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Method for opening a transport bag for loading and/or unloading, wherein the transport bag is conveyed, in particular in a suspended manner, by a conveying system along a conveying path to an apparatus for opening the transport bag, the transport bag comprises a top-side opening, a base, a front wall and a rear wall, characterized in that the front wall and the rear wall are designed to be stable in relation to pushing action, and is provided with a movable push element which connects the two walls, wherein the push element is longitudinally stable and includes at least one joint rod, with at least one moment joint (691.1, 691.2, 691.3), or at least one flexible rod or link chain, wherein the push element comprises a first end for action of a push device and a second end which acts on a counter-bearing formed by the conveying system, and that the push element causes a relative movement of the front wall and the rear wall with respect to one another between a closed bag state and an open bag state, wherein, by means of an actively moved push device, a pushing force is exerted on a first end of the push element of the transport bag and the push element is transferred from a rest conformation into a conformation subjected to pushing force, whereby the front wall and the rear wall are moved relative to one another in the direction of an open bag state.
A method for wireless communication, comprising: transmitting (1505. 2105), using beamforming and a first port, a first signal corresponding to a beam refinement symbol so as to cover a geographic sector; transmitting (1510,2110), using beamforming and a second port, a second signal corresponding to the beam refinement symbol, wherein the tones of the beam refinement symbol are phase modulated during the transmitting of the second signal with respect to the transmitting of the first signal such that corresponding tones of a combined signal of the first signal and second signal are beam-formed in one or more directions within the geographic sector, the combined signal including a plurality of tone beams each corresponding to one of the one or more directions, and wherein each tone-beam varies with respect to gain at a particular geographical location; receiving (1530, 2115) an indication from a receiver identifying one or more of the aspects of the combined signal, wherein the indication is based at least in part on measurements of the one or more of the tones of the combined signal; and determining a refined beam for subsequent transmissions based at least in part on the indication; wherein the method further comprises controlling the direction of each tone beam by altering the phase of the refinement beam symbol. transmitting (1505. 2105), using beamforming and a first port, a first signal corresponding to a beam refinement symbol so as to cover a geographic sector; transmitting (1510,2110), using beamforming and a second port, a second signal corresponding to the beam refinement symbol, wherein the tones of the beam refinement symbol are phase modulated during the transmitting of the second signal with respect to the transmitting of the first signal such that corresponding tones of a combined signal of the first signal and second signal are beam-formed in one or more directions within the geographic sector, the combined signal including a plurality of tone beams each corresponding to one of the one or more directions, and wherein each tone-beam varies with respect to gain at a particular geographical location; receiving (1530, 2115) an indication from a receiver identifying one or more of the aspects of the combined signal, wherein the indication is based at least in part on measurements of the one or more of the tones of the combined signal; and determining a refined beam for subsequent transmissions based at least in part on the indication; wherein the method further comprises controlling the direction of each tone beam by altering the phase of the refinement beam symbol.
A method for releasing a transaction between a portable data carrier and an end device having the method steps of: a) bringing the portable data carrier into an electromagnetic field, wherein the end device generates the electromagnetic field, and the data carrier draws power from the electromagnetic field for the power supply of the data carrier, b) exciting the portable data carrier by mechanical oscillation, c) capturing the mechanical oscillation in the portable data carrier by means of acceleration sensor (4, 5, 6), d) evaluating an output signal (4a, 5a, 6a) of the acceleration sensor (4, 5, 6) with regard to characteristic properties of the mechanical oscillation, e) releasing the transaction by the portable data carrier as soon as a characteristic property of the oscillation has been recognized through the evaluation of the output signal (4a, 5a, 5b), characterized in that: - the excitation of the portable data carrier with mechanical oscillation is effected by the end device. a) bringing the portable data carrier into an electromagnetic field, wherein the end device generates the electromagnetic field, and the data carrier draws power from the electromagnetic field for the power supply of the data carrier, b) exciting the portable data carrier by mechanical oscillation, c) capturing the mechanical oscillation in the portable data carrier by means of acceleration sensor (4, 5, 6), d) evaluating an output signal (4a, 5a, 6a) of the acceleration sensor (4, 5, 6) with regard to characteristic properties of the mechanical oscillation, e) releasing the transaction by the portable data carrier as soon as a characteristic property of the oscillation has been recognized through the evaluation of the output signal (4a, 5a, 5b), - the excitation of the portable data carrier with mechanical oscillation is effected by the end device.
