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A method for making a medical device, comprising the steps of: providing a polymer scaffold having a longitudinal axis, a pre-crimp diameter and a pair of ring elements connected to each other by at least two linking elements; placing the scaffold having the pre-crimp diameter over a balloon having at least six pleats; and crimping the scaffold to the balloon, including reducing the scaffold diameter from the pre-crimp diameter to a first diameter, wherein the balloon is not inflated until the scaffold diameter has been reduced to the first diameter, maintaining the scaffold at the first diameter for a dwell period, and reducing the scaffold diameter from the first diameter to a final crimp diameter. providing a polymer scaffold having a longitudinal axis, a pre-crimp diameter and a pair of ring elements connected to each other by at least two linking elements; placing the scaffold having the pre-crimp diameter over a balloon having at least six pleats; and crimping the scaffold to the balloon, including reducing the scaffold diameter from the pre-crimp diameter to a first diameter, wherein the balloon is not inflated until the scaffold diameter has been reduced to the first diameter, maintaining the scaffold at the first diameter for a dwell period, and reducing the scaffold diameter from the first diameter to a final crimp diameter. reducing the scaffold diameter from the pre-crimp diameter to a first diameter, wherein the balloon is not inflated until the scaffold diameter has been reduced to the first diameter, maintaining the scaffold at the first diameter for a dwell period, and reducing the scaffold diameter from the first diameter to a final crimp diameter.
A hollow fiber having an inside layer and an outside layer, wherein the outside layer covers an outside surface of the inside layer, wherein the inside layer forms a boundary around the lumen, wherein the inside layer includes a bi-layer structure, wherein the bi-layer structure includes a sponge-like layer and a finger-like layer, wherein the sponge-like layer is disposed closer to the lumen of the hollow fiber and the finger-like layer is disposed on the sponge-like layer on the side opposite the lumen, wherein: the sponge-like layer has an inner surface with a fully cellular structure with a cross-sectional pore size of 0.1 to 5 μm; and the finger-like layer has a smooth outer surface with a mean pore size of 5 nm; and macrovoids of 30 to 60 μm in length extending from a boundary with the sponge-like layer to a region 5 to 15 μm from the outer surface of the inside layer and a width of 4 to 7 μm, the outside layer is a polyamide layer, and the inside layer is comprised of polyetherimide. the sponge-like layer has an inner surface with a fully cellular structure with a cross-sectional pore size of 0.1 to 5 μm; and the finger-like layer has a smooth outer surface with a mean pore size of 5 nm; and macrovoids of 30 to 60 μm in length extending from a boundary with the sponge-like layer to a region 5 to 15 μm from the outer surface of the inside layer and a width of 4 to 7 μm, the outside layer is a polyamide layer, and the inside layer is comprised of polyetherimide.
A zoom lens system comprising a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group, a negative third lens group, and a positive fourth lens group, in that order from the object side, wherein upon zooming from the short focal length extremity to the long focal length extremity, the distance between said first lens group and said second lens group decreases, the distance between said second lens group and said third lens group increases, and the distance between said third lens group and said fourth lens group decreases, wherein the following conditions and are satisfied: − 2.50 < f 1 / f 2 < − 1.57 and 0.9 < f 12 t / f 4 < 3.0 wherein f1 designates the focal length of said first lens group, f2 designates the focal length of said second lens group, f12t designates the combined focal length of said first lens group and said second lens group at the long focal length extremity, and f4 designates the focal length of said fourth lens group. f1 designates the focal length of said first lens group, f2 designates the focal length of said second lens group, f12t designates the combined focal length of said first lens group and said second lens group at the long focal length extremity, and f4 designates the focal length of said fourth lens group.
A method for producing a rim comprising at least one three-dimensionally shaped layer of reinforcing fibers comprising the steps of a. providing a forming tool comprising a three-dimensionally shaped outer contour; b. winding a band of reinforcing fibers onto the forming tool such that the reinforcing fibers follow the outer contour of the forming tool and are arranged in at least one layer of reinforcing fibers around the forming tool; c. providing a draping device by which the band of reinforcing fibers is preformed before the band of reinforcing fibers is wound onto the forming tool. a. providing a forming tool comprising a three-dimensionally shaped outer contour; b. winding a band of reinforcing fibers onto the forming tool such that the reinforcing fibers follow the outer contour of the forming tool and are arranged in at least one layer of reinforcing fibers around the forming tool; c. providing a draping device by which the band of reinforcing fibers is preformed before the band of reinforcing fibers is wound onto the forming tool.
