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A sand control screen assembly for use in a subterranean wellbore , the sand control screen assembly comprising: a base pipe ; a screen jacket positioned around the base pipe that prevents the flow of particulate material of a predetermined size therethrough and allows the flow of production fluids therethrough; and a control line capture assembly coupled to the screen jacket, the control line capture assembly having an axially extending flange coupled to the screen jacket, the flange protecting the control line during installation of the sand control screen in the wellbore and an axially extending spring channel coupled to the flange, the spring channel being metal and having a base , a pair of oppositely disposed legs , each leg extending from the base, each leg having an arm extending therefrom and towards the base to form a pair of oppositely disposed receiving arms operable to flex relative to legs enabling the arms to exert a biasing force therebetween to enable the spring channel to receive and retain a control line therein between the arms which exert a biasing force on the control line. a base pipe ; a screen jacket positioned around the base pipe that prevents the flow of particulate material of a predetermined size therethrough and allows the flow of production fluids therethrough; and a control line capture assembly coupled to the screen jacket, the control line capture assembly having an axially extending flange coupled to the screen jacket, the flange protecting the control line during installation of the sand control screen in the wellbore and an axially extending spring channel coupled to the flange, the spring channel being metal and having a base , a pair of oppositely disposed legs , each leg extending from the base, each leg having an arm extending therefrom and towards the base to form a pair of oppositely disposed receiving arms operable to flex relative to legs enabling the arms to exert a biasing force therebetween to enable the spring channel to receive and retain a control line therein between the arms which exert a biasing force on the control line.
A computer implemented method of obtaining an indication of a likelihood of the presence or absence of skin disease in a lesion on a subject's skin, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining camera image data from reflection of light from the subject's skin resulting from illumination of the subject's skin including the lesion; processing the image data by implementing on a processor a clock-like sweep algorithm to obtain metrics and/or one or more classifiers defining the rotational symmetry of a lesion on the subject's skin to produce an indication of the likelihood of the presence or absence of skin disease in the subject; displaying the information; characterized in that the processor computes a variation in pixel brightness on a line segment that connects the center of the lesion with the lesion border, as the line segment rotates around the center of the lesion with one end of the line segment fixed at the center of the lesion. obtaining camera image data from reflection of light from the subject's skin resulting from illumination of the subject's skin including the lesion; processing the image data by implementing on a processor a clock-like sweep algorithm to obtain metrics and/or one or more classifiers defining the rotational symmetry of a lesion on the subject's skin to produce an indication of the likelihood of the presence or absence of skin disease in the subject;
Tool device for a surgical instrument , having a first jaw part and a second jaw part , the first and second jaw parts being pivotable relative to each other, about a pivot axis (S), to form an openable and closable tool mouth (M), the tool device having a control arrangement with a control pin and at least one control groove , the at least one control groove being formed on a control portion of the first jaw part , the control pin extending parallel to the pivot axis (S) and engaging axially through the at least one control groove , the control pin being slidably movable between a proximal end position of the pin and a distal end position of the pin along the control groove and in this way applying to the first jaw part a torque acting about the pivot axis (S) in order to open and/or close the tool mouth (M), and the second jaw part having a receiving recess in which the control portion of the first jaw part is received at least in part, characterized in that at least one control projection protrudes inward from an inner wall of the receiving recess in the axial direction (A) of the control pin and forms a control surface of the control arrangement , and wherein the control pin , in a movement between the proximal and distal end positions of the pin, slides along the control projection and is supported radially on the latter.
A method for forming porous fibers, the method comprising: supplying a bundle of fibers to a drawing system that contains a first bath and a second bath located downstream from the first bath, wherein at least a portion of the fibers are formed from a thermoplastic composition containing a continuous phase that includes a matrix polymer and a nanoinclusion additive dispersed within the continuous phase in the form of discrete domains, and further wherein the first bath contains a first fluidic medium having a first temperature and the second bath contains a second fluidic medium having a second temperature, the first and second temperatures being lower than the melting temperature of the matrix polymer and the first temperature being greater than the second temperature; and drawing the bundle of fibers through the first and second bath, thereby forming a porous network in the fibers that includes a plurality of nanopores; and wherein the first temperature is from 20°C to 90°C and the second temperature is from -10°C to 20°C. supplying a bundle of fibers to a drawing system that contains a first bath and a second bath located downstream from the first bath, wherein at least a portion of the fibers are formed from a thermoplastic composition containing a continuous phase that includes a matrix polymer and a nanoinclusion additive dispersed within the continuous phase in the form of discrete domains, and further wherein the first bath contains a first fluidic medium having a first temperature and the second bath contains a second fluidic medium having a second temperature, the first and second temperatures being lower than the melting temperature of the matrix polymer and the first temperature being greater than the second temperature; and drawing the bundle of fibers through the first and second bath, thereby forming a porous network in the fibers that includes a plurality of nanopores; and wherein the first temperature is from 20°C to 90°C and the second temperature is from -10°C to 20°C.
