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Automatic door system for a building, which comprises in particular a sliding door or a telescopic sliding door, with the following features: - a first movable door wing is provided, which is movable along a first section in the longitudinal direction of the door system , - at least one first drive device is provided, which is operatively connected to the at least one first movable door wing , so that the first movable door wing can be moved along the first section ; - a first stationary door wing is provided, which is arranged stationarily, wherein the first movable door wing is movable relative to the first stationary door wing ; - the first stationary door wing comprises a pane assembly comprising a front side , a rear side opposite the front side , a top edge , a bottom edge , a first vertical edge , and a second vertical edge opposite the first vertical edge; - a stationary first protective wing is provided; - the first protective wing extends parallel to but spaced from the first stationary door wing , wherein a free space is formed between the first protective wing and the first stationary door wing , into which the first movable door wing is movable in an open position; - at least one sealing element is provided and arranged in such a way that at least one gap between the first protective wing and the first movable door wing is sealed. - a first movable door wing is provided, which is movable along a first section in the longitudinal direction of the door system , - at least one first drive device is provided, which is operatively connected to the at least one first movable door wing , so that the first movable door wing can be moved along the first section ; - a first stationary door wing is provided, which is arranged stationarily, wherein the first movable door wing is movable relative to the first stationary door wing ; - the first stationary door wing comprises a pane assembly comprising a front side , a rear side opposite the front side , a top edge , a bottom edge , a first vertical edge , and a second vertical edge opposite the first vertical edge; - a stationary first protective wing is provided; - the first protective wing extends parallel to but spaced from the first stationary door wing , wherein a free space is formed between the first protective wing and the first stationary door wing , into which the first movable door wing is movable in an open position; - at least one sealing element is provided and arranged in such a way that at least one gap between the first protective wing and the first movable door wing is sealed.
A method for priming an extracorporeal blood circuit of an apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood, wherein the apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood comprises: optionally a blood treatment unit ; an extracorporeal blood circuit, optionally coupled to the blood treatment unit ; a blood pump configured to be coupled to a pump section of the extracorporeal blood circuit; a membrane gas exchanger operatively coupled to the extracorporeal blood circuit to exchange gas with blood flowing in the extracorporeal blood circuit, wherein the membrane gas exchanger comprises a blood side in fluid communication with the blood circuit and a gas side; wherein the method comprises: - feeding a priming fluid in the extracorporeal blood circuit and into the blood side of the membrane gas exchanger ; - generating a transitory pressurization step in the priming fluid flowing in the blood circuit and in the blood side of the membrane gas exchanger to prevent release of air bubbles at a blood outlet of the membrane gas exchanger . optionally a blood treatment unit ; an extracorporeal blood circuit, optionally coupled to the blood treatment unit ; a blood pump configured to be coupled to a pump section of the extracorporeal blood circuit; a membrane gas exchanger operatively coupled to the extracorporeal blood circuit to exchange gas with blood flowing in the extracorporeal blood circuit, wherein the membrane gas exchanger comprises a blood side in fluid communication with the blood circuit and a gas side; - feeding a priming fluid in the extracorporeal blood circuit and into the blood side of the membrane gas exchanger ; - generating a transitory pressurization step in the priming fluid flowing in the blood circuit and in the blood side of the membrane gas exchanger to prevent release of air bubbles at a blood outlet of the membrane gas exchanger .
A pit lid , for use as a lid for a pit , comprising a repeater antenna configured to re-transmit radio signals in and out of the pit having an aperture, the repeater antenna having upper and lower patch antennas coupled through a stripline , the upper and lower patch antennas lying in planes substantially parallel to each other, the upper patch antenna having a radiation pattern concentrated in an upward direction at a predetermined angle from the plane of the patch, and the lower patch antenna having a radiation pattern radiating in a downward direction generally perpendicular to the plane of the patch, and the lower antenna being tuned to the pit dimensions such that the pit can act as a waveguide.
