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An extractor , comprising: a base configured for movement across a surface to be cleaned; a fluid recovery system comprising a recovery tank assembly mounted to the base and defining a recovery chamber; a motor and fan assembly mounted to the base in fluid communication with the recovery chamber for drawing fluid through the recovery chamber; a suction nozzle in fluid communication with the recovery chamber and mounted to the base for vertical movement with respect thereto; and a biasing element between the suction nozzle and the base to bias the suction nozzle into contact with the surface to be cleaned, comprising a fluid delivery system comprising a supply tank assembly mounted to the base and which defines a cleaning fluid supply chamber configured to store a quantity of cleaning fluid, characterized in that the recovery tank assembly is removably mounted on top of the supply tank assembly . a base configured for movement across a surface to be cleaned; a fluid recovery system comprising a recovery tank assembly mounted to the base and defining a recovery chamber; a motor and fan assembly mounted to the base in fluid communication with the recovery chamber for drawing fluid through the recovery chamber; a suction nozzle in fluid communication with the recovery chamber and mounted to the base for vertical movement with respect thereto; and a biasing element between the suction nozzle and the base to bias the suction nozzle into contact with the surface to be cleaned, comprising a fluid delivery system comprising a supply tank assembly mounted to the base and which defines a cleaning fluid supply chamber configured to store a quantity of cleaning fluid, characterized in that the recovery tank assembly is removably mounted on top of the supply tank assembly .
A fixed network comprising: a trunk transmission line; a plurality of tributary transmission lines; one or more signal couplers operable to couple said plurality of tributary transmission lines and said trunk transmission line; a plurality of transmitters each being operable to transmit a traffic data signal onto one of said tributary transmission lines, said traffic data signal representing traffic data symbols encoded in accordance with a code division multiple access coding scheme; each transmitter having access to a timing signal and a pre-set time offset store; characterised in that each of said transmitters is arranged in operation to transmit said traffic data signals onto said tributary transmission line at a time dependent upon said timing signal and a respective pre-set time offset stored in said pre-set time offset store, to synchronise the encoded traffic data symbols on the trunk transmission line, wherein said trunk transmission line comprises a trunk optical fibre, said one or more signal couplers comprise optical couplers and said tributary transmission lines comprise tributary optical fibres. a trunk transmission line; a plurality of tributary transmission lines; one or more signal couplers operable to couple said plurality of tributary transmission lines and said trunk transmission line; a plurality of transmitters each being operable to transmit a traffic data signal onto one of said tributary transmission lines, said traffic data signal representing traffic data symbols encoded in accordance with a code division multiple access coding scheme; each transmitter having access to a timing signal and a pre-set time offset store; characterised in that each of said transmitters is arranged in operation to transmit said traffic data signals onto said tributary transmission line at a time dependent upon said timing signal and a respective pre-set time offset stored in said pre-set time offset store, to synchronise the encoded traffic data symbols on the trunk transmission line, wherein said trunk transmission line comprises a trunk optical fibre, said one or more signal couplers comprise optical couplers and said tributary transmission lines comprise tributary optical fibres.
A system for registering multiple point clouds and localizing an aircraft, the system comprising: a speckle generator configured to project a first laser speckle pattern onto a featureless surface from a known physical location; at least one three-dimensional '3D' scanner configured to scan the surface , wherein the at least one 3D scanner is configured to generate a plurality of point clouds of the surface and to image at least a portion of the first laser speckle pattern , wherein the at least one 3D scanner is coupled to an aircraft ; and a processor communicatively coupled with the at least one 3D scanner configured to register the plurality of point clouds to generate a 3D model of the surface based at least in part on the first laser speckle pattern and to determine the location of the aircraft relative to the known location of the speckle generator based on the first laser speckle pattern , wherein the first laser speckle pattern is a pseudorandom laser speckle pattern. a speckle generator configured to project a first laser speckle pattern onto a featureless surface from a known physical location; at least one three-dimensional '3D' scanner configured to scan the surface , wherein the at least one 3D scanner is configured to generate a plurality of point clouds of the surface and to image at least a portion of the first laser speckle pattern , wherein the at least one 3D scanner is coupled to an aircraft ; and a processor communicatively coupled with the at least one 3D scanner configured to register the plurality of point clouds to generate a 3D model of the surface based at least in part on the first laser speckle pattern and to determine the location of the aircraft relative to the known location of the speckle generator based on the first laser speckle pattern , wherein the first laser speckle pattern is a pseudorandom laser speckle pattern.
