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Micromechanical comb structure made of glass, comprising - a plurality of micromechanical fingers, wherein the comb structure is deflectable in a substrate plane defined by a glass substrate, and - wherein the fingers have been exposed from the glass substrate by laser-induced modification of the glass substrate and subsequent wet-chemical anisotropic etching, - wherein during the production of the fingers laser pulses, which define an outer contour of the fingers, were placed on respective continuous, in particular rectilinear or curved, opposing tool paths (5a, 5b), preferably at a constant pulse spacing p, - wherein each of the tool paths (5a, 5b) has a maximum distance r from the contour which just corresponds to an etching radius r of a wet-chemical etching step which was used to expose the fingers, and - wherein the fingers have sidewall electrodes to realize electrostatic actuation or capacitive sensing by means of the comb structure. - a plurality of micromechanical fingers, wherein the comb structure is deflectable in a substrate plane defined by a glass substrate, and - wherein the fingers have been exposed from the glass substrate by laser-induced modification of the glass substrate and subsequent wet-chemical anisotropic etching, - wherein during the production of the fingers laser pulses, which define an outer contour of the fingers, were placed on respective continuous, in particular rectilinear or curved, opposing tool paths (5a, 5b), preferably at a constant pulse spacing p, - wherein each of the tool paths (5a, 5b) has a maximum distance r from the contour which just corresponds to an etching radius r of a wet-chemical etching step which was used to expose the fingers, and - wherein the fingers have sidewall electrodes to realize electrostatic actuation or capacitive sensing by means of the comb structure.
An apparatus (110,220, 310) for use in wirelessly charging portable devices (130, 322) and in both powering and authenticating remote operator-carried transponders (120, 230, 320) for activating an automotive circuit, the apparatus (110,220, 310) comprising: a first circuit-based module (114, 226) configured and arranged to operate in a first mode to generate and transmit a first signal to wirelessly charge a portable device (130, 322), and in response to detecting the presence of a remote transponder (120, 230, 320), operate in a second mode to generate and transmit a second signal to power and communicate authentication data (333, 334) with the remote transponder (120, 230, 320); and a second circuit-based module (114, 226) configured and arranged to authenticate the remote transponder (120, 230, 320) by accessing and processing stored authentication data with authentication data carried in signals received from the remote transponder (120, 230, 320) via the first module (114, 226), and generate an output for activating the automotive circuit based upon the authentication, the apparatus (110, 220, 310) being characterized in that it further includes a common antenna (115, 222) connected to the first module (114, 226), the first module (114, 226) being configured and arranged to transmit both of the respective first and second signals via the common antenna (115, 222) using a common carrier frequency. a first circuit-based module (114, 226) configured and arranged to operate in a first mode to generate and transmit a first signal to wirelessly charge a portable device (130, 322), and in response to detecting the presence of a remote transponder (120, 230, 320), operate in a second mode to generate and transmit a second signal to power and communicate authentication data (333, 334) with the remote transponder (120, 230, 320); and operate in a first mode to generate and transmit a first signal to wirelessly charge a portable device (130, 322), and in response to detecting the presence of a remote transponder (120, 230, 320), operate in a second mode to generate and transmit a second signal to power and communicate authentication data (333, 334) with the remote transponder (120, 230, 320); and a second circuit-based module (114, 226) configured and arranged to authenticate the remote transponder (120, 230, 320) by accessing and processing stored authentication data with authentication data carried in signals received from the remote transponder (120, 230, 320) via the first module (114, 226), and generate an output for activating the automotive circuit based upon the authentication, the apparatus (110, 220, 310) being characterized in that it further includes a common antenna (115, 222) connected to the first module (114, 226), the first module (114, 226) being configured and arranged to transmit both of the respective first and second signals via the common antenna (115, 222) using a common carrier frequency.
