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A reflective optical element for a working wavelength in the soft X-ray and extreme ultraviolet wavelength ranges, in particular for use in an EUV lithography apparatus, comprising a first multilayer system of at least two alternating materials (41, 42) having different real parts of the refractive index at the working wavelength on a substrate, which exerts a layer stress on the substrate, and comprising a second multilayer system of at least two alternating materials (61, 62) on the substrate, which exerts an opposed layer stress on the substrate and is arranged between the first multilayer system and the substrate, characterized in that a first of the at least two materials of the second multilayer system is nickel-vanadium, and is interrupted by a plurality of layers of a thickness between 0.3 nm and 1 nm of the at least one further material of the second multilayer system at such distances that the first material is present in an amorphous state, wherein the at least two materials (61, 62) of the second multilayer system are arranged in a periodically alternating manner and the ratio of the overall thickness of layers of the first material within one period of the second multilayer system to the overall thickness of the period of the second multilayer system is greater than 0.80, the layers of the first material having a thickness between 2.7 nm and 10 nm, and wherein the material or materials of the at least one layer of a further material is selected from the group comprising boron carbide, carbon, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, silicon, chromium and combinations thereof.
An assay system configured to use an assay consumable in the conduct of an assay, said assay system comprising said assay consumable and a reader, wherein said assay consumable being a multi-well plate or a cartridge, said assay consumable further comprising an assay consumable identifier associated with said assay consumable, said reader adapted to perform an operation selected from the group consisting of (i) reading information from said assay consumable identifier associated with said assay consumable; (ii) erasing information from said assay consumable identifier; (iii) writing information to said assay consumable identifier; and (iv) combinations thereof; characterized in that said assay system further comprises: a light tight enclosure; mechanisms to transport the assay consumables into and out of the light tight enclosure; and mechanisms to align and orient the assay consumables with one or more photodetectors and/or with electrical contacts, and wherein said assay consumable identifier comprises an EEPROM, flash memory, integrated circuit card, or combinations thereof; wherein said read information, erase information, and/or write information comprises authorization information for said consumable or a test site thereof or a domain thereof, said authorization information comprises information including whether the assay consumable is permitted to be used, the number of times the assay consumable can be used, and limitations on use of the assay consumable, if any, in combination with: lot-specific analysis parameters comprising a cross-talk correction matrix to account for chemical cross-reactivity. characterized in that said assay system further comprises: a light tight enclosure; mechanisms to transport the assay consumables into and out of the light tight enclosure; and mechanisms to align and orient the assay consumables with one or more photodetectors and/or with electrical contacts, and a light tight enclosure; mechanisms to transport the assay consumables into and out of the light tight enclosure; and mechanisms to align and orient the assay consumables with one or more photodetectors and/or with electrical contacts, and wherein said assay consumable identifier comprises an EEPROM, flash memory, integrated circuit card, or combinations thereof; wherein said read information, erase information, and/or write information comprises authorization information for said consumable or a test site thereof or a domain thereof, said authorization information comprises information including whether the assay consumable is permitted to be used, the number of times the assay consumable can be used, and limitations on use of the assay consumable, if any, in combination with: lot-specific analysis parameters comprising a cross-talk correction matrix to account for chemical cross-reactivity.
An air data sensing probe (14,16,18) comprising: pressure sensing means (14A-C,16A-C,18A-C) for sensing a plurality of pressures; electrical signal generating means for providing electrical signals related to the plurality of pressures; and neural network means coupled to the electrical signal generating means for receiving as inputs the electrical signals related to the plurality of pressures, characterized in that the neural network means are arranged to provide in response electrical signals indicative of at least one local air data parameter for the air data sensing probe. pressure sensing means (14A-C,16A-C,18A-C) for sensing a plurality of pressures; electrical signal generating means for providing electrical signals related to the plurality of pressures; and neural network means coupled to the electrical signal generating means for receiving as inputs the electrical signals related to the plurality of pressures, characterized in that the neural network means are arranged to provide in response electrical signals indicative of at least one local air data parameter for the air data sensing probe.
