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A handheld device for mobile isolation of nucleic acids comprising: • at least one sample block (1, 2) for placing sample containers • a sample block reception with bores or recesses for receiving the sample blocks (1, 2) • an equipment basis with electronic control units for the sample blocks, a voltage source as well as a connection with the sample block reception • a test kit for isolation of nucleic acids, characterised in that a) the sample blocks (1, 2) are connected with the sample block reception and the sample block reception is connected with the equipment basis via plug-in connectors or a magnetic connection, and b) not only the sample blocks (1, 2) can be removed from the sample block reception but also the sample block reception can be removed from the equipment basis c) and that a sample block comprises a magnetic separation module. • at least one sample block (1, 2) for placing sample containers • a sample block reception with bores or recesses for receiving the sample blocks (1, 2) • an equipment basis with electronic control units for the sample blocks, a voltage source as well as a connection with the sample block reception • a test kit for isolation of nucleic acids, a) the sample blocks (1, 2) are connected with the sample block reception and the sample block reception is connected with the equipment basis via plug-in connectors or a magnetic connection, and b) not only the sample blocks (1, 2) can be removed from the sample block reception but also the sample block reception can be removed from the equipment basis c) and that a sample block comprises a magnetic separation module.
Floor panel comprising, at least at two opposite sides, coupling parts with which two of such floor panels can be coupled to each other; wherein these coupling parts form a horizontally active locking system and a vertically active locking system; wherein the horizontally active locking system has a male part and a female part, which allow to connect two of such floor panels to each other at the aforementioned sides by providing one of these floor panels with the pertaining male part, by means of a downward movement, in the female part of the other floor panel; wherein the vertically active locking system comprises a locking element, which is provided in the form of an insert in one of the sides concerned; wherein this locking element comprises at least a pivotable lock-up body; and wherein the lock-up body at one extremity forms a stop-forming locking portion, which can cooperate with a locking portion of a similar coupled floor panel; characterized in that the pivotable lock-up body, opposite from the extremity forming the locking portion, comprises a support portion, around which the pivotable lock-up body is rotatable and which, in a coupled condition of two of such floor panels, is intended to take up the forces when the coupled floor panels attempt to get away from each other in upward direction; and that the lock-up body, between the locking portion and the support portion, in itself is free from hinge portions and bending sections.
A power control circuit for a power supply system supplying power to an electronic device, wherein the power supply system (10, 30, 40) comprises a power supply and a voltage converter, and the voltage converter converts a supply voltage of the power supply into a predetermined voltage and outputs the predetermined voltage to the electronic device, the power control circuit comprising: a switch, having a first terminal coupled to the power supply, a second terminal coupled to the voltage converter, and a control terminal; a first switch controller (S1, D1) comprising a power-on switch, the first switch controller (S1, D1) being coupled to the control terminal of the switch and the electronic device and controlling the switch to couple the power supply to the voltage converter according to a turning-on event when the power supply system (10, 30, 40) is turned on by the power-on switch; and a second switch controller (M2, D3) coupled between the control terminal of the switch and the electronic device, continuously receiving a high voltage level signal from the electronic device when the electronic device is operating to control the switch to maintain the coupling of the power supply to the voltage converter; wherein the switch does not couple the power supply to the voltage converter before the turning-on event of the power supply system (10, 30, 40); and wherein the power control circuit is configured such that when the power supply is plugged into an external AC voltage supply but before the power-on switch is turned on, the power supply is isolated from the voltage converter. a switch, having a first terminal coupled to the power supply, a second terminal coupled to the voltage converter, and a control terminal; a first switch controller (S1, D1) comprising a power-on switch, the first switch controller (S1, D1) being coupled to the control terminal of the switch and the electronic device and controlling the switch to couple the power supply to the voltage converter according to a turning-on event when the power supply system (10, 30, 40) is turned on by the power-on switch; and a second switch controller (M2, D3) coupled between the control terminal of the switch and the electronic device, continuously receiving a high voltage level signal from the electronic device when the electronic device is operating to control the switch to maintain the coupling of the power supply to the voltage converter; wherein the switch does not couple the power supply to the voltage converter before the turning-on event of the power supply system (10, 30, 40); and wherein the power control circuit is configured such that when the power supply is plugged into an external AC voltage supply but before the power-on switch is turned on, the power supply is isolated from the voltage converter.