A device for treating an incision, hernia, or abdominal wall defect, comprising: a cylindrical elongate element having a first longitudinal axis; at least two sheets (20a, 20b) connected to the elongate element along the first longitudinal axis, the first and second sheets (20a, 20b) connected to the elongate element extending parallel to the longitudinal axis on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of the elongate element; wherein the at least two sheets (20a, 20b) comprise porous biocompatible matrix and the elongate element has a strength that is at least equal to that of the at least two sheets (20a, 20b); characterised in that the elongate element comprises biological mesh that is rolled concentrically into a cylindrical structure a cylindrical elongate element having a first longitudinal axis; at least two sheets (20a, 20b) connected to the elongate element along the first longitudinal axis, the first and second sheets (20a, 20b) connected to the elongate element extending parallel to the longitudinal axis on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of the elongate element; wherein the at least two sheets (20a, 20b) comprise porous biocompatible matrix and the elongate element has a strength that is at least equal to that of the at least two sheets (20a, 20b); characterised in that the elongate element comprises biological mesh that is rolled concentrically into a cylindrical structure
A hermetically sealed blister package for a contact lens, wherein the blister package includes a base member made of plastics material, and a sealing member joined to the base member to form a blister cavity arranged to hold an unworn contact lens and contact lens packaging solution; the base member having an upper surface and a lower surface and including a blister well and a handle, the handle being provided by a flange that extends out from the blister well; whereby the flange includes a female connecting feature and a male connecting feature, the female connecting feature being located between a perimeter of the blister well and an edge of the flange, the male connecting feature being located outside of the perimeter of the blister well; the female connecting feature on the base member is configured to interlock with a corresponding male connecting feature on a substantially identical base member to mechanically fasten the base member to the substantially identical base member to form a base member assembly characterised in that the male connecting feature comprises a clip, or a barb, or a combination thereof. the base member having an upper surface and a lower surface and including a blister well and a handle, the handle being provided by a flange that extends out from the blister well; whereby the flange includes a female connecting feature and a male connecting feature, the female connecting feature being located between a perimeter of the blister well and an edge of the flange, the male connecting feature being located outside of the perimeter of the blister well; the female connecting feature on the base member is configured to interlock with a corresponding male connecting feature on a substantially identical base member to mechanically fasten the base member to the substantially identical base member to form a base member assembly characterised in that the male connecting feature comprises a clip, or a barb, or a combination thereof.
A method for temporal inversion of a wave corresponding to at least one initial signal s(t), where t is the time, this initial signal s(t) exhibiting a certain central frequency f0 and a passband Δf, in which method a temporal inversion signal α.s(-t), where α is a multiplicative coefficient and s(-t) is the temporal inversion of s(t), is determined, characterized in that it comprises at least the following steps: - a first transformation suitable for lowering the central frequency of the signal and for substantially not causing any loss of information with respect to the initial signal is applied to the initial signal s(t), said first transformation producing a first set of transformed signals comprising at least one first transformed signal Ki(t) of lower central frequency than the initial signal, said first set of transformed signals Ki(t) being representative of said initial signal s(t), - a second transformation producing a second transformed signal K'i(t) substantially of the same central frequency as the first transformed signal is applied to each first transformed signal Ki(t), said second transformation thus producing a second set of transformed signals K'i(t) from the first set of transformed signals Ki(t), said second transformation being chosen so that said second set of transformed signals is representative of the temporal inversion signal s(-t), - a third transformation which generates the temporal inversion signal α.s(-t) is applied to the second set of transformed signals K'i(t), the third transformation being a transformation inverse to the first transformation. - a first transformation suitable for lowering the central frequency of the signal and for substantially not causing any loss of information with respect to the initial signal is applied to the initial signal s(t), said first transformation producing a first set of transformed signals comprising at least one first transformed signal Ki(t) of lower central frequency than the initial signal, said first set of transformed signals Ki(t) being representative of said initial signal s(t), - a second transformation producing a second transformed signal K'i(t) substantially of the same central frequency as the first transformed signal is applied to each first transformed signal Ki(t), said second transformation thus producing a second set of transformed signals K'i(t) from the first set of transformed signals Ki(t), said second transformation being chosen so that said second set of transformed signals is representative of the temporal inversion signal s(-t), - a third transformation which generates the temporal inversion signal α.s(-t) is applied to the second set of transformed signals K'i(t), the third transformation being a transformation inverse to the first transformation.
