Abstract: An extrusion-based additive manufacturing process including the step of selectively depositing a molten thermoplastic material (P) on a film or sheet made from or containing a polymer blend obtained by melt blending a mixture made from or containing: (A) 60% to 98.8% by weight of a polyolefin; (B) 0.1% to 30% by weight of a compatibilizer; (C) 0.05% to 20% by weight of an amino resin; and (D) 0% to 5% by weight of an additive, wherein the amounts of (A), (B), (C) and (D) are based on the total weight of (A)+(B)+(C)+(D).

Abstract: One embodiment of a method for generating representations of scenes includes assigning each image included in a set of images of a scene to one or more clusters of images based on a camera pose associated with the image, and performing one or more operations to generate, for each cluster included in the one or more clusters, a corresponding three-dimensional (3D) representation of the scene based on one or more images assigned to the cluster.

Abstract: Toothbrush head for an electric toothbrush comprising a brush which comprises a bristled dome joined to an annular carrier, wherein the bristled dome comprises a supporting dome having a convex outer surface, and bristles which extend outwards from the convex outer surface, and wherein the bristled dome is a monolithic structure comprising fused bristles. The brush can be substantially hemi-spherical, and the head can comprise one or two such brushes.

Abstract: A controller is configured to perform at least a first characterization process prior to at least one discrete backside film deposition process on a semiconductor wafer; perform at least an additional characterization process following the at least one discrete backside film deposition process; determine at least one of a film force or one or more in-plane displacements for at least one discrete backside film deposited on the semiconductor wafer via the at least one discrete backside film deposition process based on the at least the first characterization process and the at least the additional characterization process; and provide at least one of the film force or the one or more in-plane displacements to at least one process tool via at least one of a feed forward loop or a feedback loop to improve performance of one or more fabrication processes.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a tool holding device for shank type tools, comprising at least one tool holder, a base part and a top part, whereby at least the top part comprises uptake holes for the at least one tool holder characterized in that, the tool holding device can be used for more than one process step among transfer, cleaning, pretreatment, coating, posttreatment, and each of the at least one tool holders can optionally take up a sleeve holding the shank type tool in a distinct, preferably upright position and comprises one or more openings, which allow fluid and/or solid treatment agents to exit the tool holder and/or sleeve and the at least one tool holder and/or sleeve enables three-fold rotation of the shank type tool. Further a method using the inventive tool holding device is disclosed.

Abstract: A customizable implant made of plastic including a thermoplastic which is reinforced with long fibers arranged multidirectionally in a targeted manner and has a modulus of elasticity E of 10-70 GPa is provided. A system for producing a customizable implant including a device for collecting patient data regarding the environment into which an implant is to be inserted, a computer program for creating a model for a customized implant based on the patient data collected, and a device for producing the customized implant based on the calculated model by means of 3D printing and/or laser sintering is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a holding device (2) for holding a magnetizable substrate (8) during machining of at least one substrate surface, in particular of a magnetizable tool to be machined, comprising a magnetic holding unit (4) arranged at the end for fixing the substrate (8) at the end by forming a magnetic field, a receiving unit (6) arranged on the holding unit (4) for receiving the substrate (8), a replaceable adapter unit (10) arranged within the receiving unit (6) for guiding and shielding the substrate (8), the adapter unit (10) having at least one recess (12) for the feedthrough of the substrate (8), the substrate (8) being fixable within the holding device (2) in a laterally supported manner by means of the recess (12).

Abstract: The invention relates to a holding system (1) for holding substrates (12) for use in a surface processing system having a covering area (20), comprising a plurality of fixing elements (2), a body (24) arranged within the covering area (20) for receiving the fixing elements (2), and a positioning element (26) for adjusting the covering and a machining area (20, 22), wherein a plurality of substrates (12) can be fixed by the fixing elements (2) and processed within the machining area (22).

Abstract: A system for analyzing a sample includes an illumination source with a plurality of transmitting optical fibers optically coupled to the illumination source and a detector with a plurality of receiving optical fibers optically coupled to the detector. The system further includes a plurality of probes coupled to respective ones of the plurality of transmitting optical fibers and respective ones of the plurality of receiving optical fibers. The plurality of probes are configured to illuminate respective portions of a surface of the sample and configured to receive illumination reflected, refracted, or radiated from the respective portions of the surface of the sample. The system may further include one or more switches and/or splitters configured to optically couple respective ones of the plurality of transmitting optical fibers to the illumination source and/or configured to optically couple respective ones of the plurality of receiving optical fibers to the detector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of biomaterials, more particularly to the field of poly(alkyl cyanoacrylate) based nano- and microfibers. The present invention provides a novel method for producing ready-to-use poly(alkyl cyanoacrylate) based nano/microfibers, wherein the method comprises electrospinning of poly(alkyl cyanoacrylate) homopolymers or copolymers generated by anionic polymerization of alkyl cyanoacrylate monomers or oligomers and characterized by a specific polydispersity index. Accordingly, the present invention also provides novel ready-to-use nano/microfibers obtainable by the method as well as uses thereof, including (therapeutic) biomedical applications such as wound healing, drug delivery and tissue regeneration and engineering.

Abstract: A controller is configured to perform at least a first characterization process prior to at least one discrete backside film deposition process on a semiconductor wafer; perform at least an additional characterization process following the at least one discrete backside film deposition process; determine at least one of a film force or one or more in-plane displacements for at least one discrete backside film deposited on the semiconductor wafer via the at least one discrete backside film deposition process based on the at least the first characterization process and the at least the additional characterization process; and provide at least one of the film force or the one or more in-plane displacements to at least one process tool via at least one of a feed forward loop or a feedback loop to improve performance of one or more fabrication processes.

