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A bending method for bending a workpiece with a tool of a punch and a die of the bending machine, of which one back gauge abutting part has contact confirmation sensors characterized in that, after a tool, a tool layout, a position of a workpiece, a position of a back gauge, and a shape of an abutting part of the workpiece with respect to the back gauge has been determined based on a product information, based on a contact state between the workpiece abutting part and the back gauge abutting part, at least one contact confirmation sensor that has to be ON when a workpiece is abutted is determined among contact confirmation sensors (S 1 ∼ S 5) provided in plural at one back gauge abutting part, thereafter on the conditions of ON of all these contact confirmation sensors that have been determined to have be ON and on a condition ON of a foot pedal operating the ram control means of the bending machine, the ram of the bending machine is driven to carry out bending of the workpiece. characterized in that, after a tool, a tool layout, a position of a workpiece, a position of a back gauge, and a shape of an abutting part of the workpiece with respect to the back gauge has been determined based on a product information, based on a contact state between the workpiece abutting part and the back gauge abutting part, at least one contact confirmation sensor that has to be ON when a workpiece is abutted is determined among contact confirmation sensors (S 1 ∼ S 5) provided in plural at one back gauge abutting part, thereafter on the conditions of ON of all these contact confirmation sensors that have been determined to have be ON and on a condition ON of a foot pedal operating the ram control means of the bending machine, the ram of the bending machine is driven to carry out bending of the workpiece.
A computer implemented method for guiding a user to capture an image of a target object using an image capturing device, comprising: determining a bounding area for the image to be captured; capturing at least one frame of the image inside the bounding area; segmenting the target object in the captured at least one frame by separating the target object from the rest of the image; determining symmetry and self-similarity of the segmented target object; determining at least one image parameter by a sensor; and providing one or more inputs, based on the determined symmetry, the determined self-similarity, and the at least one image parameter of the image, for guiding the user to capture a final image of the target object. determining a bounding area for the image to be captured; capturing at least one frame of the image inside the bounding area; segmenting the target object in the captured at least one frame by separating the target object from the rest of the image; determining symmetry and self-similarity of the segmented target object; determining at least one image parameter by a sensor; and providing one or more inputs, based on the determined symmetry, the determined self-similarity, and the at least one image parameter of the image, for guiding the user to capture a final image of the target object.
A surgical implant device, comprising: a metallic body portion; and one or more metallic surfaces comprising a metallic osteo-porous or osteo-derived layer and a plurality of needles on an exterior portion of the metallic body portion; wherein the metallic body portion and the one or more metallic surfaces comprising the metallic osteo-porous or osteo-derived layer and the plurality of needles are integrally formed, wherein the metallic osteo-porous or osteo-derived layer comprises an irregular lattice of intersecting struts that intersects at randomly perturbed nodes, wherein some of the plurality of needles are anchored to the metallic body portion and some of the plurality of needles are anchored to the intersecting struts of the irregular lattice of the metallic osteo-porous or osteo-derived layer, wherein the plurality of needles substantially increase the coefficient of friction of the one or more metallic surfaces. a metallic body portion; and one or more metallic surfaces comprising a metallic osteo-porous or osteo-derived layer and a plurality of needles on an exterior portion of the metallic body portion; wherein the metallic body portion and the one or more metallic surfaces comprising the metallic osteo-porous or osteo-derived layer and the plurality of needles are integrally formed, wherein the metallic osteo-porous or osteo-derived layer comprises an irregular lattice of intersecting struts that intersects at randomly perturbed nodes, wherein some of the plurality of needles are anchored to the metallic body portion and some of the plurality of needles are anchored to the intersecting struts of the irregular lattice of the metallic osteo-porous or osteo-derived layer, wherein the plurality of needles substantially increase the coefficient of friction of the one or more metallic surfaces.