An aqueous dry strength composition suitable for use in manufacture of paper, board or the like, which composition comprises a mixture, prepared by mixing, of - 10 - 90 weight-% of a synthetic polymer component, which is a copolymer of acrylamide and at least one anionic monomer, which is selected from unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids, such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, isocrotonic acid, and any of their mixtures, or their salts, the polymer component having an anionicity of 1 - 60 mol-%, and - 10 - 90 weight-% of a cationic starch component, which has a substitution degree of 0.025 - 0.3, the synthetic polymer component and cationic starch component providing the composition with a charge density in the range of - 0.05 - 1 meq/g, when measured at pH 2.8, and - -0.2 - -3 meq/g, when measured at pH 7.0. - 10 - 90 weight-% of a synthetic polymer component, which is a copolymer of acrylamide and at least one anionic monomer, which is selected from unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids, such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, isocrotonic acid, and any of their mixtures, or their salts, the polymer component having an anionicity of 1 - 60 mol-%, and - 10 - 90 weight-% of a cationic starch component, which has a substitution degree of 0.025 - 0.3, - 0.05 - 1 meq/g, when measured at pH 2.8, and - -0.2 - -3 meq/g, when measured at pH 7.0.
Steering handle for the input of a driver-side steering command into a steer-by-wire vehicle steering system, comprising a main body which is mounted such that it can be rotated about a rotational axis for the actuation by way of the driver, characterized in that a receptacle is configured around the rotational axis on the main body in a hub region, a transmission with an input member and an output member being arranged in the receptacle which is configured on the main body, it being possible for the input member of the transmission to be coupled to an electric motor, and the output member of the transmission being coupled to the main body.
A method of detecting a masking state of a device for detecting a target in an environment, the detection device being configured to generate transmission signals and receive reception signals in a field of view, said field of view extending from a minimum distance to a maximum distance, said method comprising the steps of: - providing a reference function of the signal amplitude versus the distance from the detection device in a subrange of said field of view, which extends from the minimum distance to an intermediate distance between the maximum distance and the minimum distance by performing a first detection for acquiring an original reception signal, by obtaining an original detection profile and by assuming the original detection signal in the subrange as the original reference function, - detecting a reception signal after the first detection cycle and deriving a detection profile, - comparing the detection profile with the reference function in the subrange, - performing a sequence of detection cycles, thereby detecting a plurality of reception signals and deriving respective detection profiles, characterized in that it comprises the step of: - if a detection profile assumes a value that differs from the reference function in the subrange by more than a predetermined difference, analyzing the sequence of detection profiles to find whether the sequence converges toward the reference function, and generating a masking signal only if the sequence diverges from the reference function or is stable with time. - providing a reference function of the signal amplitude versus the distance from the detection device in a subrange of said field of view, which extends from the minimum distance to an intermediate distance between the maximum distance and the minimum distance by performing a first detection for acquiring an original reception signal, by obtaining an original detection profile and by assuming the original detection signal in the subrange as the original reference function, - detecting a reception signal after the first detection cycle and deriving a detection profile, - comparing the detection profile with the reference function in the subrange, - performing a sequence of detection cycles, thereby detecting a plurality of reception signals and deriving respective detection profiles, characterized in that it comprises the step of: - if a detection profile assumes a value that differs from the reference function in the subrange by more than a predetermined difference, analyzing the sequence of detection profiles to find whether the sequence converges toward the reference function, and generating a masking signal only if the sequence diverges from the reference function or is stable with time.
A pinch clamp comprising: an upper arm having a proximal end and a distal end; a lower arm having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the lower arm is coupled to the proximal end of the upper arm via a hinge; a terminal end that extends upwardly from the distal end of the lower arm, the terminal end including an engaging structure that forms an engaging surface that interfaces with the distal end of the upper arm to retain the pinch clamp in an engaged position; and a lower clamping surface formed on the lower arm, the lower clamping surface having a proximal portion and a distal portion, characterized in that the pinch clamp comprises an upper clamping surface formed on the upper arm, the upper clamping surface having a flat proximal portion and a distal portion that protrudes downwardly from the flat proximal portion, wherein when the pinch clamp is in the engaged position, a distance between the distal portion of the upper clamping surface and the distal portion of the lower clamping surface is less than a distance between the proximal portion of the upper clamping surface and the proximal portion of the lower clamping surface such that the pinch clamp compresses tubing towards the proximal portions of the upper and the lower clamping surfaces and occludes the tubing at the distal portions of the upper and the lower clamping surfaces. an upper arm having a proximal end and a distal end; a lower arm having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the lower arm is coupled to the proximal end of the upper arm via a hinge; a terminal end that extends upwardly from the distal end of the lower arm, the terminal end including an engaging structure that forms an engaging surface that interfaces with the distal end of the upper arm to retain the pinch clamp in an engaged position; and a lower clamping surface formed on the lower arm, the lower clamping surface having a proximal portion and a distal portion, characterized in that the pinch clamp comprises an upper clamping surface formed on the upper arm, the upper clamping surface having a flat proximal portion and a distal portion that protrudes downwardly from the flat proximal portion, wherein when the pinch clamp is in the engaged position, a distance between the distal portion of the upper clamping surface and the distal portion of the lower clamping surface is less than a distance between the proximal portion of the upper clamping surface and the proximal portion of the lower clamping surface such that the pinch clamp compresses tubing towards the proximal portions of the upper and the lower clamping surfaces and occludes the tubing at the distal portions of the upper and the lower clamping surfaces.
