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A method of encoding information on an information carrier , the method involving providing the information carrier with an electrically conductive pattern on a substrate , the pattern comprising multiple pattern elements , and one or more of the pattern elements having a multilayer structure having a lower layer and an upper layer , the lower layer being in closer proximity to the substrate than the upper layer, characterised in that both the upper layer and lower layer are made from conductive materials and the conductivity of the upper layer is greater than that of the lower layer, and wherein the pattern is configured to produce different capacitance values for different pattern elements at different parts of the electrically conductive pattern when placed on a capacitive touchscreen, wherein information is encoded based on said different capacitance values of different pattern elements.
A high pressure fuel pump comprising at least one pumping head and an improved drive assembly, the drive assembly comprising a drive means and a drive shaft comprising a rider journal adjoined to a rear bearing , the journal and the bearing comprising offset axes (C-C', D-D') relative to one another, a rider fitted on said drive shaft to effect movement of the rider along an eccentric rotational path, the rider comprising a body with an open-ended aperture therethrough, a load section disposed around a first portion of the circumference of the aperture and an idle section disposed around a second portion of the circumference of the aperture , and wherein the load section of the rider comprises at least one outwardly facing flat surface for cooperation with a tappet , characterised in that the drive shaft comprises an enlarged rear bearing with a reduced-depth section at a bearing-journal junction, and the idle section of the rider comprises a reduced-width portion, and wherein the reduced-depth section is achieved by causing the rear bearing to adopt the cylindrical profile of the rider journal in the section , in the region of an overhang and, wherein the offset axes (C-C', D-D') and the enlarged rear bearing create the bearing overhang and a journal overhang at the bearing-journal junction.
A device for forming emulsions, comprising: a microfluidic chip including a plurality of droplet generators, input wells configured to hold and supply prospective emulsion phases for the droplet generators, and output wells configured to receive and collect emulsions produced by the droplet generators from the emulsion phases; and a gasket defining an array of orifices and configured to be disposed on and engaged with the top surface of each well of a plurality of wells of the chip such that each well of the plurality of wells is overlapped by an orifice of the array of orifices, the plurality of wells including each of the input wells and/or of the output wells. a microfluidic chip including a plurality of droplet generators, input wells configured to hold and supply prospective emulsion phases for the droplet generators, and output wells configured to receive and collect emulsions produced by the droplet generators from the emulsion phases; and a gasket defining an array of orifices and configured to be disposed on and engaged with the top surface of each well of a plurality of wells of the chip such that each well of the plurality of wells is overlapped by an orifice of the array of orifices, the plurality of wells including each of the input wells and/or of the output wells.
A tyre pressure sensing module for fitting to a wheel of a vehicle comprising a pneumatic tyre, the sensing module comprising: a pressure sensor for sensing a pressure of a gas retained within the pneumatic tyre and comprising a pressure check register configured to store data indicating that a request for tyre pressure data has been received; a receiver configured to receive, from a pressure reader module of a user module , data comprising the request for tyre pressure data indicative of the pressure of the gas retained within the pneumatic tyre and indicating that the user module is proximal to the tyre pressure sensor ; a transmitter configured to transmit to an apparatus, data comprising an indication confirming whether a tyre pressure check has been carried out based on whether the request for tyre pressure data was received, wherein receipt of the request for tyre pressure data indicates that the user module has been proximal to the tyre pressure sensor . a pressure sensor for sensing a pressure of a gas retained within the pneumatic tyre and comprising a pressure check register configured to store data indicating that a request for tyre pressure data has been received; a receiver configured to receive, from a pressure reader module of a user module , data comprising the request for tyre pressure data indicative of the pressure of the gas retained within the pneumatic tyre and indicating that the user module is proximal to the tyre pressure sensor ; a transmitter configured to transmit to an apparatus, data comprising an indication confirming whether a tyre pressure check has been carried out based on whether the request for tyre pressure data was received, wherein receipt of the request for tyre pressure data indicates that the user module has been proximal to the tyre pressure sensor .
