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A control method that is suitable for use in a household appliance system comprising a dishwasher , a network card that is provided on the dishwasher and that enables the dishwasher to connect to the Internet, a control card that is in communication with the network card and that controls the dishwasher programs, a mobile device that can control the dishwasher by accessing the dishwasher via the Internet and a server in communication with the mobile device and/or the network card , the control method comprising the steps of - recording the image of the items placed into the dishwasher to be washed by means of the mobile device , and - sending the recorded image to the server by the mobile device and processing the image; characterized in that the control method further comprises - comparing the ideal layouts prerecorded into the server memory with the image sent by the mobile device , and - providing the user with the layout suggestion via the mobile device . - recording the image of the items placed into the dishwasher to be washed by means of the mobile device , and - sending the recorded image to the server by the mobile device and processing the image; characterized in that the control method further comprises - comparing the ideal layouts prerecorded into the server memory with the image sent by the mobile device , and - providing the user with the layout suggestion via the mobile device .
A measuring device comprising - at least three detection means (A, B, C) for detecting a position of a passive marker (P 1 , ..., P 9 ) and having - a common control means (1.2) for controlling said detection means, characterised in that the three detection means (A, B, C) for detecting a position of a passive marker (P 1 , ..., P 9 ) are rotatably supported, in a common housing (1.1) of the measuring device, about a plurality of axes, preferably at least two axes, and are adjustable about these axes, in particular by a motor, wherein at least two detection means are rotatable in a 2D gimballed fashion in the housing. - at least three detection means (A, B, C) for detecting a position of a passive marker (P 1 , ..., P 9 ) and having - a common control means (1.2) for controlling said detection means, characterised in that the three detection means (A, B, C) for detecting a position of a passive marker (P 1 , ..., P 9 ) are rotatably supported, in a common housing (1.1) of the measuring device, about a plurality of axes, preferably at least two axes, and are adjustable about these axes, in particular by a motor, wherein at least two detection means are rotatable in a 2D gimballed fashion in the housing.
Method for coating or filling the folds of a folded catheter balloon, in that a delivery device in the form of a syringe, needle or nozzle, to deliver a continuous flow of a composition including active ingredient, is moved relative to the folded catheter balloon along the fold, wherein the catheter balloon and the delivery device both move relative to each other.
A setting tool for a liner hanger , comprising: a tubular housing having a central bore ; a first seal and a second seal disposed about an exterior of the tubular housing ; a first port formed through the tubular housing and disposed between the first seal and the second seal ; a first sleeve disposed in the central bore and movable from a closed position to an open position, the first sleeve having a seat ; at least one first shearable member configured to releasably attach the first sleeve to the tubular housing in the closed position; at least one fluid bypass disposed in the tubular housing and configured to allow fluid communication around the first seal and the second seal ; and wherein the central bore and the first port are in fluid communication when the first sleeve is in the open position. a tubular housing having a central bore ; a first seal and a second seal disposed about an exterior of the tubular housing ; a first port formed through the tubular housing and disposed between the first seal and the second seal ; a first sleeve disposed in the central bore and movable from a closed position to an open position, the first sleeve having a seat ; at least one first shearable member configured to releasably attach the first sleeve to the tubular housing in the closed position; at least one fluid bypass disposed in the tubular housing and configured to allow fluid communication around the first seal and the second seal ; and wherein the central bore and the first port are in fluid communication when the first sleeve is in the open position.
A lid for an ostomy implant, comprising: a ring-shaped base part adapted to engage with an open end of the ostomy implant ; a cap part adapted to fit inside the ring-shaped base part , wherein the cap part is rotatable with respect to the ring-shaped base part to lock and unlock the lid to the ostomy implant , and wherein the cap part has a through-hole ; and a slider configured to be radially slid into a recess of the cap part in a closed configuration, wherein the slider completely covers the through-hole of the cap part , and radially slid out from the recess in an open configuration, wherein the slider does not cover the through-hole of the cap part . a ring-shaped base part adapted to engage with an open end of the ostomy implant ; a cap part adapted to fit inside the ring-shaped base part , wherein the cap part is rotatable with respect to the ring-shaped base part to lock and unlock the lid to the ostomy implant , and wherein the cap part has a through-hole ; and a slider configured to be radially slid into a recess of the cap part in a closed configuration, wherein the slider completely covers the through-hole of the cap part , and radially slid out from the recess in an open configuration, wherein the slider does not cover the through-hole of the cap part .
