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A patient trolley configured for transporting a patient to a target modality and facilitating transfer of the patient from the trolley to a support surface of the target modality, the patient trolley comprising: a top portion having a top width and a top surface extending across the top width, a bottom portion supporting the top portion, the bottom portion having a lateral wheel base width narrower than the top width; a side rail (36a, 36b) coupled to the top portion for movement between a deployed position in which a top of the side rail (36a, 36b) extends above the top surface of the top portion of the patient trolley and a stowed position in which the top of the side rail (36a, 36b) is below the top surface of the top portion of the patient trolley and inward from the overhang area of the top portion of the patient trolley; and wherein the top portion is laterally fixed relative to the bottom portion, characterized in that the top portion includes a frame having a lateral width that is much less than the lateral width of the top surface resulting in an overhang area that enables the patient trolley to be docked adjacent to a target modality, such that the overhang area and the associated top surface are adjacent to the patient support surface of the target modality while maintaining the structural integrity of the trolley top. a top portion having a top width and a top surface extending across the top width, a bottom portion supporting the top portion, the bottom portion having a lateral wheel base width narrower than the top width; a side rail (36a, 36b) coupled to the top portion for movement between a deployed position in which a top of the side rail (36a, 36b) extends above the top surface of the top portion of the patient trolley and a stowed position in which the top of the side rail (36a, 36b) is below the top surface of the top portion of the patient trolley and inward from the overhang area of the top portion of the patient trolley; and wherein the top portion is laterally fixed relative to the bottom portion, characterized in that the top portion includes a frame having a lateral width that is much less than the lateral width of the top surface resulting in an overhang area that enables the patient trolley to be docked adjacent to a target modality, such that the overhang area and the associated top surface are adjacent to the patient support surface of the target modality while maintaining the structural integrity of the trolley top.
Electrostatic microgenerator with two polymer, double layer electret films (2, 22) arranged on top of one another, both with a one sided metallic layer arranged on top of them as an electrode, whereby the metallic layers both form capacitor plates (3, 4) and at least one fluid chamber (5, 6), the height of which can be adjusted, is formed between the capacitor plates (3, 4) and a fluid serves as insulator material in the at least one fluid chamber (5, 6), the electret films (2, 22) are arranged flat, loosely wound in a case that is hermetically sealed for the fluid with a defined volume of the fluid, whereby an equalising chamber for the fluid is included in the case, whereby by applying pressure on a first target pressure surface, which is included parallel to the capacitor plates (3, 4) on the outside of the case, the fluid can be pushed out of the at least one fluid chamber (5, 6) into the equalising chamber of the case and thus a voltage can be generated by a changing of the distance between the capacitor plates (3, 4) and under the application of pressure on a second target pressure surface the fluid can be introduced and returned essentially perpendicular to the direction of the pressure applied from the equalising chamber of the case in a parallel direction to the arrangement of the capacitor plates (3, 4) into the fluid chamber (5, 6) to increase the distance between these, parallel to the capacitor plates (3, 4).
An outer ring for a tapered roller bearing assembly, the outer ring comprising: an annular backing member having a body with a first portion defining a radial inner surface and a radial outer surface, and a second portion extending at an angle away from the first portion and defining an axially-facing base surface and a radially-facing end surface; and an annular race member having a radial outer face, a radial inner face, a first axial end face, and a second axial end face, each axial end face (66, 70) extending between the radial outer face and the radial inner face; and wherein the annular backing member is in press-fit engagement with the annular race member such that the radial outer face of the annular race member engages the radial inner surface of the annular backing member and the second axial end face of the annular race member engages the axially-facing base surface of the annular backing member such that the annular backing member and the annular race member are unitized; wherein the second axial end face of the annular race member includes a step that engages the radially-facing end surface of the annular backing member, characterised in that the radial outer surface of the annular backing member is configured to engage a housing to be moveable axially relative to the housing to adjust a preload of the bearing assembly. an annular backing member having a body with a first portion defining a radial inner surface and a radial outer surface, and a second portion extending at an angle away from the first portion and defining an axially-facing base surface and a radially-facing end surface; and an annular race member having a radial outer face, a radial inner face, a first axial end face, and a second axial end face, each axial end face (66, 70) extending between the radial outer face and the radial inner face; and wherein the annular backing member is in press-fit engagement with the annular race member such that the radial outer face of the annular race member engages the radial inner surface of the annular backing member and the second axial end face of the annular race member engages the axially-facing base surface of the annular backing member such that the annular backing member and the annular race member are unitized; wherein the second axial end face of the annular race member includes a step that engages the radially-facing end surface of the annular backing member, characterised in that the radial outer surface of the annular backing member is configured to engage a housing to be moveable axially relative to the housing to adjust a preload of the bearing assembly.
