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Spinal fixation system for connecting a spinal vertebra to a rod , comprising a clamp and a screw , the screw having a proximal head and a distal post with an outer thread and a free distal end , the clamp having a screw channel , a band channel and a rod channel , the rod channel extending along an axis through the clamp and forming a passage for receiving a rod , said rod channel being open towards a lateral side through a lateral opening and running at least approximately perpendicular to the screw channel ; the band channel being provided adjacent to the screw channel and forming a passage for receiving a flexible band ; the screw channel running at an angle to the rod channel and having an internal screw thread for engagement with an outer thread of the screw to allow the screw to be advanced from a first band-locking position into a second rod-locking position, wherein, in the first band-locking position, the cross-section of the band channel is compressed to inhibit movement of the band within the band channel with respect to the clamp , while allowing axial movement of the rod within the rod channel , and wherein, in the second rod-locking position, a cross-section of the rod channel is restricted to inhibit axial movement of the rod within the rod channel . the screw having a proximal head and a distal post with an outer thread and a free distal end , the clamp having a screw channel , a band channel and a rod channel , the rod channel extending along an axis through the clamp and forming a passage for receiving a rod , said rod channel being open towards a lateral side through a lateral opening and running at least approximately perpendicular to the screw channel ; the band channel being provided adjacent to the screw channel and forming a passage for receiving a flexible band ; the screw channel running at an angle to the rod channel and having an internal screw thread for engagement with an outer thread of the screw to allow the screw to be advanced from a first band-locking position into a second rod-locking position, wherein, in the first band-locking position, the cross-section of the band channel is compressed to inhibit movement of the band within the band channel with respect to the clamp , while allowing axial movement of the rod within the rod channel , and wherein, in the second rod-locking position, a cross-section of the rod channel is restricted to inhibit axial movement of the rod within the rod channel .
A merchandise display assembly comprising a tier of horizontally elongated shelving for merchandise, said display assembly detachably coupled at each shelf to an LED TV display of the merchandise on that shelf, said display assembly comprising a plurality of rectangular elongated LED TV displays, each having a respective controller board within a covering element , each said LED TV display extending in front of and below its respective shelf for substantially the length of each shelf , wherein each display permits merchandise to be accessible above and behind the display on each shelf, wherein each elongated LED TV display comprises an LCD screen comprised of pixels backlit by white light emitting LEDs, and projecting white LED lighting to illuminate the merchandise under and below each LED TV display, said LED TV displays each driven by an elongated narrow HDMI controller, and wherein each tier row of electronic controllers is daisy chained to its next row so that all rows are driven by a single signal source, and wherein the covering element of each display element terminates at a back of said display element. a plurality of rectangular elongated LED TV displays, each having a respective controller board within a covering element , each said LED TV display extending in front of and below its respective shelf for substantially the length of each shelf , wherein each display permits merchandise to be accessible above and behind the display on each shelf, wherein each elongated LED TV display comprises an LCD screen comprised of pixels backlit by white light emitting LEDs, and projecting white LED lighting to illuminate the merchandise under and below each LED TV display, said LED TV displays each driven by an elongated narrow HDMI controller, and wherein each tier row of electronic controllers is daisy chained to its next row so that all rows are driven by a single signal source, and wherein the covering element of each display element terminates at a back of said display element.
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a hydrophilized aluminum support; and a water-soluble or water-dispersible negative type image recording layer on the aluminum support, wherein an arithmetic average height Sa of a surface of an outermost layer on a side opposite to a side where the image recording layer is provided is in a range of 0.5 μm to 20 μm, wherein the image recording layer contains an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound, and a polymer compound having a particle shape, and wherein the polymer compound having a particle shape has a hydrophobic main chain and both of (i) constitutional unit which contains a pendant-cyano group directly bonded to the hydrophobic main chain and (ii) constitutional unit which contains a pendant group having a hydrophilic polyalkylene oxide segment. a hydrophilized aluminum support; and a water-soluble or water-dispersible negative type image recording layer on the aluminum support, wherein an arithmetic average height Sa of a surface of an outermost layer on a side opposite to a side where the image recording layer is provided is in a range of 0.5 μm to 20 μm, wherein the image recording layer contains an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound, and a polymer compound having a particle shape, and wherein the polymer compound having a particle shape has a hydrophobic main chain and both of (i) constitutional unit which contains a pendant-cyano group directly bonded to the hydrophobic main chain and (ii) constitutional unit which contains a pendant group having a hydrophilic polyalkylene oxide segment.
