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Window alarm system for monitoring a window having a window frame and a casement frame (20, 21), wherein the casement frame is fastened to the window frame by means of a locking device with displaceable locking pins so as to be opened and locked, comprising a mounting base which can be fixed to the casement frame and has an electronic module, wherein the mounting base is configured to have a slot-shaped recess for the passage of a locking pin of the locking device and at least one sensor communicating with the electronic module is provided for determining the position of the locking pin and position-dependent activation and deactivation of the window alarm system, characterised in that the sensor is formed by a triaxial accelerometer and magnetometer sensor and the electronic module comprises an evaluation device for evaluating the measurement values communicated by the sensor, such that the opening position of the casement frame and vibrations of the window can also be determined from the measurement values of the at least one sensor.
A computer-implemented method for calibrating an analyte sensor for measuring an analyte in a host, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining prior information for a sensitivity and/or a baseline of the sensor from in vitro testing of the sensor prior to sensor insertion; receiving sensor data from the analyte sensor, the sensor data comprising one or more time-spaced sensor data points representative of an analyte concentration measurement in the host; receiving reference data from a reference analyte monitor, the reference data comprising at least one reference data point; matching the at least one reference data point with one or more substantially time corresponding sensor data points to provide one or more matched data pairs forming a calibration set from one or more matched data pairs; calculating a conversion function using the calibration set and using a regression equation y = mx + b, wherein the prior information for sensitivity and/or a baseline of the sensor determines a predicted sensitivity m and/or a predicted baseline b for the sensor used in the regression equation; converting the sensor data into calibrated data using the conversion function; and providing output of the calibrated data via a user interface. obtaining prior information for a sensitivity and/or a baseline of the sensor from in vitro testing of the sensor prior to sensor insertion; receiving sensor data from the analyte sensor, the sensor data comprising one or more time-spaced sensor data points representative of an analyte concentration measurement in the host; receiving reference data from a reference analyte monitor, the reference data comprising at least one reference data point; matching the at least one reference data point with one or more substantially time corresponding sensor data points to provide one or more matched data pairs forming a calibration set from one or more matched data pairs; calculating a conversion function using the calibration set and using a regression equation y = mx + b, wherein the prior information for sensitivity and/or a baseline of the sensor determines a predicted sensitivity m and/or a predicted baseline b for the sensor used in the regression equation; converting the sensor data into calibrated data using the conversion function; and providing output of the calibrated data via a user interface.
A fluid control valve, comprising: a valve body having a first inner surface defining a chamber including an inlet and an outlet in communication with the chamber; a seat formed in the first inner surface, the seat defining a groove, the valve body defining a port in communication with the groove, the port includes a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion, the second cylindrical portion extends along a second cylindrical portion central axis (B-B), the first cylindrical portion extends along a first cylindrical portion central axis spaced from the central axis (B-B) to a port opening defined on an outer surface of the valve body; a diaphragm disposed within the chamber, the diaphragm having a first diaphragm surface and a second diaphragm surface, fluid pressure on the diaphragm moves the diaphragm along a diaphragm central axis (A-A) from a first position in which the inlet is in communication with the outlet to a second position in which the first diaphragm surface is concave, the second diaphragm surface is convex, and the diaphragm engages the seat to define an intermediate chamber in communication with the port. a valve body having a first inner surface defining a chamber including an inlet and an outlet in communication with the chamber; a seat formed in the first inner surface, the seat defining a groove, the valve body defining a port in communication with the groove, the port includes a first cylindrical portion and a second cylindrical portion, the second cylindrical portion extends along a second cylindrical portion central axis (B-B), the first cylindrical portion extends along a first cylindrical portion central axis spaced from the central axis (B-B) to a port opening defined on an outer surface of the valve body; a diaphragm disposed within the chamber, the diaphragm having a first diaphragm surface and a second diaphragm surface, fluid pressure on the diaphragm moves the diaphragm along a diaphragm central axis (A-A) from a first position in which the inlet is in communication with the outlet to a second position in which the first diaphragm surface is concave, the second diaphragm surface is convex, and the diaphragm engages the seat to define an intermediate chamber in communication with the port.
