Abstract: A connection element electrically connects an LED on a PCB. A substantially ring-shaped frame mechanically holds the PCB on a heat sink. A contact arrangement is mounted in the frame and supplies electricity to the LED. The frame is divided into a first, outer, ring and a second, inner, ring. The first ring surrounds the PCB and holds it parallel to the heat sink. The second ring is seated coaxially in the outer ring and is overlaid on the PCB at least in some areas to hold the PCB vertical to the heat sink. The connection element has a fastening part. The fastening part is seated in a receptacle in the outer ring. The inner ring has a counter-bearing for the fastening part. The fastening part engages in the counter-bearing substantially parallel to the arrangement surface of the heat sink and fixes the inner ring in the outer ring.

Abstract: A connection element electrically connects an LED on a PCB. A substantially ring-shaped frame mechanically holds the PCB on a heat sink. A contact arrangement is mounted in the frame and supplies electricity to the LED. The frame is divided into a first, outer, ring and a second, inner, ring. The first ring surrounds the PCB and holds it parallel to the heat sink. The second ring is seated coaxially in the outer ring and is overlaid on the PCB at least in some areas to hold the PCB vertical to the heat sink. The connection element has a fastening part. The fastening part is seated in a receptacle in the outer ring. The inner ring has a counter-bearing for the fastening part. The fastening part engages in the counter-bearing substantially parallel to the arrangement surface of the heat sink and fixes the inner ring in the outer ring.

Abstract: A connection element electrically connects an LED light source. The LED light source has a circuit board with contact fields to supply an LED. A frame rests on an arrangement surface of a counter-bearing and holds the circuit board thereon. The frame includes an outer ring and an inner ring. The inner ring is held within the outer ring and overlaid on the circuit board to hold the circuit board vertically to the arrangement surface. The outer ring surrounds the circuit board and holds the circuit board parallel to the arrangement surface on the counter-bearing. Locking lugs are formed by the inner ring. Locking springs are arranged in the outer ring, overlap the locking lugs of the inner ring, and exert a tensile force on the inner ring towards the arrangement surface. A spring receiving space for the locking spring extends into an area below the arrangement surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques for generating latent representations of images using a machine learning model. An image is split and flattened into a series of patches. The series of patches is concatenated with a sequence of latent tokens. The concatenated patches and latent tokens are input into an encoder of the machine learning model. A one-dimensional (1D) latent representation of the image is generated by the encoder. Vector quantization is performed on the 1D latent representation of the image by a vector quantizer of the machine learning model to generate quantized latent tokens. The image is reconstructed based on the quantized latent tokens by a decoder of the machine learning model.

Abstract: A connection element electrically connects an LED light source. The LED light source has a circuit board with contact fields to supply an LED. A frame rests on an arrangement surface of a counter-bearing and holds the circuit board thereon. The frame includes an outer ring and an inner ring. The inner ring is held within the outer ring and overlaid on the circuit board to hold the circuit board vertically to the arrangement surface. The outer ring surrounds the circuit board and holds the circuit board parallel to the arrangement surface on the counter-bearing. Locking lugs are formed by the inner ring. Locking springs are arranged in the outer ring, overlap the locking lugs of the inner ring, and exert a tensile force on the inner ring towards the arrangement surface. A spring receiving space for the locking spring extends into an area below the arrangement surface.

Abstract: A connection element establishes an electrical connection of an LED light module. The LED light module includes a circuit board which is provided with contact pads for the electrical supply of the LED. A substantially ring-shaped frame is designed to overlap the circuit board and to hold it mechanically to a mounting surface of a counter bearing. An outer ring and an inner ring arranged in the outer ring together form the frame. A contact arrangement is mounted in the frame and serves for the electrical supply of the LED. A connection contact in the outer ring serves to connect a connection lead as the first piece of the contact arrangement. A supply contact in the inner ring serves for electrically contacting a contact pad of the circuit board as the second piece of the contact arrangement. The connection contact and the supply contact are connected to each other.

Abstract: A connection element establishes an electrical connection of an LED light module. The LED light module includes a circuit board which is provided with contact pads for the electrical supply of the LED. A substantially ring-shaped frame is designed to overlap the circuit board and to hold it mechanically to a mounting surface of a counter bearing. An outer ring and an inner ring arranged in the outer ring together form the frame. A contact arrangement is mounted in the frame and serves for the electrical supply of the LED. A connection contact in the outer ring serves to connect a connection lead as the first piece of the contact arrangement. A supply contact in the inner ring serves for electrically contacting a contact pad of the circuit board as the second piece of the contact arrangement. The connection contact and the supply contact are connected to each other.

Abstract: A method for tuning one or more sensor devices is provided, wherein each sensor device comprises one or more proof masses configured to move in response to an external stimulus of interest, and the one or more proof masses are also susceptible to move in response to one or more stimuli other than the external stimulus of interest. Each sensor device also comprises one or more pick-off mechanisms respectively associated with each of the one or more proof masses. The one or more pick-off mechanisms is proportionally responsive to a motion of the sensor device. The method for tuning includes adjusting gain of one or more of the pick-off mechanisms to reduce an output of each sensor device when the one or more proof masses move in response to the one or more stimuli other than the external stimulus of interest.

