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A fastening system for fastening a component on a carrier component , preferably a carrier component of a vehicle, comprising a fastening bolt , which can be fitted through a through-passage opening of the component and can be fastened in a fastening bore of the carrier component , and also an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve , which is mounted in an axially moveable manner in a through-passage opening of the outer sleeve , wherein the inner sleeve forms a through-passage opening for the fastening bolt , the fastening bolt being mounted in an axially moveable manner in said through-passage opening, and further comprising a first spring washer and a second spring washer , wherein the first spring washer can be fitted onto the outer sleeve and is designed so that, in the state in which the component is fastened on the carrier component , it positions itself against a first side of the component , and wherein the second spring washer can likewise be fitted onto the outer sleeve and is designed so that, in the state in which the component is fastened on the carrier component , it positions itself against a second side of the component , said second side being located opposite the first side, characterized in that the first spring washer and /or the second spring washer comprises a collar extending in the axial direction of the outer sleeve and at least partially surrounding a central opening .
Method of fabricating a microscale imaging system, comprising the steps of: - providing a substrate; - forming, by means of a 3D-printing technique, a 3D-structure on the substrate, wherein: the forming of the 3D-structure comprises forming a stack of at least two diffractive optical elements in a single printing step; characterized in that the 3D-printing technique comprises exposing a photoresist being deposited on the substrate, the exposing comprising guiding an exposing beam, such that a plurality of writing tracks are written on a plurality of individual writing layers (50a-50c); and the diffractive optical elements have edge structures being formed in that an additional edge optimizing track is written on an upper boundary of desired edge structures , and/or a target track is omitted on a lower boundary of the desired edge structures . - providing a substrate; - forming, by means of a 3D-printing technique, a 3D-structure on the substrate, wherein: the forming of the 3D-structure comprises forming a stack of at least two diffractive optical elements in a single printing step; characterized in that the 3D-printing technique comprises exposing a photoresist being deposited on the substrate, the exposing comprising guiding an exposing beam, such that a plurality of writing tracks are written on a plurality of individual writing layers (50a-50c); and the diffractive optical elements have edge structures being formed in that an additional edge optimizing track is written on an upper boundary of desired edge structures , and/or a target track is omitted on a lower boundary of the desired edge structures . the forming of the 3D-structure comprises forming a stack of at least two diffractive optical elements in a single printing step; characterized in that the 3D-printing technique comprises exposing a photoresist being deposited on the substrate, the exposing comprising guiding an exposing beam, such that a plurality of writing tracks are written on a plurality of individual writing layers (50a-50c); and the diffractive optical elements have edge structures being formed in that an additional edge optimizing track is written on an upper boundary of desired edge structures , and/or a target track is omitted on a lower boundary of the desired edge structures .
A connector to be provided at a terminal end of a breathing conduit, the connector comprising: a body , the body comprising a first end and a second end, the body internally defining a lumen for the passage of gas therethrough between each of the first and second ends, the first end , in use, being engaged or engageable with the terminal end of the breathing conduit or a component to be associated with the terminal end of the breathing conduit, and the second end , in use, to be engaged or engageable with another connector, and wherein an internal surface of the body comprises two or more internal connection features configured for connection with said another connector which may be received internally therein, the two or more internal connection features being surface feature(s) that extend radially inward from the surface of an internal side wall of the body, and wherein an external surface of the body comprises one or more external alignment feature(s) configured for aligning said connector or another connector into an externally aligned connection therebetween, wherein the internal connection features are oriented so as to be radially aligned with said one or more external alignment feature(s) , and wherein the one or more external alignment feature(s) is/are configured to be reciprocally keyed with another connector. a body , the body comprising a first end and a second end, the body internally defining a lumen for the passage of gas therethrough between each of the first and second ends, the first end , in use, being engaged or engageable with the terminal end of the breathing conduit or a component to be associated with the terminal end of the breathing conduit, and the second end , in use, to be engaged or engageable with another connector, and wherein an internal surface of the body comprises two or more internal connection features configured for connection with said another connector which may be received internally therein, the two or more internal connection features being surface feature(s) that extend radially inward from the surface of an internal side wall of the body, and wherein an external surface of the body comprises one or more external alignment feature(s) configured for aligning said connector or another connector into an externally aligned connection therebetween, wherein the internal connection features are oriented so as to be radially aligned with said one or more external alignment feature(s) , and wherein the one or more external alignment feature(s) is/are configured to be reciprocally keyed with another connector.
