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A microscope system for illuminating a fluorophore comprising: an excitation light source; a microscope comprising: a mirror-based objective (101, 201) supporting an objective collar (202, 302); a tube configured to receive an excitation light beam directed parallel to an optical axis of said mirror-based objective (101, 201), said tube connected to said objective collar (202, 302), a first reflective element (464, 564, 664, 765) positioned to reflect the excitation light beam, said first reflective element (464, 564, 664, 765) disposed in a reflective element positioning adapter (242, 302) that is movable in several axes, said reflective element positioning adapter (242, 302) connected to said objective collar (202, 302); and a second reflective element (465, 565, 764) positioned horizontally and in line with said first reflective element (464, 564, 664) and disposed on a center support element, said second reflective element (465, 565, 764) configured to reflect the excitation light beam into a sample to cause fluorescence of the fluorophore in the sample. an excitation light source; a microscope comprising: a mirror-based objective (101, 201) supporting an objective collar (202, 302); a tube configured to receive an excitation light beam directed parallel to an optical axis of said mirror-based objective (101, 201), said tube connected to said objective collar (202, 302), a first reflective element (464, 564, 664, 765) positioned to reflect the excitation light beam, said first reflective element (464, 564, 664, 765) disposed in a reflective element positioning adapter (242, 302) that is movable in several axes, said reflective element positioning adapter (242, 302) connected to said objective collar (202, 302); and a second reflective element (465, 565, 764) positioned horizontally and in line with said first reflective element (464, 564, 664) and disposed on a center support element, said second reflective element (465, 565, 764) configured to reflect the excitation light beam into a sample to cause fluorescence of the fluorophore in the sample. a first reflective element (464, 564, 664, 765) positioned to reflect the excitation light beam, said first reflective element (464, 564, 664, 765) disposed in a reflective element positioning adapter (242, 302) that is movable in several axes, said reflective element positioning adapter (242, 302) connected to said objective collar (202, 302); and a second reflective element (465, 565, 764) positioned horizontally and in line with said first reflective element (464, 564, 664) and disposed on a center support element, said second reflective element (465, 565, 764) configured to reflect the excitation light beam into a sample to cause fluorescence of the fluorophore in the sample.
A printhead assembly, comprising: a printhead (46, 48) configured to dispense ink; multiple ink inlets each configured to receive ink from a detachable ink container; an ink manifold configured to distribute ink from the ink inlets to the printhead; and multiple vents each associated with one of the ink inlets and configured to vent an ink container to the atmosphere through the printhead assembly when an ink container is attached to the ink inlet; characterized in that each vent includes a vent path that extends from one of the ink inlets to a single plenum common to all of the vent paths and then to an air channel connecting the plenum to the atmosphere. a printhead (46, 48) configured to dispense ink; multiple ink inlets each configured to receive ink from a detachable ink container; an ink manifold configured to distribute ink from the ink inlets to the printhead; and multiple vents each associated with one of the ink inlets and configured to vent an ink container to the atmosphere through the printhead assembly when an ink container is attached to the ink inlet; characterized in that each vent includes a vent path that extends from one of the ink inlets to a single plenum common to all of the vent paths and then to an air channel connecting the plenum to the atmosphere.
A wing for an aircraft, comprising: a spar comprising: a monolithic structure, the monolithic structure comprising an upper chord, a lower chord, and a web positioned between the upper chord and the lower chord; and a strut, distinct and separate from the monolithic structure, coupled to the monolithic structure between the upper chord and the lower chord and extending across the web, wherein the monolithic structure further comprises an upper pad formed at a lower end of the upper chord and having an increased thickness in cross-section with respect to the adjacent web and a lower pad formed at an upper end of the lower chord and having an increased thickness in cross-section with respect to the adjacent web; and the strut is coupled to the upper pad and the lower pad. a monolithic structure, the monolithic structure comprising an upper chord, a lower chord, and a web positioned between the upper chord and the lower chord; and a strut, distinct and separate from the monolithic structure, coupled to the monolithic structure between the upper chord and the lower chord and extending across the web, wherein the monolithic structure further comprises an upper pad formed at a lower end of the upper chord and having an increased thickness in cross-section with respect to the adjacent web and a lower pad formed at an upper end of the lower chord and having an increased thickness in cross-section with respect to the adjacent web; and the strut is coupled to the upper pad and the lower pad.
