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Positioning system for positioning an object, wherein the positioning system comprises a stacked stage system , wherein the stacked stage system is movable on a reference surface , wherein the stacked stage system comprises: - a driving system for driving the stacked stage system ; - a first stage that is arranged to be driven along a driving plane parallel to the plane of the reference surface ; - a main stage for supporting the object, wherein the main stage is arranged on the driven first stage for moving the main stage along the driving plane; and - wherein the main stage is movable with respect to the first stage in an out-of-plane direction perpendicular to the driving plane and wherein the main stage further comprises a support bearing arranged to movably support the main stage on the reference surface in said out-of-plane direction, such that the positional accuracy in the out-of-plane direction is not dependent on the out-of-plane positional accuracy of an underlying stage in the stacked system . - a driving system for driving the stacked stage system ; - a first stage that is arranged to be driven along a driving plane parallel to the plane of the reference surface ; - a main stage for supporting the object, wherein the main stage is arranged on the driven first stage for moving the main stage along the driving plane; and - wherein the main stage is movable with respect to the first stage in an out-of-plane direction perpendicular to the driving plane and wherein the main stage further comprises a support bearing arranged to movably support the main stage on the reference surface in said out-of-plane direction, such that the positional accuracy in the out-of-plane direction is not dependent on the out-of-plane positional accuracy of an underlying stage in the stacked system .
A printhead comprising: a feeding conduit for a printing fluid and a set of ejectors for ink-jet printers; wherein each ejector comprises: a main body , made of an elastomeric material; a through hole arranged through the main body , concentric to a longitudinal axis (Y), which exhibits a surface ; a shutter , movable between a closed configuration, in which it blocks the through hole , and an open configuration, in which it does not block the through hole ; wherein the shutter is made of elastomeric material; characterized in that: the through holes are in communication with the feeding conduit ; the feeding conduit is closed, at least partly, by a plate of the ejectors, wherein the main bodies of the ejectors are mutually afforded in a single piece within the plate ; the shutters are mutually afforded in a single piece within a body of shutters , and wherein the feeding conduit is closed, at least partly, by the body of the shutters . a main body , made of an elastomeric material; a through hole arranged through the main body , concentric to a longitudinal axis (Y), which exhibits a surface ; a shutter , movable between a closed configuration, in which it blocks the through hole , and an open configuration, in which it does not block the through hole ; wherein the shutter is made of elastomeric material; characterized in that: the through holes are in communication with the feeding conduit ; the feeding conduit is closed, at least partly, by a plate of the ejectors, wherein the main bodies of the ejectors are mutually afforded in a single piece within the plate ; the shutters are mutually afforded in a single piece within a body of shutters , and wherein the feeding conduit is closed, at least partly, by the body of the shutters . the through holes are in communication with the feeding conduit ; the feeding conduit is closed, at least partly, by a plate of the ejectors, wherein the main bodies of the ejectors are mutually afforded in a single piece within the plate ; the shutters are mutually afforded in a single piece within a body of shutters , and wherein the feeding conduit is closed, at least partly, by the body of the shutters .
A method for forming a water-dispersible axial flow diagnostic device, the device comprising a test strip positioned in contact with a support, wherein both the test strip and the support are comprised of a water-dispersible material, the method comprising: - providing a single nonwoven matrix layer to be used as a matrix, or laminating together two or more matrix layers to create a web forming a matrix; - forming one or more channels that will direct liquid flow on or within the matrix; - dispensing one or more reagents, antibodies, or diagnostic chemistries onto the matrix as at least one of a liquid, solid, or gel form, or a combination of two or more of these forms; - curing the matrix via a curing device; and - sectioning the matrix into a plurality of individual matrix sections so as to separate, segment, and/or shape the continuous matrix into a plurality of individual matrix sections devices, device matrixes, test strips, or other individual device sections. - providing a single nonwoven matrix layer to be used as a matrix, or laminating together two or more matrix layers to create a web forming a matrix; - forming one or more channels that will direct liquid flow on or within the matrix; - dispensing one or more reagents, antibodies, or diagnostic chemistries onto the matrix as at least one of a liquid, solid, or gel form, or a combination of two or more of these forms; - curing the matrix via a curing device; and - sectioning the matrix into a plurality of individual matrix sections so as to separate, segment, and/or shape the continuous matrix into a plurality of individual matrix sections devices, device matrixes, test strips, or other individual device sections.
