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A container assembly comprising a first container for storage and transport of goods comprising at least one side wall and a bottom wall defining together an interior space having an opening and a cover for closing the opening, having a top surface, wherein the cover comprises at least one latch member movable between at least a first, resting non-engaged position and a second, engaged position and wherein the container comprises a retaining member on the at least one side wall and positioned parallel to the latch member such that the latch member is configured for engaging with a retaining member of another container when in said second position to connect the container to the at least one other container, wherein the at least one latch member is pivotable upwards to engage said another container and is pivotable downwards to said resting position, and wherein the at least one latch member can constitute a handle for the container assembly, characterized in that, when at its first, resting position the latch member is flush with a side wall of the cover.
A substrate for biological fluid treatment in which an assembly of recognition molecules having a selective binding property for at least one target substance which is selected from a biorelated substance, a bacterium, a cell, a cell aggregation, a virus, or a virus-infected cell, is covalently immobilized on a surface of the substrate, wherein each recognition molecule is a linear molecule comprising a ligand moiety which selectively binds to the target substance, and an association domain, wherein four recognition molecules form the assembly structure through association of their association domains, wherein the assembly is covalently bound to the substrate via the ligand moieties of the recognition molecules in such a way that at least one ligand moiety remains externally oriented with respect to the substrate surface, wherein each recognition molecule is a single-chain polypeptide obtained by expression of a nucleic acid in which a nucleic acid that encodes the ligand moiety for constituting the recognition molecule and a nucleic acid that encodes the association domain are ligated, and wherein the association domain is a polypeptide region translated from a nucleic acid that encodes a full length, or a part of, streptavidin or avidin.
Method of measuring attention of a person comprising: presenting one or more stimulus (20, 22) aimed at attracting attention of the person; obtaining positions of the eyes of the person; detecting one or more eye fixations from the obtained positions of the eyes; measuring the angle of convergence of the eyes and calculating its variation over time from the obtained positions of the eyes within each of one or more of the detected eye fixations. presenting one or more stimulus (20, 22) aimed at attracting attention of the person; obtaining positions of the eyes of the person; detecting one or more eye fixations from the obtained positions of the eyes; measuring the angle of convergence of the eyes and calculating its variation over time from the obtained positions of the eyes within each of one or more of the detected eye fixations.
A method of additive manufacturing, the method comprising: receiving (310, 312), continuously, solid polymer material in form of at least one first strand and at least one second strand, liquifying at least a part of only the surfaces of the at least one first strand and the at least one second strand, attaching the liquified at least part of the surfaces of the at least one first strand and the at least one second strand, wherein the attachment of the at least one first strand and the at least one second strand is achieved by a re-solidification of the liquefied at least parts of the surfaces to yield monolithic attachment, and pressing the at least one first strand and the at least one second strand against each other to enhance the attachment, thus forming a stripe which is simultaneously or consecutively attached as added material to a substrate. receiving (310, 312), continuously, solid polymer material in form of at least one first strand and at least one second strand, liquifying at least a part of only the surfaces of the at least one first strand and the at least one second strand, attaching the liquified at least part of the surfaces of the at least one first strand and the at least one second strand, wherein the attachment of the at least one first strand and the at least one second strand is achieved by a re-solidification of the liquefied at least parts of the surfaces to yield monolithic attachment, and pressing the at least one first strand and the at least one second strand against each other to enhance the attachment, thus forming a stripe which is simultaneously or consecutively attached as added material to a substrate.
A waveguide assembly, for delivering electromagnetic radiation to a tissue, comprising, at least one flexible waveguide (100, 200, 418, 518, 718) comprising a proximal end optically connectable to a source of radiation and a distal end; and a cap (220, 320, 520) or sleeve that covers said waveguide's distal end; wherein said cap or sleeve comprises an axially-extending portion bent at a predetermined angle relative to an elongated axis of said waveguide (100, 200, 418, 518, 718), characterised in that said waveguide is an optical fiber (100, 200, 418, 518, 718) which defines the elongated axis with a multiple-facetted distal end (108, 308, 408, 508, 608, 708).
