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A non-aerosol foam pump for use in association with an unpressurized liquid container and first and second foaming elements , the non-aerosol foam pump being arranged for use with soap comprising suspended mechanical scrubbers therein, the non-aerosol foam pump comprising: said first and second foaming elements ; a liquid piston pump portion having a liquid chamber with a liquid internal volume and a shuttle liquid piston , the liquid chamber being in flow communication with the unpressurized liquid container and in flow communication with the first and second foaming elements; an air pump portion having an air chamber with an air internal volume, the air chamber in flow communication with the first and second foaming elements; and wherein the non-aerosol foam pump has an activation stroke activating the liquid piston pump portion and the air pump portion and a return stroke and during the activation stroke the air internal volume is reduced and during a beginning stage of the activation stroke the liquid internal volume of the liquid chamber remains the same and during a later stage of the activation stroke the liquid internal volume of the liquid chamber is reduced; wherein the first foaming element and the second foaming element each have exit channels that merge into a merged flow channel and into an exit nozzle . said first and second foaming elements ; a liquid piston pump portion having a liquid chamber with a liquid internal volume and a shuttle liquid piston , the liquid chamber being in flow communication with the unpressurized liquid container and in flow communication with the first and second foaming elements; an air pump portion having an air chamber with an air internal volume, the air chamber in flow communication with the first and second foaming elements; and wherein the non-aerosol foam pump has an activation stroke activating the liquid piston pump portion and the air pump portion and a return stroke and during the activation stroke the air internal volume is reduced and during a beginning stage of the activation stroke the liquid internal volume of the liquid chamber remains the same and during a later stage of the activation stroke the liquid internal volume of the liquid chamber is reduced; wherein the first foaming element and the second foaming element each have exit channels that merge into a merged flow channel and into an exit nozzle .
An apparatus for determining the presence of a microorganism in a sample, the apparatus comprising: a housing including a first end adapted to receive a sample and a volume for receiving the sample therein; and an array of miniaturized ISFET-containing chambers disposed in the volume so that the received sample is above the array of chambers , each chamber in fluid communication with the overlying housing volume for receiving the sample and having an ion sensitive field-effect transistor disposed at the bottom of the chamber , wherein the ion sensitive field-effect transistor is configured to detect a change in the sample indicative of at least one of the presence or absence or response of a microorganism in the sample, wherein each chamber in the array of chambers has a height of between about 5 μm and about 100 μm and a volume ranging from 1 femtoliter to 1 microliter, preferably from 1 picoliter to 1 nanoliter, and wherein each chamber has an opening on the order of 5μm to accommodate at least one microorganism received from the volume within the chamber , characterised in that the housing is a centrifugable collection tube and wherein the array of chambers is disposed at the bottom of the collection tube . a housing including a first end adapted to receive a sample and a volume for receiving the sample therein; and an array of miniaturized ISFET-containing chambers disposed in the volume so that the received sample is above the array of chambers , each chamber in fluid communication with the overlying housing volume for receiving the sample and having an ion sensitive field-effect transistor disposed at the bottom of the chamber , wherein the ion sensitive field-effect transistor is configured to detect a change in the sample indicative of at least one of the presence or absence or response of a microorganism in the sample, wherein each chamber in the array of chambers has a height of between about 5 μm and about 100 μm and a volume ranging from 1 femtoliter to 1 microliter, preferably from 1 picoliter to 1 nanoliter, and wherein each chamber has an opening on the order of 5μm to accommodate at least one microorganism received from the volume within the chamber , characterised in that the housing is a centrifugable collection tube and wherein the array of chambers is disposed at the bottom of the collection tube .