An organizer for holding surgical instruments comprising: a tray having an upper surface; a plurality of indentations in the tray forming instrument wells having a shape corresponding to the outer shape of instruments; each instrument well configured to have a depth corresponding to the height of a stack of a predetermined number of such instruments, at least one instrument well being deeper than at least one other instrument well ; characterized in that the organizer further comprising at least a first locking bar at the upper surface of the tray adjacent a first instrument well and mounted for movement between a first position covering a portion of the first instrument well to a second position away from the first instrument well , whereby the first locking bar in the first position blocking the removal and addition of a tool out of or into the first instrument well and whereby the first locking bar in the second position allowing the removal and addition of a tool out of or into the first instrument well , wherein the first locking bar is pivotably mounted on a pin, the first locking bar having a short section extending from the pin and a longer section opposite the short section, the pin acting as a fulcrum and projecting the short section of the first locking bar above the pin when the first locking bar is returned to first position and its corresponding instrument well contains fewer than the predetermined number of a particular tool. a tray having an upper surface; a plurality of indentations in the tray forming instrument wells having a shape corresponding to the outer shape of instruments; each instrument well configured to have a depth corresponding to the height of a stack of a predetermined number of such instruments, at least one instrument well being deeper than at least one other instrument well ; characterized in that the organizer further comprising at least a first locking bar at the upper surface of the tray adjacent a first instrument well and mounted for movement between a first position covering a portion of the first instrument well to a second position away from the first instrument well , whereby the first locking bar in the first position blocking the removal and addition of a tool out of or into the first instrument well and whereby the first locking bar in the second position allowing the removal and addition of a tool out of or into the first instrument well , wherein the first locking bar is pivotably mounted on a pin, the first locking bar having a short section extending from the pin and a longer section opposite the short section, the pin acting as a fulcrum and projecting the short section of the first locking bar above the pin when the first locking bar is returned to first position and its corresponding instrument well contains fewer than the predetermined number of a particular tool.
An antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof binding to NRP1, comprising: a heavy chain variable region comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 and a light chain variable region comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21.
A method for determining a hydrocarbon-water contact position in connected hydrocarbon reservoir(s), said method being characterised by the steps of: - Providing at least two reservoir fluid samples collected, from connected hydrocarbon reservoir(s), at different known sampling depth values, - Measuring abundance of at least one isotope of noble gas from each of the at least two reservoir fluid samples, and - Calculating the hydrocarbon-water contact position in the hydrocarbon reservoir from the measured abundances and the known sampling depth values of the at least two reservoir fluid samples. - Providing at least two reservoir fluid samples collected, from connected hydrocarbon reservoir(s), at different known sampling depth values, - Measuring abundance of at least one isotope of noble gas from each of the at least two reservoir fluid samples, and - Calculating the hydrocarbon-water contact position in the hydrocarbon reservoir from the measured abundances and the known sampling depth values of the at least two reservoir fluid samples.
A method performed by one or more computers, the method comprising: receiving a video that includes a plurality of video frames that depict a first speaker; and characterized by further comprising: obtaining a first embedding characterizing the first speaker; and processing a first input comprising (i) the video and (ii) the first embedding using a visual speech recognition neural network having a plurality of parameters, wherein the visual speech recognition neural network is configured to process the video and the first embedding in accordance with trained values of the parameters to generate a speech recognition output that defines a sequence of one or more words being spoken by the first speaker in the video. receiving a video that includes a plurality of video frames that depict a first speaker; and characterized by further comprising: obtaining a first embedding characterizing the first speaker; and processing a first input comprising (i) the video and (ii) the first embedding using a visual speech recognition neural network having a plurality of parameters, wherein the visual speech recognition neural network is configured to process the video and the first embedding in accordance with trained values of the parameters to generate a speech recognition output that defines a sequence of one or more words being spoken by the first speaker in the video. obtaining a first embedding characterizing the first speaker; and processing a first input comprising (i) the video and (ii) the first embedding using a visual speech recognition neural network having a plurality of parameters, wherein the visual speech recognition neural network is configured to process the video and the first embedding in accordance with trained values of the parameters to generate a speech recognition output that defines a sequence of one or more words being spoken by the first speaker in the video.
