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An RFID interrogator system comprising: a first part comprising a stationary RFID interrogator having at least one antenna adapted to radiate an interrogation field, and at least one second part, the or each second part comprising a trolley adapted to enable tag(s) to be moved proximate the interrogation field for the purpose of interrogation, the second part being adapted to be operatively associated with the first part, characterised in that: the or each trolley comprises a plurality of shelves, each shelf adapted to store at least one item having an associated tag, each shelf being configured to facilitate interaction with the at least one antenna of the stationary RFID interrogator for the purpose of interrogating the or each tag, each shelf being further configured to enable an interrogating field to be received by the or each tag; the trolley being moveable relative to and for docking with the stationary RFID interrogator; and the stationary RFID interrogator is configured for insertion into the trolley for interrogation of the at least one item stored on the plurality of shelves. a first part comprising a stationary RFID interrogator having at least one antenna adapted to radiate an interrogation field, and at least one second part, the or each second part comprising a trolley adapted to enable tag(s) to be moved proximate the interrogation field for the purpose of interrogation, the or each trolley comprises a plurality of shelves, each shelf adapted to store at least one item having an associated tag, each shelf being configured to facilitate interaction with the at least one antenna of the stationary RFID interrogator for the purpose of interrogating the or each tag, each shelf being further configured to enable an interrogating field to be received by the or each tag; the trolley being moveable relative to and for docking with the stationary RFID interrogator; and the stationary RFID interrogator is configured for insertion into the trolley for interrogation of the at least one item stored on the plurality of shelves.
Orthopaedic shoe insole blank having: • a main body shaped like a shoe insole and made of PU foam, • a three-dimensional footbed formed on the upper side of the main body, and • a cover (5, 6), which is applied to the upper side and/or underside (3, 4) and is connected to the PU foam of the main body by means of a PU layer alone, characterized in that • the PU layer is a PU material which can be activated to adhesively connect the cover (5, 6) to the main body at temperatures above 40°C and below the melting point of the PU foam and which, in the activated state, is of such a viscosity that it does not penetrate into the material of the cover (5, 6), and, • after renewed heating of the PU layer to a temperature above 40°C but below the melting point of the PU foam, the cover (5, 6) can be detached at any time from the main body, with neither the main body nor the cover (5, 6) being damaged. • a main body shaped like a shoe insole and made of PU foam, • a three-dimensional footbed formed on the upper side of the main body, and • a cover (5, 6), which is applied to the upper side and/or underside (3, 4) and is connected to the PU foam of the main body by means of a PU layer alone, • the PU layer is a PU material which can be activated to adhesively connect the cover (5, 6) to the main body at temperatures above 40°C and below the melting point of the PU foam and which, in the activated state, is of such a viscosity that it does not penetrate into the material of the cover (5, 6), and, • after renewed heating of the PU layer to a temperature above 40°C but below the melting point of the PU foam, the cover (5, 6) can be detached at any time from the main body, with neither the main body nor the cover (5, 6) being damaged.
A method for making a composite structure for connection to a support body, said method comprising the steps of: providing a fully formed and cured load-bearing element comprising continuous reinforcing fibers and a resin matrix, said load-bearing element having an attachment portion for connection to said support body, said attachment portion comprising a surface having a surface area; and forming a connection element comprising discontinuous fibers in a resin matrix wherein said connection element comprises a first portion that is molded over the surface of the attachment portion of said load-bearing element and a second portion for connection to said support body; and wherein the connection element is first shaped into a preform of a shape which approximates the connection element, the preform being fabricated in position over the attachment portion, or being formed prior to being located in position over the attachment portion, before being molded over the cured load-bearing element by high pressure moulding in a mold; wherein the method includes the additional step of molding or machining the second portion of said connection element so as to provide one or more mounting surfaces for connecting said composite structure to said support body without invading the load bearing element.
