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A method of resistance welding a first faying surface of a first composite article to a second faying surface of a second composite article , wherein one or both of the faying surfaces comprises a meltable or softenable material; the method comprising: contacting the first and second faying surfaces to define a contact area therebetween; providing a conductive element between the faying surfaces along a length of the contact area; the conductive element comprising a plurality of lower resistivity electrode portions (24a, 24b, 124a-124d, 3241, 3241a, 3241b, 3242, 3242a, 3242b) spaced apart along the length of the contact area; wherein each electrode portion extends across a respective width of the contact area and each end thereof comprising an electrode (28, 28a, 28b, 128a-128d, 228a-228d, 227, 3281ai, 3281bi, 3281ao, 3281bo, 3282ai, 3282bi, 3282ao, 3282bo) extending from the contact area; applying an electrical current between the electrodes of a first said electrode portion to raise the temperature of the meltable or softenable material and weld together a portion of the faying surfaces between the electrodes of the first electrode portion; applying an electrical current between the electrodes of a second said electrode portion to raise the temperature of the meltable or softenable material and weld together a portion of the faying surfaces between the electrodes of the second electrode portion; and applying an electrical current between electrodes of the first and second electrode portions to raise the temperature of the meltable or softenable material and weld together a portion of the faying surfaces of the first and second electrode portions. contacting the first and second faying surfaces to define a contact area therebetween; providing a conductive element between the faying surfaces along a length of the contact area; the conductive element comprising a plurality of lower resistivity electrode portions (24a, 24b, 124a-124d, 3241, 3241a, 3241b, 3242, 3242a, 3242b) spaced apart along the length of the contact area; wherein each electrode portion extends across a respective width of the contact area and each end thereof comprising an electrode (28, 28a, 28b, 128a-128d, 228a-228d, 227, 3281ai, 3281bi, 3281ao, 3281bo, 3282ai, 3282bi, 3282ao, 3282bo) extending from the contact area; applying an electrical current between the electrodes of a first said electrode portion to raise the temperature of the meltable or softenable material and weld together a portion of the faying surfaces between the electrodes of the first electrode portion; applying an electrical current between the electrodes of a second said electrode portion to raise the temperature of the meltable or softenable material and weld together a portion of the faying surfaces between the electrodes of the second electrode portion; and applying an electrical current between electrodes of the first and second electrode portions to raise the temperature of the meltable or softenable material and weld together a portion of the faying surfaces of the first and second electrode portions.
Arrangement comprising a flow cell and a temperature-control element, with a temperature-control chamber , which receives a fluid to be controlled in its temperature and the boundary wall of which is formed at least partially by a thin film transmitting heat between the temperature-control element and the fluid, the film being formed as a composite film comprising multiple interconnected layers , the layer facing the fluid being a layer of plastic, at least one further layer consisting of a metal, the temperature-control chamber being formed by a recess in a substrate covered with the composite film and the composite film being connected to the substrate, characterized in that the composite film can be drawn against the temperature-control element by suction channels formed in the temperature-control element or in that the temperature-control element only lies against the composite film in a peripheral region that is adjacent to the recess in the substrate and in which the composite film is connected to the surface of the substrate .
A dental device assembly, comprising: an implant having an opening , a conical abutment body comprising a substantially radial mark on its external part, the conical abutment body adapted to be connected by a conical connection to the implant by a screw , wherein the substantially radial mark is in the form of a band made of a different material from the conical abutment body and is distinguishable from the conical abutment body in an image taken by an imaging device when the implant and abutment body are installed, and wherein the band is located at an outer surface of a slope-shaped portion of the abutment body and such that the band is at the same level as the opening of the implant when the conical abutment body is inserted correctly, wherein the band indicates alignment of the abutment body relative to the implant . an implant having an opening , a conical abutment body comprising a substantially radial mark on its external part, the conical abutment body adapted to be connected by a conical connection to the implant by a screw , wherein the substantially radial mark is in the form of a band made of a different material from the conical abutment body and is distinguishable from the conical abutment body in an image taken by an imaging device when the implant and abutment body are installed, and
A prediction method for an image block, wherein a current block comprising a first prediction sub-block and a second prediction sub-block, the prediction method comprising: parsing (S1503) a first index from a bitstream, wherein the first index is used to obtain prediction information of the first prediction sub-block; parsing (S1504) a second index from the bitstream; comparing (S1505) the first index with the second index; adjusting (S1506B) the second index in the event that the second index is equal to or greater than the first index; and obtaining (S1506B) prediction information of the second prediction sub-block according to the adjusted second index; wherein the first index or the second index is binarized according to a truncated unary code; wherein adjusting the second index comprising incrementing the second index by one. parsing (S1503) a first index from a bitstream, wherein the first index is used to obtain prediction information of the first prediction sub-block; parsing (S1504) a second index from the bitstream; comparing (S1505) the first index with the second index; adjusting (S1506B) the second index in the event that the second index is equal to or greater than the first index; and obtaining (S1506B) prediction information of the second prediction sub-block according to the adjusted second index; wherein the first index or the second index is binarized according to a truncated unary code; wherein adjusting the second index comprising incrementing the second index by one.
