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A nebulizer aperture plate for use in aerosolizing a liquid, comprising: a first material having a plurality of apertures therein, the first material having a characteristic of being formed through a photolithography process; a second material above the first material, the second material having a plurality of supply cavities with sidewalls above the plurality of apertures in the first material, wherein the second material has a characteristic of being formed through a photolithography process; wherein the first material and the second material form an aperture plate, and wherein: the apertures of the first material form exit openings of the aperture plate; and have a diameter of between about 0.5 μm and about 6 μm, the pitch (φ 5 ) of said apertures of the first material is between about 2 μm and 20 μm, a plurality of apertures of the first material are formed within an area circumscribed by a cavity of the second material, said cavities forming liquid supply inlet openings, said second material sidewalls have a height in the range of about 40 μm to 80 μm, said cavities have a diameter in the range of about 20 μm to 200 μm, and the aperture plate has a dome shape. a first material having a plurality of apertures therein, the first material having a characteristic of being formed through a photolithography process; a second material above the first material, the second material having a plurality of supply cavities with sidewalls above the plurality of apertures in the first material, wherein the second material has a characteristic of being formed through a photolithography process; wherein the first material and the second material form an aperture plate, and wherein: the apertures of the first material form exit openings of the aperture plate; and have a diameter of between about 0.5 μm and about 6 μm, the pitch (φ 5 ) of said apertures of the first material is between about 2 μm and 20 μm, a plurality of apertures of the first material are formed within an area circumscribed by a cavity of the second material, said cavities forming liquid supply inlet openings, said second material sidewalls have a height in the range of about 40 μm to 80 μm, said cavities have a diameter in the range of about 20 μm to 200 μm, and the aperture plate has a dome shape. the apertures of the first material form exit openings of the aperture plate; and have a diameter of between about 0.5 μm and about 6 μm, the pitch (φ 5 ) of said apertures of the first material is between about 2 μm and 20 μm, a plurality of apertures of the first material are formed within an area circumscribed by a cavity of the second material, said cavities forming liquid supply inlet openings, said second material sidewalls have a height in the range of about 40 μm to 80 μm, said cavities have a diameter in the range of about 20 μm to 200 μm, and the aperture plate has a dome shape.
A low-voltage circuit protection device having at least one outer conductor section from an outer conductor supply terminal of the low-voltage circuit protection device to an outer conductor load terminal of the low-voltage circuit protection device , and a neutral conductor section from a neutral conductor terminal of the low-voltage circuit protection device to a neutral conductor load terminal of the low-voltage circuit protection device , wherein the low-voltage circuit protection device has at least one semiconductor circuit arrangement and an insulating material housing, characterized in that the low-voltage circuit protection device has an electrical measuring arrangement , in that the low-voltage circuit protection device has an electronic control unit which is connected to the measuring arrangement and the semiconductor circuit arrangement , in that the measuring arrangement and/or the electronic control unit is designed to detect a specifiable combination of at least two, in particular three, preferably all, electrical faults selected from the group: overvoltage, undervoltage, overcurrent, in particular short-circuit current, fault current and/or arc, and in that the semiconductor circuit arrangement is designed to reduce, in a specifiable manner, an output voltage of the low-voltage circuit protection unit applied at the outer conductor load terminal and the neutral conductor load terminal relative to an input voltage of the low-voltage circuit protection device applied to the outer conductor supply terminal and neutral conductor terminal .
