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Coffee machine comprising: - a filter holder intended to contain at least one coffee dose, - a dispensing unit intended to receive the filter holder; said dispensing unit being provided with dispensing nozzles intended to send a flow of hot water on the coffee dose contained in the filter holder, - a water system provided with a pump to supply pressurized water to said dispensing nozzles of the dispensing unit, - a heater disposed in said water system to heat the water to be supplied to the dispensing nozzles, - a dispensing valve disposed in said water system between the heater and the dispensing nozzles to enable/disable the supply of hot water to said dispensing nozzles, and - a pre-infusion valve disposed in said water system upstream said dispensing valve, characterized in that said pre-infusion valve is a two-way pulsing valve comprising a shutter intended to open and close the communication between the two ways of the valve in pulsed mode with ON/OFF system; said pre-infusion valve being set in such a way to operate in pulsed mode for a pre-infusion time of at least 4 seconds, with opening and closing time equal to or lower than 1 second. - a filter holder intended to contain at least one coffee dose, - a dispensing unit intended to receive the filter holder; said dispensing unit being provided with dispensing nozzles intended to send a flow of hot water on the coffee dose contained in the filter holder, - a water system provided with a pump to supply pressurized water to said dispensing nozzles of the dispensing unit, - a heater disposed in said water system to heat the water to be supplied to the dispensing nozzles, - a dispensing valve disposed in said water system between the heater and the dispensing nozzles to enable/disable the supply of hot water to said dispensing nozzles, and - a pre-infusion valve disposed in said water system upstream said dispensing valve, characterized in that said pre-infusion valve is a two-way pulsing valve comprising a shutter intended to open and close the communication between the two ways of the valve in pulsed mode with ON/OFF system; said pre-infusion valve being set in such a way to operate in pulsed mode for a pre-infusion time of at least 4 seconds, with opening and closing time equal to or lower than 1 second.
A mobile terminal comprising: - a housing (110, 130, 121, 122); - a circuitry supporting substrate located in the housing, the circuitry supporting substrate having an opening formed within the circuitry supporting substrate; and - a camera extending into the opening of the circuitry supporting substrate; wherein the housing includes an internal housing member for supporting the circuitry supporting substrate; characterized in that the internal housing member includes a wall structure formed on a surface of the internal housing member and configured to surround at least two edges of the camera, that the camera is connected to the circuitry supporting substrate by a flexible circuitry supporting substrate, and that the flexible circuitry supporting substrate is connected to the camera at an edge thereof which remains un-surrounded by the wall structure. - a housing (110, 130, 121, 122); - a circuitry supporting substrate located in the housing, the circuitry supporting substrate having an opening formed within the circuitry supporting substrate; and - a camera extending into the opening of the circuitry supporting substrate; wherein the housing includes an internal housing member for supporting the circuitry supporting substrate;
An implantable device (200, 200', 300, 300') comprising: a generally trapezoidal shaped body configured for midline insertion between vertebral bodies of a spine, the body having an upper surface (216, 216', 316, 316'), a lower surface (218, 218', 318, 318'), an anterior portion (212, 212', 312, 312'), a posterior portion (214, 214', 314, 314'), the body comprising a solid scaffold structure (240, 240', 340, 340') and characterized in that a pair of sidewalls (220, 220', 320, 320') extend between the upper and lower surfaces and connect the posterior and anterior portions, and at least one of the upper surface, lower surface or sidewalls further has a porous structure (242, 242', 342, 342') integrated into the body, the porous structure having a repeating geometric unit of cells, the porous structure further being configured to allow bony ongrowth and bony ingrowth therethrough. a generally trapezoidal shaped body configured for midline insertion between vertebral bodies of a spine, the body having an upper surface (216, 216', 316, 316'), a lower surface (218, 218', 318, 318'), an anterior portion (212, 212', 312, 312'), a posterior portion (214, 214', 314, 314'), the body comprising a solid scaffold structure (240, 240', 340, 340') and characterized in that a pair of sidewalls (220, 220', 320, 320') extend between the upper and lower surfaces and connect the posterior and anterior portions, and at least one of the upper surface, lower surface or sidewalls further has a porous structure (242, 242', 342, 342') integrated into the body, the porous structure having a repeating geometric unit of cells, the porous structure further being configured to allow bony ongrowth and bony ingrowth therethrough.
A method of generating a fuzzy knowledge base for a programmable fuzzy controller used to control an industrial process, the method comprising the steps of: receiving values of relevant input variables and output variables to be controlled; creating artificial potential fields for each of said relevant input variables and output variables; sampling each of said potential fields in order to generate fuzzy membership functions; compiling fuzzy membership functions into fuzzy sets; and mapping fuzzy sets from relevant input variables to output variables to create fuzzy rules, said fuzzy rules forming the fuzzy knowledge base. receiving values of relevant input variables and output variables to be controlled; creating artificial potential fields for each of said relevant input variables and output variables; sampling each of said potential fields in order to generate fuzzy membership functions; compiling fuzzy membership functions into fuzzy sets; and mapping fuzzy sets from relevant input variables to output variables to create fuzzy rules, said fuzzy rules forming the fuzzy knowledge base.
