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A fluid ejection system comprising: a fluid ejection module comprising a plurality of droplet ejector units respectively including a plurality of piezoelectric actuators, wherein each of the droplet ejector units is configured to eject ink upon activation of a corresponding one of the piezoelectric actuators; and a plurality of droplet ejector drivers (310, 320) electrically coupled respectively to the plurality of piezoelectric actuators, characterized in that the plurality of droplet ejector drivers (310, 320) respectively include: a plurality of transistors, wherein a drain of each of the transistors is connected to a corresponding one of the piezoelectric actuators; and a plurality of circuits, wherein each of the circuits is configured to detect an overcurrent condition at the drain of a corresponding one of the transistors and turn the corresponding one of the transistors off in response to the detected overcurrent condition, wherein turning the corresponding one of the transistors off disables the corresponding one of the droplet ejector units, wherein the fluid ejection system further comprises a disablement indication module configured to indicate that at least one of the plurality of droplet ejector units is disabled in response to the detected overcurrent condition. a fluid ejection module comprising a plurality of droplet ejector units respectively including a plurality of piezoelectric actuators, wherein each of the droplet ejector units is configured to eject ink upon activation of a corresponding one of the piezoelectric actuators; and a plurality of droplet ejector drivers (310, 320) electrically coupled respectively to the plurality of piezoelectric actuators, characterized in that the plurality of droplet ejector drivers (310, 320) respectively include: a plurality of transistors, wherein a drain of each of the transistors is connected to a corresponding one of the piezoelectric actuators; and a plurality of transistors, wherein a drain of each of the transistors is connected to a corresponding one of the piezoelectric actuators; and a plurality of circuits, wherein each of the circuits is configured to detect an overcurrent condition at the drain of a corresponding one of the transistors and turn the corresponding one of the transistors off in response to the detected overcurrent condition, wherein turning the corresponding one of the transistors off disables the corresponding one of the droplet ejector units, wherein the fluid ejection system further comprises a disablement indication module configured to indicate that at least one of the plurality of droplet ejector units is disabled in response to the detected overcurrent condition.
A method for monitoring the health of an AC-DC power converter, said AC-DC power converter comprising: a bridge circuit comprising a first phase leg formed by connecting first and second power switches to each other in series and a second phase leg formed by connecting third and fourth power switches to each other in series the first phase leg and the second phase leg connected in parallel to each other via a top-side connection and a bottom-side connection; said method characterised by: turning on all of said switches and providing power to said bridge circuit via a low power source provided either on a bridging connection between intermediate points of the phase legs (20a,20b) or between the top-side connection and the bottom-side connection; and measuring a first output voltage and a second output voltage, the first and second voltages being measured at either the top-side connection and the low-side connection, respectively, or at a bridging connection to the first phase leg and the second phase leg, respectively, wherein a change or imbalance between said first voltage and said second voltage indicates a degradation in the health of the power converter, and wherein said step of measuring said voltage output is performed as part of a power down sequence, said power down sequence comprising the following steps: performing a power-down sequence comprising removing a main power source from the power switches, connecting the low power source to the power switches and turning on all of said switches, and providing said power as a secondary power source to the switches a bridge circuit comprising a first phase leg formed by connecting first and second power switches to each other in series and a second phase leg formed by connecting third and fourth power switches to each other in series the first phase leg and the second phase leg connected in parallel to each other via a top-side connection and a bottom-side connection; said method characterised by: turning on all of said switches and providing power to said bridge circuit via a low power source provided either on a bridging connection between intermediate points of the phase legs (20a,20b) or between the top-side connection and the bottom-side connection; and measuring a first output voltage and a second output voltage, the first and second voltages being measured at either the top-side connection and the low-side connection, respectively, or at a bridging connection to the first phase leg and the second phase leg, respectively, wherein a change or imbalance between said first voltage and said second voltage indicates a degradation in the health of the power converter, and wherein said step of measuring said voltage output is performed as part of a power down sequence, said power down sequence comprising the following steps: performing a power-down sequence comprising removing a main power source from the power switches, connecting the low power source to the power switches and turning on all of said switches, and providing said power as a secondary power source to the switches
A hub cover assembly for an exhaust gas housing of a heavy-duty gas turbine engine, comprising: an adapter ring, configured to be coaxially fitted to a rear end of an exhaust hub of a heavy-duty gas turbine engine; a spacer ring structure, having a first axial end removably and sealingly connectable to the adapter ring; and an external cover applied to a second axial end of the spacer ring structure, whereby the spacer ring structure and the external cover sealingly delimit a chamber laterally and axially on one side; characterized in that the adapter ring comprises a plurality of wedges arranged at a same distance from a center of the adapter ring and projecting axially in a direction opposite to the spacer ring structure. an adapter ring, configured to be coaxially fitted to a rear end of an exhaust hub of a heavy-duty gas turbine engine; a spacer ring structure, having a first axial end removably and sealingly connectable to the adapter ring; and an external cover applied to a second axial end of the spacer ring structure, whereby the spacer ring structure and the external cover sealingly delimit a chamber laterally and axially on one side; characterized in that the adapter ring comprises a plurality of wedges arranged at a same distance from a center of the adapter ring and projecting axially in a direction opposite to the spacer ring structure.
A method for processing one or more videos of a 3D-scene, in which each video is acquired by a corresponding camera arranged at a particular pose, comprising for each current block in a current picture to be processed the steps of: obtaining a motion or disparity vector from neighboring blocks of the current block; determining a depth block for the current block from a corresponding depth component of a reference picture based on the motion or disparity vector obtained from the neighboring blocks of the current block; synthesizing, using backward warping, a motion field corresponding to a current view based on a reference picture corresponding to a reference view and the determined depth block; and coding predictively the current block using the motion field, wherein the steps (410, 420, 430, 440) are performed in a processor. obtaining a motion or disparity vector from neighboring blocks of the current block; determining a depth block for the current block from a corresponding depth component of a reference picture based on the motion or disparity vector obtained from the neighboring blocks of the current block; synthesizing, using backward warping, a motion field corresponding to a current view based on a reference picture corresponding to a reference view and the determined depth block; and coding predictively the current block using the motion field, wherein the steps (410, 420, 430, 440) are performed in a processor.
A composite polyester material, characterized in that the polyester material comprises a composite having a carbon nanostructure, wherein the composite having a carbon nanostructure comprises carbon element, from 0.5 to 4wt% of a first non-carbon non-oxygen element substance, and from 0 to 4 wt% of a second non-carbon non-oxygen element; the first non-carbon non-oxygen element substance is anyone selected from the group consisting of elementary substance and compounds of a first non-carbon non-oxygen element, or a combination of at least two selected therefrom; the first non-carbon non-oxygen element is selected from the group consisting of P, Si, Ca, Al and Na; the second non-carbon non-oxygen element exists in a form of elementary substance and compounds, or a combination of at least two selected therefrom; the second non-carbon non-oxygen element is anyone selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Mn, K, Mg, Cr, S or Co, or a combination of at least two selected therefrom; the G peak and D peak of the carbon element in the Raman spectrum has a peak height ratio of 1-20 in the composite having a carbon nanostructure; optionally, the composite having a carbon nanostructure further has a 2D peak in the Raman spectrum; wherein, the composite having a carbon nanostructure is a carbon-based composite containing impurity elements, wherein the carbon element primarily exists in a sp2 hybrid form and contains carbon having sp3 hybrid structure; wherein, the composite having a carbon nanostructure in the composite polyester material has an amount of 0.1-10 wt%.
A method of computed tomography comprising: illuminating an object with a cone of illumination, wherein the object is between a source of the cone of illumination and a two-dimensional photo-detector array; shielding the photodetector array from the cone of illumination with a collimator shield that includes a slit defined therethrough; moving the slit of the collimator shield across the photodetector array in a direction perpendicular to the slit to expose the photodetector array to the cone of illumination through the slit as the slit scans across the photodetector array to acquire a two-dimensional image of the object; rotating the object about a rotational axis to a new rotational position; and repeating movement of the slit to expose the photodetector and rotating the object about the rotational axis until the object has been imaged from multiple rotational positions to form a three-dimensional model of the object, wherein rotating the object includes rotating the object with the rotational axis aligned with the direction perpendicular to the slit. illuminating an object with a cone of illumination, wherein the object is between a source of the cone of illumination and a two-dimensional photo-detector array; shielding the photodetector array from the cone of illumination with a collimator shield that includes a slit defined therethrough; moving the slit of the collimator shield across the photodetector array in a direction perpendicular to the slit to expose the photodetector array to the cone of illumination through the slit as the slit scans across the photodetector array to acquire a two-dimensional image of the object; rotating the object about a rotational axis to a new rotational position; and repeating movement of the slit to expose the photodetector and rotating the object about the rotational axis until the object has been imaged from multiple rotational positions to form a three-dimensional model of the object, wherein rotating the object includes rotating the object with the rotational axis aligned with the direction perpendicular to the slit.
