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A method for determining the presence, absence, or quantity of an analyte in a fluid sample tested by an assay device , the method comprising: comparing measured colorimetric data relating to an assay device with a dataset of sample readings based on human visual perceptions of colorimetric changes of reference assay devices, the dataset of sample readings stored in a storage memory of an assay reader ; generating a comparison signal in response to the comparing the measured colorimetric data with the dataset of sample readings; and generating a determination signal in response to the comparison signal, the determination signal indicative of the presence, absence, or quantity of an analyte in a fluid sample tested by the assay device read by the assay reader . comparing measured colorimetric data relating to an assay device with a dataset of sample readings based on human visual perceptions of colorimetric changes of reference assay devices, the dataset of sample readings stored in a storage memory of an assay reader ; generating a comparison signal in response to the comparing the measured colorimetric data with the dataset of sample readings; and generating a determination signal in response to the comparison signal, the determination signal indicative of the presence, absence, or quantity of an analyte in a fluid sample tested by the assay device read by the assay reader .
A composite cellulosic product comprising: a plurality of layers of paper bonded together and reinforced by cellulose nanofibrils (CNF), wherein the CNF impregnates the paper layers and is distributed such that visible layering or striations in the composite product are absent; wherein the CNF is present in an amount (wt/wt%) of from 1% to 6%; and wherein the composite consists only of layers of paper, CNF, and water. a plurality of layers of paper bonded together and reinforced by cellulose nanofibrils (CNF), wherein the CNF impregnates the paper layers and is distributed such that visible layering or striations in the composite product are absent; wherein the CNF is present in an amount (wt/wt%) of from 1% to 6%; and wherein the composite consists only of layers of paper, CNF, and water.
An end-effector for a programmable motion device for use with a vacuum source , said end-effector comprising: an end-effector attachment portion for attaching the end-effector to the programmable motion device, said end-effector attachment portion including a vacuum channel coupled to the vacuum source ; a contact portion of the end-effector for contacting an object to be acquired by the contact portion of the end-effector ; a flexible intermediate section including a contact end proximate the contact portion of the end-effector , said flexible intermediate section of the end-effector being intermediate the end-effector attachment portion and the contact portion of the end-effector , said flexible intermediate section including a bellows portion that extends radially outwardly of the vacuum channel; and characterized by further comprising a bellows insert that extends into the flexible intermediate section to inhibit air-flow from entering the bellows portion, and yet does not inhibit freedom of movement of the flexible intermediate section . an end-effector attachment portion for attaching the end-effector to the programmable motion device, said end-effector attachment portion including a vacuum channel coupled to the vacuum source ; a contact portion of the end-effector for contacting an object to be acquired by the contact portion of the end-effector ; a flexible intermediate section including a contact end proximate the contact portion of the end-effector , said flexible intermediate section of the end-effector being intermediate the end-effector attachment portion and the contact portion of the end-effector , said flexible intermediate section including a bellows portion that extends radially outwardly of the vacuum channel; and characterized by further comprising a bellows insert that extends into the flexible intermediate section to inhibit air-flow from entering the bellows portion, and yet does not inhibit freedom of movement of the flexible intermediate section .
A tray configured for use in a printing apparatus that includes: a conveying means configured to convey the tray that holds a printing medium ; and a printing means configured to perform printing onto a print surface of the printing medium held on the tray, the tray comprising: a placement surface capable of receiving an adapter configured to hold the printing medium ; a pressing member that is disposed on an upstream side in an inserting direction of the tray with respect to the printing apparatus and arranged to press the adapter placed on the placement surface toward a downstream side in the inserting direction of the tray; and a regulating portion (45A, 45B 44) configured to regulate movement of the adapter placed on the placement surface by abutting the adapter pressed by the pressing member ; characterized by further comprising: an opening capable of receiving a protrusion of the adapter in a case the protrusion is inserted into the opening along the inserting direction of the tray. a placement surface capable of receiving an adapter configured to hold the printing medium ; a pressing member that is disposed on an upstream side in an inserting direction of the tray with respect to the printing apparatus and arranged to press the adapter placed on the placement surface toward a downstream side in the inserting direction of the tray; and a regulating portion (45A, 45B 44) configured to regulate movement of the adapter placed on the placement surface by abutting the adapter pressed by the pressing member ; characterized by further comprising: an opening capable of receiving a protrusion of the adapter in a case the protrusion is inserted into the opening along the inserting direction of the tray.
