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An introducer sheath (62, 110) for a medical device, comprising: a deformable, elongate body disposed about a longitudinal axis, said body having proximal and distal ends (68, 70) and defining a lumen extending between said proximal and distal ends (68, 70) and configured to allow passage of the medical device therethrough; wherein said body is configured to allow an electric current to pass radially between a space outside said body and said lumen, wherein a first aperture (80, 112) extends from a radially outer surface of said body to said lumen, wherein a second aperture (82, 114) extends from said radially outer surface of said body to said lumen, characterized in that: a third aperture extends from said radially outer surface of said body to said lumen; and the introducer sheath (62, 110) further comprises a sleeve disposed within said lumen, said sleeve defining first and second radially extending openings (118, 120) and said sleeve axially movable within said lumen to align said first and second openings (118, 120) with said first and second apertures (80, 112, 82, 114) when said sleeve is in a first position and to align said first and second openings (118, 120) with one of said first or second apertures (80, 112, 82, 114) and the third aperture, when said sleeve is in a second position. a deformable, elongate body disposed about a longitudinal axis, said body having proximal and distal ends (68, 70) and defining a lumen extending between said proximal and distal ends (68, 70) and configured to allow passage of the medical device therethrough; wherein said body is configured to allow an electric current to pass radially between a space outside said body and said lumen, wherein a first aperture (80, 112) extends from a radially outer surface of said body to said lumen, wherein a second aperture (82, 114) extends from said radially outer surface of said body to said lumen, characterized in that: a third aperture extends from said radially outer surface of said body to said lumen; and a third aperture extends from said radially outer surface of said body to said lumen; and the introducer sheath (62, 110) further comprises a sleeve disposed within said lumen, said sleeve defining first and second radially extending openings (118, 120) and said sleeve axially movable within said lumen to align said first and second openings (118, 120) with said first and second apertures (80, 112, 82, 114) when said sleeve is in a first position and to align said first and second openings (118, 120) with one of said first or second apertures (80, 112, 82, 114) and the third aperture, when said sleeve is in a second position.
An arrangement of resource managing capable entities, the arrangement comprising at least one top-level resource managing capable entity and at least one sub-network resource managing capable entity, the arrangement being adapted to reserve and return network resources requested from a first entity in a data network and for limiting the rate of messages in the communication between the top-level resource managing capable entity and the sub-network resource managing capable entity, characterised in that said arrangement comprises - a first message rate limiter means adapted to limit the rate of reservation request messages to the sub-network resource managing capable entity, - a second message rate limiter means adapted to limit the rate of resource return messages to the sub-network resource managing capable entity, and - at least one message rate estimator means adapted to adjust the first and second message rate limiter means (301, 302) between signalling peak rates and sustained rates defined for the communication between the top-level resource managing capable entity and the sub-network resource managing capable entity. - a first message rate limiter means adapted to limit the rate of reservation request messages to the sub-network resource managing capable entity, - a second message rate limiter means adapted to limit the rate of resource return messages to the sub-network resource managing capable entity, and - at least one message rate estimator means adapted to adjust the first and second message rate limiter means (301, 302) between signalling peak rates and sustained rates defined for the communication between the top-level resource managing capable entity and the sub-network resource managing capable entity.
Method for processing a downmix audio signal derived in a matrix compatible way and for processing first parametric data describing a first portion of a multi-channel signal, wherein for a second portion of the multi-channel signal no parametric data or second parametric data is processed, the second parametric data requiring less information units than the first parametric data when describing an identical portion of the multi-channel signal, the method comprising: deriving an intermediate signal from the downmix audio signal using a first deriving rule depending on the first parametric data for deriving a first portion of the intermediate signal, the first portion of the intermediate signal corresponding to the first portion of the multi-channel audio signal, the downmix audio signal being in a QMF, Quadrature Mirror Filterbank, representation; and deriving a second portion of the intermediate signal using a second deriving rule, the second deriving rule using the second parametric data or no parametric data, wherein the first portion is a time portion or a frequency portion, and wherein the first parametric data comprise one or more spatial audio parameters chosen from the following list of spatial audio parameters: ICC (inter-channel correlation), CLD (channel level difference), and CPC (channel prediction coefficient). deriving an intermediate signal from the downmix audio signal using a first deriving rule depending on the first parametric data for deriving a first portion of the intermediate signal, the first portion of the intermediate signal corresponding to the first portion of the multi-channel audio signal, the downmix audio signal being in a QMF, Quadrature Mirror Filterbank, representation; and deriving a second portion of the intermediate signal using a second deriving rule, the second deriving rule using the second parametric data or no parametric data, wherein the first portion is a time portion or a frequency portion, and wherein the first parametric data comprise one or more spatial audio parameters chosen from the following list of spatial audio parameters: ICC (inter-channel correlation), CLD (channel level difference), and CPC (channel prediction coefficient).
