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An extra-oral imaging system, the extra-oral system comprising: a support base adjustable in at least one dimension; a cephalometric module coupled to the support base and configured to position a cephalometric imaging sensor about a first imaging area formed with an x-ray source, where x-rays from the x-ray source impinge the cephalometric sensor after radiating the first imaging area; a cephalometric patient positioning unit positioned operatively near the first imaging area; and an integral cephalometric collimator characterised in that the collimator comprises an elongated metallic plate surrounding a fixed slot aperture and encased on at least a portion of all exterior sides by a unitary body in substantially continuous contact with an outer surface of the elongated metallic plate. a support base adjustable in at least one dimension; a cephalometric module coupled to the support base and configured to position a cephalometric imaging sensor about a first imaging area formed with an x-ray source, where x-rays from the x-ray source impinge the cephalometric sensor after radiating the first imaging area; a cephalometric patient positioning unit positioned operatively near the first imaging area; and an integral cephalometric collimator characterised in that the collimator comprises an elongated metallic plate surrounding a fixed slot aperture and encased on at least a portion of all exterior sides by a unitary body in substantially continuous contact with an outer surface of the elongated metallic plate.
A rigid endoscope support tray for the transportation and storage of an endoscope, the rigid endoscope support tray comprising: - a base plate having opposing first and second sides (922, 924); - a perimeter wall extending around the perimeter of the base plate and projecting upwards from the first side of the base plate; - a plurality of guide walls projecting from the first side of the base plate, the guide walls arranged to define areas for placement of parts of said endoscope on the first side of the base plate; - retaining members extending from an edge region of the support tray; and characterised in that the support tray further comprises a plurality of support posts extending from the second side of the base plate, the support posts being arranged such that when two trays are stacked on top of each other, the arrangement of the support posts is such that, in a first orientation the two base plates are separated by a first distance and in a second orientation the two base plates are separated by a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance. - a base plate having opposing first and second sides (922, 924); - a perimeter wall extending around the perimeter of the base plate and projecting upwards from the first side of the base plate; - a plurality of guide walls projecting from the first side of the base plate, the guide walls arranged to define areas for placement of parts of said endoscope on the first side of the base plate; - retaining members extending from an edge region of the support tray; and
A system comprising: an array comprising a plurality of elements for detecting and inducing a strain wave in a selected region of an adhesively bonded joint, the elements including: at least one micromechanical driver for inducing strain waves in selected regions; a plurality of mechanical sensors for measuring vibrations resulting from the induced strain waves; a plurality of micromagnetic drivers for generating weak magnetic fields over the selected regions; and a plurality of micromagnetic sensors for sensing magnetic responses of the selected regions to the strain waves; and a means configured to correlate the magnetic measurements with the mechanical vibrations. an array comprising a plurality of elements for detecting and inducing a strain wave in a selected region of an adhesively bonded joint, the elements including: at least one micromechanical driver for inducing strain waves in selected regions; a plurality of mechanical sensors for measuring vibrations resulting from the induced strain waves; a plurality of micromagnetic drivers for generating weak magnetic fields over the selected regions; and a plurality of micromagnetic sensors for sensing magnetic responses of the selected regions to the strain waves; and at least one micromechanical driver for inducing strain waves in selected regions; a plurality of mechanical sensors for measuring vibrations resulting from the induced strain waves; a plurality of micromagnetic drivers for generating weak magnetic fields over the selected regions; and a plurality of micromagnetic sensors for sensing magnetic responses of the selected regions to the strain waves; and a means configured to correlate the magnetic measurements with the mechanical vibrations.
