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A system for stimulating nerves in a patient, the system comprising: a catheter configured for insertion into a blood vessel, the catheter defining a plurality of lumens (32F, 32G1, 32G2, 32H, 32I) extending from a proximal end (18, 28) of the catheter towards a distal end (16, 26) of the catheter; a first set of electrodes proximate the distal end (16, 26) of the catheter and oriented for selectively stimulating the right phrenic nerve (PhN) and a second set of electrodes coupled to the catheter proximal to the first set of electrodes, and oriented for stimulating the left phrenic nerve (PhN) wherein each of the first and second sets of electrodes (12A, 12B) includes a plurality of electrodes and the electrodes of each of the first and second sets of electrodes (12A, 12B) have different circumferential orientations with respect to a longitudinal centerline of the catheter; a first plurality of electrical leads extending from the proximal end (18, 28) of the catheter to the first set of electrodes and a second plurality of electrical leads from the proximal end (18, 28) to the second set of electrodes, the leads of the first and second pluralities of leads extending through one or more of the lumens (32F, 32G1, 32G2, 32H, 32I); and a control unit operative to monitor stimulation parameters, electrode positions and results of stimulation and to calculate an optimal placement of the electrodes; and a stimulation device connected to selectively apply electric current to electrodes of the first and second sets of electrodes (12A, 12B) to stimulate the left and right phrenic nerves (PhN). a catheter configured for insertion into a blood vessel, the catheter defining a plurality of lumens (32F, 32G1, 32G2, 32H, 32I) extending from a proximal end (18, 28) of the catheter towards a distal end (16, 26) of the catheter; a first set of electrodes proximate the distal end (16, 26) of the catheter and oriented for selectively stimulating the right phrenic nerve (PhN) and a second set of electrodes coupled to the catheter proximal to the first set of electrodes, and oriented for stimulating the left phrenic nerve (PhN) wherein each of the first and second sets of electrodes (12A, 12B) includes a plurality of electrodes and the electrodes of each of the first and second sets of electrodes (12A, 12B) have different circumferential orientations with respect to a longitudinal centerline of the catheter; a first plurality of electrical leads extending from the proximal end (18, 28) of the catheter to the first set of electrodes and a second plurality of electrical leads from the proximal end (18, 28) to the second set of electrodes, the leads of the first and second pluralities of leads extending through one or more of the lumens (32F, 32G1, 32G2, 32H, 32I); and a control unit operative to monitor stimulation parameters, electrode positions and results of stimulation and to calculate an optimal placement of the electrodes; and a stimulation device connected to selectively apply electric current to electrodes of the first and second sets of electrodes (12A, 12B) to stimulate the left and right phrenic nerves (PhN).
A method, comprising: creating, by a blockchain node, a validation database in a memory associated with the blockchain node, the validation database comprising data corresponding to a predetermined number of most recent blocks of a state database for a blockchain; simulating each of one or more transactions, wherein simulating each of the one or more transactions comprises determining a height of the blockchain for each simulated transaction, the height of the blockchain corresponding to the number of blocks in the blockchain at a simulation time and setting a simulation height as the height of the blockchain; determining that each transaction in a new block may be validated using the validation database; validating each transaction in the new block using the validation database; and committing the new block to the blockchain, wherein the validation database comprises a minimum height, wherein the minimum height being a height of an oldest block having data available in the validation database, wherein determining that each transaction in the new block may be validated using the validation database comprises verifying the simulation height of each transaction is greater than or equal to the minimum height. creating, by a blockchain node, a validation database in a memory associated with the blockchain node, the validation database comprising data corresponding to a predetermined number of most recent blocks of a state database for a blockchain; simulating each of one or more transactions, wherein simulating each of the one or more transactions comprises determining a height of the blockchain for each simulated transaction, the height of the blockchain corresponding to the number of blocks in the blockchain at a simulation time and setting a simulation height as the height of the blockchain; determining that each transaction in a new block may be validated using the validation database; validating each transaction in the new block using the validation database; and committing the new block to the blockchain, wherein the validation database comprises a minimum height, wherein the minimum height being a height of an oldest block having data available in the validation database, wherein determining that each transaction in the new block may be validated using the validation database comprises verifying the simulation height of each transaction is greater than or equal to the minimum height.
