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An image forming apparatus (10; 12; 14; 16) comprising: a fixing unit (120; 130); a heater (121; 121A, 121B) provided in the fixing unit (120; 130); an alternating-current power source configured to apply an alternating voltage to the heater (121, 121A, 121B); a half-wave control unit (112; 601) configured to determine a duty ratio based on a surface temperature and a target temperature of the heater (121; 121A, 121B) and to set a heater-on pattern based on the determined duty ratio, wherein the heater-on pattern is selected from a previously stored heater-on pattern associated with the determined duty ratio, and perform half-wave control to control the heater (121; 121A, 121B) on a half-wavelength basis, according to the heater-on pattern that is set for each control cycle having a predetermined length; a measuring unit (114, 603) configured to measure, when the heater (121, 121A, 121B) is switched off, a heater-off period of time that elapses until the heater is next switched on; a determining unit (115, 521, 604) configured to determine, based on the measured heater-off period of time, whether phase control is to be performed on the alternating voltage to control the heater (121, 121A, 121B), the phase control being performed by shifting phase of the alternating voltage; and a phase control unit (113, 602) configured to perform, when the determining unit (115, 521, 604) determines that the phase control is to be performed, the phase control only for a period of time depending on the measured heater-off period of time after switch-on of the heater and before execution of the half-wave control. a fixing unit (120; 130); a heater (121; 121A, 121B) provided in the fixing unit (120; 130); an alternating-current power source configured to apply an alternating voltage to the heater (121, 121A, 121B); a half-wave control unit (112; 601) configured to determine a duty ratio based on a surface temperature and a target temperature of the heater (121; 121A, 121B) and to set a heater-on pattern based on the determined duty ratio, wherein the heater-on pattern is selected from a previously stored heater-on pattern associated with the determined duty ratio, and perform half-wave control to control the heater (121; 121A, 121B) on a half-wavelength basis, according to the heater-on pattern that is set for each control cycle having a predetermined length; a measuring unit (114, 603) configured to measure, when the heater (121, 121A, 121B) is switched off, a heater-off period of time that elapses until the heater is next switched on; a determining unit (115, 521, 604) configured to determine, based on the measured heater-off period of time, whether phase control is to be performed on the alternating voltage to control the heater (121, 121A, 121B), the phase control being performed by shifting phase of the alternating voltage; and a phase control unit (113, 602) configured to perform, when the determining unit (115, 521, 604) determines that the phase control is to be performed, the phase control only for a period of time depending on the measured heater-off period of time after switch-on of the heater and before execution of the half-wave control.
Method for operating a driver assistance system for a vehicle, wherein the driver assistance system comprises a congestion assistant for guiding the vehicle during a queue and an operating state of the congestion assistant is detected, wherein a piece of information linked to an environment of the vehicle is provided depending on the detected operating state of the congestion assistant, characterized in that the information is further provided depending on a parameter selected from the following group of parameters: length of time of the queue, queue length, length of time spent in the queue, distance and/or driving time to an exit, distance and/or driving time to a car park, destination position on a current route of the vehicle, destination position on an earlier route of the vehicle, probable range of the vehicle, weather parameters.