Charge balancing circuit adapted to be connected to an electrode and to a stimulation source, the stimulation source configured to provide a stimulus to the electrode for functional electrical stimulation of biological tissue, the charge balancing circuit comprising - an electrode terminal for receiving an electrode voltage (V E); - an amplifier coupled to the electrode terminal and adapted to amplify and invert the electrode voltage (V E) for generating an intermediate voltage (V in); and - a compensation stage implemented as a transistor stage with at least a first transistor and adapted to - generate, if the electrode voltage (V E) lies outside a specified safety range and depending on the intermediate voltage (V in), an output current (I out) by controlling a conductance at least of the first transistor; and - to supply the output current (I out) to the electrode terminal for driving the electrode voltage (V E) towards and/or into the safety range. - an electrode terminal for receiving an electrode voltage (V E); - an amplifier coupled to the electrode terminal and adapted to amplify and invert the electrode voltage (V E) for generating an intermediate voltage (V in); and - a compensation stage implemented as a transistor stage with at least a first transistor and adapted to - generate, if the electrode voltage (V E) lies outside a specified safety range and depending on the intermediate voltage (V in), an output current (I out) by controlling a conductance at least of the first transistor; and - to supply the output current (I out) to the electrode terminal for driving the electrode voltage (V E) towards and/or into the safety range. - generate, if the electrode voltage (V E) lies outside a specified safety range and depending on the intermediate voltage (V in), an output current (I out) by controlling a conductance at least of the first transistor; and - to supply the output current (I out) to the electrode terminal for driving the electrode voltage (V E) towards and/or into the safety range.
A sheet top sheet, for pets, comprising a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorber that is disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet and absorbs excrement which has penetrated through the top sheet, the sheet for pets being configured such that the top sheet receives excrement of pets with the back sheet placed on an intended place, wherein: the absorber includes an absorbent layer, a top side covering sheet disposed on a side of the absorbent layer facing the top sheet, and a back side covering sheet disposed on a side of the absorbent layer facing the back sheet, and the back side covering sheet comprises either one of a sheet formed by hydrophobizing hydrophilic fibers, a sheet formed by hydrophilizing hydrophobic fibers and a sheet of mixture of hydrophilic fibers and hydrophobic fibers, characterized in that the back side covering sheet has a lower liquid diffusibility than the top side covering sheet. the absorber includes an absorbent layer, a top side covering sheet disposed on a side of the absorbent layer facing the top sheet, and a back side covering sheet disposed on a side of the absorbent layer facing the back sheet, and the back side covering sheet comprises either one of a sheet formed by hydrophobizing hydrophilic fibers, a sheet formed by hydrophilizing hydrophobic fibers and a sheet of mixture of hydrophilic fibers and hydrophobic fibers,
System arrangement for error-tolerant actuation of a plurality of execution units, comprising: - a command unit, wherein - the plurality of execution units being segmented into a plurality of sub-chains which are each in series, each sub-chain comprising at least one execution unit along a first data line, and a line driver unit being connected upstream from each sub-chain; and - the line driver units being communicatively coupled to one another in series by means of a second data line, and the first line driver unit connected in series being communicatively coupled to the command unit by means of the second data line, characterized in that the system arrangement is arranged such that signals on the second data line are modulated with 10 times greater an amplitude than signals on the first data line. - a command unit, wherein - the plurality of execution units being segmented into a plurality of sub-chains which are each in series, each sub-chain comprising at least one execution unit along a first data line, and a line driver unit being connected upstream from each sub-chain; and - the line driver units being communicatively coupled to one another in series by means of a second data line, and the first line driver unit connected in series being communicatively coupled to the command unit by means of the second data line, characterized in that the system arrangement is arranged such that signals on the second data line are modulated with 10 times greater an amplitude than signals on the first data line.
A medical device comprising a coating, said coating comprising: polymer Z bonded to the medical device and moieties of Formula A wherein X is an amino group which is covalently bonded to Z or which can ionically bind to free carboxyl groups; wherein the moieties according to Formula A are present in the coating at an amount of 0.5-30 nmol/cm 2; and wherein polymer Z comprises free carboxyl groups in an amount of 1-30 μmol/cm 2. polymer Z bonded to the medical device and moieties of Formula A wherein X is an amino group which is covalently bonded to Z or which can ionically bind to free carboxyl groups; wherein the moieties according to Formula A are present in the coating at an amount of 0.5-30 nmol/cm 2; and wherein polymer Z comprises free carboxyl groups in an amount of 1-30 μmol/cm 2.