Continuous reaction calorimeter having a first feed stream inlet and an outlet for a product, a tube zone arranged between the first inlet and the outlet , and having multiple temperature measurement points arranged along the length, wherein the reaction calorimeter has at least one second feed stream inlet , characterized in that the reaction calorimeter has, in the region of the tube zone , a mixer-heat exchanger having a static mixer geometry , in that the mixer-heat exchanger has an interior space for receiving the mixer geometry , wherein the interior space has an inner diameter (D) of 4 to 16 mm, and in that at least five temperature measurement points are arranged on a length of 500 mm along the mixer-heat exchanger . in that the reaction calorimeter has, in the region of the tube zone , a mixer-heat exchanger having a static mixer geometry , in that the mixer-heat exchanger has an interior space for receiving the mixer geometry , wherein the interior space has an inner diameter (D) of 4 to 16 mm, and in that at least five temperature measurement points are arranged on a length of 500 mm along the mixer-heat exchanger .
A photonic platform based polarization controller for providing a fixed target polarization of an input optical beam having first and second orthogonal polarization components, the polarization controller comprising: a polarization rotator splitter (PRS) for splitting the input optical beam into first and second feeds , respectively, wherein the first and second feeds have a same fixed state of polarization; a first phase shifter coupled to the PRS for providing a first optical phase delay between the first and second feeds based on a first control signal, and a first mixer coupled to the first phase shifter for mixing the first and second feeds having the first optical phase delay therebetween, to provide two output signals; a second phase shifter coupled to the first mixer for providing a second optical phase delay for a received signal based on a second control signal, and a second mixer coupled to the second phase shifter and the first mixer , and the second mixer configured to mix an output signal of the second optical phase shifter and another received signal of the second mixer having the second optical phase delay therebetween, to provide at least one optical beam , a third phase shifter coupled to the first mixer for providing a third optical phase delay between the two output signals based on a third control signal, and an third mixer coupled to the third phase shifter and the first mixer , and the third mixer configured to mix an output signal of the third optical phase shifter and another received signal of the third mixer having the third optical phase delay therebetween, to provide at least one optical beam to the second mixer . a polarization rotator splitter (PRS) for splitting the input optical beam into first and second feeds , respectively, wherein the first and second feeds have a same fixed state of polarization; a first phase shifter coupled to the PRS for providing a first optical phase delay between the first and second feeds based on a first control signal, and a first mixer coupled to the first phase shifter for mixing the first and second feeds having the first optical phase delay therebetween, to provide two output signals; a second phase shifter coupled to the first mixer for providing a second optical phase delay for a received signal based on a second control signal, and a second mixer coupled to the second phase shifter and the first mixer , and the second mixer configured to mix an output signal of the second optical phase shifter and another received signal of the second mixer having the second optical phase delay therebetween, to provide at least one optical beam , a third phase shifter coupled to the first mixer for providing a third optical phase delay between the two output signals based on a third control signal, and an third mixer coupled to the third phase shifter and the first mixer , and the third mixer configured to mix an output signal of the third optical phase shifter and another received signal of the third mixer having the third optical phase delay therebetween, to provide at least one optical beam to the second mixer .
A device for cutting paper webs , which can be transported at a conveying speed, comprising a cutting module , which includes a rotating cutting means , wherein the cutting module has guide devices , which have several partially planar and movable guide regions (F1, F2) for guiding the paper web through the cutting module , wherein movable guide elements (FE1, FE2) of the guide regions (F1, F2) mesh with the paper web , wherein each guide device encompasses a cutting element of a cutting means , and the cutting elements for cutting the paper web is formed as at least one cutting knife only in those subregions (TB1, TB2) of the paper web , in which a guide device does not have any contact with the paper web , characterized in that the rotating cutting means can be operated at a varying angular speed per revolution and that the angular speed of the cutting means is equal to the conveying speed of the paper web in response to contact of a cutting knife with the paper web .
