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A system for sampling a sample material, comprising: a probe comprising an outer probe housing having an open end ; a liquid supply conduit within the housing and having an outlet positioned to deliver liquid to the open end of the housing, the liquid supply conduit being connectable to a liquid supply and configured to deliver liquid at a first volumetric flow rate to the open end of the housing, and a liquid exhaust conduit within the housing configured to remove liquid from the open end of the housing ; a liquid exhaust system in fluid connection with the liquid exhaust conduit configured to remove liquid from the liquid exhaust conduit at a second volumetric flow rate, the first volumetric flow rate exceeding the second volumetric flow rate, wherein during operation of the system liquid at the open end will receive sample, liquid containing sample material will be drawn into and through the liquid exhaust conduit , and liquid will overflow from the open end . a probe comprising an outer probe housing having an open end ; a liquid supply conduit within the housing and having an outlet positioned to deliver liquid to the open end of the housing, the liquid supply conduit being connectable to a liquid supply and configured to deliver liquid at a first volumetric flow rate to the open end of the housing, and a liquid exhaust conduit within the housing configured to remove liquid from the open end of the housing ; a liquid exhaust system in fluid connection with the liquid exhaust conduit configured to remove liquid from the liquid exhaust conduit at a second volumetric flow rate, the first volumetric flow rate exceeding the second volumetric flow rate, wherein during operation of the system liquid at the open end will receive sample, liquid containing sample material will be drawn into and through the liquid exhaust conduit , and liquid will overflow from the open end .
Baler device provided for successively forming bales one after the other, comprising: a pre-pressing station having a hingeable pressing door , a main pressing station and a connecting duct between the pre-pressing station and main pressing station along which the pre-pressed material is displaced from the pre-pressing station to the main pressing station and which is formed by an upper wall and a lower wall, characterized in that the pressing door is plate-shaped and forms, together with a panel-shaped element which is rotatable about a horizontal axis, the upper and the lower wall of the connecting duct during the displacement of the pre-pressed material from the pre-pressing station to the main pressing station and that the angle formed by the plane of the pressing door and the plane of the panel-shaped element when the pressing door is in the closed position is greater than or equal to 90°.
A method for determining a course of lanes (L1, L2) of a road for a vehicle (V), comprising the following steps: determining (S1) a distance (D1-D3) of at least one lane boundary (B1-B3, N1-N3) of at least one lane (L1, L2) from a predetermined point of the vehicle (V); and predicting (S2) a course of the at least one lane boundary (B1-B3, N1-N3) based on information about a course of the road obtained from a database (DB) and based on the determined distance (D1-D3), wherein the distance (D1-D3) is determined based on camera data provided by a camera of the vehicle (V), characterised in that a lane width (W1, W2) of the at least one lane (L1, L2) is determined based on the camera data, wherein a number of lanes is recognized based on the camera data, wherein the recognized number of lanes is compared to a number of lanes of the road obtained from the database (DB); and wherein, if the number of recognized lanes is smaller than the number of lanes obtained from the database (DB), a lane width (W1, W2) of an unrecognized lane is determined based on the lane width (W1, W2) of the nearest recognized lane (L1, L2) from a predetermined point of the vehicle (V). determining (S1) a distance (D1-D3) of at least one lane boundary (B1-B3, N1-N3) of at least one lane (L1, L2) from a predetermined point of the vehicle (V); and predicting (S2) a course of the at least one lane boundary (B1-B3, N1-N3) based on information about a course of the road obtained from a database (DB) and based on the determined distance (D1-D3), wherein the distance (D1-D3) is determined based on camera data provided by a camera of the vehicle (V), characterised in that a lane width (W1, W2) of the at least one lane (L1, L2) is determined based on the camera data, wherein a number of lanes is recognized based on the camera data, wherein the recognized number of lanes is compared to a number of lanes of the road obtained from the database (DB); and wherein, if the number of recognized lanes is smaller than the number of lanes obtained from the database (DB), a lane width (W1, W2) of an unrecognized lane is determined based on the lane width (W1, W2) of the nearest recognized lane (L1, L2) from a predetermined point of the vehicle (V).
