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Laminated glass pane comprising two glass or polycarbonate panes (1a, 1b) and at least one polymer film or a film laminate bonded therebetween and an electronic functional unit arranged therebetween, wherein, in part of the area of the laminated glass pane, a cutout of the polymer film or of the film laminate is provided and, accommodated in the cutout, is a fully prefabricated electronic functional module comprising multiple electronic functional units and/or other parts that are arranged within the functional module laterally alongside one another and/or at least partially vertically overlapping in an electrically and mechanically protective insulating shell, in particular an encapsulation composed of a polymeric casting compound that has a thickness that is at most equal to the thickness of the polymer film or of the film laminate, wherein the electronic functional module includes an integrally prefabricated electrical supply line that is accommodated in a supply line cutout of the polymer film or of the film laminate.
A method for manufacturing a braking band for a brake disc of a disc brake, comprising the following operating steps: a) providing a braking band provided with a base band having an upper face and a lower face arranged on the opposite side to, i.e. opposed to, the upper face, the lower face and upper face each defining, at least partially one of the two sides of the brake disc, the base band being made of titanium or titanium alloy; b) directly depositing, above at least the upper face and/or the lower face, a material in particle form consisting of ceramic and metallic and/or intermetallic particles so to create an upper and/or lower coating layer suitable for withstanding the braking action of the calipers of a disc brake. a) providing a braking band provided with a base band having an upper face and a lower face arranged on the opposite side to, i.e. opposed to, the upper face, the lower face and upper face each defining, at least partially one of the two sides of the brake disc, the base band being made of titanium or titanium alloy; b) directly depositing, above at least the upper face and/or the lower face, a material in particle form consisting of ceramic and metallic and/or intermetallic particles so to create an upper and/or lower coating layer suitable for withstanding the braking action of the calipers of a disc brake.
A rail vehicle comprising: • a control system onboard the rail vehicle (2, 3), the control system being adapted to control a plurality of devices of different kind onboard the rail vehicle (2, 3), • a cabinet having a lock that can be locked in order to prevent access to a valuable device within the cabinet, • a control unit of the control system adapted to remotely control unlocking the lock, wherein the control system is adapted to unlock the lock automatically if a predetermined condition is fulfilled and/or to unlock the lock on demand. • a control system onboard the rail vehicle (2, 3), the control system being adapted to control a plurality of devices of different kind onboard the rail vehicle (2, 3), • a cabinet having a lock that can be locked in order to prevent access to a valuable device within the cabinet, • a control unit of the control system adapted to remotely control unlocking the lock,
A maintenance system for a fuel injection system equipping an internal combustion engine, the fuel injection system defining a hydraulic circuit including a high-pressure pump, a solenoid valve, a pressure sensor, a metering solenoid valve, a common rail and injectors, characterized in that the maintenance system includes a manual control unit connected to a hydraulic unit, the hydraulic unit being able to be inserted into the hydraulic circuit of the fuel injection system and including a test solenoid valve and a test pressure sensor mounted in a body having an inlet port, an outlet port and a leakage port so that in use the test solenoid valve generates an artificial leak between a minimum fuel leakage volume and a maximum leakage volume inclusive, the test pressure sensor measuring the pressure in the body of the hydraulic unit and generating a signal indicating the read pressure value, said signal being sent to the manual control unit.
A technical lignin comprising: a methoxyl content of 120 units or less, per 100 aromatic units; and an oxygenated aliphatic content of 118 units or more, per 100 aromatic units. a methoxyl content of 120 units or less, per 100 aromatic units; and an oxygenated aliphatic content of 118 units or more, per 100 aromatic units.
A non-therapeutic method of treating skin comprising the following steps: applying a device to a region of skin to be treated in a manner capable of causing the first and second microneedles to penetrate the stratum corneum, wherein the device is effective to deliver a beneficial agent to the skin, the device comprising: (i) a substrate; and (ii) an arrangement of microneedles projecting from the substrate; the arrangement comprising first microneedles having a first length and second microneedles having a second length different from the first length; the first and second microneedles comprising a mixture of a polymeric material and an active agent beneficial to skin, wherein the polymeric material comprises crosslinked hyaluronic acid; and releasing the first and second microneedles below the skin surface, followed by dissolution of the first and second microneedles.
