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Method for operating a particle sensor in order to determine a particle content in a gas flow, wherein the particle sensor comprises on its surface at least two interdigital electrodes engaging in one another and a heating element, which is separated from the electrodes by an insulation layer, and which is connected via two heating element terminals to a ground potential, on the one hand, and a positive heating element voltage (+H), on the other hand, and by which, in a regeneration phase, the particle sensor can be heated and a soot load on the particle sensor can thereby be removed, and with which, in a diagnostic phase during the regeneration phase, a current is measured by intermittently applying a measurement voltage to the electrodes and, with the aid of the profile and strength of this current as a function of time, a functional test of the particle sensor is carried out, characterized in that, during the regeneration phase, additional operating phases are introduced in which, outside the diagnostic phase, sodium ions which are in the layer regions between the electrodes and the heating element are deliberately displaced by intermittently applying certain voltage potentials different to zero volts to the electrodes by virtue of the fact that, during the additional operating phases, the electrical potentials of the electrodes are set to be equal to or greater than the heating element voltage (+H).
A cone radiator sub-reflector assembly for a reflector antenna with a sub-reflector supported by a waveguide, comprising: a unitary dielectric block; a sub-reflector provided at a distal end of the unitary dielectric block; a waveguide transition portion of the unitary dielectric block dimensioned for insertion coupling into an end of the waveguide; a sub-reflector support portion of the unitary dielectric block; a dielectric radiator portion between the waveguide transition portion and the sub-reflector support portion, wherein an outer diameter of the dielectric radiator portion is provided with a plurality of radially inward grooves, characterized in that the radially inward grooves extend radially inward to a diameter less than an inner diameter of the end of the waveguide; a lens bore extending from a proximal end of the unitary dielectric block towards the distal end of the unitary dielectric block at least to the sub-reflector support portion; and a maximum material thickness of the unitary dielectric block occurs between a sidewall of one of the radially inward grooves and the sub-reflector. a unitary dielectric block; a sub-reflector provided at a distal end of the unitary dielectric block; a waveguide transition portion of the unitary dielectric block dimensioned for insertion coupling into an end of the waveguide; a sub-reflector support portion of the unitary dielectric block; a dielectric radiator portion between the waveguide transition portion and the sub-reflector support portion, wherein an outer diameter of the dielectric radiator portion is provided with a plurality of radially inward grooves, characterized in that the radially inward grooves extend radially inward to a diameter less than an inner diameter of the end of the waveguide; a lens bore extending from a proximal end of the unitary dielectric block towards the distal end of the unitary dielectric block at least to the sub-reflector support portion; and a maximum material thickness of the unitary dielectric block occurs between a sidewall of one of the radially inward grooves and the sub-reflector.
A device comprising a polyaxial surgical screw having an internally hollow tulip displaying a first open end for accessing inside the tulip, a second end opposite to the first end, and a side wall extending between the first and the second end (103, 104); and at least one elongated rod projecting from the side wall and extending from the first end in a direction opposite to the second end, said screw having, in addition, a threaded shank displaying a first end defining the tip of the screw and a second end opposite to the first one displaying a ball joint joined to the second end of the tulip to orient said shank with respect to the tulip itself; said device also comprising: - a shaped tip for engaging the second end of the threaded shank to rotate the shank itself about its own longitudinal extension axis; - a tubular body having a first end supporting the shaped tip and a second end opposite to the first end and configured to remain outside a patient's body, said tubular body also displaying at least one housing cavity configured to engage said elongated rod of the surgical screw; and - a rotation component of the shaped tip, extending along the tubular body and configured to be actuated by an operator; characterised in that said tubular body comprises two housing cavities configured to engage said elongated rods of the surgical screw; said cavities being spaced apart by two corresponding arched walls, each of which displaying two longitudinal edges which can abut with the longitudinal edges of the elongated rods; said arched walls defining, in cooperation with the outer surfaces of the elongated rods, a continuous cylindrical surface with a circular cross-section. - a shaped tip for engaging the second end of the threaded shank to rotate the shank itself about its own longitudinal extension axis; - a tubular body having a first end supporting the shaped tip and a second end opposite to the first end and configured to remain outside a patient's body, said tubular body also displaying at least one housing cavity configured to engage said elongated rod of the surgical screw; and - a rotation component of the shaped tip, extending along the tubular body and configured to be actuated by an operator;
A device for storing energy, comprising: a dielectric layer (1; 7; 10; 15; 18) comprising particles dispersed in an electrically insulating material, said particles including BaTiO 3; a first conducting electrode layer (3; 5; 8; 25); and a second conducting electrode layer (3; 5; 8; 26); wherein said dielectric layer is provided between said first conducting electrode layer and said second conducting electrode layer; characterized in that the device for storing energy further comprises: a first insulating layer (2; 6) comprising an electrically insulating material having at least good heat conductivity, said first insulating layer being provided between said dielectric layer and said first conducting electrode layer; and a second insulating layer (2; 6) comprising the electrically insulating material having at least good heat conductivity, said second insulating layer being provided between said dielectric layer and said second conducting electrode layer; wherein said electrically insulating material having at least good heat conductivity of said