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A brace for supporting a limb of a patient comprising: a brace body having a spiral shape that wraps more than one full turn around the limb of the patient; wherein a proximal portion of the brace body fits around a forearm portion of the limb and a distal portion of the brace body fits around a hand portion of the limb; and characterized in that an inner surface of the brace body corresponds to a digital representation of the limb of the patient; and the distal portion of the brace body has a palmar section that supports a palm of the hand portion and a dorsal section that fits over a dorsum of the hand portion. a brace body having a spiral shape that wraps more than one full turn around the limb of the patient; wherein a proximal portion of the brace body fits around a forearm portion of the limb and a distal portion of the brace body fits around a hand portion of the limb; and characterized in that an inner surface of the brace body corresponds to a digital representation of the limb of the patient; and the distal portion of the brace body has a palmar section that supports a palm of the hand portion and a dorsal section that fits over a dorsum of the hand portion.
A communication plug for making electrical contact between a communication cable and a communication jack, comprising: a plug body having a cavity for receiving the communication cable, wherein the communication cable enters the plug body along an axis; a circuit board located in the cavity and having a plurality of traces wherein the circuit board has at least one surface that is angled relative to the axis, the angle being in the range of greater than 0 degrees, to 20 degrees; first contacts (302a, 302b) for making electrical contact between the traces on the circuit board and the cable, the first contacts (302a, 302b) comprising first insulation displacement contacts and second insulation displacement contacts, the first and second insulation displacement contacts being mounted on opposite sides of the angled surface of the circuit board; and second contacts (304a, 304b) for making electrical contact between the traces on the circuit board and contacts on a jack to which the plug is interfaced. a plug body having a cavity for receiving the communication cable, wherein the communication cable enters the plug body along an axis; a circuit board located in the cavity and having a plurality of traces wherein the circuit board has at least one surface that is angled relative to the axis, the angle being in the range of greater than 0 degrees, to 20 degrees; first contacts (302a, 302b) for making electrical contact between the traces on the circuit board and the cable, the first contacts (302a, 302b) comprising first insulation displacement contacts and second insulation displacement contacts, the first and second insulation displacement contacts being mounted on opposite sides of the angled surface of the circuit board; and second contacts (304a, 304b) for making electrical contact between the traces on the circuit board and contacts on a jack to which the plug is interfaced.
A voltage converter comprising - a converter input for applying an input voltage, - a ground connection, - a first and second medium (206, 208), arranged between the converter input and the ground connection, wherein the first and the second medium are designed to store and/or release energy particularly as a capacitor, battery cell, solar cell or fuel cell, - a first throttle as well as - a first and second switching device (212, 214), wherein - the first medium and the first throttle are arranged on a first branch between the converter input and a first branching point such that the throttle is located between the first medium and the first branching point, and - the first switching device is arranged on a second branch between the first branching point and the ground connection, and - the second switching device and the second medium are arranged on a different third branch from the second branch between the first branching point and the ground connection, characterized in that a second branching point is arranged on the third branch between the second switching device and the second medium, and wherein a third switching device is arranged on a fourth branch between the converter input and the second branching point. - a converter input for applying an input voltage, - a ground connection, - a first and second medium (206, 208), arranged between the converter input and the ground connection, wherein the first and the second medium are designed to store and/or release energy particularly as a capacitor, battery cell, solar cell or fuel cell, - a first throttle as well as - a first and second switching device (212, 214), wherein - the first medium and the first throttle are arranged on a first branch between the converter input and a first branching point such that the throttle is located between the first medium and the first branching point, and - the first switching device is arranged on a second branch between the first branching point and the ground connection, and - the second switching device and the second medium are arranged on a different third branch from the second branch between the first branching point and the ground connection,
A method for mounting a window on a building façade having an interior face and an exterior face and a window opening containing a window to be replaced, comprising: providing a window mounting collar formed from rigid thermal insulating material, the mounting collar having at least one inside face, at least one outside face, a first open end and a second open end; affixing the window mounting collar to the exterior face of the building façade such that the mounting collar surrounds the window opening and extends outwards from the exterior face of the façade, and such that the first end of the mounting collar is proximal to the building façade and the second end of the mounting collar is distal from the building façade; mounting a window frame in the window mounting collar such that the window frame is separated from the plane of the exterior face of the building façade by at least 10mm; wherein the method comprises removing the window to be replaced subsequent to the step of affixing the window mounting collar to the exterior face of the building façade. providing a window mounting collar formed from rigid thermal insulating material, the mounting collar having at least one inside face, at least one outside face, a first open end and a second open end; affixing the window mounting collar to the exterior face of the building façade such that the mounting collar surrounds the window opening and extends outwards from the exterior face of the façade, and such that the first end of the mounting collar is proximal to the building façade and the second end of the mounting collar is distal from the building façade; mounting a window frame in the window mounting collar such that the window frame is separated from the plane of the exterior face of the building façade by at least 10mm; wherein the method comprises removing the window to be replaced subsequent to the step of affixing the window mounting collar to the exterior face of the building façade.
