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An end-of-train system, comprising: an electronically controlled pneumatic railway car having a car control device, a railcar specific identification module, and first and second intercar trainline network connectors (22, 24) positioned at either end of the electronically controlled pneumatic railway car; a selection device associated with the railway car and configured to be moveable to selectively indicate whether the electronically controlled pneumatic railway car is located at the end of a train and to indicate which of the first and second intercar trainline network connectors is positioned at the rear of the train; and an input/output end-of-train module in communication with the car control device and with the railcar specific identification module and programmed to determine whether the selection device has indicated that the electronically controlled pneumatic railway car is at the end of the train and to initiate a broadcast of an end-of-train beacon from the car control device over one of the first and second intercar trainline network connectors. an electronically controlled pneumatic railway car having a car control device, a railcar specific identification module, and first and second intercar trainline network connectors (22, 24) positioned at either end of the electronically controlled pneumatic railway car; a selection device associated with the railway car and configured to be moveable to selectively indicate whether the electronically controlled pneumatic railway car is located at the end of a train and to indicate which of the first and second intercar trainline network connectors is positioned at the rear of the train; and an input/output end-of-train module in communication with the car control device and with the railcar specific identification module and programmed to determine whether the selection device has indicated that the electronically controlled pneumatic railway car is at the end of the train and to initiate a broadcast of an end-of-train beacon from the car control device over one of the first and second intercar trainline network connectors.
An apparatus for extracting an elongated implanted structure from an obstruction in a body vessel of a patient, part of that obstruction surrounding the implanted structure, comprising: an elongated sheath member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending therethrough, the elongated sheath member being sufficiently flexible to track over the implanted structure within the body vessel; a tip having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending therethrough, said tip body proximal end disposed at the distal end of the sheath member, said respective passageways dimensioned and aligned such that said implanted structure is receivable therein, said tip distal end including a segment tapering toward a leading edge, said leading edge configured for non-cutting engagement with said obstruction as said apparatus tracks over said implanted structure, characterized by a plurality of radially outwardly directed disruptor elements disposed along an outer surface of said tip distal end in a spaced apart configuration, said disruptor elements having respective distal ends disposed along said outer surface proximal of at least said leading edge of said tapered segment and extending in a proximal direction therefrom with a constant cross section, said disruptor elements having a distal end face extending perpendicularly outward with respect to the outer surface of the distal tip; said disruptor elements configured and arranged along said outer surface for disrupting that part of said obstruction that surrounds the implanted structure as said apparatus is advanced over said implanted structure in said vessel. an elongated sheath member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending therethrough, the elongated sheath member being sufficiently flexible to track over the implanted structure within the body vessel; a tip having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending therethrough, said tip body proximal end disposed at the distal end of the sheath member, said respective passageways dimensioned and aligned such that said implanted structure is receivable therein, said tip distal end including a segment tapering toward a leading edge, said leading edge configured for non-cutting engagement with said obstruction as said apparatus tracks over said implanted structure, characterized by a plurality of radially outwardly directed disruptor elements disposed along an outer surface of said tip distal end in a spaced apart configuration, said disruptor elements having respective distal ends disposed along said outer surface proximal of at least said leading edge of said tapered segment and extending in a proximal direction therefrom with a constant cross section, said disruptor elements having a distal end face extending perpendicularly outward with respect to the outer surface of the distal tip; said disruptor elements configured and arranged along said outer surface for disrupting that part of said obstruction that surrounds the implanted structure as said apparatus is advanced over said implanted structure in said vessel.
