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A needleless injector comprising a body at a proximal end, a first shaft extending distally from the body, an injection shaft extending from the body to a distal end of the injection shaft and a shaft terminus, wherein the injection shaft is axially moveable along a longitudinal axis of the first shaft, an injection orifice at the distal end of the injection shaft in fluid communication with a fluid chamber at the proximal end, the injection orifice being positioned for fluid injection in a lateral direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the injection shaft, and the injection orifice being located on the injection shaft at a proximal location relative to the shaft terminus, a pressure source in communication with the fluid chamber, and an extendible tissue tensioner located at the distal end of the shaft proximal to the injection orifice, wherein the tissue tensioner is located at a length-wise position along the longitudinal axis of the injection shaft on the distal end that is the same as a length-wise position of the injection orifice such that when the distal end comprising the tissue tensioner and injection orifice is placed within a body lumen and the tissue tensioner is extended, tissue of the body lumen is tensioned and the injector is capable of ejecting fluid from the injection orifice to penetrate tissue under tension.
A hydraulic variable displacement machine, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a barrel rotationally connected to an intake shaft, comprising axial cylinders each accommodating a piston, and rods having swivelling connections (18, 20) connecting said pistons to a tiltable plate, characterized in that the tiltable plate supported by an axial reaction stop, is rotationally connected to the intake shaft by a constant-velocity ball joint.
A method for operating a fire system network, comprising: receiving a plurality of time-slotted maintenance messages over a period of time from each of a plurality of fire system devices (106, 206) located in a facility (102, 202) via a first spreading factor; receiving an event message from a fire system device (106, 206) of the plurality of fire system devices (106, 206) via an ALOHA channel responsive to the fire system device (106, 206) determining a fire event, the event message sent via a second spreading factor, wherein the second spreading factor is increased with respect to the first spreading factor; and sending a block actuate message to the plurality of fire system devices (106, 206) responsive to receiving the event message, wherein the block actuate message is configured to activate a fire alarm. receiving a plurality of time-slotted maintenance messages over a period of time from each of a plurality of fire system devices (106, 206) located in a facility (102, 202) via a first spreading factor; receiving an event message from a fire system device (106, 206) of the plurality of fire system devices (106, 206) via an ALOHA channel responsive to the fire system device (106, 206) determining a fire event, the event message sent via a second spreading factor, wherein the second spreading factor is increased with respect to the first spreading factor; and sending a block actuate message to the plurality of fire system devices (106, 206) responsive to receiving the event message, wherein the block actuate message is configured to activate a fire alarm.
An absorbent article, the absorbent article being a personal hygiene article, which article has a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, a front portion, a rear portion and a crotch portion located between the rear portion and the front portion, the article comprising a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core enclosed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a hump arranged substantially in the crotch portion between the topsheet and the backsheet and extending in the longitudinal direction of the article characterised by said hump having an essentially rectangular form with a first and a second longitudinal side edge (9,10) extending in the longitudinal direction of the article, a front transverse side edge extending in the transverse direction towards the front portion of the article, a back transverse side edge extending in the transverse direction towards the rear portion of the article, wherein said front transverse side edge of said hump comprises a protuberance, wherein said protuberance comprises a contour extending between said first and second longitudinal side edges (9, 10) of the hump, said contour has a sine shape, and said back transverse side edge of said hump comprises a recess, wherein said recess comprises a contour extending between said first and second longitudinal side edge (9, 10) of the hump, said contour has a sine shape, wherein the respective contours are essentially identical, said article having a horizontal plane extending in said longitudinal and transverse direction (9, 10) of the article, wherein said protuberance extends substantially in said horizontal plane; and/or wherein said recess extends substantially in said horizontal plane.
A paint composition comprising a binder component and a rheology control agent, wherein the rheology control agent comprises a reaction product of a polyisocyanate compound, a primary monoamine having a number average molecular weight of 300 or less, and a polyether amine having a number average molecular weight of more than 300 but less than 6000, wherein the primary monoamine having a number average molecular weight of 300 or less comprises a benzene ring-containing primary monoamine, wherein the binder component comprises a hydroxy-containing resin and a crosslinking agent, wherein the hydroxy-containing resin is a hydroxy-containing acrylic resin (A1'), and wherein the crosslinking agent is a compound having a functional group that can react with a hydroxy group of the hydroxy-containing resin. wherein the rheology control agent comprises a reaction product of a polyisocyanate compound, a primary monoamine having a number average molecular weight of 300 or less, and a polyether amine having a number average molecular weight of more than 300 but less than 6000, wherein the primary monoamine having a number average molecular weight of 300 or less comprises a benzene ring-containing primary monoamine, wherein the binder component comprises a hydroxy-containing resin and a crosslinking agent, wherein the hydroxy-containing resin is a hydroxy-containing acrylic resin (A1'), and wherein the crosslinking agent is a compound having a functional group that can react with a hydroxy group of the hydroxy-containing resin.
