Abstract: The invention relates to a trench wall cutting device, to a trench cutter having a trench wall cutting device according to the invention, and to a method for cutting a cut trench using a trench cutter, which is constructed from at least two cutter modules, and at least one supply unit, which is connected to the cutter modules by means of cables. The first cutter module can be lowered into a guide trench before the second cutter module is placed onto the first cutter module. As a result, a cut trench can be created at a location with a restricted height, wherein in the trench the cutter has a guide height that is greater than the height of the site out of which the cut trench is generated.

Abstract: A case for a portable electronic device includes a case shell having a back panel and at least one side wall extending from the back panel to form a cavity, in combination with the back panel, for receiving the portable electronic device; a handle coupled to a back panel of the case shell; and at least one magnet positioned within the handle and configured for mounting the case and portable electronic device, when present, on an external surface made of a material attracted to the at least one magnet.

Abstract: A cradle for a mobile device includes a cradle base including a removable cover, a cavity base, and sidewalls extending from the cavity base to the removable cover, where the removable cover is configured for resting a back surface of a mobile device received in the cradle, where the removable cover, the cavity base, and the sidewalls define a cavity configured for receiving a wireless device configured for wirelessly interacting with the mobile device received in the cradle. The cradle also includes a top device receiver coupled to the cradle base and configured to receive and retain a top portion of the mobile device received in the cradle and a bottom device receiver coupled to the cradle base and configured to receive and retain a bottom portion of the mobile device received in the cradle.

Abstract: A mounting device for mounting an accessory on a gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange of a vehicle includes a tank mount for attachment to the gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange, the tank mount including a mounting flange and openings for fasteners to attach the tank mount to the gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange; and an accessory mount for attachment of the accessory. The accessory mount includes a body and tabs coupled to, and disposed at different positions around, the body. The tank mount engages the accessory mount to mount the accessory on the gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange by positioning portions of the mounting flange of the tank mount between the tabs and the body. A portion of the accessory mount is configured to flex to facilitate disengagement of the accessory mount from the tank mount.

Abstract: A laser focusing system (330) for use in an EUV radiation source is described, the laser focusing system comprising: •—a first curved mirror (330.1) configured to receive a laser beam from a beam delivery system (320) and generate a first reflected laser beam (316); •—a second curved mirror (330.2) configured to receive the first reflected laser beam (316) and generate a second reflected laser beam (317), wherein the laser focusing system (330) is configured to focus the second reflected laser beam (317) to a target location (340) in a vessel (350) of the EUV radiation source (360).

Abstract: The invention relates to an underwater drilling device and to a method for procuring drill cores of a bed of a body of water, wherein an underwater drilling device with a base frame is lowered in a body of water and placed on a bed of a body of water. A drill string consisting of at least one tubular drill string element is drilled out into the bed of the body of water in a first drilling step with a drill drive, with a drill core being formed in a receptacle in the tubular drill string element and being received in a core barrel in the drill string element. According to the invention, the drill core is enclosed in pressure-tight manner in a receiving container on the basic cradle under water.

Abstract: The invention relates to a trench wall cutting device comprising a trench cutter having at least one cutting frame unit and at least two cutting wheels arranged in the longitudinal direction of the cutting frame unit and is configured for cutting a substantially vertical cutting trench in the ground, a supporting structure for suspending the trench cutter in a cutting position and moving it in a substantially vertical cutting direction for creating the cutting trench, and a feed device for feeding the trench cutter in a feeding direction which is oriented transversely to the cutting direction.

Abstract: A case for a portable electronic device includes a case shell having a back panel and at least one side wall extending from the back panel to form a cavity, in combination with the back panel, for receiving the portable electronic device; a handle coupled to a back panel of the case shell; and at least one magnet positioned within the handle and configured for mounting the case and portable electronic device, when present, on an external surface made of a material attracted to the at least one magnet.

Abstract: A mobile device dock arrangement includes a mobile device dock and a near field communication (NFC) device. The NFC device includes a first NFC antenna for obtaining data from a readable object when the NFC device is operatively coupled to the NFC reader, where the first NFC antenna permits positioning the first NFC antenna remote from the mobile device dock and the mobile device for obtaining the data from the readable object at a position remote from the mobile device dock and the mobile device; a second NFC antenna coupleable to the mobile device dock and configured, when coupled to the mobile device dock, for presenting the data in readable form to the NFC reader of the mobile device; and a cord coupled, or coupleable, to the first NFC antenna and the second NFC antenna for carrying the data from the first NFC antenna to the second NFC antenna.

Abstract: A positioning system, including: a first plate; a second plate coupled to the first plate and pivotable about an axis; a pair of voice coil actuators configured to rotate the second plate about this axis; and a processor configured to drive currents to the pair of voice coil actuators; wherein the pair of voice coil actuators comprises a first and second magnet structures mounted on the first plate at equal and opposite distance from the axis, and a first and second coils mounted on the second plate and positioned such that the respective first and second magnet structures move in and out of the first and second coils when the second plate rotates about the axis; wherein each of the first and second magnet structures substantially conforms to an arc having a center at the axis and a radius equal to the distance of the magnet structure from the axis.

