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An adjustable annuloplasty ring and delivery system, comprising: an annuloplasty ring having a continuous peripheral shape around a central aperture, the annuloplasty ring having an inner core (40; 120; 180 230; 260; 270) formed of an elastic-plastic metal having a yield strength and a suture-permeable interface surrounding the inner core (40; 120; 180 230; 260; 270) and extending around the peripheral shape; a delivery system including a flexible sheath coupled to the inner core (40; 120; 180 230; 260; 270) at a first side of the annuloplasty ring, the sheath housing a flexible cable configured to slide through the sheath, the cable passing through the first side of the annuloplasty ring and extending across the central aperture to a diametrically-opposed second side of the annuloplasty ring (30; 120), whereby the cable attaches securely to the inner core (40; 120; 180 230; 260; 270) at the second side; and an actuation mechanism at a proximal handle of the delivery system configured to pull the cable proximally relative to the sheath, and the inner core (40; 120; 180 230; 260; 270) having cross-sectional dimensions and the yield strength being such that a dimension between the first and second sides is permanently reduced by a predetermined tension on the cable. an annuloplasty ring having a continuous peripheral shape around a central aperture, the annuloplasty ring having an inner core (40; 120; 180 230; 260; 270) formed of an elastic-plastic metal having a yield strength and a suture-permeable interface surrounding the inner core (40; 120; 180 230; 260; 270) and extending around the peripheral shape; a delivery system including a flexible sheath coupled to the inner core (40; 120; 180 230; 260; 270) at a first side of the annuloplasty ring, the sheath housing a flexible cable configured to slide through the sheath, the cable passing through the first side of the annuloplasty ring and extending across the central aperture to a diametrically-opposed second side of the annuloplasty ring (30; 120), whereby the cable attaches securely to the inner core (40; 120; 180 230; 260; 270) at the second side; and an actuation mechanism at a proximal handle of the delivery system configured to pull the cable proximally relative to the sheath, and the inner core (40; 120; 180 230; 260; 270) having cross-sectional dimensions and the yield strength being such that a dimension between the first and second sides is permanently reduced by a predetermined tension on the cable.
A utility bidirectional entity authentication method based on a trusted third party, comprising: after receiving, from an entity B, a message 1 comprising an authentication parameter of the entity B, sending, by an entity A, a message 2 to a trusted third party TP, the message 2 comprising the authentication parameter of the entity B and an authentication parameter of the entity A; receiving, by the entity A, a message 3 sent from the trusted third party TP, wherein a checking result is comprised in the message 3 which is obtained by checking whether the entities A and B are legal by the trusted third party TP on the basis of the message 2; and verifying the message 3, by the entity A, by using a public key or a certificate of the trusted third party TP, so as to obtain a verification result of the entity B, and sending a message 4 to the entity B for causing the entity B to perform verification based on the message 4 by using the public key or the certificate of the trusted third party TP and to obtain a verification result of the entity A, wherein the message 4 includes a checking result indicating whether the entity A is legal which is obtained from the message 3; and wherein the public key or the certificate of the trusted third party TP is obtained by the entity A and the entity B before performing bidirectional entity authentication. after receiving, from an entity B, a message 1 comprising an authentication parameter of the entity B, sending, by an entity A, a message 2 to a trusted third party TP, the message 2 comprising the authentication parameter of the entity B and an authentication parameter of the entity A; receiving, by the entity A, a message 3 sent from the trusted third party TP, wherein a checking result is comprised in the message 3 which is obtained by checking whether the entities A and B are legal by the trusted third party TP on the basis of the message 2; and verifying the message 3, by the entity A, by using a public key or a certificate of the trusted third party TP, so as to obtain a verification result of the entity B, and sending a message 4 to the entity B for causing the entity B to perform verification based on the message 4 by using the public key or the certificate of the trusted third party TP and to obtain a verification result of the entity A, wherein the message 4 includes a checking result indicating whether the entity A is legal which is obtained from the message 3; and wherein the public key or the certificate of the trusted third party TP is obtained by the entity A and the entity B before performing bidirectional entity authentication.
