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An electric toothbrush (10, 10A) comprising: a shaft to which a brush is attached; a primary drive unit that operates the shaft to let the brush perform a cleaning motion; and a supplementary drive unit that enables the shaft to move eccentrically, wherein the supplementary drive unit is a weight-equipped rotary motor, the primary drive unit is a linear actuator that enables the shaft to reciprocate linearly, a spindle of the weight-equipped rotary motor is disposed in parallel to a linear reciprocation made by the linear actuator, and a holder to hold the primary drive unit, the holder that is a component extending longitudinally along a longitudinal direction of the shaft, characterized in that the supplementary drive unit is disposed at one side relative to the holder in a direction in which bristles of the brush extend, in a view along an axis of the shaft, and the primary drive unit is disposed at an opposite side of said one side relative to the holder. a shaft to which a brush is attached; a primary drive unit that operates the shaft to let the brush perform a cleaning motion; and a supplementary drive unit that enables the shaft to move eccentrically, wherein the supplementary drive unit is a weight-equipped rotary motor, the primary drive unit is a linear actuator that enables the shaft to reciprocate linearly, a spindle of the weight-equipped rotary motor is disposed in parallel to a linear reciprocation made by the linear actuator, and a holder to hold the primary drive unit, the holder that is a component extending longitudinally along a longitudinal direction of the shaft, characterized in that the supplementary drive unit is disposed at one side relative to the holder in a direction in which bristles of the brush extend, in a view along an axis of the shaft, and the primary drive unit is disposed at an opposite side of said one side relative to the holder.
A method of establishing transmission of light through a light guiding structure incorporating a chirped Bragg-reflector, comprising the steps of directing light into an input end of said light guiding structure, and characterised by sending a longitudinal acoustic pulse into said light guiding structure for propagation along the same, the acoustic pulse being such that, for each location of said acoustic pulse said Bragg-reflector, the reflectivity for a wavelength associated with said location in said Bragg-reflector is altered.
A method of coupling a collar to a target object in a confined space, said method comprising: detecting, using a first camera of a sensor system, a first position of a head within the confined space, the head including a collar swaging tool that is moveable along a first axis; positioning, using an actuator system, the head within the confined space, the actuator system communicatively coupled to the sensor system; detecting, using a plurality of second cameras of the sensor system, a second position of the collar swaging tool relative to the target object; moving the collar swaging tool along the first axis to position the collar swaging tool relative to the target object, and coupling, using the collar swaging tool, the collar to the target object; wherein detecting a second position further comprises moving a backlight along the first axis to produce a silhouette shadow behind the target object. detecting, using a first camera of a sensor system, a first position of a head within the confined space, the head including a collar swaging tool that is moveable along a first axis; positioning, using an actuator system, the head within the confined space, the actuator system communicatively coupled to the sensor system; detecting, using a plurality of second cameras of the sensor system, a second position of the collar swaging tool relative to the target object; moving the collar swaging tool along the first axis to position the collar swaging tool relative to the target object, and coupling, using the collar swaging tool, the collar to the target object; wherein detecting a second position further comprises moving a backlight along the first axis to produce a silhouette shadow behind the target object.
A painted article, comprising: a primer layer between a substrate and a paint layer, the substrate being the product of a substrate forming composition including an olefin block copolymer and a polypropylene polymer having a density from 0.89 g/cm 3 to 0.92 g/cm 3, wherein the polypropylene polymer is an impact copolymer polypropylene, wherein the substrate is free of phthalate-based plasticizer, halogen-containing polymer, and leachable, small polymeric units derived from styrene monomer. a primer layer between a substrate and a paint layer, the substrate being the product of a substrate forming composition including an olefin block copolymer and a polypropylene polymer having a density from 0.89 g/cm 3 to 0.92 g/cm 3, wherein the polypropylene polymer is an impact copolymer polypropylene, wherein the substrate is free of phthalate-based plasticizer, halogen-containing polymer, and leachable, small polymeric units derived from styrene monomer.
