Abstract: The invention relates to a printing system for printing a print job on a receiving material with receiving material characteristics according to a print job ticket. The printing system comprises a print engine for providing marking material with marking material characteristics to the receiving material in order to form at least one image defined by the print job and a controller configured to control the print engine and to provide a first estimation of an amount of receiving material needed for a print job based on the print job ticket. A digital outcome storage is configured to store first waste amounts of receiving material during printing errors of print jobs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a separation of viruses of an essentially spherical shape from viruses with a rod-like shape that are comprised in a sample, wherein the sample comprising the viruses is subjected to filtration.

Abstract: A safety endcap assembly to be arranged at an end of an LED lamp. It has an endcap base element, an endcap cover element, a connector pin, a contact element for connecting to the connector pin to LEDs, and a switch button. The endcap cover element is moveable between a protracted position and a retracted position, and the switch button is moveable between a first position and a second position. The switch button is arranged to disconnect contact element from the LEDs when the switch button is in the first position. The safety endcap assembly further has a switch opening mechanism configured to move the switch button to the first position when a certain condition is met.

Abstract: A method and system for performing color print quality monitoring for a color printing process, the method includes determining a calibration distance (ZCAL) between a Spectrophotometer (140) and an associated calibration patch (310) that provides a maximum luminescence value (LMAX) detected by the Spectrophotometer. The Spectrophotometer (140) is calibrated at the calibration distance by taking a color reading. A first color patch distance (Z1) between the Spectrophotometer and a color calibration patch (320) printed on a sheet (155) is determined from a first maximum color patch luminescence value (L1). A first color reading of the color calibration patch is taken and a second color patch distance (Z2) between the Spectrophotometer and a different area of the color calibration patch (320) is determined to provide a second maximum color patch luminescence value (L2).

Abstract: The invention relates to radiofrequency transponder circuits, and in particular to such transponder circuits having a unique identifier. Embodiments disclosed include a radiofrequency transponder circuit (100) comprising an antenna module (101), a control circuit (103) and a memory (104), the transponder circuit (100) being configured to respond to a read command received via the antenna module (101) by the control circuit (103) reading and transmitting an identifier stored in the memory (104) via the antenna module (101), wherein the control circuit (103) is configured to perform an integrity check on data stored in the memory (104) upon being powered up by a reader field a first time via the antenna module (101) and to not perform the integrity check for a predetermined time period upon being powered up by a reader field subsequent times via the antenna module (101).

Abstract: A receiver-audio-device and a transmitter-audio-device. The receiver-audio-device comprises a receiver-ultrasound-receiver, configured to receive transmitter-ultrasound-signals representative of a request, from a transmitter-audio-device, for complementary audio resources; and a receiver-processor, configured to generate a complementary-audio-output-signal based on at least the transmitter-ultrasound-signals and to provide the complementary-audio-output-signal to a receiver-loudspeaker. The receiver-loudspeaker is configured to provide a complementary-audio-output based on the complementary-audio-output-signal. The transmitter-audio-device, comprising: a transmitter-ultrasound-transmitter, configured to provide transmitter-ultrasound-signals representative of a request for complementary audio resources; a transmitter processor, configured to generate an audio-output-signal and to provide the audio-output-signal to a transmitter-loudspeaker.

Abstract: In scatterometry, a merit function including a regularization parameter is used in an iterative process to find values for the scattering properties of the measured target. An optimal value for the regularization parameter is obtained for each measurement target and in each iteration of the iterative process. Various methods can be used to find the value for the regularization parameter, including the Discrepancy Principle, the chi-squared method and novel modifications of the Discrepancy Principle and the chi-squared method including a merit function.

Abstract: A first image and a second image are provided to a trained neural network. The first image comprises one or more static features and the second image comprises at least one of the one or more static features. A static feature is identified in both the first and second images by a branch of the trained neural network. A three dimensional image comprising the identified static feature is generated and three dimensional geometric information/data related to the static feature is extracted and stored in association with a tile of a digital map. A set of training images may be used to train the trained neural network comprises training image subsets comprising two or more images that substantially overlap that were (a) captured at different times; (b) captured under different (i) weather conditions, (ii) lighting conditions, or (iii) weather and lighting conditions; or both a and b.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a photolithography apparatus (100) and method for controlling relative image size (S1/S0) of a projected substrate pattern (W). A projection system (10) is arranged for projecting an image of a mask pattern (M) as the substrate pattern (W) onto a substrate (6), wherein the projection system (10) comprises an adjustment lens (13) moveable in a range (Xmin,Xmax) encompassing a central position (X0) for controlling a relative image size (S1/S0). The projection system (10) is arranged to project the mask pattern (M) onto the adjustment lens (13) such that, when the adjustment lens (13) is positioned at the central position (X0), an apparent mask pattern (M?) from a point of view of the adjustment lens (13) appears to be at a distance (2*F) from the adjustment lens (13) that is twice a focal length (F) of the adjustment lens (13).

