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Ballistic-resistant article comprising a stack of sheets comprising reinforcing linear tension members, the direction of the linear tension members within the stack being not unidirectionally, wherein some of the linear tension members are linear tension members comprising high molecular weight polyethylene and some of the linear tension members comprise aramid, wherein the linear tension members comprising high molecular weight polyethylene are polyethylene tapes; wherein the stack comprises from the strike face down a first layer which comprises more than 50 wt.% of polyethylene linear tension members and a second layer which comprises more than 50 wt.% of aramid linear tension members, the wt.% based on the total weight of linear tension members in the layer excluding any matrix material; and wherein the linear tension members in the sheets are unidirectionally oriented, and the direction of the linear tension members in a sheet is rotated with respect to the direction of the tapes in an adjacent sheet; or the sheets comprise woven linear tension members. wherein some of the linear tension members are linear tension members comprising high molecular weight polyethylene and some of the linear tension members comprise aramid, wherein the linear tension members comprising high molecular weight polyethylene are polyethylene tapes; wherein the stack comprises from the strike face down a first layer which comprises more than 50 wt.% of polyethylene linear tension members and a second layer which comprises more than 50 wt.% of aramid linear tension members, the wt.% based on the total weight of linear tension members in the layer excluding any matrix material; and wherein the linear tension members in the sheets are unidirectionally oriented, and the direction of the linear tension members in a sheet is rotated with respect to the direction of the tapes in an adjacent sheet; or the sheets comprise woven linear tension members.
A method comprising: adhering or depositing a bending substrate on a first surface of an imaging sensor chip, wherein the first surface of the imaging sensor chip includes one or more light sensors to generate electrical signals in response to receiving light onto the first surface; characterized in that stiffness of the bending substrate varies over different portions of the imaging sensor chip due to one or both of notches or grooves in the bending substrate, wherein the stiffness of the bending substrate is based on a thickness of the bending substrate, and wherein the thickness of the bending substrate is different at different portions of the bending substrate, and wherein the one or both of the notches or the grooves are distributed concentrically about a center region of the bending substrate; and applying forces to the bending substrate so as to bend the bending substrate and to resultantly impart bending forces, which are based at least in part on the stiffness of the bending substrate, on the image sensor chip to produce a curved imaging sensor chip. adhering or depositing a bending substrate on a first surface of an imaging sensor chip, wherein the first surface of the imaging sensor chip includes one or more light sensors to generate electrical signals in response to receiving light onto the first surface; characterized in that stiffness of the bending substrate varies over different portions of the imaging sensor chip due to one or both of notches or grooves in the bending substrate, wherein the stiffness of the bending substrate is based on a thickness of the bending substrate, and wherein the thickness of the bending substrate is different at different portions of the bending substrate, and wherein the one or both of the notches or the grooves are distributed concentrically about a center region of the bending substrate; and applying forces to the bending substrate so as to bend the bending substrate and to resultantly impart bending forces, which are based at least in part on the stiffness of the bending substrate, on the image sensor chip to produce a curved imaging sensor chip.
Monitoring device for monitoring catenary-pantograph interaction in a railway vehicle, the device comprising: - an input-output module comprising at least one frequency-tunable radio receiver module and an antenna associated with the radio receiver module configured for receiving radio power measurements in a plurality of configurable radio frequency bands and picking up radio signals emitted by the catenary-pantograph interaction in the radio frequency and microwave bands; - a control module connected to the input-output module configured to: monitor two or more different radio frequency bands; simultaneously detect DC electric arcs produced in the catenary-pantograph interaction in the radio signal received by the radio receiver module in more than one of the monitored radio frequency bands; and calculate the time that each of the detected DC electric arcs lasts. - an input-output module comprising at least one frequency-tunable radio receiver module and an antenna associated with the radio receiver module configured for receiving radio power measurements in a plurality of configurable radio frequency bands and picking up radio signals emitted by the catenary-pantograph interaction in the radio frequency and microwave bands; - a control module connected to the input-output module configured to: monitor two or more different radio frequency bands; simultaneously detect DC electric arcs produced in the catenary-pantograph interaction in the radio signal received by the radio receiver module in more than one of the monitored radio frequency bands; and calculate the time that each of the detected DC electric arcs lasts. monitor two or more different radio frequency bands; simultaneously detect DC electric arcs produced in the catenary-pantograph interaction in the radio signal received by the radio receiver module in more than one of the monitored radio frequency bands; and calculate the time that each of the detected DC electric arcs lasts.
