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A bioreactor vessel , comprising: a bottom ; a peripheral sidewall, the bottom and the peripheral sidewall defining an interior space for receiving a flexible bioprocessing bag ; a recess in the bottom for receiving a base plate of the flexible bioprocessing bag ; and a locking mechanism configured to retain the base plate in the recess and to secure the base plate to the bottom of the bioreactor vessel ; and wherein: the locking mechanism includes a latch ; wherein the latch is moveable between an engagement position where the latch engages the base plate when the base plate is positioned in the recess in the bottom of the bioreactor vessel to retain the base plate in the recess , and a clearance position where the base plate can be withdrawn from the recess . a bottom ; a peripheral sidewall, the bottom and the peripheral sidewall defining an interior space for receiving a flexible bioprocessing bag ; a recess in the bottom for receiving a base plate of the flexible bioprocessing bag ; and a locking mechanism configured to retain the base plate in the recess and to secure the base plate to the bottom of the bioreactor vessel ; and wherein: the locking mechanism includes a latch ; wherein the latch is moveable between an engagement position where the latch engages the base plate when the base plate is positioned in the recess in the bottom of the bioreactor vessel to retain the base plate in the recess , and a clearance position where the base plate can be withdrawn from the recess .
Method for fabricating multilayer multibore membranes for ultrafiltration applications including the following method steps: (a) feeding at least a material of a substrate , at least one material of a functional layer and a bore fluid to a spinneret simultaneously; (b) forming said membranes as a tube-like string in a one-step process in said spinneret ; (c) thereby assigning a functionality to said functional layer applied on at least one surface of said substrate , wherein a functional layer is applied to an inner surface of said substrate , and an additional functional layer is applied to an outer surface of said substrate , whereat the functional layer surrounds several bores for the liquid to be treated or filtered. (a) feeding at least a material of a substrate , at least one material of a functional layer and a bore fluid to a spinneret simultaneously; (b) forming said membranes as a tube-like string in a one-step process in said spinneret ; (c) thereby assigning a functionality to said functional layer applied on at least one surface of said substrate , wherein a functional layer is applied to an inner surface of said substrate , and an additional functional layer is applied to an outer surface of said substrate , whereat the functional layer surrounds several bores for the liquid to be treated or filtered.
An apparatus for conveying workpieces , in particular in a manufacturing line of automobiles, comprising a conveyor system for supporting and transporting the workpieces , and an adapter for connecting the workpieces to said conveyor system , wherein said adapter comprises a locking mechanism having at least one first locking element for locking said adapter on the receptacle of the workpiece and at least one second locking element for locking said adapter on the receptacle of said conveyor system , characterized in that said locking mechanism comprises an actuator for operating said at least one first locking element and said at least one second locking element ; and said at least one first locking element and said at least one second locking element are coupled together via said actuator such that either said at least one first locking element is in its position to lock said adapter on said receptacle of the workpiece or said at least one second locking element is in its position to lock said adapter on said receptacle of said conveyor system or said at least one first locking element and said at least one second locking element are in their positions to lock said adapter on said receptacle of the workpiece or said conveyor system .
