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A method of driving an electrowetting display device (1, 701) including a display element (2, 702), the display element (2, 702) comprising: a cavity; a first fluid (12, 712) and a second fluid (11, 711) within the cavity, the first fluid (12, 712) being immiscible with the second fluid (11, 711); a surface facing the cavity; and a first electrode (9, 709), the first fluid (12, 712) but not the second fluid (11, 711) adjoining the surface in an inactive state when a zero voltage is applied to the display element (2, 702), and the first fluid (12, 712) and the second fluid (11, 711) adjoining the surface in an active state when a non-zero voltage is applied to the display element (2, 702), the electrowetting display device (1, 701) comprising a control system for applying a voltage to the first electrode (9, 709) to provide a display state in response to a signal level of the voltage, wherein, for all display states, the control system is arranged to configure the signal level throughout a display period such that the second fluid (11, 711) adjoins at least a minimum area of the surface, the minimum area being greater than a zero area, and the display period being a time period throughout which at least one display state is provided by the display element (2, 702), the method comprising applying at least one display signal level during the display period, wherein said at least one display signal level is configured such that the first fluid (12, 712) and the second fluid (11, 711) adjoin the surface throughout the display period. a cavity; a first fluid (12, 712) and a second fluid (11, 711) within the cavity, the first fluid (12, 712) being immiscible with the second fluid (11, 711); a surface facing the cavity; and a first electrode (9, 709), the first fluid (12, 712) but not the second fluid (11, 711) adjoining the surface in an inactive state when a zero voltage is applied to the display element (2, 702), and the first fluid (12, 712) and the second fluid (11, 711) adjoining the surface in an active state when a non-zero voltage is applied to the display element (2, 702), the electrowetting display device (1, 701) comprising a control system for applying a voltage to the first electrode (9, 709) to provide a display state in response to a signal level of the voltage, wherein, for all display states, the control system is arranged to configure the signal level throughout a display period such that the second fluid (11, 711) adjoins at least a minimum area of the surface, the minimum area being greater than a zero area, and the display period being a time period throughout which at least one display state is provided by the display element (2, 702), the method comprising applying at least one display signal level during the display period, wherein said at least one display signal level is configured such that the first fluid (12, 712) and the second fluid (11, 711) adjoin the surface throughout the display period.
Bearing sleeve for mounting a shaft, having a tubular sleeve which extends in a longitudinal direction, and in the interior of which a first radial bearing and, spaced apart from the first radial bearing in the longitudinal direction, a second radial bearing are arranged, characterized in that the sleeve is arranged radially within a collar, an annular gap being configured between the sleeve and the collar, and the collar being connected to the sleeve in a manner which is spaced apart from the two radial bearings (11, 12) in the longitudinal direction.
An electroless copper plating composition comprising one or more sources of copper ions, S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine, one or more complexing agents chosen from sodium potassium tartrate, sodium tartrate, sodium salicylate, sodium salts of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, nitriloacetic acid and its alkali metal salts, gluconic acid, gluconates, triethanolamine, modified ethylene diamine tetraacetic acids, s,s-ethylene diamine disuccinic acid, hydantoin, 1-methylhydantoin, 1,3-dimethylhydantoin and 5,5-dimethylhydantoin, one or more reducing agents chosen from formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, borohydrides, substituted borohydrides, boranes, saccharides, and hypophosphite, and, optionally, one or more pH adjusting agents, wherein a pH of the electroless copper plating composition is greater than 7.
