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Lubricating device for lubricating with a lubricant the contact regions of a groove of a power rail, which contact regions are designed to hold a contact wire, comprising a guide means for guiding the lubricating device along the power rail and a lubricant dispensing facility which is suited to dispensing the lubricant to the contact regions of the power rail when the lubricating device is attached to the power rail.
A varicose vein closing laser optic fibre winch, comprising a pulling section having a pulling mechanism comprising a drive roller mounted on a shaft rotating in a bearing placed in a housing, said pulling mechanism furthermore comprising a laser fibre holder adjacent to said drive roller, said laser fibre holder comprising a spring and a holder lever connected thereto and having a holder roller, said winch furthermore comprising a drive section separable from said pulling section and containing a motor connected by a clutch with said drive roller of said pulling mechanism.
A method for protecting an airfoil leading edge surface from sand and water erosion comprising the steps of: (a) applying to said leading edge surface a hand sandable basecoat in the form of a preformed molded covering having a complementary shape to said leading edge surface; (b) bonding said preformed molded covering to said leading edge surface; and (c) applying a sand erosion resistant topcoat by brushing or spraying a plurality of layers over the basecoat to form an erosion protection coating, wherein said preformed molded covering is a hand sandable molded sheet conformable to said airfoil leading edge surface and said basecoat being configured to have a sand erosion rate expressed, as mass weight loss, of greater than 0.024 grams, and said topcoat being configured to have a sand erosion rate of less than 0.020 grams. (a) applying to said leading edge surface a hand sandable basecoat in the form of a preformed molded covering having a complementary shape to said leading edge surface; (b) bonding said preformed molded covering to said leading edge surface; and (c) applying a sand erosion resistant topcoat by brushing or spraying a plurality of layers over the basecoat to form an erosion protection coating,
A linear surgical stapler comprising: an anvil, a load bed configured to receive a staple cartridge, the load bed being pivotably connected to the anvil, a pressing cover connected to the load bed and the anvil such that pressing the pressing cover towards the anvil approximates the anvil towards the load bed, characterized by the anvil further comprising a ratchet bed system, which includes a ratchet seat, a ratchet bed and a ratchet recess, and the pressing cover comprising a ratchet spring with a ratchet, wherein the stapler is configured such that when pressing the pressing cover towards the anvil, the ratchet slides over the outer surface of the ratchet seat, which at an acute angle bends in a plate-shaped recess being the ratchet bed, until the ratchet enters the ratchet bed and the inner surface of the ratchet contacts the surface of the ratchet bed, the intermediate closure position being defined and retained by the ratchet contacting the ratchet seat and the ratchet bed, and further characterized by the stapler being configured such that after further pressing the pressing cover in the intermediate closure position towards the anvil, when the pressing cover is fully pressed against the anvil, the ratchet is located under the ratchet seat in the area between the ratchet seat and the ratchet recess. an anvil, a load bed configured to receive a staple cartridge, the load bed being pivotably connected to the anvil, a pressing cover connected to the load bed and the anvil such that pressing the pressing cover towards the anvil approximates the anvil towards the load bed, characterized by the anvil further comprising a ratchet bed system, which includes a ratchet seat, a ratchet bed and a ratchet recess, and the pressing cover comprising a ratchet spring with a ratchet, wherein the stapler is configured such that when pressing the pressing cover towards the anvil, the ratchet slides over the outer surface of the ratchet seat, which at an acute angle bends in a plate-shaped recess being the ratchet bed, until the ratchet enters the ratchet bed and the inner surface of the ratchet contacts the surface of the ratchet bed, the intermediate closure position being defined and retained by the ratchet contacting the ratchet seat and the ratchet bed, and further characterized by the stapler being configured such that after further pressing the pressing cover in the intermediate closure position towards the anvil, when the pressing cover is fully pressed against the anvil, the ratchet is located under the ratchet seat in the area between the ratchet seat and the ratchet recess.
A carriage for a liquid ejecting apparatus, the carriage comprising: an ejecting section chamber, in which an ejecting section is disposed, the ejecting section being configured to eject liquid; a driving substrate chamber, in which a driving substrate for the ejecting section is disposed; an air flow generating section configured to blow air flow onto the driving substrate; and a partition, which separates the driving substrate chamber from the ejecting section chamber and is separate from the air flow generating section, the partition being configured to reduce a change in pressure in the ejecting section due to generation of air flow by the air flow generating section. an ejecting section chamber, in which an ejecting section is disposed, the ejecting section being configured to eject liquid; a driving substrate chamber, in which a driving substrate for the ejecting section is disposed; an air flow generating section configured to blow air flow onto the driving substrate; and a partition, which separates the driving substrate chamber from the ejecting section chamber and is separate from the air flow generating section, the partition being configured to reduce a change in pressure in the ejecting section due to generation of air flow by the air flow generating section.
