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An intervertebral implant comprising: a superior endplate having a sidewall having a void formed therein; and an inferior endplate separated from the superior endplate, wherein each of the superior endplate and the inferior endplate comprises a first portion having a solid structure and a second portion having a porosity, wherein the first portion comprises a plurality of transverse struts having voids located between the struts and wherein the second portion comprises a lattice structure formed in the voids, and wherein the lattice structure is disposed only in the side void and in the voids in each of the superior endplate and the inferior endplate. a superior endplate having a sidewall having a void formed therein; and an inferior endplate separated from the superior endplate, wherein each of the superior endplate and the inferior endplate comprises a first portion having a solid structure and a second portion having a porosity, wherein the first portion comprises a plurality of transverse struts having voids located between the struts and wherein the second portion comprises a lattice structure formed in the voids, and wherein the lattice structure is disposed only in the side void and in the voids in each of the superior endplate and the inferior endplate. wherein each of the superior endplate and the inferior endplate comprises a first portion having a solid structure and a second portion having a porosity, wherein the first portion comprises a plurality of transverse struts having voids located between the struts and wherein the second portion comprises a lattice structure formed in the voids, and wherein the lattice structure is disposed only in the side void and in the voids in each of the superior endplate and the inferior endplate.
A waveguide structure, comprising a plurality of waveguide arms; an internal cavity; a plurality of tapered matching components, wherein each tapered matching component in the plurality of tapered matching components has a narrow taper end that is connected to the internal cavity and a wide taper end that is connected to a waveguide arm in the plurality of waveguide arms, wherein the narrow taper end is narrower than the wide taper end; and a ferrite element having a plurality of ferrite element segments disposed in the internal cavity, characterised in that: each segment in the plurality of ferrite element segments extends through the narrow taper end of an associated tapered matching component in the plurality of tapered matching components and the narrow taper end of the associated tapered matching component is narrower than the wide taper end such that a magnitude of impedance difference between each waveguide arm and the internal cavity containing the ferrite element is reduced, wherein the impedance of the waveguide arm is the impedance of a waveguide that conveys microwave energy to and from the ferrite element. each segment in the plurality of ferrite element segments extends through the narrow taper end of an associated tapered matching component in the plurality of tapered matching components and the narrow taper end of the associated tapered matching component is narrower than the wide taper end such that a magnitude of impedance difference between each waveguide arm and the internal cavity containing the ferrite element is reduced, wherein the impedance of the waveguide arm is the impedance of a waveguide that conveys microwave energy to and from the ferrite element.
Compound of formula: wherein: - R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 represent, independently of each other, H or an electron-withdrawing group A; - R 5 and R 8 represent, independently of each other, H or an electron-donating group D; - R 9 and R 10 represent, independently of each other, H or an electron-donating group D; X is selected from the group consisting of: O, S and NR, wherein R is selected from the group consisting of: H, an alkyl group preferably comprising from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group preferably comprising from 6 to 22 carbon atoms, and a heteroaryl group. - R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 represent, independently of each other, H or an electron-withdrawing group A; - R 5 and R 8 represent, independently of each other, H or an electron-donating group D; - R 9 and R 10 represent, independently of each other, H or an electron-donating group D;
A method of operating a satellite, the method comprising: receiving, at the satellite, operational status information from a peer satellite in communication range of the satellite; based at least on the operational status information, selecting, at the satellite, a quality of service level for communications issued by a plurality of virtual nodes executed by the satellite for transfer to the peer satellite, wherein different quality of service levels are established for different levels of present capability of the peer satellite indicated in the operational status information; and applying the quality service level within the satellite to transmit data packets issued by the plurality of virtual nodes to the peer satellite. receiving, at the satellite, operational status information from a peer satellite in communication range of the satellite; based at least on the operational status information, selecting, at the satellite, a quality of service level for communications issued by a plurality of virtual nodes executed by the satellite for transfer to the peer satellite, wherein different quality of service levels are established for different levels of present capability of the peer satellite indicated in the operational status information; and applying the quality service level within the satellite to transmit data packets issued by the plurality of virtual nodes to the peer satellite.
