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A transseptal instrument for accessing a predetermined location of a cardiac septal wall within a heart comprising: a flexible introducer having an interior lumen, a distal curve, a distal taper; and a cannula (34; 39) having an interior lumen with an inner diameter, a distal curve, and a distal blunt end, the cannula being telescopically disposable in the flexible introducer to assume a position in close proximity to the distal taper; wherein when the cannula is not telescopically disposed within the interior lumen of the flexible introducer in close proximity to the distal taper, the flexible introducer is not able to access the predetermined location on the cardiac septal wall, and wherein when the cannula is telescopically disposed within the interior lumen of the flexible introducer in close proximity to the distal taper, the flexible introducer is able to access the said predetermined location on the cardiac septal wall, the transseptal instrument further comprising a sharp end floppy guidewire telescopically disposed within the interior lumen of the cannula, the sharp end floppy guidewire being prebiased to assume an atraumatic configuration when unsupported, and pushable through the septal wall when supported. a flexible introducer having an interior lumen, a distal curve, a distal taper; and a cannula (34; 39) having an interior lumen with an inner diameter, a distal curve, and a distal blunt end, the cannula being telescopically disposable in the flexible introducer to assume a position in close proximity to the distal taper; wherein when the cannula is not telescopically disposed within the interior lumen of the flexible introducer in close proximity to the distal taper, the flexible introducer is not able to access the predetermined location on the cardiac septal wall, and wherein when the cannula is telescopically disposed within the interior lumen of the flexible introducer in close proximity to the distal taper, the flexible introducer is able to access the said predetermined location on the cardiac septal wall, the transseptal instrument further comprising a sharp end floppy guidewire telescopically disposed within the interior lumen of the cannula, the sharp end floppy guidewire being prebiased to assume an atraumatic configuration when unsupported, and pushable through the septal wall when supported.
A method for preparing a die-formed chamfered plastic floor, comprising mixing raw materials for preparing a plastic floor matrix, to obtain a mixed material; and subjecting the mixed material to an extrusion, a laminating-embossing treatment, a die forming-chamfering treatment, a coating with an ultraviolet curable paint, a slicing, and a tenoning in sequence, to obtain the die-formed chamfered plastic floor. mixing raw materials for preparing a plastic floor matrix, to obtain a mixed material; and subjecting the mixed material to an extrusion, a laminating-embossing treatment, a die forming-chamfering treatment, a coating with an ultraviolet curable paint, a slicing, and a tenoning in sequence, to obtain the die-formed chamfered plastic floor.
A variable speed control system, comprising: a multiple-speed transmission which changes a speed of an engine output in multiple stages based on a change in meshing state of a dog clutch which is caused in association with an operation of a change pedal connected mechanically; a pedal load detection device which detects an operation load of the change pedal; and a control unit which suppresses or shuts off an engine output to the multiple-speed transmission and permits a speed change action of the multiple-speed transmission by means of the change pedal when a detected load (Ld) of the pedal load detection device exceeds a predetermined threshold (Lt), characterized in that the variable speed control system further comprises an engine revolution speed detection device which detects an engine revolution speed, and in that the control unit changes the threshold (Lt) according to a detected revolution speed (Ne) by the engine revolution speed detection device. a multiple-speed transmission which changes a speed of an engine output in multiple stages based on a change in meshing state of a dog clutch which is caused in association with an operation of a change pedal connected mechanically; a pedal load detection device which detects an operation load of the change pedal; and a control unit which suppresses or shuts off an engine output to the multiple-speed transmission and permits a speed change action of the multiple-speed transmission by means of the change pedal when a detected load (Ld) of the pedal load detection device exceeds a predetermined threshold (Lt), characterized in that the variable speed control system further comprises an engine revolution speed detection device which detects an engine revolution speed, and in that the control unit changes the threshold (Lt) according to a detected revolution speed (Ne) by the engine revolution speed detection device.
Cap-like closure system for containers, comprising a crown cap, which has a plurality of jag-shaped or tooth-like shape ends and which is composed at least partially of a metallic and/or aluminium-containing material, wherein the crown cap is shaped in such a way that the shape ends, after the intended deformation which closes the container, form one or more cavities between the outer container surface and the shape ends, wherein a deformable sealing material is provided in the region of the shape ends which closes the cavities at least in the periphery of the end pointing towards the container bottom, characterised in that the sealing material forms a ring-like or hoop-like element which is separate from the crown cap, but which interacts with the crown cap in such a way that, when the shape ends are deformed for the container closure, said form ends press or sink into the sealing material.
