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An apparatus comprising: a liquid directing sample container comprising; a well comprising: sides having a non-circular profile , the profile of the sides defining an interior angle, adjacent to a discharge port of the well, that is smaller than other interior angles of the profile to wick liquid towards the discharge port; and a floor , wherein the floor is sloped downward towards the discharge port . sides having a non-circular profile , the profile of the sides defining an interior angle, adjacent to a discharge port of the well, that is smaller than other interior angles of the profile to wick liquid towards the discharge port; and a floor , wherein the floor is sloped downward towards the discharge port .
A T cell receptor (TCR), which has an activity of binding to SLLMWITQC-HLA A2 complex and comprises a TCR α chain variable domain and a TCR β chain variable domain, the TCR α chain variable domain comprises three CDR regions, and the TCR β chain variable domain comprises three CDR regions, wherein the TCR has a CDR selected from the group consisting of: TCR No. CDR1α CDR2α CDR3α CDR1β cDR2β CDR3β 19 TSINN IRSNERE MYDENGKII SGHDY FNNNVP ASSLGSNEQY 20 TSINN IRSNERE MYDQNGKII SGHDY FNNNVP ASSLGSNEQY.
An electronic vapour provision device comprising: a heating element (17; 68) for vaporising liquid, the heating element being a wire form; an air outlet for vaporised liquid from the heating element (17; 68); and a porous heating element support , wherein the heating element support comprises a ceramic material, the heating element (17; 68) being supported by the heating element support; characterised by the heating element (17; 68) being a zig-zag shape. a heating element (17; 68) for vaporising liquid, the heating element being a wire form; an air outlet for vaporised liquid from the heating element (17; 68); and a porous heating element support , wherein the heating element support comprises a ceramic material, the heating element (17; 68) being supported by the heating element support; characterised by the heating element (17; 68) being a zig-zag shape.
Process for automated cleaning of bond areas of vehicle components on an assembly line with a plurality of workstations using solid carbon dioxide and an apparatus comprising a chamber-like cleaning space for vehicle components , a jetting device with a jetting nozzle for jetting solid carbon dioxide onto vehicle components , a transport device for transporting vehicle components through the cleaning space and a charge diversion device for eliminating electrostatic charging of vehicle components , wherein the bond areas are cleaned with cleaning parameters that are specifically adapted with regard to an achievable adhesion force, an operating time and an economic efficiency, wherein, for the specific adaptation of the cleaning parameters, first each cleaning parameter is varied in alternation while the rest of the cleaning parameters remain unaltered, to determine an optimum parameter value in each case, and subsequently a combination of cleaning parameters is selected.
A medical device comprising at least, respectively: - a hard part with fluid paths for guiding a medical fluid, in particular blood, through the hard part ; - a transducer , the transducer being arranged to measure a property of the medical fluid when it is present in one of the fluid paths , wherein the transducer is, at least in one section thereof, applied to the hard part by means of at least one additive application method, preferably by means of a printing method, characterized in that the transducer is configured or designed to measure or to determine a pressure. - a hard part with fluid paths for guiding a medical fluid, in particular blood, through the hard part ; - a transducer , the transducer being arranged to measure a property of the medical fluid when it is present in one of the fluid paths , wherein the transducer is, at least in one section thereof, applied to the hard part by means of at least one additive application method, preferably by means of a printing method, characterized in that the transducer is configured or designed to measure or to determine a pressure. wherein the transducer is, at least in one section thereof, applied to the hard part by means of at least one additive application method, preferably by means of a printing method, characterized in that the transducer is configured or designed to measure or to determine a pressure.
