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Device for the removal of flat blanks , in particular pack blanks made of thin cardboard, from a store of superimposed blanks, namely a blank magazine , preferably in conjunction with the production of cigarette packs, wherein an in each case bottom blank is graspable by a rotatable removal member, namely a rolling segment by means of suction air through suckers and is able to be deposited in a transfer station, in particular being driven by conveying members of a subsequent blank path , wherein the rolling segment is movable along a rectilinear movement path by a first transmission, namely a linear transmission for the removal operation and is simultaneously rotatable at least along a part of a circle by a second transmission, namely a rotary transmission , characterized in that the rotary transmission consists exclusively of pivotable levers , which necessarily bring about the rotary movement of the rolling segment on account of interlinking as a result of the linear movement of a rotation axis or of a shaft of the rolling segment .
Physiologically active composition comprising N-acetylglucosamine for use in a method for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of back pain caused by degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs, wherein the composition additionally comprises hyaluronic acid, which is provided in the form of a constituent of a collagen hydrolysate.
A vertical protective device for a medical display hanger, wherein the vertical protective device for the medical display hanger comprises a contact piece, a microswitch, a rotating shaft and a vertical protective plate, wherein the contact piece is connected to one end of the rotating shaft, the vertical protective plate is connected to the other end of the rotating shaft, and the microswitch is arranged on a microswitch support; characterized in that , when in use when a collision of the vertical protective plate happens, the rotating shaft drives the contact piece to rotate, and the contact piece triggers the microswitch, so as to control the medical display hanger to stop moving or immediately rise.
A method of manufacturing a hygienic brush head for cleaning articles, where the brush head comprises a plurality of flexible bristle filaments extending in a longitudinal direction grouped into flexible sweeping elements , being encapsulated in a moulded bristle carrier connected to a moulded brush head body , the method comprises: • collecting the flexible bristle filaments in a grouping module creating at least one group of flexible sweeping elements , • encapsulating the one end of the at least one group of flexible sweeping elements in a bristle carrier characterized in that the bristle carrier comprise a flange part that extends from the bristle carrier away from the flexible sweeping elements , the flange part is having a larger external diameter than the rest of the bristle carrier, • positioning a plurality of the encapsulated groups of flexible sweeping elements in a mould , and performing a first brush head moulding of a brush head body around the plurality of the encapsulated groups of flexible sweeping elements , • performing a second brush head moulding around the brush head body thereby creating a hygienic brush head . • collecting the flexible bristle filaments in a grouping module creating at least one group of flexible sweeping elements , • encapsulating the one end of the at least one group of flexible sweeping elements in a bristle carrier characterized in that the bristle carrier comprise a flange part that extends from the bristle carrier away from the flexible sweeping elements , the flange part is having a larger external diameter than the rest of the bristle carrier, • positioning a plurality of the encapsulated groups of flexible sweeping elements in a mould , and performing a first brush head moulding of a brush head body around the plurality of the encapsulated groups of flexible sweeping elements , • performing a second brush head moulding around the brush head body thereby creating a hygienic brush head .
A bicycle saddle comprising a saddle shell connected with a saddle frame , a padding element disposed on an upper side of the saddle shell , and a depression extending in the padding element in the longitudinal direction of the bicycle saddle, the depression increasing towards the rear of the saddle, the saddle shell comprising an opening in contact with the depression , characterized in that a holding element , in particular for fixing a saddlebag, is provided in an edge region of the opening , the holding element being formed by the saddle shell . a saddle shell connected with a saddle frame , a padding element disposed on an upper side of the saddle shell , and a depression extending in the padding element in the longitudinal direction of the bicycle saddle, the depression increasing towards the rear of the saddle, the saddle shell comprising an opening in contact with the depression , characterized in that a holding element , in particular for fixing a saddlebag, is provided in an edge region of the opening , the holding element being formed by the saddle shell .
