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A continuous additive fabrication system, comprising: a bath of photopolymer resin ; a light source assembly which is provided with a light source and a motorized variable aperture , the light source assembly operable to generate a focus point in the bath of photopolymer resin , the shape of the focus point at a curing plane within the bath of photopolymer resin corresponding to the shape of the motorized variable aperture ; a platform located within the bath of photopolymer resin and configured to support cured polymer ; a drive mechanism coupled to the light source assembly and/or the platform , the drive mechanism configured to continuously move the curing plane through the bath of photopolymer resin ; and a processor coupled to the light source assembly and to the drive mechanism , the processor being configured to execute software instructions of a curing control module configuring the processor to control both the drive mechanism and the light source assembly , the curing control module configuring the processor to change the diameter of the motorized variable aperture according to the shape of a build object while continuously moving the platform vertically away from a surface of the photopolymer resin , thereby continuously lowering the build object during the curing process, wherein the aperture changes are synchronized with the speed of the drive mechanism while the position of the curing plane remains fixed. a bath of photopolymer resin ; a light source assembly which is provided with a light source and a motorized variable aperture , the light source assembly operable to generate a focus point in the bath of photopolymer resin , the shape of the focus point at a curing plane within the bath of photopolymer resin corresponding to the shape of the motorized variable aperture ; a platform located within the bath of photopolymer resin and configured to support cured polymer ; a drive mechanism coupled to the light source assembly and/or the platform , the drive mechanism configured to continuously move the curing plane through the bath of photopolymer resin ; and a processor coupled to the light source assembly and to the drive mechanism , the processor being configured to execute software instructions of a curing control module configuring the processor to control both the drive mechanism and the light source assembly , the curing control module configuring the processor to change the diameter of the motorized variable aperture according to the shape of a build object while continuously moving the platform vertically away from a surface of the photopolymer resin , thereby continuously lowering the build object during the curing process, wherein the aperture changes are synchronized with the speed of the drive mechanism while the position of the curing plane remains fixed.
A method for installing a subsea cable with a submersible apparatus , the method comprising: supplying electric power and/or transmitting data through the subsea cable to the submersible apparatus ; and laying the subsea cable in a sea with the submersible apparatus . supplying electric power and/or transmitting data through the subsea cable to the submersible apparatus ; and laying the subsea cable in a sea with the submersible apparatus .
A system for tool exchange or quick release during surgery comprising a cooperatively controlled robot , comprising: a tool holder for receiving a surgical tool adapted to be held by both the cooperatively controlled robot and a surgeon; a tool holding element for constraining motion of the surgical tool relative to the tool holder in a direction along an axis of the surgical tool towards a patient when the tool holder holds the surgical tool and for allowing removal of the surgical tool from the tool holder along the axis away from the patient when a break away force is exerted on the tool and when the tool holder holds the surgical tool , wherein the break away force is sufficiently strong to allow the operator to guide the tool without unintended breakaway while also ensuring that the required release force not be so large that the tool cannot be removed safely and quickly; a first sensor for detecting if the surgical tool is docked within the tool holder ; a second sensor for detecting forces exerted by the surgeon on the surgical tool ; and a selector for automatically selecting different movements or actions of the tool holder to be performed based upon information detected by the first sensor , wherein the tool holder is moved in a direction of the force applied along the tool axis to reengage the surgical tool when a predetermined level of force consistent with removal of the surgical tool is sensed by the second sensor. a tool holder for receiving a surgical tool adapted to be held by both the cooperatively controlled robot and a surgeon; a tool holding element for constraining motion of the surgical tool relative to the tool holder in a direction along an axis of the surgical tool towards a patient when the tool holder holds the surgical tool and for allowing removal of the surgical tool from the tool holder along the axis away from the patient when a break away force is exerted on the tool and when the tool holder holds the surgical tool , wherein the break away force is sufficiently strong to allow the operator to guide the tool without unintended breakaway while also ensuring that the required release force not be so large that the tool cannot be removed safely and quickly; a first sensor for detecting if the surgical tool is docked within the tool holder ; a second sensor for detecting forces exerted by the surgeon on the surgical tool ; and a selector for automatically selecting different movements or actions of the tool holder to be performed based upon information detected by the first sensor , wherein the tool holder is moved in a direction of the force applied along the tool axis to reengage the surgical tool when a predetermined level of force consistent with removal of the surgical tool is sensed by the second sensor.