An angle sensor temperature correcting device, comprising a bridge circuit that includes four magnetoresistive elements (r1, r2, r3, r4), connected in a bridge connection, and that receives a supply of a constant current across power supply terminals (P1, P2), and magnetic field generating means for generating a magnetic field that acts on this bridge circuit, for performing temperature correction on angle information from an angle sensor that outputs a bridge midpoint potential difference (Vt, V) for the bridge circuit as relative angle information between the bridge circuit and the magnetic field, the angle sensor temperature correcting device further comprising: zero correcting factor storing means for storing, at a reference temperature, as bridge midpoint potential difference offset (Cref) a difference from an actual value to a correct value for a relative angle between the bridge circuit and the magnetic field of the bridge midpoint potential difference, and as a bridge total resistance indicating value (Sref) a value indicating the total resistance of the bridge circuit at the reference temperature, and for storing, as a zero correcting factor (α) a ratio of the bridge midpoint potential difference offset (Cref) and the bridge total resistance indicating value (Sref) at the reference temperature; and temperature correcting means for performing temperature correction on angle information obtained from the bridge midpoint potential difference (Vt) of the bridge circuit at a given time, based on a zero correcting factor (α) stored in the zero correcting factor storing means and based on the value (St) of the total resistance of the bridge circuit at the given time. zero correcting factor storing means for storing, at a reference temperature, as bridge midpoint potential difference offset (Cref) a difference from an actual value to a correct value for a relative angle between the bridge circuit and the magnetic field of the bridge midpoint potential difference, and as a bridge total resistance indicating value (Sref) a value indicating the total resistance of the bridge circuit at the reference temperature, and for storing, as a zero correcting factor (α) a ratio of the bridge midpoint potential difference offset (Cref) and the bridge total resistance indicating value (Sref) at the reference temperature; and temperature correcting means for performing temperature correction on angle information obtained from the bridge midpoint potential difference (Vt) of the bridge circuit at a given time, based on a zero correcting factor (α) stored in the zero correcting factor storing means and based on the value (St) of the total resistance of the bridge circuit at the given time.
A handset device, comprising: a first radio transceiver for receiving status information from a medical device worn by a user; a second radio transceiver for communicating the status information to a remote server; and a controller, responsive to a first predetermined condition to transition the handset device from the active state to a low power state in which both the first radio transceiver and the second radio transceiver are inoperable, the first radio transceiver is operable only while the handset device is in an active state; the second radio transceiver is inoperable when the handset device is in the active state; characterised in that: during the transition from the active state to the low power state, the second radio transceiver is used to communicate the status information to the remote server. a first radio transceiver for receiving status information from a medical device worn by a user; a second radio transceiver for communicating the status information to a remote server; and a controller, responsive to a first predetermined condition to transition the handset device from the active state to a low power state in which both the first radio transceiver and the second radio transceiver are inoperable, the first radio transceiver is operable only while the handset device is in an active state; the second radio transceiver is inoperable when the handset device is in the active state; characterised in that: during the transition from the active state to the low power state, the second radio transceiver is used to communicate the status information to the remote server.
A device for controlling the movement of a second element that is moveably arranged with respect to a first element, the device having the following features: a) an adjustable brake assembly disposed on the second element, b) a brake rod communicating with the brake assembly and mechanically coupled to the latter and which is also coupled to the first element, c) a sensor disposed on the first and/or on the second element (10, 20), d) an electronic control device for controlling the braking force of the brake assembly on the brake rod based on signals from the sensor, e) a clamping device controlled by magnetic force for the brake rod, f) the clamping device having two brake blocks clamping the brake rod between them controllably and which are each supported by disc springs in the brake assembly. a) an adjustable brake assembly disposed on the second element, b) a brake rod communicating with the brake assembly and mechanically coupled to the latter and which is also coupled to the first element, c) a sensor disposed on the first and/or on the second element (10, 20), d) an electronic control device for controlling the braking force of the brake assembly on the brake rod based on signals from the sensor, e) a clamping device controlled by magnetic force for the brake rod, f) the clamping device having two brake blocks clamping the brake rod between them controllably and which are each supported by disc springs in the brake assembly.
A liposomal anti-infective for use in treating or ameliorating a pulmonary infection in a patient wherein the anti-infective is an amikacin, for pulmonary administration to the patient by inhalation, the dosing of the anti-infective is once a day or less and the lipids used to form the liposomes consist of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and cholesterol, wherein the liposomes are obtained by a solvent infusion process.
