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A crystal oscillator comprising: - an oscillator structure comprising a crystal resonator and an electronic oscillator circuit connected to the crystal resonator, the oscillator structure having a first terminal and a second terminal, - a startup controller operable to initiate an oscillation in the oscillator structure by exciting the oscillator structure with a sequence of excitation signals (110, 112, 114) derivable from a clock signal and when triggered by a timing signal, the sequence of excitation signals includes at least a first excitation signal and a second excitation signal, - a comparator comprising a first and a second input terminals (31, 32) and an output terminal, wherein the first input terminal is connected to the first terminal and wherein the second input terminal is connected to the second terminal, the comparator being operable to provide a comparative signal, characterized by - a digital storage configured to store digital data characterizing a switching delay of the comparator and - a phase shifting unit coupled to the digital storage and coupled to the output terminal of the comparator, the phase shifting unit being operable to generate the timing signal on the basis of the comparative signal and on the basis of the digital data provided by the digital storage. - an oscillator structure comprising a crystal resonator and an electronic oscillator circuit connected to the crystal resonator, the oscillator structure having a first terminal and a second terminal, - a startup controller operable to initiate an oscillation in the oscillator structure by exciting the oscillator structure with a sequence of excitation signals (110, 112, 114) derivable from a clock signal and when triggered by a timing signal, the sequence of excitation signals includes at least a first excitation signal and a second excitation signal, - a comparator comprising a first and a second input terminals (31, 32) and an output terminal, wherein the first input terminal is connected to the first terminal and wherein the second input terminal is connected to the second terminal, the comparator being operable to provide a comparative signal, characterized by - a digital storage configured to store digital data characterizing a switching delay of the comparator and - a phase shifting unit coupled to the digital storage and coupled to the output terminal of the comparator, the phase shifting unit being operable to generate the timing signal on the basis of the comparative signal and on the basis of the digital data provided by the digital storage.
Method of preparing transparent biological samples for examination by light microscopy, wherein biological tissue is cleared electrophoretically in that the tissue is immersed in an aqueous alkaline electrophoresis solution and subjected to an electric field in the electrophoresis solution, wherein the electrophoresis solution contains a base in a concentration from 5 to 100 mol/m 3 and a detergent in a concentration from 0.1 to 10 % (w/v), characterized in that the base is a buffer base whose cations have a molecular weight of at least 50 Da, and that the detergent is a non-ionic detergent.
A device for transporting articles, comprising: a tube adapted to receive and transport an article; a plurality of resiliently deformable baffles at spaced-apart locations along the length of the tube; each baffle defining an aperture through which the article can pass, characterised in that each baffle is adapted to make a temporary pneumatic seal when it at least partly engages the surface of an article in the aperture; and a pneumatic system to develop a pressure differential across the baffle throughout the time of engagement of the article in the aperture to pull or push the article from the baffle and advance it to the next baffle along the full length of the baffle segmented tube to move the article and sequentially engages the baffles through the tube. a tube adapted to receive and transport an article; a plurality of resiliently deformable baffles at spaced-apart locations along the length of the tube; each baffle defining an aperture through which the article can pass, characterised in that each baffle is adapted to make a temporary pneumatic seal when it at least partly engages the surface of an article in the aperture; and a pneumatic system to develop a pressure differential across the baffle throughout the time of engagement of the article in the aperture to pull or push the article from the baffle and advance it to the next baffle along the full length of the baffle segmented tube to move the article and sequentially engages the baffles through the tube.
A substantially spherical microsphere suitable for active embolization and/or drug delivery comprising: (i) a non-ionic contrast agent comprising iodine, (ii) at least one drug, in an amount of from 1 mg to 800 mg of drug per 100 mg of dry microspheres; and (iii) a biocompatible polymeric material comprising a polyvinylalcohol polymer, wherein the microsphere is swellable in a pharmaceutically acceptable solution and has a diameter of from 10 μm to 2000 μm before swelling, wherein the drug is doxorubicin. (i) a non-ionic contrast agent comprising iodine, (ii) at least one drug, in an amount of from 1 mg to 800 mg of drug per 100 mg of dry microspheres; and (iii) a biocompatible polymeric material comprising a polyvinylalcohol polymer, wherein the microsphere is swellable in a pharmaceutically acceptable solution and has a diameter of from 10 μm to 2000 μm before swelling, wherein the drug is doxorubicin.
