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A device for sensing a neurological signal while stimulation therapy is being provided, wherein the stimulation therapy involves application of a stimulation signal comprising a stimulation phase and an active recharge phase, comprising: a sensing electrode (118, 120) configured to sense the neurological signal; a blanking switch (302, 304) comprising a distal end and a proximal end; an electrically conductive pathway connected between the sensing electrode and the distal end of the blanking switch; a sensing amplifier connected to the proximal end of the blanking switch and configured to amplify the neurological signal; a controller configured to maintain the blanking switch in a non-conducting state during at least a portion of the recharge phase and until the stimulation phase of the stimulation signal that follows the recharge phase has ended and to maintain the blanking switch in a conducting state during at least another portion of the recharge phase. a sensing electrode (118, 120) configured to sense the neurological signal; a blanking switch (302, 304) comprising a distal end and a proximal end; an electrically conductive pathway connected between the sensing electrode and the distal end of the blanking switch; a sensing amplifier connected to the proximal end of the blanking switch and configured to amplify the neurological signal; a controller configured to maintain the blanking switch in a non-conducting state during at least a portion of the recharge phase and until the stimulation phase of the stimulation signal that follows the recharge phase has ended and to maintain the blanking switch in a conducting state during at least another portion of the recharge phase.
An operating device comprising: an operating board for controlling an electronic apparatus; an operating unit disposed on an operation side of the operating board for supporting the operating board; a plurality of operating buttons supported on the operating unit and connected linearly; operating switches provided on a surface of the operating board opposing the operating buttons; an opening portion formed on the operating unit for placing the operating buttons; characterized in that it further comprises a peripheral edge portion which protrudes toward the operating buttons around the opening portion, and in that buttons at ends of the plurality of linearly connected operating buttons comprise protruding portions having tips which contact the peripheral edge portion to intentionally bend the plurality of linearly connected operating buttons into a bow shape, thereby reducing a gap between adjacent buttons of the operating buttons. an operating board for controlling an electronic apparatus; an operating unit disposed on an operation side of the operating board for supporting the operating board; a plurality of operating buttons supported on the operating unit and connected linearly; operating switches provided on a surface of the operating board opposing the operating buttons; an opening portion formed on the operating unit for placing the operating buttons; characterized in that it further comprises a peripheral edge portion which protrudes toward the operating buttons around the opening portion, and in that buttons at ends of the plurality of linearly connected operating buttons comprise protruding portions having tips which contact the peripheral edge portion to intentionally bend the plurality of linearly connected operating buttons into a bow shape, thereby reducing a gap between adjacent buttons of the operating buttons.
A medical device having a coating on at least a portion thereof, the coating comprising polymer, a drug, and a nucleating agent having a size such that: R > 2 s / G wherein is the particle radius of the nucleating agent, (s) is the surface tension of the drug, and is the drug energy of formation, and wherein the drug is bound to the nucleating agent through nucleation.
Suspension unit for a curtain device, having a body to which are connected a curtain suspension, for attaching a curtain to the suspension unit, and a guide element, for guiding the suspension unit in a curtain guide of the curtain device, wherein at least the body is composed of at least two different material sections (20, 30), a hard material section and a soft material section which differ in their hardness, characterized in that the body has a frame with lateral supports, which belongs to the hard material section, whereby interim spaces between the supports are covered or filled with the soft material section at least on opposite sides of the body, and in that the frame has an interior space between the supports which is covered or at least almost filled with the soft material section.
Food mould, - comprising a food mould body made of a mould body material, having several cells with flexible wall, - said several cells being open on a common access face, - the common access face itself having a peripheral rim extending radially outward from an inner edge marking the boundary with the cells and to a free outer edge, - the peripheral rim being provided with a peripheral stiffening element in the form of a continuous annular reinforcement with one or more intermediate stiffening elements (101, 102), wherein: - the peripheral stiffening element is entirely embedded in the mould body material, - the peripheral stiffening element is edged externally, in at least two gripping zones (11, 12) opposite the peripheral rim, by a peripheral strip (11a, 12a) of material forming the food mould body, said peripheral strip (11a, 12a) producing an increase in width of the gripping zones (11, 12) and exhibiting a greater flexibility than that of the peripheral stiffening element, - around the peripheral stiffening element, the food mould body has through passages free or blocked between the peripheral stiffening element and the outer surface of the food mould body, - the mould comprises several cells and, in addition, at least one intermediate stiffening element (101, 102), joining opposing zones of the peripheral stiffening element, and entirely embedded in the material forming the top wall of the food mould body between adjacent cells. - comprising a food mould body made of a mould body material, having several cells with flexible wall, - said several cells being open on a common access face, - the common access face itself having a peripheral rim extending radially outward from an inner edge marking the boundary with the cells and to a free outer edge, - the peripheral rim being provided with a peripheral stiffening element in the form of a continuous annular reinforcement with one or more intermediate stiffening elements (101, 102), - the peripheral stiffening element is entirely embedded in the mould body material, - the peripheral stiffening element is edged externally, in at least two gripping zones (11, 12) opposite the peripheral rim, by a peripheral strip (11a, 12a) of material forming the food mould body, said peripheral strip (11a, 12a) producing an increase in width of the gripping zones (11, 12) and exhibiting a greater flexibility than that of the peripheral stiffening element, - around the peripheral stiffening element, the food mould body has through passages free or blocked between the peripheral stiffening element and the outer surface of the food mould body, - the mould comprises several cells and, in addition, at least one intermediate stiffening element (101, 102), joining opposing zones of the peripheral stiffening element, and entirely embedded in the material forming the top wall of the food mould body between adjacent cells.
