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A safety catheter device comprising a catheter hub having a proximal end and a distal end and an engaging element on an inner surface of the catheter hub, a catheter tube extending from the distal end of the catheter hub, a needle having a shaft terminating in a distal sharp tip, and a tip protector comprising a housing and a resilient member axially slidable relative to the housing between a first axial position and a second axial position, the housing including a first radially outwardly directed projection operable to engage the engaging element of the catheter hub and radially moveable inwardly sufficiently to disengage therefrom, the resilient member in the first axial position cooperating to hold the first projection against moving radially inwardly sufficiently to disengage, the resilient member in the second axial position positioned to allow the first projection to move radially inwardly sufficiently to disengage, the housing and the resilient member adapted to slidably receive the needle therethrough, the housing, resilient member, and needle cooperating to define (a) an extended position of the needle with the resilient member in the first axial position and with the needle shaft extending through the resilient member and through the catheter tube with the needle distal tip exposed out therefrom, (b) a proximally withdrawn position of the needle with the resilient member in the first axial position, the needle shaft being withdrawn proximally from the catheter tube and engaged with the resilient member so as to directly move the resilient member toward the second axial position upon further proximal removal of the needle shaft, and (c) a retracted position of the needle with the resilient member in the second axial position directly by the needle shaft further proximal removal from the proximally withdrawn position to the retracted position, and with the needle distal tip and the resilient member being disposed within the housing with the needle distal tip secured therein, such that in the extended and proximally withdrawn positions of the needle, the housing being held to the catheter hub, characterized in that (a) the first projection is engaged with the catheter hub engaging element in the retracted position of the needle whereby further proximal removal of the needle shaft imparts force through the resilient member to the housing to cause the first projection to flex so as to disengage such that the housing is readily removable from the catheter hub to allow the tip protector to come away from the catheter hub with the distal tip secured within the tip protector, and/or that (b) the resilient member is disposed within the housing in the first axial position.
Heat pump laundry treatment apparatus, in particular a heat pump laundry dryer or a heat pump washing machine having drying function, comprising a cabinet which houses operational components (3, 12, 14) for carrying out a drying operation on laundry, the operational components (3, 12, 14) comprise a rotatable laundry drum for treating laundry using process air, the drum being accessible by a user through a door of the apparatus, wherein the laundry treatment apparatus comprises: a process air path for conveying the process air through the drum, a heat pump assembly having members (15, 16, 17, 18) comprising a first and a second heat exchanger (15, 16) arranged in the process air path, a compressing device, a refrigerant expansion device and a refrigerant loop fluidly connecting members (15, 16, 17, 18) of the heat pump assembly for circulating a refrigerant fluid through said members (15, 16, 17, 18), characterized in that at least one of the heat pump members (15, 16, 17, 18) is at least partly removable from the cabinet leaving inside the cabinet the remaining heat pump members (15, 16, 17, 18) which said at least partly removable heat pump member (15, 16, 17, 18) is connected to through flexible pipes of the refrigerant loop, and keeping said at least partly removable heat pump member (15, 16, 17, 18) connected to the refrigerant loop. a process air path for conveying the process air through the drum, a heat pump assembly having members (15, 16, 17, 18) comprising a first and a second heat exchanger (15, 16) arranged in the process air path, a compressing device, a refrigerant expansion device and a refrigerant loop fluidly connecting members (15, 16, 17, 18) of the heat pump assembly for circulating a refrigerant fluid through said members (15, 16, 17, 18), characterized in that at least one of the heat pump members (15, 16, 17, 18) is at least partly removable from the cabinet leaving inside the cabinet the remaining heat pump members (15, 16, 17, 18) which said at least partly removable heat pump member (15, 16, 17, 18) is connected to through flexible pipes of the refrigerant loop, and keeping said at least partly removable heat pump member (15, 16, 17, 18) connected to the refrigerant loop.
An apparatus for attaching a heating element onto a circular arc shaped rim of a steering wheel, the apparatus comprising: a molding plate having a plurality of line grooves on an upper surface thereof and connection grooves connected to the line grooves at both ends of each of the line grooves; a holder that reciprocally slides on the upper surface of the molding plate and injects a conductive paste into the line grooves and the connection grooves; a first moving means that reciprocally moves the holder on the upper surface of the molding plate; a pad member that is formed of a soft material and is tightly attachable and detachable to and from the molding plate, and onto which the conductive paste injected into the line grooves and the connection grooves is transferred; and a second moving means that moves the pad member up and down with respect to the molding plate and the rim, and reciprocally moves the pad member between the molding plate and the rim, wherein the conductive paste transferred to the pad member is coated on an outer circumference of the rim by tightly contacting the pad member on the outer circumference of the rim. a molding plate having a plurality of line grooves on an upper surface thereof and connection grooves connected to the line grooves at both ends of each of the line grooves; a holder that reciprocally slides on the upper surface of the molding plate and injects a conductive paste into the line grooves and the connection grooves; a first moving means that reciprocally moves the holder on the upper surface of the molding plate; a pad member that is formed of a soft material and is tightly attachable and detachable to and from the molding plate, and onto which the conductive paste injected into the line grooves and the connection grooves is transferred; and a second moving means that moves the pad member up and down with respect to the molding plate and the rim, and reciprocally moves the pad member between the molding plate and the rim, wherein the conductive paste transferred to the pad member is coated on an outer circumference of the rim by tightly contacting the pad member on the outer circumference of the rim.