A stent graft (10, 90) comprising: a substantially tubular graft having a first end and a second end; a scallop cut out of one or both of the first end and the second end, wherein the scallop extends away from an end edge of the substantially tubular graft and has a perimeter defined by graft material, wherein the perimeter has at least three sides including a lateral side having a lateral edge substantially parallel to the end edge and two longitudinal sides (52, 54) extending between the lateral side and the end edge; and a scallop support structure (60, 92,110,130,160) at least partially bounded about the perimeter of the scallop, the scallop support structure comprising at least two substantially longitudinal perimeter support sections (66,124,144,172), and an undulating lateral base (62,94,112,132,162) extending between the at least two substantially longitudinal perimeter support sections, wherein the undulating lateral base has at least two undulations; wherein one of the at least two perimeter support sections is attached along and defines one of the two longitudinal sides and another of the at least two perimeter support sections is attached along and defines the other of the longitudinal sides; and wherein the undulating lateral base is disposed along the lateral base of the scallop and overlaps the graft material. a substantially tubular graft having a first end and a second end; a scallop cut out of one or both of the first end and the second end, wherein the scallop extends away from an end edge of the substantially tubular graft and has a perimeter defined by graft material, wherein the perimeter has at least three sides including a lateral side having a lateral edge substantially parallel to the end edge and two longitudinal sides (52, 54) extending between the lateral side and the end edge; and a scallop support structure (60, 92,110,130,160) at least partially bounded about the perimeter of the scallop, the scallop support structure comprising at least two substantially longitudinal perimeter support sections (66,124,144,172), and an undulating lateral base (62,94,112,132,162) extending between the at least two substantially longitudinal perimeter support sections, wherein the undulating lateral base has at least two undulations; wherein one of the at least two perimeter support sections is attached along and defines one of the two longitudinal sides and another of the at least two perimeter support sections is attached along and defines the other of the longitudinal sides; and wherein the undulating lateral base is disposed along the lateral base of the scallop and overlaps the graft material.
An antigen for use in a method of enhancing a protective immune response to the antigen in a subject, the method comprising: exposing the skin of the subject to radiation at a wavelength of between 1050 nm and 1080 nm, wherein the radiation is in a total dose of near-infrared radiation of between 25 J and 1200 J; and administering to the subject a dose of the antigen, wherein the antigen is administered intradermally, into or immediately adjacent to, the skin exposed to the irradiation; characterised in that: the radiation is a continuous-wave radiation. exposing the skin of the subject to radiation at a wavelength of between 1050 nm and 1080 nm, wherein the radiation is in a total dose of near-infrared radiation of between 25 J and 1200 J; and administering to the subject a dose of the antigen, wherein the antigen is administered intradermally, into or immediately adjacent to, the skin exposed to the irradiation; characterised in that: the radiation is a continuous-wave radiation. the radiation is a continuous-wave radiation.
Semiconductor switch apparatus comprising a power semiconductor (T 2), switchable along a collector-emitter path or a drain-source path via a control electrode, in particular, a gate electrode, with a collector and/or a drain, an emitter and/or a source and a control connection, in particular a gate, as well as at least one control circuit (RS1, RS2) each comprising a current sink (S 1,S 2) and a current amplifier (V 1,V 2), wherein the current sink (S 1,S 2) is capacitively coupled via a regulating capacitor (C 1) to the collector of the power semiconductor (T 2) and for diverting a partial current of the current flowing during a switching process via the regulating capacitor (C 1) up to an adjustable maximum current which is adjustable via an adjustable current source (U adapt), and wherein the current amplifier (V 1,V 2) is connected on the input side to the end of the current sink (S 1,S 2) that is capacitively coupled to the regulating capacitor (C 1), and to a positive or a negative supply voltage and, on the output side, the current amplifier is connected to the control electrode of the power semiconductor (T 2) and is configured such that the partial current of the current flowing during a switching process via the regulating capacitor (C 1), which partial current is not diverted by the current sink (S 1,S 2), is amplified by a predetermined amplification factor and is fed into the control electrode of the power semiconductor (T 2) such that the change in the voltage is counteracted via the collector-emitter path or the drain-source path of the power semiconductor (T 2) during a switching process, characterised in that the semiconductor switch apparatus further has an additional circuit (1.1) for an adapted switch-on transition which is connected to the control electrode of the power semiconductor ( T 2) and which is configured for a smooth transition of the collector voltage and/or the drain voltage of the power semiconductor ( T 2) on switching over of its collector-emitter path and/or drain-source path from a blocked to a conductive state.
A spacing element for providing a defined minimum distance between a two-dimensional element, such as a photovoltaic laminate or a solar glass or a window glass, and profile elements with a groove, in which the two-dimensional element is mounted, wherein the spacing element comprises a base portion and a space holding portion molded to the base portion, which angularly protrudes from the base portion, wherein at least the space holding portion comes to lie between the two-dimensional element and the profile element, in particular the groove, characterized in that the spacing element further comprises at least one centering portion, which extends laterally from the base portion and which is of resilient design, wherein the centering portion can be brought resiliently into contact with the front surface of the two-dimensional element in the installed state and a minimum distance between the front surface and the profile element can be provided.
Method of preparing an electrode comprising providing an electrode substrate, depositing on said electrode substrate a first aqueous coating solution comprising precursors of a valve metal oxide and of at least two platinum group metal oxides, treating the first coating solution to provide a first metal oxide coating layer on the electrode substrate, depositing on said first coating layer a second organic coating solution comprising precursors of a valve metal oxide and of at least one platinum group metal oxide, wherein at least one of the precursors is in organic form, treating said second coating solution to provide a second metal oxide coating layer on the first coating layer.
Component comprising: - a base part, - a sealing element and - an overmoulding, which extends at least partially around the base part and at least partially around the sealing element, wherein the encapsulation keeps the sealing element in an elastically deformed state, characterized in that the sealing element and the base part define a sealed space between them, in which there is a gas, in particular a compressed gas. - a base part, - a sealing element and - an overmoulding, which extends at least partially around the base part and at least partially around the sealing element, wherein the encapsulation keeps the sealing element in an elastically deformed state,
A method of determining the presence of a secondary transmission in a time-domain sum-signal including a primary transmission and the secondary transmission, the method comprising: transforming the time-domain sum-signal into a frequency-domain sum-signal, wherein the frequency-domain sum-signal is a linear combination of the primary transmission and the secondary transmission; and wherein the transforming is based on a plurality of frequency bins; estimating a primary carrier frequency based on the frequency-domain sum-signal; shifting the frequency bins of the frequency-domain sum-signal based on the estimated primary carrier frequency; determining a conjugate of a sideband of the frequency-bin-shifted frequency-domain sum-signal; attenuating the frequency-bin-shifted frequency-domain sum-signal by using said conjugate of the sideband of the frequency-bin-shifted frequency-domain sum-signal; extracting at least one peak from the attenuated frequency-domain sum-signal; and determining the presence of the secondary transmission in the frequency-domain sum-signal based on said at least one peak. transforming the time-domain sum-signal into a frequency-domain sum-signal, wherein the frequency-domain sum-signal is a linear combination of the primary transmission and the secondary transmission; and wherein the transforming is based on a plurality of frequency bins; wherein the frequency-domain sum-signal is a linear combination of the primary transmission and the secondary transmission; and wherein the transforming is based on a plurality of frequency bins; estimating a primary carrier frequency based on the frequency-domain sum-signal; shifting the frequency bins of the frequency-domain sum-signal based on the estimated primary carrier frequency; determining a conjugate of a sideband of the frequency-bin-shifted frequency-domain sum-signal; attenuating the frequency-bin-shifted frequency-domain sum-signal by using said conjugate of the sideband of the frequency-bin-shifted frequency-domain sum-signal; extracting at least one peak from the attenuated frequency-domain sum-signal; and determining the presence of the secondary transmission in the frequency-domain sum-signal based on said at least one peak.
High-voltage insulator, consisting of at least two separate insulators (1.1, 1.2) combinable to form a column, each having a substantially rotationally symmetrical carrier tube (2.1, 2.2) of glassfibrereinforced epoxy resin and with a free internal volume (6.1, 6.2), upper and lower metal flanges (3.1, 3.2, 4.1 and 4.2), which surround the respective ends of the corresponding carrier tubes (2.1, 2.2) and hermetically close the free internal volume (6.1, 6.2) thereof relative to the external atmosphere,' and a screen (8.1, 8.2) of silicon mounted circumferentially on each carrier tube (2.1, 2.2), characterised in that the at least two insulators (1.1, 1.2) are so connectible by means of a coupling member that the respective free internal volumes (6.1, 6.2) of the at least two insulators (1.1, 1.2) form a common gas space.