A carrier system for a body-worn object, in particular a medical instrument with a flexible carrier plaster comprising a sheetlike carrier ply and on the lower side thereof an adhesive layer comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive and adherent to the skin of a body part by contact pressure, and with an assembly platform arranged on the skin remote upper side of the carrier ply, wherein the upper side of the carrier ply is attached flatly to a facing lower joining surface of the assembly platform, characterized in that a joining region of the assembly platform is firmly connected to the upper side of the carrier ply via a structural type of adhesive bond comprising a structural adhesive, and that the adhesive layer has a pressure sensitive adhesive application of 80 to 120 g/m 2.
A micro-electro-mechanical structure comprising: a substrate of semiconductor material; a suspended mass (10, 20) extending above said substrate, said suspended mass being separated from said substrate by an air gap and being supported by anchoring regions (15a, 15b); at least one insulating region (23, 24) of a first electrically insulating material, extending through said suspended mass (10, 20) and dividing said suspended mass into at least one first electrically insulated suspended region (10a, 20a) and one second electrically insulated suspended region (10b, 20b), and at least one plug element of a second electrically insulating material different from said first electrically insulating material, said plug element extending underneath said insulating region (23, 24) and forming a barrier between said insulating region and said air gap. a substrate of semiconductor material; a suspended mass (10, 20) extending above said substrate, said suspended mass being separated from said substrate by an air gap and being supported by anchoring regions (15a, 15b); at least one insulating region (23, 24) of a first electrically insulating material, extending through said suspended mass (10, 20) and dividing said suspended mass into at least one first electrically insulated suspended region (10a, 20a) and one second electrically insulated suspended region (10b, 20b), and at least one plug element of a second electrically insulating material different from said first electrically insulating material, said plug element extending underneath said insulating region (23, 24) and forming a barrier between said insulating region and said air gap.
A method of generating a cell of predetermined phenotype said method comprising the steps of hybridising: a first cell, wherein said first cell is a cell derived from a common myeloid progenitor cell; a second cell derived from B-lymphoid lineage; and a third cell derived from T-lymphoid lineage, to produce a hybrid cell that exhibits phenotypic plasticity and exposing said hybrid cell to a predetermined environment wherein said predetermined environment comprises thymic stromal cells, a cytokine, a growth factor, an immunoglobulin, a receptor ligand or combination thereof such that said hybrid cell becomes said cell of a predetermined phenotype wherein said predetermined phenotype is selected from the group consisting of a B cell phenotype, a T cell phenotype or a myeloid cell phenotype or wherein said predetermined phenotype is a de-differentiated phenotype relative to said hybrid cell wherein said de-differentiated phenotype comprises expression of at least one of CD 34 or CD10 or Pax-5 or λ-like. a first cell, wherein said first cell is a cell derived from a common myeloid progenitor cell; a second cell derived from B-lymphoid lineage; and a third cell derived from T-lymphoid lineage,
Timepiece balance, with inertia adjustment for adjusting the inertia and/or poising and/or oscillation frequency thereof, including a hub arranged to cooperate with an arbor pivoting about a balance axis perpendicular to a balance plane, and a continuous or discontinuous peripheral felloe, connected to said hub by at least one joining surface, said felloe being made in one piece with said joining surface and said hub in a micro-machinable material selected from silicon or quartz, or a compound thereof, or an alloy derived from MEMS technology, or an alloy obtained by the LIGA method, characterized in that said felloe includes at least a first resilient arm including coupling means arranged to cooperate directly, in various coupling positions, with complementary coupling means comprised in said felloe to form, in the coupling position, a closed loop, the inertia of which relative to said balance axis is variable according to said coupling positions, and in that said balance is in one piece with said coupling means and said complementary coupling means.