A porous structure comprising: a plurality of struts, each strut comprising: a first end; a second end; and a continuous elongated body between said first and second ends, said body having a thickness and a length; and a plurality of nodes, each node comprising an intersection between one end of a first strut and the body of a second strut; wherein at least one strut portion comprises a fluted shape. a first end; a second end; and a continuous elongated body between said first and second ends, said body having a thickness and a length; and a plurality of nodes, each node comprising an intersection between one end of a first strut and the body of a second strut; wherein at least one strut portion comprises a fluted shape.
A wireless communications device, comprising: an antenna for receiving a radio frequency, RF, signal; and a receiver, comprising, circuitry for receiving and separating a radio frequency, RF, signal into a plurality of parallel sampled analog signals, an analog-to-digital, A/D, sigma delta converter for receiving the plurality of parallel analog signals and generating a plurality of parallel digital signals, and a digital downconverter for receiving and demodulating the parallel digital signals and generating a combined digital signal having a first rate and downconverting the digital signal to a baseband digital signal having a second rate. an antenna for receiving a radio frequency, RF, signal; and a receiver, comprising, circuitry for receiving and separating a radio frequency, RF, signal into a plurality of parallel sampled analog signals, an analog-to-digital, A/D, sigma delta converter for receiving the plurality of parallel analog signals and generating a plurality of parallel digital signals, and a digital downconverter for receiving and demodulating the parallel digital signals and generating a combined digital signal having a first rate and downconverting the digital signal to a baseband digital signal having a second rate.
A transmission apparatus comprising: a transport stream generation unit configured to generate a transport stream containing MMT, MPEG media transport, packets in which a first transport packet including a transport media in a payload and a second transport packet including information related to the transport media in a payload are time-division multiplexed; a transport stream transmission unit configured to transmit the transport stream to a receiver through a predetermined transmission path; and a time information insertion unit configured to insert a value of a display time of the transport media included in the first transport packet to the second transport packet; wherein the transport media included in the first transport packet is configured from one or more access units, and the time information insertion unit inserts the value of the display time corresponding to a first access unit of the one or more access units; the time information insertion unit inserts an offset value from a decoding time to the display time corresponding to each of the access units; and the offset value is a relative offset value corresponding to an absolute offset value. a transport stream generation unit configured to generate a transport stream containing MMT, MPEG media transport, packets in which a first transport packet including a transport media in a payload and a second transport packet including information related to the transport media in a payload are time-division multiplexed; a transport stream transmission unit configured to transmit the transport stream to a receiver through a predetermined transmission path; and a time information insertion unit configured to insert a value of a display time of the transport media included in the first transport packet to the second transport packet; wherein the transport media included in the first transport packet is configured from one or more access units, and the time information insertion unit inserts the value of the display time corresponding to a first access unit of the one or more access units; the time information insertion unit inserts an offset value from a decoding time to the display time corresponding to each of the access units; and the offset value is a relative offset value corresponding to an absolute offset value.