Inductive heating device for aerosol-generation, the device comprising: - a device housing comprising a cavity having an internal surface for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-forming insert comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a susceptor, the device housing further comprising an induction coil having a magnetic axis, the induction coil being arranged such as to surround at least a portion of the cavity; - a power source connected to the induction coil and configured to provide a high frequency current to the induction coil, wherein a wire material forming the induction coil has a cross-section comprising a main portion, the main portion having a longitudinal extension in a direction of the magnetic axis and a lateral extension perpendicular to the magnetic axis, which longitudinal extension is longer than the lateral extension of the main portion. - a device housing comprising a cavity having an internal surface for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-forming insert comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a susceptor, the device housing further comprising an induction coil having a magnetic axis, the induction coil being arranged such as to surround at least a portion of the cavity; - a power source connected to the induction coil and configured to provide a high frequency current to the induction coil,
A vacuum system comprising at least one vacuum device; a plurality of electronic modules (19, 21, 23); and a connection device which establishes at least one electrical connection between the plurality of modules (19, 21, 23), wherein the connection device has a respective electrical contact point for each of the plurality of modules (19, 21, 23), and wherein each contact point comprises a unique identifying feature, characterized in that each module (19, 21, 23) has a type identifier which is associated with a module type and the type identifier can be combined or is combined with the unique identifying feature of the contact point of the respective module (19, 21, 23) to provide a unique identifier of each module (19, 21, 23). at least one vacuum device; a plurality of electronic modules (19, 21, 23); and a connection device which establishes at least one electrical connection between the plurality of modules (19, 21, 23), wherein the connection device has a respective electrical contact point for each of the plurality of modules (19, 21, 23), and wherein each contact point comprises a unique identifying feature, characterized in that each module (19, 21, 23) has a type identifier which is associated with a module type and the type identifier can be combined or is combined with the unique identifying feature of the contact point of the respective module (19, 21, 23) to provide a unique identifier of each module (19, 21, 23). characterized in that each module (19, 21, 23) has a type identifier which is associated with a module type and the type identifier can be combined or is combined with the unique identifying feature of the contact point of the respective module (19, 21, 23) to provide a unique identifier of each module (19, 21, 23).
Paper or cardboard packaging produced at least partly from mineral oil contaminated, recycled paper, wherein the packaging includes at least one barrier layer obtainable by applying an aqueous polymeric dispersion comprising a mixture of at least two polymers A and B, wherein polymer A is a copolymer obtainable by emulsion polymerization of (a) one or more principal monomers selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkyl (meth)acrylates, (b) 0.1 to 5 wt% of one or more acid monomers, (c) 0-20 wt% of acrylonitrile and (d) 0 to 10 wt% of further monomers other than the monomers (a) to (c), wherein the glass transition temperature of polymer A is greater than +45°C, and wherein the glass transition temperature of polymer B is smaller than +10°C, wherein the mean value calculated from the glass transition temperatures of the individual polymers is in the range from +10 to +45°C, wherein the barrier layer may be situated on one or more of the surfaces of the packaging, or the barrier layer may form at least one of multiple layers of a multilayered packaging coating or the barrier layer may be situated as a coating on at least one side of an inner bag situated within the packaging. (a) one or more principal monomers selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkyl (meth)acrylates, (b) 0.1 to 5 wt% of one or more acid monomers, (c) 0-20 wt% of acrylonitrile and (d) 0 to 10 wt% of further monomers other than the monomers (a) to (c), wherein the glass transition temperature of polymer A is greater than +45°C, and wherein the glass transition temperature of polymer B is smaller than +10°C, wherein the mean value calculated from the glass transition temperatures of the individual polymers is in the range from +10 to +45°C, wherein the barrier layer may be situated on one or more of the surfaces of the packaging, or the barrier layer may form at least one of multiple layers of a multilayered packaging coating or the barrier layer may be situated as a coating on at least one side of an inner bag situated within the packaging.
A Light Emitting Diode lighting system (400, 500, 600) comprising: an unpackaged LED die (410, 510) that is devoid of encapsulant thereon; a power supply that is electrically connected to the unpackaged LED die and that is configured to bias the unpackaged LED die so as to operate at a junction temperature of the unpackaged LED die above 85°C; and a wavelength conversion material that is spaced apart from the unpackaged LED die and that is configured to downconvert at least some of the light that is emitted by the unpackaged LED die, so as to provide an expected L70 lifetime of the LED lighting system of at least 25000 hours. an unpackaged LED die (410, 510) that is devoid of encapsulant thereon; a power supply that is electrically connected to the unpackaged LED die and that is configured to bias the unpackaged LED die so as to operate at a junction temperature of the unpackaged LED die above 85°C; and a wavelength conversion material that is spaced apart from the unpackaged LED die and that is configured to downconvert at least some of the light that is emitted by the unpackaged LED die, so as to provide an expected L70 lifetime of the LED lighting system of at least 25000 hours.
Composition for use in the topical treatment of a skin malignancy, wherein said composition comprises a plurality of taxane nanoparticles suspended within the composition, wherein the taxane nanoparticles are uncoated neat individual particles selected from paclitaxel nanoparticles and docetaxel nanoparticles having a mean particle size based on a number distribution from 0.1 microns to 1.5 microns and a specific surface area of at least 18 m 2 /g, the specific surface area being the total surface area of the taxane nanoparticle per unit of taxane mass as measured by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm in accordance with the description, and the composition is anhydrous and hydrophobic and comprises greater than 50% w/w of the composition of a hydrophobic carrier and 5 to 24% w/w of the composition of one or more volatile silicone fluids.
A system for swept source optical coherence tomography, the system comprising a light source configured to emit multiplexed wavelength-swept radiation over a total wavelength range, said light source comprising N wavelength-swept vertical cavity lasers, VCL, configured to emit N tunable VCL outputs having N wavelength trajectories, where N is greater than one, a combiner for combining said N tunable VCL optical outputs into a common optical path to create said multiplexed wavelength-swept radiation, a splitter for splitting said multiplexed wavelength-swept radiation to a sample and a reference path, an optical detector for detecting an interference signal created by an optical interference between a reflection from said sample and light traversing said reference path, and a signal processing system which is adapted to use said interference signal to construct an image of said sample, wherein at least one of said N wavelength trajectories differs substantially from another of said N wavelength trajectories with respect to wavelength repetition rate, wherein every of said N vertical cavity lasers is a MEMS-tunable VCL tuned by a voltage source, wherein a first VCL of said N vertical cavity lasers and a second VCL of said N vertical cavity lasers are driven over an identical wavelength range but at two different wavelength repetition rates, wherein both the first VCL and the second VCL have different mechanical resonances, and wherein the system is adapted to only turn on the first VCL during a first period of time to acquire a first image, to only turn on the second VCL during a second period of time to acquire a second image, and to tune the first VCL and the second VCL by first and second waveforms, respectively, such that the first and the second VCL are both bi-directionally tuned.
A method for processing a control channel at a user agent, UA, to identify at least one of an uplink and a downlink resource allocated by a resource grant within a multi-carrier communication system wherein resource grants are specified by control channel element, CCE, subset candidates, the method comprising the steps of: determining locations of CCE subset candidates for each carrier; receiving a downlink control information, DCI, message; determining whether each of the CCE subset candidates corresponds to only one carrier; and when the CCE subset candidate corresponds to more than one carrier: (i) decoding the DCI message by identifying a carrier indicator field, CIF, within the DCI message; and (ii) using the CIF to identify a carrier associated with each of the identified CCE subset candidates; and when the CCE subset candidate only corresponds to one carrier, using the location of the CCE subset candidate within a search space to identify the carrier associated with the CCE subset candidate. determining locations of CCE subset candidates for each carrier; receiving a downlink control information, DCI, message; determining whether each of the CCE subset candidates corresponds to only one carrier; and when the CCE subset candidate corresponds to more than one carrier: (i) decoding the DCI message by identifying a carrier indicator field, CIF, within the DCI message; and (ii) using the CIF to identify a carrier associated with each of the identified (i) decoding the DCI message by identifying a carrier indicator field, CIF, within the DCI message; and (ii) using the CIF to identify a carrier associated with each of the identified CCE subset candidates; and when the CCE subset candidate only corresponds to one carrier, using the location of the CCE subset candidate within a search space to identify the carrier associated with the CCE subset candidate.
A method of aligning tile comprising the steps of: a) providing a first tile base member, with a tile base mating portion; b) providing a connecting tab with a connecting tab base mating portion thereon and a connecting tab longitudinal axis; c) coupling the connecting tab to the first tile base member; d) disposing said first tile base member between a first plurality of adjacent tiles and a first substrate and said connecting tab to extend outwardly in a gap between said first plurality of adjacent tiles; e) coupling a cap onto said connecting tab and into retained configuration while in contact with said first plurality of adjacent tiles; f) removing said connecting tab from said first tile base member, by applying a vertical requisite force to said connecting tab; and g) reusing said connecting tab by mating said connecting tab with a second tile base member. a) providing a first tile base member, with a tile base mating portion; b) providing a connecting tab with a connecting tab base mating portion thereon and a connecting tab longitudinal axis; c) coupling the connecting tab to the first tile base member; d) disposing said first tile base member between a first plurality of adjacent tiles and a first substrate and said connecting tab to extend outwardly in a gap between said first plurality of adjacent tiles; e) coupling a cap onto said connecting tab and into retained configuration while in contact with said first plurality of adjacent tiles; f) removing said connecting tab from said first tile base member, by applying a vertical requisite force to said connecting tab; and g) reusing said connecting tab by mating said connecting tab with a second tile base member.
Link for a vehicle, comprising a bearing and a journal, the bearing being configured as a rubber bearing and comprising at least one inner bush, an outer bush and an elastic part element which is arranged at least in sections in between, and the journal having at least one stepped region, and the bearing being pushed with its inner bush onto the journal as far as the stepped region, with the result that the bearing is arranged on the journal of the link and is configured so as to enclose the journal, the journal and the bearing being configured so as to interact in such a way that the bearing has a transition fit in relation to the journal, with the result that the inner bush and the journal are paired in the manner of a transition fit, and the bearing being fixed on the journal of the link by means of a fastening element which is of releasable configuration and is arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the journal, characterized in that the fastening element is configured in the manner of a screw which is screwed into the journal and is arranged coaxially with respect to the latter.
An imaging apparatus comprising pixels configured to output optical signals, an AD converting unit, a reference signal supplying unit configured to supply first to third ramp signals to the AD converting unit, and a counter configured to generate a count signal by counting clock signals, wherein the AD converting unit generates a first comparison result signal by performing a first comparison being a comparison between the first ramp signal and the optical signal, the first ramp signal having a signal level changing in a first amplitude range at a first changing rate depending on elapsed time in a first period between a timing of start in a change of the signal level of the first ramp signal and a timing of end in a change of the signal level of the first ramp signal; characterized in that in a case where a level of the first comparison result signal changes in the first period, the AD converting unit generates a first digital signal by acquiring the count signal corresponding to a first elapsed time from start of the first comparison to a timing of changing the level of the first comparison result signal, and generates a second comparison result signal by performing a second comparison being a comparison between the second ramp signal and the optical signal, and generates a second digital signal by acquiring the count signal corresponding to a second elapsed time from start of the second comparison to a timing of changing the level of the second comparison result signal, wherein the second ramp signal has a signal level changing in a second amplitude range at a second changing rate depending on elapsed time in a second period between a timing of start in a change of the signal level of the second ramp signal and a timing of end in the change of the signal level of the second ramp signal; in a case where the level of the first comparison result signal does not change in the first period, the AD converting unit generates a third comparison result signal by performing a third comparison being a comparison between the third ramp signal and the optical signal, and generates a third digital signal by acquiring the count signal corresponding to a third elapsed time from start of the third comparison to a timing of changing the level of the third comparison result signal, wherein the third ramp signal has a signal level changing in a third amplitude range larger than the first amplitude range at a third changing rate depending on elapsed time, the third changing rate is larger than both of the first changing rate and the second changing rate.
A pneumatic tire mounted on a rim, the pneumatic tire comprising a carcass, the carcass having one or more cord reinforced plies and a pair of bead portions, each bead portion having at least one annular bead core, a tread and a belt reinforcing structure disposed radially outward of the carcass, the bead core having a flat or substantially flat bead face or at least a flat or substantially flat portion of the bead face, the bead face being the radially innermost face of the bead core, wherein the bead face is joined together with rounded ends (34, 36) on each side of the bead face, characterized in that (i) the bead core has a bead face oriented at an angle (α) with respect to the axial direction of the tire in a range of from 6 to 8 degrees, and in that the angle (α) is greater than the taper angle (β) of a rim flange of a rim on which the tire is designed to be mounted; or in that (ii) the bead core has a bead face formed of a dual taper surface comprising a first flat surface and a second flat surface, the first flat surface being angled at an angle (α 1) in the range of from 10 to 14 degrees and the second flat surface being angled at an angle (α 2) in the range of from 4 to 6 degrees.