Needleless disposable injector with a housing in which or on which are arranged, in each case at least in some areas, at least one mechanical spring energy reservoir, at least one cylinder/piston unit that can be filled at least temporarily with active substance, at least one piston-actuating ram and at least one trigger unit, - wherein the piston-actuating ram is positioned between the spring energy reservoir and the piston of the cylinder/ piston unit, - wherein the spring energy reservoir comprises at least one pretensioned spring element, and - wherein the spring-loaded piston-actuating ram is supported on the housing in a releasable manner, characterized in that - the housing is made from a thin-walled sheet-metal part, - the sheet-metal part has at least two branches, - the branches each have, at the free ends thereof, an angled retaining element, which cooperates with a retaining notch of the cylinder, or in each case a recess, which cooperates with a pin of the cylinder, as a means of receiving the cylinder of the cylinder/piston unit, - the branches are elastic flexural beams which, in the middle area, are each bent in a Z-shape or S-shape to form a supporting portion for the piston-actuating ram and a bearing portion for a trigger element, - the contact zone situated between an individual supporting portion and the piston-actuating ram represents a wedge gear pairing that forces the respective branch outwards, wherein the axially movable trigger element holds the bearing portions of the branches inwards and thus holds the supporting portions in the position blocking the piston-actuating ram, wherein the trigger element is movable along the longitudinal direction of the injector to a position in which it allows the supporting portions and the bearing portions to be forced radially outwards, as caused by the wedge gear pairing, in longitudinal grooves of the trigger element, such that the piston-actuating ram can move under the effect of the spring energy reservoir. - wherein the piston-actuating ram is positioned between the spring energy reservoir and the piston of the cylinder/ piston unit, - wherein the spring energy reservoir comprises at least one pretensioned spring element, and - wherein the spring-loaded piston-actuating ram is supported on the housing in a releasable manner, - the housing is made from a thin-walled sheet-metal part, - the sheet-metal part has at least two branches, - the branches each have, at the free ends thereof, an angled retaining element, which cooperates with a retaining notch of the cylinder, or in each case a recess, which cooperates with a pin of the cylinder, as a means of receiving the cylinder of the cylinder/piston unit, - the branches are elastic flexural beams which, in the middle area, are each bent in a Z-shape or S-shape to form a supporting portion for the piston-actuating ram and a bearing portion for a trigger element, - the contact zone situated between an individual supporting portion and the piston-actuating ram represents a wedge gear pairing that forces the respective branch outwards,
A fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cells stacked together in a stacking direction and end plates provided at opposite ends of said fuel cells in the stacking direction, said fuel cells each including an electrolyte electrode assembly and separators sandwiching said electrolyte electrode assembly, said electrolyte electrode assembly including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte interposed between said anode and said cathode; a heat exchanger for heating an oxygen-containing gas to be supplied to said fuel cell stack; a reformer for reforming a fuel to produce a fuel gas; and a casing containing said fuel cell stack, said heat exchanger, and said reformer, characterised in that a chamber unit is formed at one of said end plates, and the oxygen-containing gas heated by said heat exchanger temporarily fills said chamber unit; and said heat exchanger and said reformer are directly connected to said chamber unit. a fuel cell stack including a plurality of fuel cells stacked together in a stacking direction and end plates provided at opposite ends of said fuel cells in the stacking direction, said fuel cells each including an electrolyte electrode assembly and separators sandwiching said electrolyte electrode assembly, said electrolyte electrode assembly including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte interposed between said anode and said cathode; a heat exchanger for heating an oxygen-containing gas to be supplied to said fuel cell stack; a reformer for reforming a fuel to produce a fuel gas; and a casing containing said fuel cell stack, said heat exchanger, and said reformer, characterised in that a chamber unit is formed at one of said end plates, and the oxygen-containing gas heated by said heat exchanger temporarily fills said chamber unit; and said heat exchanger and said reformer are directly connected to said chamber unit.
The Campylobacter strains deposited with the German Type Culture Collection (Deutsche Sammlung von Mikrorganismen und Zellkulturen (DSMZ)) on November 27, 2012 under accession numbers DSM 26683 or DSM26684.
A visualizer that makes it possible to visualize a deformation or a displacement generated in accordance with a change in a predetermined physical amount, comprising an optical member (122, 142) including a fixed part (123, 144) that has a fixed relative positional relationship with an object to be measured and a movable part (124, 143) that is movably supported by the fixed part (123, 144) and changes a relative positional relationship with the fixed part (123, 144) in accordance with the predetermined physical amount, the optical member (122, 142) retroreflecting a light or an electromagnetic wave in a case where the fixed part (123, 144) and the movable part (124, 143) are in a predetermined positional relationship, wherein the optical member (122, 142) changes an intensity of the light or the electromagnetic wave reflected in a retroreflection direction in accordance with a change of a relative positional relationship between the fixed part (123, 144) and the movable part (124, 143), the visualizer further comprising a support member through which the movable part is supported by the fixed part, wherein the relative positional relationship between the fixed part and the movable part changes by deformation or displacement of the support member, the deformation or the displacement being generated in accordance with a change of the predetermined physical amount, characterized in that the optical member includes a spherical lens and a concave reflection member located behind the spherical lens, one of the spherical lens and the concave reflection member is included in the fixed part, the other of the spherical lens and the concave reflection member is included in the movable part; and the other of the spherical lens and the concave reflection member is supported by the fixed part through the support member.
