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An expandable medical balloon useful for treatment of a bifurcated vessel, the balloon having an unexpanded state and an expanded state, the balloon comprising at least one continuous inner layer, the inner layer having an inner surface and an outer surface, and at least one outer layer, the outer layer comprising a single cavity which extends at least partially through the outer layer, wherein in the expanded state the at least one inner layer protrudes through the cavity in the at least one outer layer, characterized in that the balloon is formed by coextruding to form the at least one outer layer continuous with the at least one inner layer and removing material from the at least one outer layer to form the cavity.
A composition comprising: - at least one aliphatic polyester comprising diols containing at least ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol or mixtures thereof, and diacids containing at least succinic acid, adipic acid or mixtures thereof; - at least one starch; - at least one organic plasticizer of the starch; - optionally an additional polyester or a mixture of additional polyesters different from the polyester; characterized in that the composition further comprises citric acid, the mass amount of citric acid ranging from 0.01 to 0.45 parts per 100 parts of the total dry weight of,, and. - at least one aliphatic polyester comprising diols containing at least ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol or mixtures thereof, and diacids containing at least succinic acid, adipic acid or mixtures thereof; - at least one starch; - at least one organic plasticizer of the starch; - optionally an additional polyester or a mixture of additional polyesters different from the polyester;
A method for determining whether a subject shows an immune response against at least one antigen, comprising the steps of: (a) establishing gene expression profiles of a first and a second sample from the subject, wherein said establishing of gene expression profiles comprises: (i) identifying and quantifying mRNAs encoding HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C, and (ii) identifying and quantifying mRNAs encoding T cell receptor chains transcribed from recombined T cell receptor loci, wherein said identifying comprises obtaining nucleotide sequence information allowing to assign the amount of quantified mRNA to individual HLA isotypes and to individual T cell receptor chains encoding T cell receptor; (b) comparing the expression profiles of the first and the second sample; and (c) concluding from the comparison of the expression profiles whether the subject's immune system has responded to the antigen and which individual T cell receptor and which HLA isotype or which group of all potential HLA isotypes is involved or is potentially involved in the immune response of the subject against said antigen. (a) establishing gene expression profiles of a first and a second sample from the subject, wherein said establishing of gene expression profiles comprises: (i) identifying and quantifying mRNAs encoding HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C, and (ii) identifying and quantifying mRNAs encoding T cell receptor chains transcribed from recombined T cell receptor loci, wherein said identifying comprises obtaining nucleotide sequence information allowing to assign the amount of quantified mRNA to individual HLA isotypes and to individual T cell receptor chains encoding T cell receptor; (i) identifying and quantifying mRNAs encoding HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C, and (ii) identifying and quantifying mRNAs encoding T cell receptor chains transcribed from recombined T cell receptor loci, (b) comparing the expression profiles of the first and the second sample; and (c) concluding from the comparison of the expression profiles whether the subject's immune system has responded to the antigen and which individual T cell receptor and which HLA isotype or which group of all potential HLA isotypes is involved or is potentially involved in the immune response of the subject against said antigen.
A method comprising: receiving one or more packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, protocol data units, PDUs, from lower layers by a user equipment, UE, wherein the UE is configured with dual connectivity; performing a timer-based PDCP reordering process upon detecting a PDCP gap existing condition, wherein the PDCP gap existing condition indicates a sequence numbers, SN, gap between the PDCP service data units, SDUs, of two radio link control, RLC, entities at a reception buffer of the UE larger than zero; and delivering a set of PDCP SDUs, each with a COUNT number representing a sequence number of the SDU, to upper layers based on one or more delivery criteria upon detecting one or more delivery triggering events. receiving one or more packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, protocol data units, PDUs, from lower layers by a user equipment, UE, wherein the UE is configured with dual connectivity; performing a timer-based PDCP reordering process upon detecting a PDCP gap existing condition, wherein the PDCP gap existing condition indicates a sequence numbers, SN, gap between the PDCP service data units, SDUs, of two radio link control, RLC, entities at a reception buffer of the UE larger than zero; and delivering a set of PDCP SDUs, each with a COUNT number representing a sequence number of the SDU, to upper layers based on one or more delivery criteria upon detecting one or more delivery triggering events.