A device for receiving and converting incident radiation into DC current, said device comprising: - a plurality of first conductors ; - a plurality of tapered antennas , each antenna comprising a circular base arranged on the respective first conductor and an apex , wherein a central axis (z) connecting the apex to the centre of the base is defined, and wherein each of said antennas comprises a solid, tapered metallic structure arranged on, and protruding from, the respective first conductor , and a plasmonic coating layered on the metallic structure; - a plurality of second conductors arranged in front of the apexes of the antennas ; and - a respective insulating layer layered on each of the second conductors and interposed between the apexes of the respective antennas and the respective second conductor ; wherein a plurality of point-contact junctions is formed, at which each apex of the antennas contacts the respective insulating layer ; wherein the central axes (z) of the antennas are parallel to each other with an error smaller than 1 degree; characterized in that the antennas and respective first and second conductors are arranged in a stacked configuration, the second conductor of at least one of said antennas forming the first conductor of a successive one of said antennas . - a plurality of first conductors ; - a plurality of tapered antennas , each antenna comprising a circular base arranged on the respective first conductor and an apex , wherein a central axis (z) connecting the apex to the centre of the base is defined, and wherein each of said antennas comprises a solid, tapered metallic structure arranged on, and protruding from, the respective first conductor , and a plasmonic coating layered on the metallic structure; - a plurality of second conductors arranged in front of the apexes of the antennas ; and - a respective insulating layer layered on each of the second conductors and interposed between the apexes of the respective antennas and the respective second conductor ;
A connection system for connecting an external device to a streamer , the connection system comprising: a first inner collar having an axial bore for receiving a streamer , wherein the first inner collar is adapted to be coaxially affixed to the streamer at a first location along the length of the streamer and has a peripheral race ; a second inner collar having an axial bore for receiving the streamer , wherein the second inner collar is adapted to be coaxially affixed to the streamer at a second location along the length of the streamer and has a peripheral race ; a first outer collar having a front edge and an opposite rear edge and an inner face defining an axial bore for rotatably receiving the first inner collar so as to ride on the peripheral race ; a second outer collar having a front edge and an opposite rear edge and an inner face defining an axial bore for rotatably receiving the second inner collar so as to ride on the peripheral race ; and an external device attached to the first and second outer collars ; the connection system being characterized in that the axial bores of the first and second outer collars taper outwardly in opposite directions from an intermediate position to the front edge and the opposite rear edge . a first inner collar having an axial bore for receiving a streamer , wherein the first inner collar is adapted to be coaxially affixed to the streamer at a first location along the length of the streamer and has a peripheral race ; a second inner collar having an axial bore for receiving the streamer , wherein the second inner collar is adapted to be coaxially affixed to the streamer at a second location along the length of the streamer and has a peripheral race ; a first outer collar having a front edge and an opposite rear edge and an inner face defining an axial bore for rotatably receiving the first inner collar so as to ride on the peripheral race ; a second outer collar having a front edge and an opposite rear edge and an inner face defining an axial bore for rotatably receiving the second inner collar so as to ride on the peripheral race ; and an external device attached to the first and second outer collars ; the connection system being characterized in that the axial bores of the first and second outer collars taper outwardly in opposite directions from an intermediate position to the front edge and the opposite rear edge .
A thermally conductive silicone potting composition, comprising a first part comprising: (a) a vinyl organopolysiloxane, (c) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than 3 μm, (d) an alumina and/or aluminium hydroxide filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 3 μm and less than 15 μm, (e) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 15 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm, (f) a catalyst, and a second part comprising: (b) a hydride organopolysiloxane, (c) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than 3 μm, (d) an alumina and/or aluminium hydroxide filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 3 μm and less than 15 μm, (e) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 15 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm, wherein the average particle diameter has been measured by the relevant method in accordance with the description. a first part comprising: (a) a vinyl organopolysiloxane, (c) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than 3 μm, (d) an alumina and/or aluminium hydroxide filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 3 μm and less than 15 μm, (e) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 15 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm, (f) a catalyst, and (a) a vinyl organopolysiloxane, (c) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than 3 μm, (d) an alumina and/or aluminium hydroxide filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 3 μm and less than 15 μm, (e) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 15 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm, (f) a catalyst, and a second part comprising: (b) a hydride organopolysiloxane, (c) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than 3 μm, (d) an alumina and/or aluminium hydroxide filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 3 μm and less than 15 μm, (e) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 15 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm, wherein the average particle diameter has been measured by the relevant method in accordance with the description. (b) a hydride organopolysiloxane, (c) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 0.1 μm and less than 3 μm, (d) an alumina and/or aluminium hydroxide filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 3 μm and less than 15 μm, (e) an alumina filler having an average particle diameter which is greater than or equal to 15 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm, wherein the average particle diameter has been measured by the relevant method in accordance with the description.