Process for configuring a laser device adapted to emit focused pulsed laser radiation and intended for use in laser-assisted treatments of the human eye, the process comprising the following steps: - selecting a pulse length within a range from above 10 ps to below 300 ps, - selecting a wavelength for the laser radiation within one of a range from 300 nm to 400 nm and a range from 800 nm to 1100 nm, - performing experiments on PMMA test plates to ascertain such a set of parameter values of the laser device that when the laser device is operated with these parameter values a two-dimensionally extensive separation of tissue of human corneal or lenticular tissue is achievable by means of the laser radiation by stringing together a plurality of local sites of damage, each local site of damage including a laser induced optical breakdown of the tissue, the set of parameter values including, in addition to the selected pulse length and the selected wavelength, values for at least one of the following parameters: a pulse energy, a pulse repetition rate, a fluence per radiation pulse, a number of pulses per site of damage, a scanning speed of a scanning apparatus of the laser device, a focus diameter, - configuring the laser device in such a manner that operation of the laser device with the ascertained set of parameter values is enabled, wherein the set of parameter values is ascertained for a plurality of radiation pulses per site of damage and the fluence per radiation pulse is selected below a fluence threshold for single-pulse damage. - selecting a pulse length within a range from above 10 ps to below 300 ps, - selecting a wavelength for the laser radiation within one of a range from 300 nm to 400 nm and a range from 800 nm to 1100 nm, - performing experiments on PMMA test plates to ascertain such a set of parameter values of the laser device that when the laser device is operated with these parameter values a two-dimensionally extensive separation of tissue of human corneal or lenticular tissue is achievable by means of the laser radiation by stringing together a plurality of local sites of damage, each local site of damage including a laser induced optical breakdown of the tissue, the set of parameter values including, in addition to the selected pulse length and the selected wavelength, values for at least one of the following parameters: a pulse energy, a pulse repetition rate, a fluence per radiation pulse, a number of pulses per site of damage, a scanning speed of a scanning apparatus of the laser device, a focus diameter, - configuring the laser device in such a manner that operation of the laser device with the ascertained set of parameter values is enabled, wherein the set of parameter values is ascertained for a plurality of radiation pulses per site of damage and the fluence per radiation pulse is selected below a fluence threshold for single-pulse damage.
A sensing device (10, 100, 200, 500) for measuring properties of a fluid, the sensing device (10, 100, 200, 500) comprising: a substrate (18, 130, 230) having a sensing region (20, 102, 202); a sensing element (22, 110, 112, 212, 512) disposed in the sensing region; a cavity (104, 204, 504) in the sensing region, the cavity comprising a wall (106, 108, 206) in surrounding relation to the sensing element, the wall having a bottom portion and a side portion (106, 206) and wherein the sensing element is located in the cavity; and a bonding element (24, 124, 224, 524), wherein the bonding element forms a first bonding area (26, 126, 226) that comprises molecular bonds between the bonding element and the side portion, and the bonding element and a side of the sensing element, and the bonding element forms a second bonding area (28, 128, 228) that comprises molecular bonds between the bonding element and the bottom portion and the bonding element and a bottom of the sensing element, and wherein the bonding element has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is less than 10 ppm/°C. a substrate (18, 130, 230) having a sensing region (20, 102, 202); a sensing element (22, 110, 112, 212, 512) disposed in the sensing region; a cavity (104, 204, 504) in the sensing region, the cavity comprising a wall (106, 108, 206) in surrounding relation to the sensing element, the wall having a bottom portion and a side portion (106, 206) and wherein the sensing element is located in the cavity; and a bonding element (24, 124, 224, 524), wherein the bonding element forms a first bonding area (26, 126, 226) that comprises molecular bonds between the bonding element and the side portion, and the bonding element and a side of the sensing element, and the bonding element forms a second bonding area (28, 128, 228) that comprises molecular bonds between the bonding element and the bottom portion and the bonding element and a bottom of the sensing element, and wherein the bonding element has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is less than 10 ppm/°C.
Apparatus for reconstructing a multi-view signal coded into a multi-view data stream, comprising a reference-view reconstructor configured to predictively reconstruct a current picture of a reference view of the multi-view signal; a dependent-view reconstructor configured to reconstruct the current picture of the dependent view of the multi-view signal using block-based predictive coding, wherein the dependent-view reconstructor is configured to, in reconstructing the current picture of the dependent view, support one or more intra-prediction modes, one or more inter-prediction block coding modes and one or more inter-view coding modes in order to obtain a prediction signal of the current picture of the dependent view, predict a residual signal of the current picture of the dependent view from a reference residual signal of the current picture of the reference view using block-granular disparity-compensated prediction, and refine the prediction signal using the residual signal, wherein the apparatus further comprises a disparity estimator configured to estimate a disparity displacement of a current block (50/52) of the current picture of the dependent view by spatial or temporal prediction from a disparity displacement associated with reference blocks within previously reconstructed portions of the dependent view, which are coded using the one or more inter-view prediction modes by copying blocks from portions of the reference view of the same time instant, wherein the dependent-view reconstructor is configured to predict the residual signal of the current block of the current picture of the dependent view using block-granular disparity-compensated prediction by copying a portion of the reference residual signal of the current picture of the reference view displaced from a location of the current block of the current picture of the dependent view according to the estimated disparity displacement.
