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A semiconductor component, which is a solar cell, comprising a quantum structure emitter , wherein the quantum structure emitter consists of a first layer made of an undoped semiconductor material with a large band gap, a second, middle, highly doped layer made of a semiconductor material with a low band gap, and a third, undoped layer made of a semiconductor material with a large band gap, so that the band gap of the first and third layers is in each case at least 1.5 eV and so that the band gap of the second layer is at most 0.9 eV, and a dopant concentration of the second layer is at least 5 × 10 18 1/cm 3 , wherein the quantum structure emitter forms at least a part of a first diode , and a second diode made of other semiconductor materials with a larger band gap is attached to the first diode , wherein the first and third layers are composed in each case of SiGeC, and the second layer is composed of Si, Ge or SiGe. wherein the quantum structure emitter consists of a first layer made of an undoped semiconductor material with a large band gap, a second, middle, highly doped layer made of a semiconductor material with a low band gap, and a third, undoped layer made of a semiconductor material with a large band gap, so that the band gap of the first and third layers is in each case at least 1.5 eV and so that the band gap of the second layer is at most 0.9 eV, and a dopant concentration of the second layer is at least 5 × 10 18 1/cm 3 , wherein the quantum structure emitter forms at least a part of a first diode , and a second diode made of other semiconductor materials with a larger band gap is attached to the first diode , wherein the first and third layers are composed in each case of SiGeC, and the second layer is composed of Si, Ge or SiGe.
A method for manufacturing at least a portion of a part by successive depositions of layers, comprising the steps consisting of: a) depositing a first layer of molten metal on a substrate , so as to form a first metallic bead on the substrate, b) depositing a second layer of molten metal on said first bead, so as to form a second metallic bead on said first bead, and c) repeating steps a) and b) for each new metallic layer to be deposited on top of the previous bead, until the formation of said at least one portion of the part, characterised in that it comprises, after n step(s) of deposition, n being greater than or equal to 1, a step whereby the formed bead is compressed, and in that the compression step is performed hot, i.e. before the complete cooling of said bead, the compression step being performed by shot peening of said bead at a temperature of more than 100°C. a) depositing a first layer of molten metal on a substrate , so as to form a first metallic bead on the substrate, b) depositing a second layer of molten metal on said first bead, so as to form a second metallic bead on said first bead, and c) repeating steps a) and b) for each new metallic layer to be deposited on top of the previous bead, until the formation of said at least one portion of the part,
Spreader unit for a drum brake , comprising a housing and two, first and second brake shoe holders that are arranged in a manner secured against rotation in relation to the housing , are able to be actuated linearly along an axis (A), respectively away from one another in a spreading direction (S, S') and respectively toward one another in a release direction (L, L'), and each act on a first and a second brake shoe provided respectively with a brake lining , having one or more rotation-translation converter apparatuses, and wherein a readjustment device for compensating for an actuating travel that increases as a result of wear on the brake linings is arranged between the actuating pistons, said readjustment device being designed such that it changes the spacing of the actuating pistons in at least one readjustment step when the actuating travel has exceeded a setpoint value, characterized in that a thermally activatable blocking device is provided, which is designed such that, at a temperature above a setpoint value, the execution of the readjustment step by the readjustment device is mechanically prevented.
A method of controlling a heating system comprising: providing at least one heater assembly , the heater assembly comprising a plurality of heater units , each heater unit including a core body and defining at least one independently controlled heating zone ; supplying power to each of the heater units through a plurality of power conductors extending through holes defined in the core bodies and electrically connected to each of the independently controlled heating zones in each of the heater units ; and modulating power supplied to each of the independently controlled heating zones , by switching the independently controlled heating zones such that a reduced number of independently controlled heating zones receives voltage at a time to reduce current leakage while allowing the independently controlled heating zones to provide a desired power distribution along the length of the heater assembly . providing at least one heater assembly , the heater assembly comprising a plurality of heater units , each heater unit including a core body and defining at least one independently controlled heating zone ; supplying power to each of the heater units through a plurality of power conductors extending through holes defined in the core bodies and electrically connected to each of the independently controlled heating zones in each of the heater units ; and modulating power supplied to each of the independently controlled heating zones , by switching the independently controlled heating zones such that a reduced number of independently controlled heating zones receives voltage at a time to reduce current leakage while allowing the independently controlled heating zones to provide a desired power distribution along the length of the heater assembly .
