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A three-dimensional measuring device, comprising an arm made up of articulated elements including a fastener base, a first segment connected to the base by a first hinge, a second segment connected to the first segment by a second hinge, an interface body connected to the second segment by a third hinge, and position sensors associated with the hinges and electrically connected to an electronic acquisition unit for supplying the electronic acquisition unit with position measurement signals measuring the positions of the segments relative to one another, the interface body carrying a measuring member and a grip member enabling an operator to point the measuring member at a zone of the object that is to be measured, the measuring device including a male cylindrical portion having a portion engaged in a tubular coupling part secured to the interface body, being characterized in that the tubular coupling part is provided with a coupling locking mechanism comprising a tab mounted on a pin provided with a first annular sealing gasket bearing against a surface of the tubular coupling part, and a second annular sealing gasket is mounted between the tubular coupling part and the male cylindrical portion to be deformed between them when the male cylindrical portion is mounted in the tubular coupling part secured to the interface body.
A container for storing material, the container comprising: a container body having a side wall defining an opening in the container, the side wall including an upper edge; a resilient lip protruding laterally outward from the side wall; a lateral rib protruding laterally outward from the side wall; and a lid engaging the container body, the lid including a lid surface spanning the opening; a lid rim projecting from the lid surface, the lid rim including an inner rim surface generally facing the resilient lip, wherein the container is arranged such that the inner rim surface of the lid can deflect the resilient lip thereby forming a first seal between the container body and the lid, further wherein the lip forms an interference-fit with the inner rim surface of the lid rim; and a latch member protruding from the lid rim toward the container body, the latch member including a latch hook extending from the latch member, wherein the latch hook engages the lateral rib for securing the lid to the container body, wherein the latch member further comprises a latch tab that can be lifted by a user to allow the latch hook to pass over the lateral rib for opening the container, and wherein the upper edge engages the lid surface and forms a second seal between the container body and the lid when the lid is closed against the container body. a container body having a side wall defining an opening in the container, the side wall including an upper edge; a resilient lip protruding laterally outward from the side wall; a lateral rib protruding laterally outward from the side wall; and a lid engaging the container body, the lid including a lid surface spanning the opening; a lid rim projecting from the lid surface, the lid rim including an inner rim surface generally facing the resilient lip, wherein the container is arranged such that the inner rim surface of the lid can deflect the resilient lip thereby forming a first seal between the container body and the lid, further wherein the lip forms an interference-fit with the inner rim surface of the lid rim; and a latch member protruding from the lid rim toward the container body, the latch member including a latch hook extending from the latch member, wherein the latch hook engages the lateral rib for securing the lid to the container body, wherein the latch member further comprises a latch tab that can be lifted by a user to allow the latch hook to pass over the lateral rib for opening the container, and wherein the upper edge engages the lid surface and forms a second seal between the container body and the lid when the lid is closed against the container body.
A system for measuring a biological response to a radiation exposure comprising: a. a detector (106, 108) capable of detecting changes of nitric oxide level in exhaled breath wherein the detector comprises a laser spectrometer; b. a gas collector (102, 200) fluidly coupling with the detector, such that the gas sample collected is able to be transferred to the detector (106, 108); and c. a software system in a processing unit coupling with the detector (106, 108), wherein the software is capable of determining the changes of nitric oxide in exhaled breath, wherein the laser is configured to measure the nitric oxide level in the order of fractions of a second and to sample many times during each breath, such that nitric oxide levels from different portions of the respiratory tree are measured, and wherein the processing unit is configured to correlate changes in the measured nitric oxide levels with the amount of radiation exposure. a. a detector (106, 108) capable of detecting changes of nitric oxide level in exhaled breath wherein the detector comprises a laser spectrometer; b. a gas collector (102, 200) fluidly coupling with the detector, such that the gas sample collected is able to be transferred to the detector (106, 108); and c. a software system in a processing unit coupling with the detector (106, 108),
An optical device for expanding input light in two dimensions in an augmented reality display, comprising: a waveguide; an input diffractive optical element configured to couple input light into the waveguide; and two diffractive optical elements (17; H1; H2) entirely overlaid on one another in or on the waveguide, wherein each of the two diffractive optical elements is configured to receive light from the input diffractive optical element and couple it towards the other diffractive optical element which can then act as an output diffractive optical element providing outcoupled orders towards a viewer. a waveguide; an input diffractive optical element configured to couple input light into the waveguide; and two diffractive optical elements (17; H1; H2) entirely overlaid on one another in or on the waveguide, wherein each of the two diffractive optical elements is configured to receive light from the input diffractive optical element and couple it towards the other diffractive optical element which can then act as an output diffractive optical element providing outcoupled orders towards a viewer.
