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Method for producing a plurality of curved electronic circuits, comprising: - producing a support comprising a plurality of membranes made from at least one material having a rigidity greater than about 100 MPa, each intended for being part of one of the electronic circuits and having a radius of curvature R between about 15 mm and 500 mm; - applying a force to one of the main faces of each of the membranes such that said membrane is deformed elastically and has a substantially planar shape under the effect of this force; - rigidly connecting at least one electronic component to each of the membranes; - removing the force applied to one of the main faces of each of the membranes such that each of the membranes retrieves its original radius of curvature R and curves the electronic component according to this radius of curvature R. - producing a support comprising a plurality of membranes made from at least one material having a rigidity greater than about 100 MPa, each intended for being part of one of the electronic circuits and having a radius of curvature R between about 15 mm and 500 mm; - applying a force to one of the main faces of each of the membranes such that said membrane is deformed elastically and has a substantially planar shape under the effect of this force; - rigidly connecting at least one electronic component to each of the membranes; - removing the force applied to one of the main faces of each of the membranes such that each of the membranes retrieves its original radius of curvature R and curves the electronic component according to this radius of curvature R.
A method for installation of a modular groundwater well screen in a horizontal borehole having on its both sides a connection to the surface on the ground, consisting in that, sections of casing pipes are introduced into the borehole, made by known methods, through the entire length of the borehole, then into the casing pipes: an exploitation pipe section, well screen modules and again an exploitation pipe section are inserted successively, while connecting such modules in series with one to another during operation of inserting them into the casing pipes, afterwards the casing pipes are removed and the pumping assembly is installed, characterized in that before starting an operation of the insertion of an extraction pipe sections and the well screen modules, the casing pipe sections, at least in their horizontal segments are filled with water, wherein the well screen modules containing removable displacement elements (10.5) having adjustable displacement are connected one to each other mechanically by means of mechanical connectors (10.9), as well as pneumatically by means of pneumatic connectors (10.10), in the course of attaching successive well screen modules, and whereas the last displacement element (10.5) is connected by means of a hoist rope to a winch on the ground surface and via a pneumatic conduit to a compressor, which is designed for regulation of the air pressure therein, thus generating a buoyant force that balances or reduces the weight of the well screen modules and the extraction pipes in such a way as to minimize resistance to motion in the process of they being inserted into the casing pipes, while after the installation is completed, the displacement elements (10.5) are removed by means of a hoist rope connected to the winch on the surface.
Backlighting system for a cabinet sign comprising: an enclosure including a front sign face and a back section; a plurality of panels each panel including: a plurality of light emitting diodes ("LEDs") attached to the panel, wherein the distance that each LED is from the sign face of the enclosure divided by the distance between the subject LED and the closest adjacent LED provides a ratio of less than 1.4, and an integrated circuit; and a wire wherein the wire physically connects adjacent panels and characterized in that the plurality of panels are attached to each of one or more rails. an enclosure including a front sign face and a back section; a plurality of panels each panel including: a plurality of light emitting diodes ("LEDs") attached to the panel, wherein the distance that each LED is from the sign face of the enclosure divided by the distance between the subject LED and the closest adjacent LED provides a ratio of less than 1.4, and an integrated circuit; a plurality of light emitting diodes ("LEDs") attached to the panel, wherein the distance that each LED is from the sign face of the enclosure divided by the distance between the subject LED and the closest adjacent LED provides a ratio of less than 1.4, and an integrated circuit;
A renal nerve ablation system (100; 200), comprising: an elongate guide member having a distal section with a plurality of openings formed therein; wherein the distal section is designed to shift between a helical configuration and a restrained configuration; and an electrode catheter slidably disposed within the elongate guide member, the electrode catheter having an ablation element disposed thereon. an elongate guide member having a distal section with a plurality of openings formed therein; wherein the distal section is designed to shift between a helical configuration and a restrained configuration; and an electrode catheter slidably disposed within the elongate guide member, the electrode catheter having an ablation element disposed thereon.
