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An apparatus comprising: an optical fiber (100, 500) configured to transport an optical signal, the optical fiber comprising: a core (102, 502) configured to receive and amplify the optical signal; end features (104a, 104b, 504a, 504b) optically coupled to opposite ends of the core, wherein the core has a lower bend loss than the end features; and a cladding (106, 506) surrounding the core and the end features; wherein the optical fiber is configured to confine optical power of a fundamental mode in the core; wherein the optical fiber is also configured to allow optical power of one or more higher-order modes to leak from the core into the end features; and wherein the optical fiber is bent to allow the optical power in the end features to leak from the end features into the cladding, wherein a bend radius of the optical fiber is selected in order to strip the optical power from the end features into the cladding while allowing the optical fiber to guide the optical power of the fundamental mode in the core. an optical fiber (100, 500) configured to transport an optical signal, the optical fiber comprising: a core (102, 502) configured to receive and amplify the optical signal; end features (104a, 104b, 504a, 504b) optically coupled to opposite ends of the core, wherein the core has a lower bend loss than the end features; and a cladding (106, 506) surrounding the core and the end features; a core (102, 502) configured to receive and amplify the optical signal; end features (104a, 104b, 504a, 504b) optically coupled to opposite ends of the core, wherein the core has a lower bend loss than the end features; and a cladding (106, 506) surrounding the core and the end features; wherein the optical fiber is configured to confine optical power of a fundamental mode in the core; wherein the optical fiber is also configured to allow optical power of one or more higher-order modes to leak from the core into the end features; and wherein the optical fiber is bent to allow the optical power in the end features to leak from the end features into the cladding, wherein a bend radius of the optical fiber is selected in order to strip the optical power from the end features into the cladding while allowing the optical fiber to guide the optical power of the fundamental mode in the core.
A controller configured to receive manipulation signals for a manipulator device that is provided with two or more manipulators (11, 12, 13) that are arranged side-by-side and in which at least one of these manipulators (11, 12, 13) has a joint (11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13a, 13b), characterized in that the controller further comprises a control portion that is configured to: calculate, on the basis of received manipulation signals, a target position at which the joint (11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13a, 13b) should be moved, calculate a maximum distance (D, D') between the manipulators (11, 12, 13) when the joint (11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13a, 13b) is assumed to be placed at the target position; compare the maximum distance (D, D') with a predetermined threshold (Th); move the joint (11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13a, 13b) to the target position in the case in which the maximum distance (D, D') is judged to be equal to or less than the predetermined threshold (Th); and stop the movement of the joint (11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13a, 13b) in the case in which the maximum distance (D, D') is judged to be greater than the predetermined threshold (Th). calculate, on the basis of received manipulation signals, a target position at which the joint (11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13a, 13b) should be moved, calculate a maximum distance (D, D') between the manipulators (11, 12, 13) when the joint (11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13a, 13b) is assumed to be placed at the target position; compare the maximum distance (D, D') with a predetermined threshold (Th); move the joint (11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13a, 13b) to the target position in the case in which the maximum distance (D, D') is judged to be equal to or less than the predetermined threshold (Th); and stop the movement of the joint (11a, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13a, 13b) in the case in which the maximum distance (D, D') is judged to be greater than the predetermined threshold (Th).
A composite structure comprising one or more electrically conductive pathways and one or more isolators for isolating the pathways from the bulk of the structure, the structure comprising fibre reinforcement and a reinforcement resin matrix, said pathways being formed from said fibre reinforcement and said reinforcement resin matrix; wherein the pathways are discrete and the one or more isolators comprise discontinuities in the fibre reinforcement
A baby carrier comprising chest straps, which are arranged to extend around both shoulder regions of a wearer, a waist belt, and a carrier bag mounted on the chest straps and the waist belt, said carrier bag comprises a front piece having leg openings, said front piece forms together with at least a portion of a means a carrier pouch, wherein a lower portion of the front piece forms a first seat support, and the front piece is at an upper portion detachably attached to respective chest strap by a buckle, wherein a second seat support is fixedly arranged at an inside of the lower portion of the front piece between said lower portion and said means, characterized in that the second seat support is divisible by a partition means so as to enable deactivation of said second seat support, said partition means being arranged in the width direction of the front piece, in that the second seat support has a seat width which is narrower than the seat width of the first seat support, and in that the front piece is provided at respective leg opening with a side edge which is flexible and/or openable and which permit a narrower leg position of a child when supported by the second seat support.