Power conversion system comprising a plurality of power converters (PC 1, PC 2,..., PC n) connected in parallel and an output filter comprising a magnetic core for all the power converters (PC 1, PC 2,..., PC n) and at least one filtering winding (Wpc 1, Wpc 2,..., Wpc n) wounded around a corresponding segment (S 1, S 2,..., S n) of the magnetic core for each of said power converters (PC 1, PC 2,..., PC n), each filtering winding (Wpc 1, Wpc 2,..., Wpc n) comprising a free-end (Cpc 1, Cpc 2,..., Cpc n) connected to an output of a corresponding power converter (PC 1, PC 2,..., PC n) and a second end, the second ends of all of said filtering windings (Wpc 1, Wpc 2,..., Wpc n) being electrically connected to each other in a common connection, characterised in that the output filter comprises at least one additional winding (W ad) wounded around an additional segment (S ad) of the magnetic core, different from the segments (S 1, S 2,..., S n) surrounded by the filtering windings (Wpc 1, Wpc 2,..., Wpc n), said additional winding (W ad) comprising a free-end (C g) configured for being connected to an electrical grid and a second end connected to the common connection.
Broadband directional coupler for measuring the power of a forward and/or a return high-frequency signal on a line, wherein the broadband directional coupler exhibits a voltage divider which is connected with an inner conductor of the line, and exhibits a first resistor the first connection of which is connected directly or indirectly with an outer conductor of the line and the second connection of which is connected with ground, wherein the voltage divider exhibits ohmic resistors, wherein a first connection of a second resistor is connected with the inner conductor of the line and wherein a second connection of the second resistor is connected with a first connection of a third resistor, wherein a second connection of the third resistor is connected with the first connection of the first resistor, and wherein a voltage to be measured is tapped at the second connection of the second resistor or at the first connection of the third resistor, characterised in that all the resistors (4, 6, 8) are mounted on a circuit board and in that the second and the third resistor (4, 6) are not arranged on the same side of the circuit board, in that the third resistor is arranged on the same side of the circuit board as the first resistor, and in that the broadband directional coupler exhibits a conducting housing body in which in each case two cylindrical recesses are formed on the left-hand side and the right-hand side, the walls of which form an internal and an external outer conductor (3, 38) between which is arranged at least one highly permeable toroidal tape core.
A polymerizable compound-containing liquid crystal composition comprising, as a first component, at least one polymerizable compound represented by general formula, wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent any of formulae (R-1) to (R-15) below, and X 1 to X 8 each independently represent a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a hydrogen atom, but at least one of X 1 to X 8 represents a fluorine atom, and, as a second component, at least one compound represented by general formula, wherein R 3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein at least one hydrogen atom present in the group may be substituted by a fluorine atom, R 4 represents an alkyl group or alkoxyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group or alkenyloxy group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein at least one hydrogen atom present in the group may be substituted by a fluorine atom, and m represents 0, 1, or 2.
A method of generating a time domain echo waveform (410, 608), the method comprising: emitting, by a triggered source of pulsed electromagnetic radiation, a plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation in response to a trigger signal; irradiating, by a plurality of reflected echo signals of electromagnetic radiation, an electromagnetic radiation detector cell, the electromagnetic radiation detector cell generating a plurality of stored electrical measurements in response to electromagnetic radiation incident thereupon; generating a time-varying mixing signal; respectively applying (204, 206) phase-shifted variations of the mixing signal to the electromagnetic radiation detector cell while generating the plurality of stored electrical measurements; reading out, by a signal pre-processor, the plurality of stored electrical measurements from the electromagnetic radiation detector cell; generating (300, 500), by a signal reconstruction unit, a spectrum (404, 604) in respect of the plurality of stored electrical measurements and providing (302, 502) a spectrum (406, 606) of the mixing signal; generating, by the signal reconstruction unit, a reconstruction signal spectrum by deconvolving (304, 504) the spectrum (404, 604) of the plurality of stored electrical measurements using the spectrum (406, 606) of the mixing signal; and generating, by the signal reconstruction unit, the time domain echo waveform by converting (306, 506) the reconstruction signal spectrum to the time domain. emitting, by a triggered source of pulsed electromagnetic radiation, a plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation in response to a trigger signal; irradiating, by a plurality of reflected echo signals of electromagnetic radiation, an electromagnetic radiation detector cell, the electromagnetic radiation detector cell generating a plurality of stored electrical measurements in response to electromagnetic radiation incident thereupon; generating a time-varying mixing signal; respectively applying (204, 206) phase-shifted variations of the mixing signal to the electromagnetic radiation detector cell while generating the plurality of stored electrical measurements; reading out, by a signal pre-processor, the plurality of stored electrical measurements from the electromagnetic radiation detector cell; generating (300, 500), by a signal reconstruction unit, a spectrum (404, 604) in respect of the plurality of stored electrical measurements and providing (302, 502) a spectrum (406, 606) of the mixing signal; generating, by the signal reconstruction unit, a reconstruction signal spectrum by deconvolving (304, 504) the spectrum (404, 604) of the plurality of stored electrical measurements using the spectrum (406, 606) of the mixing signal; and generating, by the signal reconstruction unit, the time domain echo waveform by converting (306, 506) the reconstruction signal spectrum to the time domain.
