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A method of operating a stereolithography apparatus for generating a three-dimensional object from a photocurable substance, wherein the stereolithography apparatus comprises: a vat; a platform; an optical unit; and, an oscillation unit; which method comprising the steps of: storing the photocurable substance in the vat; supporting the three-dimensional object by means of the platform which is movable relative to the vat; sequentially projecting layered images towards the photocurable substance by means of the optical unit so as to harden the photocurable substance deposited between the three-dimensional object and the bottom of the vat; further comprising a step of horizontally oscillating the vat by means of the oscillation unit concomitantly with the projection of the layered images characterized by, horizontally oscillating the vat with an amplitude that is smaller than the pixel size of the layered images for preventing adhesion of the three-dimensional object to the bottom of the vat and for reducing the blurring of the three-dimensional object. storing the photocurable substance in the vat; supporting the three-dimensional object by means of the platform which is movable relative to the vat; sequentially projecting layered images towards the photocurable substance by means of the optical unit so as to harden the photocurable substance deposited between the three-dimensional object and the bottom of the vat; further comprising a step of horizontally oscillating the vat by means of the oscillation unit concomitantly with the projection of the layered images characterized by, horizontally oscillating the vat with an amplitude that is smaller than the pixel size of the layered images for preventing adhesion of the three-dimensional object to the bottom of the vat and for reducing the blurring of the three-dimensional object.
A polyolefin composition comprising a first olefin polymer comprising a first comonomer comprising epoxy groups, and a second olefin polymer comprising a second comonomer comprising carboxylic acid groups and/or precursor thereof; wherein the polyolefin composition is substantially free of curing agents; which has been crosslinked. a first olefin polymer comprising a first comonomer comprising epoxy groups, and a second olefin polymer comprising a second comonomer comprising carboxylic acid groups and/or precursor thereof; wherein the polyolefin composition is substantially free of curing agents; which has been crosslinked.
A system for drilling into a geological formation, the system comprising: a mechanical drill bit comprising: one or more cutting elements to cut material from the geological formation; and an orifice; an assembly including: a combustion chamber for containing a propellant to accelerate a projectile; and a launch tube through which the projectile is accelerated in use, the launch tube extending from the combustion chamber to the orifice in the mechanical drill bit, wherein the launch tube is movable relative to a longitudinal axis of the drill bit between a first position, in which a longitudinal axis of the launch tube is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drill bit, and a second position in which the longitudinal axis of the launch tube is non-parallel relative to the longitudinal axis of the drill bit, while the drill bit is attached to the assembly; and an endcap within the launch tube, between the orifice and the projectile, wherein the endcap is configured to be penetrated by the projectile. a mechanical drill bit comprising: one or more cutting elements to cut material from the geological formation; and an orifice; one or more cutting elements to cut material from the geological formation; and an orifice; an assembly including: a combustion chamber for containing a propellant to accelerate a projectile; and a launch tube through which the projectile is accelerated in use, the launch tube extending from the combustion chamber to the orifice in the mechanical drill bit, wherein the launch tube is movable relative to a longitudinal axis of the drill bit between a first position, in which a longitudinal axis of the launch tube is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drill bit, and a second position in which the longitudinal axis of the launch tube is non-parallel relative to the longitudinal axis of the drill bit, while the drill bit is attached to the assembly; and a combustion chamber for containing a propellant to accelerate a projectile; and a launch tube through which the projectile is accelerated in use, the launch tube extending from the combustion chamber to the orifice in the mechanical drill bit, wherein the launch tube is movable relative to a longitudinal axis of the drill bit between a first position, in which a longitudinal axis of the launch tube is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drill bit, and a second position in which the longitudinal axis of the launch tube is non-parallel relative to the longitudinal axis of the drill bit, while the drill bit is attached to the assembly; and an endcap within the launch tube, between the orifice and the projectile, wherein the endcap is configured to be penetrated by the projectile.