A clamping system for securing a composite charge in position relative to a forming mandrel, the forming mandrel having opposing mandrel side surfaces interconnected by a mandrel top portion, comprising: an upstream hinge clamp and a downstream hinge clamp configured to respectively clamp and hold opposing ends (506, 508) of a composite charge in respective position relative to a mandrel upstream end and a mandrel downstream end of the forming mandrel during forming of the composite charge onto the forming mandrel, wherein the upstream hinge clamp is fixedly coupled to the mandrel upstream end by a hinge mounting bracket at a location immediately upstream of the mandrel upstream end; each one of the hinge clamps (302, 304) is configured to fold about a hinge axis from an approximately flat configuration to an angled configuration during forming of the composite charge onto the forming mandrel; and the hinge axis of at least one of the hinge clamps (302, 304) is oriented approximately parallel to a folding axis of the composite charge and is located proximate an intersection of the mandrel top portion with at least one of the mandrel side surfaces. an upstream hinge clamp and a downstream hinge clamp configured to respectively clamp and hold opposing ends (506, 508) of a composite charge in respective position relative to a mandrel upstream end and a mandrel downstream end of the forming mandrel during forming of the composite charge onto the forming mandrel, wherein the upstream hinge clamp is fixedly coupled to the mandrel upstream end by a hinge mounting bracket at a location immediately upstream of the mandrel upstream end; each one of the hinge clamps (302, 304) is configured to fold about a hinge axis from an approximately flat configuration to an angled configuration during forming of the composite charge onto the forming mandrel; and the hinge axis of at least one of the hinge clamps (302, 304) is oriented approximately parallel to a folding axis of the composite charge and is located proximate an intersection of the mandrel top portion with at least one of the mandrel side surfaces.
A method of generating a medical image of an object using a medical imaging apparatus having a radiation source and a detector, comprising the steps of: rotating a gantry, to which the radiation source for emitting radiation and the detector for detecting radiation emitted by the source are mounted, around a center of rotation; shifting the detector during an imaging acquisition beginning from a first offset position, in which the detector is offset from said center of rotation and spans approximately a first half of the width of the object, such that the detector is in a second offset position at the conclusion of the imaging acquisition, wherein the second offset position is different from the first offset position, and wherein in the second offset position the detector is offset from said center of rotation and spans generally a remaining half of the width of the object that was not spanned by the detector in the first offset position, gathering imaging data regarding the object during the imaging acquisition with the detector in the first offset position, in a plurality of intermediate positions between the first offset position and the second offset position, and in the second offset position; and reconstructing the gathered imaging data to generate a reconstructed image of the object. rotating a gantry, to which the radiation source for emitting radiation and the detector for detecting radiation emitted by the source are mounted, around a center of rotation; shifting the detector during an imaging acquisition beginning from a first offset position, in which the detector is offset from said center of rotation and spans approximately a first half of the width of the object, such that the detector is in a second offset position at the conclusion of the imaging acquisition, wherein the second offset position is different from the first offset position, and wherein in the second offset position the detector is offset from said center of rotation and spans generally a remaining half of the width of the object that was not spanned by the detector in the first offset position, gathering imaging data regarding the object during the imaging acquisition with the detector in the first offset position, in a plurality of intermediate positions between the first offset position and the second offset position, and in the second offset position; and reconstructing the gathered imaging data to generate a reconstructed image of the object.
A suspension device (101;201) for suspending objects (102;201) at a distance from a ceiling (103;203), said suspension device (101;201) comprising at least one rod member (104;204), the rod member (104;204) being longer than 250 mm and being made of a material of a high rigidity and low weight, further comprising only one flexible suspension line (105;205), and at least one alignment means (109;209',209",209"') for slidably suspending an upper line portion (105';205') of the flexible suspension line (105;205) in the longitudinal direction of said rod member (104;204), wherein the suspension device (101;201) further comprises at least one suspension means (110;110,112',112";210',210") for connection to both the flexible suspension line (105; 205) and said object (102; 202), characterized in that the rod member (104;204) has at least one attachment means (106; 206), and at least one magnetic fastener (107,108;207) for magnetic attachment to a metal surface at a desired position in the ceiling (103; 203) or a false ceiling below the ceiling, said magnetic fastener (107,108; 207) being connected to the at least one attachment means (106; 206), and in that the suspension device (101; 201) comprises a length-adjusting device (111;211) for adjustment of the length (L1; L2) of the flexible suspension line (105; 205) between said rod member (104;204) and said suspension means (110;110,112',112"; 210', 210").
