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A clamp mechanism to assist in attaching a finger cuff having a first side and a second side to a patient's finger by a medical assistant, the clamp mechanism comprising: a mounting structure including a top portion, opposed descending sides (302, 304), and an exterior and an interior, the top portion including a gap; and a pair of opposed clamping members (308, 310) that extend from opposite sides of the exterior of the mounting structure to form a clamping slot over the gap, wherein the clamping slot is openable to allow for the pulling of the first side and the second side of the finger cuff by the medical assistant through the gap and the opened clamping slot, and wherein the clamping slot is closeable such that the first side and the second side of the finger cuff are clamped together so that the finger cuff is firmly attachable to the patient's finger. a mounting structure including a top portion, opposed descending sides (302, 304), and an exterior and an interior, the top portion including a gap; and a pair of opposed clamping members (308, 310) that extend from opposite sides of the exterior of the mounting structure to form a clamping slot over the gap, wherein the clamping slot is openable to allow for the pulling of the first side and the second side of the finger cuff by the medical assistant through the gap and the opened clamping slot, and wherein the clamping slot is closeable such that the first side and the second side of the finger cuff are clamped together so that the finger cuff is firmly attachable to the patient's finger.
An automotive variable mechanical lubricant pump for providing pressurized lubricant for an internal combustion engine, comprising a pump rotor with numerous slidable vanes rotating in a shiftable control ring which is shiftable between a maximum eccentricity position and a minimum eccentricity position, the control ring being linearly shiftable in a linear shifting direction, a control ring preload spring for pushing the control ring into the maximum eccentricity position, a hydraulic pilot chamber for pushing the control ring into the minimum eccentricity position, the hydraulic pilot chamber being charged with the pump outlet-pressure or a gallery pressure of the engine, and a hydraulic pressure control circuit for controlling the remote gallery pressure by directly regulating the pilot chamber pressure, characterized by a dissymmetric hydraulic outlet chamber surrounding a part of the outer circumference of the control ring, being directly charged with the pump outlet pressure and being directly connected to a pump outlet for the pressurized lubricant, wherein the effective anti-spring hydraulic surface of the control ring circumference in the hydraulic outlet chamber is larger than the counter-acting pro-spring hydraulic surface in the hydraulic outlet chamber. a pump rotor with numerous slidable vanes rotating in a shiftable control ring which is shiftable between a maximum eccentricity position and a minimum eccentricity position, the control ring being linearly shiftable in a linear shifting direction, a control ring preload spring for pushing the control ring into the maximum eccentricity position, a hydraulic pilot chamber for pushing the control ring into the minimum eccentricity position, the hydraulic pilot chamber being charged with the pump outlet-pressure or a gallery pressure of the engine, and a hydraulic pressure control circuit for controlling the remote gallery pressure by directly regulating the pilot chamber pressure, characterized by a dissymmetric hydraulic outlet chamber surrounding a part of the outer circumference of the control ring, being directly charged with the pump outlet pressure and being directly connected to a pump outlet for the pressurized lubricant, wherein the effective anti-spring hydraulic surface of the control ring circumference in the hydraulic outlet chamber is larger than the counter-acting pro-spring hydraulic surface in the hydraulic outlet chamber.
Control device for an automotive vehicle comprising a knob made of plastic material, said knob being provided with an outer ring made of elastomeric material, said outer ring being coaxial with the knob axis, characterized in that said knob is an integrally molded piece of electrically conductive plastic comprising conductive fillers that are metal particles or carbon-based particles, said outer ring being overmolded on a peripheral portion of the knob, and in that the external surface of the knob is provided with a chrome coating deposited by an electroplating process.