An antifouling composition comprising: a tetrafunctional silane-based compound (A) represented by the following formula (a): Formula (a): Si(OR 1 ) p (X 1 ) 4-p wherein, R 1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X 1 represents a halogen atom; when plural R 1 s and X 1 s are present, the plural R 1 s and X 1 s may be the same as or different from each other; and p represents an integer of 0 to 4, a trifunctional silane-based compound (B) represented by the following formula (b): Formula (b): R 2 Si(OR 3 ) q (X 2 ) 3-q wherein, R 2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R 3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X 2 represents a halogen atom; when plural R 3 s and X 2 s are present, the plural R 3 s and X 2 s may be the same as or different from each other; and q represents an integer of 0 to 3, and a metal catalyst (C) containing a titanium atom, which does not require light irradiation for revealing a catalytic action, wherein the total content of the component (A), the component (B), and the component (C) is 65 % by mass or more relative to the total amount (100 % by mass of the solids content) of the antifouling composition. a tetrafunctional silane-based compound (A) represented by the following formula (a): Formula (a): Si(OR 1 ) p (X 1 ) 4-p wherein, R 1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X 1 represents a halogen atom; when plural R 1 s and X 1 s are present, the plural R 1 s and X 1 s may be the same as or different from each other; and p represents an integer of 0 to 4, a trifunctional silane-based compound (B) represented by the following formula (b): Formula (b): R 2 Si(OR 3 ) q (X 2 ) 3-q wherein, R 2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R 3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X 2 represents a halogen atom; when plural R 3 s and X 2 s are present, the plural R 3 s and X 2 s may be the same as or different from each other; and q represents an integer of 0 to 3, and a metal catalyst (C) containing a titanium atom, which does not require light irradiation for revealing a catalytic action,
An active-energy-ray-curable composition for inkjet application, comprising: a radical polymerizable monomer; a core-shell-type elastomer particle; and a polymerization initiator; wherein a proportion of the radical polymerizable monomer is from 50.0 to 95.0 percent by mass and a proportion of the core-shell-type elastomer particle is from 0.5 to 40.0 percent by mass. a radical polymerizable monomer; a core-shell-type elastomer particle; and a polymerization initiator; wherein a proportion of the radical polymerizable monomer is from 50.0 to 95.0 percent by mass and a proportion of the core-shell-type elastomer particle is from 0.5 to 40.0 percent by mass.
An imaging system comprising: a conveyor duct comprising a first wall and an opposing second wall; a gantry coupled to one end of said conveyor duct; an imaging assembly associated with said gantry, wherein said imaging assembly comprises: an x-ray source ; and a plurality of detectors defining a field of view, FOV, of said imaging assembly; a conveyor assembly coupled to said conveyor duct, said conveyor assembly comprising a first rail coupled to said first wall of said conveyor duct and a second rail coupled to said second wall of said conveyor duct, said first rail and said second rail defining a channel therebetween; and a tray comprising a base, wherein said conveyor assembly is configured to transport said tray into said gantry, and wherein a base of said tray extends between and below said first rail and said second rail when said conveyor assembly is transporting said tray; and, wherein said conveyor assembly is configured to transport said tray through the FOV of said imaging assembly. a conveyor duct comprising a first wall and an opposing second wall; a gantry coupled to one end of said conveyor duct; an imaging assembly associated with said gantry, wherein said imaging assembly comprises: an x-ray source ; and a plurality of detectors defining a field of view, FOV, of said imaging assembly; a conveyor assembly coupled to said conveyor duct, said conveyor assembly comprising a first rail coupled to said first wall of said conveyor duct and a second rail coupled to said second wall of said conveyor duct, said first rail and said second rail defining a channel therebetween; and a tray comprising a base, wherein said conveyor assembly is configured to transport said tray into said gantry, and wherein a base of said tray extends between and below said first rail and said second rail when said conveyor assembly is transporting said tray; and, wherein said conveyor assembly is configured to transport said tray through the FOV of said imaging assembly. an x-ray source ; and a plurality of detectors defining a field of view, FOV, of said imaging assembly; a conveyor assembly coupled to said conveyor duct, said conveyor assembly comprising a first rail coupled to said first wall of said conveyor duct and a second rail coupled to said second wall of said conveyor duct, said first rail and said second rail defining a channel therebetween; and a tray comprising a base, wherein said conveyor assembly is configured to transport said tray into said gantry, and wherein a base of said tray extends between and below said first rail and said second rail when said conveyor assembly is transporting said tray; and, wherein said conveyor assembly is configured to transport said tray through the FOV of said imaging assembly.
An optoelectronic sensor comprising a light transmitter for transmitting light into a monitored area , a light receiver having a first plurality of light receiving elements for receiving light reflected or remitted from objects in the monitored area , a switching signal unit for generating a switching signal from the received signals of the light receiving elements and a light distribution measuring unit for generating a spatially resolved light distribution signal over at least some of the light receiving elements from the received signals of the light receiving elements , wherein the spatially resolved light distribution signal is a function of the intensity or the reception level in dependence on the location on the light receiver , characterized in that the light distribution measuring unit generates the spatially resolved light distribution signal in parallel with the switching signal, and in that the sensor has a second plurality of processing channels (50 1 ...50 n , 50 m ) for received signals from the light receiving elements , the second plurality being smaller than the first plurality, and the optoelectronic sensor has a multiplexing unit for connecting the light receiving elements to a respective processing channel (50 1 ...50 n , 50 m ).