Cooktop , in particular gas cooktop, with a cooktop plate , a fastening ring and a gas burner arrangement , wherein the gas burner arrangement has a gas burner , a thermal element and an ignition element , wherein the fastening ring is designed to connect the gas burner with the cooktop plate , wherein the gas burner comprises a holding device for holding the thermal element and the ignition element and a contact surface , which is designed to come into surface contact with a cooktop plate , wherein the holding device has a thermal element receiving slot , into which the thermal element is pushed laterally parallel to the contact surface , wherein the holding device has an ignition element receiving slot , into which the ignition element is pushed laterally parallel to the contact surface , characterised in that a housing of the thermal element can engage behind the thermal element receiving slot with a form fit so that the thermal element is fixed perpendicular to the contact surface , wherein a housing of the ignition element engages behind the ignition element receiving slot with a form fit, so that the ignition element is fixed perpendicular to the contact surface , wherein the gas burner can be screwed to the fastening ring which can be positioned on the cooktop plate , wherein the fastening ring has a cut-out for the thermal element and the ignition element in each case, and wherein the thermal element and the ignition element can be slid through the corresponding cut-outs when a burner pot of the gas burner is assembled on the cooktop plate , in order to fix the thermal element and the ignition element additionally in the x- and y-direction of the burner pot .
An endoprosthesis delivery system comprising: an elongate member ; an endoprosthesis comprising a distal end; an end cap coupled to the elongate member adjacent to the distal end of the endoprosthesis; and a covering member surrounding a portion of the endoprosthesis, wherein a distal end of the covering member extends beyond the distal end of the endoprosthesis, characterized in that proximal end of the end cap comprises a tapered profile and one or more fins . an elongate member ; an endoprosthesis comprising a distal end; an end cap coupled to the elongate member adjacent to the distal end of the endoprosthesis; and a covering member surrounding a portion of the endoprosthesis, wherein a distal end of the covering member extends beyond the distal end of the endoprosthesis, characterized in that proximal end of the end cap comprises a tapered profile and one or more fins .
An implantable blood pump including an inflow cannula , the inflow cannula comprising: a malleable tube having an inflow portion a steering assembly coupled to the inflow portion of the tube, the tube includes a proximal portion and a distal portion opposite the proximal portion, and the steering assembly includes a first elongated member coupled to the distal portion of the tube and a second elongated member coupled to the proximal portion of the tube; an actuator coupled to the steering assembly for applying a force to the tube; and a cannula tip extending from the inflow portion of the tube and defining an aperture in fluid communication with the tube. a malleable tube having an inflow portion a steering assembly coupled to the inflow portion of the tube, the tube includes a proximal portion and a distal portion opposite the proximal portion, and the steering assembly includes a first elongated member coupled to the distal portion of the tube and a second elongated member coupled to the proximal portion of the tube; an actuator coupled to the steering assembly for applying a force to the tube; and a cannula tip extending from the inflow portion of the tube and defining an aperture in fluid communication with the tube.
A method of diagnosing, prognosing or monitoring or staging the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in an individual, the method comprising detecting and quantifying the biomarker apolipoprotein F in a biological sample obtained from the individual, comparing the level of the biomarker to a control sample or reference sample/level and determining whether the level of the biomarker is indicative of progression of NAFLD, and thereby, diagnosing, prognosing or monitoring or staging the progression of NAFLD, wherein a decreasing level of apolipoprotein F, as compared with a control sample or reference sample/level, indicates increasing severity of NAFLD as it progresses through the stages, and wherein the biological sample is blood, serum or plasma.
