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A laser generator for laser therapy in treatment of pain conditions by selective destruction of nociceptive or pain nerves, comprising: an electronic modulator (b) that is configured to generate one of a continuous non-pulsed signal or a pulsed signal including a wavelength in a specified range; a laser unit (e) that is configured to generate a laser signal, wherein the laser unit is coupled to the electronic modulator such that the laser generator outputs a laser signal that is one of a continuous non-pulsed laser signal or a pulsed laser signal, wherein the laser signal includes a wavelength in the specified range; and an electronic timer controller (d) that is configured to be activated during operation of the laser unit and operable to limit delivery time of the laser, characterized in that the laser generator further comprises a watchdog circuit (f) for preventing laser delivery when there is a failure of the timer control, the watchdog circuit configured to monitor the laser generator and interrupt laser delivery, including activating in response the delivery time of the laser exceeding a set limit, and terminating the laser signal that is output by the laser generator by interrupting a power source to the laser unit. an electronic modulator (b) that is configured to generate one of a continuous non-pulsed signal or a pulsed signal including a wavelength in a specified range; a laser unit (e) that is configured to generate a laser signal, wherein the laser unit is coupled to the electronic modulator such that the laser generator outputs a laser signal that is one of a continuous non-pulsed laser signal or a pulsed laser signal, wherein the laser signal includes a wavelength in the specified range; and an electronic timer controller (d) that is configured to be activated during operation of the laser unit and operable to limit delivery time of the laser, characterized in that the laser generator further comprises a watchdog circuit (f) for preventing laser delivery when there is a failure of the timer control, the watchdog circuit configured to monitor the laser generator and interrupt laser delivery, including activating in response the delivery time of the laser exceeding a set limit, and terminating the laser signal that is output by the laser generator by interrupting a power source to the laser unit.
Automatic method for the characterisation and/or sorting of packages, in particular bottle-type containers or the like, passing in a stream that is essentially planar and essentially without mutual superposition or overlapping, with said stream comprising monolayer and multilayer packages, the method being characterised in that it consists of introducing a liquid fluid, in particular water or a water-based liquid, between the non-integral layers (1', 1") of the multilayer packages, detecting the presence of this interstitial liquid fluid in the multilayer packages by a contact-free detection system and using the resulting information to perform the characterisation and/or the sorting between the two types of packages.
A communication apparatus comprising: a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits to a base station a direct link, Buffer Status Report, BSR, on Uplink Shared Channel, UL-SCH, resources, wherein the direct link BSR is information about an amount of device to device, D2D, data for a D2D communication from the communication apparatus to a second user equipment; a receiver, which, in operation, receives a D2D grant to indicate D2D resources for the D2D communication; characterized in that the communication apparatus is adapted to transmit the direct link BSR based on a logical channel prioritization procedure wherein the direct link BSR has a higher priority than the uplink BSR, the uplink BSR being information about an amount of uplink data for transmission to the base station by the communication apparatus, and wherein the direct link BSR has a higher priority than data from any Logical Channel except data from an Uplink Common Control Channel, UL-CCCH. a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits to a base station a direct link, Buffer Status Report, BSR, on Uplink Shared Channel, UL-SCH, resources, wherein the direct link BSR is information about an amount of device to device, D2D, data for a D2D communication from the communication apparatus to a second user equipment; a receiver, which, in operation, receives a D2D grant to indicate D2D resources for the D2D communication; characterized in that the communication apparatus is adapted to transmit the direct link BSR based on a logical channel prioritization procedure wherein the direct link BSR has a higher priority than the uplink BSR, the uplink BSR being information about an amount of uplink data for transmission to the base station by the communication apparatus, and wherein the direct link BSR has a higher priority than data from any Logical Channel except data from an Uplink Common Control Channel, UL-CCCH.
A power amplification device comprising: a Doherty amplifier configured to be adjusted to operate at a first frequency; a frequency comparator configured to compare a second frequency being a frequency of an input signal to the Doherty amplifier with the first frequency; and a protection circuit configured to protect the Doherty amplifier by controlling the Doherty amplifier not to output an output signal when the first frequency and the second frequency are different. a Doherty amplifier configured to be adjusted to operate at a first frequency; a frequency comparator configured to compare a second frequency being a frequency of an input signal to the Doherty amplifier with the first frequency; and a protection circuit configured to protect the Doherty amplifier by controlling the Doherty amplifier not to output an output signal when the first frequency and the second frequency are different.