Abstract: A lithographic apparatus includes a sensor, such as an alignment sensor including a self-referencing interferometer, configured to determine the position of an alignment target including a periodic structure. An illumination optical system focuses radiation of different colors and polarizations into a spot which scans the structure. Multiple position-dependent signals are detected and processed to obtain multiple candidate position measurements. Asymmetry of the structure is calculated by comparing the multiple position-dependent signals. The asymmetry measurement is used to improve accuracy of the position read by the sensor. Additional information on asymmetry may be obtained by an asymmetry sensor receiving a share of positive and negative orders of radiation diffracted by the periodic structure to produce a measurement of asymmetry in the periodic structure.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving probe data indicative of a set of navigational signal measurements that is matched to a link segment, determining a set of measurement errors such that each measurement error of the set of measurement errors is a difference between a location indicated by the link segment and a location indicated by a navigational signal measurement of the set of navigational signal measurements, determining at least one statistical attribute of the set of measurement errors, and storing an indication of the statistical attribute in map information associated with the link segment is disclosed.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a processor configured to determine a first result of estimating a position based at least in part on a first partial radio map, the processor further configured to perform a first comparison of the first result to a reference position, and a memory configured to store a second result based upon the comparison.

Abstract: A luminescent product 100, a lamp and a light source are provided for converting light of a first color into light of a second color. The luminescent product 100 comprises a matrix polymer 108 and another material 106. The matrix polymer 108 comprises a luminescent material which converts light of a first color into light of a second color. The another material 106 is light transmitting. The luminescent product 100 is at least partially light transmitting and the matrix polymer has a three dimensional structure which has multiple surfaces being an interface between the matrix polymer and the another material to allow, in use, a light beam 104, which impinges on a side 102 of the luminescent product 100, to pass at least four times an interface between the matrix polymer 108 and the another material 106 before at least a part of the light beam 104 leaves the luminescent product 100 at another side 110 of the luminescent product 100.

Abstract: A piston pump is described for pumping a fluid. The pump includes at least one cylinder having a piston movable inside the cylinder along the longitudinal axis of the cylinder by a drive, each cylinder having at an end face a mounting flange having at least one cylinder opening, and a chamber having a volume that changes when the associated piston is moved in the cylinder. The piston pump has an inlet port for supplying and an outlet port for draining the fluid. A rotatable valve plate is arranged on the other side of the mounting flange. The mounting flange has at least one passage in the region of the inlet port and the outlet port, respectively, through which the fluid can flow between the inlet port and/or the outlet port and the other side of the mounting flange. The valve plate has fluid-transporting means by which, upon rotation of the valve plate at least one cylinder opening can be connected to a passage of the inlet and/or the outlet port.

Abstract: A lighting panel comprises a light source and a light modifying panel positioned over the light source, in the form of a set of protrusions over the base, the protrusions facing the light source. The protrusions comprise circular/elliptical/polygonal cylinders or cone sections with a small cone taper angle.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present invention relates to novel small molecule inhibitors that block the CXCR4-SDF-1 signaling pathway by directly inhibiting members of the Tec family of kinases, namely Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), and their use in treating diseases in which pathogenesis is mediated by the CXCR4/SDF-1 signaling pathway.

Abstract: There is described a method of controlling application access to predetermined functions of a mobile device. The described method comprises (a) providing a set of keys, each key corresponding to one of the predetermined functions, (b) receiving an application from an application provider together with information identifying a set of needed functions, and (c) generating a signed application by signing the received application with each of the keys that correspond to one of the needed functions identified by the received information. There is also described a device for controlling application access and a system for controlling and authenticating application access. Furthermore, there is described a computer program and a computer program product.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of ethylene ?-olefin copolymers by copolymerizing ethylene with ?-olefins in the presence of a catalyst formed by contacting a metallocene complex with a cocatalyst, wherein the metallocene complex is a metallocene complex according to formula I or a metallocene complex according to formula II, wherein M is chosen from the group of Ti, Zr and Hf; Q is halogen (F, Cl, Br, I) or an alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms; k is the number of Q groups, is an integer and equals the valence of M minus 2; and wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are identical or different and can be chosen from alkyl groups with 1-20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘HBA215911’, characterized by its upright and rounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; rapid growth rate; freely branching habit with strong, thick and sturdy stems; early, freely and uniformly flowering habit; mophead-type inflorescences with numerous red purple-colored sterile flowers; and good postproduction longevity.