An apparatus for monitoring mechanical integrity of an eye-safety component of an illuminator , the apparatus comprising: - a sensor operable to sense a photoacoustic effect in the eye-safety component during operation of the illuminator and to output a signal representative of the sensed photoacoustic effect; and - a processor operable to: - monitor the signal from the sensor ; - determine if the signal comprises at least one parameter that falls outside of a pre-determined acceptable range, the pre-determined acceptable range being indicative of mechanical integrity of the eye-safety component ; and - initiate a safety action in response to a determination that the at least one parameter falls outside of the pre-determined acceptable range thereby indicating a loss of mechanical integrity. - a sensor operable to sense a photoacoustic effect in the eye-safety component during operation of the illuminator and to output a signal representative of the sensed photoacoustic effect; and - a processor operable to: - monitor the signal from the sensor ; - determine if the signal comprises at least one parameter that falls outside of a pre-determined acceptable range, the pre-determined acceptable range being indicative of mechanical integrity of the eye-safety component ; and - initiate a safety action in response to a determination that the at least one parameter falls outside of the pre-determined acceptable range thereby indicating a loss of mechanical integrity. - monitor the signal from the sensor ; - determine if the signal comprises at least one parameter that falls outside of a pre-determined acceptable range, the pre-determined acceptable range being indicative of mechanical integrity of the eye-safety component ; and - initiate a safety action in response to a determination that the at least one parameter falls outside of the pre-determined acceptable range thereby indicating a loss of mechanical integrity.
Transportable power supply unit having at least one chargeable electrical store for storing electrical energy and having a housing , wherein at least one inverter is provided to convert a DC voltage of the chargeable electrical store to a first AC voltage, in particular to a first grid voltage and/or first three-phase current, and/or to a second AC voltage, wherein at least one connection unit , in particular at least one socket and a plug, is provided for the first AC voltage and/or for the grid voltage, wherein the connection unit is designed as an AC voltage output of the inverter for the first AC voltage, in particular for the grid voltage, and/or for the second AC voltage, wherein at least one releasably connectable connecting unit is provided for the chargeable electrical store , wherein the connecting unit comprises at least one electrical contact device for the releasably connectable contact-connection of the chargeable electrical store and at least one releasably connectable holding device for releasably connectably holding the chargeable electrical store in the housing , characterized in that at least one cooling unit is provided to cool the chargeable electrical store and in that the cooling unit is designed simultaneously as an inverter cooling unit for cooling the inverter , wherein the cooling unit is arranged above the inverter and the chargeable electrical store is arranged above the cooling unit .
A method of manufacturing a translucent photovoltaic product , the method comprising: - depositing (S1) a stack of layers on a carrier substrate , the stack comprising at least: a first electrode layer , a photovoltaic layer and a second electrode layer ; - cutting (S2) through the substrate with the stack of layers to form a first (A) and a second (B) mutually disjoint sections, wherein an amount of material removed by said cutting is at least 10 times smaller than an amount of material remaining in the plurality of sections; - separating (S3) the first section and the second section from each other; - laminating (S3A) the first section (A) and the second section (B) with a respective further substrate at a side opposite the carrier substrate to form a respective first and second photovoltaic device ; and - assembling (S4) the photovoltaic product from the first photovoltaic device and the second photovoltaic device , characterized in that the first and the second sections (A, B) are mutually complementary comb shaped structures and in that the second photovoltaic device is arranged in a second plane (PB) parallel to and in front of a first plane (PA) of said first photovoltaic device . - depositing (S1) a stack of layers on a carrier substrate , the stack comprising at least: a first electrode layer , a photovoltaic layer and a second electrode layer ; - cutting (S2) through the substrate with the stack of layers to form a first (A) and a second (B) mutually disjoint sections, wherein an amount of material removed by said cutting is at least 10 times smaller than an amount of material remaining in the plurality of sections; - separating (S3) the first section and the second section from each other; - laminating (S3A) the first section (A) and the second section (B) with a respective further substrate at a side opposite the carrier substrate to form a respective first and second photovoltaic device ; and - assembling (S4) the photovoltaic product from the first photovoltaic device and the second photovoltaic device ,