A method for the continuous and/or instantaneous determination of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, EPOC, and/or estimated blood lactate, the method comprising: (a) the acquisition of continuous heart rate, HR, data and/or the acquisition of raw physiological signals and the subsequent determination of HR from these physiological signals; (b) the determination, from the HR, of the physiological parameters HR reserve , defined as the difference between an individual's HR max and HR res and VO 2 reserve , defined as the difference between an individual's VO 2max and VO 2rest ; (c) the calculation of an individual's percentage VO 2max from the determined parameters; characterized by (d) the application of a supply-demand equation utilizing one of the determined parameters or VO 2max to determine EPOC, where continuous and/or instantaneous EPOC is determined by a supply-demand equation, where there is a supply in reactions that increases EPOC (f supply ) , and a demand in reactions that decreased EPOC ( f demand ) , wherein the supply-demand equation is as follows: EPOC t + 1 = EPOC t + a * e b ∗ ν − c ∗ e d ∗ 1 − V * EPOC t wherein, V is the Percentage VO 2max EPOC= 0 (initialized), a * e b*V is the f supply , c * e d * (1-V) is the f demand , a, b , c and d are empirically determined parameters, e is the base of the natural logarithm, and t is time; (e) the calculation of estimated blood lactate levels as a function of EPOC; and (f) the transmission of the HR and/or EPOC and/or estimated blood lactate data. (a) the acquisition of continuous heart rate, HR, data and/or the acquisition of raw physiological signals and the subsequent determination of HR from these physiological signals; (b) the determination, from the HR, of the physiological parameters HR reserve , defined as the difference between an individual's HR max and HR res and VO 2 reserve , defined as the difference between an individual's VO 2max and VO 2rest ; (c) the calculation of an individual's percentage VO 2max from the determined parameters; characterized by (d) the application of a supply-demand equation utilizing one of the determined parameters or VO 2max to determine EPOC, where continuous and/or instantaneous EPOC is determined by a supply-demand equation, where there is a supply in reactions that increases EPOC (f supply ) , and a demand in reactions that decreased EPOC ( f demand ) , wherein the supply-demand equation is as follows: EPOC t + 1 = EPOC t + a * e b ∗ ν − c ∗ e d ∗ 1 − V * EPOC t wherein, V is the Percentage VO 2max EPOC= 0 (initialized), a * e b*V is the f supply , c * e d * (1-V) is the f demand , a, b , c and d are empirically determined parameters, e is the base of the natural logarithm, and t is time; V is the Percentage VO 2max EPOC= 0 (initialized), a * e b*V is the f supply , c * e d * (1-V) is the f demand , a, b , c and d are empirically determined parameters, e is the base of the natural logarithm, and t is time; (e) the calculation of estimated blood lactate levels as a function of EPOC; and (f) the transmission of the HR and/or EPOC and/or estimated blood lactate data.
A pattern forming apparatus for forming a pattern on a substrate, the pattern forming apparatus comprising: a holding means arranged to hold the substrate ; and an optical system arranged to detect an alignment mark formed on the substrate when held by the holding means , from the holding surface side of the substrate , wherein the optical system includes a wavelength separation element arranged to perform wavelength separation between pattern forming light arranged to form a pattern on the substrate and alignment mark detection light arranged to detect the alignment mark , characterized in that the pattern forming light is near-ultraviolet light with a wavelength range of 100 to 400 nm. a holding means arranged to hold the substrate ; and an optical system arranged to detect an alignment mark formed on the substrate when held by the holding means , from the holding surface side of the substrate , wherein the optical system includes a wavelength separation element arranged to perform wavelength separation between pattern forming light arranged to form a pattern on the substrate and alignment mark detection light arranged to detect the alignment mark , characterized in that the pattern forming light is near-ultraviolet light with a wavelength range of 100 to 400 nm.
A hybrid cord for a tire ply or ply strip , the cord comprising: two aramid yarns, each aramid yarn having a density from 1400 dtex to 1900 dtex and being twisted in a first direction with 5 to 11 twists per 0.0254 m, a polyamide yarn having a density of 750 dtex to 1200 dtex and being twisted in the first direction with 4 to 10 twists per 0.0254 m, wherein the three yarns are twisted together with 4 to 10 twists per 0.0254 m in a direction opposite to the first direction to form the cord ; wherein the number of twists per 0.0254 m of each aramid yarn has at least 10% twists per 0.0254 m more than the polyamide yarn, and wherein the number of twists per 0.0254 m of the polyamide yarn and the number of twists per 0.0254 m of the cord does not differ from each other in more than 0.5 twists per 0.0254 m. two aramid yarns, each aramid yarn having a density from 1400 dtex to 1900 dtex and being twisted in a first direction with 5 to 11 twists per 0.0254 m, a polyamide yarn having a density of 750 dtex to 1200 dtex and being twisted in the first direction with 4 to 10 twists per 0.0254 m, wherein the three yarns are twisted together with 4 to 10 twists per 0.0254 m in a direction opposite to the first direction to form the cord ; wherein the number of twists per 0.0254 m of each aramid yarn has at least 10% twists per 0.0254 m more than the polyamide yarn, and wherein the number of twists per 0.0254 m of the polyamide yarn and the number of twists per 0.0254 m of the cord does not differ from each other in more than 0.5 twists per 0.0254 m.