A communication apparatus that supports sidelink communication, the communication apparatus comprising: a scheduler configured to select one resource pool from a plurality of resource pools, determine a threshold for the percentage of candidate resources in a given window which is defined by a time width of T+T1 to T+T2, based on information regarding sidelink communication, and select a resource included in the candidate resources of the selected resource pool; and a transmission unit configured to transmit control information and data by using the resource selected by the scheduler, wherein the data is generated at time T, wherein the information regarding sidelink communication is a priority condition requested when the data is transmitted via sidelink communication. a scheduler configured to select one resource pool from a plurality of resource pools, determine a threshold for the percentage of candidate resources in a given window which is defined by a time width of T+T1 to T+T2, based on information regarding sidelink communication, and select a resource included in the candidate resources of the selected resource pool; and a transmission unit configured to transmit control information and data by using the resource selected by the scheduler, wherein the data is generated at time T, wherein the information regarding sidelink communication is a priority condition requested when the data is transmitted via sidelink communication.
A method of manufacturing an object using additive manufacturing techniques, the method comprising: providing a base plate comprising a body portion and at least one insert, the insert comprising a torque application portion; using additive manufacturing techniques to build a support for the object, the support being configured to at least partially support the object during additive manufacturing of the object, wherein the support is configured to couple at a first end with a first portion of the object and to couple at a second end with the at least one insert, the support being built on top of the insert, contacting only the top surface of the insert; building the object using additive manufacturing techniques; applying a rotational force to the torque application portion to break at least a portion of the support from the object or to break the insert from the support. providing a base plate comprising a body portion and at least one insert, the insert comprising a torque application portion; using additive manufacturing techniques to build a support for the object, the support being configured to at least partially support the object during additive manufacturing of the object, wherein the support is configured to couple at a first end with a first portion of the object and to couple at a second end with the at least one insert, the support being built on top of the insert, contacting only the top surface of the insert; building the object using additive manufacturing techniques; applying a rotational force to the torque application portion to break at least a portion of the support from the object or to break the insert from the support.
A photovoltaic element comprising a first photovoltaic layer, wherein the first photovoltaic layer is composed of silicon dioxide particles, and the silicon dioxide particles are arranged on a charge exchange layer that has a roughness in a height direction, wherein the charge exchange layer that has a roughness in a height direction is formed on an upper surface of a first conductive film that has a roughness in a height direction, wherein the photovoltaic element further comprises a second photovoltaic layer composed of a substance selected from TiO 2, SnO, ZnO, WO 3, Nb 2 O 5, In 2 O 3, ZrO 2, Ta 2 O 5 and TiSrO 3 wherein the roughness of the charge exchange layer in the height direction is 50 nm or greater, and characterized in that the roughness of the first conductive film in the height direction is 50 nm or greater. wherein the first photovoltaic layer is composed of silicon dioxide particles, and the silicon dioxide particles are arranged on a charge exchange layer that has a roughness in a height direction, wherein the charge exchange layer that has a roughness in a height direction is formed on an upper surface of a first conductive film that has a roughness in a height direction, wherein the photovoltaic element further comprises a second photovoltaic layer composed of a substance selected from TiO 2, SnO, ZnO, WO 3, Nb 2 O 5, In 2 O 3, ZrO 2, Ta 2 O 5 and TiSrO 3 wherein the roughness of the charge exchange layer in the height direction is 50 nm or greater, and characterized in that the roughness of the first conductive film in the height direction is 50 nm or greater.
A computing device comprising: a housing in which components of the computing device are mounted in an arrangement; and a ventilation system for cooling the components of the computing device having a blower and heat sink configured to form air flow channels that have varied spacing around a perimeter of the blower to compensate for non-uniformities in air flow produced by the arrangement of the components in the housing, wherein the heat sink includes a plurality of heat transfer surfaces and the varied spacing is created by varying pitch angles of the plurality of heat transfer surfaces. a housing in which components of the computing device are mounted in an arrangement; and a ventilation system for cooling the components of the computing device having a blower and heat sink configured to form air flow channels that have varied spacing around a perimeter of the blower to compensate for non-uniformities in air flow produced by the arrangement of the components in the housing, wherein the heat sink includes a plurality of heat transfer surfaces and the varied spacing is created by varying pitch angles of the plurality of heat transfer surfaces.
