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Passive leaf locking device for a door, a window or similar having a fixed mountable frame with at least one active leaf - subsequently referred to as the active leaf -supported in the frame, and at least one passive leaf - subsequently referred to as the passive leaf, wherein it is provided that the passive leaf locking device is mountable in and/or on the passive leaf and has a locking mechanism, which is supported in the lock case , and a lock actuating device, and the locking mechanism of the passive leaf locking device has a latch lifting device for unlocking and/or retracting a latch engaging in a predetermined space of the passive leaf locking device, in particular lock latch or latch bolt of an active leaf locking device mounted in and/or on the active leaf, and the locking mechanism has a bolt lifting device for unlocking and/or retracting a bolt of an active leaf locking device mounted in and/or on the active leaf , said bolt engaging in a predetermined space of the passive leaf locking device, and the locking mechanism has an upper locking rod connecting device of an upper locking rod guided in and/or on the passive leaf , which is extendable upwards for locking and retractable downwards for unlocking, and the locking mechanism has a lower locking rod connecting device of a lower locking rod guided in and/or on the passive leaf , which is extendable downwards for locking and is retractable upwards for unlocking, and the lock actuating device has a motor drive device , and the driven element of the motor drive device is coupled with or couplable with the latch lifting device and the bolt lifting device and the upper locking rod connecting device and the lower locking rod connecting device directly or via a gear, characterised in that the locking mechanism of the passive leaf locking device has a lock gear with a gear slide , which is coupled with a pivotably supported lock follower via the gear, wherein the gear slide is drivable by means of an actuating handle, which is couplable in the lock follower by insertion, and the gear slide is guided vertically upwards in the lock case and is moveable downwards, and the gear slide is connected to the lower locking rod connecting device and is connected to the upper locking rod connecting device and is connected to the latch lifting device and is connected to the bolt lifting device , and the gear slide of the locking mechanism is coupled with or is couplable with the driven element of the motor drive device directly or via a gear, and when the locking device is unlocked by means of the motor drive device , the position of the lock follower remains unchanged, while an unlocking by actuating the handle results in a rotation of the lock follower .
An implant (10; 40; 90) for medical use, comprising a structure having a body wall formed of a plurality of single strands (12; 42; 92) composed of at least a first non-radiopaque material, the single strands (12; 42; 92) establishing a first spacing pattern and a first wall thickness, the body wall including a plurality of multi-strands (14; 44; 94) of radiopaque material interspersed with the single strands (12; 42; 92), each multi-strand (14; 44; 94) having at least two side-by-side filaments of radiopaque material that lie substantially contiguous to each other, and each multi-strand (14; 44; 94) joining in the first spacing pattern without substantial deviation from that pattern and without substantially altering the first wall thickness, characterized in that a diameter of each side-by-side filament is substantially the same as the diameter of the single strands (12; 42; 92).
A method using lateral flow comprising: providing a microfabricated device having a plurality of microwells, and a membrane applied on the microfabricated device and covering at least one microwell of the plurality of the microwells, the membrane having a first portion disposed on one side of the at least one microwell and a second portion on the other side of the at least one microwell; and contacting the first portion of the membrane with a first liquid absorbable by the membrane such that the first liquid is wicked by the membrane and laterally flows from the first portion to the second portion and across the at least one microwell, and at least a portion of the first liquid enters into the at least one microwell. providing a microfabricated device having a plurality of microwells, and a membrane applied on the microfabricated device and covering at least one microwell of the plurality of the microwells, the membrane having a first portion disposed on one side of the at least one microwell and a second portion on the other side of the at least one microwell; and contacting the first portion of the membrane with a first liquid absorbable by the membrane such that the first liquid is wicked by the membrane and laterally flows from the first portion to the second portion and across the at least one microwell, and at least a portion of the first liquid enters into the at least one microwell.
