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A field curvature corrector , comprising: a first multi-aperture electrode with a first plurality of openings for a plurality of beamlets of charged particles propagating next to each other, the first plurality of openings having diameters that vary as a function of a distance from the optical axis (A); a second multi-aperture electrode with a second plurality of openings for the plurality of beamlets ; a third multi-aperture electrode with a third plurality of openings downstream of the first multi-aperture electrode and the second multi-aperture electrode , wherein the third plurality of openings have diameters that vary as a second function of the distance from the optical axis (A); a fourth multi-aperture electrode with a fourth plurality of openings upstream of the first multi-aperture electrode and the second multi-aperture electrode ; and an adjustment device configured to adjust at least one of a first electrical potential (U1) of the first multi-aperture electrode and a second electrical potential (U2) of the second multi-aperture electrode , wherein the diameters of the first plurality of openings increase with the distance from the optical axis, and the diameters of the third plurality of openings decrease with the distance from the optical axis, or vice versa. a first multi-aperture electrode with a first plurality of openings for a plurality of beamlets of charged particles propagating next to each other, the first plurality of openings having diameters that vary as a function of a distance from the optical axis (A); a second multi-aperture electrode with a second plurality of openings for the plurality of beamlets ; a third multi-aperture electrode with a third plurality of openings downstream of the first multi-aperture electrode and the second multi-aperture electrode , wherein the third plurality of openings have diameters that vary as a second function of the distance from the optical axis (A); a fourth multi-aperture electrode with a fourth plurality of openings upstream of the first multi-aperture electrode and the second multi-aperture electrode ; and an adjustment device configured to adjust at least one of a first electrical potential (U1) of the first multi-aperture electrode and a second electrical potential (U2) of the second multi-aperture electrode , wherein the diameters of the first plurality of openings increase with the distance from the optical axis, and the diameters of the third plurality of openings decrease with the distance from the optical axis, or vice versa.
A device for magnetizing a packaging material for food-containing packages , the device comprising: a feeder for feeding a packaging material through the device , the packaging material having a plurality of portions of magnetizable ink ; and a static bar having at least one magnet for magnetizing the portions of ink applied to the packaging material characterized in that the packaging material is a non-creased packaging material to form pillow-type food-containing packages from non-creased packaging material. a feeder for feeding a packaging material through the device , the packaging material having a plurality of portions of magnetizable ink ; and a static bar having at least one magnet for magnetizing the portions of ink applied to the packaging material characterized in that the packaging material is a non-creased packaging material to form pillow-type food-containing packages from non-creased packaging material.
Amusement machine having a cash processing device and a computer-controlled game process control which is accommodated in a housing having a storage tray , wherein below the surface of the storage tray a stationary device linked to the game process control for wireless energy transmission to a storage battery of a mobile computing device is arranged, characterized in that the power supply of the device is switched on when the game process control is ready for operation and/or when a computing device located on the storage tray is switched on, wherein the storage tray is integrated into a cash output tray and wherein in the case of a computing device located on the storage tray of the cash output tray , a money output device is deactivated, wherein the game process control receives information from a first monitoring device , so that the cash processing device is activated in such a manner that there is no cash payout and following removal of the computing device from the storage tray the cash payout into the cash output tray is released.
A purification process of a S. pneumoniae capsular polysaccharide comprising ultrafiltering and diafiltering a clarified cellular S. pneumoniae lysate broth, followed by acidification of the concentrated lysate broth to a pH of less than 4.5.
A portable speed detection and recording system for detecting speeding vehicles, comprising in combination a portable electronic device having a camera and a separate portable radar device , in which the radar device comprises: a battery powered, frequency modulated continuous wave FMCW radar, that is repeatedly powered up and powered down in a series of pulses, whereby when powered up the radar operates as an FMCW radar to take measurements, a receiver for receiving a control signal from the portable electronic device that is indicative of a range of distances within which the radar device, in use, is to output a trigger signal indicating the detection of a moving target vehicle and outside of which the radar device does not output a trigger signal, a processing means for determining from the radar the speed of a vehicle that is detected by the radar only when that vehicle is within the said range of distances as determined by the radar, the radar not determining the speed of targets outside of that range, the radar device further including a transmitter for sending to the portable electronic device a trigger signal that encodes at least the speed of the target vehicle, and in which the portable electronic device is configured to capture an image of the target with the camera in response to receiving the trigger signal from the radar device and to store the image together with the data representing the speed of the target vehicle, and in which the trigger signal is sent to the portable device only when the speed of the vehicle determined by the radar exceeds a preset or user defined value. a battery powered, frequency modulated continuous wave FMCW radar, that is repeatedly powered up and powered down in a series of pulses, whereby when powered up the radar operates as an FMCW radar to take measurements, a receiver for receiving a control signal from the portable electronic device that is indicative of a range of distances within which the radar device, in use, is to output a trigger signal indicating the detection of a moving target vehicle and outside of which the radar device does not output a trigger signal, a processing means for determining from the radar the speed of a vehicle that is detected by the radar only when that vehicle is within the said range of distances as determined by the radar, the radar not determining the speed of targets outside of that range, the radar device further including a transmitter for sending to the portable electronic device a trigger signal that encodes at least the speed of the target vehicle, and in which the portable electronic device is configured to capture an image of the target with the camera in response to receiving the trigger signal from the radar device and to store the image together with the data representing the speed of the target vehicle, and in which the trigger signal is sent to the portable device only when the speed of the vehicle determined by the radar exceeds a preset or user defined value.