Electro-pneumatic parking brake system for a commercial vehicle comprising a) a first electro-pneumatic parking brake control circuit with aa) a parking brake actuation unit which can be actuated manually by the driver and which generates a first electric actuation signal which can be influenced by the actuation by the driver, ab) a solenoid valve by which it is possible to control the pneumatic bias of a parking spring brake, ac) the operational position of the solenoid valve being dependent on the electric actuation signal of the parking brake actuation unit when a first electric power supply is available, and b) a second electro-pneumatic parking brake control circuit which comprises a second electric power supply, characterised in that c) in the case of a failure of the first electro-pneumatic parking brake control circuit by the parking brake actuation unit the pneumatic bias of the parking spring brake is controllable via the second electro-pneumatic parking brake control circuit d) the second electric power supply being arranged in a driver's cabin of the commercial vehicle a) a first electro-pneumatic parking brake control circuit with aa) a parking brake actuation unit which can be actuated manually by the driver and which generates a first electric actuation signal which can be influenced by the actuation by the driver, ab) a solenoid valve by which it is possible to control the pneumatic bias of a parking spring brake, ac) the operational position of the solenoid valve being dependent on the electric actuation signal of the parking brake actuation unit when a first electric power supply is available, and aa) a parking brake actuation unit which can be actuated manually by the driver and which generates a first electric actuation signal which can be influenced by the actuation by the driver, ab) a solenoid valve by which it is possible to control the pneumatic bias of a parking spring brake, ac) the operational position of the solenoid valve being dependent on the electric actuation signal of the parking brake actuation unit when a first electric power supply is available, b) a second electro-pneumatic parking brake control circuit which comprises a second electric power supply, c) in the case of a failure of the first electro-pneumatic parking brake control circuit by the parking brake actuation unit the pneumatic bias of the parking spring brake is controllable via the second electro-pneumatic parking brake control circuit d) the second electric power supply being arranged in a driver's cabin of the commercial vehicle
A flooring system for generating electricity, comprising: a plurality of generators, each generator having a support, each generator being arranged to generate electricity from linear motion of the support in a first direction; and a plurality of tiles for supporting one or more people, characterised in that: each support supports a plurality of tiles; and the major surfaces of each tile are generally shaped as a triangle. a plurality of generators, each generator having a support, each generator being arranged to generate electricity from linear motion of the support in a first direction; and a plurality of tiles for supporting one or more people, characterised in that: each support supports a plurality of tiles; and the major surfaces of each tile are generally shaped as a triangle. each support supports a plurality of tiles; and the major surfaces of each tile are generally shaped as a triangle.
Lancing device for taking blood samples, comprising a housing, an axially displaceable lancet holder element for holding a lancet, a lancing spring element for accelerating the axially displaceable lancet holder element in a lancing direction, and a release element for initiating a lancing procedure, in which the axially displaceable lancet holder element is accelerated in a lancing direction by means of the tensioned lancing spring element, characterised in that the lancing device comprises a blocking apparatus, which can be released by the release element, for blocking a lancing spring element tensioning action.
A lithium/sulphur accumulator comprising at least one unit cell comprising: - a negative electrode; - an electrode separator comprising a material soaked with electrolyte, said material comprising at least one nonwoven and having a porosity in the range from 50 to 96%, and a thickness in the range from 50 to 200 micrometers; - a positive electrode; said electrolyte being introduced by an excess quantity, and comprising at least one lithium salt, the excess quantity of electrolyte amounting to from 20 to 200 % of the quantity of electrolyte ensuring the wetting of the electrodes and of the separator. - a negative electrode; - an electrode separator comprising a material soaked with electrolyte, said material comprising at least one nonwoven and having a porosity in the range from 50 to 96%, and a thickness in the range from 50 to 200 micrometers; - a positive electrode; said electrolyte being introduced by an excess quantity, and comprising at least one lithium salt, the excess quantity of electrolyte amounting to from 20 to 200 % of the quantity of electrolyte ensuring the wetting of the electrodes and of the separator.
A sensor for connecting to absorbent articles, the sensor comprising: a housing (202, 204) that is positioned adjacent to a surface (174, 176) of an absorbent article 100; a plurality of first contacts that extend from the housing (202, 204), wherein the first contacts are spaced apart a first distance and each contact electrically connects with one of a plurality of contact strips embedded in a first absorbent article and spaced apart the first distance when the sensor is connected to the first absorbent article; a plurality of second contacts that extend from the housing (202, 204), wherein the second contacts are spaced apart a second distance and each contact electrically connects with one of a plurality of contact strips embedded in a second absorbent article and spaced apart the second distance when the sensor is connected to the second absorbent article; wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance. a housing (202, 204) that is positioned adjacent to a surface (174, 176) of an absorbent article 100; a plurality of first contacts that extend from the housing (202, 204), wherein the first contacts are spaced apart a first distance and each contact electrically connects with one of a plurality of contact strips embedded in a first absorbent article and spaced apart the first distance when the sensor is connected to the first absorbent article; a plurality of second contacts that extend from the housing (202, 204), wherein the second contacts are spaced apart a second distance and each contact electrically connects with one of a plurality of contact strips embedded in a second absorbent article and spaced apart the second distance when the sensor is connected to the second absorbent article; wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.