Vehicle having an apparatus for transmitting sound to an interior of the vehicle, comprising: a sensor device that is configured to sense a gesture of a user and to provide a signal characterizing the gesture; and a loudspeaker arrangement, comprising at least one loudspeaker, that is configured to take the signal as a basis for altering a characteristic of an audio signal emitted by a loudspeaker arrangement, wherein the characteristic is a spatial direction in which a maximum of an intensity of the audio signal is emitted, characterized in that the loudspeaker is configured to alter a spatial orientation of the loudspeaker in response to the signal. a sensor device that is configured to sense a gesture of a user and to provide a signal characterizing the gesture; and a loudspeaker arrangement, comprising at least one loudspeaker, that is configured to take the signal as a basis for altering a characteristic of an audio signal emitted by a loudspeaker arrangement, wherein the characteristic is a spatial direction in which a maximum of an intensity of the audio signal is emitted, characterized in that the loudspeaker is configured to alter a spatial orientation of the loudspeaker in response to the signal.
A method for the in vitro diagnosis of colorectal cancer by determining increase of the concentration of the Leukocyte Elastase Inhibitor marker in a biological sample taken from a patient suspected of having colorectal cancer, relative to the reference values determined for healthy patients.
A hand-held distance measuring device comprising • a housing, • a distance measuring unit, more particularly a laser rangefinder, for measuring distances (13, 14) to spatial points (10, 11) along an emission direction in a space, • an evaluation component, • a dimensionally stable referencing support and • an angle determining unit for determining a rotational angle (α, β) between the housing and the referencing support, characterized in that • a first end of the referencing support is connected via a hinge joint to the housing in a manner rotatable about a rotational point, at least about a transverse axis orthogonal to the emission direction and a vertical axis, wherein the housing has a cutout, and the referencing support and the cutout are conditioned and adapted to one another in such a way that the referencing support can be brought by a folding-out movement from a passive position, in which it is inserted into the cutout, into a referencing position, in which, with a second end, it is fixable to a reference point of a reference object, and • a location of the housing in relation to the space, more particularly relative to the reference point, is determinable in a fully automatic manner when fixing the referencing support on the reference point. • a housing, • a distance measuring unit, more particularly a laser rangefinder, for measuring distances (13, 14) to spatial points (10, 11) along an emission direction in a space, • an evaluation component, • a dimensionally stable referencing support and • an angle determining unit for determining a rotational angle (α, β) between the housing and the referencing support, • a first end of the referencing support is connected via a hinge joint to the housing in a manner rotatable about a rotational point, at least about a transverse axis orthogonal to the emission direction and a vertical axis, wherein the housing has a cutout, and the referencing support and the cutout are conditioned and adapted to one another in such a way that the referencing support can be brought by a folding-out movement from a passive position, in which it is inserted into the cutout, into a referencing position, in which, with a second end, it is fixable to a reference point of a reference object, and • a location of the housing in relation to the space, more particularly relative to the reference point, is determinable in a fully automatic manner when fixing the referencing support on the reference point.
An airfoil comprising: pressure and suction side walls (86, 88) extending in a chord-wise direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge (82, 84), the pressure and suction side walls (86, 88) extending in a radial direction between a platform and a tip to provide an exterior airfoil surface; a cooling passage arranged between the pressure and suction side walls (86, 88) having a first passage along the pressure side wall and a second passage along the suction side wall; the first passage configured to receive cooling air from a cooling air source radially inward of the platform, and the second passage configured to receive cooling air from the first passage near the tip; and a root flag passage configured to purge the cooling air from the second passage near the trailing edge; characterized in that the cooling passage is U-shaped and comprises a third passage near the tip, wherein the second passage is fluidly connected to the first passage at the third passage near the tip. pressure and suction side walls (86, 88) extending in a chord-wise direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge (82, 84), the pressure and suction side walls (86, 88) extending in a radial direction between a platform and a tip to provide an exterior airfoil surface; a cooling passage arranged between the pressure and suction side walls (86, 88) having a first passage along the pressure side wall and a second passage along the suction side wall; the first passage configured to receive cooling air from a cooling air source radially inward of the platform, and the second passage configured to receive cooling air from the first passage near the tip; and a root flag passage configured to purge the cooling air from the second passage near the trailing edge; characterized in that the cooling passage is U-shaped and comprises a third passage near the tip, wherein the second passage is fluidly connected to the first passage at the third passage near the tip.
