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A flexible conductor for connecting a main blade and a base of a disconnector, comprising a first portion and a second portion; wherein the first portion is adapted to be fixed to the base and adapted to bend in a first plane in response to a rotation of the main blade about a first axis; and the second portion is connected to the first portion and adapted to be fixed to the main blade, the second portion adapted to bend in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane in response to twisting of the main blade about a second axis; and wherein the flexible conductor is operable to maintain an electrical connection between the main blade and the base when the main blade rotates and twists with respect to the base to open or close the disconnector. the first portion is adapted to be fixed to the base and adapted to bend in a first plane in response to a rotation of the main blade about a first axis; and the second portion is connected to the first portion and adapted to be fixed to the main blade, the second portion adapted to bend in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane in response to twisting of the main blade about a second axis; and wherein the flexible conductor is operable to maintain an electrical connection between the main blade and the base when the main blade rotates and twists with respect to the base to open or close the disconnector.
Lower limb prosthesis having: - a receiving member provided for receiving a thigh stump and mounted on a support element, - a leg mounted on said support element via a pivot link forming a knee joint in order to permit flexion or extension of the leg with respect to the receiving member, - a damping system for damping the flexion or extension forces, said prosthesis being characterized in that the damping system is mounted, on the one hand, on the axis of the pivot link and, on the other hand, on a first end of a rocker that is mounted pivotably on the leg, and in that a connecting rod is mounted, on the one hand, on a second end of the rocker and, on the other hand, on the support element, and in that the respective mounting points of the damping system and of the connecting rod at the level of the rocker are arranged on either side of the tilt axis of said rocker. - a receiving member provided for receiving a thigh stump and mounted on a support element, - a leg mounted on said support element via a pivot link forming a knee joint in order to permit flexion or extension of the leg with respect to the receiving member, - a damping system for damping the flexion or extension forces,
Method for manufacturing a balance spring intended to equip a balance of a horological movement, comprising: - a step of producing a blank made of a niobium and hafnium alloy containing: - niobium: the remainder to 100 wt%, - hafnium: between 5 and 60 wt%, preferably between 5 and 30 wt%, and more preferably between 8 and 12 wt%, - one or more elements selected from Ti, Zr, Ta and W, the percentage of each element lying in the range 0 to 2 wt%, preferably in the range 0.2 to 1.5 wt%, - impurities, the total percentage whereof lies in the range 0 to 0.5 wt%. - a step of annealing and cooling the blank, - at least one step of deforming the annealed blank in order to form a wire, - a winding step for forming the balance spring, - a final step of heat treating the balance spring, characterised in that it comprises, before the deformation step, a step of depositing, on the blank, a layer of a ductile material chosen from the group consisting of copper, nickel, cupronickel, cupro-manganese, gold, silver, nickel-phosphorus Ni-P and nickel-boron Ni-B, in order to facilitate the wire shaping operation, in that the thickness of the ductile material layer deposited is chosen such that the ratio of the area of ductile material to the area of the alloy for a given wire cross-section is less than 1, preferably less than 0.5, and more preferably lies in the range 0.01 to 0.4 and in that it comprises, before the winding step, a step of eliminating said layer of ductile material. - a step of producing a blank made of a niobium and hafnium alloy containing: - niobium: the remainder to 100 wt%, - hafnium: between 5 and 60 wt%, preferably between 5 and 30 wt%, and more preferably between 8 and 12 wt%, - one or more elements selected from Ti, Zr, Ta and W, the percentage of each element lying in the range 0 to 2 wt%, preferably in the range 0.2 to 1.5 wt%, - impurities, the total percentage whereof lies in the range 0 to 0.5 wt%. - niobium: the remainder to 100 wt%, - hafnium: between 5 and 60 wt%, preferably between 5 and 30 wt%, and more preferably between 8 and 12 wt%, - one or more elements selected from Ti, Zr, Ta and W, the percentage of each element lying in the range 0 to 2 wt%, preferably in the range 0.2 to 1.5 wt%, - impurities, the total percentage whereof lies in the range 0 to 0.5 wt%. - a step of annealing and cooling the blank, - at least one step of deforming the annealed blank in order to form a wire, - a winding step for forming the balance spring, - a final step of heat treating the balance spring,
