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A cover device for a wiper arm comprising a top cover configured to be coupled to the wiper arm, said top cover having a release element configured to cooperate with a connection device between the wiper arm and a wiper blade in order to release the wiper blade from the wiper arm, characterized in that the release element has a buttor.
A method of configuring an electronic device using a first multi-bit digital address, the first multi-bit digital address being encoded as a first analog voltage signal, the method comprising: receiving the first analog voltage signal at a single input pin of the electronic device; after the first analog voltage signal is received at the single input pin, converting the first analog voltage signal received at the input pin into the first multi-bit digital address; and configuring the electronic device as a voltage monitor using the first multi-bit digital address, characterized in that the voltage monitor being configured to determine whether a voltage at an I/O pin, or an internal voltage, is below, at, or above a predetermined voltage or range of voltages. receiving the first analog voltage signal at a single input pin of the electronic device; after the first analog voltage signal is received at the single input pin, converting the first analog voltage signal received at the input pin into the first multi-bit digital address; and configuring the electronic device as a voltage monitor using the first multi-bit digital address, characterized in that the voltage monitor being configured to determine whether a voltage at an I/O pin, or an internal voltage, is below, at, or above a predetermined voltage or range of voltages.
A method for purifying a virus comprising at least the following steps: a) obtaining a virus-containing fluid, b) providing a pre-formed linear density gradient of a given range X%-Y% (v/w) (X being the lower limit and Y being the upper limit) in a centrifuge rotor having a capacity of at least 8L, c) adding the fluid to the pre-formed linear density gradient, d) centrifuging so as to separate the virus from contaminating impurities, and e) collecting the fractions comprising the purified virus, wherein the linear part of the gradient of the given range X%-Y% encompasses the density percentage corresponding to the percentage, in the gradient, at which the virus to be purified will migrate. a) obtaining a virus-containing fluid, b) providing a pre-formed linear density gradient of a given range X%-Y% (v/w) (X being the lower limit and Y being the upper limit) in a centrifuge rotor having a capacity of at least 8L, c) adding the fluid to the pre-formed linear density gradient, d) centrifuging so as to separate the virus from contaminating impurities, and e) collecting the fractions comprising the purified virus,
A heat exchanger comprising: a circular section tubular shell comprising: a plurality of first shell openings arranged along a length of the shell; a plurality of second shell openings arranged along a length of the shell, characterised in that the heat exchanger further comprises a first fluid plenum provided on the shell in fluid communication with the first shell openings; a second fluid plenum provided on the shell in fluid communication with the second shell openings; a core extending axially within the tubular shell and comprising: an axially extending first core passage and an axially extending second core passage isolated from the first core passage, the first core passage comprising a plurality of first core openings and the second core passage comprising a plurality of second core openings; and a plurality of thermally conductive plates mounted between the shell and the core to form a plurality of adjacent first and second flow passages (12A, 12B) between the core and the shell; wherein respective first shell openings and first core openings open into respective first flow passages and respective second shell openings and second core openings open into respective second flow passages to conduct the respective first and second fluids between the core and the shell. a circular section tubular shell comprising: a plurality of first shell openings arranged along a length of the shell; a plurality of second shell openings arranged along a length of the shell, characterised in that the heat exchanger further comprises a plurality of first shell openings arranged along a length of the shell; a plurality of second shell openings arranged along a length of the shell, characterised in that the heat exchanger further comprises a first fluid plenum provided on the shell in fluid communication with the first shell openings; a second fluid plenum provided on the shell in fluid communication with the second shell openings; a core extending axially within the tubular shell and comprising: an axially extending first core passage and an axially extending second core passage isolated from the first core passage, the first core passage comprising a plurality of first core openings and the second core passage comprising a plurality of second core openings; and a plurality of thermally conductive plates mounted between the shell and the core to form a plurality of adjacent first and second flow passages (12A, 12B) between the core and the shell; wherein respective first shell openings and first core openings open into respective first flow passages and respective second shell openings and second core openings open into respective second flow passages to conduct the respective first and second fluids between the core and the shell.