A propeller health monitoring system for an aircraft comprising; an aircraft having one or more propellers , each of the one or more propellers comprising: a hub having an axis of rotation and a plurality of propeller blades , each of the plurality of propeller blades comprising: a blade body having a hub end and a tip end ; and a light source mounted in or on the blade body, the light source being configured to emit a light beam from the tip end of the propeller blade in a direction which radiates outwardly from the propeller hub; wherein the system further comprises one or more receptors mounted to a fuselage and/or a nacelle of the aircraft, each receptor having a sensor surface which is able to detect a position for each light beam crossing over the sensor surface as the propeller rotates, such that the receptor generates a signal that is indicative of the position as a measure of blade tip trajectory for each passing propeller blade , wherein the system further comprises a processing unit which analyses the signals from the receptor to determine health of the propeller blades of the one or more propellers based on where the beams of light from the propeller blades have crossed over the sensor surface in the forward or aft direction of the aircraft . an aircraft having one or more propellers , each of the one or more propellers comprising: a hub having an axis of rotation and a plurality of propeller blades , each of the plurality of propeller blades comprising: a blade body having a hub end and a tip end ; and a light source mounted in or on the blade body, the light source being configured to emit a light beam from the tip end of the propeller blade in a direction which radiates outwardly from the propeller hub; a blade body having a hub end and a tip end ; and a light source mounted in or on the blade body, the light source being configured to emit a light beam from the tip end of the propeller blade in a direction which radiates outwardly from the propeller hub; wherein the system further comprises one or more receptors mounted to a fuselage and/or a nacelle of the aircraft, each receptor having a sensor surface which is able to detect a position for each light beam crossing over the sensor surface as the propeller rotates, such that the receptor generates a signal that is indicative of the position as a measure of blade tip trajectory for each passing propeller blade , wherein the system further comprises a processing unit which analyses the signals from the receptor to determine health of the propeller blades of the one or more propellers based on where the beams of light from the propeller blades have crossed over the sensor surface in the forward or aft direction of the aircraft .
A hydrocarbon production apparatus , the apparatus comprising: a first conduit comprising an inlet and an outlet and a flow path that extends between the inlet and the outlet, the flow path configured to receive a flow of a hydrocarbon fluid from the inlet and direct the hydrocarbon fluid from the inlet to the outlet, the hydrocarbon fluid comprising debris; a second conduit angularly connected to the first conduit between the inlet and the outlet, the second conduit comprising a debris receptacle ; a valve fluidly coupled to the second conduit and configured to isolate the debris receptacle from the flow path of the first conduit and at least a portion of the second conduit; and characterised in that the hydrocarbon production apparatus further comprises at least one baffle coupled to a portion of an inner surface of the first conduit between the inlet and the outlet, the at least one baffle oriented to direct at least a portion of the debris from the flow path of the first conduit to the second conduit. a first conduit comprising an inlet and an outlet and a flow path that extends between the inlet and the outlet, the flow path configured to receive a flow of a hydrocarbon fluid from the inlet and direct the hydrocarbon fluid from the inlet to the outlet, the hydrocarbon fluid comprising debris; a second conduit angularly connected to the first conduit between the inlet and the outlet, the second conduit comprising a debris receptacle ; a valve fluidly coupled to the second conduit and configured to isolate the debris receptacle from the flow path of the first conduit and at least a portion of the second conduit; and characterised in that the hydrocarbon production apparatus further comprises at least one baffle coupled to a portion of an inner surface of the first conduit between the inlet and the outlet, the at least one baffle oriented to direct at least a portion of the debris from the flow path of the first conduit to the second conduit.
A paint-protective coating material formed from an acrylic coating composition comprising an acrylic polymer as base polymer, wherein the acrylic polymer is formed from monomers comprising a monomer (m T ) having a homopolymer glass transition temperature of 90 °C or higher and a monomer (m L ) having a homopolymer glass transition temperature of -30 °C or lower, with the monomer (m T ) comprising at least acrylonitrile, in the monomers, the monomer (m T ) and the monomer (m L ) have a molar ratio (m T /m L ) of 0.8 or higher and 1.5 or lower, and the paint-protective coating material has a storage modulus at 23 °C of 150 MPa or higher and 1000 MPa or lower and a storage modulus at 70 °C of 0.40 MPa or higher, wherein the storage modulus at 23 °C and the storage modulus at 70 °C are determined as indicated in the description. the acrylic polymer is formed from monomers comprising a monomer (m T ) having a homopolymer glass transition temperature of 90 °C or higher and a monomer (m L ) having a homopolymer glass transition temperature of -30 °C or lower, with the monomer (m T ) comprising at least acrylonitrile, in the monomers, the monomer (m T ) and the monomer (m L ) have a molar ratio (m T /m L ) of 0.8 or higher and 1.5 or lower, and the paint-protective coating material has a storage modulus at 23 °C of 150 MPa or higher and 1000 MPa or lower and a storage modulus at 70 °C of 0.40 MPa or higher, wherein the storage modulus at 23 °C and the storage modulus at 70 °C are determined as indicated in the description.