A method performed by a secondary node, SN, in a dual connectivity, DC, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising, configuring (S1202, S1204), for a wireless device, a split bearer for both a master cell group, MCG, transmission and a secondary cell group, SCG, transmission with a master node, MN, in the DC; maintaining the SCG transmission of the split bearer and receiving a first RRC message from the wireless device through the SCG transmission, while the MCG transmission of the split bearer for the MN is suspended upon a MCG failure; and transmitting, to the wireless device through the SCG transmission, a second RRC message for resuming the MCG transmission of the split bearer, wherein the split bearer is served by all of (i) a Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, entity for the MN, (ii) a first Radio Link Control, RLC, entity for the MN, (iii) a second RLC entity for the SN, (iv) a first Medium Access Control, MAC, entity for the MN, and (v) a second MAC entity for the SN. configuring (S1202, S1204), for a wireless device, a split bearer for both a master cell group, MCG, transmission and a secondary cell group, SCG, transmission with a master node, MN, in the DC; maintaining the SCG transmission of the split bearer and receiving a first RRC message from the wireless device through the SCG transmission, while the MCG transmission of the split bearer for the MN is suspended upon a MCG failure; and transmitting, to the wireless device through the SCG transmission, a second RRC message for resuming the MCG transmission of the split bearer, wherein the split bearer is served by all of (i) a Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, entity for the MN, (ii) a first Radio Link Control, RLC, entity for the MN, (iii) a second RLC entity for the SN, (iv) a first Medium Access Control, MAC, entity for the MN, and (v) a second MAC entity for the SN.
A channel state reporting method for a terminal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a feedback configuration information; measuring a channel state using a reference signal received from the base station; generating a precoding matrix indicator, PMI, including a first dimension PMI, W 1, and a second dimension PMI, W 2; reporting, to the base station, rank indicator, RI, information and the W 1, and characterized by the steps of: reporting a first component of the second dimension PMI, W 21, and a third component of the second dimension PMI, W 23, using a first subsampling in a first reporting instance (832, 833) and reporting a second component of the second dimension PMI, W 22, and the W 23, using a second subsampling in a second reporting instance, wherein the first reporting instance and the second reporting instance are determined based on the feedback configuration information. receiving, from a base station, a feedback configuration information; measuring a channel state using a reference signal received from the base station; generating a precoding matrix indicator, PMI, including a first dimension PMI, W 1, and a second dimension PMI, W 2; reporting, to the base station, rank indicator, RI, information and the W 1, and characterized by the steps of: reporting a first component of the second dimension PMI, W 21, and a third component of the second dimension PMI, W 23, using a first subsampling in a first reporting instance (832, 833) and reporting a second component of the second dimension PMI, W 22, and the W 23, using a second subsampling in a second reporting instance, wherein the first reporting instance and the second reporting instance are determined based on the feedback configuration information. reporting a first component of the second dimension PMI, W 21, and a third component of the second dimension PMI, W 23, using a first subsampling in a first reporting instance (832, 833) and reporting a second component of the second dimension PMI, W 22, and the W 23, using a second subsampling in a second reporting instance, wherein the first reporting instance and the second reporting instance are determined based on the feedback configuration information.