A method comprising: enclosing a medical supply in an interior volume defined by a package precursor wherein the package precursor comprises a shrink-formable composition; retaining the package precursor in a support ; and directing a flow of heated medium from a nozzle toward at least one region of the package precursor to cause the at least one region to shrink to a greater extent than an adjacent region of the package precursor , wherein the package precursor comprises a sterilization window comprising a gas-permeable panel through which a sterilizing gas may pass into the interior volume of the package precursor , the method further comprising introducing the sterilizing gas through the gas-permeable panel into the interior volume defined by the package precursor . enclosing a medical supply in an interior volume defined by a package precursor wherein the package precursor comprises a shrink-formable composition; retaining the package precursor in a support ; and directing a flow of heated medium from a nozzle toward at least one region of the package precursor to cause the at least one region to shrink to a greater extent than an adjacent region of the package precursor , wherein the package precursor comprises a sterilization window comprising a gas-permeable panel through which a sterilizing gas may pass into the interior volume of the package precursor , the method further comprising introducing the sterilizing gas through the gas-permeable panel into the interior volume defined by the package precursor .
Pumped-storage system , comprising a pump-turbine which can be switched between pump mode and turbine mode and which has a plurality of pump-turbine modules which adjoin one another in the flow direction and are connected to a common shaft , and comprising a motor-generator machine which is coupled to the shaft and is connected to a variable-frequency drive unit for open-loop or closed-loop control of the speed of the motor-generator machine , the variable-frequency drive unit having a modular structure comprising a plurality of variable-frequency drives connected in parallel, the plurality being greater than or equal to two, the variable-frequency drive unit allowing speed variability in a control range such that the pumped-storage system can be operated at the optimum working point in both pump mode and turbine mode, the motor-generator machine being made up of individual motor-generator modules connected in series, each variable-frequency drive being connected to precisely one motor-generator module of the motor-generator machine , characterised in that the motor-generator modules are mounted on a common motor shaft which is connected to the shaft of the pump-turbine via a rigid mechanical coupling .
A gas compressor , comprising: a bearing configured to rotatably support a rotary shaft ; a rotation drive portion configured to rotate the rotary shaft ; an impeller that is provided on the rotary shaft , and configured to be rotated about an axis (O 1 ) of the rotary shaft thereby compressing gas flowing therein; a casing accommodating the rotary shaft , the bearing, the rotation drive portion and the impeller ; a working fluid gas extraction portion configured to extract the gas under compression from a middle of the impeller to an outside of the casing ; a working fluid supply line (L4) configured to allow the gas under compression, on which gas extraction is performed by the working fluid gas extraction portion , to be supplied therethrough to the rotation drive portion ; a working fluid supply line for an impeller (L1) configured to allow the gas to be supplied therethrough to an inlet of the impeller ; and a working fluid recovery line (L5) that is connected to the working fluid supply line (L1) for an impeller, the gas under compression, which is supplied through the working fluid supply line (L4), is allowed to be recovered through the working fluid recovery line (L5), and the gas under compression, which is supplied to the rotation drive portion , is allowed to be supplied to the inlet of the impeller through the working fluid recovery line (L5) and the working fluid supply line for an impeller (L1). a bearing configured to rotatably support a rotary shaft ; a rotation drive portion configured to rotate the rotary shaft ; an impeller that is provided on the rotary shaft , and configured to be rotated about an axis (O 1 ) of the rotary shaft thereby compressing gas flowing therein; a casing accommodating the rotary shaft , the bearing, the rotation drive portion and the impeller ; a working fluid gas extraction portion configured to extract the gas under compression from a middle of the impeller to an outside of the casing ; a working fluid supply line (L4) configured to allow the gas under compression, on which gas extraction is performed by the working fluid gas extraction portion , to be supplied therethrough to the rotation drive portion ; a working fluid supply line for an impeller (L1) configured to allow the gas to be supplied therethrough to an inlet of the impeller ; and a working fluid recovery line (L5) that is connected to the working fluid supply line (L1) for an impeller, the gas under compression, which is supplied through the working fluid supply line (L4), is allowed to be recovered through the working fluid recovery line (L5), and the gas under compression, which is supplied to the rotation drive portion , is allowed to be supplied to the inlet of the impeller through the working fluid recovery line (L5) and the working fluid supply line for an impeller (L1).