A laser probe , comprising: a nitinol cannula ; at least one multi-core optical fiber positioned within the cannula; a gradient index, GRIN, lens positioned within the cannula distal to the fiber, the lens adapted to receive a laser beam from the optical fiber at a proximal end of the lens and to transmit the laser beam towards a distal end of the lens, wherein a distal surface of the optical fiber is pressed against a proximal surface of the lens; an optical element configured to receive the laser beam from the distal end of the lens and emit the laser beam from the probe, wherein a proximal end of the optical element is positioned within the cannula and a distal end of the optical element protrudes beyond a distal end of the cannula; wherein the optical element is coupled to the cannula by a brazed joint ; wherein a distal surface of the lens is pressed against a proximal surface of the optical element , such that the optical element functions as a mechanical stop with respect to the lens. a nitinol cannula ; at least one multi-core optical fiber positioned within the cannula; a gradient index, GRIN, lens positioned within the cannula distal to the fiber, the lens adapted to receive a laser beam from the optical fiber at a proximal end of the lens and to transmit the laser beam towards a distal end of the lens, wherein a distal surface of the optical fiber is pressed against a proximal surface of the lens; an optical element configured to receive the laser beam from the distal end of the lens and emit the laser beam from the probe, wherein a proximal end of the optical element is positioned within the cannula and a distal end of the optical element protrudes beyond a distal end of the cannula; wherein the optical element is coupled to the cannula by a brazed joint ; wherein a distal surface of the lens is pressed against a proximal surface of the optical element , such that the optical element functions as a mechanical stop with respect to the lens.
A method implemented by computer means for determining a three dimensional performance of an ophthalmic lens delimited by a given contour for a wearer with a given prescription and given wearing conditions, the said three dimensional performance being determined for a plurality of gaze directions (α,β) at a plurality of proximities, the method comprising the steps of: i. Providing at least one local optical criterion, wherein the at least one local optical criterion is an optical criterion that can be defined for each point of a three dimensional object or image space; ii. Providing for each local optical criterion of the local optical criteria of step i. a threshold function which gives threshold values for the said local optical criterion as a function of the proximity; iii. Providing for each local optical criterion of the local optical criteria of step i. a condition between the said local optical criterion and the threshold values of step ii. provided for said local optical criterion; iv. Calculating a three dimensional domain incorporating points corresponding to gaze directions and proximities where the condition(s) of step iii. between the local optical criterion (criteria) of step i. and the at threshold values of step ii. are fulfilled; v. Determining the three dimensional performance of the ophthalmic lens according to the three dimensional domain calculated in step iv., wherein the determining step v. of the three dimensional performance of the ophthalmic lens is calculating the internal volume of the three dimensional domain of step iv. i. Providing at least one local optical criterion, wherein the at least one local optical criterion is an optical criterion that can be defined for each point of a three dimensional object or image space; ii. Providing for each local optical criterion of the local optical criteria of step i. a threshold function which gives threshold values for the said local optical criterion as a function of the proximity; iii. Providing for each local optical criterion of the local optical criteria of step i. a condition between the said local optical criterion and the threshold values of step ii. provided for said local optical criterion; iv. Calculating a three dimensional domain incorporating points corresponding to gaze directions and proximities where the condition(s) of step iii. between the local optical criterion (criteria) of step i. and the at threshold values of step ii. are fulfilled; v. Determining the three dimensional performance of the ophthalmic lens according to the three dimensional domain calculated in step iv., wherein the determining step v. of the three dimensional performance of the ophthalmic lens is calculating the internal volume of the three dimensional domain of step iv.
A thin, narrow tube of a biodegradable medical device, wherein the thin, narrow tube is a round tube made of crystals containing magnesium having a hexagonal crystal structure, the round tube having an outer diameter that deviates from a target longitudinal position by less than 1.5 micrometers, and when the crystals forming the round tube are viewed in a round tube axis direction of the round tube, a hexagonal basal plane is uniformly oriented at a predetermined inclination angle with respect to a circumferential direction perpendicular to a radial direction of the round tube.