Abstract: A lamp socket for a cooking appliance lamp, the lamp socket including a socket body; at least one supply contact configured to connect to a connection conductor configured to supply electrical voltage electrical voltage to the cooking appliance lamp; at least one socket contact electrically connected with the at least one supply contact and connected to an illuminant socket of the cooking appliance lamp; a contact cavity formed by the socket body wherein the at least one socket contact is arranged in the socket cavity; a fastener that fastens the at least one supply contact at the socket body, wherein the fastener is integrally provided in one piece with the at least one supply contact or bonded to the supply contact.

Abstract: A lamp socket for a cooking appliance light, the lamp socket including a socket body; a base receiver configured to receive a lamp base of a lamp and formed at a top side of the socket body; connection contacts for external connection conductors of a voltage supply, the connection contacts arranged at a bottom side of the socket body; an attachment ring configured to retain the lamp base in the base receiver; two retaining arms integrally formed at the attachment ring; two spring arms respectively arranged at the two retaining arms and forming a receiving gap for the lamp base between each other and respectively including a free spring arm end and a connected spring arm end respectively connected at each of the two retaining arms, wherein the two spring arms are arranged in the base receiver.

Abstract: A lamp socket for a cooking appliance light, the lamp socket including a socket body; a base receiver configured to receive a lamp base of a lamp and formed at a top side of the socket body; connection contacts for external connection conductors of a voltage supply, the connection contacts arranged at a bottom side of the socket body; an attachment ring configured to retain the lamp base in the base receiver; two retaining arms integrally formed at the attachment ring; two spring arms respectively arranged at the two retaining arms and forming a receiving gap for the lamp base between each other and respectively including a free spring arm end and a connected spring arm end respectively connected at each of the two retaining arms, wherein the two spring arms are arranged in the base receiver.

Abstract: A lamp socket for a cooking appliance lamp, the lamp socket including a socket body; at least one supply contact configured to connect to a connection conductor configured to supply electrical voltage electrical voltage to the cooking appliance lamp; at least one socket contact electrically connected with the at least one supply contact and connected to an illuminant socket of the cooking appliance lamp; a contact cavity formed by the socket body wherein the at least one socket contact is arranged in the socket cavity; a fastener that fastens the at least one supply contact at the socket body, wherein the fastener is integrally provided in one piece with the at least one supply contact or bonded to the supply contact.

Abstract: Devices and methods for management of a guidewire during catheter insertion. Particular embodiments include unidirectional valves to allow movement of a guidewire in one direction only.

Abstract: A method for tuning one or more sensor devices is provided, wherein each sensor device comprises one or more proof masses configured to move in response to an external stimulus of interest, and the one or more proof masses are also susceptible to move in response to one or more stimuli other than the external stimulus of interest. Each sensor device also comprises one or more pick-off mechanisms respectively associated with each of the one or more proof masses. The one or more pick-off mechanisms is proportionally responsive to a motion of the sensor device. The method for tuning includes adjusting gain of one or more of the pick-off mechanisms to reduce an output of each sensor device when the one or more proof masses move in response to the one or more stimuli other than the external stimulus of interest.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical measuring system (1) and to a method for measuring an object (9) in a three-dimensional manner. The measuring system (1) has at least one lens array (5), a first convex lens (6) arranged downstream, a second convex lens (8) which is arranged further downstream and which faces an object (9) to be measured, and additionally a means (7) which absorbs incident light or deflects incident light out of the illuminating beam path and which is arranged upstream of the second convex lens (8) or on the second convex lens (8) on a second convex lens (8) face facing the first convex lens (6) in the region of the optical axis (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the 3D measurement of the skin surface and near-surface skin layers by means of a confocal sensor with integrated color camera arranged in a handheld device, wherein said handheld device being moved by an operator via a sensor head to the location of the skin to be examined and a color image of the skin surface then being captured, whereupon the sensor being automatically changed over to confocal operation during which an image stack is generated by the simultaneous capturing of a multitude of all pixels necessary to create a complete image, said stack consisting of confocal images extending into the interior of the skin, with the entire area extending axially into the skin interior being scanned layer by layer in Z direction, wherein after capturing the measuring data an evaluation is performed resulting in a 3D image of the topography of the skin to be generated, and, moreover, from the image stack captured sectional images of the skin and skin volume are computed down

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical measuring system (1) and to a method for measuring an object (9) in a three-dimensional manner. The measuring system (1) has at least one lens array (5), a first convex lens (6) arranged downstream, a second convex lens (8) which is arranged further downstream and which faces an object (9) to be measured, and additionally a means (7) which absorbs incident light or deflects incident light out of the illuminating beam path and which is arranged upstream of the second convex lens (8) or on the second convex lens (8) on a second convex lens (8) face facing the first convex lens (6) in the region of the optical axis (10).

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for receiving a network event in a network format, mapping the network event into a format expected by a central monitoring system, and communicating the mapped network event to the central monitoring system. The system may employ a variety of communication protocols and physical architectures. The system may include an access controller that may connect a plurality of intelligent electronic devices and may be the primary interface with an information system or central monitoring system. The access controller may include a programmable logic engine in compliance with the IEC-61131-3 standard. The access controller may further be configured to implement rules designed to govern actions taken as a result of network information.