Apparatus for conducting a process for the production of synthesis gas from a hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising outer shell; a plurality of vertically disposed catalyst tubes containing reforming catalyst which fill a portion of the catalyst tubes; a catalyst tube supporting structure; means for heating the catalyst tubes indirectly with a heat exchanging medium; inlet conduct for the introduction of said heat exchanging medium; outlet conduct for the withdrawal of said heat exchanging medium after having delivered heat to the catalyst; inlet conduct for introduction of hydrocarbon feedstock and which is in fluid communication with catalyst arranged within the catalyst tubes; outlet conduct for the withdrawal of synthesis gas after having passed through the catalyst tubes; inlet conduct for the introduction of cooling medium in which said cooling medium is in heat conducting relationship with the catalyst tube structure and in fluid communication with the catalyst arranged within the catalyst tubes, in which the heat exchange reformer is a double-tube reactor with catalyst disposed inside the double tubes, wherein the cooling medium enters each catalyst tube through tube apertures provided along the length of the upper portion of the catalyst tubes and mixes with the hydrocarbon feedstock entering at the top of the catalyst tubes, and wherein means extends along this upper portion of the catalyst tubes and create a space along the length of the catalyst tubes for the passage of the cooling medium.
A method of controlling a shift-by-wire transmission, the method comprising: monitoring a setting of a shift assembly that sets a select gear from gearing of the transmission while the transmission is in a desired gear; activating a motor to adjust the setting of the shift assembly when the monitoring of the shift assembly indicates that the then current setting of the shift assembly is outside of a course adjustment window of the desired gear, the course adjustment window centered about a nominal target position for the desired gear while being within an acceptable range of the desired gear; and shutting off the motor when the monitoring of the setting of the shift assembly indicates the setting is within a fine adjustment window of the desired gear, the fine adjustment window also centered about the nominal target position for the desired gear, the fine adjustment window being narrower than the course adjustment window. monitoring a setting of a shift assembly that sets a select gear from gearing of the transmission while the transmission is in a desired gear; activating a motor to adjust the setting of the shift assembly when the monitoring of the shift assembly indicates that the then current setting of the shift assembly is outside of a course adjustment window of the desired gear, the course adjustment window centered about a nominal target position for the desired gear while being within an acceptable range of the desired gear; and shutting off the motor when the monitoring of the setting of the shift assembly indicates the setting is within a fine adjustment window of the desired gear, the fine adjustment window also centered about the nominal target position for the desired gear, the fine adjustment window being narrower than the course adjustment window.
A system for detection and analysis of a fibrous root system architecture of a plant, comprising: a plant pot for growing a plant to be measured, the plant pot having at least one slit area extending through a cross section in an axial direction; at least one laser measuring unit, each laser measuring unit having a laser transmitter and a receiver disposed corresponding to the slit area in such a manner that a laser beam emitted from the laser transmitter to the receiver goes across the cross section of the plant pot; an arc-shaped measuring bow for mounting the laser measuring unit and driving the laser measuring unit to swing horizontally around the laser transmitter within a predetermined angle range to realize measurement on roots in an effective sector; a rotating stage for driving the plant pot to rotate step by step by an equal angle to obtain measuring results of roots in a plurality of effective sectors sequentially at different angles, thus realizing measurement on all roots in the slit area; and a data analyzing unit connected to the laser measuring unit and configured to statistically analyze the roots of the plant to be measured based on laser measuring results. a plant pot for growing a plant to be measured, the plant pot having at least one slit area extending through a cross section in an axial direction; at least one laser measuring unit, each laser measuring unit having a laser transmitter and a receiver disposed corresponding to the slit area in such a manner that a laser beam emitted from the laser transmitter to the receiver goes across the cross section of the plant pot; an arc-shaped measuring bow for mounting the laser measuring unit and driving the laser measuring unit to swing horizontally around the laser transmitter within a predetermined angle range to realize measurement on roots in an effective sector; a rotating stage for driving the plant pot to rotate step by step by an equal angle to obtain measuring results of roots in a plurality of effective sectors sequentially at different angles, thus realizing measurement on all roots in the slit area; and a data analyzing unit connected to the laser measuring unit and configured to statistically analyze the roots of the plant to be measured based on laser measuring results.