A copolymerized polyester resin which contains dicarboxylic acid and diol as constituting components, wherein the copolymerized polyester resin contains terephthalic acid as a main component of a dicarboxylic acid component, and contains ethylene glycol as a main component of a diol component, wherein a content of neopentyl glycol is from 18 to 32% by mole and a content of diethylene glycol is from 7 to 15% by mole when a total amount of the whole diol component is taken as 100% by mole, and wherein a molar proportion of each phosphorus compound contained in the copolymerized polyester resin and having a structure of the following residue A, the following residue B, or the following residue C satisfies the following inequality . Residue A mol % / residue B + residue C mol % > 0.5
Personal protection kit for protecting a user against a nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical type contaminating agent, so-called CBRN, including a garment and a trouser , said garment comprising sleeves and a collar opposite to a torso opening , said garment comprising in the thickness thereof, from the external environment towards its body: - an outer layer , air-permeable, configured to stop the CBRN-type contaminating agent in its liquid form, and having a dual hydrophobic and/or oleophobic characteristic, - an inner layer , air-permeable, configured to absorb and/or adsorb the CBRN-type contaminating agent in its gaseous form, and including an absorbent and/or adsorbent medium, said personal protection kit being characterised in that the outer and inner layers are not bonded together at the torso opening so that, when the protection kit is worn by a user, the trouser could be interposed between said outer and inner layers, the outer and inner layers: - each having, over a segment of their length extending from the torso opening , a sheath-like shape of continuous circumference closed and indivisible towards the collar , - having no closure device at the level of the sheath, and - being punctually assembled together through an attachment point or area closer to the collar than to the torso opening . - an outer layer , air-permeable, configured to stop the CBRN-type contaminating agent in its liquid form, and having a dual hydrophobic and/or oleophobic characteristic, - an inner layer , air-permeable, configured to absorb and/or adsorb the CBRN-type contaminating agent in its gaseous form, and including an absorbent and/or adsorbent medium, - each having, over a segment of their length extending from the torso opening , a sheath-like shape of continuous circumference closed and indivisible towards the collar , - having no closure device at the level of the sheath, and - being punctually assembled together through an attachment point or area closer to the collar than to the torso opening .
A system comprising: a first radio configured to transmit and receive microwave signals at a first frequency, the first radio including a midfield coupler configured to convert signals from the first radio to signals with a non-negligible H-field component parallel to a surface of the midfield coupler and to focus the converted signals to a location within tissue that is within a wavelength, as measured in air, of the microwave signals; and an at least partially implantable biocompatible device comprising a second radio , the second radio including an E-field based antenna , characterised by a phase matching network comprising a phase shifter , the phase shifter electrically coupled to the midfield coupler and configured to adjust a phase of a signal to be provided to the midfield coupler based on a determined power of a signal received at the second radio. a first radio configured to transmit and receive microwave signals at a first frequency, the first radio including a midfield coupler configured to convert signals from the first radio to signals with a non-negligible H-field component parallel to a surface of the midfield coupler and to focus the converted signals to a location within tissue that is within a wavelength, as measured in air, of the microwave signals; and an at least partially implantable biocompatible device comprising a second radio , the second radio including an E-field based antenna , characterised by a phase matching network comprising a phase shifter , the phase shifter electrically coupled to the midfield coupler and configured to adjust a phase of a signal to be provided to the midfield coupler based on a determined power of a signal received at the second radio.
Distributed measurement system , comprising at least two measurement sensors (7, 7 I , 7", 7 III , 7 IV ) for measuring in each case at least two parameters (U, T) of a battery (3, 3 I , 3 II , 3 III , 3 IV ), and comprising a measured data collector , which is connected via power supply lines (15, 15 I ), wherein there is a wired data bus between the measurement sensors (7, 7 I , 7 II , 7 III , 7 IV ) and the measured data collector , wherein measured data is transmitted via the data bus from at least one of the measurement sensors (7, 7 I , 7 II , 7 III , 7 IV ) to the measured data collector , characterized in that at least one of the measurement sensors (7, 7 I , 7 II , 7 III , 7 IV ) is designed to transmit at least two different measured data sets, a first measured data set and a second measured data set, at different points in time via the data bus, which measured data sets include a determined measurement point (M 1 I ) as a value for a secant value (T 1 I ) with temporal lengths that differ from measured data set to measured data set. comprising at least two measurement sensors (7, 7 I , 7", 7 III , 7 IV ) for measuring in each case at least two parameters (U, T) of a battery (3, 3 I , 3 II , 3 III , 3 IV ), and comprising a measured data collector , which is connected via power supply lines (15, 15 I ), wherein there is a wired data bus between the measurement sensors (7, 7 I , 7 II , 7 III , 7 IV ) and the measured data collector , wherein measured data is transmitted via the data bus from at least one of the measurement sensors (7, 7 I , 7 II , 7 III , 7 IV ) to the measured data collector , characterized in that at least one of the measurement sensors (7, 7 I , 7 II , 7 III , 7 IV ) is designed to transmit at least two different measured data sets, a first measured data set and a second measured data set, at different points in time via the data bus, which measured data sets include a determined measurement point (M 1 I ) as a value for a secant value (T 1 I ) with temporal lengths that differ from measured data set to measured data set.
