Abstract: The invention relates to a system for protecting IoT devices from malicious code, which comprises: (a) a memory extracting module at each of said IoT devices, for extracting a copy of at least a portion of the memory content from the IoT device, and sending the same to an in-cloud server; and (b) an in-cloude server for receiving said memory content, and performing an integrity check for a possible existance of malicious code within said memory content.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for suspending one or more medical instruments, such as a drying cabinet for endoscopes, comprising a closable space, a plurality of holders positioned in the closable space provided with at least one retaining elements and a control system comprising an identification system configured for identifying the holders, wherein the at least one retaining element of each holder is provided with at least one identification means connected to the identification system, wherein the identification means is configured to identify the retaining element of the respective holder.

Abstract: A retractor may include various features that reduce the amount of space necessary to secure an object, for example, a wheelchair in a vehicle. In one embodiment, the webbing is designed to come off of the top of the retractor spool, which shifts the webbing take-off point from the spool rearward, as compared to prior art retractors. In another embodiment, the retractor is provided with a webbing guide that rotates around at least a portion of the circumference of the retractor spool. The rotatable guide also shifts the take-off point from the webbing guide rearward, as compared to prior art retractors. In yet another embodiment, the retractor is provided with both a rotatable webbing guide and webbing that comes off of the top of the spool.

Abstract: A method to determine a patterning process parameter, the method comprising: for a target, calculating a first value for an intermediate parameter from data obtained by illuminating the target with radiation comprising a central wavelength; for the target, calculating a second value for the intermediate parameter from data obtained by illuminating the target with radiation comprising two different central wavelengths; and calculating a combined measurement for the patterning process parameter based on the first and second values for the intermediate parameter.

Abstract: A method for determining one or more optimized values of an operational parameter of a sensor system configured to measure a property of a substrate is disclosed. The method includes: determining a quality parameter for a plurality of substrates; determining measurement parameter values for the plurality of substrates using the sensor system for a plurality of values of the operational parameter; comparing a substrate to substrate variation of the quality parameter and a substrate to substrate variation of a mapping of the measurement parameter values; and determining the one or more optimized values of the operational parameter based on the comparing.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Fancy Freckles’, characterized by its upright plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; relatively short dark green-colored leaves; strong flowering stems; freely flowering habit with typically about four racemes per plant, each inflorescence with numerous flowers; and light pale yellow-colored flowers with red purple-colored dots and spots and red purple-colored labellum.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘White Mollie’, characterized by its upright growth habit; relatively short dark green-colored leaves; strong and relatively long flowering stems; freely flowering habit with typically about four racemes per plant, each inflorescence with numerous flowers; and white-colored flowers with yellow-colored labellum.

Abstract: A method of making high-quality wood prints without the use of ultraviolet printing or dye sublimation printing is described herein. The methods provide for the application of an image area comprising a printed image to a wooden substrate to produce wall hangings, ornaments, plaques and the like that include high-resolution printed graphics with wood grains and textures visible for creating the aesthetic of high-quality wood prints. The invention allows for the production of high-quality wood prints in retail photo processing installations from graphics provided by customers, for example, on computer-readable media capable of being printed using standard technologies such as ink jet or laser jet printing. The invention provides a lower-cost alternative for consumers to obtain customized, high-quality wood prints and provides retailers with kits of materials necessary to meet consumer demand for the products described herein.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an electro-optical device comprising: an electro-optical element having electric terminals and a support for supporting said electro-optical element, said support comprising a substrate, at least an electrode for electrical connection to an electric terminal of the electro-optical element, and a reflective member, said reflective member being disposed on the substrate surface over a perimeter of the electro-optical element, so as to reflect electromagnetic radiation to or from the electro-optical element via said reflective member when in use. The reflective member is contained in a recess provided in or on the substrate surface having a transparent cover covering said recess. The reflective member is formed of a metal that is in liquid state when in use. Advantages may include improved reflective properties and less optical degradation.

Abstract: Provided herein are test elements useful in medical applications, such as glucose testing strips. The test elements have improved mechanical properties and improved processing characteristics as compared to existing test elements.