A method of selectively removing hydrogen sulfide contained in a gaseous effluent comprising CO 2, wherein a stage of selective absorption of the hydrogen sulfide in relation to the CO 2 is carried out by contacting said effluent with an absorbent solution comprising (a) water and (b) at least one nitrogen compound, said compound comprising at least one tertiary amine function or one hindered secondary amine function comprising at least one quaternary carbon at nitrogen alpha position or two tertiary carbons at nitrogen α and α' position, and wherein the absorption selectivity of hydrogen sulfide in relation to CO 2 is controlled by adding a proportion equal to less than 20 % by weight of absorbent solution of a viscosifying compound (c) to said absorbent solution, in order to increase the dynamic viscosity of the absorbent solution by at least 25 % in relation to the same absorbent solution without said viscosifying compound, said proportion of the viscosifying compound (c) being adjusted so as to obtain the desired absorption selectivity, and said viscosifying compound (c) being selected from the group consisting of polyethers and their copolymers.
An apparatus for inducing motion of blood relative to the apparatus comprising: an elongated cannula having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion including a conduit having a fixed diameter and the distal portion including an expandable portion having an inlet end, an outlet end and a diameter expandable to a diameter greater than the fixed diameter, the expandable portion comprising a generally tubular reinforcing matrix comprising: a plurality of circumferential rings each having an undulating pattern including a plurality of apexes pointing toward the outlet end and defining a plurality of recesses pointing toward the inlet end; and a plurality of axial first connectors, each first connector connecting a circumferential ring to an adjacent one of the circumferential rings; and an impeller positioned in the elongated cannula and having a deployed configuration and a stored configuration, characterized in that the generally tubular reinforcing matrix further comprises a plurality of second connectors, different from the axial first connectors, each second connector connecting one of the apexes pointing toward the outlet end in one of the rings to an adjacent one of the rings, a first end of each second connector being joined to an outside apex of a first circumferential ring and a second end of each second connector being joined to a point along a side of a second adjacent circumferential ring. an elongated cannula having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion including a conduit having a fixed diameter and the distal portion including an expandable portion having an inlet end, an outlet end and a diameter expandable to a diameter greater than the fixed diameter, the expandable portion comprising a generally tubular reinforcing matrix comprising: a plurality of circumferential rings each having an undulating pattern including a plurality of apexes pointing toward the outlet end and defining a plurality of recesses pointing toward the inlet end; and a plurality of axial first connectors, each first connector connecting a circumferential ring to an adjacent one of the circumferential rings; and a plurality of circumferential rings each having an undulating pattern including a plurality of apexes pointing toward the outlet end and defining a plurality of recesses pointing toward the inlet end; and a plurality of axial first connectors, each first connector connecting a circumferential ring to an adjacent one of the circumferential rings; and an impeller positioned in the elongated cannula and having a deployed configuration and a stored configuration, characterized in that the generally tubular reinforcing matrix further comprises a plurality of second connectors, different from the axial first connectors, each second connector connecting one of the apexes pointing toward the outlet end in one of the rings to an adjacent one of the rings, a first end of each second connector being joined to an outside apex of a first circumferential ring and a second end of each second connector being joined to a point along a side of a second adjacent circumferential ring.
A valve (100, 44, 1102) suitable for implantation into a human or animal, the valve comprising one or more leaflets (201, 301, 54, 601, 701, 801, 401a, 401b), characterized in that the leaflets are constructed from a layer of a material which has a surface porosity of about 1% to less than 15%, wherein the one or more leaflets (201,301,54,601,701,801,401a,401b) comprise more than one layer of the material, and wherein at least two layers of the one or more layer are anisotropic.
