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An incubator comprising: an enclosure having an internal chamber configured to support a cell culture plate comprising a plurality of wells, wherein the enclosure comprises at least one passage configured for gas entry, a connector adapted to connect a pressurized gas source to the at least one passage, and a plurality of openings configured to allow access to the wells of the cell culture plate; a controller configured to maintain a temperature of the internal chamber within a desired range; a first heating/cooling device engaged directly or indirectly with the enclosure, the first heating/cooling device controlled by the controller; and a sealing element comprising a first plurality of openings corresponding to at least a subset of the plurality of openings in the enclosure, wherein the sealing element is configured to form a seal with the plurality of openings in the enclosure that allows the enclosure to maintain a pressure in the internal chamber between 0.000034 bar (0.0005 psi) to 0.00069 bar (0.01000 psi) above ambient pressure when gas from the pressurized gas source flows into the internal chamber, wherein the sealing element is movable between a closed position where the sealing element occludes, and thereby seals, each of the plurality of openings in the enclosure and a first open position where the first plurality of openings of the sealing element are in register with the at least a subset of the plurality of openings in the enclosure, thereby providing access to the internal chamber of the enclosure and any cell culture plate contained therein. an enclosure having an internal chamber configured to support a cell culture plate comprising a plurality of wells, wherein the enclosure comprises at least one passage configured for gas entry, a connector adapted to connect a pressurized gas source to the at least one passage, and a plurality of openings configured to allow access to the wells of the cell culture plate; a controller configured to maintain a temperature of the internal chamber within a desired range; a first heating/cooling device engaged directly or indirectly with the enclosure, the first heating/cooling device controlled by the controller; and a sealing element comprising a first plurality of openings corresponding to at least a subset of the plurality of openings in the enclosure, wherein the sealing element is configured to form a seal with the plurality of openings in the enclosure that allows the enclosure to maintain a pressure in the internal chamber between 0.000034 bar (0.0005 psi) to 0.00069 bar (0.01000 psi) above ambient pressure when gas from the pressurized gas source flows into the internal chamber, wherein the sealing element is movable between a closed position where the sealing element occludes, and thereby seals, each of the plurality of openings in the enclosure and a first open position where the first plurality of openings of the sealing element are in register with the at least a subset of the plurality of openings in the enclosure, thereby providing access to the internal chamber of the enclosure and any cell culture plate contained therein.
Winding device for an animal leash , in particular for a dog leash , comprising a housing which houses the leash and has a pull-out limiting device and a retaining ring having an engagement opening , said retaining ring having a pivot arm which is connected to the retaining ring by means a pivot joint , closes the engagement opening of the retaining ring in its non-pivoted position and releases the engagement opening of the retaining ring in its pivoted position, characterized in, that that a lock tongue is arranged at the pivot arm at its end facing away from the pivot joint or at the retaining ring at its end facing the pivot arm , which tongue can be inserted into a motor vehicle belt buckle when the retaining ring is open.
A high-density microneedle comprising: a sheet portion attachable to skin; a substrate portion arranged on the sheet portion ; and a plurality of insertion pieces arranged on the substrate portion , wherein the substrate portion is arranged on the sheet portion while having a plurality of layers formed therein, the plurality of layers is provided for the insertion pieces to be arranged in a dense manner in an area of the sheet portion , the substrate portion has the plurality of layers formed by winding or bending a tape-shaped plate , the plurality of insertion pieces is provided at one side of the plate in a width direction thereof and is arranged along a longitudinal direction thereof, and a seating depression is provided in the sheet portion , with a shape of the seating depression corresponding to the shape of the substrate portion , wherein, when the substrate portion is seated in the seating depression , the seating depression presses a portion of the plate , which is arranged at the outermost portion of the substrate portion . a sheet portion attachable to skin; a substrate portion arranged on the sheet portion ; and a plurality of insertion pieces arranged on the substrate portion , wherein the substrate portion is arranged on the sheet portion while having a plurality of layers formed therein, the plurality of layers is provided for the insertion pieces to be arranged in a dense manner in an area of the sheet portion , the substrate portion has the plurality of layers formed by winding or bending a tape-shaped plate , the plurality of insertion pieces is provided at one side of the plate in a width direction thereof and is arranged along a longitudinal direction thereof, and a seating depression is provided in the sheet portion , with a shape of the seating depression corresponding to the shape of the substrate portion , wherein, when the substrate portion is seated in the seating depression , the seating depression presses a portion of the plate , which is arranged at the outermost portion of the substrate portion .
