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Separating device configured to be arranged between a first and a second bus line of a bus for supplying electrical power and/or for performing digital communication, said separating device comprising: an earth fault localization switch arranged so as to allow to connect/disconnect a first and a second bus line of the bus to/from each other; a voltage sensing unit arrange so as to measure the voltage across the earth fault localization switch ; and a controller configured so as to: perform an earth fault localisation procedure, wherein the second bus line is being supplied with a current; connect and disconnect the first bus line from the second bus line , and measure the voltage difference on both sides of the earth fault localization switch using the voltage sensing unit while the first and second bus lines are disconnected by the earth fault localization switch . an earth fault localization switch arranged so as to allow to connect/disconnect a first and a second bus line of the bus to/from each other; a voltage sensing unit arrange so as to measure the voltage across the earth fault localization switch ; and a controller configured so as to: perform an earth fault localisation procedure, wherein the second bus line is being supplied with a current; connect and disconnect the first bus line from the second bus line , and measure the voltage difference on both sides of the earth fault localization switch using the voltage sensing unit while the first and second bus lines are disconnected by the earth fault localization switch . perform an earth fault localisation procedure, wherein the second bus line is being supplied with a current; connect and disconnect the first bus line from the second bus line , and measure the voltage difference on both sides of the earth fault localization switch using the voltage sensing unit while the first and second bus lines are disconnected by the earth fault localization switch .
A sintered magnet , in particular for an electrical machine, the sintered magnet comprising a core portion , a shell portion arranged at an outer part of the sintered magnet, and a diffusion portion arranged at least partially between the core portion and the shell portion, wherein the shell portion has a coercivity which is at least 30 kA/m larger than the coercivity of the core portion , wherein, in the diffusion portion , the coercivity is not less than the coercivity of the core portion and not larger than the coercivity of the shell portion and the value of the coercivity gradually increases from the core portion towards the shell portion , and wherein the thickness of the core portion is not less than 1 mm and the total thickness of the shell portion and the diffusion portion is at least 5 mm, and the diffusion portion has a coercivity gradient |∇H c | of at least 5 (kA/m)/mm and at most 100 (kA/m)/mm throughout the diffusion portion , characterised in that the coercivity gradient |∇H c | is a space-averaged gradient over a length scale of at least 5 mm. wherein the shell portion has a coercivity which is at least 30 kA/m larger than the coercivity of the core portion , wherein, in the diffusion portion , the coercivity is not less than the coercivity of the core portion and not larger than the coercivity of the shell portion and the value of the coercivity gradually increases from the core portion towards the shell portion , and wherein the thickness of the core portion is not less than 1 mm and the total thickness of the shell portion and the diffusion portion is at least 5 mm, and the diffusion portion has a coercivity gradient |∇H c | of at least 5 (kA/m)/mm and at most 100 (kA/m)/mm throughout the diffusion portion , characterised in that the coercivity gradient |∇H c | is a space-averaged gradient over a length scale of at least 5 mm.
A food molding machine, comprising: a mold plate having at least one mold cavity therein, a mold plate drive being connected to the mold plate for driving the mold plate along a given path, in a repetitive cycle, between a fill position and a discharge position; a food pump for pumping a moldable food product; a fill passage connecting said food pump to said mold cavity when said mold plate is in said fill position; a fill plate , interposed in said fill passage adjacent to said mold plate, and a breather plate ; characterised by a multiplicity of breather plate orifices distributed in a predetermined pattern throughout an area of said breather plate, wherein each of said orifices has the shape of a sphere section intersected by a cylinder to create a Venturi effect. a mold plate having at least one mold cavity therein, a mold plate drive being connected to the mold plate for driving the mold plate along a given path, in a repetitive cycle, between a fill position and a discharge position; a food pump for pumping a moldable food product; a fill passage connecting said food pump to said mold cavity when said mold plate is in said fill position; a fill plate , interposed in said fill passage adjacent to said mold plate, and a breather plate ; characterised by a multiplicity of breather plate orifices distributed in a predetermined pattern throughout an area of said breather plate, wherein each of said orifices has the shape of a sphere section intersected by a cylinder to create a Venturi effect.