A method of controlling the enabling of an enteral feeding pump for which a feeding set having an interlock device is adapted to be inserted into a recess of the enteral feeding pump, said method comprising: emitting electromagnetic radiation from a first source of electromagnetic radiation in a direction for striking said safety interlock device of the pump; activating a first electromagnetic radiation detector to detect electromagnetic radiation striking a first detector; emitting electromagnetic radiation from a second source of electromagnetic radiation in a direction for striking said safety interlock device of the pump; and activating a second electromagnetic radiation detector to detect electromagnetic radiation striking a second detector; wherein the operation of the pump is enabled only when electromagnetic radiation emitted from the first source is detected by the first detector and when the second detector does not detect electromagnetic radiation; such that operation of the enteral feeding pump to pump nutrient liquid in the feeding set in response to the detected electromagnetic radiation is enabled wherein the method does not include the step of controlling the operation of the enteral feeding pump to pump nutrient liquid. emitting electromagnetic radiation from a first source of electromagnetic radiation in a direction for striking said safety interlock device of the pump; activating a first electromagnetic radiation detector to detect electromagnetic radiation striking a first detector; emitting electromagnetic radiation from a second source of electromagnetic radiation in a direction for striking said safety interlock device of the pump; and activating a second electromagnetic radiation detector to detect electromagnetic radiation striking a second detector; wherein the operation of the pump is enabled only when electromagnetic radiation emitted from the first source is detected by the first detector and when the second detector does not detect electromagnetic radiation;
Call input device for an elevator system, by means of which a plurality of floors positioned one above the other can be reached, and which comprises at least one, in particular fixedly mounted, call input facility in the region of the floor doors on the floor, which call input facility is connected to the elevator controller, each call input facility comprising one or two directional call buttons, in particular an up-direction call button and/or a down-direction call button for selecting the direction of travel desired by the user, the call input device also being equipped with a storage medium and an output region, characterized in that, during operation, when the directional call button is actuated, an elevator call is not triggered, but rather instructions for operating actuatable buttons, which instructions are stored in the storage medium, are output in the output region.
A medicine comprising tacrolimus or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient for use in ameliorating pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome.
Use of a composition as a main fuel composition for a compression ignition engine, the composition comprising at least 20% by weight methanol and 6 - 35 % by weight water and one or more additives selected from the group consisting of: ignition improvers, fuel extenders, combustion enhancers, oxygen absorbing oil, lubricity additives, product colouration additives, flame colour additives, anti corrosion additives, biocides, freeze point depressants, deposit reductants, denaturants, pH controlling agents, and mixtures thereof, wherein the composition comprises 0-20% by weight dimethyl ether.
Motor vehicle with combustion-engine or hybrid propulsion comprising at least one internal combustion engine arranged in an engine compartment, a lower fairing intended to close off the lower part of the engine compartment, characterized in that it comprises a fan of vertical axis and an electric motor supplying the fan with electrical energy, said fan being arranged substantially horizontally in the lower fairing under the internal combustion engine compartment.
A moisture-permeable waterproof fabric, characterized by comprising, on at least one surface thereof, a porous resin film having a thickness of 5 to 100 μm, which porous resin film is composed of a dried polyurethane resin comprising at least a polyol component, an isocyanate component and a chain extender component, which polyurethane resin contains 5 to 80% by weight of a sebacic acid-based polyol component that has a number average molecular weight of 500 to 5,000 produced from a plant-based sebacic acid and a diol, wherein the polyurethane resin has a number average molecular weight of 50,000 to 500,000, and the molar ratio of said polyol component and said isocyanate component, polyol/isocyanate, is between 1/6 and 1/2, and wherein the moisture permeability measured by JIS L1099 A-1 method and the moisture permeability measured by JIS L1099 B-1 method are both not less than 5,000 g/m 2 ·24h and the water pressure resistance measured by JIS L-1092 B method (high water pressure method) is not lower than 5,000 mmH 2 O.
A Treg cell activator for regulatory (Treg) cell activation via interaction with a Treg cell epitope as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, said Treg cell activator is a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO.: 3, SEQ ID NO.: 4, SEQ ID NO.: 6, SEQ ID NO.: 7, SEQ ID NO.: 8, SEQ ID NO.: 9, or SEQ ID NO.: 10 for use in a method for the prevention or treatment of a disease, which is characterized in that its clinical picture is influenced positively by an increase of activated Treg cells in response to the Treg cell activator, selected from the group consisting of allergic asthma, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, graft-versus-host disease, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes type I, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, psoriasis, pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigoid, an inflammatory disease due to organ transplantation or a bone marrow transplantation.