An ironing shoe (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) to be mounted to a soleplate of an iron and comprising a shoe sole (13, 22, 32, 42, 52), the shoe sole comprising a garment contact surface (15, 25, 35, 45, 55) and an anti-microbial agent, wherein the shoe sole (13, 22, 32, 42, 52) is made of a sole material comprising the anti-microbial agent or the shoe sole (13, 22, 32, 42, 52) comprises an agent layer (23, 33, 43, 53) comprising the anti-microbial agent, the garment contact surface (15, 25, 35, 45, 55) being a surface of the agent layer (23, 33, 43, 53), wherein the garment contact surface (15, 25, 35, 45, 55) is capable of transferring the anti-microbial agent to a piece of garment by surface contact between the garment contact surface (15, 25, 35, 45, 55) comprising the anti-microbial agent of the shoe sole (13, 22, 32, 42, 52) and the piece of garment that is ironed.
A meat processing device comprising a meat processing unit for processing meat or meat product, the unit having a unit outlet; and an X-ray analyzer disposed external the meat processing unit, the X-ray analyzer having an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray beam towards the processed meat at an analysis zone and an associated X-ray detector for detecting X-rays from the source having interacted with the processed meat; a housing having an inlet to and an outlet from internal the housing; a conveyor located internal of the housing and configured to convey processed meat from the inlet to the outlet, through the analysis zone; the X-ray source and the X-ray detector being disposed internal the housing for analysis of processed meat on the conveyor; characterised in that the housing is provided with X-ray curtains only over the outlet to cooperate with the housing to provide complete shielding for personnel from X-rays and in that the X-ray analyser is moveable relative to the meat processing unit to and from a first position at which the unit outlet and the inlet are collocated to form an enclosed passageway such that the unit outlet projects past the inlet into the housing a distance selected so as not to impinge on the analysis zone to cooperate with the housing to provide complete shielding of personnel from X-rays towards the inlet and provide an enclosed passageway for processed meat from internal the meat processing unit to the conveyor internal of the housing.
A fluorogenic stain composition for fluorescent staining of unassociated virus-size particles with multiple fluorogenic dyes for flow cytometry evaluation for the stained unassociated virus-size particles in a fluid sample, the fluorogenic stain composition comprising: a plurality of different fluorogenic dyes each having a different fluorescent emission signature and each containing at least one aromatic group susceptible to pi stacking, the plurality of different fluorogenic dyes including at least a first fluorogenic dye with a first fluorescent emission signature and a second fluorogenic dye with a second fluorescent emission signature that is different than the first fluorescent emission signature; and an aqueous liquid medium in which the plurality of different fluorogenic dyes are dissolved, the aqueous liquid medium comprising a disaccharide dissolved in the aqueous liquid medium. a plurality of different fluorogenic dyes each having a different fluorescent emission signature and each containing at least one aromatic group susceptible to pi stacking, the plurality of different fluorogenic dyes including at least a first fluorogenic dye with a first fluorescent emission signature and a second fluorogenic dye with a second fluorescent emission signature that is different than the first fluorescent emission signature; and an aqueous liquid medium in which the plurality of different fluorogenic dyes are dissolved, the aqueous liquid medium comprising a disaccharide dissolved in the aqueous liquid medium.