A clip device for occluding two fluid lines and forming a fluid connection comprising one of the fluid lines , the clip device comprising: a first clip segment comprising a fastener for engaging to a first fluid line , a first pinch valve for occluding the first fluid line and a coupling for connecting to the first fluid line ; a second clip segment comprising a second pinch valve for occluding the second fluid line ; a bypass fluid line connectable or connected to the coupling and characterised in that the coupling comprises a shaft comprising a sharp point to penetrate the first fluid line tubing wall . a first clip segment comprising a fastener for engaging to a first fluid line , a first pinch valve for occluding the first fluid line and a coupling for connecting to the first fluid line ; a second clip segment comprising a second pinch valve for occluding the second fluid line ; a bypass fluid line connectable or connected to the coupling and
An in vitro method of delivering a biologically relevant cargo into non-adherent cells, the method comprising: applying a force to drive a suspension of cells into contact with a plurality of nanostraws, wherein the plurality of nanostraws extend through a substrate and a distance beyond the substrate that is between 2 nm and 50 μm, further wherein the plurality of nanostraws are hollow and have an inner diameter of between 5 nm - 1500 nm; and driving the cargo from the nanostraws into an intracellular volume of the cells so that at least 20% of the cells take up the biologically relevant cargo. applying a force to drive a suspension of cells into contact with a plurality of nanostraws, wherein the plurality of nanostraws extend through a substrate and a distance beyond the substrate that is between 2 nm and 50 μm, further wherein the plurality of nanostraws are hollow and have an inner diameter of between 5 nm - 1500 nm; and driving the cargo from the nanostraws into an intracellular volume of the cells so that at least 20% of the cells take up the biologically relevant cargo.
A dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, or a pharmaceutical composition containing said inhibitor, for use in: (a) treating or preventing heart failure; or (b) treating cardiac ischaemic reperfusion injury, in a subject, wherein said subject has been administered extracorporeal cardiac shockwave therapy and wherein said inhibitor is for administration prior to, simultaneously with, and/or after administration of said shockwave therapy. (a) treating or preventing heart failure; or (b) treating cardiac ischaemic reperfusion injury,
A communication-based train control, CBTC, method, comprising: a1) determining a current position of a first train ; a2) wherein the first train has a travel route and a second train has a travel route; a3) determining if train positions on the travel routes are in a specific area , in which the distance of the first train to the second train from each other is such that interference is caused when the first train and the second train use the same wireless communication technology and frequency for CBTC communication, and in which two types of networks, an Long Term Evolution, LTE, network and a Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN, are deployed; b) determining a specific network to be used in the specific area , wherein said specific network is selected from the Long Term Evolution, LTE, network and the Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN, deployed in said specific area , based on a distance of the current position of the first train to the second train; and c) in said specific area , initiating communication over the selected network for transmitting information for a CBTC communication to control said first train . a1) determining a current position of a first train ; a2) wherein the first train has a travel route and a second train has a travel route; a3) determining if train positions on the travel routes are in a specific area , in which the distance of the first train to the second train from each other is such that interference is caused when the first train and the second train use the same wireless communication technology and frequency for CBTC communication, and in which two types of networks, an Long Term Evolution, LTE, network and a Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN, are deployed; b) determining a specific network to be used in the specific area , wherein said specific network is selected from the Long Term Evolution, LTE, network and the Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN, deployed in said specific area , based on a distance of the current position of the first train to the second train; and c) in said specific area , initiating communication over the selected network for transmitting information for a CBTC communication to control said first train .
A coated glass pane having a surface that bears a low solar heat gain coating, the low solar heat gain coating comprising, in sequence moving outwardly from the surface, a first indium tin oxide film, a first nickel compound film, a second indium tin oxide film, a second nickel compound film, and an overcoat layer, the first indium tin oxide film having a thickness of between 480 Å and 725 Å, the first nickel compound film having a thickness of between 80 Å and 120 Å, the second indium tin oxide film having a thickness of between 580 Å and 870 Å, and the second nickel compound film having a thickness of between 65 Å and 100 Å, wherein the first nickel compound film is in contact with both the first and second indium tin oxide films.
A hair treatment method for treating hair by using a hair treatment tool comprising a fiber structure member and a liquid-impermeable sheet to which the fiber structure member is fixed, the fiber structure member retaining a hair cosmetic that includes a pigment and a film-forming resin, the fiber structure member being sealed in a packaging, the method comprising steps 1 and 2 below: step 1: exposing a surface of the fiber structure member of the hair treatment tool; and step 2: bringing the fiber structure member, whose surface has been exposed in step 1, into contact with hair, and in this state, moving the fiber structure member in a direction of orientation of the hair. step 1: exposing a surface of the fiber structure member of the hair treatment tool; and step 2: bringing the fiber structure member, whose surface has been exposed in step 1, into contact with hair, and in this state, moving the fiber structure member in a direction of orientation of the hair.
