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An implantable or insertable medical device comprising: a biodegradable polymeric region comprising a tubular body, an inner hard, thin biostable layer disposed over the entire surface of said biodegradable polymeric region by covering the inside surface of said tubular body, wherein said inner hard, thin biostable layer is provided with a plurality of apertures, and an outer hard, thin biostable layer covering the outside surface of said tubular body. a biodegradable polymeric region comprising a tubular body, an inner hard, thin biostable layer disposed over the entire surface of said biodegradable polymeric region by covering the inside surface of said tubular body, wherein said inner hard, thin biostable layer is provided with a plurality of apertures, and an outer hard, thin biostable layer covering the outside surface of said tubular body.
A composition comprising: one or more components selected from the group consisting of citronellyl acetate and niaouli oil, for use in preventing or inhibiting swelling and lymphedema by promoting activation of lymph vessel function by inducing VEGFC expression.
A loudspeaker apparatus comprising: • an acoustic diaphragm; • a support member having a hole in a surface of the support member facing the acoustic diaphragm, the hole being a through hole penetrating through the support member to another surface opposite to the surface of the support member; • a magnetostrictive actuator having a magnetostrictor, a fixed plate, and a drive rod coupled to an end of the magnetostrictor, the magnetostrictive actuator being inserted into the hole such that the drive rod contacts the acoustic diaphragm, the magnetostrictive actuator applying vibration to the acoustic diaphragm; • a spring inserted into the hole from a position opposite to a position of the drive rod of the magnetostrictive actuator, the spring being arranged in the hole, pressing the magnetostrictive actuator toward the acoustic diaphragm and applying a load to the magnetostrictor; • a first screw for compressing the spring, wherein the end of the spring directly contacts the first screw; and • a damping member being arranged at the drive rod, and characterized in that • the first screw is arranged in the hole, and • a second screw is inserted toward the back side of the fixed plate, and in combination with the fixed plate, the second screw is arranged to provide a preload force to the magnetostrictor. • an acoustic diaphragm; • a support member having a hole in a surface of the support member facing the acoustic diaphragm, the hole being a through hole penetrating through the support member to another surface opposite to the surface of the support member; • a magnetostrictive actuator having a magnetostrictor, a fixed plate, and a drive rod coupled to an end of the magnetostrictor, the magnetostrictive actuator being inserted into the hole such that the drive rod contacts the acoustic diaphragm, the magnetostrictive actuator applying vibration to the acoustic diaphragm; • a spring inserted into the hole from a position opposite to a position of the drive rod of the magnetostrictive actuator, the spring being arranged in the hole, pressing the magnetostrictive actuator toward the acoustic diaphragm and applying a load to the magnetostrictor; • a first screw for compressing the spring, wherein the end of the spring directly contacts the first screw; and • a damping member being arranged at the drive rod, and • the first screw is arranged in the hole, and • a second screw is inserted toward the back side of the fixed plate, and in combination with the fixed plate, the second screw is arranged to provide a preload force to the magnetostrictor.
Shut-off fitting having a valve body, a spindle and a fitting housing in which the spindle, which cooperates with the valve body and bears a handle, is rotatably mounted, and having a securing device, through the actuation of which the handle can be coupled to the spindle in order to transmit a torque, characterized by a sliding surface which is provided in a fixed location on the housing and which is provided directly on the housing or on a separate component connected to the housing, and on which the handle is rotatably guided.
An induction heating cooking apparatus comprising: a heating coil configured to inductively heat a heating target; a drive circuit configured to supply high-frequency power to the heating coil; and a control unit configured to control driving of the drive circuit to control the high-frequency power supplied to the heating coil, the control unit obtaining an amount of temporal change (ΔI) of at least one of an input current to the drive circuit and a coil current flowing through the heating coil, in a state where a drive frequency of the drive circuit is fixed, the control unit measuring a first time from start of power supply to the heating coil until the amount of temporal change (ΔI) becomes equal to or less than a set value, the control unit controlling the high-frequency power supplied to the heating coil depending on the first time and an amount of current change of at least one of the input current and the coil current during the first time. a heating coil configured to inductively heat a heating target; a drive circuit configured to supply high-frequency power to the heating coil; and a control unit configured to control driving of the drive circuit to control the high-frequency power supplied to the heating coil, the control unit obtaining an amount of temporal change (ΔI) of at least one of an input current to the drive circuit and a coil current flowing through the heating coil, in a state where a drive frequency of the drive circuit is fixed, the control unit measuring a first time from start of power supply to the heating coil until the amount of temporal change (ΔI) becomes equal to or less than a set value, the control unit controlling the high-frequency power supplied to the heating coil depending on the first time and an amount of current change of at least one of the input current and the coil current during the first time.