A pre-authentication method performed by interaction between a pre-authentication unit and a verification unit , wherein the method establishes a set of user equipment verification credentials from an authentication protocol within a wireless communications network, said method comprising, at the pre-authentication unit: receiving an indication representative of downlink radio communication characteristics of network nodes recognisable by the user equipment; emulating the downlink radio communication characteristics of at least one of the network nodes to establish communication with the user equipment; triggering release of an indication of identity by user equipment for those user equipment determined to be in a predetermined geographic discovery area ; authenticating said user equipment identity using said authentication protocol, and establishing a shared set of user equipment verification credentials for future validation of said authenticated user equipment identity; transmitting the indication of user equipment identity and an indication of the shared set of user equipment verification credentials for those authenticated user equipment determined to be in the predetermined geographic discovery area to the verification unit interacting with the pre-authentication unit such that the verification unit operates to verify the identity of those authenticated user equipment , wherein establishing a shared set of user equipment verification credentials for future validation of said authenticated user equipment identity prevents a requirement for further authentication of said user equipment identity using said authentication protocol by said verification unit . receiving an indication representative of downlink radio communication characteristics of network nodes recognisable by the user equipment; emulating the downlink radio communication characteristics of at least one of the network nodes to establish communication with the user equipment; triggering release of an indication of identity by user equipment for those user equipment determined to be in a predetermined geographic discovery area ; authenticating said user equipment identity using said authentication protocol, and establishing a shared set of user equipment verification credentials for future validation of said authenticated user equipment identity; transmitting the indication of user equipment identity and an indication of the shared set of user equipment verification credentials for those authenticated user equipment determined to be in the predetermined geographic discovery area to the verification unit interacting with the pre-authentication unit such that the verification unit operates to verify the identity of those authenticated user equipment , wherein establishing a shared set of user equipment verification credentials for future validation of said authenticated user equipment identity prevents a requirement for further authentication of said user equipment identity using said authentication protocol by said verification unit .
A tyre comprising: a tread portion comprising at least one circumferential groove extending continuously in a tyre circumferential direction, wherein the at least one circumferential groove comprises a groove bottom having a plurality of protrusions projecting in a tyre radial direction, each of the plurality of protrusions has a longitudinally elongated shape with a width in a tyre axial direction and a length in the tyre circumferential direction that is greater than the width, and each of the plurality of protrusions comprises a tapered portion whose width decreases in the tyre circumferential direction, the at least one circumferential groove comprises a first groove wall and a second groove wall , the plurality of protrusions comprises a plurality of first protrusions arranged on a first groove wall side, and a plurality of second protrusions arranged on a second groove wall side, the tapered portion of each of the plurality of first protrusions has a width decreasing toward a first side in the tyre circumferential direction, and the tapered portion of each of the plurality of second protrusions has a width decreasing toward a second side in the tyre circumferential direction that is opposite to the first side, characterized in that in a tread plan view, each tapered portion is formed between a first side surface extending along the tyre circumferential direction and a second side surface inclined at a larger angle than that of the first side surface with respect to the tyre circumferential direction. a tread portion comprising at least one circumferential groove extending continuously in a tyre circumferential direction, wherein the at least one circumferential groove comprises a groove bottom having a plurality of protrusions projecting in a tyre radial direction, each of the plurality of protrusions has a longitudinally elongated shape with a width in a tyre axial direction and a length in the tyre circumferential direction that is greater than the width, and each of the plurality of protrusions comprises a tapered portion whose width decreases in the tyre circumferential direction, the at least one circumferential groove comprises a first groove wall and a second groove wall , the plurality of protrusions comprises a plurality of first protrusions arranged on a first groove wall side, and a plurality of second protrusions arranged on a second groove wall side, the tapered portion of each of the plurality of first protrusions has a width decreasing toward a first side in the tyre circumferential direction, and the tapered portion of each of the plurality of second protrusions has a width decreasing toward a second side in the tyre circumferential direction that is opposite to the first side, characterized in that in a tread plan view, each tapered portion is formed between a first side surface extending along the tyre circumferential direction and a second side surface inclined at a larger angle than that of the first side surface with respect to the tyre circumferential direction.
A steering system configured to steer wheels of a vehicle by a movement of a steering shaft , comprising: the steering shaft ; an electric motor ; a converter configured to convert a rotational motion of the electric motor into the movement of the steering shaft ; a motor rotation angle obtainer configured to obtain a rotation angle of the electric motor from a zero point position thereof; a movement-amount-related-amount obtainer configured to obtain a movement-amount-related amount that is an amount of the movement of the steering shaft from a neutral position thereof or a physical amount that is in a one-to-one correspondence with the amount of the movement of the steering shaft from the neutral position; and a controller configured to control the electric motor , characterized in that the controller includes a malfunction detector configured to detect a presence or absence of a malfunction of the converter in a mode that differs depending on a temperature state of the steering system, based on the rotation angle of the electric motor from the zero point position obtained by the motor rotation angle obtainer and the movement-amount-related amount obtained by the movement-amount-related-amount obtainer . the steering shaft ; an electric motor ; a converter configured to convert a rotational motion of the electric motor into the movement of the steering shaft ; a motor rotation angle obtainer configured to obtain a rotation angle of the electric motor from a zero point position thereof; a movement-amount-related-amount obtainer configured to obtain a movement-amount-related amount that is an amount of the movement of the steering shaft from a neutral position thereof or a physical amount that is in a one-to-one correspondence with the amount of the movement of the steering shaft from the neutral position; and a controller configured to control the electric motor , characterized in that the controller includes a malfunction detector configured to detect a presence or absence of a malfunction of the converter in a mode that differs depending on a temperature state of the steering system, based on the rotation angle of the electric motor from the zero point position obtained by the motor rotation angle obtainer and the movement-amount-related amount obtained by the movement-amount-related-amount obtainer .