A hydraulic protection system for preventing collapse of a hydraulic line in the event of a loss of pressure occurring, the system comprising: a pressure sensing assembly which is arranged, in use, to monitor a pressure differential between fluid external to the hydraulic line and fluid contained within the hydraulic line; and a pressure compensation assembly which is adapted to be coupled to the hydraulic line and which is exposed, in use, to the fluid external to the hydraulic line; in which, in the event of a loss of pressure in the hydraulic line occurring, the pressure compensation assembly is operable to employ the pressure of the fluid external to the hydraulic line to increase the pressure of the fluid contained within the hydraulic line and thereby compensate for the loss; in which the system is arranged so that the pressure compensation assembly is operated when the pressure differential monitored by the pressure sensing assembly reaches a predetermined level, which is below a collapse pressure of the hydraulic line, so that exposure of the hydraulic line to the collapse pressure is avoided and collapse of the line prevented; in which the pressure compensation assembly is arranged so that: in a main operation state, it can communicate the pressure of the external fluid to the fluid within the hydraulic line; and in a further operation state, it permits fluid communication between the external fluid and the fluid in the hydraulic line. a pressure sensing assembly which is arranged, in use, to monitor a pressure differential between fluid external to the hydraulic line and fluid contained within the hydraulic line; and a pressure compensation assembly which is adapted to be coupled to the hydraulic line and which is exposed, in use, to the fluid external to the hydraulic line; in which, in the event of a loss of pressure in the hydraulic line occurring, the pressure compensation assembly is operable to employ the pressure of the fluid external to the hydraulic line to increase the pressure of the fluid contained within the hydraulic line and thereby compensate for the loss; in which the system is arranged so that the pressure compensation assembly is operated when the pressure differential monitored by the pressure sensing assembly reaches a predetermined level, which is below a collapse pressure of the hydraulic line, so that exposure of the hydraulic line to the collapse pressure is avoided and collapse of the line prevented; in which the pressure compensation assembly is arranged so that: in a main operation state, it can communicate the pressure of the external fluid to the fluid within the hydraulic line; and in a further operation state, it permits fluid communication between the external fluid and the fluid in the hydraulic line. in a main operation state, it can communicate the pressure of the external fluid to the fluid within the hydraulic line; and in a further operation state, it permits fluid communication between the external fluid and the fluid in the hydraulic line.
A vehicle seat (10, 110) having a carriage (14, 114) that is linearly movable with respect to a base (16, 116), and a locking apparatus (12, 112) comprising a first (32, 132) and a second (26, 126) component, each having a respective set of teeth that inter-engage such that, during movement of the carriage with respect to the base, one of said first and second toothed components imparts movement to the other via the respective teeth, the locking apparatus further comprising a locking gear (34, 134) engaged with the teeth of said first component for rotation thereby, characterised in that the locking gear is movable into a locking state where it also engages with the teeth of said second component to prevent relative movement between the first and second components.
A composite material comprising (a) amyloid fibrils; (b) activated carbon; (c) optionally a support material; whereby said amyloid fibrils and said activated carbon are in intimate contact. (a) amyloid fibrils; (b) activated carbon; (c) optionally a support material;
A network endpoint device (114, 314), comprising: a network node (116, 316) connected to a network (102, 300) and configured to communicate with a network manager and other network nodes of the network (102, 300), the network node (116, 316) having a first network address; and an edge device (118, 318) connected to the network node (116, 316) via a local connection (130, 330) and configured to communicate with the network node (116, 316) through the local connection (130, 330), wherein the edge device (118, 318) is configured to communicate with the network manager via the network node (116, 316) to obtain security keys and security credentials of the edge device (118, 318); establish a secure channel between the network node (116, 316) and the edge device (118, 318) over the local connection (130, 330) using the security keys and the security credentials; communicate with the network manager via the network node (116, 316) to exchange routing information and to obtain a second network address for the edge device (118, 318); and communicate with another network node in the network (102, 300) via the network node (116, 316) using the security keys, the security credentials, and the second network address. a network node (116, 316) connected to a network (102, 300) and configured to communicate with a network manager and other network nodes of the network (102, 300), the network node (116, 316) having a first network address; and an edge device (118, 318) connected to the network node (116, 316) via a local connection (130, 330) and configured to communicate with the network node (116, 316) through the local connection (130, 330), wherein the edge device (118, 318) is configured to communicate with the network manager via the network node (116, 316) to obtain security keys and security credentials of the edge device (118, 318); establish a secure channel between the network node (116, 316) and the edge device (118, 318) over the local connection (130, 330) using the security keys and the security credentials; communicate with the network manager via the network node (116, 316) to exchange routing information and to obtain a second network address for the edge device (118, 318); and communicate with another network node in the network (102, 300) via the network node (116, 316) using the security keys, the security credentials, and the second network address. communicate with the network manager via the network node (116, 316) to obtain security keys and security credentials of the edge device (118, 318); establish a secure channel between the network node (116, 316) and the edge device (118, 318) over the local connection (130, 330) using the security keys and the security credentials; communicate with the network manager via the network node (116, 316) to exchange routing information and to obtain a second network address for the edge device (118, 318); and communicate with another network node in the network (102, 300) via the network node (116, 316) using the security keys, the security credentials, and the second network address.