Apparatus for a laser-assisted ophthalmic surgical treatment system , comprising: - a first image capturing unit , configured to capture a first image of an eye to be treated, - a computer arrangement , configured to identify at least a first feature of the eye by image processing of the first image and to ascertain a position and orientation of the first feature in a coordinate system (S') of the treatment system , wherein the computer arrangement is further configured to ascertain the position and orientation of an incision figure , to be produced in the eye , in the coordinate system (S') of the treatment system as a function of the ascertained position and orientation of the first feature in the coordinate system and as a function of a relative position and orientation, ascertained in advance, of at least one second feature of the eye in relation to the first feature , characterized in that the incision figure defines a corneal flap with a flap hinge , wherein the computer arrangement is configured to ascertain the position and orientation of a figure element of the incision figure, defining the flap hinge , as a function of the position and orientation of the first feature in the coordinate system (S') of the treatment system and as a function of the relative position and orientation of the second feature in relation to the first feature , in that the at least one second feature comprises a corneal region with astigmatic curvature and the computer arrangement is configured to ascertain the position and orientation of the incision figure taking account of a predetermined desired relative orientation stipulation between the flap and the corneal region with astigmatic curvature, and/or in that a hinge axis (Q 1 '-Q 2 ') is assigned to the flap hinge and an astigmatism axis (P 1 '-P 2 ') is assigned to the corneal region with astigmatic curvature, wherein the computer arrangement is configured to ascertain the position and orientation of the incision figure taking account of a predetermined desired relative orientation stipulation between the hinge axis and the astigmatism axis, wherein, in particular, the desired relative orientation stipulation between the hinge axis (Q 1 '-Q 2 ') and the astigmatism axis (P 1 '-P 2 ') predetermines a relative orientation of the two axes that are substantially perpendicular to one another. - a first image capturing unit , configured to capture a first image of an eye to be treated, - a computer arrangement , configured to identify at least a first feature of the eye by image processing of the first image and to ascertain a position and orientation of the first feature in a coordinate system (S') of the treatment system , wherein the computer arrangement is further configured to ascertain the position and orientation of an incision figure , to be produced in the eye , in the coordinate system (S') of the treatment system as a function of the ascertained position and orientation of the first feature in the coordinate system and as a function of a relative position and orientation, ascertained in advance, of at least one second feature of the eye in relation to the first feature ,
A method of monitoring the mechanical behavior of an undersea pipe for transporting fluid under pressure, the undersea pipe being made by assembling together a plurality of unit pipe elements arranged end to end, the method comprising: • a mechanical calibration step consisting in using at least one measurement cable having at least one optical fiber sensor using at least Brillouin backscattering and positioned along the entire length of the unit pipe elements to measure the deformations experienced by each unit pipe element while it is being subjected on land to various different mechanical stresses in predetermined directions and of predetermined magnitudes, and, on the basis of the deformation measurements, in establishing the mechanical signature of each unit pipe element; and • a monitoring step consisting in using a measurement cable having at least one optical fiber sensor that makes use of Brillouin backscattering and that is helically positioned at a constant pitch ( p ) on each unit pipe element, with the handedness of the helical pitch alternating for two adjacent unit pipe elements, to recover variations in the optical signal injected into said optical fiber sensors while the pipe is in service, and, on the basis of such variations in the optical signal and of the mechanical signature of each unit pipe element, to determine the stresses experienced by each unit pipe element. • a mechanical calibration step consisting in using at least one measurement cable having at least one optical fiber sensor using at least Brillouin backscattering and positioned along the entire length of the unit pipe elements to measure the deformations experienced by each unit pipe element while it is being subjected on land to various different mechanical stresses in predetermined directions and of predetermined magnitudes, and, on the basis of the deformation measurements, in establishing the mechanical signature of each unit pipe element; and • a monitoring step consisting in using a measurement cable having at least one optical fiber sensor that makes use of Brillouin backscattering and that is helically positioned at a constant pitch ( p ) on each unit pipe element, with the handedness of the helical pitch alternating for two adjacent unit pipe elements, to recover variations in the optical signal injected into said optical fiber sensors while the pipe is in service, and, on the basis of such variations in the optical signal and of the mechanical signature of each unit pipe element, to determine the stresses experienced by each unit pipe element.