A release apparatus for actuating a delivery catheter which comprises an outer sleeve and a mandrin moveably arranged in the outer sleeve, comprising an elongate handle; a fastening receiver arranged at the handle which is configured to fix a proximal end piece of the mandrin to the handle in a non-displaceable manner relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle; and a guide formed at the handle which is configured to receive an actuation element (18, 48) displaceably with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle and with respect to the mandrin, said actuation element being arranged at a proximal end region of the outer sleeve, wherein the handle has an elongate base part and an elongate adjustment part connected to the base part and adjustable along the longitudinal axis of the base part, wherein the adjustment part can be switched between an alignment state, in which the adjustment part is held axially displaceable at the base part for a change of length of the guide, and a locking state, in which the adjustment part is at least axially locked to the base part.
A cellular communication network node comprising a transmitter operatively coupled to signal processing logic and configured to send, to a user equipment, UE, in a frame on a broadcast channel, BCH, upon receipt of control information to be transmitted, at least one direct signalling channel indicator bit to indicate that a direct signalling channel is active in at least one unit of resource of a traffic channel to which the at least one bit relates; the transmitter is further configured to send, on the broadcast channel, resource information for a traffic channel resource to be used in a subsequent frame to send the control information to the UE; and the signal processing logic is configured to send in the at least one unit of resource the control information with an associated UE identifier. a transmitter operatively coupled to signal processing logic and configured to send, to a user equipment, UE, in a frame on a broadcast channel, BCH, upon receipt of control information to be transmitted, at least one direct signalling channel indicator bit to indicate that a direct signalling channel is active in at least one unit of resource of a traffic channel to which the at least one bit relates; the transmitter is further configured to send, on the broadcast channel, resource information for a traffic channel resource to be used in a subsequent frame to send the control information to the UE; and the signal processing logic is configured to send in the at least one unit of resource the control information with an associated UE identifier.
A foreign object detection method of a wireless power transmitter configured to transmit power to a wireless power receiver in a wireless manner, the method comprising: acquiring the frequency characteristics of a current flowing through a coil within the wireless power transmitter for a predetermined period of time by transforming a time domain value of the current to a frequency domain value; characterized by determining, at a resonant frequency of the wireless power transmitter, whether or not a peak value of the current in frequency domain is below a second threshold value, wherein it is determined that the wireless power receiver and a foreign object are not placed on the wireless power transmitter when the peak value of the current is greater than the second threshold value; detecting a peak frequency corresponding to a peak value of the current in frequency domain using the acquired frequency characteristics, and comparing the peak frequency with a resonant frequency of the wireless power transmitter, when the peak value of the current is less than the second threshold value; and determining that the foreign object is placed on the wireless power transmitter when a difference between the peak frequency and the resonant frequency is above a frequency tolerance for determining that the receiver is placed on the wireless power transmitter. acquiring the frequency characteristics of a current flowing through a coil within the wireless power transmitter for a predetermined period of time by transforming a time domain value of the current to a frequency domain value; characterized by determining, at a resonant frequency of the wireless power transmitter, whether or not a peak value of the current in frequency domain is below a second threshold value, wherein it is determined that the wireless power receiver and a foreign object are not placed on the wireless power transmitter when the peak value of the current is greater than the second threshold value; detecting a peak frequency corresponding to a peak value of the current in frequency domain using the acquired frequency characteristics, and comparing the peak frequency with a resonant frequency of the wireless power transmitter, when the peak value of the current is less than the second threshold value; and determining that the foreign object is placed on the wireless power transmitter when a difference between the peak frequency and the resonant frequency is above a frequency tolerance for determining that the receiver is placed on the wireless power transmitter.
A bearing for reacting a centrifugal force, the bearing comprising: a base member; and a cap member; and characterised by further comprising: alternating layers of shim members and elastomeric members between the base member and the cap member, the shim members being tapered; wherein the tapered shims are configured to increase the axial stiffness of the bearing in the direction of the centrifugal force, normal to a plane of the shim members. a base member; and a cap member; and characterised by further comprising: alternating layers of shim members and elastomeric members between the base member and the cap member, the shim members being tapered; wherein the tapered shims are configured to increase the axial stiffness of the bearing in the direction of the centrifugal force, normal to a plane of the shim members. alternating layers of shim members and elastomeric members between the base member and the cap member, the shim members being tapered; wherein the tapered shims are configured to increase the axial stiffness of the bearing in the direction of the centrifugal force, normal to a plane of the shim members.