An apparatus comprising: means for enabling three dimensional content to be rendered; means for determining movement of the apparatus; means for controlling scrolling of the three dimensional content, wherein if the movement of the apparatus is within a first category the three dimensional content is scrolled to correspond to the movement of the apparatus and if the movement of the apparatus is within a second category the three dimensional content is not scrolled; and wherein; the means for determining movement of the apparatus comprises means for determining a path of the apparatus and comparing expected accelerations for an apparatus following the determined path to measured accelerations of the apparatus, wherein the second category of movement corresponds to the accelerations caused by the apparatus following the determined path and the first category of movement corresponds to accelerations that are not caused by the apparatus following the determined path. means for enabling three dimensional content to be rendered; means for determining movement of the apparatus; means for controlling scrolling of the three dimensional content, wherein if the movement of the apparatus is within a first category the three dimensional content is scrolled to correspond to the movement of the apparatus and if the movement of the apparatus is within a second category the three dimensional content is not scrolled; and wherein; the means for determining movement of the apparatus comprises means for determining a path of the apparatus and comparing expected accelerations for an apparatus following the determined path to measured accelerations of the apparatus, wherein the second category of movement corresponds to the accelerations caused by the apparatus following the determined path and the first category of movement corresponds to accelerations that are not caused by the apparatus following the determined path.
An electrode connector comprising: a housing defining a first opening configured to receive at least a portion of an electrode therethrough; an electrically conductive contact plate defining a bore aligned with the first opening, the bore configured and dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the electrode therein; a lead wire terminal electrically connected to the contact plate; and an electrically conductive member electrically coupled to the lead wire terminal, the electrically conductive member being supported on the housing and being spaced apart from the first opening, characterized in that the electrically conductive member is disposed in a second opening defined in the housing, the first and second openings (325, 327) are defined in opposing sides of the housing. a housing defining a first opening configured to receive at least a portion of an electrode therethrough; an electrically conductive contact plate defining a bore aligned with the first opening, the bore configured and dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the electrode therein; a lead wire terminal electrically connected to the contact plate; and an electrically conductive member electrically coupled to the lead wire terminal, the electrically conductive member being supported on the housing and being spaced apart from the first opening, characterized in that the electrically conductive member is disposed in a second opening defined in the housing, the first and second openings (325, 327) are defined in opposing sides of the housing.
An immunogen comprising at least one antigenic PCSK9 peptide containing a phosphorylation site linked to an immunogenic carrier, wherein said antigenic PCSK9 peptide containing a phosphorylation site is SEQ ID No. 12 and wherein said immunogenic carrier is selected from Diphtheria Toxoid, CRM197 or a VLP selected from HBcAg, HBsAg, Qbeta, PP7, PPV or Norwalk Virus VLP.
A method for determining an angle of arrival of a radar signal received by a plurality of antennas of a radar receiver system, from an emitter, wherein the method comprises, given radiation patterns of said antennas receiving, each, said radar signal, for each (151, 200) of the radiation patterns of said antennas; in an initial iteration, representing an approximation of the pattern as plurality of windows, each window defined by two boundaries (215a, 215b) and each of the boundaries having an azimuth angle value and an amplitude value, wherein the approximation further includes an inflexion point being a boundary having an amplitude value higher than the other boundaries; for each of the boundaries, adjusting at least one of a respective azimuth angle value or amplitude value of a subject boundary; generating a next approximation of the pattern based on the adjustment to the subject boundary; comparing the next approximation to an approximation of the pattern generated in a prior iteration, which includes the initial approximation; comparing a slope associated with a portion of the next approximation represented by each window to a non-zero threshold value; determining whether the next approximation is constantly increasing on one side of the inflexion point and constantly decreasing on the other side of the inflexion point; and identifying the next approximation as an optimized monotonic fit based on the comparisons and determination, and wherein the method further comprises: calculating an angle of arrival of the radar signal based on optimized monotonic fits obtained for said each of the radiation patterns, by comparing a difference or a ratio of said optimized monotonic fits for two adjacent antennas of said plurality of antennas with a difference or a ratio, respectively, of an effective received power from each the plurality of antennas, to resolve the angle of arrival. in an initial iteration, representing an approximation of the pattern as plurality of windows, each window defined by two boundaries (215a, 215b) and each of the boundaries having an azimuth angle value and an amplitude value, wherein the approximation further includes an inflexion point being a boundary having an amplitude value higher than the other boundaries; for each of the boundaries, adjusting at least one of a respective azimuth angle value or amplitude value of a subject boundary; generating a next approximation of the pattern based on the adjustment to the subject boundary; comparing the next approximation to an approximation of the pattern generated in a prior iteration, which includes the initial approximation; comparing a slope associated with a portion of the next approximation represented by each window to a non-zero threshold value; determining whether the next approximation is constantly increasing on one side of the inflexion point and constantly decreasing on the other side of the inflexion point; and identifying the next approximation as an optimized monotonic fit based on the comparisons and determination,