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An apparatus for neurovascular endoluminal intervention, in particular for the treatment of ischemic stroke, comprising: a catheter for being inserted, along of its longitudinal length, into the circulatory system of a human or an animal patient, the catheter having a proximal outer section with a first diameter and a distal outer section with a second diameter, wherein the catheter is adapted to aspirate one or several clots present in the circulatory system, wherein the distal outer section of the catheter comprises an unexpanded state, in which the second diameter is smaller than the first diameter, in order to facilitate navigation of the catheter through the circulatory system, and a radially expanded state, in order to facilitate aspiration of the one or several clots through the catheter, and wherein the apparatus further comprises an actuation element, characterized in that the actuation element extends through the proximal outer section and the distal outer section, the actuation element coupled to a distal end of the distal outer section and configured to be pushed to cause the distal outer section to stretch longitudinally and contract radially to the unexpanded state. a catheter for being inserted, along of its longitudinal length, into the circulatory system of a human or an animal patient, the catheter having a proximal outer section with a first diameter and a distal outer section with a second diameter, wherein the catheter is adapted to aspirate one or several clots present in the circulatory system, wherein the distal outer section of the catheter comprises an unexpanded state, in which the second diameter is smaller than the first diameter, in order to facilitate navigation of the catheter through the circulatory system, and a radially expanded state, in order to facilitate aspiration of the one or several clots through the catheter, and wherein the apparatus further comprises an actuation element, characterized in that the actuation element extends through the proximal outer section and the distal outer section, the actuation element coupled to a distal end of the distal outer section and configured to be pushed to cause the distal outer section to stretch longitudinally and contract radially to the unexpanded state.
An apparatus for controlling a power converter arranged to convert input electric power into a desired form and output the converted electric power by controlling a power converter switch (Tu+, Tu-, Tv+, Tv-, Tw+, Tw-), the apparatus comprising: means for temporally changing a frequency of a control signal for controlling the power converter switch (Tu+, Tu-, Tv+, Tv-, Tw+, Tw-) based on a carrier signal generated by a carrier signal generator and having a carrier frequency in accordance with a waveform output from a waveform generator, characterized in that said waveform temporary changes periodically within a first frequency range from a frequency fc1 to a frequency fc2, wherein the frequency fc1 is smaller than the frequency fc2, and temporary changes periodically within a second frequency range from a frequency fc3 to a frequency fc4, wherein the frequency fc3 is smaller than the frequency fc4; wherein the waveform alternately changes between the first frequency range and the second frequency range, wherein the frequencies fc1 and fc4 are determined to satisfy, with respect to an integer n, at least one of: (a) an inequality (n-1) · fc4 ≤ n · fc2 and an inequality n · fc3 ≤ (n + 1) · fc1, and (b) an approximate expression n · fc4 ≈ (n + 1) · fc1, and wherein the frequencies fc2 and fc3 satisfy an inequality n · fc2 ≤ fs- Δfs and an inequality fs+ Δfs ≤ n · fc3 wherein fs ± Δfs represents a predetermined frequency band. means for temporally changing a frequency of a control signal for controlling the power converter switch (Tu+, Tu-, Tv+, Tv-, Tw+, Tw-) based on a carrier signal generated by a carrier signal generator and having a carrier frequency in accordance with a waveform output from a waveform generator, characterized in that said waveform temporary changes periodically within a first frequency range from a frequency fc1 to a frequency fc2, wherein the frequency fc1 is smaller than the frequency fc2, and temporary changes periodically within a second frequency range from a frequency fc3 to a frequency fc4, wherein the frequency fc3 is smaller than the frequency fc4; wherein the waveform alternately changes between the first frequency range and the second frequency range, wherein the frequencies fc1 and fc4 are determined to satisfy, with respect to an integer n, at least one of: (a) an inequality (n-1) · fc4 ≤ n · fc2 and an inequality n · fc3 ≤ (n + 1) · fc1, and (b) an approximate expression n · fc4 ≈ (n + 1) · fc1, and (a) an inequality (n-1) · fc4 ≤ n · fc2 and an inequality n · fc3 ≤ (n + 1) · fc1, and (b) an approximate expression n · fc4 ≈ (n + 1) · fc1, and wherein the frequencies fc2 and fc3 satisfy an inequality n · fc2 ≤ fs- Δfs and an inequality fs+ Δfs ≤ n · fc3 wherein fs ± Δfs represents a predetermined frequency band.
A start-up method of a fractionator which fractionally distills FT synthesized hydrocarbons produced by the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction, the method comprising: (a) discharging light FT synthesized hydrocarbons which exist in a gaseous state in an FT reactor performing the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction from the FT reactor to the outside; (b) cooling down the light FT synthesized hydrocarbons discharged from the FT reactor for liquefaction; (c) supplying the liquefied light FT synthesized hydrocarbons to the fractionator; (d) circulating the light FT synthesized hydrocarbons, which were supplied to the fractionator, through the inside of a circulating line while being heated; (e) circulating the heated light FT synthesized hydrocarbons to the fractionator, thereby warming up the fractionator using the light FT synthesized hydrocarbons; and (f) supplying heavy FT synthesized hydrocarbons which exist in a liquid state in the FT reactor to the fractionator after the warming up of the fractionator using the light FT synthesized hydrocarbons, wherein the discharging of the light FT synthesized hydrocarbons from the FT reactor is started before extracting of heavy FT synthesized hydrocarbons which exist in a liquid state in the FT reactor. (a) discharging light FT synthesized hydrocarbons which exist in a gaseous state in an FT reactor performing the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction from the FT reactor to the outside; (b) cooling down the light FT synthesized hydrocarbons discharged from the FT reactor for liquefaction; (c) supplying the liquefied light FT synthesized hydrocarbons to the fractionator; (d) circulating the light FT synthesized hydrocarbons, which were supplied to the fractionator, through the inside of a circulating line while being heated; (e) circulating the heated light FT synthesized hydrocarbons to the fractionator, thereby warming up the fractionator using the light FT synthesized hydrocarbons; and (f) supplying heavy FT synthesized hydrocarbons which exist in a liquid state in the FT reactor to the fractionator after the warming up of the fractionator using the light FT synthesized hydrocarbons, wherein
A method for disconnecting an electrical connection of an overvoltage protective element, connected between two connection points (16, 18), from one of these connection points, comprising a first feed line path, which electrically connects a connection of the overvoltage protective element to one of the connection points, wherein a first opening switch is arranged in the first feed line path, which switch is opened in a manner triggered by a change in pressure and/or a change in temperature of the overvoltage protective element, and, when the first switch is opened, switching over occurs to a second feed line path connected in parallel with the first feed line path, wherein a second opening switch is arranged in the second feed line path in order to safely disconnect a follow current, characterised in that the second switch is opened by means of a delay device with a time delay compared to the opening of the first switch, wherein the second feed line path is connected permanently in parallel with the first feed line path, wherein the impedance of the second feed line path when the switches (24, 26) are closed is higher than the impedance of the first feed line path.
A knitting method of a knitted fabric, using a flat knitting machine having at least a front and a back needle bed (FB, BB) in which at least either of the needle beds (FB, BB) is capable of being racked laterally and a stitch is transferable between the needle beds, for connecting stitches at an end in a wale direction of each of knitted fabric portions (20F, 20B) held on the front and back needle beds (FB, BB) by a bind-off process; whereby assuming a direction in which bind-off stitches are sequentially formed in a longitudinal direction of the needle bed is a bind-off direction, and a direction opposite to the bind-off direction and towards a portion where the bind-off stitches start to be formed is a starting end direction, the knitting method is characterized in that it carries out a process of alternately repeating, overlapping two adjoining stitches (α, β, γ, δ) of a knitted fabric portion (20F, 20B) held on one needle bed such that a stitch (α, γ) on a starting end side of the stitches becomes a bind-off stitch arranged on a back side of the knitted fabric portion (20F, 20B), and newly forming a back stitch (θ, ζ) to become the next bind-off stitch arranged on the back side of the knitted fabric portion (20F, 20B) following such a double stitch (ε, η), and overlapping two adjoining stitches (α, β, γ, δ) of a knitted fabric portion held on the other needle bed (20F, 20B) such that a stitch (α, γ) on a starting end side of the stitches becomes a bind-off stitch arranged on a back side of the knitted fabric portion (20F, 20B), and newly forming a back stitch (θ, ζ) to become the next bind-off stitch arranged on the back side of the knitted fabric portion (20F, 20B) following such a double stitch (ε, η) using a knitting yarn fed from one yarn feeder; wherein when alternately forming the back stitch (θ, ζ) in the above process, the yarn feeder is moved so that a knitting yarn extending to the yarn feeder from the back stitch formed first crosses the front side of the back stitch, and then the next back stitch is formed.
A method for determining the position of the cores in an injection mould, comprising the steps of: a) Collecting k cores noted R 1...R i...R k in a population of cores all produced from the same theoretical three-dimensional core model, b) making a three-dimensional model of each of the cores, c) relocating each of the three-dimensional models in space relative to l support points T 1...T q...T l of the core in the mould to obtain a relocated three-dimensional spatial model of each core V1, d) selecting the core noted R rep the three-dimensional spatial model V1 of which has the least difference with the theoretical three-dimensional spatial model, e) relocating the three-dimensional model of the core R rep with the theoretical three-dimensional spatial model by taking into account at least one functional face of the theoretical model of the core in order to obtain a relocated three-dimensional spatial model V2 of the core R rep f) repositioning the support points T q so that it can support the core R rep in the spatial position corresponding to the relocated three-dimensional spatial model V2 of the core R rep. a) Collecting k cores noted R 1...R i...R k in a population of cores all produced from the same theoretical three-dimensional core model, b) making a three-dimensional model of each of the cores, c) relocating each of the three-dimensional models in space relative to l support points T 1...T q...T l of the core in the mould to obtain a relocated three-dimensional spatial model of each core V1, d) selecting the core noted R rep the three-dimensional spatial model V1 of which has the least difference with the theoretical three-dimensional spatial model, e) relocating the three-dimensional model of the core R rep with the theoretical three-dimensional spatial model by taking into account at least one functional face of the theoretical model of the core in order to obtain a relocated three-dimensional spatial model V2 of the core R rep f) repositioning the support points T q so that it can support the core R rep in the spatial position corresponding to the relocated three-dimensional spatial model V2 of the core R rep.
A method for detecting N-nitrosodimethylamine impurity by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, wherein the method comprises the following steps: dissolving a sample to be detected which is suspected to contain N-nitrosodimethylamine impurity in a diluent to prepare a test solution, and transferring the prepared test solution to an injection vial or headspace bottle, and analyzing the solution in the injection vial or headspace bottle by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine the content of N-nitrosodimethylamine impurity in the sample, said method being characterized in that the sample to be detected is a sartan Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient intermediate, a solvent used in a synthesis process of a sartan API, a sartan API or a composition containing a sartan API, wherein when the sample to be detected is a solvent used in a synthesis process of a sartan API, the solvent is injected directly without diluent. dissolving a sample to be detected which is suspected to contain N-nitrosodimethylamine impurity in a diluent to prepare a test solution, and transferring the prepared test solution to an injection vial or headspace bottle, and analyzing the solution in the injection vial or headspace bottle by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine the content of N-nitrosodimethylamine impurity in the sample,
A protective composition for use in an optoelectronic device, said protective composition comprising an organometallic getter capable of reacting with sulfur and/or selenium to form crystals containing a metal and sulfur and/or selenium according to the following equation: H 2 Z + MX → MZ + XH 2 wherein H 2 Z represents sulfide gas or selenide gas, M represents a metal moiety of the organometallic getter selected from the group consisting of copper, iron, cadmium, lead and zinc, X represents an organic moiety of the organometallic getter, and MZ represents the crystals.
Method of selecting a probiotic strain for treating and/or preventing diarrhea, said method comprising the steps of: - measuring the effect of at least one test strain on expression of the CFTR protein in a biological sample, and - selecting at least one strain that induces a decrease in expression of the CFTR protein, wherein the biological sample is a proximal intestine sample or colonocytes. - measuring the effect of at least one test strain on expression of the CFTR protein in a biological sample, and - selecting at least one strain that induces a decrease in expression of the CFTR protein,
A method for the individual pitch control of rotor blades of a wind turbine, comprising: measuring acceleration by means of a fiber-optic acceleration sensor in a rotor blade of the wind turbine; opto-electronically converting a signal of the fiber-optic acceleration sensor; filtering the opto-electronically converted acceleration signal by means of an analog anti-aliasing filter; high-pass filtering the signal of the fiber-optic acceleration sensor to determine a time-variable parameter, and setting the pitch of the rotor blade of the wind turbine using the time-variable parameter, said pitch setting being performed in the course of an individual pitch control. measuring acceleration by means of a fiber-optic acceleration sensor in a rotor blade of the wind turbine; opto-electronically converting a signal of the fiber-optic acceleration sensor; filtering the opto-electronically converted acceleration signal by means of an analog anti-aliasing filter; high-pass filtering the signal of the fiber-optic acceleration sensor to determine a time-variable parameter, and setting the pitch of the rotor blade of the wind turbine using the time-variable parameter, said pitch setting being performed in the course of an individual pitch control.
Drive of a rail vehicle with two drive wheels rotating about an axis and connected by means of a wheel set shaft, wherein a shaft of a dynamoelectric machine, said shaft rotating about a further axis, is arranged axially parallel, the wheel set shaft and the shaft being connected in a positive fit by means of a transmission, at least one braking apparatus being arranged between the transmission and the dynamoelectric machine, a coupling being provided between the transmission and the dynamoelectric machine, characterised in that a brake disk of the braking apparatus is herein directly fastened to parts of the coupling.
A tandem, non-contacting dry gas mechanical seal system for a compressor operating on a process gas in a process cavity at a process cavity pressure and configured to inhibit the emission of process gas between a stationary compressor housing and a rotating compressor shaft, the mechanical seal system comprising: a first stage seal including a first rotating ring operably coupled to the compressor shaft, and a first stationary ring operably biased towards the first rotating ring by a first biasing mechanism operably coupled to the compressor housing, the first rotating ring defining grooves configured to pressurize gas passing between interfacing portions of the first rotating ring and the first stationary ring to partially counteract the biasing force of the first biasing mechanism; a second stage seal including a second rotating ring operably coupled to the compressor shaft, and a second stationary ring operably biased towards the second rotating ring by a second biasing mechanism operably coupled to the compressor housing; and a dense barrier gas supply subsystem configured to direct a supply of dense barrier gas from an inlet through interfacing portions of the first rotating ring and the first stationary ring at a pressure below the process cavity pressure, the grooves of the first stage seal are configured to pressurize the dense barrier gas to a pressure above the process cavity pressure to promote an upstream flow of the dense barrier gas from an inner diameter of the first stage seal to an outer diameter of the first stage seal and into the process cavity to inhibit emission of the process gas. a first stage seal including a first rotating ring operably coupled to the compressor shaft, and a first stationary ring operably biased towards the first rotating ring by a first biasing mechanism operably coupled to the compressor housing, the first rotating ring defining grooves configured to pressurize gas passing between interfacing portions of the first rotating ring and the first stationary ring to partially counteract the biasing force of the first biasing mechanism; a second stage seal including a second rotating ring operably coupled to the compressor shaft, and a second stationary ring operably biased towards the second rotating ring by a second biasing mechanism operably coupled to the compressor housing; and a dense barrier gas supply subsystem configured to direct a supply of dense barrier gas from an inlet through interfacing portions of the first rotating ring and the first stationary ring at a pressure below the process cavity pressure, the grooves of the first stage seal are configured to pressurize the dense barrier gas to a pressure above the process cavity pressure to promote an upstream flow of the dense barrier gas from an inner diameter of the first stage seal to an outer diameter of the first stage seal and into the process cavity to inhibit emission of the process gas.
Brake pump for the braking system of vehicles having a pump body comprising: - a first and a second delivery circuit (20,24) fluidically connectable to at least a first and a second braking device (28,32), - wherein the first delivery circuit comprises an indirect stage fluidically connectable to the first braking device and a direct stage intercepted by a first control valve, fluidically connectable alternately to a braking simulator and to said at least one second braking device so as to alternately connect the direct stage to the braking simulator or to said at least one second braking device for the actuation thereof, - wherein the second delivery circuit is intercepted by said first control valve so as to actuate the second braking device alternately to the direct stage of the first delivery circuit, - the pump body having an input connection to a hydraulic actuation circuit traversed by an actuation fluid different from said brake fluid and fluidically separated therefrom, - wherein the pump body houses a first and a second float (72,76), wherein the first float is operatively connectable, in input, to a manual actuation device and said first and second floats (72,76) are fluidically connected in output respectively to the direct and indirect stages of the first delivery circuit, - wherein the pump body houses a third float operatively connected, in input, to the input connection of the hydraulic actuation circuit and, in output, to the second delivery circuit. - a first and a second delivery circuit (20,24) fluidically connectable to at least a first and a second braking device (28,32), - wherein the first delivery circuit comprises an indirect stage fluidically connectable to the first braking device and a direct stage intercepted by a first control valve, fluidically connectable alternately to a braking simulator and to said at least one second braking device so as to alternately connect the direct stage to the braking simulator or to said at least one second braking device for the actuation thereof, - wherein the second delivery circuit is intercepted by said first control valve so as to actuate the second braking device alternately to the direct stage of the first delivery circuit, - the pump body having an input connection to a hydraulic actuation circuit traversed by an actuation fluid different from said brake fluid and fluidically separated therefrom, - wherein the pump body houses a first and a second float (72,76), wherein the first float is operatively connectable, in input, to a manual actuation device and said first and second floats (72,76) are fluidically connected in output respectively to the direct and indirect stages of the first delivery circuit, - wherein the pump body houses a third float operatively connected, in input, to the input connection of the hydraulic actuation circuit and, in output, to the second delivery circuit.
A food package (100, 200, 300) comprising: a microcapillary sheet (11, 311) having a first end (12a, 412a) and a second end (12b, 412b) and opposing surfaces (13a, 13b), the microcapillary sheet (11, 311) comprising (i) a matrix comprising a polymeric material, wherein the matrix does not absorb liquid; (ii) a plurality of channels (15, 315) disposed in parallel in the matrix and between the opposing surfaces (13a, 13b), the channels (15, 315) extending from the first end (12a, 412a) to the second end (12b, 412b); characterized in that the microcapillary sheet (11, 311) further comprises (iii) a perforation (16, 316) traversing at least two channels (15, 315), the perforation (16, 316) extending from one of the said opposing surfaces (13a, 13b) and through a wall of the at least two channels (15, 315). (i) a matrix comprising a polymeric material, wherein the matrix does not absorb liquid; (ii) a plurality of channels (15, 315) disposed in parallel in the matrix and between the opposing surfaces (13a, 13b), the channels (15, 315) extending from the first end (12a, 412a) to the second end (12b, 412b); characterized in that the microcapillary sheet (11, 311) further comprises (iii) a perforation (16, 316) traversing at least two channels (15, 315), the perforation (16, 316) extending from one of the said opposing surfaces (13a, 13b) and through a wall of the at least two channels (15, 315).