Abstract: In a dark-field metrology method using a small target, a characteristic of an image of the target, obtained using a single diffraction order, is determined by fitting a combination fit function to the measured image. The combination fit function includes terms selected to represent aspects of the physical sensor and the target. Some coefficients of the combination fit function are determined based on parameters of the measurement process and/or target. In an embodiment the combination fit function includes jinc functions representing the point spread function of a pupil stop in the imaging system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining skew measurements for clock errors in an autonomous seismic node. A parabolic fit may be used to estimate the clock drift of an ocean bottom seismic node during node deployment. A temperature and/or frequency trend and a real-time temperature measurement may be used to compute a temperature corrected parabolic trend. The temperature and/or frequency trend may be measured in a laboratory on a node by node basis or it may be a single trend that is suitable for all nodes. The method may include measuring clock skew prior to node deployment and after node recovery, correcting the pre and post deployment skew measurements based on a temperature and/or frequency trend and/or to a constant reference temperature, and/or computing a parabolic trend of the skew measurements of the clock based on the temperature corrected pre and post deployment skew measurements.

Abstract: To provide an improved ?-fructofuranosidase which is capable of efficiently producing kestose while inhibiting the production of nystose. This improved ?-fructofuranosidase comprises either: an amino acid sequence (a) obtained by introducing, into the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, an amino acid mutation i) in which the 85th glycine (G) from the N-terminal is substituted for a protein-constituting amino acid other than glycine (G), and/or an amino acid mutation ii) in which the 310th histidine (H) from the N-terminal is substituted for lysine (K), arginine (R), or tyrosine (Y); or an amino acid sequence (b) which exhibits ?-fructofuranosidase activity, and which comprises an amino acid sequence obtained by deleting, substituting, inserting, or adding one or more amino acids in (a) other than the amino acid into which the amino acid mutation has been introduced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for lowering a subsea structure to be installed on the seabed into the water through the splash zone, said subsea structure comprising subsea equipment arranged on a substantially flat support base for preventing the subsea equipment to sink into the seabed. The method according to the invention comprises: lifting the subsea structure into the air in a horizontal position in which the flat support base extends substantially parallel to the horizontal plane; tilting the subsea structure while suspended in the air from the horizontal position into a tilted position in which the flat support base is angled with respect to the horizontal plane; lowering the subsea structure into the water through the splash zone in the tilted position; and tilting the subsea structure while suspended in the water below the splash zone back into the horizontal position.

Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus monitors a lithographic manufacturing system. First measurement data representing local deviations of some characteristic across a substrate is obtained using sensors within a lithographic apparatus, and/or a separate metrology tool. Other inspection tools perform substrate backside inspection to produce second measurement data. A high-resolution backside defect image is processed into a form in which it can be compared with lower resolution information from the first measurement data. Cross-correlation is performed to identify which of the observed defects are correlated spatially with the deviations represented in the first measurement data. A correlation map is used to identify potentially relevant clusters of defects in the more detailed original defect map. The responsible apparatus can be identified by pattern recognition as part of an automated root cause analysis. Alternatively, reticle inspection data may be used as second measurement data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for providing content to a particular recipient device of a plurality of recipient devices. Copies of one or more content elements of the content are generated and one or more of the copies are modified to obtain modified copies of the content elements. The content elements, including the one or more modified copies of the content elements, are stored in a storage. Selection information is transmitted to the particular recipient device in response to a request for providing the content. The selection information prescribes to the recipient device the modified copy to be retrieved by the recipient device for substantially each content element for which a modified copy is available.

Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus and a method for deterring birds, comprising a frame fixedly disposed on a structure; a laser light generator connected with the frame, including a laser light source for generating a laser light beam; a supply circuit for supplying the laser light source; driving means connected with the laser light generator, for having at least a part of the laser light generator move; and a control element for controlling the laser light source and the drivable part of the laser light generator, wherein the driving means are arranged for causing a movement to be executed of at least a drivable part of the laser light generator. Thus, an apparatus and a method are obtained having a greater effect in deterring birds.

Abstract: A level sensor to determine a height level of a substrate, that includes a projection unit including a projection grating having a period P, the projection grating configured to provide a patterned measurement beam, to the substrate, having a periodically varying intensity distribution in a first direction having the period P; a detection unit to receive a reflected patterned measurement beam after reflection on the substrate, the reflected patterned measurement beam having a periodically varying intensity distribution in a second direction, having the period P, wherein the detection unit has a sensor array to receive the reflected patterned measurement beam, the sensor array including a plurality of sensing elements arranged along the second direction at a pitch p smaller than or equal to half the period P, and a processing unit to determine the height level of the substrate based on a signal from the sensor.

Abstract: A dishwasher detergent composition, preferably pH neutral, and comprising a strong biodegradable builder and optionally a bleach, and optionally a sulfonated polymer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method to determine a property of a substrate by measuring, in the pupil plane of a high numerical aperture lens, an angle-resolved spectrum as a result of radiation being reflected off the substrate. The property may be angle and wavelength dependent and may include the intensity of TM- and TE-polarized radiation and their relative phase difference.