A steering rack (9, 9a-9e) comprising: a rack shaft; a plurality of rack teeth (11, 11a) that is formed on the rack shaft and that has a tooth trace inclined with respect to a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the rack shaft; and a dummy tooth (33, 33a-33d) aligned with the rack teeth on the rack shaft, characterized in that the dummy tooth is non-uniformly formed in a second direction parallel to the tooth trace of the rack teeth. a rack shaft; a plurality of rack teeth (11, 11a) that is formed on the rack shaft and that has a tooth trace inclined with respect to a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the rack shaft; and a dummy tooth (33, 33a-33d) aligned with the rack teeth on the rack shaft, characterized in that the dummy tooth is non-uniformly formed in a second direction parallel to the tooth trace of the rack teeth.
A carrier for blood component adsorption comprising a water-insoluble carrier composed of a fiber or particle, said water-insoluble carrier having a surface to which a functional group(s) is/are introduced, said functional group(s) containing an acidic functional group selected from the group consisting of the sulfate group, sulfite group and sulfonate group; and containing an amino group, said fiber having a fiber diameter of, or said particle having a particle diameter of, 0.5 to 20 μm, and wherein said water-insoluble carrier has an amount of negative charge of 1.0×10 -4 to 1.5×10 -3 eq/g.
A method of controlling at least one cooling fan of a cooling system to direct ambient air in accordance with at least one inlet in a main frame of a self-propelled working machine, each of the at least one cooling fan operable in a first direction and an opposing second direction, the method comprising: obtaining perception data from a perception system supported by the main frame, the perception data corresponding to a field of vision which includes one or more of the at least one inlet and at least a portion of an associated working area; automatically determining one or more characteristics relating to contamination of the cooling system, based at least on the provided perception data; and generating output signals to one or more of the at least one cooling fan based on at least one of the determined one or more contaminant characteristics, wherein the output signals are generated based on a comparison of the at least one of the determined one or more contaminant characteristics to an associated contaminant threshold (305, 306). obtaining perception data from a perception system supported by the main frame, the perception data corresponding to a field of vision which includes one or more of the at least one inlet and at least a portion of an associated working area; automatically determining one or more characteristics relating to contamination of the cooling system, based at least on the provided perception data; and generating output signals to one or more of the at least one cooling fan based on at least one of the determined one or more contaminant characteristics, wherein the output signals are generated based on a comparison of the at least one of the determined one or more contaminant characteristics to an associated contaminant threshold (305, 306).