An apparatus for delivery or retrieval of a vascular medical device , the apparatus comprising: an elongate shaft having an axis having a flexible distal extension comprising braid , the extension folded-back inwardly at a distal opening and forming a more proximal opening , and a support member comprising a plurality of elongate support elements (1, 2 3, 4) secured to or within the extension for supporting the extension along the axis, wherein the proximal opening is sized to receive and pass a proximal end of the medical device therethrough for capture; and wherein the apparatus further comprises an elongate sleeve receiving the elongate shaft and distal extension to secure the proximal end of the medical device . an elongate shaft having an axis having a flexible distal extension comprising braid , the extension folded-back inwardly at a distal opening and forming a more proximal opening , and a support member comprising a plurality of elongate support elements (1, 2 3, 4) secured to or within the extension for supporting the extension along the axis, wherein the proximal opening is sized to receive and pass a proximal end of the medical device therethrough for capture; and wherein the apparatus further comprises an elongate sleeve receiving the elongate shaft and distal extension to secure the proximal end of the medical device .
A method for creating an enhanced MAC-e protocol data unit, PDU, for uplink wireless communications comprising: generating enhanced MAC-es service data units, SDUs, based on a higher layer PDU, wherein at least one of the enhanced MAC-es SDUs comprises a segment of a higher layer PDU; generating an enhanced MAC-es PDU, the enhanced MAC-es PDU comprising a plurality of enhanced MAC-es SDUs; generating an enhanced MAC-es header as part of the enhanced MAC-es PDU, wherein the enhanced MAC-es header includes a segmentation descriptor, SD, field; generating an enhanced MAC-e header for each enhanced MAC-es PDU that describes information associated with each enhanced MAC-es SDU in the respective enhanced MAC-es PDU; adding a first logical channel identification, LCH-ID, field and a second LCH-ID field to the enhanced MAC-e header, wherein the first LCH-ID field identifies a first logical channel for a first enhanced MAC-es SDU in the enhanced MAC-es PDU, and wherein the second LCH-ID field identifies a second logical channel for a second enhanced MAC-es SDU in the enhanced MAC-es PDU; and concatenating multiple enhanced MAC-es PDUs and corresponding enhanced MAC-e headers to form an enhanced MAC-e PDU. generating enhanced MAC-es service data units, SDUs, based on a higher layer PDU, wherein at least one of the enhanced MAC-es SDUs comprises a segment of a higher layer PDU; generating an enhanced MAC-es PDU, the enhanced MAC-es PDU comprising a plurality of enhanced MAC-es SDUs; generating an enhanced MAC-es header as part of the enhanced MAC-es PDU, wherein the enhanced MAC-es header includes a segmentation descriptor, SD, field; generating an enhanced MAC-e header for each enhanced MAC-es PDU that describes information associated with each enhanced MAC-es SDU in the respective enhanced MAC-es PDU; adding a first logical channel identification, LCH-ID, field and a second LCH-ID field to the enhanced MAC-e header, wherein the first LCH-ID field identifies a first logical channel for a first enhanced MAC-es SDU in the enhanced MAC-es PDU, and wherein the second LCH-ID field identifies a second logical channel for a second enhanced MAC-es SDU in the enhanced MAC-es PDU; and concatenating multiple enhanced MAC-es PDUs and corresponding enhanced MAC-e headers to form an enhanced MAC-e PDU.
Container comprising a bottom at the lower end (3.2) of an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall , which is attached to the outer circumference (3.1) of the inner sidewall , wherein the outer sidewall comprises an embossed shaping , wherein an adhesive connection is provided between the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall , wherein the container is a cup, wherein the outer sidewall is designed such that a lower end of the shaping does not extend until a lower end of the outer side wall , but is distant from the lower end of the outer side wall , wherein the lower end of the shaping is utilized as a stacking means, which, when two cups are stacked together, rests on the stacking means at an inner sidewall of another cup, characterized in that the adhesive connection is provided on the outer circumference of the inner sidewall and in the lower end of the shaping .
A blown film comprising an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer characterized by a density from 0.947 to 0.954 gram per cubic centimeter (g/cm 3 ), measured according to ASTM D792-13, Method B; a flow index ("I 21 ") from 8.5 to 12.4 grams per 10 minutes (g/10 min.), measured according to ASTM D1238-13 (190° C., 21.6 kg); a melt flow ratio ("I 21 /I 5 ") from 20.5 to 24.4 measured according to ASTM D1238-13 (190° C., 21.6 kg, "I 21 "; and 190° C., 5.0 kg, "I 5 "); and a melt storage modulus G' (G"=3,000 Pa) value from 1950 to 2,155 Pascals (Pa) measured according to the Melt Storage Modulus Test Method as set out in the description.