A telescopic steering column assembly comprising an upper shroud portion, a lower shroud portion, the two shroud portions (1, 2) being able to move relatively along a common linear path during telescopic adjustment, a telescopic steering shaft (3, 4) that passes through the upper and lower shroud portions (1, 2) and is supported by the shroud portions (1, 2) through at least one support bearing assembly that acts between an upper portion of the telescopic steering shaft and a lower portion of the shroud that move relative to one another axially during telescopic adjustment of the steering assembly for reach, the support bearing assembly in use removing free play between the shaft (3, 4) and the shroud portions (1, 2) that would otherwise occur in at least one direction orthogonal to the telescopic movement, in which the at least one support bearing assembly comprises: a first bearing race which is separate from the shroud portions (1, 2) and the steering shaft (3, 4), a resilient spacer that applies a biasing force that is directed in a radial direction from the axis of the shaft (3, 4) and that is located between the first race and an adjacent face of one of the lower shroud portion and the upper shaft portion; a set of bearings, and a cage that locates the bearings relative to the first bearing race, and the bearings bear onto a second bearing race that is defined by a surface of the other one of the lower shroud portion and the upper shaft portion, the second bearing race permitting the bearings to slide or roll in the direction of adjustment of the steering column assembly when it is adjusted for reach. a first bearing race which is separate from the shroud portions (1, 2) and the steering shaft (3, 4), a resilient spacer that applies a biasing force that is directed in a radial direction from the axis of the shaft (3, 4) and that is located between the first race and an adjacent face of one of the lower shroud portion and the upper shaft portion; a set of bearings, and a cage that locates the bearings relative to the first bearing race, and the bearings bear onto a second bearing race that is defined by a surface of the other one of the lower shroud portion and the upper shaft portion, the second bearing race permitting the bearings to slide or roll in the direction of adjustment of the steering column assembly when it is adjusted for reach.
Motor vehicle arrangement comprising a windshield, a profile strip attached to a lower boundary of the windshield and a cover component adjoining the windshield, wherein the profile strip or the cover component has a sealing section operative between the windshield and the cover component, an outside of the sealing section together with an outside of the windshield and an outside of the cover component forming a part of a continuous outer surface of the motor vehicle, wherein an additional component is provided, which is part of, or connected to, a motor vehicle body, wherein the additional component has a first fastening section and the profile strip has a second fastening section, wherein the cover component has a holding section which is fastened between the fastening sections (52, 66), characterized in that the two fastening sections (52, 66) delimit a gap, into which gap the holding section of the cover member is inserted in a joining direction, wherein the fastening sections (52, 66) and the holding section are inclined or perpendicularly oriented to the outer surface such that the joining direction for joining the holding section and the fastening sections (52, 66) is inclined or perpendicularly oriented to the outer surface.
A filling unit of a filling machine having a central control unit, said filling unit being designed to engage at least one container to carry out filling thereof with a filling product and including a flow regulator device defining one or more filling passages and including a valve group configured to regulate flow of the product within the container during filling operations, and integrally provided with an electronic control module, integrating a computing unit, configured to acquire operating data during the filling operations, relating to the filling operations being performed, and a storage memory, coupled to the computing unit, and configured to store the operating data, during the filling operations, whereby the electronic control module communicates over a communication bus with the central control unit, via a communication interface coupled to the computing unit, such that the central control unit is able to receive and transmit data from/to the central control unit, characterized in that said storage memory is a buffer memory, storing operating data relating to a number of filling recipes executed in the filling machine and circularly overwriting the data previously stored, a filling recipe including a set of filling operations for filling the container with the filling product, in that it comprises a sensor element including a pressure sensor, which is fluidically coupled to the filling passage and configured to monitor the pressure or vacuum within the container during each step of the filling recipe; and in that the central control unit reads the operating data stored in the buffer memory including operating data from the sensor element which is also stored in the buffer memory, during the filling operations, and/or after the filling operations for further processing.
An aqueous conditioning composition comprising: i) 0.1 to 2 wt % of a cationic conditioning polymer; ii) 0.1 to 5 wt % of an anionic surfactant comprising EO groups, with a degree of ethoxylation of from 3 to 15; wherein the composition has a transparency such that the turbidity is lower than 1 cm -1, as measured using a UV/vis spectrophotometer and applying the equation Turbidity = (2.3 x A/L), where A is the absorbance measured from the sample at 750 nm and L is the path length; and wherein the composition has a maximum foam height of 10 ml, as measured at 25°C and atmospheric pressure, by diluting 1g composition with 9 g water in a 100ml graduated cylinder with an internal diameter of 29 mm, and recording a starting volume; the cylinder then being stoppered and vigorously shaken vertically for 10 seconds, followed by resting for 60 seconds after which measuring the height of the foam to the nearest 5ml graduation; and subtracting the starting volume from this value. i) 0.1 to 2 wt % of a cationic conditioning polymer; ii) 0.1 to 5 wt % of an anionic surfactant comprising EO groups, with a degree of ethoxylation of from 3 to 15; wherein the composition has a transparency such that the turbidity is lower than 1 cm -1, as measured using a UV/vis spectrophotometer and applying the equation Turbidity = (2.3 x A/L), where A is the absorbance measured from the sample at 750 nm and L is the path length; and wherein the composition has a maximum foam height of 10 ml, as measured at 25°C and atmospheric pressure, by diluting 1g composition with 9 g water in a 100ml graduated cylinder with an internal diameter of 29 mm, and recording a starting volume; the cylinder then being stoppered and vigorously shaken vertically for 10 seconds, followed by resting for 60 seconds after which measuring the height of the foam to the nearest 5ml graduation; and subtracting the starting volume from this value.