A system for measuring clearance between a stationary object and a rotating component, comprising: at least one sensor for measuring the clearance between the stationary object and the rotating component, the at least one sensor being configured to be disposed on the stationary object and configured to measure a speed of rotation of the rotating component; and a controller coupled to the at least one sensor, wherein the controller is configured to control an operating mode of the sensor based upon the measured speed of rotation of the rotating component, wherein: the sensor comprises a capacitive probe having a plurality of conductive elements and a plurality of switches operable by said controller to selectively couple, in accordance with the operating mode of the sensor, each of the plurality of the conductive elements to an output of the sensor. at least one sensor for measuring the clearance between the stationary object and the rotating component, the at least one sensor being configured to be disposed on the stationary object and configured to measure a speed of rotation of the rotating component; and a controller coupled to the at least one sensor, wherein the controller is configured to control an operating mode of the sensor based upon the measured speed of rotation of the rotating component, wherein: the sensor comprises a capacitive probe having a plurality of conductive elements and a plurality of switches operable by said controller to selectively couple, in accordance with the operating mode of the sensor, each of the plurality of the conductive elements to an output of the sensor. the sensor comprises a capacitive probe having a plurality of conductive elements and a plurality of switches operable by said controller to selectively couple, in accordance with the operating mode of the sensor, each of the plurality of the conductive elements to an output of the sensor.
An immunoglobulin G4 humanized monoclonal anti-Programmed Death-1 (PD-1) antibody for use in treating cancer in a human, wherein the antibody is to be administered at a first dose of 500 mg once every 3 weeks (Q3W) for 4 cycles, followed by a second dose of 1000 mg once every 6 weeks (Q6W); wherein the antibody comprises an immunoglobulin heavy chain whose amino acid sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:3 and an immunoglobulin light chain whose amino acid sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:4.
A hybrid rotary guiding device, comprising: a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is able to drive a tool head to rotate, the rotating shaft includes an upper shaft portion, a lower shaft portion, and a steerable portion, a separation distance exists between the upper shaft portion and the lower shaft portion in the axial direction, the upper shaft portion and the lower shaft portion are steerably connected by the steerable portion; the upper shaft portion is installed with at least three first hydraulic mechanisms, and characterized in that the lower shaft portion is installed with at least three second hydraulic mechanisms, the second hydraulic mechanism is adapted to drive a pushing member against the wall of the well to guide the tool head, the first hydraulic mechanism and the second hydraulic mechanism are configured so that the first hydraulic mechanism can drive the second hydraulic mechanism to drive the pushing member. a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is able to drive a tool head to rotate, the rotating shaft includes an upper shaft portion, a lower shaft portion, and a steerable portion, a separation distance exists between the upper shaft portion and the lower shaft portion in the axial direction, the upper shaft portion and the lower shaft portion are steerably connected by the steerable portion; the upper shaft portion is installed with at least three first hydraulic mechanisms, and characterized in that the lower shaft portion is installed with at least three second hydraulic mechanisms, the second hydraulic mechanism is adapted to drive a pushing member against the wall of the well to guide the tool head, the first hydraulic mechanism and the second hydraulic mechanism are configured so that the first hydraulic mechanism can drive the second hydraulic mechanism to drive the pushing member.
A detection and ranging system comprising: M transmitting sensor elements configured to transmit a probe signal; N receiving sensor elements (AR1-AR4) configured to receive an echo signal generated upon reflection of the probe signal from a target; and characterized by a matrix generator configured to generate a third matrix W, the third matrix W being expressed as a product of a first matrix V and a second matrix G, the first matrix V including as diagonal components L received signals v i obtained from an effective receiving sensor array formed by synthesizing the M transmitting sensor elements and the N receiving sensor elements, the second matrix G being formed of P L-dimensional vectors gi that are linearly independent of each other, wherein P is an integer smaller than L and a k-th component of each of said L-dimensional vectors g i is exp[j*(i-1)*k*δ] wherein i is an integer that is 1 through P, k is an integer that is 1 through L, j denotes the imaginary unit and δ is a real number other than zero; and an estimator configured to estimate a direction of arrival θ of the echo signal from the target according to a pseudo covariance matrix R ww generated by multiplying the third matrix W by Hermitian conjugate transposition of the third matrix W H. M transmitting sensor elements configured to transmit a probe signal; N receiving sensor elements (AR1-AR4) configured to receive an echo signal generated upon reflection of the probe signal from a target; and characterized by a matrix generator configured to generate a third matrix W, the third matrix W being expressed as a product of a first matrix V and a second matrix G, the first matrix V including as diagonal components L received signals v i obtained from an effective receiving sensor array formed by synthesizing the M transmitting sensor elements and the N receiving sensor elements, the second matrix G being formed of P L-dimensional vectors gi that are linearly independent of each other, wherein P is an integer smaller than L and a k-th component of each of said L-dimensional vectors g i is exp[j*(i-1)*k*δ] wherein i is an integer that is 1 through P, k is an integer that is 1 through L, j denotes the imaginary unit and δ is a real number other than zero; and an estimator configured to estimate a direction of arrival θ of the echo signal from the target according to a pseudo covariance matrix R ww generated by multiplying the third matrix W by Hermitian conjugate transposition of the third matrix W H.
An immunoassay method for human BNP fragment in a sample, wherein the method uses an antibody that reacts with human BNP fragment but does not react with full-length human BNP, human BNP fragment, and human BNP fragment.
An assembly comprising a medical instrument, which is adapted to be inserted into a channel of an insertion portion of an endoscope, and an advancing and retracting apparatus having two rollers (43a, 43b), the medical instrument being adapted to be advanced and retracted in the channel by the advancing and retracting apparatus, the medical instrument comprising: a treatment portion which is adapted to be led out from a distal end of the insertion portion and to be used to perform various treatment operations in a body cavity; and an elongated flexible sheath to the distal end side of which the treatment portion is continuously connected, wherein the sheath has an outer diameter larger than a distance between respective roller surfaces of the two rollers (43a, 43b), characterized in that the sheath includes a frictional resistance increasing means comprising a plurality of holes (60, 65) formed in a vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the sheath which are configured to increase frictional resistance between the respective roller surfaces and the outer peripheral surface of the sheath in contact with the respective roller surfaces by flattening the outer peripheral surface of the sheath which is in press contact with the roller surfaces of the two rollers (43a, 43b) in a state where the sheath is inserted between the two rollers (43a, 43b). a treatment portion which is adapted to be led out from a distal end of the insertion portion and to be used to perform various treatment operations in a body cavity; and an elongated flexible sheath to the distal end side of which the treatment portion is continuously connected, wherein the sheath has an outer diameter larger than a distance between respective roller surfaces of the two rollers (43a, 43b),
Tank made of plastic material, in particular for the utilization of rain water, comprising an outer wall defining at least one chamber, and stiffening recesses (4a, 4b) which are aligned with each other and are formed with a draft angle, each stiffening recess extending from a free opening in an upper-side at the tank installation top side and a lower side (O, U) of the tank to a waist region, wherein at least one of the stiffening recesses (4b, 4a) is containing a fitted-in deformation stable load bearing element having an outer form which is fitting to the inner form of the stiffening recesses (4a, 4b), characterized in that the stiffening recesses (4a, 4b) are frustoconical or frustopyramidal and define either a passage penetrating the chamber entirely or cavities (5a, 5b) separated in the waist region by bottom walls, and that at least into the stiffening recess extending from the lower side as the load bearing element a shaped part manufactured from plastic material by casting, injection molding, blow forming this inserted, which fills the stiffening recess (4a, 4b) up to the waist region or within a section of predetermined depth of the stiffening recess and which is secured at least by a press fit against falling out or permanently by welding, bonding, gluing or latching.
A refrigeration cycle apparatus in which a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture circulates through a refrigeration cycle configured by a compressor, a condenser, a first decompressor, a vapor/liquid separator, a second decompressor and an evaporator which are connected sequentially, the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture consisting of a high-boiling refrigerant and a or some low-boiling refrigerant(s) mixed at a predetermined mixing ratio, the apparatus comprising a controller for variably adjusting a pressure in said vapor/liquid separator by controlling opening of said first decompressor and said second decompressor, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises an intermediate-pressure injection circuit (7,7a) which introduces a refrigerant taken out of a liquid section of said vapor/liquid separator into an intermediate-pressure section of said compressor via a third decompressor, wherein the controller is configured to determine the mixing ratio of said high-boiling refrigerant and said low-boiling refrigerant of said non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture so that a saturated vapor line, where a gauge pressure that suppresses refrigerant decomposition due to incorporation of fluid is 0.00 MPa, is ≤ -45°C in a low-pressure circuit formed between said second decompressor and said compressor, and adjust a composition ratio of a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture circulating through said intermediate-pressure injection circuit (7,7a) and a composition ratio of a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture circulating through said low-pressure circuit on the basis of the pressure of the refrigerant sucked by said compressor.
