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An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator system comprising: an ICD configured to be implanted subcutaneously in a patient; an implantable medical electrical lead characterized in that it includes: an elongated lead body having a proximal end and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion is configured to be implanted at a substernal location; a connector at the proximal end of the lead body configured to couple to the ICD; and one or more electrodes (24, 28, 30) along the distal portion of the elongated lead body; wherein the ICD is configured to obtain electrical signals sensed at the substernal location of the patient, and to deliver electrical stimulation from the substernal location to a heart of the patient using the one or more electrodes, said substernal location being substantially within an anterior mediastinum. an ICD configured to be implanted subcutaneously in a patient; an implantable medical electrical lead characterized in that it includes: an elongated lead body having a proximal end and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion is configured to be implanted at a substernal location; a connector at the proximal end of the lead body configured to couple to the ICD; and one or more electrodes (24, 28, 30) along the distal portion of the elongated lead body; wherein the ICD is configured to obtain electrical signals sensed at the substernal location of the patient, and to deliver electrical stimulation from the substernal location to a heart of the patient using the one or more electrodes, said substernal location being substantially within an anterior mediastinum. an elongated lead body having a proximal end and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion is configured to be implanted at a substernal location; a connector at the proximal end of the lead body configured to couple to the ICD; and one or more electrodes (24, 28, 30) along the distal portion of the elongated lead body; wherein the ICD is configured to obtain electrical signals sensed at the substernal location of the patient, and to deliver electrical stimulation from the substernal location to a heart of the patient using the one or more electrodes, said substernal location being substantially within an anterior mediastinum.
Method for operating a driver assistance system for a vehicle driving on a carriageway, comprising the steps: - detecting a carriageway constriction lying ahead of the vehicle, as well as at least one vehicle in the oncoming traffic with respect to the vehicle, - determining the distance (d 2) and the width (b 3) of the carriageway constriction and of the distance (d 1), the width (b 2) and the current velocity (v 2) of the vehicle in the oncoming traffic, - predicting the anticipated trajectories (310, 410) of the vehicle and of the vehicle in the oncoming traffic, and determining an anticipated intersection point of the two vehicles (300, 400), - assessing the predicted traffic situation, and - activating a safety device if the anticipated intersection point of the two vehicles (300, 400) lies in the region of the constriction, wherein the time of activation of the safety device is determined as a function of the current traffic situation. - detecting a carriageway constriction lying ahead of the vehicle, as well as at least one vehicle in the oncoming traffic with respect to the vehicle, - determining the distance (d 2) and the width (b 3) of the carriageway constriction and of the distance (d 1), the width (b 2) and the current velocity (v 2) of the vehicle in the oncoming traffic, - predicting the anticipated trajectories (310, 410) of the vehicle and of the vehicle in the oncoming traffic, and determining an anticipated intersection point of the two vehicles (300, 400), - assessing the predicted traffic situation, and - activating a safety device if the anticipated intersection point of the two vehicles (300, 400) lies in the region of the constriction,