A food cabinet, comprising: an enclosure with an access door; a plurality of shelves carried by and vertically arranged within said enclosure; and a heat transfer arrangement including: a pump; a plurality of fluid conduits coupled with said pump and respectively associated with said plurality of shelves; characterized by the following features: a primary tank fluidly connected to said pump and containing a heat transfer medium; and an auxiliary tank coupled with and providing make-up heat transfer medium to said primary tank; the heat transfer arrangement is capable of heating the heat transfer medium to a temperature of between 93,3°C and 121,1°C. an enclosure with an access door; a plurality of shelves carried by and vertically arranged within said enclosure; and a heat transfer arrangement including: a pump; a plurality of fluid conduits coupled with said pump and respectively associated with said plurality of shelves; characterized by the following features: a primary tank fluidly connected to said pump and containing a heat transfer medium; and an auxiliary tank coupled with and providing make-up heat transfer medium to said primary tank; the heat transfer arrangement is capable of heating the heat transfer medium to a temperature of between 93,3°C and 121,1°C. a pump; a plurality of fluid conduits coupled with said pump and respectively associated with said plurality of shelves; characterized by the following features: a primary tank fluidly connected to said pump and containing a heat transfer medium; and an auxiliary tank coupled with and providing make-up heat transfer medium to said primary tank; the heat transfer arrangement is capable of heating the heat transfer medium to a temperature of between 93,3°C and 121,1°C. a primary tank fluidly connected to said pump and containing a heat transfer medium; and an auxiliary tank coupled with and providing make-up heat transfer medium to said primary tank; the heat transfer arrangement is capable of heating the heat transfer medium to a temperature of between 93,3°C and 121,1°C.
A computer readable medium comprising software for displaying a user interface and a touch data structure defining a state, at a particular time, of a single touch having been or being received at a multi-touch panel (101; 212), the touch data structure comprising: a location field indicating the location where the touch was or is being received; a phase field defining a phase of the touch at the particular time, the phase of the touch being selected from a plurality of predefined phase state values; and a view field indicating a view, of a plurality of views corresponding to portions of the displayed user interface, that corresponds to a location where the touch was or is being received on the multi-touch panel. a location field indicating the location where the touch was or is being received; a phase field defining a phase of the touch at the particular time, the phase of the touch being selected from a plurality of predefined phase state values; and a view field indicating a view, of a plurality of views corresponding to portions of the displayed user interface, that corresponds to a location where the touch was or is being received on the multi-touch panel.
A metrology apparatus comprising: a body (108, 112) and a spindle (116, 118) rotatable relative to the body (108, 112) about an axis of rotation (A3, A4), said axis (A3, A4) being defined by bearing assemblies (120, 122, 128, 129; 124, 126, 130, 132); a motor (M3, M4) having a rotor fixed to the spindle (116, 118) for actuating rotation of the spindle (116, 118) relative to the body (108, 112) about the axis of rotation (A3, A4); wherein a surface sensing device is attachable to the spindle (116, 118) such that the surface sensing device can move with the spindle (116, 118), relative to the body (108, 112); and wherein the motor (M3, M4) comprises a magnet (152, 156) and at least one metal coil spaced apart along the axis (A3, A4) and mounted such that the magnet (152, 156) and the at least one metal coil are moveable relative to one another, and wherein there is no iron inside the at least one metal coil, characterised in that the spindle (116, 118) is mounted to the body (108, 112) by two bearing assemblies (120, 128; 122, 129; 124, 130; 126, 132) so as to be rotatable relative to the body (108, 112), each bearing assembly (120, 128; 122, 129; 124, 130; 126, 132) comprising a male bearing part (120, 122, 124, 126) that is accommodated in a female bearing part (128, 129, 130, 132). a body (108, 112) and a spindle (116, 118) rotatable relative to the body (108, 112) about an axis of rotation (A3, A4), said axis (A3, A4) being defined by bearing assemblies (120, 122, 128, 129; 124, 126, 130, 132); a motor (M3, M4) having a rotor fixed to the spindle (116, 118) for actuating rotation of the spindle (116, 118) relative to the body (108, 112) about the axis of rotation (A3, A4); wherein a surface sensing device is attachable to the spindle (116, 118) such that the surface sensing device can move with the spindle (116, 118), relative to the body (108, 112); and wherein the motor (M3, M4) comprises a magnet (152, 156) and at least one metal coil spaced apart along the axis (A3, A4) and mounted such that the magnet (152, 156) and the at least one metal coil are moveable relative to one another, and wherein there is no iron inside the at least one metal coil, characterised in that the spindle (116, 118) is mounted to the body (108, 112) by two bearing assemblies (120, 128; 122, 129; 124, 130; 126, 132) so as to be rotatable relative to the body (108, 112), each bearing assembly (120, 128; 122, 129; 124, 130; 126, 132) comprising a male bearing part (120, 122, 124, 126) that is accommodated in a female bearing part (128, 129, 130, 132).