A composition comprising activated T cells for use in a method of treating a cancer in an individual, wherein the method comprises: (a) contacting a population of dendritic cells with a plurality of tumor antigen peptides to obtain a population of dendritic cells loaded with the plurality of tumor antigen peptides; (b) co-culturing the population of dendritic cells loaded with the plurality of tumor antigen peptides with a population of T cells to obtain a population of activated T cells; and (c) administering to the individual an effective amount of the activated T cells; further wherein the composition comprising activated T cells is for use in combination with an effective amount of dendritic cells and the method comprises administering to the individual an effective amount of the dendritic cells loaded with the plurality of tumor antigen peptides prior to the administration of the activated T cells. (a) contacting a population of dendritic cells with a plurality of tumor antigen peptides to obtain a population of dendritic cells loaded with the plurality of tumor antigen peptides; (b) co-culturing the population of dendritic cells loaded with the plurality of tumor antigen peptides with a population of T cells to obtain a population of activated T cells; and (c) administering to the individual an effective amount of the activated T cells;
A negative-pressure sheet structure for applying a gripping force on a strip and adapted to be provided on a metal slitter line, characterized in that the negative-pressure sheet structure is a tabular negative-pressure sheet, said negative-pressure sheet structure comprising: a main body comprising a baseplate and a sheet disposed at an outer side of the baseplate ; conduction holes which are provided inside the sheet and in which a negative pressure is generated, in use, by a predetermined suction device; conduction grooves formed on a surface of the sheet and connected to the conduction holes ; and an outer layer portion provided at an outer side of the sheet and of the conduction grooves and having air permeability of 1.0 cm 3 /cm 2 /s or less in terms of Frazier air permeability. a main body comprising a baseplate and a sheet disposed at an outer side of the baseplate ; conduction holes which are provided inside the sheet and in which a negative pressure is generated, in use, by a predetermined suction device; conduction grooves formed on a surface of the sheet and connected to the conduction holes ; and an outer layer portion provided at an outer side of the sheet and of the conduction grooves and having air permeability of 1.0 cm 3 /cm 2 /s or less in terms of Frazier air permeability.
An indicator device (D) for watchmaking, comprising a toothed drive wheel and a driven programme wheel coupled with the drive wheel , wherein the programme wheel is configured substantially as a circular crown comprising an external toothing and an internal toothing , wherein the device further comprises an internal toothed wheel engaged cycloidally with the internal toothing of the programme wheel , so that information shown on the programme wheel is associated with the position of the internal toothed wheel , characterised in that the programme wheel comprises a band of upper teeth , movable between an advanced position in which they are aligned with respect to the teeth of the external toothing and a rearward position in which they are retracted with respect to said external toothing .
A polishing apparatus for polishing a substrate (W) by bringing the substrate (W) into contact with a polishing surface, comprising: a substrate holder comprising a top ring body having a top ring base , and a carrier having a substrate holding surface configured to press the substrate (W) against the polishing surface, and a retaining ring arranged to surround the substrate holding surface , the retaining ring being fixed to the top ring base to be tiltable in unison therewith; a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the substrate holder about its own axis the rotating mechanism being coupled to the top ring base ; and at least one local load exerting mechanism configured to exert a local load on a part of the retaining ring in a direction perpendicular to the polishing surface to tilt the retaining ring relative to the substrate holding surface , the at least one local load exerting mechanism being arranged so as not to rotate with the substrate holder , wherein the carrier is separated from the top ring base and coupled thereto by an elastic membrane , whereby the carrier is movable vertically and tiltable relative to the top ring base , the carrier , the top ring base , and the elastic membrane define a pressure chamber. a substrate holder comprising a top ring body having a top ring base , and a carrier having a substrate holding surface configured to press the substrate (W) against the polishing surface, and a retaining ring arranged to surround the substrate holding surface , the retaining ring being fixed to the top ring base to be tiltable in unison therewith; a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the substrate holder about its own axis the rotating mechanism being coupled to the top ring base ; and at least one local load exerting mechanism configured to exert a local load on a part of the retaining ring in a direction perpendicular to the polishing surface to tilt the retaining ring relative to the substrate holding surface , the at least one local load exerting mechanism being arranged so as not to rotate with the substrate holder , wherein the carrier is separated from the top ring base and coupled thereto by an elastic membrane , whereby the carrier is movable vertically and tiltable relative to the top ring base , the carrier , the top ring base , and the elastic membrane define a pressure chamber.
A method of performing liquid chromatography, LC, with an LC system comprising an LC column and an analyzer , the method comprising: delivering a transport liquid to an open port interface, OPI , of a sample receiving circuit , wherein the sample receiving circuit comprises a sample transfer chamber ; ejecting a sample from a sample holder into the OPI with a non-contact ejector ; receiving the transport liquid and the sample in the sample transfer chamber; decoupling the sample transfer chamber from the sample receiving circuit; coupling the sample transfer chamber to an analysis circuit ; delivering a solvent to the analysis circuit; pushing the sample from the sample transfer chamber with the solvent; passing the sample and the solvent through the LC column to produce an eluent; and analyzing the eluent with the analyzer. delivering a transport liquid to an open port interface, OPI , of a sample receiving circuit , wherein the sample receiving circuit comprises a sample transfer chamber ; ejecting a sample from a sample holder into the OPI with a non-contact ejector ; receiving the transport liquid and the sample in the sample transfer chamber; decoupling the sample transfer chamber from the sample receiving circuit; coupling the sample transfer chamber to an analysis circuit ; delivering a solvent to the analysis circuit; pushing the sample from the sample transfer chamber with the solvent; passing the sample and the solvent through the LC column to produce an eluent; and analyzing the eluent with the analyzer.
