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A catheter insertion device, comprising: an outer housing; a tubular access needle attached to a needle carrier, wherein said needle carrier is slidable with respect to said outer housing; a tubular catheter having a proximal fitting releasably attached at a distal end of said outer housing and positioned coaxially around said tubular access needle, said proximal fitting having: a first chamber; a second chamber disposed proximal to the first chamber; and an elastomeric membrane disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber, wherein the tubular access needle passes through the elastomeric membrane; a safety guidewire sized and configured to be advanced through said tubular access needle wherein said safety guidewire has a distal portion formed into a spiral curve, wherein said spiral curve comprises a first spiral rotation and a second spiral rotation, said first spiral rotation being of a smaller diameter than said second spiral rotation; an actuator mechanism comprises a compressed compression spring located at a distal end of the housing coaxially over the tubular access needle and safety guidewire, wherein the actuator mechanism further includes a button, which can be selectively released to allow the compression spring to elongate to simultaneously withdraw said safety guidewire and said tubular access needle. an outer housing; a tubular access needle attached to a needle carrier, wherein said needle carrier is slidable with respect to said outer housing; a tubular catheter having a proximal fitting releasably attached at a distal end of said outer housing and positioned coaxially around said tubular access needle, a first chamber; a second chamber disposed proximal to the first chamber; and an elastomeric membrane disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber, wherein the tubular access needle passes through the elastomeric membrane; a safety guidewire sized and configured to be advanced through said tubular access needle wherein said safety guidewire has a distal portion formed into a spiral curve, wherein said spiral curve comprises a first spiral rotation and a second spiral rotation, said first spiral rotation being of a smaller diameter than said second spiral rotation; an actuator mechanism comprises a compressed compression spring located at a distal end of the housing coaxially over the tubular access needle and safety guidewire, wherein the actuator mechanism further includes a button, which can be selectively released to allow the compression spring to elongate to simultaneously withdraw said safety guidewire and said tubular access needle.
A method for pulse width modulation of an input signal using at least one pulse width modulator (PWM1, PWM2, PWM), wherein • a reference signal at constant level 0 is fed to an input of said at least one pulse width modulator, • the input signal is upconverted on a carrier frequency, phase shifted and pulse width modulated in said at least one pulse width modulator (PWM1, PWM2, PWM) by comparing the upconverted signal with the reference signal resulting in a first and a second phase shifted pulse width modulated signal with two levels (SPSPWM1, SPSPWM2), • said first and second phase shifted pulse width modulated signal with two levels (SPSPWM1, SPSPWM2) have a phase difference (2Δ) which is dependent on the amplitude of the input signal, • and a superposition of said first and second phase shifted pulse width modulated signal with two levels (SPSPWM1, SPSPWM2) is performed resulting in a signal with three levels (SPWM, SSPA, SDSPA). • a reference signal at constant level 0 is fed to an input of said at least one pulse width modulator, • the input signal is upconverted on a carrier frequency, phase shifted and pulse width modulated in said at least one pulse width modulator (PWM1, PWM2, PWM) by comparing the upconverted signal with the reference signal resulting in a first and a second phase shifted pulse width modulated signal with two levels (SPSPWM1, SPSPWM2), • said first and second phase shifted pulse width modulated signal with two levels (SPSPWM1, SPSPWM2) have a phase difference (2Δ) which is dependent on the amplitude of the input signal, • and a superposition of said first and second phase shifted pulse width modulated signal with two levels (SPSPWM1, SPSPWM2) is performed resulting in a signal with three levels (SPWM, SSPA, SDSPA).
Plasminogen for use in treating diabetes mellitus by promoting repair of a pancreatic islet β cell injury in a diabetic subject, wherein said treatment comprises administering an effective amount of plasminogen to the subject, and wherein the plasminogen: (a) has at least 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID No. 2; or (b) has at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID No. 6, 8, 10 or 12, and still has the activity of plasminogen. (a) has at least 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID No. 2; or (b) has at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID No. 6, 8, 10 or 12,
Rolling bearing cage of a rolling bearing, comprising the following features: - the cage comprises an annular circumferential element from which web elements branch off, between which web elements rolling bodies of the rolling bearing can be arranged, - the circumferential element comprises a multiplicity of identical sector elements, - each of the sector elements has at least one protrusion which can be placed loosely in engagement with at least one corresponding lateral recess in one of the rolling bodies of the rolling bearing, and - the initially loose sector elements and web elements are connected to one another to form the cage, characterized in that the initially loose sector elements are configured, at the connecting points thereof, in such a way that, when two sector elements are brought together, a through-hole is formed at the connecting point, said through-hole being provided for an end of one of the web elements to be inserted therein. - the cage comprises an annular circumferential element from which web elements branch off, between which web elements rolling bodies of the rolling bearing can be arranged, - the circumferential element comprises a multiplicity of identical sector elements, - each of the sector elements has at least one protrusion which can be placed loosely in engagement with at least one corresponding lateral recess in one of the rolling bodies of the rolling bearing, and - the initially loose sector elements and web elements are connected to one another to form the cage, characterized in that the initially loose sector elements are configured, at the connecting points thereof, in such a way that, when two sector elements are brought together, a through-hole is formed at the connecting point, said through-hole being provided for an end of one of the web elements to be inserted therein.