An assembly for printing and applying labels on a produce (P) being transported on a conveyance system, the assembly comprising: a. A label supply for supplying unprinted or partially printed labels mounted on a substrate tape ; b. A printer for receiving the labels from the label supply and printing content on the labels pertaining to the produce (P) being transported at an operational rate of a maximum specific number of labels per unit time; c. A label accumulator located downstream from the printer and configured for receiving the printed labels from the printer ; d. An applicator that receives the labels from the label accumulator , removes the labels from the substrate tape and applies the removed labels on the produce (P) as the produce is being transported by the conveyance system at an operational rate of a maximum specific number of labels per unit time which is a different rate than the maximum rate that the printer can print content on the labels ; and e. Wherein the label accumulator is configured to accommodate a variable length of the printed substrate tape to thereby temporarily store a variable number of labels that have been printed by the printer and supply the stored labels as needed to the applicator to compensate for the difference in the operational rates of the printer and the applicator . a. A label supply for supplying unprinted or partially printed labels mounted on a substrate tape ; b. A printer for receiving the labels from the label supply and printing content on the labels pertaining to the produce (P) being transported at an operational rate of a maximum specific number of labels per unit time; c. A label accumulator located downstream from the printer and configured for receiving the printed labels from the printer ; d. An applicator that receives the labels from the label accumulator , removes the labels from the substrate tape and applies the removed labels on the produce (P) as the produce is being transported by the conveyance system at an operational rate of a maximum specific number of labels per unit time which is a different rate than the maximum rate that the printer can print content on the labels ; and e. Wherein the label accumulator is configured to accommodate a variable length of the printed substrate tape to thereby temporarily store a variable number of labels that have been printed by the printer and supply the stored labels as needed to the applicator to compensate for the difference in the operational rates of the printer and the applicator .
A liquid detergent or cleaning agent comprising (a) a protease which comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID No. 1 and which has the amino acid aspartic acid (D) at position 99 in the count according to SEQ ID No. 1, and (b) an amylase. (a) a protease which comprises an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID No. 1 and which has the amino acid aspartic acid (D) at position 99 in the count according to SEQ ID No. 1, and (b) an amylase.
A cooking device with at least one cooking region comprising: a control unit configured to be coupled with a communication interface for receiving voice signals as control commands from a user, wherein the control unit is configured for controlling a power supply to the at least one cooking region, wherein the control unit is configured to accept commands from the communication interface only upon recognition of the presence of the user, wherein the control unit is configured to access a list of passwords, and to select one of said list of passwords at a time, and wherein the control unit is configured to compare a signal, received from the communication interface, with said password, characterized in that the control unit is configured to select the password from the list of passwords in a randomized manner and display said password on a display of the cooking device to a user and in that , if the received signal is representative and/or can be assigned to said displayed selected password of the list of passwords, a respective command to change the cooking region or a function of the cooking device is executed. a control unit configured to be coupled with a communication interface for receiving voice signals as control commands from a user, wherein the control unit is configured for controlling a power supply to the at least one cooking region, wherein the control unit is configured to accept commands from the communication interface only upon recognition of the presence of the user, wherein the control unit is configured to access a list of passwords, and to select one of said list of passwords at a time, and wherein the control unit is configured to compare a signal, received from the communication interface, with said password, characterized in that the control unit is configured to select the password from the list of passwords in a randomized manner and display said password on a display of the cooking device to a user and in that , if the received signal is representative and/or can be assigned to said displayed selected password of the list of passwords, a respective command to change the cooking region or a function of the cooking device is executed.
Band saw comprising a motor-driven saw band , a tensioning device for tensioning the saw band , a braking device for stopping the saw band and an electrical control for actuating the braking device, wherein the tensioning device can be switched by the control from a tensioned position in which the saw band is tensioned into a relaxation position in which the saw band is not tensioned by means of a tiltably mounted counter bearing on which the tensioning device is supported in the tensioned position and is not supported in the relaxation position, wherein the braking device is designed as a brake that acts on the saw band , and wherein the control is configured to switch the tensioning device from the tensioned position into the relaxation position by tilting the counter bearing from a position in which the tensioning device is supported into a position in which the tensioning device is not supported, and also to actuate the brake in order to stop and in particular block the saw band , characterized in that the counter bearing is formed by a pivot lever, in particular a rocker , with eccentrically arranged axis of rotation and with a longitudinal guide along which one end of the tensioning device is guided in a freely movable manner between a guide end close to the axis on the one lever side and a guide end remote from the axis on the other lever side, wherein when pivoting the pivot lever, one end of the tensioning device , which is driven by the tensioned tensioning device , is moved from the guide end close to the axis, thereby overcoming a dead center, to the guide end remote from the axis, thereby relaxing the tensioning device .