A nutritional value prediction system for predicting a nutritional value of processed food, wherein the system comprises: a food identity determiner adapted to obtain food identity data indicative of an identity of the food to be processed by a kitchen appliance , wherein the kitchen appliance is adapted to process the food to be processed into the processed food; an appliance characteristic determiner adapted to: sense a parameter of a power supply provided to the kitchen appliance whilst the kitchen appliance draws power from the power supply; and determine processing characteristics of the kitchen appliance, indicative of characteristics of the processing performed by the kitchen appliance, based on a time profile of the sensed parameter of the power supply, wherein the processing characteristics of the kitchen appliance comprises a type of the kitchen appliance and/or an identity of the kitchen appliance as well as the length of time for which the food is processed; and a nutritional value predictor adapted to predict, during processing of the food to be processed by the kitchen appliance, the nutritional value of the processed food based on the determined processing characteristics of the kitchen appliance, the food identity data and a temperature at which the food is processed. a food identity determiner adapted to obtain food identity data indicative of an identity of the food to be processed by a kitchen appliance , wherein the kitchen appliance is adapted to process the food to be processed into the processed food; an appliance characteristic determiner adapted to: sense a parameter of a power supply provided to the kitchen appliance whilst the kitchen appliance draws power from the power supply; and determine processing characteristics of the kitchen appliance, indicative of characteristics of the processing performed by the kitchen appliance, based on a time profile of the sensed parameter of the power supply, wherein the processing characteristics of the kitchen appliance comprises a type of the kitchen appliance and/or an identity of the kitchen appliance as well as the length of time for which the food is processed; and sense a parameter of a power supply provided to the kitchen appliance whilst the kitchen appliance draws power from the power supply; and determine processing characteristics of the kitchen appliance, indicative of characteristics of the processing performed by the kitchen appliance, based on a time profile of the sensed parameter of the power supply, wherein the processing characteristics of the kitchen appliance comprises a type of the kitchen appliance and/or an identity of the kitchen appliance as well as the length of time for which the food is processed; and a nutritional value predictor adapted to predict, during processing of the food to be processed by the kitchen appliance, the nutritional value of the processed food based on the determined processing characteristics of the kitchen appliance, the food identity data and a temperature at which the food is processed.
Apparatus for treating an intervertebral disc of a subject, the apparatus comprising: at least three intra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces , which are configured to be implanted within a nucleus pulposus of the disc, at different respective locations; one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces , which are configured to be implanted outside the nucleus pulposus, in electrical communication with the disc; and control circuitry , which is configured to: configure the intra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces to be cathodes, and the one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces to be one or more anodes, and drive the intra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces and the one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces to electroosmotically drive fluid into the nucleus pulposus to increase pressure in the disc, characterised in that : the control circuitry is configured to configure the cathodes to be at different respective negative potentials. at least three intra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces , which are configured to be implanted within a nucleus pulposus of the disc, at different respective locations; one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces , which are configured to be implanted outside the nucleus pulposus, in electrical communication with the disc; and control circuitry , which is configured to: configure the intra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces to be cathodes, and the one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces to be one or more anodes, and drive the intra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces and the one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces to electroosmotically drive fluid into the nucleus pulposus to increase pressure in the disc, characterised in that : the control circuitry is configured to configure the cathodes to be at different respective negative potentials. configure the intra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces to be cathodes, and the one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces to be one or more anodes, and drive the intra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces and the one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces to electroosmotically drive fluid into the nucleus pulposus to increase pressure in the disc, characterised in that : the control circuitry is configured to configure the cathodes to be at different respective negative potentials.
An air data probe , comprising: a strut assembly extending from a base ; and a tube assembly coupled to the strut assembly and extending therefrom, a self-regulating thin film heating arrangement in operable communication with the strut assembly and the tube assembly , the self-regulating thin film heating arrangement comprising at least one circuit including a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating element connected in series with a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) heating element; and characterized in that the strut assembly includes a strut self-regulating thin film heating arrangement and the tube assembly includes a tube self-regulating thin film heating arrangement connected in series with the strut self-regulating thin film heating arrangement; and the tube self-regulating thin film heating arrangement and the strut self-regulating thin film heating arrangement each include a carbon black and polymer composite heater forming the PTC heating element connected in series with a carbon nanotube and silicone heater forming the NTC heating element. a strut assembly extending from a base ; and a tube assembly coupled to the strut assembly and extending therefrom, a self-regulating thin film heating arrangement in operable communication with the strut assembly and the tube assembly , the self-regulating thin film heating arrangement comprising at least one circuit including a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating element connected in series with a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) heating element; and characterized in that the strut assembly includes a strut self-regulating thin film heating arrangement and the tube assembly includes a tube self-regulating thin film heating arrangement connected in series with the strut self-regulating thin film heating arrangement; and the tube self-regulating thin film heating arrangement and the strut self-regulating thin film heating arrangement each include a carbon black and polymer composite heater forming the PTC heating element connected in series with a carbon nanotube and silicone heater forming the NTC heating element.