A medical instrument comprising: a base whose surface is partially made of a polyester resin; an intermediate layer formed on at least a part of the surface of the base and containing a (meth) acrylicmodified polyester resin and a polyurethane resin; and a surface lubricating layer formed on an upper part of the intermediate layer and containing a block copolymer having a structural unit (A) derived from a hydrophobic monomer and a structural unit (B) derived from a hydrophilic monomer, wherein at least one of the hydrophobic monomer and the hydrophilic monomer has a (meth)acryloyl group. a base whose surface is partially made of a polyester resin; an intermediate layer formed on at least a part of the surface of the base and containing a (meth) acrylicmodified polyester resin and a polyurethane resin; and a surface lubricating layer formed on an upper part of the intermediate layer and containing a block copolymer having a structural unit (A) derived from a hydrophobic monomer and a structural unit (B) derived from a hydrophilic monomer, wherein at least one of the hydrophobic monomer and the hydrophilic monomer has a (meth)acryloyl group.
A bone joint implant comprising: a proximal part , a distal part for intramedullary engagement in a bone, an articulating coupling between the proximal and distal parts, wherein, the proximal part is configured for translational motion over a bone, the implant is configured for multi-axial motion with translational movement over a bone by the proximal part and rotation in the distal part about the articulating coupling , and the implant comprises a flange extending radially and around at least some of the coupling and being configured to limit relative rotational motion of the proximal and distal parts about the coupling, characterised in that the flange has a contoured surface matching an abutting surface of the proximal part upon articulation of the parts in use to extreme positions. a proximal part , a distal part for intramedullary engagement in a bone, an articulating coupling between the proximal and distal parts, wherein, the proximal part is configured for translational motion over a bone, the implant is configured for multi-axial motion with translational movement over a bone by the proximal part and rotation in the distal part about the articulating coupling , and the implant comprises a flange extending radially and around at least some of the coupling and being configured to limit relative rotational motion of the proximal and distal parts about the coupling, characterised in that the flange has a contoured surface matching an abutting surface of the proximal part upon articulation of the parts in use to extreme positions.
Screw-based adjustment mechanism , comprising: - a screw which extends along a longitudinal axis (X0), - a support having first and second transverse walls substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X0), - a casing mounted on the support between the first and second transverse walls of said support, said casing having first and second end faces respectively arranged facing said first and second transverse walls of said support, and said casing having a nut housing which extends along said longitudinal axis (X0) and opens at the first and second end faces of the casing in respective and opposite first and second openings , the screw passing through the first and second openings , - a first elastomer pad interposed in compression between the first transverse wall of the support and the first end face of the casing, - a second elastomer pad interposed between the second transverse wall of the support and the second end face of the casing, - a nut screwed onto said screw , the nut being rotatably mounted in the nut housing of the casing, - a bearing engaged in the second opening of the casing and traversed by the screw , the nut being in rigid axial abutment against the bearing in the direction of the second opening , characterized in that the nut is in rigid axial abutment against the casing in the direction of the first opening and the bearing is in elastic axial abutment against the second elastomer pad . - a screw which extends along a longitudinal axis (X0), - a support having first and second transverse walls substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X0), - a casing mounted on the support between the first and second transverse walls of said support, said casing having first and second end faces respectively arranged facing said first and second transverse walls of said support, and said casing having a nut housing which extends along said longitudinal axis (X0) and opens at the first and second end faces of the casing in respective and opposite first and second openings , the screw passing through the first and second openings , - a first elastomer pad interposed in compression between the first transverse wall of the support and the first end face of the casing, - a second elastomer pad interposed between the second transverse wall of the support and the second end face of the casing, - a nut screwed onto said screw , the nut being rotatably mounted in the nut housing of the casing, - a bearing engaged in the second opening of the casing and traversed by the screw , the nut being in rigid axial abutment against the bearing in the direction of the second opening ,