A heat-source-side unit comprising: a body case having an air inlet and an air outlet; a heat exchanger (103A1) contained in the body case and disposed to an air passage between the air inlet and the air outlet; and a damper disposed above the heat exchanger (103A1) and configured to open and close the air passage. wherein the damper is closed in a defrosting operation that removes frost on the heat exchanger (103A1), further comprising an air-sending device configured to generate an airflow such that air outside the body case is taken in through the air inlet, passed through the heat exchanger (103A1), and blown out through the air outlet, wherein the air-sending device is stopped in the defrosting operation. characterized in that the air-sending device is disposed between the heat exchanger (103A1) and the damper. a body case having an air inlet and an air outlet; a heat exchanger (103A1) contained in the body case and disposed to an air passage between the air inlet and the air outlet; and a damper disposed above the heat exchanger (103A1) and configured to open and close the air passage. wherein the damper is closed in a defrosting operation that removes frost on the heat exchanger (103A1), further comprising an air-sending device configured to generate an airflow such that air outside the body case is taken in through the air inlet, passed through the heat exchanger (103A1), and blown out through the air outlet, wherein the air-sending device is stopped in the defrosting operation. characterized in that the air-sending device is disposed between the heat exchanger (103A1) and the damper.
An assembly with at least one electrical lead, which has at least one electrical conductor surrounded by an insulation, in which an electrically effective screen consisting of a plastic containing carbon fiber is applied over the insulation of the conductor, which screen is surrounded by a layer made of insulation material, and which is used for an electrically conductive connection for a vehicle characterized in - that the insulation of the conductor consists of a foamed plastic and - that the screen is exposed within a motor vehicle at at least one predetermined point by removal of the layer made of insulation material and can be connected by means of an electrically conductive adhesive to a component of the motor vehicle, preferably with the body of the same. - that the insulation of the conductor consists of a foamed plastic and - that the screen is exposed within a motor vehicle at at least one predetermined point by removal of the layer made of insulation material and can be connected by means of an electrically conductive adhesive to a component of the motor vehicle, preferably with the body of the same.
Use of a composition obtained from vegetation water from olives for the preparation of medicament for treating a subject suffering from an inflammatory skin condition that has proven refractory to treatment with immunosuppressives or glucocorticoids, wherein said medicament is formulated for oral administration to said subject on a daily basis over a period of at least one to two months and wherein said composition is a hydroxytyrosol-rich composition produced by (i) producing vegetation water from olives, (ii) adding acid to the vegetation water thereby producing acidified vegetation water, and (iii) incubating the acidified vegetation water for a period until the weight ratio of hydroxytyrosol to oleuropein is between 4:1 and 200:1.
A drive device protection structure for protecting a drive device, comprising: a drive device including a rotary electric machine and a gearbox; and an undercover disposed underneath the drive device, wherein the rotary electric machine and the gearbox are connected together by a rotary electric machine flange of a rotary electric machine housing and a gearbox flange of a gearbox housing, the rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange are formed such that a lower surface of the gearbox flange is positioned lower than a lower surface of the rotary electric machine flange, the undercover is provided with a protecting plate formed of a material more rigid than a material of the undercover, and the protecting plate is provided on an underside of a connecting part between the rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange so as to face the connecting part. wherein the rotary electric machine and the gearbox are connected together by a rotary electric machine flange of a rotary electric machine housing and a gearbox flange of a gearbox housing, the rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange are formed such that a lower surface of the gearbox flange is positioned lower than a lower surface of the rotary electric machine flange, the undercover is provided with a protecting plate formed of a material more rigid than a material of the undercover, and the protecting plate is provided on an underside of a connecting part between the rotary electric machine flange and the gearbox flange so as to face the connecting part.