Format change method for a thermoforming machine with at least one station where there are arranged an upper tool and a lower tool which are suitable for moving towards or moving away from one another during the operational working of the machine, acting on at least one sheet which is arranged between them and moves in a forward movement direction and which is the longitudinal direction of the machine itself, by means of an operative movement of at least one of said tools (1, 2) in a substantially vertical actuating direction, the method comprising - a decoupling step in which the upper tool is supported or rests on the lower tool, - a removal step in which both tools (1, 2) are withdrawn from the station simultaneously and jointly, - a replacement step in which, with the tools (1, 2) removed from the station, said tools (1, 2) are replaced with new tools (1, 2), such that the new upper tool is supported or rests on the new lower tool, and - an insertion step in which the new tools (1, 2) are introduced in the station simultaneously and jointly, during the removal step and the insertion step the corresponding tools (1, 2) being moved simultaneously and jointly in a replacement direction different from the actuating direction, characterized in that the replacement direction is substantially horizontal and is substantially longitudinal in the forward movement direction of the sheet, the tools (1, 2) being removed from the station and introduced in the station below the plane of the sheet. - a decoupling step in which the upper tool is supported or rests on the lower tool, - a removal step in which both tools (1, 2) are withdrawn from the station simultaneously and jointly, - a replacement step in which, with the tools (1, 2) removed from the station, said tools (1, 2) are replaced with new tools (1, 2), such that the new upper tool is supported or rests on the new lower tool, and - an insertion step in which the new tools (1, 2) are introduced in the station simultaneously and jointly,
A method for processing optical lenses, wherein the processing occurs in a plurality of steps and comprises a polishing, coating, testing, marking and/or cleansing, wherein the lenses are optionally conveyed by means of a transfer system to separate processing apparatus for independent processing of the lenses, wherein the lenses can be selectively conveyed to any desired selection of processing apparatus, wherein a system controller manages processing statuses for the lenses to be processed, and wherein one or each processing apparatus communicates the new processing state of the processed lens(es) to the system controller after each completed processing and one or each processing apparatus delivers the lens to the transfer system after an occurred processing and automatically requests a new lens. wherein the processing occurs in a plurality of steps and comprises a polishing, coating, testing, marking and/or cleansing, wherein the lenses are optionally conveyed by means of a transfer system to separate processing apparatus for independent processing of the lenses, wherein the lenses can be selectively conveyed to any desired selection of processing apparatus, wherein a system controller manages processing statuses for the lenses to be processed, and wherein one or each processing apparatus communicates the new processing state of the processed lens(es) to the system controller after each completed processing and one or each processing apparatus delivers the lens to the transfer system after an occurred processing and automatically requests a new lens.
Device for controlled regulation of the incoming cooling air flow for a motor vehicle, intended to be interposed between the front bumper beam and at least one heat exchanger (3, 4, 5) of said vehicle, said device comprising a first and a second regulation module (10, 20) designed to be arranged respectively above and below said beam facing the high and low air inlets of the vehicle, each said module (10, 20) comprising a support rack (11, 21) delimiting two lateral compartments A, 11B, 21A, 21B) separated by a central compartment (11C, 21C), a plurality of flaps (12, 13, 22, 23) arranged in said lateral compartments (11A, 11B, 21A, 21B) and mounted to pivot about parallel transverse axes between a closed position and an open position, and a control mechanism (14, 24) installed at said central compartment (11C, 21C) and articulated to said flaps 12, 13, 22, 23), said device also comprising a connecting rod connecting the control mechanisms (14, 24) of said modules (10, 20) as well as an actuator housed in said central box of said module, said actuator being able to cause the pivoting of all the flaps (12, 13, 22, 23) of said modules (10, 20) via said control mechanisms 4, 24) and said connecting rod; characterized in that said connecting rod has at least one frangible weakening zone of lower strength (36, 37) configured to break under a predetermined longitudinal shear stress.
A method of producing a corrected beam of charged particles for use in a charged-particle microscope, characterized by the following steps: - Providing a non-monoenergetic input beam of charged particles; - Passing said input beam through an optical module comprising a series arrangement of: ▪ A stigmator, thereby producing an astigmatism-compensated, energy-dispersed intermediate beam with a particular monoenergetic line focus direction; ▪ A beam selector, comprising a slit characterised in that - Said slit is rotationally orientable, and further characterised in the step of - Rotationally orienting said slit so as to match a direction of the slit to said line focus direction, thereby producing an output beam comprising an energy-discriminated portion of said intermediate beam. - Providing a non-monoenergetic input beam of charged particles; - Passing said input beam through an optical module comprising a series arrangement of: ▪ A stigmator, thereby producing an astigmatism-compensated, energy-dispersed intermediate beam with a particular monoenergetic line focus direction; ▪ A beam selector, comprising a slit characterised in that ▪ A stigmator, thereby producing an astigmatism-compensated, energy-dispersed intermediate beam with a particular monoenergetic line focus direction; ▪ A beam selector, comprising a slit - Said slit is rotationally orientable, and further characterised in the step of - Rotationally orienting said slit so as to match a direction of the slit to said line focus direction, thereby producing an output beam comprising an energy-discriminated portion of said intermediate beam.