A mass spectrometer having one or more ion transport optical systems for transporting ions by an effect of an electric field between an ion source and an ion detector, the mass spectrometer being capable of performing an SIM or MRM measurement in which an operation of sequentially performing a mass spectrometry on each of a plurality of ions having previously specified mass-to-charge ratios is cyclically performed, and the mass spectrometer comprising: a) a voltage generator for applying a direct-current voltage corresponding to the mass-to-charge of an ion to be monitored, to at least one of the ion transport optical systems in the SIM or MRM measurement; characterized in that the mass spectrometer further comprises: b) a controller arranged to control the voltage generator so that, in a pause time during which collection of detection data by the ion detector is suspended in conjunction with a switching of the mass-to-charge ratio of the ion to be monitored, if a polarity of the ion to be monitored in an SIM or MRM measurement is unchanged before and after the switching of the mass-to-charge ratio, then the direct-current voltage applied to the at least one ion transport optical system, while being switched from one specific level to another specific level in the pause time, is temporarily changed to either a level at which the direct-current voltage has a polarity different from the polarity of the direct-current voltage at those specific levels, or a level at which the direct-current voltage has the same polarity as the direct-current voltage at those specific levels yet has a smaller absolute value than the direct-current voltage at any of those specific levels. a) a voltage generator for applying a direct-current voltage corresponding to the mass-to-charge of an ion to be monitored, to at least one of the ion transport optical systems in the SIM or MRM measurement;
Replaceable liquid reservoir for an inhaler with - a hollow space which is filled with at least one liquid and is releasable via an opening, and - a wick structure for transporting the liquid out of the hollow space, characterized in that - the opening is enclosed by a seal, and is closed via a foil bonded to the seal. - a hollow space which is filled with at least one liquid and is releasable via an opening, and - a wick structure for transporting the liquid out of the hollow space, - the opening is enclosed by a seal, and is closed via a foil bonded to the seal.
An autonomous vehicle service system remote from the autonomous vehicle, comprising: a display device; a receiver configured to receive transmitted data from an autonomous vehicle (14, 14c) related to status of the autonomous vehicle and information from a third party related to road conditions issues, such as road closures or traffic; and a controller programmed to monitor the transmitted data related to the status of the autonomous vehicle (14, 14c) and the road conditions, determine when the autonomous vehicle requires assistance based on the transmitted data, and, when the autonomous vehicle requires assistance, cause information related to the autonomous vehicle (14, 14c) to be displayed on the display device; wherein the autonomous vehicle (14, 14c) is a first vehicle of a plurality of autonomous vehicles, and the controller is programmed to monitor transmitted data related to status of each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles, and determine when each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles requires assistance based on the transmitted data; wherein the controller is further programmed to prioritize the assistance required of each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles (14, 14c), and cause the display device to display an order of prioritization of the autonomous vehicles. a display device; a receiver configured to receive transmitted data from an autonomous vehicle (14, 14c) related to status of the autonomous vehicle and information from a third party related to road conditions issues, such as road closures or traffic; and a controller programmed to monitor the transmitted data related to the status of the autonomous vehicle (14, 14c) and the road conditions, determine when the autonomous vehicle requires assistance based on the transmitted data, and, when the autonomous vehicle requires assistance, cause information related to the autonomous vehicle (14, 14c) to be displayed on the display device; wherein the autonomous vehicle (14, 14c) is a first vehicle of a plurality of autonomous vehicles, and the controller is programmed to monitor transmitted data related to status of each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles, and determine when each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles requires assistance based on the transmitted data; wherein the controller is further programmed to prioritize the assistance required of each of the plurality of autonomous vehicles (14, 14c), and cause the display device to display an order of prioritization of the autonomous vehicles.
An isolated topologically-varied polyethylene homopolymer fraction, wherein the fraction has a long chain branching frequency of greater than 0.5 long chain branches per 1000 total carbon atoms calculated using the Zimm-Stockmayer approach, wherein the homopolymer is isolated from a Ziegler-catalyzed polyethylene homopolymer by solvent-gradient fractionation and where the radius of gyration of the topologically-varied homopolymer is less than that of a linear polymer of identical molecular weight.
A process for preparing (co)polycarbonates by the melt transesterification method, the process comprising reacting at least one diaryl carbonate with a dihydroxyaryl compound of formula and optionally one or more further dihydroxyaryl compounds, in which R 1 is H or C 1 -C 4 -alkyl R 2 is C 1 -C 4 -Alkyl, and n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the process further comprises the addition of an monohydroxyaryl compound in an amount of 5.0 to 20.0 wt.-%, based on the total mass of the reaction mixture and that the monohydroxyaryl compound added corresponds to the monohydroxyaryl compound that is generated by the transesterification of the diaryl carbonate. R 1 is H or C 1 -C 4 -alkyl R 2 is C 1 -C 4 -Alkyl, and n is 0, 1, 2 or 3,
Surgical multifilament suture material (10; 210; 30; 40; 50) in the form of a filamentary braid, wherein the suture material includes filamentary elements (16; 20; 216; 220a-e; 34; 36; 44) projecting from the filamentary braid for anchoring in biological tissues, wherein the projecting filamentary elements (16; 20; 216; 220a-e; 34; 36; 44) are filamentary loops (16; 216; 220e) or opened filamentary loops (20; 220a-d; 34; 36; 44), characterized in that the projecting filamentary elements are single filaments originating from multiplied filaments.