Whole blood filtration Point-of-Care testing device comprising: a feeding volume having a first feeding side opening and a second feeding side opening , a clean side , and a filter membrane , wherein the filter membrane separates the feeding volume and the clean side, wherein the filter membrane has a pore size ensuring permeability to blood plasma/serum , but retaining blood cells , wherein the first feeding side opening is adapted to be coupled to a first blood pump for feeding blood from the first feeding side opening to the feeding volume so that blood plasma/serum may permeate the filter membrane and blood cells may exit the volume through the second feeding side opening, wherein the filter membrane comprises at least one hollow fiber membrane having a lumen with a first end sided opening and a second end sided opening , wherein the lumen comprises the feeding volume so that the first feeding side opening is in communication with a first end side opening and the second feeding side opening is in communication with the second end side opening , characterized in that the hollow fiber membrane is made of a ceramic material having a pore size ensuring permeability to blood plasma/serum , but retaining blood cells and wherein the hollow fiber membrane is a membrane having reduced hydrophilicity, wherein a water or blood droplet contact angle of the membrane is bigger than the water or blood droplet contact angle of an untreated hollow fiber membrane filter medium. a feeding volume having a first feeding side opening and a second feeding side opening , a clean side , and a filter membrane , wherein the filter membrane separates the feeding volume and the clean side, wherein the filter membrane has a pore size ensuring permeability to blood plasma/serum , but retaining blood cells , wherein the first feeding side opening is adapted to be coupled to a first blood pump for feeding blood from the first feeding side opening to the feeding volume so that blood plasma/serum may permeate the filter membrane and blood cells may exit the volume through the second feeding side opening, wherein the filter membrane comprises at least one hollow fiber membrane having a lumen with a first end sided opening and a second end sided opening , wherein the lumen comprises the feeding volume so that the first feeding side opening is in communication with a first end side opening and the second feeding side opening is in communication with the second end side opening , characterized in that the hollow fiber membrane is made of a ceramic material having a pore size ensuring permeability to blood plasma/serum , but retaining blood cells and wherein the hollow fiber membrane is a membrane having reduced hydrophilicity, wherein a water or blood droplet contact angle of the membrane is bigger than the water or blood droplet contact angle of an untreated hollow fiber membrane filter medium.
A surgical stapling instrument , comprising: an anvil body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion of the anvil body supporting an anvil hand grip and the distal portion supporting an anvil plate , the anvil body defining a longitudinal axis (k); a cartridge body coupled to the anvil body the cartridge body including a cartridge support column having a proximal segment and a distal segment ; a staple cartridge releasably mounted relative to the cartridge body ; a firing member received in the proximal segment of the cartridge body and configured for longitudinal movement through the staple cartridge; a clamping lever pivotally supported on the cartridge body and positioned to engage the anvil body , the clamping lever movable from an unclamped position to a clamped position to move the anvil body into close approximation with the cartridge body; and a lockout member supported in the cartridge body , wherein the lockout member is configured for movement from a locked position preventing longitudinal movement of the firing member to a release position permitting longitudinal movement of the firing member, the lockout member movable from the locked position to the release position in response to placement of the staple cartridge within the distal segment of the cartridge body, characterised in that the lockout member defines a single longitudinal slot for at least partial reception of the firing member . an anvil body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion of the anvil body supporting an anvil hand grip and the distal portion supporting an anvil plate , the anvil body defining a longitudinal axis (k); a cartridge body coupled to the anvil body the cartridge body including a cartridge support column having a proximal segment and a distal segment ; a staple cartridge releasably mounted relative to the cartridge body ; a firing member received in the proximal segment of the cartridge body and configured for longitudinal movement through the staple cartridge; a clamping lever pivotally supported on the cartridge body and positioned to engage the anvil body , the clamping lever movable from an unclamped position to a clamped position to move the anvil body into close approximation with the cartridge body; and a lockout member supported in the cartridge body , wherein the lockout member is configured for movement from a locked position preventing longitudinal movement of the firing member to a release position permitting longitudinal movement of the firing member, the lockout member movable from the locked position to the release position in response to placement of the staple cartridge within the distal segment of the cartridge body, characterised in that the lockout member defines a single longitudinal slot for at least partial reception of the firing member .