A method for controlling an electrical converter , the electrical converter being configured to convert an input voltage ( v in ) into a multi-level output voltage ( v out ), the method comprising: determining an optimized pulse pattern ( u( x ) ) ; determining switching states from the optimized pulse pattern ( u( x ) ) and applying the switching states to semiconductor switches of the electrical converter , such that the multi-level output voltage ( v out ) is generated; wherein the optimized pulse pattern ( u( x ) ) comprises a plurality of switching transitions (Δ u ), each switching transition (Δ u i ) encoding a transition between two different levels of the multi-level output voltage ( v out ) , at a switching angle ( x i ); wherein the optimized pulse pattern ( u( x ) ) is determined by optimizing a cost function; wherein the cost function J ( x ) = Δ u T A ( x )Δ u is a cost matrix A ( x ), which is multiplied from both sides with a vector Δ u composed of the plurality of switching transitions (Δ u i ); wherein each entry of the cost matrix A ( x ) depends on fourth order Bernoulli polynomials into which the switching angles are input ( x i ). determining an optimized pulse pattern ( u( x ) ) ; determining switching states from the optimized pulse pattern ( u( x ) ) and applying the switching states to semiconductor switches of the electrical converter , such that the multi-level output voltage ( v out ) is generated; wherein the optimized pulse pattern ( u( x ) ) comprises a plurality of switching transitions (Δ u ), each switching transition (Δ u i ) encoding a transition between two different levels of the multi-level output voltage ( v out ) , at a switching angle ( x i ); wherein the optimized pulse pattern ( u( x ) ) is determined by optimizing a cost function; wherein the cost function J ( x ) = Δ u T A ( x )Δ u is a cost matrix A ( x ), which is multiplied from both sides with a vector Δ u composed of the plurality of switching transitions (Δ u i ); wherein each entry of the cost matrix A ( x ) depends on fourth order Bernoulli polynomials into which the switching angles are input ( x i ).
Thermo-fusible conjugate fibers, wherein the thermo-fusible conjugate fibers are characterised by comprising, as a 5 first component, a polyester-based resin, and as a second component, an olefin-based resin having a melting point lower than a melting point of the first component, wherein a degree of orientation obtained by laser Raman spectroscopy, as specified in the description, is 6.0 or less in the polyester-based resin, and a degree of crystallinity therein obtained by laser Raman spectroscopy is 24.6% or more therein.
An oxygen-scavenging polymer, the oxygen-scavenging polymer comprising: a hydrophobic polymer; and between 5% to 20% of an oxygen scavenger selected from the group consisting of sodium sulfite, sodium ascorbate, potassium sulfite, and potassium ascorbate, wherein said oxygen-scavenging polymer comprises between 1% and 6% of a hydrophilic polymer, and wherein the hydrophilic polymer and particles of the oxygen scavenger are each dispersed throughout a matrix of the hydrophobic polymer, characterized in that said hydrophobic polymer is selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic elastomers such as thermoplastic vulcanizate styrene isoprene butadiene, polymethylpentene, polybutene-1, polyisobutylene, ethylene propylene rubber, and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber. a hydrophobic polymer; and between 5% to 20% of an oxygen scavenger selected from the group consisting of sodium sulfite, sodium ascorbate, potassium sulfite, and potassium ascorbate, wherein said oxygen-scavenging polymer comprises between 1% and 6% of a hydrophilic polymer, and wherein the hydrophilic polymer and particles of the oxygen scavenger are each dispersed throughout a matrix of the hydrophobic polymer, characterized in that said hydrophobic polymer is selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic elastomers such as thermoplastic vulcanizate styrene isoprene butadiene, polymethylpentene, polybutene-1, polyisobutylene, ethylene propylene rubber, and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber.
Closure element for closing a container , comprising: - an inner cap member to be coupled with a mouth of the container ; wherein the inner cap member has a top wall and a side wall extending from an edge of the top wall ; - an outer cap member movably coupled to the inner cap member ; wherein the outer cap member has a top wall and a side wall extending from an edge of the top wall ; wherein the top wall of the inner cap member faces the top wall of the outer cap member ; - a transponder housed between the inner cap member and the outer cap member ; the transponder comprising a chip and an antenna ; characterised in that it further comprises at least two first capacitor plates each connected with the chip , wherein the two first capacitor plates are attached to one of the top wall of the inner cap member and the top wall of the outer cap member ; wherein the closure element further comprises at least a second capacitor plate attached to the other of the top wall of the inner cap member and the top wall of the outer cap member , in such a way that a relative movement of the outer cap member and the inner cap member switches the closure element between a first configuration in which the first capacitor plates and the second capacitor plate define a capacitor having a first capacitance and a second configuration in which the first capacitor plates and the second capacitor plate define a capacitor having a second capacitance different from the first one. - an inner cap member to be coupled with a mouth of the container ; wherein the inner cap member has a top wall and a side wall extending from an edge of the top wall ; - an outer cap member movably coupled to the inner cap member ; wherein the outer cap member has a top wall and a side wall extending from an edge of the top wall ; wherein the top wall of the inner cap member faces the top wall of the outer cap member ; - a transponder housed between the inner cap member and the outer cap member ; the transponder comprising a chip and an antenna ; it further comprises at least two first capacitor plates each connected with the chip , wherein the two first capacitor plates are attached to one of the top wall of the inner cap member and the top wall of the outer cap member ; wherein the closure element further comprises at least a second capacitor plate attached to the other of the top wall of the inner cap member and the top wall of the outer cap member , in such a way that a relative movement of the outer cap member and the inner cap member switches the closure element between a first configuration in which the first capacitor plates and the second capacitor plate define a capacitor having a first capacitance and a second configuration in which the first capacitor plates and the second capacitor plate define a capacitor having a second capacitance different from the first one.