A foot pedal control for a surgical system, comprising: a base ; a treadle mounted for rotational yaw movement relative to the base and having a generally planar foot platform; a sensor that tracks the yaw movements of the treadle and generates an electronic signal therefor; and a pair of guides mounted on the treadle flanking and extending upward from the foot platform, at least one of the guides being movable to adjust the lateral spacing therebetween and accommodate variable foot widths on the foot platform therebetween, characterised in that : the guides are elongated in an anterior-posterior direction and each includes a lip extending toward the other guide and generally parallel to the foot platform, and a rail extending upward from the lip generally perpendicular to the foot platform. a base ; a treadle mounted for rotational yaw movement relative to the base and having a generally planar foot platform; a sensor that tracks the yaw movements of the treadle and generates an electronic signal therefor; and a pair of guides mounted on the treadle flanking and extending upward from the foot platform, at least one of the guides being movable to adjust the lateral spacing therebetween and accommodate variable foot widths on the foot platform therebetween, characterised in that : the guides are elongated in an anterior-posterior direction and each includes a lip extending toward the other guide and generally parallel to the foot platform, and a rail extending upward from the lip generally perpendicular to the foot platform.
An integrated optical structure for multiplexing and/or demultiplexing an optical signal, wherein the optical signal comprises optical channels of different frequencies or is formed by combining said optical channels, and wherein the optical structure comprises: a main waveguide having two parallel side surfaces delimiting the main waveguide along its longitudinal sides in a plane that lies parallel to its extension direction; a first waveguide which meets the main waveguide at a first region on one of the two side surfaces; a plurality of second waveguides which meet the main waveguide at a second region on one of the two side surfaces, wherein the second region is spaced at a determined distance from the first region; wherein the two side surfaces of the main waveguide are arranged at a first angle relative to an extension direction of the first waveguide and a second angle relative to extension directions of the plurality of second waveguides ; and wherein the first angle and the second angle are identical or different depending on the arrangement of the first waveguide and the plurality of second waveguides ; characterized in that the optical structure further comprises one or more waveguide extension structures to control a channel spacing of the optical channels of different frequencies that can be multiplexed and/or demultiplexed, wherein each waveguide extension structure is arranged adjacent to one of the two side surfaces of the main waveguide at a region that is different to the first and the second region. a main waveguide having two parallel side surfaces delimiting the main waveguide along its longitudinal sides in a plane that lies parallel to its extension direction; a first waveguide which meets the main waveguide at a first region on one of the two side surfaces; a plurality of second waveguides which meet the main waveguide at a second region on one of the two side surfaces, wherein the second region is spaced at a determined distance from the first region; wherein the two side surfaces of the main waveguide are arranged at a first angle relative to an extension direction of the first waveguide and a second angle relative to extension directions of the plurality of second waveguides ; and wherein the first angle and the second angle are identical or different depending on the arrangement of the first waveguide and the plurality of second waveguides ; characterized in that the optical structure further comprises one or more waveguide extension structures to control a channel spacing of the optical channels of different frequencies that can be multiplexed and/or demultiplexed, wherein each waveguide extension structure is arranged adjacent to one of the two side surfaces of the main waveguide at a region that is different to the first and the second region.
A prepreg assembly comprising thermosetting resin and fibres and comprising an uppermost curable resin surface layer the uppermost layer comprising at least 10.0 wt% of particulate granular material in the form of glass spheres having a particle size of from 5 to 50 microns, such that when the assembly is cured, the uppermost surface layer comprises at least 10.0 wt% of the particulate granular material such that the uppermost surface layer has a sandability of at least 0.30 mg/cycle over 200 cycles, as measured according to ASTM D4060 using a Taber 5151 Abrasion Tester fitted with H18 wheels and a 1.0 kg weight.