Loading and unloading device , with at least one carrier extending substantially parallel to a floor , with at least one supporting body extending transversely or obliquely to the carrier , by means of which the carrier is fixed at a distance from the floor , with at least one carriage body arranged on the carrier , with at least one drive for moving the carriage body in a direction of travel extending along the carrier , with at least one loading and unloading device which can be fixed or is fixed to the carriage body , with at least one control device , which controls at least one movement of the drive and/or the loading and unloading device and with at least one access device , which has at least one stair-like or step-like climbing element , which extends at least in a working position from near the ground to at least the carrier , wherein the access device can be detachably or nondetachably fixed to the carrier and wherein the carrier comprises at least one receptacle in which or on which the climbing element of the access device can be fixed by at least one fixing means of the safety device , characterised in that the access device comprises at least one blocking means which blocks access to the climbing element in a locking position and releases access to the climbing element in a release position, and in that the control device and the blocking means are functionally assigned to a safety device which comprises at least one first sensor means by means of which a transfer of the blocking means from the blocking position to the release position can be detected, in that the drive and/or the loading and unloading device is/are lockable against movement by the control device of the safety device when a transfer of the blocking means from the blocking position of the blocking means is detected and in that the safety device comprises at least one railing which can be movably fixed to the carrier and which can be transferred from a parking position, in which the railing - viewed transversely to the direction of travel of the loading and unloading device - is arranged without overlapping the loading and unloading device , into a supporting position, in which the railing surrounds an area around the receptacle in a frame-like manner, at least in sections.
Harness device for dogs with an integrated retractable lead comprising a casing containing a winding system and a lead that can be retracted inside this casing, this casing being mounted so as to rotate 360° on the back part of the harness , means for fixing said casing to said harness comprising a plate fixed to said harness, a support removably connected to said plate , which can be snap-fastened by sliding inside said plate , and a rotary system interposed between said support and said casing , characterized in that said support has two arms , which, when they are pinched together by the fingers of an operator, allow this support to be extracted by sliding inside a corresponding housing formed in the plate .
Method for damping the movement of a door device in particular of a vehicle with a damper device with adjustable and controllable damping, wherein movement of the door device is provided for at least partially controlled damping between a closed position and an open position , wherein a measure of a rate of change of the speed of movement of the door device is obtained, characterized in that in the case of deceleration beyond a predetermined threshold value a currently set weaker damping is switched to stronger damping .
A display panel configured to operate in a double rate driving (DRD) manner, comprising: first to fourth subpixels (P1-P4) each provided on a substrate and including a capacitor region, wherein the first to fourth subpixels constitute a unit pixel; a first data line (DL1) configured to transmit a data signal to the first and second subpixels (P1, P2); a second data line (DL2) configured to transmit a data signal to the third and fourth subpixels (P3, P4); a first gate line (GL1) configured to transmit a scan signal to the first and third subpixels (P1, P3); a second gate line (GL2) configured to transmit a scan signal to the second and fourth subpixels (P2, P4); a reference voltage line (V ref ) disposed between the first data line (DL1) and the second data line (DL2); a first power line (VL1) positioned at a side of the first data line (DL1) facing away from the reference voltage line (V ref ) and configured to supply driving power to the first and second subpixels (P1, P2); a second power line (VL2) positioned at a side of the second data line (DL2) facing away from the reference voltage line (V ref ) and supplying driving power to the third and fourth subpixels (P3, P4); and first to fourth driving circuits respectively provided in the first to fourth subpixels (P1-P4), characterized in that the first to fourth driving circuits are disposed between the data lines (DL1, DL2) and the reference voltage line (V ref ); and in that the unit pixel has a QUAD structure. first to fourth subpixels (P1-P4) each provided on a substrate and including a capacitor region, wherein the first to fourth subpixels constitute a unit pixel; a first data line (DL1) configured to transmit a data signal to the first and second subpixels (P1, P2); a second data line (DL2) configured to transmit a data signal to the third and fourth subpixels (P3, P4); a first gate line (GL1) configured to transmit a scan signal to the first and third subpixels (P1, P3); a second gate line (GL2) configured to transmit a scan signal to the second and fourth subpixels (P2, P4); a reference voltage line (V ref ) disposed between the first data line (DL1) and the second data line (DL2); a first power line (VL1) positioned at a side of the first data line (DL1) facing away from the reference voltage line (V ref ) and configured to supply driving power to the first and second subpixels (P1, P2); a second power line (VL2) positioned at a side of the second data line (DL2) facing away from the reference voltage line (V ref ) and supplying driving power to the third and fourth subpixels (P3, P4); and first to fourth driving circuits respectively provided in the first to fourth subpixels (P1-P4), characterized in that the first to fourth driving circuits are disposed between the data lines (DL1, DL2) and the reference voltage line (V ref ); and in that the unit pixel has a QUAD structure.