In-feed device 1 suitable for feeding, rinsing and arranging an uneven stream of individual objects onto a grading apparatus, wherein the in-feed device comprises: • a frame, • a receiving tray, • one or more sliding plates (4, 5) each sliding plate having an in-feed end and an out-feed end, wherein each sliding plate further comprises a ridged bottom surface and a gap between each ridge, and • one or more vibrating units attached to the frame, wherein the receiving tray and the one or more sliding plates (4, 5) are attached to the vibrating unit in an inclined position, wherein the gap between each ridge increases in width from the in-feeding end towards the out-feeding end and wherein the last portion of each gap widens to form an opening in the bottom surface for rinsed and arranged objects to fall through, characterised in that the lowest sliding plate of the one or more sliding plates (4, 5) has a stopping member to force the objects to fall through the opening in the bottom surface. • a frame, • a receiving tray, • one or more sliding plates (4, 5) each sliding plate having an in-feed end and an out-feed end, wherein each sliding plate further comprises a ridged bottom surface and a gap between each ridge, and • one or more vibrating units attached to the frame, wherein the receiving tray and the one or more sliding plates (4, 5) are attached to the vibrating unit in an inclined position, wherein the gap between each ridge increases in width from the in-feeding end towards the out-feeding end and wherein the last portion of each gap widens to form an opening in the bottom surface for rinsed and arranged objects to fall through, characterised in that the lowest sliding plate of the one or more sliding plates (4, 5) has a stopping member to force the objects to fall through the opening in the bottom surface.
A composition comprising: poly(trimethylene furandicarboxylate) polymer comprising: ix) 95 to 99.9% by weight of trimethylene furandicarboxylate repeat units; x) less than or equal to 1 % by weight of di-PDO repeat units in the polymer backbone; xi) less than or equal to 20 milliequivalents of allyl end group per kilogram of polymer; xii) less than or equal to 25 milliequivalents of carboxylic acid end groups per kilogram of polymer; xiii) less than or equal to 15 milliequivalents of alkyl ester end groups per kilogram of polymer; xiv) less than or equal to 1 % by weight of cyclic dimer oligoester; xv) less than or equal to 10 milliequivalents of di-PDO end groups per kilogram of polymer; and xvi) an intrinsic viscosity in the range of from 0.60 to 1.2 dL/g; wherein the percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the poly(trimethylene furandicarboxylate) polymer in the composition. ix) 95 to 99.9% by weight of trimethylene furandicarboxylate repeat units; x) less than or equal to 1 % by weight of di-PDO repeat units in the polymer backbone; xi) less than or equal to 20 milliequivalents of allyl end group per kilogram of polymer; xii) less than or equal to 25 milliequivalents of carboxylic acid end groups per kilogram of polymer; xiii) less than or equal to 15 milliequivalents of alkyl ester end groups per kilogram of polymer; xiv) less than or equal to 1 % by weight of cyclic dimer oligoester; xv) less than or equal to 10 milliequivalents of di-PDO end groups per kilogram of polymer; and xvi) an intrinsic viscosity in the range of from 0.60 to 1.2 dL/g;
A method for tomographic imaging of a diffusive medium comprising: (a) directing light waves into the diffusive medium having a boundary surface; (b) detecting an intensity of light waves emitted from the diffusive medium by using non-contact measurements of light waves outside the diffusive medium, the non-contact measurements taking place with a detector at a distance of greater than 1 mm from the surface of the diffusive medium, wherein there is a non-diffusive medium between the detector and the diffusive medium; characterised in that the method further comprises: (c) processing the detected intensity to generate a tomographic image using an N-order Green's function in a Diffuse Reflection Boundary Method, including representing the contribution of each wave to the detected intensity as a sum of an arbitrary integer number N of terms in a series, each term in the series being an intensity of a wave reflected from an arbitrary surface within or outside the diffusive medium. (a) directing light waves into the diffusive medium having a boundary surface; (b) detecting an intensity of light waves emitted from the diffusive medium by using non-contact measurements of light waves outside the diffusive medium, the non-contact measurements taking place with a detector at a distance of greater than 1 mm from the surface of the diffusive medium, wherein there is a non-diffusive medium between the detector and the diffusive medium; characterised in that the method further comprises: (c) processing the detected intensity to generate a tomographic image using an N-order Green's function in a Diffuse Reflection Boundary Method, including representing the contribution of each wave to the detected intensity as a sum of an arbitrary integer number N of terms in a series, each term in the series being an intensity of a wave reflected from an arbitrary surface within or outside the diffusive medium.
A method for producing paper, paperboard or corresponding fibre material, in which method - a pulp suspension is supplied onto a first wire in such a way that a web is formed, and - the formed web is dried, wherein in the method - the web is kept in contact with said same first wire after the formation of the web continuously from the web forming section to the first press nip in the press section, characterized in that nanofibrillated cellulose is included in the web and that the content of nanofibrillated cellulose in the web, calculated in dry matter content, is at least 10 wt-%. - a pulp suspension is supplied onto a first wire in such a way that a web is formed, and - the formed web is dried, wherein in the method - the web is kept in contact with said same first wire after the formation of the web continuously from the web forming section to the first press nip in the press section, characterized in that nanofibrillated cellulose is included in the web and that the content of nanofibrillated cellulose in the web, calculated in dry matter content, is at least 10 wt-%.
