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A hand prosthesis comprising a plurality of digits (316, 318, 320) each movable relative to a main support of the prosthesis, respective actuators of the digits (316, 318, 320), a control processor connected to operate the actuators in dependence upon signals issued to the control processor by the user, and transducers connected to the control processor and also respectively to the actuators to provide signals to the control processor indicative of the amount of movement effected by the actuators, in which the actuators are operated by the control processor in dependence upon the signals it receives from the transducers and in accordance with signals issued by the user, characterised in that the current actual positions of the digits (316, 318, 320) are held in memory locations within the control processor and are constantly updated by the transducers when the hand prosthesis is in use, and in that the desired positions of the digits (316, 318, 320) are stored in memory locations within the control processor, and the latter is programmed to calculate the required speeds to move the digits (316, 318, 320) by comparing the actual positions with the desired positions of each digit (316, 318, 320).
A product comprising microcapsules which themselves comprise (a) a polymeric shell; and (b) a core which comprises (i) a solid agrochemical dispersed in a polymer matrix, wherein said agrochemical has a water-solubility in the range of 0.1 to 100 g/l at 20°C, and (ii) a water-immiscible liquid characterised in that the polymer matrix is distributed non-continuously throughout the water-immiscible liquid. (a) a polymeric shell; and (b) a core which comprises (i) a solid agrochemical dispersed in a polymer matrix, wherein said agrochemical has a water-solubility in the range of 0.1 to 100 g/l at 20°C, and (ii) a water-immiscible liquid characterised in that the polymer matrix is distributed non-continuously throughout the water-immiscible liquid.
Device for pressurizing a buoyancy tank, comprising a buoyancy tank, a propellant tank and a gas generator with a combustion chamber, which can be operated by combustion of a propellant, wherein the device is configured in such a manner that the amount of propellant to be supplied during combustion can be adjusted depending on the pressure, which can be varied in the buoyancy tank, and the volume increment to be compensated, that the amount of propellant to be supplied can be adjusted by means of the propellant tank, and that part of the propellant, on which a force can be exerted by a medium, can be arranged in the propellant tank, and that the pressure in the combustion chamber of the gas generator can be adjusted to be higher or at least equal to the pressure in the buoyancy tank, and wherein the device is characterized in that it is further configured in such a manner that it has a turbine, a gas discharge line, a gas discharge line and a bypass with an overflow line and a pressure relief valve such that the combustion gases released during combustion of the propellant in the combustion chamber of the gas generator are conducted to the turbine via the gas discharge line, that the gas generator has a gas outlet opening as an outlet, and the outlet of the gas generator is connected to an inlet of the buoyancy tank via the turbine so that the combustion gases at the outlet of the turbine are conducted into the buoyancy tank via the gas discharge line, that the gas outlet opening of the gas generator is provided with an outlet cross-section controlling means, that the outlet cross-section of the gas generator can be adjusted depending on the pressure prevailing in the buoyancy tank, that the outlet cross-section controlling means is connected to the buoyancy tank via a reference pressure supply means, and that the buoyancy tank is connected to the gas discharge line from the gas generator via a bypass, and that the bypass comprises the overflow line, which is configured in such a manner that it controls the amount of gas flowing out of or into the buoyancy tank by means of the pressure relief valve.
A parking assist device for a vehicle, comprising: - a speed or/and torque command value calculation unit (208; 608); - a speed or/and torque command value addition unit (209; 609); and further includes the following features: - an obstacle recognition unit; and - a road surface shape recognition unit, and wherein the parking assist device controls speed of the vehicle on the basis of a calculated speed command value and an engine torque amount command value, wherein the speed command value and the engine torque amount command value are calculated by predicting acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle in advance on the basis of each height of an obstacle and a step inside a parking path, each distance to the obstacle and step, and a gradient of a road surface condition, characterized in that the speed command value and the engine torque amount command value are calculated by predicting the acceleration or the deceleration of the vehicle also on the basis of the steering angle. - a speed or/and torque command value calculation unit (208; 608); - a speed or/and torque command value addition unit (209; 609); and further includes the following features: - an obstacle recognition unit; and - a road surface shape recognition unit, and wherein the parking assist device controls speed of the vehicle on the basis of a calculated speed command value and an engine torque amount command value, wherein the speed command value and the engine torque amount command value are calculated by predicting acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle in advance on the basis of each height of an obstacle and a step inside a parking path, each distance to the obstacle and step, and a gradient of a road surface condition, characterized in that the speed command value and the engine torque amount command value are calculated by predicting the acceleration or the deceleration of the vehicle also on the basis of the steering angle.
