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A method of operating a transceiver including an antenna having a plurality of antenna feed elements, comprising: providing a plurality of gain constraint values associated with respective ones of the plurality of geographic constraint points within a geographic region; selecting initial phase constraint values associated with respective ones of the gain constraint values; generating antenna feed element weights based on the gain constraint values and based on the initial phase constraint values; determining system response values in response to the antenna feed element weights, wherein the system response values comprise sums of complex responses of each of the antenna feed elements toward given geographical points; comparing phases of the system response values to the initial phase constraint values; adjusting the initial phase constraint values in response to the comparison of the phases of the system response values to the initial phase constraint values to form adjusted phase constraint values; forming an antenna beam from the antenna to the geographic region using the antenna feed element weights in response to the comparison of the phases of the system response values to the initial phase constraint values, wherein forming the antenna beam comprises generating antenna feed element weights by evaluating a cost function that comprises a sum of squared differences between the system response values and constraint values comprising the gain constraint values and the adjusted phase constraint values; and communicating information over the antenna beam. providing a plurality of gain constraint values associated with respective ones of the plurality of geographic constraint points within a geographic region; selecting initial phase constraint values associated with respective ones of the gain constraint values; generating antenna feed element weights based on the gain constraint values and based on the initial phase constraint values; determining system response values in response to the antenna feed element weights, wherein the system response values comprise sums of complex responses of each of the antenna feed elements toward given geographical points; comparing phases of the system response values to the initial phase constraint values; adjusting the initial phase constraint values in response to the comparison of the phases of the system response values to the initial phase constraint values to form adjusted phase constraint values; forming an antenna beam from the antenna to the geographic region using the antenna feed element weights in response to the comparison of the phases of the system response values to the initial phase constraint values, wherein forming the antenna beam comprises generating antenna feed element weights by evaluating a cost function that comprises a sum of squared differences between the system response values and constraint values comprising the gain constraint values and the adjusted phase constraint values; and communicating information over the antenna beam.
Control device for activating an oxygen system of a means of transport having a first activation unit (20, 30) which is configured to activate at least a part of the oxygen system by wireless transmission of a first activation signal, the control device further comprising a second activation unit (80, 90, 110; 120) which is configured to activate at least a part of the oxygen system by wired transmission of a second activation signal, the second activation unit (80, 90, 110; 120) further being configured to supply at least a part of the oxygen system with electrical energy by wired transmission of an energy supply signal, the second activation signal and the energy supply signal each being formed as a discrete signal with different voltages.
A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car, comprising: a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt; an inner belt layer formed from a first material bonded to the plurality of tension elements at a first side of the belt, the inner belt layer forming an inner belt surface interactive with a traction sheave of an elevator system; and an outer belt layer formed from a second material bonded to the plurality of tension elements at a second side of the belt, the plurality of tension elements disposed between the first side and the second side; and characterized in that the inner belt layer comprises a preformed tape including the first material, the first material formed into the tape with a tape matrix material, and the outer belt layer comprises a preformed tape including the second material, the second material formed into the tape with a tape matrix material. a plurality of tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt; an inner belt layer formed from a first material bonded to the plurality of tension elements at a first side of the belt, the inner belt layer forming an inner belt surface interactive with a traction sheave of an elevator system; and an outer belt layer formed from a second material bonded to the plurality of tension elements at a second side of the belt, the plurality of tension elements disposed between the first side and the second side; and characterized in that the inner belt layer comprises a preformed tape including the first material, the first material formed into the tape with a tape matrix material, and the outer belt layer comprises a preformed tape including the second material, the second material formed into the tape with a tape matrix material.
A rearing composition comprising: a predatory mite population of at least one mite species of the genus Phytoseiulus, and individuals of a prey mite population of at least one mite species from the order Astigmata as a food source for Phytoseiulus predatory mites, wherein said predatory mite population is capable of oviposition for at least two generations, wherein said Astigmata prey is selected from the group consisting of nonviable mites, non-viable eggs and a combination thereof. a predatory mite population of at least one mite species of the genus Phytoseiulus, and individuals of a prey mite population of at least one mite species from the order Astigmata as a food source for Phytoseiulus predatory mites, wherein said predatory mite population is capable of oviposition for at least two generations, wherein said Astigmata prey is selected from the group consisting of nonviable mites, non-viable eggs and a combination thereof.