A method comprising: forming a first thermally conductive layer on an outer surface of a semiconductor package, wherein forming the first thermally conductive layer comprises: depositing a first material on the outer surface of the semiconductor package; and depositing a second material on the first material after depositing the first material, wherein the first material comprises at least one of the following: boron nitride, aluminium oxide, silicon carbide, silicon dioxide, or a ceramic material including an oxide or nitride combination. depositing a first material on the outer surface of the semiconductor package; and depositing a second material on the first material after depositing the first material, boron nitride, aluminium oxide, silicon carbide, silicon dioxide, or a ceramic material including an oxide or nitride combination.
A surge absorber comprising at least one spark gap and an electrical damping element connected in series thereto, the electrical damping element consisting of a component with two mutually insulated electrodes (4, 5), between which granules of an electrically conductive material are arranged, which connect the electrodes (4, 5) to each other in an electrically conductive manner, characterized in that the two electrodes (4, 5) have a pot-like shape and their orifices face each other, such that they commonly enclose a cavity, in which the granules of an electrically conductive material are arranged, the orifice sections of the two electrodes (4, 5) and sections of the layer from granules being separated by a disk made from an insulating material, the disk separating the two electrodes (4, 5) preferably having a central hole with the granules passing therethrough.
Device for analysing a gas sample comprising a first housing and characterized in that it comprises: - a detection assembly housed in said first housing comprising a first preconcentrator intended to perform a preconcentration of the compounds to be analysed of the gas sample and an injection, a chromatography column intended to separate said compounds present in said gas sample taken in said first preconcentrator and a detector connected at the outlet of said chromatography column and intended to detect the presence of said separated compounds, - a sampling assembly comprising a cartridge that is removable relative to said first housing, said cartridge comprising a second housing enclosing a second preconcentrator intended to perform a preconcentration of the compounds to be analysed of the gas sample, - a control and processing unit housed in said housing and configured to execute an analysis operating mode in which it is capable of generating a first command for the detection assembly to analyse a first gas sample, a second command to determine the exceeding of at least one alert threshold and, if an alert threshold is exceeded, a third command for the sampling assembly to take a second gas sample. - a detection assembly housed in said first housing comprising a first preconcentrator intended to perform a preconcentration of the compounds to be analysed of the gas sample and an injection, a chromatography column intended to separate said compounds present in said gas sample taken in said first preconcentrator and a detector connected at the outlet of said chromatography column and intended to detect the presence of said separated compounds, - a sampling assembly comprising a cartridge that is removable relative to said first housing, said cartridge comprising a second housing enclosing a second preconcentrator intended to perform a preconcentration of the compounds to be analysed of the gas sample, - a control and processing unit housed in said housing and configured to execute an analysis operating mode in which it is capable of generating a first command for the detection assembly to analyse a first gas sample, a second command to determine the exceeding of at least one alert threshold and, if an alert threshold is exceeded, a third command for the sampling assembly to take a second gas sample.
Method for detecting a fault in a generator unit, which has an electric machine with rotor winding and stator winding and a rectifier connected thereto, via which the electric machine is connected to an on-board electrical network of a motor vehicle, wherein a profile of an excitation current (I E) flowing through the rotor winding of the electric machine is identified, the method is characterized in that a fault is assumed to exist in the generator unit depending on whether a frequency component of a frequency spectrum of the profile of the excitation current (I E) in a frequency range above a lower rotational speed limit is greater than a threshold value.
A dosing device for the volumetric dosing of pourable dosing material, in particular of pourable sample material, having at least one dosing vessel that is open towards the top in particular beaker-like dosing vessel, the opening edge of which defines an opening cross section, and at least one dosing scraper with a scraping edge assigned to the opening cross section and running in particular parallel thereto, wherein the dosing vessel and/or the dosing scraper is/are in particular guidedly moveable for achieving a lateral relative scraping movement between the dosing vessel and the scraping edge, wherein a longitudinal guide is provided, along which the dosing scraper is guidedly moveable transversely, in particular perpendicularly to the opening cross section, characterized in that retaining means are provided which are suitable for generating a retaining force that is variably adjustably in magnitude which acts on the dosing scraper with respect to the longitudinal guide, upon the overcoming of which by forces, which as a consequence of the scraping process act on the dosing scraper, results in the dosing scraper being moved back along the longitudinal guide.