A relay comprising: a case; and a main body comprising: an electromagnet; a yoke; and a movable contact part having an armature configured to operate corresponding to an activation of the electromagnet, a movable spring attached to the armature, and a movable contact attached to the movable spring; and a fixed contact part having a base to which a fixed contact opposed to the movable contact is attached, wherein the main body is insertable and incorporable into the case by moving the main body relative to the case along a contact/separation direction between the fixed contact and the movable contact, and wherein the fixed contact part is insertable into the case in the contact/separation direction, and wherein the base has a leg extending in the contact/separation direction, an end surface of the leg is configured to contact the yoke, and the leg is positioned above the armature and is spaced away from an upper part of the armature, so as to determine a positional relationship between the fixed contact part and the electromagnet in the contact/separation direction. a case; and a main body comprising: an electromagnet; a yoke; and a movable contact part having an armature configured to operate corresponding to an activation of the electromagnet, a movable spring attached to the armature, and a movable contact attached to the movable spring; and an electromagnet; a yoke; and a movable contact part having an armature configured to operate corresponding to an activation of the electromagnet, a movable spring attached to the armature, and a movable contact attached to the movable spring; and a fixed contact part having a base to which a fixed contact opposed to the movable contact is attached, wherein the main body is insertable and incorporable into the case by moving the main body relative to the case along a contact/separation direction between the fixed contact and the movable contact, and wherein the fixed contact part is insertable into the case in the contact/separation direction, and wherein the base has a leg extending in the contact/separation direction, an end surface of the leg is configured to contact the yoke, and the leg is positioned above the armature and is spaced away from an upper part of the armature, so as to determine a positional relationship between the fixed contact part and the electromagnet in the contact/separation direction.
A mounting machine comprising: a first supply device (25, 26) configured to supply a component at a supply position a mounting head including a holding tool configured to hold a component supplied by the supply device (25, 26); a first sensor configured to detect foreign matter in a predetermined range including a space above the supply position; and a control device including a determination section configured to determine whether foreign matter exists in the predetermined range based on a result of a detection executed by the sensor at a timing other than a timing at which the holding tool performs a picking up operation at the supply position characterized in that the determination section is configured to determine whether foreign matter exists in the predetermined range based on a result of a detection executed by the sensor in an intervening period from when a component has been picked up by the holding tool at the supply position until another component is picked up by the holding tool at the supply position after the previously picked up component is mounted. a first supply device (25, 26) configured to supply a component at a supply position a mounting head including a holding tool configured to hold a component supplied by the supply device (25, 26); a first sensor configured to detect foreign matter in a predetermined range including a space above the supply position; and a control device including a determination section configured to determine whether foreign matter exists in the predetermined range based on a result of a detection executed by the sensor at a timing other than a timing at which the holding tool performs a picking up operation at the supply position characterized in that the determination section is configured to determine whether foreign matter exists in the predetermined range based on a result of a detection executed by the sensor in an intervening period from when a component has been picked up by the holding tool at the supply position until another component is picked up by the holding tool at the supply position after the previously picked up component is mounted.
A method of mitigating a local susceptibility artifact in the form of a signal void caused by a metal implant in magnetic resonance images, comprising: determining that a patient has a metal implant; receiving information describing one or more parameters of the metal implant in the patient; performing a table lookup to identify a surrogate soft tissue device (28, 124) as a function of at least one of the one or more parameters of the metal implant, wherein the identified surrogate soft tissue device is selected to be large enough to encompass the local susceptibility artifact from the outside of the patient's body; applying the surrogate soft tissue device (28, 124) to the patient by placing it on the patient and over the metal implant to provide a surrogate soft tissue boundary that can be used during image segmentation; acquiring magnetic resonance scan data of the patient and the surrogate soft tissue device (28, 124); reconstructing a magnetic resonance image from the acquired scan data, the magnetic resonance image including the surrogate soft tissue boundary formed by the surrogate soft tissue device (28, 124); and segmenting the magnetic resonance image based on the surrogate soft tissue boundary. determining that a patient has a metal implant; receiving information describing one or more parameters of the metal implant in the patient; performing a table lookup to identify a surrogate soft tissue device (28, 124) as a function of at least one of the one or more parameters of the metal implant, wherein the identified surrogate soft tissue device is selected to be large enough to encompass the local susceptibility artifact from the outside of the patient's body; applying the surrogate soft tissue device (28, 124) to the patient by placing it on the patient and over the metal implant to provide a surrogate soft tissue boundary that can be used during image segmentation; acquiring magnetic resonance scan data of the patient and the surrogate soft tissue device (28, 124); reconstructing a magnetic resonance image from the acquired scan data, the magnetic resonance image including the surrogate soft tissue boundary formed by the surrogate soft tissue device (28, 124); and segmenting the magnetic resonance image based on the surrogate soft tissue boundary.