An implantable containment apparatus (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80; 85; 170; 190; 200; 220) comprising: (a) a conduit (226; 236) comprising an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the interior surface defines a luminal region, the conduit having a first end (12; 22; 32; 42; 52) comprising a first resealable port, and a second end (14; 24; 34; 44; 54) comprising a second resealable port; (b) a shaping element (62; 72; 82, 84), wherein the shaping element is configured to induce the conduit to have a generally toroidal configuration, the containment apparatus being deformable from a primary configuration to a deformed configuration, wherein the primary configuration is the generally toroidal configuration and the deformed configuration is a generally linear configuration, wherein the conduit (226; 236) is adapted to receive a therapeutic device into the luminal region through the first or the second resealable port; and wherein the shaping element (62; 72; 82, 84) comprises a shape memory material selected from shape memory alloys and shape memory polymers. (a) a conduit (226; 236) comprising an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the interior surface defines a luminal region, the conduit having a first end (12; 22; 32; 42; 52) comprising a first resealable port, and a second end (14; 24; 34; 44; 54) comprising a second resealable port; (b) a shaping element (62; 72; 82, 84), wherein the shaping element is configured to induce the conduit to have a generally toroidal configuration, the containment apparatus being deformable from a primary configuration to a deformed configuration, wherein the primary configuration is the generally toroidal configuration and the deformed configuration is a generally linear configuration, wherein the conduit (226; 236) is adapted to receive a therapeutic device into the luminal region through the first or the second resealable port; and wherein the shaping element (62; 72; 82, 84) comprises a shape memory material selected from shape memory alloys and shape memory polymers.
A liquid enzyme formulation consisting of: (a) a phytase having 11,000 - 12,000 unit/g, wherein the phytase is a 6-phytase (according to the 1L-numbering system); (b) a buffer, wherein the buffer is 50 mM sodium citrate; (c) a stabilizer, wherein the stabilizer is a combination of 4% sorbitol and 15% sodium chloride; and, (d) an anti-microbial, wherein the anti-microbial is a combination of 0.2% potassium sorbate, 0.1% sodium benzoate, and 0.1% sodium propionate. (a) a phytase having 11,000 - 12,000 unit/g, wherein the phytase is a 6-phytase (according to the 1L-numbering system); (b) a buffer, wherein the buffer is 50 mM sodium citrate; (c) a stabilizer, wherein the stabilizer is a combination of 4% sorbitol and 15% sodium chloride; and, (d) an anti-microbial, wherein the anti-microbial is a combination of 0.2% potassium sorbate, 0.1% sodium benzoate, and 0.1% sodium propionate.
A flexible device, comprising at least one label containing encoded information and a spatially structured element placed over said label defined by a thermo-sensitive material, said spatially structural element being adapted to at least partially cover determined zones of said label, characterized in that, as the temperature of said label varies to a temperature equal to or higher than a threshold value (Ts), said threshold value (Ts) corresponding to the fusion or reorganizing temperature of said material, said spatially structured element varies optical properties thereof in order to improve the degree of readability of said label and of the information encoded thereon, said degree of readability proportionally increasing according to exposure time of said label to a temperature higher than said threshold value (Ts).
A powder of spherical particles of polyamide functionalized by crosslinking functions Rt rendering it crosslinkable, said crosslinking functions Rt being selected from alkoxysilane, chlorosilane and acyloxysilane groups, characterized in that said crosslinking functions Rt are present at the surface and in the mass of said particles and in that said particles of crosslinkable polyamide have a mean diameter d50, by volume measured with the dry laser granulometry technique, in the range 20 μm to 100 μm.
Compacted powders packaging system, comprising a first tube, wherein said first tube comprises a screw conveyor configured to rotate about an axis (ac) inside said first tube so as to convey the powders towards an outlet of said first tube, said system comprises a rotatable terminal (TI, TIC) in proximity to said outlet; said rotatable terminal (TI, TIC) comprising internal cutting means configured to cut the compacted powders going out from said first tube when said rotatable terminal (TI, TIC) rotates, wherein said rotatable terminal (TI, TIC) is positioned so as to contact the end portion of said first tube which defines said outlet; wherein said rotatable terminal (TI, TIC) includes an internal opening which is concentric with said first tube so as to convey the powders through said opening; wherein said cutting means are positioned within said opening; said system being characterized in that said internal opening has a diameter at said outlet of said first tube which is equal to the inner diameter of said first tube at said outlet.