A scroll compressor which comprises a casing, a drive motor accommodated in the casing, an orbiting scroll having a disc portion with a boss portion extending from a first side surface and orbiting scroll wraps extending from a second side surface, the disc portion having a first oil path having an inlet and an outlet, a drive shaft extending from the motor having an eccentric portion inserted in the boss portion for rotation of the orbiting scroll by the drive motor, the drive shaft having an oil-passage for supplying oil from an oil storage tank provided in the casing to the boss portion under pressure, a fixed scroll engaged with the orbiting scroll, the fixed scroll comprising fixed scroll wraps engaged with the orbiting scroll wraps, the outlet of the first oil path being formed in the second side surface of the disc portion so that oil flows from the outlet and between the contact surfaces of the fixed and orbiting scroll wraps (53,63), a back pressure chamber proximate to the orbiting scroll, an inlet pipe that is disposed in the casing and supplies refrigerant to a compression chamber formed by the orbiting scroll and the fixed scroll, and a discharge pipe that is disposed in the casing and discharges the refrigerant discharged from the compression chamber outside the casing, an oil feed passage is configured to connect the back pressure chamber and the oil storage tank so that oil of the oil storage tank is supplied to the back pressure chamber; and a flow control valve is disposed in the oil feed passage, the flow control valve configured to control an amount of oil to be supplied to the back pressure chamber via the oil feed passage, wherein the flow control valve controls the amount of oil to be supplied via the oil feed passage in accordance with a suction pressure of the refrigerant to be sucked through the inlet pipe, a discharge pressure of the refrigerant to be discharged through the discharge pipe, and a rotational velocity of the drive motor, characterised in that the boss portion communicates with the inlet of the first oil path so that oil flows directly from the boss portion into the first oil path through the inlet, and in that the disc portion of the orbiting scroll comprises a second oil path connecting the second side surface of the disc portion with the back pressure chamber so that oil is discharged from between the first and second scroll wraps (53,63) into the back pressure chamber through said second oil path.
Dispensing cartridge, particularly for dental impression materials, said dispensing cartridge comprising: - at least one compartment (112, 122); and - a locking assembly for releasably locking a tip with at least one of said compartments; said locking assembly comprising: - a first movable member comprising a first end and a second end; - a second movable member comprising a first end and a second end, said second end of said second movable member being adapted for releasable locking engagement with said tip; - wherein said first movable member and said second movable member being operationally connected with one another such that a movement of the first end of said first movable member is transmitted to said first end of said second movable member causing said second movable member to also move; - wherein movement of said first end of said first movable member in a first direction causes the second end of said second movable member to release said tip, and movement of said first end of said first movable member in a second direction causes the second end of said second movable member to engage said tip, - wherein the first movable member is pivotably connected at its second end to the dispensing cartridge adjacent to the rear end thereof, and the second movable member is pivotably connected at its first end to the dispensing cartridge adjacent to the front end thereof, and - wherein said operational connection is formed by a knee joint, in particular by a connecting rod hingedly connected to said first end of said first movable member and hingedly connected to said first end of said second movable member. - at least one compartment (112, 122); and - a locking assembly for releasably locking a tip with at least one of said compartments; said locking assembly comprising: - a first movable member comprising a first end and a second end; - a second movable member comprising a first end and a second end, said second end of said second movable member being adapted for releasable locking engagement with said tip; - wherein said first movable member and said second movable member being operationally connected with one another such that a movement of the first end of said first movable member is transmitted to said first end of said second movable member causing said second movable member to also move; - wherein movement of said first end of said first movable member in a first direction causes the second end of said second movable member to release said tip, and movement of said first end of said first movable member in a second direction causes the second end of said second movable member to engage said tip, - wherein the first movable member is pivotably connected at its second end to the dispensing cartridge adjacent to the rear end thereof, and the second movable member is pivotably connected at its first end to the dispensing cartridge adjacent to the front end thereof, and - wherein said operational connection is formed by a knee joint, in particular by a connecting rod hingedly connected to said first end of said first movable member and hingedly connected to said first end of said second movable member.