Piston valve, in particular for a pneumatic brake system of a vehicle, comprising - a switching piston movable in an axial direction in a region of a housing, - at least two ports (20, 22), which are coupled to one another in a first switching position of the switching piston, and - a sealing element, which seals a connection between the at least two ports (20, 22) in at least one second switching position of the switching piston, - wherein an insert, which is fixed relative to the housing and in which the movable switching piston is at least partially guided, is provided in the housing in the interior of the region, and - wherein the sealing element acts as a non-return valve between the at least two ports (20, 22), characterised in that - the sealing element is designed as a groove ring with a flexible sealing lip, and - the sealing element is located between the insert and the housing. - a switching piston movable in an axial direction in a region of a housing, - at least two ports (20, 22), which are coupled to one another in a first switching position of the switching piston, and - a sealing element, which seals a connection between the at least two ports (20, 22) in at least one second switching position of the switching piston, - wherein an insert, which is fixed relative to the housing and in which the movable switching piston is at least partially guided, is provided in the housing in the interior of the region, and - wherein the sealing element acts as a non-return valve between the at least two ports (20, 22), characterised in that - the sealing element is designed as a groove ring with a flexible sealing lip, and - the sealing element is located between the insert and the housing.
A liquid ejection device comprising: a feeding mechanism configured and arranged to feed a medium in a feed direction; a nozzle configured and arranged to eject a liquid to be cured by irradiation of curing light toward the medium; an irradiating section (72a, 72b) configured and arranged to radiate the curing light toward the liquid landed on the medium; and a color meter disposed on a downstream side of the feed direction with respect to the irradiating section so as to perform color measurement of an image generated on the medium, characterized by the color meter being configured and arranged such that calibration of the color meter is performed by reading a reference, the irradiating section (72a, 72b) being configured and arranged to radiate the curing light when the calibration of the color meter is performed, wherein the nozzle and the irradiating section (72a, 72b) are provided in a carriage that is configured and arranged to move in a movement direction intersecting with the feed direction, and the irradiating section (72a, 72b) is configured to radiate the curing light and the calibration of the color meter is performed in a state where the carriage has been moved to a print region, wherein the medium is fed onto the print region by the feeding mechanism when the irradiating section (72a, 72b) radiates the curing light. a feeding mechanism configured and arranged to feed a medium in a feed direction; a nozzle configured and arranged to eject a liquid to be cured by irradiation of curing light toward the medium; an irradiating section (72a, 72b) configured and arranged to radiate the curing light toward the liquid landed on the medium; and a color meter disposed on a downstream side of the feed direction with respect to the irradiating section so as to perform color measurement of an image generated on the medium, characterized by the color meter being configured and arranged such that calibration of the color meter is performed by reading a reference, the irradiating section (72a, 72b) being configured and arranged to radiate the curing light when the calibration of the color meter is performed, wherein the nozzle and the irradiating section (72a, 72b) are provided in a carriage that is configured and arranged to move in a movement direction intersecting with the feed direction, and the irradiating section (72a, 72b) is configured to radiate the curing light and the calibration of the color meter is performed in a state where the carriage has been moved to a print region, wherein the medium is fed onto the print region by the feeding mechanism when the irradiating section (72a, 72b) radiates the curing light.
A method for monitoring a characteristic of blood flow in a vertebrate animal subject, the method comprising: transmitting unfocussed plane-wave ultrasound pulses into the subject from a single-element ultrasound transducer that is fastened to an external surface of the subject receiving reflections of the ultrasound pulses at the single-element ultrasound transducer; generating a time series of pulse-Doppler response signals from the received reflections; selecting a depth or depth range at which to monitor a characteristic of blood flow within the subject; identifying a set of one or more heartbeats that satisfy a quality criterion; processing the pulse-Doppler response signals from the selected depth or depth range to determine values of the characteristic of blood flow within the subject, over time, for the selected depth or depth range, wherein the values of the characteristic of blood flow are determined over those heartbeats that satisfy the quality criterion; and detecting when one or more of the determined values of the characteristic of blood flow satisfies a predetermined alert criterion, and, in response, signalling an audible or visual alert. transmitting unfocussed plane-wave ultrasound pulses into the subject from a single-element ultrasound transducer that is fastened to an external surface of the subject receiving reflections of the ultrasound pulses at the single-element ultrasound transducer; generating a time series of pulse-Doppler response signals from the received reflections; selecting a depth or depth range at which to monitor a characteristic of blood flow within the subject; identifying a set of one or more heartbeats that satisfy a quality criterion; processing the pulse-Doppler response signals from the selected depth or depth range to determine values of the characteristic of blood flow within the subject, over time, for the selected depth or depth range, wherein the values of the characteristic of blood flow are determined over those heartbeats that satisfy the quality criterion; and detecting when one or more of the determined values of the characteristic of blood flow satisfies a predetermined alert criterion, and, in response, signalling an audible or visual alert.