A steel for an anchor chain having a chemical composition consisting of, in mass%: C: 0.17 to 0.45%, Si: 0.01 to 0.6%, Mn: 1.10 to 2.50%, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.05% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.1%, N: 0.001 to 0.01%, Sn: 0.01 to 0.5%, Cr: 0.1% or less, Cu: 0.001 to 0.1%, Ni: 0 to 5.0%, Sb: 0 to 0.5%, Mo: 0 to 1.0%, W: 0 to 1.0%, V: 0 to 1.0%, Ca: 0 to 0.01%, Mg: 0 to 0.01%, REM: 0 to 0.01%, Nb: 0 to 0.1%, Ti: 0 to 0.1%, B: 0 to 0.01%, and a balance: Fe and impurities, and satisfying formulas (i) and (ii) below: 1 − 3.26 Sn + 0.25 Cr ≤ 0.80 Sn / Cu ≥ 1.0 where, each symbol of an element in the above formulas represents a content, in mass%, of the corresponding element that is contained in the steel, with a value of a symbol being taken as zero if the corresponding element is not contained. C: 0.17 to 0.45%, Si: 0.01 to 0.6%, Mn: 1.10 to 2.50%, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.05% or less, Al: 0.005 to 0.1%, N: 0.001 to 0.01%, Sn: 0.01 to 0.5%, Cr: 0.1% or less, Cu: 0.001 to 0.1%, Ni: 0 to 5.0%, Sb: 0 to 0.5%, Mo: 0 to 1.0%, W: 0 to 1.0%, V: 0 to 1.0%, Ca: 0 to 0.01%, Mg: 0 to 0.01%, REM: 0 to 0.01%, Nb: 0 to 0.1%, Ti: 0 to 0.1%, B: 0 to 0.01%, and a balance: Fe and impurities, and satisfying formulas (i) and (ii) below: 1 − 3.26 Sn + 0.25 Cr ≤ 0.80 Sn / Cu ≥ 1.0
A method for demodulating a waveform I outputting from an interferometer with two branches, at least one of the branches being modulated with a sinusoidal function, the waveform being I = A + B cos[ C 0 cos( ωt) + Δ φ ( t)], wherein A and B are parameters related to a mixing efficiency of the interferometer, C 0 is a nominal phase modulation depth of the interferometer, Δ φ (t) is a phase difference between the two branches, ω is a modulation angular frequency of the interferometer and t the time; Wherein the following steps are executed by a circuity or logic: P1. Acquiring said waveform I from the interferometer; P2. Generating functions cos[2 kωt] and cos[(2 j - 1) ωt] for k = 1... k 0, and j = 1,... j 0, k 0 and j 0 being predetermined integer numbers; P3. Calculating and low-pass-filtering the products, for every k = 1... k 0 and j = 1,... j 0: I ⊗ cos 2 kωt ≡ I 2 kω I ⊗ cos 2 j − 1 ωt ≡ I 2 j − 1 ω P4. Determining coefficients a 2 k and a 2 j- 1 by imposing the conditions: d n υ dC n C 0 = 0 for n = 0,... k 0 + j 0 - 2 on a distortion parameter υ defined as: υ C = ∑ j − 1 j a 2 j − 1 J 2 j − 1 C ∑ k − 1 k + 1 a 2 k J 2 k C Wherein J i, with i an integer number, represents the Bessel function of the first kind; P5. Linearly combining I 2 kω and I (2 j -1) ω of step P3 for every k = 1... k 0 and j = 1,... j 0 with respective coefficients a 2 k and a 2 j -1 of step P4, obtaining linear combinations Σ j a 2j-1 I (2 j -1) ω and Σ k a 2 k I 2 kω; P6. Calculating Δ φ (t) using the linear combinations of step P5 and the following relationships; ∑ j a 2 j − 1 I 2 j − 1 ω = BS 1 C sin Δ φ ∑ k a 2 k I 2 kω = BS 2 C cos Δ φ. Wherein S 1 = Σ j [( - 1) j a 2 j- 1 J 2 j -1] and S 2 = Σ j [(-1) j +1 a 2 j J 2 j], and S 1 = S 2. P1. Acquiring said waveform I from the interferometer; P2. Generating functions cos[2 kωt] and cos[(2 j - 1) ωt] for k = 1... k 0, and j = 1,... j 0, k 0 and j 0 being predetermined integer numbers; P3. Calculating and low-pass-filtering the products, for every k = 1... k 0 and j = 1,... j 0: I ⊗ cos 2 kωt ≡ I 2 kω I ⊗ cos 2 j − 1 ωt ≡ I 2 j − 1 ω P4. Determining coefficients a 2 k and a 2 j- 1 by imposing the conditions: d n υ dC n C 0 = 0 for n = 0,... k 0 + j 0 - 2 on a distortion parameter υ defined as: υ C = ∑ j − 1 j a 2 j − 1 J 2 j − 1 C ∑ k − 1 k + 1 a 2 k J 2 k C Wherein J i, with i an integer number, represents the Bessel function of the first kind; P5. Linearly combining I 2 kω and I (2 j -1) ω of step P3 for every k = 1... k 0 and j = 1,... j 0 with respective coefficients a 2 k and a 2 j -1 of step P4, obtaining linear combinations Σ j a 2j-1 I (2 j -1) ω and Σ k a 2 k I 2 kω; P6. Calculating Δ φ (t) using the linear combinations of step P5 and the following relationships; ∑ j a 2 j − 1 I 2 j − 1 ω = BS 1 C sin Δ φ ∑ k a 2 k I 2 kω = BS 2 C cos Δ φ. Wherein S 1 = Σ j [( - 1) j a 2 j- 1 J 2 j -1] and S 2 = Σ j [(-1) j +1 a 2 j J 2 j], and S 1 = S 2.