Closed chamber thermoforming machine, having: a manoeuvrable table device for a forming tool, and at least one drive device, wherein the drive device is embodied as a table driving device for driving the table device so as to manoeuvre said table device, or multiple drive devices are provided that comprise a table drive device or multiple table drive devices for driving the table device so as to manoeuvre said table device, characterized in that the at least one drive device is essentially arranged between a clamping plane, in which a starting material for a workpiece that is to be produced can be clamped, and a plane that is defined in an upper manoeuvring position of the manoeuvrable table device by means of the lower edge of the manoeuvrable table device. a manoeuvrable table device for a forming tool, and at least one drive device, wherein the drive device is embodied as a table driving device for driving the table device so as to manoeuvre said table device, or multiple drive devices are provided that comprise a table drive device or multiple table drive devices for driving the table device so as to manoeuvre said table device, characterized in that the at least one drive device is essentially arranged between a clamping plane, in which a starting material for a workpiece that is to be produced can be clamped, and a plane that is defined in an upper manoeuvring position of the manoeuvrable table device by means of the lower edge of the manoeuvrable table device.
A compressor comprising a compression mechanism including a ring-shaped first cylinder, a first piston rotating eccentrically in an interior of the first cylinder, a first cylinder head member disposed adjacent to one axial end of the first cylinder, a second cylinder head member disposed adjacent to the other axial end of the first cylinder, and a fastening bolt fastening the first cylinder head member, the first cylinder, and the second cylinder head member together, wherein an end face of the first cylinder head member contacting the first cylinder is provided with a protecting groove, the protecting groove is formed to be closer to a center of the first cylinder than the fastening bolt is, and has a groove width shorter than a groove depth thereof, another protecting groove is also provided to one axial end face of the first cylinder, the first cylinder is provided with a first suction port radially passing through the first cylinder, and the protecting groove provided to the one axial end face of the first cylinder is formed so as not to overlap with the first suction port when viewed in plan. an end face of the first cylinder head member contacting the first cylinder is provided with a protecting groove, the protecting groove is formed to be closer to a center of the first cylinder than the fastening bolt is, and has a groove width shorter than a groove depth thereof, another protecting groove is also provided to one axial end face of the first cylinder, the first cylinder is provided with a first suction port radially passing through the first cylinder, and the protecting groove provided to the one axial end face of the first cylinder is formed so as not to overlap with the first suction port when viewed in plan.
Method for producing digestible keratinaceous material, preferably from feather, hair, hoof or nails, comprising the steps of hydrolysing keratinaceous material in the presence of water, in a hydrolyser with heat and at a pressure between about 2 bar and about 15 bar, preferably between about 2 bar and about 10 bar, and drying the resultant hydrolysed keratinaceous material comprising at least partly insoluble material in a dryer at a temperature/time/pressure combination which limits the drop in pepsin and/or ileal digestibility by less than 10%, and/or such that the pepsin and/or ileal digestibility remains higher than 85%, or which limits the drop in pepsin and/or ileal digestibility by less than 10%, wherein the pepsin and ileal digestibility remain higher than respectively 75% and 85%.
An immunoadjuvant compound comprising: a) a N-terminal peptide having at least 90% amino acid identity with the amino acid sequence starting from the amino acid residue located at position 1 of SEQ ID N° 1 and ending at an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of any one of the amino acid residues located at positions 99 to 173 of SEQ ID N°1; and b) a C-terminal peptide having at least 90% amino acid identity with the amino acid sequence starting at an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of any one of the amino acid residues located at positions 401 to 406 of SEQ ID N°1 and ending at the amino acid residue located at position 494 of SEQ ID N°1, wherein: - the said N-terminal peptide is directly linked to the said C-terminal peptide, or - the said N-terminal peptide and the said C-terminal peptide are indirectly linked, one to the other, through a spacer chain, wherein the spacer chain consists of from 1-20 amino acids linked by peptide bonds, wherein the amino acids are selected from the 20 naturally occurring amino acids and wherein the said C-terminal peptide is selected from the group consisting of the amino acid sequences 401-494 and 406-494 of SEQ ID N°1. a) a N-terminal peptide having at least 90% amino acid identity with the amino acid sequence starting from the amino acid residue located at position 1 of SEQ ID N° 1 and ending at an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of any one of the amino acid residues located at positions 99 to 173 of SEQ ID N°1; and b) a C-terminal peptide having at least 90% amino acid identity with the amino acid sequence starting at an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of any one of the amino acid residues located at positions 401 to 406 of SEQ ID N°1 and ending at the amino acid residue located at position 494 of SEQ ID N°1, - the said N-terminal peptide is directly linked to the said C-terminal peptide, or - the said N-terminal peptide and the said C-terminal peptide are indirectly linked, one to the other, through a spacer chain, wherein the spacer chain consists of from 1-20 amino acids linked by peptide bonds, wherein the amino acids are selected from the 20 naturally occurring amino acids and wherein the said C-terminal peptide is selected from the group consisting of the amino acid sequences 401-494 and 406-494 of SEQ ID N°1.