An electric cable detecting presence of liquids in a car interior made up of at least two conductors , that are under dry conditions mutually electrically insulated with an insulation material and in presence of liquids form a closed electric circuit, characterized in that the insulation material is at least one paper shell arranged in the shape of a helix around one of the conductors , the paper shell is formed around one of the conductors along the entire length of the conductor and the other conductor forms a helix on the perimeter of the paper shell , wherein the paper shell has a rectangular shape and the width of 10 to 100 mm and in the helix it forms a twisted cylindrical paper string with the diameter of 1 to 2.5 mm.
A runner of Francis type for a hydraulic turbine or pump, comprising a low and a high pressure side, a crown , a plurality of blades , each blade being defined by a pressure surface, an oppositely facing suction surface, an edge adjoining the high pressure side and a spaced apart edge adjoining the low pressure side of the runner, whereas the crown comprises sealing means to seal the space above the crown against water from the high pressure side, whereas the runner comprises at least one passage being capable to drain high pressure leakage water passing the sealing means to the low pressure side, and the passage comprises an inlet aperture located in a portion of the crown which during operation is exposed to high pressure leakage water, characterized in that the passage is located within a blade and leads from the inlet aperture to the edge adjoining to the low pressure side of the same blade , whereas the passage is shaped to form a continuous opening in the same edge adjoining to the low pressure side.
A method, performed by a video monitoring system comprising at least one video camera and a processor, for identifying an animal in a group of animals (210; 310) in an area , each animal (210; 310) being provided with an identification tag, the area comprising at least one identification station , the identification station having reading means for reading the identification tag of the individual animal, wherein the method comprises the steps of: monitoring (S100) the group of animals (210; 310); detecting (S110) a visually observable event of interest related to the individual animal among the group of animals (210; 310); after the event of interest has been detected, continually tracking (S120) the individual animal; detecting (S130) an interaction between the individual animal and the identification station , wherein the interaction comprises the animal passing by or stopping at the identification station ; determining (S140) an identity for the individual animal based on information read from the identification tag of the individual animal at the identification station . monitoring (S100) the group of animals (210; 310); detecting (S110) a visually observable event of interest related to the individual animal among the group of animals (210; 310); after the event of interest has been detected, continually tracking (S120) the individual animal; detecting (S130) an interaction between the individual animal and the identification station , wherein the interaction comprises the animal passing by or stopping at the identification station ; determining (S140) an identity for the individual animal based on information read from the identification tag of the individual animal at the identification station .
A method implemented at a network device , the network device configured with a plurality of antennas and configured to operate in a plurality of frequency bands, the method comprising: obtaining channel state information, CSI, from a plurality of terminal devices and an indication of a plurality of CSI accuracies corresponding to the CSI; dividing a bandwidth of the plurality of frequency bands into one or more frequency band ranges based on comparison of each of the plurality of CSI accuracies and a first threshold accuracy; performing, based on the CSI, ordering and non-linear precoding of a plurality of data to be transmitted to the plurality of terminal devices within each of the frequency band ranges; and transmitting the plurality of precoded data to the plurality of terminal devices via the plurality of antennas within each of the frequency band ranges. obtaining channel state information, CSI, from a plurality of terminal devices and an indication of a plurality of CSI accuracies corresponding to the CSI; dividing a bandwidth of the plurality of frequency bands into one or more frequency band ranges based on comparison of each of the plurality of CSI accuracies and a first threshold accuracy; performing, based on the CSI, ordering and non-linear precoding of a plurality of data to be transmitted to the plurality of terminal devices within each of the frequency band ranges; and transmitting the plurality of precoded data to the plurality of terminal devices via the plurality of antennas within each of the frequency band ranges.