A tip part for an insertable vision device, such as an endoscope, said tip part comprising a housing accommodating an electronic vision receptor, at least one light guide of a transparent material, the at least one light guide configured to provide total internal reflection and having a predetermined length between a light reception end and a light emission end adapted to emit light, wherein the housing comprises a first housing part, made of a first transparent material, and a second housing part, made of a second material; the first and second housing parts being moulded integrally; and wherein the at least one light guide is provided in one piece with said first housing part from said first transparent material so as to form an integral part of the housing, wherein the predetermined length comprises an expanding sector, characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the light guide is monotonously increasing in the longitudinal direction from the light reception end towards the light emission end. a housing accommodating an electronic vision receptor, at least one light guide of a transparent material, the at least one light guide configured to provide total internal reflection and having a predetermined length between a light reception end and a light emission end adapted to emit light, wherein the housing comprises a first housing part, made of a first transparent material, and a second housing part, made of a second material; the first and second housing parts being moulded integrally; and wherein the at least one light guide is provided in one piece with said first housing part from said first transparent material so as to form an integral part of the housing, wherein the predetermined length comprises an expanding sector, characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the light guide is monotonously increasing in the longitudinal direction from the light reception end towards the light emission end.
A wind turbine having a rotor with at least two blades and a blade pitch system for controlling the pitch angle of said blades, the blade pitch system comprising at least one hydraulic actuator and an emergency feathering system (19, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39) for a case of an emergency stop to turn said blades to a feathering position by means of the at least one hydraulic actuator, the blade pitch system further comprising a pilot circuitry for controlling the activation of said emergency feathering system (19, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39) by means of a pilot pressure, characterised in that the pilot circuitry comprises at least two parallel control circuits (20a, 20b) for providing the pilot pressure and a selector for connecting the at least two parallel control circuits (20a, 20b) to the emergency feathering system (19, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39), the selector selectively preventing the pilot pressure to be provided to the emergency feathering system (19, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39) in case of malfunction of one of said at least two parallel control circuits (20a, 20b).
Electric machine comprising a rotor which is mounted on a rotor shaft and which has a rotor laminated core, a stator with stator winding heads (29, 30) which are arranged on opposite end faces of the stator, and a housing (26, 26.1, 26.2) with a reservoir for a cooling liquid, wherein the rotor laminated core comprises multiple laminations which are stacked in a stacking direction, wherein the laminations each have at least one aperture which connects the end faces of the respective lamination to one another, and wherein the apertures of laminations offset in the stacking direction are arranged offset with respect to one another in a circumferential direction of the laminations, such that - at least one first helical cooling channel (9.1) is formed which runs through the rotor laminated core and which connects an inner region of the rotor laminated core to a first end face (16.1) of the rotor laminated core, - at least one second helical cooling channel (9.2) is formed which runs through the rotor laminated core and which connects the inner region of the rotor laminated core to a second end face (16.2), situated opposite the first end face (16.1), of the rotor laminated core, wherein the first cooling channel (9.1) and the second cooling channel (9.2) - are oriented oppositely with respect to one another, and - are connected via at least one passage within the rotor laminated core to a feed line, which conducts the cooling liquid, within the rotor shaft. - at least one first helical cooling channel (9.1) is formed which runs through the rotor laminated core and which connects an inner region of the rotor laminated core to a first end face (16.1) of the rotor laminated core, - at least one second helical cooling channel (9.2) is formed which runs through the rotor laminated core and which connects the inner region of the rotor laminated core to a second end face (16.2), situated opposite the first end face (16.1), of the rotor laminated core, wherein the first cooling channel (9.1) and the second cooling channel (9.2) - are oriented oppositely with respect to one another, and - are connected via at least one passage within the rotor laminated core to a feed line, which conducts the cooling liquid, within the rotor shaft.
An isolated antibody that specifically binds to human CTLA-4 protein, comprising a heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region, wherein the heavy chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7 and the light chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8.