Device for handling coins, having an intermediate store for receiving in a sorted manner coins that are fed in a sorted manner, and having a retention unit for retaining the coins that are received in the intermediate store, wherein the retention unit and the intermediate store in a feeding position in which the retention unit and the intermediate store have a first mutual relative position are disposed in such a manner that the retention unit closes a dispensing opening of the intermediate store, wherein the retention unit and the intermediate store in a transferring position in which the retention unit and the intermediate store have a second mutual relative position are disposed in such a manner that coins that are stored in the intermediate store are feedable to a coin store, and wherein the retention unit and the intermediate store in a returning position in which the retention unit and the intermediate store have a third mutual position are disposed in such a manner that coins that are stored in the intermediate store are feedable to a returning compartment, characterized in that the intermediate store has a plurality of compartments that are disposed beside one another.
A multi-layered matte film having a first side and a second side, comprising a coating on at least the first side, wherein the coating comprises from 50 wt% to 95 wt% based on a total weight of a dried coating of a condensation product of a polyalkyleneimine PAI and one or more amine-reactive molecules comprising at least one of: R c =C(R a)-(CX 2) j -C -(CX 2) k -(O-[CR d 2] q) p -A-C -C(R b)=CX 2 or Y-(CX 2) m -(O-[CR d 2] q) p -A-C -C(R b)=CX 2 where Y is halogen or a three-membered oxirane ring; R a and R b are the same or different and are H or a C 1 to C 6 to alkyl; R c is oxygen or CX 2; each X can be the same or different and is H, hydroxyl, halogen, or any organic radical containing at least one carbon atom, wherein each R d can be the same or different and are H or a C 1 to C 6 to alkyl; A is oxygen or NR d; CR d and CR d 2 can each be a separate moiety or a portion of a cyclic structure; j, k, and m are integers ranging from 0 to 6, inclusive; q is an integer ranging from 1 to 6, inclusive; and p is an integer ranging from 0 to 30, inclusive; wherein the PAI condensation product of the PAI is applied as an emulsion and comprises from 5 wt% to 25 wt% of polyolefin based on the total weight of the dried coating; a primer layer between the first side of the multi-layered matte film and the coating, the primer layer comprising an un-modified PAI having a weight average molecular weight of from 20,000 g/mol to 500,000 g/mol, wherein the multi-layer matte film comprises at least a core layer of polypropylene, a sealant layer, a matte layer between the sealant layer comprising the first side and the core layer; wherein the matte layer is a blend of at least two incompatible polymers such that a Haze measured according to ASTM D1003 is at least 50%; and wherein the dried coating has a weight of less than 0.30 g/m 2.
Cryptographic method for anonymous authentication and identification of a user entity (U i) respectively by a checking entity and an identifying entity, characterized in that: - the checking entity receives from the user entity (U i) at least a first signature (σ) generated from a group signature and a first message (m) and checks the first signature (σ) by means of the first message (m) in order to authenticate the user entity; and characterized in that, - the identifying entity receives from the checking entity a second signature (σ') linked to the first signature (σ) and identifies the user entity by means of the second signature and of a secret key (x) specific to the identifying entity; wherein the first message (m) is subdivided into a first part α and two parts m d and m f as a function of m = m d ∥α∥m f, in which ∥ represents a concatenation; wherein the checking entity generates the second signature (σ') from the first signature (σ) as a function of at least the first part (α) of the first message (m) received and of a secret key (chsk) of a chameleon hash function; wherein the checking entity generates a second message (m') from the first message (m), by replacing the first part (α) of the first message with a substitute datum, and sends the second message (m') to the identifying entity. - the checking entity receives from the user entity (U i) at least a first signature (σ) generated from a group signature and a first message (m) and checks the first signature (σ) by means of the first message (m) in order to authenticate the user entity; and characterized in that, - the identifying entity receives from the checking entity a second signature (σ') linked to the first signature (σ) and identifies the user entity by means of the second signature and of a secret key (x) specific to the identifying entity;
An optical film comprising: an ultraviolet light absorbent having a molecular weight of 400 to 600 g/mol, and having a first peak with a maximum absorption coefficient of 0.07 to 0.10 phr -1 μm -1 in a wavelength band of 290 to 320 nm and a second peak with a maximum absorption coefficient of 0.11 to 0.16 phr -1 μm -1 in a wavelength band of 330 to 400 nm; and an acrylic resin, wherein the content of the ultraviolet light absorbent is 0.3 to 1.0 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the acrylic resin wherein the ultraviolet light absorbent includes one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2: wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, R 1 to R 3 are each independently a substituted or an unsubstituted C 1-18 alkyl; and in Chemical Formula 2, R 4 and R 5 are each independently hydrogen or a substituted or an unsubstituted C 1-18 alkyl. an ultraviolet light absorbent having a molecular weight of 400 to 600 g/mol, and having a first peak with a maximum absorption coefficient of 0.07 to 0.10 phr -1 μm -1 in a wavelength band of 290 to 320 nm and a second peak with a maximum absorption coefficient of 0.11 to 0.16 phr -1 μm -1 in a wavelength band of 330 to 400 nm; and an acrylic resin,