A secondary battery, comprising: an electrode assembly; a case for receiving the electrode assembly; an electrode terminal (135, 135a, 135b, 135c) connected to the electrode assembly; and an electrode tab (141, 142) connected to the electrode terminal and extending out of the case; wherein the electrode tab (141, 42) is arranged to separate from the electrode terminal (135, 135a, 135b, 135c) if the case is deformed by an increase in gas pressure within the case, the battery further comprising: a coupling member for coupling the electrode tab to an inner wall of the case; a conductive connection portion for connecting the electrode tab to the electrode terminal; and an adhesive portion (150, 150') between the electrode tab (141, 142) and the electrode terminal, wherein the adhesive portion is an insulating tape, and wherein the adhesive portion comprises a hole and the electrode tab and the electrode terminal are coupled so that the conductive connection portion is formed in the hole, or wherein the electrode tab and the electrode terminal are coupled so that conductive connection portions are formed on either side of the adhesive portion. an electrode assembly; a case for receiving the electrode assembly; an electrode terminal (135, 135a, 135b, 135c) connected to the electrode assembly; and an electrode tab (141, 142) connected to the electrode terminal and extending out of the case; wherein the electrode tab (141, 42) is arranged to separate from the electrode terminal (135, 135a, 135b, 135c) if the case is deformed by an increase in gas pressure within the case, the battery further comprising: a coupling member for coupling the electrode tab to an inner wall of the case; a conductive connection portion for connecting the electrode tab to the electrode terminal; and an adhesive portion (150, 150') between the electrode tab (141, 142) and the electrode terminal, wherein the adhesive portion is an insulating tape, and wherein the adhesive portion comprises a hole and the electrode tab and the electrode terminal are coupled so that the conductive connection portion is formed in the hole, or wherein the electrode tab and the electrode terminal are coupled so that conductive connection portions are formed on either side of the adhesive portion. a coupling member for coupling the electrode tab to an inner wall of the case; a conductive connection portion for connecting the electrode tab to the electrode terminal; and an adhesive portion (150, 150') between the electrode tab (141, 142) and the electrode terminal, wherein the adhesive portion is an insulating tape, and wherein the adhesive portion comprises a hole and the electrode tab and the electrode terminal are coupled so that the conductive connection portion is formed in the hole, or wherein the electrode tab and the electrode terminal are coupled so that conductive connection portions are formed on either side of the adhesive portion.
An aqueous fluid filter assembly, comprising: a bowl defining a filter volume; a filter element disposed in the filter volume, the filter element sealed against an interior of the bowl to provide an unfiltered volume and a filtered volume; an inlet in fluid communication with the unfiltered volume; an outlet in fluid communication with the filtered volume via a pickup section; the pickup section comprising a pick-up section inlet extending into the filtered volume and an air-metering orifice and the pick-up section inlet is located below the air-metering orifice; characterized in, a compressible member inside the filtered volume, wherein the compressible member is configured to compress upon expansion of freezing diesel exhaust fluid reducing expansion stress on at least one of the bowl and filter element, wherein a diameter of the air-metering orifice is less than 30% of a diameter of the pick-up section inlet and wherein the air-metering orifice is configured to remove air at the top of the filtered volume. a bowl defining a filter volume; a filter element disposed in the filter volume, the filter element sealed against an interior of the bowl to provide an unfiltered volume and a filtered volume; an inlet in fluid communication with the unfiltered volume; an outlet in fluid communication with the filtered volume via a pickup section; the pickup section comprising a pick-up section inlet extending into the filtered volume and an air-metering orifice and the pick-up section inlet is located below the air-metering orifice; characterized in, a compressible member inside the filtered volume, wherein the compressible member is configured to compress upon expansion of freezing diesel exhaust fluid reducing expansion stress on at least one of the bowl and filter element, wherein a diameter of the air-metering orifice is less than 30% of a diameter of the pick-up section inlet and wherein the air-metering orifice is configured to remove air at the top of the filtered volume.