An apparatus for carrying out a non-destructive inspection on an object which is a wooden board, a plank, a sheet made of any material, a tile, sheet metal or a wooden log, the apparatus comprising: - a movement system for moving the object along a movement path, the movement system comprising at least two chains or belts to support said object, the at least two chains or belts being at a distance from one another and substantially parallel to each other, the at least two chains or belts being slidable parallel to the movement path; - a non-destructive inspection station adapted to carry out a non-destructive inspection on the object that, during operation, is supported by the at least two chains or belts and passes through the non-destructive inspection station, the non-destructive inspection station being positioned at an intermediate position of the movement path; characterised in that the non-destructive inspection station comprises at least one operating component adapted to emit or receive a signal or to receive an image, wherein the operating component, relative to the object in the non-destructive inspection station, is positioned on the same side as the at least two chains or belts, the operating component having an emission or reception field that faces towards a region delimited by the first chain or belt and by the second chain or belt, the emission or reception field having a respective angular amplitude (α22), wherein each chain or belt comprises an elongate flexible body and at least one rest element to receive the object in such a way that the latter rests on it, the at least one rest element being positioned on the elongate flexible body, the at least one rest element projecting upwards from the elongate flexible body and having a top face on which the object can rest, the top face having a width that is less than the width of the elongate flexible body, whereby, during operation, in the non-destructive inspection station the object is at a distance from the elongate flexible body of each chain or belt and comprises at least one surface zone that faces towards a respective elongate flexible body and is within the emission or reception field of the operating component. - a movement system for moving the object along a movement path, the movement system comprising at least two chains or belts to support said object, the at least two chains or belts being at a distance from one another and substantially parallel to each other, the at least two chains or belts being slidable parallel to the movement path; - a non-destructive inspection station adapted to carry out a non-destructive inspection on the object that, during operation, is supported by the at least two chains or belts and passes through the non-destructive inspection station, the non-destructive inspection station being positioned at an intermediate position of the movement path;
An optical assembly (2, 3), apt to be used in a plant for storage and/or production of energy of solar origin, which optical assembly comprises: - a primary optical reflection system, arranged at the ground and configured so as to reflect the incident solar radiation according to a plurality of primary focuses (F1-i, i=211,..., 242), which primary optical system comprises one or more primary reflector elements selectively steerable, preferably individually and/or in groups; and - a secondary optical reflection system, configured so as to collect the solar radiation coming from the primary system and direct it towards a single secondary focus, which secondary optical system comprises a plurality of secondary reflector elements, wherein said secondary reflector elements, or a subset thereof, have a plane reflective surface, characterised in that each secondary reflector element is associated with a respective primary focus (F1-i) and in that said secondary system is configured so that, in use, the secondary elements of said plurality reflect the radiation concentrated at the respective primary focuses (F1-i, i=1,..., n) towards said single common secondary focus. - a primary optical reflection system, arranged at the ground and configured so as to reflect the incident solar radiation according to a plurality of primary focuses (F1-i, i=211,..., 242), which primary optical system comprises one or more primary reflector elements selectively steerable, preferably individually and/or in groups; and - a secondary optical reflection system, configured so as to collect the solar radiation coming from the primary system and direct it towards a single secondary focus, which secondary optical system comprises a plurality of secondary reflector elements,
A low temperature air separation process for producing pressurized gaseous product in an air separation unit using a system of distillation columns (10, 11) which comprises the following steps: a) cooling a compressed air stream in a heat exchange line to form a compressed cooled air stream b) sending at least part of the compressed, cooled air stream to a column of the system c) in a first period of time, liquefying a process stream to form a first liquid product and storing at least part of the first liquid product d) in a second period of time, sending the above stored first liquid product to the air separation unit as one of the feeds e) pressurizing at least one second liquid product stream (6,13) f) vaporizing the above pressurized second liquid product stream to form pressurized gaseous product in the heat exchange line g) during the above second period of time, extracting a cold gas from the air separation unit and compressing the cold gas in a compressor having an inlet temperature between -180°C and -50°C and an outlet temperature of at most -20°C to form a pressurized gas, characterized in that step c) is performed only if the electricity rate is below a predetermined threshold and that steps d) and g) are performed only if the electricity rate is above a predetermined threshold. a) cooling a compressed air stream in a heat exchange line to form a compressed cooled air stream b) sending at least part of the compressed, cooled air stream to a column of the system c) in a first period of time, liquefying a process stream to form a first liquid product and storing at least part of the first liquid product d) in a second period of time, sending the above stored first liquid product to the air separation unit as one of the feeds e) pressurizing at least one second liquid product stream (6,13) f) vaporizing the above pressurized second liquid product stream to form pressurized gaseous product in the heat exchange line g) during the above second period of time, extracting a cold gas from the air separation unit and compressing the cold gas in a compressor having an inlet temperature between -180°C and -50°C and an outlet temperature of at most -20°C to form a pressurized gas,