A method of enriching a sample of FSH or FSH mutants for proteins with tri-glycosylated beta-subunits comprising the step of subjecting the sample to hydrophobic interaction chromatography, wherein the sample of FSH or FSH mutants has first been purified comprising the step of subjecting a liquid comprising said FSH or FSH mutants to: a dye affinity chromatography; a weak anion exchange chromatography; a hydrophobic interaction chromatography; and a strong anion exchange chromatography; wherein the steps are carried out in said order. a dye affinity chromatography; a weak anion exchange chromatography; a hydrophobic interaction chromatography; and a strong anion exchange chromatography;
Method for the operation of a vehicle, having the following process steps: - determining the total weight of the vehicle depending on: - an acceleration of the vehicle, and - a tractive force expended for the acceleration of the vehicle; - the build-up and/or reduction of a brake force for decelerating the vehicle depending on its total weight, characterized in that the brake force is increased or decreased linearly with time, wherein the gradient is proportional to the total weight of the vehicle. - determining the total weight of the vehicle depending on: - an acceleration of the vehicle, and - a tractive force expended for the acceleration of the vehicle; - an acceleration of the vehicle, and - a tractive force expended for the acceleration of the vehicle; - the build-up and/or reduction of a brake force for decelerating the vehicle depending on its total weight, characterized in that the brake force is increased or decreased linearly with time, wherein the gradient is proportional to the total weight of the vehicle.
A limb support comprising a spar, a multi-axis coupler supporting the spar, the multi-axis coupler being releasable to adjust the orientation of the spar relative to a patient support apparatus supporting the limb support; a coupler supported on the spar, the coupler including a receiver and a release that is movable relative to the spar; the release operable to move between a first and second position, and; a limb rest supported on the receiver such that when the release is in the second position, the limb rest is movable relative to the spar to adjust the orientation of a patient's limb relative to the spar and, thereby, a patient support apparatus; characterised in that in the first position the receiver is fixed relative to the spar, in the second position the receiver is movable relative to the spar about three-axes, and in that the release is operable to move to a third position wherein the coupler is movable along the length of the spar.
A system for treatment of a patient, wherein the system is configured to be charged prior to applying reduced pressure, the system comprising: a. a suction chamber with a vacuum conduit for delivering negative pressure to a wound, a rigid sidewall and a longitudinal axis, wherein the suction chamber is configured to generate a vacuum in communication with the vacuum conduit; b. a piston assembly comprising a slidable seal with a perimeter edge configured to slidably seal against the rigid sidewalls of the suction chamber along the longitudinal axis; c. a reset tool configured to displace the slidable seal into a charged position; and d. a first one-way valve located across the slidable seal, characterised in that the one-way valve is configured to be opened only when the reset tool is inserted into the system and pressed against the first one-way valve to permit fluids to flow from a distal portion of the suction chamber to a proximal portion of the suction chamber, but not from the proximal portion of the suction chamber to the distal portion of the suction chamber. a. a suction chamber with a vacuum conduit for delivering negative pressure to a wound, a rigid sidewall and a longitudinal axis, wherein the suction chamber is configured to generate a vacuum in communication with the vacuum conduit; b. a piston assembly comprising a slidable seal with a perimeter edge configured to slidably seal against the rigid sidewalls of the suction chamber along the longitudinal axis; c. a reset tool configured to displace the slidable seal into a charged position; and d. a first one-way valve located across the slidable seal, characterised in that the one-way valve is configured to be opened only when the reset tool is inserted into the system and pressed against the first one-way valve to permit fluids to flow from a distal portion of the suction chamber to a proximal portion of the suction chamber, but not from the proximal portion of the suction chamber to the distal portion of the suction chamber.
UV protective film comprising: - a base film of polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylate or polyolefin, - a printed design and/or colouring of the base film, - an abrasion resistant, transparent polyurethane based hot melt coating, comprising particles of appropriate hardness, and - a lacquer and/or a polymer protective layer, characterized in that an embossed, transparent intermediate layer comprising a reactive hot melt mass which contains no or fewer particles than the abrasion resistant polyurethane based hot melt coating is arranged under the abrasion resistant polyurethane based hot melt coating. - a base film of polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylate or polyolefin, - a printed design and/or colouring of the base film, - an abrasion resistant, transparent polyurethane based hot melt coating, comprising particles of appropriate hardness, and - a lacquer and/or a polymer protective layer, characterized in that an embossed, transparent intermediate layer comprising a reactive hot melt mass which contains no or fewer particles than the abrasion resistant polyurethane based hot melt coating is arranged under the abrasion resistant polyurethane based hot melt coating.