Volatile substance evaporator device comprising a heat source and a refill including said volatile substances, said heat source being a flame that heats a transmission element which heats said refill for evaporating the volatile substances, and the device comprising a casing, the casing externally covering said transmission element, said casing comprising a hole in the area between the transmission element and the refill, characterized in that said hole is covered by means of a protective grille, and in that said refill comprises an outer ring provided with a projection, wherein said outer ring and said projection are made of a thermally insulating material.
A stamping press for stamping a sheet metal part with an undercut cross-section, this press including an upper frame vertically movable towards a fixed lower frame, a punch, a movable counter-form cooperating with said punch to stamp said sheet metal part and means for moving said counter-form, characterized in that the punch is movable between high position and a low position and includes means cooperating with the movable counter-form to move the latter in a horizontal direction between a retracted position and an advanced position, the press further comprising a movable slide which, in operation, is moved against the counter-form in a work position in which said sheet metal part is formed, the moving of the movable punch between the high position and the low position and the moving of said slide being controlled by the descent of the upper frame towards the lower frame.
A data transmission method, applied to a data transmission device, characterized in that the data transmission device comprises a power supply, a microcontroller, a communication interface, a vibration sensor, a controllable switch and a data transmission module; the controllable switch is connected between the power supply and the data transmission module, and the communication interface is used to receive data and transmit the received data to the data transmission module, the vibration sensor is used to generate detection data according to the movement of the data transmission device, and the data transmission module is used for data communication with a display device, the microcontroller is used to control the on and off of the controllable switch according to an interrupt signal transmitted by the vibration sensor, the data transmission method comprising: the vibration sensor generates the detection data according to the movement of the data transmission device, wherein the detection data includes an acceleration value of the vibration sensor itself; when the vibration sensor determines that the acceleration value of the vibration sensor itself exceeds a preset acceleration threshold, the vibration sensor transmits the interrupt signal to the microcontroller; after the microcontroller receives the interrupt signal, the microcontroller transmits a first conduction signal to the controllable switch; the controllable switch is turned on according to the first conduction signal and the power supply connection between the power supply and the data transmission module is conducted; and the data transmission module performs a communication configuration; wherein the communication configuration comprises: a communication configuration of the communication interface; and/or a communication configuration for data communication between the data transmission module and the display device. the vibration sensor generates the detection data according to the movement of the data transmission device, wherein the detection data includes an acceleration value of the vibration sensor itself; when the vibration sensor determines that the acceleration value of the vibration sensor itself exceeds a preset acceleration threshold, the vibration sensor transmits the interrupt signal to the microcontroller; after the microcontroller receives the interrupt signal, the microcontroller transmits a first conduction signal to the controllable switch; the controllable switch is turned on according to the first conduction signal and the power supply connection between the power supply and the data transmission module is conducted; and the data transmission module performs a communication configuration; wherein the communication configuration comprises: a communication configuration of the communication interface; and/or a communication configuration for data communication between the data transmission module and the display device.
A method for controlling a propulsion device (12, 14) on a marine vessel, the method comprising: enabling an automatic navigation mode in which a thrust of the propulsion device (12, 14) is controlled automatically to propel the marine vessel through a body of water, and; enabling a person overboard detection algorithm in response to enablement of the automatic navigation mode; wherein the person overboard detection algorithm comprises disabling the automatic navigation mode in response to the person overboard detection algorithm determining that an individual on the marine vessel may have fallen overboard. enabling an automatic navigation mode in which a thrust of the propulsion device (12, 14) is controlled automatically to propel the marine vessel through a body of water, and; enabling a person overboard detection algorithm in response to enablement of the automatic navigation mode; wherein the person overboard detection algorithm comprises disabling the automatic navigation mode in response to the person overboard detection algorithm determining that an individual on the marine vessel may have fallen overboard.