A corona igniter assembly, comprising: an ignition coil assembly including a high voltage insulator formed of an insulating material; a firing end assembly spaced from said ignition coil assembly, said firing end assembly including a ceramic insulator formed of a ceramic material; a dielectric compliant member compressed between said high voltage insulator and said ceramic insulator to provide a hermetic seal therebetween; said dielectric compliant member extending from an upper surface engaging said high voltage insulator to a bottom surface engaging said ceramic insulator, a high voltage electrode extending longitudinally through a bore of said high voltage insulator, said dielectric compliant member, and a portion of a bore of said ceramic insulator; characterized by said upper surface of said dielectric compliant member being rounded; a semi-conductive sleeve disposed in said bore of said ceramic insulator and surrounding said high voltage electrode; and said semi-conductive sleeve extending continuously and uninterrupted along interfaces between said high voltage insulator, said dielectric compliant member, and ceramic insulator. an ignition coil assembly including a high voltage insulator formed of an insulating material; a firing end assembly spaced from said ignition coil assembly, said firing end assembly including a ceramic insulator formed of a ceramic material; a dielectric compliant member compressed between said high voltage insulator and said ceramic insulator to provide a hermetic seal therebetween; said dielectric compliant member extending from an upper surface engaging said high voltage insulator to a bottom surface engaging said ceramic insulator, a high voltage electrode extending longitudinally through a bore of said high voltage insulator, said dielectric compliant member, and a portion of a bore of said ceramic insulator; characterized by said upper surface of said dielectric compliant member being rounded; a semi-conductive sleeve disposed in said bore of said ceramic insulator and surrounding said high voltage electrode; and said semi-conductive sleeve extending continuously and uninterrupted along interfaces between said high voltage insulator, said dielectric compliant member, and ceramic insulator.
A beverage forming system comprising: a frame arranged to support portions of the beverage forming system; a cartridge holder movably mounted to the frame and having an opening to receive a cartridge, the cartridge holder arranged to hold and move a cartridge between an open position in which the opening of the cartridge holder is oriented in an upwardly inclined position to receive the cartridge, and a closed position; a cover arranged to at least partially cover the opening of the cartridge holder with the cartridge holder in the closed position, the cover being positioned away from the opening with the cartridge holder in the open position; an inlet arranged to provide fluid to a cartridge held by the cartridge holder in the closed position for the formation of a beverage; and an outlet arranged to receive a beverage from a cartridge held by the cartridge holder in the closed position; characterised in that the opening of the cartridge holder in the closed position is oriented in a downwardly inclined position. a frame arranged to support portions of the beverage forming system; a cartridge holder movably mounted to the frame and having an opening to receive a cartridge, the cartridge holder arranged to hold and move a cartridge between an open position in which the opening of the cartridge holder is oriented in an upwardly inclined position to receive the cartridge, and a closed position; a cover arranged to at least partially cover the opening of the cartridge holder with the cartridge holder in the closed position, the cover being positioned away from the opening with the cartridge holder in the open position; an inlet arranged to provide fluid to a cartridge held by the cartridge holder in the closed position for the formation of a beverage; and an outlet arranged to receive a beverage from a cartridge held by the cartridge holder in the closed position; characterised in that the opening of the cartridge holder in the closed position is oriented in a downwardly inclined position.
Binder composition for mortars, concretes and light coatings with plant or bio-sourced aggregates, more particularly for hemp concrete, comprising a first conventional mineral component and powdered slaked lime, said binder composition having a specific surface area, calculated according to the BET method, greater than 10 m 2 /g, preferably greater than 12 m 2 /g, in particular greater than 14 m 2 /g, characterized in that said powdered slaked lime has a specific surface area calculated according to the BET method greater than 22 m 2 /g, preferably greater than 25 m 2 /g and a total pore volume calculated according to the BJH method of nitrogen desorption greater than or equal to 0.08 cm 3 /g, preferably greater than or equal to 0.1 cm 3 /g and is present in a quantity strictly greater than 20 wt%, in particular equal to or greater than 25 wt%, preferably equal to or greater than 30 wt%, advantageously equal to or greater than 40 wt% and equal to or less than 80 wt%, in particular equal to or less than 60 wt%, relative to the total weight of said binder composition and in that said first conventional mineral component is a binder component selected from the group consisting of cements, natural or artificial hydraulic lime, clays, masonry binders, binders with pozzolanic and hydraulic setting, plaster and mixtures thereof.