Control method of a wind turbine which comprises a series of blades, and a blade pitch angle control system, the method comprising the following steps: • calculating a value indicative of the misalignment φ of the wind turbine on the basis of at least one signal indicative of wind direction, • calculating an initial set point of the blade pitch angle β • modifying the initial set point of the blade pitch angle β if the latter is less than a lower limit value of the blade pitch angle β MIN so that a blade pitch angle final set point is greater than or equal to the blade pitch angle lower limit value β MIN; and • acting on at least one of the blades of the wind turbine on the basis of the blade pitch angle final set point value; wherein the step of calculating the initial set point of the blade pitch angle β is performed on the basis of at least one value related to an error in the speed of rotation of the rotor and the lower limit value of the blade pitch angle lower limit value β MIN is calculated on the basis of at least the value indicative of misalignment, and wherein the control method is characterised in that the calculation of the blade pitch angle lower limit value β MIN comprises carrying out a comparison of a signal indicative of wind speed with a curve or table comprising a correlation between the blade pitch angle lower limit value β MIN which defines a stalling threshold and each value of the signal indicative of wind speed. • calculating a value indicative of the misalignment φ of the wind turbine on the basis of at least one signal indicative of wind direction, • calculating an initial set point of the blade pitch angle β • modifying the initial set point of the blade pitch angle β if the latter is less than a lower limit value of the blade pitch angle β MIN so that a blade pitch angle final set point is greater than or equal to the blade pitch angle lower limit value β MIN; and • acting on at least one of the blades of the wind turbine on the basis of the blade pitch angle final set point value;
A swaging connection structure, comprising: a tubular metal foil member made by forming conductive metal foil into tubular shape; a tubular connection part made of conductive metal and configured to be inserted inside the tubular metal foil member; and a metallic ring-shaped swaging member deformable by swaging, and configured to be fitted onto the outside of the tubular metal foil member., the ring-shaped swaging member including a first deformed part, and a second deformed part disposed in the first deformed part, both formed inwardly into edgeless shape by swaging the ring-shaped swaging member from its outside to inside, wherein the tubular metal foil member and the tubular connection part are made to abut to each other by the first deformed part and by the second deformed part so as to be mechanically and electrically connected with each other, characterized in that the first deformed part is a part that is formed at a central area of the ring-shaped swaging member except the circumferential edge part in its axial direction. a tubular metal foil member made by forming conductive metal foil into tubular shape; a tubular connection part made of conductive metal and configured to be inserted inside the tubular metal foil member; and a metallic ring-shaped swaging member deformable by swaging, and configured to be fitted onto the outside of the tubular metal foil member., the ring-shaped swaging member including a first deformed part, and a second deformed part disposed in the first deformed part, both formed inwardly into edgeless shape by swaging the ring-shaped swaging member from its outside to inside, wherein the tubular metal foil member and the tubular connection part are made to abut to each other by the first deformed part and by the second deformed part so as to be mechanically and electrically connected with each other, characterized in that the first deformed part is a part that is formed at a central area of the ring-shaped swaging member except the circumferential edge part in its axial direction.
Housing jacket for an electrical machine, the housing jacket being formed in the shape of a pot and made of plastic, at least one cooling channel for the fluid cooling of the electrical machine in the housing jacket being formed on an outer circumference of the housing jacket, characterized in that between an inner surface of the housing jacket and the cooling channel, a fabric layer, which passes through the housing jacket, is integrated into the housing jacket, in that a flange, in which a plurality of fixing recesses for fixing the housing jacket is formed along a circumference, is formed on an end face of the housing jacket, in that the fabric layer extends radially at least partly through the flange, and in that the fixing recesses extend through the fabric layer in the axial direction of the housing jacket.
An air-bag arrangement for a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle, comprising an air-bag mounted, in its stowed condition, in the dashboard of the vehicle, wherein the air-bag is so configured that in its inflated, deployed condition in which it is interposed between, on the one hand, the dashboard and windscreen of vehicle's seat and, on the other hand, any occupant of the passenger front seat, the inflated bag is wider on its upper side, nearer such occupant, than on its lower side (24f,24g) having in vertical cross-section approximately the form of an inverted triangle, wherein the air-bag is formed from an elongate panel, a pair of side panels and an inflator interface panel, which has a central aperture through which an inflator can pass gas into the air-bag to inflate the air-bag, and wherein the side panels are each stitched to the inflator interface panel, and wherein: the side panels are curved and are generally kidney-shaped; and the bag in its inflated state and absent any force applied thereto by an occupant of the passenger seat, curves downwardly, presenting an upper surface which is convex in a fore and aft vertical plane and a lower surface (24F,24G) which is concave in a fore and aft vertical plane; wherein the air-bag is so configured that, in its inflated deployed condition, the inflated bag is narrower at its end adjacent the vehicle dashboard than at its end nearer to the passenger front seat so as to spread out its area of contact with the vehicle dashboard upon impact of a front seat passenger with the air-bag. the side panels are curved and are generally kidney-shaped; and the bag in its inflated state and absent any force applied thereto by an occupant of the passenger seat, curves downwardly, presenting an upper surface which is convex in a fore and aft vertical plane and a lower surface (24F,24G) which is concave in a fore and aft vertical plane; wherein the air-bag is so configured that, in its inflated deployed condition, the inflated bag is narrower at its end adjacent the vehicle dashboard than at its end nearer to the passenger front seat so as to spread out its area of contact with the vehicle dashboard upon impact of a front seat passenger with the air-bag.
