Nederlandsch Octrooibureau

A grommet assembly for a fluid, the grommet assembly comprising: a grommet having a grommet wall that defines a passage for routing the fluid through a panel, and a spigot having a tubular body with a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion, an inner surface of the first tubular portion comprising engagement means; wherein the spigot is configured to be rotated for engagement with the grommet such that the first tubular portion is fluidly tightened against the panel.

A back clip for electronic devices includes a first shell, a second shell, and a locking fastener; the second shell is movably disposed on the first shell along a first direction, and includes a main body and a first limiting portion provided on the main body; the locking fastener being movable along a second direction to a first position and a second position of the first shell, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction; when the locking fastener is located at the first position, the locking fastener engages with the first limiting portion, and the main body cooperates with the first shell to secure the electronic device; when the locking fastener is located at the second position, the locking fastener is disengaged from the first limiting portion, and the main body is movable away from the first shell along the first direction to release the electronic device.

Disclosed herein is a patient lift, comprising a housing; an ultraviolet (UV) radiation configuration, mounted to the housing, and configured to emit UV radiation into a radiation zone; a spool, disposed in the housing; a strap, connected to the spool, and extending through the radiation zone such that a portion of the strap is disposed in the radiation zone; a drive unit, operably coupled to the spool such that the spool is drivable by the drive unit to displace the strap through the radiation zone; and a controller operably coupled to the UV radiation configuration to adjust a characteristic of the emitted UV radiation, and operably coupled to the drive unit to adjust the displacement of the strap through the radiation zone. While the UV radiation configuration is emitting UV radiation into the radiation zone, the portion of the strap in the radiation zone is exposed to the UV radiation.

A method of installing underfloor heating and/or cooling, comprising determining heating and/or cooling requirements for one or more rooms (R1, R2); determining a room specific conduit layout for meeting the heating and/or cooling requirements of each room (R1, R2). For each room specific conduit layout, providing one or more prefabricated conduit mats (1) for arrangement on a floor surface (F1, F2) of the one or more rooms (R1, R2), wherein each prefabricated conduit mat (1) comprises an inlet and outlet end (3, 4) extending beyond the prefabricated conduit mat (1) over a first and second extension length (E1, E2) respectively; and based on the room specific conduit layout, arranging the prefabricated conduit mats (1) on the floor surface (F1, F2), and routing the inlet and outlet end (3, 4) of each prefabricated conduit mat (1) along the floor surface (F1, F2).

A wearable device is provided. The wearable device is used by being attached to a user's skin. The wearable device includes a main body unit having a housing and a substrate, the substrate being arranged inside the housing, an electrode unit including a sensing electrode connected to the main body unit, and a patch pad unit including one or more conductive members, the one or more conductive members being configured to electrically connect the electrode unit to the user's skin. The electrode unit includes a shielding layer that is not electrically connected to the main body unit. The shielding layer is conductive with a floating potential.

A method of controlling a traction inverter of an electric machine including receiving a torque estimation from a torque meter connected to the traction inverter; receiving a parameter data of a power semiconductor of the traction inverter semiconductor monitor; determining a health prediction of the power semiconductor based on the parameter data; determining an operating mode of the traction inverter based on the torque estimation, a parameter data of a power semiconductor and the health prediction of a power semiconductor; and generating a control instruction based on the operating mode, wherein the control instruction includes a first gate control of a gate of the traction inverter, a second gate control of a plurality of gates of the power semiconductor, or a current control of a current to the power semiconductor.

A method of controlling a traction inverter of an electric machine including receiving a torque estimation from a torque meter based on hardware or software connected to the traction inverter; receiving a parameter data of a power semiconductor of the traction inverter semiconductor monitor; determining a health prediction of the power semiconductor based on the parameter data; determining an operating mode of the traction inverter based on the parameter data, the health prediction, and the torque estimation; and generating a control instruction based on the operating mode, wherein the control instruction includes a gate control of a gate of the traction inverter, a current control of a current to the power semiconductor, or a flow control to control a distribution of cooling fluid to the power semiconductor.

The invention relates to the field of medicine, specifically to the field of treatment of conditions associated with Staphylococcus infection. The invention relates to a novel endolysin polypeptide specifically targeting a bacterial Staphylococcus cell. The invention further relates to said endolysin polypeptide for medical use, preferably for treating an individual suffering from a condition associated with Staphylococcus infection.

The present invention relates to a use of octenylsuccinyl anhydride substituted starch (OSA starch) for increasing the dry weight content and/or the fat content of a liquid composition that is subjected to a spray-drying step, and also to a process for preparing powders. The present invention enables the spray-drying of emulsions that contain a high amount of fat. The present invention also relates to the powder products obtainable by the process and nutritional products such as an infant milk powder, grow up milk, toddler milk or as a medical nutritional product that can be formulated therewith.

The present application provides an analyte sensor based on blood glucose monitoring. The analyte sensor comprises a substrate, a working electrode, a reference electrode, a counter electrode, and a sensing layer; the sensing layer is provided on the working electrode; the working electrode, reference electrode, and counter electrode are provided at surfaces of the substrate, and the two electrodes from the working electrode; the working electrode, reference electrode, and counter electrode located at the same surface of the substrate are spatially separated by a channel. The analyte sensor can be implanted into a human body for monitoring, and has the characteristics of good flexibility, small size, low manufacturing cost, simple process flow, and long-term monitoring.