A method of producing a composite material of pultrusion, characterized in that the composite material of pultrusion is produced by a pultrusion device, which is provided with a fiber-impregnating system comprising: an infusion box (100, 200, 300, 400) provided with a mold cavity that has an infusion cavity (102, 202, 302, 402) for fibers to pass, an infusion hole for resin infusion, a resin passage (107, 207, 307, 407) for communicating with the infusion cavity (102, 202, 302, 402) and the infusion hole (103, 203, 303, 403), the mold cavity further including a compression segment (104, 204, 304, 404) upstream of the infusion cavity (102, 202, 302, 402), the compression segment (104, 204, 304, 404) having an entrance with a depth greater than or equal to a depth of the compression segment exit, the depth of the entrance and exit of the compression segment ranging from 0 to 2 mm, and includes a mold downstream of the infusion box, wherein the depth of the compression segment entrance and exit respectively indicates the difference obtained by subtracting from the thickness of the compression segment cavity the thickness of an extrudate produced by the impregnating system in a corresponding position of the compression segment cavity. an infusion box (100, 200, 300, 400) provided with a mold cavity that has an infusion cavity (102, 202, 302, 402) for fibers to pass, an infusion hole for resin infusion, a resin passage (107, 207, 307, 407) for communicating with the infusion cavity (102, 202, 302, 402) and the infusion hole (103, 203, 303, 403), the mold cavity further including a compression segment (104, 204, 304, 404) upstream of the infusion cavity (102, 202, 302, 402), the compression segment (104, 204, 304, 404) having an entrance with a depth greater than or equal to a depth of the compression segment exit, the depth of the entrance and exit of the compression segment ranging from 0 to 2 mm, and includes a mold downstream of the infusion box, wherein the depth of the compression segment entrance and exit respectively indicates the difference obtained by subtracting from the thickness of the compression segment cavity the thickness of an extrudate produced by the impregnating system in a corresponding position of the compression segment cavity.
Filter device, having a filter housing with a fluid inlet for unfiltered medium and with a fluid outlet for filtrate and having at least one one-piece or multi-part filter cartridge (15, 17) accommodated in the filter housing, which filter cartridge can be cleaned in counter-current flow to the filter direction with a backflushing device with at least one backflushing element, which backflushing device can be moved along the inner side of the respective filter cartridge (15, 17) by means of a fluid-conducting drive shaft of a rotary drive (69, 71), wherein the respective backflushing element has, at its end adjacent to this inner side, at least one slit-shaped opening which extends parallel to the axis of rotation of the drive shaft and which opens into a flow chamber connected to the drive shaft in a fluid-conducting manner, wherein at least one further backflushing device with at least one further backflushing element is provided, wherein the fluid-conducting drive shaft is divided into chambers (73, 75) separated from each other, and wherein the respective one backflushing element of the one backflushing device is connected to one of the chambers (73, 75) and the respective other backflushing element of the other backflushing device is connected to another chamber (73, 75), wherein the drive shaft has on its upper end side a coupling point (51, 65) for the engagement of a drive motor, wherein the upper end of the drive shaft is supported in a pivot bearing located on the cover part, and wherein the drive shaft extends with a shaft journal through the pivot bearing into an attachment located on the cover part, characterised in that the shaft journal of the drive shaft is configured as a coupling point in the manner of a hollow pin; in that the shaft journal comprises an upper passage opening as an exit from the interior of the drive shaft and lateral, window-like wall openings for the fluid connection to the interior of the attachment and thus to a flushing line; and in that a coupling slot is formed in the shaft journal, in which slot a driver of the output shaft of an electric geared motor engages, which motor is arranged on the upper side of the attachment. wherein the drive shaft has on its upper end side a coupling point (51, 65) for the engagement of a drive motor, wherein the upper end of the drive shaft is supported in a pivot bearing located on the cover part, and wherein the drive shaft extends with a shaft journal through the pivot bearing into an attachment located on the cover part, characterised in that the shaft journal of the drive shaft is configured as a coupling point in the manner of a hollow pin; in that the shaft journal comprises an upper passage opening as an exit from the interior of the drive shaft and lateral, window-like wall openings for the fluid connection to the interior of the attachment and thus to a flushing line; and in that a coupling slot is formed in the shaft journal, in which slot a driver of the output shaft of an electric geared motor engages, which motor is arranged on the upper side of the attachment.