first and second insulating layers includes carbon at least partially organized in a diamond-like structure. a dielectric layer (1; 7; 10; 15; 18) comprising particles dispersed in an electrically insulating material, said particles including BaTiO 3; a first conducting electrode layer (3; 5; 8; 25); and a second conducting electrode layer (3; 5; 8; 26); wherein said dielectric layer is provided between said first conducting electrode layer and said second conducting electrode layer; characterized in that the device for storing energy further comprises: a first insulating layer (2; 6) comprising an electrically insulating material having at least good heat conductivity, said first insulating layer being provided between said dielectric layer and said first conducting electrode layer; and a second insulating layer (2; 6) comprising the electrically insulating material having at least good heat conductivity, said second insulating layer being provided between said dielectric layer and said second conducting electrode layer; wherein said electrically insulating material having at least good heat conductivity of said first and second insulating layers includes carbon at least partially organized in a diamond-like structure. a first insulating layer (2; 6) comprising an electrically insulating material having at least good heat conductivity, said first insulating layer being provided between said dielectric layer and said first conducting electrode layer; and a second insulating layer (2; 6) comprising the electrically insulating material having at least good heat conductivity, said second insulating layer being provided between said dielectric layer and said second conducting electrode layer; wherein said electrically insulating material having at least good heat conductivity of said first and second insulating layers includes carbon at least partially organized in a diamond-like structure.
A non-luminescent pair system for use in detecting and monitoring molecular interactions, e.g., protein-protein, protein-DNA, protein-RNA, RNA-DNA, protein-small molecule, or RNA-small-molecule interactions, said system comprising: (a) a non-luminescent peptide having less than 100% and greater than 70% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 390 or SEQ ID NO: 2271, wherein a detectable bioluminescent signal is produced in the presence of a substrate when the peptide associates with a polypeptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 440; and (b) a non-luminescent polypeptide having less than 100% and greater than 70% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 440, wherein the polypeptide comprises two or more amino acid differences from SEQ ID NO: 440, and wherein a detectable bioluminescent signal is produced in the presence of a substrate when the polypeptide associates with a polypeptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2; wherein the detectable bioluminescent signal is produced in the presence of a substrate when the non-luminescent peptide associates with the non-luminescent polypeptide. (a) a non-luminescent peptide having less than 100% and greater than 70% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 390 or SEQ ID NO: 2271, wherein a detectable bioluminescent signal is produced in the presence of a substrate when the peptide associates with a polypeptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 440; and (b) a non-luminescent polypeptide having less than 100% and greater than 70% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 440, wherein the polypeptide comprises two or more amino acid differences from SEQ ID NO: 440, and wherein a detectable bioluminescent signal is produced in the presence of a substrate when the polypeptide associates with a polypeptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2;
An additive manufacturing method for forming a laminated structure, comprising: a first process of placing a metal plate on a laminate-joined body; a second process of joining the metal plate to the laminate-joined body; and a third process of machining the one or plural metal plates joined to the laminate-joined body to form a laminate-joined body including the one or plural metal plates laminated on the laminate-joined body, the first process to the third process being repeated until the laminate-joined body formed in the third process becomes the laminated structure, wherein the third process includes a cutting process of cutting the metal plate to form a partial shape of the laminated structure, and wherein the method is characterized in that, in the cutting process, the metal plate is cut to leave a joined end region that lies outside and extends from the partial shape for a next or subsequent second process wherein the second process includes a joining tool control process of performing joining processing by moving a joining tool configured to join the metal plate and the laminate-joined body by welding, wherein in the second process, a joining path represents a route extending from a start position to an end position on the metal plate along which the joining tool has joined the metal plate by welding, wherein in the second process, the joining tool does not finish the joining processing at a position on the partial shape, but finishes the joining processing at an end position lying outside the partial shape in the joining end region. a first process of placing a metal plate on a laminate-joined body; a second process of joining the metal plate to the laminate-joined body; and a third process of machining the one or plural metal plates joined to the laminate-joined body to form a laminate-joined body including the one or plural metal plates laminated on the laminate-joined body, the first process to the third process being repeated until the laminate-joined body formed in the third process becomes the laminated structure, wherein the third process includes a cutting process of cutting the metal plate to form a partial shape of the laminated structure, and wherein the method is characterized in that, in the cutting process, the metal plate is cut to leave a joined end region that lies outside and extends from the partial shape for a next or subsequent second process wherein the second process includes a joining tool control process of performing joining processing by moving a joining tool configured to join the metal plate and the laminate-joined body by welding, wherein in the second process, a joining path represents a route extending from a start position to an end position on the metal plate along which the joining tool has joined the metal plate by welding, wherein in the second process, the joining tool does not finish the joining processing at a position on the partial shape, but finishes the joining processing at an end position lying outside the partial shape in the joining end region.