Amplifier circuit for an opto-electric device, comprising: - a detection path comprising a main amplifier for providing an output voltage (Vout) as a function of a measurement current (Ipd) having a first and second amplifier input (11, 12) and an amplifier output, - a feedback path comprising an integrator and a bypass transistor, - the integrator being connected to the amplifier output via an integrator input and comprising a level-shifter circuit in a negative feedback path for controlling a level-shifted voltage, and - the bypass transistor being connected to the level-shifter circuit via its control side to receive a control voltage depending on the level-shifted voltage, and providing a feedback current (Ifb) at the first amplifier input being proportional to the level-shifted voltage. - a detection path comprising a main amplifier for providing an output voltage (Vout) as a function of a measurement current (Ipd) having a first and second amplifier input (11, 12) and an amplifier output, - a feedback path comprising an integrator and a bypass transistor, - the integrator being connected to the amplifier output via an integrator input and comprising a level-shifter circuit in a negative feedback path for controlling a level-shifted voltage, and - the bypass transistor being connected to the level-shifter circuit via its control side to receive a control voltage depending on the level-shifted voltage, and providing a feedback current (Ifb) at the first amplifier input being proportional to the level-shifted voltage.
A method for a materials handling vehicle to automatically implement a steer maneuver comprising: receiving sensor data from at least one sensing device by a controller on a materials handling vehicle; detecting that a selected object is in an environment proximate the vehicle; defining a hug zone located laterally from the vehicle and being usable by the controller to steer the vehicle relative to the selected object; and performing a steer maneuver by steering the vehicle such that the vehicle is substantially maintained at a desired distance from the selected object; wherein if the selected object is located outside of the hug zone, the vehicle is automatically steered such that the selected object is at least partially located in the hug zone, at which point the vehicle is automatically steered to the desired heading while maintaining a desired distance from the selected object. receiving sensor data from at least one sensing device by a controller on a materials handling vehicle; detecting that a selected object is in an environment proximate the vehicle; defining a hug zone located laterally from the vehicle and being usable by the controller to steer the vehicle relative to the selected object; and performing a steer maneuver by steering the vehicle such that the vehicle is substantially maintained at a desired distance from the selected object; wherein if the selected object is located outside of the hug zone, the vehicle is automatically steered such that the selected object is at least partially located in the hug zone, at which point the vehicle is automatically steered to the desired heading while maintaining a desired distance from the selected object.
A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising: a housing with an opening, the housing having an internal compartment and a delivery outlet; a drive unit mounted in the housing; a cartridge comprising a plurality of pouches containing pharmaceuticals, the pouches formed as an elongate strip; and a controller associated with the drive unit configured to dispense one or more pouches from the cartridge and through the delivery outlet according to a preselected schedule; each of the pouches including first identifying indicia, the cartridge including second identifying indicia, and the housing including one or more readers (342, 346) for reading the first and second indicia to confirm that the correct pouch is being dispensed; wherein the cartridge and the housing include alignment features (244, 326) that enable the cartridge to be inserted through the opening in the housing and into the compartment of the housing such that the free end of the strip is positioned adjacent the drive unit so that operation of the drive unit conveys the free end of the strip toward the delivery outlet. a housing with an opening, the housing having an internal compartment and a delivery outlet; a drive unit mounted in the housing; a cartridge comprising a plurality of pouches containing pharmaceuticals, the pouches formed as an elongate strip; and a controller associated with the drive unit configured to dispense one or more pouches from the cartridge and through the delivery outlet according to a preselected schedule; each of the pouches including first identifying indicia, the cartridge including second identifying indicia, and the housing including one or more readers (342, 346) for reading the first and second indicia to confirm that the correct pouch is being dispensed; wherein the cartridge and the housing include alignment features (244, 326) that enable the cartridge to be inserted through the opening in the housing and into the compartment of the housing such that the free end of the strip is positioned adjacent the drive unit so that operation of the drive unit conveys the free end of the strip toward the delivery outlet.
