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Device for determining the rheological properties of blood, the device comprising: • a channel the channel having a plurality of sub-sections (21, 22, 23), each sub-section (21, 22, 23) having a substantially constant cross-section being provided with a respective differential pressure apparatus (41, 42, 43) for determining a pressure differential across at least a portion of that subsection (21, 22, 23), the sub-sections (21, 22, 23) being of different cross-sectional areas; • a first reservoir that is adapted to be located at a first end of the channel and to be placed in fluid communication with the channel, the first reservoir being of variable internal volume; • means for allowing blood, to be introduced into the device; • an outlet for allowing gas to be expelled from the device; and characterised in that: • the channel comprises at least one channel sub-section which has a cross-section that increases or decreases, in a non-uniform manner; • and in that the device further comprises; • a second reservoir that is adapted to be placed in fluid communication with first reservoir via the channel, the second reservoir being of variable internal volume; and • means configured to vary the volume of the first reservoir, and/or the second reservoir, so that when the first and second reservoirs (11, 12) are in fluid communication with the first and second ends of the channel respectively, blood, is caused to flow along the channel in alternating directions. • a channel the channel having a plurality of sub-sections (21, 22, 23), each sub-section (21, 22, 23) having a substantially constant cross-section being provided with a respective differential pressure apparatus (41, 42, 43) for determining a pressure differential across at least a portion of that subsection (21, 22, 23), the sub-sections (21, 22, 23) being of different cross-sectional areas; • a first reservoir that is adapted to be located at a first end of the channel and to be placed in fluid communication with the channel, the first reservoir being of variable internal volume; • means for allowing blood, to be introduced into the device; • an outlet for allowing gas to be expelled from the device; and characterised in that: • the channel comprises at least one channel sub-section which has a cross-section that increases or decreases, in a non-uniform manner; • and in that the device further comprises; • a second reservoir that is adapted to be placed in fluid communication with first reservoir via the channel, the second reservoir being of variable internal volume; and • means configured to vary the volume of the first reservoir, and/or the second reservoir, so that when the first and second reservoirs (11, 12) are in fluid communication with the first and second ends of the channel respectively, blood, is caused to flow along the channel in alternating directions.
A resonant cavity comprising a cylindrical wall with first and second end walls (14, 15) respectively at each end and a stub extensive from the first end wall along the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical wall, that at least partly define a resonant volume, a first section of the cylindrical wall being included in a first cavity part and a second section of the cylindrical wall being included in a second cavity part, said parts having electrically conductive surfaces, characterized by a dielectric plate interposed between the first and second cavity parts, and a first circular pattern of electrically conductive vias through the dielectric plate electrically connecting said first section and said second section of the cylindrical wall and a second circular pattern of electrically conductive vias through the dielectric plate providing a conductive path between the stub and an end portion of the stub, wherein - the first circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter equal to the internal diameter of the cylindrical wall and the second circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter equal to the diameter of the stub, or - the first circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter equal to the external diameter of the cylindrical wall and the second circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter inferior to the diameter of the stub, or - the first circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter equal to the internal diameter of the cylindrical wall and the second circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter inferior to the diameter of the stub. - the first circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter equal to the internal diameter of the cylindrical wall and the second circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter equal to the diameter of the stub, or - the first circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter equal to the external diameter of the cylindrical wall and the second circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter inferior to the diameter of the stub, or - the first circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter equal to the internal diameter of the cylindrical wall and the second circular pattern of conductive vias is located on a diameter inferior to the diameter of the stub.
A method of operating a first wireless communications device for use in an ad-hoc peer to peer wireless network, the first wireless communications device supporting a plurality of different technologies, the method comprising: generating NxM rate estimates, each one of the NxM rate estimates corresponding to a different channel and technology combination, N being a positive integer corresponding to a number of available channels, M being a positive integer corresponding to a number of supported technologies; selecting a channel and technology combination as a function of the NxM rate estimates; and using the selected channel and technology combination for peer to peer communication. generating NxM rate estimates, each one of the NxM rate estimates corresponding to a different channel and technology combination, N being a positive integer corresponding to a number of available channels, M being a positive integer corresponding to a number of supported technologies; selecting a channel and technology combination as a function of the NxM rate estimates; and using the selected channel and technology combination for peer to peer communication.