Apparatus having a first interface for connecting a superordinate system to the apparatus by means of a first data protocol and having a second interface for connecting an automation system component to the apparatus by means of a second data protocol, wherein a data capture means and a data transmission means are comprised that are each connected to at least one of the interfaces (11, 13) and are connected to one another such that communication between the systems (12, 14) connectable to the interface (11, 13) is realizable, wherein a data conversion means is comprised that is configured to convert the protocols of the two interfaces into one another, the first data protocol being the same as the second data protocol or being different from the second data protocol, and wherein the apparatus additionally comprises: a) a long-term data memory, integrated in the apparatus, for storing raw data captured by means of the data capture means, in particular operating parameters of an automation system component connectable to the apparatus; b) a data analysis unit, integrated in the apparatus, for analysing the raw data stored in the long-term data memory in order to use the data analysis unit, during or after buffering, to examine the data concomitantly logged by means of the second interface and to derive findings therefrom regarding the state of the automation component; c) a configuration means, integrated in the apparatus, for configuring the data analysis unit for the analysis to be performed and for configuring the apparatus for the manner of further processing of the result of the data analysis by means of one of the interfaces (11, 13) or by means of the long-term data memory. a) a long-term data memory, integrated in the apparatus, for storing raw data captured by means of the data capture means, in particular operating parameters of an automation system component connectable to the apparatus; b) a data analysis unit, integrated in the apparatus, for analysing the raw data stored in the long-term data memory in order to use the data analysis unit, during or after buffering, to examine the data concomitantly logged by means of the second interface and to derive findings therefrom regarding the state of the automation component; c) a configuration means, integrated in the apparatus, for configuring the data analysis unit for the analysis to be performed and for configuring the apparatus for the manner of further processing of the result of the data analysis by means of one of the interfaces (11, 13) or by means of the long-term data memory.
Apparatus for producing a Bessel beam, comprising a beamforming element which transforms a beam incident as a plane electromagnetic wave into a Bessel beam, wherein the beamforming element comprises at least one annular lens (3, 3') and a Fourier optical system, wherein the beamforming element comprises an annular aperture which corresponds to the annular lens (3, 3'), characterised in that the annular aperture is formed by providing the annular lens (3, 3') in the planar regions outside its convex or concave annular regions with a reflective or absorbent coating.
Double stranded RNA of from 21 to 23 nucleotides that mediates RNA interference of a cellular mRNA to which its sequence corresponds, provided that the double stranded RNA is not ucg agc ugg acg gcg acg uaa, chemically linked at the 3' end to the 5' end of the complementary RNA by a C18 linker group.
A method for producing a surface layer of a selected material in a predetermined pattern on a surface of a substrate having a multi-level surface structure constituted by at least one recess, and sloping surface part located adjacently to a bottom face of said recess, the method comprising: - providing the substrate having a groove arranged in said substrate surface, said groove having a bottom face and at least one side face sloping by less than 180 degrees with respect to the substrate top face, - depositing said surface layer (4,5) on a part of said substrate comprising said groove by vacuum chamber sputtering of said selected material from a sputtering source while moving said substrate in a predefined movement pattern past said sputtering source in a direction perpendicular to a direction of a main lobe of sputtering from said sputtering source and with a normal to the substrate surface in a predefined angle with said main lobe direction, and subsequently uniformly etching away surface layer material (4,5) deposited on said substrate by said sputtering until at least a part of said side face is free of said surface layer, such that said side face does not provide an electrical connection between the bottom face and the top face whereby the predetermined pattern becomes defined by the said selected material on the bottom face of the groove and the substrate surface. - providing the substrate having a groove arranged in said substrate surface, said groove having a bottom face and at least one side face sloping by less than 180 degrees with respect to the substrate top face, - depositing said surface layer (4,5) on a part of said substrate comprising said groove by vacuum chamber sputtering of said selected material from a sputtering source while moving said substrate in a predefined movement pattern past said sputtering source in a direction perpendicular to a direction of a main lobe of sputtering from said sputtering source and with a normal to the substrate surface in a predefined angle with said main lobe direction, and subsequently uniformly etching away surface layer material (4,5) deposited on said substrate by said sputtering until at least a part of said side face is free of said surface layer, such that said side face does not provide an electrical connection between the bottom face and the top face
A Factor Xa variant which modulates hemostasis comprising at least one substitution selected from the group consisting of: a) the lie at position 16 in chymotrypsin numbering system is Thr or Met, and b) the Val at position 17 in chymotrypsin numbering system is Thr or Ser. a) the lie at position 16 in chymotrypsin numbering system is Thr or Met, and b) the Val at position 17 in chymotrypsin numbering system is Thr or Ser.
Culinary article including a cap comprising a bottom and a side wall, a perforated plate fixed on an outer side of the cap and a thermocouple comprising two insulated conducting elements (11, 12) arranged between the outer side of the cap and the perforated plate, said thermocouple extending from the bottom to the side wall, characterised in that the two conducting elements consist of two metallic strips (11, 12) having a rectangular cross-section of thickness e between 0.1 and 0.5 millimetres.