An optical wavelength conversion element (1; 1a; 1b; 1c; 1d; 1e) comprising: a wavelength conversion waveguide (5; 5a) that has a periodic polarization reversal structure having alternately and cyclically formed domains (12a, 12b; 12c, 12d) of which polarization directions are inverted, guides light as a fundamental wave corresponding to the periodic polarization reversal structure, and performs a wavelength conversion of the guided fundamental wave; a first clad (4; 4a) that is made of a dielectric having a refractive index lower than that of the wavelength conversion waveguide a second clad (4; 4b) that is made of a dielectric having a refractive index lower than that of the wavelength conversion waveguide characterized in that the first clad (4;4a) is provided in contact with each of the domains such that the polarization directions intersect with the first clad and the second clad (4; 4b) is provided in contact with each of the domains such that the second clad is opposed to the first clad and the polarization directions intersect with the second clad, a first conducting unit (3; 3a) capacitively connects each of the domains in parallel via the first clad; and a second conducting unit (6, 6a, 14) capacitively connects each of the domains in parallel via the second clad. a wavelength conversion waveguide (5; 5a) that has a periodic polarization reversal structure having alternately and cyclically formed domains (12a, 12b; 12c, 12d) of which polarization directions are inverted, guides light as a fundamental wave corresponding to the periodic polarization reversal structure, and performs a wavelength conversion of the guided fundamental wave; a first clad (4; 4a) that is made of a dielectric having a refractive index lower than that of the wavelength conversion waveguide a second clad (4; 4b) that is made of a dielectric having a refractive index lower than that of the wavelength conversion waveguide characterized in that the first clad (4;4a) is provided in contact with each of the domains such that the polarization directions intersect with the first clad and the second clad (4; 4b) is provided in contact with each of the domains such that the second clad is opposed to the first clad and the polarization directions intersect with the second clad, a first conducting unit (3; 3a) capacitively connects each of the domains in parallel via the first clad; and a second conducting unit (6, 6a, 14) capacitively connects each of the domains in parallel via the second clad.
A steam governing valve apparatus comprising: a valve main body in which a valve chest to which steam is supplied is formed; a valve seat in which a curved surface is formed at a position facing the valve chest that is provided in the valve main body; a valve element that is housed in the valve chest and on which a curved surface is formed; and a valve rod that is provided on an upstream side relative to the valve element and that drives so that the respective curved surfaces of the valve seat and the valve element contact/separate to set a valve opening degree; wherein a bottom portion of the valve element has a protruding portion that protrudes from a middle position thereof to the valve seat side, and an edge that is formed at a rim so that a recessed portion is formed around the protruding portion; characterized in that: the curved surface of the valve seat is a spherical curved surface; the curved surface of the valve element is a spherical curved surface; and wherein, when a seat diameter between the valve element and the valve seat is taken as "Do", a root diameter Da of the protruding portion of the valve element is set in a range of: Da = 0.40 to 0.44 Do, and an angle THa of the protruding portion is set in a range of: THa = 30 to 50 deg. the curved surface of the valve seat is a spherical curved surface; the curved surface of the valve element is a spherical curved surface; and wherein, when a seat diameter between the valve element and the valve seat is taken as "Do", a root diameter Da of the protruding portion of the valve element is set in a range of: Da = 0.40 to 0.44 Do, and an angle THa of the protruding portion is set in a range of: THa = 30 to 50 deg.
A hydrostatic drive (1; 20) for a motor vehicle, comprising a hydraulic circuit which has a hydraulic pump, driven by a mechanical drivetrain, and has at least one hydraulic motor for driving a hydrostatically driven axle and also has a first working line and a second working line, wherein the first working line, in a forward driving operation, forms the supply line for fluid from the hydraulic pump to the at least one hydraulic motor, and the second working line, in a forward driving operation, forms the return line for fluid from the at least one hydraulic motor to the hydraulic pump, wherein the first and second working lines (6, 7) each connect the hydraulic pump and the at least one hydraulic motor to one another; a variably settable first pressure-limiting valve by means of which a fluid flow in the first working line can be controlled; a variably settable second pressure-limiting valve by means of which a fluid flow in the second working line can be controlled; and a control device by means of which in each case an opening pressure of the first pressure-limiting valve and of the second pressure-limiting valve can be set, characterized in that the control device is configured to reduce the opening pressure of the second pressure-limiting valve during a traction operation of the motor vehicle. a hydraulic circuit which has a hydraulic pump, driven by a mechanical drivetrain, and has at least one hydraulic motor for driving a hydrostatically driven axle and also has a first working line and a second working line, wherein the first working line, in a forward driving operation, forms the supply line for fluid from the hydraulic pump to the at least one hydraulic motor, and the second working line, in a forward driving operation, forms the return line for fluid from the at least one hydraulic motor to the hydraulic pump, wherein the first and second working lines (6, 7) each connect the hydraulic pump and the at least one hydraulic motor to one another; a variably settable first pressure-limiting valve by means of which a fluid flow in the first working line can be controlled; a variably settable second pressure-limiting valve by means of which a fluid flow in the second working line can be controlled; and a control device by means of which in each case an opening pressure of the first pressure-limiting valve and of the second pressure-limiting valve can be set, characterized in that the control device is configured to reduce the opening pressure of the second pressure-limiting valve during a traction operation of the motor vehicle.