A method for routing a medical alert to a selected staff member, the method comprising - receiving an alert signal generated by an alert generation device, - obtaining the current location and identity of multiple staff members from a location tracking system configured to track the locations of the multiple staff members, - obtaining the location of the alert generation device, - upon receiving the alert signal, - determining which staff members of the multiple staff members are available to respond to the alert, a particular staff members is determined as unavailable if its location is in a defined unavailability area, - selecting from the multiple suitable staff members a selected staff member that is available to respond to the alert type by at least determining that the distance between the location of the alert generation device and the location of the selected staff member is shorter than the distance between the location of the alert generation device and the location of at least one of the multiple suitable staff members other than the selected staff member that is also available to respond, and - sending an alert signal to an individually addressable mobile device associated with the selected staff member. - receiving an alert signal generated by an alert generation device, - obtaining the current location and identity of multiple staff members from a location tracking system configured to track the locations of the multiple staff members, - obtaining the location of the alert generation device, - upon receiving the alert signal, - determining which staff members of the multiple staff members are available to respond to the alert, a particular staff members is determined as unavailable if its location is in a defined unavailability area, - selecting from the multiple suitable staff members a selected staff member that is available to respond to the alert type by at least determining that the distance between the location of the alert generation device and the location of the selected staff member is shorter than the distance between the location of the alert generation device and the location of at least one of the multiple suitable staff members other than the selected staff member that is also available to respond, and - sending an alert signal to an individually addressable mobile device associated with the selected staff member.
Device for dosing a fill product into a container to be filled, comprising a rotatable product holding container and at least one piston doser connected with this with a product outlet opening for dosing the fill product from the product holding container into the container to be filled, wherein the product holding container is open at the top and a stationary lid is provided for covering the product holding container which is open at the top, wherein a switchable sealing device is provided for pressure-tight sealing of the stationary lid with the product holding container and the piston doser has a steam cap at its product outlet opening, and wherein the device is set up in such a way that hot steam can be introduced under pressure into the sealed off product holding container.
A food baking apparatus comprising a hydraulic drive system and two dies (31, 32) at an adjustable distance (d) from each other, where in between food is baked and to be opened or closed by means of said hydraulic drive system herewith adjusting said adjustable distance (d), said hydraulic drive system comprising at least three hydraulic cylinders (21, 22, 23), each - comprising a double-acting piston, - comprising a position sensor (1, 3, 6), - having a respective stroke, and - cooperating and being fixedly joined to one another in line in an integral block assembly determined by a length L; wherein said adjustable distance (d) being adjusted by means of moving said at least three hydraulic cylinders (21, 22, 23) for further opening or closing said dies, and wherein at least two (21, 23) of said at least three hydraulic cylinders (21, 22, 23) in said integral block assembly are simultaneously movable from said position sensor (1, 6) till the end of said respective stroke towards each other thereby shortening said length L of said integral block assembly, wherein said at least two (21, 23) of said at least three hydraulic cylinders (21, 22, 23) can, while increasing said adjustable distance (d), generate expansion room in between said dies (31, 32), and wherein at least one of said at least three hydraulic cylinders (21, 22, 23) is provided for adjusting said adjustable distance (d), herewith positioning said dies (31, 32) relative to each other. - comprising a double-acting piston, - comprising a position sensor (1, 3, 6), - having a respective stroke, and - cooperating and being fixedly joined to one another in line in an integral block assembly determined by a length L; wherein said adjustable distance (d) being adjusted by means of moving said at least three hydraulic cylinders (21, 22, 23) for further opening or closing said dies, and wherein at least two (21, 23) of said at least three hydraulic cylinders (21, 22, 23) in said integral block assembly are simultaneously movable from said position sensor (1, 6) till the end of said respective stroke towards each other thereby shortening said length L of said integral block assembly, wherein said at least two (21, 23) of said at least three hydraulic cylinders (21, 22, 23) can, while increasing said adjustable distance (d), generate expansion room in between said dies (31, 32), and wherein at least one of said at least three hydraulic cylinders (21, 22, 23) is provided for adjusting said adjustable distance (d), herewith positioning said dies (31, 32) relative to each other.