An implantable atrial septal defect occlusion device comprising: a braided collapsible and expandable structure with a proximal disc, a distal disc and a connecting neck in-between said discs (101, 102), wherein each of said discs (101, 102) defines a respective periphery; and a ridge disposed on the periphery of at least one of the discs (101, 102); wherein the distal disc is a hub-less disc and is configured for the left atrial side whereas the proximal disc is configured for the right atrial side; and wherein said discs (101, 102) comprise a thrombogenic material characterized in that the distal, hub-less disc incorporates a woven central section and said device comprises non-woven wires configured in one or more stages, with each stage interspaced with one or more braids and braided together with the wires from the woven central section and earlier stages to form the device. a braided collapsible and expandable structure with a proximal disc, a distal disc and a connecting neck in-between said discs (101, 102), wherein each of said discs (101, 102) defines a respective periphery; and a ridge disposed on the periphery of at least one of the discs (101, 102); wherein the distal disc is a hub-less disc and is configured for the left atrial side whereas the proximal disc is configured for the right atrial side; and wherein said discs (101, 102) comprise a thrombogenic material characterized in that the distal, hub-less disc incorporates a woven central section and said device comprises non-woven wires configured in one or more stages, with each stage interspaced with one or more braids and braided together with the wires from the woven central section and earlier stages to form the device.
Method for compensation of phase drift in a capacitive position encoder comprising a capacitive position sensor, an analog signal source for providing a phase shifted, periodic excitation signal to the capacitive position sensor and a signal processing chain comprising an analog block for processing an analog output signal of said capacitive position sensor, an A/D conversion block for converting an analog output signal of the analog block to a digital signal, a digital block for processing a digital signal and a DFT block for performing a discrete Fourier Transform on a digital output signal obtained from the digital block for obtaining digital frequency signals that represent the sine and cosine of an angle or a phase to be measured comprising the steps of - creating a superimposed signal by adding a periodic test signal provided by the analog signal source to the analog output signal of the capacitive position sensor, - processing the superimposed signal by the analog block and the A/D conversion block to obtain a processed superimposed signal, - decomposing the processed superimposed signal into a processed test signal component and a processed sensor output signal component, - analyzing the processed periodic test signal component to extract information on the phase drift induced during analog processing by the analog block and A/D conversion by the A/D conversion block, - analyzing the processed sensor output signal component to extract position information, and - using the extracted information on phase drift induced during analog processing by the analog block and A/D conversion by the A/D conversion block for correction of the position information. - creating a superimposed signal by adding a periodic test signal provided by the analog signal source to the analog output signal of the capacitive position sensor, - processing the superimposed signal by the analog block and the A/D conversion block to obtain a processed superimposed signal, - decomposing the processed superimposed signal into a processed test signal component and a processed sensor output signal component, - analyzing the processed periodic test signal component to extract information on the phase drift induced during analog processing by the analog block and A/D conversion by the A/D conversion block, - analyzing the processed sensor output signal component to extract position information, and - using the extracted information on phase drift induced during analog processing by the analog block and A/D conversion by the A/D conversion block for correction of the position information.
A method for determining a resection volume of a pathologic femur having a femoral head and a femoral neck, comprising the steps of: determining a first point of a desired contour based on a pathologic alpha angle of the pathologic femur; determining a second point of the desired contour based on a desired alpha angle of the pathologic femur; characterized by determining a third point of the desired contour on the femoral neck of the pathologic femur; and generating a resection volume of the pathologic femur based on a three-dimensional reconstruction of the first, second and third points of the desired contour obtained from each of a plurality of cross-sections of the pathologic femur. determining a first point of a desired contour based on a pathologic alpha angle of the pathologic femur; determining a second point of the desired contour based on a desired alpha angle of the pathologic femur; characterized by determining a third point of the desired contour on the femoral neck of the pathologic femur; and generating a resection volume of the pathologic femur based on a three-dimensional reconstruction of the first, second and third points of the desired contour obtained from each of a plurality of cross-sections of the pathologic femur.
A method for providing environmental data measurements using a sensor system having a plurality of operating modes, the method comprising: detecting the environmental data with an accelerometer; and controlling the operation of the accelerometer with a controller, the controller adapted to select one or more operating modes from the plurality of operating modes; characterised in that the controller includes a feedback control circuit having a startup sequencer and a loop filter coupled to the startup sequencer, the loop filter comprising one or more integrators, a derivative controller and a proportional controller; and in that the method further comprises selecting the mode of operation of the feedback control circuit using the startup sequencer from one of a startup mode in which the one or more intergrators are held in a reset state, and a normal mode in which the one or more integrators are operated in a normal operating mode. detecting the environmental data with an accelerometer; and controlling the operation of the accelerometer with a controller, the controller adapted to select one or more operating modes from the plurality of operating modes; characterised in that the controller includes a feedback control circuit having a startup sequencer and a loop filter coupled to the startup sequencer, the loop filter comprising one or more integrators, a derivative controller and a proportional controller; and in that the method further comprises selecting the mode of operation of the feedback control circuit using the startup sequencer from one of a startup mode in which the one or more intergrators are held in a reset state, and a normal mode in which the one or more integrators are operated in a normal operating mode.