A coated plug wrap for a smoking article, wherein the coated plug wrap comprises: a base paper comprising hardwood pulp fibers or a combination of hardwood pulp fibers and softwood pulp fibers, the hardwood fibers present in an amount greater than 50 % by weight based on the total dry weight of the fibers, and a coating on at least one surface of the base paper in an amount such that the coated plug wrap has a tensile strength of at least about 100 g/mm as measured by ISO 1924-2, wherein the coating comprises an acrylate, a styrene, a butadiene, a starch, a starch derivative, a cellulose derivative, an alginate, a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl acetate, a gelatin, a gum, or a combination thereof, characterised in that the coated plug wrap has a permeability of less than about 5 Coresta units. a base paper comprising hardwood pulp fibers or a combination of hardwood pulp fibers and softwood pulp fibers, the hardwood fibers present in an amount greater than 50 % by weight based on the total dry weight of the fibers, and a coating on at least one surface of the base paper in an amount such that the coated plug wrap has a tensile strength of at least about 100 g/mm as measured by ISO 1924-2, wherein the coating comprises an acrylate, a styrene, a butadiene, a starch, a starch derivative, a cellulose derivative, an alginate, a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl acetate, a gelatin, a gum, or a combination thereof, characterised in that the coated plug wrap has a permeability of less than about 5 Coresta units.
A display device which can be updated by applying pressure with a passive object, the display device comprising: a transparent top conductor layer; a middle conductor layer segmented into a plurality of independent areas, wherein a pixel of the display device is defined based at least in part on the segmentation of the middle conductor layer; a bottom conductor layer; an electrophoretic ink layer between the top and middle conductor layers; a layer of piezo-electric material between the middle and bottom conductor layers; an electrical connection between the bottom and top conductor layers; and a control element within the electrical connection, wherein the control element comprises passive components configured to selectively control a direction of current flow between the top and bottom conductor layers. a transparent top conductor layer; a middle conductor layer segmented into a plurality of independent areas, wherein a pixel of the display device is defined based at least in part on the segmentation of the middle conductor layer; a bottom conductor layer; an electrophoretic ink layer between the top and middle conductor layers; a layer of piezo-electric material between the middle and bottom conductor layers; an electrical connection between the bottom and top conductor layers; and a control element within the electrical connection, wherein the control element comprises passive components configured to selectively control a direction of current flow between the top and bottom conductor layers.
An apparatus comprising: an electrode configured to receive an electromagnetic interference, EMI, signal conducted by a body of a user that is external to the apparatus and coupled capacitively to the electrode through the body; and one or more processors coupled to the electrode and configured to: receive an input corresponding to an environmental data; compare the received environmental data and an internal environmental profile to recognize an environment surrounding the apparatus; and characterize the EMI signal using the recognized environment; characterised in that the apparatus is configured to determine whether the body is in proximity of the electrode based on the characterized EMI signal. receive an input corresponding to an environmental data; compare the received environmental data and an internal environmental profile to recognize an environment surrounding the apparatus; and characterize the EMI signal using the recognized environment; characterised in that the apparatus is configured to determine whether the body is in proximity of the electrode based on the characterized EMI signal.
Roofing for use as a sunshade or rain shelter, comprising a fabric-like roofing element and a fastening apparatus, the roofing element being equipped with at least one arcuate tension element which pretensions the roofing in an arcuate shape, the roofing element being designed as an awning or sunblind that can be rolled up onto a winding shaft, characterised in that the tension element is arranged approximately transversely to the rolling-up direction of the roofing element and, in the wound-up state, is pressed against the winding shaft in a planar and rectilinear manner, said tension element having a sufficient permanently highly durable resilience to be brought into a stretched position by means of the contact pressure from the arcuate shape that occurs when rolling up and in order to relax back into the preformed arcuate shape after the force is removed when the roofing element unwinds from the winding shaft.
Method for mending damaged areas in fibre composite components formed from a plurality of unidirectional fibre layers (L1; L2; L3; L4), comprising the steps of: automatically lifting at least one fibre layer of the fibre composite component at a cutting edge of the at least one fibre layer using a delaminating device; removing the at least one fibre layer in the extension direction of the fibre orientation of the at least one fibre layer; and separating off the removed at least one fibre layer in a defined manner at a separating edge defined by a separation device placed on the fibre composite component. automatically lifting at least one fibre layer of the fibre composite component at a cutting edge of the at least one fibre layer using a delaminating device; removing the at least one fibre layer in the extension direction of the fibre orientation of the at least one fibre layer; and separating off the removed at least one fibre layer in a defined manner at a separating edge defined by a separation device placed on the fibre composite component.
