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The present invention provides a lancet system having a lancet tip protected by a sterile protector. The sterile protector includes a weakened portion near the tip end of the protector, which, during a puncturing operation, separates or tears in order to release the lancet tip. Other embodiments of the present invention include a pricking aid and / or lancet system provided as a magazine for holding a plurality of lancets. Each lancet of the plurality has a sterile protector as described above.

A system and method for wireless communications is provided. A method for operating in a communications network includes receiving a codebook, the codebook includes a plurality of codewords, and determining if the codebook satisfies a constant modulus property. The method also includes in response to determining that the codebook does not satisfy the constant modulus property, converting the codebook into a codebook satisfying the constant modulus property, and storing the codebook satisfying the constant modulus property. The method further includes storing the codebook in response to determining that the codebook does satisfy the constant modulus property, and causing to transmit a transmission to a communications device, wherein the transmission is encoded using a codeword in the stored codebook.

A method for speech recognition can include generating a context-enhanced database from a system input. A voice-generated output can be generated from a speech signal by performing a speech recognition task to convert the speech signal into computer-processable segments. During the speech recognition task, the context-enhanced database can be accessed to improve the speech recognition rate. Accordingly, the speech signal can be interpreted with respect to words included within the context-enhanced database. Additionally, a user can edit or correct an output in order to generate the final voice-generated output which can be made available.

An automatic cooking medium level control system for a cooking apparatus, e.g., a fryer, may include a cooking vessel having a first temperature sensor at a first level of the cooking vessel and a second temperature sensor at a second level of the cooking vessel. A reservoir holding a cooking medium, such as cooking oil, may be in fluid communication with the cooking vessel. A controller may monitor temperature data from the first and second temperature sensors to determine whether the level of cooking oil in the cooking vessel has lowered. Upon determining that the cooking oil level has lowered, the controller may actuate a supply mechanism, such as a pump, which may be disposed on a fluid communication path between the reservoir and cooking vessel, which may enable the introduction of cooking medium from the reservoir to the to the cooking vessel.

A system and method for locating, tracking, and monitoring resource in large-scale facilities is disclosed herein. The system is based on a sensor network and is efficient, scalable, and requires only short-range communication. The system allows for sensor-to-sensor communication as well as the traditional sensor-to-anchor communication to effectively eliminate long-range communications. In order to perform resource localization and tracking, the present invention pairs each resource with an inexpensive, low-powered sensor possessing minimal resources or anchors and those resources communicate with their nearby resources or anchors until a wireless, linked network of resources and anchors is formed.

A system and method for the quantization of channel state vectors is provided. A method for communications node operation includes measuring a communications channel between the communications node and a controller, generating channel state information based on the measurement, computing a bit representation of the channel state information, transmitting the bit representation to the controller, and receiving a transmission from the controller. The computing makes use of tail-biting trellis decoding, and the transmission makes use of the channel state information transmitted by the communications node.

The invention provides a detection device for determining position information from an object to the detection device, wherein the position information includes at least a distance from that object to the detection device. The detection device includes: a light source arranged to emit light; a control device arranged to control the light source; a light measuring device comprising a 2D classification of light sensitive elements and arranged to measure reflected light and to generate a corresponding measuring signal; a signal processing device arranged to process the measuring signal to position information, including distance information, of the object with respect to the detection device, wherein the signal processing device includes an object recognition device is configured to recognize at least one of: an udder, a teat, a and respective parts thereof, and wherein at least one of the light measuring device has an absolute sensitivity maximum with a wavelength between 400 and 570 nm, and the light source has an absolute emission maximum with a wavelength between 400 and 570 nm.

The invention is directed to methods of making an article bearing a relief image using a removable film. First, an imageable film that contains at least a mask substrate and an imageable material is imagewise exposed to imaging radiation to form an imaged film. The imaged film is then transferred to an imageable article, such as a flexographic printing plate precursor. The resulting assembly is exposed to curing radiation resulting in exposed and unexposed areas of photosensitive material on the imageable article. Following exposure to curing radiation, the imaged film is then removed from the imageable article. The imageable article is then developed with a suitable developer to form a relief image. The imaged film may then be reused to make additional articles bearing the relief image.

System and method for managing finger and path resources. A preferred embodiment comprises receiving a delay profile, processing paths from the delay profile, placing the processed paths into a plurality of sets based on path criteria, and assigning the placed processed paths to demodulating fingers. A preferred embodiment further comprises the use of historical information on paths in the placing.

A window lift mechanism includes a worm / worm gear transmission with an improved transmission housing having a worm gear shaft formed in-situ as well as a pinion gear formed as a unitary member with the worm gear in order to reduce the number of components and improve the assembly process.

