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An architectural covering comprising a tool and a control unit for controlling a motor so as to adjust the position of the architectural covering, the control unit including - a housing (15, 17, 19), and - a circuit means, which is provided with switching means (38, 40) which upon actuation allow for the setting of at least one position of the architectural covering in the circuit means, wherein the housing (15, 17, 19) includes a tool receiving section for releasable engagement with the tool for actuating the switching means (38, 40); wherein the tool includes at least one actuating portion for being inserted into the tool receiving section, and each of the actuating portions includes at least one actuating surface (42, 44) for acting upon the switching means (38, 40) upon insertion of the actuating portion into the tool receiving section, and characterized in that at least one of: at least one of the actuating surfaces (42, 44) is offset from an axis of the tool, so that reversion of the tool about this axis allows for selective actuation of the switching means (38, 40) by means of the said actuating surface; and the tool comprises at least two actuating portions, and the actuating surfaces (42, 44) of said actuating portions are arranged so as to selectively actuate the switching means (38, 40) dependent on which of the actuating portions is inserted into the tool receiving section. - a housing (15, 17, 19), and - a circuit means, which is provided with switching means (38, 40) which upon actuation allow for the setting of at least one position of the architectural covering in the circuit means, wherein the housing (15, 17, 19) includes a tool receiving section for releasable engagement with the tool for actuating the switching means (38, 40); wherein the tool includes at least one actuating portion for being inserted into the tool receiving section, and each of the actuating portions includes at least one actuating surface (42, 44) for acting upon the switching means (38, 40) upon insertion of the actuating portion into the tool receiving section, and characterized in that at least one of: at least one of the actuating surfaces (42, 44) is offset from an axis of the tool, so that reversion of the tool about this axis allows for selective actuation of the switching means (38, 40) by means of the said actuating surface; and the tool comprises at least two actuating portions, and the actuating surfaces (42, 44) of said actuating portions are arranged so as to selectively actuate the switching means (38, 40) dependent on which of the actuating portions is inserted into the tool receiving section. at least one of the actuating surfaces (42, 44) is offset from an axis of the tool, so that reversion of the tool about this axis allows for selective actuation of the switching means (38, 40) by means of the said actuating surface; and the tool comprises at least two actuating portions, and the actuating surfaces (42, 44) of said actuating portions are arranged so as to selectively actuate the switching means (38, 40) dependent on which of the actuating portions is inserted into the tool receiving section.
A work area determination system for an autonomous traveling work vehicle, comprising: a photographing device (222, 232) configured to photograph a predetermined area including a work area and acquiring a plurality of photographic images (3a-3d) thereof; an image positioning device (223, 233) configured to obtain position information indicative of a position at which each of the plurality of photographic images (3a-3d) has been acquired; a map generation section (211a, 231a) configured to generate a map based on the plurality of photographic images (3a-3d), on a position of an index, positioned in the work area and contained in each of the plurality of photographic images (3a-3d), and on the position information indicative of the position at which each of the plurality of photographic images (3a-3d) has been acquired, a displaying section for displaying the map; and a work area determination section (211b, 231b) configured to determine the work area in which the autonomous traveling work vehicle is to work while automatically excluding an exclusion area, based on an area designation for the map displayed in the displaying section. a photographing device (222, 232) configured to photograph a predetermined area including a work area and acquiring a plurality of photographic images (3a-3d) thereof; an image positioning device (223, 233) configured to obtain position information indicative of a position at which each of the plurality of photographic images (3a-3d) has been acquired; a map generation section (211a, 231a) configured to generate a map based on the plurality of photographic images (3a-3d), on a position of an index, positioned in the work area and contained in each of the plurality of photographic images (3a-3d), and on the position information indicative of the position at which each of the plurality of photographic images (3a-3d) has been acquired, a displaying section for displaying the map; and a work area determination section (211b, 231b) configured to determine the work area in which the autonomous traveling work vehicle is to work while automatically excluding an exclusion area, based on an area designation for the map displayed in the displaying section.
An automotive glazing for a vehicle, the glazing having two major faces, comprising an inner face which faces the interior of the vehicle when the glazing is installed in the vehicle, and an outer face which faces outwardly, the glazing further having at least one edge (12, 13), wherein an elongate glazing component is attached to the inner face of the glazing adjacent the edge of the glazing so that it extends along at least part of the edge, characterised in that at least one reinforcing member, of which the longest dimension is small in relation to the longest dimension of the elongate glazing component, is bonded to the inner face of the glazing adjacent the elongate glazing component, and wherein each reinforcing member has a contact area by means of which it is bonded to the inner face of the glazing, and a flange which extends generally parallel to the inner face of the glazing and is spaced from the inner face of the glazing, thereby defining an open-ended space in the form of a slot between the flange and the inner face of the glazing, wherein the flange extends over part of the elongate glazing component and is in contact with it, thereby holding the elongate glazing component in position relative to the glazing.