A method of maintaining a global count value in a distributed computing system , the method comprising: maintaining at a local node in a plurality of nodes in the distributed computing system a local current count value determined at the local node, copies of remote current count values determined at each other nodes in the plurality of nodes and communicated to the local node and a ledger comprising a cryptographically protected history of determined local count values and communicated remote count values; using the local current count value and the copies of the remote current count values to compute the global count value at the local node; and using the ledger to verify an integrity of the history of determined local count values and communicated remote count values characterized in that the step of maintaining further comprises: recording a local current count value at the local node; recording a version identifier associated with the local current count value; updating the ledger to include the local current count value and the version identifier; and incorporating the local current count value and the version identifier into the cryptographically protected history in the ledger. maintaining at a local node in a plurality of nodes in the distributed computing system a local current count value determined at the local node, copies of remote current count values determined at each other nodes in the plurality of nodes and communicated to the local node and a ledger comprising a cryptographically protected history of determined local count values and communicated remote count values; using the local current count value and the copies of the remote current count values to compute the global count value at the local node; and using the ledger to verify an integrity of the history of determined local count values and communicated remote count values characterized in that the step of maintaining further comprises: recording a local current count value at the local node; recording a version identifier associated with the local current count value; updating the ledger to include the local current count value and the version identifier; and incorporating the local current count value and the version identifier into the cryptographically protected history in the ledger. recording a version identifier associated with the local current count value; updating the ledger to include the local current count value and the version identifier; and incorporating the local current count value and the version identifier into the cryptographically protected history in the ledger.
A sliding caliper air disc brake , comprising: a brake disc ; a brake carrier ; a brake caliper slidably mounted on the brake carrier ; a first brake pad assembly slidably mounted to the brake carrier on an inboard side of the brake disc , and a second brake pad assembly slidably mounted to the brake carrier on an outboard side of the brake disc , each brake pad assembly including a support plate and a friction material fixed to the support plate ; at least one pin , a spring supported on the pin for urging the first brake pad assembly away from the second brake pad assembly; and characterised in that the pin is located in a fixed position relative to the first brake pad assembly, and extends towards and is slidable through an aperture in the second brake pad assembly. a brake disc ; a brake carrier ; a brake caliper slidably mounted on the brake carrier ; a first brake pad assembly slidably mounted to the brake carrier on an inboard side of the brake disc , and a second brake pad assembly slidably mounted to the brake carrier on an outboard side of the brake disc , each brake pad assembly including a support plate and a friction material fixed to the support plate ; at least one pin , a spring supported on the pin for urging the first brake pad assembly away from the second brake pad assembly; and characterised in that the pin is located in a fixed position relative to the first brake pad assembly, and extends towards and is slidable through an aperture in the second brake pad assembly.
A blood purification apparatus that includes a blood circuit including an arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit to distal ends of which puncture needles are connectable, respectively, and through which blood of a patient can be extracorporeally circulated; a blood purification device connected to proximal ends of the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit and that is configured to purify the blood extracorporeally circulating through the blood circuit ; a squeezable tube (C) connected to the arterial blood circuit ; a blood pump allowing liquid in the squeezable tube (C) to flow by squeezing the squeezable tube (C) in a lengthwise direction while compressing the squeezable tube (C) in a radial direction; and a pressure-detecting device attached to a predetermined position of the arterial blood circuit that is on a distal side with respect to a position where the blood pump is provided, the pressure-detecting device being capable of detecting a suction pressure of the blood pump , the blood purification apparatus comprising: a control device configured to control a driving speed of the blood pump in accordance with the suction pressure of the blood pump that is detected by the pressure-detecting device , characterized in that the blood purification apparatus further comprising a substitution line (L8, L9) connected to a position of the arterial blood circuit that is on the distal side with respect to the position where the blood pump is provided, the substitution line (L8, L9) allowing a predetermined substitution fluid to be supplied to the arterial blood circuit , wherein the control device is configured to control a flow rate of the substitution fluid supplied from the substitution line (L8, L9) such that the suction pressure of the blood pump becomes a predetermined value. a control device configured to control a driving speed of the blood pump in accordance with the suction pressure of the blood pump that is detected by the pressure-detecting device , characterized in that the blood purification apparatus further comprising a substitution line (L8, L9) connected to a position of the arterial blood circuit that is on the distal side with respect to the position where the blood pump is provided, the substitution line (L8, L9) allowing a predetermined substitution fluid to be supplied to the arterial blood circuit , wherein the control device is configured to control a flow rate of the substitution fluid supplied from the substitution line (L8, L9) such that the suction pressure of the blood pump becomes a predetermined value.