A method of operating a radio communication apparatus using a communication channel divided into a plurality of time slots, comprising: transmitting a data signal in a first subset of the time slots; refraining from transmitting a data signal in a second subset of the timeslots; transmitting a control signal in each of the time slots, wherein the control signal comprises at least one bit constituting a power. control command and a portion which is a predetermined signal; wherein the method further comprises for at least some of the second time slots, increasing relative to the first time slots the proportion of power control command bits to the number of bits in the predetermined signal portion and the method further comprises reducing relative to the first time slots the energy of the control signal which includes reducing the energy of the predetermined signal portion. transmitting a data signal in a first subset of the time slots; refraining from transmitting a data signal in a second subset of the timeslots; transmitting a control signal in each of the time slots, wherein the control signal comprises at least one bit constituting a power. control command and a portion which is a predetermined signal; wherein the method further comprises for at least some of the second time slots, increasing relative to the first time slots the proportion of power control command bits to the number of bits in the predetermined signal portion and the method further comprises reducing relative to the first time slots the energy of the control signal which includes reducing the energy of the predetermined signal portion. for at least some of the second time slots, increasing relative to the first time slots the proportion of power control command bits to the number of bits in the predetermined signal portion and the method further comprises reducing relative to the first time slots the energy of the control signal which includes reducing the energy of the predetermined signal portion.
A control method of a laundry machine having a drum, the method comprising: sensing an amount of the unbalance inside the drum; identifying a position of the unbalance inside a drum; and re-performing a laundry distributing step to distribute the laundry uniformly, as rotating the drum at a relatively low speed, in case unbalance generated in a front portion of a drum is sensed in the steps of an accelerating step, wherein the RPM of the drum is accelerated at a relatively high speed to remove water elements from the laundry, and a unbalance sensing step, wherein the unbalance sensing step includes determining whether the front portion unbalance of the drum is generated based on a forward/rearward direction vibration sensed in the drum at a higher RPM of the drum than a transient region, wherein the transient region is a predetermined RPM band including at least one resonance frequency which generates resonance according to the system of the laundry machine. sensing an amount of the unbalance inside the drum; identifying a position of the unbalance inside a drum; and re-performing a laundry distributing step to distribute the laundry uniformly, as rotating the drum at a relatively low speed, in case unbalance generated in a front portion of a drum is sensed in the steps of an accelerating step, wherein the RPM of the drum is accelerated at a relatively high speed to remove water elements from the laundry, and a unbalance sensing step, wherein the unbalance sensing step includes determining whether the front portion unbalance of the drum is generated based on a forward/rearward direction vibration sensed in the drum at a higher RPM of the drum than a transient region, wherein the transient region is a predetermined RPM band including at least one resonance frequency which generates resonance according to the system of the laundry machine.
Door assembly comprising a door frame and a door leaf which is pivotally mounted on the door frame and can be pivoted between a closed position and an open position relative to the door frame, wherein the door leaf has a locking device for locking the door leaf to the door frame, and a drop seal having a movable sealing element for sealing a gap on the underside of the door leaf toward the floor, wherein the sealing element can be moved, by means of a drive mechanism, between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the underside of the door leaf, wherein the locking device has a drive rod and the locking device is coupled to the drop seal via the drive rod such that when the locking device is unlocked in the closed position of the door leaf, the sealing element is raised from the lowered position before the door leaf is pivoted, wherein the drop seal is fastened to the underside of the door leaf, wherein the drive mechanism has a first bearing element and a second bearing element, wherein the bearing elements (50, 52) are each coupled to the sealing element and movably mounted in the drop seal so that the bearing elements (50, 52) can each be moved along the longitudinal direction of the underside of the door leaf, wherein the drive mechanism is preloaded such that the sealing element is forced into the raised position, characterized in that a tappet protrudes at least partially from the end of the drop seal facing away from the drive rod, wherein the tappet comes into contact with the door frame when the door leaf is pivoted into the closed position, and is subjected to a force thereby, as a result of which the tappet acts on the drive mechanism such that the sealing element is moved into the lowered position and the drive mechanism is preloaded in the direction of the drive rod.
Soil drilling device with an auger, which can be driven via a rotary drive about a drilling axis and which is surrounded by a drill pipe, an ejecting means for the discharge of cuttings from the auger, a mast, along which the auger with the ejection means is displaceable via a feed slide, as well as a discharge pipe, which is variable in length, which can be positioned against the ejection means, wherein the discharge pipe is connected to a funnel at its end facing the ejection means, characterised in that the funnel is connected to a first pivot unit and that the discharge pipe is connected at the other end to a guide frame (7, 8), which is pivotable via a second pivot unit, wherein the first pivot unit is displaceably arranged and the second pivot unit is fixedly arranged at the mast.