A sorting machine for crates with collapsible side walls, consisting of a conveyor belt for supplying the crates, an ascertainment station for determining the crate model and any defects on the individual crate while the latter is located in the region of stops, and a row of stacking stations for the individual models of crates, with ejection of the defective crates, wherein said stacking stations are equipped with conveyor belts, characterized in that the conveying movement (1 a) for conveying the crates from the supplying conveyor belt to the conveyor belts of the stacking stations is generated by means of at least one roller per side, said roller rotating about a vertical axis, wherein said roller acts laterally on the opposite edges of the individual supplied crates, wherein the rotation of the roller on both sides is independent of the movements of the supplying conveyor belt and of each of the conveyor belts.
An in vitro method of inducing an immune response to a CD47-expressing mammalian tumor cell, the method comprising: (a) contacting a macrophage or dendritic cell with a CD47-expressing mammalian tumor cell in the presence of an effective dose of an anti-CD47 agent in vitro to generate a loaded macrophage or dendritic cell; and (b) contacting a T cell population with the loaded macrophage or dendritic cell in vitro; wherein the T cell population generates a response specific to the CD47-expressing mammalian tumor cell. (a) contacting a macrophage or dendritic cell with a CD47-expressing mammalian tumor cell in the presence of an effective dose of an anti-CD47 agent in vitro to generate a loaded macrophage or dendritic cell; and (b) contacting a T cell population with the loaded macrophage or dendritic cell in vitro;
A method of manufacturing an optical fiber preform comprising the steps of: feeding at least glass raw material, dopant material and oxygen gas to a high frequency induction thermal plasma torch to synthesize glass particles in plasma therein; and rotating and repeatedly reciprocating a glass rod relative to said plasma torch to deposit the synthesized glass particles onto said glass rod; wherein said feeding step comprises the steps of: feeding said glass raw material to said plasma torch in a first direction of the reciprocating motion of said glass rod; and characterized in that said feeding step further comprises a step of reducing a feeding amount of said glass raw material to said plasma torch in a second direction of said reciprocating motion relative to a feeding amount of said glass raw material to said plasma torch in said first direction, and further comprising the step of making the moving speed of said glass rod in said second direction faster than that in said first direction. feeding at least glass raw material, dopant material and oxygen gas to a high frequency induction thermal plasma torch to synthesize glass particles in plasma therein; and rotating and repeatedly reciprocating a glass rod relative to said plasma torch to deposit the synthesized glass particles onto said glass rod; wherein said feeding step comprises the steps of: feeding said glass raw material to said plasma torch in a first direction of the reciprocating motion of said glass rod; and characterized in that said feeding step further comprises a step of reducing a feeding amount of said glass raw material to said plasma torch in a second direction of said reciprocating motion relative to a feeding amount of said glass raw material to said plasma torch in said first direction, and further comprising the step of making the moving speed of said glass rod in said second direction faster than that in said first direction.
A valve for permitting selective dispensing of contents of a package, said valve comprising: a first exterior layer; a second exterior layer; a first interior layer disposed between said exterior layers (16, 20); a second interior layer; an attachment section located on each of said exterior layers (16, 20) for permitting attachment between said valve and said package; a bubble formed between said interior layers (18a, 18b), said bubble having an enclosed material; and a channel formed between said exterior layers (16, 20), said channel including an inlet for fluidic communication with an internal volume of said package, and an outlet through which said contents may be dispensed, wherein a physical characteristic of said bubble biases said channel from an open position towards a closed position that restricts flow of said contents from said inlet to said outlet, characterised in that the second interior layer is disposed between said exterior layers (16, 20). a first exterior layer; a second exterior layer; a first interior layer disposed between said exterior layers (16, 20); a second interior layer; an attachment section located on each of said exterior layers (16, 20) for permitting attachment between said valve and said package; a bubble formed between said interior layers (18a, 18b), said bubble having an enclosed material; and a channel formed between said exterior layers (16, 20), said channel including an inlet for fluidic communication with an internal volume of said package, and an outlet through which said contents may be dispensed, wherein a physical characteristic of said bubble biases said channel from an open position towards a closed position that restricts flow of said contents from said inlet to said outlet, characterised in that the second interior layer is disposed between said exterior layers (16, 20).