Respirator mask, in particular respirator half mask, for filtering the respiratory air of a wearer, comprising a) a mask main part for covering a nose and mouth of the wearer, b) at least one inhalation valve assembly arranged on the mask main part , and c) at least one fold assembly , characterized in that the fold assembly i. is arranged upstream of the at least one inhalation valve assembly in the inhalation flow direction , ii. is arranged on the mask main part , iii. can be moved between an unfolded functional position and a folded transport position, and iv. is at least partly made of a filter material. a) a mask main part for covering a nose and mouth of the wearer, b) at least one inhalation valve assembly arranged on the mask main part , and c) at least one fold assembly , i. is arranged upstream of the at least one inhalation valve assembly in the inhalation flow direction , ii. is arranged on the mask main part , iii. can be moved between an unfolded functional position and a folded transport position, and iv. is at least partly made of a filter material.
Rear rack system for an automotive vehicle, having a rack frame , and having a ball-head holder for fixing the rack frame on a ball head of a hitch coupling device of an automotive vehicle , wherein the ball-head holder comprises at least two clamping jaws and a manually operable fastening device , at least one clamping jaw thereof being mounted to be pivotable between an opening position, releasing the ball head , and a closing position, contacting the ball head , characterized in that the at least two clamping jaws are disposed in a guiding structure fixed on the rack frame to be displaceable in the vertical direction, and in that the guiding structure is associated with a mechanical positive guidance, which is operatively connected to the at least one pivotable clamping jaw and superposes a movement of the clamping jaws in the vertical direction with a pivot movement of the at least one clamping jaw in such a manner that the pivotable clamping jaw is retained in the opening position in a lower position relative to the guiding structure and is transferred upwards into the closing position during movement of the clamping jaws in the guiding structure in the vertical direction.
An implant , comprising: a base member comprising: a plate portion having a first side and an opposed second side , a projection extending from the first side of the plate portion, the projection being offset from a center of the plate portion, and a stem extending from the second side of the plate portion, the stem being positioned offset from the center of the plate portion and sized and configured to secure the base member in bone; an articulating member defining an articulation member of cavity and a hole , the cavity sized and configured to receive the projection extending from the first side of the plate portion, and the hole extending through the cavity; and a coupling portion sized and configured to be received in the hole defined by the articulating member for securing the base member to the articulating member. a base member comprising: a plate portion having a first side and an opposed second side , a projection extending from the first side of the plate portion, the projection being offset from a center of the plate portion, and a stem extending from the second side of the plate portion, the stem being positioned offset from the center of the plate portion and sized and configured to secure the base member in bone; a plate portion having a first side and an opposed second side , a projection extending from the first side of the plate portion, the projection being offset from a center of the plate portion, and a stem extending from the second side of the plate portion, the stem being positioned offset from the center of the plate portion and sized and configured to secure the base member in bone; an articulating member defining an articulation member of cavity and a hole , the cavity sized and configured to receive the projection extending from the first side of the plate portion, and the hole extending through the cavity; and a coupling portion sized and configured to be received in the hole defined by the articulating member for securing the base member to the articulating member.