A catheter pump comprising: an impeller assembly comprising an impeller and one or more inlets; a sensor near the inlet(s) of the impeller assembly, the sensor configured to measure a pressure of blood flowing through the inlet(s); and a processing unit programmed to process a signal detected by the sensor, wherein the impeller assembly is configured such that the inlet(s) can be positioned in a left ventricle of a patient during a treatment procedure, the impeller assembly also configured to pump blood into an aorta of the patient at a flow rate of at least about 2 liters per minute (Lpm) and to maintain an average pressure of less than about 2.0kPa (15 mmHg) in the left ventricle of the patient, characterized in that the processing unit comprises a computer-readable set of rules to evaluate the signal to determine a pressure of blood in the left ventricle of the patient and to determine a flow rate of blood in the left ventricle based on the pressure and a pressure-flow curve. an impeller assembly comprising an impeller and one or more inlets; a sensor near the inlet(s) of the impeller assembly, the sensor configured to measure a pressure of blood flowing through the inlet(s); and a processing unit programmed to process a signal detected by the sensor, wherein the impeller assembly is configured such that the inlet(s) can be positioned in a left ventricle of a patient during a treatment procedure, the impeller assembly also configured to pump blood into an aorta of the patient at a flow rate of at least about 2 liters per minute (Lpm) and to maintain an average pressure of less than about 2.0kPa (15 mmHg) in the left ventricle of the patient, characterized in that the processing unit comprises a computer-readable set of rules to evaluate the signal to determine a pressure of blood in the left ventricle of the patient and to determine a flow rate of blood in the left ventricle based on the pressure and a pressure-flow curve.
A method of producing a peptide composition comprising antigens capable of inducing an immune response to endothelial cells of tumor vessels of an individual, wherein said composition is prepared from live endothelial cells of tumor vessels or normal tissue vessels of said individual or of another individual, the method comprising the steps of: - cultivating live endothelial cells from tumor vessels or normal tissue vessels of said individual or live allogenic endothelial cells from tumor vessels or normal tissue vessels with conditioned medium from a tumor cell culture; - washing said cells to remove growth medium; - subjecting said cells to treatment with a 0.00001% to 0.5% trypsin solution; - collecting the peptides released from the endothelial cell surface while the endothelial cells remain live during treatment. - cultivating live endothelial cells from tumor vessels or normal tissue vessels of said individual or live allogenic endothelial cells from tumor vessels or normal tissue vessels with conditioned medium from a tumor cell culture; - washing said cells to remove growth medium; - subjecting said cells to treatment with a 0.00001% to 0.5% trypsin solution; - collecting the peptides released from the endothelial cell surface while the endothelial cells remain live during treatment.
A two-ply tissue paper to which a polyol is not applied by external addition, wherein the tissue paper has a basis weight per ply of 14.0 to 17.0 g/m 2, a paper thickness for two plies of 160 to 220 pm, and a water content of 4.0 to 9.0% by mass, wherein the tissue paper is obtainable by supplying, to a paper raw material slurry, a weak cationic acidic softening agent in a dispersed state, containing a nonionic activator and a cationic activator at a low concentration of 25 to 35 % by mass and a viscosity of 500 mPa·s or less, in an amount of 0.2 to 0.5 % by mass with respect to a total weight of the pulp fibers, in order that the tissue paper contains 0.15 to 0.45% by mass of an oily component derived from an internal additive and extractable with diethyl ether, and has a bending rigidity of less than 0.006 gf-cm/cm in CD (cross direction) and a bending recovery force of less than 0.005 gf·cm/cm in CD. the tissue paper has a basis weight per ply of 14.0 to 17.0 g/m 2, a paper thickness for two plies of 160 to 220 pm, and a water content of 4.0 to 9.0% by mass, wherein the tissue paper is obtainable by supplying, to a paper raw material slurry, a weak cationic acidic softening agent in a dispersed state, containing a nonionic activator and a cationic activator at a low concentration of 25 to 35 % by mass and a viscosity of 500 mPa·s or less, in an amount of 0.2 to 0.5 % by mass with respect to a total weight of the pulp fibers, in order that the tissue paper contains 0.15 to 0.45% by mass of an oily component derived from an internal additive and extractable with diethyl ether, and has a bending rigidity of less than 0.006 gf-cm/cm in CD (cross direction) and a bending recovery force of less than 0.005 gf·cm/cm in CD.
