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A bed for maintaining a patient in the horizontal position including a mattress platform , a chassis for supporting the mattress platform, the chassis comprising wheels and a system for propelling the bed , the system for propelling having at least two modes of operation for a motorized wheel, the bed further including a controller, a processor unit connected to the controller and a drive for propelling , characterized in that the controller includes at least one control member connected via the processor unit to the drive for propelling , the at least one control member being for switching between the at least two modes of operation for the motorized wheel , one mode being for rotation of the motorized wheel independently of the drive for propelling , and the second mode being for rotation of the motorized wheel dependent on the motor for propelling .
An in vitro method of expanding a population comprising CD4+ cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) and CD8+ CTLs specific for two or more non-viral tumor associated antigens (TAAs), the method comprising: (a) contacting peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from an individual with a population of dendritic cells (DCs) that present the TAAs and thereby producing a population of antigen specific T lymphocytes that are capable of responding to at least one epitope from the two or more TAAs; wherein the DCs have been contacted with a library of peptides, wherein the library of peptides overlap in sequence to span all or part of an entire TAA, thereby producing the DCs that present TAAs; and (b) culturing the T lymphocytes in medium in a vessel that has a gas permeable membrane in the presence of IL7, IL12, IL15 and either IL6 or IL27. (a) contacting peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from an individual with a population of dendritic cells (DCs) that present the TAAs and thereby producing a population of antigen specific T lymphocytes that are capable of responding to at least one epitope from the two or more TAAs; wherein the DCs have been contacted with a library of peptides, wherein the library of peptides overlap in sequence to span all or part of an entire TAA, thereby producing the DCs that present TAAs; and (b) culturing the T lymphocytes in medium in a vessel that has a gas permeable membrane in the presence of IL7, IL12, IL15 and either IL6 or IL27.
A fragmentation device designed to fragment the glass of a used window , comprising at least: - a conveyor designed to transport said window , flat, along a longitudinal axis (L), - a fragmentation assembly designed to fragment the glass of said window as it is being transported on said conveyor , said device being characterized in that : - said conveyor comprises a conveyor belt , - said device comprises a device for the selective sorting of the frame of said window , which device is positioned at a given distance from the front end of the conveyor . - a conveyor designed to transport said window , flat, along a longitudinal axis (L), - a fragmentation assembly designed to fragment the glass of said window as it is being transported on said conveyor , - said conveyor comprises a conveyor belt , - said device comprises a device for the selective sorting of the frame of said window , which device is positioned at a given distance from the front end of the conveyor .
A device for treating a material mixture consisting of substitute fuel and impurities, comprising - a vertically aligned central feed , - a separator arranged beneath the central feed , - a rotor mill , wherein the rotor mill is arranged above the separator and surrounds the central feed , - a flow device for generating a gas flow directed upwards, wherein the material mixture can be introduced into the feed and after introduction descends in the feed towards the separator , wherein the impurities are at least partially removed from the material mixture in the separator as an impurity fraction and the material mixture separated from the removed impurities ascends with the gas flow to the rotor mill , wherein the ascending material mixture is crushed in the rotor mill , characterised in that the rotor mill comprises a plurality of tools arranged vertically and offset with respect to one another in the circumferential direction, wherein the tools comprise flat blade elements which extend radially outwards and are set at an angle to a horizontal plane. - a vertically aligned central feed , - a separator arranged beneath the central feed , - a rotor mill , wherein the rotor mill is arranged above the separator and surrounds the central feed , - a flow device for generating a gas flow directed upwards, wherein the material mixture can be introduced into the feed and after introduction descends in the feed towards the separator , wherein the impurities are at least partially removed from the material mixture in the separator as an impurity fraction and the material mixture separated from the removed impurities ascends with the gas flow to the rotor mill , wherein the ascending material mixture is crushed in the rotor mill , characterised in that the rotor mill comprises a plurality of tools arranged vertically and offset with respect to one another in the circumferential direction, wherein the tools comprise flat blade elements which extend radially outwards and are set at an angle to a horizontal plane.