Process for preparing a sulphided catalyst comprising the steps of (a) treating a catalyst carrier first with one or more Group VIB metal components and one or more Group VIII metal components and subsequently with a glycolic acid ethoxylate ether compound chosen from the group consisting of glycolic acid ethoxylate oleyl ether, glycolic acid ethoxylate nonylphenyl ether and glycolic acid ethoxylate lauryl ether, and wherein the molar ratio of the glycolic acid ethoxylate ether compound to the Group VIB and Group VIII metal content is at least 0.01:1 to 1:0.01; (b) drying the treated catalyst carrier at a temperature of at most 200 °C to form a dried impregnated carrier; and (c) sulphiding the dried impregnated carrier to obtain a sulphided catalyst. (a) treating a catalyst carrier first with one or more Group VIB metal components and one or more Group VIII metal components and subsequently with a glycolic acid ethoxylate ether compound chosen from the group consisting of glycolic acid ethoxylate oleyl ether, glycolic acid ethoxylate nonylphenyl ether and glycolic acid ethoxylate lauryl ether, and wherein the molar ratio of the glycolic acid ethoxylate ether compound to the Group VIB and Group VIII metal content is at least 0.01:1 to 1:0.01; (b) drying the treated catalyst carrier at a temperature of at most 200 °C to form a dried impregnated carrier; and (c) sulphiding the dried impregnated carrier to obtain a sulphided catalyst.
A system comprising: a catheter having a wall that defines an inner lumen of the catheter, the inner lumen extending between a proximal hub with an electrical current controller, and a distal tip; a metallic region comprising at least two abutting metals in a coiled configuration positioned at the distal tip of the catheter, wherein at least a portion of a first metal of the metallic region comprises an outer perimeter of the bimetallic coil and at least a portion of a second metal of the metallic region comprises an inner perimeter of the bimetallic coil; and two conductive wires (400, 400b) extending along a longitudinal axis of the catheter in electrical communication with the electrical current controller and in electrical communication with at least a portion of the metallic region, wherein at least a portion of the metallic region is configured to reversibly expand from a tight configuration to an expanded configuration upon electrical current stimulation, and wherein the tight configuration comprises a first diameter that is smaller than a second diameter of the expanded configuration. a catheter having a wall that defines an inner lumen of the catheter, the inner lumen extending between a proximal hub with an electrical current controller, and a distal tip; a metallic region comprising at least two abutting metals in a coiled configuration positioned at the distal tip of the catheter, wherein at least a portion of a first metal of the metallic region comprises an outer perimeter of the bimetallic coil and at least a portion of a second metal of the metallic region comprises an inner perimeter of the bimetallic coil; and two conductive wires (400, 400b) extending along a longitudinal axis of the catheter in electrical communication with the electrical current controller and in electrical communication with at least a portion of the metallic region, wherein at least a portion of the metallic region is configured to reversibly expand from a tight configuration to an expanded configuration upon electrical current stimulation, and wherein the tight configuration comprises a first diameter that is smaller than a second diameter of the expanded configuration.
A method of controlling a receiver to enter a micro sleep mode during which at least one receiver component is temporarily switched off, wherein the receiver is configured to process sub-frames each having a first sub-frame portion followed by a second sub-frame portion, the first sub-frame portion carrying information indicative of whether or not the second sub-frame portion needs to be decoded, the method comprising: • providing a regular micro sleep mode in which the receiver component is switched off after the first sub-frame portion has been decoded in case the decoding indicates that the second sub-frame portion does not need to be decoded; characterized by: • providing an extended micro sleep mode in which the receiver component is switched off immediately after the first sub-frame portion has been received; • evaluating a mode setting criterion; and • controlling the receiver to enter the regular micro sleep mode or the extended micro sleep mode depending on the mode setting criterion. • providing a regular micro sleep mode in which the receiver component is switched off after the first sub-frame portion has been decoded in case the decoding indicates that the second sub-frame portion does not need to be decoded; • providing an extended micro sleep mode in which the receiver component is switched off immediately after the first sub-frame portion has been received; • evaluating a mode setting criterion; and • controlling the receiver to enter the regular micro sleep mode or the extended micro sleep mode depending on the mode setting criterion.