A guide wire(1a- 1e, 1h) comprising: a core shaft; a coil body(20,20c) formed by winding a wire around the core shaft; and a resin layer(30a,30b,30e,30h) covering at least an outer peripheral surface of the coil body(20,20c), wherein the coil body(20,20c) includes a sparsely wound part in which a gap is formed between adjacent wires, a void is formed between the coil body(20,20c) and the core shaft, and the resin layer(30a,30b,30e,30h) includes a protruding portion(32a,32b,32e,32h1,32h2) protruding toward the core shaft through the gap between the adjacent wires in the sparsely wound part, and the protruding portion(32a,32b,32e,32h1,32h2) extends toward the core shaft relative to an inner peripheral surface of the coil body(20,20c), characterized in that the protruding portion(32a,32b,32e,32h1,32h2) contacts the core shaft. a core shaft; a coil body(20,20c) formed by winding a wire around the core shaft; and a resin layer(30a,30b,30e,30h) covering at least an outer peripheral surface of the coil body(20,20c), wherein the coil body(20,20c) includes a sparsely wound part in which a gap is formed between adjacent wires, a void is formed between the coil body(20,20c) and the core shaft, and the resin layer(30a,30b,30e,30h) includes a protruding portion(32a,32b,32e,32h1,32h2) protruding toward the core shaft through the gap between the adjacent wires in the sparsely wound part, and the protruding portion(32a,32b,32e,32h1,32h2) extends toward the core shaft relative to an inner peripheral surface of the coil body(20,20c), characterized in that the protruding portion(32a,32b,32e,32h1,32h2) contacts the core shaft.
A method comprising: receiving configuration information including a plurality of sets of indexes, each of the plurality of sets corresponding to each of a plurality of uplink control information, UCI, types, respectively; receiving downlink control information, DCI, scheduling a transmission of a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, the DCI including a beta offset indicator field indicating an index from a plurality of indexes corresponding to each of the plurality of sets; multiplexing uplink data with at least one UCI type among the plurality of UCI types based on the beta offset indicator field; and transmitting the uplink data multiplexed with the at least one UCI type in the PUSCH. receiving configuration information including a plurality of sets of indexes, each of the plurality of sets corresponding to each of a plurality of uplink control information, UCI, types, respectively; receiving downlink control information, DCI, scheduling a transmission of a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, the DCI including a beta offset indicator field indicating an index from a plurality of indexes corresponding to each of the plurality of sets; multiplexing uplink data with at least one UCI type among the plurality of UCI types based on the beta offset indicator field; and transmitting the uplink data multiplexed with the at least one UCI type in the PUSCH.
A portable medicinal-liquid administering device for continuously or intermittently administering medicinal liquid filling a tubular body into a living body under a pressing action of a plunger, the medicinal-liquid administering device comprising: a disposable part that is disposable; and a reusable part that is provided to be attachable/detachable to/from the disposable part and is reusable, wherein the disposable part includes the tubular body, the plunger, and a movable part that is moved from an initial position and presses the plunger toward a distal-end side, the reusable part includes at least part of a driving part that moves the movable part, and the medicinal-liquid administering device further includes a first position detection sensor that detects whether the movable part is at the initial position or not in a state before the movable part is moved, and an alarm part that outputs a first alarm when the first position detection sensor detects that the movable part is not at the initial position characterized in that the driving part moves the movable part only toward the distal-end side of the plunger. a disposable part that is disposable; and a reusable part that is provided to be attachable/detachable to/from the disposable part and is reusable, wherein the disposable part includes the tubular body, the plunger, and a movable part that is moved from an initial position and presses the plunger toward a distal-end side, the reusable part includes at least part of a driving part that moves the movable part, and the medicinal-liquid administering device further includes a first position detection sensor that detects whether the movable part is at the initial position or not in a state before the movable part is moved, and an alarm part that outputs a first alarm when the first position detection sensor detects that the movable part is not at the initial position characterized in that the driving part moves the movable part only toward the distal-end side of the plunger.