An operatively self-inflating tire having a tire cavity, first and second sidewalls (30, 32) extending respectively from first and second tire bead regions (34, 36) to a tire tread region; the first sidewall having at least one bending region operative to bend within a rolling tire footprint; a sidewall groove defined by groove sidewalls positioned within the bending region of the first tire sidewall, the groove being able to deform segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed constricted state in response to the bending of the first sidewall bending region within the rolling tire footprint; and an air tube positioned within the sidewall groove in contacting engagement with the groove sidewalls, the air tube having an axial air passageway capable of resiliently transfiguring segment by segment between an expanded sectional configuration and at least a partially collapsed sectional configuration responsive to respective segment by segment engagement by the groove sidewalls against the air tube within the rolling tire footprint; and an outlet device positioned along the air tube for directing air from the air tube toward the tire cavity, wherein the direction of air flow in an operative cycle is toward the outlet device and wherein flattended tube segments are operative to be sequentially refilled by air flowing into an inlet device; characterized by at least one projecting ridge extending from a groove sidewall segment into the groove, the at least one projection ridge operatively positioned to engage a respective opposite segment of the air tube and constrict a respective opposite segment of the air passageway extending through the opposite segment of the air tube into a relatively smaller sectional dimension as the opposite air tube segment rolls through tire footprint.
An interface adapter comprising first and second modules (20; 90), said first module holding a tool or a tool holder and said second module holding the tool or the tool holder, with - the first module having therein, firstly, a recess comprising at least one frustroconical section and having therein, secondly, an engagement surface or contact site acting in an axial direction, i.e. towards the second module, and - the second module having, firstly, a conical or frustroconical section for engaging the frustroconical section of the first module and, secondly, at least one contact site or engagement surface acting in an axial direction for contacting the engagement surface or said contact site of the first module, characterized in that - the recess of the first module has arranged therein a switching lever element (60, 61) in a longitudinally displaceable or pivotable relationship; in that - the first module includes for mounting the switching lever elements (60, 61) at least two pegs (41, 55), with at least one peg being arranged on first module in a stationary relationship thereto and at least one peg being mounted for pivotal motion; in that - the switching lever element (60, 61) has at least one link element (71, 72) linking the second module; and in that - the second module has at least one grip-behind element (105, 106) adapted to be moved behind the link element (71, 72) of the switching lever element by a pivoting movement of second module. - the first module having therein, firstly, a recess comprising at least one frustroconical section and having therein, secondly, an engagement surface or contact site acting in an axial direction, i.e. towards the second module, and - the second module having, firstly, a conical or frustroconical section for engaging the frustroconical section of the first module and, secondly, at least one contact site or engagement surface acting in an axial direction for contacting the engagement surface or said contact site of the first module, - the recess of the first module has arranged therein a switching lever element (60, 61) in a longitudinally displaceable or pivotable relationship; in that - the first module includes for mounting the switching lever elements (60, 61) at least two pegs (41, 55), with at least one peg being arranged on first module in a stationary relationship thereto and at least one peg being mounted for pivotal motion; in that - the switching lever element (60, 61) has at least one link element (71, 72) linking the second module; and in that - the second module has at least one grip-behind element (105, 106) adapted to be moved behind the link element (71, 72) of the switching lever element by a pivoting movement of second module.
Solar roof panel comprising a photovoltaic module with a junction box for connecting electrical conductors to the photovoltaic module and a plate-like fastening element for the photovoltaic module, wherein the photovoltaic module is flatly connected to a front side of the fastening element, wherein the fastening element comprises a rear side opposite the front side and wherein the fastening element comprises profiles (11,12,22,23) formed by rebating at its respective opposite edges, which form complementary connecting means, so that the connecting means of adjacent solar roof panels can be brought into interlocking engagement with each other, wherein a first profile of the said profiles comprises a section spanning the junction box and/or a connecting line running between the junction boxes of two adjacent solar roof panels, characterized in that the first profile, following the spanning section, comprises an end section bent back hook-like towards the front side while maintaining a distance (d).