A method of forming a semiconductor device comprising: forming a mask having a plurality of openings atop a semiconductor-containing layer , said semiconductor-containing layer is located atop a substrate ; performing an angled ion implantation to introduce dopants to a first portion of the semiconductor-containing layer , wherein a first region of a remaining portion of the semiconductor-containing layer is beneath the mask and is substantially free of said dopants, and a second region of the remaining portion of the semiconductor-containing layer that is substantially free of said dopants is present within the plurality of openings (8/8a) and is present between adjacent first portions of the semiconductor-containing layer that are doped; wherein adjacent openings (8/8a) of the plurality of openings (8/8a) of the mask are separated by a dimension ranging from 30 nm to 200 nm and wherein the angled ion implantation includes an angle ranging from 3° to 75°, wherein the angle is measured at an intersection between a plane (P1) parallel to a direction of travel of the dopants and a plane (P2) perpendicular to a surface of the substrate; and wherein the angled ion implantation is directed at the first portion from opposite directions; removing the first portion of the semiconductor-containing layer containing the dopants selective to the remaining portion of semiconductor-containing layer that is substantially free of the dopants to provide a pattern; and transferring the pattern into the substrate to provide a fin structure having a width of ranging from 10 nm to 50 nm. forming a mask having a plurality of openings atop a semiconductor-containing layer , said semiconductor-containing layer is located atop a substrate ; performing an angled ion implantation to introduce dopants to a first portion of the semiconductor-containing layer , wherein a first region of a remaining portion of the semiconductor-containing layer is beneath the mask and is substantially free of said dopants, and a second region of the remaining portion of the semiconductor-containing layer that is substantially free of said dopants is present within the plurality of openings (8/8a) and is present between adjacent first portions of the semiconductor-containing layer that are doped; wherein adjacent openings (8/8a) of the plurality of openings (8/8a) of the mask are separated by a dimension ranging from 30 nm to 200 nm and wherein the angled ion implantation includes an angle ranging from 3° to 75°, wherein the angle is measured at an intersection between a plane (P1) parallel to a direction of travel of the dopants and a plane (P2) perpendicular to a surface of the substrate; and wherein the angled ion implantation is directed at the first portion from opposite directions; removing the first portion of the semiconductor-containing layer containing the dopants selective to the remaining portion of semiconductor-containing layer that is substantially free of the dopants to provide a pattern; and transferring the pattern into the substrate to provide a fin structure having a width of ranging from 10 nm to 50 nm.
A device comprising: a searching unit configured to search a set of specific sequences, comprising a set of root sequences and cyclic shifts thereof, wherein the searching unit is configured to start from a root sequence index indicating a root sequence of ordered root sequences, include available cyclic shifts of the root sequence, and continue with a next root sequence if necessary for filling the set, wherein the ordered root sequences are obtained by ordering sequences of a predetermined length and number in accordance with cubic metric of each of the sequences and a size of a high mobility cell each of the sequences supports, wherein the ordering comprises: - dividing the sequences into a first set with cubic metric values below a predetermined threshold and a second set with cubic metric values above the threshold, - forming two or more subsets of the sequences in the first set and two or more subsets of the sequences in the second set according to the supported cell sizes, wherein the subsets are arranged such that supported cell sizes of the sequences increase between subsets of the first set and decrease between subsets of the second set or vice versa, and - ordering the sequences in each subset according to their cubic metric values. a searching unit configured to search a set of specific sequences, comprising a set of root sequences and cyclic shifts thereof, wherein the searching unit is configured to start from a root sequence index indicating a root sequence of ordered root sequences, include available cyclic shifts of the root sequence, and continue with a next root sequence if necessary for filling the set, wherein the ordered root sequences are obtained by ordering sequences of a predetermined length and number in accordance with cubic metric of each of the sequences and a size of a high mobility cell each of the sequences supports, wherein the ordering comprises: - dividing the sequences into a first set with cubic metric values below a predetermined threshold and a second set with cubic metric values above the threshold, - forming two or more subsets of the sequences in the first set and two or more subsets of the sequences in the second set according to the supported cell sizes, wherein the subsets are arranged such that supported cell sizes of the sequences increase between subsets of the first set and decrease between subsets of the second set or vice versa, and - ordering the sequences in each subset according to their cubic metric values. - dividing the sequences into a first set with cubic metric values below a predetermined threshold and a second set with cubic metric values above the threshold, - forming two or more subsets of the sequences in the first set and two or more subsets of the sequences in the second set according to the supported cell sizes, wherein the subsets are arranged such that supported cell sizes of the sequences increase between subsets of the first set and decrease between subsets of the second set or vice versa, and - ordering the sequences in each subset according to their cubic metric values.
A system, comprising: a plug assembly , comprising: a housing configured to be positioned within a first passageway formed in a wellhead component , the housing comprising a first portion and a second portion coupled to one another, and the second portion circumferentially surrounding at least part of the first portion ; a channel formed in the housing , wherein the channel is configured to enable fluid to flow from a bore of the wellhead component into the channel ; and an annular seal configured to extend between an outer surface of the second portion of the housing and an inner surface of a second passageway formed in a flange that circumferentially surrounds at least part of the plug assembly while the flange is coupled to the wellhead component; characterized by a sensor supported by the housing and configured to measure a condition of a fluid within a bore of the wellhead component , wherein the housing comprises a wall that defines the channel , the sensor being supported with a recess formed in the wall . a housing configured to be positioned within a first passageway formed in a wellhead component , the housing comprising a first portion and a second portion coupled to one another, and the second portion circumferentially surrounding at least part of the first portion ; a channel formed in the housing , wherein the channel is configured to enable fluid to flow from a bore of the wellhead component into the channel ; and an annular seal configured to extend between an outer surface of the second portion of the housing and an inner surface of a second passageway formed in a flange that circumferentially surrounds at least part of the plug assembly while the flange is coupled to the wellhead component; characterized by a sensor supported by the housing and configured to measure a condition of a fluid within a bore of the wellhead component , wherein the housing comprises a wall that defines the channel , the sensor being supported with a recess formed in the wall .
