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A sterile cap suitable for one or more of forming a protective surrounding at a terminal nerve end, protecting a neuroma at a terminal nerve end, alleviating discomfort associated with a neuroma, reducing a size of a neuroma, mechanically isolating a neuroma, protecting a neuroma from external stimuli, and/or limiting the size of a neuroma, the cap comprising: an external body having a distal end, a proximal end with a single opening, and an internal chamber between the distal end and the proximal end, where the external body comprises a biomaterial that remodels around a terminal nerve end to form a tissue cushion; at least one divider within the internal chamber that subdivides at least a portion of the internal chamber, at the distal end, wherein the at least one divider comprises a biomaterial that forms a tissue cushion between the subdivided portions of the internal chamber; such that, after a terminal nerve end is positioned within the cap through the single opening, any resulting neuroma mass is formed into smaller, disconnected neuroma masses within the separate subdivided portions of the internal chamber for isolating and protecting such smaller, disconnected neuroma masses from each other within the cap; a retaining cavity between the single opening at the proximal end and the at least one divider; and at least one flap configured around the single opening of the external body, wherein the at least one flap forms a slot to increase the size of the single opening and wherein the at least one flap is adapted to be wrapped around the terminal nerve end to close the slot and reduce the size of the single opening around the terminal nerve end. an external body having a distal end, a proximal end with a single opening, and an internal chamber between the distal end and the proximal end, where the external body comprises a biomaterial that remodels around a terminal nerve end to form a tissue cushion; at least one divider within the internal chamber that subdivides at least a portion of the internal chamber, at the distal end, wherein the at least one divider comprises a biomaterial that forms a tissue cushion between the subdivided portions of the internal chamber; such that, after a terminal nerve end is positioned within the cap through the single opening, any resulting neuroma mass is formed into smaller, disconnected neuroma masses within the separate subdivided portions of the internal chamber for isolating and protecting such smaller, disconnected neuroma masses from each other within the cap; a retaining cavity between the single opening at the proximal end and the at least one divider; and at least one flap configured around the single opening of the external body, wherein the at least one flap forms a slot to increase the size of the single opening and wherein the at least one flap is adapted to be wrapped around the terminal nerve end to close the slot and reduce the size of the single opening around the terminal nerve end.
A method for producing a carbon fiber material comprising the steps of a) preparing a solution of polyacrylonitrile in a suitable organic solvent, the solution consisting only of solvent and polyacrylonitrile, b) electrospinning of the solution obtained in a) and drying of the obtained fiber material, c) crosslinking of the obtained fiber material by heating to 150 to 350 °C in an air or oxygen atmosphere for 1 to 30 h d) carbonization of the obtained fiber material in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature in the range of 600 to 900 °C without applying tensile stress. a) preparing a solution of polyacrylonitrile in a suitable organic solvent, the solution consisting only of solvent and polyacrylonitrile, b) electrospinning of the solution obtained in a) and drying of the obtained fiber material, c) crosslinking of the obtained fiber material by heating to 150 to 350 °C in an air or oxygen atmosphere for 1 to 30 h d) carbonization of the obtained fiber material in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature in the range of 600 to 900 °C without applying tensile stress.
A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, the negative electrode comprising: a negative electrode active material; and a binder, wherein the negative electrode active material satisfies the following requirements,, and: graphite powder is used as a core material, and at least a part of a surface of the graphite powder is coated with a carbon material having lower crystallinity than the graphite powder, and the carbon material contains amorphous carbon; a specific surface area measured using a nitrogen adsorption BET method is more than or equal to 0.8 m 2 /g and less than or equal to 5.3 m 2 /g; and an amount of dibutyl phthalate absorption measured according to JIS K 6217-4 is more than or equal to 34 cm 3 /100 g and less than or equal to 43 cm 3 /100 g, and wherein a coating amount of the carbon material calculated by thermogravimetric analysis is more than or equal to 0.7 mass% and less than or equal to 8.0 mass% with respect to 100 mass% of the negative electrode active material. a negative electrode active material; and a binder, graphite powder is used as a core material, and at least a part of a surface of the graphite powder is coated with a carbon material having lower crystallinity than the graphite powder, and the carbon material contains amorphous carbon; a specific surface area measured using a nitrogen adsorption BET method is more than or equal to 0.8 m 2 /g and less than or equal to 5.3 m 2 /g; and an amount of dibutyl phthalate absorption measured according to JIS K 6217-4 is more than or equal to 34 cm 3 /100 g and less than or equal to 43 cm 3 /100 g, and
A fuel injection device comprising: a valve body that comes into contact with a valve seat, to close a fuel passage, and moves away from the valve seat, to open the fuel passage in order to inject fuel through at least one injection orifice; a mover that performs valve opening and closing operations in collaboration with the valve body, wherein the mover has a slope provided on an upper end surface of the mover; and a magnetic core that is excited by energization of a coil and that generates a magnetic force to drive the mover, wherein the magnetic core has a hole that is opened in an end surface (206, 604) opposite to the mover and formed in a direction along a valve stem, and the hole has, provided on the mover side end surface of the magnetic core, a magnetic core inner diameter enlarged part in which an inner diameter is gradually enlarged from a back side of the hole toward the end surface (206, 604) opposite to the mover, the magnetic core inner diameter enlarged part and the slope are located on an inner side of the magnetic core and an inner side of the mover, respectively, characterised in that an interval between a surface where the magnetic core inner diameter enlarged part is formed and the slope of the mover in the direction along the valve stem is increased as the inner diameter of the inner diameter enlarged part becomes smaller. a valve body that comes into contact with a valve seat, to close a fuel passage, and moves away from the valve seat, to open the fuel passage in order to inject fuel through at least one injection orifice; a mover that performs valve opening and closing operations in collaboration with the valve body, wherein the mover has a slope provided on an upper end surface of the mover; and a magnetic core that is excited by energization of a coil and that generates a magnetic force to drive the mover, wherein the magnetic core has a hole that is opened in an end surface (206, 604) opposite to the mover and formed in a direction along a valve stem, and the hole has, provided on the mover side end surface of the magnetic core, a magnetic core inner diameter enlarged part in which an inner diameter is gradually enlarged from a back side of the hole toward the end surface (206, 604) opposite to the mover, the magnetic core inner diameter enlarged part and the slope are located on an inner side of the magnetic core and an inner side of the mover, respectively, characterised in that an interval between a surface where the magnetic core inner diameter enlarged part is formed and the slope of the mover in the direction along the valve stem is increased as the inner diameter of the inner diameter enlarged part becomes smaller.
Aircraft navigation system comprising: a civil-certified GPS-receiver, a military-type GPS-receiver, a monitoring unit, an alerting unit, and a transponder, wherein the civil-certified GPS-receiver is adapted for determining a first position information based on C/A-GPS-signals, wherein the military-type GPS-receiver is adapted for determining a second position information based on P -GPS-signals, wherein the aircraft navigation system is adapted to issue aircraft navigation signals based on the first position information when the aircraft is flying under normal navigation conditions in civil airspace, wherein the monitoring unit is adapted to detect a first abnormal navigation condition upon occurrence of jamming conditions within the C/A-GPS-signals, and wherein the monitoring unit is further adapted to compare the first position information with the second position information, and to detect a second abnormal navigation condition upon occurrence of a difference between the first position information and the second position information being larger than a threshold value for more than a threshold duration, wherein the alerting unit is adapted to initiate an alert procedure upon detection of at least one of the first and second abnormal navigation conditions by setting a transponder code in the aircraft to issuing a signal indicating airborne emergency, wherein the aircraft navigation system is adapted to be switched to issuing aircraft navigation signals based on the second position information of the military-type GPS-receiver after the alert procedure is initiated. a civil-certified GPS-receiver, a military-type GPS-receiver, a monitoring unit, an alerting unit, and a transponder, wherein the civil-certified GPS-receiver is adapted for determining a first position information based on C/A-GPS-signals, wherein the military-type GPS-receiver is adapted for determining a second position information based on P -GPS-signals, wherein the aircraft navigation system is adapted to issue aircraft navigation signals based on the first position information when the aircraft is flying under normal navigation conditions in civil airspace, wherein the monitoring unit is adapted to detect a first abnormal navigation condition upon occurrence of jamming conditions within the C/A-GPS-signals, and wherein the monitoring unit is further adapted to compare the first position information with the second position information, and to detect a second abnormal navigation condition upon occurrence of a difference between the first position information and the second position information being larger than a threshold value for more than a threshold duration, wherein the alerting unit is adapted to initiate an alert procedure upon detection of at least one of the first and second abnormal navigation conditions by setting a transponder code in the aircraft to issuing a signal indicating airborne emergency, wherein the aircraft navigation system is adapted to be switched to issuing aircraft navigation signals based on the second position information of the military-type GPS-receiver after the alert procedure is initiated.
An ink jet printer, comprising: a printhead carrier; a controller communicatively coupled to said printhead carrier for producing a plurality of fire signals (F1, F2) for each of a plurality of ink colours, each fire signal of said plurality of fire signals being asserted at a different timing than other of said plurality of fire signals, said controller combining said plurality of fire signals to form a composite fire signal for each ink colour that maintains said different timing; a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink; a plurality of actuators associated with said plurality of nozzles; wherein said plurality of nozzles and said plurality of actuators are divided into a plurality of individually addressable fire groups (118, 120); an actuator firing logic circuit in communication with said plurality of actuators for selectively energizing said plurality of actuators; and a decoder circuit in communication with said actuator firing logic circuit, said decoder circuit including at least one input for receiving said plurality of composite fire signals, said decoder circuit configured to decode the composite fire signals into a plurality of fire signals and where the plurality of fire signals are provided to the actuator firing logic circuit configured such that each fire signal separately addresses a respective corresponding fire group of the plurality of nozzles. a printhead carrier; a controller communicatively coupled to said printhead carrier for producing a plurality of fire signals (F1, F2) for each of a plurality of ink colours, each fire signal of said plurality of fire signals being asserted at a different timing than other of said plurality of fire signals, said controller combining said plurality of fire signals to form a composite fire signal for each ink colour that maintains said different timing; a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink; a plurality of actuators associated with said plurality of nozzles; wherein said plurality of nozzles and said plurality of actuators are divided into a plurality of individually addressable fire groups (118, 120); an actuator firing logic circuit in communication with said plurality of actuators for selectively energizing said plurality of actuators; and a decoder circuit in communication with said actuator firing logic circuit, said decoder circuit including at least one input for receiving said plurality of composite fire signals, said decoder circuit configured to decode the composite fire signals into a plurality of fire signals and where the plurality of fire signals are provided to the actuator firing logic circuit configured such that each fire signal separately addresses a respective corresponding fire group of the plurality of nozzles.
A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, comprising: a block copolymer having 5 to 50 parts by weight of a first block having a glass transition temperature of 50 °C or more; and 50 to 95 parts by weight of a second block having a glass transition temperature of -10 °C or less, and comprising a crosslinkable functional group, and wherein the crosslinkable functional group is not comprised in the first block but in the second block. a block copolymer having 5 to 50 parts by weight of a first block having a glass transition temperature of 50 °C or more; and 50 to 95 parts by weight of a second block having a glass transition temperature of -10 °C or less, and comprising a crosslinkable functional group, and wherein the crosslinkable functional group is not comprised in the first block but in the second block.
A system comprising a head end, a plurality of optical network units, ONUs,, and at least one active splitter, the active splitter comprising: a unit configured to operate as a splitter in a first direction and as an active combiner in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the combiner having a plurality of inputs, each capable of receiving an upstream optical signal from a respective ONU, and combining the received upstream optical signals to create a combined electrical signal at an output; a transmitter (129, 136) configured to receive the combined electrical signal and convert the combined electrical signal to a reverse path optical signal at a calibrated power level; and a multiplexer configured to multiplex the reverse path optical signal with a forward path optical signal; wherein the active splitter is configured to determine the calibrated power level by performing at least one of: (i) calibrate at least one of the active splitter's own reverse transmission optical power level and RF signal gain to the received optical power and RF signal gain of at least one detector in the active splitter, and in response to a downstream signal; (ii) calibrate at least one of the active splitter's own reverse transmission optical power level and RF signal gain to the received optical power and RF signal gain of at least one detector in the active splitter, and in response to an upstream signal; and (iii) calibrate at least one of a reverse transmission optical power level and RF signal gain of another device using a downstream signal sent from the active splitter to the other device. a unit configured to operate as a splitter in a first direction and as an active combiner in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the combiner having a plurality of inputs, each capable of receiving an upstream optical signal from a respective ONU, and combining the received upstream optical signals to create a combined electrical signal at an output; a transmitter (129, 136) configured to receive the combined electrical signal and convert the combined electrical signal to a reverse path optical signal at a calibrated power level; and a multiplexer configured to multiplex the reverse path optical signal with a forward path optical signal; wherein the active splitter is configured to determine the calibrated power level by performing at least one of: (i) calibrate at least one of the active splitter's own reverse transmission optical power level and RF signal gain to the received optical power and RF signal gain of at least one detector in the active splitter, and in response to a downstream signal; (ii) calibrate at least one of the active splitter's own reverse transmission optical power level and RF signal gain to the received optical power and RF signal gain of at least one detector in the active splitter, and in response to an upstream signal; and (iii) calibrate at least one of a reverse transmission optical power level and RF signal gain of another device using a downstream signal sent from the active splitter to the other device.
Guide system for controllable vehicles, wherein the guide system has an electrical conductor which is arranged outside the vehicle, in particular an underfloor cable and a power feed for the conductor, wherein a receiver unit for the electromagnetic field (5, 6) of the conductor current is arranged on the vehicle, wherein the guide system has a coding device for generating a signal code in the conductor current, and a code-detection device, connected to the receiver unit, for the signal code is arranged on the vehicle, characterized in that the coding device is designed to form a power signal as a specified signal sequence of differentiable signal units (L, L') in accordance with a signal code, and the signal sequence is embodied as a chain of adjoining signal units (L, L'), wherein a signal unit (L, L') is embodied as a known sequence of two or more rising or falling edges (F+, F-) in the power profile.
A method of manufacturing a sealed battery, the method being characterised by the following steps: a first step of forming, in a weld site of laminated layers of a metal foil, by the use of a cutter whose longitudinal cross-sectional shape is a substantially V-shape, a notch that is linear in a planar view and penetrates the laminated layers of the metal foil in a lamination direction thereof, to cause the laminated layers of the metal foil to bond to each other along the lamination direction at ends of a linear notch; and a second step of press-contacting an electrode for resistance welding with an electrode terminal in a state where the electrode terminal is further laminated on the weld site of the laminated layers of the metal foil, and thereafter resistance-welding the electrode terminal and the laminated layers of the metal foil together to energize the weld site and the electrode terminal via the electrode, wherein the laminated layers of the metal foil include a plurality of laminated layers of an aluminium foil and a copper foil, the laminated layers of the aluminium foil serve as a positive electrode foil included in the sealed battery, and the electrode terminal is a positive electrode terminal included in the sealed battery, the laminated layers of the copper foil serve as a negative electrode foil included in the sealed battery, and the electrode terminal is a negative electrode terminal included in the sealed battery, and the second step includes joining the electrode terminal and the laminated layers of the metal foil by forming a nugget which has an elliptical shape and surrounds the linear notch extending in a longitudinal direction of the electrode terminal made by the use of the cutter. a first step of forming, in a weld site of laminated layers of a metal foil, by the use of a cutter whose longitudinal cross-sectional shape is a substantially V-shape, a notch that is linear in a planar view and penetrates the laminated layers of the metal foil in a lamination direction thereof, to cause the laminated layers of the metal foil to bond to each other along the lamination direction at ends of a linear notch; and a second step of press-contacting an electrode for resistance welding with an electrode terminal in a state where the electrode terminal is further laminated on the weld site of the laminated layers of the metal foil, and thereafter resistance-welding the electrode terminal and the laminated layers of the metal foil together to energize the weld site and the electrode terminal via the electrode, wherein the laminated layers of the metal foil include a plurality of laminated layers of an aluminium foil and a copper foil, the laminated layers of the aluminium foil serve as a positive electrode foil included in the sealed battery, and the electrode terminal is a positive electrode terminal included in the sealed battery, the laminated layers of the copper foil serve as a negative electrode foil included in the sealed battery, and the electrode terminal is a negative electrode terminal included in the sealed battery, and
A method for mounting a window sill, particularly an outer window sill, which is installed with end profiles of essentially U-shaped or C-shaped cross section, the ends of which facing the embrasure in the brickwork are provided as transition to the embrasure, wherein said end profiles accommodate the window sill between the upper and the lower profile flange (5, 6), characterized in that the end profiles are on their upper profile flange provided with a plaster or undercoat fabric and incorporated into the brickwork such that the undercoat fabric abuts on the embrasure, wherein the end profiles are fastened on the lower window parapet by means of their lower profile flanges, wherein the end profiles including their undercoat fabric are subsequently plastered simultaneously with the plastering of the embrasure in a first step, and wherein the window sill is then inserted into the pre-installed end profiles in a second step.