A crosslinkable resin composition comprising 100 parts by mass of an ethylene-based resin (A); a stabilizer (B) containing 0.001 to 0.5 parts by mass of a hindered amine light stabilizer (B3); and 0.5 to 3.0 parts by mass of an organic peroxide (C), wherein the stabilizer (B) further contains a hindered phenol stabilizer (B1) and a dialkyl thiodipropionate stabilizer (B2) in addition to the hindered amine light stabilizer (B3), wherein the hindered amine light stabilizer (B3) is a mixture of a low-molecular-weight hindered amine compound having a molecular weight of 100 to 1,000 and a high-molecular-weight hindered amine compound having a molecular weight of 1,500 to 5,000, and the hindered amine light stabilizer (B3) has a reduced viscosity of 3.5 to 5.5 cm 3 /g measured at a temperature of 40°C and a reduced viscosity of 2.0 to 3.5 cm 3 /g measured at a temperature of 110°C in accordance with ISO 1628-1 or JIS K7367-1. wherein the stabilizer (B) further contains a hindered phenol stabilizer (B1) and a dialkyl thiodipropionate stabilizer (B2) in addition to the hindered amine light stabilizer (B3), wherein the hindered amine light stabilizer (B3) is a mixture of a low-molecular-weight hindered amine compound having a molecular weight of 100 to 1,000 and a high-molecular-weight hindered amine compound having a molecular weight of 1,500 to 5,000, and the hindered amine light stabilizer (B3) has a reduced viscosity of 3.5 to 5.5 cm 3 /g measured at a temperature of 40°C and a reduced viscosity of 2.0 to 3.5 cm 3 /g measured at a temperature of 110°C in accordance with ISO 1628-1 or JIS K7367-1.
Motor vehicle having an infotainment system which has a control device for the provision of infotainment functions and, as an operating interface, a display unit which is structurally separate from the control device and which has a screen for displaying display data, wherein the control device is configured for the provision of the display data and for the transmission of the display data to the display unit , and wherein a holding device which is configured for mechanically holding the display unit is provided in a motor vehicle interior of the motor vehicle , wherein the holding device and the display unit are configured to be non-destructively and reversibly detachable from one another, and the control device is designed to transmit the display data to the display unit even in the state detached from the holding device , characterised in that the display unit has a battery for operation in the state detached from the holding device and a charging unit for charging a battery of the display unit is integrated into the holding device, and the holding device has a signal unit, which is configured to receive and provide an ignition ON signal of the motor vehicle from a CAN bus, Controller Area Network, and the display unit is configured to receive the ignition ON signal from the signal unit of the holding device , when the display unit is fixed to the holding device , and to adapt its electrical power requirement to the operating condition of the motor vehicle by deactivating the display unit when the motor vehicle is switched off.
A conjugate for use in the treatment of idiopathic myelofibrosis, polycythaemia vera, or essential thrombocythaemia, which is of the formula in which mPEG has a molecular weight of 20 kD and IFN is an interferon-α2b moiety.
An air separator of an extracorporeal blood treatment machine such as a dialysis machine, comprising a flow conducting element arranged directly downstream of an upper fluid inlet of an air separating chamber for generating or backing a circulating movement of the fluid flowing into the air separating chamber and flowing toward a lower fluid outlet of the air separating chamber , wherein the flow conducting element at least in portions takes the cross-sectional shape of a groove, and characterized in that the groove extends in spiral shape along the peripheral wall of the air separating chamber toward the lower fluid outlet is orientated upwards at an angle at its runout .
A method for detecting DNA methylation within genomic DNA having a sequence comprised in SEQ ID NO: 11 and/or 16, and/or within genomic DNA having a sequence comprised in SEQ ID NO: 36, from a sample comprising cell-free DNA from blood or a sample derived therefrom of a subject, wherein the subject has an increased risk for or is suspected of having a cancer selected from the group consisting of stomach, liver, colon, ovary, esophagus, bladder and prostate cancer when detecting DNA methylation within genomic DNA having a sequence comprised in SEQ ID NO: 11 and/or 16, and/or from the group consisting of lung, colon, breast, stomach and esophagus cancer when detecting DNA methylation within genomic DNA having a sequence comprised in SEQ ID NO: 36.