A ventilation unit intended to serve as at least one of a supply unit and an exhaust unit in an air duct system in a ventilation plant, wherein - the ventilation unit comprises at least two sections of tube that can be connected with a common axis with mutually adapted dimensions, - at least one of the said sections of tube constitutes a fixed part that is connectable to the said air duct system, - at least one of the said sections of tube can be displaced relative to at least one axially connected fixed section of tube , - two of the said sections of tube that can be connected along their axis are mutually displaceable and form an area of overlap (1-3) at their connecting end parts, whereby only one of these sections of tube has one or several openings that can be opened in the wall of the tube next to the said area of overlap (1-3), and - the flow of air through the said one or several openings that can be opened can be regulated with respect to both its magnitude and its direction, through displacement and rotation, respectively, of the displaceable sections of tube in relation to the at least one fixed section of tube , wherein the displacement by rotation around its own axis adjusts the direction of the flow of air and the displacement in axial direction adjusts the magnitude of the flow of air. - the ventilation unit comprises at least two sections of tube that can be connected with a common axis with mutually adapted dimensions, - at least one of the said sections of tube constitutes a fixed part that is connectable to the said air duct system, - at least one of the said sections of tube can be displaced relative to at least one axially connected fixed section of tube , - two of the said sections of tube that can be connected along their axis are mutually displaceable and form an area of overlap (1-3) at their connecting end parts, whereby only one of these sections of tube has one or several openings that can be opened in the wall of the tube next to the said area of overlap (1-3), and - the flow of air through the said one or several openings that can be opened can be regulated with respect to both its magnitude and its direction, through displacement and rotation, respectively, of the displaceable sections of tube in relation to the at least one fixed section of tube , wherein the displacement by rotation around its own axis adjusts the direction of the flow of air and the displacement in axial direction adjusts the magnitude of the flow of air.
Method for wireless, in particular inductive, energy transmission from an energy transmission device to a load , wherein at least one method step comprises interrupting the energy transmission from the energy transmission device to the load in conjunction with a foreign object detection, and wherein at least two different types of foreign object detection are carried out, characterized in that individual or all types of foreign object detection and/or the alternation between the different types of foreign object detection are activable or deactivable by a user by remote control, in particular by app.
A surgical stapler comprising: (a) a first elongate member having a distal portion configured to support one of a staple cartridge or an anvil surface having a plurality of staple-forming pockets; (b) a second elongate member having a distal portion configured to support the other of a staple cartridge or an anvil surface having a plurality of staple-forming pockets; (c) a clamp member , wherein the clamp member is movable from an open position to a closed position to releasably clamp the first and second elongate members together; (d) a clamp lockout feature supported by the first elongate member, wherein the clamp lockout feature is moveable between a lockout position in which the clamp lockout feature is configured to prevent closure of the clamp member, and a release position in which the clamp lockout feature is configured to permit closure of the clamp member; and (e) an actuating feature supported by the second elongate member, wherein the actuating feature is configured to actuate the clamp lockout feature from the lockout position to the release position in response to approximation of the distal portions of the first and second elongate members, and characterised in that the clamp lockout feature is configured to translate along a longitudinal axis of the first elongate member between the lockout position and the release position. (a) a first elongate member having a distal portion configured to support one of a staple cartridge or an anvil surface having a plurality of staple-forming pockets; (b) a second elongate member having a distal portion configured to support the other of a staple cartridge or an anvil surface having a plurality of staple-forming pockets; (c) a clamp member , wherein the clamp member is movable from an open position to a closed position to releasably clamp the first and second elongate members together; (d) a clamp lockout feature supported by the first elongate member, wherein the clamp lockout feature is moveable between a lockout position in which the clamp lockout feature is configured to prevent closure of the clamp member, and a release position in which the clamp lockout feature is configured to permit closure of the clamp member; and (e) an actuating feature supported by the second elongate member, wherein the actuating feature is configured to actuate the clamp lockout feature from the lockout position to the release position in response to approximation of the distal portions of the first and second elongate members, and
An image acquiring device comprising: voltage control means for generating first voltage information that identifies voltage applied to a first variable-focus lens which is included in first imaging means installed in a position where a subject is photographed and whose focal length changes in accordance with an applied voltage, and generating second voltage information that identifies voltage applied to a second variable-focus lens which is included in second imaging means installed in the position where the subject is photographed and whose focal length changes in accordance with an applied voltage; and image judgment means for inputting images from the first imaging means and the second imaging means , and selecting one image taken at an in-focus position among input images, characterized in that the voltage control means generates information, as the first voltage information, that identifies each voltage in a time series of voltages whose values change with time, and generates information, as the second voltage information, that identifies that each of the voltages identified by the first voltage information is applied to the second variable-focus lens after a predetermined period of delay, such that the second imaging means captures images at the same focus positions as the first imaging means but with the predetermined period of delay. voltage control means for generating first voltage information that identifies voltage applied to a first variable-focus lens which is included in first imaging means installed in a position where a subject is photographed and whose focal length changes in accordance with an applied voltage, and generating second voltage information that identifies voltage applied to a second variable-focus lens which is included in second imaging means installed in the position where the subject is photographed and whose focal length changes in accordance with an applied voltage; and image judgment means for inputting images from the first imaging means and the second imaging means , and selecting one image taken at an in-focus position among input images, characterized in that the voltage control means generates information, as the first voltage information, that identifies each voltage in a time series of voltages whose values change with time, and generates information, as the second voltage information, that identifies that each of the voltages identified by the first voltage information is applied to the second variable-focus lens after a predetermined period of delay, such that the second imaging means captures images at the same focus positions as the first imaging means but with the predetermined period of delay.