A method of setting up a system for treating tinnitus, wherein the system comprises a clinical controller and means for - selecting a plurality of tones - setting the tone volume - repetitively playing each of a plurality of therapeutic tones; and - pairing a vagus nerve stimulation pulse train with each playing of a therapeutic tone, thereby reducing the patient's perception of tinnitus, especially a method for setting up a system according to one of claims 13 to 15, the method comprising: measuring a patient's hearing; determining the patient's hearing loss and the patient's tinnitus frequency using the measurements of the patient's hearing; programming a clinical controller with the measurements of the patient's hearing; selecting a plurality of therapeutic tones, where the therapeutic tones are selected to be at least a half-octave above or below of the patient's tinnitus frequency; setting an appropriate volume for each of the plurality of tones. - selecting a plurality of tones - setting the tone volume - repetitively playing each of a plurality of therapeutic tones; and - pairing a vagus nerve stimulation pulse train with each playing of a therapeutic tone, thereby reducing the patient's perception of tinnitus, measuring a patient's hearing; determining the patient's hearing loss and the patient's tinnitus frequency using the measurements of the patient's hearing; programming a clinical controller with the measurements of the patient's hearing; selecting a plurality of therapeutic tones, where the therapeutic tones are selected to be at least a half-octave above or below of the patient's tinnitus frequency; setting an appropriate volume for each of the plurality of tones.
A motor drive unit (120, 200, 300) for driving a motor (210, 310) of a motorized window treatment, the motor drive unit comprising: a motor drive circuit (220, 320) configured to control power delivered to the motor; a rotational sensing circuit (140, 240) configured to generate a sensor signal that indicates rotation of the motor; a control circuit (230, 330) configured to generate a drive signal to control the motor drive circuit to control the power delivered to the motor, the control circuit configured to detect a stall condition of the motor, and to reduce the power delivered to the motor after a first period of time from first detecting the stall condition; and a stall prevention circuit (250, 350) configured to reduce the power delivered to the motor after a second period of time from first determining that the rotational sensing circuit is not generating the sensor signal while the control circuit is generating the drive signal to rotate the motor, the second period of time longer than the first period of time. a motor drive circuit (220, 320) configured to control power delivered to the motor; a rotational sensing circuit (140, 240) configured to generate a sensor signal that indicates rotation of the motor; a control circuit (230, 330) configured to generate a drive signal to control the motor drive circuit to control the power delivered to the motor, the control circuit configured to detect a stall condition of the motor, and to reduce the power delivered to the motor after a first period of time from first detecting the stall condition; and a stall prevention circuit (250, 350) configured to reduce the power delivered to the motor after a second period of time from first determining that the rotational sensing circuit is not generating the sensor signal while the control circuit is generating the drive signal to rotate the motor, the second period of time longer than the first period of time.
Use of a linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) grafted with maleic anhydride (MAH-g-LLDPE) as a carpet backing, wherein the MAH-g-LLDPE has a melt index of 250 to 800 g/10 minutes and comprises 0.01 to 3 weight percent of maleic anhydride, based on the total weight of the MAH-g-LLDPE.
Refill having a main axis intended to be removably mounted on an actuation base and configured to receive a cosmetic product, said refill comprising at least two recognition elements, called first recognition elements, arranged so as to form a predefined identification pattern configured to engage with recognition elements called second recognition elements, forming a complementary pattern for identifying the actuation base so as to enable the mounting of the refill on the actuation base to allow an input and/or an output of the cosmetic product, characterised in that said identification pattern is configured to be associated with said pattern for identifying the base according to one single angular position.