Method for determining measurement points (MPa) of an adapted measurement path for measuring a measurement object using a coordinate measuring machine , comprising the steps of - determining measurement points (MPi) of an ideal measurement path, - determining target measurement points (MPs) of at least one guide path, which differs from the ideal measurement path, - capturing actual measurement points (MPf) along the at least one guide path using the coordinate measuring machine or a further coordinate measuring machine, - determining the deviations (A) between the target measurement points (MPs) and the actual measurement points (MPf) of the at least one guide path, - determining the measurement points (MPa) of the adapted measurement path by changing the measurement points (MPi) of the ideal measurement path in dependence on the deviations (A), characterized in that the guide path runs along a surface (F) of the measurement object , wherein the ideal measurement path runs along an edge of the measurement object , wherein the surface (F) is a surface bounded by the edge. - determining measurement points (MPi) of an ideal measurement path, - determining target measurement points (MPs) of at least one guide path, which differs from the ideal measurement path, - capturing actual measurement points (MPf) along the at least one guide path using the coordinate measuring machine or a further coordinate measuring machine, - determining the deviations (A) between the target measurement points (MPs) and the actual measurement points (MPf) of the at least one guide path, - determining the measurement points (MPa) of the adapted measurement path by changing the measurement points (MPi) of the ideal measurement path in dependence on the deviations (A),
A lanthanide complex comprising a chelating agent, formed of a macrocycle or a ligand, complexing a lanthanide ion Ln 3+ , characterized in that the lanthanide is selected from terbium and dysprosium and in that the chelating agent includes at least a group (B) of the following structure: wherein: - -R1 represents a hydrogen, a group -R6 or an electron-donating group -E1 , - -R2 represents a hydrogen, a group -R7 or an electron-donating group -E2, - -R3 represents a hydrogen, a group -R8 or an electron-donating group -E3, - -R4 and -R5, identical or different, independently represent a hydrogen or a group -R9 or -OR9, - -E1 , -E2 and -E3 are independently selected from the groups: -OR10 , -SR10, -NH(CO) R10 , -NH(CO)N R10R'10 , -NH(CS)N R10R'10 and -NH(CS)NH R10 , - -R6 , -R7, -R8, -R9, -R10 and R'10, identical or different, independently represent a (C1-C6)-alkyl group, optionally substituted by a group - X1 or a group -Y, - - X1 is a reactive group allowing its coupling by a covalent bond to a biomolecule, - -Y is a water-solubilizing group selected from the groups SO 3 - , -COO - ", sulfobetaine and -O-[(CH 2 ) 2 -O]m-CH 3 , m being an integer ranging from 1 to 10, - provided that: ∘ At least one of the substituents -R2 and -R3 is not hydrogen, ∘ Only one of groups -R1, -R2 and -R3 is an electron-donating group, ∘ Said chelating agent comprises at most one reactive group. - -R1 represents a hydrogen, a group -R6 or an electron-donating group -E1 , - -R2 represents a hydrogen, a group -R7 or an electron-donating group -E2, - -R3 represents a hydrogen, a group -R8 or an electron-donating group -E3, - -R4 and -R5, identical or different, independently represent a hydrogen or a group -R9 or -OR9, - -E1 , -E2 and -E3 are independently selected from the groups: -OR10 , -SR10, -NH(CO) R10 , -NH(CO)N R10R'10 , -NH(CS)N R10R'10 and -NH(CS)NH R10 , - -R6 , -R7, -R8, -R9, -R10 and R'10, identical or different, independently represent a (C1-C6)-alkyl group, optionally substituted by a group - X1 or a group -Y, - - X1 is a reactive group allowing its coupling by a covalent bond to a biomolecule, - -Y is a water-solubilizing group selected from the groups SO 3 - , -COO - ", sulfobetaine and -O-[(CH 2 ) 2 -O]m-CH 3 , m being an integer ranging from 1 to 10, - provided that: ∘ At least one of the substituents -R2 and -R3 is not hydrogen, ∘ Only one of groups -R1, -R2 and -R3 is an electron-donating group, ∘ Said chelating agent comprises at most one reactive group. ∘ At least one of the substituents -R2 and -R3 is not hydrogen, ∘ Only one of groups -R1, -R2 and -R3 is an electron-donating group, ∘ Said chelating agent comprises at most one reactive group.
A fluid sterilization device comprising: a tubular portion ; a supply head provided in one end portion of the tubular portion ; a discharge head provided in the other end portion of the tubular portion , and including a hole penetrating through the discharge head between an end face on a tubular portion side and an end face on a side opposite the tubular portion side; a substrate provided inside the hole of the discharge head ; a light-emitting element provided on a surface on the tubular portion side of the substrate , and configured to emit an ultraviolet ray; and a window provided in the discharge head , and facing the light-emitting element , characterised in : the tubular portion being made of stainless steel containing 8 wt% or more of nickel (Ni), seawater or groundwater to be sterilized coming into contact with an inner surface of the tubular portion , a surface roughness Ra of the inner surface of the tubular portion being 50 nanometers (nm) or less. a tubular portion ; a supply head provided in one end portion of the tubular portion ; a discharge head provided in the other end portion of the tubular portion , and including a hole penetrating through the discharge head between an end face on a tubular portion side and an end face on a side opposite the tubular portion side; a substrate provided inside the hole of the discharge head ; a light-emitting element provided on a surface on the tubular portion side of the substrate , and configured to emit an ultraviolet ray; and a window provided in the discharge head , and facing the light-emitting element , characterised in : the tubular portion being made of stainless steel containing 8 wt% or more of nickel (Ni), seawater or groundwater to be sterilized coming into contact with an inner surface of the tubular portion , a surface roughness Ra of the inner surface of the tubular portion being 50 nanometers (nm) or less. the tubular portion being made of stainless steel containing 8 wt% or more of nickel (Ni), seawater or groundwater to be sterilized coming into contact with an inner surface of the tubular portion , a surface roughness Ra of the inner surface of the tubular portion being 50 nanometers (nm) or less.