Roller blind box composed of extruded and/or moulded plastics material parts, comprising walls such as a front wall, a rear wall, a base and a top, and comprising two winding shafts which are arranged one behind the other along a length of the roller blind box and supported, at ends facing towards each other, in a support part comprising an edge and oriented transversely to a longitudinal extension of the roller blind box, and the support part is connected to the front wall, the rear wall, the base and/or the top, characterised in that the support part is configured so as to have one or more mushroom-shaped locking elements which engage in through-holes for the purpose of connection and are formed on the front wall, the rear wall, the base and/or the top so as to be associated with the locking elements, and in that the locking elements engage in through-holes in the front wall, the rear wall, the base and/or the top so as to protrude over an edge of the support part.
An end effector for a surgical stapler, comprising: a staple including: a crown having an aperture; and a deformable member (306; 308), wherein said deformable member (306; 308) is slidable relative to said crown within said aperture; a staple cartridge including a cavity, wherein at least a portion of said deformable member (306; 308) is removably stored within said cavity; and an anvil, wherein said anvil includes a pocket configured to deform said deformable member (306; 308), and wherein said crown includes a projection adjacent to said deformable member (306; 308) configured to compress soft tissue positioned intermediate said projection and said pocket. a staple including: a crown having an aperture; and a deformable member (306; 308), wherein said deformable member (306; 308) is slidable relative to said crown within said aperture; a crown having an aperture; and a deformable member (306; 308), wherein said deformable member (306; 308) is slidable relative to said crown within said aperture; a staple cartridge including a cavity, wherein at least a portion of said deformable member (306; 308) is removably stored within said cavity; and an anvil, wherein said anvil includes a pocket configured to deform said deformable member (306; 308), and wherein said crown includes a projection adjacent to said deformable member (306; 308) configured to compress soft tissue positioned intermediate said projection and said pocket.
A method for forming a capacitor comprising the steps of: providing an anode with a dielectric on said anode and a conductive node in electrical contact with said anode; forming a conductive bridge (22, 26) between said conductive node and an active cathode region wherein said active cathode region is on said dielectric; applying voltage to said anode; electrochemically polymerizing a monomer thereby forming an electrically conducting polymer of said monomer in said active cathode region; and disrupting said conductive bridge between said conductive node and said active cathode region. providing an anode with a dielectric on said anode and a conductive node in electrical contact with said anode; forming a conductive bridge (22, 26) between said conductive node and an active cathode region wherein said active cathode region is on said dielectric; applying voltage to said anode; electrochemically polymerizing a monomer thereby forming an electrically conducting polymer of said monomer in said active cathode region; and disrupting said conductive bridge between said conductive node and said active cathode region.
A system, comprising: a catheter, comprising: a proximal end, a distal end, a first lumen extending therebetween, and a second lumen extending therebetween; a needle assembly disposed within the first lumen; and a radial ultrasound probe disposable within the second lumen; wherein the needle assembly includes a needle disposed within a sheath, and wherein the needle assembly is movable from a first position in which a sharpened distal end of the needle is positioned proximal to a distal end of the sheath and a second position in which the sharpened distal end of the needle is positioned distal to the distal end of the sheath. a catheter, comprising: a proximal end, a distal end, a first lumen extending therebetween, and a second lumen extending therebetween; a proximal end, a distal end, a first lumen extending therebetween, and a second lumen extending therebetween; a needle assembly disposed within the first lumen; and a radial ultrasound probe disposable within the second lumen; wherein the needle assembly includes a needle disposed within a sheath, and wherein the needle assembly is movable from a first position in which a sharpened distal end of the needle is positioned proximal to a distal end of the sheath and a second position in which the sharpened distal end of the needle is positioned distal to the distal end of the sheath.
A train movement authorization method based on vehicle-to-vehicle cooperation, wherein the method comprises the following steps: step 1: obtaining, by a train (1,2), current task information from an automatic train supervision system; step 2: obtaining, by the train, current resource allocation information from a trackside resource management center; step 3: reckoning, by the train, a first train downstream of an operation direction of the train based on the received resource allocation information; step 4; sending, by the train, a location request to the first train based on an operation task of the train and responding to a location request of a second train; step 5: calculating, by the train, a movement authorization (31, 32) of the train based on train information sent by the first train; step 6: applying for, by the train, a corresponding track resource from the trackside resource management center based on the task of the train and a status of the calculated movement authorization. step 1: obtaining, by a train (1,2), current task information from an automatic train supervision system; step 2: obtaining, by the train, current resource allocation information from a trackside resource management center; step 3: reckoning, by the train, a first train downstream of an operation direction of the train based on the received resource allocation information; step 4; sending, by the train, a location request to the first train based on an operation task of the train and responding to a location request of a second train; step 5: calculating, by the train, a movement authorization (31, 32) of the train based on train information sent by the first train; step 6: applying for, by the train, a corresponding track resource from the trackside resource management center based on the task of the train and a status of the calculated movement authorization.