A catch device for connecting a handle to a vacuum cleaner suction pipe, wherein the catch device is mountable on a end region of a vacuum cleaner suction pipe, comprising at least one sleeve, at least one lever button and at least one reset spring, wherein the lever button has a catch projection and a pivot axle, characterized in that the sleeve is used as a carrier for the lever button and the reset spring, that a clamp element is provided, that the clamp element is positively connected to the sleeve, and that the pivot axle of the lever button is pivotably held between the clamp element and the sleeve.
Method for manufacturing a panel of photovoltaic cells, comprising the steps of: a) obtaining photovoltaic films each intended for a cell, arranged on a front surface of a metal substrate, b) applying at least one conductive film (CG, CND) on each front surface of a photovoltaic film, c) cutting the substrate to isolate cells from one another, d) encapsulating the cells on a common support, wherein the steps d) and c) are reversed, with step d) encapsulating the front surface of the substrate prior to the substrate being cut through its rear surface in step c), and wherein: - prior to step b), an insulating film is applied, said insulating film being adjacent to the photovoltaic film, having a thickness greater than that of the photovoltaic film, and partially covering said photovoltaic film, and - in step b), an area (Z1, Z2) of the conductive film is extended over the substrate such that the conductive film simultaneously makes contact with both the front surface of the photovoltaic film and the front surface of the substrate, the photovoltaic films being short-circuited together by the metal substrate at that step b), - in step c), the substrate is cut so as to avoid short-circuiting between the photovoltaic films, at least under said area of the conductive film and over a substrate width less than the width of the area, said area of the conductive film, combined with the substrate, electrically connecting the front surface of the photovoltaic film to the rear surface of a photovoltaic film of an adjacent cell and insulating film being located above the cut of the substrate and under a part of the extension area of the conductive film. a) obtaining photovoltaic films each intended for a cell, arranged on a front surface of a metal substrate, b) applying at least one conductive film (CG, CND) on each front surface of a photovoltaic film, c) cutting the substrate to isolate cells from one another, d) encapsulating the cells on a common support, - prior to step b), an insulating film is applied, said insulating film being adjacent to the photovoltaic film, having a thickness greater than that of the photovoltaic film, and partially covering said photovoltaic film, and - in step b), an area (Z1, Z2) of the conductive film is extended over the substrate such that the conductive film simultaneously makes contact with both the front surface of the photovoltaic film and the front surface of the substrate, the photovoltaic films being short-circuited together by the metal substrate at that step b), - in step c), the substrate is cut so as to avoid short-circuiting between the photovoltaic films, at least under said area of the conductive film and over a substrate width less than the width of the area,
A compound of general Formula I: or an N-oxide thereof, any of its stereoisomers or any mixture of its stereoisomers, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R represents a pyridyl group of Formula II wherein one of X and Y represents N, and the other of X and Y represents CH; and R 1 represents halo, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, cyano, nitro, C 1-6 -alkyl, hydroxy, hydroxy-C 1-6 -alkyl or C 1-6 -alkoxy. one of X and Y represents N, and the other of X and Y represents CH; and R 1 represents halo, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, cyano, nitro, C 1-6 -alkyl, hydroxy, hydroxy-C 1-6 -alkyl or C 1-6 -alkoxy.
A wind tunnel test stand, especially a multi-configuration wind tunnel test stand, convertible at least to a one-band, three-band and/or five-band configuration, comprising a test stand frame for receiving forces, a weighing platform supported movably in relation to said test stand frame, at least one force detecting means arranged between said weighing platform and said test stand frame to detect forces between weighing platform and test stand frame, and at least one belt unit comprising a moving belt wrapped around two reels, characterized by a slide for receiving at least a belt unit of a one-band or three-band configuration, said slide supported such that said slide is movable in X and Y directions in relation to said test stand frame, and that said slide transfers forces in a Z direction separately from said weighing platform to a bearing base. comprising a test stand frame for receiving forces, a weighing platform supported movably in relation to said test stand frame, at least one force detecting means arranged between said weighing platform and said test stand frame to detect forces between weighing platform and test stand frame, and at least one belt unit comprising a moving belt wrapped around two reels, characterized by a slide for receiving at least a belt unit of a one-band or three-band configuration, said slide supported such that said slide is movable in X and Y directions in relation to said test stand frame, and that said slide transfers forces in a Z direction separately from said weighing platform to a bearing base.
