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A touchscreen for a remote control device of an electronic device, the touchscreen comprising: an input surface divided into a plurality of zones ; and a plurality of temperature sensors , each temperature sensor being provided within a respective zone and constructed and arranged to obtain a measure of a temperature of a surface of the zone contacted by a user; wherein: each zone comprises a region formed from a material of relatively high thermal conductivity for contact by a user and the temperature of which is sensed by a temperature sensor to obtain a measure of a temperature of the surface of the zone , and a region formed from a material of relatively low thermal conductivity; each region formed from a material of relatively high thermal conductivity overlies and at least partially surrounds the temperature sensor of the respective zone ; and the regions formed from a material of relatively high thermal conductivity are physically separated from one another by the region(s) formed from a material of relatively low thermal conductivity. an input surface divided into a plurality of zones ; and a plurality of temperature sensors , each temperature sensor being provided within a respective zone and constructed and arranged to obtain a measure of a temperature of a surface of the zone contacted by a user; wherein: each zone comprises a region formed from a material of relatively high thermal conductivity for contact by a user and the temperature of which is sensed by a temperature sensor to obtain a measure of a temperature of the surface of the zone , and a region formed from a material of relatively low thermal conductivity; each region formed from a material of relatively high thermal conductivity overlies and at least partially surrounds the temperature sensor of the respective zone ; and the regions formed from a material of relatively high thermal conductivity are physically separated from one another by the region(s) formed from a material of relatively low thermal conductivity. each zone comprises a region formed from a material of relatively high thermal conductivity for contact by a user and the temperature of which is sensed by a temperature sensor to obtain a measure of a temperature of the surface of the zone , and a region formed from a material of relatively low thermal conductivity; each region formed from a material of relatively high thermal conductivity overlies and at least partially surrounds the temperature sensor of the respective zone ; and the regions formed from a material of relatively high thermal conductivity are physically separated from one another by the region(s) formed from a material of relatively low thermal conductivity.
A load-relieving apparatus for assisting a trainee, being disposed on a walking training system by which the trainee does a walking training, comprising: a wire cable with a free end and a fixed end opposite to the free end, a locking part being attached to the free end; a winding part configured to wind the wire cable from a fixed-end side thereof; a pulley interposed between the winding part and the locking part, and configured to stretch the wire cable therebetween; characterised in that a cover with a through hole is formed therein through which the wire cable is inserted, and in that the cover is interposed between the locking part and the pulley, and formed so as to cover at least a part of the pulley, the through hole is disposed so as to be able to rotate around an axis parallel to the rotation axis of the pulley so that the through hole is able to follow the movement in the front/rear direction of the trainee, and the cover further including a communication hole formed therein through which the wire cable paying out from the winding part is inserted, the cover including a contact part and a stopper , the wire cable paid out from the pulley being inserted through said stopper , Z the cover being formed so as to cover around the rotation axis by 360 degrees except the communication hole and the through hole. a wire cable with a free end and a fixed end opposite to the free end, a locking part being attached to the free end; a winding part configured to wind the wire cable from a fixed-end side thereof; a pulley interposed between the winding part and the locking part, and configured to stretch the wire cable therebetween; characterised in that a cover with a through hole is formed therein through which the wire cable is inserted, and in that the cover is interposed between the locking part and the pulley, and formed so as to cover at least a part of the pulley, the through hole is disposed so as to be able to rotate around an axis parallel to the rotation axis of the pulley so that the through hole is able to follow the movement in the front/rear direction of the trainee, and the cover further including a communication hole formed therein through which the wire cable paying out from the winding part is inserted, the cover including a contact part and a stopper , the wire cable paid out from the pulley being inserted through said stopper , Z the cover being formed so as to cover around the rotation axis by 360 degrees except the communication hole and the through hole.