A device for treatment of hypertension, asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease arranged to supply electrical energy to the carotid body or bodies comprising an implantable receiving device, at least one implantable lead and an external generator, the implantable receiving device being connected to the at least one implantable lead and being arranged to receive electrical energy from the external generator, in which the at least one implantable lead is adapted to deliver electrical energy to the carotid body or bodies by means of one or more electrodes at its distal end; characterized in that: the device is adapted to deliver the electrical energy to the carotid body in the form of a pulsed radiofrequency waveform, the radiofrequency waveform having a frequency of 200 to 600 kHz.
A multilayer polymer film comprising: a first polymer layer comprising a first ultraviolet radiation absorber; and a second polymer layer overlying the first polymer layer and comprising a second ultraviolet radiation absorber, wherein the first ultraviolet radiation absorber has a peak absorbtivity wavelength less than 300 nm and the second ultraviolet radiation absorber has a peak absorbtivity wavelength greater than 300 nm. a first polymer layer comprising a first ultraviolet radiation absorber; and a second polymer layer overlying the first polymer layer and comprising a second ultraviolet radiation absorber, wherein the first ultraviolet radiation absorber has a peak absorbtivity wavelength less than 300 nm and the second ultraviolet radiation absorber has a peak absorbtivity wavelength greater than 300 nm.
A Fractional-N phase-locked loop device comprising: a phase frequency detector module that receives a first clock and a second clock that is associated with a feedback path arrangement; characterized by: a coarse phase adjustment module (14, 60) that receives a coarse phase component and an output signal associated with a divider module (16, 58) used in the feedback path arrangement and performs a coarse phase adjustment; a fine phase adjustment module (12, 64) that performs fine phase adjustment using a fine phase component and the coarse phase adjustment as input to produce the second clock, the fine phase adjustment module (12, 64) nominally cancels most or all of the quantization noise present during the coarse phase adjustment, thereby greatly reducing the net phase noise of the divider module (16, 58); and a segmentation module (18, 50) that receives a control signal and generates the coarse phase component and the fine phase component that are provided to the fine phase adjustment module (12, 64) and the coarse phase adjustment module (14, 60) for processing. a phase frequency detector module that receives a first clock and a second clock that is associated with a feedback path arrangement; a coarse phase adjustment module (14, 60) that receives a coarse phase component and an output signal associated with a divider module (16, 58) used in the feedback path arrangement and performs a coarse phase adjustment; a fine phase adjustment module (12, 64) that performs fine phase adjustment using a fine phase component and the coarse phase adjustment as input to produce the second clock, the fine phase adjustment module (12, 64) nominally cancels most or all of the quantization noise present during the coarse phase adjustment, thereby greatly reducing the net phase noise of the divider module (16, 58); and a segmentation module (18, 50) that receives a control signal and generates the coarse phase component and the fine phase component that are provided to the fine phase adjustment module (12, 64) and the coarse phase adjustment module (14, 60) for processing.
A data processing method, comprising: receiving, by a first user equipment, control information from a second user equipment, wherein the control information comprises indication information; determining, by the first user equipment, a transmission mode of data scheduled by the control information according to the indication information; and receiving, by the first user equipment, data according to the transmission mode; characterized in that wherein the control information comprises Sidelink control information, SCI, and the indication information is defined by using a specific bit in the SCI; wherein determining, by the first user equipment, the transmission mode of the data scheduled by the control information according to the indication information, comprises: determining, by the first user equipment, the transmission mode of the data scheduled by the control information according to a value of the specific bit; wherein the value of the specific bit being 0 indicates that the transmission mode of the data scheduled by the control information is a single antenna transmission mode in Release 14, and the value of the specific bit being 1 indicates that the transmission mode of the data scheduled by the control information is a transmission mode of Space Frequency Block Code, SFBC, in Release 15. receiving, by a first user equipment, control information from a second user equipment, wherein the control information comprises indication information; determining, by the first user equipment, a transmission mode of data scheduled by the control information according to the indication information; and receiving, by the first user equipment, data according to the transmission mode; characterized in that wherein the control information comprises Sidelink control information, SCI, and the indication information is defined by using a specific bit in the SCI; wherein determining, by the first user equipment, the transmission mode of the data scheduled by the control information according to the indication information, comprises: determining, by the first user equipment, the transmission mode of the data scheduled by the control information according to a value of the specific bit; wherein the value of the specific bit being 0 indicates that the transmission mode of the data scheduled by the control information is a single antenna transmission mode in Release 14, and the value of the specific bit being 1 indicates that the transmission mode of the data scheduled by the control information is a transmission mode of Space Frequency Block Code, SFBC, in Release 15. determining, by the first user equipment, the transmission mode of the data scheduled by the control information according to a value of the specific bit; wherein the value of the specific bit being 0 indicates that the transmission mode of the data scheduled by the control information is a single antenna transmission mode in Release 14, and the value of the specific bit being 1 indicates that the transmission mode of the data scheduled by the control information is a transmission mode of Space Frequency Block Code, SFBC, in Release 15.
