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Rotary angle senor system - for determining the rotary angle position and/or angular speed of a rotary shaft which extends along an axis of rotation, comprising - at least two optical markings on the rotary shaft, - an optical sensor with a pixel matrix having pixel points, - an imaging device for imaging each marking in a substantially axial direction on the pixel matrix as a marking image, and - an evaluation device for reading and evaluating the pixel matrix in order to determine data in relation to the rotary angle position and/or angular speed, - wherein the markings, the imaging device and pixel points are designed in such a way that the marking images on the pixel matrix have at least the area of a pixel point, characterised in that - the evaluation device is designed to determine the location of the central focal points of the marking images on the pixel matrix with sub-matrix division. - for determining the rotary angle position and/or angular speed of a rotary shaft which extends along an axis of rotation, comprising - at least two optical markings on the rotary shaft, - an optical sensor with a pixel matrix having pixel points, - an imaging device for imaging each marking in a substantially axial direction on the pixel matrix as a marking image, and - an evaluation device for reading and evaluating the pixel matrix in order to determine data in relation to the rotary angle position and/or angular speed, - wherein the markings, the imaging device and pixel points are designed in such a way that the marking images on the pixel matrix have at least the area of a pixel point, - the evaluation device is designed to determine the location of the central focal points of the marking images on the pixel matrix with sub-matrix division.
An apparatus for performing vapor-liquid contacting, comprising: a plurality of stages (12a, 12b), wherein each stage (12a, 12b) has a contacting module (20a, 20b); wherein each contacting module (20a, 20b) comprises a liquid distributor (22,122) having an outlet (34, 134) proximate to a contacting volume (56, 156) and a demister (24, 124) having an inlet surface proximate to the contacting volume (56, 156); and contacting modules (20a, 20b) on adjacent stages (12a, 12b) being horizontally offset; wherein the vessel of the apparatus includes an outer shell; wherein the plurality of stages (12a, 12b) comprise a full contacting stage including at least one full contacting module and a transition stage comprising two one-half modules horizontally offset from full contacting modules on the preceding superior full contacting stage; wherein the apparatus further comprises a receiving deck (26, 126) in each stage (12a, 12b) and said deck (26 126) is inferior to an outlet surface of said demister (24, 124); and wherein each deck (26,126) has a base (50, 150) that includes perforations (54, 154) configured to allow vapour to rise therethrough and contact liquid on the deck (26, 126); wherein each half module shares a wall with the shell of the vessel and which has a downcomer, wherein the half module has one demister on an inside of the downcomer; and wherein each full contacting module includes a liquid distributor located adjacent said demister, and wherein each half module includes a downcomer located adjacent the demister. a plurality of stages (12a, 12b), wherein each stage (12a, 12b) has a contacting module (20a, 20b); wherein each contacting module (20a, 20b) comprises a liquid distributor (22,122) having an outlet (34, 134) proximate to a contacting volume (56, 156) and a demister (24, 124) having an inlet surface proximate to the contacting volume (56, 156); and contacting modules (20a, 20b) on adjacent stages (12a, 12b) being horizontally offset; wherein the vessel of the apparatus includes an outer shell; wherein the plurality of stages (12a, 12b) comprise a full contacting stage including at least one full contacting module and a transition stage comprising two one-half modules horizontally offset from full contacting modules on the preceding superior full contacting stage; wherein the apparatus further comprises a receiving deck (26, 126) in each stage (12a, 12b) and said deck (26 126) is inferior to an outlet surface of said demister (24, 124); and wherein each deck (26,126) has a base (50, 150) that includes perforations (54, 154) configured to allow vapour to rise therethrough and contact liquid on the deck (26, 126); wherein each half module shares a wall with the shell of the vessel and which has a downcomer, wherein the half module has one demister on an inside of the downcomer; and wherein each full contacting module includes a liquid distributor located adjacent said demister, and wherein each half module includes a downcomer located adjacent the demister.