An apparatus for transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) of deep brain areas, comprising: - at least one signal generator (2a, 2b) for generating an electrical alternating-current signal, - an electrode arrangement which can be placed on the head of a person to be treated and to which the signal generator (2a, 2b) can be connected electrically so as to apply an alternating-current signal, wherein the electrode arrangement can be used to apply at least two alternating-current signals whose trajectories cross the region of the brain to be treated, wherein the alternating-current signal is of high frequency and has a frequency of between 1 kHz and 50 kHz, characterized in that the electrode arrangement comprises at least two pairs of electrodes (3a-p, 3a-p; 3a-f, 3a'-f'; 12a-t, 13a-t) with one respective target and reference electrode, wherein the at least two pairs of electrodes (3a-p, 3a-p; 3a-f, 3a'-f'; 12a-t, 13a-t) can be positioned spatially in such a way that the trajectories of at least two applied current signals cross in the brain area to be treated, and a current application control device (7, 7') is provided for controlling the current signals applied to the at least two pairs of electrodes (3a-p, 3a-p; 3a-f, 3a'-f'; 12a-t, 13a-t), which can be operated in such a way that the at least two current signals are applied sequentially, especially reciprocally. - at least one signal generator (2a, 2b) for generating an electrical alternating-current signal, - an electrode arrangement which can be placed on the head of a person to be treated and to which the signal generator (2a, 2b) can be connected electrically so as to apply an alternating-current signal,
An amyloid beta peptide comprising the amino acid sequence L-V-F-F-C corresponding to amino acids 17 to 21 of SEQ ID NO:4 and the amino acid sequence C-I-I-G-L-M-V corresponding to amino acids 30 to 36 of SEQ ID NO:4, said amyloid beta peptide further comprising a disulfide bond between cysteine residues corresponding to amino acids 21 and 30 of SEQ ID NO:4, or a variant of said amyloid beta peptide wherein one, two, three, four, or five amino acids have been replaced by conservative substitution, one, two, three, four, or five amino acids have been deleted, or one, two, three, four, or five amino acids have been inserted, said amyloid beta peptide or said variant of said amyloid beta peptide having exactly two cysteines, said cysteines corresponding to Cys21 and Cys30 in SEQ ID NO:4.
Sliding member or slider intended to be associated with a protective garment, said sliding member or slider having a cover portion, intended during use to come into contact with a road surface and to assist sliding along the road surface and protect the protective garment from abrasion, and a support portion, associated with said cover portion and intended to face said protective garment and to support said cover portion, characterized in that said support portion has a plurality of lightening cavities. a cover portion, intended during use to come into contact with a road surface and to assist sliding along the road surface and protect the protective garment from abrasion, and a support portion, associated with said cover portion and intended to face said protective garment and to support said cover portion, characterized in that said support portion has a plurality of lightening cavities.
A tire (10, 100) comprising an annular tire frame composed of a plurality of kinds of resin materials, wherein a resin contained as a main component in a resin material constituting a side portion of the tire frame, which side portion is to be located on an inner side in a vehicle width direction when the tire (10, 100) is mounted on a vehicle, has a melting point of 140°C or higher, or does not have a melting point and has a glass transition point of 40°C or higher, characterized in that an Asker D hardness Ho of the side portion of the tire frame, which side portion is to be located on an outer side in the vehicle width direction when the tire (10, 100) is mounted on the vehicle, is lower than an Asker D hardness Hi of the side portion of the tire frame, which side portion is to be located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction when the tire (10, 100) is mounted on the vehicle, wherein the Asker D hardness is determined by measuring the hardness of an outer surface of each side portion of the tire frame, in a tire axial direction, using an Asker D hardness tester, under the conditions of a temperature of 25°C and at a load of 5 kg. wherein a resin contained as a main component in a resin material constituting a side portion of the tire frame, which side portion is to be located on an inner side in a vehicle width direction when the tire (10, 100) is mounted on a vehicle, has a melting point of 140°C or higher, or does not have a melting point and has a glass transition point of 40°C or higher, characterized in that an Asker D hardness Ho of the side portion of the tire frame, which side portion is to be located on an outer side in the vehicle width direction when the tire (10, 100) is mounted on the vehicle, is lower than an Asker D hardness Hi of the side portion of the tire frame, which side portion is to be located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction when the tire (10, 100) is mounted on the vehicle, wherein the Asker D hardness is determined by measuring the hardness of an outer surface of each side portion of the tire frame, in a tire axial direction, using an Asker D hardness tester, under the conditions of a temperature of 25°C and at a load of 5 kg.