An electrical adapter, comprising: a post portion ; an electrical terminal extending from the post portion ; a cover slideably engaged with the post portion to selectively cover the electrical terminal ; a bed portion engaged with the post portion , the post portion extending generally perpendicularly from the bed portion ; and a sled removeably connected to the bed portion , wherein movement of the sled away from the post portion extends the cover to cover the electrical terminal . a post portion ; an electrical terminal extending from the post portion ; a cover slideably engaged with the post portion to selectively cover the electrical terminal ; a bed portion engaged with the post portion , the post portion extending generally perpendicularly from the bed portion ; and a sled removeably connected to the bed portion , wherein movement of the sled away from the post portion extends the cover to cover the electrical terminal .
A device for treating a heart valve comprising: (a) an anchor applicable to both surfaces of a valve leaflet and having an expanded deployed configuration and a low caliber undeployed configuration; and (b) one or more sutures attached to the anchor , wherein the anchor in the deployed configuration comprises a first set of one or more wire loops lying in a first plane and a second set of one or more wire loops not lying in the first plane, wherein the anchor portion comprises a central hub from which the two sets of one or more wire loops extend; characterized in that the second set of wire loops are curved towards the first plane. (a) an anchor applicable to both surfaces of a valve leaflet and having an expanded deployed configuration and a low caliber undeployed configuration; and (b) one or more sutures attached to the anchor , wherein the anchor in the deployed configuration comprises a first set of one or more wire loops lying in a first plane and a second set of one or more wire loops not lying in the first plane, wherein the anchor portion comprises a central hub from which the two sets of one or more wire loops extend; characterized in that the second set of wire loops are curved towards the first plane.
Method for calibration of a camera-based system of a vehicle with a windshield pane, the method comprising the steps of placing an imaging target in form of a board with a known pattern in the field of view of a camera of the camera based system, such that the camera can acquire an calibration image of the board through the windshield pane, acquiring exactly one calibration image of the board with the camera, comparing the calibration image to the known pattern, calculating a windshield distortion which is introduced by the windshield pane, using a camera model comprising parameters representing distortion properties of the windshield, wherein the intrinsic parameters of the camera are known, and storing the windshield distortion in the camera-based system.
An auxiliary measuring instrument , in particular a surveying pole, which is designed to form together with a ground-based, in particular stationary, surveying device having range-and-direction measuring functionality, in particular a total station, a system for surveying and/or staking out terrain points , wherein the auxiliary measuring instrument has • a handheld main body with a defined longitudinal axis , so that the auxiliary measuring instrument can be used as a handy means for aiming at a terrain point , • a distance (D) from a reference point of the main body to the terrain point is predefined or given or can be determined by the auxiliary measuring instrument itself, • a target , which is attached to the main body in a defined and known spatial relationship with the longitudinal axis and with the reference point and the position of which can be determined by the surveying device , wherein • on the main body , in a defined and known spatial relationship with the longitudinal axis , a body , in particular a sphere, is attached, wherein the target can be integrated in the body , in particular wherein the center of the body is arranged on the longitudinal axis , characterized in that • the body bears on its surface an optical, orientation coding 2D code , wherein the 2D code is designed in such a way that an orientation of the body , and consequently the orientation of the auxiliary measuring instrument , can be bijectively determined by image processing of a camera image of the 2D code on the basis of stored decoding information. • a handheld main body with a defined longitudinal axis , so that the auxiliary measuring instrument can be used as a handy means for aiming at a terrain point , • a distance (D) from a reference point of the main body to the terrain point is predefined or given or can be determined by the auxiliary measuring instrument itself, • a target , which is attached to the main body in a defined and known spatial relationship with the longitudinal axis and with the reference point and the position of which can be determined by the surveying device , wherein • on the main body , in a defined and known spatial relationship with the longitudinal axis , a body , in particular a sphere, is attached, wherein the target can be integrated in the body , in particular wherein the center of the body is arranged on the longitudinal axis , characterized in that • the body bears on its surface an optical, orientation coding 2D code , wherein the 2D code is designed in such a way that an orientation of the body , and consequently the orientation of the auxiliary measuring instrument , can be bijectively determined by image processing of a camera image of the 2D code on the basis of stored decoding information.
