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An apparatus for obtaining at least one portion of a biological tissue, comprising: at least one hollow tube having an inner diameter less than about 1 mm; a conduit configured to facilitate flow of a fluid therethrough, wherein a proximal end of the at least one hollow tube is in communication with the conduit; at least one vent provided in fluid communication with the conduit, wherein the at least one vent is configured to facilitate a removal of a gas from the fluid; and a filter arrangement provided at least partially in a path of the fluid, wherein a distal portion of the at least hollow tube is structured to be inserted, into the at least one biological tissue to remove the at least one portion therefrom when the at least one tube is withdrawn from the biological tissue, and wherein, in operation, the fluid flows through the conduit so as to remove the at least one portion from the at least one hollow tube, and transport the at least one portion to the filter arrangement. at least one hollow tube having an inner diameter less than about 1 mm; a conduit configured to facilitate flow of a fluid therethrough, wherein a proximal end of the at least one hollow tube is in communication with the conduit; at least one vent provided in fluid communication with the conduit, wherein the at least one vent is configured to facilitate a removal of a gas from the fluid; and a filter arrangement provided at least partially in a path of the fluid, wherein a distal portion of the at least hollow tube is structured to be inserted, into the at least one biological tissue to remove the at least one portion therefrom when the at least one tube is withdrawn from the biological tissue, and wherein, in operation, the fluid flows through the conduit so as to remove the at least one portion from the at least one hollow tube, and transport the at least one portion to the filter arrangement.
A positioner for controlling a fluid operated actuator wherein the fluid operated actuator includes a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber, the positioner comprising: a fluid control valve; a first fluid conduit fluidly coupled to a first outlet of the fluid control valve and the first fluid chamber; a second fluid conduit fluidly coupled to a second outlet of the fluid control valve and the second fluid chamber; and characterized by: a diaphragm assembly fluidly coupled to the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit, and mechanically coupled to the fluid control valve, wherein the diaphragm assembly is adapted to control the fluid control valve based on a differential pressure between the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit. a fluid control valve; a first fluid conduit fluidly coupled to a first outlet of the fluid control valve and the first fluid chamber; a second fluid conduit fluidly coupled to a second outlet of the fluid control valve and the second fluid chamber; and characterized by: a diaphragm assembly fluidly coupled to the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit, and mechanically coupled to the fluid control valve, wherein the diaphragm assembly is adapted to control the fluid control valve based on a differential pressure between the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit. a diaphragm assembly fluidly coupled to the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit, and mechanically coupled to the fluid control valve, wherein the diaphragm assembly is adapted to control the fluid control valve based on a differential pressure between the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit.
Method of pot detection at a gas cooking point with a gas burner of a gas hob, wherein a sensing means with a function of flame sensing or temperature sensing is fitted at said gas cooking point in the form of an ionization electrode or a thermocouple, wherein, for detecting whether a pot has been placed onto said gas cooking point while said gas burner is in operation or whether said pot has been taken away, an electrical signal is tapped at said sensing means and evaluated by a comparison of said signal at the time with said signal in said case where a pot has been placed on, wherein a different flame or a different temperature prevails at said sensing means when a pot has been placed on than when said pot has been taken away, the output at said gas cooking point being reduced as a reaction to detection of said taking away of said pot, characterized in that the sensing means is fitted at said gas cooking point in such a way that, at every output stage of the gas burner possible for a sustained period, said means is impinged by the flame and, consequently, during operation of said gas burner, is always impinged by a flame.
An electrochemical cell comprising a working electrode, wherein the working electrode comprises a niobium tungsten oxide and a conductive carbon material, wherein the niobium tungsten oxide is selected from Nb 16 W 5 O 55, Nb 18 W 8 O 69, Nb 2 WO 8, Nb 18 W 16 O 93, Nb 22 W 20 O 115, and combinations thereof and the niobium tungsten oxide is an active material, and wherein the working electrode is the anode during discharge of the electrochemical cell.