A valve actuation system for conveying motion from a motion source to at least one engine valve in a valve train in an internal combustion engine comprising: a housing adapted to support components of the system: a lost motion component disposed in the housing and adapted to selectively convey motion from the motion source to the housing, the lost motion component adapted to absorb motion provided from the motion source in a lost motion state; a reset component adapted to reset the lost motion component to the lost motion state; and a reset blocking component configurable to a non-resetting mode of operation in which reset of the lost motion component by the reset component is prevented, regardless of the position of the reset component. a housing adapted to support components of the system: a lost motion component disposed in the housing and adapted to selectively convey motion from the motion source to the housing, the lost motion component adapted to absorb motion provided from the motion source in a lost motion state; a reset component adapted to reset the lost motion component to the lost motion state; and a reset blocking component configurable to a non-resetting mode of operation in which reset of the lost motion component by the reset component is prevented, regardless of the position of the reset component.
A processing apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of frame data captured simultaneously from a plurality of pieces of video data captured while parts of capturing regions overlap in an overlapping region; a specification unit configured to specify a blend region in the overlapping region, which includes a pixel forming a seam line connecting the plurality of pieces of frame data and is provided in a direction in which the plurality of pieces of frame data overlap; and an output unit configured to output connected frame data in which each pixel of the blend region has a pixel value obtained by blending pixel values of the plurality of pieces of frame data and the plurality of pieces of frame data are connected by the seam line, characterized in that the specification unit is configured to specify for each pixel forming the seam line, as the blend region, consecutive pixels in the direction in which the plurality of pieces of frame data overlap that include the pixel forming the seam line and pixels in which a luminance difference between corresponding pixels of the plurality of pieces of frame data is within a predetermined value. an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of frame data captured simultaneously from a plurality of pieces of video data captured while parts of capturing regions overlap in an overlapping region; a specification unit configured to specify a blend region in the overlapping region, which includes a pixel forming a seam line connecting the plurality of pieces of frame data and is provided in a direction in which the plurality of pieces of frame data overlap; and an output unit configured to output connected frame data in which each pixel of the blend region has a pixel value obtained by blending pixel values of the plurality of pieces of frame data and the plurality of pieces of frame data are connected by the seam line,
A system for closing an opening at a target site including bodily tissue, the system comprising: a plurality of clip assemblies each including: a self-closing clip defined by opposing leg segments and an intermediate segment , each of the leg segments terminating at a piercing end , wherein the self-closing clip includes a shape memory member that has a closed memory set configuration and is transitional from a natural state to a deflected state, wherein the self-closing clip exhibits a loop-shaped memory set configuration, wherein each of the clips is self-transitionable from the deflected state to the natural state in which the leg segments are curved in extension from the intermediate segment and the intermediate segment is relatively straight, the deflected state including the leg segments approaching a straightened shape, a clasp coupled to the intermediate segment ; and a flexible tether extending between and interconnecting each of the clasps . a plurality of clip assemblies each including: a self-closing clip defined by opposing leg segments and an intermediate segment , each of the leg segments terminating at a piercing end , wherein the self-closing clip includes a shape memory member that has a closed memory set configuration and is transitional from a natural state to a deflected state, wherein the self-closing clip exhibits a loop-shaped memory set configuration, wherein each of the clips is self-transitionable from the deflected state to the natural state in which the leg segments are curved in extension from the intermediate segment and the intermediate segment is relatively straight, the deflected state including the leg segments approaching a straightened shape, a clasp coupled to the intermediate segment ; and a self-closing clip defined by opposing leg segments and an intermediate segment , each of the leg segments terminating at a piercing end , wherein the self-closing clip includes a shape memory member that has a closed memory set configuration and is transitional from a natural state to a deflected state, wherein the self-closing clip exhibits a loop-shaped memory set configuration, wherein each of the clips is self-transitionable from the deflected state to the natural state in which the leg segments are curved in extension from the intermediate segment and the intermediate segment is relatively straight, the deflected state including the leg segments approaching a straightened shape, a clasp coupled to the intermediate segment ; and a flexible tether extending between and interconnecting each of the clasps .