Gutter block for a marble track with the following features: a. the gutter block is designed to be coupled to correspondingly designed further blocks of the marble track , having for this purpose a plurality of upwardly directed coupling studs and downwardly directed coupling holes arranged in accordance with a horizontal two-dimensional grid pattern with the same basic dimension (G) in the longitudinal and transverse directions, the coupling holes being designed to receive coupling studs of the gutter block of the same kind in a force-fit clamping manner, and b. the gutter block has a marble groove with a first groove end and a second groove end , and c. the gutter block has at both groove ends laterally offset to the marble groove couplingsections provided with at least one coupling stud and/or at least one coupling hole , and d. the gutter block has a central section between the end coupling sections that is free of coupling studs and preferably free of coupling holes, and e. the gutter block has at both groove ends , on both sides of the marble groove , a coupling section provided with at least one coupling stud and/or at least one coupling hole , the gutter block being designed as a bone-shaped gutter block. a. the gutter block is designed to be coupled to correspondingly designed further blocks of the marble track , having for this purpose a plurality of upwardly directed coupling studs and downwardly directed coupling holes arranged in accordance with a horizontal two-dimensional grid pattern with the same basic dimension (G) in the longitudinal and transverse directions, the coupling holes being designed to receive coupling studs of the gutter block of the same kind in a force-fit clamping manner, and b. the gutter block has a marble groove with a first groove end and a second groove end , and c. the gutter block has at both groove ends laterally offset to the marble groove couplingsections provided with at least one coupling stud and/or at least one coupling hole , and d. the gutter block has a central section between the end coupling sections that is free of coupling studs and preferably free of coupling holes, and e. the gutter block has at both groove ends , on both sides of the marble groove , a coupling section provided with at least one coupling stud and/or at least one coupling hole , the gutter block being designed as a bone-shaped gutter block.
An in vitro method of determining a difference in alpha-4 integrin activity in an individual with an autoimmune disease, comprising: a) measuring a soluble molecule in a first biological sample of bodily fluid selected from the group consisting of blood, serum, and plasma and obtained from the individual immediately before administration of an alpha-4 integrin inhibitor; b) measuring the soluble molecule in a second biological sample, wherein the second biological sample of bodily fluid selected from the group consisting of blood, serum, and plasma and has been obtained from the individual within thirty-one days after administration of the alpha-4 integrin inhibitor; and c) determining whether there is a decrease in the levels of the soluble molecule between the first and second biological samples, wherein the decrease correlates with a decrease in alpha-4 integrin activity in the individual, and thereby determining whether there is a difference in alpha-4 integrin activity in the individual after administration of the alpha-4 integrin inhibitor compared with before administration of the alpha-4 integrin inhibitor, wherein the soluble molecule is sVCAM and/or sMAdCAM, and wherein the autoimmune disease is selected from the group consisting of multiple sclerosis (MS), meningitis, encephalitis, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), asthma, atherosclerosis, nephritis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, lupus erythematosus and epilepsy. a) measuring a soluble molecule in a first biological sample of bodily fluid selected from the group consisting of blood, serum, and plasma and obtained from the individual immediately before administration of an alpha-4 integrin inhibitor; b) measuring the soluble molecule in a second biological sample, wherein the second biological sample of bodily fluid selected from the group consisting of blood, serum, and plasma and has been obtained from the individual within thirty-one days after administration of the alpha-4 integrin inhibitor; and c) determining whether there is a decrease in the levels of the soluble molecule between the first and second biological samples, wherein the decrease correlates with a decrease in alpha-4 integrin activity in the individual, and thereby determining whether there is a difference in alpha-4 integrin activity in the individual after administration of the alpha-4 integrin inhibitor compared with before administration of the alpha-4 integrin inhibitor,
A flowmeter comprising a main body , a carrier , and a measurement unit carried by the carrier and extending inside the same, said main body being configured for insertion into an opening of a header of a thermohydraulic circuit by means of a fastening portion , said carrier being inside and coaxial with the main body and being configured to allow the passage of a flow of fluid based on the relative position between said carrier and said main body , said flowmeter comprising flow regulating means and flow rate memorizing means, wherein said flow regulating means comprise a first ring , said first ring being carried by said carrier and being configured for regulating the position of said carrier with respect to said main body and said memorizing means comprise a second ring carried by said main body and configured to memorize the position of said carrier with respect to said main body , said main body comprising an outer surface cooperating with a respective internal surface of said second ring , wherein said second ring can rotate with respect to said main body ; characterized in that said rotation of said second ring with respect to said main body takes place by means of a thread obtained between said internal surface of said second ring and said outer surface of said main body , and in that said surfaces are machined to further form a linearly grooved splined coupling, so as to allow the rotational sliding of the second ring with respect to the main body when a torque greater than a predetermined value is applied to the former.