A communication apparatus comprising: receiving sections configured to receive a plurality of data transmitted from a plurality of antennas of a communicating party; generating sections configured to perform channel quality estimation and to generate a CQI of each of the plurality of antennas of the communicating party; a modulating and encoding section configured to modulate and encode transmission data including the CQI; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the transmission data to the communicating party; characterized in that a comparing section configured to compare a difference between the generated CQIs for the plurality of antennas with a predetermined value and generate, based on the comparison result, information indicating whether or not the generated CQIs correspond to the number of the plurality of antennas; a controlling section configured to control a transmission of the CQI of each of the plurality of antennas corresponding to the information such that, when the difference is less than the predetermined value, the CQI is transmitted for less antennas than the number of the plurality of antennas; and said transmitting unit transmits, to the communicating party, the information and the CQI of each of the plurality of antennas corresponding to the information included in the transmission data. receiving sections configured to receive a plurality of data transmitted from a plurality of antennas of a communicating party; generating sections configured to perform channel quality estimation and to generate a CQI of each of the plurality of antennas of the communicating party; a modulating and encoding section configured to modulate and encode transmission data including the CQI; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the transmission data to the communicating party; characterized in that a comparing section configured to compare a difference between the generated CQIs for the plurality of antennas with a predetermined value and generate, based on the comparison result, information indicating whether or not the generated CQIs correspond to the number of the plurality of antennas; a controlling section configured to control a transmission of the CQI of each of the plurality of antennas corresponding to the information such that, when the difference is less than the predetermined value, the CQI is transmitted for less antennas than the number of the plurality of antennas; and said transmitting unit transmits, to the communicating party, the information and the CQI of each of the plurality of antennas corresponding to the information included in the transmission data.
A method for detecting and classifying a fault (F) of a housing , in particular for an electronic device, comprising: arranging at least one loudspeaker and at least one microphone in the interior of the housing ; characterized by measuring a reference frequency response of the sound transmission from this loudspeaker to this microphone ; at a later point in time, measuring a present frequency response of the sound transmission from this loudspeaker to this microphone ; determining a difference frequency response as a deviation between the present frequency response and the reference frequency response ; and determining a measure (M) of the difference frequency response , and, if this measure exceeds a predetermined detection threshold (D): detecting a fault (F), calculating a ratio (R) of the signal energy (E i+k ) of a high-frequency frequency band (B i+k ) of the difference frequency response to the signal energy (E i ) of a low-frequency frequency band (Bi) of the difference frequency response , and if the ratio (R) exceeds a predetermined classification threshold (C): then classifying the fault (F) as a foreign object (8 - 10) in the housing , otherwise, classifying the fault (F) as a defect (5 - 7) in the housing . arranging at least one loudspeaker and at least one microphone in the interior of the housing ; characterized by measuring a reference frequency response of the sound transmission from this loudspeaker to this microphone ; at a later point in time, measuring a present frequency response of the sound transmission from this loudspeaker to this microphone ; determining a difference frequency response as a deviation between the present frequency response and the reference frequency response ; and determining a measure (M) of the difference frequency response , and, if this measure exceeds a predetermined detection threshold (D): detecting a fault (F), calculating a ratio (R) of the signal energy (E i+k ) of a high-frequency frequency band (B i+k ) of the difference frequency response to the signal energy (E i ) of a low-frequency frequency band (Bi) of the difference frequency response , and if the ratio (R) exceeds a predetermined classification threshold (C): then classifying the fault (F) as a foreign object (8 - 10) in the housing , otherwise, classifying the fault (F) as a defect (5 - 7) in the housing . detecting a fault (F), calculating a ratio (R) of the signal energy (E i+k ) of a high-frequency frequency band (B i+k ) of the difference frequency response to the signal energy (E i ) of a low-frequency frequency band (Bi) of the difference frequency response , and if the ratio (R) exceeds a predetermined classification threshold (C): then classifying the fault (F) as a foreign object (8 - 10) in the housing , otherwise, classifying the fault (F) as a defect (5 - 7) in the housing . then classifying the fault (F) as a foreign object (8 - 10) in the housing , otherwise, classifying the fault (F) as a defect (5 - 7) in the housing .
A cutting template for use with a negative pressure wound therapy system , the cutting template being constructed from portions of two concentric cylinders of different diameters comprising: a top surface configured to interface with a drape ; a bottom surface configured to interface with a dressing ; a first annular outer surface contiguous with the bottom surface and extending orthogonally from the bottom surface towards the top surface, the first annular surface defined by a first diameter of a first concentric cylinder of said two concentric cylinders; a second annular outer surface contiguous with the top surface and extending orthogonally from the top surface towards the bottom surface, the second annular surface defined by a second diameter of a second concentric cylinder of said two concentric cylinders that is different from the first diameter; and a lip surface contiguous with the first annular surface and the second annular surface. a top surface configured to interface with a drape ; a bottom surface configured to interface with a dressing ; a first annular outer surface contiguous with the bottom surface and extending orthogonally from the bottom surface towards the top surface, the first annular surface defined by a first diameter of a first concentric cylinder of said two concentric cylinders; a second annular outer surface contiguous with the top surface and extending orthogonally from the top surface towards the bottom surface, the second annular surface defined by a second diameter of a second concentric cylinder of said two concentric cylinders that is different from the first diameter; and a lip surface contiguous with the first annular surface and the second annular surface.
A sheet detection device comprising: a first image sensor configured to acquire reflection image data of a sheet under transport on a transport path; a second image sensor configured to acquire transmission image data of the sheet under transport on the transport path; and a controller configured to detect the presence or absence of the sheet based on the reflection image data and the transmission image data, wherein the controller is further configured: to binarize the reflection image data and the transmission image data to generate binarized reflection image data and binarized transmission image data, respectively; to execute OR processing on the binarized reflection image data and the binarized transmission image data to generate OR-processed image data; to detect the external shape of the sheet based on the OR-processed image data; and to output outline information of an OR-processed image derived from the OR-processed image data. a first image sensor configured to acquire reflection image data of a sheet under transport on a transport path; a second image sensor configured to acquire transmission image data of the sheet under transport on the transport path; and a controller configured to detect the presence or absence of the sheet based on the reflection image data and the transmission image data, wherein the controller is further configured: to binarize the reflection image data and the transmission image data to generate binarized reflection image data and binarized transmission image data, respectively; to execute OR processing on the binarized reflection image data and the binarized transmission image data to generate OR-processed image data; to detect the external shape of the sheet based on the OR-processed image data; and to output outline information of an OR-processed image derived from the OR-processed image data. to binarize the reflection image data and the transmission image data to generate binarized reflection image data and binarized transmission image data, respectively; to execute OR processing on the binarized reflection image data and the binarized transmission image data to generate OR-processed image data; to detect the external shape of the sheet based on the OR-processed image data; and to output outline information of an OR-processed image derived from the OR-processed image data.
A coffee grinder comprising: a grinder for grinding coffee beans; a grind control unit for controlling a ground size of the ground coffee beans, the grind control unit including a camera positioned over a calibration grid having a calibration mark; and a computer processor connected to the grind control unit , wherein the computer processor is configured to: receive an identifier for the coffee drink, retrieve the correct set of brew parameters from a database (S5030), identify a grind parameter from the brew parameters, wherein the grind parameter includes at least a desired particle size of the grind, and carry out the following iterative grinding cycle until the desired particle size of the coffee grounds is reached: set the grinder to a setting and runtime that would achieve the desired particle size of the grind (S5040), complete grinding process, and check the grounds (S5050) using the grind control unit to see if the particle size is within a target range defined by the brew parameters, whereby during the first iteration, the processor may alternatively set the grinder to a setting and runtime that achieved a slightly coarser particle size than the desired particle size. a grinder for grinding coffee beans; a grind control unit for controlling a ground size of the ground coffee beans, the grind control unit including a camera positioned over a calibration grid having a calibration mark; and a computer processor connected to the grind control unit , wherein the computer processor is configured to: receive an identifier for the coffee drink, retrieve the correct set of brew parameters from a database (S5030), identify a grind parameter from the brew parameters, wherein the grind parameter includes at least a desired particle size of the grind, and carry out the following iterative grinding cycle until the desired particle size of the coffee grounds is reached: set the grinder to a setting and runtime that would achieve the desired particle size of the grind (S5040), complete grinding process, and check the grounds (S5050) using the grind control unit to see if the particle size is within a target range defined by the brew parameters, whereby during the first iteration, the processor may alternatively set the grinder to a setting and runtime that achieved a slightly coarser particle size than the desired particle size. set the grinder to a setting and runtime that would achieve the desired particle size of the grind (S5040), complete grinding process, and check the grounds (S5050) using the grind control unit to see if the particle size is within a target range defined by the brew parameters, whereby during the first iteration, the processor may alternatively set the grinder to a setting and runtime that achieved a slightly coarser particle size than the desired particle size.