A washer comprising: an annular body defining a radially outer circumferential edge and a radially inner circumferential edge; the annular body having a first planar surface on one axial end thereof and a second planar surface on an opposing axial end of the annular body; the outer circumferential edge having a plurality of first tabs extending therefrom and in a direction away from the first planar surface and the outer circumferential edge; the inner circumferential edge has at least two second tabs extending therefrom and in a direction axially away from the first planar surface; and each of the first tabs are selectively bendable for engagement with a notched portion of a nut; characterized in that the second tabs are different sizes. an annular body defining a radially outer circumferential edge and a radially inner circumferential edge; the annular body having a first planar surface on one axial end thereof and a second planar surface on an opposing axial end of the annular body; the outer circumferential edge having a plurality of first tabs extending therefrom and in a direction away from the first planar surface and the outer circumferential edge; the inner circumferential edge has at least two second tabs extending therefrom and in a direction axially away from the first planar surface; and each of the first tabs are selectively bendable for engagement with a notched portion of a nut; the annular body having a first planar surface on one axial end thereof and a second planar surface on an opposing axial end of the annular body; the outer circumferential edge having a plurality of first tabs extending therefrom and in a direction away from the first planar surface and the outer circumferential edge; the inner circumferential edge has at least two second tabs extending therefrom and in a direction axially away from the first planar surface; and each of the first tabs are selectively bendable for engagement with a notched portion of a nut; characterized in that the second tabs are different sizes.
An IL-33 axis binding antagonist for use in treating a patient suffering from asthma, wherein the genotype of the patient has been determined to comprise two or more of the following: a G allele at polymorphism rs4988956 (SEQ ID NO: 1); an A allele at polymorphism rs10204137 (SEQ ID NO: 2); a C allele at polymorphism rs10192036 (SEQ ID NO: 3); a C allele at polymorphism rs10192157 (SEQ ID NO: 4); and/or a T allele at polymorphism rs10206753 (SEQ ID NO: 5); wherein the IL-33 axis binding antagonist is an IL-33 binding antagonist, an ST2 binding antagonist, or an IL-1RAcP binding antagonist.
A multiple-glazed glass unit adapted to separate an indoor space and an outdoor space, the multiple-glazed glass unit comprising a pair of glass panes (2, 3) opposed across a gap layer to be spaced at a predetermined distance from each other, wherein a first low-emissivity (Low-E) film is formed on one principal surface of one of the pair of glass panes (2, 3) that is located closer to the indoor space, the one principal surface facing the gap layer, a second low-emissivity film is formed on the other principal surface of the one glass pane, the other principal surface facing the indoor space, and the second low-emissivity film formed on the other principal surface facing the indoor space has an arithmetic average surface roughness Ra of 14 nm or less, wherein the first low-emissivity film has a first multilayer structure formed of two sets of layers with three dielectric layers forming two pairs of dielectric layers, the pairs having one of the dielectric layers in common, each of the two sets comprising: a metal layer; a sacrificial layer disposed on a surface of the metal layer facing the gap layer, the sacrificial layer being in contact with the metal layer; and one of the pairs of dielectric layers sandwiching the metal layer and the sacrificial layer, and the second low-emissivity film has a second multilayer structure comprising, in order from the other principal surface on which the second low-emissivity film is formed, an underlayer, a transparent electrically-conductive oxide layer, and an amorphous layer, characterized in that a ratio d4/d3 is 1.15 or more, where d3 represents a thickness of the metal layer comprised in one of the two sets that is farther from the principal surface on which the first low-emissivity film is formed, and d4 represents a thickness of the metal layer comprised in the other set closer to the principal surface, and the thickness d3 is 6 nm or more.
Membrane which is suitable and provided for use in a pressure sensor system, wherein the membrane has a hydrophobic region, characterized in that the hydrophobic region of the membrane has a plurality of hierarchically arranged micrometre-sized and submicrometre-sized units consisting of the membrane material, wherein in these hierarchically arranged units a plurality of submicrometre-sized units are in each case formed on the micrometre-sized units, wherein a single micrometre-sized unit has a diameter of 1 μm to 5 μm and a single submicrometre-sized unit has a diameter of < 1 μm.
