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A pneumatic tire comprising in a tread surface thereof a land portion (31 to 33) that comprises a rib or a plurality of blocks, the land portion (31 to 33) comprising in a contact patch thereof a plurality of narrow shallow grooves and a plurality of recessed portions, and an opening area ratio Se of the recessed portions in end portion regions in a tire lateral direction of one continuous contact patch in the land portion (31 to 33) and an opening area ratio Sc of the recessed portions in a central portion region in the tire lateral direction having the relationship Sc < Se, where the central portion region is defined as a region in a central portion in the tire lateral direction occupying 50% of the continuous contact patch, and the end portion regions are defined as regions in left and right end portions in the tire lateral direction occupying 25%, wherein the narrow shallow grooves have a groove width of from 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm and a depth Hd of the recessed portions and a groove depth Hg of the narrow shallow grooves have the relationship 0.5 ≤ Hd/Hg ≤ 1.5, characterized in that the narrow shallow grooves have a groove depth Hg of from 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm, wherein the narrow shallow grooves are disposed across the entire surface of the land portion (31 to 33). the land portion (31 to 33) comprising in a contact patch thereof a plurality of narrow shallow grooves and a plurality of recessed portions, and an opening area ratio Se of the recessed portions in end portion regions in a tire lateral direction of one continuous contact patch in the land portion (31 to 33) and an opening area ratio Sc of the recessed portions in a central portion region in the tire lateral direction having the relationship Sc < Se, where the central portion region is defined as a region in a central portion in the tire lateral direction occupying 50% of the continuous contact patch, and the end portion regions are defined as regions in left and right end portions in the tire lateral direction occupying 25%, wherein the narrow shallow grooves have a groove width of from 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm and a depth Hd of the recessed portions and a groove depth Hg of the narrow shallow grooves have the relationship 0.5 ≤ Hd/Hg ≤ 1.5, characterized in that the narrow shallow grooves have a groove depth Hg of from 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm, wherein the narrow shallow grooves are disposed across the entire surface of the land portion (31 to 33).
An apparatus for handling articles comprising: - a first conveying means for the supply of articles; - a second conveying means for the supply of external packagings; - a third conveying means for the discharge of external packagings with articles placed therein; and - a placing surface formed by a section (62, 60) of the third conveying means and disposed between the first conveying means and the second conveying means; as well as - a transfer device for the transfer of supplied external packagings from the second conveying means to the placing surface; and - a transposing device for transposing articles from the first conveying means into external packagings having been transferred onto the placing surface; characterised in that - compartments are inserted into the external packagings prior to or after placing the articles into external packagings that have been transferred onto the placing surface, and in that - a separate introduction surface is provided between the second conveying means and the placing surface in the instance of introducing compartments prior to placing the articles. - a first conveying means for the supply of articles; - a second conveying means for the supply of external packagings; - a third conveying means for the discharge of external packagings with articles placed therein; and - a placing surface formed by a section (62, 60) of the third conveying means and disposed between the first conveying means and the second conveying means; as well as - a transfer device for the transfer of supplied external packagings from the second conveying means to the placing surface; and - a transposing device for transposing articles from the first conveying means into external packagings having been transferred onto the placing surface; characterised in that - compartments are inserted into the external packagings prior to or after placing the articles into external packagings that have been transferred onto the placing surface, and in that - a separate introduction surface is provided between the second conveying means and the placing surface in the instance of introducing compartments prior to placing the articles.
Method for producing a three-dimensional object from solidifiable material, which is either present in the starting state in a fluid phase or can be liquefied, by the sequential discharge of drops from at least one pressurisable material storage device for the fluid phase by means of at least one discharge unit through an outlet provided with a pulsable closure element, with the steps: - actuating the pulsable closure element by means of an actuator, - measuring an prestressing of the closure element at the operating point by means of the actuator, - controlling the prestressing of the closure element by means of an adjusting element, characterised by the steps - determining a mapping for the elastic deformation of the closure element by means of the actuator actuated by the adjusting element, - adjusting an elastic working range of the closure element by means of the adjusting element within the mapping. - actuating the pulsable closure element by means of an actuator, - measuring an prestressing of the closure element at the operating point by means of the actuator, - controlling the prestressing of the closure element by means of an adjusting element, - determining a mapping for the elastic deformation of the closure element by means of the actuator actuated by the adjusting element, - adjusting an elastic working range of the closure element by means of the adjusting element within the mapping.