A material represented by the following formula (I) (M') 8 (M"M′′′) 6 O 24 (X,S) 2 :Mʺʺ formula (I) wherein M' represents a combination of at least two monoatomic cations of different alkali metals selected from Group 1 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements; M" represents a trivalent monoatomic cation of an element selected from Group 13 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of a transition element selected from any of Groups 3 - 12 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations; M′′′ represents a monoatomic cation of an element selected from Group 14 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations; X represents an anion of an element selected from Group 16 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such anions, or X represents an anion of an element selected from a group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I, or any combination of such anions; and Mʺʺ represents a dopant cation of an element selected from rare earth metals of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or from transition metals of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations, or wherein Mʺʺ is absent. M' represents a combination of at least two monoatomic cations of different alkali metals selected from Group 1 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements; M" represents a trivalent monoatomic cation of an element selected from Group 13 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or of a transition element selected from any of Groups 3 - 12 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations; M′′′ represents a monoatomic cation of an element selected from Group 14 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations; X represents an anion of an element selected from Group 16 of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such anions, or X represents an anion of an element selected from a group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I, or any combination of such anions; and Mʺʺ represents a dopant cation of an element selected from rare earth metals of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or from transition metals of the IUPAC periodic table of the elements, or any combination of such cations, or wherein Mʺʺ is absent.
A vacuum device, in particular a vacuum pump, comprising a lubricant-free space ; a space including a lubricant; and a rotatably supported shaft which is at least sectionally arranged in the two spaces , wherein a sealing apparatus , through which the shaft passes, is provided between the spaces , wherein the sealing apparatus comprises: a rotor element which is rotationally fixedly connected to the shaft ; a first stator element which is rotationally fixedly arranged between the spaces ; wherein a first gap having an inlet opening is formed between the first stator element and the rotor element , said inlet opening being open toward the space including the lubricant, wherein the first gap has an outlet opening disposed oppositely to the inlet opening , said outlet opening being connected to a first expansion space which has a larger cross-sectional surface than the first gap and which is formed by wall sections of the rotor element and of the first stator element , and wherein the first expansion space is in connection with a lubricant sump, wherein the sealing apparatus comprises a second stator element which is arranged at that side of the rotor element which faces the lubricant-free space , while the first stator element is arranged at the oppositely disposed side of the rotor element which faces the space including a lubricant, characterized in that the first and second stator elements are of the same construction. a rotor element which is rotationally fixedly connected to the shaft ; a first stator element which is rotationally fixedly arranged between the spaces ; wherein a first gap having an inlet opening is formed between the first stator element and the rotor element , said inlet opening being open toward the space including the lubricant, wherein the first gap has an outlet opening disposed oppositely to the inlet opening , said outlet opening being connected to a first expansion space which has a larger cross-sectional surface than the first gap and which is formed by wall sections of the rotor element and of the first stator element , and wherein the first expansion space is in connection with a lubricant sump, wherein the sealing apparatus comprises a second stator element which is arranged at that side of the rotor element which faces the lubricant-free space , while the first stator element is arranged at the oppositely disposed side of the rotor element which faces the space including a lubricant, characterized in that the first and second stator elements are of the same construction.
Timepiece component comprising a movable part , a support and a flexible pivot connecting the movable part to the support for guiding the movable part in rotation with respect to the support about a virtual axis of rotation (A), the flexible pivot being arranged for elastically bringing the movable part back towards a rest position, the flexible pivot comprising first, second and third elastic strips crossing each other in a non-contacting manner, the respective median planes of said strips perpendicularly to the virtual axis of rotation (A) being substantially parallel, said respective median planes of the first and third strips being substantially symmetrical with respect to said median plane of the second strip , the first and third strips having substantially the same stiffness, wherein, in plan view from above and when the movable part is in its rest position, the respective neutral fibres of the first and third strips are substantially symmetrical with respect to a straight line (D) defined by the neutral fibre of the second strip and the point of junction of the second strip and of the movable part is located in a re-entrant angular sector defined by the first and third strips , the timepiece component comprising superimposed and assembled monolithic assemblies, each monolithic assembly comprising a stage of the support , a stage of the movable part and at least one of the elastic strips , each stage of the support being provided with holes allowing the support to be traversed by fastening elements for fastening the timepiece component in a timepiece movement, the holes of the stage of the support of one of the monolithic assemblies being oblong and extending in the direction of the elastic strip at rest of the same monolithic assembly.