Sensor head for a force or torque sensor for measuring a force or torque in a ferromagnetic body , comprising: a magnetic field generating unit for generating a magnetic field in the ferromagnetic body , and a magnetic field measuring unit for measuring a magnetic field change in the ferromagnetic body , wherein the magnetic field generating unit comprises an excitation coil and a soft-magnetic excitation flux amplifying element , wherein the magnetic field measuring unit comprises a plurality of measuring coils with a soft-magnetic measuring flux amplifying element , wherein at least the excitation coil and the measurement coils (22, 22a-22d) are integrated on a common circuit board element or MEMS device , wherein the excitation coil and the measurement coils (22, 22a-22d) are composed of planar coils formed in a conductor layer of the circuit board element , wherein the conductor layer includes a planar coil for forming a part of a first measurement coil and a planar coil for forming a part of a second measurement coil and a planar coil for forming a part of an excitation coil arranged in a plane, and a plurality of such conductor layers including a plurality of planar coils are arranged with insulating interlayers to form coil packs forming the first measurement coil and the second measurement coil and the excitation coil . a magnetic field generating unit for generating a magnetic field in the ferromagnetic body , and a magnetic field measuring unit for measuring a magnetic field change in the ferromagnetic body , wherein the magnetic field generating unit comprises an excitation coil and a soft-magnetic excitation flux amplifying element , wherein the magnetic field measuring unit comprises a plurality of measuring coils with a soft-magnetic measuring flux amplifying element , wherein at least the excitation coil and the measurement coils (22, 22a-22d) are integrated on a common circuit board element or MEMS device , wherein the excitation coil and the measurement coils (22, 22a-22d) are composed of planar coils formed in a conductor layer of the circuit board element , wherein the conductor layer includes a planar coil for forming a part of a first measurement coil and a planar coil for forming a part of a second measurement coil and a planar coil for forming a part of an excitation coil arranged in a plane, and a plurality of such conductor layers including a plurality of planar coils are arranged with insulating interlayers to form coil packs forming the first measurement coil and the second measurement coil and the excitation coil .
A modular light-signaling device (1; 1') for a vehicle , comprising a plurality of modules (2, 2a, 2b, 2c; 2a', 2b', 2c'), each module comprising an electronic board on which is/are disposed one or several light source(s) , each light source having a dedicated lighting function, the plurality of modules comprising at least one master module (2a; 2a') and at least one slave module (2b; 2b'), said master module comprising a control unit adapted to pilot the lighting function(s) of said master module and of said slave module, characterized in that the modules are mechanically connected to one another by a male/female interlocking type linkage , and in that each electronic board comprises at least one connector , the electronic boards of two adjacent modules being connected by said connectors , the connection between the different modules being free of any wired link.
An image processing apparatus , comprising: an image data obtaining means configured to obtain image data acquired by photographing biological tissue; a color space converting means configured to convert pixel values of the image data into pixel values of a predetermined color space, characterized by a score calculating means configured to calculate a score representing severity degree of lesion of the biological tissue photographed in an image represented by the image data for each pixel based on the image data; a reliability evaluation means configured to evaluate reliability of the score based on the image data; and a score reliability calculating means configured to calculate score reliability which represents a ratio of pixels of which scores have predetermined reliability to all the pixels of the image data, wherein the reliability evaluation means is configured to evaluate the reliability of the scores based on intensity of each pixel output by the color space converting means . an image data obtaining means configured to obtain image data acquired by photographing biological tissue; a color space converting means configured to convert pixel values of the image data into pixel values of a predetermined color space, characterized by a score calculating means configured to calculate a score representing severity degree of lesion of the biological tissue photographed in an image represented by the image data for each pixel based on the image data; a reliability evaluation means configured to evaluate reliability of the score based on the image data; and a score reliability calculating means configured to calculate score reliability which represents a ratio of pixels of which scores have predetermined reliability to all the pixels of the image data, wherein the reliability evaluation means is configured to evaluate the reliability of the scores based on intensity of each pixel output by the color space converting means .
Assembly comprising a base part and a circuit board , the base part comprising at least one tube having a bore , the circuit board having at least one opening , and the circuit board being fastened to the base part by a fastening element having a head and a shaft, the shaft projecting through the opening in the circuit board into the bore of the tube and the shaft of the fastening element having a frustoconical portion , characterized in that the fastening element consists of a thermoplastic material and is non-detachably connected to the base part by friction welding.