A resistivity measuring tool used in a drill string having a drill bit on a distal end for drilling a wellbore in a formation, the tool comprising: a tool body having a longitudinal axis ; a sensor configured to measure the angular position of the tool body relative to the wellbore; at least one axial transmitting antenna including a wire winding for generating an axial magnetic moment parallel with the longitudinal axis ; and at least one transverse receiving antenna ; characterized in that the at least one transverse receiving antenna comprises: an antenna body disposed within a pocket extending radially inward from an outer surface of the tool body , the antenna body being in the shape of a rectangle or of an ellipse and having the longest axis disposed longitudinally in the tool body ; and one or more turns of wire wound around the antenna body such that the wire extends substantially along the longitudinal direction of the tool axis , the wire winding generating a transverse magnetic moment orthogonal to the tool body longitudinal axis, and wherein at least one axial transmitting antenna is configured to transmit electromagnetic energy into the formation and induce a voltage signal related to a parameter of the formation in a transverse receiving antenna . a tool body having a longitudinal axis ; a sensor configured to measure the angular position of the tool body relative to the wellbore; at least one axial transmitting antenna including a wire winding for generating an axial magnetic moment parallel with the longitudinal axis ; and at least one transverse receiving antenna ; characterized in that the at least one transverse receiving antenna comprises: an antenna body disposed within a pocket extending radially inward from an outer surface of the tool body , the antenna body being in the shape of a rectangle or of an ellipse and having the longest axis disposed longitudinally in the tool body ; and one or more turns of wire wound around the antenna body such that the wire extends substantially along the longitudinal direction of the tool axis , the wire winding generating a transverse magnetic moment orthogonal to the tool body longitudinal axis, and wherein at least one axial transmitting antenna is configured to transmit electromagnetic energy into the formation and induce a voltage signal related to a parameter of the formation in a transverse receiving antenna . an antenna body disposed within a pocket extending radially inward from an outer surface of the tool body , the antenna body being in the shape of a rectangle or of an ellipse and having the longest axis disposed longitudinally in the tool body ; and one or more turns of wire wound around the antenna body such that the wire extends substantially along the longitudinal direction of the tool axis , the wire winding generating a transverse magnetic moment orthogonal to the tool body longitudinal axis, and wherein at least one axial transmitting antenna is configured to transmit electromagnetic energy into the formation and induce a voltage signal related to a parameter of the formation in a transverse receiving antenna .
A method of adjusting a display screen during photographing of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: receiving a camera start signal of the mobile terminal; and starting the camera and increasing a brightness of the display screen of the mobile terminal in a preset duration, characterized in that the preset duration is determined based on a convergence time of the mobile terminal, wherein the convergence time is caused by a convergence action of a lens rolling off in the camera during starting of the camera. receiving a camera start signal of the mobile terminal; and starting the camera and increasing a brightness of the display screen of the mobile terminal in a preset duration, characterized in that the preset duration is determined based on a convergence time of the mobile terminal, wherein the convergence time is caused by a convergence action of a lens rolling off in the camera during starting of the camera.
A dental curing light for curing a dental composite within a tooth, the dental curing light comprising: a light source adapted to direct light onto the dental composite within the tooth; a vision system adapted to acquire at least one image of the dental composite within the tooth; and a control system operatively coupled to the light source and to the vision system, the control system adapted to determine a distance between the light source and the dental composite as a function of the image, the control system further adapted to control the light source as a function of the determined distance, the control system further adapted to determine a thickness of the composite, the control system further adapted to control the light source as a function of the determined composite thickness. a light source adapted to direct light onto the dental composite within the tooth; a vision system adapted to acquire at least one image of the dental composite within the tooth; and a control system operatively coupled to the light source and to the vision system, the control system adapted to determine a distance between the light source and the dental composite as a function of the image, the control system further adapted to control the light source as a function of the determined distance, the control system further adapted to determine a thickness of the composite, the control system further adapted to control the light source as a function of the determined composite thickness.
A battery system comprising: a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells ; and characterised by : a battery management system configured to: periodically measure respective cell voltages of the battery cells at a wake-up time and after the wake-up time; detect a maximum cell voltage and a minimum cell voltage among the respective cell voltages; compare the minimum cell voltage to a measured cell voltage of at least one first diagnosis target battery cell, compare the maximum cell voltage to a measured cell voltage of at least one second diagnosis target battery cell, and diagnose whether either or both of the first and second diagnosis target battery cells is abnormal according to results of the comparisons. periodically measure respective cell voltages of the battery cells at a wake-up time and after the wake-up time; detect a maximum cell voltage and a minimum cell voltage among the respective cell voltages; compare the minimum cell voltage to a measured cell voltage of at least one first diagnosis target battery cell, compare the maximum cell voltage to a measured cell voltage of at least one second diagnosis target battery cell, and diagnose whether either or both of the first and second diagnosis target battery cells is abnormal according to results of the comparisons.