A slip detecting device comprising: a plurality of contact parts (542, 540) having different slipping characteristics when an object in contact with the plurality of contact parts is slipping; and a plurality of sensors (532, 530) that detect a pressure distribution of each of the plurality of contact parts, each sensor including a plurality of nodes that detect the pressure distribution; characterised in that the plurality of contact parts is aligned along a slipping direction of the object, and a contact part of the plurality of contact parts on which the object is hard to slip is arranged on an upper flow side of the slipping direction. a plurality of contact parts (542, 540) having different slipping characteristics when an object in contact with the plurality of contact parts is slipping; and a plurality of sensors (532, 530) that detect a pressure distribution of each of the plurality of contact parts, each sensor including a plurality of nodes that detect the pressure distribution; characterised in that the plurality of contact parts is aligned along a slipping direction of the object, and a contact part of the plurality of contact parts on which the object is hard to slip is arranged on an upper flow side of the slipping direction.
A cleaning article having an absorbent base material formed by a flat material having a first side face and a second side face, wherein a coating which has been provided on at least the first side face imparts elevated abrasiveness to the first side face of the cleaning article compared to an uncoated first side face, wherein the coating comprises a multitude of coating lines and wherein the coating line height is at most 0.8 mm, characterized in that the coating lines have a ratio of coating line width to coating line height of at least 2 and the coating line width is 0.2-1.5 mm.
An embolization device for promoting clot formation in a bodily lumen and having a contracted delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration, the embolization device having a stem and a plurality of flexible bristles extending radially outwardly from the stem, the stem comprising: a first wire element; a second wire element; a tubular interconnect having a lumen and connecting the first wire element to the second wire element, the first wire element and the second wire element being disposed within the lumen of the tubular interconnect; and a reinforcing sleeve (50, 51) being fixedly disposed over at least part of the tubular interconnect and fixedly disposed over at least part of one or both of the first wire element and the second wire element, characterized in that the reinforcing sleeve (50, 51) has a lower stiffness than the tubular interconnect. a first wire element; a second wire element; a tubular interconnect having a lumen and connecting the first wire element to the second wire element, the first wire element and the second wire element being disposed within the lumen of the tubular interconnect; and a reinforcing sleeve (50, 51) being fixedly disposed over at least part of the tubular interconnect and fixedly disposed over at least part of one or both of the first wire element and the second wire element, characterized in that the reinforcing sleeve (50, 51) has a lower stiffness than the tubular interconnect.
An air conditioner comprising a refrigerant pipe made of a ductile stainless steel pipe (50, 210, 220) made of stainless steel having an austenite type matrix structure, wherein the ductile stainless steel pipe (50, 210, 220) has the austenite matrix structure of 99% or more and a delta ferrite matrix structure of 1% or less on the basis of a grain area, wherein the stainless steel comprises, percent by weight, C: 0.03% or less, Si: exceeding 0 to 1.7% or less, Mn: 1.5 to 3.5%, Cr: 15.0 to 18.0%, Ni: 7.0 to 9.0%, Cu: 1.0 to 4.0%, Mo: 0.03% or less, P: 0.04% or less, S: 0.04% or less, and N: 0.03% or less, residue: Fe and incidental impurities, and wherein the stainless steel has an average grain diameter of 30 to 60 μm, wherein the ductile stainless steel pipe (50, 210, 220) has a set outer diameter to carry a refrigerant of an air conditioner, wherein R410a is used as the refrigerant, wherein the ductile stainless steel pipe (50, 210, 220) has the outer diameter and the minimum thickness of 41.28 mm, and 1.20 mm; or 54.00 mm, and 1.50 mm.