A method for decorating a natural leather which comprises a corium side the method comprising the following steps: a) holding by vacuum suction the natural leather with its corium side to an air-permeable support which is carried on a vacuum support of an inkjet printer; and b) inkjet printing a decorative image on the natural leather wherein the air-permeable support is partly covered by said natural leather; and wherein the air-permeable support comprises a fibrous layer in contact with the corium side of the natural leather. a) holding by vacuum suction the natural leather with its corium side to an air-permeable support which is carried on a vacuum support of an inkjet printer; and b) inkjet printing a decorative image on the natural leather wherein the air-permeable support is partly covered by said natural leather;
A contamination limiter for a spacecraft, the contamination limiter comprising; a body having an interior; an inlet fluidly coupled to the interior of the body, a collector plate positioned within the interior of the body; at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source directed to a top surface and at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source directed to a bottom surface of the collector plate; and an exterior vent fluidly coupled to the interior of the body, a first collimator at the inlet and a second collimator at the exterior vent, the first collimator and the second collimator being disposed at one side of the contamination limiter in a manner to have a volatile condensable material to follow a flow path across the top and bottom surfaces of the collector plate to maximize the amount of the volatile condensable materials contacting the collector plate , while the top and bottom surfaces of the collector plate are exposed to UV light sources to cause photofixing of the volatile condensable material to the top and bottom surfaces of the collector plate . a body having an interior; an inlet fluidly coupled to the interior of the body, a collector plate positioned within the interior of the body; at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source directed to a top surface and at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source directed to a bottom surface of the collector plate; and an exterior vent fluidly coupled to the interior of the body, a first collimator at the inlet and a second collimator at the exterior vent, the first collimator and the second collimator being disposed at one side of the contamination limiter in a manner to have a volatile condensable material to follow a flow path across the top and bottom surfaces of the collector plate to maximize the amount of the volatile condensable materials contacting the collector plate , while the top and bottom surfaces of the collector plate are exposed to UV light sources to cause photofixing of the volatile condensable material to the top and bottom surfaces of the collector plate .
A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery , the positive electrode active material comprising a lithium-transition metal composite oxide, the lithium-transition metal composite oxide represented by the general formula Li x Mn y Ni z Sb a O b F c wherein x + y + z + a ≤ b + c = 2, 1 ≤ x ≤ 1.2, 0.4 ≤ y ≤ 0.8, 0 ≤ z ≤ 0.4, 0 < a < 0.01, and 1.8 < b < 2 are satisfied, the lithium-transition metal composite oxide including no Co.
A method comprising: providing a first substrate ; providing a second substrate , wherein the first substrate comprises a plurality of bump bonds ; providing at least one pillar on the first substrate, wherein a thickness of each pillar is less than a thickness of each bump bond of the plurality of bump bonds , the thickness extending along a direction that is normal to a first surface of the first substrate on which the at least one pillar is formed, and wherein the at least one pillar is formed of a material with material hardness of less than approximately 10 GPa; bonding the first substrate to the second substrate , wherein the bonding comprises applying a force between the first substrate and the second substrate to compress the plurality of bump bonds to the same thickness as the thickness of the at least one pillar . providing a first substrate ; providing a second substrate , wherein the first substrate comprises a plurality of bump bonds ; providing at least one pillar on the first substrate, wherein a thickness of each pillar is less than a thickness of each bump bond of the plurality of bump bonds , the thickness extending along a direction that is normal to a first surface of the first substrate on which the at least one pillar is formed, and wherein the at least one pillar is formed of a material with material hardness of less than approximately 10 GPa; bonding the first substrate to the second substrate , wherein the bonding comprises applying a force between the first substrate and the second substrate to compress the plurality of bump bonds to the same thickness as the thickness of the at least one pillar .
A pump rod for being driven by a driving surface , the pump rod comprising: a shaft having a first end, a second end, a centerline, and a shaft diameter; a neck extending from the first end of the shaft, the neck having a neck diameter that is smaller than the shaft diameter; and a head attached to the neck such that the neck is between the head and the shaft, the head having a head diameter that is larger than the neck diameter, the head forming a top surface that faces away from the neck; the pump rod further comprising: a load concentrating feature attached to and projecting from the top surface of the head, the load concentrating feature having a circular load bearing surface at a top of the load concentrating feature, the circular load bearing surface being aligned with a centerline of the shaft; wherein the load concentrating feature is a projection extending from the top surface of the head, the circular load bearing surface having a smaller area than that of the top surface of the head;and wherein the circular load bearing surface is configured to contact the driving surface, align a load from the driving surface with the centerline, and prevent the annular edge of the top surface of the head from contacting the driving surface. a shaft having a first end, a second end, a centerline, and a shaft diameter; a neck extending from the first end of the shaft, the neck having a neck diameter that is smaller than the shaft diameter; and a head attached to the neck such that the neck is between the head and the shaft, the head having a head diameter that is larger than the neck diameter, the head forming a top surface that faces away from the neck; the pump rod further comprising: a load concentrating feature attached to and projecting from the top surface of the head, the load concentrating feature having a circular load bearing surface at a top of the load concentrating feature, the circular load bearing surface being aligned with a centerline of the shaft; wherein the load concentrating feature is a projection extending from the top surface of the head, the circular load bearing surface having a smaller area than that of the top surface of the head;and wherein the circular load bearing surface is configured to contact the driving surface, align a load from the driving surface with the centerline, and prevent the annular edge of the top surface of the head from contacting the driving surface. a load concentrating feature attached to and projecting from the top surface of the head, the load concentrating feature having a circular load bearing surface at a top of the load concentrating feature, the circular load bearing surface being aligned with a centerline of the shaft; wherein the load concentrating feature is a projection extending from the top surface of the head, the circular load bearing surface having a smaller area than that of the top surface of the head;and wherein the circular load bearing surface is configured to contact the driving surface, align a load from the driving surface with the centerline, and prevent the annular edge of the top surface of the head from contacting the driving surface.