Method for determining a map of expectation of height of liquid hydrocarbon in a geological model, the geological model comprising meshes (104, 105) that can be associated with a facies among a plurality of facies and with an architectural element among a plurality of architectural elements (101, 102, 103), the method comprises, for at least one column of the geological model: /a/ receiving an apportionment cube for each architectural element AE (302 1,..., 302 m) among the plurality of architectural elements, with the apportionment cube describing for each mesh c of the model the probability p AE (c) that said mesh belongs to said architectural element, /b/ receiving a proportion cube for each facies among the plurality of facies and for each architectural element among the plurality of architectural elements (301 1,1, 301 2,1,... 301 n,m), with the proportion cube associated with a facies A and with an architectural element AE describing for each mesh c of the model the proportion of said facies in said mesh if said mesh belongs to said architectural element AE, with said proportion being a random variable of triangular distribution defined by a minimum value p A,AE,min (c), a maximum value p A,AE,max (c), and a mode p A,AE,mode (c), /c/ determining, for each mesh c of said column and for each facies A of the plurality of facies, the sum over the plurality of architectural elements of p AE c. 1 3 p A, AE, min c + p A, AE, max c + p A, AE, mode c. /d/ determining a value of expectation of height of liquid hydrocarbon for said column analytically according to the sum determined in the step /c/ for each mesh c of said column and for each facies A. /a/ receiving an apportionment cube for each architectural element AE (302 1,..., 302 m) among the plurality of architectural elements, with the apportionment cube describing for each mesh c of the model the probability p AE (c) that said mesh belongs to said architectural element, /b/ receiving a proportion cube for each facies among the plurality of facies and for each architectural element among the plurality of architectural elements (301 1,1, 301 2,1,... 301 n,m), with the proportion cube associated with a facies A and with an architectural element AE describing for each mesh c of the model the proportion of said facies in said mesh if said mesh belongs to said architectural element AE, with said proportion being a random variable of triangular distribution defined by a minimum value p A,AE,min (c), a maximum value p A,AE,max (c), and a mode p A,AE,mode (c), /c/ determining, for each mesh c of said column and for each facies A of the plurality of facies, the sum over the plurality of architectural elements of p AE c. 1 3 p A, AE, min c + p A, AE, max c + p A, AE, mode c. /d/ determining a value of expectation of height of liquid hydrocarbon for said column analytically according to the sum determined in the step /c/ for each mesh c of said column and for each facies A.
A litter box comprising a body made of at least one flexible elastomeric material, the body having a wall defining a cavity with a top open end, the wall having a first minimum height of 20,32 cm (8.0 inches) or less on a first side, the wall having a second minimum height of 25,4 cm (10.0 inches) or more on a second side opposite the first side, handles being provided on opposite sides located between the first side and the second side.
A polypropylene composition suitable for pipe applications comprising a multimodal propylene random copolymer with at least one comonomer selected from alpha-olefins with 2 or 4 to 8 carbon atoms comprising at least a propylene random copolymer having a low molecular weight (low molecular weight fraction) and a propylene random copolymer having a high molecular weight (high molecular weight fraction), and a nucleating agent which is other than beta-nucleating agent, wherein the polypropylene composition has a Charpy Notched Impact Strength at 23°C of at least 30 kJ/m 2, determined according to ISO 179/1eA:2000 using notched injection moulded specimens and a crystallization temperature T c of 105°C to 120°C.
Scales, in particular designed as personal scales, postal scales or as kitchen scales, with a load plate, a base plate arranged below the load plate, and weighing cells formed by a bending element with a first load-side fitting section and a second floor-side fitting section, connected via at least one deformation section having means for measuring the sag of the deformation section due to a load to be weighed placed on the load plate, wherein the means for measuring the sag can forward the measurement value to evaluation electronics, which will calculate a weight to be measured from the sag of the deformation sections of the weighing cells and output the same via a display device, characterised in that the weighing cells are fitted on the load plate with the load-side fitting section and lie on supports directed upwards from the floor plate with the floor-side fitting section and can support the floor-side fitting section, wherein the floor plate is designed level and elastic and has no unevenness, so the force induction into the scales is realised across the entire surface of the floor plate facing the substrate during a measuring process.
A heater for heating fluidic elements and fluids in an in vitro diagnostics environment, the heater comprising: an induction coil sized and configured to allow for a fluidic element to be placed therein, the fluidic element being configured to aspirate a sample fluid contained within a sample tube; and induction circuitry coupled to the induction coil and configured to generate a current to pass through the induction coil, thereby creating a field within the induction coil that generates heat transferrable to the fluidic element placed therein, characterized in that the heater further comprises level-sensing circuitry, including a sensing coil, which is configured to impose a signal on the fluidic element and detect a change in the imposed signal, wherein the change in the imposed signal serves as an indication that the fluidic element is in contact with a fluid.