A system for communicating using a mobile device, the system comprising: a messaging server; a monitoring server remote from the messaging server; a network router; and a mobile device configurable to i) send to the messaging server, or receive from the messaging server, an electronic message, wherein the electronic message is sent encrypted with a messaging key; ii) encrypt a copy of the electronic message with a monitoring key different from the messaging key; and iii) send the encrypted copy to the monitoring server, wherein the mobile device is further configured to communicate with the messaging server via the network router, and said system is characterised in that the network router is configured to block transmission of an encrypted electronic message between the mobile device and the messaging server when an access condition is not met, the access condition being such that it is satisfied only when the mobile device is configured to send copies of encrypted messages to the monitoring server. a messaging server; a monitoring server remote from the messaging server; a network router; and a mobile device configurable to i) send to the messaging server, or receive from the messaging server, an electronic message, wherein the electronic message is sent encrypted with a messaging key; ii) encrypt a copy of the electronic message with a monitoring key different from the messaging key; and iii) send the encrypted copy to the monitoring server, wherein the mobile device is further configured to communicate with the messaging server via the network router, and said system is characterised in that the network router is configured to block transmission of an encrypted electronic message between the mobile device and the messaging server when an access condition is not met, the access condition being such that it is satisfied only when the mobile device is configured to send copies of encrypted messages to the monitoring server.
An anchor for a pedicle screw, the anchor comprising: - an anchor body comprising a proximal end, a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a distal end; - a through-hole through the anchor body from the proximal end to the distal end, the through-hole defining a long axis of the anchor, the through hole comprising female threads in the proximal portion and a reduced inner diameter in the distal portion, said reduced inner diameter configured to cause expansion of at least the distal portion of the anchor body when the pedicle screw is inserted into the through- hole; and - a plurality of ridges on an exterior surface of the anchor body, the ridges configured to reduce the likelihood of pullout when the anchor is inserted into a vertebra and the pedicle screw is inserted into the through-hole, - wherein the female threads have the same pitch as the pedicle screw threads and the reduced inner diameter causes greater expansion in the distal portion of the anchor when said pedicle screw is inserted into the through-hole, - wherein the proximal portion of the anchor body comprises one or more flat side surfaces that are configured to engage an instrument that prevents rotation of the anchor body, characterized in that said female threads are undersized with respect to the pedicle screw threads and in that the anchor further comprises one or more slits provided on a distal one-third of the anchor body so that expansion of the anchor body only occurs in that area - an anchor body comprising a proximal end, a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a distal end; - a through-hole through the anchor body from the proximal end to the distal end, the through-hole defining a long axis of the anchor, the through hole comprising female threads in the proximal portion and a reduced inner diameter in the distal portion, said reduced inner diameter configured to cause expansion of at least the distal portion of the anchor body when the pedicle screw is inserted into the through- hole; and - a plurality of ridges on an exterior surface of the anchor body, the ridges configured to reduce the likelihood of pullout when the anchor is inserted into a vertebra and the pedicle screw is inserted into the through-hole, - wherein the female threads have the same pitch as the pedicle screw threads and the reduced inner diameter causes greater expansion in the distal portion of the anchor when said pedicle screw is inserted into the through-hole, - wherein the proximal portion of the anchor body comprises one or more flat side surfaces that are configured to engage an instrument that prevents rotation of the anchor body, characterized in that said female threads are undersized with respect to the pedicle screw threads and in that the anchor further comprises one or more slits provided on a distal one-third of the anchor body so that expansion of the anchor body only occurs in that area
An adhesive using bark, comprising a resol type phenolic resin and a radiata pine bark powder, wherein the adhesive contains 30 to 40 parts by mass of the radiata pine bark powder, relative to 100 parts by mass of the total of the resol type phenolic resin solids and the radiata pine bark powder.