A grid type fibre composite structure with a plurality of open polygon cells with a planar and closed layout, each of said open polygon cells comprising at least three cell segments composed - of a multipartite core of at least three core segments (6a, 6b, 6c), each of said core segments (6a, 6b, 6c) extending principally along a respective inherent longitudinal axis and having each an inner and an outer planar surface transverse to said lavout along said longitudinal axis, and - of at least one fibre composite layer (8, 7), said at least one fibre composite layer (8, 7) sheathing entirely at least said inner and/or outer planar transverse surfaces of each of said multipartite core, wherein, each of said at least three cell segments is pivotably interconnected with at least another one of said at least three cell segments to form with said at least one fibre composite layer (8, 7) one of said open polygon cells, said cell segments being oriented in at least two different directions, said open polygon cells are stringed together along at least one of their entire outer planar transverse surfaces to form a grid, and an essentially planar skin sheet is provided, said essentially planar skin sheet being attached unilaterally to the grid, said grid of polygon cells are covered along said cell segments in each of said at least two directions by an upper layer of strips (2a, 2b, 2c) opposed to said planar skin sheet with regard to said cell segments. - of a multipartite core of at least three core segments (6a, 6b, 6c), each of said core segments (6a, 6b, 6c) extending principally along a respective inherent longitudinal axis and having each an inner and an outer planar surface transverse to said lavout along said longitudinal axis, and - of at least one fibre composite layer (8, 7), said at least one fibre composite layer (8, 7) sheathing entirely at least said inner and/or outer planar transverse surfaces of each of said multipartite core,
An agent for use in reducing tumorigenesis or tumor growth in a MYC-dependent cancer occurring during the course of gene therapy in a subject, wherein the subject has been administered cells that have been transduced ex vivo with a gene therapy vector comprising a therapeutic gene operably linked to a first control element, and a dominant-negative MYC-interfering protein (D-MIP) gene operably linked to an inducible control element, wherein the MYC-dependent cancer is derived from the cells that have been administered to the subject for gene therapy, wherein the agent is an inducer of the inducible control element, and wherein, upon detection of cancer in the subject, the inducer is administered to the subject for a time and in an amount to activate D-MIP in the subject, thereby reducing tumorigenesis or tumor growth of the MYC-dependent cancer.
A method for determining the metabolic parameters of one or more of a subject's muscle motor units by coupling their muscular response to their ventilatory response, comprising the following steps: (i)+(ii)- step of acquiring, by acquisition means (2a, 2b) as a function of time of a movement velocity of one or more of a subject's muscle motor units v(t), and of a subject's oxygen flow rate φ O2 (t); (iii)- a step of drawing, by calculation means, the COT curve between the subject's oxygen flow rate and the movement velocity of one or more of the subject's muscle motor units v(t), the COT curve being coupled to the muscular response by the following equation: COT = Φ − υ = a 0 + R M υ + B υ with B the basal power of one or more muscle motor units; R M the dissipative metabolic resistance of one or more muscle motor units; (iv)- a step of determining, by calculation means, the following metabolic parameters from this COT curve: • Basal power B which is the vertical asymptote at the origin; • Dissipative metabolic resistance R M which is the oblique asymptote; • a 0 which is the intercept of the oblique asymptote. (i)+(ii)- step of acquiring, by acquisition means (2a, 2b) as a function of time of a movement velocity of one or more of a subject's muscle motor units v(t), and of a subject's oxygen flow rate φ O2 (t); (iii)- a step of drawing, by calculation means, the COT curve between the subject's oxygen flow rate and the movement velocity of one or more of the subject's muscle motor units v(t), the COT curve being coupled to the muscular response by the following equation: COT = Φ − υ = a 0 + R M υ + B υ with B the basal power of one or more muscle motor units; R M the dissipative metabolic resistance of one or more muscle motor units; B the basal power of one or more muscle motor units; R M the dissipative metabolic resistance of one or more muscle motor units; (iv)- a step of determining, by calculation means, the following metabolic parameters from this COT curve: • Basal power B which is the vertical asymptote at the origin; • Dissipative metabolic resistance R M which is the oblique asymptote; • a 0 which is the intercept of the oblique asymptote. • Basal power B which is the vertical asymptote at the origin; • Dissipative metabolic resistance R M which is the oblique asymptote; • a 0 which is the intercept of the oblique asymptote.