A unit for transmitting pictures and/or data from camera assemblies that are linearly guided on a cable or rail assembly, comprising a travelling carriage, which carries the camera, the carriage being drivable along the cable or rail assembly in at least two directions, a data cable, preferably an optical fibre cable, being provided for the transmission of the data, the data cable being connected to the camera and being guided from the travelling carriage to a cable drum along one of the two directions of movement along the cable or rail assembly, and a second cable being provided, which is guided to the same cable drum initially away from the travelling carriage in the other direction of movement along the cable or rail assembly, and furthermore, the data cable and the second cable being wound onto the cable drum in opposite directions, so that the data cable together with the second cable form as it were a continuous cable, characterized in that the cable drum has an interface for the data transmission, and that parallel to the axis of the cable drum, a deflection pulley assembly is provided for each cable (3, 4), a deflection pulley that is fixedly located at the edge in each case diverting the respective cable (3, 4) onto a second deflection pulley that is located to be displaceable parallel to the axis of the cable drum along a guide, and the second movable deflection pulley diverting the respective cable (3, 4) for winding onto the cable drum or for unwinding from the cable drum, the two deflection pulley assemblies being arranged in mirror-image of one another, so that the fixed deflection pulleys are located at opposite sides of the unit, and the movement of the movable deflection pulleys is coupled.
Laminate having a first, light-absorbing outer layer, an opposite second, light reflective outer layer and an interposed membrane, characterized in that the laminate comprises a vapour permeability of at least 10000 g/m 2 /24h, that the first outer layer comprises a diffuse reflection of maximum 20 %, preferably maximum 18 %, most preferred maximum 15 % for all wavelengths between 400 nm and 900 nm and that the second outer layer comprises a diffuse reflection of at least 15 %, preferably at least 20 %, more preferred at least 22 %, most preferred at least 24 % for all wavelengths between 300 nm and 1100 nm.
A blood pump, comprising: - a pump casing having a blood flow inlet and a blood flow outlet, - an impeller arranged in said pump casing so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, the impeller having blades sized and shaped for conveying blood from the blood flow inlet to the blood flow outlet, and - a drive unit for rotating the impeller, the drive unit comprising a plurality of posts arranged about the axis of rotation, wherein each of the posts includes a shaft portion and a head portion, with the head portion pointing towards the impeller, wherein a coil winding is disposed about the shaft portion of each of the posts, the coil windings being sequentially controllable so as to create a rotating magnetic field, wherein a magnetically insulating material is disposed between the head portions of adjacent posts, wherein the impeller comprises at least one magnet arranged to interact with the rotating magnetic field so as to cause rotation of the impeller, wherein the drive unit further comprises a back plate which engages ends of the shaft portions of the posts opposite the head portions. - a pump casing having a blood flow inlet and a blood flow outlet, - an impeller arranged in said pump casing so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, the impeller having blades sized and shaped for conveying blood from the blood flow inlet to the blood flow outlet, and - a drive unit for rotating the impeller, the drive unit comprising a plurality of posts arranged about the axis of rotation, wherein each of the posts includes a shaft portion and a head portion, with the head portion pointing towards the impeller, wherein a coil winding is disposed about the shaft portion of each of the posts, the coil windings being sequentially controllable so as to create a rotating magnetic field, wherein a magnetically insulating material is disposed between the head portions of adjacent posts, wherein the impeller comprises at least one magnet arranged to interact with the rotating magnetic field so as to cause rotation of the impeller, wherein the drive unit further comprises a back plate which engages ends of the shaft portions of the posts opposite the head portions.
Method for calibrating the image (3 I, 3 II) of a camera, in particular a traffic monitoring camera, with respect to its viewing space, by determining the camera projection parameters (m kl) of a camera projection of the viewing space onto the image, characterized by the steps of providing a movable support with at least four markings visible by the camera, which span a volume and constitute known first world points (w i) in the viewing space, capturing a first image (3 I) of the viewing space, translating the support in the viewing space by an unknown displacement (v), to obtain, therefrom dependent, second world points (w i) in the viewing space, capturing a second image (3 II) of the viewing space, detecting the markings in the first image (3 I) as first image points (p i) and in the second image (3 II) as second image points (p i), and determining the camera projection parameters (m kl), by co-determining the displacement, from the known first world points, the second world points dependent from the displacement, the detected first image points and the detected second image points by means of the method of Direct Linear Transformation ("DLT").