A method for determining a concentration of a medically significant component of a biological fluid in contact with a reagent compound, comprising the steps of: a) applying a first signal having an AC component to the biological fluid; b) measuring a first response to the first signal; c) applying a second signal to the biological fluid, wherein the second signal is a DC signal; d) measuring a second response to the second signal; and e) combining the first response with the second response to produce an indication of the concentration of the medically significant component; wherein said first signal consists of a multi-frequency excitation waveform, characterized in that the frequencies of which the AC component consists are applied at low excitation AC potentials in order to generate a non-faradaic current response, and the total time from applying the first signal to measuring the second response is within about 2.0 seconds. a) applying a first signal having an AC component to the biological fluid; b) measuring a first response to the first signal; c) applying a second signal to the biological fluid, wherein the second signal is a DC signal; d) measuring a second response to the second signal; and e) combining the first response with the second response to produce an indication of the concentration of the medically significant component; wherein said first signal consists of a multi-frequency excitation waveform, characterized in that the frequencies of which the AC component consists are applied at low excitation AC potentials in order to generate a non-faradaic current response, and the total time from applying the first signal to measuring the second response is within about 2.0 seconds.
Pivot locking device of two bearing elements (102, 103) aligned along a common axis, in which one or both bearing elements (102, 103) are pivotable about a common pivot axis, - with a first bearing element which comprises a perforation, - with a second bearing element which comprises a perforation, wherein the first and second bearing element (102, 103) are oriented with the perforations (104, 106) in alignment to one another, the pivot locking device is characterized in that it is further equipped, - with a chamber provided on the first bearing element, which chamber comprises a circulatory path for circulatory elements and is open to the second bearing element and is closed, by a connecting surface facing to the chamber, at the second bearing element, - with a plurality of circulatory elements arranged in the chamber, - with an catch, arrangeable on the second bearing element, which catch engages into the circulating chamber and is positioned between circulatory elements and, in a pivot movement of the second bearing element to the first bearing element, displaces the circulatory elements in the chamber along the circulatory path, and - with a locking element arranged on the first bearing element, which locking element, in an unlocking position, unblocks the circulatory path for the circulatory elements in the chamber and, in a locking position of the locking element, blocks a displacement movement of the circulatory elements along the circulatory path of the chamber. - with a first bearing element which comprises a perforation, - with a second bearing element which comprises a perforation, wherein the first and second bearing element (102, 103) are oriented with the perforations (104, 106) in alignment to one another, the pivot locking device is characterized in that it is further equipped, - with a chamber provided on the first bearing element, which chamber comprises a circulatory path for circulatory elements and is open to the second bearing element and is closed, by a connecting surface facing to the chamber, at the second bearing element, - with a plurality of circulatory elements arranged in the chamber, - with an catch, arrangeable on the second bearing element, which catch engages into the circulating chamber and is positioned between circulatory elements and, in a pivot movement of the second bearing element to the first bearing element, displaces the circulatory elements in the chamber along the circulatory path, and - with a locking element arranged on the first bearing element, which locking element, in an unlocking position, unblocks the circulatory path for the circulatory elements in the chamber and, in a locking position of the locking element, blocks a displacement movement of the circulatory elements along the circulatory path of the chamber.
An electronic breadboard system, comprising: a computing device comprising a display screen (300, 420, 520, 620, 720) having a first portion to display an electronic circuit model and a second portion directly adjacent to the first portion; a translucent breadboard (100, 800) on the second portion of the display screen, the translucent breadboard comprising a translucent face plate (110, 810) having a rectangular grid (120, 820) of openings exposing a plurality of contacts, the plurality of contacts being arranged lengthwise along each row of the rectangular grid of openings and orthogonal to a transparent back plate coupling the plurality of contacts to the translucent face plate; and a graphics controller adapted to illuminate a row opening and/or a column opening of the translucent breadboard to direct placement of electrical components of a computer model in response to user interaction with the electronic circuit model. a computing device comprising a display screen (300, 420, 520, 620, 720) having a first portion to display an electronic circuit model and a second portion directly adjacent to the first portion; a translucent breadboard (100, 800) on the second portion of the display screen, the translucent breadboard comprising a translucent face plate (110, 810) having a rectangular grid (120, 820) of openings exposing a plurality of contacts, the plurality of contacts being arranged lengthwise along each row of the rectangular grid of openings and orthogonal to a transparent back plate coupling the plurality of contacts to the translucent face plate; and a graphics controller adapted to illuminate a row opening and/or a column opening of the translucent breadboard to direct placement of electrical components of a computer model in response to user interaction with the electronic circuit model.