An antibody capable of specific binding to asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR), wherein the antibody comprises a) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; b) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30; c) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32; or d) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34. e) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36; f) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38; g) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40; h) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42; i) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44; j) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 46; or k) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 48. a) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; b) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30; c) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32; or d) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34. e) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36; f) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38; g) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40; h) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42; i) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44; j) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 46; or k) the heavy chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28 and the light chain variable region sequence of SEQ ID NO: 48.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising or made from a DPP-4 inhibitor which is 1-[(4-methyl-quinazolin-2-yl)methyl]-3-methyl-7-(2-butyn-1-yl)-8-(3- -amino-piperidin-1-yl)-xanthine, metformin, a stabilizer which is a basic amino acid, and one or more pharmaceutical excipients; for use in treating and/or preventing (including slowing the progression and/or delaying the onset) of metabolic diseases, especially type 2 diabetes mellitus and conditions related thereto (e.g. diabetic complications), either in type 2 diabetes patients who have not been previously treated with an antihyperglycemic agent, or in type 2 diabetes patients with insufficient glycemic control despite therapy with one or two conventional antihyperglycemic agents selected from metformin, sulphonylureas, thiazolidinediones (e.g. pioglitazone), glinides, alpha-glucosidase blockers, GLP-1 or GLP-1 analogues, and insulin or insulin analogues; optionally in combination with one or more other active substances. a DPP-4 inhibitor which is 1-[(4-methyl-quinazolin-2-yl)methyl]-3-methyl-7-(2-butyn-1-yl)-8-(3- -amino-piperidin-1-yl)-xanthine, metformin, a stabilizer which is a basic amino acid, and one or more pharmaceutical excipients; for use in treating and/or preventing (including slowing the progression and/or delaying the onset) of metabolic diseases, especially type 2 diabetes mellitus and conditions related thereto (e.g. diabetic complications), either in type 2 diabetes patients who have not been previously treated with an antihyperglycemic agent, or in type 2 diabetes patients with insufficient glycemic control despite therapy with one or two conventional antihyperglycemic agents selected from metformin, sulphonylureas, thiazolidinediones (e.g. pioglitazone), glinides, alpha-glucosidase blockers, GLP-1 or GLP-1 analogues, and insulin or insulin analogues; optionally in combination with one or more other active substances.
A device to supply an internal combustion engine with water comprising one single tank of an exhaust system provided with exhaust gas after-treatment having an exhaust duct and a first electromagnetic injector designed to inject a water solution of urea under pressure into the exhaust duct; the tank comprises a supplying device to supply a water solution of urea provided with a first pumping device, which is drowned inside the tank and draws from the tank in order to supply the water solution of urea under pressure to the first electromagnetic injector; the tank is divided so as to have, on the inside, a first powder urea storage area and a second water collecting area, and wherein the powder urea and the water are mixed in a third area of the tank so as to obtain the water solution of urea with a variable concentration, the device is characterized in that the device comprises at least one second electromagnetic injector, which is designed to inject water into the internal combustion engine, and a second pumping device, which is drowned inside the tank and draws from the second water collecting area in order to supply water under pressure to said at least one second electromagnetic injector.
A method for preparing a composite material having nanofibers exposed therefrom, the method comprising: providing a polymer nanofiber matrix, the polymer nanofiber matrix having a length, a width, and a thickness, wherein the polymer nanofiber matrix comprises: a polymeric substrate material; embedded nanofibers, the nanofibers being cellulosic nanofibers or electrospun polymers; partitioning the polymer nanofiber matrix into sections along an axis that is substantially transverse to the length of the polymer nanofiber matrix; and removing a portion of the polymeric substrate material from the partitioned section, such that a portion of the embedded nanofibers extends from the partitioned section, forming a set of fibrils. providing a polymer nanofiber matrix, the polymer nanofiber matrix having a length, a width, and a thickness, wherein the polymer nanofiber matrix comprises: a polymeric substrate material; embedded nanofibers, the nanofibers being cellulosic nanofibers or electrospun polymers; a polymeric substrate material; embedded nanofibers, the nanofibers being cellulosic nanofibers or electrospun polymers; partitioning the polymer nanofiber matrix into sections along an axis that is substantially transverse to the length of the polymer nanofiber matrix; and removing a portion of the polymeric substrate material from the partitioned section, such that a portion of the embedded nanofibers extends from the partitioned section, forming a set of fibrils.