A base station apparatus which performs radio communications in a multiple-input/multiple-output transmission with a mobile station in a cell having a plurality of sectors, the base station apparatus comprising: one or more antennas provided for each of the plurality of sectors; and a control unit (951-953, 1301) configured to compare quality information of a signal received by the mobile station from each antenna with a threshold (x), wherein the quality information is received by the base station apparatus from the mobile station, to select a first antenna from among the antennas provided for a first sector of two sectors, the first antenna having the quality information exceeding the threshold (x), and a second antenna from among the antennas provided for a second sector of the two sectors, the second antenna having the quality information exceeding the threshold (x), when the mobile station moves in a vicinity of a boundary of the two sectors, and to select a multiple-input/multiple-output transmission using the selected first and second antennas (812, 813). one or more antennas provided for each of the plurality of sectors; and a control unit (951-953, 1301) configured to compare quality information of a signal received by the mobile station from each antenna with a threshold (x), wherein the quality information is received by the base station apparatus from the mobile station, to select a first antenna from among the antennas provided for a first sector of two sectors, the first antenna having the quality information exceeding the threshold (x), and a second antenna from among the antennas provided for a second sector of the two sectors, the second antenna having the quality information exceeding the threshold (x), when the mobile station moves in a vicinity of a boundary of the two sectors, and to select a multiple-input/multiple-output transmission using the selected first and second antennas (812, 813).
Air exchange system for the ventilation of at least one room of a building with the following features: - at least an air exchange device, which comprises a casing, an electric supply air fan arranged in the casing for the transportation of a supply air stream and an electric exhaust air fan arranged in the casing for the transportation of an exhaust air stream, - at least a differential pressure sensor, which captures the pressure difference between the inner side and the outer side of the building, wherein the at least one differential pressure sensor is adapted for the installation in a wall of the building, wherein the rotation frequency of the supply air fan or the supply air fans and/or or the rotation frequency of the exhaust air fan or the exhaust air fans is modifiable depending on a differential pressured between the inner side and the outer side of the building measured by the differential pressure sensor or the differential pressure sensors. - at least an air exchange device, which comprises a casing, an electric supply air fan arranged in the casing for the transportation of a supply air stream and an electric exhaust air fan arranged in the casing for the transportation of an exhaust air stream, - at least a differential pressure sensor, which captures the pressure difference between the inner side and the outer side of the building, wherein the at least one differential pressure sensor is adapted for the installation in a wall of the building, wherein the rotation frequency of the supply air fan or the supply air fans and/or or the rotation frequency of the exhaust air fan or the exhaust air fans is modifiable depending on a differential pressured between the inner side and the outer side of the building measured by the differential pressure sensor or the differential pressure sensors.
A method of operating a digital camera of a handheld cellular device, comprising: generating a plurality of image frames of an object at respective focus distances relative to the digital camera; and determining for each of the plurality of image frames, at least one intrinsic characteristic of the digital camera using a model of the digital camera that maps the focus distance of the corresponding image frame to the at least one intrinsic characteristic; wherein the at least one intrinsic characteristic includes a distortion parameter of the digital camera; the model comprises a first model that maps the focus distance associated with the corresponding image frame to effective focal length of the digital camera, wherein the first model is in the form of a first linear relationship y 1 = m 1 x 1 + b 1, where y 1 designates the effective focal length, x 1 designates the focus distance, m 1 designates a slope of the first linear relationship and b 1 is a first constant, and a second model that maps the effective focal length to the distortion parameter of the digital camera; wherein the second model is in the form of a second linear relationship y 2 = m 2 y 1 + b 2, where y 2 designates the distortion parameter, y 1 designates the effective focal length, m 2 designates a slope of the second linear relationship and b 2 is a second constant; the determining is performed within the digital camera; and the model of the digital camera is stored in memory within the handheld cellular device so that said determining can be performed in real time as the plurality of image frames are generated. generating a plurality of image frames of an object at respective focus distances relative to the digital camera; and determining for each of the plurality of image frames, at least one intrinsic characteristic of the digital camera using a model of the digital camera that maps the focus distance of the corresponding image frame to the at least one intrinsic characteristic; wherein the at least one intrinsic characteristic includes a distortion parameter of the digital camera; the model comprises a first model that maps the focus distance associated with the corresponding image frame to effective focal length of the digital camera, wherein the first model is in the form of a first linear relationship y 1 = m 1 x 1 + b 1, where y 1 designates the effective focal length, x 1 designates the focus distance, m 1 designates a slope of the first linear relationship and b 1 is a first constant, and a second model that maps the effective focal length to the distortion parameter of the digital camera; wherein the second model is in the form of a second linear relationship y 2 = m 2 y 1 + b 2, where y 2 designates the distortion parameter, y 1 designates the effective focal length, m 2 designates a slope of the second linear relationship and b 2 is a second constant; the determining is performed within the digital camera; and the model of the digital camera is stored in memory within the handheld cellular device so that said determining can be performed in real time as the plurality of image frames are generated.