An elastic roller comprising a cylindrical pipe and flanges located at either of the two ends thereof; the cylindrical pipe is a thin-walled cylindrical pipe made of an elastically deformable material; and having a central longitudinal axis ; characterized in that the flanges are made of an elastically deformable material; wherein the material of the cylindrical pipe and of the flanges deforms so as to produce a reactive-force-producing load and a reactive-force-producing elasticity when a load is applied in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical pipe; wherein each of the flanges has a plurality of thin-walled annular rings of differing diameters that are peripheral to the central longitudinal axis and comprise an innermost ring and a plurality of annular rings towards the outside therefrom; wherein each of the flanges has a plurality of ribs arranged so as to be perpendicular to the respective rings and uniformly spaced in annular gaps between those which, among these annular rings of differing diameters, are a small-diameter ring and a large-diameter ring mutually adjacent to this small-diameter ring; wherein the flanges are integrally formed from the plurality of ribs and the annular rings of differing diameters; wherein the two ends of the thin-walled cylindrical pipe engage with and are captured by outside circumferences of outermost annular rings of the flanges ; and wherein the thin-walled cylindrical pipe and the flanges at both ends thereof are able to undergo elastic deformation in the same direction when a load is applied to the thin-walled cylindrical pipe. the cylindrical pipe is a thin-walled cylindrical pipe made of an elastically deformable material; and having a central longitudinal axis ; characterized in that the flanges are made of an elastically deformable material; wherein the material of the cylindrical pipe and of the flanges deforms so as to produce a reactive-force-producing load and a reactive-force-producing elasticity when a load is applied in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical pipe; wherein each of the flanges has a plurality of thin-walled annular rings of differing diameters that are peripheral to the central longitudinal axis and comprise an innermost ring and a plurality of annular rings towards the outside therefrom; wherein each of the flanges has a plurality of ribs arranged so as to be perpendicular to the respective rings and uniformly spaced in annular gaps between those which, among these annular rings of differing diameters, are a small-diameter ring and a large-diameter ring mutually adjacent to this small-diameter ring; wherein the flanges are integrally formed from the plurality of ribs and the annular rings of differing diameters; wherein the two ends of the thin-walled cylindrical pipe engage with and are captured by outside circumferences of outermost annular rings of the flanges ; and wherein the thin-walled cylindrical pipe and the flanges at both ends thereof are able to undergo elastic deformation in the same direction when a load is applied to the thin-walled cylindrical pipe.
A surgical operation assistance system, particularly for medical procedures or operations, consisting of at least one base unit and robot kinematics adjoining thereto, comprising a supporting column and at least a first and a second robot arm , wherein a lower end section of the supporting column is connected to the base unit so as to be pivotable in controlled manner about a first swivel axis (SA1) by means of a first drive unit , a first end section of the first robot arm is connected to the upper end section (3") of the support column opposite the base unit so as to be pivotable in controlled manner about a second swivel axis (SA2) by means of a second drive unit , and a first end section of the second robot arm is connected to a second end section (4") of the first robot arm so as to be pivotable in controlled manner about a third swivel axis (SA3) by means of a third drive unit , wherein the first to third drive units (8 - 10) are controllable via at least one control unit and the first swivel axis (SA1) extends perpendicularly to the second and third swivel axes (SA2, SA2), wherein a controllable magnetic brake assembly (18, 18*) is assigned to each drive unit (8 - 10), by means of which the robot kinematics (3 - 5) can be decoupled from the drive units (8 - 10), and which comprises at least one magnetic brake (19, 19*) having a frontal friction surface (20, 20*) accommodated in a housing (18.1, 26) in a manner secured against rotation, wherein the second and/or third drive unit is formed by a linear drive unit embodied as a spindle motor unit comprising a motor unit , a gearbox unit and a threaded spindle , and wherein the threaded spindle is in operative connection with the controllable magnetic brake assembly (18, 18*) via a spindle nut and wherein the spindle nut is accommodated in a nut holder which is pivoted by bearing units (18.2) in the housing (18.1) and which comprises a friction lining on the front face thereof, which can be brought into a frictional connection with the front face friction surface of the magnetic brake .
An evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service, eMBMS, system , wherein the eMBMS system comprises a broadcast/multicast service center , and a base station , and further comprises a gateway control plane, GW-C, device connected to the broadcast/multicast service center , and further comprises a gateway user plane, GW-U, device connected to the base station and the broadcast/multicast service center , and the GW-C device connects to the GW-U device ; the GW-C device is configured to: perform core network signaling interaction with the broadcast/multicast service center ; characterized in that the GW-C is configured to send a forwarding indication message to the GW-U device, wherein the forwarding indication message is used to instruct the GW-U device to forward a received data packet from the broadcast/multicast service center to the base station ; the GW-U device is configured to: receive signaling from the base station , and send the signaling to the GW-C device according to the forwarding indication message; the GW-C device is further configured to receive and process the signaling sent by the GW-U device ; and the GW-U device is further configured to: in a data transmission procedure, receive a broadcast/multicast service data packet from the broadcast/multicast service center , and send the broadcast/multicast service data packet to the base station according to the forwarding indication message.
A method for identifying an individual with active crescentic glomerulonephritis (CGN), the method comprising the step of assaying a biological sample obtained from the individual for the presence of an elevated level of soluble CD 163 (sCD 163) when compared to levels in a reference sample, wherein an elevated level of sCD163 when compared to levels in a reference sample correlates with the individual having active CGN, wherein the biological sample is urine, and the CGN is caused by small vessel vasculitis (SW) or anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibody disease.