An independent cradle for storing, handling and transporting large flat sheets, including at least one supporting surface for supporting the sheets, a floor surface and an articulated framework, wherein the floor surface is fixed on the articulated framework and the cradle can be folded between a sheet supporting configuration and a floor configuration in which said supporting surface is retracted under the floor surface, said cradle being adapted to alternatively rest on the ground and be loaded in a vehicle for transporting large sheets.
Vehicle tyre, the vehicle tyre being a solid rubber tyre and at least one tyre component comprising a non-marking rubber compound, the vehicle tyre having in the radial direction an outer tyre component, of a non-marking and electrically non-conductive rubber compound, and having in the radial direction a lowermost electrically conductive tyre component (3, 11), characterized in that on at least one sidewall of the vehicle tyre there is arranged a sidewall component with an electrically conductive rubber compound, the sidewall component extending from the upper side of the vehicle tyre to the lowermost electrically conductive tyre component (3, 11), and a horizontal material layer with an electrically conductive rubber compound, which is in connection with the sidewall component, being arranged at the transition to the lowermost electrically conductive tyre component (3, 11).
A base station for cell configuration in a mobile communication system supporting Carrier Aggregation "CA", the base station comprising: a communication unit configured to transmit and receive signals; and a control unit configured to control transmitting configuration information for configuring a first cell to a terminal, transmitting configuration information for adding a second cell to the terminal and communicating with the terminal via the first cell and the second cell, wherein sectors of one of the first and second cells are set same Physical Cell Identifier "PCID" and sectors of the other one of the first and second cells are set different PCIDs. a communication unit configured to transmit and receive signals; and a control unit configured to control transmitting configuration information for configuring a first cell to a terminal, transmitting configuration information for adding a second cell to the terminal and communicating with the terminal via the first cell and the second cell, wherein sectors of one of the first and second cells are set same Physical Cell Identifier "PCID" and sectors of the other one of the first and second cells are set different PCIDs.
A method for operating an autonomous machine, comprising generating an operating schedule for the autonomous machine by: determining one or more windows of availability over a time period when the autonomous machine is allowed to operate to perform one or more operational tasks; determining a total operation time over the time period; determining the operating schedule for a work region that assigns the one or more operational tasks to the one or more windows of availability based the total operation time; and characterized by prioritizing at least one operational task to cover an isolated containment zone before at least one other operational task to cover an autonomous containment zone in the operating schedule, wherein the autonomous machine is not able to access the isolated containment zone without a user intervention, and wherein the autonomous machine is able to access the autonomous containment zone without user intervention. determining one or more windows of availability over a time period when the autonomous machine is allowed to operate to perform one or more operational tasks; determining a total operation time over the time period; determining the operating schedule for a work region that assigns the one or more operational tasks to the one or more windows of availability based the total operation time; and characterized by prioritizing at least one operational task to cover an isolated containment zone before at least one other operational task to cover an autonomous containment zone in the operating schedule, wherein the autonomous machine is not able to access the isolated containment zone without a user intervention, and wherein the autonomous machine is able to access the autonomous containment zone without user intervention.
A biodegradable bone nail for being inserted into a patient's body, comprising a rod-shaped magnesium screw; the rod-shaped magnesium screw comprising a head having a cross groove, an axial chamber, and a plurality of radial holes; characterized in that: the axial chamber extends inwards from the cross groove to a two-thirds depth of the biodegradable bone nail; the plurality of radial holes is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the axial chamber; the plurality of radial holes communicates with the axial chamber; the plurality of radial holes is equidistantly disposed every 90 degrees from bottoms of threads on a wall of the rod-shaped magnesium screw; and the axial chamber is filled with the patient's bone flap or cortical bone. the axial chamber extends inwards from the cross groove to a two-thirds depth of the biodegradable bone nail; the plurality of radial holes is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the axial chamber; the plurality of radial holes communicates with the axial chamber; the plurality of radial holes is equidistantly disposed every 90 degrees from bottoms of threads on a wall of the rod-shaped magnesium screw; and the axial chamber is filled with the patient's bone flap or cortical bone.