A facet distraction prosthesis (10, 30) comprising: an array of facet distraction base elements (12, 32), adjacent ones of said base elements (12, 32) being connected to each other by one or more connector elements (14, 34); wherein a pair of diagonally adjacent ones of said base elements (12, 32) are connected to each other by a set of one or more connector elements (14, 34) which intersects with another set of one or more connector elements (14, 34) that connects another pair of diagonally adjacent ones of said base elements (12, 32), and wherein said connector elements (14, 34) are flexible so that adjacent ones of said base elements (12, 32) can flex with respect to each other and adapt to a geometry of a facet joint. an array of facet distraction base elements (12, 32), adjacent ones of said base elements (12, 32) being connected to each other by one or more connector elements (14, 34); wherein a pair of diagonally adjacent ones of said base elements (12, 32) are connected to each other by a set of one or more connector elements (14, 34) which intersects with another set of one or more connector elements (14, 34) that connects another pair of diagonally adjacent ones of said base elements (12, 32), and wherein said connector elements (14, 34) are flexible so that adjacent ones of said base elements (12, 32) can flex with respect to each other and adapt to a geometry of a facet joint.
An agent for use in the treatment of asthma associated with impaired airway tolerance, and/or multiple sclerosis, wherein the agent inhibits the interaction of PD-L2 with RGMb, wherein the agent contacts a cell expressing PD-L2 or a cell expressing RGMb to upregulate the immune response, wherein the agent is a blocking antibody that binds RGMb and/or a blocking antibody that binds PD-L2.
A photodetector comprising: a semiconductor substrate including: a silicon substrate; a lower clad layer formed on the silicon substrate; a silicon core layer formed on the lower clad layer and having a first semiconductor region; and an input waveguide connected with a silicon slab of the silicon core layer via a taper portion; a light absorption layer being formed on the first semiconductor region of the silicon core layer and including a germanium layer having a second semiconductor region; and with an electrode (417, 517, 717) for photocurrent detection connected the second semiconductor region of the light absorption layer, wherein the photodetector is configured to detect incident signal light traveling along the input waveguide via the taper portion toward the light absorption layer; the electrode for photocurrent detection is arranged in a planar shape that covers all or a portion of sides on an upper surface of the second semiconductor region but does not cover a surface around a central portion on the upper surface; and the electrode is configured such that inspection light for a performance inspection enters the germanium layer through an opening region not covered by the electrode. a semiconductor substrate including: a silicon substrate; a lower clad layer formed on the silicon substrate; a silicon core layer formed on the lower clad layer and having a first semiconductor region; and an input waveguide connected with a silicon slab of the silicon core layer via a taper portion; a silicon substrate; a lower clad layer formed on the silicon substrate; a silicon core layer formed on the lower clad layer and having a first semiconductor region; and an input waveguide connected with a silicon slab of the silicon core layer via a taper portion; a light absorption layer being formed on the first semiconductor region of the silicon core layer and including a germanium layer having a second semiconductor region; and with an electrode (417, 517, 717) for photocurrent detection connected the second semiconductor region of the light absorption layer, wherein the photodetector is configured to detect incident signal light traveling along the input waveguide via the taper portion toward the light absorption layer; the electrode for photocurrent detection is arranged in a planar shape that covers all or a portion of sides on an upper surface of the second semiconductor region but does not cover a surface around a central portion on the upper surface; and the electrode is configured such that inspection light for a performance inspection enters the germanium layer through an opening region not covered by the electrode.
An intraoral scanning system comprising: • a housing comprising • optical components (113, 119), • a head, comprising a primary aperture, configured to be inserted into an oral cavity of a patient, and • a primary optical component arranged at the primary aperture, • a defogging unit comprising a heating unit; • a sleeve configured to cover at least a part of the head when the sleeve is coupled with the housing, the sleeve comprising a secondary optical component arranged at a secondary aperture that is configured to be positioned in alignment with the primary aperture, and wherein the heating unit is configured to generate heat in response to application of electrical power to the heating unit, and the secondary optical component is configured to be arranged such that the generated heat is transferred from the heating unit to the secondary optical component through thermal conduction between the heating unit and secondary optical component and wherein the secondary optical component is made up of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than the thermal conductivity of the primary optical component. • a housing comprising • optical components (113, 119), • a head, comprising a primary aperture, configured to be inserted into an oral cavity of a patient, and • a primary optical component arranged at the primary aperture, • a defogging unit comprising a heating unit; • a sleeve configured to cover at least a part of the head when the sleeve is coupled with the housing, the sleeve comprising a secondary optical component arranged at a secondary aperture that is configured to be positioned in alignment with the primary aperture, and wherein the heating unit is configured to generate heat in response to application of electrical power to the heating unit, and the secondary optical component is configured to be arranged such that the generated heat is transferred from the heating unit to the secondary optical component through thermal conduction between the heating unit and secondary optical component and wherein the secondary optical component is made up of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than the thermal conductivity of the primary optical component.