An air conditioner for a vehicle comprising: a compressor that compresses a heat exchange medium; an external heat exchanger that receives the heat exchange medium and that exchanges heat with the outside of a vehicle compartment; and an internal heat exchanger that receives the heat exchange medium and exchanges heat with the inside of a vehicle compartment, wherein the air conditioner for a vehicle is able to perform: a defrosting cooling operation in which the heat exchange medium that has been compressed by the compressor is made to flow into the external heat exchanger and release heat, and to then flow into the internal heat exchanger and absorb heat; a hot gas operation in which the heat exchange medium that has been compressed by the compressor is made to flow into the external heat exchanger and release heat without being made to absorb heat in the internal heat exchanger; and a defrosting operation in which the external heat exchanger is defrosted, characterized in that the defrosting operation is performed by switching alternately in a predetermined sequence between the defrosting cooling operation and the hot gas operation. a compressor that compresses a heat exchange medium; an external heat exchanger that receives the heat exchange medium and that exchanges heat with the outside of a vehicle compartment; and an internal heat exchanger that receives the heat exchange medium and exchanges heat with the inside of a vehicle compartment, wherein the air conditioner for a vehicle is able to perform: a defrosting cooling operation in which the heat exchange medium that has been compressed by the compressor is made to flow into the external heat exchanger and release heat, and to then flow into the internal heat exchanger and absorb heat; a hot gas operation in which the heat exchange medium that has been compressed by the compressor is made to flow into the external heat exchanger and release heat without being made to absorb heat in the internal heat exchanger; and a defrosting operation in which the external heat exchanger is defrosted, characterized in that the defrosting operation is performed by switching alternately in a predetermined sequence between the defrosting cooling operation and the hot gas operation. a defrosting cooling operation in which the heat exchange medium that has been compressed by the compressor is made to flow into the external heat exchanger and release heat, and to then flow into the internal heat exchanger and absorb heat; a hot gas operation in which the heat exchange medium that has been compressed by the compressor is made to flow into the external heat exchanger and release heat without being made to absorb heat in the internal heat exchanger; and a defrosting operation in which the external heat exchanger is defrosted, characterized in that the defrosting operation is performed by switching alternately in a predetermined sequence between the defrosting cooling operation and the hot gas operation.
A method of operating a first base station in a cellular telecommunications network, the first base station having normal, compensation and energy saving modes of operation and being configured to switch between the normal, compensation and energy saving modes of operation, the method comprising the steps of: the first base station sending a first message to a second base station, the first message including energy saving mode data for the first base station; the first base station receiving a second message from the second base station, the second message being responsive to the energy saving mode data; and the first base station determining whether to enter the energy saving mode of operation based on the second message, characterised in that the first message includes data indicating that the first base station is of a first network operator's network. the first base station sending a first message to a second base station, the first message including energy saving mode data for the first base station; the first base station receiving a second message from the second base station, the second message being responsive to the energy saving mode data; and the first base station determining whether to enter the energy saving mode of operation based on the second message, characterised in that the first message includes data indicating that the first base station is of a first network operator's network.
An anti-fire safety system for a transport vehicle having one or more storage tanks storing hydrogen (H 2), the anti-fire safety system being characterized in that it comprises at least: - a first hydrogen-releasing system (12, 14) which is configured, notably in case of a fire event on board of vehicle, to release outside the vehicle hydrogen (H 2) contained in at least one of the storage tanks; and - a second release system (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44) which is arranged to intervene and bypass the first hydrogen release system (10, 12) under predetermined operative conditions, wherein the second release system (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44) is configured to transform by means of a chemical reaction, at least a part of bypassed hydrogen (H 2) flowing outward from at least one storage tank, into at least one different substance. - a first hydrogen-releasing system (12, 14) which is configured, notably in case of a fire event on board of vehicle, to release outside the vehicle hydrogen (H 2) contained in at least one of the storage tanks; and - a second release system (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44) which is arranged to intervene and bypass the first hydrogen release system (10, 12) under predetermined operative conditions, wherein the second release system (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44) is configured to transform by means of a chemical reaction, at least a part of bypassed hydrogen (H 2) flowing outward from at least one storage tank, into at least one different substance.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a diketopiperazine with amino acid side chains of aspartic acid and alanine (DA-DKP), for use in a method of treating rhinitis in an animal.
Installation for depositing a roof on the body of a motor vehicle, comprising a table for centring a roof, a robot equipped with a gripping hand making it possible to take the roof and to move it to a station for depositing the roof on the body of the vehicle, this installation being characterised in that it comprises means for referencing the gripping hand of the robot with respect to the centring table when the roof is gripped by said gripping hand and with respect to the station for depositing the roof on the body, during this deposition.