Method for communicating data in an industrial network, in which - data are transmitted between at least two devices (2, 3, 4, 5), at least one device of which is on a field bus, - the data are transmitted, at least in sections, via an AVB or TSN network in which at least one stream (7, 8, 30) has been or is configured for the field bus, and resources have been and/or are reserved for the at least one stream (7, 8, 30) at one or more nodes (9, 10, 29), which are in the form of switches and/or bridges, of the network, - data frames which come from at least one device on the field bus and/or are intended for at least one device on the field bus are transmitted using the at least one stream (7, 8, 30), characterized in that - the or each field bus is connected to the AVB or TSN network via at least one connection node (9, 10, 29), - the at least one connection node (9, 10, 29) has a field bus port in the direction of the respective field bus and a stream port in the direction of the AVB or TSN network, - the at least one connection node (9, 10, 29) is designed and configured to assign at least one stream parameter in the form of a designated stream address and/or a VLAN ID and/or a priority to data frames arriving at the field bus port and/or to remove at least one stream parameter in the form of a designated stream address and/or a VLAN ID and/or a priority from data frames arriving at the stream port. - data are transmitted between at least two devices (2, 3, 4, 5), at least one device of which is on a field bus, - the data are transmitted, at least in sections, via an AVB or TSN network in which at least one stream (7, 8, 30) has been or is configured for the field bus, and resources have been and/or are reserved for the at least one stream (7, 8, 30) at one or more nodes (9, 10, 29), which are in the form of switches and/or bridges, of the network, - data frames which come from at least one device on the field bus and/or are intended for at least one device on the field bus are transmitted using the at least one stream (7, 8, 30), - the or each field bus is connected to the AVB or TSN network via at least one connection node (9, 10, 29), - the at least one connection node (9, 10, 29) has a field bus port in the direction of the respective field bus and a stream port in the direction of the AVB or TSN network, - the at least one connection node (9, 10, 29) is designed and configured to assign at least one stream parameter in the form of a designated stream address and/or a VLAN ID and/or a priority to data frames arriving at the field bus port and/or to remove at least one stream parameter in the form of a designated stream address and/or a VLAN ID and/or a priority from data frames arriving at the stream port.
A method of producing a permanent magnet, comprising: A) Forming a magnetisable workpiece by additive manufacturing, the additive manufacturing comprising the following sequence of steps: i) Forming a first powder layer by depositing a first powder, the first powder being ferromagnetic; ii) Forming a first workpiece layer of the magnetisable workpiece by irradiating a predetermined first area of the first powder layer by means of a focused energy beam to fuse the first powder in the first area; iii) Repeating the sequence of steps i) and ii) multiple times to form further workpiece layers of the magnetisable workpiece; characterised by B) Forming the permanent magnet by partitioning the magnetisable workpiece, wherein an exposed surface of the permanent magnet formed by the partitioning is non-parallel to the first workpiece layer; and wherein the permanent magnet produces an external magnetic field having a magnetic field strength of at least 1 kA/m. A) Forming a magnetisable workpiece by additive manufacturing, the additive manufacturing comprising the following sequence of steps: i) Forming a first powder layer by depositing a first powder, the first powder being ferromagnetic; ii) Forming a first workpiece layer of the magnetisable workpiece by irradiating a predetermined first area of the first powder layer by means of a focused energy beam to fuse the first powder in the first area; iii) Repeating the sequence of steps i) and ii) multiple times to form further workpiece layers of the magnetisable workpiece; characterised by i) Forming a first powder layer by depositing a first powder, the first powder being ferromagnetic; ii) Forming a first workpiece layer of the magnetisable workpiece by irradiating a predetermined first area of the first powder layer by means of a focused energy beam to fuse the first powder in the first area; iii) Repeating the sequence of steps i) and ii) multiple times to form further workpiece layers of the magnetisable workpiece; characterised by B) Forming the permanent magnet by partitioning the magnetisable workpiece, wherein an exposed surface of the permanent magnet formed by the partitioning is non-parallel to the first workpiece layer; and wherein the permanent magnet produces an external magnetic field having a magnetic field strength of at least 1 kA/m.