Device (10, 51, 70) for simultaneously determining a mass transport of a fluid and a mass transport of a substance dissolved in the fluid, comprising: - at least two cartridges (11-14, 71-74), wherein each of the cartridges comprises a top side, a bottom side and a side wall (113, 713), wherein the top side, the bottom side and the side wall define a flow chamber, - assembly means (15, 75) configured to keep the cartridges together, wherein the flow chamber of a first cartridge of the at least two cartridges is filled with a first porous matrix comprising a material composition configured to determine the mass transport of the fluid, and wherein the flow chamber of a second cartridge of the at least two cartridges is filled with a second porous matrix comprising a material composition configured to determine the mass transport of the substance dissolved in the fluid, wherein - the top side and the bottom side of each of the at least two cartridges are non-permeable to the fluid and the side wall (113, 713) of each of the cartridges is permeable for the fluid, and - the assembly means are configured to keep the cartridges together according to a stack wherein the top side and the bottom side, respectively, of two neighbouring cartridges of the at least two cartridges are opposite one another, such that the flow chambers of the two neighbouring cartridges may be flowed through in parallel without cross-contamination, characterised in that the side wall (113, 713) consists of a screen (115, 715) formed by a mesh which forms a complete enclosure around the corresponding cartridge. - at least two cartridges (11-14, 71-74), wherein each of the cartridges comprises a top side, a bottom side and a side wall (113, 713), wherein the top side, the bottom side and the side wall define a flow chamber, - assembly means (15, 75) configured to keep the cartridges together, wherein the flow chamber of a first cartridge of the at least two cartridges is filled with a first porous matrix comprising a material composition configured to determine the mass transport of the fluid, and wherein the flow chamber of a second cartridge of the at least two cartridges is filled with a second porous matrix comprising a material composition configured to determine the mass transport of the substance dissolved in the fluid, wherein - the top side and the bottom side of each of the at least two cartridges are non-permeable to the fluid and the side wall (113, 713) of each of the cartridges is permeable for the fluid, and - the assembly means are configured to keep the cartridges together according to a stack wherein the top side and the bottom side, respectively, of two neighbouring cartridges of the at least two cartridges are opposite one another, such that the flow chambers of the two neighbouring cartridges may be flowed through in parallel without cross-contamination,
A method for radiolabeling a hexa-lactoside positron emission tomography imaging agent for a liver receptor with Ga-68, comprising the steps of: reacting AHA-Asp[DCM-Lys(ah-Lac) 3] 2 dissolved in triethyl amine and dimethyl formamide with p-thiocyanate-benzyl-triazanonane diacetic acid-glutamic acid (p-NCS-benzyl-NODA GA) obtaining HexaLac-NCS-benzyl-NODA GA; and reacting 3-valent Ga-68 and HexaLac-NCS-benzyl-NODA GA with sodium acetate buffer in a freeze drying ampoule at room temperature to obtain the hexa-lactoside positron emission tomography imaging agent having the structure of reacting AHA-Asp[DCM-Lys(ah-Lac) 3] 2 dissolved in triethyl amine and dimethyl formamide with p-thiocyanate-benzyl-triazanonane diacetic acid-glutamic acid (p-NCS-benzyl-NODA GA) obtaining HexaLac-NCS-benzyl-NODA GA; and reacting 3-valent Ga-68 and HexaLac-NCS-benzyl-NODA GA with sodium acetate buffer in a freeze drying ampoule at room temperature to obtain the hexa-lactoside positron emission tomography imaging agent having the structure of
A wristwatch with a clock arrangement, wherein the clock arrangement comprises: • a first clock, which comprises a piezoelectric oscillating crystal and is configured to generate a clock signal, • a pulse counter, which is configured to count the clock signal of the first clock, and • an output device, which is configured to output a use-signal when a count value of the counted clock signal of the first clock is equal to a predetermined count value. • a first clock, which comprises a piezoelectric oscillating crystal and is configured to generate a clock signal, • a pulse counter, which is configured to count the clock signal of the first clock, and • an output device, which is configured to output a use-signal when a count value of the counted clock signal of the first clock is equal to a predetermined count value.
A precoding method comprising: generating a plurality of first modulated symbols s1 and a plurality of second modulated symbols s2, the plurality of first modulated symbols s1 being generated for each slot, the plurality of second modulated symbols s2 being generated for each slot; and generating a plurality of first transmission symbols z1 and a plurality of second transmission symbols z2 for each slot by using any one of N precoding matrices with respect to the plurality of first modulated symbols s1 and the plurality of second modulated symbols s2 with z1 and z2 satisfying the equation (z1, z2) T = F[i](s1, s2) T, N being an integer equal to or greater than two, the N precoding matrices being regularly switched with N slots as one cycle, the N precoding matrices being equal to remaining of eight stored matrices F[i] with one or more matrices removed, the one or more matrices being removed evenly, the eight stored matrices F[i] satisfying F i = 1 2 e j 0 e j 0 e j iπ 4 e j iπ 4 + π i = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, wherein the first transmission signal z1 and the second transmission signal z2 of same slot is to be transmitted at a same frequency and time. generating a plurality of first modulated symbols s1 and a plurality of second modulated symbols s2, the plurality of first modulated symbols s1 being generated for each slot, the plurality of second modulated symbols s2 being generated for each slot; and generating a plurality of first transmission symbols z1 and a plurality of second transmission symbols z2 for each slot by using any one of N precoding matrices with respect to the plurality of first modulated symbols s1 and the plurality of second modulated symbols s2 with z1 and z2 satisfying the equation (z1, z2) T = F[i](s1, s2) T, N being an integer equal to or greater than two, the N precoding matrices being regularly switched with N slots as one cycle, the N precoding matrices being equal to remaining of eight stored matrices F[i] with one or more matrices removed, the one or more matrices being removed evenly, the eight stored matrices F[i] satisfying F i = 1 2 e j 0 e j 0 e j iπ 4 e j iπ 4 + π i = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, wherein the first transmission signal z1 and the second transmission signal z2 of same slot is to be transmitted at a same frequency and time.