An indwelling fecal diverting device for a patient having undergone an operation on a part of his or her intestinal tract comprising: - an elongated tube, - a tubular body part formed at an upper end of the elongated tube, - a fixing balloon attached to a circumferential outer surface of the tubular body part, - a tube opening and closing balloon attached to a circumferential inner surface of the tubular body part, - air passages (16, 18) defined in the tube for inflating and deflating the fixing balloon and the tube opening and closing balloon and - a first injection passage disposed within the tubular body part between the air passages (16, 18), the first injection passage being spaced radially outwardly of the tube opening and closing balloon, an end of the first injection passage being above the fixing balloons; characterized in that it further comprises: - a second fixing balloon attached down to a circumferential outer surface of the tubular body part in a manner such that a clamping portion is defined between the fixing balloons (8, 10), the second fixing balloon being inflatable and deflatable through one of said air passages and - a clamping band suitable to be used to clamp the intestinal tract around the clamping portion of the tubular body part. - an elongated tube, - a tubular body part formed at an upper end of the elongated tube, - a fixing balloon attached to a circumferential outer surface of the tubular body part, - a tube opening and closing balloon attached to a circumferential inner surface of the tubular body part, - air passages (16, 18) defined in the tube for inflating and deflating the fixing balloon and the tube opening and closing balloon and - a first injection passage disposed within the tubular body part between the air passages (16, 18), the first injection passage being spaced radially outwardly of the tube opening and closing balloon, an end of the first injection passage being above the fixing balloons; - a second fixing balloon attached down to a circumferential outer surface of the tubular body part in a manner such that a clamping portion is defined between the fixing balloons (8, 10), the second fixing balloon being inflatable and deflatable through one of said air passages and - a clamping band suitable to be used to clamp the intestinal tract around the clamping portion of the tubular body part.
A device comprising: a needle guide body extending along a central axis between a distal end and a proximal end, a needle guide lumen extending through the distal and proximal ends of the needle guide body along the central axis, and a base monolithically attached to the needle guide body to define a non-variable patient-specific insertion path, characterised by a sheath guide body extending along the central axis between a distal end and a proximal end; and a sheath guide lumen extending through the distal and proximal ends of the sheath guide body along the central axis, wherein the needle guide body is contained within the sheath guide lumen, and the distal end of the sheath guide body is monolithically attached to the base. a needle guide body extending along a central axis between a distal end and a proximal end, a needle guide lumen extending through the distal and proximal ends of the needle guide body along the central axis, and a base monolithically attached to the needle guide body to define a non-variable patient-specific insertion path, characterised by a sheath guide body extending along the central axis between a distal end and a proximal end; and a sheath guide lumen extending through the distal and proximal ends of the sheath guide body along the central axis, wherein the needle guide body is contained within the sheath guide lumen, and the distal end of the sheath guide body is monolithically attached to the base.
A core wire holder for production of polycrystalline silicon by Siemens method, the core wire holder comprising: a thermal insulating portion provided between one end and the other end of the core wire holder, wherein an opening of a hollow portion into which a silicon core wire may be inserted is provided in the one end, and the other end is a contact portion with a metal electrode for flowing a current to the silicon core wire, wherein the thermal insulating portion comprises at least one annular slit (23, 23a, 23b, 23c) formed from an outer circumferential surface in the vicinity of the opening toward the hollow portion. a thermal insulating portion provided between one end and the other end of the core wire holder, wherein an opening of a hollow portion into which a silicon core wire may be inserted is provided in the one end, and the other end is a contact portion with a metal electrode for flowing a current to the silicon core wire, wherein the thermal insulating portion comprises at least one annular slit (23, 23a, 23b, 23c) formed from an outer circumferential surface in the vicinity of the opening toward the hollow portion.
Overvoltage protection device for protecting a high frequency connection against overvoltage, which comprises a coil arrangement, characterised in that the coil arrangement consists of a plurality of separate coils (L 1, L 2,..., L n) which are connected electrically in series with different rising inductances and in that the coils (L 1, L 2,..., L n) which are connected directly with one another electromechanically or directly adjacent are arranged orthogonally to one another, and/or in that attached between the coils (L 1, L 2,..., L n) which are connected directly with one another electromechanically or directly adjacent there is in each case a metallic electrically conductive plate which communicates electrically with a ground potential.
An overmolding insert comprising: at least 25 total fiber weight percent of a plurality of non-oriented thermoplastic fibers having an average fiber length and an average fiber diameter, and having on average at least 1.3 fusion bonds per thermoplastic fiber of said plurality of non-oriented thermoplastic fibers to other of said plurality of non-oriented thermoplastic fibers to define a shape of the overmolding insert; and a plurality of filler fibers intermixed with said plurality of non-oriented thermoplastic fibers, and wherein said plurality of filler fibers each has an intersection with a statistical average of at least 2.2 non-oriented thermoplastic fibers. at least 25 total fiber weight percent of a plurality of non-oriented thermoplastic fibers having an average fiber length and an average fiber diameter, and having on average at least 1.3 fusion bonds per thermoplastic fiber of said plurality of non-oriented thermoplastic fibers to other of said plurality of non-oriented thermoplastic fibers to define a shape of the overmolding insert; and a plurality of filler fibers intermixed with said plurality of non-oriented thermoplastic fibers, and wherein said plurality of filler fibers each has an intersection with a statistical average of at least 2.2 non-oriented thermoplastic fibers.
A computer-implemented method for comparing the similarity between image patches, the method comprising the steps of: - receiving from at least two image sources, such as e.g. a stereo camera, at least two image patches, wherein each source supplies at least one image patch, and - comparing the received image patches by: - extracting at least two corresponding subpart pairs from each image patch, - calculating a normalized local similarity score between all corresponding subpart pairs, characterized by - calculating a total matching score by integrating the normalized local similarity scores of all corresponding subpart pairs, and using the total matching score as an indicator for an image patch similarity, wherein the normalized local similarity score is calculated using normalized cross-correlation NCC and/or weighted NCC using a weighted window, comprising the steps of - calculating mean and standard deviation for each subpart, and - calculating a normalized cross-correlation coefficient. - receiving from at least two image sources, such as e.g. a stereo camera, at least two image patches, wherein each source supplies at least one image patch, and - comparing the received image patches by: - extracting at least two corresponding subpart pairs from each image patch, - calculating a normalized local similarity score between all corresponding subpart pairs, - calculating a total matching score by integrating the normalized local similarity scores of all corresponding subpart pairs, and - calculating mean and standard deviation for each subpart, and - calculating a normalized cross-correlation coefficient.
A data detector circuit for RFID labels, characterized by the circuit being comprised of: a polarizing detector circuit having an input and an output, said polarizing detector circuit receiving at said input, from an antenna to which is connected thereto, an input signal and producing at said output a polarization voltage signal; a low-pass filter being connected to the polarizing detector circuit and to a polarized detector circuit, said low-pass filter filtering said polarization voltage signal; and the polarized detector circuit that receives at a source terminal of the polarized detector circuit, from said antenna, an input signal to be demodulated and that receives via a polarization input of the polarized detector circuit, from the low-pass filter, said filtered polarization voltage signal, producing at an output of the polarized detector circuit a detected package signal by considering the two received signals. a polarizing detector circuit having an input and an output, said polarizing detector circuit receiving at said input, from an antenna to which is connected thereto, an input signal and producing at said output a polarization voltage signal; a low-pass filter being connected to the polarizing detector circuit and to a polarized detector circuit, said low-pass filter filtering said polarization voltage signal; and the polarized detector circuit that receives at a source terminal of the polarized detector circuit, from said antenna, an input signal to be demodulated and that receives via a polarization input of the polarized detector circuit, from the low-pass filter, said filtered polarization voltage signal, producing at an output of the polarized detector circuit a detected package signal by considering the two received signals.
A bone screw insertion instrument comprising: a housing including a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion including a proximal body portion defining a channel extending longitudinally therethrough along a longitudinal axis of the housing, a screw alignment post coupled to the distal portion of the housing, the screw alignment post aligned with the longitudinal axis of the housing; a knob coupled to the proximal portion of the housing, the knob defining an aperture therethrough that is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the housing, the knob being movable between an engaged position and a released position; a drive shaft extending through the aperture of the knob and the proximal portion of the housing, a proximal portion of the drive shaft secured within the aperture of the knob, the drive shaft being movable distally when the knob is rotated to the engaged position and proximally when the knob is rotated to the released position, the screw insertion instrument being characterized in that a distal portion of the drive shaft is secured to the proximal portion of the housing. a housing including a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion including a proximal body portion defining a channel extending longitudinally therethrough along a longitudinal axis of the housing, a screw alignment post coupled to the distal portion of the housing, the screw alignment post aligned with the longitudinal axis of the housing; a knob coupled to the proximal portion of the housing, the knob defining an aperture therethrough that is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the housing, the knob being movable between an engaged position and a released position; a drive shaft extending through the aperture of the knob and the proximal portion of the housing, a proximal portion of the drive shaft secured within the aperture of the knob, the drive shaft being movable distally when the knob is rotated to the engaged position and proximally when the knob is rotated to the released position, the screw insertion instrument being characterized in that a distal portion of the drive shaft is secured to the proximal portion of the housing.
A method for producing an in vitro cell culture comprising endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells, said method comprising deriving endothelial cells from in vitro differentiated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and purifying said endothelial cells, deriving smooth muscle cells from in vitro differentiated induced pluripotent stem cells or from pericytes that are derived from in vitro differentiated induced pluripotent stem cells and purifying said smooth muscle cells, and further comprising culturing said endothelial cells together with said smooth muscle cells.
An apparatus, wherein the apparatus is a user equipment or device controlling the functioning of the user equipment, the apparatus comprising: - means for determining a beam failure detection reference signal configuration for a dormant bandwidth part based on a beam failure detection reference signal configuration of another bandwidth part when a frequency domain location and bandwidth of said another bandwidth part correspond to or comprises a frequency domain location and bandwidth of the dormant bandwidth part; and - means for performing beam failure detection on the dormant bandwidth part according to the determined beam failure detection reference signal configuration. - means for determining a beam failure detection reference signal configuration for a dormant bandwidth part based on a beam failure detection reference signal configuration of another bandwidth part when a frequency domain location and bandwidth of said another bandwidth part correspond to or comprises a frequency domain location and bandwidth of the dormant bandwidth part; and - means for performing beam failure detection on the dormant bandwidth part according to the determined beam failure detection reference signal configuration.
A camera device comprising: a first information acquisition portion that acquires first information used to control a first area that is specified within a whole image captured by a camera portion, the whole image being acquired in advance by capturing a plurality of images with different directions of the optical axis and by connecting the plurality of images; a second information acquisition portion that acquires second information used to control a second area that is specified within the whole image, wherein the second area is within the first area; a control portion that controls mechanical movement of the camera portion based on the first information; and an image processing portion that acquires an image of the first area captured by the camera portion, that extracts an image of the second area from within the first area based on the second information, and that transfers only the second area over a network; characterized in that the first information is acquired from a first client terminal device and the second information is acquired from a second, different, client terminal device. a first information acquisition portion that acquires first information used to control a first area that is specified within a whole image captured by a camera portion, the whole image being acquired in advance by capturing a plurality of images with different directions of the optical axis and by connecting the plurality of images; a second information acquisition portion that acquires second information used to control a second area that is specified within the whole image, wherein the second area is within the first area; a control portion that controls mechanical movement of the camera portion based on the first information; and an image processing portion that acquires an image of the first area captured by the camera portion, that extracts an image of the second area from within the first area based on the second information, and that transfers only the second area over a network; characterized in that the first information is acquired from a first client terminal device and the second information is acquired from a second, different, client terminal device.
Process for the separation of a flow containing at least 95 mol% of carbon dioxide and also at least one impurity lighter than carbon dioxide by distillation, in which: i. the flow is cooled in a heat exchange means down to a first intermediate temperature of the heat exchange means, greater than that of the cold end and lower than that of the hot end of the heat exchange means, to form a liquid flow cooled to the first intermediate temperature and at a first pressure, and the cooled liquid flow is divided into at least two in order to form a first liquid fraction and a second liquid fraction, ii. the first fraction in liquid form is expanded to the pressure of a distillation column, called second pressure, which is lower than the first pressure, and it is sent to an intermediate level of the distillation column, iii. the second fraction is subcooled in the heat exchange means down to the cold end of the latter, it is expanded in liquid form to the pressure of the distillation column and it is sent to a level of the distillation column above the point of arrival of the first fraction, and iv. a liquid flow containing at least 99 mol% of carbon dioxide is withdrawn at the bottom of the column as liquid product (17, 21). i. the flow is cooled in a heat exchange means down to a first intermediate temperature of the heat exchange means, greater than that of the cold end and lower than that of the hot end of the heat exchange means, to form a liquid flow cooled to the first intermediate temperature and at a first pressure, and the cooled liquid flow is divided into at least two in order to form a first liquid fraction and a second liquid fraction, ii. the first fraction in liquid form is expanded to the pressure of a distillation column, called second pressure, which is lower than the first pressure, and it is sent to an intermediate level of the distillation column, iii. the second fraction is subcooled in the heat exchange means down to the cold end of the latter, it is expanded in liquid form to the pressure of the distillation column and it is sent to a level of the distillation column above the point of arrival of the first fraction, and iv. a liquid flow containing at least 99 mol% of carbon dioxide is withdrawn at the bottom of the column as liquid product (17, 21).
An oligomer of 7-12 nucleobases in length, for use in reducing the effective amount of a microRNA target in a cell; wherein all of the nucleobase units of the contiguous nucleobase sequence are LNA nucleobase units, wherein the contiguous nucleobase sequence is complementary to the corresponding sequence of at least two miRNA sequences, and wherein at least 75% of the internucleoside linkages present between the nucleobase units of the contiguous nucleobase sequence are phosphorothioate internucleoside linkages.