A method of hermetically sealing a semiconductor package with a lead-free soldering material including the steps of: applying a soldering material to a surface of a semiconductor package, wherein the soldering material consists of an alloy of gold, tin and indium wherein the tin is present in a concentration of 17.5% to 20.5%, the indium is present in a concentration of 2.0% to 6.0% and the balance of the mass% is gold and trace impurities and the alloy has a melting point in the range of 290 °C to 320 °C; heating the soldering material to a temperature sufficient to cause the soldering material to reflow such that the semiconductor package is hermetically sealed; heating a portion of the hermetically sealed semiconductor package to a temperature greater than 270 °C during a post-sealing operation without reflowing the soldering material. applying a soldering material to a surface of a semiconductor package, wherein the soldering material consists of an alloy of gold, tin and indium wherein the tin is present in a concentration of 17.5% to 20.5%, the indium is present in a concentration of 2.0% to 6.0% and the balance of the mass% is gold and trace impurities and the alloy has a melting point in the range of 290 °C to 320 °C; heating the soldering material to a temperature sufficient to cause the soldering material to reflow such that the semiconductor package is hermetically sealed; heating a portion of the hermetically sealed semiconductor package to a temperature greater than 270 °C during a post-sealing operation without reflowing the soldering material.
An electrode pad comprising: a conductor layer; and an adhesive gel layer which is stacked on one surface of the conductor layer, the adhesive gel layer containing 0.1 wt % or more of SnCl2·2H2O, characterised in that the adhesive gel layer has a pH of 3 to 6. a conductor layer; and an adhesive gel layer which is stacked on one surface of the conductor layer, the adhesive gel layer containing 0.1 wt % or more of SnCl2·2H2O, characterised in that the adhesive gel layer has a pH of 3 to 6.
A device for positioning a functional trihedron of a star sensor in a reference trihedron linked to a structure of a spacecraft, on which said star sensor is mounted, said device comprising: • an attachment interface intended to connect said device to said star sensor; • a set of geometric markers configured to allow, by means of an optical measurement instrument linked to said structure, a marker linked to said device to be positioned in the reference marker linked to said structure; • an optical simulator comprising a set of optical markers intended to be measured by said star sensor, allowing said functional trihedron of said star sensor to be positioned in the trihedron linked to said device, the position measurements of said functional trihedron in said trihedron linked to said device and of said trihedron linked to said device in said reference trihedron allowing said functional trihedron to be positioned in said reference trihedron by computation. • an attachment interface intended to connect said device to said star sensor; • a set of geometric markers configured to allow, by means of an optical measurement instrument linked to said structure, a marker linked to said device to be positioned in the reference marker linked to said structure; • an optical simulator comprising a set of optical markers intended to be measured by said star sensor, allowing said functional trihedron of said star sensor to be positioned in the trihedron linked to said device,
A method for three-dimensionally measuring depth-limited objects having a restricted depth deviation from a reference object, in which at least one optical pattern for detecting in different locations and three-dimensionally evaluating is mapped onto the object and arbitrarily changed in its position and/or shape, in which, during changing the at least one optical pattern, at least two mutually synchronized image sequences are taken from the object in different locations, wherein the correspondence allocation of the at least two mutually synchronized image sequences in different locations is defined, for the purpose of short measurement sequences, on a restricted search field adapted to the depth limitation of the object, wherein the at least two mutually synchronized image sequences in different locations are transmitted to a computer, and a similarity analysis of temporal grey value progressions is applied pixel by pixel for finding point correspondence, and homologous points are allocated to one another, wherein the search space for the homologous points is restricted to an environment by reference correspondence points on the reference object which are obtained and stored in advance.
A method for laser marking on a metallic member comprising: a base treating step of irradiating a base treatment target region including a marking target region on a marking target surface of said metallic member with a laser beam on a first irradiation condition; and a marking step of irradiating said marking target region with said laser beam on a second irradiation condition, thereby forming a marking pattern, characterized in that a charged energy of said laser beam on said first irradiation condition is set to be smaller than a charged energy of said laser beam on said second irradiation condition, thereby to provide between said marking pattern and a non-irradiation region which is not irradiated with said laser beam, a base region having a residual stress greater than that of said non-irradiation region and a residual stress smaller than that of said marking pattern. a base treating step of irradiating a base treatment target region including a marking target region on a marking target surface of said metallic member with a laser beam on a first irradiation condition; and a marking step of irradiating said marking target region with said laser beam on a second irradiation condition, thereby forming a marking pattern, a charged energy of said laser beam on said first irradiation condition is set to be smaller than a charged energy of said laser beam on said second irradiation condition, thereby to provide between said marking pattern and a non-irradiation region which is not irradiated with said laser beam, a base region having a residual stress greater than that of said non-irradiation region and a residual stress smaller than that of said marking pattern.