A laser booth, comprising: (a) external laser protection walls; (b) a turntable comprising at least one receptacle for a workpiece to be machined; (c) a laser protection wall which is arranged on the turntable and rotates with it; (d) a shielding device which is arranged on a lateral or horizontally extending peripheral region of the jointly rotating laser protection wall and serves to shield against laser radiation; (e) wherein the shielding device comprises at least two faces (6, 7), one of which is arranged on the lateral or horizontally extending peripheral region of the jointly rotating laser protection wall and the other of which is formed by or arranged on one of the external laser protection walls, characterised in that: (f) two opposing openings (8, 9) are formed between the at least two faces (6, 7), namely a first opening which faces an interior of the laser booth, and a second opening which faces the external environment of the laser booth; (g) the two faces (6, 7) converge, at least in portions, from the first opening towards the second opening; and (h) the distance between the faces (6, 7) varies between the two openings (8, 9) in such a way that a direct passage of electromagnetic radiation from one opening to the other opening is prevented, in that laser radiation entering through the first opening is reflected back into the interior at the at least two faces (6, 7). (a) external laser protection walls; (b) a turntable comprising at least one receptacle for a workpiece to be machined; (c) a laser protection wall which is arranged on the turntable and rotates with it; (d) a shielding device which is arranged on a lateral or horizontally extending peripheral region of the jointly rotating laser protection wall and serves to shield against laser radiation; (e) wherein the shielding device comprises at least two faces (6, 7), one of which is arranged on the lateral or horizontally extending peripheral region of the jointly rotating laser protection wall and the other of which is formed by or arranged on one of the external laser protection walls, (f) two opposing openings (8, 9) are formed between the at least two faces (6, 7), namely a first opening which faces an interior of the laser booth, and a second opening which faces the external environment of the laser booth; (g) the two faces (6, 7) converge, at least in portions, from the first opening towards the second opening; and (h) the distance between the faces (6, 7) varies between the two openings (8, 9) in such a way that a direct passage of electromagnetic radiation from one opening to the other opening is prevented, in that laser radiation entering through the first opening is reflected back into the interior at the at least two faces (6, 7).
A method of wireless communication in a device-to-device, D2D, communication system, comprising: determining, by a wireless device (1202, 1202'), a degree of a D2D link which a wireless device is part of based on interference observed from at least one other D2D link, wherein the degree of the D2D link is the number of D2D links conflicting with the D2D link; determining, by the wireless device (1202, 1202'), the data rate of the D2D link; determining, by the wireless device (1202, 1202'), a medium access priority of the D2D link based on the determined degree and the determined data rate; and deciding, by the wireless device (1202, 1202'), whether to yield to another wireless device or another D2D link based on the determined medium access priority. determining, by a wireless device (1202, 1202'), a degree of a D2D link which a wireless device is part of based on interference observed from at least one other D2D link, wherein the degree of the D2D link is the number of D2D links conflicting with the D2D link; determining, by the wireless device (1202, 1202'), the data rate of the D2D link; determining, by the wireless device (1202, 1202'), a medium access priority of the D2D link based on the determined degree and the determined data rate; and deciding, by the wireless device (1202, 1202'), whether to yield to another wireless device or another D2D link based on the determined medium access priority.
An apparatus for operating on tissue, the apparatus comprising: (a) a first arm, wherein the first arm comprises a first jaw, wherein the first jaw includes an electrode operable to deliver RF energy to tissue; (b) a second arm, wherein the second arm comprises a second jaw, wherein the second jaw includes an electrode operable to deliver RF energy to tissue, wherein the first arm is pivotable relative to the second arm; (c) a firing beam, wherein the firing beam is operable to translate distally through the first and second jaws (112, 122) to sever tissue captured between the first and second jaws (112, 122); (d) a first link pivotably coupled with the first arm, wherein the first link is further pivotably coupled with the firing beam, wherein the first link is operable to advance the firing beam distally in response to pivotal movement of the first arm toward the second arm; (e) a lockout feature operable to selectively prevent translation of the firing beam; and (f) a scissor grip portion associated with the first and second arms (110, 120), wherein the scissor grip portion is operable to pivot the first arm toward the second arm. (a) a first arm, wherein the first arm comprises a first jaw, wherein the first jaw includes an electrode operable to deliver RF energy to tissue; (b) a second arm, wherein the second arm comprises a second jaw, wherein the second jaw includes an electrode operable to deliver RF energy to tissue, wherein the first arm is pivotable relative to the second arm; (c) a firing beam, wherein the firing beam is operable to translate distally through the first and second jaws (112, 122) to sever tissue captured between the first and second jaws (112, 122); (d) a first link pivotably coupled with the first arm, wherein the first link is further pivotably coupled with the firing beam, wherein the first link is operable to advance the firing beam distally in response to pivotal movement of the first arm toward the second arm; (e) a lockout feature operable to selectively prevent translation of the firing beam; and (f) a scissor grip portion associated with the first and second arms (110, 120), wherein the scissor grip portion is operable to pivot the first arm toward the second arm.