An aircraft monument mounting system, comprising: a rail (20, 90, 116, 160, 170) adapted to support a panel (30, 30a) thereon, the rail (20, 90, 116, 160, 170) including a first slot (50, 94, 122), the first slot (50, 94, 122) having a width, and a second slot along a lower portion of the rail (20, 90, 116, 160, 170); an attachment device for mounting the rail, said first slot (50, 94, 122) being configured to receive said attachment device from below, and said second slot being configured to permit access to said attachment device, said attachment device including a threaded fastener having a base that is wider than a threaded portion, a threaded support for establishing an elevation of the rail (20, 90, 116, 160, 170), and an eccentric washer having parallel sides spaced apart a distance that will allow the eccentric washer to fit within the first slot (50, 94, 122) of the rail and control movement thereof, the aircraft monument mounting system being characterized by: an actuator mechanism seated on the eccentric washer for rotating the eccentric washer about the threaded fastener. a rail (20, 90, 116, 160, 170) adapted to support a panel (30, 30a) thereon, the rail (20, 90, 116, 160, 170) including a first slot (50, 94, 122), the first slot (50, 94, 122) having a width, and a second slot along a lower portion of the rail (20, 90, 116, 160, 170); an attachment device for mounting the rail, said first slot (50, 94, 122) being configured to receive said attachment device from below, and said second slot being configured to permit access to said attachment device, said attachment device including a threaded fastener having a base that is wider than a threaded portion, a threaded support for establishing an elevation of the rail (20, 90, 116, 160, 170), and an eccentric washer having parallel sides spaced apart a distance that will allow the eccentric washer to fit within the first slot (50, 94, 122) of the rail and control movement thereof, the aircraft monument mounting system being characterized by: an actuator mechanism seated on the eccentric washer for rotating the eccentric washer about the threaded fastener. an actuator mechanism seated on the eccentric washer for rotating the eccentric washer about the threaded fastener.
A composite electromagnetic-wave-absorbing film comprising an electromagnetic-wave-absorbing film piece (1a, 1b, 1c) being a plastic film provided with a conductor layer having a large number of substantially parallel, intermittent, linear scratches formed with irregular widths and intervals, characterised in that said composite electromagnetic-wave-absorbing film comprises pluralities of said electromagnetic-wave-absorbing film pieces (1a, 1b, 1c) arranged adjacent to each other on a plastic base film, each electromagnetic-wave-absorbing film piece has said linear scratches formed with irregular widths and intervals in plural directions, and pluralities of said electromagnetic-wave-absorbing film pieces are different in at least one of the widths, intervals, lengths and directions of said linear scratches.
A method for monitoring a safety circuit of a lift system, the safety circuit comprising a series connection of switches for monitoring the safety of devices serving the lift operation, and a voltage source for supplying the series connection with a supply voltage, and at least one switch device being connected to the end of the series connection, which device generates at least one signal for controlling a lift according to the switching state of the switches, the method including at least the following steps: - setting the supply voltage in such a way that the voltage is kept constant across the switch device, - monitoring whether the supply voltage exceeds an upper limit value, at least one further parameter of a curve of the supply voltage is determined and evaluated, characterized in that as a further parameter, it is checked whether a change in the supply voltage exceeds a first change limit value within a first time period. - setting the supply voltage in such a way that the voltage is kept constant across the switch device, - monitoring whether the supply voltage exceeds an upper limit value,
A drug delivery device for expelling a dose of drug from a held cartridge, the drug delivery device defining a distal drug outlet end and an opposite proximal end and comprising: - a distal housing component holding a cartridge comprising a liquid drug and a piston slideable arranged therein in an axial direction, - a proximal housing component housing at least in part a dose setting and expelling mechanism comprising a piston rod for exerting a force on the piston of the cartridge in a distal direction for expelling a dose, wherein the distal housing component and the proximal housing component are displaceably arranged in axial direction relative to each other for reducing an axial distance between the piston rod and the piston of the cartridge, characterised in that a first geometry of the distal housing component cooperates with a second geometry of the proximal housing component to enable relative axial displacement but prevent relative rotation, wherein one of the distal housing component and the proximal housing component comprises a threaded adjustment component being held at an axial fixed location on said one of the distal housing component and the proximal housing component and defining a first thread being in threaded engagement with a second thread defined by the other of the distal housing component and the proximal housing component, and wherein the threaded adjustment component is rotatably fixated so that the adjustment component cannot be rotated without the use of a tool. - a distal housing component holding a cartridge comprising a liquid drug and a piston slideable arranged therein in an axial direction, - a proximal housing component housing at least in part a dose setting and expelling mechanism comprising a piston rod for exerting a force on the piston of the cartridge in a distal direction for expelling a dose,
A method of preparing an optionally substituted cyclohexanone, comprising reducing an optionally substituted phenol in the presence of a catalyst and hydrogen in a reactor substantially free of a solvent, thereby obtaining the optionally substituted cyclohexanone; wherein the catalyst comprises (i) a catalytically active transition metal, (ii) a support comprising an oxide, and (iii) a promoter comprising an inorganic metal salt, wherein the promoter is present in an amount of between 0.5 to 2.5% by weight of the catalyst; and wherein the promoter comprises a metal salt selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs, and preferably the promoter comprises sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, or a combination thereof.