Electronic display system comprising a housing and an electronic display device , received in the housing , for displaying goods-related information, wherein the electronic display device has at least two electrical contact elements , which are led out of the housing , for supplying power to the electronic display device , wherein the housing has a first and a second housing part that are made of a plastics material and can be contacted and connected in order to close the housing , wherein both the first and the second housing part have at least one recess , wherein, when the housing is in the closed state, the recess of the first housing part and the recess of the second housing part together form at least one passage , wherein the passage is intended for leading out at least one electrical contact element of the electronic display device received in the housing , wherein the housing has, on each of two opposite sides, two elongate clamping elements in each case, which are intended for establishing a frictional connection to the main body.
A valve assembly for use in a fuel fill line, the valve assembly comprising: a housing including a flange that surrounds the housing; a weld foot molded over at least a portion of the flange ; and a seal disposed between the flange and the weld foot ; characterized in that : the seal includes a first lip and a second lip , the first and second lips being configured to provide a labyrinth leak path and wherein the first lip and second lip are both in contact with a surface on one of the flange and the weld foot . a housing including a flange that surrounds the housing; a weld foot molded over at least a portion of the flange ; and a seal disposed between the flange and the weld foot ;
A device for detecting a tomato pathogenic fungus, the device comprising: an artificial cell wall; a test-sample-solution receptacle disposed over the artificial cell wall; and a culture-solution storage disposed under the artificial cell wall, wherein in the culture-solution storage, a culture solution contains greater than or equal to 0.5 mg/L and less than or equal to 1.3 mg/L of fludioxonil. an artificial cell wall; a test-sample-solution receptacle disposed over the artificial cell wall; and a culture-solution storage disposed under the artificial cell wall, wherein in the culture-solution storage, a culture solution contains greater than or equal to 0.5 mg/L and less than or equal to 1.3 mg/L of fludioxonil.
A compound represented by the general formula I, and stereoisomers, tautomers, enantiomers, diastereomers, racemates, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, I, wherein, Ar 1 is A is a -C 1-2 alkylene; B is -NH-CH 2 -Ar 2 , Ar 2 is Ar 1 is A is a -C 1-2 alkylene; B is -NH-CH 2 -Ar 2 , Ar 2 is
Use of a contact dual-range passive planar thermo-optical converter for evaluating the presence and extent of skin allergic reaction expressed as the hyperthermic allergic response in form of a dermo-thermal effect by detecting a region of changed temperature on patient's skin associated with allergic skin reaction initiated by in vivo allergy testing procedure, whereby the thermo-optical converter has a layered structure comprising - in a sequence - a transparent film layer being a base polyester foil, a thermochromic layer , a securing layer , an adhesive layer , and a removable protective layer , wherein a part of surface of the transparent layer has at least one screen , and the thermochromic layer forms two thermosensitive detectors containing thermochromic dyes, wherein a first planar thermosensitive detector comprises a thermochromic dye capable of changing its colour by selective reflection of a light beam as a function of temperature within a first range from 32.5°C to 34.3°C, a second planar thermosensitive detector comprises a thermochromic dye capable of changing its colour by selective reflection of a light beam a function of temperature within a second range from above 34.3°C to 36.1°C, wherein each of the thermochromic dyes selected for forming the first planar thermosensitive detector and the second planar thermosensitive detector are able to produce a primary colour from the red-green-blue spectrum in a way of selective reflection of a light beam in a temperature range of at least 0.6°C, before switching to another primary colour along with the temperature change.
Pressure-sensitively adhesive, biodegradable, chemical reaction product of • at least one or more aliphatic polyester polyols having a hydroxyl functionality of in each case between greater than two and less than four • at least one or more aliphatic polyester polyols having a hydroxyl functionality of in each case between less than or equal to two and greater than one • at least one or more in each case doubly hydroxyl-functionalized chain extenders having a molecular weight of in each case less than or equal to 200 g/mol, and • at least one or more aliphatic diisocyanates, characterized in that the ratio of the total number of isocyanate groups to the total number of hydroxyl groups in the substances introduced in the chemical reaction to give the pressure-sensitively adhesive, biodegradable, chemical reaction product is between greater than or equal to 0.4 and less than 1.0, preferably between greater than or equal to 0.6 and less than or equal to 0.9. • at least one or more aliphatic polyester polyols having a hydroxyl functionality of in each case between greater than two and less than four • at least one or more aliphatic polyester polyols having a hydroxyl functionality of in each case between less than or equal to two and greater than one • at least one or more in each case doubly hydroxyl-functionalized chain extenders having a molecular weight of in each case less than or equal to 200 g/mol, and • at least one or more aliphatic diisocyanates,