A method of producing a Ni-P alloy sputtering target, wherein a Ni-P alloy containing 15 to 21 wt% of P and remainder being Ni and unavoidable impurities is melted and atomized to prepare a Ni-P alloy atomized powder having an average grain size of 100 μm or less, the Ni-P alloy atomized powder is mixed with a Ni atomized powder, and the obtained mixed powder is hot pressed.
Electrical interface module, wherein the electrical interface module is selected from a group comprising electronic switching devices, engine control units, (Ethernet) network elements, fieldbus components and systems, I/O devices, relay and protective devices, industrial communications technology devices, process control and measurement devices, monitoring devices and signaling devices, characterized in that the electrical interface module has a memory device for storing data and an integrated wireless interface that makes data available to an external reading device and/or a head module, whereby the electrical interface module is arrangeable on a mounting rail, wherein the electrical interface module can exchange data with other nearby electrical interface modules on the mounting rail via the integrated wireless interface, wherein adjacent electrical interface modules form a logical bidirectional data bus via the integrated wireless interfaces, wherein data are made available by one nearby electrical interface module or by the other nearby electrical interface modules via the integrated wireless interface(s) in the manner of a bus to the external reading device and/or head module, and wherein the electrical interface module makes a unique identification available via the integrated wireless interface, so that each electrical interface module is unambiguously identifiable, whereby the electrical interfacemodul on basis of the amount of received unique identifications respectively the received received unique identification of the the nearby electrical interface module(s) may determine, whether the receiving electrical interface module is in a middle position or in a peripheral position in relation to adjacent electrical interface modules.
A spacer structure for disposal between one pair of electrodes in a capacitive deionization apparatus to define a path for flowing a fluid, wherein the structure comprises an electrically-insulating material and has an ion exchange polymer comprising an ion exchange group coated on the surface of the structure.
Method for charging an electrically operated vehicle (FZ i) at a charging point (LP i) of a charging station connected to a supply network and having a plurality of charging points (LP 1, LP 2,... LP n), said method comprising the following steps: - based on a permissible maximum charging cable current i LKi,max available from a charging cable (LK i) and a maximum permissible limit charging current i LPi,zul available from the charging point (LP i) of the charging station, a maximum permissible target charging current i Li,max is determined for charging the vehicle, - the maximum permissible target charging current i Li,max is communicated to the vehicle (FZ i) from the charging station; - an actual charging current i Ist,i adjusted for the charging point (LP i) by means of a charging device provided in the vehicle (FZ i) taking account of the maximum permissible target charging current i Li,max and a maximum permissible vehicle charging current i FZi,zul at the vehicle are measured on the part of the charging station; characterised in that at the charging station for the charging point (LP i) a charging current reserve equal to a maximum available limit charging current i LPi,max specified for the charging point (LP i) by means of the hardware of the charging point (LP i) and/or to the maximum permissible target charging current i Li,max offered to the vehicle (FZ i) is provided, such that a charging current difference between the maximum permissible target charging current i Li,max offered to the vehicle (FZ i) by means of the charging station or the maximum available limit charging current i LPi,max at the charging point (LP i) on the one hand, and the measured actual charging current i Ist,i on the other hand, is determined and such that the reserve charging current is released in respect of the charging current difference determined. - based on a permissible maximum charging cable current i LKi,max available from a charging cable (LK i) and a maximum permissible limit charging current i LPi,zul available from the charging point (LP i) of the charging station, a maximum permissible target charging current i Li,max is determined for charging the vehicle, - the maximum permissible target charging current i Li,max is communicated to the vehicle (FZ i) from the charging station; - an actual charging current i Ist,i adjusted for the charging point (LP i) by means of a charging device provided in the vehicle (FZ i) taking account of the maximum permissible target charging current i Li,max and a maximum permissible vehicle charging current i FZi,zul at the vehicle are measured on the part of the charging station;