An orthopaedic implant component comprising: a sintered multilayered composition wherein one or more layers comprise a ceramic, a metallic species, or a combination of a ceramic and a metallic species, wherein the composition comprises a surface layer of homogenous ceramic having a thickness of between 5 to 200μm, and a subsurface layer comprising a metallic species and a secondary phase comprising a ceramic immediately below said surface layer and forming a boundary with said surface layer, and further wherein said ceramic is selected from the group consisting of alumina, zirconia, chromium carbide, chromium nitride, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, titanium carbide, zirconium carbide, zirconium nitride, tantalum carbide, tungsten carbide, and any combination thereof, and further wherein said subsurface layer comprising a metallic species and a secondary phase comprising a ceramic is a graded layer wherein the level of ceramic decreases from an initial concentration at the boundary with said surface layer to depths further from said boundary with said surface layer.
Hydraulically actuated working device having a hydraulic cylinder , a hydraulic piston which can be moved in the hydraulic cylinder , a drive device part which has a motor and a pump , and a hydraulic line leading to the hydraulic cylinder , wherein the drive device part forms a handle region , wherein a working head of the working device adjoins the working device part , characterised in that the handle region is separated from the working head by a radial collar consisting of electrically non-conductive material, which projects radially beyond the handle region or is separated from the working head by an axially extending tapered region adjoining the handle region on the working head side, wherein a radial projection protrusion (v) and an axial level of extension (e) of the tapered region correspond to a finger thickness or more and the tapering region is bounded at one end by the drive device part and axially at the other end by an electrically insulated radial portion of a wall section of the working head or the radial collar .
An operating method performed by a Central Unit, CU , connected to a Distributed Unit, DU , through a fronthaul in a wireless communication system, the operating method comprising: determining to control a congestion state of the DU on the basis of signaling between the CU and the DU ; the method being characterized in that wherein the control of the congestion state of the DU comprises stopping transmission of at least one packet to the DU before Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, processing the at least one packet. determining to control a congestion state of the DU on the basis of signaling between the CU and the DU ; the method being characterized in that wherein the control of the congestion state of the DU comprises stopping transmission of at least one packet to the DU before Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, processing the at least one packet.
A method , comprising: transmitting , by a sender device , connection information regarding a first apparatus that is connected to the sender device , wherein the transmitting by the sender device is to a receiver device that is connected to a second apparatus and wherein the transmitting is via a machine-to-machine network between the sender device and the receiver device ; receiving, by the receiver device , the connection information from the sender device ; receiving , by the first apparatus , device information regarding the receiver device through the sender device ; receiving , by the second apparatus , the connection information from the receiver device before the receiver device connects to the first apparatus ; disconnecting , by the sender device , from the first apparatus ; disconnecting , by the receiver device , from the second apparatus ; generating , by the first apparatus and the receiver device , a network connection between the first apparatus and the receiver device based at least in part on the connection information regarding the first apparatus and the device information regarding the receiver device , wherein the first apparatus and the second apparatus include at least one of a base station, a mobile device, a building or a structure having a network communication function, wherein the sender device and the receiver device include one of a mobile device, a portable device, a notebook, a personal computer, a personal communication terminal. transmitting , by a sender device , connection information regarding a first apparatus that is connected to the sender device , wherein the transmitting by the sender device is to a receiver device that is connected to a second apparatus and wherein the transmitting is via a machine-to-machine network between the sender device and the receiver device ; receiving, by the receiver device , the connection information from the sender device ; receiving , by the first apparatus , device information regarding the receiver device through the sender device ; receiving , by the second apparatus , the connection information from the receiver device before the receiver device connects to the first apparatus ; disconnecting , by the sender device , from the first apparatus ; disconnecting , by the receiver device , from the second apparatus ; generating , by the first apparatus and the receiver device , a network connection between the first apparatus and the receiver device based at least in part on the connection information regarding the first apparatus and the device information regarding the receiver device , wherein the first apparatus and the second apparatus include at least one of a base station, a mobile device, a building or a structure having a network communication function, wherein the sender device and the receiver device include one of a mobile device, a portable device, a notebook, a personal computer, a personal communication terminal.