A recombinant host microorganism cell comprising: (a) a gene encoding a tyrosine-sensitive 3-Deoxy-D-arabinoheptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase polypeptide having at least 65% identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the ARO4 polypeptide comprises a mutation that is K229L and is not feedback inhibited; (b) a gene encoding a chorismate mutase polypeptide; (c) a gene encoding an acetyl-CoA carboxylase polypeptide; and (d) disruption of a gene encoding a phenylalanine-inhibited 3-Deoxy-D-arabinoheptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase polypeptide having at least 75% identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, whereby the host does not express ARO3; wherein at least one of the genes is a recombinant gene, wherein the host is capable of producing a stilbene. (a) a gene encoding a tyrosine-sensitive 3-Deoxy-D-arabinoheptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase polypeptide having at least 65% identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the ARO4 polypeptide comprises a mutation that is K229L and is not feedback inhibited; (b) a gene encoding a chorismate mutase polypeptide; (c) a gene encoding an acetyl-CoA carboxylase polypeptide; and (d) disruption of a gene encoding a phenylalanine-inhibited 3-Deoxy-D-arabinoheptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase polypeptide having at least 75% identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3, whereby the host does not express ARO3; wherein at least one of the genes is a recombinant gene, wherein the host is capable of producing a stilbene.
Particle dispenser comprising: - a casing (2,3); - a first body accommodated in said casing (2,3) and comprising a plurality of first housings capable of containing a number of discrete particles; - a second body accommodated in said casing and comprising a plurality of second housings; wherein the first body is configured to move relative to said casing (2,3) between a first operating position in which each housing of the plurality of first housings communicates with a corresponding housing of the second plurality of second housings through a window and a second operating position in which the first housings are isolated from the second housings; wherein the second body is configured to selectively move relative to said casing (2,3) between an initial position to a final position passing through intermediate positions, wherein in each of said positions, included or excluded the initial position, at least one second housing communicates with a release mouth of the casing (2,3). - a casing (2,3); - a first body accommodated in said casing (2,3) and comprising a plurality of first housings capable of containing a number of discrete particles; - a second body accommodated in said casing and comprising a plurality of second housings; wherein the first body is configured to move relative to said casing (2,3) between a first operating position in which each housing of the plurality of first housings communicates with a corresponding housing of the second plurality of second housings through a window and a second operating position in which the first housings are isolated from the second housings; wherein the second body is configured to selectively move relative to said casing (2,3) between an initial position to a final position passing through intermediate positions, wherein in each of said positions, included or excluded the initial position, at least one second housing communicates with a release mouth of the casing (2,3).
A prosthetic liner, comprising: a textile cover having at least first and second regions (112, 114) each with a different elongation relative to one another; characterized in that the first region is in a prestretched configuration in at least one orientation relative to an axis (X-X) of the prosthetic liner and locked in the prestretched configuration according to a layer of elastomeric material located along a surface of the textile cover. characterized in that the first region is in a prestretched configuration in at least one orientation relative to an axis (X-X) of the prosthetic liner and locked in the prestretched configuration according to a layer of elastomeric material located along a surface of the textile cover.