Discharging device for discharging electrostatic charges from a shaft, comprising a conductor arrangement having at least two bending-elastic conductors (24, 25) arranged on a holder and made of a carbon fiber arrangement and running transverse to a shaft longitudinal axis, the conductors being connectable to a grounding conductor via terminal sections, which are accommodated in the holder, and each having a shaft contact section (30, 31), the shaft contact sections forming a contact arrangement for making contact with two circumferential contact areas (33, 34) of a shaft circumference, the contact areas being arranged opposite each other in a shaft contact plane W, in such a manner that the shaft contact sections are arranged tangentially to the shaft circumference when they are in contact with the shaft circumference, characterized in that the holder has two holder legs (17, 18) arranged on a common pivot axis, each holder leg serving to accommodate a terminal section of a conductor and the holder legs being pivotable against each other in order for a holder angle α formed between the holder legs to be adjusted and the holder legs being lockable in a defined pivoted position.
Unfilled liquid reservoir for use as part of a dispenser for discharging pharmaceutical or cosmetic liquids, comprising - an outer housing for mounting on a discharging head of the dispenser, and - a flexible bag which is arranged inside the outer housing and serves to receive liquid before the discharging procedure, said bag having a bag opening for removal of the the liquid, wherein - an intermediate area between the outer housing and the bag is connected to the environment by a ventilation opening that passes through a wall of the outer housing, characterized in that - the flexible bag which serves to receive liquid is provided, before being filled, in a compact stowage state in the form of a roll in which the inner volume of the bag is at most 10% of the maximum inner volume of the bag inside the outer housing. - an outer housing for mounting on a discharging head of the dispenser, and - a flexible bag which is arranged inside the outer housing and serves to receive liquid before the discharging procedure, said bag having a bag opening for removal of the the liquid, - an intermediate area between the outer housing and the bag is connected to the environment by a ventilation opening that passes through a wall of the outer housing, - the flexible bag which serves to receive liquid is provided, before being filled, in a compact stowage state in the form of a roll in which the inner volume of the bag is at most 10% of the maximum inner volume of the bag inside the outer housing.
Electromagnetic brake, comprising: a coil former; a coil which is fitted on the coil former; an electrically connecting part, which is equipped to make an electrically conductive contact between the coil and a power supply cable supplying current to the electromagnetic brake; a frame part; an armature part movably supported on the frame part; wherein the coil former as well as the coil fitted on the coil former are fitted into the frame part from one side, characterized in that the electrically connecting part is conjoined with the coil former; and in that the power supply cable is configured to be connected in connection with the electrically connecting part with a counterpart; and in that the frame part of the brake comprises a cavity for receiving the counterpart from the opposite side. a coil former; a coil which is fitted on the coil former; an electrically connecting part, which is equipped to make an electrically conductive contact between the coil and a power supply cable supplying current to the electromagnetic brake; a frame part; an armature part movably supported on the frame part; wherein the coil former as well as the coil fitted on the coil former are fitted into the frame part from one side, characterized in that the electrically connecting part is conjoined with the coil former; and in that the power supply cable is configured to be connected in connection with the electrically connecting part with a counterpart; and in that the frame part of the brake comprises a cavity for receiving the counterpart from the opposite side.