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A catheter (10, 10', 100) comprising: a shaft comprising a first segment and a second segment, wherein the second segment is distal of the first segment, wherein the first segment is configured to buckle upon application of a first critical force thereto; and wherein the second segment is configured to buckle upon application of a second critical force thereto, wherein the second critical force is lower than the first critical force; and means for maintaining an amount of force transmitted by the second segment to tissue contacting the second segment after an application of the second critical force to the second segment, characterised in that, the second segment is adjacent to the first segment; and the second segment comprises a first critical section on which a first plurality of electrodes (34, 36) are disposed and a second critical section on which a second plurality of electrodes (30, 32) are disposed, and wherein the catheter (10, 10', 100) further comprises a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a bend angle between the first critical section and the second critical section of the second segment. wherein the first segment is configured to buckle upon application of a first critical force thereto; and wherein the second segment is configured to buckle upon application of a second critical force thereto, wherein the second critical force is lower than the first critical force; and means for maintaining an amount of force transmitted by the second segment to tissue contacting the second segment after an application of the second critical force to the second segment, characterised in that,
A composition comprising particles, the particles each comprising a high intensity sweetener, a non-sucrose bulk sweetener and a low digestible carbohydrate polymer, where the non-sucrose bulk sweetener is selected from maltitol and erythritol, where the low digestible carbohydrate polymer is selected from dextrin, polydextrose and inulin and where at least 99% of the particles are smaller than 500 μm and at most 20% of the particles are smaller than 100 μm, comprising from 0.01% to 1.5 % by weight of high intensity sweetener, from 50% to 95% by weight of a non-sucrose bulk sweetener and from 5% to 22% by weight of a low digestible carbohydrate polymer.
A backhaul transmission method for wireless communication, comprising: sending, by a first base station, information about a backhaul requirement of the first base station to a controller; obtaining, by the first base station, information about a codebook from the controller, wherein the information about the codebook is determined based on the backhaul requirement of the first base station; and performing, by the first base station, backhaul transmission with a gateway by using the codebook; characterized in that the obtaining, by the first base station, information about a codebook comprises: obtaining, by the first base station, information about a codebook set from the controller, wherein the codebook set comprises J codebooks, J > L, L is a quantity of backhaul transceivers communicating with the gateway, and the codebook is obtained from the codebook set. sending, by a first base station, information about a backhaul requirement of the first base station to a controller; obtaining, by the first base station, information about a codebook from the controller, wherein the information about the codebook is determined based on the backhaul requirement of the first base station; and performing, by the first base station, backhaul transmission with a gateway by using the codebook; characterized in that the obtaining, by the first base station, information about a codebook comprises: obtaining, by the first base station, information about a codebook set from the controller, wherein the codebook set comprises J codebooks, J > L, L is a quantity of backhaul transceivers communicating with the gateway, and the codebook is obtained from the codebook set. obtaining, by the first base station, information about a codebook set from the controller, wherein the codebook set comprises J codebooks, J > L, L is a quantity of backhaul transceivers communicating with the gateway, and the codebook is obtained from the codebook set.
An implant (30, 5) for a mammalian first carpometacarpal joint for spacing a trapezium bone of the joint from a first metacarpal bone of the joint while allowing translational movement of the first metacarpal bone in relation to the trapezium bone, the implant comprising (a) a distal part (31, 6) configured for intramedullary engagement with an end of the first metacarpal bone, (b) a proximal part, and (c) an articulating coupling (10, 16) provided between the distal and proximal parts allowing controlled articulation of the trapezium and first metacarpal bones, characterised in that the proximal part has a curved saddle shaped platform configured for non-engaging abutment of an end of the trapezium bone and translational movement thereon.
Device for performing cutting operations on at least one open format edge of at least one printed product, wherein the device is operatively connected to a printed product-specific feed device for the first cutting operation and to a printed product-specific discharge device operating after the final cutting operation, wherein each edge-specific cutting operation is performable by at least one cutting device, wherein the printed product is transferable from a first cutting location at which the cutting operation for a first format edge of the printed product takes place to a second cutting location at which the cutting operation for a second format edge takes place, wherein, once the cutting operation has been performed at the second cutting location, the printed product is transferable to a third cutting location at which the cutting operation for a third format edge takes place and wherein the printed product is transferable from one cutting location to the next by at least one transport unit (101, 102,...), characterised in that the transport unit has at least one means by means of which the printed product is gripped by the spine and being conveyed in a suspended manner from one cutting location to the next.