An interference wave signal removing device for removing an interference wave signal different from a desired signal that is contained in reception signals, comprising: a notch filter (52;521,522,523) adjustable of an attenuation frequency band; characterized by a frequency scanner (53;54;541,542,543) for outputting integrated signals of the reception signals at respective frequency bins having a predetermined frequency width; and a controller (51;51A) for detecting a frequency of the interference wave signal and setting the attenuation frequency band of the notch filter (52;521,522,523) based on intensities of the integrated signals of the respective frequency bins, wherein the controller (51;51A) is configured to estimately calculate an error of the interference wave signal frequency based on the intensities of the integrated signals of the respective frequency bins, to correct the detected interference wave signal frequency by the error, and to set the attenuation frequency band of the notch filter (52;521,522,523), and wherein the controller is configured to set the interference wave signal frequency to be a central frequency of the frequency bin where the intensity of the integrated signal of each frequency bin is higher than a predetermined threshold, and to calculate the error of the interference wave signal frequency based on the intensities of the integrated signals of frequency bins adjacent to the frequency bin of the interference wave signal frequency on a frequency axis. a notch filter (52;521,522,523) adjustable of an attenuation frequency band; characterized by a frequency scanner (53;54;541,542,543) for outputting integrated signals of the reception signals at respective frequency bins having a predetermined frequency width; and a controller (51;51A) for detecting a frequency of the interference wave signal and setting the attenuation frequency band of the notch filter (52;521,522,523) based on intensities of the integrated signals of the respective frequency bins, wherein the controller (51;51A) is configured to estimately calculate an error of the interference wave signal frequency based on the intensities of the integrated signals of the respective frequency bins, to correct the detected interference wave signal frequency by the error, and to set the attenuation frequency band of the notch filter (52;521,522,523), and wherein the controller is configured to set the interference wave signal frequency to be a central frequency of the frequency bin where the intensity of the integrated signal of each frequency bin is higher than a predetermined threshold, and to calculate the error of the interference wave signal frequency based on the intensities of the integrated signals of frequency bins adjacent to the frequency bin of the interference wave signal frequency on a frequency axis.
An aircraft having a wing, the wing including a main fixed portion and a tip portion movably mounted at a tip end of the main fixed portion via a flexible element or hinge, wherein the main fixed portion has an upper surface and a lower surface, and the tip portion has an upper surface and a lower surface, and the aircraft is operable in: a) a first configuration in which the upper surface of the tip portion is angled downwardly with respect to the upper surface of the main fixed portion; and b) a second configuration in which the tip portion is rotated upwardly with respect to the first configuration such that the upper surface of the tip portion and the upper surface of the main fixed portion are substantially continuous surfaces without any significant angle formed between said upper surfaces (12,14), and wherein movement of the tip portion with respect to the main fixed portion from the first configuration to the second configuration is exclusively passively actuated by movement of the wing with respect to the surrounding air, and characterised in that the tip portion is biased towards the first configuration, and the tip portion adopts the second configuration when the magnitude of the velocity of a freestream flow of the surrounding air is sufficiently great. a) a first configuration in which the upper surface of the tip portion is angled downwardly with respect to the upper surface of the main fixed portion; and b) a second configuration in which the tip portion is rotated upwardly with respect to the first configuration such that the upper surface of the tip portion and the upper surface of the main fixed portion are substantially continuous surfaces without any significant angle formed between said upper surfaces (12,14), and wherein movement of the tip portion with respect to the main fixed portion from the first configuration to the second configuration is exclusively passively actuated by movement of the wing with respect to the surrounding air,
A neutral point clamped multiple-level switching unit having a coplanar structure, comprising a first, a second, a third and a fourth series-connected switches (K1, K2, K3, K4) between two input terminals (11, 13) of the module, wherein the electric path in the four switches approximately follows a T shape, the second and third switches located in the middle of the series association being arranged in the foot of the T; each of said second and third switches (K2, K3) is series-connected with a diode (Dh, Dl) between a first output terminal defined by a node between said second and third switches (K2, K3) and a second output terminal of the unit, the diodes (Dh, Dl) being connected to separate nodes (171, 172), symmetrically interconnected to the second output terminal, with a first node connected to the first of said diodes (Dh), the first node comprising a connecting terminal for a first capacitive element, and a second node connected to the second of said diodes (Dl), the second node comprising a connecting terminal for a second capacitive element; a node between the first switch and the second switch is coupled, by the first diode (Dh), to a second output terminal; a node between the third switch and the fourth switch is coupled, by the second diode (Dl), to the second output terminal.