Method of immobilizing a road vehicle at a standstill by pressing on the compressive strength of its internal combustion engine, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - immobilization of the vehicle by its wheel brakes, - engine shutdown, - opening of the vehicle transmission so as to decouple the engine from the wheels, - angular adjustment of the engine crankshaft on the compression of at least one cylinder made by an electric machine connected to the crankshaft, and - closing the vehicle transmission . - immobilization of the vehicle by its wheel brakes, - engine shutdown, - opening of the vehicle transmission so as to decouple the engine from the wheels, - angular adjustment of the engine crankshaft on the compression of at least one cylinder made by an electric machine connected to the crankshaft, and - closing the vehicle transmission .
An image processing system for generating an enhanced image without black sun artifacts caused by oversaturated pixels, the image processing system comprising: an artifact correction determiner configured to identify at least one artifact correction value based at least on an obtained dark value of at least one pixel of an image sensor; a pixel output corrector configured to apply the identified at least one artifact correction value to an obtained bright value of the at least one pixel to generate an enhanced image configured to be displayed without at least one artifact caused by saturation of the at least one pixel; a pixel sampler configured to convert the obtained dark value to a digital dark value and to convert the obtained bright value to a digital bright value of the at least one pixel during image capture; a dark value average calculating unit configured to calculate a mean dark value for the sampled pixel by a mean of all digital dark values in the pixel array of the image sensor; a digital dark value adjuster configured to subtract a mean dark value of the at least one pixel from the converted digital dark value to produce an adjusted dark value, wherein the artifact correction determiner comprises a lookup table and is further configured to input the adjusted dark value into the lookup table which outputs the optimal artifact correction value that is configured to remove at least one black sun artifact caused by over saturated pixels from the captured image when displayed on a display device, wherein the outputs of the lookup table decrease linearly for adjusted dark levels above a threshold above which the pixel has saturated. an artifact correction determiner configured to identify at least one artifact correction value based at least on an obtained dark value of at least one pixel of an image sensor; a pixel output corrector configured to apply the identified at least one artifact correction value to an obtained bright value of the at least one pixel to generate an enhanced image configured to be displayed without at least one artifact caused by saturation of the at least one pixel; a pixel sampler configured to convert the obtained dark value to a digital dark value and to convert the obtained bright value to a digital bright value of the at least one pixel during image capture; a dark value average calculating unit configured to calculate a mean dark value for the sampled pixel by a mean of all digital dark values in the pixel array of the image sensor; a digital dark value adjuster configured to subtract a mean dark value of the at least one pixel from the converted digital dark value to produce an adjusted dark value, wherein the artifact correction determiner comprises a lookup table and is further configured to input the adjusted dark value into the lookup table which outputs the optimal artifact correction value that is configured to remove at least one black sun artifact caused by over saturated pixels from the captured image when displayed on a display device, wherein the outputs of the lookup table decrease linearly for adjusted dark levels above a threshold above which the pixel has saturated.
Method for monitoring an electronically controlled rotary pump (5a-5f) of a hydraulic system , the operation of which can be established at a first point in time through a changeable operating configuration, characterised by the rotary pump (5a- 5f) at a later, second point in time transmitting at least one configuration information identifying its current operating configuration to a mobile hand-held unit or to a server, which compares this configuration information with a second configuration information that identifies the last operating configuration known to the hand-held unit or the server, and by a change notice being output on the hand-held unit when the transmitted configuration information does not match the second configuration information.
A non-gravity toilet, comprising a WC bowl having a water inlet and a flushing system being configured to provide pressurized water to be discharged to the WC bowl without the need of gravitational force, the flushing system comprising : an outlet port and a water inlet valve for allowing pressurized supply water to enter said flushing system being arranged in direct fluid communication with said water inlet valve , wherein said flushing system is configured to discharge a flow of flushing water through the outlet port into the water inlet of the WC bowl when a flush is initiated, the flushing system further comprising a first backflow prevention device arranged downstream of the water inlet valve , and a second backflow prevention device arranged downstream of said first backflow prevention device and upstream of the water inlet of said WC bowl , characterised in that said second backflow prevention device forms an air gap between said outlet port and the water inlet of the WC bowl . an outlet port and a water inlet valve for allowing pressurized supply water to enter said flushing system being arranged in direct fluid communication with said water inlet valve , wherein said flushing system is configured to discharge a flow of flushing water through the outlet port into the water inlet of the WC bowl when a flush is initiated, the flushing system further comprising a first backflow prevention device arranged downstream of the water inlet valve , and a second backflow prevention device arranged downstream of said first backflow prevention device and upstream of the water inlet of said WC bowl , a water inlet valve for allowing pressurized supply water to enter said flushing system being arranged in direct fluid communication with said water inlet valve , wherein said flushing system is configured to discharge a flow of flushing water through the outlet port into the water inlet of the WC bowl when a flush is initiated, the flushing system further comprising a first backflow prevention device arranged downstream of the water inlet valve , and a second backflow prevention device arranged downstream of said first backflow prevention device and upstream of the water inlet of said WC bowl , characterised in that said second backflow prevention device forms an air gap between said outlet port and the water inlet of the WC bowl .