A Light-Emitting Diode display module comprising: a plurality of LED display submodules, each LED display submodule comprising one or more LEDs; and a plurality of flexible electrical-connectors (272, 306A, 306B) for electrically interconnecting the plurality of LED display submodules; wherein each LED display submodule comprises an enclosure in a frustum shape and having a front-side opening corresponding to the front side of the LED display module, and a sidewall rearwardly tapering from said front side opening thereof to a rear wall, the rear wall being coupled to the sidewall; and wherein the plurality of LED display submodules (108A, 108B) are flexibly coupled to each other side-by-side at neighboring edges (242A, 242B) of the sidewalls (206A, 206B) of the respective enclosures on the front side thereof via a flexible coupling structure to form a flexible display surface. a plurality of LED display submodules, each LED display submodule comprising one or more LEDs; and a plurality of flexible electrical-connectors (272, 306A, 306B) for electrically interconnecting the plurality of LED display submodules; wherein each LED display submodule comprises an enclosure in a frustum shape and having a front-side opening corresponding to the front side of the LED display module, and a sidewall rearwardly tapering from said front side opening thereof to a rear wall, the rear wall being coupled to the sidewall; and wherein the plurality of LED display submodules (108A, 108B) are flexibly coupled to each other side-by-side at neighboring edges (242A, 242B) of the sidewalls (206A, 206B) of the respective enclosures on the front side thereof via a flexible coupling structure to form a flexible display surface.
An electrostatic filter comprising a filter medium located between a first and a second electrode, each at a different voltage during use, such that a potential difference is formed across the filter medium, the first and second electrodes being substantially non porous, further comprising at least one corona discharge means (10,12) characterised in that the corona discharge means is arranged upstream of the filter medium.
A method comprising: encrypting an uncompressed data stream for transmission; transmitting the encrypted data stream over a data link from a first device to a second device, the data stream operating in a first mode, the first mode including transmission of a first type of video data; determining that the data stream is to be changed from the first mode to a second mode, the second mode including transmission of a second type of video data, wherein data in the first mode is incompatible with data in the second mode; and while the data stream is being transmitted in the first mode via the data link, transmitting a message from the first device to the second device over a single-wire control link between the first device and the second device, the message indicating that the first device will change the data stream from the first mode to the second mode, the message being sent via the control link prior to the change to the second mode. encrypting an uncompressed data stream for transmission; transmitting the encrypted data stream over a data link from a first device to a second device, the data stream operating in a first mode, the first mode including transmission of a first type of video data; determining that the data stream is to be changed from the first mode to a second mode, the second mode including transmission of a second type of video data, wherein data in the first mode is incompatible with data in the second mode; and while the data stream is being transmitted in the first mode via the data link, transmitting a message from the first device to the second device over a single-wire control link between the first device and the second device, the message indicating that the first device will change the data stream from the first mode to the second mode, the message being sent via the control link prior to the change to the second mode.