An implant assembly (200; 300) for treating incontinence in a patient, the implant assembly comprising: an implant comprising a first arm (108A; 308A), a second arm (108B; 208B; 308B), and a central portion (106; 206; 306), the first and second arms extending from the central portion; and an elongated member (104B; 204B; 304B), the elongated member configured to extend along the second arm (108B; 208B; 308B), the elongated member (104B; 204B; 304B) including: a tail portion (212B; 312B) at a first end portion of the elongated member (204B; 304B), the tail portion (212B; 312B) having a planar portion, at least part of the tail portion extending beyond the central portion (206; 306) of the implant; characterised in that the elongated member includes a first envelope portion (224; 324), the first envelope portion (224; 324) defining a lumen in which the second arm (208B; 308B) extends through, the tail portion (208B; 308B) extending from the first envelope portion (224; 324); a window portion (226; 326) comprising a single planar portion extending from the first envelope portion (224; 324); and a second envelope portion (228; 328) at a second end portion of the elongated member (204B; 304B), the second envelope portion (228; 328) defining a lumen in which the second arm (208B; 308B) extends through, the window portion (226; 326) being disposed between the first envelope portion (224; 324) and the second envelope portion (228; 328). a tail portion (212B; 312B) at a first end portion of the elongated member (204B; 304B), the tail portion (212B; 312B) having a planar portion, at least part of the tail portion extending beyond the central portion (206; 306) of the implant; characterised in that the elongated member includes a first envelope portion (224; 324), the first envelope portion (224; 324) defining a lumen in which the second arm (208B; 308B) extends through, the tail portion (208B; 308B) extending from the first envelope portion (224; 324); a window portion (226; 326) comprising a single planar portion extending from the first envelope portion (224; 324); and a second envelope portion (228; 328) at a second end portion of the elongated member (204B; 304B), the second envelope portion (228; 328) defining a lumen in which the second arm (208B; 308B) extends through, the window portion (226; 326) being disposed between the first envelope portion (224; 324) and the second envelope portion (228; 328).
A screw compressor, comprising: a casing having a refrigerant liquid flow passage through which refrigerant liquid from an outside passes; a screw rotor having an outer peripheral surface with a plurality of screw grooves that form compression chambers and being arranged so as to be rotated inside the casing; and a slide valve provided between the casing and the screw rotor and configured to move slidably in a direction of a rotary shaft of the screw rotor, wherein the casing, the slide valve, or each of the casing and the slide valve has an oil injection port configured to supply oil to the plurality of screw grooves, and characterised in that the slide valve has a refrigerant liquid injection flow passage configured to bring the refrigerant liquid flow passage to communicate with any one of the plurality of screw grooves and is configured to move between a first position of allowing the refrigerant liquid injection flow passage to communicate with one of the plurality of screw grooves from a time immediately before start of compression to a time immediately after the start of compression and a second position of allowing the refrigerant liquid injection flow passage to communicate with an other one of the plurality of screw grooves which is in a suction stroke before the start of compression and being closer to the oil injection port in the direction of the rotary shaft than the first position. a casing having a refrigerant liquid flow passage through which refrigerant liquid from an outside passes; a screw rotor having an outer peripheral surface with a plurality of screw grooves that form compression chambers and being arranged so as to be rotated inside the casing; and a slide valve provided between the casing and the screw rotor and configured to move slidably in a direction of a rotary shaft of the screw rotor, wherein the casing, the slide valve, or each of the casing and the slide valve has an oil injection port configured to supply oil to the plurality of screw grooves, and characterised in that the slide valve has a refrigerant liquid injection flow passage configured to bring the refrigerant liquid flow passage to communicate with any one of the plurality of screw grooves and is configured to move between a first position of allowing the refrigerant liquid injection flow passage to communicate with one of the plurality of screw grooves from a time immediately before start of compression to a time immediately after the start of compression and a second position of allowing the refrigerant liquid injection flow passage to communicate with an other one of the plurality of screw grooves which is in a suction stroke before the start of compression and being closer to the oil injection port in the direction of the rotary shaft than the first position.