Suspension mat for integration into a vehicle seat, comprising: a. a set of wire springs; b. a plastic plate over-molded over the wire springs; and c. first plastic attachment means integrally formed with the plastic plate for mounting a bladder of a pneumatic lumbar support system; d. wherein at least two wire springs extend over the width of the plastic plate and form attachment hooks for suspending the suspension mat into a vehicle seat frame. a. a set of wire springs; b. a plastic plate over-molded over the wire springs; and c. first plastic attachment means integrally formed with the plastic plate for mounting a bladder of a pneumatic lumbar support system; d. wherein at least two wire springs extend over the width of the plastic plate and form attachment hooks for suspending the suspension mat into a vehicle seat frame.
A method of laminating a film to a substrate using heat and pressure, the method comprising the steps of: a. supplying the substrate to a nip formed between a heated laminating roller and a second roller; b. supplying a laminating film from a laminating film supply roller over an outer surface of the heated laminating roller and into the nip formed between the heated laminating roller and the second roller; wherein the laminating film contacts a top surface of the substrate at a point where the substrate advances through the nip; c. rotating the heated laminating roller in a first direction and the second roller in an opposite direction to advance the substrate with the laminating film thereon through the nip, thereby laminating the film to the top of the substrate; wherein a wrap angle between the laminating film and the heated laminating roller as measured between a point where the laminating film first contacts the outer surface of the heated laminating roller and a point where the laminating film first contacts the top surface of the substrate is at least 125°; wherein the substrate is a photosensitive printing blank, said photosensitive printing blank comprising a laser ablatable layer disposed on at least one photocurable layer, wherein the laser ablatable mask is laser ablated to create an in situ negative in the laser ablatable mask layer; and the laminating film is an oxygen barrier membrane. a. supplying the substrate to a nip formed between a heated laminating roller and a second roller; b. supplying a laminating film from a laminating film supply roller over an outer surface of the heated laminating roller and into the nip formed between the heated laminating roller and the second roller; wherein the laminating film contacts a top surface of the substrate at a point where the substrate advances through the nip; c. rotating the heated laminating roller in a first direction and the second roller in an opposite direction to advance the substrate with the laminating film thereon through the nip, thereby laminating the film to the top of the substrate;
A device comprising: a substrate comprising a chamber comprising a proximal opening, a distal opening, sidewalls and an interior volume; a first seal over the proximal opening of the chamber and a second seal over the distal opening of the chamber; a transmembrane channel in the first seal; an enzyme attached to an interior surface of the chamber at a distance from the first seal of 10 nanometers to 10 micrometers, wherein the enzyme sequentially cleaves one or more monomeric units from a polymer at a maximum operating frequency and the polymer is single stranded RNA or single stranded DNA; wherein the interior volume of the chamber is a confined volume of 100 zeptoliters to 1 picoliter, wherein a monomeric unit after being cleaved from the polymer, encounters and translocates through the transmembrane channel in a period of time less than or equal to the maximum operating frequency of the enzyme; and a component configured to detect an interaction between a monomeric unit and the transmembrane channel. a substrate comprising a chamber comprising a proximal opening, a distal opening, sidewalls and an interior volume; a first seal over the proximal opening of the chamber and a second seal over the distal opening of the chamber; a transmembrane channel in the first seal; an enzyme attached to an interior surface of the chamber at a distance from the first seal of 10 nanometers to 10 micrometers, wherein the enzyme sequentially cleaves one or more monomeric units from a polymer at a maximum operating frequency and the polymer is single stranded RNA or single stranded DNA; wherein the interior volume of the chamber is a confined volume of 100 zeptoliters to 1 picoliter, wherein a monomeric unit after being cleaved from the polymer, encounters and translocates through the transmembrane channel in a period of time less than or equal to the maximum operating frequency of the enzyme; and a component configured to detect an interaction between a monomeric unit and the transmembrane channel.