A light control apparatus comprising: a diffuser plate having an opening therein and further comprising: a first surface having an opaque coating and a feature around the opening that exposes a portion of the diffuser plate; and a second surface; a light source positioned proximate the second surface of the diffuser plate; a light pipe optically coupled to the light source, the light pipe positioned around a portion of the opening near the second surface of the diffuser plate, the light pipe delivering light to the diffuser plate around a first portion of the feature; a light blocker positioned near a second portion of the feature, the light blocker positioned between the light source and the second portion of the feature, the light blocker having an aperture therein to allow light to pass from the light source to the diffuser plate proximate the second portion of the feature, the aperture being smaller than the light blocker. a diffuser plate having an opening therein and further comprising: a first surface having an opaque coating and a feature around the opening that exposes a portion of the diffuser plate; and a second surface; a light source positioned proximate the second surface of the diffuser plate; a light pipe optically coupled to the light source, the light pipe positioned around a portion of the opening near the second surface of the diffuser plate, the light pipe delivering light to the diffuser plate around a first portion of the feature; a light blocker positioned near a second portion of the feature, the light blocker positioned between the light source and the second portion of the feature, the light blocker having an aperture therein to allow light to pass from the light source to the diffuser plate proximate the second portion of the feature, the aperture being smaller than the light blocker.
A combination preparation containing at least a compound of the formula: or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one further active pharmaceutical ingredient.
A method forming a III-V semiconductor device comprising: forming a III-V semiconductor layer stack comprising in a bottom-up direction: a drain contact layer, a drift layer, a channel layer, a body contact layer and a source contact layer, wherein the drain contact layer, the drift layer and the source contact layer have a first conductivity type and the channel layer and the body contact layer have a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, forming a set of gate structures extending through the source contact layer, the body contact layer and the channel layer, forming a set of source contacts contacting the source contact layer, and forming an edge termination structure, wherein forming the edge termination structure comprises: forming a drain contact extending through the layer stack and contacting the drain contact layer, and forming an insulating region (30, 32) extending vertically through the layer stack, into the channel layer such that a thickness portion of the channel layer remains under a bottom of the insulating region (30, 32), wherein the remaining thickness portion of the channel layer forms a reduced surface field, RESURF, layer, wherein a length dimension of the insulating region (30, 32) is formed to be greater than a thickness dimension of the drift layer. forming a III-V semiconductor layer stack comprising in a bottom-up direction: a drain contact layer, a drift layer, a channel layer, a body contact layer and a source contact layer, wherein the drain contact layer, the drift layer and the source contact layer have a first conductivity type and the channel layer and the body contact layer have a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, forming a set of gate structures extending through the source contact layer, the body contact layer and the channel layer, forming a set of source contacts contacting the source contact layer, and forming an edge termination structure, wherein forming the edge termination structure comprises: forming a drain contact extending through the layer stack and contacting the drain contact layer, and forming an insulating region (30, 32) extending vertically through the layer stack, into the channel layer such that a thickness portion of the channel layer remains under a bottom of the insulating region (30, 32), wherein the remaining thickness portion of the channel layer forms a reduced surface field, RESURF, layer, wherein a length dimension of the insulating region (30, 32) is formed to be greater than a thickness dimension of the drift layer. forming a drain contact extending through the layer stack and contacting the drain contact layer, and forming an insulating region (30, 32) extending vertically through the layer stack, into the channel layer such that a thickness portion of the channel layer remains under a bottom of the insulating region (30, 32), wherein the remaining thickness portion of the channel layer forms a reduced surface field, RESURF, layer, wherein a length dimension of the insulating region (30, 32) is formed to be greater than a thickness dimension of the drift layer.
An electrolyte membrane for a solid polymer-type fuel cell, the electrolyte membrane comprising a reinforcing membrane of a nonwoven fabric composed of bicomponent fibers and a first electrolyte material filling voids of the reinforcing membrane, characterized in that the bicomponent fibers have a cross section structure that is a sea-island structure including fibers and a second electrolyte material filling voids of the fibers, the cross-section structure of the bicomponent fibers containing pores in the sea of the second electrolyte material, the second electrolyte material is a perfluorocarbon polymer having a sulfonic group, and the fibers are composed of one of a polyvinylidene fluoride polymer, a polyvinylfluoride polymer, a copolymer composed of multiple monomer units constituting a polymer selected from a polyvinylidene fluoride polymer and a polyvinylfluoride polymer, and a mixture of these polymers.