Distributed modular electronic system in the form of a modular multilevel power converter, having - a plurality of modules (M11 to M18, M21 to M28, M31 to M38) and - a control unit (MC), wherein - the control unit (MC) is designed to transmit respective voltage-time product values to the modules as control values, - each of the modules (M11 to M18, M21 to M28, M31 to M38) is equipped with ∘ an activatable and deactivatable voltage source (C), ∘ a voltmeter for obtaining at least one measured voltage value (U1) with regard to the respective output voltage, and ∘ a signal processing device for generating a deactivation signal depending on the at least one measured voltage value (U1) and the voltage-time product value obtained from the control unit (MC), and - each module (M11 to M18, M21 to M28, M31 to M38) is designed to deactivate its voltage source (S1, S2) according to the generated deactivation signal. - a plurality of modules (M11 to M18, M21 to M28, M31 to M38) and - a control unit (MC), wherein - the control unit (MC) is designed to transmit respective voltage-time product values to the modules as control values, - each of the modules (M11 to M18, M21 to M28, M31 to M38) is equipped with ∘ an activatable and deactivatable voltage source (C), ∘ a voltmeter for obtaining at least one measured voltage value (U1) with regard to the respective output voltage, and ∘ a signal processing device for generating a deactivation signal depending on the at least one measured voltage value (U1) and the voltage-time product value obtained from the control unit (MC), and ∘ an activatable and deactivatable voltage source (C), ∘ a voltmeter for obtaining at least one measured voltage value (U1) with regard to the respective output voltage, and ∘ a signal processing device for generating a deactivation signal depending on the at least one measured voltage value (U1) and the voltage-time product value obtained from the control unit (MC), and - each module (M11 to M18, M21 to M28, M31 to M38) is designed to deactivate its voltage source (S1, S2) according to the generated deactivation signal.
Electrical machine having a connection arrangement with a plurality of phases , wherein a winding is assigned to each phase and wherein the connection arrangement has the following: a carrier element with an annular section , wherein the section is designed to bear against an axial end of the electrical machine ; a plurality of axially offset, disc-like switching rings , wherein each switching ring is designed to make contact with a winding ; wherein the carrier element has a plurality of axial fastening elements distributed over a circumference; and the switching rings each have cutouts for the fastening elements to pass through, characterized in that a latching element for engaging into a corresponding cutout on the electrical machine is formed on the annular section of the carrier element in the opposite axial direction to the fastening element , and in that the latching element comprises a plurality of latching hooks which are elastically mounted radially in relation to a longitudinal axis of the latching element , further comprising a locking pin which can be pushed between the latching hooks coaxially in relation to the longitudinal axis in order to bear radially against the latching hooks .
Method for producing a ceramic functional layer for an electrochemical cell, wherein, in at least one method step, a ceramic powder which forms a main component of the ceramic functional layer is admixed with a sintering aid comprising a transition metal oxide for lowering a sintering temperature, wherein, in at least one method step, zinc oxide is admixed as sintering aid to the ceramic powder , characterized in that , in at least one method step, the sintering aid is admixed in a coarse-grained state to the ceramic powder , the sintering aid in the coarse-form state being present in particles which together have a specific surface area per unit mass of less than 15 m 2 /g.
A detection system for measuring one or more conditions within a predetermined area comprising: a fiber harness having at least one fiber optic cable for transmitting light; a plurality of fibre optic branches operably connected to the at least one fiber optic cable, each branch terminated at a node arranged to measure one or more conditions within the predetermined area; couplings to connect each branch of the plurality of fibre optic branches, and thereby each node of the plurality of nodes, to the at least one fiber optic cable; and a control system operably coupled to the fiber harness such that scattered light associated with the node is transmitted to the control system, wherein the control system analyzes the scattered light to determine at least one of a presence and magnitude of the one or more conditions at the node, characterised in that the couplings are arranged for allowing the nodes to be relocated, added and/or removed after the fiber harness is installed. a fiber harness having at least one fiber optic cable for transmitting light; a plurality of fibre optic branches operably connected to the at least one fiber optic cable, each branch terminated at a node arranged to measure one or more conditions within the predetermined area; couplings to connect each branch of the plurality of fibre optic branches, and thereby each node of the plurality of nodes, to the at least one fiber optic cable; and a control system operably coupled to the fiber harness such that scattered light associated with the node is transmitted to the control system, wherein the control system analyzes the scattered light to determine at least one of a presence and magnitude of the one or more conditions at the node, characterised in that the couplings are arranged for allowing the nodes to be relocated, added and/or removed after the fiber harness is installed.