Fluidic component having a) a flow chamber which has at least one inlet opening and has at least one outlet opening, wherein the flow chamber is able to be flowed through from the at least one inlet opening to the at least one outlet opening by a main flow of a fluid, b) at least one means for the targeted change in direction of the main flow, in particular for a periodic reversal of the main flow, characterized by at least one filter element between the means for the targeted change in direction of the main flow and the flow chamber, in particular a means for producing a varying incident flow direction for the main flow, wherein the at least one filter element is arranged not upstream of the flow chamber or at the inlet opening of the flow chamber, with the result that only one part of the fluid stream passes through the at least one filter element. a) a flow chamber which has at least one inlet opening and has at least one outlet opening, wherein the flow chamber is able to be flowed through from the at least one inlet opening to the at least one outlet opening by a main flow of a fluid, b) at least one means for the targeted change in direction of the main flow, in particular for a periodic reversal of the main flow, characterized by at least one filter element between the means for the targeted change in direction of the main flow and the flow chamber, in particular a means for producing a varying incident flow direction for the main flow, wherein the at least one filter element is arranged not upstream of the flow chamber or at the inlet opening of the flow chamber, with the result that only one part of the fluid stream passes through the at least one filter element.
Transparent pane, comprising at least one transparent substrate and at least one electrically conductive coating on at least one surface of the transparent substrate, wherein - the electrically conductive coating has at least two functional layers arranged one above the other and each functional layer comprises at least - one layer of an optically highly refractive material with a refractive index greater than or equal to 2.1, - above the layer of an optically highly refractive material, a smoothing layer that contains at least one non-crystalline oxide, - above the smoothing layer, a lower matching layer, - above the lower matching layer, an electrically conductive layer, and - above the electrically conductive layer, an upper matching layer, - the lower matching layer and optionally the upper matching layer contains a getter material from the group consisting of niobium, titanium, barium, magnesium, tantalum, zirconium, thorium, palladium, platinum, and alloys thereof in a concentration from 3 wt.-% to 10 wt.-%, which is homogeneously distributed in the entire cross-section of the layer, and - the lower matching layer containing the getter material is in direct contact with the electrically conductive layer. - the electrically conductive coating has at least two functional layers arranged one above the other and each functional layer comprises at least - one layer of an optically highly refractive material with a refractive index greater than or equal to 2.1, - above the layer of an optically highly refractive material, a smoothing layer that contains at least one non-crystalline oxide, - above the smoothing layer, a lower matching layer, - above the lower matching layer, an electrically conductive layer, and - above the electrically conductive layer, an upper matching layer, - one layer of an optically highly refractive material with a refractive index greater than or equal to 2.1, - above the layer of an optically highly refractive material, a smoothing layer that contains at least one non-crystalline oxide, - above the smoothing layer, a lower matching layer, - above the lower matching layer, an electrically conductive layer, and - above the electrically conductive layer, an upper matching layer, - the lower matching layer and optionally the upper matching layer contains a getter material from the group consisting of niobium, titanium, barium, magnesium, tantalum, zirconium, thorium, palladium, platinum, and alloys thereof in a concentration from 3 wt.-% to 10 wt.-%, which is homogeneously distributed in the entire cross-section of the layer, and - the lower matching layer containing the getter material is in direct contact with the electrically conductive layer.
An apparatus for the shaping of plastics material pre-forms into plastics material containers, with a plurality of shaping stations which are arranged on a movable carrier, wherein the shaping stations have in each case blow moulds which serve for receiving the plastics material pre-forms and inside which the plastics material pre-forms are capable of being shaped into the plastics material containers, and wherein the shaping stations have in each case stressing devices which are movable relative to the plastics material pre-forms, which act upon the plastics material pre-forms arranged in the blow moulds with a sterile flowable medium in order to expand them, with a clean room, inside which the shaping stations are conveyed, wherein this clean room is arranged or demarcated respectively from the environment by means of at least one wall (17, 18, 19), characterized in that the apparatus has at least one supply device for supplying a flowable control medium to at least one shaping station, which supply device extends at least in sections inside the clean room, wherein this supply device is sealed off from the clean room in such a way that the flowable control medium is also capable of being conveyed as a non-sterile medium to the shaping station.
A joining tool for joining a profile body to a component part in a precise position, comprising: a) a docking port for automatically docking with and undocking from an industrial robot; b) optionally, a gripper for gripping, holding or positioning the profile body; c) a device for pressing the profile body onto the component part; d) a device for activating the profile body and/or the component part for the joining process; and e) guiding rollers comprising a rolling-off surface which abuts sides of the profile body which project from the component part during joining; f) wherein the guiding rollers can be automatically adapted to different shapes of profile bodies, g) and wherein the component part is an unstable, large-area planar structure, and the profile body is a stringer which is joined to a surface of the component part facing it and reinforces the unstable, large-area planar structure, h) wherein the joining tool is additionally fitted with sensors which are part of an external measuring system using which an absolute positioning precision of the joining tool can be improved. a) a docking port for automatically docking with and undocking from an industrial robot; b) optionally, a gripper for gripping, holding or positioning the profile body; c) a device for pressing the profile body onto the component part; d) a device for activating the profile body and/or the component part for the joining process; and e) guiding rollers comprising a rolling-off surface which abuts sides of the profile body which project from the component part during joining; f) wherein the guiding rollers can be automatically adapted to different shapes of profile bodies, g) and wherein the component part is an unstable, large-area planar structure, and the profile body is a stringer which is joined to a surface of the component part facing it and reinforces the unstable, large-area planar structure, h) wherein the joining tool is additionally fitted with sensors which are part of an external measuring system using which an absolute positioning precision of the joining tool can be improved.
