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The invention relates to a document, preferably a bank note, provided with an authenticity characteristic, the authenticity characteristic comprising a series of holes and a series of markings of the same order of size as the holes, the series of holes and the series of markings together forming one pattern. As a result of the combination of the holes and the markings an authenticity characteristic can be obtained that is hard to forge.
An instrument for measuring a Raman signal of tissue is provided, the instrument comprising a laser, a signal detection unit for measuring the Raman signal, and a fiber optic probe, wherein the fiber optic probe comprises one or more optical fibers for directing laser light onto the tissue and for collecting light that is scattered by the tissue and guiding the collected light away from the tissue towards the signal detection unit, and wherein the detection unit records the Raman signal scattered by the tissue in said spectral region. The invention enables ex vivo, in vitro and in vivo analysis and diagnosis of atherosclerotic plaque and detection of tumor tissue.
The present invention relates to a sampling device suitable for in vivo sampling of liquid (s) from the gastro-intestinal tract, comprising a body, the body comprising a channel and an opening for entrance of the liquid (s) at one end of the channel, and a cover bonded to at least part of the body and arranged such that the channel in the body is at least partially covered by the cover.
A projection lens arrangement for a charged particle multi-beamlet system, the projection lens arrangement including one or more plates and one or more arrays of projection lenses. Each plate has an array of apertures formed in it, with projection lenses formed at the locations of the apertures. The arrays of projection lenses form an array of projection lens systems, each projection lens system comprising one or more of the projection lenses formed at corresponding points of the one or more arrays of projection lenses.
The invention relates to a piece of seating furniture provided with a frame and a seat part having a front edge, a rear edge, a first seating surface and an opposite second seating surface , which seat part is attached to the frame so as to be flippable from a first position, in which the first seating surface is in a position of use, to a second position, in which the second seating surface is in a position of use, and vice versa.
Described is a coating composition comprising an organic compound comprising at least two acetoacetate groups or acetamide groups or a combination of these two groups and the oxide of a metal of Group IIa of the Periodic Table. The metal preferably is calcium or magnesium. The composition may further comprise a compound comprising at least two alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated groups and, optionally, a catalyst for the reaction of the acetoacetate groups and/or acetamide groups with the alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated groups.
The invention provides a method for the detection of mastitis pathogens in a milk sample comprising analyzing the milk sample by headspace analysis with a detector, thereby providing an analysis result, then comparing the analysis result with reference analysis data of metabolites of mastitis pathogens, and further determining the presence of the mastitis pathogens in the milk sample.
The air feed device for animal sheds, as in pig husbandry, comprises a channel feeding external air into the shed, with the air inlet aperture of the channel connected with a casing fitted on the outside of edge foundation walls. The casing is situated outside an outer wall of the shed and beneath a field level. It has an air inlet aperture issuing above the field level. The casing is a quarter circle cylindrical shape. The air inlet of the casing has a screening device, preventing access to it.
The invention relates to a series of security documents, preferably bank notes, comprising several denominations each representing a different value, provided with a watermark in the form of a bar code, the bars for each denomination being at another angle to an axis. Additionally the invention relates to a device for detecting and reading a watermark in the form of a bar code, provided with at least two recording elements, two recording elements being sensitive in different wavelength ranges in the infrared range.
Assembly of a body including an agent that is in liquid or solid condition discharging an active gaseous substance, and a first holder for the body, the first holder having an accomodation space for accomodation therein of the body and having a first wall which is part of the boundary of the accomodation space and which in a portion bounding the accomodation space is at least partially made of transparent or translucent material.
The invention relates to a device for processing poultry carcasses or parts thereof, comprising a conveyor having supports for retaining the carcasses or parts thereof, which conveyor is provided with means for leading the supports in a supply direction past at least one processing installation. The device further comprises a skinner for skinning the carcasses or parts thereof, which skinner is provided with skin gripping means for gripping the skin and means for moving the skin gripping means relatively with respect to the carcass and substantially perpendicular to the supply direction during skinning.
A molded cup carrier of resilient material for holding cups of different shapes and sizes, the cup carrier comprising at least one cup-holding socket, at least two stabilizing posts positioned around each socket and a center cavity defined between the sockets. Each socket includes a floor within each socket having a cup-contacting surface upon which a cup can rest when inserted into the socket. One embodiment includes the stabilizing post having a thumb hold disposed on the top surface of the stabilizing post to aid in preventing a user's thumb from slipping off the top surface of the post.
The invention provides a process for the production of a fertilizer, the process comprising intimately mixing urea and a lignin compound thereby providing a blend, and heating the blend. In an embodiment of the process of the invention, there is provided a process for the production of an organomineral fertilizer, the process comprising: intimately mixing mineral fertilizer material, urea, a lignin compound and organic fertilizer material thereby providing a blend, and heating the blend. The invention provides also fertilizers that are not obtainable according to the process of the invention.