A polyorganosiloxane composition, comprising: A) at least one polyorganosiloxane compound, comprising a) at least one polyorganosiloxane group, and b) at least one quaternary ammonium group, and B) at least one polyorganosiloxane compound, which does not have quaternary ammonium groups, and which polyorganosiloxane compound B) comprises at least one terminal ester group. A) at least one polyorganosiloxane compound, comprising a) at least one polyorganosiloxane group, and b) at least one quaternary ammonium group, and a) at least one polyorganosiloxane group, and b) at least one quaternary ammonium group, and B) at least one polyorganosiloxane compound, which does not have quaternary ammonium groups, and which polyorganosiloxane compound B) comprises at least one terminal ester group.
Olefin metathesis process comprising contacting a feed stream, the feed stream comprising an olefin, with a catalyst system, the catalyst system comprising: a) a first system zone comprising a layered double hydroxide and not containing any further catalytic active species or only containing further catalytic active species in such amounts not significantly influencing the catalytic properties of the first system zone; and b) a second system zone comprising a metathesis catalyst, wherein the first system zone is placed upstream with respect to the second system zone; the layered double hydroxide comprised in the first system zone comprises a first metal selected from the group consisting of Li, Ca, Mg, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and mixtures thereof; the layered double hydroxide comprised in the first system zone comprises a second metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, Fe, Co, Ni, V, Ti, Zr, Y, and mixtures thereof; the metathesis catalyst comprises a transition metal selected from Group VIA and VIIA of the Periodic Table of Elements supported on an inorganic support; and the process is conducted within a temperature range from 200 to 450°C. a) a first system zone comprising a layered double hydroxide and not containing any further catalytic active species or only containing further catalytic active species in such amounts not significantly influencing the catalytic properties of the first system zone; and b) a second system zone comprising a metathesis catalyst,
A composite component for a gas turbine engine, the component having a contact surface and, comprising: an inner laminate formed of one or more inner plies having reinforcement fibers embedded within a ceramic matrix material and oriented along a reference direction; and a structurally reinforced contact interface comprising an interface laminate formed of one or more interface plies having reinforcement fibers embedded within a ceramic matrix material and oriented along a direction offset from the reference direction, wherein the interface laminate is positioned on the inner laminate at the contact surface, wherein the one or more interface plies of the interface laminate comprise one or more first plies and one or more second plies interspersed with the one or more first plies, and wherein the direction comprises a first direction and a second direction, and wherein the reinforcement fibers of the one or more first plies are oriented along the first direction with respect to the reference direction and the reinforcement fibers of the one or more second plies are oriented along the second direction with respect to the reference direction. an inner laminate formed of one or more inner plies having reinforcement fibers embedded within a ceramic matrix material and oriented along a reference direction; and a structurally reinforced contact interface comprising an interface laminate formed of one or more interface plies having reinforcement fibers embedded within a ceramic matrix material and oriented along a direction offset from the reference direction, wherein the interface laminate is positioned on the inner laminate at the contact surface, wherein the one or more interface plies of the interface laminate comprise one or more first plies and one or more second plies interspersed with the one or more first plies, and wherein the direction comprises a first direction and a second direction, and wherein the reinforcement fibers of the one or more first plies are oriented along the first direction with respect to the reference direction and the reinforcement fibers of the one or more second plies are oriented along the second direction with respect to the reference direction.