Tine harrow for processing soil surfaces comprising a supporting frame with an attachment device for attachment to a pulling vehicle, several working harrow tines arranged to be pivotable on the supporting frame and a tine pressure-adjusting unit for changing the pretension of the working harrow tines, characterised by a tine harrow penetration depth measuring device with a support, a reference harrow tine mounted to be pivotable on the support and a distance-measuring device adjoining the reference harrow tine for measuring the distance from the surface of a soil to be processed, wherein a sensor is provided for recording the deflection of the reference harrow tine so that the penetration depth of the reference harrow tine into the soil to be processed can be determined from the distance and the deflection and wherein the reference harrow tine of the tine harrow penetration depth measuring device is connected to the tine pressure-adjusting unit for common adjustment of the tine pressure of the working harrow tine and of the reference harrow tine.
Method of fluidic self-assembly of a plurality of components onto receptor sites on the surface of a substrate, where each receptor site is formed of a selective adhesive which adheres to at least a part of the components resulting in the capture, self-alignment, and/or attachment of the components at the receptor sites, comprising the steps of: a) transporting the substrate with the receptor sites at a predetermined speed into a delivery zone comprising a fluid, with components being dispensed into the fluid by a dispensing unit located above the delivery zone, resulting in a portion of components getting attached to receptor sites and a remaining portion of components forming excess components not attached to receptor sites, whereby the substrate with the receptor sites is in a position such that the substrate and the receptor sites are aligned with the horizontal plane or with a plane having an angle of inclination against the horizontal plane such that the components getting attached to receptor sites do not slide down due to gravity, b) transporting the substrate out of the delivery zone and inclining it into a position where the receptor sites take a position at which excess components stuck at the surface of the substrate drop off the substrate and sink to a lower region, c) collecting the excess components at at least one collecting point at the bottom of the lower region, d) transporting the excess components through at least one pathway back to the dispensing unit where they are reused. a) transporting the substrate with the receptor sites at a predetermined speed into a delivery zone comprising a fluid, with components being dispensed into the fluid by a dispensing unit located above the delivery zone, resulting in a portion of components getting attached to receptor sites and a remaining portion of components forming excess components not attached to receptor sites, whereby the substrate with the receptor sites is in a position such that the substrate and the receptor sites are aligned with the horizontal plane or with a plane having an angle of inclination against the horizontal plane such that the components getting attached to receptor sites do not slide down due to gravity, b) transporting the substrate out of the delivery zone and inclining it into a position where the receptor sites take a position at which excess components stuck at the surface of the substrate drop off the substrate and sink to a lower region, c) collecting the excess components at at least one collecting point at the bottom of the lower region, d) transporting the excess components through at least one pathway back to the dispensing unit where they are reused.
A surgical instrumentation for implanting a rectilinear elongated implant (1; 1'; 1"; 1'''), such as an osteosynthesis nail or a prosthetic rod, in a long bone, such as the humerus, the femur or the tibia, the implant defining a longitudinal axis (X-X) and including two opposite terminal parts (2, 3), each of which is provided with at least one hole (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2) suitable to receive a fastening element (5, 7) to fasten the implant to the long bone, and a running part that separates the two terminal parts from one another, the terminal parts and the running part being in rectilinear alignment along the longitudinal axis, said instrumentation comprising: - a targeting ancillary tool that is adapted to target the at least one hole of each of the two terminal parts of the implant, if applicable percutaneously, along at least one targeting axis that is transverse, or even perpendicular, to the longitudinal axis, and - fastening means (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620; 720) suitable for fastening the targeting ancillary tool and the implant to one another so as to position the targeting ancillary tool and the implant relative to one another in a predetermined configuration, characterized in that the fastening means (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620; 720) are designed to cooperate with and thus be fastened laterally to the running part of the implant (1; 1'; 1"; 1'''). - a targeting ancillary tool that is adapted to target the at least one hole of each of the two terminal parts of the implant, if applicable percutaneously, along at least one targeting axis that is transverse, or even perpendicular, to the longitudinal axis, and - fastening means (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620; 720) suitable for fastening the targeting ancillary tool and the implant to one another so as to position the targeting ancillary tool and the implant relative to one another in a predetermined configuration, characterized in that the fastening means (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520; 620; 720) are designed to cooperate with and thus be fastened laterally to the running part of the implant (1; 1'; 1"; 1''').