An image processing system, comprising: an input interface (IN) for receiving dark-field image data obtained by imaging of an object (OB) with an X-ray imaging apparatus (XI); a corrector module (CM) configured to perform a correction operation to correct said dark-field image data for Compton scatter to obtain Compton-Scatter corrected image data, wherein the corrector module is configured to obtain the Compton scatter corrected image data by: estimating a Compton scatter estimate data based on a transmission image data in relation to said object, and applying said Compton scatter estimate data to the dark-field image data or to underlying projection data from which the dark-field image data and/or transmission data have been reconstructed; and an output interface (OUT) for outputting the Compton scatter corrected image data. an input interface (IN) for receiving dark-field image data obtained by imaging of an object (OB) with an X-ray imaging apparatus (XI); a corrector module (CM) configured to perform a correction operation to correct said dark-field image data for Compton scatter to obtain Compton-Scatter corrected image data, wherein the corrector module is configured to obtain the Compton scatter corrected image data by: estimating a Compton scatter estimate data based on a transmission image data in relation to said object, and applying said Compton scatter estimate data to the dark-field image data or to underlying projection data from which the dark-field image data and/or transmission data have been reconstructed; and an output interface (OUT) for outputting the Compton scatter corrected image data. estimating a Compton scatter estimate data based on a transmission image data in relation to said object, and applying said Compton scatter estimate data to the dark-field image data or to underlying projection data from which the dark-field image data and/or transmission data have been reconstructed; and an output interface (OUT) for outputting the Compton scatter corrected image data.
Device for sorting fish in a stream of swimming fish, comprising: • a sorting chamber having an inlet port arranged in an end and at least two outlet ports arranged in an opposite end of the sorting chamber along a sorting direction, • at least a conveying device comprising at least one guide element , wherein the conveying device is movably arranged in the sorting chamber and adapted to push the fish towards at least one of the outlet ports, and wherein the conveying device is connected to a processing device and adapted to receive signals from the processing device which provide information on how to move the conveying device, characterized in that the at least one guide element is adapted to be moved perpendicular to the sorting direction of the sorting chamber . • a sorting chamber having an inlet port arranged in an end and at least two outlet ports arranged in an opposite end of the sorting chamber along a sorting direction, • at least a conveying device comprising at least one guide element , wherein the conveying device is movably arranged in the sorting chamber and adapted to push the fish towards at least one of the outlet ports, and wherein the conveying device is connected to a processing device and adapted to receive signals from the processing device which provide information on how to move the conveying device, characterized in that the at least one guide element is adapted to be moved perpendicular to the sorting direction of the sorting chamber .
Apparatus for collecting a breath sample from a human subject and capturing volatile substances contained therein, the apparatus comprising at least a mask portion which, in use, is positioned over the subject's mouth and nostrils so as to collect breath exhaled from the subject; the apparatus further comprising: movement detection means for detecting movement of the mask portion , indicating at least an angular displacement of the subject's head; and an alarm signal generator , which alarm signal generator generates an alarm signal based on information output from the movement detection means if the subject's head is outside a predetermined range of acceptable orientations during collection of a breath sample, but only after the subject's head has been outside the predetermined range of acceptable orientations for a defined period of time.
A water vehicle comprising an underwater propulsion module, an upper platform and a vertical support , in the form of a mast or a pylon, connecting and fixed at both ends to the propulsion module and to the upper platform , an energy source and an electronic control unit , characterized in that the propulsion module consists of a housing in which at least two propeller groups are mounted, each of which comprising an electric motor and a water screw propeller with two to five blades, wherein the propeller groups are arranged symmetrically with respect to the central vertical axis of the housing and are designed in working state to generate vertical thrust such that the upper platform plus maximum payload to be lifted above the water surface, wherein rotational axes of the propeller groups are arranged vertical or at an angle to the central vertical axis of the housing .