A computer mouse comprising: a height sensor structure configured to provide a height output indicative of whether a gap between the computer mouse and a reference surface is larger than a threshold value, the reference surface being a surface on which the computer mouse is placed on for operating the computer mouse ; a control circuit configured to control tracking of a movement of the computer mouse in a plane defined by the reference surface, based on the height output, such that the movement of the computer mouse is not tracked when the gap is larger than the threshold; a motion detector configured to provide a detector output indicative of a direction of a vertical motion of the computer mouse relative to the reference surface; and an adjustment circuit configured to adjust the threshold value based on the detector output; characterized in that : wherein the adjustment circuit is configured to adjust the threshold value to a first value when the direction of the vertical motion is upward from the reference surface, and wherein the adjustment circuit is further configured to adjust the threshold value to a second value when the direction of the vertical motion is downward to the reference surface, the second value being lower than the first value and the second value being such that tracking does not start before the computer mouse is placed on the reference surface. a height sensor structure configured to provide a height output indicative of whether a gap between the computer mouse and a reference surface is larger than a threshold value, the reference surface being a surface on which the computer mouse is placed on for operating the computer mouse ; a control circuit configured to control tracking of a movement of the computer mouse in a plane defined by the reference surface, based on the height output, such that the movement of the computer mouse is not tracked when the gap is larger than the threshold; a motion detector configured to provide a detector output indicative of a direction of a vertical motion of the computer mouse relative to the reference surface; and an adjustment circuit configured to adjust the threshold value based on the detector output; characterized in that : wherein the adjustment circuit is configured to adjust the threshold value to a first value when the direction of the vertical motion is upward from the reference surface, and wherein the adjustment circuit is further configured to adjust the threshold value to a second value when the direction of the vertical motion is downward to the reference surface, the second value being lower than the first value and the second value being such that tracking does not start before the computer mouse is placed on the reference surface.
A method of making an additive coated host polymer particle for making a composite material for enhancing the material property, comprising: providing a powdered host polymer; providing a graphene oxide as a powdered additive with a softening or melting temperature higher than the melting point of said powdered host polymer; inputting said powdered host polymer and said graphene oxide to a ball mill; coating said powdered host polymer with said graphene oxide in a mill with no media for a milling time to sufficient mix but not melt the powdered host polymer particle and enhancing flowability and processability of the composite material by dry blending a second neat polymer powder with the milled powdered host polymer and graphene oxide. providing a graphene oxide as a powdered additive with a softening or melting temperature higher than the melting point of said powdered host polymer; inputting said powdered host polymer and said graphene oxide to a ball mill; coating said powdered host polymer with said graphene oxide in a mill with no media for a milling time to sufficient mix but not melt the powdered host polymer particle and enhancing flowability and processability of the composite material by dry blending a second neat polymer powder with the milled powdered host polymer and graphene oxide.
A method of brazing a gap in a Ni base superalloy substrate comprising: providing a braze alloy having the following composition in weight percent: Cr: 20% - 22%; and, Fe: 5% - 7%; and, Si: 5% - 10%; and, Mo: 1.5% - 10%; and, Cu: 0.2% - 2%; and, C: 0.03% maximum; Al: less than 3%; Ti: less than 7%; Hf: less than 1.5%; Nb: less than 1.0%; Zr: less than 6%; B: less than 1.0%; Co: less than 20%; Ta: less than 10%; W: less than 12%; Re: less than 0.2%; and, the balance of the braze alloy is Ni; and, delivering the braze alloy to a gap in the substrate; and brazing the gap having the braze alloy therein at a temperature that is the lower of 1180 degrees Celsius or a temperature that is above liquidus temperature of the braze alloy but below solidus temperature of the substrate; and, allowing the braze alloy to solidify creating thereby a braze zone. Cr: 20% - 22%; and, Fe: 5% - 7%; and, Si: 5% - 10%; and, Mo: 1.5% - 10%; and, Cu: 0.2% - 2%; and, C: 0.03% maximum; Al: less than 3%; Ti: less than 7%; Hf: less than 1.5%; Nb: less than 1.0%; Zr: less than 6%; B: less than 1.0%; Co: less than 20%; Ta: less than 10%; W: less than 12%; Re: less than 0.2%; and, the balance of the braze alloy is Ni; and, delivering the braze alloy to a gap in the substrate; and brazing the gap having the braze alloy therein at a temperature that is the lower of 1180 degrees Celsius or a temperature that is above liquidus temperature of the braze alloy but below solidus temperature of the substrate; and, allowing the braze alloy to solidify creating thereby a braze zone.