Photovoltaic module comprising: - a protective layer of the photovoltaic module , - a plurality of photovoltaic cells arranged side-by-side and electrically connected together, - an assembly encapsulating the plurality of photovoltaic cells , characterised in that it further comprises at least one adhesion layer located between the protective layer and the encapsulating assembly , said at least one adhesion layer comprising mostly alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) or mostly titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ), and in that the protective layer is made from at least one polymer material of the acrylate family, and in that said at least one adhesion layer is in direct contact with the protective layer and with the encapsulating assembly . - a protective layer of the photovoltaic module , - a plurality of photovoltaic cells arranged side-by-side and electrically connected together, - an assembly encapsulating the plurality of photovoltaic cells ,
Securing strip by means of which an item for transportation is secured, in cooperation with an elastic band , on a pallet which has a width of approximately 800 mm and a length of approximately 1200 mm, wherein the securing strip is designed to encompass a first circumferential portion of the item for transportation and the cooperating elastic band is designed to encompass the remaining circumferential portion of the item for transportation, wherein the securing strip has the following features: a. in the region of the two longitudinal ends , the securing strip is designed to establish a tension-resistant connection to an elastic band , wherein in each case at least one undercut recess is present in the region of the two longitudinal ends , for the purpose of establishing the tension-resistant connection to the elastic band , b. it is sufficiently tension-resistant for the envisaged function of securing the item for transportation , c. it is sufficiently compression-resistant in the longitudinal direction so that a leading longitudinal end can be displaced along a circumferential portion of the item for transportation as a result of force acting in the longitudinal direction on an opposite longitudinal end of the securing strip , wherein the securing strip has a width between 30 mm and 400 mm and is designed to grip around an underside of the pallet and to be folded over at an edge of a Euro pallet according to DIN EN 13698. a. in the region of the two longitudinal ends , the securing strip is designed to establish a tension-resistant connection to an elastic band , wherein in each case at least one undercut recess is present in the region of the two longitudinal ends , for the purpose of establishing the tension-resistant connection to the elastic band , b. it is sufficiently tension-resistant for the envisaged function of securing the item for transportation , c. it is sufficiently compression-resistant in the longitudinal direction so that a leading longitudinal end can be displaced along a circumferential portion of the item for transportation as a result of force acting in the longitudinal direction on an opposite longitudinal end of the securing strip ,
Alphavirus for use in the treatment of human tumors, characterized in that the alphavirus is M1 virus, and the tumor is a zinc finger CCCH-type antiviral protein 1 (ZAP) low expression tumor or ZAP negative tumor.
A cleaning blade for cleaning a rotating body, the cleaning blade comprising: an edge layer having a tip portion that comes into contact with the rotating body; and a coating layer on the tip portion of the edge layer, wherein the coating layer contains a first fluorine-based resin and a second fluorine-based resin incompatible with the first fluorine-based resin, so that the first fluorine-based resin and the second fluorine-based resin incompletely mix with each other forming interfaces therebetween, wherein the cleaning blade has a Martens hardness when measured according to the description of from 0.5 to 3 N/mm 2 at a position 20 μm distant from a tip edge portion of the edge layer. an edge layer having a tip portion that comes into contact with the rotating body; and a coating layer on the tip portion of the edge layer, wherein the coating layer contains a first fluorine-based resin and a second fluorine-based resin incompatible with the first fluorine-based resin, so that the first fluorine-based resin and the second fluorine-based resin incompletely mix with each other forming interfaces therebetween, wherein the cleaning blade has a Martens hardness when measured according to the description of from 0.5 to 3 N/mm 2 at a position 20 μm distant from a tip edge portion of the edge layer.
A method for removing a sulfur-containing compound present in liquid or vapor, which method includes bringing a composition in contact with the liquid or vapor, the sulfur-containing compound being hydrogen sulfide, an -SH group-containing compound or a mixture thereof, and the composition containing an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde represented by the following general formula as an active ingredient: wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or are connected to each other to represent an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms; and R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
Pedal for a motor vehicle comprising a shoe on which is intended to press a foot of a driver, said shoe comprises a capacitive sensor for detecting the presence of the foot of the driver, the capacitive sensor comprises a first conductive plate connected to a processing unit , a capacitor being formed by said first conductive plate and a second plate constituted by the foot of the driver, said pedal also comprising a resistor A high-value circuit arranged between a processing unit and the first conductive plate to form an RC-type circuit, the first conductive plate of the capacitive sensor is excited by a signal (S_PWM) to charge and discharge the capacitor formed by the first conductive plate and the conductor foot to obtain a voltage signal across the capacitor whose path depends on a time constant of the RC circuit, the processing unit being adapted to process this voltage signal to deduce therefrom presence or absence of the driver's foot in the vicinity of or on the pad of the pedal , characterized in that an input/output of the processing unit is used to perform a dual function of transmitting the excitation signal (S_PWM) and of measuring signal (Mes) and in that a hysteresis of logic gates of the processing unit is used to detect a voltage threshold corresponding to the presence of the driver's foot .
A hanger, comprising: a central wheel , at least one satellite gear wheel , at least one workpiece grip , a housing , wherein the central wheel is seated immovably on an upper end of a central wheel sleeve , where the central wheel sleeve in a bottom portion is secured to a carrier element , and a driving shaft is accommodated within the central wheel sleeve , and the driving shaft in a bottom portion is connected to a driving element and an upper portion of the driving shaft is secured immovably to the housing ; wherein each of the at least one workpiece grip is fixed relative to a mounting roll of the satellite gear wheel which is bearing-seated in the housing ; wherein each satellite gear wheel is secured immovably on a different mounting roll of the satellite gear wheel, and each satellite gear wheel interact with the central wheel . a central wheel , at least one satellite gear wheel , at least one workpiece grip , a housing , wherein the central wheel is seated immovably on an upper end of a central wheel sleeve , where the central wheel sleeve in a bottom portion is secured to a carrier element , and a driving shaft is accommodated within the central wheel sleeve , and the driving shaft in a bottom portion is connected to a driving element and an upper portion of the driving shaft is secured immovably to the housing ; wherein each of the at least one workpiece grip is fixed relative to a mounting roll of the satellite gear wheel which is bearing-seated in the housing ; wherein each satellite gear wheel is secured immovably on a different mounting roll of the satellite gear wheel, and each satellite gear wheel interact with the central wheel .
A UV stable multi-layer optical film comprising at least one hundred alternating first and second polymeric optical layers (31A, 31B, .....31N, 32A, 32B, .....32N) having opposing first and second major surfaces, wherein the first and second polymeric optical layers collectively reflect at least 50 percent of incident UV light over at least a 30 nanometer wavelength range in a wavelength range from at least 300 nanometers to 400 nanometers, a third optical polymeric layer proximate to the first major surface of the first and second optical polymeric layers, and a fourth optical polymeric layer proximate to the second major surface of the first and second optical polymeric layers, characterized in that the third optical polymeric layer absorbs at least 50 percent incident UV light over at least a 30 nanometer wavelength range from at least 300 nanometers to 400 nanometers, and the fourth optical polymeric layer comprises polyethylene naphthalate.
An ejector , comprising: a nozzle configured to eject a first fluid; a suction chamber configured to suck a second fluid using a pressure decrease caused by ejection of the first fluid through the nozzle ; a diffuser configured to discharge the first fluid ejected through the nozzle and the second fluid sucked into the suction chamber while raising a pressure of the first fluid and the second fluid; a pipe having a passage is connected to the downstream end of the diffuser ; and at least one flow restrictor located downstream from the diffuser , the flow restrictor comprises a plurality of flow restrictors that include an upstream flow restrictor and a downstream flow restrictor , the upstream and downstream flow restrictors are located inside the pipe , characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the passage in the pipe is uniform from upstream to downstream; the upstream flow restrictor is a disc-shaped orifice plate and the downstream flow restrictor is a disc-shaped orifice plate, each having a circular central opening ; the opening in the upstream orifice plate has an area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the passage in the part of the pipe downstream from the orifice plate and the opening in the downstream orifice plate has an area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the passage in the part of the pipe upstream from the orifice plate . a nozzle configured to eject a first fluid; a suction chamber configured to suck a second fluid using a pressure decrease caused by ejection of the first fluid through the nozzle ; a diffuser configured to discharge the first fluid ejected through the nozzle and the second fluid sucked into the suction chamber while raising a pressure of the first fluid and the second fluid; a pipe having a passage is connected to the downstream end of the diffuser ; and at least one flow restrictor located downstream from the diffuser , the flow restrictor comprises a plurality of flow restrictors that include an upstream flow restrictor and a downstream flow restrictor , the upstream and downstream flow restrictors are located inside the pipe , characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the passage in the pipe is uniform from upstream to downstream; the upstream flow restrictor is a disc-shaped orifice plate and the downstream flow restrictor is a disc-shaped orifice plate, each having a circular central opening ; the opening in the upstream orifice plate has an area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the passage in the part of the pipe downstream from the orifice plate and the opening in the downstream orifice plate has an area smaller than the cross-sectional area of the passage in the part of the pipe upstream from the orifice plate .
An implantable intralumenal device comprising: an elongate tubular member with a longitudinal axis, the elongate tubular member comprising a plurality of discrete substantially cylindrical segments , wherein each cylindrical segment comprises a substantially cylindrical membranous wall with first and second open ends and one or more annular reinforcement members fixedly attached to the membranous wall, wherein each cylindrical segment has an axis, and wherein the cylindrical segments are arranged adjacently such that a combination of the axes of the cylindrical segments coincide with the longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member and the membranous walls of adjacent cylindrical segments longitudinally overlap by a distance; each substantially cylindrical segment having an edge portion supported by an annular reinforcement member and another edge portion unsupported by an annular reinforcement member, wherein a fluid flow channel exists between the unsupported edge portion of a substantially cylindrical segment and the supported edge portion of an adjacent substantially cylindrical segment; and an elongate axial reinforcement member , wherein the elongate axial reinforcement member is fixedly attached to each of the cylindrical segments. an elongate tubular member with a longitudinal axis, the elongate tubular member comprising a plurality of discrete substantially cylindrical segments , wherein each cylindrical segment comprises a substantially cylindrical membranous wall with first and second open ends and one or more annular reinforcement members fixedly attached to the membranous wall, wherein each cylindrical segment has an axis, and wherein the cylindrical segments are arranged adjacently such that a combination of the axes of the cylindrical segments coincide with the longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member and the membranous walls of adjacent cylindrical segments longitudinally overlap by a distance; each substantially cylindrical segment having an edge portion supported by an annular reinforcement member and another edge portion unsupported by an annular reinforcement member, wherein a fluid flow channel exists between the unsupported edge portion of a substantially cylindrical segment and the supported edge portion of an adjacent substantially cylindrical segment; and an elongate axial reinforcement member , wherein the elongate axial reinforcement member is fixedly attached to each of the cylindrical segments.
Method for correcting the state of a watch or respectively a movement, said watch or respectively said movement including at least a first oscillator arranged to generate oscillation at a nominal frequency (N0), characterised in that there is used a state correction device including a second oscillator, this oscillator being a state correction oscillator, arranged to generate oscillation at a correction frequency (NC) to impose oscillation and/or a motion on said entire watch, or respectively on said entire movement, during a state correction phase after an initial moment of actuation of said state correction device, the duration of said state correction phase being adjusted to exactly correct a state error that is measured or evaluated on said watch or respectively said movement at said initial moment of actuation, in that the initial variation of rate value (DI) of said first oscillator is measured, and in that there is incorporated in said state correction device a winder for mechanical or automatic watches, arranged to move at least one support on which is fixed said at least one watch or respectively said at least one movement.
A coil apparatus for use in a transcranial magnetic stimulation apparatus including a wound-wire coil to be disposed on or near a head surface so as to generate a current by an induced electric field through electromagnetic induction in a magnetic stimulation-target region of a brain for stimulating neurons, wherein the wound-wire coil includes a near-head-surface conductive wire portion disposed on or near the head surface, and a far-head-surface conductive wire portion disposed farther from the head surface than the near-head-surface conductive wire portion, the coil apparatus being characterised in that the coil apparatus is a dome-type coil and a distance between the near-head-surface conductive wire portion and the far-head-surface conductive wire portion is set so that inductance of the coil apparatus falls within a predetermined inductance range equal to or larger than 5 μH and equal to or smaller than 13 μH and the induced electric field falls within a predetermined spread on the head surface. the wound-wire coil includes a near-head-surface conductive wire portion disposed on or near the head surface, and a far-head-surface conductive wire portion disposed farther from the head surface than the near-head-surface conductive wire portion, the coil apparatus being characterised in that the coil apparatus is a dome-type coil and a distance between the near-head-surface conductive wire portion and the far-head-surface conductive wire portion is set so that inductance of the coil apparatus falls within a predetermined inductance range equal to or larger than 5 μH and equal to or smaller than 13 μH and the induced electric field falls within a predetermined spread on the head surface.
A method for producing a composite wafer that produces a composite wafer by bonding a lithium tantalate wafer or a lithium niobate wafer (hereinafter, referred to as "stacking wafer") to a supporting wafer having a smaller coefficient of thermal expansion than the lithium tantalate wafer or the lithium niobate wafer, characterised in that , prior to bonding together, an ion implanting step of implanting ions from a bonding surface of the supporting wafer, to disturb crystallinity near the bonding surface is executed.