A high strength sintered rod-shaped proppant for fracturing subterranean formations comprising at least 80% by weight alumina and between 0.2% by weight and 4% by weight aluminum titanate, wherein the sintered rod has parallel bounding planes that are substantially circular, where the substantially circular planes have an average diameter of between 0.5 mm and 2 mm, and the sintered rod has a length up to 20 mm.
A cable core comprising: an internal conductor; a foamed dielectric that comprises a fluororesin and is formed on the internal conductor by extrusion molding; and a skin layer that covers the foamed dielectric, wherein a foaming rate of the foamed dielectric is 80% or more, an average foamed cell diameter of the foamed dielectric is 10 μm or less, and a standard deviation of a foamed cell diameter of the foamed dielectric is 2.5 or less. an internal conductor; a foamed dielectric that comprises a fluororesin and is formed on the internal conductor by extrusion molding; and a skin layer that covers the foamed dielectric, wherein a foaming rate of the foamed dielectric is 80% or more, an average foamed cell diameter of the foamed dielectric is 10 μm or less, and a standard deviation of a foamed cell diameter of the foamed dielectric is 2.5 or less.
Device for diffusing volatile substances, comprising: - a container for said volatile substances; - diffusion means for diffusing said volatile substances; and - at least one battery for supplying energy to said diffusion means; also comprising control means detecting data from at least one of the components of the device and determining the period of time during which said at least one battery supplies energy to said diffusion means according to said data, characterized in that said control means detect the remaining charge in said at least one battery, calculating its expected service life, and adjusting the activation pulse width for supplying energy, diffusing a desired metered amount of volatile substances. - a container for said volatile substances; - diffusion means for diffusing said volatile substances; and - at least one battery for supplying energy to said diffusion means;
Mounting assembly of a component for a vehicle, comprising the component, a load-bearing structural element of the vehicle and at least one mounting means, wherein the component is mounted on the load-bearing structural element of the vehicle by means of the at least one mounting means, wherein the mounting means has a clamping element (4.1, 4.2), wherein, in a normal state, the clamping element (4.1, 4.2) reinforces the mounting of the component via the mounting means, wherein, in the case of the action of an external force, the clamping element (4.1, 4.2) automatically transfers into an accident state in which the clamping element (4.1, 4.2) loosens the mounting of the component via the mounting means, characterized in that the clamping element (4.1, 4.2) comprises at least two wedges (4.1, 4.2), the side surfaces thereof being superimposed at least in the normal state and being displaced relative to one another in the case of the action of the external force, wherein a projecting element is provided, wherein the projecting element has a projection relative to the load-bearing structural element and is connected to a wedge (4.1, 4.2) or is integral therewith, such that in the case of the action of the external force from the direction of the projection, the projecting element is affected by the action of force before the load-bearing structural element and acts on the wedge (4.1, 4.2).
Process for producing a polymer coated metal substrate comprising the steps of: - providing a metal strip as a substrate; - providing a polymer film for coating onto the substrate; - optionally providing an adhesion layer for promoting the adhesion between the substrate and the polymer film; wherein the polymer film consisting of one or more layers is produced by: - melting a suitable mixture of polymer granules in one or more extruders; - passing the molten polymer through one or more dies or calendars to form the polymer film consisting of the said one or more layers; - cooling the extruded polymer film to form a solid polymer film; - trimming the edges of the extruded polymer film; - reducing the thickness of the solid polymer film by stretching the solid polymer film in a stretching unit by exerting a stretching force only in the longitudinal direction; - optionally trimming the edges of the stretched polymer film; - laminating the stretched polymer film onto the substrate to produce a polymer-coated substrate; - post-heating the polymer-coated substrate to reduce the orientation and crystallinity of the polymer film; - cooling, preferably fast cooling, the post-heated polymer-coated substrate. - providing a metal strip as a substrate; - providing a polymer film for coating onto the substrate; - optionally providing an adhesion layer for promoting the adhesion between the substrate and the polymer film; - melting a suitable mixture of polymer granules in one or more extruders; - passing the molten polymer through one or more dies or calendars to form the polymer film consisting of the said one or more layers; - cooling the extruded polymer film to form a solid polymer film; - trimming the edges of the extruded polymer film; - reducing the thickness of the solid polymer film by stretching the solid polymer film in a stretching unit by exerting a stretching force only in the longitudinal direction; - optionally trimming the edges of the stretched polymer film; - laminating the stretched polymer film onto the substrate to produce a polymer-coated substrate; - post-heating the polymer-coated substrate to reduce the orientation and crystallinity of the polymer film; - cooling, preferably fast cooling, the post-heated polymer-coated substrate.