A method for dynamically allocating computer resources of a multi-node computer system, wherein the multi-node computer system includes a first server, a second server, and a third server, the method comprising computer implemented steps of: monitoring performance realized by a plurality of services running on the multi-node computer system, wherein said plurality of services includes a first service and a second service, wherein the first server hosts a plurality of sessions for said first service and the second server hosts a plurality of sessions for said second service; based on said monitoring the performance of a plurality of services, generating performance metrics that indicate performance realized by each service of said plurality of services; based on the performance metrics, said multi-node computer system detecting a violation of service-level agreements for said first service; in response to detecting said violation of said service-level agreements, said multi-node computer system adjusting allocation of computer resources of said multi-node system between said first service and said second service; the step of adjusting allocation of computer resources includes attempting to resolve said violation by attempting to migrate at least one of said plurality of sessions to said second server before allocating said third server to host said first service. monitoring performance realized by a plurality of services running on the multi-node computer system, wherein said plurality of services includes a first service and a second service, wherein the first server hosts a plurality of sessions for said first service and the second server hosts a plurality of sessions for said second service; based on said monitoring the performance of a plurality of services, generating performance metrics that indicate performance realized by each service of said plurality of services; based on the performance metrics, said multi-node computer system detecting a violation of service-level agreements for said first service; in response to detecting said violation of said service-level agreements, said multi-node computer system adjusting allocation of computer resources of said multi-node system between said first service and said second service; the step of adjusting allocation of computer resources includes attempting to resolve said violation by attempting to migrate at least one of said plurality of sessions to said second server before allocating said third server to host said first service.
Device for butt-splicing strip members for tire components, comprising a first clamp and a second clamp arranged for clamping a first end of a first strip member and a second end of a second strip member, respectively, wherein at least one of the first clamp and the second clamp is movable along a butt-splice direction into a butt-splicing position in which the first clamp and the second are arranged to be opposite to each other in said butt-splice direction for butt-splicing the first end of the first strip member and the second end of the second strip member in the butt-splice direction, wherein the first clamp comprises a first upper clamp member and a first lower clamp member for in cooperation clamping the first end, wherein the second clamp comprises a second upper clamp member and a second lower clamp member for in cooperation clamping the second end, characterized in that the first lower clamp member projects beyond the first upper clamp member in the butt-splice direction towards the second clamp over a first overlap distance and in that the second upper clamp member projects beyond the second lower clamp member in the butt-splice direction towards the first clamp over a second overlap distance
Method for extending a server connected with at least one client, wherein a server extension is provided on the client side by means of a portable object SPO which is connected to said client, said portable object SPO comprising data processing means and data storage means and further comprising: - an extension part adapted to reduce the load on the server by doing part of the server processing and comprising a part of the server software, a part of the server storage and a data compression scheme, - a trusted part adapted to ensure that the server can safely rely on data from the various SPOs at the clients' side and comprising parts for authentication, personalization and timestamps; the method comprising the steps of: - establishing a trusted, encrypted link and a trusted time reference thanks to a communication of the authentication and timestamp parts with the server; - performing at least one of the server's operation in part or entirely by the extension part in order to handle at least a client request and local storage of user related information, - reporting back request's relevant results using the compression scheme. - an extension part adapted to reduce the load on the server by doing part of the server processing and comprising a part of the server software, a part of the server storage and a data compression scheme, - a trusted part adapted to ensure that the server can safely rely on data from the various SPOs at the clients' side and comprising parts for authentication, personalization and timestamps; - establishing a trusted, encrypted link and a trusted time reference thanks to a communication of the authentication and timestamp parts with the server; - performing at least one of the server's operation in part or entirely by the extension part in order to handle at least a client request and local storage of user related information, - reporting back request's relevant results using the compression scheme.