Interference field-compensated angle sensor device (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40) for magnetic field-based determination of a rotation angle of a rotation axis comprising a magnetic field generating unit, in particular a permanent magnet (10, 14), and an angle sensor unit (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60), with a magnetic field of the magnetic field generating unit rotating relative to the angle sensor unit (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60), and the angle sensor unit (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60) comprising at least two angle sensors for sensing different magnetic field areas of the magnetic field of the magnetic field generating unit, characterized in that the angle sensors are arranged axially offset at different distances along the rotation axis and/or the angle sensors are arranged radially offset at different distances to the rotation axis for sensing different amplitudes of the magnetic field, such that an influence of an interference field is compensatable by a gradient formation of the angle values or sensor signals of the angle sensors.
A shift device comprising: a shift lever which is installed in a vehicle, and which is configured to automatically return to a reference position from a neutral position; a position detecting unit which is configured to detect that the shift lever is placed at the neutral position; and a setting unit which is configured to: set the vehicle to a neutral state when the shift lever is held at the neutral position for a specified time or more; characterized in that, the setting unit is further configured to set the vehicle to the neutral state when the shift lever is placed at the neutral position a plurality of times within a predetermined time. a shift lever which is installed in a vehicle, and which is configured to automatically return to a reference position from a neutral position; a position detecting unit which is configured to detect that the shift lever is placed at the neutral position; and a setting unit which is configured to: set the vehicle to a neutral state when the shift lever is held at the neutral position for a specified time or more; characterized in that, the setting unit is further configured to set the vehicle to the neutral state when the shift lever is placed at the neutral position a plurality of times within a predetermined time. set the vehicle to a neutral state when the shift lever is held at the neutral position for a specified time or more; characterized in that, the setting unit is further configured to set the vehicle to the neutral state when the shift lever is placed at the neutral position a plurality of times within a predetermined time.
An applicator assembly comprising: a head portion having a proximal end, a distal end, and an interior portion defining a fluid chamber; a container comprising a sealing ring, wherein the container is slidably coupled to the head portion; a plug sealing an end of the container; a mechanical stop to secure the container in a predetermined position until the stop is released prior to actuation of the container; and an application member attached to the distal end, wherein the mechanical stop comprises a circumferentially extending surface portion connected to the proximal end of the head portion and a distal end of the container, and a hinged portion disposed toward the proximal end of the head portion or toward an insertion end of the container, wherein one or more orifices are formed through a surface of the plug, and wherein an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is formed through the plug from the container to the fluid chamber when the container is actuated toward the head portion to bring the one or more orifices into fluid communication with the container by moving the sealing ring relative to the plug. a head portion having a proximal end, a distal end, and an interior portion defining a fluid chamber; a container comprising a sealing ring, wherein the container is slidably coupled to the head portion; a plug sealing an end of the container; a mechanical stop to secure the container in a predetermined position until the stop is released prior to actuation of the container; and an application member attached to the distal end,
A set of documents (10, 10', 10'', 10''') for transmitting data in a spy-proof manner, - each document (10, 10', 10'', 10"') of the set comprising a first sheet having an scrambling pattern (1; 1'; 1''; 1''') and a second sheet intended to be inscribed with data, - wherein the scrambling pattern (1; 1'; 1''; 1''') of the first sheet is designed to impede any unauthorized reading or spying out of data arranged on the second sheet if the second sheet and the first sheet lie on top of each other, characterized in that the scrambling pattern (1; 1'; 1''; 1''') of each of the documents (10, 10', 10'', 10"') of the set is an individual scrambling pattern different from the scrambling patterns (1, 1', 1'', 1''') of all other documents (10, 10', 10'', 10"') of the set. - each document (10, 10', 10'', 10"') of the set comprising a first sheet having an scrambling pattern (1; 1'; 1''; 1''') and a second sheet intended to be inscribed with data, - wherein the scrambling pattern (1; 1'; 1''; 1''') of the first sheet is designed to impede any unauthorized reading or spying out of data arranged on the second sheet if the second sheet and the first sheet lie on top of each other,
A composition comprising a semicrystalline aliphatic polyketone powder that has a melt peak having a melt peak enthalpy of at least 50 joules/gram as determined by differential scanning calorimetry using a heating rate of 10 °C/min.