System for displaying tide times comprising a display device whose display element indicates the time of at least the next high tide, wherein the display device comprises a mechanism with several stable positions allowing, on each jump between two stable positions, the display element to move forward by a predetermined displacement in order to be able to indicate, by instantaneous jump, the time of the next high tide, the mechanism with several stable positions being supported by the body of the display element in order to limit the number of parts of the mechanism.
Method for assisting the driving of a vehicle (Vk) comprising a communication module exchanging messages by means of waves and moving on a traffic lane (VCm) comprising at least one traffic light (FTj) having a communication module transmitting by means of waves messages containing information defining the respective durations of three phases of red, green and amber lights and the remaining duration of the current light phase, said method comprising a step in which it is determined whether there is a speed limit lower than a maximum authorised speed on said traffic lane (VCm) and whether there is a maximum authorised speed on said traffic lane (VCm), green and amber light phases and the remaining duration of the current light phase, said method comprising a step in which it is determined whether there is a speed limit lower than a maximum speed allowed on said traffic lane (VCm) and allowing said vehicle (Vk) to pass said traffic light (FTj) during a current green light phase defined by said emitted information and in the affirmative this determined limit speed is proposed, characterized in that in said step said limit speed is determined as a function further of dynamic constraints of said vehicle (Vk), of a driving profile of said driver, said driving profile is representative of an acceleration/deceleration mode of said driver, and traffic information ahead of said vehicle (Vk), and in the absence of such a speed limit a decreasing speed profile is determined and proposed to stop said vehicle (Vk) in the vicinity of said traffic light (FTj), and wherein in said step when said vehicle (Vk) comprises analysis means determining said current light phase of said traffic light (FTj) in images acquired in the environment of said vehicle (Vk), it is checked whether said current light phase determined by analysis corresponds to that defined by said information emitted by said communication module of the traffic light (FTj), and in the case of correspondence said limit speed is determined.
An implantable device for improving or remedying valvular incompetence, comprising a sealing body which comprises at least one cavity, which, after implantation of the sealing body, is fillable with a fluid, and comprising at least one anchoring element fastened to the sealing body, wherein the device is characterised in that the anchoring element on the sealing body allows atraumatic fastening in the heart, since the anchoring element for the purpose of the fastening rests against the inner wall of the heart without penetrating the wall of the heart, wherein the at least one cavity is disposed about a main body of the sealing body lying in the direction of longitudinal extent of the sealing body and the at least one fillable cavity is positioned on the sealing body relative to the direction of longitudinal extent of the sealing body such that the atrioventricular valves contact the sealing body when closing, wherein the main body is formed as a tube and a flexible wall is disposed around the main body and adjoins the main body in a sealed manner both in the lower and upper region and delimits the at least one cavity, which is expandable in volume by an inner filling with a preferably liquid fluid, wherein a closure formed as a one-way valve is disposed on the one or more cavities and can be passed through by blood due to the hydrostatic or hydrodynamic pressure applied, so that, following implantation of the device, the at least one cavity is filled automatically. wherein the device is characterised in that the anchoring element on the sealing body allows atraumatic fastening in the heart, since the anchoring element for the purpose of the fastening rests against the inner wall of the heart without penetrating the wall of the heart, wherein the at least one cavity is disposed about a main body of the sealing body lying in the direction of longitudinal extent of the sealing body and the at least one fillable cavity is positioned on the sealing body relative to the direction of longitudinal extent of the sealing body such that the atrioventricular valves contact the sealing body when closing, wherein the main body is formed as a tube and a flexible wall is disposed around the main body and adjoins the main body in a sealed manner both in the lower and upper region and delimits the at least one cavity, which is expandable in volume by an inner filling with a preferably liquid fluid, wherein a closure formed as a one-way valve is disposed on the one or more cavities and can be passed through by blood due to the hydrostatic or hydrodynamic pressure applied, so that, following implantation of the device, the at least one cavity is filled automatically.