Abstract: A mounting device for mounting an accessory on a gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange of a vehicle includes a tank mount for attachment to the gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange, the tank mount including a mounting flange and openings for fasteners to attach the tank mount to the gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange; and an accessory mount for attachment of the accessory. The accessory mount includes a body and tabs coupled to, and disposed at different positions around, the body. The tank mount engages the accessory mount to mount the accessory on the gas tank, fuel cap, or fuel cap flange by positioning portions of the mounting flange of the tank mount between the tabs and the body. A portion of the accessory mount is configured to flex to facilitate disengagement of the accessory mount from the tank mount.

Abstract: A mobile device dock arrangement includes a mobile device dock and a near field communication (NFC) device. The NFC device includes a first NFC antenna for obtaining data from a readable object when the NFC device is operatively coupled to the NFC reader, where the first NFC antenna permits positioning the first NFC antenna remote from the mobile device dock and the mobile device for obtaining the data from the readable object at a position remote from the mobile device dock and the mobile device; a second NFC antenna coupleable to the mobile device dock and configured, when coupled to the mobile device dock, for presenting the data in readable form to the NFC reader of the mobile device; and a cord coupled, or coupleable, to the first NFC antenna and the second NFC antenna for carrying the data from the first NFC antenna to the second NFC antenna.

Abstract: A cradle for a mobile device includes a cradle base including a removable cover, a cavity base, and sidewalls extending from the cavity base to the removable cover, where the removable cover is configured for resting a back surface of a mobile device received in the cradle, where the removable cover, the cavity base, and the sidewalls define a cavity configured for receiving a wireless device configured for wirelessly interacting with the mobile device received in the cradle. The cradle also includes a top device receiver coupled to the cradle base and configured to receive and retain a top portion of the mobile device received in the cradle and a bottom device receiver coupled to the cradle base and configured to receive and retain a bottom portion of the mobile device received in the cradle.

Abstract: A vacuum tube assembly for removing material is disclosed, including: a vacuum generator configured to generate a vacuum airflow; one or more tubes coupled to the vacuum generator and configured to channel the vacuum airflow; and an actuation mechanism coupled to the one or more tubes, wherein the actuation mechanism is configured to actuate at least one tube from a first position relative to a material stream to a second position relative to the material stream, wherein the first position is farther from the material stream than the second position.

Abstract: The use of compounds according to formula (I) and with X, Y?—NH— or —O—, wherein at least X or Y is —NH—, in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or a mixture thereof, wherein is indicating a carbon-carbon single or double bond, and wherein one carbon-carbon double bond is present either at C2 or C3, the wavy bond is indicating an unspecified configuration of the adjacent double bond, as umami tastant.

Abstract: A mounting dock for an electronic device includes a base configured to fit over at least a portion of a back surface of the electronic device; a tray extending from the base for receiving one side of the electronic device and extending over a portion of the front surface of the electronic device; at least one attachment arm extending from the base opposite the tray and configured to engage a portion of the front surface of the electronic device; and a module receptacle extending from the base and configured to receive and securely store a module that is attachable to the electronic device or a case containing the electronic device.

Abstract: The optical device comprises a group of Fabry-Perot resonators, formed by a stack of a first and second partial reflection layer and an intermediate layer between the first and second partial reflection layer. The intermediate layer comprises a dielectric material and a group of arrays of posts embedded in the dielectric material at different positions along the intermediate layer. Each array in the group contains posts of a different non-circular shape and/or orientation in cross-section with a plane parallel to the reflection layers. As a result, Fabry-Perot resonators are formed in areas that contain different arrays, each having first and second resonance peaks at mutually different resonance frequencies for different polarization components. Light intensity sensors may be provided located below the different areas. From the intensities measured by the sensors, the intensities of different polarization components of the light can be computed over a range of wavelengths.

Abstract: A laser focusing system (330) for use in an EUV radiation source is described, the laser focusing system comprising: •—a first curved mirror (330.1) configured to receive a laser beam from a beam delivery system (320) and generate a first reflected laser beam (316); •—a second curved mirror (330.2) configured to receive the first reflected laser beam (316) and generate a second reflected laser beam (317), wherein the laser focusing system (330) is configured to focus the second reflected laser beam (317) to a target location (340) in a vessel (350) of the EUV radiation source (360).

Abstract: The invention relates to a trench wall cutting device, to a trench cutter having a trench wall cutting device according to the invention, and to a method for cutting a cut trench using a trench cutter, which is constructed from at least two cutter modules, and at least one supply unit, which is connected to the cutter modules by means of cables. The first cutter module can be lowered into a guide trench before the second cutter module is placed onto the first cutter module. As a result, a cut trench can be created at a location with a restricted height, wherein in the trench the cutter has a guide height that is greater than the height of the site out of which the cut trench is generated.

Abstract: A holder for a device having a handle includes a body having an open first end, a second end opposite the first end, and at least one sidewall extending from the first end to the second end and defining a handle-receiving cavity configured to receive the handle of the device; and a first opening formed in the at least one sidewall of the body and configured to receive a portion of the handle to retain the handle in the holder and resist removal of the handle from the holder.