posterior edge, said distal hook portion being tilted with respect to the width and to the thickness of said slender loop element towards the central anterior-posterior axis of said scleral fixation bag so that said anterior edge is radially more proximal than said posterior edge with respect to said central anterior-posterior axis. a scleral fixation bag comprising haptics that extend therefrom, each of said haptics comprising a slender loop element with a proximal end attached to said scleral fixation bag, said slender loop element having a length, width and thickness, the length following a curved path and the width being generally parallel to a central anterior-posterior axis of said scleral fixation bag, characterised by a distal hook portion extending from a distal end of said slender loop element, said distal hook portion comprising a surface that extends between an anterior edge and a posterior edge, said distal hook portion being tilted with respect to the width and to the thickness of said slender loop element towards the central anterior-posterior axis of said scleral fixation bag so that said anterior edge is radially more proximal than said posterior edge with respect to said central anterior-posterior axis.
A connector, comprising: a terminal having a terminal locking hole; a housing comprising a terminal cavity into which the terminal is inserted, and a housing lance configured to be locked with the terminal locking hole of the terminal inserted into the terminal cavity; and a holder configured to be fitted to the housing,wherein the holder comprises a holder elastic arm and an arm support portion for supporting the holder elastic arm, and a holder locking portion disposed at an opposite side of the arm support portion, the housing has a housing locking arm, and the housing locking arm is configured to be locked with the holder locking portion, characterized in that the holder elastic arm is for biasing the terminal in a direction of hooking the terminal to the housing lance. a terminal having a terminal locking hole; a housing comprising a terminal cavity into which the terminal is inserted, and a housing lance configured to be locked with the terminal locking hole of the terminal inserted into the terminal cavity; and a holder configured to be fitted to the housing,wherein the holder comprises a holder elastic arm and an arm support portion for supporting the holder elastic arm, and a holder locking portion disposed at an opposite side of the arm support portion,
An illumination device for embedding one or more data symbols of a data signal into a luminance output of the illumination device, the device comprising: a light emitting diode comprising at least a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment and the second segment have a common electrode and are individually controllable and the light emitting diode is configured to generate the luminance output in response to a drive signal; and a controller configured for switching the second segment on or off in response to the data signal to embed the one or more data symbols of the data signal while a constant drive signal is supplied to said common electrode and wherein a modulation depth is proportional to one of: - the size of the first segment and/or the second segment or - a current density through the first segment and/or the second segment. a light emitting diode comprising at least a first segment and a second segment, wherein the first segment and the second segment have a common electrode and are individually controllable and the light emitting diode is configured to generate the luminance output in response to a drive signal; and a controller configured for switching the second segment on or off in response to the data signal to embed the one or more data symbols of the data signal while a constant drive signal is supplied to said common electrode - the size of the first segment and/or the second segment or - a current density through the first segment and/or the second segment.
A device for controlling the flow of a liquid or gaseous medium, comprising at least one flow opening for the medium and a movable valve member for controlling the flow opening, wherein the valve member comprises a movable magnet armature of an electromagnet, and a sealing element, which is fixed to the magnet armature, and which interacts with a valve seat which surrounds the at least one through-flow opening, and a bearing element which is fixedly connected to the sealing element and/or magnet armature for low-friction mounting of the valve member, wherein at least one, preferably viscoelastic, damping body acts on the valve member, which damping body engages the bearing element and which is arranged in such a way that it is subjected to a compression pressure when the sealing element is lifted off the valve seat, wherein the valve member extends into a valve chamber formed in a valve housing, in which valve chamber the flow opening and the valve seat are formed, wherein the at least one damping body is supported on a chamber wall of the valve chamber, wherein the bearing element is formed by a flat spring, which is clamped in the valve chamber, fixed at the edge in the valve housing, and which is centrally firmly connected to the sealing element and the magnet armature, and wherein the valve housing is composed in two parts of a valve body, in which the valve chamber and channels (24, 26) opening into the valve chamber are formed, and a valve cover closing the valve chamber, characterized in that the edge of the flat spring is clamped between the valve body and the valve cover, and a plurality of damping bodies are provided, which are offset relative to one another by equal circumferential angles, and which are supported on the one hand on the flat spring and on the other hand on the valve cover.
A gas supply apparatus (1, 1A, 1B, 1C) for supplying a gas compound obtained by vaporizing a liquid compound to a target location, the gas supply apparatus (1, 1A, 1B, 1C) comprising: a storage vessel capable of storing the liquid compound; a gas compound supply pipeline, one end of which is connected to the storage vessel, and another end of which is capable of being disposed at the target location; and a temperature control device (30, 30A, 30B, 30C) configured to adjust a temperature of the gas compound or the liquid compound within the storage vessel to be equal to or lower than a surrounding temperature of the gas compound supply pipeline, wherein the temperature control device (30, 30A, 30B, 30C) comprises a liquid temperature measuring device configured to measure the temperature of the liquid compound within the storage vessel, a gas temperature measuring device configured to measure the temperature of the gas compound within the storage vessel and/or a pressure measuring device configured to measure a pressure of the gas compound within the storage vessel; characterized in that the temperature control device (30, 30A, 30B, 30C) is configured to be able to cool the storage vessel and in that the target location is a CVD apparatus or an etching apparatus. a storage vessel capable of storing the liquid compound; a gas compound supply pipeline, one end of which is connected to the storage vessel, and another end of which is capable of being disposed at the target location; and a temperature control device (30, 30A, 30B, 30C) configured to adjust a temperature of the gas compound or the liquid compound within the storage vessel to be equal to or lower than a surrounding temperature of the gas compound supply pipeline, wherein the temperature control device (30, 30A, 30B, 30C) comprises a liquid temperature measuring device configured to measure the temperature of the liquid compound within the storage vessel, a gas temperature measuring device configured to measure the temperature of the gas compound within the storage vessel and/or a pressure measuring device configured to measure a pressure of the gas compound within the storage vessel; characterized in that the temperature control device (30, 30A, 30B, 30C) is configured to be able to cool the storage vessel and in that the target location is a CVD apparatus or an etching apparatus.
Guide rail (4a, 4b) for a window lifter for raising and lowering a window pane, wherein the guide rail (4a, 4b) comprises a guide profile that can be twisted or bent for guiding an adjusting part of the window lifter coupled to the window pane along an adjusting direction predetermined by the guide rail (4a, 4b), wherein the guide profile of the guide rail (4a, 4b) comprises a base as well as a guide leg and a leg, characterized in that, the guide leg and the leg protrude with their respective profile angle (γ) in respect to the base normal from the ends of the base of the guide profile such that the size of the draft angles is proportional to the bending or twisting of the guide rails (4a, 4b) predetermined by the kinematics of the retraction of the window pane over the adjusting travel of the window pane, wherein the profile angle (γ) meets the requirement γ ≥ α + β, wherein α and β are the twisting angles of the guide rail (4a, 4b) in respect to both ends of the guide rail (4a, 4b).
An intravenous catheter assembly comprising: a catheter adapter; a septum contained within the catheter adapter; and an actuator configured to pass partially through the septum to enable fluid flow through the catheter adapter, characterized in that the actuator including one or more flexible retention arms that are biased in an outward position, the one or more flexible retention arms folding inwardly as the actuator passes through the septum and returning to the outward position after the one or more flexible retention arms have passed through the septum thereby retaining the actuator within the septum. a catheter adapter; a septum contained within the catheter adapter; and an actuator configured to pass partially through the septum to enable fluid flow through the catheter adapter, characterized in that the actuator including one or more flexible retention arms that are biased in an outward position, the one or more flexible retention arms folding inwardly as the actuator passes through the septum and returning to the outward position after the one or more flexible retention arms have passed through the septum thereby retaining the actuator within the septum.
A computer system configured to diagnose a knee joint of a patient comprising: a memory module adapted to receive at least one medical image of a tibia of the patient; a processor configured to analyze the at least one medical image of the tibia of the patient to determine a bone density profile of the tibia, the at least one medical image being extracted from the memory module; and characterized in that the computer system further comprises a database of reference bone density profiles of reference tibias of reference individuals other than the patient, and in that the processor is further configured to compare the bone density profile of the tibia to at least one reference bone density profile in the database and further to predict an integrity of an anterior cruciate ligament ("ACL") of the patient based on the comparison, wherein the bone density profile of the tibia includes a patient ratio of a first tibial landmark density to a second tibial landmark density, the processor being configured to compare the patient ratio of the bone density profile of the tibia to at least one corresponding reference ratio of the reference bone density profile in the database, the reference ratio being a ratio of a first reference tibial landmark density to a second reference tibial landmark density. a memory module adapted to receive at least one medical image of a tibia of the patient; a processor configured to analyze the at least one medical image of the tibia of the patient to determine a bone density profile of the tibia, the at least one medical image being extracted from the memory module; and characterized in that the computer system further comprises a database of reference bone density profiles of reference tibias of reference individuals other than the patient, and in that the processor is further configured to compare the bone density profile of the tibia to at least one reference bone density profile in the database and further to predict an integrity of an anterior cruciate ligament ("ACL") of the patient based on the comparison, wherein the bone density profile of the tibia includes a patient ratio of a first tibial landmark density to a second tibial landmark density, the processor being configured to compare the patient ratio of the bone density profile of the tibia to at least one corresponding reference ratio of the reference bone density profile in the database, the reference ratio being a ratio of a first reference tibial landmark density to a second reference tibial landmark density.