A thermal coupling method for preparing ethylene by ethanol dehydration, characterized in that, the method includes an ethanol dehydration reaction system, a quenching compression system, an alkaline washing system, a molecular sieve drying system and an ethylene purification and propylene refrigeration cycle system; wherein ethanol dehydration reaction products in the ethanol dehydration reaction system serve as a heat source for preheating, vaporization and superheating of a raw material of ethanol; tower kettle fluid of an evaporation tower in the quenching compression system serve as a heat source for preheating of a feed stream of the evaporation tower and heating of an overhead gas of a quenching tower; products of ethylene in the alkaline washing system serve as a cold source for cooling of crude ethylene; tower kettle fluid of the evaporation tower in the molecular sieve drying system serve as a heat source for preheating of circulating ethylene; the products of ethylene in the ethylene purification and propylene refrigeration cycle system serve as a cold source for precooling of dried ethylene; the circulating ethylene serves as a cold source for cooling of an overhead gas of a demethanizing tower and cooling of propylene; low-temperature propylene serves as a cold source for cooling of an overhead gas of a purification tower and further cooling of the ethylene; and hot propylene serves as a heat source for heating of the tower bottoms of the demethanizing tower, the tower bottoms of the purification tower and the products of ethylene.
A voltage conversion apparatus having a first loop circuit and a second loop circuit which share an inductance component, in which a current passes through the first and second loop circuits ( 10, 12) alternately in accordance with ON/OFF operation of a first switching element provided in the first loop circuit, characterized in that a direction of a magnetic field through the first loop circuit generated at the ON operation of the first switching element in the first loop circuit is the same as a direction of a magnetic field through the second loop circuit generated at the OFF operation of the first switching element in the first loop circuit subsequent to the ON operation.
Hose, comprising a tubular hose wall, a plurality of first sensor lines, a plurality of second sensor lines and an evaluation unit, wherein the hose wall comprises an elastomer base material with an embedded strengthening member, wherein the first and second sensor lines (6a, 6b) are embedded into the base material, wherein the first sensor lines are arranged distributed in an annular, first layer section of the hose wall, which first layer section forms the inner side of the hose wall, wherein the second sensor lines are arranged distributed in an annular, second layer section of the hose wall, which second layer section is formed radially on the outside with respect to the first layer section, wherein each of the sensor lines (6a, 6b) is electrically coupled by means of an associated first end directly or indirectly to the evaluation unit, wherein each of the sensor lines (6a, 6b) is electrically coupled by means of an associated second end directly or indirectly to the evaluation unit, wherein the evaluation unit is designed to detect the electrical conductivity and/or throughflow capability of each of the sensor lines (6a, 6b), wherein the evaluation unit is designed to determine a circumferential position and radial direction position of a point of wear on the inner side of the hose wall on the basis of the detected electrical conductivity and/or throughflow capability of the sensor lines (6a, 6b), characterized in that the strengthening member is of electrically conductive design and forms the return line. a tubular hose wall, a plurality of first sensor lines, a plurality of second sensor lines and an evaluation unit, wherein the hose wall comprises an elastomer base material with an embedded strengthening member, wherein the first and second sensor lines (6a, 6b) are embedded into the base material, wherein the first sensor lines are arranged distributed in an annular, first layer section of the hose wall, which first layer section forms the inner side of the hose wall, wherein the second sensor lines are arranged distributed in an annular, second layer section of the hose wall, which second layer section is formed radially on the outside with respect to the first layer section, wherein each of the sensor lines (6a, 6b) is electrically coupled by means of an associated first end directly or indirectly to the evaluation unit, wherein each of the sensor lines (6a, 6b) is electrically coupled by means of an associated second end directly or indirectly to the evaluation unit, wherein the evaluation unit is designed to detect the electrical conductivity and/or throughflow capability of each of the sensor lines (6a, 6b), wherein the evaluation unit is designed to determine a circumferential position and radial direction position of a point of wear on the inner side of the hose wall on the basis of the detected electrical conductivity and/or throughflow capability of the sensor lines (6a, 6b), characterized in that the strengthening member is of electrically conductive design and forms the return line.