Disposable incontinence nappy , having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, for accommodating and absorbing urine or stool, comprising a liquid-absorbing absorbent body and a component which is elastic in the transverse direction and which comprises an elastic composite material , wherein the disposable incontinence nappy has a main part , comprising the absorbent body , comprising a front region with front lateral longitudinal edges and a back region with rear lateral longitudinal edges and a crotch region arranged therebetween which comes to rest between the legs of a user, and comprising rear side sections which are joined on both sides to the back region and which extend in the transverse direction beyond the lateral rear longitudinal edges of the main part , and wherein the rear side sections each have one of the elastic components, wherein the composite material comprises an elastic film ply and a first nonwoven ply connected to the elastic film ply and wherein the elastic film ply comprises or consists of a polymer mixture, and wherein the first nonwoven ply is connected directly to the elastic film ply , and wherein the elastic film ply contains less than 10% by weight of medicinal white oils and less than 10% by weight of technical white oils and less than 10% by weight of mineral oils.
A method for the diagnosis or monitoring progress or reoccurrence of a high Gleason score prostate cancer, wherein the high Gleason score prostate cancer has a Gleason score of greater than 6, in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising the steps of: a) extracting one or more nucleic acids from a urine sample from a subject; b) detecting the expression level of PCA3, ERG and SPDEF; c) normalizing the expression level of PCA3 and ERG to SPDEF, wherein the normalized expression level of PCA3 and ERG is a ratio between the level of PCA3 and ERG expression to the level of SPDEF; d) comparing the normalized expression level of PCA3 and ERG to a predetermined cutoff value; and e) identifying that the subject is at high risk for a high Gleason score prostate cancer when the normalized expression level of PCA3 and ERG is greater than the predetermined cutoff value. a) extracting one or more nucleic acids from a urine sample from a subject; b) detecting the expression level of PCA3, ERG and SPDEF; c) normalizing the expression level of PCA3 and ERG to SPDEF, wherein the normalized expression level of PCA3 and ERG is a ratio between the level of PCA3 and ERG expression to the level of SPDEF; d) comparing the normalized expression level of PCA3 and ERG to a predetermined cutoff value; and e) identifying that the subject is at high risk for a high Gleason score prostate cancer when the normalized expression level of PCA3 and ERG is greater than the predetermined cutoff value.
Method for damping a lateral pendulum movement in the case of a single-track motor vehicle with a front wheel, in the case of which method, during travelling, - the presence of a pendulum movement is determined, characterized in that , - in a manner which is dependent thereon, the moment of inertia of the front wheel is increased. - the presence of a pendulum movement is determined, characterized in that , - in a manner which is dependent thereon, the moment of inertia of the front wheel is increased.
Modular system, comprising: a first air-guiding element for a first motor vehicle; a first body part , preferably a body roof, for the first motor vehicle, wherein the first body part comprises a first fastening portion for mounting the first air-guiding element ; a second air-guiding element for a second motor vehicle; a second body part , preferably a body roof, for the second motor vehicle, wherein the first body part and the second body part are differently designed, preferably shaped, and the second body part comprises a second fastening portion for mounting the second air-guiding element ; and a connecting device which comprises a third fastening portion , which is arranged for fastening to the first fastening portion , and a fourth fastening portion , which is arranged for fastening to the second fastening portion , such that the connecting device can be selectively used for adjustably, preferably height-adjustably, connecting the first body part and the first air-guiding element or the second body part and the second air-guiding element . a first air-guiding element for a first motor vehicle; a first body part , preferably a body roof, for the first motor vehicle, wherein the first body part comprises a first fastening portion for mounting the first air-guiding element ; a second air-guiding element for a second motor vehicle; a second body part , preferably a body roof, for the second motor vehicle, wherein the first body part and the second body part are differently designed, preferably shaped, and the second body part comprises a second fastening portion for mounting the second air-guiding element ; and a connecting device which comprises a third fastening portion , which is arranged for fastening to the first fastening portion , and a fourth fastening portion , which is arranged for fastening to the second fastening portion , such that the connecting device can be selectively used for adjustably, preferably height-adjustably, connecting the first body part and the first air-guiding element or the second body part and the second air-guiding element .