A needle device comprising: a hub having a longitudinal axis; a needle having a sharp distal tip; a needle shield assembly associated with the needle and moveable from a non-shielding position to a shielding position in which the sharp distal tip is covered by at least part of the needle shield assembly; and a latch comprising a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a hooked latch member coupled to the distal end, and a first opening extending through a wall thereof, characterized in that: the needle shield assembly includes a needle blocking object, a carrier for carrying the needle blocking object, a shroud disposed about the carrier within the latch, and a spring disposed about the carrier within the shroud for biasing the needle blocking object distally and toward the longitudinal axis; wherein the external shroud provides an opening through which a portion of the needle blocking object projects in the non-shielding position, wherein the carrier includes a locking member dimensioned to engage an internal surface of the hub in the non-shielding position and disposed on a distal end thereof, wherein in the non-shielding position, the hooked latch member extends over a flanged proximal end of the hub, thereby locking the latch to the hub, and in the shielding position, the locking member disengages from the hub and moves proximally within the latch, thereby disengaging the hub from the needle shield assembly. a hub having a longitudinal axis; a needle having a sharp distal tip; a needle shield assembly associated with the needle and moveable from a non-shielding position to a shielding position in which the sharp distal tip is covered by at least part of the needle shield assembly; and a latch comprising a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a hooked latch member coupled to the distal end, and a first opening extending through a wall thereof, the needle shield assembly includes a needle blocking object, a carrier for carrying the needle blocking object, a shroud disposed about the carrier within the latch, and a spring disposed about the carrier within the shroud for biasing the needle blocking object distally and toward the longitudinal axis; wherein the external shroud provides an opening through which a portion of the needle blocking object projects in the non-shielding position, wherein the carrier includes a locking member dimensioned to engage an internal surface of the hub in the non-shielding position and disposed on a distal end thereof, wherein in the non-shielding position, the hooked latch member extends over a flanged proximal end of the hub, thereby locking the latch to the hub, and in the shielding position, the locking member disengages from the hub and moves proximally within the latch, thereby disengaging the hub from the needle shield assembly.
A method for making a face mask comprising the steps of: creating a three-dimensional (3-D) scan having image data of a face of an individual user; using 3-D printing; and creating a customized sleep apnea mask for conforming to unique facial features and contours of the face of the individual user; wherein the customized sleep apnea mask includes a contact portion for contacting the face of the individual user; wherein the contact portion is formed based on the 3D scan having image data of the face of the individual user, and the contact portion is adapted to conform to the unique facial features of the individual user and to substantially contact a forehead of the individual user during use; characterized in that the customized sleep apnea mask is sized to extend slightly below a chin of the individual user during use, wherein a clearance of between about 3.175 mm (1/8 inch) and about 6.35 mm (1/4 inch) is provided; wherein the contact portion is configured to not contact a chin boss of the individual user during use; wherein the contact portion is configured to not contact a nose of the individual user during use. creating a three-dimensional (3-D) scan having image data of a face of an individual user; using 3-D printing; and creating a customized sleep apnea mask for conforming to unique facial features and contours of the face of the individual user; wherein the customized sleep apnea mask includes a contact portion for contacting the face of the individual user; wherein the contact portion is formed based on the 3D scan having image data of the face of the individual user, and the contact portion is adapted to conform to the unique facial features of the individual user and to substantially contact a forehead of the individual user during use; characterized in that the customized sleep apnea mask is sized to extend slightly below a chin of the individual user during use, wherein a clearance of between about 3.175 mm (1/8 inch) and about 6.35 mm (1/4 inch) is provided; wherein the contact portion is configured to not contact a chin boss of the individual user during use; wherein the contact portion is configured to not contact a nose of the individual user during use.
Soft top for motor vehicles such as convertibles or the like, said soft top being adjustable between an open position and a closed position, having an outer soft top cover and at least one glass which is disposed in a cut-out of said outer soft top cover and which by means of at least one sealing element is connected in a mechanically fixed and tight manner to the outer soft top material, the periphery of the cut-out in the outer soft top cover and the periphery of the glass being framed by sealing-element portions, wherein at least two seal lips are present, and wherein an internal sealing element of the glass and an external sealing element are assigned to the outer soft top cover, wherein further sealing elements seal in relation to a holding strip of the soft top, wherein the holding strip is a sealing element which has at least one seal lip, wherein the at least one seal lip of the holding strip seals in relation to the internal sealing element of the glass, characterized in that the internal sealing element of the glass has an internal seal lip and an external seal lip, wherein the internal seal lip seals in relation to the holding strip and the external seal lip seals in relation to the soft top cover, wherein the seal lip of the holding strip and the external seal lip of the internal seal element of the glass form a U-shaped duct.