Evaporator for evaporating a liquid containing fluid, having an inlet and an outlet connected to a evaporation chamber, the inlet and the outlet defining a main flow path there between, wherein the evaporation chamber is equipped with a liquid slug break-up structure comprising a regular pattern in the form of a field of pillars and the cross-section of the evaporation chamber is substantially constant along the main flow path, wherein the evaporator comprises a divider manifold containing a set of supply channels with a relatively small cross section with respect to the downstream evaporation chamber, and characterized in that an increased thermal resistance between an inlet part and the evaporation chamber is realized by a) reduction of the conduction area between the evaporation chamber and the inlet part, or b) implementation of a material with a low thermal conductivity.
An uncoupling device, particularly for universal joint transmissions, comprising: - a cylindrical casing, which is integral with a fork of a universal joint, comprising a plurality of radial slots provided on the inner circumferential surface of said casing; - a pawl supporting cage, which is integral with a rotation shaft, comprising a plurality of radial seats, and is accommodated rotatably within said casing; - a plurality of pawls adapted to be accommodated in said radial seats of said cage, said pawls being radially movable within said radial seats, each one comprising a foot that is interposed between two plates adapted to push radially outward said pawls, and a head that is adapted to engage in said radial slots of said casing, said pawls being adapted to pass from a coupling configuration, in which said heads are coupled in said radial slots, in order to transmit torque and power between said casing that is integral with said fork of said universal joint and said cage that is integral with said rotation shaft, to an uncoupling configuration, in which said heads are released from said radial slots and slide circumferentially on said inner circumferential surface of said casing, in order to uncouple the transmission of torque and power between said casing and said cage, characterized in that it comprises an annular element, which can move axially between a retracted position and an advanced position, said annular element comprising a plurality of tongues that protrude axially and are aligned axially with said radial slots, and means for the axial movement of said annular element, in said coupling configuration, said annular element being in said retracted position, said radial slots being occupied by said heads of said pawls, in said uncoupling configuration said axial movement means of said annular element actuating the transition of said annular element from said advanced position to said retracted position and vice versa, in said advanced position, said tongues occupying said radial slots of said casing, left free by said pawls. - a cylindrical casing, which is integral with a fork of a universal joint, comprising a plurality of radial slots provided on the inner circumferential surface of said casing; - a pawl supporting cage, which is integral with a rotation shaft, comprising a plurality of radial seats, and is accommodated rotatably within said casing; - a plurality of pawls adapted to be accommodated in said radial seats of said cage, said pawls being radially movable within said radial seats, each one comprising a foot that is interposed between two plates adapted to push radially outward said pawls, and a head that is adapted to engage in said radial slots of said casing,
A method of enhancing a nucleic acid polymerase reaction, the method comprising: a) forming a nucleic acid polymerase reaction composition comprising: (i) a template nucleic acid, (ii) a nucleic acid polymerase, (iii) a mixture of nucleotides or nucleotide analogs, (iv) at least one minor groove binding moiety; and b) incubating the nucleic acid polymerase reaction composition under conditions allowing a nucleic acid polymerization reaction, wherein the at least one minor groove binding moiety increases the processivity, rate, or fidelity of the nucleic acid polymerase reaction, wherein the nucleic acid polymerase is a DNA polymerase, and wherein the mixture of nucleotides or nucleotide analogs comprises nucleoside triphosphoramidates, wherein each of the nucleoside triphosphoramidates comprises a nucleobase selected from the group consisting of adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine and a polymeric tether element, wherein