A method for detecting an antimicrobial surface coating on a substrate, comprising the steps of: providing a substrate having a surface with an antimicrobial coating thereon; applying an anionic agent to said surface of the substrate; allowing the anionic agent to bond to the antimicrobial surface coating present on the substrate surface; removing unbonded anionic agent from the surface of the substrate; subjecting the surface of the substrate to a predetermined process to effect a change in the bonded anionic agent; observing the change in the bonded anionic agent; and verifying, based on the observed change in the bonded anionic agent, the presence of antimicrobial surface coating on the substrate surface; characterized in that: the bonded anionic agent is invisible under visible lighting conditions; the anionic agent is applied to the surface of the substrate using an applicator device; and the applicator device is configured to apply the anionic agent according to a predefined pattern. providing a substrate having a surface with an antimicrobial coating thereon; applying an anionic agent to said surface of the substrate; allowing the anionic agent to bond to the antimicrobial surface coating present on the substrate surface; removing unbonded anionic agent from the surface of the substrate; subjecting the surface of the substrate to a predetermined process to effect a change in the bonded anionic agent; observing the change in the bonded anionic agent; and verifying, based on the observed change in the bonded anionic agent, the presence of antimicrobial surface coating on the substrate surface; characterized in that: the bonded anionic agent is invisible under visible lighting conditions; the anionic agent is applied to the surface of the substrate using an applicator device; and the applicator device is configured to apply the anionic agent according to a predefined pattern. the bonded anionic agent is invisible under visible lighting conditions; the anionic agent is applied to the surface of the substrate using an applicator device; and the applicator device is configured to apply the anionic agent according to a predefined pattern.
A method for processing sacrificial layers in MEMS device fabrication, the method comprising: applying a patterned layer of Aerogel material onto a substrate to form an Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214); applying at least one non-sacrificial silicon layer over the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214), wherein the non-sacrificial silicon layer is coupled to the substrate through one or more gaps provided in the patterned layer of Aerogel material; removing the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214) by exposing the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214) to a removal liquid; characterised in that the method further comprises applying a protection layer to one or more exposed regions of the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214), and wherein removing the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214) further comprises breaching the protection layer to allow the removal liquid to reach the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214). applying a patterned layer of Aerogel material onto a substrate to form an Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214); applying at least one non-sacrificial silicon layer over the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214), wherein the non-sacrificial silicon layer is coupled to the substrate through one or more gaps provided in the patterned layer of Aerogel material; removing the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214) by exposing the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214) to a removal liquid; characterised in that the method further comprises applying a protection layer to one or more exposed regions of the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214), and wherein removing the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214) further comprises breaching the protection layer to allow the removal liquid to reach the Aerogel sacrificial layer (220, 214).
A method of producing oil-based components, comprising the steps of: - providing VGO and slack wax; - combining the VGO as a major component and the slack wax as a minor component to provide a feedstock; - subjecting the feedstock to a hydrocracking step to provide a first effluent; - fractionating the first effluent to provide at least a bottom fraction and a middle distillate fraction; - recovering the bottom fraction and the middle distillate fraction, wherein the feedstock comprises at most 30 wt.% slack wax and the slack wax is provided as unpurified slack wax obtained from solvent dewaxing of a waxy petroleum feed. - providing VGO and slack wax; - combining the VGO as a major component and the slack wax as a minor component to provide a feedstock; - subjecting the feedstock to a hydrocracking step to provide a first effluent; - fractionating the first effluent to provide at least a bottom fraction and a middle distillate fraction; - recovering the bottom fraction and the middle distillate fraction, wherein the feedstock comprises at most 30 wt.% slack wax and the slack wax is provided as unpurified slack wax obtained from solvent dewaxing of a waxy petroleum feed.
An exoskeleton that can be applied to a limb of a wearer, the exoskeleton including a first member and a second member with an articulation set in between to enable a relative movement of angular orientation between the first member and the second member over a range of angular orientation, characterized in that said second member includes a first structure, which can be oriented, at said articulation, with respect to said first member over the entire said range of angular orientation, and a second structure, which can be coupled to the limb of the wearer, the second structure having a latch device (20; 204, 206) for latching the second structure to the first structure, said latch device (20; 204, 206) being selectively disengageable at a certain angular position of said range of angular orientation to render said first structure orientable with respect to said first member independently of said second structure.