Impact-proof door opener having a housing for installation in a door having a door frame and a door leaf which is mounted moveably thereon, in particular pivotably, having a moveable door opener latch, a remote-controllable locking device and an interposed changer which is formed as a one-armed or multi-armed lever and cooperates with the door opener latch in such a manner that the door opener latch can be switched to a locking position and a release position, wherein it is provided that the locking device has a coil and a tappet which can be linearly moved by this coil, as well as a rotatably mounted locking lever which cooperates with the changer and can be switched via the coil-operable tappet between a locking position, in which the locking lever is in abutment with the changer, and a release position, in which the locking lever is not in abutment with the changer, characterised in that the locking lever has two lever arms (241, 242) angled relative to each other, wherein the first lever arm cooperates with the changer, and the second lever arm is cantilevered in the direction of the tappet and cooperates with a securing abutment which can be operated by the coil in order to prevent a release of the changer.
A method for the oxidation of ethylene to form ethylene oxide which comprises: providing an aqueous stream containing ethylene glycol and impurities; introducing the aqueous stream into a first ion exchange treatment bed to reduce the content of the impurities; determining whether an outlet of the first ion exchange treatment bed has a conductivity greater than 5 μS/cm; upon determining that the outlet of the first ion exchange treatment bed has a conductivity greater than 5 μS/cm, introducing the outlet of the first ion exchange treatment bed into a second ion exchange treatment bed; and upon determining that the outlet of the first ion exchange treatment bed has a conductivity greater than 20 to 100 μS/cm, redirecting the introduction of the aqueous stream to the second ion exchange treatment bed and regenerating the first ion exchange bed. providing an aqueous stream containing ethylene glycol and impurities; introducing the aqueous stream into a first ion exchange treatment bed to reduce the content of the impurities; determining whether an outlet of the first ion exchange treatment bed has a conductivity greater than 5 μS/cm; upon determining that the outlet of the first ion exchange treatment bed has a conductivity greater than 5 μS/cm, introducing the outlet of the first ion exchange treatment bed into a second ion exchange treatment bed; and upon determining that the outlet of the first ion exchange treatment bed has a conductivity greater than 20 to 100 μS/cm, redirecting the introduction of the aqueous stream to the second ion exchange treatment bed and regenerating the first ion exchange bed.
A valve system for use in connection with a vacuum toilet system, comprising: (a) a valve housing enclosing a flush plate; (b) the valve housing comprising a first opening and a second opening; (c) the flush plate comprising a first opening, a second opening, an axis of rotation, wherein rotation of the flush plate with respect to the axis of rotation either (i) closes the first and second openings of the housing, (ii) allows the first opening of the housing to be open by aligning the first opening of the housing with the first opening of the flush plate, or (iii) allows the second opening of the housing to be open by aligning the second opening of the housing with the second opening of the flush plate; wherein the flush plate prevents both the first and second openings of the housing from being simultaneously open characterised in that the position of the first and second openings in the housing is a mirror image of the first and second openings of the flush plate such that when the first opening of the housing is aligned with the first opening of the flush plate, the second opening of the housing is closed. (a) a valve housing enclosing a flush plate; (b) the valve housing comprising a first opening and a second opening; (c) the flush plate comprising a first opening, a second opening, an axis of rotation,
A module for cleaning a protection device of an optical element, in particular intended to equip a motor vehicle, the protection device having a surface of revolution around an axis of revolution, the cleaning module including a wiper blade configured to extend in a first general direction parallel to the axis of revolution of the protection device, the wiper blade including a wiper rubber configured to extend from the wiper blade toward the surface of revolution in a second general direction perpendicular to the first general direction of extension of the wiper blade, • the wiper rubber being configured to wipe the surface of revolution of the protection device during relative movement of rotation between the wiper blade and the protection device about the revolution axis, characterized in that • the cleaning module further includes a cleaning liquid feed pipe fixed to the wiper blade, said cleaning liquid feed pipe including at least one opening for spraying cleaning liquid disposed in such a manner as to define a direction of spraying the cleaning liquid forming an angle (α) between 0° and 15° inclusive with the second general direction. • the wiper rubber being configured to wipe the surface of revolution of the protection device during relative movement of rotation between the wiper blade and the protection device about the revolution axis, characterized in that • the cleaning module further includes a cleaning liquid feed pipe fixed to the wiper blade, said cleaning liquid feed pipe including at least one opening for spraying cleaning liquid disposed in such a manner as to define a direction of spraying the cleaning liquid forming an angle (α) between 0° and 15° inclusive with the second general direction.