a first end of the polymeric tether element is attached to the nucleobase and a second end of the polymeric tether element is attached to the alpha phosphate of the nucleoside triphosphoramidate to provide for expansion of the nucleotide analogs by cleavage of the phosphoramidate bond. a) forming a nucleic acid polymerase reaction composition comprising: (i) a template nucleic acid, (ii) a nucleic acid polymerase, (iii) a mixture of nucleotides or nucleotide analogs, (iv) at least one minor groove binding moiety; and (i) a template nucleic acid, (ii) a nucleic acid polymerase, (iii) a mixture of nucleotides or nucleotide analogs, (iv) at least one minor groove binding moiety; and b) incubating the nucleic acid polymerase reaction composition under conditions allowing a nucleic acid polymerization reaction, wherein the at least one minor groove binding moiety increases the processivity, rate, or fidelity of the nucleic acid polymerase reaction, wherein the nucleic acid polymerase is a DNA polymerase, and wherein the mixture of nucleotides or nucleotide analogs comprises nucleoside triphosphoramidates, wherein each of the nucleoside triphosphoramidates comprises a nucleobase selected from the group consisting of adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine and a polymeric tether element, wherein a first end of the polymeric tether element is attached to the nucleobase and a second end of the polymeric tether element is attached to the alpha phosphate of the nucleoside triphosphoramidate to provide for expansion of the nucleotide analogs by cleavage of the phosphoramidate bond.
A rotation angle detection device (50, 250, 350, 450), comprising: a coefficient identification unit (51, 251) configured to identify, based on a sine signal (S(θ)) and a cosine signal (C(θ)) which are based on a rotation angle of a rotating body (1, 507), coefficients (a0_cal, c0_cal, a2_cal, c2_cal, b2_cal, d2_cal) of frequency components included in the sine signal (S(θ)) and the cosine signal (C(θ); a correction value calculation unit (52, 252, 352) configured to calculate correction values (S_corr1, C_corr1) based on the coefficients (a0_cal, c0_cal, a2_cal, c2_cal, b2_cal, d2_cal) identified by the coefficient identification unit (51, 251); and a rotation angle calculation unit (55, 255, 355, 455) configured to calculate the rotation angle of the rotating body (1, 507) based on values obtained by correcting one of the sine signal (S(θ)) or the cosine signal (C(θ)), or both thereof, through use of the correction values (S_corr1, C_corr1), characterized in that the coefficient identification unit is configured to identify, for each of integers M and N which satisfy a relationship in which M+N is equal to a positive constant, and each of which is equal to or larger than 0, a coefficient (a0_cal, c0_cal, a2_cal, c2_cal, b2_cal, d2_cal) of each of (M+N-1)th order components included in the sine signal (S(θ)) and the cosine signal (C(θ)), based on results of application of low-pass filters to products of an M-th power of the sine signal (S(θ)) and an N-th power of the cosine signal (C(θ)). a coefficient identification unit (51, 251) configured to identify, based on a sine signal (S(θ)) and a cosine signal (C(θ)) which are based on a rotation angle of a rotating body (1, 507), coefficients (a0_cal, c0_cal, a2_cal, c2_cal, b2_cal, d2_cal) of frequency components included in the sine signal (S(θ)) and the cosine signal (C(θ); a correction value calculation unit (52, 252, 352) configured to calculate correction values (S_corr1, C_corr1) based on the coefficients (a0_cal, c0_cal, a2_cal, c2_cal, b2_cal, d2_cal) identified by the coefficient identification unit (51, 251); and a rotation angle calculation unit (55, 255, 355, 455) configured to calculate the rotation angle of the rotating body (1, 507) based on values obtained by correcting one of the sine signal (S(θ)) or the cosine signal (C(θ)), or both thereof, through use of the correction values (S_corr1, C_corr1), characterized in that the coefficient identification unit is configured to identify, for each of integers M and N which satisfy a relationship in which M+N is equal to a positive constant, and each of which is equal to or larger than 0, a coefficient (a0_cal, c0_cal, a2_cal, c2_cal, b2_cal, d2_cal) of each of (M+N-1)th order components included in the sine signal (S(θ)) and the cosine signal (C(θ)), based on results of application of low-pass filters to products of an M-th power of the sine signal (S(θ)) and an N-th power of the cosine signal (C(θ)).