Shielding device comprising: an upper guide engageable along an upper side of a window; a lower guide engageable along a lower side of the window; a shielding assembly comprising an upright, a movable bar parallel to the upright and a screening sheet having mutually opposite end edges, respectively engaged to the movable bar and to the upright; at least a first and a second slider each carried by one of the opposite ends of the movable bar and slidably engaged respectively along the upper guide and the lower guide, to guide the movement of the movable bar moving away and approaching the upright; anchoring members (28, 29, 33, 40) for fixing the upright with respect to a vertical side of the window, wherein at least one among said upper guide and lower guide comprises a section bar having at least one end engaged with respect to a coupling terminal, wherein said anchoring members (28, 29, 33, 40) comprise an upper anchor operating between one end of the upper guide and an upper end of the upright, and a lower anchor operating between one end of the lower guide and a lower end of the upright, characterized by further comprising thrust devices configured to push opposite ends of the upper guide and/or lower guide mutually away, wherein the thrust devices comprise a base body carried by one of the ends of the section bar, and a thrust insert slidably engaged to the base body and movable along a longitudinal development direction of the section bar. an upper guide engageable along an upper side of a window; a lower guide engageable along a lower side of the window; a shielding assembly comprising an upright, a movable bar parallel to the upright and a screening sheet having mutually opposite end edges, respectively engaged to the movable bar and to the upright; at least a first and a second slider each carried by one of the opposite ends of the movable bar and slidably engaged respectively along the upper guide and the lower guide, to guide the movement of the movable bar moving away and approaching the upright; anchoring members (28, 29, 33, 40) for fixing the upright with respect to a vertical side of the window, wherein at least one among said upper guide and lower guide comprises a section bar having at least one end engaged with respect to a coupling terminal, wherein said anchoring members (28, 29, 33, 40) comprise an upper anchor operating between one end of the upper guide and an upper end of the upright, and a lower anchor operating between one end of the lower guide and a lower end of the upright, characterized by further comprising thrust devices configured to push opposite ends of the upper guide and/or lower guide mutually away, wherein the thrust devices comprise a base body carried by one of the ends of the section bar, and a thrust insert slidably engaged to the base body and movable along a longitudinal development direction of the section bar.
A construction system comprising two adjacent construction elements (2, 2'), wherein each construction element (2, 2') comprises a core structure comprising an insulation material sandwiched between a first reinforcement structure and a second reinforcement structure, wherein a first plate is attached to the first reinforcement structure and wherein a second plate is attached to the second reinforcement structure, wherein the two adjacent construction elements (2, 2') are mechanically attached to each other by means of attachment members (44, 60, 68) in a region of overlap) wherein the attachment members (44, 60, 68) penetrate: - the first plate of the first construction element (2;2'); - a protruding element of the second adjacent construction element (2;2'); - a protruding structure of the first construction element (2,2); wherein the attachment members are screws or nails characterized in that - the screw penetrates also a portion of the insulation material of the first construction element (2,2') arranged in a longer distance from the plate than the protruding element of the second construction element - or in that the nail penetrates also a (2,2') portion of the insulation material of the first construction element arranged in a longer distance from the plate 4 than the protruding element 22 of the second construction element (2,2'). - the first plate of the first construction element (2;2'); - a protruding element of the second adjacent construction element (2;2'); - a protruding structure of the first construction element (2,2); wherein the attachment members are screws or nails characterized in that - the screw penetrates also a portion of the insulation material of the first construction element (2,2') arranged in a longer distance from the plate than the protruding element of the second construction element - or in that the nail penetrates also a (2,2') portion of the insulation material of the first construction element arranged in a longer distance from the plate 4 than the protruding element 22 of the second construction element (2,2').
Method for the frame and frequency synchronization of an orthogonal frequency-division multiplex, OFDM, signal, wherein OFDM symbols each having pilots as subcarrier symbols are received with OFDM signal, wherein the pilots are used for a channel estimation, and wherein an additional phase rotation has been impressed on each of the pilots, and wherein the received subcarrier symbols are compared with at least one stored pilot phase profile, and wherein the frame and frequency synchronization of the OFDM signal is carried out on the basis of the comparison, wherein a unique pilot phase profile is produced by adding an additional phase rotation to the pilots within a transmission frame, wherein a rough time synchronization is carried out before comparing the received subcarrier symbols with the stored pilot phase profile by searching for the guard interval in the received OFDM signal, and wherein the pilots are uniformly distributed in an OFDM symbol.