A state of charge - SOC-estimation method for a battery system comprising a first-system battery and a second-system battery, wherein the method comprises: mapping an upper limit and a lower limit of a state of charge of the second-system battery to a state of charge interval of the battery system, to establish a mapping relationship between the upper limit and the lower limit of the state of charge of the second-system battery and the state of charge interval of the battery system (S 1), wherein the upper limit and the lower limit are determined based on the degradation of the second-system battery; calculating the state of charge of the second-system battery; and estimating a state of charge of the battery system according to the mapping relationship and the calculated state of charge of the second-system battery (S2). mapping an upper limit and a lower limit of a state of charge of the second-system battery to a state of charge interval of the battery system, to establish a mapping relationship between the upper limit and the lower limit of the state of charge of the second-system battery and the state of charge interval of the battery system (S 1), wherein the upper limit and the lower limit are determined based on the degradation of the second-system battery; calculating the state of charge of the second-system battery; and estimating a state of charge of the battery system according to the mapping relationship and the calculated state of charge of the second-system battery (S2).
A solar cell comprising: a semiconductor substrate ; a conductive area including emitter areas and back surface field areas disposed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate ; and an electrode including a first electrode connected to the emitter area and a second electrode connected to the back surface field area , wherein the electrode includes an adhesive layer disposed directly on the emitter areas and directly on the back surface field areas , an electrode layer disposed directly on the adhesive layer and including a metal as a main component, a barrier layer disposed directly on the electrode layer and including a metal that is different from the metal of the electrode layer as a main component, and a pad layer disposed directly on the barrier layer and connected to a ribbon , wherein the electrode layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of each of the adhesive layer and the barrier layer , wherein the barrier layer has a higher melting point than a melting point of the electrode layer , wherein the adhesive layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion between a coefficient of thermal expansion of the semiconductor substrate or the conductive area and a coefficient of thermal expansion of a portion of the electrode layer that is adjacent to the adhesive layer, wherein the barrier layer includes titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo), chrome (Cr), or tungsten (W) as a main component, wherein the pad layer includes at least one of tin and a nickel-vanadium alloy (NiV) as a main component. a semiconductor substrate ; a conductive area including emitter areas and back surface field areas disposed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate ; and an electrode including a first electrode connected to the emitter area and a second electrode connected to the back surface field area , wherein the electrode includes an adhesive layer disposed directly on the emitter areas and directly on the back surface field areas , an electrode layer disposed directly on the adhesive layer and including a metal as a main component, a barrier layer disposed directly on the electrode layer and including a metal that is different from the metal of the electrode layer as a main component, and a pad layer disposed directly on the barrier layer and connected to a ribbon , wherein the electrode layer has a thickness greater than a thickness of each of the adhesive layer and the barrier layer , wherein the barrier layer has a higher melting point than a melting point of the electrode layer , wherein the adhesive layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion between a coefficient of thermal expansion of the semiconductor substrate or the conductive area and a coefficient of thermal expansion of a portion of the electrode layer that is adjacent to the adhesive layer, wherein the barrier layer includes titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo), chrome (Cr), or tungsten (W) as a main component, wherein the pad layer includes at least one of tin and a nickel-vanadium alloy (NiV) as a main component.