A pin member, comprising: - an elongated shank having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a cylindrical shank portion having an outer surface, a head located at the first end of the elongated shank, the head including a bearing surface located on the underside of the head, and a threaded portion located at the second end of the elongated shank, wherein the outer surface of the cylindrical shank portion is textured; and wherein a surface micro-roughness (Sa) value of the textured bearing surface of the head and/or the textured outer surface of the cylindrical shank portion is greater than 0.5 μm. - an elongated shank having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a cylindrical shank portion having an outer surface, a head located at the first end of the elongated shank, the head including a bearing surface located on the underside of the head, and a threaded portion located at the second end of the elongated shank,
An illumination module, the module being operable in at least two different modes, the module comprising: - a microlens array comprising a multitude of transmissive or reflective microlenses which are regularly arranged at a lens pitch P; - an illuminating unit for illuminating the microlens array; and - a mode selector for selecting in which one of the modes the module operates; the illuminating unit comprising a first array of light sources operable to emit light of a first wavelength L1 each and having an aperture each, wherein the apertures are located in a common emission plane which is located at a distance D from the microlens array, wherein in a first one of the modes, P 2 = 2 ⋅ L 1 ⋅ D / N and wherein N is an integer with N≥1; wherein the mode selector comprises an actuator for changing a relative orientation in space of the microlens array with respect to the illuminating unit. - a microlens array comprising a multitude of transmissive or reflective microlenses which are regularly arranged at a lens pitch P; - an illuminating unit for illuminating the microlens array; and - a mode selector for selecting in which one of the modes the module operates; and wherein N is an integer with N≥1; wherein the mode selector comprises an actuator for changing a relative orientation in space of the microlens array with respect to the illuminating unit.
A method for computer-implemented controlling of one or more wind turbines (1, 2) in a wind farm, wherein the wind farm comprises an upstream first wind turbine and a downstream second wind turbine, wherein at each time point of one or more time points during the operation of the wind farm the following steps are performed: i) obtaining environmental data and stress data of the first wind turbine, the environmental data and the stress data being current data being taken by one or more sensors installed at the first wind turbine; ii) determining, based on the environmental data and the stress data, a status information indicating whether or not a predetermined event is present at the time of taking the environmental data and the stress data, wherein the predetermined event requires immediate controlling of the first wind turbine; iii) broadcasting a message into the wind farm in case that the status information indicates the predetermined event, wherein the message contains as event information at least some of the environmental data and a timestamp; iv) evaluating, on receiving the broadcast message, the event information whether or not the predetermined event at the first wind turbine will hit the second wind turbine; v) generating a control command for controlling the second wind turbine to counteract the predetermined event in case the evaluation holds that the predetermined event will hit the second wind turbine, wherein evaluating the event information comprises determining a probability value whether the event information is true, wherein generating the control command is initiated only if the probability value exceeds a predetermined probability threshold. i) obtaining environmental data and stress data of the first wind turbine, the environmental data and the stress data being current data being taken by one or more sensors installed at the first wind turbine; ii) determining, based on the environmental data and the stress data, a status information indicating whether or not a predetermined event is present at the time of taking the environmental data and the stress data, wherein the predetermined event requires immediate controlling of the first wind turbine; iii) broadcasting a message into the wind farm in case that the status information indicates the predetermined event, wherein the message contains as event information at least some of the environmental data and a timestamp; iv) evaluating, on receiving the broadcast message, the event information whether or not the predetermined event at the first wind turbine will hit the second wind turbine; v) generating a control command for controlling the second wind turbine to counteract the predetermined event in case the evaluation holds that the predetermined event will hit the second wind turbine,
An ultrasonic treatment device comprising: a handpiece having an ultrasonic transducer; a probe having a base end connected to the ultrasonic transducer; a tubular inner sheath covering the probe; an outer sheath having a base end and covering the inner sheath with a first suction path formed between the outer sheath and the inner sheath; a base-end sealing member made of an elastic material, disposed on the base end of the outer sheath and engaged detachably with the inner sheath to seal a gap formed between the outer sheath and the inner sheath; and a suction member disposed on a base-end side of the outer sheath, formed to communicate with the first suction path formed between the outer sheath and the inner sheath, and configured to suck in the mist through the first suction path; characterized in that the probe has an elastic support member located at a position of the probe, the position corresponding to a node of ultrasonic vibration to be transmitted from the ultrasonic transducer via the probe, wherein a protrusion of the elastic support member is pressed to an inner circumferential surface of the inner sheath. a handpiece having an ultrasonic transducer; a probe having a base end connected to the ultrasonic transducer; a tubular inner sheath covering the probe; an outer sheath having a base end and covering the inner sheath with a first suction path formed between the outer sheath and the inner sheath; a base-end sealing member made of an elastic material, disposed on the base end of the outer sheath and engaged detachably with the inner sheath to seal a gap formed between the outer sheath and the inner sheath; and a suction member disposed on a base-end side of the outer sheath, formed to communicate with the first suction path formed between the outer sheath and the inner sheath, and configured to suck in the mist through the first suction path; characterized in that the probe has an elastic support member located at a position of the probe, the position corresponding to a node of ultrasonic vibration to be transmitted from the ultrasonic transducer via the probe, wherein a protrusion of the elastic support member is pressed to an inner circumferential surface of the inner sheath.