Laser distance meter, in particular handheld, having • an optical emitting path, which comprises an optical emitter for emitting and emitting optics for bundling measuring beams along a first optical axis in the direction of a target object, • a receiving path, which comprises receiving optics for bundling reflected measuring beams along a second optical axis in the direction of an optical detector, • an optics mount, which completely optically isolates the emitting path and the receiving path from one another, fixes the components thereof, and thus defines the optical axes (11, 14), • a first printed circuit board, which accommodates the optical emitter and detector, and • a second printed circuit board, which accommodates the control and evaluation electronics, • emitting optics and receiving optics, which are designed as plastic components transmissive to the measuring beams, • and an optics mount, which is designed as a plastic component opaque to the measuring beams, characterized in that • an integral material bond exists in each case between the emitting optics and the optics mount and/or the receiving optics and the optics mount, and • the material bond of respectively the emitting optics and the receiving optics with the optics mount is designed in the form of a 2-component injection molded part, and • the emitting optics and receiving optics are formed from a thermoplastic amorphous plastic component. • an optical emitting path, which comprises an optical emitter for emitting and emitting optics for bundling measuring beams along a first optical axis in the direction of a target object, • a receiving path, which comprises receiving optics for bundling reflected measuring beams along a second optical axis in the direction of an optical detector, • an optics mount, which completely optically isolates the emitting path and the receiving path from one another, fixes the components thereof, and thus defines the optical axes (11, 14), • a first printed circuit board, which accommodates the optical emitter and detector, and • a second printed circuit board, which accommodates the control and evaluation electronics, • emitting optics and receiving optics, which are designed as plastic components transmissive to the measuring beams, • and an optics mount, which is designed as a plastic component opaque to the measuring beams, • an integral material bond exists in each case between the emitting optics and the optics mount and/or the receiving optics and the optics mount, and • the material bond of respectively the emitting optics and the receiving optics with the optics mount is designed in the form of a 2-component injection molded part, and • the emitting optics and receiving optics are formed from a thermoplastic amorphous plastic component.
An apparatus comprising: means for clamping a supply voltage based on a trigger voltage level, wherein the means for clamping include a clamp transistor and a programmable resistance portion that is responsive to a control signal to calibrate the trigger voltage level, and wherein the programmable resistance portion is coupled to a body terminal of the clamp transistor; and means for calibrating the trigger voltage level, wherein the means for calibrating the trigger voltage level comprises: means for biasing an input node of the means for clamping the supply voltage; and means for modifying a body terminal-to-ground resistance associated with the means for clamping the supply voltage. means for clamping a supply voltage based on a trigger voltage level, wherein the means for clamping include a clamp transistor and a programmable resistance portion that is responsive to a control signal to calibrate the trigger voltage level, and wherein the programmable resistance portion is coupled to a body terminal of the clamp transistor; and means for calibrating the trigger voltage level, wherein the means for calibrating the trigger voltage level comprises: means for biasing an input node of the means for clamping the supply voltage; and means for modifying a body terminal-to-ground resistance associated with the means for clamping the supply voltage. means for biasing an input node of the means for clamping the supply voltage; and means for modifying a body terminal-to-ground resistance associated with the means for clamping the supply voltage.