Medical device (31, 76, 90, 100, 800, 820, 830, 840, 850, 860) comprising at least one tube (30, 32, 40, 50, 60, 70, 81, 91, 810), characterised in that, the at least one tube (30, 32, 40, 50, 60, 70, 81, 91, 810) comprises: an outer surface defining a cross section profile with at least one substantially non-concave side plane (18, 19) that is flatter than that of a concave cross section of a circular tube with similar outer and inner dimensions; and a pattern of a plurality of slots (12, 20, 51, 54, 73, a, b, c) formed in the at least one substantially non-concave side plane (18, 19) such that tines (53, 61, 62, 64, 82, 85, 86, 89, 92, 103, 871) are defined thereby, the tines (61, 62, 64, 82, 85, 86, 89, 92, 103, 871) being bendable without buckling in such a way that the medical device (31, 76, 90, 100, 800, 820, 830, 840, 850, 860) is capable of expansion and contraction. an outer surface defining a cross section profile with at least one substantially non-concave side plane (18, 19) that is flatter than that of a concave cross section of a circular tube with similar outer and inner dimensions; and a pattern of a plurality of slots (12, 20, 51, 54, 73, a, b, c) formed in the at least one substantially non-concave side plane (18, 19) such that tines (53, 61, 62, 64, 82, 85, 86, 89, 92, 103, 871) are defined thereby, the tines (61, 62, 64, 82, 85, 86, 89, 92, 103, 871) being bendable without buckling in such a way that the medical device (31, 76, 90, 100, 800, 820, 830, 840, 850, 860) is capable of expansion and contraction.
A coffee machine comprising: at least one boiling chamber for receiving a boiling pot; a water tank comprising a port connectable to an external water supply for filling water in the water tank; a heater at the bottom of the at least one boiling chamber; at least one boiling pot for insertion into the at least one boiling chamber in a starting position, the boiling pot having a liquid containing portion comprising a bottom surface; and means for selectively moving the boiling pot within the boiling chamber between a boiling position at which the bottom surface contacts the heater and a starting position at which the bottom surface of the boiling pot does not contact the heater, wherein said means move the boiling pot towards the heater for movement of the boiling pot from the starting position into the boiling position, and said means move the boiling pot away from the heater for movement of the boiling pot from the boiling position into the starting position. at least one boiling chamber for receiving a boiling pot; a water tank comprising a port connectable to an external water supply for filling water in the water tank; a heater at the bottom of the at least one boiling chamber; at least one boiling pot for insertion into the at least one boiling chamber in a starting position, the boiling pot having a liquid containing portion comprising a bottom surface; and means for selectively moving the boiling pot within the boiling chamber between a boiling position at which the bottom surface contacts the heater and a starting position at which the bottom surface of the boiling pot does not contact the heater, wherein said means move the boiling pot towards the heater for movement of the boiling pot from the starting position into the boiling position, and said means move the boiling pot away from the heater for movement of the boiling pot from the boiling position into the starting position.
A method (100, 200), comprising: selecting at least one criterion for controlling data transmission from within a virtual machine (12, 14, 24, 26, 66), wherein at least one application (28, 32, 44) is included within the virtual machine, and wherein the virtual machine includes a policy module (34a, 34b, 34c, 34d, 68), and wherein the selected criterion corresponds to at least one policy associated with the policy module; evaluating the selected criterion of the policy to permit an attempt to transmit the data from within the virtual machine, characterised in that the method further comprises the steps of: accessing a mail client within the virtual machine; sending an email message from the mail client within the virtual machine to a secure mail proxy; evaluating whether an intended recipient of the email message is authorized to receive the data from the application within the virtual machine; and extracting any data associated with the application from the email message if the intended recipient is not authorized to receive the data. selecting at least one criterion for controlling data transmission from within a virtual machine (12, 14, 24, 26, 66), wherein at least one application (28, 32, 44) is included within the virtual machine, and wherein the virtual machine includes a policy module (34a, 34b, 34c, 34d, 68), and wherein the selected criterion corresponds to at least one policy associated with the policy module; evaluating the selected criterion of the policy to permit an attempt to transmit the data from within the virtual machine, characterised in that the method further comprises the steps of: accessing a mail client within the virtual machine; sending an email message from the mail client within the virtual machine to a secure mail proxy; evaluating whether an intended recipient of the email message is authorized to receive the data from the application within the virtual machine; and extracting any data associated with the application from the email message if the intended recipient is not authorized to receive the data. accessing a mail client within the virtual machine; sending an email message from the mail client within the virtual machine to a secure mail proxy; evaluating whether an intended recipient of the email message is authorized to receive the data from the application within the virtual machine; and extracting any data associated with the application from the email message if the intended recipient is not authorized to receive the data.