Cable guide apparatus comprising an elongate strip-like backplate having a plurality of spaced-apart apertures therealong, and a coverless two-part framework mounted to the backplate, the framework comprising a base frame element formed of a plurality of fixedly mounted lateral support elements in the form of inverted hoops, a closure frame element formed of a plurality of arcuate hoops, corresponding pairs of the inverted hoops and arcuate hoops forming hooped support elements, a plurality of the said hooped support elements (54, 60) extending laterally across the backplate and spaced apart longitudinally along the backplate, and each of the base frame element and closure frame element comprising a plurality of elongate struts (56, 62) interconnecting the hooped support elements, the elongate struts (56, 62) being spaced apart along a longitudinal extent of the hooped support elements and a longitudinal extent of the elongate struts (56, 62) matching or substantially matching a longitudinal extent of the backplate, the said apertures being offset relative to the hooped support elements (54, 60) and the elongate struts (56, 62), wherein the closure frame element has a longitudinal and lateral extent which matches or substantially matches that of the base frame element, and further comprising at least one retaining clip for releasably retaining the closure frame element in a closed condition, and the closure frame element being hingably connected to the base frame element along a longitudinal side thereof.
A latex particulate, comprising multiple intermingled discrete polymer strands, including: a low Tg polymer strand having a Tg below 50°C, and a high Tg polymer strand having a Tg at 50°C or above; wherein the Tg of the high Tg polymer strand is at least 50°C greater than the Tg of the low Tg polymer strand, and wherein the average refractive index of the monomers of the low Tg polymer strand is within 1% of the average refractive index of the monomers of the high Tg polymer strand; wherein the monomers of the low Tg polymer strand and the monomers of the high Tg polymer strand are selected from the group of acrylates, methacrylates, vinyls, styrenes, ethylene, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, maleate esters, fumarate esters, itaconate esters, and mixtures thereof. a low Tg polymer strand having a Tg below 50°C, and a high Tg polymer strand having a Tg at 50°C or above;
A dry mate cable connection comprising a data cable, the data cable comprising a plurality of electrical conductors and at least one electrically insulating outer layer surrounding each electrical data conductor, whereby the data conductors are electrically insulated from one another; wherein the cable comprises a termination end; wherein the outer layer of each conductor is physically in contact with an outer layer of an adjacent conductor, except at the termination end; and, wherein the plurality of electrical conductors at the termination end are physically separated from one another by a single electrically insulating overmoulded cable termination housing, the housing being in contact with at least part of the electrically insulating layers of each of the electrical conductors, and characterised in that each of the electrical conductors protrudes beyond the end of each of their electrically insulating layers and the electrically insulating overmoulded cable termination housing to facilitate connection with a receptacle.
A cutting tool comprising a tool unit having a rotary cutting blade, and a handle extending rearwardly from the tool unit, so that the handle can be grasped by a hand (LH, RH) of an operator for moving the cutting tool, wherein the handle includes a front end on the side of the tool unit, a rear end on the side opposite to the front end, a front region including the front end, an intermediate part, and a rear region including the rear end, the front region extends between the tool unit and the intermediate part, the rear region extends rearwardly from the intermediate part, the rear end is configured as a free end, the handle extends in parallel to a surface of the rotary cutting blade, the front end is positioned on a front side with respect to the cutting direction, the cutting tool further includes a base and a switch lever, the tool unit beging supported on base, and the switch lever being disposed on the lower side of the intermediate part of the handle, characterized in that at least the intermediate part and the rear region are curved toward the same direction, and as viewed from a lateral side when a cutting depth into the workpiece by the rotary cutting blade is set to be maximum, the intermediate part is positioned at a top of the handle and convexed upwardly, and the front region and the rear region turn downward from the intermediate part, wherein the base includes a rear edge set to be positioned on a rear side of a finger contact portion of the switch lever.