A memory diagnostic method of diagnosing a memory used by a process during execution of the process, comprising: - a variable domain diagnostic step with a variable domain of the memory storing first data that are possibly subject to writing by the process, comprising storing the first data stored in the variable domain in a withdrawal region different from the memory region storing the first data, writing known validation data in the variable domain where the first data stored in the withdrawal region were stored, and reading data from the variable domain where the first data stored in the withdrawal region were stored and determining whether the read data from the variable domain where the first data stored in the withdrawal region were stored is same as the known validation data to determine whether there is any data error, and - a fixed domain diagnostic step with a fixed domain of the memory storing second data that are not subject to change during execution of the process, comprising calculating an error-detecting code to data to be stored and storing it in the fixed domain in advance, and comparing an error-detecting code created from the data read from the fixed domain with the calculated and stored error-detecting code to determine whether there is any data error. - a variable domain diagnostic step with a variable domain of the memory storing first data that are possibly subject to writing by the process, comprising storing the first data stored in the variable domain in a withdrawal region different from the memory region storing the first data, writing known validation data in the variable domain where the first data stored in the withdrawal region were stored, and reading data from the variable domain where the first data stored in the withdrawal region were stored and determining whether the read data from the variable domain where the first data stored in the withdrawal region were stored is same as the known validation data to determine whether there is any data error, and - a fixed domain diagnostic step with a fixed domain of the memory storing second data that are not subject to change during execution of the process, comprising calculating an error-detecting code to data to be stored and storing it in the fixed domain in advance, and comparing an error-detecting code created from the data read from the fixed domain with the calculated and stored error-detecting code to determine whether there is any data error.
A composition comprising an enzyme and carrageenan in which the carrageenan comprises at least 50 wt% iota carrageenan and the enzyme comprises an amylase, an oxidase with oxygen as acceptor, a haloperoxidase or mixtures thereof.
A method for dynamically adjusting a characteristic for a communication using a gateway, the method comprising: allowing, at the gateway (102, a communication between a first end device and a second end device, the communication being routed through a first network and a second network, the first network being a PSTN and being different from the second network; receiving an indication at an adjuster comprised by the gateway, the indication identifying a characteristic to be adjusted for the communication, the indication originating from a third device in response to the checking of at least one characteristic of the communication by the third device, the third device being conferenced into the communication via the first network; adjusting, by said adjuster, in response to receiving the indication, the characteristic at the gateway during the communication in dependence on the indication, such that the effect of the adjustment is experienced at the first end device and/or the second end device during the communication; wherein, the third device is configured to communicate with the gateway via a data channel. allowing, at the gateway (102, a communication between a first end device and a second end device, the communication being routed through a first network and a second network, the first network being a PSTN and being different from the second network; receiving an indication at an adjuster comprised by the gateway, the indication identifying a characteristic to be adjusted for the communication, the indication originating from a third device in response to the checking of at least one characteristic of the communication by the third device, the third device being conferenced into the communication via the first network; adjusting, by said adjuster, in response to receiving the indication, the characteristic at the gateway during the communication in dependence on the indication, such that the effect of the adjustment is experienced at the first end device and/or the second end device during the communication; wherein, the third device is configured to communicate with the gateway via a data channel.
An administrator controller comprising: an administrator web service gateway configured to: receive web service messages over a computer network from dispenser machines; determine the web service messages received over the computer network are different than a heartbeat message; and decrypt encrypted telemetry data in the web service messages based on the determination that the web service messages are different than the heartbeat message; a message queuer comprising: a plurality of queues configured to store the web service messages; and a mapper configured to place one of the web service messages received over the computer network into one of the plurality of queues based on a dispenser machine from which the web service message is received; and an administrator web service provider configured to assign a different one of a plurality of threads to each of the plurality of queues to process the decrypted telemetry data contained in the web service messages stored in the plurality of queues. an administrator web service gateway configured to: receive web service messages over a computer network from dispenser machines; determine the web service messages received over the computer network are different than a heartbeat message; and decrypt encrypted telemetry data in the web service messages based on the determination that the web service messages are different than the heartbeat message; receive web service messages over a computer network from dispenser machines; determine the web service messages received over the computer network are different than a heartbeat message; and decrypt encrypted telemetry data in the web service messages based on the determination that the web service messages are different than the heartbeat message; a message queuer comprising: a plurality of queues configured to store the web service messages; and a mapper configured to place one of the web service messages received over the computer network into one of the plurality of queues based on a dispenser machine from which the web service message is received; and a plurality of queues configured to store the web service messages; and a mapper configured to place one of the web service messages received over the computer network into one of the plurality of queues based on a dispenser machine from which the web service message is received; and an administrator web service provider configured to assign a different one of a plurality of threads to each of the plurality of queues to process the decrypted telemetry data contained in the web service messages stored in the plurality of queues.