An electrically conductive paste comprising: a flake-like silver powder A having a particle size in the range of 1 μm or more and 15 μm or less and having a median diameter D50 of 2 μm or more and 5 μm or less; a silver powder B having a particle size in the range of 25 μm or more and 100 μm or less and having a median diameter D50 of 30 μm or more and 40 μm or less; a silver powder C having a particle size in the range of 10 nm or more and 190 nm or less and having a median diameter D50 of 50 nm or more and 150 nm or less; and a solvent, wherein the content of the silver powder C is more than 5.0 parts by mass and less than 90.0 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass in total of the flake-like silver powder A, the silver powder B, and the silver powder C; and wherein the particle size range and median diameter D50 of each silver powder is measured by a laser diffraction method. a flake-like silver powder A having a particle size in the range of 1 μm or more and 15 μm or less and having a median diameter D50 of 2 μm or more and 5 μm or less; a silver powder B having a particle size in the range of 25 μm or more and 100 μm or less and having a median diameter D50 of 30 μm or more and 40 μm or less; a silver powder C having a particle size in the range of 10 nm or more and 190 nm or less and having a median diameter D50 of 50 nm or more and 150 nm or less; and a solvent, wherein the content of the silver powder C is more than 5.0 parts by mass and less than 90.0 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass in total of the flake-like silver powder A, the silver powder B, and the silver powder C; and wherein the particle size range and median diameter D50 of each silver powder is measured by a laser diffraction method.
Support body for supporting a profile at a distance from a ground surface, wherein at least three fingers (22a, 22b) extend from the support body, characterized in that the support body is arranged for supporting a profile of at least substantially C-shaped cross-section having a wall with a thickness (d) and wherein at least one of the fingers is arranged offset for the purpose of forming a connecting plane between the fingers (22a, 22b) for receiving the wall of the profile, wherein the depth (d) of the connecting plane corresponds to the thickness (d) of the wall of the profile for limiting movement of the profile relative to the support body in a direction transversely of the wall of this profile and for limiting rotation about the longitudinal axis of the profile.
An oncolytic virus for use in a method of treating cancer in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject the oncolytic virus and an increased number of treatment cycles with a chemotherapeutic agent as compared to standard therapy, wherein the increased number of treatment cycles comprises 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or more treatment cycles with the chemotherapeutic agent, and wherein the oncolytic virus is a reovirus having IDAC Accession No. 190907-01.
A method of producing α-form glutamic acid crystals which comprises the steps of: forming a first supersaturated state of a glutamic acid salt solution having a rate of supersaturation of 1.0 to 1.7 by adding an acid at once to lower pH of the solution beyond isoelectric point of glutamic acid to pH 1.3 to 2.0 and waiting at least 1 minute after the addition of acid to the glutamic acid salt solution; and forming a second supersaturated state of the solution by adding a glutamic acid salt solution within 25 minutes after the first supersaturated state is formed to shift the pH toward the isoelectric point. forming a first supersaturated state of a glutamic acid salt solution having a rate of supersaturation of 1.0 to 1.7 by adding an acid at once to lower pH of the solution beyond isoelectric point of glutamic acid to pH 1.3 to 2.0 and waiting at least 1 minute after the addition of acid to the glutamic acid salt solution; and forming a second supersaturated state of the solution by adding a glutamic acid salt solution within 25 minutes after the first supersaturated state is formed to shift the pH toward the isoelectric point.
Use of interleukin-15 (IL-15) as selectable marker for ex vivo or in vitro gene transfer into a mammalian cell or cell line, wherein the mammalian cell or cell line is selected from effector cells of the immune system which require cytokines for growth and survival, and wherein the effector cells of the immune system are T cells or natural killer cells, wherein the gene transfer is the transfer of an expression construct comprising the coding sequence of IL-15 and at least one gene of interest encoding a protein of interest, which is a protein other than IL-15, into the mammalian cell or cell line, said expression construct being a viral vector, wherein upon gene transfer of the IL-15 into said mammalian cell or cell line the expression of the IL-15 as selectable marker results in survival or growth of the mammalian cell or cell line in the absence of exogenously added IL-2, wherein the IL-15 has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 1 or an amino acid sequence that has at least 95 % sequence identity to SEQ ID NO. 1, or is encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO. 2 or a nucleotide sequence with at least 95 % sequence identity to SEQ ID NO. 2.
Apparatus for coating a container, e.g. a plastic bottle, by means of a plasma treatment, comprising at least one gas lance for supplying process gas into the container and at least one suction valve for sucking off air from the interior of the container, wherein the suction valve has at least one recess for receiving or introducing the at least one gas lance into the container, and the suction valve has at least one grounded, gas-permeable, electrical shielding element, and the at least one grounded, gas-permeable, electrical shielding element prevents and/or suppresses nearly entirely the ignition and/or burning of plasma in the suction valve, characterized in that the electrical shielding element around the at least one recess for receiving or introducing the at least one gas lance has a honeycomb structure and wherein the average length of the honeycomb tubes is greater than the average honeycomb diameter of the honeycomb tubes.