The use of a monocarboxylic acid as an additive to inhibit formation of naphthenic deposits from a fluid comprising crude oil, wherein the monocarboxylic acid is a branched C 8 -C 12 monocarboxylic acid.
Communication node (10, 11) for a communication system, comprising: - a communication module, and - at least one application module (21, 22), - wherein the communication module is configured to transfer data signals received from another communication node of the communication system, or the contents of these data signals, to the application module, and to send data signals based on data received from the application module to said other communication node or to at least one other communication node of the communication system, and - wherein the communication module is configured to evaluate the received data signals and to generate a quality value (Q1, Q2) that describes the current and/or future quality of the data connection with respect to a previously defined maximum latency (T1, T2) that is assigned to the application module, and characterized in that - the communication module is further configured to send a control signal to the application module if the quality value is below a given quality threshold (Q1min, Q2min) regarding the respective maximum latency that is assigned to the application module, and - said at least one application module is configured to send a parameter request to the communication module in response to receiving said control signal, - wherein said parameter request indicates to the communication module that the communication module is instructed to proceed with exchanging data signals with other communication modules based on a modified parameter set that includes a modified quality threshold (Q2min') and/or a modified maximum latency value (T2'). - a communication module, and - at least one application module (21, 22), - wherein the communication module is configured to transfer data signals received from another communication node of the communication system, or the contents of these data signals, to the application module, and to send data signals based on data received from the application module to said other communication node or to at least one other communication node of the communication system, and - wherein the communication module is configured to evaluate the received data signals and to generate a quality value (Q1, Q2) that describes the current and/or future quality of the data connection with respect to a previously defined maximum latency (T1, T2) that is assigned to the application module, and - the communication module is further configured to send a control signal to the application module if the quality value is below a given quality threshold (Q1min, Q2min) regarding the respective maximum latency that is assigned to the application module, and - said at least one application module is configured to send a parameter request to the communication module in response to receiving said control signal, - wherein said parameter request indicates to the communication module that the communication module is instructed to proceed with exchanging data signals with other communication modules based on a modified parameter set that includes a modified quality threshold (Q2min') and/or a modified maximum latency value (T2').
A radiation detector, comprising: a radiation absorption layer comprising an electrode; a capacitor module electrically connected to the electrode and comprising a capacitor, wherein the capacitor module is configured to collect charge carriers from the electrode onto the capacitor; a current sourcing module in parallel to the capacitor, the current sourcing module configured to compensate for an electrical current of a dark noise in the radiation detector and comprising a current source and a modulator; wherein the current source is configured to output a first electrical current and a second electrical current; wherein the modulator is configured to control a ratio of a duration at which the current source outputs the first electrical current to a duration at which the current source outputs the second electrical current. a radiation absorption layer comprising an electrode; a capacitor module electrically connected to the electrode and comprising a capacitor, wherein the capacitor module is configured to collect charge carriers from the electrode onto the capacitor; a current sourcing module in parallel to the capacitor, the current sourcing module configured to compensate for an electrical current of a dark noise in the radiation detector and comprising a current source and a modulator; wherein the current source is configured to output a first electrical current and a second electrical current; wherein the modulator is configured to control a ratio of a duration at which the current source outputs the first electrical current to a duration at which the current source outputs the second electrical current.
A Forging die (11, 12, 14) comprising; • channels drilled on the forging die (11, 12 and 14) to place electrical heating cartridges, wherein the channels extend between the corresponding free surfaces of the forging die and have openings on the corresponding free surfaces of the forging die • electrical heating cartridges placed in the channels for pre-heating and continuous heating of the forging die (11, 12 and 14), • electrical contactors to switch on/off the electrical heating cartridges in response to thermal controller signals, characterised in that: • the electrical heating cartridges are provided with built-in thermocouples, • independent auto-tune Proportional Integral Derivative thermostats are provided as thermal controllers to monitor the surface temperatures of the forging dies (11, 12, 14) via said built in thermocouples of the electrical heating cartridges and to control the electrical contactors. • channels drilled on the forging die (11, 12 and 14) to place electrical heating cartridges, wherein the channels extend between the corresponding free surfaces of the forging die and have openings on the corresponding free surfaces of the forging die • electrical heating cartridges placed in the channels for pre-heating and continuous heating of the forging die (11, 12 and 14), • electrical contactors to switch on/off the electrical heating cartridges in response to thermal controller signals, • the electrical heating cartridges are provided with built-in thermocouples, • independent auto-tune Proportional Integral Derivative thermostats are provided as thermal controllers to monitor the surface temperatures of the forging dies (11, 12, 14) via said built in thermocouples of the electrical heating cartridges and to control the electrical contactors.