A method of preparing a T cell vaccine, comprising (a) providing a sample comprising T cells from a patient; (b) contacting the T-cells with patient-specific peptide mixes, whereby autoreactive T-cells are activated; (c) expanding activated autoreactive T cells; and (d) attenuating the autoreactive T cells, so that the T cells are replication incompetent yet viable; wherein the patient-specific peptide mixes comprise peptide mixes of MBP, PLP and MOG capable of stimulating the autoreactive T-cells with a stimulation index above 1.3, the stimulation index for each peptide mix being calculated by comparing thymidine incorporation in a sample of the patient's T cells cultured in the presence of a peptide mix comprising a portion of the polypeptide to thymidine incorporation in a sample of the T cells cultured in a media only control, expressed as the quotient of the mean counts per minute of antigen aliquots / mean counts per minute of control aliquots, wherein each peptide in a peptide mix is from 8-20 amino acids and comprises an overlapping sequence of 4-19 amino acids with another peptide in the peptide mix. (a) providing a sample comprising T cells from a patient; (b) contacting the T-cells with patient-specific peptide mixes, whereby autoreactive T-cells are activated; (c) expanding activated autoreactive T cells; and (d) attenuating the autoreactive T cells, so that the T cells are replication incompetent yet viable;
An apparatus for applying an alternating electric field to a subject's body using a plurality of electrode elements, wherein each of the plurality of electrode elements is disposed in thermal contact with a respective thermistor, the apparatus comprising: an AC signal generator that generates an AC output signal; a connector that includes a plurality of pins, wherein each of the pins corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of electrode elements; a first plurality of switches, wherein each of the first plurality of switches is configured to selectively either apply or not apply the AC output signal to a respective one of the pins; an amplifier configured to accept an electrical signal from each of the thermistors and generate a corresponding output, wherein the electrical signals from the thermistors arrive via the same pins that correspond to the plurality of electrode elements; and a controller configured, based on the output of the amplifier, to control the first plurality of switches so as to individually adjust the duty cycle of the AC signal that is applied to each of the plurality of pins. an AC signal generator that generates an AC output signal; a connector that includes a plurality of pins, wherein each of the pins corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of electrode elements; a first plurality of switches, wherein each of the first plurality of switches is configured to selectively either apply or not apply the AC output signal to a respective one of the pins; an amplifier configured to accept an electrical signal from each of the thermistors and generate a corresponding output, wherein the electrical signals from the thermistors arrive via the same pins that correspond to the plurality of electrode elements; and a controller configured, based on the output of the amplifier, to control the first plurality of switches so as to individually adjust the duty cycle of the AC signal that is applied to each of the plurality of pins.