A process for preparing methionine, comprising the alkaline hydrolysis of 5-(2-methylmercaptoethyl)-hydantoin (methionine hydantoin) in an aqueous process solution comprising alkali metal hydroxide and/or alkali metal carbonate and/or alkali metal hydrogencarbonate to form methionine alkali metal salt, precipitation of methionine by means of carbon dioxide, separation of the precipitated methionine from the process solution, concentration of the process solution and recycling of the process solution in the alkaline hydrolysis of methionine hydantoin once more forwarded to the process solution, wherein the alkali metal cations in the process solution are potassium and sodium having a K/Na molar ratio range from 99/1 to 20/80.
Support structure for electrical and electronic devices, of the type comprising: - a plastic box; - a box-shaped support frame (2; 20) made of plastic material and designed to be coupled with said box; - a plastic mask used to cover the front opening of the support frame (2; 20); - at least one electrical or electronic device made of plastic material, designed to be coupled with said support frame (2, 20); at least one of said plastic support frame (2; 20), plastic mask and plastic device is frontally covered with a metal finish element (4; 40, 6, 8) provided on the back with a series of brackets, structure characterized in that at least one of said plastic support frame (2; 20), plastic mask and plastic device is co-molded with the corresponding metal finish element (4; 40, 6, 8), in such a way that said brackets of the metal finish element (4; 40, 6, 8) are drowned in the plastic material. - a plastic box; - a box-shaped support frame (2; 20) made of plastic material and designed to be coupled with said box; - a plastic mask used to cover the front opening of the support frame (2; 20); - at least one electrical or electronic device made of plastic material, designed to be coupled with said support frame (2, 20);
A setting tool used on tubing and activated by applied tubing pressure behind a deployed plug to set a liner hanger in a borehole, the liner hanger having a hanger bore with at least one inlet port, the at least one inlet port disposed in fluid communication with a hydraulic setting mechanism for the liner hanger, the setting tool comprising: a tool body disposed on the tubing and having a tool bore for borehole fluid, a stinger portion of the tool body being configured to seal inside the hanger bore and having at least one outlet port (57, 97), the at least one outlet port (57, 97) being configured to be positioned in fluid communication with the at least one inlet port; a bonnet disposed on the tool body and containing a first volume, the first volume configured to hold an actuation fluid separate from the borehole fluid; an actuator piston disposed in the tool bore and having a second volume defined therewith, the second volume configured to hold the actuation fluid, the at least one outlet port (57, 97) communicating the second volume with the at least one inlet port of the hanger; a check valve disposed on the tool body and being configured to communicate the actuation fluid from the first volume to the second volume; and an actuator seat associated with the actuator piston and configured to engage the deployed plug, the actuator piston being configured to move in response to the applied tubing pressure behind the deployed plug engaged in the actuator seat, the actuator piston in response to the movement being configured to intensify the applied tubing pressure on the actuation fluid in the second volume to the hydraulic setting mechanism for the liner hanger. a tool body disposed on the tubing and having a tool bore for borehole fluid, a stinger portion of the tool body being configured to seal inside the hanger bore and having at least one outlet port (57, 97), the at least one outlet port (57, 97) being configured to be positioned in fluid communication with the at least one inlet port; a bonnet disposed on the tool body and containing a first volume, the first volume configured to hold an actuation fluid separate from the borehole fluid; an actuator piston disposed in the tool bore and having a second volume defined therewith, the second volume configured to hold the actuation fluid, the at least one outlet port (57, 97) communicating the second volume with the at least one inlet port of the hanger; a check valve disposed on the tool body and being configured to communicate the actuation fluid from the first volume to the second volume; and an actuator seat associated with the actuator piston and configured to engage the deployed plug, the actuator piston being configured to move in response to the applied tubing pressure behind the deployed plug engaged in the actuator seat, the actuator piston in response to the movement being configured to intensify the applied tubing pressure on the actuation fluid in the second volume to the hydraulic setting mechanism for the liner hanger.
Composition of oxidized and/or phosphorized copper powder, preferably in the form of CuP 8, characterized in that said powder: - contains at least 60% by mass of copper, - contains not more than 70% by mass of grains the diameter of which is less than 45 μm at most. - contains at least 60% by mass of copper, - contains not more than 70% by mass of grains the diameter of which is less than 45 μm at most.