A method for forming a composite tread for a tire, the method comprising the steps of: forming a coextruded strip of a first and second rubber compound, wherein the first rubber compound is a tread rubber compound and the second rubber compound is different from the first rubber compound; and forming the tread from winding the coextruded strip onto a tire building drum or a green tire carcass while varying the ratio of the first compound to the second compound in the coextruded strip, characterized in that the second rubber compound has a storage modulus G' when measured at 1% strain and 100°C according to ASTM D5289 in a range of from 15 to 60 MPa and in that said storage modulus G' when measured at 1% strain and 100°C according to ASTM D5289 of the second rubber compound is at least 5 MPa higher than the respective storage modulus G' of the first rubber composition. forming a coextruded strip of a first and second rubber compound, wherein the first rubber compound is a tread rubber compound and the second rubber compound is different from the first rubber compound; and forming the tread from winding the coextruded strip onto a tire building drum or a green tire carcass while varying the ratio of the first compound to the second compound in the coextruded strip, characterized in that the second rubber compound has a storage modulus G' when measured at 1% strain and 100°C according to ASTM D5289 in a range of from 15 to 60 MPa and in that said storage modulus G' when measured at 1% strain and 100°C according to ASTM D5289 of the second rubber compound is at least 5 MPa higher than the respective storage modulus G' of the first rubber composition.
A method in constructing an elevator, which elevator has been arranged to comprise during construction time - a hoistway, - at least one elevator unit (1,CW) movable in the hoistway, including at least an elevator car, - a first movable support structure in the hoistway above the elevator car, for supporting said at least one elevator unit (1,CW), - a roof structure, separate from the movable support structure, in the hoistway above the movable support structure, in which method at least the following steps are performed: a) the elevator car is used for transporting passengers and/or goods, and thereafter b) the first movable support structure is lifted higher in the hoistway, and thereafter c) the elevator car is used again for transporting passengers and/or goods, the roof structure being a movable roof structure, and the method further comprising a step x wherein the roof structure is lifted higher in the hoistway so as to make more room below the roof structure, characterized in that in step x the movable roof structure is lifted in the hoistway taking support for the lift from a second movable support structure mounted in the hoistway above the movable roof structure. - a hoistway, - at least one elevator unit (1,CW) movable in the hoistway, including at least an elevator car, - a first movable support structure in the hoistway above the elevator car, for supporting said at least one elevator unit (1,CW), - a roof structure, separate from the movable support structure, in the hoistway above the movable support structure, a) the elevator car is used for transporting passengers and/or goods, and thereafter b) the first movable support structure is lifted higher in the hoistway, and thereafter c) the elevator car is used again for transporting passengers and/or goods,
A variable lubricant vane pump (102,202) for providing pressurized lubricant with a pump outlet pressure, with a static pump housing (114,214) defining a pump inlet (106,206) and a pump outlet (108,208), a shiftable control ring (124,224) being shiftable with respect to a pump rotor (122,222) to thereby vary the eccentricity of the control ring (124,224) with respect to the pump rotor (122,222) for controlling the volumetric pump performance, the rotatable pump rotor (122,222) comprising several rotor vanes (123,223) rotating within the shiftable control ring (124,224), a control ring preload spring (128,228) arranged within a spring chamber (126,226) preloading and pushing the shiftable control ring (124,224) into a high-eccentricity direction, a pressure control valve (132,232) controlling the spring chamber pressure between a load pressure (PG,PO) and a atmospheric pressure to thereby define at least two different pump set-pressure values, a pilot chamber being pressurized with the load pressure (PG,PO) via a pilot chamber load line (138,238) providing the only hydraulic connection of the pilot chamber (130,230), the pilot chamber pressure causing the shiftable control ring (124,224) to move against the control ring preload spring (128,228) into a low-eccentricity direction, and a hydraulic restrictor element (140,240) restricting the throughput of the pilot chamber load channel (138,238). a static pump housing (114,214) defining a pump inlet (106,206) and a pump outlet (108,208), a shiftable control ring (124,224) being shiftable with respect to a pump rotor (122,222) to thereby vary the eccentricity of the control ring (124,224) with respect to the pump rotor (122,222) for controlling the volumetric pump performance, the rotatable pump rotor (122,222) comprising several rotor vanes (123,223) rotating within the shiftable control ring (124,224), a control ring preload spring (128,228) arranged within a spring chamber (126,226) preloading and pushing the shiftable control ring (124,224) into a high-eccentricity direction, a pressure control valve (132,232) controlling the spring chamber pressure between a load pressure (PG,PO) and a atmospheric pressure to thereby define at least two different pump set-pressure values, a pilot chamber being pressurized with the load pressure (PG,PO) via a pilot chamber load line (138,238) providing the only hydraulic connection of the pilot chamber (130,230), the pilot chamber pressure causing the shiftable control ring (124,224) to move against the control ring preload spring (128,228) into a low-eccentricity direction, and a hydraulic restrictor element (140,240) restricting the throughput of the pilot chamber load channel (138,238).