A method of determining in an aircraft comprising a refuelled aircraft fuel tank and an aircraft fuel tank inerting system whether it is necessary to inert the refuelled aircraft fuel tank containing fuel, the method comprising providing a temperature value indicative of a temperature of the fuel after refuelling, characterised in that based on said temperature value, determining before take-off whether or not it is necessary to inert the aircraft fuel tank, wherein determining whether or not it is necessary to inert the fuel tank comprises determining whether or not to disable the aircraft fuel tank inerting system for substantially all of the immediately forthcoming flight. based on said temperature value, determining before take-off whether or not it is necessary to inert the aircraft fuel tank, wherein determining whether or not it is necessary to inert the fuel tank comprises determining whether or not to disable the aircraft fuel tank inerting system for substantially all of the immediately forthcoming flight.
A method comprising: transporting a conduit and a template through a guide tube ; the template being disposed on an outer surface of the conduit between the conduit and the guide tube , the conduit being a catheter; pressurizing the conduit so that the pressure in the conduit is comprised between 0.01 and 1.0 kilograms per square centimeter; pressurizing the template ; and transferring a texture from the template to the conduit as the conduit and the template are transported through the guide tube . transporting a conduit and a template through a guide tube ; the template being disposed on an outer surface of the conduit between the conduit and the guide tube , the conduit being a catheter; pressurizing the conduit so that the pressure in the conduit is comprised between 0.01 and 1.0 kilograms per square centimeter; pressurizing the template ; and transferring a texture from the template to the conduit as the conduit and the template are transported through the guide tube .
An apparatus comprising: an airfoil having upper and lower surfaces, a trailing edge and a solid tip at the extreme trailing edge of the airfoil , the solid tip having a recess; a deployable flap having a forward edge supported by said lower surface and extending in a spanwise direction, the flap being moveable between: an undeployed position, in which the flap is aligned with the lower surface and covers an opening in the lower surface , and a rear edge of the flap is received against the airfoil at the recess; a first configuration in which the flap is deployed at a first angle relative to the lower surface ; and a second configuration in which the flap is deployed at a second angle relative to the lower surface , wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle; and a bladder system comprising first and second bays which are individually inflatable and adjacent to each other, said first and second bays being disposed inside said airfoil between a portion of said flap and said upper surface when the flap is in said undeployed position, wherein said flap is in said undeployed position when said first and second bays are deflated, in said first configuration when said first bay is inflated and said second bay is deflated, and in said second configuration when said first and second bays are both inflated. an airfoil having upper and lower surfaces, a trailing edge and a solid tip at the extreme trailing edge of the airfoil , the solid tip having a recess; a deployable flap having a forward edge supported by said lower surface and extending in a spanwise direction, the flap being moveable between: an undeployed position, in which the flap is aligned with the lower surface and covers an opening in the lower surface , and a rear edge of the flap is received against the airfoil at the recess; a first configuration in which the flap is deployed at a first angle relative to the lower surface ; and a second configuration in which the flap is deployed at a second angle relative to the lower surface , wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle; and an undeployed position, in which the flap is aligned with the lower surface and covers an opening in the lower surface , and a rear edge of the flap is received against the airfoil at the recess; a first configuration in which the flap is deployed at a first angle relative to the lower surface ; and a second configuration in which the flap is deployed at a second angle relative to the lower surface , wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle; and a bladder system comprising first and second bays which are individually inflatable and adjacent to each other, said first and second bays being disposed inside said airfoil between a portion of said flap and said upper surface when the flap is in said undeployed position, wherein said flap is in said undeployed position when said first and second bays are deflated, in said first configuration when said first bay is inflated and said second bay is deflated, and in said second configuration when said first and second bays are both inflated.