A tyre monitor for mounting on a wheel rim, the tyre monitor comprising a housing configured to hold a component substrate in a substrate plane which, when said tyre monitor is mounted on said wheel rim, is substantially perpendicular to a plane that is tangential to the wheel rim at the location where the tyre monitor is mounted on the rim, characterized in that said housing is configured to hold a battery in a battery plane, said battery plane being substantially perpendicular to said substrate plane and substantially parallel or substantially coplanar with said tangential plane.
An electronics module for onboard aviation equipment designed to operate at a maximum temperature of about +225°C, the module including a ceramic hybrid circuit covered in a protective coating of poly-p-xylylene, the circuit comprising at least a first conductive element and a second conductive element, the first element including at least a first metal different from a second metal of the second element and being electrically and mechanically connected to the second conductive element by a connection in such a manner as to oppose diffusion of the first metal into the second metal, and the first element including a third metal for co-operating with the second metal at the connection to form a metallurgical barrier opposing migration of the first metal to the second metal, the second element being a track of silver covered in a coating superposing in succession nickel, palladium, and gold, or a coating superposing in succession nickel and gold.
Measurement system for measuring the CO 2 concentration in a climatic cabinet or an incubator, having a radiation source having an optical axis and at least two, preferably three, radiation detectors, wherein the radiation source and the radiation detectors are arranged with respect to one another in such a way that the radiation emitted by the radiation source hits the radiation detectors after crossing a measurement volume, wherein a channel is provided with a first end and a second end for each radiation detector respectively, wherein the radiation detector is arranged on the first end and the first end of the channel is facing away from the radiation source, and wherein the channels have a diameter (dK) which is smaller than the diameter (dM) of the measurement volume transversely to the optical axis, wherein the radiation source and the radiation detectors are arranged in a housing which surrounds the measurement volume and which has a base part, a cover part (18, 18') and a central part arranged between the base part and the cover part (18, 18'), characterised in that the inner side of the central part has a structured surface, ribs or a thread.
A secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material; a separator located at least between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an aqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt, a sodium salt, or a mixture thereof, wherein the separator comprises a composite film containing a mixture of a polymeric material and ion conductive solid electrolyte particles having alkali metal ions conductivity and comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of a lithium phosphate solid electrolyte having a NASICON structure and represented by a general formula LiM 2 (PO 4) 3, where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti), germanium (Ge), strontium (Sr), zirconium (Zr), tin (Sn), and aluminum (Al), LIPON (Li 2.9 PO 3.3 N 0.46), a NASICON type LATP (Li 1+x Al x Ti 2-x (PO 4) 3) (0. 1 ≤ x ≤ 0.5), Li 1+x Al x Ge 2-x (PO 4) 3 (0 < x ≤ 5), Li 1+x Al x Zr 2-x (PO 4) 3 (0 < x ≤ 5), a garnet type LLZ (Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12), β-alumina, a sodium phosphorus sulfide, and a sodium phosphorus oxide, and the polymeric material comprises a polymer comprising a monomer unit which is a hydrocarbon with a functional group comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and fluorine, and a ratio of the polymer in the polymeric material is not less than 70 mol%. a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material; a separator located at least between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an aqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt, a sodium salt, or a mixture thereof, wherein the separator comprises a composite film containing a mixture of a polymeric material and ion conductive solid electrolyte particles having alkali metal ions conductivity and comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of a lithium phosphate solid electrolyte having a NASICON structure and represented by a general formula LiM 2 (PO 4) 3, where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti), germanium (Ge), strontium (Sr), zirconium (Zr), tin (Sn), and aluminum (Al), LIPON (Li 2.9 PO 3.3 N 0.46), a NASICON type LATP (Li 1+x Al x Ti 2-x (PO 4) 3) (0. 1 ≤ x ≤ 0.5), Li 1+x Al x Ge 2-x (PO 4) 3 (0 < x ≤ 5), Li 1+x Al x Zr 2-x (PO 4) 3 (0 < x ≤ 5), a garnet type LLZ (Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12), β-alumina, a sodium phosphorus sulfide, and a sodium phosphorus oxide, and the polymeric material comprises a polymer comprising a monomer unit which is a hydrocarbon with a functional group comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and fluorine, and a ratio of the polymer in the polymeric material is not less than 70 mol%.