A method for selectively removing virus and/or virus DNA from an aqueous solution comprising a target protein, said method comprising: a) adding acetone to the solution at a concentration which selectively precipitates the virus and/or virus DNA, b) performing a separation step to separate precipitated material from the solution comprising the target protein, c) adding to the solution an additional amount of acetone to reach a final concentration which precipitates the target protein, and d) collecting the precipitated target protein from the solution; wherein the concentration of acetone in step a) is 12-40% (v/v). a) adding acetone to the solution at a concentration which selectively precipitates the virus and/or virus DNA, b) performing a separation step to separate precipitated material from the solution comprising the target protein, c) adding to the solution an additional amount of acetone to reach a final concentration which precipitates the target protein, and d) collecting the precipitated target protein from the solution; wherein the concentration of acetone in step a) is 12-40% (v/v).
An in vitro method of converting a population of cells, selected from the group consisting of: cardiomyocytes, other cells found in the heart, and other somatic cells not found in the heart, into cells suitable for generation of a biological pacemaker, the method comprising: • culturing the cells in vitro, wherein the cultured cells comprise quiescent cells that do not exhibit spontaneous repetitive electrical activity, and • administering one or more transcription factors comprising Tbx18 to the quiescent cells to generate converted cells wherein, the converted cells exhibit spontaneous repetitive electrical activity, and thus are capable of generating a biological pacemaker in vivo. • culturing the cells in vitro, wherein the cultured cells comprise quiescent cells that do not exhibit spontaneous repetitive electrical activity, and • administering one or more transcription factors comprising Tbx18 to the quiescent cells to generate converted cells
Turbo-supercharger of a vehicle, with a turbine which comprises at least one flow guide blade for a medium, wherein a flow of medium radially impacts on a turbine wheel of the turbine via the at least one flow guide blade and the flow guide blade is rotatably mounted on a housing part of the turbo-supercharger by means of a bearing shaft seated in a recess of the housing part, wherein the bearing shaft and the recess have at least two bearing points (17, 18) spaced apart from one another in the axial direction, which have different diameters (d 2, d' 2) on the bearing shaft and one of which, the bearing point facing towards the flow guide blade, is formed by the bearing shaft and the recess, while the other bearing point is formed either by the bearing shaft and the recess or is formed by the bearing shaft, the recess and a bearing element, characterised in that a continuous change of the shaft diameter is provided between the bearing points (17, 18).
Device for electronically controlling a service brake of a vehicle with an ABS function and a group of two liftable axles (12, 13) which are adjacent to one another and provided with ABS sensors (c-f), wherein a non-lifted axle of the group in the device has a "main axle for the ABS function" status, in which only the ABS sensors (c,d) of this axle of the device supply the reference data for the speed, and wherein in the device the assignment of the "main axle for the ABS function" status for lifting the previous main axle can be transferred to the other axle, which is subsequently not provided for lifting.
Method for detecting landmarks (13, 14, 15, 16) in a traffic environment of a mobile unit, in which data sets are detected by a laser scanner, wherein the data sets comprise data points; data points of a defined number of data sets are stored as output data; segments are determined using the output data by means of a segmentation, wherein respective data points are associated with the segments; for each of the determined segments, landmark parameters of the respective segment are determined; an object class is associated with the segments using the respective landmark parameters determined for it; landmark observations are determined, wherein landmark parameters and an object class are associated with each landmark observation; and the landmark observations are output, characterized in that the landmark parameters for each of the determined segments are determined by means of a principal component analysis of the respective segment; wherein the principal component analysis for determining the landmark parameters for each segment includes a determination of an approximation ellipse for the segment, wherein a geometric shape of the approximation ellipse allows an approximation of a plurality of other geometric shapes, wherein a direction parameter, a length parameter, a width parameter, a start position, and an end position of the approximation ellipse are determined together in one step. data sets are detected by a laser scanner, wherein the data sets comprise data points; data points of a defined number of data sets are stored as output data; segments are determined using the output data by means of a segmentation, wherein respective data points are associated with the segments; for each of the determined segments, landmark parameters of the respective segment are determined; an object class is associated with the segments using the respective landmark parameters determined for it; landmark observations are determined, wherein landmark parameters and an object class are associated with each landmark observation; and the landmark observations are output, characterized in that the landmark parameters for each of the determined segments are determined by means of a principal component analysis of the respective segment; wherein the principal component analysis for determining the landmark parameters for each segment includes a determination of an approximation ellipse for the segment, wherein a geometric shape of the approximation ellipse allows an approximation of a plurality of other geometric shapes, wherein a direction parameter, a length parameter, a width parameter, a start position, and an end position of the approximation ellipse are determined together in one step.