A method for removing radioactive cesium by applying removal processing to radioactive cesium in a radioactive waste liquid and/or a radioactive solid matter using a hydrophilic resin composition comprising a hydrophilic resin and a metal ferrocyanide compound, wherein the hydrophilic resin composition comprises at least one hydrophilic resin selected from the group consisting of a hydrophilic polyurethane resin, a hydrophilic polyurea resin, and a hydrophilic polyurethane-polyurea resin each having a hydrophilic segment; and the metal ferrocyanide compound is dispersed in the hydrophilic resin composition in a ratio of at least 1 to 200 mass parts relative to 100 mass parts of the hydrophilic resin.
A spinal cage comprising: first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14) attachable to vertebrae, said first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14) articulating with one another by means of an articulation joint; a wedge element arranged for wedging between said first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14); and an actuator linked to said wedge element for moving said wedge element axially with respect to said first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14), said actuator comprising a threaded member adjacent said wedge element, and wherein upon turning of said threaded member, said wedge element is advanced with respect to said articulation joint so that said first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14) are tilted or parallel with respect to each other; characterised by a biasing device positioned between at least one of said first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14) and said wedge element, and wherein said biasing device applies a biasing force on said wedge element to move said wedge element axially. first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14) attachable to vertebrae, said first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14) articulating with one another by means of an articulation joint; a wedge element arranged for wedging between said first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14); and an actuator linked to said wedge element for moving said wedge element axially with respect to said first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14), said actuator comprising a threaded member adjacent said wedge element, and wherein upon turning of said threaded member, said wedge element is advanced with respect to said articulation joint so that said first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14) are tilted or parallel with respect to each other; characterised by a biasing device positioned between at least one of said first and second spinal attachment members (12, 14) and said wedge element, and wherein said biasing device applies a biasing force on said wedge element to move said wedge element axially.
A disinfection tissue, wherein - the disinfection tissue is provided for being inserted into a receptacle, said receptacle requiring cleaning prior to the insertion of said disinfection tissue, - the disinfection tissue is packaged in a protective packaging, and - the disinfection tissue may be inserted into the receptacle without the protective packaging, characterised in that - the protective packaging has a cleaning system disposed thereon for cleaning and/or disinfecting the receptacle, said cleaning system comprising at least one first packaged cleaning tissue, one second packaged cleaning tissue, and one third packaged cleaning tissue, the packagings of the cleaning tissues (31; 32; 33) having each a different colour marking. - the disinfection tissue is provided for being inserted into a receptacle, said receptacle requiring cleaning prior to the insertion of said disinfection tissue, - the disinfection tissue is packaged in a protective packaging, and - the disinfection tissue may be inserted into the receptacle without the protective packaging, - the protective packaging has a cleaning system disposed thereon for cleaning and/or disinfecting the receptacle, said cleaning system comprising at least one first packaged cleaning tissue, one second packaged cleaning tissue, and one third packaged cleaning tissue, the packagings of the cleaning tissues (31; 32; 33) having each a different colour marking.
A method for processing video data, comprising: accessing a video signal having a first color component, a second color component, and a third color component in a first color space, wherein the first color component is a luma component, and the second and third color components are chroma components, and wherein the first color component is weakly correlated with the second and third color components; determining parameters for transforming and adaptive clipping bounds; encoding the parameters for transforming; transforming (820, 920) the second color component and the third color component into a transformed second color component and a transformed third color component in a second color space, responsive to the parameters for transforming, wherein the transforming is based on PCA (Principal Component Analysis); clipping, at an encoder, sample values of the transformed second color component and the transformed third color component, responsive to the adaptive clipping bounds; inverse transforming (840, 940) the clipped sample values of the transformed second color component and the transformed third color component; and clipping, at the encoder, sample values of the first color component in the first color space. accessing a video signal having a first color component, a second color component, and a third color component in a first color space, wherein the first color component is a luma component, and the second and third color components are chroma components, and wherein the first color component is weakly correlated with the second and third color components; determining parameters for transforming and adaptive clipping bounds; encoding the parameters for transforming; transforming (820, 920) the second color component and the third color component into a transformed second color component and a transformed third color component in a second color space, responsive to the parameters for transforming, wherein the transforming is based on PCA (Principal Component Analysis); clipping, at an encoder, sample values of the transformed second color component and the transformed third color component, responsive to the adaptive clipping bounds; inverse transforming (840, 940) the clipped sample values of the transformed second color component and the transformed third color component; and clipping, at the encoder, sample values of the first color component in the first color space.