A pair of horns (144a, 144b) for a bag-opening device, each of said horns (144a, 144b) comprising: an upstanding wall (145a, 145b) having top (158a, 158b) and bottom (160a, 160b) ends, forward (162a, 162b) and rearward (164a, 164b) ends, and inner (166a, 166b) and outer (168a, 168b) surfaces; and a bottom wall (147a, 147b) which extends inwardly from the bottom end (160a, 160b) of the upstanding wall (145a, 145b) wherein one of the horns of the pair of horns (144a, 144b) is positioned slightly higher than the other horn of the pair of horns (144a, 144b), characterized in that the inner surface (166a, 166b) of the upstanding wall (145a, 145b) has an air channel (176a, 176b) formed therein which extends from the forward end (162a, 162b) to the rearward end (164a, 164b). an upstanding wall (145a, 145b) having top (158a, 158b) and bottom (160a, 160b) ends, forward (162a, 162b) and rearward (164a, 164b) ends, and inner (166a, 166b) and outer (168a, 168b) surfaces; and a bottom wall (147a, 147b) which extends inwardly from the bottom end (160a, 160b) of the upstanding wall (145a, 145b) wherein one of the horns of the pair of horns (144a, 144b) is positioned slightly higher than the other horn of the pair of horns (144a, 144b), characterized in that the inner surface (166a, 166b) of the upstanding wall (145a, 145b) has an air channel (176a, 176b) formed therein which extends from the forward end (162a, 162b) to the rearward end (164a, 164b).
A user equipment configured to communicate with other devices across a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of radio coverage cells, said user equipment being configured to respond to receipt of a message from said network, said message comprising a wait time, to not transmit a connection request until after expiry of said wait time; wherein said user equipment is configured during said wait time to receive paging requests from said network; and is configured to respond to at least some of said paging requests, said user equipment being configured to select said at least some of said paging requests to respond to in dependence upon paging information received from said network, said paging information indicating which paging requests should be responded to and which can be ignored.
Filler, in particular powdery, for a coating composition, in particular for a paint, a lacquer or an impregnating agent, characterised in that the filler comprises particles which have a surface coating, wherein the particles have a siliceous or carbonatic component and a basic pH value in aqueous solution and the surface coating of the particles comprising one of the substances alkyltrimethoxysilane, alkyltriethoxysilane and/or alkyl siloxane, wherein the surface coating of the particle has ion-exchange properties and comprises a hydrophobic component and wherein the weight proportion of the surface coating of the particles is less than 10 % of the total weight of the filler.
An apparatus for the hardness adjustment of individual support elements of a support apparatus, in particular of an undermattress, having a hardness adjustment element, in particular a hardness adjustment ring, which is rotatable about a vertical axis between a first position having a first spring hardness of the individual support element and a second position having a second spring hardness of the individual support element, wherein at least two hardness adjustment elements are connected to one another via a connecting rod such that the two hardness adjustment elements rotate together and in the same sense, characterized in that the hardness adjustment elements have cams which are configured to support spring arms of the associated individual support element, with, in the assembled state, the spring arms being supported by cams of a lower height in the first position and being supported by cams of a greater height with respect thereto in the second position, and/or with, in the assembled state, the spring arms being supported by cams of a lower hardness in the first position and being supported by cams of a greater hardness with respect thereto in the second position.