A system for providing alternative Layer-2 communication paths between nodes, the system comprising: first and second Ethernet switches, wherein the first Ethernet switch is operative for transmitting Ethernet frames having a destination address of the second Ethernet switch; a third Ethernet switch connected between the first and second Ethernet switches; a fourth Ethernet switch connected between the first and second Ethernet switches; and a fifth Ethernet switch connected between the first and second Ethernet switches, wherein a first part of the Ethernet frames is carried only over a first communication path from the first Ethernet switch to the second Ethernet via the third Ethernet switch, wherein a second part of the frames that is different from the first part is carried only over a second communication path that is different from the first communication path, from the first Ethernet switch to the second Ethernet switch via the fourth Ethernet switch, wherein a third part of the Ethernet frames that is different from the first and second parts is carried only over a third communication path that is different from the first and second communication paths, from the first Ethernet switch to the second Ethernet switch via the fifth Ethernet switch, and wherein the Ethernet frames are assigned to be carried over one of the first, second, and third communication paths based on a header value in an header field of the Ethernet frames. first and second Ethernet switches, wherein the first Ethernet switch is operative for transmitting Ethernet frames having a destination address of the second Ethernet switch; a third Ethernet switch connected between the first and second Ethernet switches; a fourth Ethernet switch connected between the first and second Ethernet switches; and a fifth Ethernet switch connected between the first and second Ethernet switches, wherein a first part of the Ethernet frames is carried only over a first communication path from the first Ethernet switch to the second Ethernet via the third Ethernet switch, wherein a second part of the frames that is different from the first part is carried only over a second communication path that is different from the first communication path, from the first Ethernet switch to the second Ethernet switch via the fourth Ethernet switch, wherein a third part of the Ethernet frames that is different from the first and second parts is carried only over a third communication path that is different from the first and second communication paths, from the first Ethernet switch to the second Ethernet switch via the fifth Ethernet switch, and wherein the Ethernet frames are assigned to be carried over one of the first, second, and third communication paths based on a header value in an header field of the Ethernet frames.
Assembly comprising a process chamber in a containment enclosed by a wall and intended for the contamination-free introduction of a sterile object into said process chamber , including: a) a door unit consisting of: aa) an access flange positioned in the wall forming a passage from the outside into the process chamber ; and ab) a door that closes and seals the passage and swings into open position in the process chamber ; b) a container holder consisting of: ba) a retainer accessible through an opening for retaining a container inserted into the container holder , the container being closed by a lid ; and bb) a flange , operating in conjunction with the access flange , characterized by the fact that c) the assembly contains a decontamination unit in which d) the decontamination unit is designed to decontaminate the outer surface of the lid of the container facing the door when the door is closed, the container holder docked against the access flange and the container is placed in the container holder . a) a door unit consisting of: aa) an access flange positioned in the wall forming a passage from the outside into the process chamber ; and ab) a door that closes and seals the passage and swings into open position in the process chamber ; aa) an access flange positioned in the wall forming a passage from the outside into the process chamber ; and ab) a door that closes and seals the passage and swings into open position in the process chamber ; b) a container holder consisting of: ba) a retainer accessible through an opening for retaining a container inserted into the container holder , the container being closed by a lid ; and bb) a flange , operating in conjunction with the access flange , characterized by the fact that ba) a retainer accessible through an opening for retaining a container inserted into the container holder , the container being closed by a lid ; and bb) a flange , operating in conjunction with the access flange , characterized by the fact that c) the assembly contains a decontamination unit in which d) the decontamination unit is designed to decontaminate the outer surface of the lid of the container facing the door when the door is closed, the container holder docked against the access flange and the container is placed in the container holder .