A voice processing device comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a remote end signal including a plurality of voice segments; a control unit configured to control the remote end signal such that a non-voice segment with a length equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold value exists between at least one of the plurality of voice segments in the remote end signal; and an output unit configured to output an output signal to a user of the voice processing device, the output signal including the plurality of voice segments and the controlled non-voice segment; further comprising a detection unit configured to detect a voice segment length and a non-voice segment length in the remote end signal, wherein the remote end signal includes at least one non-voice segment between voice segments in the plurality of voice segments, and wherein the control unit controls the non-voice segment length so as to be equal to or greater than the first threshold value; characterized in that the receiving unit is configured to further receive a near end signal including ambient noise; the voice processing device further comprising a calculation unit configured to calculate a noise characteristic value of the ambient noise included in the near end signal; wherein the control unit adjusts the non-voice segment length based on the non-voice segment length and the noise characteristic value. a receiving unit configured to receive a remote end signal including a plurality of voice segments; a control unit configured to control the remote end signal such that a non-voice segment with a length equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold value exists between at least one of the plurality of voice segments in the remote end signal; and an output unit configured to output an output signal to a user of the voice processing device, the output signal including the plurality of voice segments and the controlled non-voice segment; further comprising a detection unit configured to detect a voice segment length and a non-voice segment length in the remote end signal, wherein the remote end signal includes at least one non-voice segment between voice segments in the plurality of voice segments, and wherein the control unit controls the non-voice segment length so as to be equal to or greater than the first threshold value; the receiving unit is configured to further receive a near end signal including ambient noise; the voice processing device further comprising a calculation unit configured to calculate a noise characteristic value of the ambient noise included in the near end signal; wherein the control unit adjusts the non-voice segment length based on the non-voice segment length and the noise characteristic value.
A tower of a wind energy installation, wherein the tower comprises a plurality of cylindrical and / or conical 360 degree steel pipe segments (10, 12, 14, 16) which are arranged vertically one on top of the other on a foundation and which are connected to one another by means of flange connections (22, 24), wherein at least two of the 360 degree steel pipe segments (10, 12, 14) which are arranged at the bottom of the tower each have a ratio of segment height to maximum diameter of 1 or less, wherein the upper 360 degree steel pipe segments each have a segment height which is greater than their respective maximum diameter, and wherein a lowermost 360 degree steel pipe segment of the plurality of cylindrical and / or conical 360 degree steel pipe segments is connected, via a flange connection (22, 24), to a steel segment which is set in concrete in the foundation, or, by means of a lower L-flange connection, to a single-row anchor cage which is cast in the foundation, or, by means of a lower T-flange connection to a double-row anchor cage cast in the foundation.
Plug element for connecting a massage device to an energy source, wherein the plug element comprises: a housing which has two charging electrodes for connecting to an energy source, and which houses one conductor plate antenna for sending and receiving radio signals from a wireless data communications device; and a cable which emerges from the housing for connecting the plug element to the massage device, wherein the plug element is provided at a first end of the cable whilst the opposite second end of the cable is configured for connection to the massage device; wherein the housing, the cable as well as the connection between the housing and cable are of fluid-tight design, characterised in that the housing furthermore houses a control device and the wireless data communications device. a housing which has two charging electrodes for connecting to an energy source, and which houses one conductor plate antenna for sending and receiving radio signals from a wireless data communications device; and a cable which emerges from the housing for connecting the plug element to the massage device, wherein the plug element is provided at a first end of the cable whilst the opposite second end of the cable is configured for connection to the massage device; wherein the housing, the cable as well as the connection between the housing and cable are of fluid-tight design, characterised in that the housing furthermore houses a control device and the wireless data communications device.
A peptide capable of binding to an MHC molecule in vitro and being presented to a T cell without antigen processing, wherein said peptide comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the following S-arrestin (S-Ag) peptides: KKKVIFKKISRDKSVTIYLGKKK (SEQ ID No. 15), KKKAFVEQVANVVLKKK (SEQ ID No. 34), KKKVIGLTFRRDLYFSRVQVYPPVGKKK (SEQ ID No. 36), and KKKGILVSYQIKVKKKK (SEQ ID No. 46); or wherein said peptide consists of the S-Ag peptide selected from the following: RERRGIALDGKIKHE (SEQ ID No. 19), and LTKTLTLLPLLANNRERR (SEQ ID No. 25). KKKVIFKKISRDKSVTIYLGKKK (SEQ ID No. 15), KKKAFVEQVANVVLKKK (SEQ ID No. 34), KKKVIGLTFRRDLYFSRVQVYPPVGKKK (SEQ ID No. 36), and KKKGILVSYQIKVKKKK (SEQ ID No. 46); or RERRGIALDGKIKHE (SEQ ID No. 19), and LTKTLTLLPLLANNRERR (SEQ ID No. 25).
