3m Innovative Properties Company

Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Guenter M Zilligen

Marc Peuker

Scott D Gullicks

Malte Korten

Gallus Schechner

David M Rudek

Joerg R Purfuerst

Johannes Fink

Manjiri T Kshirsagar

David Jon Lundin

Jens Weichold

Jeffrey D Smith

Bastian P Kirchner

Mark Gravermann

Christian Weinmann

Michael H Stalder

Bernd Schubert

Christine B Bund

Giuseppe M Bommarito

Mathieu Nesme

Harald Westkamp

Jobst Tilman Jaeger

Daniel D Oberpertinger

Henning Reuter

Sebastian Eggert-Richter

Waleri Wischnepolski

Scott D Lehman

Michaela Urban

Guenther A J Stollwerck

Willy A Ahlmann

Mirco Gunjaca

Ralf F Korte

Andreas Syrek

Markus Von Hoegen

Gunther AJ Stollwerck

Karl-Heinz Rechlitz

Voltage sensor () comprising a voltage divider () for sensing an AC voltage of a HV/MV power conductor (). For adjusting the common overall impedance of the low-voltage portion of the voltage divider towards a desired impedance, the low-voltage portion () comprises one or more low-voltage impedance elements (), a plurality of adjustment impedance elements () and a plurality of switches. In its connect state, each switch electrically connects an adjustment impedance element in parallel to at least one of the one or more low-voltage impedance elements (). The overall impedance of the high-voltage portion () and the overall impedance of the low-voltage portion () of the voltage divider () are adapted such that, by bringing one or more of the switches () into their connect state, the voltage divider () has, for an AC voltage of between 5 and 25 kV phase-to-ground and a frequency of between 40 and 70 Hertz, a dividing ratio of 3077, of 6154, of 6769 or of 10 000.

Adjustable voltage sensor

Devices for detecting microorganism strains or target cellular analytes are provided. The device includes a filter holder, the filter holder comprising a tip portion; a nonwoven article disposed on the tip portion of the filter holder; and an adaptor attacked to the filter holder, the adaptor defining an aperture. Methods of detecting microorganisms and/or cellular analytes in a fluid sample using the devices are also provided. The method includes obtaining the device; placing a lumened or cannulated device in fluid communication with the device; and passing a fluid sample suspected of containing at least one microorganism strain or target cellular analyte from the lumened or cannulated device through the device and contacting the nonwoven article. The method further includes contacting the nonwoven article with at least one detection reagent and detecting the presence of the at least one microorganism strain or target cellular analyte concentrated by the nonwoven article. Kits and systems including the devices are also provided.

Devices, methods, kits, and systems for detecting microorganism strains or target cellular analytes in a fluid sample

An earplug dispensing mechanism defining a longitudinal axis, and including separator and index assemblies. The separator assembly includes a platform, a guide wall and bores. The guide wall projects from the platform to define a well for receiving earplugs. The bores each extend from an entrance opening to an exit opening. The index assembly is rotatably coupled to the separator assembly, and includes a handle, a plate, and a mixing body. The plate is connected to the handle and defines a dispensing aperture. The mixing body has an upper end, a lower end, and an exterior surface defined by a cone portion and a paddle portion. The cone portion tapers in diameter. The paddle portion projects radially from the cone portion at the lower end. The exterior surface is asymmetrical to encourage earplug mixing within the well, and to impede earplugs from entering a bore open to the dispensing aperture.

Earplug dispenser with asymmetric mixing body

The present invention provides an intraoral imaging and illumination apparatus comprising a rear portion and a front portion removably connected to the rear portion. The front portion is formed as a light guide. The rear portion comprises an imaging device and an illumination device. The illumination device is adapted to couple light into the front portion and towards a leading end of the front portion opposite the rear portion so as to illuminate a first object. The imaging device is adapted to image the first object.

Intraoral imaging illumination apparatus

A manually operable dispenser for dispensing disposable earplugs. The dispenser includes a housing, an index body, and a plate. The housing forms an opening for receiving earplugs from a container. The index body includes a handle and a hub. The hub forms an upper major face, a lower major face, and a plurality of circumferentially arranged bores. Each of the bores is open to the major faces and is defined by a wall surface extending through a thickness of the hub. At least a portion of the wall surface of each of the bores has an anti-bonding construction. The hub is rotatably mounted within the housing. The plate is connected to the housing, and forms a dispensing aperture. A manually-applied rotational force at the handle selectively aligns respective ones of the bores with the dispensing aperture. The anti-bonding construction promotes sliding, low friction interface with individual earplugs.

Reduced friction earplug dispenser

A manually operable dispenser for dispensing disposable earplugs. The dispenser includes a housing, index body, and plate. The housing forms an opening for receiving earplugs from a container. The index body includes a handle, hub, guide cone and shield. The hub forms opposing major faces and a plurality of circumferentially arranged bores. The guide cone projects from the upper major face, tapering in diameter to a leading end. A base of the shield is disposed above the leading end opposite the upper major face. A wall of the shield projects radially outwardly to an edge having a diameter greater than a diameter of the leading end. The shield and the handle are rotationally affixed. The hub is rotatably mounted within the opening. The plate is connected to the housing and forms a dispensing aperture. A manually-applied rotational force at the handle selectively aligns individual ones of the bores with the dispensing aperture.

Multi-chambered earplug dispenser

A telecommunications connector () comprises an array of contacts () connectable to telecommunications wire pairs, the contacts being of a first type or a second type. The first type of contact is shaped so that its contact region (B) extends in a first direction and the second type of contact is shaped so that its contact region extends in an opposing direction. In an embodiment in the form of an RJ45 jack, to introduce crosstalk compensation, the contacts '' to '' in the inner zone of the array are alternately of the first and second types; and the contacts &#x201c;&#x201d; and &#x201c;&#x201d; of each pair in the remainder of the array are respectively of the same type but different from the adjacent contact in the inner zone.

Telecommunications connector

A light guide assembly and method of forming the assembly. The light guide assembly includes an elongate light guide having an optically smooth surface for propagating light along its length and a light emitting region extending along at least a portion of the light guide length. The light emitting region has light extraction structures extending into the elongate light guide to extract or reflect light radially from the light guide. The assembly also includes a light source connector coupled to the light input end of the light guide. The light input end has primary encoding orientation geometry. The light source connector has a first end with secondary encoding orientation geometry, configured to mate with the primary encoding orientation geometry, and an opposing second end configured to accept a light source.

Light guide orientation connector

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Grevenbroich, Germany

Guenter M Zilligen