Abstract: A controller is configured to perform at least a first characterization process prior to at least one discrete backside film deposition process on a semiconductor wafer; perform at least an additional characterization process following the at least one discrete backside film deposition process; determine at least one of a film force or one or more in-plane displacements for at least one discrete backside film deposited on the semiconductor wafer via the at least one discrete backside film deposition process based on the at least the first characterization process and the at least the additional characterization process; and provide at least one of the film force or the one or more in-plane displacements to at least one process tool via at least one of a feed forward loop or a feedback loop to improve performance of one or more fabrication processes.

Abstract: A method of using removable opaque coating for accurate optical topography measurements on top surfaces of transparent films includes: depositing a highly reflective coating onto a top surface of a wafer, measuring topography on the highly reflective coating, and removing the highly reflective coating from the wafer. The highly reflective coating includes an organic material. The highly reflective coating comprises a refractive index value between one and two. The highly reflective coating comprises a complex wavelength greater than one at six-hundred and thirty-five nanometers. The highly reflective coating reflects at least twenty percent of incident light. The highly reflective coating when deposited maintains an underlayer pattern topography at a resolution of forty by forty micrometers. The highly reflective coating does not cause destructive stress to the wafer.

Abstract: A method of using removable opaque coating for accurate optical topography measurements on top surfaces of transparent films includes: depositing a highly reflective coating onto a top surface of a wafer, measuring topography on the highly reflective coating, and removing the highly reflective coating from the wafer. The highly reflective coating includes an organic material. The highly reflective coating comprises a refractive index value between one and two. The highly reflective coating comprises a complex wavelength greater than one at six-hundred and thirty-five nanometers. The highly reflective coating reflects at least twenty percent of incident light. The highly reflective coating when deposited maintains an underlayer pattern topography at a resolution of forty by forty micrometers. The highly reflective coating does not cause destructive stress to the wafer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an implant preform made of plastic, which comprises an assembly of at least one biocompatible—being intended for contact with a biological material—thermoplastic plastics unit (A) having an elasticity modulus EA and at least one thermoplastic plastics unit (B) having an elasticity modulus EB, where for the elasticity moduli of these plastics units EA<EB, and the plastics units in their assembly zone are seamlessly connected thermally to one another. The invention also relates to the production of the implant preform made of plastic and also to the use of the implant preform as an implant or for fabrication of an implant therefrom, more particularly to the use thereof as a dental implant or for fabrication of a dental implant. The invention can also be applied to other bone implants.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a tool holding device for shank type tools, comprising at least one tool holder, a base part and a top part, whereby at least the top part comprises uptake holes for the at least one tool holder characterized in that, the tool holding device can be used for more than one process step among transfer, cleaning, pretreatment, coating, posttreatment, and each of the at least one tool holders can optionally take up a sleeve holding the shank type tool in a distinct, preferably upright position and comprises one or more openings, which allow fluid and/or solid treatment agents to exit the tool holder and/or sleeve and the at least one tool holder and/or sleeve enables three-fold rotation of the shank type tool. Further a method using the inventive tool holding device is disclosed.

Abstract: A system for analyzing a sample includes an illumination source with a plurality of transmitting optical fibers optically coupled to the illumination source and a detector with a plurality of receiving optical fibers optically coupled to the detector. The system further includes a plurality of probes coupled to respective ones of the plurality of transmitting optical fibers and respective ones of the plurality of receiving optical fibers. The plurality of probes are configured to illuminate respective portions of a surface of the sample and configured to receive illumination reflected, refracted, or radiated from the respective portions of the surface of the sample. The system may further include one or more switches and/or splitters configured to optically couple respective ones of the plurality of transmitting optical fibers to the illumination source and/or configured to optically couple respective ones of the plurality of receiving optical fibers to the detector.

Abstract: A controller is configured to perform at least a first characterization process prior to at least one discrete backside film deposition process on a semiconductor wafer; perform at least an additional characterization process following the at least one discrete backside film deposition process; determine at least one of a film force or one or more in-plane displacements for at least one discrete backside film deposited on the semiconductor wafer via the at least one discrete backside film deposition process based on the at least the first characterization process and the at least the additional characterization process; and provide at least one of the film force or the one or more in-plane displacements to at least one process tool via at least one of a feed forward loop or a feedback loop to improve performance of one or more fabrication processes.

Abstract: A motor housing for an electric motor has a generally cylindrical housing shell (10), which, at one end (26), accommodates a first bearing and a housing cover module (12) such that the housing cover module (12) closes an opposing, open end of the housing shell (10), and serves as a second bearing. The cover module (12) is preferably of metal material and is integrally formed with a plurality of projecting tab and/or arm portions (14, 16, 18). Around the housing shell (10), several recesses or slots (20) are formed, flanked by deformable elements (30,32). By axially applying a tool (60), the deformable elements are deformed to secure the tabs (14, 16, 18) within the slots (20) and to thereby connect the shell (10) and the cover module (12) axially together. The resulting structure is highly resistant to vibrational decoupling, and can readily be obtained by high-speed automated production steps.

Abstract: A customizable implant made of plastic including a thermoplastic which is reinforced with long fibers arranged multidirectionally in a targeted manner and has a modulus of elasticity E of 10-70 GPa is provided. A system for producing a customizable implant including a device for collecting patient data regarding the environment into which an implant is to be inserted, a computer program for creating a model for a customized implant based on the patient data collected, and a device for producing the customized implant based on the calculated model by means of 3D printing and/or laser sintering is also provided.