A suspension device of a motor-vehicle wheel including: - a motor-vehicle wheel support member, connectable to the motor-vehicle structure by means of one or more suspension members (B1, B2), - a brake disc connected in rotation with the wheel of the motor-vehicle, - a brake caliper associated with said brake disc and - a brake disc cover rigidly connected to said support member and at least partially surrounding said brake disc, - said brake caliper being formed in a single piece with said support member, said suspension device being characterized in that: - said brake caliper is formed in a single piece with said support member by means of additive manufacturing technology, - said brake disc cover is formed in a single piece with said support member and said brake caliper, - said device comprises an air intake arranged to uniformly convey an air flow within said device, so as to dissipate the heat generated by said brake disc during execution of a braking phase on the motor-vehicle. - a motor-vehicle wheel support member, connectable to the motor-vehicle structure by means of one or more suspension members (B1, B2), - a brake disc connected in rotation with the wheel of the motor-vehicle, - a brake caliper associated with said brake disc and - a brake disc cover rigidly connected to said support member and at least partially surrounding said brake disc, - said brake caliper being formed in a single piece with said support member, - said brake caliper is formed in a single piece with said support member by means of additive manufacturing technology, - said brake disc cover is formed in a single piece with said support member and said brake caliper, - said device comprises an air intake arranged to uniformly convey an air flow within said device, so as to dissipate the heat generated by said brake disc during execution of a braking phase on the motor-vehicle.
A method of manufacturing a directionally solidified article from an additively manufactured article comprising: providing a collection of particulate material that includes a first group of particles and a second group of particles; additively manufacturing a first article, including forming an outer wall from the first group of particles layer-by-layer around the second group of particles such that the outer wall ultimately contains the second group of particles within a cavity defined by the outer wall, the second group of particles remaining loosely packed within the cavity; encasing, with an outer member, at least a portion of the outer wall with the second group of particles loosely packed within the outer wall, the outer member defining an internal cavity that corresponds to the at least a portion of the outer wall; heating the outer member and the first article to melt the outer wall and the second group of particles together into a molten mass within the internal cavity of the outer member; and solidifying, with a directional solidification device, the molten mass along a predetermined solidification path within the outer member to form a second article that corresponds to at least a portion of the internal cavity of the outer member. providing a collection of particulate material that includes a first group of particles and a second group of particles; additively manufacturing a first article, including forming an outer wall from the first group of particles layer-by-layer around the second group of particles such that the outer wall ultimately contains the second group of particles within a cavity defined by the outer wall, the second group of particles remaining loosely packed within the cavity; encasing, with an outer member, at least a portion of the outer wall with the second group of particles loosely packed within the outer wall, the outer member defining an internal cavity that corresponds to the at least a portion of the outer wall; heating the outer member and the first article to melt the outer wall and the second group of particles together into a molten mass within the internal cavity of the outer member; and solidifying, with a directional solidification device, the molten mass along a predetermined solidification path within the outer member to form a second article that corresponds to at least a portion of the internal cavity of the outer member.
Valve having a valve housing which, for transporting a heatable fluid, such as hydraulic oil, comprises at least one work port (A, B), a pressure supply port and two return ports (T1, T2) as well as a valve spool guided so as to be longitudinally movable in the valve housing, characterised in that, in at least one position of the valve spool in which the pressure supply port is in each case at least partially separated from the work port (A, B), the heatable fluid, starting from this pressure supply port, passes via a heat-emitting connection in the valve spool to the return ports (T1, T2) as a loss-volume flow which, serving as a heat source, heats at least regions of the valve spool.