A RFID label attachable to a lid of a container, the RFID label comprising: a substrate component; a RFID antenna formed on the substrate component; and a RFID chip coupled to the RFID antenna; wherein the RFID label is configured to be attached to an external surface of the lid on a top side of the lid, the RFID label further comprises a spacer element configured to be positioned between the RFID antenna and the lid, characterized in that the spacer element is a non-conductive material different than the substrate component; and the spacer element comprises thermochromic materials a substrate component; a RFID antenna formed on the substrate component; and a RFID chip coupled to the RFID antenna; wherein the RFID label is configured to be attached to an external surface of the lid on a top side of the lid, the RFID label further comprises a spacer element configured to be positioned between the RFID antenna and the lid, characterized in that the spacer element is a non-conductive material different than the substrate component; and the spacer element comprises thermochromic materials
A method for converting ligno-cellulosic biomass materials into ethyl esters and hydrocarbons, said method comprising the following steps: (a) the chemical-catalytic conversion of the biomass material into ethyl levulinate, light ethyl esters and other products including diethyl ether carried out with alcohol as reactant and solvent in dilute acidic medium and in the presence of an oxidizing agent, (b) the chemical-catalytic conversion of the diethyl ether and/or light ethyl esters into hydrocarbons by reaction with an acid nanocatalyst and (c) the recovery of the resulting products.
An electrically conductive porous material assembly (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) comprising: an electrically conductive porous material; a first layer of electrically conductive porous fabric; a first layer of hot melt web adhesive (106, 206, 306, 406, 506) between the first layer of electrically conductive porous fabric and the electrically conductive porous material; and wherein the first layer of hot melt web adhesive is open enough to allow electrical contact between the first layer of electrically conductive porous fabric and the electrically conductive porous material whereby the electrically conductive porous material assembly has Z-axis conductivity through the first layer of electrically conductive porous fabric, the first layer of hot melt web adhesive, and the electrically conductive porous material; whereby: the electrically conductive porous fabric and/or the electrically conductive porous material are electrically conductive without requiring the use of silver; and/or the electrically conductive porous material assembly has a flame rating of V-0 under Underwriter's Laboratories Standard No. 94, and the electrically conductive porous material assembly has no more than a maximum of 900 parts per million chlorine, no more than a maximum of 900 parts per million bromine, and no more than a maximum of 1,500 parts per million total halogens. an electrically conductive porous material; a first layer of electrically conductive porous fabric; a first layer of hot melt web adhesive (106, 206, 306, 406, 506) between the first layer of electrically conductive porous fabric and the electrically conductive porous material; and wherein the first layer of hot melt web adhesive is open enough to allow electrical contact between the first layer of electrically conductive porous fabric and the electrically conductive porous material whereby the electrically conductive porous material assembly has Z-axis conductivity through the first layer of electrically conductive porous fabric, the first layer of hot melt web adhesive, and the electrically conductive porous material; whereby: the electrically conductive porous fabric and/or the electrically conductive porous material are electrically conductive without requiring the use of silver; and/or the electrically conductive porous material assembly has a flame rating of V-0 under Underwriter's Laboratories Standard No. 94, and the electrically conductive porous material assembly has no more than a maximum of 900 parts per million chlorine, no more than a maximum of 900 parts per million bromine, and no more than a maximum of 1,500 parts per million total halogens. the electrically conductive porous fabric and/or the electrically conductive porous material are electrically conductive without requiring the use of silver; and/or the electrically conductive porous material assembly has a flame rating of V-0 under Underwriter's Laboratories Standard No. 94, and the electrically conductive porous material assembly has no more than a maximum of 900 parts per million chlorine, no more than a maximum of 900 parts per million bromine, and no more than a maximum of 1,500 parts per million total halogens.