A spectrometer comprising at least one Virtually Imaged Phased Array member (V; V1, V2), hereinafter VIPA member, configured to receive an input electromagnetic radiation (B1) and generate an output electromagnetic radiation (B2), wherein a spectrum of the output electromagnetic radiation (B2) is dispersed along a dispersion axis (x) transverse to an optical axis (z) of propagation of the output electromagnetic radiation (B2), a Fourier lens (FL1) adapted to convert the output electromagnetic radiation (B2) into a spectral pattern on a spectral plane (SPL) placed at a distance from the Fourier lens (FL1) equal to the focal length ( f 1 ) of the Fourier lens, and an image sensor (C) adapted to detect said spectral pattern, further comprising at least one diffraction mask (MSK1; MSK1, MSK2) arranged along the optical axis (z) for propagating the electromagnetic exit radiation (B2), said diffraction mask comprising a material blocking the transmission of the electromagnetic radiation, and through which an aperture is obtained which allows the transmission of the electromagnetic radiation, said opening having a polygonal shape characterized by : - said diffraction mask being arranged in a position not coinciding with the spectral plane (SPL), and - the opening having an edge comprising at least one segment inclined, with respect to said dispersion axis (x), by an angle α such that 10° ≤ α ≤ 80°. - said diffraction mask being arranged in a position not coinciding with the spectral plane (SPL), and - the opening having an edge comprising at least one segment inclined, with respect to said dispersion axis (x), by an angle α such that 10° ≤ α ≤ 80°.
Device comprising an electrically small antenna , and a processing module comprising a measuring element connected to the antenna for measuring at least one impedance parameter of the antenna over a range of operating frequencies of the antenna, said processing module being configured for using a shift in frequency of an impedance peak of said at least one measured parameter for obtaining at least one piece of size, position or nature-of-material information relating to an object placed in a near field of the antenna .
A device for laminating an electrode assembly comprising a cathode, an anode and a separator interposed therebetween laminated in this order by thermal bonding, the device comprising: an inlet , through which a web having the cathode/separator/anode laminate structure is fed, a heater to heat the web and thereby induce thermal bonding between the cathode, the separator and the anode; an outlet , through which the thermally bonded web is discharged; and a transporter to transport the web through the inlet, the heater and the outlet, wherein the transporter imparts a transport driving force to the web in a state that the transporter contacts at least one of the top and the bottom of the web, and characterized in that the heater directly heats a region of the transporter contacting the web and thereby transfers slight thermal bonding energy to the web; in use, a protective film is arranged between the web and the lamination device; the heater and the transporter are arranged in an air-tight chamber , and in use, the protective film is collected, before the web is discharged through the outlet . an inlet , through which a web having the cathode/separator/anode laminate structure is fed, a heater to heat the web and thereby induce thermal bonding between the cathode, the separator and the anode; an outlet , through which the thermally bonded web is discharged; and a transporter to transport the web through the inlet, the heater and the outlet, wherein the transporter imparts a transport driving force to the web in a state that the transporter contacts at least one of the top and the bottom of the web, and characterized in that the heater directly heats a region of the transporter contacting the web and thereby transfers slight thermal bonding energy to the web; in use, a protective film is arranged between the web and the lamination device; the heater and the transporter are arranged in an air-tight chamber , and in use, the protective film is collected, before the web is discharged through the outlet .
A light receiving device , comprising: a photoelectric conversion layer that includes a first compound semiconductor, and absorbs a wavelength in an infrared region to generate electrical charges; a plurality of contact layers that include a second compound semiconductor, and are provided on the photoelectric conversion layer at lateral spacing intervals with respect to one another, wherein the first and second compound semiconductors are Group III-V semiconductors, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer and the plurality of contact layers are provided in this order on a substrate ; a first electrode that is electrically coupled to each of the contact layers ; a second electrode that is electrically coupled to the substrate ; and a covering layer that is formed to cover a portion corresponding to the lateral spacing intervals of a front surface of the photoelectric conversion layer and side surfaces of the respective contact layers , and includes a Group IV semiconductor, wherein a diffusion region where an element included in the covering layer is diffused in a selective region adjacent to the covering layer in the photoelectric conversion layer and in the contact layers . a photoelectric conversion layer that includes a first compound semiconductor, and absorbs a wavelength in an infrared region to generate electrical charges; a plurality of contact layers that include a second compound semiconductor, and are provided on the photoelectric conversion layer at lateral spacing intervals with respect to one another, wherein the first and second compound semiconductors are Group III-V semiconductors, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer and the plurality of contact layers are provided in this order on a substrate ; a first electrode that is electrically coupled to each of the contact layers ; a second electrode that is electrically coupled to the substrate ; and a covering layer that is formed to cover a portion corresponding to the lateral spacing intervals of a front surface of the photoelectric conversion layer and side surfaces of the respective contact layers , and includes a Group IV semiconductor, wherein a diffusion region where an element included in the covering layer is diffused in a selective region adjacent to the covering layer in the photoelectric conversion layer and in the contact layers .