A manufacturing method for a substrate on which nerve cells are arranged, the method comprising: a step of forming one or a plurality of liquid pools by arranging a plurality of liquid droplets containing nerve cells on a substrate using an inkjet method, to form one or a plurality of liquid pools, wherein the substrate has a region on which a cell adhesive material is arranged and a region on which a cell non-adhesive material is arranged, and wherein each liquid droplet is arranged to be in contact with the cell adhesive material; and a step of incubating the liquid pool until the nerve cells in the liquid pool sediment and temporarily adhere onto the substrate to form a cell aggregate, wherein the diameter per one liquid pool is 500 μm or less, and the density of nerve cells per one liquid pool is 10 5 cells/cm 2 or more. a step of forming one or a plurality of liquid pools by arranging a plurality of liquid droplets containing nerve cells on a substrate using an inkjet method, to form one or a plurality of liquid pools, wherein the substrate has a region on which a cell adhesive material is arranged and a region on which a cell non-adhesive material is arranged, and wherein each liquid droplet is arranged to be in contact with the cell adhesive material; and a step of incubating the liquid pool until the nerve cells in the liquid pool sediment and temporarily adhere onto the substrate to form a cell aggregate, wherein the diameter per one liquid pool is 500 μm or less, and the density of nerve cells per one liquid pool is 10 5 cells/cm 2 or more.
Method for fabrication of a composite component comprising the following steps: a) forming an element with an opening into which resilient means extend; b) placing a tool between the resilient means of the element so as to place the resilient means under stress; c) overmoulding the element with an at least partially amorphous metal alloy so as to confine the resilient means under stress; d) removing the tool to form the composite component provided with a passage of corresponding shape to the tool between the resilient means under stress. a) forming an element with an opening into which resilient means extend; b) placing a tool between the resilient means of the element so as to place the resilient means under stress; c) overmoulding the element with an at least partially amorphous metal alloy so as to confine the resilient means under stress; d) removing the tool to form the composite component provided with a passage of corresponding shape to the tool between the resilient means under stress.
Adapter for connecting at least a first or second suction-extraction device to a hand-held power tool , wherein the adapter has a suction-extraction nozzle , which can be fastened to the hand-held power tool , and a suction-extraction sleeve , wherein, when the suction-extraction sleeve is arranged in a first predefined position on the suction-extraction nozzle , the first suction-extraction device can be connected to the suction-extraction nozzle , and, when the suction-extraction sleeve is arranged in a second predefined position on the suction-extraction nozzle , the second suction-extraction device can be connected to the suction-extraction sleeve , wherein the suction-extraction nozzle has, on its outer circumference , at least one guide track , wherein the suction-extraction sleeve has, on its inner circumference , at least one guide element for the guiding in the at least one guide track of the suction-extraction nozzle , characterized in that the at least one guide track has a first latching receptacle , which is associated with the first position , and a second latching receptacle , which is associated with the second position , wherein the at least one guide element of the suction-extraction sleeve is latched in the first latching receptacle in the first position and is latched in the second latching receptacle in the second position .
A position sensor comprising two elements that are intended to move with respect to one another, a first of the two elements comprising a component that is sensitive to a magnetic field, characterized in that a second of the two elements comprises two pairs of magnets , in that in each of the pairs, the orientation of each of the magnets is alternated, and the polar axes passing through their respective poles are parallel, in that an air gap of a width is formed between the two pairs of magnets , the width defining a distance separating the two pairs of magnets and being configured to allow the component to pass there through along an axis (x) that is perpendicular to the axes of the poles of the magnets and in that each magnet of one pair facing a magnet of the other pair and the magnets facing one another having the same orientation.