A gearbox assembly for an electric power assisted steering apparatus including a motor, the gearbox assembly comprising: a gearbox housing which houses a worm shaft and a gear wheel, the worm shaft being supported relative to the housing by a main bearing at an end configured to be closest to the motor and by a tail bearing at an end configured to be furthest from the motor, and the gear wheel being supported by an output shaft having at least one end that provides a take-off from the gearbox assembly, in which the main bearing and tail bearing are free to move relative to the housing through a limited range of motion that enables the worm shaft to pivot away from the gear wheel facilitated by tilting of the main bearing about a pivot that is fixed relative to the housing, characterised in that the gearbox assembly is arranged such that the pivot reacts the axial component of the worm shaft tooth load that arises when a gearwheel torque is applied to the gear wheel in a first direction but not in a second, opposing, direction, and in that a tensioning device is provided that reacts the axial component of the worm shaft tooth load that arises when a gearwheel torque is applied to the gear wheel in the second direction but not in the first direction. a gearbox housing which houses a worm shaft and a gear wheel, the worm shaft being supported relative to the housing by a main bearing at an end configured to be closest to the motor and by a tail bearing at an end configured to be furthest from the motor, and the gear wheel being supported by an output shaft having at least one end that provides a take-off from the gearbox assembly, in which the main bearing and tail bearing are free to move relative to the housing through a limited range of motion that enables the worm shaft to pivot away from the gear wheel facilitated by tilting of the main bearing about a pivot that is fixed relative to the housing, characterised in that the gearbox assembly is arranged such that the pivot reacts the axial component of the worm shaft tooth load that arises when a gearwheel torque is applied to the gear wheel in a first direction but not in a second, opposing, direction, and in that a tensioning device is provided that reacts the axial component of the worm shaft tooth load that arises when a gearwheel torque is applied to the gear wheel in the second direction but not in the first direction.
A method for spatial detection and/or analysis of mRNA and protein in a tissue sample or a portion thereof, comprising: a) providing an object substrate on which at least one species of capture probe, wherein the at least one species of capture probe comprises a capture domain, wherein the capture domain is designed for the capture of mRNA, is directly or indirectly immobilized such that the at least one species of capture probe is oriented to have a free 3' end to enable the at least one species of capture probe to function as a reverse transcriptase primer; b) contacting the object substrate with the tissue sample and allowing mRNA of the tissue sample to hybridise to the at least one species of capture probe, wherein the tissue sample is a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue section; c) generating cDNA molecule(s) from the captured mRNA molecule(s) using the at least one species of capture probe as an RT primer; d) labelling the cDNA molecule(s) generated in step (c), wherein the labelling step is contemporaneous with the generating step, wherein the label is not the capture probe or a part thereof; e) after step d) contacting the tissue sample with one or more primary antibodies that bind a target protein of the tissue sample; and subsequently contacting the tissue sample with one or more matching secondary antibodies conjugated to a fluorophore; and f) detecting: (i) a signal from the labelled cDNA molecule(s), and (ii) a signal from the one or more labelled antibodies. a) providing an object substrate on which at least one species of capture probe, wherein the at least one species of capture probe comprises a capture domain, wherein the capture domain is designed for the capture of mRNA, is directly or indirectly immobilized such that the at least one species of capture probe is oriented to have a free 3' end to enable the at least one species of capture probe to function as a reverse transcriptase primer; b) contacting the object substrate with the tissue sample and allowing mRNA of the tissue sample to hybridise to the at least one species of capture probe, wherein the tissue sample is a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue section; c) generating cDNA molecule(s) from the captured mRNA molecule(s) using the at least one species of capture probe as an RT primer; d) labelling the cDNA molecule(s) generated in step (c), wherein the labelling step is contemporaneous with the generating step, wherein the label is not the capture probe or a part thereof; e) after step d) contacting the tissue sample with one or more primary antibodies that bind a target protein of the tissue sample; and subsequently contacting the tissue sample with one or more matching secondary antibodies conjugated to a fluorophore; and f) detecting: (i) a signal from the labelled cDNA molecule(s), and (ii) a signal from the one or more labelled antibodies.