A method for determining at least one impedance value, in particular a lurality of impedance values, of at least one accumulator cell of a first set of accumulator cells, wherein the first set of accumulator cells is formed by a first number of accumulator cells and a second number of accumulator cells, wherein at least one voltage value, in particular at least one voltage and/or voltage change, of at least one of the accumulator cells of the first and/or the second number is determined, the accumulator cells of the first number being connected in series with the accumulator cells of the second number, and the first and the second number each being at least two, and the first number of accumulator cells having at least two series-connected accumulator cells, and the second number of accumulator cells having at least two series-connected accumulator cells, characterised in that , during the determination of said at least one voltage value, charge is transferred back and forth, in particular periodically, between the first number of accumulator cells and the second number of accumulator cells.
Device for steering a motor vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle, with: a driver-side main steering means ; a front passenger-side additional steering means ; an intermediate gear mechanism comprising: - a first drive shaft which is drive-connected to a steering train of the main steering means ; - a second drive shaft which is drive-connected to a steering train of the additional steering means ; - a coupling mechanism which is configured to selectively couple and decouple the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft ; and - a housing , in which the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft are received rotatably; and a guide means , by means of which the coupling mechanism is guided. a driver-side main steering means ; a front passenger-side additional steering means ; an intermediate gear mechanism comprising: - a first drive shaft which is drive-connected to a steering train of the main steering means ; - a second drive shaft which is drive-connected to a steering train of the additional steering means ; - a coupling mechanism which is configured to selectively couple and decouple the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft ; and - a housing , in which the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft are received rotatably; and - a first drive shaft which is drive-connected to a steering train of the main steering means ; - a second drive shaft which is drive-connected to a steering train of the additional steering means ; - a coupling mechanism which is configured to selectively couple and decouple the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft ; and - a housing , in which the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft are received rotatably; and a guide means , by means of which the coupling mechanism is guided.
Optoelectronic oscillator configured for side-mode suppression, comprising an optical section (O), an electric section (E), wherein the optoelectronic oscillator is made up of a closed loop comprising the optical (O) and the electrical section (E), wherein the optical section comprises a modulated light source or a light source followed by a modulator , optical delay means , and a photo detector , wherein the electrical section (E) comprises a main loop including a bandpass filter , an amplifier , a first adjustable phase shifter and a feedback-loop , characterized in that said feedback loop comprises means for signal coupling arranged directly in front of said band-pass filter , means for signal splitting arranged directly after said band-pass filter , and means for signal processing provided between said means for signal coupling and means for signal splitting, wherein said means for signal processing comprise an adjustable amplifier and a second adjustable phase shifter (15") and said feedback loop is connected in parallel to the band-pass filter in the electric section (E) and wherein the amplification of a loop provided by the filter and the feedback loop is less than "1", and wherein a unit comprising the band-pass filter and said feedback loop forms a quality multiplier of the band-pass filter .