A rotor blade for a turbomachine, the rotor blade comprising: an airfoil; and a tip shroud coupled to the airfoil, the tip shroud including a side surface, the airfoil and the tip shroud defining a first cooling passage, the tip shroud further defining a second cooling passage (170, 172) in fluid communication with the first cooling passage, the second cooling passage (170, 172) extending from the first cooling passage to a first outlet (174, 176) defined by the side surface, the first outlet (174, 176) being configured such that in use a coolant is directable onto a concave tip shroud fillet (164, 166) of a first adjacent rotor blade; characterized in that; the first outlet (174, 176) has the same diameter as the corresponding cooling passage (170, 172) and wherein the first outlet (174, 176) is configured to expel the coolant at a sufficient velocity to traverse a gap between the first outlet (174, 176) and the concave tip shroud fillet (164, 166) such that the coolant impinges on the concave tip shroud fillet (164, 166) of the first adjacent rotor blade. an airfoil; and a tip shroud coupled to the airfoil, the tip shroud including a side surface, the airfoil and the tip shroud defining a first cooling passage, the tip shroud further defining a second cooling passage (170, 172) in fluid communication with the first cooling passage, the second cooling passage (170, 172) extending from the first cooling passage to a first outlet (174, 176) defined by the side surface, the first outlet (174, 176) being configured such that in use a coolant is directable onto a concave tip shroud fillet (164, 166) of a first adjacent rotor blade; characterized in that; the first outlet (174, 176) has the same diameter as the corresponding cooling passage (170, 172) and wherein the first outlet (174, 176) is configured to expel the coolant at a sufficient velocity to traverse a gap between the first outlet (174, 176) and the concave tip shroud fillet (164, 166) such that the coolant impinges on the concave tip shroud fillet (164, 166) of the first adjacent rotor blade.
Thermoforming apparatus comprising at least one plug assist plate that is movable in a movement axis, said plug assist plate being arranged for receiving at least one equipment and for transferring said equipment to a work position, said apparatus comprising a loading device for loading equipment on the plug assist plate, the thermoforming apparatus being characterized in comprising: - first shuttle means that is movable at least between a first zone and a second zone that is far from said first zone; - first supporting means that is movable at least between said first zone and said second zone; - a first equipment supported by said first supporting means; - first engaging means arranged for adopting at least one engagement position and at least one disengagement position wherein said first shuttle means is, or, respectively, is not engaged with said first supporting means and with said first equipment to drag or not to drag the first supporting means between said first zone and second zone; - second supporting means that is movable at least between said first zone and said second zone; - a second equipment supported by said second supporting means; - second engaging means arranged for adopting at least one engagement position and a disengagement position wherein said first shuttle means is, or, respectively, is not engaged with said second supporting means and with said second equipment to drag or not to drag the second supporting means between said first zone and second zone; said first engaging means and said second engaging means being drivable independently of one another. - first shuttle means that is movable at least between a first zone and a second zone that is far from said first zone; - first supporting means that is movable at least between said first zone and said second zone; - a first equipment supported by said first supporting means; - first engaging means arranged for adopting at least one engagement position and at least one disengagement position wherein said first shuttle means is, or, respectively, is not engaged with said first supporting means and with said first equipment to drag or not to drag the first supporting means between said first zone and second zone; - second supporting means that is movable at least between said first zone and said second zone; - a second equipment supported by said second supporting means; - second engaging means arranged for adopting at least one engagement position and a disengagement position wherein said first shuttle means is, or, respectively, is not engaged with said second supporting means and with said second equipment to drag or not to drag the second supporting means between said first zone and second zone;
A method for a controller for managing a network comprising a plurality of managed forwarding elements (125, 130, 135) that forward data in the network, the method for configuring the managed forwarding elements, the method comprising generating a first set of configuration data for configuring a managed forwarding element as a first-hop forwarding element for (i) receiving a packet directly from an end machine that is a source of the packet and (ii) forwarding the packet towards an end machine that is a destination of the packet; generating a second set of configuration data for configuring a set of managed forwarding elements as non-first-hop forwarding elements for (i) receiving the packet from a different managed forwarding element and (ii) forwarding the packet towards the destination end machine; and sending the second set of configuration data to the set of managed forwarding elements prior to sending the first set of configuration data to the managed forwarding element. generating a first set of configuration data for configuring a managed forwarding element as a first-hop forwarding element for (i) receiving a packet directly from an end machine that is a source of the packet and (ii) forwarding the packet towards an end machine that is a destination of the packet; generating a second set of configuration data for configuring a set of managed forwarding elements as non-first-hop forwarding elements for (i) receiving the packet from a different managed forwarding element and (ii) forwarding the packet towards the destination end machine; and sending the second set of configuration data to the set of managed forwarding elements prior to sending the first set of configuration data to the managed forwarding element.