An IL-17RA antagonist for use in a method for the treatment of psoriasis, wherein the method comprises administering an IL-17RA antagonist to a psoriasis patient that cannot be treated with an anti-TNF-alpha antibody, wherein the patient that cannot be treated with the anti-TNF-alpha antibody is: (a) a patient that is ineffective to the anti-TNF-alpha antibody, wherein ineffective means a clinical global impression of 3 or 4, or (b) a patient that is of insufficient tolerability to the anti-TNF-alpha antibody, wherein insufficient tolerability means severe side effects to a degree at which a patient cannot tolerate occur, wherein the IL-17RA antagonist is an anti-IL-17RA antibody or an antibody fragment thereof, and wherein the anti-IL-17RA antibody is a monoclonal antibody in which CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of a heavy chain variable domain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs:1, 2, and 3, respectively, and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of a light chain variable domain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs:4, 5, and 6, respectively, and wherein the anti-TNF-alpha antibody is at least one selected from adalimumab, infliximab, certolizumab pegol, certolizumab, and golimumab. wherein the patient that cannot be treated with the anti-TNF-alpha antibody is: (a) a patient that is ineffective to the anti-TNF-alpha antibody, wherein ineffective means a clinical global impression of 3 or 4, or (b) a patient that is of insufficient tolerability to the anti-TNF-alpha antibody, wherein insufficient tolerability means severe side effects to a degree at which a patient cannot tolerate occur, (a) a patient that is ineffective to the anti-TNF-alpha antibody, wherein ineffective means a clinical global impression of 3 or 4, or (b) a patient that is of insufficient tolerability to the anti-TNF-alpha antibody, wherein insufficient tolerability means severe side effects to a degree at which a patient cannot tolerate occur, wherein the IL-17RA antagonist is an anti-IL-17RA antibody or an antibody fragment thereof, and wherein the anti-IL-17RA antibody is a monoclonal antibody in which CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of a heavy chain variable domain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs:1, 2, and 3, respectively, and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of a light chain variable domain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs:4, 5, and 6, respectively, and wherein the anti-TNF-alpha antibody is at least one selected from adalimumab, infliximab, certolizumab pegol, certolizumab, and golimumab.
A method for treating used lithium batteries containing the steps: (a) comminuting the batteries such that comminuted material is obtained, (b) inactivating the comminuted material such that an inactivated comminuted material is obtained, characterised by the fact that (c) the drying is conducted at a maximum pressure of 300 hPa and a maximum temperature of 80 °C, and (d) a transport container is filled with the inactivated comminuted material. (a) comminuting the batteries such that comminuted material is obtained, (b) inactivating the comminuted material such that an inactivated comminuted material is obtained, characterised by the fact that (c) the drying is conducted at a maximum pressure of 300 hPa and a maximum temperature of 80 °C, and (d) a transport container is filled with the inactivated comminuted material.
A power supply comprising: a reference voltage generator configured to produce a floor reference voltage; phase control circuitry configured to control a phase circuitry to produce an output voltage to power a load as a function of an output voltage feedback signal derived from the output voltage and of the floor reference voltage; and a mode controller configured to switch between a first operational mode and a second operational mode, wherein in the first operational mode the power supply is in a Discontinuous Conduction Mode, and in the second operational mode the power supply is in a Continuous Conduction Mode, characterized in that the mode controller is further configured to set in the first operational mode the floor reference voltage to a predetermined fixed voltage, and to vary in the second operational mode a magnitude of the floor reference voltage depending on the magnitude of the output voltage. a reference voltage generator configured to produce a floor reference voltage; phase control circuitry configured to control a phase circuitry to produce an output voltage to power a load as a function of an output voltage feedback signal derived from the output voltage and of the floor reference voltage; and a mode controller configured to switch between a first operational mode and a second operational mode, wherein in the first operational mode the power supply is in a Discontinuous Conduction Mode, and in the second operational mode the power supply is in a Continuous Conduction Mode, characterized in that the mode controller is further configured to set in the first operational mode the floor reference voltage to a predetermined fixed voltage, and to vary in the second operational mode a magnitude of the floor reference voltage depending on the magnitude of the output voltage.
A method for key distribution comprising: initiating optical data communications between devices (10, 20) for key distribution, determining data regarding relative rotation between the devices (10, 20), and taking the determined data into account in determining how to use the optical data communications for establishing a key; characterised in that the method comprises: selecting only bits measured when a relative rotation angle between the devices (10, 20) is within a given interval to use as raw key bits for establishing the key. initiating optical data communications between devices (10, 20) for key distribution, determining data regarding relative rotation between the devices (10, 20), and taking the determined data into account in determining how to use the optical data communications for establishing a key; characterised in that the method comprises: selecting only bits measured when a relative rotation angle between the devices (10, 20) is within a given interval to use as raw key bits for establishing the key.