A surgical implant, the surgical implant comprising a film including a first therapeutic agent and a mesh including a second therapeutic agent, for use in a method of treating tissue, the method comprising implanting the surgical implant in the tissue, and wherein: the film releases the first therapeutic agent to the tissue in less than 1 hour after implantation; and the mesh releases the second therapeutic agent to the tissue in greater than 24 hours after implantation. the film releases the first therapeutic agent to the tissue in less than 1 hour after implantation; and the mesh releases the second therapeutic agent to the tissue in greater than 24 hours after implantation.
An induction cooker comprising a glass top which includes one or more cooking zones each for inductively heating a cooking utensil at the heating level that is respectively selected by the user, a user-interface for allowing the user to select for each heating zone the heating level from a range of heating levels, one or more optical devices each adapted to project an image onto the circumferential wall of the cooking utensil that is placed on the respective cooking zone, wherein the image shows information which relates to the operational state of the respective cooking zone, characterised in that the image shows the temperature of the respective cooking zone.
Release system for actuating a clutch, the release system being configured in the manner of a CSC (Concentric Slave Cylinder) and having at least one first piston which can be displaced along a longitudinal axis in a housing and the end of which, which points in the direction of a first pressure space (2.1), has a first seal (2.2), and which piston acts on a radially outer first engagement bearing at the region which lies opposite the seal, at least one energy-storing element being integrated into the CSC as an anti-rotation safeguard of a stationary first bearing ring (3.1) of the first engagement bearing for supporting drag torques which are induced via the first engagement bearing, which energy-storing element counteracts the drag torque by way of a tangential supporting torque (torsional moment), characterized in that the release system is configured for actuating a double clutch and has a second piston which is arranged concentrically with respect to the first piston, lies radially on the inside, can be displaced along the longitudinal axis, and has a second seal (4.2) in the direction of a second pressure space (4.1), the second piston acting on a radially inner second engagement bearing at the region which lies opposite the second seal (4.2), and at least one further energy-storing element being integrated into the CSC as an anti-rotation safeguard of a stationary second bearing ring (5.1) of the second engagement bearing for supporting drag torques which are induced via the second engagement bearing, which further energy-storing element counteracts the drag torque by way of a tangential supporting torque (torsional moment), and the energy-storing elements being configured as compression springs which can be loaded torsionally and each have at most two windings, and a first compression spring being connected at its first end in a manner which is secured radially against rotation directly or via a first holding plate to the first bearing ring (3.1) of the first engagement bearing and by way of its second end in a manner which is secured against rotation directly or via a first holding ring to the housing, and a second compression spring being connected at its first end in a manner which is secured radially against rotation directly or via a second holding plate to the second bearing ring (5.1) of the second engagement bearing and by way of its second end in a manner which is secured against rotation directly or via a second holding ring to the housing.
A fuel pumping unit having a low pressure pump, a high pressure pump, and a drive input which drives the low and high pressure pumps, the low pressure pump supplying, in use, fuel at a boosted pressure to the high pressure pump; wherein the fuel pumping unit further has a low pressure housing containing the low pressure pump, and a high pressure housing containing the high pressure pump, the housings being joined together at a housing interface, and the drive input being contained in one of the housings, whereby drive from the drive input is transferred across the interface to the pump in the other housing; and characterised in that the housing interface includes a gap which interposes between the high pressure pump and the low pressure pump, a layer of substantially stagnant fuel being trapped, in use, in the gap to reduce heat transfer from the high pressure pump to the low pressure pump.
Mineral fibers exhibiting a chemical composition comprising the following constituents, as percentages by weight: SiO 2 55 to 60%, CaO 25 to 29.0%, MgO 1 to 10%, B 2 O 3 1 to 6%, R 2 O (total content of alkali metal oxides) up to 2.5%, Al 2 O 3 0 to 2.5%, a CaO/(CaO+MgO) molar ratio of 0.70 to 0.75, a R 2 O/B 2 O 3 molar ratio is from 0.20 to 0.60 and a (B 2 O 3 -R 2 O)/(CaO+Al 2 O 3) molar ratio of greater than 0.050. a CaO/(CaO+MgO) molar ratio of 0.70 to 0.75, a R 2 O/B 2 O 3 molar ratio is from 0.20 to 0.60 and a (B 2 O 3 -R 2 O)/(CaO+Al 2 O 3) molar ratio of greater than 0.050.