The invention is directed a process for the simultaneous removal of BOD and phosphate from a liquid containing ammonium, BOD, phosphate and magnesium, the method comprising: feeding the liquid to a reactor containing BOD-oxidising biomass; ensuring that the liquid in the reactor contains an excess to stoichiometry of ammonium and magnesium relative to phosphate, wherein the stoichiometry is related to the stoichiometry of struvite; oxidising at least part of the BOD; adjusting the pH; forming struvite; separating at least part of the struvite from the reactor effluent; returning a part of the struvite to the reactor.
The invention relates to a method for iris detection, comprising capturing a first image registration of an iris at a first point in time and within a time window of several minutes at the most around the first point in time capturing a second biometric characteristic, and a device for this purpose. The method is used for determining whether an eye is real, that means live, or whether an attempt at fraud is being made.
The invention is directed to a process for cleaning a submerged filtration membrane in a tank containing a liquid, comprising providing a) a gas-dispersing device comprising a channel with a circumferential wall with a number of apertures and at least a first inlet and a second inlet; b) providing a pulsed gas flow to the first inlet, or to the second inlet or to both first and second inlets of the gas-dispersing device. The invention is further directed to a gas flow system and a membrane filtration tank with membranes and such gas flow systems.
The invention pertains to water-dissipatable polymers comprising lipophilic polymers having pendant sulfonic acid salt groups and, optionally, pendant nonionic groups, methods of making such water-dissipatable polymers and the use of such polymers in aqueous systems, including aqueous coating compositions. The invention also pertains to addition polymer polyols having such pendant sulfonic acid salt groups and, optionally, pendant nonionic groups, their methods of manufacture and their use in aqueous systems, including aqueous coating compositions.
The invention provides a method for taking a plurality of samples from a substrate with sample material by using an optical microscope and a stamp. At least part of the stamp is transparent and the stamp is arranged in front of the objective. The elevations of the stamp are contacted with sample material in a substrate.The samples may be replicated to other substrates.
Fuel injectors for internal combustion engines are modified and equipped with fiber optic fuel pressure sensors and fiber optic combustion pressure sensors. The combustion pressure sensors are located in separate channels formed in the fuel injectors with the lower portion of the channels leading to the combustion chambers. Above the combustion pressure sensors are fiber optic leads. In the preferred embodiments the sensors are equipped with diaphragms of novel shape and employ multiple pairs of fibers, temperature sensitive components and novel compensation and status monitoring circuits.
The invention relates to an exterior wall element that can be placed in a passage in a wall, for providing a balcony that can be folded and unfolded, comprising a panel that is movably connected to the exterior wall element and is movable between a first position substantially parallel to the wall, and a second position substantially perpendicular to the wall for forming a balcony floor, which exterior wall element at least partially closes off the passage.
The invention provides a method for the production of a food product comprising a tastant (such as salt or sugar). The food product according to the invention has a tastant bulk weight percentage and an inhomogeneous tastant bulk distribution. The invention provides the use of an inhomogeneous tastant bulk distribution in a food product for providing a food product with a reduced tastant bulk weight percentage. The invention can be used for enhancing and/or improving the sensory perception of the tastant in a food product.
The invention provides the use, a method, and an apparatus to reduce and remove liquid droplets in air, such as fog, mist, or haze, although the invention in specific embodiments might also be used to reduce and remove liquid droplets from a spray or steam.The apparatus creates an electric wind, especially enforced by charged needle points or line arranged constructions and/or wires.
This invention provides a particulate food additive for a microwave food product, comprising 10-90 wt.% glycerol and 10-90 wt.% of one or more carrier materials, relative to the total weight of the food additive, wherein the particulate food additive comprises particles with an average particle size between 0.005-10 mm. When applied on or in microwave food products, the food additive particles reduce heating or thawing time of the microwave food product.
This invention describes a reactor for cultivating phototrophic micro organisms, wherein the sunlight is introduced in compartment walls (10) by using one or more moveable collimators (19). The compartment walls (10) are transparent and from there light is distributed into the reactor. Such a reactor has an improved collection of radiation and an improved distribution of the radiation into the reactor, thereby providing a more efficient reactor and a more efficient cultivation of phototrophic micro organisms.
A dispenser cathode which comprises an emission surface, a reservoir for material releasing, when heated, work-function-lowering particles, and at least one passage for allowing diffusion of work-function-lowering particles from said reservoir to said emission surface, said emission surface comprising at least one emission area and at least one non-emission area covered with emission-suppressing material and surrounding each emission area, said non-emission area comprising at least one passage connecting said reservoir with said non-emission area.
The invention relates to a security document provided with a watermark, wherein the watermark extends over the full security document and as regards translucency shows a continuous brightness variation over the security document that is visually not or hardly visible under visible light, and/or using infrared radiation and/or ultraviolet radiation.
The invention relates to a method for the catalytic reduction of NOx in an NOx containing gas using methane in the presence of a catalyst which comprises a palladium-containing zeolite. In this process one uses a zeolite based on rings of 12 oxygen atoms, wherein the zeolite also comprises scandium, yttrium, a lanthanide or a combination thereof. The invention also relates to the catalyst itself and the preparation thereof.
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