Boot-type orthopaedic or sports footwear usable for controlled walking and adapted to stiffen a lower extremity of a leg of an individual, comprising: • a sole having an upper resting base for a foot; • a substantially vertical rear element for facilitating the positioning of the foot on the upper base of the sole ; • a first pair of rear half-hulls , each of which comprises a lower edge hinged to a rear lateral edge of the sole so that each of the rear half-hulls can rotate from an open position in which the half-hulls are spread completely apart relative to the sole , to a closed position in which the two half-hulls are reciprocally joined to each other along an edge on a plane passing through the centreline of the sole , and are further connected to an edge of the rear element so as to be able to cover the ankle and the calcaneal-tibial-tarsal zone of a leg of the individual; characterised in that it further comprises: • a second pair of front half-hulls , each of which comprises a lower edge hinged to a front lateral edge of the sole so that each of the front half-hulls can rotate from an open position in which the half-hulls are spread completely apart relative to the sole , to a the closed position in which the two half-hulls are reciprocally joined to each other along an edge on a plane passing through the centreline of the sole , and are further connected to the rear half-hulls so as to be able to cover an upper part of the foot. • a sole having an upper resting base for a foot; • a substantially vertical rear element for facilitating the positioning of the foot on the upper base of the sole ; • a first pair of rear half-hulls , each of which comprises a lower edge hinged to a rear lateral edge of the sole so that each of the rear half-hulls can rotate from an open position in which the half-hulls are spread completely apart relative to the sole , to a closed position in which the two half-hulls are reciprocally joined to each other along an edge on a plane passing through the centreline of the sole , and are further connected to an edge of the rear element so as to be able to cover the ankle and the calcaneal-tibial-tarsal zone of a leg of the individual; • a second pair of front half-hulls , each of which comprises a lower edge hinged to a front lateral edge of the sole so that each of the front half-hulls can rotate from an open position in which the half-hulls are spread completely apart relative to the sole , to a the closed position in which the two half-hulls are reciprocally joined to each other along an edge on a plane passing through the centreline of the sole , and are further connected to the rear half-hulls so as to be able to cover an upper part of the foot.
A method for semi-automated generation of a machine-readable skill description of a production module, with one or more processors executing the steps of - processing knowledge stored in a knowledge storage (KS) with an inductive learning component, the inductive learning component performing class expression learning in order to create class expressions, with each class expression representing a constraint or property of a skill of the production module, and wherein the processed knowledge contains at least - instance data of operations previously carried out by the production module and/or other production modules, and - an ontology (OT) containing at least a class hierarchy of several production modules as well as parameters of at least some of those production modules, - ordering , by a metric, the class expressions, thereby forming an ordered recommender list (RL), - outputting, by a display of a user interface (UI), the ordered recommender list (RL) to a user, - receiving, by the user interface (UI), one or more user interactions, the user interactions providing a selection of class expressions from the ordered recommender list (RL), - building the machine-readable skill description with the selected class expressions. - processing knowledge stored in a knowledge storage (KS) with an inductive learning component, the inductive learning component performing class expression learning in order to create class expressions, with each class expression representing a constraint or property of a skill of the production module, and wherein the processed knowledge contains at least - instance data of operations previously carried out by the production module and/or other production modules, and - an ontology (OT) containing at least a class hierarchy of several production modules as well as parameters of at least some of those production modules, - instance data of operations previously carried out by the production module and/or other production modules, and - an ontology (OT) containing at least a class hierarchy of several production modules as well as parameters of at least some of those production modules, - ordering , by a metric, the class expressions, thereby forming an ordered recommender list (RL), - outputting, by a display of a user interface (UI), the ordered recommender list (RL) to a user, - receiving, by the user interface (UI), one or more user interactions, the user interactions providing a selection of class expressions from the ordered recommender list (RL), - building the machine-readable skill description with the selected class expressions.
A device for measuring therapeutic compliance with wearing a textile item by a patient, the device comprising: - a flexible electronic card comprising two opposed faces and designed to be integrated into the item in a manner such that one of the faces is orientated towards a limb of the patient when the item is worn; - two capacitive electrodes (E1, E2) capturing measuring signals which are a function of their environment; - a monitoring system disposed on the electronic card and capable of generating compliance data (P/NP/L) from the measuring signals; and - a communications system disposed on the electronic card and designed to transfer data remotely from the item ; the device being suitable for selectively detecting Wearing, Not Wearing or Washing of the item , as well as for estimating a potential level of wear of the item , characterized in that the capacitive electrodes (E1, E2) are each disposed on one of the faces of the electronic card , orientated in opposing directions. - a flexible electronic card comprising two opposed faces and designed to be integrated into the item in a manner such that one of the faces is orientated towards a limb of the patient when the item is worn; - two capacitive electrodes (E1, E2) capturing measuring signals which are a function of their environment; - a monitoring system disposed on the electronic card and capable of generating compliance data (P/NP/L) from the measuring signals; and - a communications system disposed on the electronic card and designed to transfer data remotely from the item ;