A device for treating the hair, comprising: - a structure for accommodating a refill of hair treatment product, - a steam generator for outputting steam onto the hair at a rate of less than 10 g/min, - a refill detection element that detects said refill when it is mounted on the accommodating structure, - at least one heated straightening plate (5, 6), the device being designed to pass into a refill-free mode (208; 308) if no refill is detected by the detection element, the operation of the steam generator in this refill-free mode (208; 308) being different than its normal operation when a refill is present, the steam generator operating at a lower level, in which the quantity of steam delivered by the steam generator is above zero and less than during normal operation, in the refill-free mode (208; 308) and/or the temperature adjustment range of the at least one heated straightening plate (5, 6) being reduced in the refill-free mode (208; 308). - a structure for accommodating a refill of hair treatment product, - a steam generator for outputting steam onto the hair at a rate of less than 10 g/min, - a refill detection element that detects said refill when it is mounted on the accommodating structure, - at least one heated straightening plate (5, 6),
A method of monitoring operation of a liquid mixture separator (10, 10a-c), preferably an oil-water separator, the separator comprising a vessel through which a mixture of different liquid components flows horizontally, the separator comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducers on a wall of the vessel at different heights at a common stage along the direction of the horizontal flow, the method comprising - transmitting ultrasound through the vessel from at least first part of the transducers and detecting ultrasound arriving at at least a second part of the transducers for a plurality of ultrasound wavelengths; - fitting parameter values of a model that relates height dependent properties of liquid in the vessel to properties of the detected ultrasound transmission between transducers, the model comprising at least a fittable parameter of a height dependent droplet size distribution in a least a sub-range of a height of liquid in the vessel, the model relating the droplet size distribution to ultrasound wavelength dependence of the properties of ultrasound transmission. - transmitting ultrasound through the vessel from at least first part of the transducers and detecting ultrasound arriving at at least a second part of the transducers for a plurality of ultrasound wavelengths; - fitting parameter values of a model that relates height dependent properties of liquid in the vessel to properties of the detected ultrasound transmission between transducers, the model comprising at least a fittable parameter of a height dependent droplet size distribution in a least a sub-range of a height of liquid in the vessel, the model relating the droplet size distribution to ultrasound wavelength dependence of the properties of ultrasound transmission.
A method of removing a wellbore isolation device comprising: contacting or allowing the wellbore isolation device to come in contact with an electrolyte, wherein the wellbore isolation device comprises: at least a first material and a second material, wherein the first material: is a metal or a metal alloy; and is capable of at least partially dissolving when an electrically conductive path exists between the first material and the second material and at least a portion of the first and second materials are in contact with the electrolyte, wherein the second material: (i) is a metal or metal alloy; and (ii) has a greater anodic index than the first material; and allowing at least a portion of the first material to dissolve, characterised in that the first material and the second material are nuggets, and in that at least a portion of one or more nuggets of the first material and one or more nuggets of the second material form the outside of the isolation device. contacting or allowing the wellbore isolation device to come in contact with an electrolyte, wherein the wellbore isolation device comprises: at least a first material and a second material, wherein the first material: is a metal or a metal alloy; and is capable of at least partially dissolving when an electrically conductive path exists between the first material and the second material and at least a portion of the first and second materials are in contact with the electrolyte, wherein the second material: (i) is a metal or metal alloy; and (ii) has a greater anodic index than the first material; and at least a first material and a second material, wherein the first material: is a metal or a metal alloy; and is capable of at least partially dissolving when an electrically conductive path exists between the first material and the second material and at least a portion of the first and second materials are in contact with the electrolyte, wherein the second material: (i) is a metal or metal alloy; and (ii) has a greater anodic index than the first material; and is a metal or a metal alloy; and is capable of at least partially dissolving when an electrically conductive path exists between the first material and the second material and at least a portion of the first and second materials are in contact with the electrolyte, (i) is a metal or metal alloy; and (ii) has a greater anodic index than the first material; and allowing at least a portion of the first material to dissolve, characterised in that the first material and the second material are nuggets, and in that at least a portion of one or more nuggets of the first material and one or more nuggets of the second material form the outside of the isolation device.