A device for selecting an area (2; 22; 32; 42; 52; 62; 72; 82) of a dental restoration body (1; 71), which is depicted in a 3D representation, comprising a CAD system having a display unit for representing the restoration body (1; 71) and having an input unit by means of which a pointer displayed on the display unit can be controlled, at least parts of the area boundary being in the form of dental-specific lines (5, 6, 8), characterised in that the device is designed in such a way that the range (2; 22; 32; 42; 52; 62; 72; 82) can be set by selection in the 3D representation of displayed dental-specific points (7.1-7.4) and that, by selection of a dental-specific point (7.1-7.4) for the position of the cusp tip, the area of the relevant cusp can be selected up to the boundaries of its cusp, and that the lower limit of the area is formed by the equator line, the selection being made by clicking on the dental-specific point by means of the input unit via the pointer.
A composition for topical application to the oral cavity, for the use in pregnant women to reduce the risk of preterm birth, comprising an ester of vitamin E with a carboxylic acid of formula R-COOH, in which R is an alkyl radical having 1 to 19 carbon atoms, or an alkenyl or alkynyl radical having 2 to 19 carbon atoms, and an oily vehicle.
A method for monitoring a property of appearance of teeth of a patient, said method comprising the following successive steps: A. acquisition, by means of a first acquisition apparatus, of at least one first two-dimensional image of said teeth and of a first reference gauge, called "initial image"; B. acquisition, by means of a second acquisition apparatus, of at least one second two-dimensional image of said teeth and of a second reference gauge exhibiting a same appearance as the first reference gauge, called "updated image"; C. normalization of the initial and updated images so that the representations of the first and second reference gauges on the normalized initial and updated images exhibit a same appearance; D. before or after the step C., identification of a same region of the teeth on the initial and updated images; E. comparison of the appearance of said region on the normalized initial and updated images. A. acquisition, by means of a first acquisition apparatus, of at least one first two-dimensional image of said teeth and of a first reference gauge, called "initial image"; B. acquisition, by means of a second acquisition apparatus, of at least one second two-dimensional image of said teeth and of a second reference gauge exhibiting a same appearance as the first reference gauge, called "updated image"; C. normalization of the initial and updated images so that the representations of the first and second reference gauges on the normalized initial and updated images exhibit a same appearance; D. before or after the step C., identification of a same region of the teeth on the initial and updated images; E. comparison of the appearance of said region on the normalized initial and updated images.
An illumination package, comprising: a heat spreader including a base and a stub that extends from the base, wherein the base comprises a bottom surface providing for direct coupling to a heat sink and comprises a top surface; an edge-emitting laser diode, EELD, configured to generate illumination light, the EELD being mounted to a side of the stub; and a substrate being electrically connected to the EELD and a printed circuit board, PCB, wherein the substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the first surface being coupled to the top surface of the base and the second surface being coupled to the PCB, and is at a location on the top surface of the base spaced from the EELD. a heat spreader including a base and a stub that extends from the base, wherein the base comprises a bottom surface providing for direct coupling to a heat sink and comprises a top surface; an edge-emitting laser diode, EELD, configured to generate illumination light, the EELD being mounted to a side of the stub; and a substrate being electrically connected to the EELD and a printed circuit board, PCB, wherein the substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the first surface being coupled to the top surface of the base and the second surface being coupled to the PCB, and is at a location on the top surface of the base spaced from the EELD.
A method to resolve phase within a PSK-encoded carrier, the method comprising determining a desired phase shift to apply to a PSK-encoded carrier in order to shift the PSK-encoded carrier back to a desired previous phase; calculating a compensatory phase shift by dividing the desired phase shift by a predetermined number of compensation cycles comprising several compensation cycles; and applying the compensatory phase shift to the PSK-encoded carrier for the predetermined number of compensation cycles over a duration corresponding to a bit of the PSK-encoded signal; wherein the PSK-encoded signal is progressively shifted to the desired previous phase over a duration corresponding to a bit of the PSK-encoded signal.
A turret tool rest comprising: a main shaft for rotating a tool; a mill housing comprising a mill housing connection shaft into which the main shaft is inserted; a turret turning shaft into which the mill housing connection shaft is inserted; a turret to which one end of the turret turning shaft is fixed; a joint base fixed to one end of the mill housing connection shaft; and a turret base configured to support the turret turning shaft, wherein the mill housing is disposed inside the turret, and characterized in that the joint base comprises an engagement mechanism configured to switch between coupling to the turret base and coupling to the turret turning shaft. a main shaft for rotating a tool; a mill housing comprising a mill housing connection shaft into which the main shaft is inserted; a turret turning shaft into which the mill housing connection shaft is inserted; a turret to which one end of the turret turning shaft is fixed; a joint base fixed to one end of the mill housing connection shaft; and a turret base configured to support the turret turning shaft, wherein the mill housing is disposed inside the turret, and characterized in that the joint base comprises an engagement mechanism configured to switch between coupling to the turret base and coupling to the turret turning shaft.
An irrigation controller comprising: a housing which integrates at least one control element, wherein the housing has a first section and a second section; a pump configured to be operatively coupled with the irrigation controller; a power supply for supplying power to the pump; and the control element configured with the pump; the first section and the second section are angularly oriented towards each other at an angle ( α) less than 90 degrees; characterized in that: the irrigation controller has a substantially hook-type shape. a housing which integrates at least one control element, wherein the housing has a first section and a second section; a pump configured to be operatively coupled with the irrigation controller; a power supply for supplying power to the pump; and the control element configured with the pump; the first section and the second section are angularly oriented towards each other at an angle ( α) less than 90 degrees; characterized in that: the irrigation controller has a substantially hook-type shape.
A method of dynamically controlling a magnetron tube in a microwave oven utilizing a magnetron power supply comprising: monitoring a current to the magnetron power supply; determining the current to the magnetron power supply at which the magnetron tube conducts; calculating a time base; and adjusting the time base as the power level required is increased, to produce consistent power when the magnetron tube is cycled at less than a 100% power level and to compensate for a slow start of the magnetron tube during a short cook cycle. monitoring a current to the magnetron power supply; determining the current to the magnetron power supply at which the magnetron tube conducts; calculating a time base; and adjusting the time base as the power level required is increased, to produce consistent power when the magnetron tube is cycled at less than a 100% power level and to compensate for a slow start of the magnetron tube during a short cook cycle.
A pentacene compound having a chemical structure: wherein: each R independently comprises (i) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, (ii) a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, or (iii) a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylalkylene group; each R' independently comprises (i) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, (ii) a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, or (iii) an unsubstituted cycloalkylalkylene group; R" comprises (i) hydrogen, (ii) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, (iii) a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, (iv) an unsubstituted cycloalkylalkylene group, (v) a substituted or unsubstituted arylalkylene group, (vi) an acetyl group, or (vii) a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring comprising at least one of O, N, S and Se in the ring; x = 0, 1 or 2; y = 0, 1 or 2; z = 0 or 1; (x + y + z) = 3; and each X independently comprises (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, (iv) a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, (v) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, (vi) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, (vii) a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, (viii) a cyano group, (iv) an ether group, (x) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, (xi) a nitro group, or (xii) any two adjacent X groups form (a) a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic ring or (b) a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring. each R independently comprises (i) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, (ii) a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, or (iii) a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylalkylene group; each R' independently comprises (i) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, (ii) a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, or (iii) an unsubstituted cycloalkylalkylene group; R" comprises (i) hydrogen, (ii) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, (iii) a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, (iv) an unsubstituted cycloalkylalkylene group, (v) a substituted or unsubstituted arylalkylene group, (vi) an acetyl group, or (vii) a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring comprising at least one of O, N, S and Se in the ring; x = 0, 1 or 2; y = 0, 1 or 2; z = 0 or 1; (x + y + z) = 3; and each X independently comprises (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, (iv) a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, (v) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, (vi) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, (vii) a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, (viii) a cyano group, (iv) an ether group, (x) a branched or unbranched, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, (xi) a nitro group, or (xii) any two adjacent X groups form (a) a substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic ring or (b) a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring.