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An apparatus for modulating a vagus nerve within a body of a patient comprising: a source of energy configured to generate a modulating impulse signal comprising bursts of pulses, wherein the bursts of pulses is followed by a silent inter-burst period that repeats itself with a frequency of about 15 to about 50 Hz, and each pulse within the bursts has a duration of 200 microseconds; one or more electrodes coupled to the source of energy; and an interface (351, 350, 42, 43, 43') coupled to the electrodes and positionable against an outer skin surface of the patient; wherein the source of energy is configured to provide the impulse signal to the one or more electrodes for delivery to the vagus nerve through the interface and the outer skin surface. a source of energy configured to generate a modulating impulse signal comprising bursts of pulses, wherein the bursts of pulses is followed by a silent inter-burst period that repeats itself with a frequency of about 15 to about 50 Hz, and each pulse within the bursts has a duration of 200 microseconds; one or more electrodes coupled to the source of energy; and an interface (351, 350, 42, 43, 43') coupled to the electrodes and positionable against an outer skin surface of the patient; wherein the source of energy is configured to provide the impulse signal to the one or more electrodes for delivery to the vagus nerve through the interface and the outer skin surface.
A server monitoring device to be used for monitoring the state of a server accessible via a communication network from a remote site, comprising: an optical fiber starting end securing means (70, 74, 81A, 84, 85, 94) that is attached to a server rack accommodating the server and adapted to hold one end portions of a plurality of optical fibers at arbitrary positions in left-right and up-down directions of a front surface of the server in a state where the one end portions are optically coupled to a plurality of light-emitting elements that are provided on the front surface of the server and indicate the state of the server; an optical fiber terminal end securing means that holds end surfaces of the other end portions of the plurality of optical fibers so as to be in a predetermined arrangement; a camera that captures an image of a light emission pattern of the arrangement of the end surface group of the optical fibers; an image transmitting means for transmitting the image of the light emission pattern to a monitoring person who monitors the server and a plurality of reference light-emitting elements that are provided on the optical fiber terminal end securing means and can emit light at reference positions at which the end surfaces of the optical fibers are arranged. an optical fiber starting end securing means (70, 74, 81A, 84, 85, 94) that is attached to a server rack accommodating the server and adapted to hold one end portions of a plurality of optical fibers at arbitrary positions in left-right and up-down directions of a front surface of the server in a state where the one end portions are optically coupled to a plurality of light-emitting elements that are provided on the front surface of the server and indicate the state of the server; an optical fiber terminal end securing means that holds end surfaces of the other end portions of the plurality of optical fibers so as to be in a predetermined arrangement; a camera that captures an image of a light emission pattern of the arrangement of the end surface group of the optical fibers; an image transmitting means for transmitting the image of the light emission pattern to a monitoring person who monitors the server and a plurality of reference light-emitting elements that are provided on the optical fiber terminal end securing means and can emit light at reference positions at which the end surfaces of the optical fibers are arranged.
An adjusting structure for a seatpost of a bicycle, comprising: a telescopic post; a length adjusting module contained in the telescopic post, two ends of the length adjusting module bearing against two ends of the telescopic post respectively, wherein the length adjusting module comprises at least one switch located on one of the ends of the length adjusting module, characterized in that the switch is exchangeably disposed on any one of two ends of the telescopic post; and further characterized by a first adjusting module disposed on one end of the telescopic post and for pushing the switch: and a second adjusting module disposed on the other end of the telescopic post and for pushing the switch. a telescopic post; a length adjusting module contained in the telescopic post, two ends of the length adjusting module bearing against two ends of the telescopic post respectively, wherein the length adjusting module comprises at least one switch located on one of the ends of the length adjusting module, characterized in that the switch is exchangeably disposed on any one of two ends of the telescopic post; and further characterized by a first adjusting module disposed on one end of the telescopic post and for pushing the switch: and a second adjusting module disposed on the other end of the telescopic post and for pushing the switch.
A method for measuring an absorbed dose, characterized in that: - a range of energies is chosen, - a dose type H is chosen, - a radiation detector of a given type is used, - spectra (dn/dE) S measured by the detector are established for various incident radiations of the given type S, the respective energies of which are within the chosen range and the respective doses of which are known, and - from the spectra (dn/dE) S, a weighting function F is established, that is a correspondence between a mean dose increment and a mean energy E, deposited into the detector, and - the mean rate of a dose absorbed by a person is measured, expressed in the amount H, by means of a dosimeter identical to the radiation detector of the given type, that served to the establishment of the weighting function F. - a range of energies is chosen, - a dose type H is chosen, - a radiation detector of a given type is used, - spectra (dn/dE) S measured by the detector are established for various incident radiations of the given type S, the respective energies of which are within the chosen range and the respective doses of which are known, and - from the spectra (dn/dE) S, a weighting function F is established, that is a correspondence between a mean dose increment and a mean energy E, deposited into the detector, and - the mean rate of a dose absorbed by a person is measured, expressed in the amount H, by means of a dosimeter identical to the radiation detector of the given type, that served to the establishment of the weighting function F.
A band-pass filter including a laminate substrate formed by laminating plural dielectric layers (1..11), and two or more resonant lines (lb1, lb2) arranged side by side in a direction orthogonal to a laminating direction in said laminate substrate wherein each of the resonant lines (lb1, lb2) has at least a first coil pattern portion (lb1a, lb1b) formed in the dielectric layer and a second coil pattern portion (lb1c, lb1d, lb1e) formed in a dielectric layer different from the dielectric layer, in which the first coil pattern portion (lb1a, lb1b) is formed, and is formed in a spiral shape by connecting the first and second coil pattern portions in series, characterized in that at least one of the first and second coil pattern portions (lb1a, lb1b; lb1c, lb1d, lb1e) is formed as parallel lines in the plural dielectric layers, wherein ends of each of the lines forming the parallel lines are connected in parallel by via conductors, and at least one line among the parallel lines (lb1c, lb2c) has a width larger than that of the other lines of the parallel lines.
A multi-blade rotor of a rotary wing aircraft, the multi-blade rotor comprising at least one rotor blade that defines a pitch axis, the at least one rotor blade being provided with an associated pitch-control lever that is operatively coupled to a pitch link rod, the pitch link rod defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the associated pitch-control lever comprises an accommodation that is located on the longitudinal axis of the pitch link rod at a predetermined distance from the pitch axis of the at least one rotor blade, the pitch link rod being operatively coupled to the associated pitch-control lever at the accommodation of the associated pitch-control lever, characterized in that the associated pitch-control lever comprises a bushing accommodation, the bushing accommodation being provided with an exchangeable bushing that provides the accommodation of the associated pitch-control lever so that the predetermined distance is adjustable in order to enable adjustment of track and balance of the multi-blade rotor.
An ophthalmic apparatus having regions of one or more base spherical powers and one or more cylinder powers that are added to one or more base spherical power for correcting an astigmatism, the apparatus characterized by one or more optical zones (2804a-b, 1004a-b), including an optical zone defined by a polynomial-based surface coincident at a plurality of meridians (2906a-ee) having distinct cylinder powers, wherein light incident to a given region of a given meridian of each of the plurality of meridians, and respective regions (3002, 3004, 3006) nearby, is directed to a given point of focus such that the regions nearby to the given region direct light to the given point of focus when the given meridian is rotationally offset from the given region, thereby establishing an extended band of operation, and wherein each of the plurality of meridians is uniformly arranged on the optical zone for a same given added diopter of power up to 1.0D. wherein light incident to a given region of a given meridian of each of the plurality of meridians, and respective regions (3002, 3004, 3006) nearby, is directed to a given point of focus such that the regions nearby to the given region direct light to the given point of focus when the given meridian is rotationally offset from the given region, thereby establishing an extended band of operation, and wherein each of the plurality of meridians is uniformly arranged on the optical zone for a same given added diopter of power up to 1.0D.
A splitter module (200, 200', 250) comprising: a housing having a first end, a second end, and an opening extending therebetween; a splitter chip disposed within the housing; a plurality of optical fibers having a first end and a second end, the first end of the plurality of optical fibers being attached with respect to a first edge of the splitter chip for transmitting optical signals therebetween, the second end of each of the plurality of optical fibers having an outer coating thereupon; at least one input optical fiber attached to a second edge of the splitter chip and being in optical communication with each of the plurality of optical fibers, wherein the splitter chip is configured for splitting a signal from the at least one input optical fiber into a plurality of signals for optical communication with the plurality of optical fibers; characterized in that the outer coating on the second end of each of the plurality of optical fibers has an outer diameter between about five and about twenty times larger than a diameter of each of the plurality of optical fibers at the first end; the plurality of optical fibers are stacked in a plurality of horizontal planes at the second end to facilitate minimizing the overall width of the plurality of the optical fibers; and the plurality of optical fibers are interleaved to facilitate orientation of the plurality of optical fibers at the first end in a single plane. a housing having a first end, a second end, and an opening extending therebetween; a splitter chip disposed within the housing; a plurality of optical fibers having a first end and a second end, the first end of the plurality of optical fibers being attached with respect to a first edge of the splitter chip for transmitting optical signals therebetween, the second end of each of the plurality of optical fibers having an outer coating thereupon; at least one input optical fiber attached to a second edge of the splitter chip and being in optical communication with each of the plurality of optical fibers, wherein the splitter chip is configured for splitting a signal from the at least one input optical fiber into a plurality of signals for optical communication with the plurality of optical fibers;
A loudspeaker drive circuit comprising: a loudspeaker driver; an input for receiving a signal from a microphone which detects the sound output of the loudspeaker; an acoustic echo cancellation system (26,28) means for detecting non-linearity between the drive signal to the loudspeaker and the microphone signal and which comprises means for determining a performance of the echo cancellation system; and a processor for processing an input signal before application to the loudspeaker driver, wherein the processor is adapted to control the processor in dependence on the detected non-linearity, such as to control the extent to which the loudspeaker is driven into a non-linear operating region, wherein the detected non-linearity comprises saturation of an output amplifier and non-linear behaviour of the loudspeaker. a loudspeaker driver; an input for receiving a signal from a microphone which detects the sound output of the loudspeaker; an acoustic echo cancellation system (26,28) means for detecting non-linearity between the drive signal to the loudspeaker and the microphone signal and which comprises means for determining a performance of the echo cancellation system; and a processor for processing an input signal before application to the loudspeaker driver, wherein the processor is adapted to control the processor in dependence on the detected non-linearity, such as to control the extent to which the loudspeaker is driven into a non-linear operating region, wherein the detected non-linearity comprises saturation of an output amplifier and non-linear behaviour of the loudspeaker.
A compressed air purifier comprising: a case in which entrance/exit covers (12a, 12b) are coupled to both ends of a main body of a cylindrical case, and an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe connected to a compressed air pipe are connected to the entrance/exit covers (12a, 12b), respectively; and filter means (20a, 20b) in which a main body of a filter made of a polymer synthetic resin is charged electrostatically and a plurality of gap maintaining protrusions are simultaneously formed, and then the main body of the filter is wound into a cylindrical shape to form a filter element having a vent channel, filters (21, 22) having an arc-shaped cross-section are formed from the filter element and then, shape maintaining members (130a, 130b) are installed at both sides and the vicinity of the filters (21, 22), the filters having an arc-shaped cross-section are positioned facing each other to be coupled, thereby forming a cavity (c) inside the filters and, and two or more pairs of the filters are inserted into the main body of a case in such a way that space portions (S1, S2, S3) distanced by certain intervals are formed between the entrance/exit covers (12a, 12b) and the filter, and between the filters. a case in which entrance/exit covers (12a, 12b) are coupled to both ends of a main body of a cylindrical case, and an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe connected to a compressed air pipe are connected to the entrance/exit covers (12a, 12b), respectively; and filter means (20a, 20b) in which a main body of a filter made of a polymer synthetic resin is charged electrostatically and a plurality of gap maintaining protrusions are simultaneously formed, and then the main body of the filter is wound into a cylindrical shape to form a filter element having a vent channel, filters (21, 22) having an arc-shaped cross-section are formed from the filter element and then, shape maintaining members (130a, 130b) are installed at both sides and the vicinity of the filters (21, 22), the filters having an arc-shaped cross-section are positioned facing each other to be coupled, thereby forming a cavity (c) inside the filters and, and two or more pairs of the filters are inserted into the main body of a case in such a way that space portions (S1, S2, S3) distanced by certain intervals are formed between the entrance/exit covers (12a, 12b) and the filter, and between the filters.
A computer system configured to process alarm activations received from one or more technical systems wherein a particular alarm activation represents a deviation of the technical status of a particular technical system from its normal technical status, the computer system comprising: a data storage interface configured to record a plurality of received alarm activations in a data storage unit wherein the recorded alarm activations correspond to one or more alarms (A1 to A6); a data processing component characterized in that it is configured to determine, from the recorded alarm activations, a plurality of time intervals (I1" to I5", I1' to I10') for alarm analysis; to compute similarity measures for pairs of the determined time intervals wherein the similarity measures depend on the occurrence of the recorded alarm activations in respective pairs of the determined time intervals, and wherein the contribution of a particular alarm activation to the similarity of two time intervals is reduced with an increasing occurrence of the alarm in the determined time intervals so that, the more often an alarm occurs in determined time intervals other than the two compared intervals, the lower is its significance for the similarity measure of the two compared intervals; and a user interface component configured to provide one or more pairs (131, 132) of time intervals to an operator of the one or more technical systems wherein the one or more pairs (131, 132) of time intervals include time intervals with similarity measures indicating similar alarm floods in the respective time intervals. a data storage interface configured to record a plurality of received alarm activations in a data storage unit wherein the recorded alarm activations correspond to one or more alarms (A1 to A6); a data processing component characterized in that it is configured to determine, from the recorded alarm activations, a plurality of time intervals (I1" to I5", I1' to I10') for alarm analysis; to compute similarity measures for pairs of the determined time intervals wherein the similarity measures depend on the occurrence of the recorded alarm activations in respective pairs of the determined time intervals, and wherein the contribution of a particular alarm activation to the similarity of two time intervals is reduced with an increasing occurrence of the alarm in the determined time intervals so that, the more often an alarm occurs in determined time intervals other than the two compared intervals, the lower is its significance for the similarity measure of the two compared intervals; and a user interface component configured to provide one or more pairs (131, 132) of time intervals to an operator of the one or more technical systems wherein the one or more pairs (131, 132) of time intervals include time intervals with similarity measures indicating similar alarm floods in the respective time intervals.
An ice-cream machine (1, 1b) starting from a liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff, wherein said machine comprises: · a holding tank for said liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff; · a cooling and/or heating circuit for said liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff, in turn comprising a compressor adapted to vary the thermal power of said machine; · a detection apparatus adapted to detect a parameter characteristic of said liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff; · a control unit associated with said detection apparatus, comprising: ◊ a primary storage module (51, 151) in turn comprising identifiers (Ii) of said liquid or semi-liquid foodstuffs and predetermined values of said parameter corresponding to said identifiers (Ii), wherein said control unit is configured for: ◊ recognising the liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff detected through a comparison between said value of said detected parameter and said predetermined values of said parameter contained in said primary storage module (51, 151); ◊ setting operating parameters of said machine as a function of said recognised liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff wherein said parameter is an electric parameter, characterised in that said detection apparatus comprises: · electric generators adapted to generate an electric test signal suitable to be applied to said foodstuff for determining a variation (ΔP1) of said characteristic electric parameter; · a sensor adapted to detect said variation (ΔP1) of said characteristic electric parameter; · measurement devices adapted to calculate said value of said electric parameter starting from said variation (ΔP1), wherein said characteristic electric parameter of said liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff comprises an electric impedance. · a holding tank for said liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff; · a cooling and/or heating circuit for said liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff, in turn comprising a compressor adapted to vary the thermal power of said machine; · a detection apparatus adapted to detect a parameter characteristic of said liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff; · a control unit associated with said detection apparatus, ◊ a primary storage module (51, 151) in turn comprising identifiers (Ii) of said liquid or semi-liquid foodstuffs and predetermined values of said parameter corresponding to said identifiers (Ii), wherein said control unit is configured for: ◊ recognising the liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff detected through a comparison between said value of said detected parameter and said predetermined values of said parameter contained in said primary storage module (51, 151); ◊ setting operating parameters of said machine as a function of said recognised liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff · electric generators adapted to generate an electric test signal suitable to be applied to said foodstuff for determining a variation (ΔP1) of said characteristic electric parameter; · a sensor adapted to detect said variation (ΔP1) of said characteristic electric parameter; · measurement devices adapted to calculate said value of said electric parameter starting from said variation (ΔP1), wherein said characteristic electric parameter of said liquid or semi-liquid foodstuff comprises an electric impedance.
A plastic composition for producing reinforcement materials, having a hot-melt adhesive agent and an agent increasing the bending stiffness, the hot-melt adhesive agent being selected from the group comprising thermoplastic polyurethanes, ethylene vinyl acetate and thermoplastic adhesives and mixtures thereof, and the agent increasing the bending stiffness being a polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET resin), characterised in that the plastic composition contains • 15 wt% to 50 wt% thermoplastic polyurethane, • 7.5 wt% to 20 wt% ethylene vinyl acetate, and • 7.5 wt% to 25 wt% thermoplastic adhesive, and • 70 wt% to 5 wt% PET resin. • 15 wt% to 50 wt% thermoplastic polyurethane, • 7.5 wt% to 20 wt% ethylene vinyl acetate, and • 7.5 wt% to 25 wt% thermoplastic adhesive, and • 70 wt% to 5 wt% PET resin.
A phosphor represented by a general formula Ca x (Si,Al) 2 (N,O) 3+y, wherein 0.75 ≤ x ≤ 0.92 and -0.2 ≤ y ≤ 0.2, with some of Ca elements substituted with Eu elements, the phosphor being in the form of powder, wherein the phosphor has a Si/Al ratio (molar ratio) of 0.9 or more and 1.55 or less, an Eu content of 0.01 at% or more and 0.3 at% or less, and an amount of solid solution oxygen in particle of 0.4 mass% or more and 0.7 mass% or less, and wherein the phosphor has a main crystal phase having the same crystal structure as that of CaAlSiN 3.