Catalyst that comprises a substrate based on alumina or silica or silica-alumina, at least one element from group VIII, at least one element from group VIB, and an organic compound of formula in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are selected from among a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl radical, or a hydrocarbon radical that comprises from 1 to 12 carbon atoms that can also comprise at least one oxygen atom, and R6 is selected from a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon radical that comprises from 1 to 12 carbon atoms that can also comprise at least one oxygen atom, a methacryloyl radical, an acryloyl radical or an acetyl radical.
A backlight module comprising a light source and a light guide assembly, the light guide assembly comprising a metal element and a light guide element which are integrated together, at least a portion of at least a side surface of the light guide element being used to receive light emitted from the light source to generate backlight, the metal element surrounding side surfaces of the light guide element that are not used to receive light from the light source, wherein the metal element comprises a first portion and a second portion connected together, the first portion surrounding the side surfaces of the light guide element that are not used to receive light from the light source, characterised in that the second portion is embedded into the light guide element and forms a certain angle with respect to the first portion, wherein the light guide element comprises a raised structure perpendicular to an upper surface thereof, the raised structure being used for carrying optical elements, and wherein the raised structure comprises a first step and a second step for carrying different optical elements. the metal element comprises a first portion and a second portion connected together, the first portion surrounding the side surfaces of the light guide element that are not used to receive light from the light source, characterised in that the second portion is embedded into the light guide element and forms a certain angle with respect to the first portion, wherein the light guide element comprises a raised structure perpendicular to an upper surface thereof, the raised structure being used for carrying optical elements, and wherein the raised structure comprises a first step and a second step for carrying different optical elements.
Method for regulating the brightness of target-zone lighting media (14a, 14b) which illuminate an interior target zone (16a, 16b) of an interior space, with the steps: Optical imaging of at least one part of the interior space onto an interior space image by locally-triggered brightness sensor means, wherein the interior image comprises at least two interior area image zones (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), determination of a current N-dimensional brightness value vector, of which in each case the i-th component α 1 (t) of the current integrated brightness values corresponds to the i-th interior area image zone (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), wherein t is the current time, characterized in that the dimension N is greater than or equal to 2, and the index i runs over at least a sub-quantity of the quantity of interior area image zones (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), determination of a target-zone brightness regulating value from the scalar product of the current brightness value vector and of an N-dimensional target-zone calibration vector, which is allocated to the interior area target zone (16a, 16b), regulating of the target-zone brightness regulation value to a target-zone brightness reference or target value, by adjusting the respective lighting strength of the target-zone lighting means (14a, 14b). Optical imaging of at least one part of the interior space onto an interior space image by locally-triggered brightness sensor means, wherein the interior image comprises at least two interior area image zones (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), determination of a current N-dimensional brightness value vector, of which in each case the i-th component α 1 (t) of the current integrated brightness values corresponds to the i-th interior area image zone (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), wherein t is the current time, characterized in that the dimension N is greater than or equal to 2, and the index i runs over at least a sub-quantity of the quantity of interior area image zones (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d), determination of a target-zone brightness regulating value from the scalar product of the current brightness value vector and of an N-dimensional target-zone calibration vector, which is allocated to the interior area target zone (16a, 16b), regulating of the target-zone brightness regulation value to a target-zone brightness reference or target value, by adjusting the respective lighting strength of the target-zone lighting means (14a, 14b).
A cosmetic composition in the form of a nano- or micro-emulsion, comprising: (a) at least one oil; (b) at least one polyglyceryl fatty acid ester, with a polyglyceryl moiety derived from 4 to 6 glycerins, preferably 5 or 6 glycerins; (c) at least one hydrotrope with logP between -0.7 and 6; and (d) water, wherein the amount of the (a) oil ranges from 1 to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, and the (c) hydrotrope is Vitamin B3. (a) at least one oil; (b) at least one polyglyceryl fatty acid ester, with a polyglyceryl moiety derived from 4 to 6 glycerins, preferably 5 or 6 glycerins; (c) at least one hydrotrope with logP between -0.7 and 6; and (d) water, wherein the amount of the (a) oil ranges from 1 to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, and the (c) hydrotrope is Vitamin B3.
A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion having tread edges and a tread width therebetween and provided with a pair of circumferential grooves disposed one on each side of the tire equator, a plurality of oblique grooves extending axially outwardly from the circumferential grooves while inclining to one circumferential direction and terminating without reaching to the tread edges, and a plurality of lug grooves extending axially outwardly beyond the tread edges from positions axially outside the circumferential grooves while inclining to one circumferential direction same as the oblique grooves, wherein the lug grooves include first lug grooves each comprising an axially inner steeply-inclined part and an axially outer mildly-inclined part to have a bent groove configuration, and second lug grooves each extending parallel to said mildly-inclined part, the first lug grooves each have its axially inner end at an axial distance La of from 8 to 12 % of the tread width from the circumferential groove, the steeply-inclined part extends axially outwardly from said axially inner end while inclining at an angle larger than an inclination angle of the oblique grooves, and between every two of the circumferentially adjacent oblique grooves, one first lug groove and one second lug groove are disposed.
A scarless surgical tool comprising: a handle portion comprising: a central shaft having a diameter of less than or equal to about 2.5 mm; and a plurality of stabilizing shafts surrounding the central shaft each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts being rigid and having a sharpened tip to puncture skin of a patient, each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts having a diameter selected so as to reduce the risk of creation of a permanent scar; and a working end configured to be removably secured to each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts and the central shaft in the handle portion, wherein the proximal portion of the working end defines a securing member configured to receive each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts, the working end comprising: a proximal portion configured to receive each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts and the central shaft of the handle portion; and a distal portion defining a tool portion, the central shaft configured to control movement of the tool portion when the working end is secured to the handle portion, each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts being hollow to carry cables configured to facilitate functionality of the tool portion of the working end. a central shaft having a diameter of less than or equal to about 2.5 mm; and a plurality of stabilizing shafts surrounding the central shaft each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts being rigid and having a sharpened tip to puncture skin of a patient, each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts having a diameter selected so as to reduce the risk of creation of a permanent scar; and a working end configured to be removably secured to each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts and the central shaft in the handle portion, wherein the proximal portion of the working end defines a securing member configured to receive each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts, the working end comprising: a proximal portion configured to receive each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts and the central shaft of the handle portion; and a distal portion defining a tool portion, the central shaft configured to control movement of the tool portion when the working end is secured to the handle portion, each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts being hollow to carry cables configured to facilitate functionality of the tool portion of the working end. a proximal portion configured to receive each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts and the central shaft of the handle portion; and a distal portion defining a tool portion, the central shaft configured to control movement of the tool portion when the working end is secured to the handle portion, each of the plurality of stabilizing shafts being hollow to carry cables configured to facilitate functionality of the tool portion of the working end.
A mounting assembly for mounting a device to a support, the assembly comprising: a base plate comprising a connector to removably connect, in use, the base plate to the device, and an engagement means for engagement with the support; and characterized by an arm being a plate having an aperture therethrough thereby forming a ring, the ring having an opening in a side providing a break in the ring, the break giving the ring a C-shape, the arm having a plurality of attachment elements arranged, in use, to attach the arm to the base plate, wherein the position of the opening in the side of the ring causing the orientation of the C-shape to change relative to the base plate when the arm is connected to the base plate by each respective attachment element. a base plate comprising a connector to removably connect, in use, the base plate to the device, and an engagement means for engagement with the support; and characterized by an arm being a plate having an aperture therethrough thereby forming a ring, the ring having an opening in a side providing a break in the ring, the break giving the ring a C-shape, the arm having a plurality of attachment elements arranged, in use, to attach the arm to the base plate, wherein the position of the opening in the side of the ring causing the orientation of the C-shape to change relative to the base plate when the arm is connected to the base plate by each respective attachment element.
An optical network component - comprising a light source, an amplitude modulator, and a semiconductor optical amplifier with an input and an output, - wherein the input is connected to the light source; and - wherein the output is connected via a circulator to an output of the amplitude modulator, - wherein the semiconductor optical amplifier converts an amplitude modulated signal from the amplitude modulator to a phase modulated signal and provides the phase modulated signal at its output; and - wherein the output of the semiconductor optical amplifier is connected to an optical fiber via said circulator; characterized in that: the light source is connected via a splitter to the input of the semiconductor optical amplifier and to the amplitude modulator. - comprising a light source, an amplitude modulator, and a semiconductor optical amplifier with an input and an output, - wherein the input is connected to the light source; and - wherein the output is connected via a circulator to an output of the amplitude modulator, - wherein the semiconductor optical amplifier converts an amplitude modulated signal from the amplitude modulator to a phase modulated signal and provides the phase modulated signal at its output; and - wherein the output of the semiconductor optical amplifier is connected to an optical fiber via said circulator; the light source is connected via a splitter to the input of the semiconductor optical amplifier and to the amplitude modulator.