System for emitting an audio signal (2, 8) in an environment, the system comprising: an audio source for providing the audio signal (2, 8), at least one loudspeaker for emitting the audio signal, at least one microphone for receiving an acoustic signal from the environment, whereby the acoustic signal is based on the audio signal and may comprise disturbing components, an analyzing module for analyzing the acoustic signal and for providing an intelligibility measure from an objective intelligibility measure method, whereby the intelligibility measure is used as a feedback signal and whereby the analyzing module is adapted to compare the audio signal (2, 8) with the corresponding acoustic signal to derive the intelligibility measure, characterized in that the audio signal is realized as an information carrying signal, whereby the information carried by the audio signal is a spoken information and/or music, and in that the system is further comprising a repeating module, which is adapted to repeat the audio signal (2, 8) or another, substituting audio signal in case the intelligibility measure is worse than a pre-defined value or threshold. an audio source for providing the audio signal (2, 8), at least one loudspeaker for emitting the audio signal, at least one microphone for receiving an acoustic signal from the environment, whereby the acoustic signal is based on the audio signal and may comprise disturbing components, an analyzing module for analyzing the acoustic signal and for providing an intelligibility measure from an objective intelligibility measure method, whereby the intelligibility measure is used as a feedback signal and whereby the analyzing module is adapted to compare the audio signal (2, 8) with the corresponding acoustic signal to derive the intelligibility measure, characterized in that the audio signal is realized as an information carrying signal, whereby the information carried by the audio signal is a spoken information and/or music, and in that the system is further comprising a repeating module, which is adapted to repeat the audio signal (2, 8) or another, substituting audio signal in case the intelligibility measure is worse than a pre-defined value or threshold.
A tool for mechanical weeding, suckering, or brushing the soil under plants, comprising: - a shaft suitable to be put into rotation around its shaft axis by a suckering machine, the shaft defining a side shaft surface, at least one longitudinal groove being obtained in the shaft, - at least one retaining device (12; 112; 1012) partially and removably inserted in the at least one longitudinal groove and suitable to retain at least one tool (2; 200; 2000) so that the tool (2; 200; 2000) protrudes radially from the shaft side surface to be fed in rotation by the rotation of the shaft, wherein each retaining device (12; 112; 1012) has a device body (12'; 112'; 1012') which forms: - at least one shaft connecting portion (12a; 112a; 1012a) removably blocked within the at least one longitudinal groove, - a tool connecting portion (12b; 112b; 1012b), characterized in that the tool connecting portion (12b; 112b; 1012b) extends externally to the at least one longitudinal groove and partially overlaps the shaft side surface, each tool (2; 200; 2000) being retained between the tool connecting portion (12b; 112b; 1012b) and the shaft side surface. - a shaft suitable to be put into rotation around its shaft axis by a suckering machine, the shaft defining a side shaft surface, at least one longitudinal groove being obtained in the shaft, - at least one retaining device (12; 112; 1012) partially and removably inserted in the at least one longitudinal groove and suitable to retain at least one tool (2; 200; 2000) so that the tool (2; 200; 2000) protrudes radially from the shaft side surface to be fed in rotation by the rotation of the shaft, - at least one shaft connecting portion (12a; 112a; 1012a) removably blocked within the at least one longitudinal groove, - a tool connecting portion (12b; 112b; 1012b),
A method of acquiring an X-ray image of a target volume for an image guided radiation therapy, IGRT, system configured to apply a treatment beam (230, 1350), the method comprising: transferring accumulated charge from each pixel in a first array of pixels of an X-ray detector panel to a readout device during a first readout interval, wherein residual charge (Q Rem) remains in each pixel in the first array of pixels after the transferring, the residual charge (Q Rem) corresponding to image lag of the pixel; after the first readout interval, transferring accumulated charge from each pixel in a second array of pixels of the X-ray detector panel to the readout device during a second readout interval, wherein residual charge remains in each pixel in the second array of pixels after the transferring of accumulated charge from each pixel in the second array of pixels, the residual charge (Q Rem) corresponding to image lag of the pixel; and during a reset interval that follows the second readout interval, concurrently transferring at least a portion of the residual charge from each pixel in the first array of pixels and at least a portion of the residual charge from each pixel in the second array of pixels to the reduce image lag associated with the pixels; wherein a start time of the reset interval is selected to occur prior to application of the treatment beam (230, 1350) and an end time of the reset interval is selected to occur after the application of the treatment beam (230, 1350). transferring accumulated charge from each pixel in a first array of pixels of an X-ray detector panel to a readout device during a first readout interval, wherein residual charge (Q Rem) remains in each pixel in the first array of pixels after the transferring, the residual charge (Q Rem) corresponding to image lag of the pixel; after the first readout interval, transferring accumulated charge from each pixel in a second array of pixels of the X-ray detector panel to the readout device during a second readout interval, wherein residual charge remains in each pixel in the second array of pixels after the transferring of accumulated charge from each pixel in the second array of pixels, the residual charge (Q Rem) corresponding to image lag of the pixel; and during a reset interval that follows the second readout interval, concurrently transferring at least a portion of the residual charge from each pixel in the first array of pixels and at least a portion of the residual charge from each pixel in the second array of pixels to the reduce image lag associated with the pixels; wherein a start time of the reset interval is selected to occur prior to application of the treatment beam (230, 1350) and an end time of the reset interval is selected to occur after the application of the treatment beam (230, 1350).