An occlusion device including: a frame (42, 44) having a longitudinal axis for anchoring the device against an internal wall of a vessel to be occluded, the frame including a portion for contacting the internal wall of a vessel to be occluded, the wall-contacting portion extending along at least part of its longitudinal axis; and at least one occlusion membrane attached to the frame and extending at least partially over the exterior of the frame, the occlusion membrane having a portion for contacting the internal wall of a vessel to be occluded, the occlusion membrane being attached to the frame at least at its wall-contacting portion, the attachment extending about the frame; wherein the device is bidirectional and wherein the occlusion membrane forms two substantially conical portions in the expanded state wherein the act of expanding the device within a vessel causes the occlusion membrane, optionally in combination with a valve or closable opening, to form a physical barrier extending across the entire diameter of a vessel to be occluded, thereby to obtain immediate occlusion of the vessel; and wherein the device includes a guidewire receiving element. a frame (42, 44) having a longitudinal axis for anchoring the device against an internal wall of a vessel to be occluded, the frame including a portion for contacting the internal wall of a vessel to be occluded, the wall-contacting portion extending along at least part of its longitudinal axis; and at least one occlusion membrane attached to the frame and extending at least partially over the exterior of the frame, the occlusion membrane having a portion for contacting the internal wall of a vessel to be occluded, the occlusion membrane being attached to the frame at least at its wall-contacting portion, the attachment extending about the frame; wherein the device is bidirectional and wherein the occlusion membrane forms two substantially conical portions in the expanded state wherein the act of expanding the device within a vessel causes the occlusion membrane, optionally in combination with a valve or closable opening, to form a physical barrier extending across the entire diameter of a vessel to be occluded, thereby to obtain immediate occlusion of the vessel; and wherein the device includes a guidewire receiving element.
Closure, notably a tailgate, for a motor vehicle, comprising a first closure element, a second closure element, and a trim device for a motor vehicle closure, the first closure element being a structural part of the closure, notably an inner shell of the closure, the first element being made of plastic material so that its lower part remains visible and thus constitutes the trim of the closure, the second closure element being a finishing part of the closure, notably an outer panel of the closure, characterized in that the trim device comprises a first trim element for a lock of the closure and a second trim element for a system for fastening the first closure element to the second closure element, the first trim element and the second trim element forming a single part.
A vacuum interrupter comprising: a single piece ceramic tube having a circumferential groove in an inner surface thereof; end members (5,7) secured to each end of the ceramic tube to form therewith a vacuum envelope; a fixed contact mounted on a fixed electrode extending through one end member; a moveable contact mounted on a moveable electrode extending through the other end member and axially reciprocating into and out of contact with the fixed contact; a tubular shield inside the ceramic tube and surrounding the fixed contact and moveable contact; and a shield mount comprising a split ring installed in the circumferential groove in the ceramic tube and a connection connecting the tubular shield to the split ring, characterised in that the split ring is projecting radially inward into the vacuum envelope and in that the split ring comprises a gap permitting the split ring to be radially compressed and holes located adjacent to the gap. a single piece ceramic tube having a circumferential groove in an inner surface thereof; end members (5,7) secured to each end of the ceramic tube to form therewith a vacuum envelope; a fixed contact mounted on a fixed electrode extending through one end member; a moveable contact mounted on a moveable electrode extending through the other end member and axially reciprocating into and out of contact with the fixed contact; a tubular shield inside the ceramic tube and surrounding the fixed contact and moveable contact; and a shield mount comprising a split ring installed in the circumferential groove in the ceramic tube and a connection connecting the tubular shield to the split ring, characterised in that the split ring is projecting radially inward into the vacuum envelope and in that the split ring comprises a gap permitting the split ring to be radially compressed and holes located adjacent to the gap.
A filter for the removal of water from a petrochemical product, the filter comprising a distillation element, a container adapted to temporarily store the petrochemical product, and a ventilation chamber, the distillation element comprising a distillation head, and having an inlet pipe that in one end is fluidly connected to the container and in the other end is fluidly connected to the distillation head, said distillation head comprising a plurality of atomizing nozzles for atomizing the petrochemical product into the ventilation chamber, the ventilation chamber being connected to means for maintaining a vacuum in said ventilation chamber during use of the filter characterized in that the nozzles have a rifled barrel that has a length of between 20 mm and 40 mm and nozzle openings that are between 0.5 mm and 3 mm in diameter, and wherein the pipe and distillation head is made from a metal or metal alloy comprising aluminium, said pipe comprising means for heating the petrochemical product prior to atomization by the atomizing nozzles.
An organic printing deposition system, comprising: a print head comprising: a nozzle block comprising a delivery aperture, the delivery aperture being in fluid communication with a source of organic material to be deposited on a substrate by the printing deposition system; one or more shield gas distribution channels (501, 502), each shield gas distribution channel being disposed above or below the delivery aperture when viewed from below the nozzle block; and one or more exhaust channels disposed adjacent to the delivery aperture such that, during operation of the print head, non-condensing gas flow generated by the delivery aperture is captured by an exhaust aperture; wherein each of the one or more shield gas distribution channels is arranged to provide a flow of shield gas that prevents material from a chamber ambient in which the print head is operated from reaching the exhaust apertures of the nozzle block, wherein the system further comprises a plurality of shield gas apertures, each of which ejects shield gas into the space between the substrate and the print head during operation of the print head such that all gas ingested by the exhaust apertures originates from either the delivery aperture or one or more of the shield gas apertures, wherein the shield gas apertures are provided by nozzles surrounding the print head containing the nozzle block, wherein the shield gas apertures are located on a chiller plate (1501, 1801, 2101, 2204) between the print head and substrate. a nozzle block comprising a delivery aperture, the delivery aperture being in fluid communication with a source of organic material to be deposited on a substrate by the printing deposition system; one or more shield gas distribution channels (501, 502), each shield gas distribution channel being disposed above or below the delivery aperture when viewed from below the nozzle block; and one or more exhaust channels disposed adjacent to the delivery aperture such that, during operation of the print head, non-condensing gas flow generated by the delivery aperture is captured by an exhaust aperture; wherein each of the one or more shield gas distribution channels is arranged to provide a flow of shield gas that prevents material from a chamber ambient in which the print head is operated from reaching the exhaust apertures of the nozzle block, wherein the system further comprises a plurality of shield gas apertures, each of which ejects shield gas into the space between the substrate and the print head during operation of the print head such that all gas ingested by the exhaust apertures originates from either the delivery aperture or one or more of the shield gas apertures, wherein the shield gas apertures are provided by nozzles surrounding the print head containing the nozzle block, wherein the shield gas apertures are located on a chiller plate (1501, 1801, 2101, 2204) between the print head and substrate.
A method for reducing quantification errors caused by an optical artefact in digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR), wherein the amount or concentration of a nucleic acid of interest is quantified in an array of reaction areas, the method comprising a) providing an array of reaction areas used in dPCR; b) determining the distribution of the optical signals in each reaction area; c) identifying a reaction area as invalid, if the optical signals in the reaction area determined in step b) are unequally distributed in the reaction area; and d) eliminating the reaction area identified as invalid from calculating the amount or concentration of the nucleic acid of interest. a) providing an array of reaction areas used in dPCR; b) determining the distribution of the optical signals in each reaction area; c) identifying a reaction area as invalid, if the optical signals in the reaction area determined in step b) are unequally distributed in the reaction area; and d) eliminating the reaction area identified as invalid from calculating the amount or concentration of the nucleic acid of interest.
A moulded concrete slab for laying a floor covering, in particular as a dry screed or as a service station floor covering, having a length, a width and a height, wherein a tongue edge with a tongue web and a groove edge with a joint groove are shaped on at least two opposite end edges (30, 32) to form a joint with an adjacent moulded concrete slab in the manner of a tongue and groove connection, characterized in that the tongue edge and the groove edge are designed in the manner of a stop hinge, such that the tongue edge of one moulded concrete slab is smoothly insertable into the groove edge of an adjacent moulded concrete slab at a joint by means of a rotary movement, wherein the tongue edge has a blocking edge set back from the tongue web and a contact edge set back from the tongue web, and the set-back length (Is) of the blocking edge is smaller than the set-back length (la) of the contact edge, such that in a cross-section the tongue web when viewed from the upper side of the moulded concrete slab protrudes less far out of the tongue edge (30 than when viewed from the underside.