An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising: a plurality of vane segments fastened together to form an adjustable stator vane that pivots about a variable vane axis and includes a stator vane body extending axially between a first end and a second end , and including an airfoil , a body surface and a cavity , wherein the body surface is located at the first end , and the cavity extends axially from an inlet in the body surface and into the airfoil ; a shaft extending along the variable vane axis from the first end ; and a flange (104; 214) extending circumferentially at least partially around the inlet , and radially from the stator vane body ; wherein a first of the vane segments includes the flange , and a second of the vane segments includes at least a portion of the airfoil ; characterised in that : the stator vane body further includes a neck that extends axially between the body surface and the airfoil ; the flange extends circumferentially around and radially from the neck ; and the flange is axially separated from a surface of the airfoil by a gap. a plurality of vane segments fastened together to form an adjustable stator vane that pivots about a variable vane axis and includes a stator vane body extending axially between a first end and a second end , and including an airfoil , a body surface and a cavity , wherein the body surface is located at the first end , and the cavity extends axially from an inlet in the body surface and into the airfoil ; a shaft extending along the variable vane axis from the first end ; and a flange (104; 214) extending circumferentially at least partially around the inlet , and radially from the stator vane body ; a stator vane body extending axially between a first end and a second end , and including an airfoil , a body surface and a cavity , wherein the body surface is located at the first end , and the cavity extends axially from an inlet in the body surface and into the airfoil ; a shaft extending along the variable vane axis from the first end ; and a flange (104; 214) extending circumferentially at least partially around the inlet , and radially from the stator vane body ; wherein a first of the vane segments includes the flange , and a second of the vane segments includes at least a portion of the airfoil ; characterised in that : the stator vane body further includes a neck that extends axially between the body surface and the airfoil ; the flange extends circumferentially around and radially from the neck ; and the flange is axially separated from a surface of the airfoil by a gap. the stator vane body further includes a neck that extends axially between the body surface and the airfoil ; the flange extends circumferentially around and radially from the neck ; and the flange is axially separated from a surface of the airfoil by a gap.
An unleaded aviation fuel composition having a MON of at least 99.6, sulfur content of less than 0.05 wt%, Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen (CHN) content of at least 97.2 wt%, less than 2.8 wt% of oxygen content, a T10 of at most 75°C, T40 of at least 75° C, a T50 of at most 105° C, a T90 of at most 135°C, a final boiling point of less than 190°C, an adjusted heat of combustion of at least 43.5 MJ/kg, a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 kPa, comprising from 20 vol.% to 35 vol.% of toluene having a MON of at least 107; from 2 vol.% to 10 vol.% of aniline; from above 30 vol% to 55 vol% of at least one alkylate or alkylate blend having an initial boiling range of from 32°C to 60°C and a final boiling range of from 105°C to 140°C, having T40 of less than 99°C, T50 of less than 100°C, T90 of less than 110°C, the alkylate or alkylate blend comprising isoparaffins from 4 to 9 carbon atoms, 3-20 vol% of C5 isoparaffins, 3-15 vol% of C7 isoparaffins, and 60-90 vol% of C8 isoparaffins, based on the alkylate or alkylate blend, and less than 1 vol% of C10+, based on the alkylate or alkylate blend; at least 8 vol% of isopentane in an amount sufficient to reach a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 kPa; from 0.1 vol% to 10 vol%, preferably from 1 vol% to 8 vol%, of a straight chain alkyl acetate having a straight chain alkyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms; and from 0.1 vol% to 10 vol%, preferably from 2 vol% to 8 vol%, of a branched chain alcohol having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms, provided that the branched chain does not contain any t-butyl groups; wherein the volume ratio of straight chain alkyl acetate to branched chain alcohol is in the range of 3:1 to 1:3; and wherein the fuel composition contains less than 1 vol% of C8 aromatics. from 2 vol.% to 10 vol.% of aniline; from above 30 vol% to 55 vol% of at least one alkylate or alkylate blend having an initial boiling range of from 32°C to 60°C and a final boiling range of from 105°C to 140°C, having T40 of less than 99°C, T50 of less than 100°C, T90 of less than 110°C, the alkylate or alkylate blend comprising isoparaffins from 4 to 9 carbon atoms, 3-20 vol% of C5 isoparaffins, 3-15 vol% of C7 isoparaffins, and 60-90 vol% of C8 isoparaffins, based on the alkylate or alkylate blend, and less than 1 vol% of C10+, based on the alkylate or alkylate blend; at least 8 vol% of isopentane in an amount sufficient to reach a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 kPa; from 0.1 vol% to 10 vol%, preferably from 1 vol% to 8 vol%, of a straight chain alkyl acetate having a straight chain alkyl group having 4 to 8 carbon atoms; and from 0.1 vol% to 10 vol%, preferably from 2 vol% to 8 vol%, of a branched chain alcohol having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms, provided that the branched chain does not contain any t-butyl groups; wherein the volume ratio of straight chain alkyl acetate to branched chain alcohol is in the range of 3:1 to 1:3; and wherein the fuel composition contains less than 1 vol% of C8 aromatics.