A method for communicating the fluid consumption measured by a measurement module over a plurality (m) of time periods (j), the method comprising the following steps: a. (EC, E1) counting up all of the periodic fluid consumptions (V j) measured by the measurement module; b. encoding the smallest periodic fluid consumption (V min) as an initial value (d offset); c. (E4, E51) encoding, with the same given number of bits, at least one of said periodic fluid consumptions as a coded value (d j) that is substantially equal to the difference between this periodic fluid consumption and the initial value; d. concatenating the initial value and all of the coded values, ordered chronologically, in a dataframe (F m); e. transmitting the dataframe to a remote terminal, remote from the measurement module, at the end of the plurality of periods. a. (EC, E1) counting up all of the periodic fluid consumptions (V j) measured by the measurement module; b. encoding the smallest periodic fluid consumption (V min) as an initial value (d offset); c. (E4, E51) encoding, with the same given number of bits, at least one of said periodic fluid consumptions as a coded value (d j) that is substantially equal to the difference between this periodic fluid consumption and the initial value; d. concatenating the initial value and all of the coded values, ordered chronologically, in a dataframe (F m); e. transmitting the dataframe to a remote terminal, remote from the measurement module, at the end of the plurality of periods.
An electro hydro dynamic apparatus, comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the second electrode is arranged at a predetermined distance from the first electrode for generating an airflow, wherein the second electrode comprises at least one electrode element (10, 12), characterized in that the at least one electrode element (10, 12) comprises a gap extending along a length of the at least one electrode element (10, 12) for capillary conducting water droplets along the at least one electrode element (10, 12), wherein water is conducted in the gap along the at least one electrode element, to an area of the second electrode where the water may be drained from the second electrode without causing electrical breakdown.
A method comprising: dicing a wafer attached to a release layer disposed on a transparent carrier to form discrete components, the release layer comprising an adhesive layer and a dynamic releasing layer, the transparent carrier being transparent to a first and a second stimulus (376, 804); directing the first stimulus through the transparent carrier to expose the release layer to the first stimulus, an adhesion between the adhesive layer and the discrete components being reduced responsive to the first stimulus from a first adhesion level strong enough to allow for secure attachment of the wafer to the transparent carrier during dicing to a second adhesion level large enough to hold the discrete component in place but small enough to allow a subsequent transfer to a device substrate using the second stimulus; and directing the second stimulus in the form of laser light through the transparent carrier to expose the release layer to the second stimulus, the dynamic releasing layer responding by absorbing the energy incident thereon from the second stimulus, heating up and partially evaporating, and resulting in the formation of a blister, the blister mechanically pushing the discrete components to transfer them to a device substrate. dicing a wafer attached to a release layer disposed on a transparent carrier to form discrete components, the release layer comprising an adhesive layer and a dynamic releasing layer, the transparent carrier being transparent to a first and a second stimulus (376, 804); directing the first stimulus through the transparent carrier to expose the release layer to the first stimulus, an adhesion between the adhesive layer and the discrete components being reduced responsive to the first stimulus from a first adhesion level strong enough to allow for secure attachment of the wafer to the transparent carrier during dicing to a second adhesion level large enough to hold the discrete component in place but small enough to allow a subsequent transfer to a device substrate using the second stimulus; and directing the second stimulus in the form of laser light through the transparent carrier to expose the release layer to the second stimulus, the dynamic releasing layer responding by absorbing the energy incident thereon from the second stimulus, heating up and partially evaporating, and resulting in the formation of a blister, the blister mechanically pushing the discrete components to transfer them to a device substrate.
Method for producing an electric component comprising the following steps: A) providing a body having at least one cavity (7, 8), B) at least partly filling the cavity (7, 8) with an insulation material by means of capillary forces, wherein the body is introduced into the insulation material by only one side surface and the insulation material migrates into the cavity (7, 8) on account of capillary forces. A) providing a body having at least one cavity (7, 8), B) at least partly filling the cavity (7, 8) with an insulation material by means of capillary forces, wherein the body is introduced into the insulation material by only one side surface and the insulation material migrates into the cavity (7, 8) on account of capillary forces.