Apparatus for painting and/or processing vehicles and other components in general, comprising: - a flooring which defines a work surface; - a ceiling which is opposite the work surface; - a ventilation group for generating a flow of air between the ceiling and the flooring; - a burner for heating the flow of air; and - a main compressed air circuit to be used during painting and/or processing operations; characterized in that it comprises a secondary compressed air circuit which is or is configured to be connected to the main circuit and which includes a compressed air dispensing element which is arranged in the region of the burner. - a flooring which defines a work surface; - a ceiling which is opposite the work surface; - a ventilation group for generating a flow of air between the ceiling and the flooring; - a burner for heating the flow of air; and - a main compressed air circuit to be used during painting and/or processing operations;
A polyurethane-based two-component laminating adhesive composition, in particular for laminating films, containing, based on the total weight of the laminating adhesive composition, (a) at least one NCO-terminated polyurethane prepolymer having a content of at least 40 wt.% diphenylmethane diisocyanate, based on the total weight of the resin component, as a resin component, wherein the MDI is 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate or a mixture thereof with 2,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and (b) a polyol mixture comprising at least three different polyols as a curing component, wherein the two-component laminating adhesive composition has a content of less than 10 wt.% polyesters, based on the total weight of the laminating adhesive composition, and wherein the composition has a viscosity of 500 to 5,000 mPas at a temperature of 40 °C, determined in accordance with DIN ISO 2555. (a) at least one NCO-terminated polyurethane prepolymer having a content of at least 40 wt.% diphenylmethane diisocyanate, based on the total weight of the resin component, as a resin component, wherein the MDI is 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate or a mixture thereof with 2,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and (b) a polyol mixture comprising at least three different polyols as a curing component, wherein the two-component laminating adhesive composition has a content of less than 10 wt.% polyesters, based on the total weight of the laminating adhesive composition,
An update device comprising: a storage unit configured to store package management information that includes associations between files and packages including the files and information indicating existence/non-existence of dependence relationships among the packages, and an access control list that includes associations between the files and access source files permitted to access the files; the update device being characterised by comprising: an identification unit configured to refer, when a combination of a file and an access source file is specified, to the package management information to identify a package including the file and a package including the access source file; and an addition unit configured to add, when the identified package including the file and the identified package including the access source file are the same or are mutually in a dependence relationship, the specified combination to the access control list. a storage unit configured to store package management information that includes associations between files and packages including the files and information indicating existence/non-existence of dependence relationships among the packages, and an access control list that includes associations between the files and access source files permitted to access the files; the update device being characterised by comprising: an identification unit configured to refer, when a combination of a file and an access source file is specified, to the package management information to identify a package including the file and a package including the access source file; and an addition unit configured to add, when the identified package including the file and the identified package including the access source file are the same or are mutually in a dependence relationship, the specified combination to the access control list. an identification unit configured to refer, when a combination of a file and an access source file is specified, to the package management information to identify a package including the file and a package including the access source file; and an addition unit configured to add, when the identified package including the file and the identified package including the access source file are the same or are mutually in a dependence relationship, the specified combination to the access control list.
Composition that can be used in a structural adhesive, comprising: (a) at least one methacrylate ester monomer; (b) an elastomeric block copolymer containing styrene and isoprene, said compound being a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer; (c) at least one elastomeric block copolymer selected from a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer, a styrene-isoprene-butadiene-styrene copolymer (SIBS), a styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer (SEBS) or a styrene-ethylene/propylene-styrene copolymer (SEPS); (d) at least one elastomer selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene, polyisoprene and polychloroprene. (a) at least one methacrylate ester monomer; (b) an elastomeric block copolymer containing styrene and isoprene, said compound being a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer; (c) at least one elastomeric block copolymer selected from a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer, a styrene-isoprene-butadiene-styrene copolymer (SIBS), a styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer (SEBS) or a styrene-ethylene/propylene-styrene copolymer (SEPS); (d) at least one elastomer selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene, polyisoprene and polychloroprene.