An arrangement for storing electrical energy comprising: an electric charge source (110; 410) adapted to produce a DC-system voltage (V TOT) between a first terminal and a second terminal, a number of electrical storage modules (131, 132; 430A, 430B, 430C) connected in series between the first terminal and the second terminal, and a DC-to-DC converter (120; 420) coupled to the electric charge source (110; 410) where the DC-to-DC converter (120; 420) is electrically connected to both terminals (T1; T2) and also to one point between each pair of adjacent ones of said electrical storage modules (131, 132; 430A, 430B, 430C), the DC-to-DC converter being adapted to receive incoming power from the electric charge source (110; 410) and deliver a respective voltage fraction (V 1, V 2; V A, V B, V C) of the DC-system voltage (V TOT) to each of the modules (131, 132; 430A, 430B, 430C), wherein the DC-to-DC converter (120; 420) is adapted to control each of the voltage fractions (V 1, V 2; V A, V B, V C) to vary over time (t) within an interval (V D) around a respective nominal module voltage (V 1n, V 2n; V An, V Bn, V Cn) and where the sum of said voltage fractions (V 1, V 2, V A, V B, V C) is always equal to the DC-system voltage (V TOT). an electric charge source (110; 410) adapted to produce a DC-system voltage (V TOT) between a first terminal and a second terminal, a number of electrical storage modules (131, 132; 430A, 430B, 430C) connected in series between the first terminal and the second terminal, and a DC-to-DC converter (120; 420) coupled to the electric charge source (110; 410) where the DC-to-DC converter (120; 420) is electrically connected to both terminals (T1; T2) and also to one point between each pair of adjacent ones of said electrical storage modules (131, 132; 430A, 430B, 430C), the DC-to-DC converter being adapted to receive incoming power from the electric charge source (110; 410) and deliver a respective voltage fraction (V 1, V 2; V A, V B, V C) of the DC-system voltage (V TOT) to each of the modules (131, 132; 430A, 430B, 430C), wherein the DC-to-DC converter (120; 420) is adapted to control each of the voltage fractions (V 1, V 2; V A, V B, V C) to vary over time (t) within an interval (V D) around a respective nominal module voltage (V 1n, V 2n; V An, V Bn, V Cn) and where the sum of said voltage fractions (V 1, V 2, V A, V B, V C) is always equal to the DC-system voltage (V TOT).
An implantable catheter comprising an antimicrobial agent incorporated in a coating or bulk distributed, in combination with a fibrinolytic agent incorporated in a top coating, wherein the antimicrobial agent does not decrease the fibrinolytic activity of the fibrinolytic agent or wherein the fibrinolytic agent does not decrease the antimicrobial activity of the antimicrobial agent, wherein the antimicrobial agent is chlorhexidine or a salt thereof and the fibrinolytic agent is urokinase, characterized in that the chlorhexidine: urokinase ratio (weight/weight) is 0.05 or higher.
A method of receiving, by a user equipment, downlink control information, DCI, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station, first DCI on a first downlink control channel based on a first transmission time interval, TTI, wherein the first DCI includes control channel information for a maximum or minimum control channel element, CCE, aggregation level of at least one CCE aggregation level related to a reception of second DCI among a plurality of predetermined CCE aggregation levels; and receiving, from the base station, the second DCI on a second downlink control channel based on a second TTI using the control channel information. receiving, from a base station, first DCI on a first downlink control channel based on a first transmission time interval, TTI, wherein the first DCI includes control channel information for a maximum or minimum control channel element, CCE, aggregation level of at least one CCE aggregation level related to a reception of second DCI among a plurality of predetermined CCE aggregation levels; and receiving, from the base station, the second DCI on a second downlink control channel based on a second TTI using the control channel information.
A method of wireless communication performed by a base station (no, 610), comprising: transmitting first reference signals using a first set of antenna ports; receiving first feedback information from a user equipment, UE (120, 633), wherein the first feedback information is associated with the first reference signals; configuring a first precoder based on the first feedback information; classifying the UE (120, 633) based on the first feedback information; allocating resources to the UE (120, 633) based on the classification of the UE (120, 633); transmitting second reference signals to the UE (120, 633) on the allocated resources based on the configuration of the first precoder; receiving second feedback information from the UE (120, 633), wherein the second feedback information is associated with the second reference signals; and configuring a second precoder based on the second feedback information. transmitting first reference signals using a first set of antenna ports; receiving first feedback information from a user equipment, UE (120, 633), wherein the first feedback information is associated with the first reference signals; configuring a first precoder based on the first feedback information; classifying the UE (120, 633) based on the first feedback information; allocating resources to the UE (120, 633) based on the classification of the UE (120, 633); transmitting second reference signals to the UE (120, 633) on the allocated resources based on the configuration of the first precoder; receiving second feedback information from the UE (120, 633), wherein the second feedback information is associated with the second reference signals; and configuring a second precoder based on the second feedback information.
Liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds, characterised in that it has negative dielectric anisotropy, comprises the compound of the formula I, and additionally one or more terphenyls of the formulae T-1 to T-21, in which R denotes a straight-chain alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1-7 C atoms or straight-chain alkenyl radical having 2-7 C atoms, and m denotes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, and n denotes 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4. R denotes a straight-chain alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1-7 C atoms or straight-chain alkenyl radical having 2-7 C atoms, and m denotes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, and n denotes 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.