A method for determining a functional significance of coronary artery stenosis comprising: performing a cardiac computed tomography scan of a patient or a computed tomography angiography scan of a patient; determining, based on the scan, a mathematical relationship between a spatial dispersion of contrast in the coronary artery of the patient (TAG, TCG) and a temporal contrast dispersion of an arterial input function of the patient; calculating the coronary flow velocity within the coronary artery from the mathematical relationship; calculating an estimate of the pressure gradient within the coronary artery using the coronary flow velocity, the arterial input function and information on the coronary luminal area, position and location within the artery; and using the PG to determine the functional significance of the coronary artery stenosis. performing a cardiac computed tomography scan of a patient or a computed tomography angiography scan of a patient; determining, based on the scan, a mathematical relationship between a spatial dispersion of contrast in the coronary artery of the patient (TAG, TCG) and a temporal contrast dispersion of an arterial input function of the patient; calculating the coronary flow velocity within the coronary artery from the mathematical relationship; calculating an estimate of the pressure gradient within the coronary artery using the coronary flow velocity, the arterial input function and information on the coronary luminal area, position and location within the artery; and using the PG to determine the functional significance of the coronary artery stenosis.
A hand extruder comprising an extruder unit with an extruder screw and an extruder nozzle, which in conveying direction of the extrudate is joined to a nozzle tube section protruding with respect to an extruder housing and having an inner channel from which the extrudate emerges, and further comprising a welding shoe at the front end of the device via which the melt is delivered, wherein the welding shoe can be attached to the nozzle tube section, wherein a one-piece plastic welding shoe is provided, which comprises a weld-forming front section as well as a central and/or rear section (21, 20) of the welding shoe, which is to be attached to the nozzle tube section, wherein the central and/or rear section of the welding shoe, at least in sections, is formed cylindrically, characterised in that the cylindrical section has smaller dimensions (lesser diameter) compared to the weld-forming front section of the one-piece plastic welding shoe, in that a clamp is provided for attaching the welding shoe to the nozzle tube section, which clamp can be placed concentrically around the cylindrical section clamping the welding shoe in position on the nozzle tube section, and in that the weld-forming front section protruding outwardly on all sides relative to the cylindrical section is formed as a block with an angular outline.
A method for communicating data representing a media object encoded into classified data representing - base layer information (Bi) and - enhancement layer information (Ei) through a network fabric, comprising the steps of: - generating, for transmission on the network, a composition of the classified data as prioritized data according to expected network conditions wherein the classified data comprises - at least one of base layer information (Bi) with associated base layer parity information (Bp) and - at least one of enhancement layer information (Ei) with associated enhancement layer parity information (Ep); - adjusting the composition of prioritized data for transmission in response to a change in network conditions resulting in a loss of data on said network, wherein an amount of data of said enhancement layer parity information (Ep) or said enhancement layer information (Ei) is reduced and an amount of data of said parity information (Bp) associated with said base layer is increased, by replacing said enhancement layer parity information (Ep) or said enhancement layer information (Ei) with said base layer parity information (Bp) respectively; and - transmitting said adjusted prioritized data over said network to a user. - base layer information (Bi) and - enhancement layer information (Ei) through a network fabric, comprising the steps of: - generating, for transmission on the network, a composition of the classified data as prioritized data according to expected network conditions wherein the classified data comprises - at least one of base layer information (Bi) with associated base layer parity information (Bp) and - at least one of enhancement layer information (Ei) with associated enhancement layer parity information (Ep); - adjusting the composition of prioritized data for transmission in response to a change in network conditions resulting in a loss of data on said network, wherein an amount of data of said enhancement layer parity information (Ep) or said enhancement layer information (Ei) is reduced and an amount of data of said parity information (Bp) associated with said base layer is increased, by replacing said enhancement layer parity information (Ep) or said enhancement layer information (Ei) with said base layer parity information (Bp) respectively; and - transmitting said adjusted prioritized data over said network to a user.