Voltage converting apparatus with at least one transformer, which is provided to supply an output voltage (U out) based on an input voltage (U in), comprises an input-side winding unit and an output-side winding unit and can be operated in accordance with at least two operating modes, which are assigned to a different voltage transformation ratio in each case, wherein at least one of the winding units (30, 32) comprises a first and at least one second winding and each of the operating modes is assigned a different operating configuration of the windings (38, 40), characterised in that the first winding has winding parts which together with winding parts of the second winding form an alternating arrangement, and it has a switching unit which in accordance with an operating configuration to be applied connects the second winding starting from an inactive state to the first winding in an active state.
Observation and designation apparatus comprising a first image sensor and a second image sensor that are connected to an electronic image processor circuit connected to a display, the first image sensor and the second image sensor being arranged to provide fields that are superposed in order to supply respectively at least a first image and a second image of the same scene, and the appliance further comprising a laser emitter for emitting a laser beam lying in a predetermined range of wavelengths into a predetermined zone of the field of the second sensor; a region-of-interest filter extending in front of the second sensor, the region-of-interest filter having a first region corresponding to the predetermined zone of the field, a second region surrounding the first region, and a third region surrounding the second region, the filter being arranged, in the second region to block substantially all of the light flux coming from the scene, in the first region to attenuate the light flux lying outside the predetermined range of wavelengths, and in the third region to transmit a maximum amount of the light flux; the electronic processor circuit being arranged to superpose the two images by using the zone of the second image that corresponds to the third region of the filter in order to register the second image spatially relative to the first image.
A resin composition for laser direct structuring, comprising, relative to 100 parts by weight of a resin component comprising 30 to 100% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and 70% by weight or less of a styrene-based resin, 10 to 100 parts by weight of a glass filler and 2 to 20 parts by weight of a laser direct structuring additive, wherein the laser direct structuring additive comprises a metal oxide, a component of the largest blending amount among the metal components is tin, a component of the second largest blending amount is antimony, and in addition lead and/or copper are contained.
A method of forming a bend in a plate of metallic material, said method comprising: air bending a plate of metallic material in a first air bending step by applying a first bending force using a first bending punch and a first die having a first die width W 1; then air bending the plate of metallic material in a second air bending step by applying a second bending force using a second bending punch and a second die having a second die width W 2, wherein the first and second bending force is applied at the same point of the plate and in the same direction; wherein a nested double die is used in which the second die resides below and within the first die, the first and second die being aligned such that the planes formed by the die supports of the first and second dies are parallel, and such that the midpoint of the first die and second die lie in the plane traversed by the bending punch during the first and second bending steps, characterized in that the same bending punch is used as the first and second bending punch; wherein the first die width W 1 and the second die width W 2 satisfy the following relationship: 3 W 2 ≥ W 1 ≥ 3 2 W 2; and wherein the height difference H between the first and second dies satisfying the following relationship: 0.5 ≤ 2 H W 1 − W 2 ≤ 1.8. air bending a plate of metallic material in a first air bending step by applying a first bending force using a first bending punch and a first die having a first die width W 1; then air bending the plate of metallic material in a second air bending step by applying a second bending force using a second bending punch and a second die having a second die width W 2, wherein the first and second bending force is applied at the same point of the plate and in the same direction; wherein a nested double die is used in which the second die resides below and within the first die, the first and second die being aligned such that the planes formed by the die supports of the first and second dies are parallel, and such that the midpoint of the first die and second die lie in the plane traversed by the bending punch during the first and second bending steps, characterized in that the same bending punch is used as the first and second bending punch; wherein the first die width W 1 and the second die width W 2 satisfy the following relationship: 3 W 2 ≥ W 1 ≥ 3 2 W 2; and wherein the height difference H between the first and second dies satisfying the following relationship: 0.5 ≤ 2 H W 1 − W 2 ≤ 1.8.