A method for forming a superhydrophobic, superoleophobic or superamphiphobic layer and imparting said properties on a surface, comprising the steps of a. preparing a liquid coating composition comprising a solvent and dispersed silicone nanoparticles, preferably in an amount of from 0.01 % to 40% by weight based on the total weight of the liquid coating composition, b. optionally priming the surface to form a primed surface on which a superhydrophobic, superoleophobic or superamphiphobic layer is to be formed, c. applying a layer of the liquid coating composition on the surface or primed surface on which the superhydrophobic, superoleophobic or superamphiphobic layer is to be formed, d. evaporating the solvent from the liquid coating composition to form a superhydrophobic, superoleophobic or superamphiphobic layer and impart said property on the surface or primed surface, wherein the dispersed silicone nanoparticles are formed by polymerization in an aprotic solvent comprising 5 to 500 ppm, preferably 60 to 250 ppm water of at least one compound of formula I R a Si(X 1 ) 3 (I) wherein R a is a straight-chain or branched C(1-24) alkyl or alkenyl group linked to the Si-atom, and X 1 is a halogen. a. preparing a liquid coating composition comprising a solvent and dispersed silicone nanoparticles, preferably in an amount of from 0.01 % to 40% by weight based on the total weight of the liquid coating composition, b. optionally priming the surface to form a primed surface on which a superhydrophobic, superoleophobic or superamphiphobic layer is to be formed, c. applying a layer of the liquid coating composition on the surface or primed surface on which the superhydrophobic, superoleophobic or superamphiphobic layer is to be formed, d. evaporating the solvent from the liquid coating composition to form a superhydrophobic, superoleophobic or superamphiphobic layer and impart said property on the surface or primed surface, wherein R a is a straight-chain or branched C(1-24) alkyl or alkenyl group linked to the Si-atom, and X 1 is a halogen.
Gravity-assisted transport device for transporting at least one bulk product (P), this device comprising, on the one hand, a hopper which comprises side walls as well as an opening for loading said at least one bulk product (P) inside the hopper and an opening for unloading said at least one bulk product (P) outside this hopper , and, on the other hand, repulsion means , which are configured to push back said at least one bulk product (P) laterally relative to the unloading opening , which extend vertically from the unloading opening and which are rotatable about a horizontal axis of rotation (X) between a folded position relative to the unloading opening of the hopper and a position deployed laterally relative to this unloading opening , characterized by the fact that the device comprises a carriage , on the one hand, which is translatable relative to the hopper and, on the other hand, on which the repulsion means are rotatably mounted about the horizontal axis of rotation (X).
A method of coating one or more components of a fuel cell stack, such as a bipolar plate, half plate , an electrode, gaskets etc., the method comprising the steps of: - providing an uncoated metal component ; - etching said uncoated metal component ; - optionally depositing an adhesion layer on the etched uncoated metal component by means of one of a physical vapor deposition process, an arc physical vapor deposition process, an arc ion plating process, a sputtering process, and a Hipims process; and - depositing a carbon coating on the adhesion layer if provided or directly on said etched uncoated metal component by means of one of an arc physical vapor deposition process, an arc ion plating process, and a Hipims process, wherein the carbon coating is deposited with a layer thickness selected in the range of 5 to 500 nm at a bias voltage of -0 to -200V, and wherein the carbon coating comprises an at least substantially hydrogen free DLC layer , deposited by one of an arc physical vapor deposition process, an arc ion plated process, and a Hipims process. - providing an uncoated metal component ; - etching said uncoated metal component ; - optionally depositing an adhesion layer on the etched uncoated metal component by means of one of a physical vapor deposition process, an arc physical vapor deposition process, an arc ion plating process, a sputtering process, and a Hipims process; and - depositing a carbon coating on the adhesion layer if provided or directly on said etched uncoated metal component by means of one of an arc physical vapor deposition process, an arc ion plating process, and a Hipims process, wherein the carbon coating is deposited with a layer thickness selected in the range of 5 to 500 nm at a bias voltage of -0 to -200V, and wherein the carbon coating comprises an at least substantially hydrogen free DLC layer , deposited by one of an arc physical vapor deposition process, an arc ion plated process, and a Hipims process.