Sewing machine - comprising a sensor assembly (28; 28a; 28b) for identifying mis-stitches for a sewing machine -- with a light source for producing a detection light beam, -- with a sensor for detecting the detection light beam, -- wherein the light source is aligned relative to the sensor so that the detection light beam is guided by a reflecting section (31; 23; 40) of a component of the sewing machine, which during the operation of a sewing machine and during the formation of stitches is passed by a thread, -- wherein the sensor assembly (28; 28a; 28b) is configured such that the thread, which passes the section (31; 23; 40) that reflects the detection light beam, temporarily interrupts said detection light beam during stitch formation, -- with an evaluation unit which is in signal connection with the sensor for the time resolved evaluation of a detection signal produced by the sensor, - comprising stitch forming tools in the form of a needle and a hook which rotates about a lower thread bobbin housing. - comprising a sensor assembly (28; 28a; 28b) for identifying mis-stitches for a sewing machine -- with a light source for producing a detection light beam, -- with a sensor for detecting the detection light beam, -- wherein the light source is aligned relative to the sensor so that the detection light beam is guided by a reflecting section (31; 23; 40) of a component of the sewing machine, which during the operation of a sewing machine and during the formation of stitches is passed by a thread, -- wherein the sensor assembly (28; 28a; 28b) is configured such that the thread, which passes the section (31; 23; 40) that reflects the detection light beam, temporarily interrupts said detection light beam during stitch formation, -- with an evaluation unit which is in signal connection with the sensor for the time resolved evaluation of a detection signal produced by the sensor, -- with a light source for producing a detection light beam, -- with a sensor for detecting the detection light beam, -- wherein the light source is aligned relative to the sensor so that the detection light beam is guided by a reflecting section (31; 23; 40) of a component of the sewing machine, which during the operation of a sewing machine and during the formation of stitches is passed by a thread, -- wherein the sensor assembly (28; 28a; 28b) is configured such that the thread, which passes the section (31; 23; 40) that reflects the detection light beam, temporarily interrupts said detection light beam during stitch formation, -- with an evaluation unit which is in signal connection with the sensor for the time resolved evaluation of a detection signal produced by the sensor, - comprising stitch forming tools in the form of a needle and a hook which rotates about a lower thread bobbin housing.
An EUVL scanner comprising: an EUV light source; a reticle; a pellicle mounted in front of the reticle and comprising an EUV transmissive membrane which, in use, scatters transmitted light into an elliptical scattering pattern having a major axis; and an anamorphic high-NA imaging system configured to project, onto a target wafer, light reflected by the reticle through the pellicle; wherein a cross section of an acceptance cone of the imaging system has a major axis, and wherein the pellicle is arranged relative to the imaging system such that the major axis of the scattering pattern is oriented at an angle relative to the major axis of the cross section of the acceptance cone of the imaging system. an EUV light source; a reticle; a pellicle mounted in front of the reticle and comprising an EUV transmissive membrane which, in use, scatters transmitted light into an elliptical scattering pattern having a major axis; and an anamorphic high-NA imaging system configured to project, onto a target wafer, light reflected by the reticle through the pellicle; wherein a cross section of an acceptance cone of the imaging system has a major axis, and wherein the pellicle is arranged relative to the imaging system such that the major axis of the scattering pattern is oriented at an angle relative to the major axis of the cross section of the acceptance cone of the imaging system.