Pivot locking device of two bearing elements aligned along a common axis, in which one or both bearing elements are pivotable about a common pivot axis , - with a first bearing element which comprises a perforation , - with a second bearing element which comprises a perforation , wherein the first and second bearing element are oriented with the perforations in alignment to one another, the pivot locking device is characterized in that it is further equipped, - with a chamber provided on the first bearing element , which chamber comprises a circulatory path for circulatory elements and is open to the second bearing element and is closed, by a connecting surface facing to the chamber , at the second bearing element , - with a plurality of circulatory elements arranged in the chamber , - with an catch , arrangeable on the second bearing element , which catch engages into the circulating chamber and is positioned between circulatory elements and, in a pivot movement of the second bearing element to the first bearing element , displaces the circulatory elements in the chamber along the circulatory path, and - with a locking element arranged on the first bearing element , which locking element , in an unlocking position , unblocks the circulatory path for the circulatory elements in the chamber and, in a locking position of the locking element , blocks a displacement movement of the circulatory elements along the circulatory path of the chamber . - with a first bearing element which comprises a perforation , - with a second bearing element which comprises a perforation , wherein the first and second bearing element are oriented with the perforations in alignment to one another, the pivot locking device is characterized in that it is further equipped, - with a chamber provided on the first bearing element , which chamber comprises a circulatory path for circulatory elements and is open to the second bearing element and is closed, by a connecting surface facing to the chamber , at the second bearing element , - with a plurality of circulatory elements arranged in the chamber , - with an catch , arrangeable on the second bearing element , which catch engages into the circulating chamber and is positioned between circulatory elements and, in a pivot movement of the second bearing element to the first bearing element , displaces the circulatory elements in the chamber along the circulatory path, and - with a locking element arranged on the first bearing element , which locking element , in an unlocking position , unblocks the circulatory path for the circulatory elements in the chamber and, in a locking position of the locking element , blocks a displacement movement of the circulatory elements along the circulatory path of the chamber .
A method for demodulating instantaneous rotor slot harmonic frequency for a polyphase induction motor , the method comprising: receiving measurements indicative of voltage and current associated with the induction motor ; converting the voltage measurements to discrete-time voltage samples ( v ab , n , v bc,n ) and the current measurements to discrete-time current samples ( i a,n ,i b,n ); determining a complex voltage ( v C,n ) from the discrete-time voltage samples and a complex current ( i C,n ) from the discrete-time current samples; receiving motor nameplate data associated with the motor ; determining a dynamically varying carrier frequency; characterized by determining an estimated filter bandwidth ( f B,H ) based on the complex voltage, the complex current, a complex filtered power associated with the motor and the motor nameplate data; demodulating the instantaneous rotor slot harmonic frequency based on the dynamically varying carrier frequency, the estimated filter bandwidth, and the motor nameplate data; and storing the demodulated instantaneous rotor slot harmonic frequency; wherein: the dynamically varying carrier frequency is determined via an anticipated rotor slot harmonic frequency; and the anticipated rotor slot harmonic frequency is based on the complex voltage, the complex current, and the motor nameplate data. receiving measurements indicative of voltage and current associated with the induction motor ; converting the voltage measurements to discrete-time voltage samples ( v ab , n , v bc,n ) and the current measurements to discrete-time current samples ( i a,n ,i b,n ); determining a complex voltage ( v C,n ) from the discrete-time voltage samples and a complex current ( i C,n ) from the discrete-time current samples; receiving motor nameplate data associated with the motor ; determining a dynamically varying carrier frequency; characterized by determining an estimated filter bandwidth ( f B,H ) based on the complex voltage, the complex current, a complex filtered power associated with the motor and the motor nameplate data; demodulating the instantaneous rotor slot harmonic frequency based on the dynamically varying carrier frequency, the estimated filter bandwidth, and the motor nameplate data; and storing the demodulated instantaneous rotor slot harmonic frequency; wherein: the dynamically varying carrier frequency is determined via an anticipated rotor slot harmonic frequency; and the anticipated rotor slot harmonic frequency is based on the complex voltage, the complex current, and the motor nameplate data. the dynamically varying carrier frequency is determined via an anticipated rotor slot harmonic frequency; and the anticipated rotor slot harmonic frequency is based on the complex voltage, the complex current, and the motor nameplate data.