Method for operating a control operation system of a cutting machine, characterized in that a central control unit is configured to monitor and control the operation of the cutting machine, automatically and in real-time, through the following steps: - programming in an interface device of the control operation system an initial parameterization by an operator, according to the type of material intended for drilling; - starting a drilling process; - reading and processing the data sent from a sensory block of the control operation system;if the tip of the cutting tool is left unguided, an intersection is detected, and the following cutting parameters are adjusted: - drilling feed, acting directly on the cutting machine, in particular on the motor thereof, which coordinates the power delivered to the rotating and linear axes; - cooling the cutting tool, acting directly on the cooling circuit of the cutting machine; - vibrating the rotating axis of the cutting machine; wherein the adjustment of the drilling feed and the detection of intersections, the cooling control and the vibration control are performed by comparing the values collected by the power, pressure or flow rate and vibration sensors, respectively, of the sensory block, with the values of the cutting parameters programmed in the initial parameterization carried out by the operator. - programming in an interface device of the control operation system an initial parameterization by an operator, according to the type of material intended for drilling; - starting a drilling process; - reading and processing the data sent from a sensory block of the control operation system;if the tip of the cutting tool is left unguided, an intersection is detected, and the following cutting parameters are adjusted: - drilling feed, acting directly on the cutting machine, in particular on the motor thereof, which coordinates the power delivered to the rotating and linear axes; - cooling the cutting tool, acting directly on the cooling circuit of the cutting machine; - vibrating the rotating axis of the cutting machine; wherein the adjustment of the drilling feed and the detection of intersections, the cooling control and the vibration control are performed by comparing the values collected by the power, pressure or flow rate and vibration sensors, respectively, of the sensory block, with the values of the cutting parameters programmed in the initial parameterization carried out by the operator. - drilling feed, acting directly on the cutting machine, in particular on the motor thereof, which coordinates the power delivered to the rotating and linear axes; - cooling the cutting tool, acting directly on the cooling circuit of the cutting machine; - vibrating the rotating axis of the cutting machine; wherein the adjustment of the drilling feed and the detection of intersections, the cooling control and the vibration control are performed by comparing the values collected by the power, pressure or flow rate and vibration sensors, respectively, of the sensory block, with the values of the cutting parameters programmed in the initial parameterization carried out by the operator.
A method performed by a portable computing device for providing map data related to a ride service, the method comprising: providing, by one or more processors, an interactive two-dimensional digital map via a user interface; receiving, via the user interface, a request to obtain travel directions to a destination for a ride services mode of transportation; obtaining, by the one or more processors from a third-party provider of a ride service, an indication of a ride from a pick-up location to a drop-off location to traverse at least a portion of the route; the method being characterized by obtaining, by the one or more processors, street-level imagery for the pick-up location; displaying a preview of the obtained street-level imagery for the pick-up location overlaid on the digital map; and in response to detecting a selection of the preview of the street-level imagery via the user interface, transitioning the two-dimensional digital map to an interactive three-dimensional panoramic display of street-level imagery. providing, by one or more processors, an interactive two-dimensional digital map via a user interface; receiving, via the user interface, a request to obtain travel directions to a destination for a ride services mode of transportation; obtaining, by the one or more processors from a third-party provider of a ride service, an indication of a ride from a pick-up location to a drop-off location to traverse at least a portion of the route; the method being characterized by obtaining, by the one or more processors, street-level imagery for the pick-up location; displaying a preview of the obtained street-level imagery for the pick-up location overlaid on the digital map; and in response to detecting a selection of the preview of the street-level imagery via the user interface, transitioning the two-dimensional digital map to an interactive three-dimensional panoramic display of street-level imagery.
Method for compressing a neural network, wherein fleet members of a vehicle fleet execute the neural network locally, and in each case determine, during at least one inference phase, a selection of elements of the neural network that are intended to be pruned, wherein the fleet members transmit the selection determined in each case to a central server, wherein the central server merges the selections determined in each case and generates a merged selection, and wherein the central server prunes the neural network on the basis of the merged selection, wherein the pruned neural network is subsequently transmitted to at least one fleet member, wherein the at least one fleet member receives the pruned neural network from the central server and replaces the neural network stored locally in a storage device with the received pruned neural network. wherein fleet members of a vehicle fleet execute the neural network locally, and in each case determine, during at least one inference phase, a selection of elements of the neural network that are intended to be pruned, wherein the fleet members transmit the selection determined in each case to a central server, wherein the central server merges the selections determined in each case and generates a merged selection, and wherein the central server prunes the neural network on the basis of the merged selection, wherein the pruned neural network is subsequently transmitted to at least one fleet member, wherein the at least one fleet member receives the pruned neural network from the central server and replaces the neural network stored locally in a storage device with the received pruned neural network.