A method for detecting oscillation in a signal coupling device (S1), the method comprising the following steps: carrying out at least one oscillation detection step including: determining an undamped signal level (uSL) of a signal on a signal path of the signal coupling device (S1) in a first step (S2); reducing a gain of the signal path in a second step (S3); determining a damped signal level (dSL) of the signal on the signal path and a deviation between the undamped signal level (uSL) and the damped signal level (dSL) at least once in a third step (S4); characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of determining the undamped signal level (uSL) of the signal on the signal path of the signal coupling device by repeatedly determining the signal level of the signal on the signal path and selecting the undamped signal level (uSL) as a maximum signal level of the determined signal levels, and detecting an oscillation if at least one deviation determined in the third step (S4) of the at least one oscillation detection step is higher than or equal to a predetermined oscillation threshold value (thr). carrying out at least one oscillation detection step including: determining an undamped signal level (uSL) of a signal on a signal path of the signal coupling device (S1) in a first step (S2); reducing a gain of the signal path in a second step (S3); determining a damped signal level (dSL) of the signal on the signal path and a deviation between the undamped signal level (uSL) and the damped signal level (dSL) at least once in a third step (S4); characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of determining an undamped signal level (uSL) of a signal on a signal path of the signal coupling device (S1) in a first step (S2); reducing a gain of the signal path in a second step (S3); determining a damped signal level (dSL) of the signal on the signal path and a deviation between the undamped signal level (uSL) and the damped signal level (dSL) at least once in a third step (S4); characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of determining the undamped signal level (uSL) of the signal on the signal path of the signal coupling device by repeatedly determining the signal level of the signal on the signal path and selecting the undamped signal level (uSL) as a maximum signal level of the determined signal levels, and detecting an oscillation if at least one deviation determined in the third step (S4) of the at least one oscillation detection step is higher than or equal to a predetermined oscillation threshold value (thr).
A surgical system , comprising: a driver device having a distal driver member ; an elongate shaft having a central shaft portion having a suture retaining feature extending therethrough proximal to a distal shoulder of the central shaft portion , the suture retaining feature communicating with an opening extending through a side of the central shaft portion proximal to the distal shoulder of the central shaft portion ; a capture suture extending through the suture retaining feature of the central shaft portion and the opening such that terminal end portions of the capture suture extend from a proximal end of the driver device and the capture suture forms a loop that extends through the opening ; a suture anchor removably disposed on the distal driver member of the driver device having the elongate shaft extending therethrough; characterized in that the elongate shaft has a distal shaft portion extending from the distal shoulder of the central shaft portion to a distal end of the elongate shaft ; and the surgical system comprises an implantable dilator feature removably disposed on the distal shaft portion distal to the suture anchor such that the distal end of the elongate shaft extends distally from a distal end of the dilator feature . a driver device having a distal driver member ; an elongate shaft having a central shaft portion having a suture retaining feature extending therethrough proximal to a distal shoulder of the central shaft portion , the suture retaining feature communicating with an opening extending through a side of the central shaft portion proximal to the distal shoulder of the central shaft portion ; a capture suture extending through the suture retaining feature of the central shaft portion and the opening such that terminal end portions of the capture suture extend from a proximal end of the driver device and the capture suture forms a loop that extends through the opening ; a suture anchor removably disposed on the distal driver member of the driver device having the elongate shaft extending therethrough; characterized in that the elongate shaft has a distal shaft portion extending from the distal shoulder of the central shaft portion to a distal end of the elongate shaft ; and the surgical system comprises an implantable dilator feature removably disposed on the distal shaft portion distal to the suture anchor such that the distal end of the elongate shaft extends distally from a distal end of the dilator feature .
A sheet comprising a laminate including a layer formed of a cellulose-based material and a layer formed of a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein each of molecules forming the thermoplastic elastomer has both a rubber component having entropy elasticity and a molecule-constraining component for preventing plastic deformation, the cellulose-based material is selected from the group consisting of cellulose, cellulose esters and cellulose ethers, the thermoplastic elastomer is a urethane-based elastomer or an amide-based elastomer, and wherein the light transmittance of the sheet is 85% or more as determined with a transmittance of light having a wavelength of 380 to 780 nm measured using a UV-visible spectrophotometer, and defining the average of transmittances at every 0.5 nm as the light transmittance (%). each of molecules forming the thermoplastic elastomer has both a rubber component having entropy elasticity and a molecule-constraining component for preventing plastic deformation, the cellulose-based material is selected from the group consisting of cellulose, cellulose esters and cellulose ethers, the thermoplastic elastomer is a urethane-based elastomer or an amide-based elastomer, and wherein the light transmittance of the sheet is 85% or more as determined with a transmittance of light having a wavelength of 380 to 780 nm measured using a UV-visible spectrophotometer, and defining the average of transmittances at every 0.5 nm as the light transmittance (%).