Method for determining the depth of a crack in a solid, characterized in that it comprises: - a step of determining at least one speed for scanning a surface of the solid comprising the crack by a positioned heat source; - for every speed determined: - a step of scanning a portion of the surface of the solid, in proximity to the crack and parallel to the general direction of the crack, by the heat source at said speed; and - a step , synchronous with the scanning step, of detecting at least one value of a physical quantity representing the local heating of the surface of the scanned solid; and a step of determining the depth of the crack as a function of at least one value detected at least at one predetermined scanning speed, a depth of the crack determined during the determination step is determined as a function of at least three amplitude values and/or at least three phase values captured at three frequencies at least, determined from three different scanning speeds, or for one speed and three harmonic frequencies, or for a combination of different speeds and harmonic frequencies, the harmonic frequencies correspond to the fundamental frequency whose inverse corresponds to the time required for the thermal source to perform a sweep. - a step of determining at least one speed for scanning a surface of the solid comprising the crack by a positioned heat source; - for every speed determined: - a step of scanning a portion of the surface of the solid, in proximity to the crack and parallel to the general direction of the crack, by the heat source at said speed; and - a step , synchronous with the scanning step, of detecting at least one value of a physical quantity representing the local heating of the surface of the scanned solid; and - a step of scanning a portion of the surface of the solid, in proximity to the crack and parallel to the general direction of the crack, by the heat source at said speed; and - a step , synchronous with the scanning step, of detecting at least one value of a physical quantity representing the local heating of the surface of the scanned solid; and
An apparatus to identify local advertisement insertion opportunities in broadcast media, the apparatus comprising: a broadcast receiver configured to receive a plurality of broadcast signals, each broadcast signal conveying media from a different affiliates of a national broadcaster ; a media comparator configured to compare, for each one of a plurality of consecutive time segments, the media from the different affiliates conveyed during said time segments to identify a broadcast interval during which different media is conveyed among at least some of the plurality of broadcast signals; and an insertion opportunity identifier configured to determine whether the broadcast interval is associated with a local advertisement insertion opportunity; an insertion opportunity report generator configured to output local insertion opportunity data comprising the time and duration of the broadcast interval if it is determined to be a local insertion opportunity; characterised in that the determination comprises: determining whether a number of different instances of media conveyed among the plurality of broadcast signals during the broadcast interval meets or exceeds a first threshold; and determining whether a duration of the broadcast interval is within a minimum duration threshold and a maximum duration threshold associated with the duration of the broadcast interval. a broadcast receiver configured to receive a plurality of broadcast signals, each broadcast signal conveying media from a different affiliates of a national broadcaster ; a media comparator configured to compare, for each one of a plurality of consecutive time segments, the media from the different affiliates conveyed during said time segments to identify a broadcast interval during which different media is conveyed among at least some of the plurality of broadcast signals; and an insertion opportunity identifier configured to determine whether the broadcast interval is associated with a local advertisement insertion opportunity; an insertion opportunity report generator configured to output local insertion opportunity data comprising the time and duration of the broadcast interval if it is determined to be a local insertion opportunity; characterised in that the determination comprises: determining whether a number of different instances of media conveyed among the plurality of broadcast signals during the broadcast interval meets or exceeds a first threshold; and determining whether a duration of the broadcast interval is within a minimum duration threshold and a maximum duration threshold associated with the duration of the broadcast interval. determining whether a number of different instances of media conveyed among the plurality of broadcast signals during the broadcast interval meets or exceeds a first threshold; and determining whether a duration of the broadcast interval is within a minimum duration threshold and a maximum duration threshold associated with the duration of the broadcast interval.
A consumable for a smoking substitute device , the consumable comprising: a tank , for storing vapourisable liquid; a heater assembly , for heating and vapourising the vapourisable liquid; and a mouthpiece , having two mouthpiece outlets , the mouthpiece being in fluid communication with the tank; wherein there is a filter disposed between the tank and the mouthpiece outlets which is configured to be impermeable to unvapourised liquid whilst being permeable to vapourised liquid. a tank , for storing vapourisable liquid; a heater assembly , for heating and vapourising the vapourisable liquid; and a mouthpiece , having two mouthpiece outlets , the mouthpiece being in fluid communication with the tank;