Lifting device for a metallurgical ladle in which there is liquid metal , - wherein the lifting device has two pairs of vertically oriented posts , - wherein the lifting device has two horizontally oriented transverse struts , which are fastened to the posts of one of the pairs of posts each, - wherein there is a transverse beam for each transverse strut , - wherein the transverse beams can be positioned in the vertical direction relative to the respective transverse strut by means of an individual hydraulic cylinder unit each, - wherein a hook for receiving a pin arranged on the metallurgical ladle is suspended from each of the transverse beams , - wherein the hydraulic cylinder units each have a hydraulic cylinder and a piston that can be retracted and extended relative to the respective hydraulic cylinder , - wherein the transverse beams are arranged above the transverse struts, - wherein the hydraulic cylinder units act in such a way that the transverse beams are moved upward when the pistons are extended and are moved downward when the pistons are retracted, characterized in that the hydraulic cylinder units are formed as integral components that have internally in addition to the respective hydraulic cylinder and the respective piston a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic reservoir as well as the required hydraulic valves . - wherein the lifting device has two pairs of vertically oriented posts , - wherein the lifting device has two horizontally oriented transverse struts , which are fastened to the posts of one of the pairs of posts each, - wherein there is a transverse beam for each transverse strut , - wherein the transverse beams can be positioned in the vertical direction relative to the respective transverse strut by means of an individual hydraulic cylinder unit each, - wherein a hook for receiving a pin arranged on the metallurgical ladle is suspended from each of the transverse beams , - wherein the hydraulic cylinder units each have a hydraulic cylinder and a piston that can be retracted and extended relative to the respective hydraulic cylinder , - wherein the transverse beams are arranged above the transverse struts, - wherein the hydraulic cylinder units act in such a way that the transverse beams are moved upward when the pistons are extended and are moved downward when the pistons are retracted,
A recombinant RyR2 protein for use as an anti-heart failure medicament, and which exhibits the ability to enhance the contractility of cardiomyocytes and/or to rebalance the calcium cycling, wherein the recombinant RyR2 protein is a RyR2 protein fragment or a RyR2 protein mutant, a length of the RyR2 protein fragment or a length of the RyR2 protein mutant is not less than 15 consecutive amino acid residues, and wherein the RyR2 protein fragment is one selected from the group consisting of a P2 domain protein derived from the natural RyR2 protein, a P2 domain fragment protein-1 derived from the natural RyR2 protein and a P2 domain fragment protein-2 derived from the natural RyR2 protein; the RyR2 protein mutant is a P2 mutant derived from the natural RyR2 protein; an amino acid sequence of the P2 domain protein has at least 80% identity to an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.21; an amino acid sequence of the P2 domain fragment protein-1 has at least 80% identity to an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.23; an amino acid sequence of the P2 domain fragment protein-2 has at least 80% identity to an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.25; an amino acid sequence of the P2 mutant derived from the natural RyR2 protein has at least 80% identity to an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.29 . wherein the recombinant RyR2 protein is a RyR2 protein fragment or a RyR2 protein mutant, a length of the RyR2 protein fragment or a length of the RyR2 protein mutant is not less than 15 consecutive amino acid residues, and wherein the RyR2 protein fragment is one selected from the group consisting of a P2 domain protein derived from the natural RyR2 protein, a P2 domain fragment protein-1 derived from the natural RyR2 protein and a P2 domain fragment protein-2 derived from the natural RyR2 protein; the RyR2 protein mutant is a P2 mutant derived from the natural RyR2 protein; an amino acid sequence of the P2 domain protein has at least 80% identity to an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.21; an amino acid sequence of the P2 domain fragment protein-1 has at least 80% identity to an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.23; an amino acid sequence of the P2 domain fragment protein-2 has at least 80% identity to an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.25; an amino acid sequence of the P2 mutant derived from the natural RyR2 protein has at least 80% identity to an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.29 .