A voltage regulator for use within an envelope tracking power supply system (500, 600); the voltage regulator comprising a voltage regulation module; the voltage regulation module comprising: at least one energy storage element, the at least one energy storage element comprising a first terminal operably coupled to a first node of the voltage regulation module, and a second terminal operably coupled to a second node of the voltage regulation module; an input arranged to receive a reference voltage supply signal, the input being selectively couplable to the first node and selectively couplable to the second node; an output selectively couplable to the first node and selectively couplable to the second node; and a ground plane selectively couplable to the second node, the voltage regulator characterised in that the voltage regulator further comprises a control module arranged to selectively configure the voltage regulation module between a plurality of operating modes (200, 300, 400), and the control module is arranged to receive at an input thereof at least one control signal, and to cause the voltage regulation module to switch between the operating modes (200, 300, 400) with a temporal ratio based at least partly on the at least one control signal. at least one energy storage element, the at least one energy storage element comprising a first terminal operably coupled to a first node of the voltage regulation module, and a second terminal operably coupled to a second node of the voltage regulation module; an input arranged to receive a reference voltage supply signal, the input being selectively couplable to the first node and selectively couplable to the second node; an output selectively couplable to the first node and selectively couplable to the second node; and a ground plane selectively couplable to the second node,
An apparatus comprising a multi-wall gas turbine engine component having an internal passage disposed between a first wall (84, 88) and a second wall (84, 88) and structured to flow a cooling fluid through the internal passage to cool the multi-wall gas turbine engine component, a support connecting the first wall (84, 88) with the second wall (84, 88), the cooling fluid routed along a side of the support during operation of the component, and a hole oriented to pass through a portion of the support and configured to flow the cooling fluid, the hole in fluid communication with the internal passage, wherein the hole delivers cooling fluid to the internal passage from an interior of the multi-wall gas turbine engine component and the hole includes an opening disposed in the support and that extends into the first wall (84, 88).
A patient simulator, comprising: a simulated respiratory system, comprising: a lung valve; a first simulated lung in communication with the lung valve; and a breathing pump including a cylinder and a piston dividing the cylinder into first and second chambers (228, 230), the first chamber being in communication with the lung valve via at least a first flow path, the second chamber being in communication with the lung valve via at least a second flow path, and the piston being adapted to reciprocate within the cylinder; and a simulated airway system configured to be in communication with the second chamber of the breathing pump via at least a third flow path. a simulated respiratory system, comprising: a lung valve; a first simulated lung in communication with the lung valve; and a breathing pump including a cylinder and a piston dividing the cylinder into first and second chambers (228, 230), the first chamber being in communication with the lung valve via at least a first flow path, the second chamber being in communication with the lung valve via at least a second flow path, and the piston being adapted to reciprocate within the cylinder; and a lung valve; a first simulated lung in communication with the lung valve; and a breathing pump including a cylinder and a piston dividing the cylinder into first and second chambers (228, 230), the first chamber being in communication with the lung valve via at least a first flow path, the second chamber being in communication with the lung valve via at least a second flow path, and the piston being adapted to reciprocate within the cylinder; and a simulated airway system configured to be in communication with the second chamber of the breathing pump via at least a third flow path.
A battery module (1000, 2000) comprising: a cell stack (1200, 2200) comprising one or more battery cells (121, 122,...) by stacking; and a module case configured to receive the cell stack (1200, 2200) therein, wherein a swelling relief unit (1500, 2500) is disposed so as to face an outermost battery cell disposed at an outermost side of the cell stack (1200, 2200), the swelling relief unit (1500, 2500) comprising a convex portion (1510, 2510) pressing at least a part of the one or more battery cells (121, 122,...), wherein the convex portion (1510, 2510) of the swelling relief unit (1500, 2500) is configured to be deformed into a concave shape when a predetermined pressure or higher is applied thereto. a cell stack (1200, 2200) comprising one or more battery cells (121, 122,...) by stacking; and a module case configured to receive the cell stack (1200, 2200) therein, wherein a swelling relief unit (1500, 2500) is disposed so as to face an outermost battery cell disposed at an outermost side of the cell stack (1200, 2200), the swelling relief unit (1500, 2500) comprising a convex portion (1510, 2510) pressing at least a part of the one or more battery cells (121, 122,...), wherein the convex portion (1510, 2510) of the swelling relief unit (1500, 2500) is configured to be deformed into a concave shape when a predetermined pressure or higher is applied thereto.
A closure profile comprising a viewing area, a wall area running substantially parallel to the latter, and comprising a fastening shank running substantially vertically to the areas (4, 5) and with at least one perforation, wherein the viewing area and the wall area are present connected by a transverse section running substantially vertically to the viewing area and the wall area, as a result of which a box-shaped groove is formed, wherein the transverse section comprises at least one longitudinally-shaped opening, characterized in that - the wall area comprises a horizontal spacing web which is present aligned substantially vertically to the wall area, - the fastening shank comprises a vertical spacing web which forms together with the viewing area and the fastening shank a deformation space. - the wall area comprises a horizontal spacing web which is present aligned substantially vertically to the wall area, - the fastening shank comprises a vertical spacing web which forms together with the viewing area and the fastening shank a deformation space.