An electric conduction structure with an outlet guide vane for conducting and diverting electric current from a vane main body of the outlet guide vane into an exterior support structure , comprising: a sheath of a metal having a shape adapted for covering a leading edge of the vane main body, characterized by comprising: an electrically conductive pad of the metal comprising a contact portion so dimensioned as to have an overlap with an end of the sheath , and a washer portion into which a bolt for being tightened into the support structure is insertable, wherein one or more joints selected from the group of a weld, a spot-weld, a solder, a bond by an electrically conductive paste and a crimp establish connection between the end of the sheath and the contact portion . a sheath of a metal having a shape adapted for covering a leading edge of the vane main body, characterized by comprising: an electrically conductive pad of the metal comprising a contact portion so dimensioned as to have an overlap with an end of the sheath , and a washer portion into which a bolt for being tightened into the support structure is insertable, wherein one or more joints selected from the group of a weld, a spot-weld, a solder, a bond by an electrically conductive paste and a crimp establish connection between the end of the sheath and the contact portion . an electrically conductive pad of the metal comprising a contact portion so dimensioned as to have an overlap with an end of the sheath , and a washer portion into which a bolt for being tightened into the support structure is insertable, wherein one or more joints selected from the group of a weld, a spot-weld, a solder, a bond by an electrically conductive paste and a crimp establish connection between the end of the sheath and the contact portion .
A method of inspecting a surface of a component, the method comprising the steps of: providing a probe for inspecting the component surface for defects, the probe being an eddy current probe, and the inspection comprising eddy current testing; defining a reference surface that is offset from the component surface by a stand-off distance (D) and follows the shape of the component, whereby the reference surface is not a physical surface, but merely acts as a guide for defining a tool path for the probe ; moving the probe so as to contact a plurality of discrete spaced apart inspection points on the component surface , each contact of the probe with an inspection point comprising a first movement of the probe from the reference surface to the inspection point , whereby the probe provides a continuous time based signal during the first movement of the probe for identifying a signal portion of the signal that is associated with the probe being in contact with the component surface ; retracting the probe from the component surface after each contact with an inspection point ; and inspecting the component surface each time the probe contacts an inspection point ; and determining for each signal portion whether the signal portion is indicative of a defect in the component surface. providing a probe for inspecting the component surface for defects, the probe being an eddy current probe, and the inspection comprising eddy current testing; defining a reference surface that is offset from the component surface by a stand-off distance (D) and follows the shape of the component, whereby the reference surface is not a physical surface, but merely acts as a guide for defining a tool path for the probe ; moving the probe so as to contact a plurality of discrete spaced apart inspection points on the component surface , each contact of the probe with an inspection point comprising a first movement of the probe from the reference surface to the inspection point , whereby the probe provides a continuous time based signal during the first movement of the probe for identifying a signal portion of the signal that is associated with the probe being in contact with the component surface ; retracting the probe from the component surface after each contact with an inspection point ; and inspecting the component surface each time the probe contacts an inspection point ; and determining for each signal portion whether the signal portion is indicative of a defect in the component surface.
A method for detecting and characterizing inputs on a touch sensor surface of an input device, the method comprising: • at a first time, scanning an array of sense electrodes , arranged under the touch sensor surface , at a first resolution to generate a first force image; • detecting a first force input in the first force image; • in response to a first geometry dimension of the first force input exceeding a geometry threshold, characterizing the first force input as a non-stylus input type; • in response to the first geometry dimension of the first force input remaining below the geometry threshold: ∘ at a second time succeeding the first time, scanning the array of sense electrodes at a second resolution greater than the first resolution to generate a second force image; ∘ detecting a second force input in the second force image proximal the first force input; and ∘ in response to a second ratio of a second force magnitude of the second force input to a second geometry dimension of the second force input exceeding a ratio threshold, characterizing the first force input as a stylus input type; and • outputting, to a computing device coupled to the input device, a location and a type of the first force input. • at a first time, scanning an array of sense electrodes , arranged under the touch sensor surface , at a first resolution to generate a first force image; • detecting a first force input in the first force image; • in response to a first geometry dimension of the first force input exceeding a geometry threshold, characterizing the first force input as a non-stylus input type; • in response to the first geometry dimension of the first force input remaining below the geometry threshold: ∘ at a second time succeeding the first time, scanning the array of sense electrodes at a second resolution greater than the first resolution to generate a second force image; ∘ detecting a second force input in the second force image proximal the first force input; and ∘ in response to a second ratio of a second force magnitude of the second force input to a second geometry dimension of the second force input exceeding a ratio threshold, characterizing the first force input as a stylus input type; and ∘ at a second time succeeding the first time, scanning the array of sense electrodes at a second resolution greater than the first resolution to generate a second force image; ∘ detecting a second force input in the second force image proximal the first force input; and ∘ in response to a second ratio of a second force magnitude of the second force input to a second geometry dimension of the second force input exceeding a ratio threshold, characterizing the first force input as a stylus input type; and • outputting, to a computing device coupled to the input device, a location and a type of the first force input.