A vehicle controller that controls a driving device, which includes a motor-generator, and a braking device, which applies a frictional braking force to a vehicle, thereby automatically controlling a traveling speed of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle controller comprises a controlling unit, the controlling unit calculates a feedback control amount based on a deviation between a target acceleration (Gt) of the vehicle and an actual acceleration (Ga) of the vehicle, and executes a feedback control of the driving device and the braking device by using the feedback control amount, such that the deviation decreases, a state in which only the driving device, of the driving device and the braking device, operates is a first state, a state in which at least the braking device, of the driving device and the braking device, operates is a second state, and is characterized in that when switched from the first state to the second state, the controlling unit calculates the feedback control amount such that the deviation permitted in the feedback control is greater than the deviation prior to a start of switching from the first state to the second state. the vehicle controller comprises a controlling unit, the controlling unit calculates a feedback control amount based on a deviation between a target acceleration (Gt) of the vehicle and an actual acceleration (Ga) of the vehicle, and executes a feedback control of the driving device and the braking device by using the feedback control amount, such that the deviation decreases, calculates a feedback control amount based on a deviation between a target acceleration (Gt) of the vehicle and an actual acceleration (Ga) of the vehicle, and executes a feedback control of the driving device and the braking device by using the feedback control amount, such that the deviation decreases, a state in which only the driving device, of the driving device and the braking device, operates is a first state, a state in which at least the braking device, of the driving device and the braking device, operates is a second state, and is characterized in that when switched from the first state to the second state, the controlling unit calculates the feedback control amount such that the deviation permitted in the feedback control is greater than the deviation prior to a start of switching from the first state to the second state.
For fusing polyolefin pipe, a machine comprising: a frame having a reference end and a drive end supporting spaced apart parallel guide rails (11/12) therebetween in a horizontal plane; a vertically aligned fixed bearing centered between said guide rails (11/12) on said reference end of said frame; a carriage mounted for longitudinal sliding reciprocation on said guide rails (11/12) toward and from said reference end of said frame; a carriage drive mechanism proximate said drive end of said frame and having a drive gear and drive shaft in a connection adapted to reciprocate said carriage on said guide rails (11/12) in response to rotational directional force manually applied thereto and to permit independent free axial motion of said driveshaft in relation to said drive gear; and a hydraulic system having a piston and cylinder co-operable with said carriage drive mechanism whereby, when said carriage is met with resistance to axial travel, said drive shaft slides axially in said drive gear to cause said piston to compress fluid in said cylinder. a frame having a reference end and a drive end supporting spaced apart parallel guide rails (11/12) therebetween in a horizontal plane; a vertically aligned fixed bearing centered between said guide rails (11/12) on said reference end of said frame; a carriage mounted for longitudinal sliding reciprocation on said guide rails (11/12) toward and from said reference end of said frame; a carriage drive mechanism proximate said drive end of said frame and having a drive gear and drive shaft in a connection adapted to reciprocate said carriage on said guide rails (11/12) in response to rotational directional force manually applied thereto and to permit independent free axial motion of said driveshaft in relation to said drive gear; and a hydraulic system having a piston and cylinder co-operable with said carriage drive mechanism whereby, when said carriage is met with resistance to axial travel, said drive shaft slides axially in said drive gear to cause said piston to compress fluid in said cylinder.
A coating, comprising multiple alternating layers of a soft coating and a hard coating comprising: at least one soft coating; at least one hard coating; and a sensor for monitoring the condition of the coating positioned between one soft coating of the at least one soft coating and one hard coating of the at least one hard coating, wherein the sensor comprises a conductive material; wherein the at least one soft coating and the at least one hard coating have the general formula SiO x C y, and wherein the soft coating has a hardness of from 0.2 Gpa to 1.5 Gpa and the hard coating has a hardness of from 1.5 Gpa to 10 Gpa provided that the hard coating has a hardness greater than the soft coating. at least one soft coating; at least one hard coating; and a sensor for monitoring the condition of the coating positioned between one soft coating of the at least one soft coating and one hard coating of the at least one hard coating, wherein the sensor comprises a conductive material; wherein the at least one soft coating and the at least one hard coating have the general formula SiO x C y, and wherein the soft coating has a hardness of from 0.2 Gpa to 1.5 Gpa and the hard coating has a hardness of from 1.5 Gpa to 10 Gpa provided that the hard coating has a hardness greater than the soft coating.
A composite of thermoplastic polymer, characterised in that it contains a matrix composed of at least one thermoplastic polymer and a filler in the form of rapeseed straw, wherein the thermoplastic polymers are the polymers with softening temperature not exceeding 260°C and rapeseed straw is ground and contains parenchyma, and the straw content is from 25% to 85% of the composite, and wherein the thermoplastic polymer matrix is isotactic polypropylene, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyoxymethylene, 6-polyamide or polybutylene terephthalate and the filler is uniformly distributed in the polymer matrix ensuring uniform distribution of stresses, increasing hardness and Young's modulus, and reducing impact resistance and elongation as compared with an analogous unfilled polymer.