Industrial robot for unloading vertically stacked elongated containers , in particular wooden barrels, from enclosing boundaries such as a shipping container, each elongated container having a convex shape with a circular top surface , a circular bottom surface parallel to the top surface , and a convex outer surface which connects the top surface and the bottom surface forming a bulge at a centre portion of the elongated container between the top surface and the bottom surface , the bulge defining a centre width of the elongated container , the convex outer surface being a smooth surface comprising a front surface and a back surface defined by a centre plane (C) intersecting a centre point of each of the top surface and the bottom surface , the front surface defining a front side of the elongated container , wherein the industrial robot is configured to perform a pick operation from the front side of the elongated container, the pick operation including approaching and gripping the elongated container from the front side with an end of arm tooling having, during the pick operation, an outer dimension (D) in a direction perpendicular to an elongated direction defined by the elongated container which is smaller than the centre width of the elongated container , characterized in that the end of arm tooling further comprises a support structure (36a; 36b) which does not extend beyond the dimension of the elongated container during the pick operation and which is configured to engage the elongated container only after the picking operation, once the elongated container has been lifted and moved away from the enclosing boundaries. wherein the industrial robot is configured to perform a pick operation from the front side of the elongated container, the pick operation including approaching and gripping the elongated container from the front side with an end of arm tooling having, during the pick operation, an outer dimension (D) in a direction perpendicular to an elongated direction defined by the elongated container which is smaller than the centre width of the elongated container , characterized in that the end of arm tooling further comprises a support structure (36a; 36b) which does not extend beyond the dimension of the elongated container during the pick operation and which is configured to engage the elongated container only after the picking operation, once the elongated container has been lifted and moved away from the enclosing boundaries.
A viral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence comprising a binding site operably linked to a nucleotide of interest, wherein the binding site is capable of interacting with an RNA-binding protein such that translation of the nucleotide of interest is repressed in a viral vector production cell, and wherein the RNA-binding protein is tryptophan RNA-binding attenuation protein (TRAP).
A method, comprising: receiving a first acoustic event (W1) at a first time (t1) and a second acoustic event (W2) at a second time (t2), the acoustic events having scores calculated based on how closely the acoustic events match an acoustic model, wherein the first and second acoustic events have scores above a first threshold (TH1) identifying the first and second acoustic events as wakeup candidates for a wakeup phrase for an unsupervised wakeup of a device; determining that the first acoustic event score is below a second threshold (TH2), which is higher than the first threshold (TH1); and determining whether the first and second acoustic events are correlated in time, by determining whether a difference between the first (t1) and second (t2) times is within a predetermined time range (N); determining whether the first and second acoustic events are acoustically similar by estimating what a gain in the score of the first acoustic event will be when the acoustic model is adapted based on the second acoustic event; determining that a wakeup event has occurred based on whether the first (W1) and second (W2) acoustic events are correlated in time and on the acoustic similarity determination; and adapting the acoustic model in response to the first and/or second acoustic event based on the acoustic similarity determination of the first and second acoustic events. receiving a first acoustic event (W1) at a first time (t1) and a second acoustic event (W2) at a second time (t2), the acoustic events having scores calculated based on how closely the acoustic events match an acoustic model, wherein the first and second acoustic events have scores above a first threshold (TH1) identifying the first and second acoustic events as wakeup candidates for a wakeup phrase for an unsupervised wakeup of a device; determining that the first acoustic event score is below a second threshold (TH2), which is higher than the first threshold (TH1); and determining whether the first and second acoustic events are correlated in time, by determining whether a difference between the first (t1) and second (t2) times is within a predetermined time range (N); determining whether the first and second acoustic events are acoustically similar by estimating what a gain in the score of the first acoustic event will be when the acoustic model is adapted based on the second acoustic event; determining that a wakeup event has occurred based on whether the first (W1) and second (W2) acoustic events are correlated in time and on the acoustic similarity determination; and adapting the acoustic model in response to the first and/or second acoustic event based on the acoustic similarity determination of the first and second acoustic events.
A flexible display comprising a foldable display coupled to a foldable layer, the foldable layer preformed to maintain a curvilinear three-dimensional shape when in a neutral, force-free state, the curvilinear three-dimensional shape comprising at least one convex contour between two concave contours , the predefined curvilinear three-dimensional shape comprising a partially folded shape that occurs, and through which the flexible display transitions, as the flexible display bends between an open position and a closed position.