A method for fabricating an electric transmission cable comprising - providing wires made of high-carbon steel and in a number of between 5 and 25, and coating them with zinc, zinc-aluminum or zinc-aluminum-magnesium types of alloy, wherein the weight of the coating on the wires is more than 100 g/m 2, - stranding the coated wires thereby forming a core, - compacting the core by means of compacting rolls or by means of Turks heads. - providing wires made of high-carbon steel and in a number of between 5 and 25, and coating them with zinc, zinc-aluminum or zinc-aluminum-magnesium types of alloy, wherein the weight of the coating on the wires is more than 100 g/m 2, - stranding the coated wires thereby forming a core, - compacting the core by means of compacting rolls or by means of Turks heads.
A method for operating an independently moving surface treatment device, particularly a cleaning robot, wherein the surface treatment device can travel in an environment and in the process perform surface treatment tasks where necessary, and wherein an obstacle detection device (2, 3) of the surface treatment device measures an obstacle within the environment, characterized in that the surface treatment device remains motionless at a defined location of the environment, particularly in a range of motion of a certain object, during a user-predefined time span, wherein the obstacle detection device (2, 3) repeatedly measures a distance (a) to a certain object and evaluates the measured values of the distance (a) with respect to a time rate of change during the time span and/or wherein the obstacle detection device (2, 3) detects a potentially occurring collision with the object during the time span, and wherein an alarm signal is output in case of a change beyond a defined threshold value and/or in case of a collision.
Method for testing a component to be additively produced, comprising the following steps: - mechanically exciting at least one additively constructed layer of the component together with a component substrate during an additive production of the component on the component substrate, - measuring a mechanical response signal of the component wherein a characteristic frequency spectrum, for example for resonance or oscillation analysis, of the component is used for the mechanical excitation and the measurement of the mechanical response signal, and - displaying a warning and/or carrying out a termination of the additive production of the component if the mechanical response signal lies outside a predetermined tolerance range, wherein the mechanical response signal is compared to a simulated or computed value for the display of the warning and/or the carrying out of the termination, and wherein the mechanical response signal is compared to a mechanical response signal of at least one previously additively constructed layer for the display of the warning and/or the carrying out of the termination, wherein the warning is displayed if the mechanical response signal lies outside a first predetermined tolerance range and wherein the termination of the additive production of the component is carried out if the mechanical response signal lies outside a second predetermined tolerance range and wherein the second predetermined tolerance range is greater than the first predetermined tolerance range. - mechanically exciting at least one additively constructed layer of the component together with a component substrate during an additive production of the component on the component substrate, - measuring a mechanical response signal of the component wherein a characteristic frequency spectrum, for example for resonance or oscillation analysis, of the component is used for the mechanical excitation and the measurement of the mechanical response signal, and - displaying a warning and/or carrying out a termination of the additive production of the component if the mechanical response signal lies outside a predetermined tolerance range, wherein the mechanical response signal is compared to a simulated or computed value for the display of the warning and/or the carrying out of the termination, and wherein the mechanical response signal is compared to a mechanical response signal of at least one previously additively constructed layer for the display of the warning and/or the carrying out of the termination, wherein the warning is displayed if the mechanical response signal lies outside a first predetermined tolerance range and wherein the termination of the additive production of the component is carried out if the mechanical response signal lies outside a second predetermined tolerance range and wherein the second predetermined tolerance range is greater than the first predetermined tolerance range.