Torque-dependent releasable coupling (24, 24a) for a hand tool, with a first coupling element, which cooperates with a second coupling element for transmitting a torque, wherein at least one of the two coupling elements (30, 32) can be moved relative to the other coupling element and is pretensioned by a spring element (40, 40a, b, c), characterised in that the spring element (40, 40a, b, c) is a helical spring with a non-linear, progressive force-deflection characteristic, in which the winding diameter is varied over the length and/or the wire diameter is varied over the length and/or the winding pitch is varied over the length and in that the force-deflection characteristic is configured such that over a whole torque setting range ΔI the relative torque variation ΔM per path step is virtually constant.
A solder ball feeding device, comprising a solder ball reservoir for receiving an amount of solder balls and a metring device for dispensing a metred feeding amount of solder balls to a discharge device, the metring device comprising a dispensing nozzle with a dispensing cannula, the solder ball reservoir or the dispensing nozzle of the solder ball reservoir being provided with a pressure connection which serves to introduce a pressurized gas into the solder ball feeding device characterised in that the metring device comprises an ultrasound device, the ultrasound device serving to apply vibrations to the dispensing nozzle.
A device designed to make it easier to move a curtain with loops on a pole, comprising at least two sliding elements to be attached to at least one loop, each element having a face used for the attachment to the loop which is at least partially coated with an adhesive, the elements being held a predefined distance apart by detachable and/or flexible retention means, at least before they are placed on the loop.
An augmentation material (100, 100', 100", 100′′′") comprising a wire (200, 200', 200", 200′′′") and, in axial alignment along a longitudinal axis of the wire (200, 200', 200", 200""'), a plurality of groups (350, 350', 350", 350′′′ʺ) of axially adjacent connecting elements (300, 300', 300", 300′′′ʺ) which extend radially from the wire (200, 200', 200", 200′′′ʺ), the connecting elements (300, 300', 300", 300′′′") being designed such that, when a first group (350a, 350") of the plurality of groups (350, 350', 350", 350′′′ʺ) presses against a further group (350b, 350") of the plurality of groups (350, 350', 350", 350′′′ʺ), the connecting elements (300a, 300a", 300b, 300b") of the two groups (350a, 350a" 350b, 350b") can be connected to one another in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner, characterized in that the connecting elements (300, 300', 300", 300′′′") are designed as discs which extend radially from the wire (200, 200', 200", 200′′′ʺ).
Flame retardant composition comprising an organic heat-curable polymer, a curing agent for the organic heat-curable polymer, an acid former and up to 0.2 wt.% organopolysiloxane, based on the weight of the organic heat-curable polymer and the curing agent.
A charge control apparatus, configured to control a charge of a battery comprising: a charger configured to rectify AC power supplied from a power supply by full-wave rectification or half-wave rectification and to charge the battery with rectified power as charge power of the battery; a sensor configured to detect a voltage and a current supplied to the battery, the voltage and the current indicating a state of the battery; and a controller configured to control the charger, wherein the controller is configured to: set a voltage lower than a limit voltage of the battery as upper limit charge voltage chargeable to the battery from the charger, calculate a power chargeable to the battery as chargeable power on a basis of a detection value of the sensor and the upper limit charge voltage; set the charge power to the lower of a maximum charge power of the charger and the chargeable power; characterized in that, when the chargeable power becomes the maximum charge power of the charger or lower, the controller is further configured to raise the upper limit charge voltage, recalculate the chargeable power, and set the charge power to the recalculated value of the chargeable power. a charger configured to rectify AC power supplied from a power supply by full-wave rectification or half-wave rectification and to charge the battery with rectified power as charge power of the battery; a sensor configured to detect a voltage and a current supplied to the battery, the voltage and the current indicating a state of the battery; and a controller configured to control the charger, wherein the controller is configured to: set a voltage lower than a limit voltage of the battery as upper limit charge voltage chargeable to the battery from the charger, calculate a power chargeable to the battery as chargeable power on a basis of a detection value of the sensor and the upper limit charge voltage; set the charge power to the lower of a maximum charge power of the charger and the chargeable power; characterized in that, when the chargeable power becomes the maximum charge power of the charger or lower, the controller is further configured to raise the upper limit charge voltage, recalculate the chargeable power, and set the charge power to the recalculated value of the chargeable power. set a voltage lower than a limit voltage of the battery as upper limit charge voltage chargeable to the battery from the charger, calculate a power chargeable to the battery as chargeable power on a basis of a detection value of the sensor and the upper limit charge voltage; set the charge power to the lower of a maximum charge power of the charger and the chargeable power; characterized in that, when the chargeable power becomes the maximum charge power of the charger or lower, the controller is further configured to raise the upper limit charge voltage, recalculate the chargeable power, and set the charge power to the recalculated value of the chargeable power.