Objective lens assembly for a light module of a motor vehicle headlight , the objective lens assembly having a first lens , a first half-shell and a second half-shell , the two half-shells each having a first portion (26.1, 28.1) and a second portion (26.2, 28.2), the first portions (26.1, 28.1) being designed to encompass an edge (24.1) of the first lens , and the first lens (24.1) having a first optical axis (24.2) which extends inside the half-shells between the first portion (26.1, 28.1) and the second portion (26.2, 28.2), the objective lens assembly having a second lens which has an optical axis coinciding with the first optical axis (24.1), that the second portions (26.2, 28.2) are designed to encompass an edge (30.1) of the second lens , that the first half-shell has two first contact surfaces (26.3, 26.4) and the second half-shell has two second contact surfaces (28.3, 28.4), the contact surfaces (26.3, 26.4, 28.3, 28.4) each extending continuously from the first portion (26.1, 28.1) to the second portion (26.2, 28.2), so that each of the first contact surfaces (26.3, 26.4) continuously abuts one of the second contact surfaces (28.3, 28.4) from the first portion (26.1, 28.1) to the second portion (26.2, 28.2), and that the two half-shells when joined together form a tube which is closed at its first portion (26.1, 28.1) by a lens and which surrounds a part of the optical axis (24.1) that extends between the two lenses , characterized in that the two half-shells have radially outwardly protruding projections and retaining springs which engage behind the projections in a resiliently deformed state and thereby generate clamping forces which act in the circumferential directions of the half-shells , which circumferential directions are perpendicular to the optical axis (24.1), and press the abutting contact surfaces against one another.
Sub-epidermal electric warning device for notification or alarming a patient in cases of abnormal values for physiologic or analytical parameters or failure of treatment devices requiring an intervention, the device having electrodes configured to penetrate through the patient's epidermis into the sub-epidermal tissue and a DC pulse generator to generate an electric warning signal which is transmitted to the sub-epidermal tissue by the electrodes, characterized in that the DC pulse generator comprises a circuitry with a DC source having positive and negative poles, the circuitry configured to rapid switch-on of the DC source and thereafter rapidly switching to the negative pole of this DC source, whereby by this rapid switching the electrodes from the positive to the negative poles of the DC source, bipolar current pulses of alternating positive and negative polarity are generated in the sub-epidermal tissue having peaks of a positive polarity at switch-on of the DC source and of negative polarity at switch-off and rapid switching to the negative pole of this DC source.
An elongate medical device , comprising: a deflectable shaft section comprising a shaft material; a first lumen within the deflectable shaft section, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the first lumen has a peanut shape, wherein the peanut shape comprises three distinct regions comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region , wherein each of the first region and the second region is larger than the third region, and wherein the first region and the second region are connected by the third region; a first lumen liner comprising a first lumen liner material that surrounds and defines the first lumen, wherein the first lumen liner comprises a first lumen liner material that is different than the shaft material to provide planarity control of the deflectable shaft section during a cross-sectional bending of the deflectable shaft section such that bending along a bending plane (A 1 -A 2 ) of the deflectable shaft portion is promoted; two pull-wire lumens within the deflectable shaft section and disposed diametrically opposed to one another on opposite sides of the first lumen; and two pull wires , wherein each of the two pull wires is disposed in a respective one of the two pull-wire lumens, and wherein the two pull wires are actuatable to induce the cross-sectional bending of the deflectable shaft section. a deflectable shaft section comprising a shaft material; a first lumen within the deflectable shaft section, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the first lumen has a peanut shape, wherein the peanut shape comprises three distinct regions comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region , wherein each of the first region and the second region is larger than the third region, and wherein the first region and the second region are connected by the third region; a first lumen liner comprising a first lumen liner material that surrounds and defines the first lumen, wherein the first lumen liner comprises a first lumen liner material that is different than the shaft material to provide planarity control of the deflectable shaft section during a cross-sectional bending of the deflectable shaft section such that bending along a bending plane (A 1 -A 2 ) of the deflectable shaft portion is promoted; two pull-wire lumens within the deflectable shaft section and disposed diametrically opposed to one another on opposite sides of the first lumen; and two pull wires , wherein each of the two pull wires is disposed in a respective one of the two pull-wire lumens, and wherein the two pull wires are actuatable to induce the cross-sectional bending of the deflectable shaft section.
Coating device with a transport device, which transports a workpiece and/or a preferably flat profile along a coating head in a transport direction , which equips the edge of the workpiece and/or the profile with a coating, wherein the coating head has a means with which an air stream can be generated from the surroundings through a gap between the workpiece and the coating head into the coating head , wherein the means is in particular underpressure, wherein the coating device has at least one extension means , which reversibly extends the edge to be coated or the profile in and/or against the transport direction , characterised in that the extension means consists of a material and/or is equipped with a coating to which the coating means adheres less compared to the workpiece/profile and/or wherein the extension means is cooled, preferably to or below the dew point of surrounding air.