A method of providing access to tissue for a surgical instrument through a body wall is provided. The method includes providing an expandable retractor having a flexible sheath, the retractor being in a collapsed state; introducing the retractor into the body and placing the retractor adjacent the tissue; expanding the retractor; deploying the flexible sheath by engaging the flexible sheath with a tool and driving the flexible sheath through the body wall with the tool; and inserting the surgical instrument from outside the body through the flexible sheath to provide access to the tissue by the surgical instrument.

A method of providing access to tissue for a surgical instrument through a body wall is provided. The method includes providing an expandable retractor having a flexible sheath, the retractor being in a collapsed state; introducing the retractor into the body and placing the retractor adjacent the tissue; expanding the retractor; deploying the flexible sheath by engaging the flexible sheath with a tool and driving the flexible sheath through the body wall with the tool; and inserting the surgical instrument from outside the body through the flexible sheath to provide access to the tissue by the surgical instrument.

A centralized computing system, comprising a centralized computing centre comprising a plurality of nodes, a plurality of clients in different geographical regions, an IP network interconnecting the clients and the centralized computing centre, and a scheduler scheduling jobs onto suitable nodes.The plurality of nodes include desktop container nodes, exclusively used for running remote desktop server software, each remote desktop server software communicating visual output to a remote desktop viewer on one of the clients. The system further comprises an accelerator arrangement capable of providing communication of visual output between the desktop container nodes and the clients using an alternative transport layer protocol other than transmission control protocol (TCP), the alternative transport layer protocol being more efficient than TCP over a high-latency connection.

Method and apparatus are provided for transmission of data. A precoder is selected, and a feedforward filter is derived in accordance with the precoder. In some embodiments, the precoder is an arbitrary effective precoder. Data prepared using the precoder and the feedforward filter can then be transmitted.

Retraction of one or more three-dimensional or planar amorphous objects is provided to gain access for a procedure where the retracted elements are easily damaged by application of normal forces. For example, a surgical instrument to provide access to an organ or tissue plane. Microtextured surfaces are provided that provide immobilization of amorphous objects, the immobilization of which is characterized by low normal forces and high shear or in plane forces. The retraction device is comprised of microstructured surfaces on one or more arms. Preferably these arms are soft and flexible to minimize damage to retracted objects. In some instances, these arms resemble and are used as a nonslip tape. Alternatively, parts or whole arms of the retraction device are rigid to provide a supportive aspect. These arms may be configured around a handle. Furthermore, the microtextured aspect may be further augmented with conventional gripping surfaces, such as a sticky surface, or a surface comprised of one or more hooks or barbs. The handle means may be distributed over the retraction device, for example, holes distributed along the arms through which anchoring means are tied. The retraction device is particularly well suited for grasping wet, oily, slimy or living surfaces by applying a small nondestructive normal force.

The invention relates to a self-boosting disk brake. In case of failure, in order to enable releasing the disk brake or putting it out of operation, the invention proposes embodying a self-boosting device so that it is movable in the direction of rotation of a brake disk and is fixable with a releasable fixation device.

The specification relates to the formulation of polyurethane materials particularly polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams. The specified method allows the formulator to mathematically predict the final physical properties of the polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams by using the algorithm described herein.

The invention provides a detection device for determining position information from an object to the detection device, wherein the position information includes at least a distance from that object to the detection device. The detection device includes: a light source arranged to emit light; a control device arranged to control the light source; a light measuring device comprising a 2D classification of light sensitive elements and arranged to measure reflected light and to generate a corresponding measuring signal; a signal processing device arranged to process the measuring signal to position information, including distance information, of the object with respect to the detection device, wherein the signal processing device includes an object recognition device is configured to recognize at least one of: an udder, a teat, a and respective parts thereof, and wherein at least one of the light measuring device has an absolute sensitivity maximum with a wavelength between 400 and 570 nm, and the light source has an absolute emission maximum with a wavelength between 400 and 570 nm.

An all-wheel drive motor vehicle having at least two wheel axles and comprising an electrical or hydraulic drive unit having a plurality of electric or hydraulic motors connected to an electrical or hydraulic energy source. Each motor is associated with a drive wheel and drives such wheel via a transmission. The motors that are associated with a given one of the wheel axles are adapted to be coupled with one another via a shiftable transverse locking device. At least one of the motors on a first side of the vehicle is adapted to be coupled, via a shiftable longitudinal locking device, with one of the motors associated with a different one of the wheel axles on the same side or on a second side of the vehicle.