A braking device of a vehicle comprising a disc caused to rotate with a wheel of the vehicle, a caliper provided with pads and associated with a fixed part of the vehicle, at least one piston housed in said caliper and connected operationally with an electric motor to interact with at least one of said pads and to press it against a surface of the disc, and at least one apparatus for controlling a braking device in a vehicle, - said apparatus comprising means for detecting the relative position between the piston and the pad with which the piston interacts and means for adjusting the position of the piston relative to that of the corresponding pad - said piston is capable of coming into contact with the pad , and - said means for detecting comprise a sensor capable of being fitted to the piston, and said sensor is capable of coming into contact with a plate of the corresponding pad and of detecting this contact, - said means for detecting the relative position between the piston and pad with which it interacts is configured for repeating the detection process both when starting the vehicle to ascertain the position of the piston relative to the pad and during normal operation of the vehicle to check the position of the piston following wear of the pads ; - the piston comprising a main component which forms a main component cavity ; - the piston also comprising a head component produced in the form of a cup which faces towards the corresponding pad, so as to incorporate a head component cavity ; - the sensor is fitted inside the main component cavity of the piston , so as to extend into the head component cavity of the head component of the piston . - said apparatus comprising means for detecting the relative position between the piston and the pad with which the piston interacts and means for adjusting the position of the piston relative to that of the corresponding pad - said piston is capable of coming into contact with the pad , and - said means for detecting comprise a sensor capable of being fitted to the piston, and said sensor is capable of coming into contact with a plate of the corresponding pad and of detecting this contact, - said means for detecting the relative position between the piston and pad with which it interacts is configured for repeating the detection process both when starting the vehicle to ascertain the position of the piston relative to the pad and during normal operation of the vehicle to check the position of the piston following wear of the pads ; - the piston comprising a main component which forms a main component cavity ; - the piston also comprising a head component produced in the form of a cup which faces towards the corresponding pad, so as to incorporate a head component cavity ; - the sensor is fitted inside the main component cavity of the piston , so as to extend into the head component cavity of the head component of the piston .
A method of analyzing a biological sample using an analyzer and an assay , wherein the analyzer is operable for measuring a signal indicative of an intensive property of an analyte in the biological sample, wherein the intensive property is a concentration of the analyte, wherein the analyzer comprises a photometric measurement module operable for measuring the signal, and wherein the signal is at least a portion of a photometric transmission spectra, wherein the method comprises: - providing the assay, wherein the assay is operable to produce the signal, wherein the assay has a predetermined number of components wherein the predetermined number of components is two, wherein each of the predetermined number of components has a distinct relation between the intensive property and the signal, wherein each of the predetermined number of components is a distinct assay; - providing a set number of calibration samples with known values for the intensive property, wherein the set number is two times the predetermined number of components plus one, two, three, four or five; - measure a calibration signal for each of the calibration samples using the analyzer and the assay; - determining a calibration by fitting a calibration function to the calibration signal for each of the calibration samples and the known values for the intensive property, wherein the calibration function is equivalent to a constant plus an exponential decay term for each of the predetermined number of components, wherein the calibration function is a sum of two exponential decay terms, wherein each exponential decay term has two calibration parameters; - measuring the signal of the biological sample using the analyzer and the assay; and - calculating the intensive property using the signal and the calibration. - providing the assay, wherein the assay is operable to produce the signal, wherein the assay has a predetermined number of components wherein the predetermined number of components is two, wherein each of the predetermined number of components has a distinct relation between the intensive property and the signal, wherein each of the predetermined number of components is a distinct assay; - providing a set number of calibration samples with known values for the intensive property, wherein the set number is two times the predetermined number of components plus one, two, three, four or five; - measure a calibration signal for each of the calibration samples using the analyzer and the assay; - determining a calibration by fitting a calibration function to the calibration signal for each of the calibration samples and the known values for the intensive property, wherein the calibration function is equivalent to a constant plus an exponential decay term for each of the predetermined number of components, wherein the calibration function is a sum of two exponential decay terms, wherein each exponential decay term has two calibration parameters; - measuring the signal of the biological sample using the analyzer and the assay; and - calculating the intensive property using the signal and the calibration.
Recombinant probiotic bacteria, comprising (a) nucleic acid sequence(s) encoding for a first heterologous factor, (a) nucleic acid sequence(s) encoding for a second heterologous factor, and preferably (a) nucleic acid sequence(s) encoding for a third heterologous factor, with the proviso that said first factor, said second factor, and said third factor are functionally different from each other, wherein said first factor is a growth factor, wherein said second factor is selected from the group consisting of M2-polarizing factors, and wherein preferably said third factor is selected from the group consisting of M2-polarizing factors and growth factors, wherein said M2-polarizing factor is selected from the group consisting of interleukin 4 (IL-4), interleukin 10 (IL-10), interleukin 13 (IL-13), colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF1), interleukin 34 (IL34), and mixtures thereof, and wherein said growth factor is selected from the group consisting of fibroblast growth factors (FGF), vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF), epidermal growth factors (EGF), heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF), transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α), insulin-like growth factors (IGF), platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), and mixtures thereof. (a) nucleic acid sequence(s) encoding for a first heterologous factor, (a) nucleic acid sequence(s) encoding for a second heterologous factor, and preferably (a) nucleic acid sequence(s) encoding for a third heterologous factor, with the proviso that said first factor, said second factor, and said third factor are functionally different from each other,