A process of treating a single crystal silicon wafer, the process comprising: heat treating the single crystal silicon wafer in a first ambient atmosphere comprising a nitrogen-containing gas at a temperature of at least about 1100°C to increase a density of crystal lattice vacancies in a bulk region of the single crystal silicon wafer and to form a silicon nitride layer on a front surface of the single crystal silicon wafer, wherein the single crystal silicon wafer comprises two major, parallel surfaces, one of which is the front surface and one of which is a back surface, a central plane between the front surface and the back surface, a circumferential edge joining the front surface and the back surface, a front surface layer having a depth, D, measured from the front surface and toward the central plane, and wherein the bulk region is between the front surface layer and the central plane; removing the silicon nitride layer from the front surface of the single crystal silicon wafer; heat treating the single crystal silicon wafer in a second ambient atmosphere comprising oxygen and a temperature between about 900°C and about 1100 °C for a duration greater than 30 minutes to form a silicon oxide layer on the front surface of the single crystal silicon wafer having a minimum thickness of at least about 50 Ångströms; and removing the silicon oxide layer from the front surface of the single crystal silicon wafer. heat treating the single crystal silicon wafer in a first ambient atmosphere comprising a nitrogen-containing gas at a temperature of at least about 1100°C to increase a density of crystal lattice vacancies in a bulk region of the single crystal silicon wafer and to form a silicon nitride layer on a front surface of the single crystal silicon wafer, wherein the single crystal silicon wafer comprises two major, parallel surfaces, one of which is the front surface and one of which is a back surface, a central plane between the front surface and the back surface, a circumferential edge joining the front surface and the back surface, a front surface layer having a depth, D, measured from the front surface and toward the central plane, and wherein the bulk region is between the front surface layer and the central plane; removing the silicon nitride layer from the front surface of the single crystal silicon wafer; heat treating the single crystal silicon wafer in a second ambient atmosphere comprising oxygen and a temperature between about 900°C and about 1100 °C for a duration greater than 30 minutes to form a silicon oxide layer on the front surface of the single crystal silicon wafer having a minimum thickness of at least about 50 Ångströms; and removing the silicon oxide layer from the front surface of the single crystal silicon wafer.
A booster control apparatus for controlling a booster provided between a battery and a load in an idling-stop vehicle in which a boosting operation of the booster is initiated in connection with a restart of an engine after an idling-stop, said booster control apparatus comprising: a first target voltage determination part configured to determine a first target voltage, based on a detected value or an estimated value of a voltage of the battery at the beginning of the idling-stop; a second target voltage determination part configured to determine a second target voltage, based on a detected value or an estimated value of a voltage of the battery at the beginning of the boosting operation of the booster; a target voltage setting part configured to set a target voltage for an output voltage of the booster; and a controlling part configured to control the booster based on the target voltage set by the target voltage setting part in such a manner that the output voltage of the booster follows the target voltage; characterized in that when the boosting operation of the booster is initiated in connection with the restart of the engine after the idling-stop, the target voltage setting part sets the target voltage in such a manner that the target voltage gradually increases from the second target voltage determined by the second target voltage determination part to the first target voltage determined by the first target voltage determination part. a first target voltage determination part configured to determine a first target voltage, based on a detected value or an estimated value of a voltage of the battery at the beginning of the idling-stop; a second target voltage determination part configured to determine a second target voltage, based on a detected value or an estimated value of a voltage of the battery at the beginning of the boosting operation of the booster; a target voltage setting part configured to set a target voltage for an output voltage of the booster; and a controlling part configured to control the booster based on the target voltage set by the target voltage setting part in such a manner that the output voltage of the booster follows the target voltage; characterized in that when the boosting operation of the booster is initiated in connection with the restart of the engine after the idling-stop, the target voltage setting part sets the target voltage in such a manner that the target voltage gradually increases from the second target voltage determined by the second target voltage determination part to the first target voltage determined by the first target voltage determination part.
Motor vehicle door latch with a locking mechanism, furthermore with an electrical drive (5, 6, 7) for the locking mechanism, and with at least a stop for the electrical drive (5, 6, 7), wherein the stop is formed as an attenuation stop arranged on the electrical drive (5, 6, 7), wherein the attenuation stop is arranged on a driven pulley as part of the electrical drive (5, 6, 7), characterized in that the attenuation stop and the driven pulley are produced in a dual-component plastic injection-molding process.
Apparatus for handling bars comprising a support plane configured to support a plurality of bars having an oblong development, and handling devices configured to remove a bar from a removal zone of said support plane and to deliver it to a delivery zone, movement devices being associated with said support plane and configured to distribute said bars on said support plane and to move them toward said removal zone, characterized in that it comprises a store provided with a plurality of containing units having an oblong development in a longitudinal direction, disposed adjacent with respect to each other in a transverse direction and each of which is configured to house a respective bundle of bars, in that said apparatus comprises at least one movement unit configured to move at least one bundle of bars contained in one of the containing units in a direction incident to the support plane, between a first condition located below the support plane and a second condition located above the support plane, and in that at least one of either the support plane or the store is selectively translatable in said transverse direction, in order to dispose the support plane and the store at least in a first position in which they at least partly overlap each other and a second position in which they are at least partly adjacent to each other in the transverse direction.