A method comprising: a) providing a coater having a path of substrate travel extending through the coater, the coater including downward coating equipment mounted above the path of substrate travel; b) conveying a glass sheet along the path of substrate travel in a generally horizontal orientation wherein a top major surface of the glass sheet is oriented upwardly and a bottom major surface of the glass sheet is oriented downwardly; and c) operating the downward coating equipment to deposit upon the top major surface of the glass sheet a coating including a sequence of at least seven film regions comprising, moving outwardly from the top major surface of the glass sheet, a first transparent dielectric film region, a first infrared-reflective film region comprising silver, a second transparent dielectric film region, a second infrared-reflective film region comprising silver, a third transparent dielectric film region, a third infrared-reflective film region comprising silver, and a fourth transparent dielectric film region; the method comprising depositing the at least seven film regions in a single pass of the glass sheet through the coater, wherein during this single pass the glass sheet is conveyed at a conveyance rate of 300 inches per minute (about 7.6m/minute) or higher, and wherein the three infrared-reflective film regions are deposited by sputtering silver-containing targets at an average power exceeding 9 kW, at least one of the silver containing targets being sputtered at a power level exceeding 12 Kw. a) providing a coater having a path of substrate travel extending through the coater, the coater including downward coating equipment mounted above the path of substrate travel; b) conveying a glass sheet along the path of substrate travel in a generally horizontal orientation wherein a top major surface of the glass sheet is oriented upwardly and a bottom major surface of the glass sheet is oriented downwardly; and c) operating the downward coating equipment to deposit upon the top major surface of the glass sheet a coating including a sequence of at least seven film regions comprising, moving outwardly from the top major surface of the glass sheet, a first transparent dielectric film region, a first infrared-reflective film region comprising silver, a second transparent dielectric film region, a second infrared-reflective film region comprising silver, a third transparent dielectric film region, a third infrared-reflective film region comprising silver, and a fourth transparent dielectric film region;
A method of forming a contoured composite structure, the method comprising: positioning a sheet of composite material in operative relation to a structure of shape memory alloy, wherein the structure of shape memory alloy is configured to deform between a first conformation and a second conformation when heated to within an activated temperature range; following the positioning, heating the structure of shape memory alloy to within the activated temperature range, thereby deforming the structure of shape memory alloy from the first conformation to the second conformation, and thereby conforming the sheet of composite material to a desired contour at least partially corresponding to the second conformation and resulting in a conformed sheet of composite material and thereby at least partially setting the conformed sheet of composite material in the desired contour; and following the heating, cooling the structure of shape memory alloy to below the activated temperature range, thereby deforming the structure of shape memory alloy from the second conformation to the first conformation, while maintaining the sheet of composite material in the desired contour; curing the conformed sheet of composite material in the desired contour; wherein the structure of shape memory alloy includes a first body and a second body; wherein the positioning includes positioning the sheet of composite material between the first body and the second body; and wherein the first body and the second body are positioned relative to each other to cooperatively conform the sheet of composite material to the desired contour during the heating. positioning a sheet of composite material in operative relation to a structure of shape memory alloy, wherein the structure of shape memory alloy is configured to deform between a first conformation and a second conformation when heated to within an activated temperature range; following the positioning, heating the structure of shape memory alloy to within the activated temperature range, thereby deforming the structure of shape memory alloy from the first conformation to the second conformation, and thereby conforming the sheet of composite material to a desired contour at least partially corresponding to the second conformation and resulting in a conformed sheet of composite material and thereby at least partially setting the conformed sheet of composite material in the desired contour; and following the heating, cooling the structure of shape memory alloy to below the activated temperature range, thereby deforming the structure of shape memory alloy from the second conformation to the first conformation, while maintaining the sheet of composite material in the desired contour; curing the conformed sheet of composite material in the desired contour; wherein the structure of shape memory alloy includes a first body and a second body; wherein the positioning includes positioning the sheet of composite material between the first body and the second body; and wherein the first body and the second body are positioned relative to each other to cooperatively conform the sheet of composite material to the desired contour during the heating.