A process for the preparation of a composite material from a particulate material comprising at least two thermoplastic polymers and a fibrous material having a density of from 150 to 550 kg/m 3, comprising the steps of A) shredding a car body, and B) removing at least part of the ferrous and/or non-ferrous metal, and C) separating the fibrous material from a heavier fraction and a lighter particulate fraction, to obtain a fibrous material having a density of from 150 to 550 kg/m 3; and D) separating the particulate material comprising at least two thermoplastic polymers from the heavier fraction obtained in C), and a) blending said particulate binder material and said fibrous material in a weight ratio of the particulate material and the fibrous material in the range of from 80:20 to 0:100 by extrusion, and b) heating the blended material obtained in a) to a temperature at or above the glass transition temperature (T g) of at least one of the thermoplastic polymers, and c) shaping the heated material under pressure, to obtain a shaped composite material, wherein steps (a) and (b) are performed simultaneously, and wherein steps (a) and/or (b) comprise heating and cooling the mixture to different temperatures. A) shredding a car body, and B) removing at least part of the ferrous and/or non-ferrous metal, and C) separating the fibrous material from a heavier fraction and a lighter particulate fraction, to obtain a fibrous material having a density of from 150 to 550 kg/m 3; and D) separating the particulate material comprising at least two thermoplastic polymers from the heavier fraction obtained in C), and a) blending said particulate binder material and said fibrous material in a weight ratio of the particulate material and the fibrous material in the range of from 80:20 to 0:100 by extrusion, and b) heating the blended material obtained in a) to a temperature at or above the glass transition temperature (T g) of at least one of the thermoplastic polymers, and c) shaping the heated material under pressure, to obtain a shaped composite material, wherein steps (a) and (b) are performed simultaneously, and wherein steps (a) and/or (b) comprise heating and cooling the mixture to different temperatures. a) blending said particulate binder material and said fibrous material in a weight ratio of the particulate material and the fibrous material in the range of from 80:20 to 0:100 by extrusion, and b) heating the blended material obtained in a) to a temperature at or above the glass transition temperature (T g) of at least one of the thermoplastic polymers, and c) shaping the heated material under pressure, to obtain a shaped composite material,
Device for detecting the loss of vacuum in a vacuum interrupter A of a vacuum switching device, said switching device being situated in a powered electrical primary network and the contacts (5, 6) of said interrupter A being housed in a jacket E closed by two end plates housing a fixed electrode secured to one of the abovementioned end plates and supporting a fixed contact, and a movable electrode supporting a movable contact, said movable electrode being slidingly mounted through the other of the two end plates, between a closed position of the device in which the movable contact is in contact with the fixed contact and an open position of the device in which the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact, this detection being made by the method of measuring electrical discharges between the contacts and at least one floating-potential conductive screen respectively surrounding at least one electrode (3, 4), this device comprising in combination, so-called first means, for increasing the electrical field between the electrodes (3, 4) and the abovementioned floating-potential screen (16, 16a, 16b), and so-called second means, for increasing the capacitive coupling between the abovementioned screen (16, 16a, 16b) and the ground M, characterized in that the floating-potential screen (16, 16a, 16b) comprises a cylindrical conductive strip pressed against the inner face of an insulating part of the jacket, separating said screen from the ground, and in that the first means and the second means cooperate so that the ionization threshold of the air is exceeded at atmospheric pressure in order for the electrical discharges to continue even after the pressure has risen back to atmospheric pressure. this device comprising in combination, so-called first means, for increasing the electrical field between the electrodes (3, 4) and the abovementioned floating-potential screen (16, 16a, 16b), and so-called second means, for increasing the capacitive coupling between the abovementioned screen (16, 16a, 16b) and the ground M, characterized in that the floating-potential screen (16, 16a, 16b) comprises a cylindrical conductive strip pressed against the inner face of an insulating part of the jacket, separating said screen from the ground, and in that the first means and the second means cooperate so that the ionization threshold of the air is exceeded at atmospheric pressure in order for the electrical discharges to continue even after the pressure has risen back to atmospheric pressure.
Device (100; 800) for detecting if an object or a person provided with or connected to the device crosses a limit marked by a magnetic alternating field (312a - 312e; 624a, 624b), having the following features: a first magnetic field sensor (110; 810) which is designed to detect a first magnetic field component (H z) of the magnetic alternating field in order to deliver an associated magnetic field sensor signal (112; 812); a second magnetic field sensor (120; 820) which is designed to detect a second magnetic field component (H x) of the same magnetic alternating field; and an evaluator (130; 840) for delivering an information which indicates that the object or person has crossed the marked limit, wherein the evaluator (130; 840) is designed to detect a phase difference between the magnetic field sensor signal (112; 812) delivered by the first magnetic field sensor (110; 810) and a reference signaal (132; 842) gained by detecting the second magnetic field component (H x) with the second magnetic field sensor (120; 820) and to evaluate the detected phase difference such that a detection of a change in the phase difference is a precondition for delivering said information. a first magnetic field sensor (110; 810) which is designed to detect a first magnetic field component (H z) of the magnetic alternating field in order to deliver an associated magnetic field sensor signal (112; 812); a second magnetic field sensor (120; 820) which is designed to detect a second magnetic field component (H x) of the same magnetic alternating field; and an evaluator (130; 840) for delivering an information which indicates that the object or person has crossed the marked limit, wherein the evaluator (130; 840) is designed to detect a phase difference between the magnetic field sensor signal (112; 812) delivered by the first magnetic field sensor (110; 810) and a reference signaal (132; 842) gained by detecting the second magnetic field component (H x) with the second magnetic field sensor (120; 820) and to evaluate the detected phase difference such that a detection of a change in the phase difference is a precondition for delivering said information.