A device for generating an impulsive force, comprising: - a main body having an internal guide cavity which develops along a main line extending between a first end and a second end of said main body, wherein said internal cavity has at least one opening towards the outside at said first end of said main body and wherein said first end is suitable for being operationally associated with a nail at said opening; - generation means for generating said impulsive force, said generation means being configured to generate said impulsive force in an operational use configuration of said device, said generation means being arranged at said second end of said main body; - an abutment element configured to transmit said impulsive force produced by said generation means to a portion of said nail in an operational use configuration of said device; wherein said internal cavity has at least two straight portions and at least one curved portion comprised between said two straight portions, one of said straight portions and preferably said curved portion being arranged at said first end of said main body; wherein said generation means comprises engagement and release means configured to engage the abutment element and drag it to a release position in which, under the action of elastic means, it releases an impulsive force for removing the nail, said engagement and release means, comprising a first stem and a second stem suitable for sliding along the internal cavity of the main body; characterized in that said second stem is flexibly connected to said abutment element respectively at an attachment end of said second stem. - a main body having an internal guide cavity which develops along a main line extending between a first end and a second end of said main body, wherein said internal cavity has at least one opening towards the outside at said first end of said main body and wherein said first end is suitable for being operationally associated with a nail at said opening; - generation means for generating said impulsive force, said generation means being configured to generate said impulsive force in an operational use configuration of said device, said generation means being arranged at said second end of said main body; - an abutment element configured to transmit said impulsive force produced by said generation means to a portion of said nail in an operational use configuration of said device;
A steering lock device comprising: a motor configured to rotate a motor shaft mounted on a frame member and extending along a planar portion of the frame member; a worm attached to the motor shaft of the motor; a two-stage gear configured to rotate along the planar portion and including a first gear engaged with the worm and a second gear having a rotation axis that is coaxial with a rotation axis of the first gear; a main gear configured to rotate along the planar portion and including internal teeth engaged with the second gear of the two-stage gear; and a rod configured to transition between two states along with rotation of the main gear, the two states being a state that rotation of a steering shaft is restricted and a state that the restriction is canceled. a motor configured to rotate a motor shaft mounted on a frame member and extending along a planar portion of the frame member; a worm attached to the motor shaft of the motor; a two-stage gear configured to rotate along the planar portion and including a first gear engaged with the worm and a second gear having a rotation axis that is coaxial with a rotation axis of the first gear; a main gear configured to rotate along the planar portion and including internal teeth engaged with the second gear of the two-stage gear; and a rod configured to transition between two states along with rotation of the main gear, the two states being a state that rotation of a steering shaft is restricted and a state that the restriction is canceled.
A method of forming a silicon carbide semiconductor device, comprising: forming a silicon carbide epitaxial layer on a surface of a silicon carbide substrate, the epitaxial layer having a thickness greater than 3 μm; forming a semiconductor device at a first surface of the epitaxial layer opposite the silicon carbide, SiC, substrate; mounting a carrier substrate to the first surface of the epitaxial layer; removing the silicon carbide substrate to expose a second surface of the epitaxial layer opposite the first surface while the carrier substrate is providing mechanical support to the epitaxial layer; forming a metal layer on the second surface of the epitaxial layer; locally annealing the metal layer to form an ohmic contact on the second surface of the epitaxial layer; and separating the epitaxial layer from the carrier substrate; and wherein locally annealing the metal layer comprises locally heating the deposited metal layer to a temperature that is sufficient to cause the metal layer to form an ohmic contact to the surface of the epitaxial layer opposite the first surface but that is lower than a temperature at which the carrier substrate will detach from the epitaxial layer. forming a silicon carbide epitaxial layer on a surface of a silicon carbide substrate, the epitaxial layer having a thickness greater than 3 μm; forming a semiconductor device at a first surface of the epitaxial layer opposite the silicon carbide, SiC, substrate; mounting a carrier substrate to the first surface of the epitaxial layer; removing the silicon carbide substrate to expose a second surface of the epitaxial layer opposite the first surface while the carrier substrate is providing mechanical support to the epitaxial layer; forming a metal layer on the second surface of the epitaxial layer; locally annealing the metal layer to form an ohmic contact on the second surface of the epitaxial layer; and separating the epitaxial layer from the carrier substrate; and wherein locally annealing the metal layer comprises locally heating the deposited metal layer to a temperature that is sufficient to cause the metal layer to form an ohmic contact to the surface of the epitaxial layer opposite the first surface but that is lower than a temperature at which the carrier substrate will detach from the epitaxial layer.