A method of diagnosis or prognosis of preeclampsia in a pregnant subject, comprising measuring in a sample that had been obtained from a pregnant subject and measuring the ratio between the amount of (a) one or both of sFlt-1 and PIGF, and (b) one or both of a breakdown product of heme and a breakdown product of arginine, in the sample, wherein the breakdown product of heme is selected from bilirubin, biliverdin, carbon monoxide, carboxyhaemoglobin and ferritin, and the breakdown product of arginine is selected from urea, ornithine, citrulline, arginosuccinic acid and ammonia, and wherein the sample is blood, serum, plasma or urine.
A control device for controlling charging of a rechargeable battery , the control device being configured to: determine the voltage (V x ) of the battery during charging of the battery, stop charging, when the determined voltage (V x ) exceeds a predetermined upper voltage limit (V max ), determine the voltage (V x ) of the battery after stopping charging, characterized in that the control device is further configured to: determine the voltage difference (ΔV x ) between the predetermined upper voltage limit (V max ) and the determined voltage of the battery after stopping charging, and continue charging, when the determined voltage difference (ΔV x ) exceeds a predetermined threshold (ΔV T ), determine the threshold (ΔV T ) based on the state of charge (SOC) of the battery before starting charging and/or based on a determined degradation (α x ) of the battery. determine the voltage (V x ) of the battery during charging of the battery, stop charging, when the determined voltage (V x ) exceeds a predetermined upper voltage limit (V max ), determine the voltage (V x ) of the battery after stopping charging, characterized in that determine the voltage difference (ΔV x ) between the predetermined upper voltage limit (V max ) and the determined voltage of the battery after stopping charging, and continue charging, when the determined voltage difference (ΔV x ) exceeds a predetermined threshold (ΔV T ), determine the threshold (ΔV T ) based on the state of charge (SOC) of the battery before starting charging and/or based on a determined degradation (α x ) of the battery.
A pitch control system for controlling a pitch force system for pitching a blade of a wind turbine , the pitch control system being arranged for: - controlling a main pitch force subsystem of the pitch force system , the main pitch force subsystem being capable of applying a main pitch force to the blade 103, - controlling an auxiliary pitch force subsystem of the pitch force system , the auxiliary pitch force subsystem being capable of applying an auxiliary pitch force to the blade in addition to the main pitch force, wherein the pitch control system in a decision mode is arranged for - deciding whether or not to activate the auxiliary pitch force subsystem and apply the auxiliary pitch force to the blade , - activating the auxiliary pitch force subsystem for applying the auxiliary pitch force to the blade if it is decided to activate the auxiliary pitch force subsystem and apply the auxiliary pitch force to the blade , wherein the activating is initiated at an initiation point in time (t i ) where the main pitch force is sufficient to pitch the blade into a target pitch value corresponding to the initiation point in time, wherein the pitch control system is arranged for operating in any one of a plurality of modes , where the plurality of modes comprises: - The decision mode , and - one or more other modes , wherein each of the one or more other modes is different with respect to the decision mode, and wherein the pitch control system is arranged for: - Determining in which mode of the plurality of modes to operate, and wherein a transition into the decision mode is triggered if within a preceding trigger amount of time: - A number of times which activating the auxiliary pitch force subsystem has taken place exceeds - a entry trigger threshold. - controlling a main pitch force subsystem of the pitch force system , the main pitch force subsystem being capable of applying a main pitch force to the blade 103, - controlling an auxiliary pitch force subsystem of the pitch force system , the auxiliary pitch force subsystem being capable of applying an auxiliary pitch force to the blade in addition to the main pitch force, wherein the pitch control system in a decision mode is arranged for - deciding whether or not to activate the auxiliary pitch force subsystem and apply the auxiliary pitch force to the blade , - activating the auxiliary pitch force subsystem for applying the auxiliary pitch force to the blade if it is decided to activate the auxiliary pitch force subsystem and apply the auxiliary pitch force to the blade , wherein the activating is initiated at an initiation point in time (t i ) where the main pitch force is sufficient to pitch the blade into a target pitch value corresponding to the initiation point in time, - The decision mode , and - one or more other modes , wherein each of the one or more other modes is different with respect to the decision mode, and - Determining in which mode of the plurality of modes to operate, and - A number of times which activating the auxiliary pitch force subsystem has taken place exceeds - a entry trigger threshold.