An aircraft seat comprising: a seat pan base ; a metallic lattice disposed on the seat pan base ; and a seat cover disposed on the metallic lattice ; wherein the seat cover defines one or more contoured portions, and the contoured portions define variable cross-sectional thicknesses disposed in regions to provide more or less cushioning, characterized in that the metallic lattice defines internal regions of differing lattice structure resulting in different local negative stiffness. a seat pan base ; a metallic lattice disposed on the seat pan base ; and a seat cover disposed on the metallic lattice ; wherein the seat cover defines one or more contoured portions, and the contoured portions define variable cross-sectional thicknesses disposed in regions to provide more or less cushioning, characterized in that the metallic lattice defines internal regions of differing lattice structure resulting in different local negative stiffness.
Household appliance having at least one household appliance device , in particular a cooking appliance device, having at least one electromechanical switching unit , which has at least one control coil , characterised in that the household appliance device has at least one evaluation unit , which is provided to determine at least one switching state of the electromechanical switching unit , wherein the evaluation unit is provided to determine the switching state by means of at least one inductance parameter of the control coil .
A processing system comprising: - a first processing unit ; - a second processing unit ; and - a cryptographic coprocessor comprising: - a key storage memory for storing at least one cryptographic key (MK, CK), - a first interface configured to receive source data (SD) to be processed directly from said first processing unit , - a hardware crypto engine configured to process said source data (SD) as a function of at least one cryptographic key (MK, CK) stored in said key storage memory , - a second interface configured to receive a first cryptographic key (CK) directly from said second processing unit , and - a hardware key management circuit configured to store said first cryptographic key (CK) in said key storage memory , characterized in that said first processing unit and said hardware crypto engine are driven with a first clock signal (CLK), and said second processing unit and said hardware key management circuit are driven with a second clock signal (CLK_HSM), wherein the frequency of said second clock signal (CLK HSM) is smaller than the frequency of said first clock signal (CLK). - a first processing unit ; - a second processing unit ; and - a cryptographic coprocessor comprising: - a key storage memory for storing at least one cryptographic key (MK, CK), - a first interface configured to receive source data (SD) to be processed directly from said first processing unit , - a hardware crypto engine configured to process said source data (SD) as a function of at least one cryptographic key (MK, CK) stored in said key storage memory , - a second interface configured to receive a first cryptographic key (CK) directly from said second processing unit , and - a hardware key management circuit configured to store said first cryptographic key (CK) in said key storage memory ,
Filter bag for a vacuum cleaner , having a holding plate and a filter material which is connected to the holding plate and which, together with the holding plate , surrounds a filter interior for receiving suction material, the holding plate having a holding plate opening with a closure element , which closure element can be displaced into the filter interior to unblock the holding plate opening , wherein a collar element , which is displaceable relative to the holding plate , is associated with the holding plate opening in relation to at least a partial section of a circumferential contour of the holding plate opening , which, on a side of the holding plate facing the filter interior , can be displaced further into the filter interior , starting from an initial position, until an end position is reached, characterised in that the displaceable collar element is assigned a latching element which fixes the collar element in the end position.