Method to determine a strabismus angle between the eyes in a direction of gaze of an individual comprising: providing an eye tracker device to follow the viewing direction of the eyes of the individual; positioning the individual in front of a screen at a viewing distance; having the individual to view on the screen; measuring a position and line of sight of the eyes of the individual with the eye tracker device; and forwarding the measured position and line of sight of the eyes from the eye tracker device to a computer system; wherein the method comprises: displaying a small image element at a target position on the screen to have the individual to focus his or her eyes on the small image element on the screen; and calculating the strabismus angles between the eyes by calculating the difference in the horizontal and vertical gaze directions between the eyes of the individual with a computer system when a dominant eye gazes in the direction of the small image element. providing an eye tracker device to follow the viewing direction of the eyes of the individual; positioning the individual in front of a screen at a viewing distance; having the individual to view on the screen; measuring a position and line of sight of the eyes of the individual with the eye tracker device; and forwarding the measured position and line of sight of the eyes from the eye tracker device to a computer system; wherein the method comprises: displaying a small image element at a target position on the screen to have the individual to focus his or her eyes on the small image element on the screen; and calculating the strabismus angles between the eyes by calculating the difference in the horizontal and vertical gaze directions between the eyes of the individual with a computer system when a dominant eye gazes in the direction of the small image element. displaying a small image element at a target position on the screen to have the individual to focus his or her eyes on the small image element on the screen; and calculating the strabismus angles between the eyes by calculating the difference in the horizontal and vertical gaze directions between the eyes of the individual with a computer system when a dominant eye gazes in the direction of the small image element.
A sensing system for an actuator, comprising: a magnet holding plate including an annular aperture defining a radially inner surface, a radially outer surface, a raised portion (58, 60) along the inner surface, a biasing member positioned along the inner surface in the raised portion (58, 60), and a flange positioned on the outer surface and extending perpendicular to the aperture; a non-magnetic pressure plate having a radially outer surface and an aperture in the center thereof; a sensor target attached to the flange of the magnet holding plate; and a sensor assembly including a sensor and a sensor housing positioned radially outward from the pressure plate and magnet holding plate, wherein the outer surface of the pressure plate is positioned underneath the raised portion (58, 60) of the magnet holding plate, axially between the raised portion (58, 60) and the biasing member. a magnet holding plate including an annular aperture defining a radially inner surface, a radially outer surface, a raised portion (58, 60) along the inner surface, a biasing member positioned along the inner surface in the raised portion (58, 60), and a flange positioned on the outer surface and extending perpendicular to the aperture; a non-magnetic pressure plate having a radially outer surface and an aperture in the center thereof; a sensor target attached to the flange of the magnet holding plate; and a sensor assembly including a sensor and a sensor housing positioned radially outward from the pressure plate and magnet holding plate, wherein the outer surface of the pressure plate is positioned underneath the raised portion (58, 60) of the magnet holding plate, axially between the raised portion (58, 60) and the biasing member.
A composition comprising silicon containing electroactive porous particle fragments, characterised in that the porous particle fragments are selected from the group comprising: a. A pore-containing porous particle fragment comprising a network of pores, cavities and channels, which pores, cavities and channels are separated and defined by silicon-containing walls within the particle structure; b. A fractal comprising a substantially irregular shape or surface morphology derived from the silicon material originally defining or bounding the pores or network of pores within the porous particle from which the fractals are derived without themselves comprising pores, channels or a network of pores or channels; c. A fractal having a substantially irregular shape or surface morphology derived from silicon material originally defining a random or ordered network of linear, branched or layered elongate elements, wherein one or more discrete or interconnected void spaces or channels are defined between the elongate elements of the network. a. A pore-containing porous particle fragment comprising a network of pores, cavities and channels, which pores, cavities and channels are separated and defined by silicon-containing walls within the particle structure; b. A fractal comprising a substantially irregular shape or surface morphology derived from the silicon material originally defining or bounding the pores or network of pores within the porous particle from which the fractals are derived without themselves comprising pores, channels or a network of pores or channels; c. A fractal having a substantially irregular shape or surface morphology derived from silicon material originally defining a random or ordered network of linear, branched or layered elongate elements, wherein one or more discrete or interconnected void spaces or channels are defined between the elongate elements of the network.
A controller in a system for measuring energy consumption, the system comprises a plurality of devices (DEi) of which at least a subset comprises a communication unit (CUi) for supplying operating status information (OSi) indicating an actual operating status with respect to an actual energy consumption of the associated one of the plurality of devices (DEi), a meter for measuring a level of a total energy consumption of the plurality of devices (DEi), and the controller, the controller being constructed for receiving the level of the total energy consumption and the operating status information (OSi) to calculate an individual energy consumption of a particular one of the plurality of devices (DEi) from a comparison of the level of the total energy consumption occurring before and after a change of the operating status of the particular one of the plurality of devices (DEi).