An optical arrangement for oblique plane microscopy comprising: a first optical subassembly, including an objective lens arranged to receive light from a sample in use, and configured to produce an intermediate image of the sample, wherein the first optical subassembly comprises a first part arranged to produce a magnified image of the sample, and a second part arranged to de-magnify the image obtained from the first part and thereby form the intermediate image; a second optical subassembly focused on the intermediate image, the optical axis of the second optical subassembly being at an angle to the optical axis of the first optical subassembly at a point of the intermediate image, such that the second optical subassembly images an oblique plane in the intermediate image, corresponding to an oblique plane in the sample, the second optical subassembly comprising a mirror and a lens for producing a magnified image; and a plane mirror at the focus of the second part of the first optical subassembly, wherein the plane mirror is obliquely angled at half the angle of the slope of the oblique plane being imaged, wherein the first and second optical subassemblies share a common lens. a first optical subassembly, including an objective lens arranged to receive light from a sample in use, and configured to produce an intermediate image of the sample, wherein the first optical subassembly comprises a first part arranged to produce a magnified image of the sample, and a second part arranged to de-magnify the image obtained from the first part and thereby form the intermediate image; a second optical subassembly focused on the intermediate image, the optical axis of the second optical subassembly being at an angle to the optical axis of the first optical subassembly at a point of the intermediate image, such that the second optical subassembly images an oblique plane in the intermediate image, corresponding to an oblique plane in the sample, the second optical subassembly comprising a mirror and a lens for producing a magnified image; and a plane mirror at the focus of the second part of the first optical subassembly, wherein the plane mirror is obliquely angled at half the angle of the slope of the oblique plane being imaged,
A ship including an engine, the ship comprising: a first self-heat exchanger for performing heat exchange with respect to boil-off gas discharged from a storage tank; a multistage compressor for compressing the BOG discharged from the storage tank and having passed through the first self-heat exchanger in multiple stages; a first decompressor for expanding some of the BOG having passed through the first self-heat exchanger after compression by the multistage compressor; a second decompressor for expanding the other BOG having passed through the first self-heat exchanger after compression by the multistage compressor; characterized by a second self-heat exchanger for cooling some of the BOG compressed by the multistage compressor through heat exchange using the fluid expanded by the first decompressor as a refrigerant, and characterized in that it further comprises a line sending the BOG having passed through the first decompressor and the second self-heat exchanger to at least one of a generator and a low-pressure engine, wherein the first self-heat exchanger is configured to cool the other BOG compressed by the multistage compressor using the BOG discharged from the storage tank as a refrigerant. a first self-heat exchanger for performing heat exchange with respect to boil-off gas discharged from a storage tank; a multistage compressor for compressing the BOG discharged from the storage tank and having passed through the first self-heat exchanger in multiple stages; a first decompressor for expanding some of the BOG having passed through the first self-heat exchanger after compression by the multistage compressor; a second decompressor for expanding the other BOG having passed through the first self-heat exchanger after compression by the multistage compressor; characterized by a second self-heat exchanger for cooling some of the BOG compressed by the multistage compressor through heat exchange using the fluid expanded by the first decompressor as a refrigerant, and characterized in that it further comprises a line sending the BOG having passed through the first decompressor and the second self-heat exchanger to at least one of a generator and a low-pressure engine, wherein the first self-heat exchanger is configured to cool the other BOG compressed by the multistage compressor using the BOG discharged from the storage tank as a refrigerant.
System comprising at least two self-propelling floor treatment devices (1, 2), each of the floor treatment devices (1, 2) having a navigation and self-localisation apparatus which is configured to create a surroundings map (3, 4, 5) on the basis of surroundings data of the surroundings of the floor treatment device (1, 2), which data are captured by means of a detection apparatus, the floor treatment devices (1, 2) being associated with a common memory apparatus for storing surroundings maps and with a computing apparatus, the computing apparatus being designed to compare a surroundings map of a first floor treatment device with a surroundings map of a second floor treatment device and/or with a surroundings map stored in the common memory apparatus and, on the basis of a defined selection criterion, to determine which of the surroundings maps (3, 4, 5) is to be stored in the common memory apparatus and/or in a local memory (8, 9) of a floor treatment device (1, 2), characterised in that the selection criterion is a depth of detail of the surroundings maps (3, 4, 5), specifically a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional representation of the surroundings maps (3, 4, 5) and/or a representation of the surroundings that indicates height by means of colour coding.