A method performed by a device for wireless communication for compensating changes in an environment of an antenna, the method comprising: measuring the reflection coefficient of the device at a first digital variable capacitor, DVC, capacitance state , wherein the device comprises one or more antennas and a micro electro mechanical system, MEMS, based DVC; measuring the reflection coefficient of the device at a second DVC capacitance state ; changing the second DVC capacitance state to a third DVC capacitance state ; measuring the reflection coefficient of the device at the third DVC capacitance state ; calculating reflection coefficients for all unmeasured DVC capacitance states based on the measured reflection coefficients of the first, second, and third DVC capacitance states; and selecting an operating DVC capacitance state based on impedance changes at the one or more antennas. measuring the reflection coefficient of the device at a first digital variable capacitor, DVC, capacitance state , wherein the device comprises one or more antennas and a micro electro mechanical system, MEMS, based DVC; measuring the reflection coefficient of the device at a second DVC capacitance state ; changing the second DVC capacitance state to a third DVC capacitance state ; measuring the reflection coefficient of the device at the third DVC capacitance state ; calculating reflection coefficients for all unmeasured DVC capacitance states based on the measured reflection coefficients of the first, second, and third DVC capacitance states; and selecting an operating DVC capacitance state based on impedance changes at the one or more antennas.
Electrochemical measuring cell for measuring the content of chlorine compounds in water - containing an electrolyte space containing an electrolyte and a reagent within the electrolyte, which reagent can react with the chlorine compounds contained in the water, - a measuring electrode delimiting the electrolyte space , - a reference electrode which is arranged within the electrolyte space , - a counter electrode characterised in that - the measuring electrode is rigid porous platinum membrane having a pore size of 0,15 μm to 0,25 μm and a thickness of 0,5 mm +/- 0,05 mm - a physical and electrical contact takes place between the water to be examined and the electrolyte only within the pores of the platinum electrode, - the counter electrode surrounds the electrolyte space ringlike. - containing an electrolyte space containing an electrolyte and a reagent within the electrolyte, which reagent can react with the chlorine compounds contained in the water, - a measuring electrode delimiting the electrolyte space , - a reference electrode which is arranged within the electrolyte space , - a counter electrode characterised in that - the measuring electrode is rigid porous platinum membrane having a pore size of 0,15 μm to 0,25 μm and a thickness of 0,5 mm +/- 0,05 mm - a physical and electrical contact takes place between the water to be examined and the electrolyte only within the pores of the platinum electrode, - the counter electrode surrounds the electrolyte space ringlike.
A method for assessing an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality in a diabetic subject, comprising: (a) determining in a blood sample from said subject (ii) the amount of a first marker alpha-Glutathione-S-Transferase, and (b) correlating that said subject is at increased risk for mortality when said amount is altered compared to a reference amount for the first marker. (a) determining in a blood sample from said subject (ii) the amount of a first marker alpha-Glutathione-S-Transferase, and (b) correlating that said subject is at increased risk for mortality when said amount is altered compared to a reference amount for the first marker.
An apparatus for separating a cone sleeve from a nested stack of cone sleeves the apparatus comprising a chamber having an upper and a lower surface connected by a wall or walls , the upper surface having an upper circular opening and the lower surface having a lower circular opening wherein - the upper circular opening has a circumference of 100-135% of the maximum circumference of the cone sleeve , - the lower circular opening has a circumference of 95-99.5% of the maximum circumference of the cone sleeve , and - the chamber has inlets connectable to a pressurised gas supply, characterised in that the inlets are configured to direct air horizontally or downwards into the chamber . - the upper circular opening has a circumference of 100-135% of the maximum circumference of the cone sleeve , - the lower circular opening has a circumference of 95-99.5% of the maximum circumference of the cone sleeve , and - the chamber has inlets connectable to a pressurised gas supply, characterised in that the inlets are configured to direct air horizontally or downwards into the chamber .
A method for bonding components of a PEM fuel cell with a frame and/or amongst one another, wherefore an adhesive curable by electromagnetic radiation in the range of visible light or UV is applied to the frame and/or the at least one component , wherein the adhesive is activated by the electromagnetic radiation and heated after the frame and/or the components are brought into contact; or the frame and/or the components are brought into contact and the adhesive is exposed to electromagnetic radiation for activating and heating; wherein the heat reduces the viscosity of the adhesive before it is finally cured; characterized in that the adhesive is a cationic epoxy which contains water. the frame and/or the components are brought into contact and the adhesive is exposed to electromagnetic radiation for activating and heating; wherein the heat reduces the viscosity of the adhesive before it is finally cured; characterized in that the adhesive is a cationic epoxy which contains water.