Method for manufacturing open or closed annular structural components made of light metal and light metal alloys, with a two- or three-dimensional structure created by means of extrusion, wherein the extruded profile emerging from the die of the extruder is formed into a helix shape by means of one or more guide tools whose ends overlap slightly, whereupon the helix shape is separated from the extruded strand in the region of the overlap and is formed by a calibrating device into a ready-to-install two- or three-dimensional structural component , the structural component being formed in any approximately polygonal shape with radii provided in the corner regions which may be constant or increasing or decreasing; the calibration device consisting of a two-part calibration tool and embossing dies, cutting or punching tools are integrated in one or both tool halves by which embossing operations can be carried out in the surfaces and/or cutting and/or punching operations during the calibration process.
A method for producing a vulcanized rubber composition, comprising: a first kneading step of obtaining a kneaded mixture comprising: a rubber component comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of natural rubbers and synthetic rubbers, wherein the rubber component is capable of undergoing vulcanization, a filler comprising an inorganic filler, and a sulfur-containing silane coupling agent; a second kneading step of adding sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator to the kneaded mixture, followed by kneading, to thereby obtain an unvulcanized rubber composition; and a vulcanization step of vulcanizing the unvulcanized rubber composition to thereby obtain a vulcanized rubber composition having a glass transition temperature of -30°C or more and 0°C or less, wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formulae , , and below is added, followed by kneading, in the first kneading step: wherein X is an acid that forms a salt together with a guanidine moiety; wherein X is an acid that forms a salt together with a guanidine moiety, R 1 and R 2 are each independently any one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkyl aryl group, and an alkenyl group which have 1 to 18 carbon atoms, these groups each optionally having one or more substituents containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfur atom, a nitrogen atom, and an oxygen atom; and wherein X is an acid that forms a salt together with a guanidine moiety. a first kneading step of obtaining a kneaded mixture comprising: a rubber component comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of natural rubbers and synthetic rubbers, wherein the rubber component is capable of undergoing vulcanization, a filler comprising an inorganic filler, and a sulfur-containing silane coupling agent; a second kneading step of adding sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator to the kneaded mixture, followed by kneading, to thereby obtain an unvulcanized rubber composition; and a vulcanization step of vulcanizing the unvulcanized rubber composition to thereby obtain a vulcanized rubber composition having a glass transition temperature of -30°C or more and 0°C or less, wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formulae , , and below is added, followed by kneading, in the first kneading step: wherein X is an acid that forms a salt together with a guanidine moiety; wherein X is an acid that forms a salt together with a guanidine moiety, R 1 and R 2 are each independently any one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkyl aryl group, and an alkenyl group which have 1 to 18 carbon atoms, these groups each optionally having one or more substituents containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfur atom, a nitrogen atom, and an oxygen atom; and wherein X is an acid that forms a salt together with a guanidine moiety.
A quantum computing device comprising: a first array of qubits arranged along a first axis ; and a second array of qubits arranged along a second axis different from the first axis so that the qubits of the second array intersect with the qubits of the first array to form a lattice structure, characterized in that each qubit in the first array is offset along the second axis relative to a directly adjacent qubit in the first array, each qubit in the second array is offset along the first axis relative to a directly adjacent qubit in the second array, and each intersection between a qubit from the first array and a qubit from the second array in the lattice structure comprises a coupler arranged to inductively couple the qubit from the first array to the qubit from the second array wherein each qubit of the lattice structure comprises a co-planar waveguide in electrical contact with a superconducting quantum interference device, SQUID , and wherein, for each co-planar waveguide of each qubit, an end of the co-planar waveguide is in electrical contact with ground and wherein the co-planar waveguides are aligned to be approximately co-linear. a first array of qubits arranged along a first axis ; and a second array of qubits arranged along a second axis different from the first axis so that the qubits of the second array intersect with the qubits of the first array to form a lattice structure, characterized in that each qubit in the first array is offset along the second axis relative to a directly adjacent qubit in the first array, each qubit in the second array is offset along the first axis relative to a directly adjacent qubit in the second array, and each intersection between a qubit from the first array and a qubit from the second array in the lattice structure comprises a coupler arranged to inductively couple the qubit from the first array to the qubit from the second array wherein each qubit of the lattice structure comprises a co-planar waveguide in electrical contact with a superconducting quantum interference device, SQUID , and wherein, for each co-planar waveguide of each qubit, an end of the co-planar waveguide is in electrical contact with ground and wherein the co-planar waveguides are aligned to be approximately co-linear.