A method of controlling a power supply to charge a device, using software comprising: setting a nominal power output level for the power supply through a waveform controlled by a micro-controller (209; 309; 409); providing a charge pump oscillator (201; 301; 401; 601) controlled by a digital enable signal of the micro-controller, enabling the charge pump oscillator when the micro-controller determines that a voltage level output by the power supply is below a target value, and disabling the charge pump oscillator when the micro-controller determines that the voltage level output by the power supply is above the target value; identifying when the device is fully charged based on a voltage drop to the device, the voltage drop being proportional to current flowing to the device, switching off power to the device, and moving the power supply to a keep-alive mode, in which the output level for the power supply is decreased below the nominal output level; providing an analog standby safety mechanism (310; 410; 610) to move the power supply to the keep-alive mode of the power supply when the micro-controller is halted, crashed, or in an error state, the keep-alive mode ensuring that the voltage level output by the power supply does not fall to zero. setting a nominal power output level for the power supply through a waveform controlled by a micro-controller (209; 309; 409); providing a charge pump oscillator (201; 301; 401; 601) controlled by a digital enable signal of the micro-controller, enabling the charge pump oscillator when the micro-controller determines that a voltage level output by the power supply is below a target value, and disabling the charge pump oscillator when the micro-controller determines that the voltage level output by the power supply is above the target value; identifying when the device is fully charged based on a voltage drop to the device, the voltage drop being proportional to current flowing to the device, switching off power to the device, and moving the power supply to a keep-alive mode, in which the output level for the power supply is decreased below the nominal output level; providing an analog standby safety mechanism (310; 410; 610) to move the power supply to the keep-alive mode of the power supply when the micro-controller is halted, crashed, or in an error state, the keep-alive mode ensuring that the voltage level output by the power supply does not fall to zero.
A controller for controlling a string of N LEDs connected in series and each having a current bypass switch in parallel therewith and configured to be supplied from a current source connected in series with the string of N LEDs and being supplied by a supply voltage, the controller comprising: a respective bypass switch controller for each bypass switch and configured to control the respective bypass switch such that the respective LED has an on-period and an off-period, according to a common duty cycle; a phase control unit configured to set a respective timing of each of the bypass switches such that the fraction of LEDs not bypassed corresponds to the common duty cycle; and a duty cycle adjustor configured to provide a common duty cycle reference signal indicative of the common duty cycle to each bypass switch controller ; and thus to adjust the common duty cycle in dependence on the supply voltage; wherein the duty cycle adjustor comprises a comparator configured to compare a voltage across the current source with a headroom voltage , and wherein the duty cycle adjustor is configured to: periodically increase the common duty cycle reference signal , compare the voltage across the current source with the headroom voltage , and decrease the common duty cycle reference signal in response to the voltage across the current source being less than the headroom voltage . a respective bypass switch controller for each bypass switch and configured to control the respective bypass switch such that the respective LED has an on-period and an off-period, according to a common duty cycle; a phase control unit configured to set a respective timing of each of the bypass switches such that the fraction of LEDs not bypassed corresponds to the common duty cycle; and a duty cycle adjustor configured to provide a common duty cycle reference signal indicative of the common duty cycle to each bypass switch controller ; and thus to adjust the common duty cycle in dependence on the supply voltage; wherein the duty cycle adjustor comprises a comparator configured to compare a voltage across the current source with a headroom voltage , and wherein the duty cycle adjustor is configured to: periodically increase the common duty cycle reference signal , compare the voltage across the current source with the headroom voltage , and decrease the common duty cycle reference signal in response to the voltage across the current source being less than the headroom voltage . periodically increase the common duty cycle reference signal , compare the voltage across the current source with the headroom voltage , and decrease the common duty cycle reference signal in response to the voltage across the current source being less than the headroom voltage .