Apparatus for an aerosol generating device, comprising: an induction heating circuit, the circuit comprising: an inductive element for inductively heating a susceptor arrangement to heat an aerosol generating material to thereby generate an aerosol; a capacitive element; and a switching arrangement that in use alternates between a first state and a second state to enable a varying current to be generated from a DC voltage supply and flow through the inductive element to cause inductive heating of the susceptor arrangement; and a control arrangement, wherein the control arrangement is configured to switch the switching arrangement from the first state to the second state in response to a first voltage condition being detected in the circuit; characterised in that the control arrangement is configured to switch the switching arrangement from the second state to the first state in response to a second voltage condition being detected in the circuit. an induction heating circuit, the circuit comprising: an inductive element for inductively heating a susceptor arrangement to heat an aerosol generating material to thereby generate an aerosol; a capacitive element; and a switching arrangement that in use alternates between a first state and a second state to enable a varying current to be generated from a DC voltage supply and flow through the inductive element to cause inductive heating of the susceptor arrangement; and a control arrangement, wherein the control arrangement is configured to switch the switching arrangement from the first state to the second state in response to a first voltage condition being detected in the circuit; an inductive element for inductively heating a susceptor arrangement to heat an aerosol generating material to thereby generate an aerosol; a capacitive element; and a switching arrangement that in use alternates between a first state and a second state to enable a varying current to be generated from a DC voltage supply and flow through the inductive element to cause inductive heating of the susceptor arrangement; and a control arrangement, wherein the control arrangement is configured to switch the switching arrangement from the first state to the second state in response to a first voltage condition being detected in the circuit; characterised in that the control arrangement is configured to switch the switching arrangement from the second state to the first state in response to a second voltage condition being detected in the circuit.
Valve arrangement for hermetic compressors of the type which comprises: a cylinder crankcase defining a compression cylinder; a valve plate closing one end of the compression cylinder and which is provided with a suction orifice and a discharge orifice and with respective seat regions (43, 44), each of said orifices (41, 42) being closed by a respective valve vane (50, 60) comprising a sealing end portion (53, 63) operatively associated with the respective orifice (41, 42) and peripherally seated, in a closed condition, against a seat region (43, 44) of the respective valve vane (50, 60) in the valve plate, whereby the valve plate carries a support means defined in the central region of the contour of at least one of said suction orifice and discharge orifice and incorporated to the valve plate by at least one radial arm, internal to the respective orifice (41, 42), said support means having a stop surface, against which is seated a central region of the sealing portion of the respective vane (50, 60), the arrangement being characterised in that said stop surface defining a projection in relation to the radial arm so a to be remained contained only in the central region.
A micro puree machine including a bowl assembly, the bowl assembly comprising: a beaker configured to receive ingredients therein, the beaker comprising a bottom surface that includes at least one first alignment structure (353, 354); a beaker coupling configured to receive the beaker therein, the beaker coupling comprising an upper surface that includes at least one second alignment structure; and a bowl configured to receive the beaker coupling and the beaker therein; wherein the at least one first alignment structure (353, 354) is complementary to the at least one second alignment structure such that, when the beaker is positioned within the beaker coupling, the at least one first alignment structure (353, 354) and the at least one second alignment structure prevent rotation of the beaker relative to the beaker coupling, characterized in that the beaker coupling is operatively coupled to a drive motor for rotation about an axis relative to the bowl. a beaker configured to receive ingredients therein, the beaker comprising a bottom surface that includes at least one first alignment structure (353, 354); a beaker coupling configured to receive the beaker therein, the beaker coupling comprising an upper surface that includes at least one second alignment structure; and a bowl configured to receive the beaker coupling and the beaker therein; wherein the at least one first alignment structure (353, 354) is complementary to the at least one second alignment structure such that, when the beaker is positioned within the beaker coupling, the at least one first alignment structure (353, 354) and the at least one second alignment structure prevent rotation of the beaker relative to the beaker coupling, characterized in that the beaker coupling is operatively coupled to a drive motor for rotation about an axis relative to the bowl.
A damping control arrangement for adaptive chassis dampers (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) of a vehicle, each having an actuator arrangement, wherein each actuator arrangement is arranged in the spatial vicinity of one of the chassis dampers, wherein each actuator arrangement contains an actuator for adapting operating behaviour of the damper (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d), and a data input and a data memory, which contains at least a first number of characteristic curves for the operating behaviour of the damper (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d), and wherein each of the actuators is designed, in response to a first signal obtained via the data input of said actuators, to implement operating behaviour of the damper (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) which is not defined by the first number of characteristic curves and which forms a second characteristic curve, the second characteristic curve being produced with use of the obtained first signal from the first number of characteristic curves in the actuator arrangement, characterised in that two actuator arrangements are designed to evaluate a second signal (Prio) obtained via the data input and, in response to the second signal (Prio), to use the second characteristic curve either unchanged or not at all under consideration of one of the first number of characteristic curves, and wherein a control unit connected in terms of information technology to both actuator arrangements is provided, which control unit is designed to send the first signal and/or the second signal (Prio) to the data input of the actuator arrangements, wherein the damping control arrangement is designed to obtain a third signal of a sensor for identifying the condition of a roadway surface and, in response to the third signal, to send first signals, different from one another, to the actuator arrangements.