Rolling plant to produce strip with a thickness varying from 0.7 mm to 20 mm, for all qualities of steel which can be cast in the form of thin slabs with a thickness comprised from 30 mm to 140 mm, comprising at least: - a continuous casting device; - a tunnel furnace for heating and maintenance/equalization; - a rolling train consisting of a roughing train comprising from 1 to 4 rolling stands (18a, 18b, 18c) and a finishing train comprising from 3 to 7 stands (21a-21e); - a rapid heating unit, for example an inductor unit, with elements able to be selectively activated, interposed between said roughing train and said finishing train; the rolling plant comprising, for each lay-out of the rolling line, a number of roughing stands (18a, 18b, 18c) disposed upstream of the rapid heating unit, and a number of finishing stands (21a-21e) disposed downstream of the rapid heating unit, which is a function of the product of the thickness and speed of the thin slab, said product being in its turn a function of the hourly productivity in tons/hour desired to be obtained, the rolling plant characterized in that it is made to work selectively either in coil-to-coil mode, or in semi-endless mode or in endless mode, and in that one of the three aforesaid modes of the rolling process is selected according to the quality of the steel produced, to the maximum casting speed possible for said quality of steel, to the final thickness of the strip and to the production cost, wherein no interstand inductors are provided in the finishing train. - a continuous casting device; - a tunnel furnace for heating and maintenance/equalization; - a rolling train consisting of a roughing train comprising from 1 to 4 rolling stands (18a, 18b, 18c) and a finishing train comprising from 3 to 7 stands (21a-21e); - a rapid heating unit, for example an inductor unit, with elements able to be selectively activated, interposed between said roughing train and said finishing train;
An article comprising: a cured silicone composition swellable network disposed on a surface of the article; and a grease absorbed in to the silicone composition, the grease having a fluid lubricant component and a thickener component; wherein the thickener component is a lithium soap, calcium soap, aluminum soap, lithium complex soap, calcium complex soap, aluminum complex soap, or polyurea. a cured silicone composition swellable network disposed on a surface of the article; and a grease absorbed in to the silicone composition, the grease having a fluid lubricant component and a thickener component; wherein the thickener component is a lithium soap, calcium soap, aluminum soap, lithium complex soap, calcium complex soap, aluminum complex soap, or polyurea.
A communication device for handling an uplink, UL, transmission for an unlicensed serving cell, the communication device comprising: a storage unit, for storing instructions of: receiving a UL grant for scheduling a plurality of consecutive subframes of an unlicensed serving cell of a network; performing a listen before talk, LBT, on the unlicensed serving cell, after receiving the UL grant; obtaining a result indicating a clear channel according to the LBT; transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, in a subframe of the plurality of consecutive subframes according to the result and an indication transmitted by the network; and transmitting data in the plurality of consecutive subframes according to the result; and a processing means, coupled to the storage unit, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. a storage unit, for storing instructions of: receiving a UL grant for scheduling a plurality of consecutive subframes of an unlicensed serving cell of a network; performing a listen before talk, LBT, on the unlicensed serving cell, after receiving the UL grant; obtaining a result indicating a clear channel according to the LBT; transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, in a subframe of the plurality of consecutive subframes according to the result and an indication transmitted by the network; and transmitting data in the plurality of consecutive subframes according to the result; and receiving a UL grant for scheduling a plurality of consecutive subframes of an unlicensed serving cell of a network; performing a listen before talk, LBT, on the unlicensed serving cell, after receiving the UL grant; obtaining a result indicating a clear channel according to the LBT; transmitting a sounding reference signal, SRS, in a subframe of the plurality of consecutive subframes according to the result and an indication transmitted by the network; and transmitting data in the plurality of consecutive subframes according to the result; and a processing means, coupled to the storage unit, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit.