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A system for transcervically delivering a contraceptive device comprising: a delivery catheter having a distal end and a proximal end; a contraceptive device at least partially disposed within a deployment sheath of the delivery catheter, the contraceptive device comprising: an expandable implant having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a portion of the expandable implant comprises a hydrogel; and tissue in-growth promoting agent on the expandable implant, wherein the expandable implant comprises an outer coil, an inner coil, a flexible tip, a distal joint connecting the outer coil, inner coil and flexible tip at the distal end and a detachable release joint at the proximal end; and a hydrophobic material (226, 230) at the distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the distal end of the contraceptive device extends beyond a distal end of the deployment sheath while the hydrophobic material protects the hydrogel from swelling upon exposure of the distal end of the delivery catheter to a physiological environment, and the hydrophobic material is pierceable by the contraceptive device to deliver the contraceptive device through the distal end of the delivery catheter. a delivery catheter having a distal end and a proximal end; a contraceptive device at least partially disposed within a deployment sheath of the delivery catheter, the contraceptive device comprising: an expandable implant having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a portion of the expandable implant comprises a hydrogel; and tissue in-growth promoting agent on the expandable implant, wherein the expandable implant comprises an outer coil, an inner coil, a flexible tip, a distal joint connecting the outer coil, inner coil and flexible tip at the distal end and a detachable release joint at the proximal end; and an expandable implant having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a portion of the expandable implant comprises a hydrogel; and tissue in-growth promoting agent on the expandable implant, wherein the expandable implant comprises an outer coil, an inner coil, a flexible tip, a distal joint connecting the outer coil, inner coil and flexible tip at the distal end and a detachable release joint at the proximal end; and a hydrophobic material (226, 230) at the distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the distal end of the contraceptive device extends beyond a distal end of the deployment sheath while the hydrophobic material protects the hydrogel from swelling upon exposure of the distal end of the delivery catheter to a physiological environment, and the hydrophobic material is pierceable by the contraceptive device to deliver the contraceptive device through the distal end of the delivery catheter.
A method comprising: detecting user inactivity on a mobile device (150, 250); in response to the detected inactivity: blocking a first channel specific to a first application executing on the mobile device (150, 250), wherein the first application is configured to receive communications over a second channel that is established over a network (106, 108), wherein a second application executing on the mobile device is configured to receive communications over the second channel; monitoring traffic received by the mobile device (150, 250) over the second channel that informs the mobile device (150, 250) of new data at an application server associated with the first application; unblocking the first channel based on the monitored traffic so that the first application can perform an action over the first channel; and re-blocking the first channel after a predetermined period of time, wherein the first channel is a first push channel and the second channel is a second shared push channel. detecting user inactivity on a mobile device (150, 250); in response to the detected inactivity: blocking a first channel specific to a first application executing on the mobile device (150, 250), wherein the first application is configured to receive communications over a second channel that is established over a network (106, 108), wherein a second application executing on the mobile device is configured to receive communications over the second channel; monitoring traffic received by the mobile device (150, 250) over the second channel that informs the mobile device (150, 250) of new data at an application server associated with the first application; unblocking the first channel based on the monitored traffic so that the first application can perform an action over the first channel; and re-blocking the first channel after a predetermined period of time, wherein the first channel is a first push channel and the second channel is a second shared push channel. blocking a first channel specific to a first application executing on the mobile device (150, 250), wherein the first application is configured to receive communications over a second channel that is established over a network (106, 108), wherein a second application executing on the mobile device is configured to receive communications over the second channel; monitoring traffic received by the mobile device (150, 250) over the second channel that informs the mobile device (150, 250) of new data at an application server associated with the first application; unblocking the first channel based on the monitored traffic so that the first application can perform an action over the first channel; and re-blocking the first channel after a predetermined period of time, wherein the first channel is a first push channel and the second channel is a second shared push channel.
A compound represented by the following General Formula: [General Formula] X-AQTGTGKT (in General Formula, A is alanine, Q is glutamine, T is threonine, G is glycine, and K is lysine, and the X is one or more selected from the group consisting of (in General Formula, A is alanine, Q is glutamine, T is threonine, G is glycine, and K is lysine, and the X is one or more selected from the group consisting of
A solid-lubricated rolling bearing having an inner ring, an outer ring, and rolling elements supported therebetween as well as lubricant segments arranged between said rolling elements, the rolling elements being restrictedly guided by the cage and the cage having reception areas formed between the rolling elements for receiving at least one lubricant segment arranged in its respective reception area so as to be movable in at least one degree of freedom, characterised in that - the lubricant segments have each at least one contact surface which is associated with the rolling elements, - the cage is formed as a crown cage and has a U-shaped cross-section with leg portions spaced apart from each other in which rolling element pockets are provided, and in that the rolling elements disposed in said rolling element pockets have lubricant segments provided therebetween which may be inserted into the U-shaped cross-section, and - the lubricant segments have a T-shaped contour, the vertical portion of said T-shaped contour being disposed between, and applied to, the rolling elements and the horizontal portion of said T-shaped contour being associated with a bottom of the U-shaped cross-section of the cage. - the lubricant segments have each at least one contact surface which is associated with the rolling elements, - the cage is formed as a crown cage and has a U-shaped cross-section with leg portions spaced apart from each other in which rolling element pockets are provided, and in that the rolling elements disposed in said rolling element pockets have lubricant segments provided therebetween which may be inserted into the U-shaped cross-section, and - the lubricant segments have a T-shaped contour, the vertical portion of said T-shaped contour being disposed between, and applied to, the rolling elements and the horizontal portion of said T-shaped contour being associated with a bottom of the U-shaped cross-section of the cage.
Method for producing a polymeric vehicle attachment part with a decorative element, wherein a. a polymeric injection molded attachment part is prepared, b. a decorative element is transferred from a carrier film onto a first surface of the attachment part by hot stamping using a stamp, c. at least the first surface is provided with a protective coating. a. a polymeric injection molded attachment part is prepared, b. a decorative element is transferred from a carrier film onto a first surface of the attachment part by hot stamping using a stamp, c. at least the first surface is provided with a protective coating.
A sealing arrangement comprising a shaft and a sealing device, the sealing device being formed of an annular body made of resin, the annular body placed in an annular groove formed in an outer periphery of the shaft to seal an annular gap to keep fluid from entering the annular gap, the annular gap between a housing having a shaft hole and the shaft that is inserted into the shaft hole and performs relative sliding movement with the housing, and has a cut portion on the circumference of a circle of the annular body, the sealing device comprising: a seal ring unit having, on a side thereof where an outer periphery is located, a sliding surface on which the seal ring unit is adapted to slide on the housing, and characterised by a lip portion that is provided on a side of the seal ring unit where an inner periphery thereof is located, the lip portion whose tip is placed on a side of the annular groove where a groove bottom thereof is located, wherein the lip portion is provided in such a way that the tip thereof does not make contact with the groove bottom of the annular groove under no load of fluid pressure and is deformable in a direction in which the tip increases the distance between the seal ring unit and the groove bottom of the annular groove by making contact with the groove bottom of the annular groove, under load of fluid pressure, by the fluid pressure. a seal ring unit having, on a side thereof where an outer periphery is located, a sliding surface on which the seal ring unit is adapted to slide on the housing, and characterised by a lip portion that is provided on a side of the seal ring unit where an inner periphery thereof is located, the lip portion whose tip is placed on a side of the annular groove where a groove bottom thereof is located, wherein the lip portion is provided in such a way that the tip thereof does not make contact with the groove bottom of the annular groove under no load of fluid pressure and is deformable in a direction in which the tip increases the distance between the seal ring unit and the groove bottom of the annular groove by making contact with the groove bottom of the annular groove, under load of fluid pressure, by the fluid pressure.
An integrated circuit, comprising a single-ended pin for transmitting and/or receiving an RF signal; a first matching network to match an impedance of the RF signal; a second matching network to match an impedance of an on-chip differential circuit (303, 304); a third matching network to match an impedance of an on-chip single-ended circuit (305, 306), wherein the third matching network is connectable to the first matching network; a transformer having a primary side connected or connectable to the second matching network and a secondary side connected or connectable to the first matching network; a set of at least one switch (310, 311, 312) for controlling an operating mode of the integrated circuit, wherein in a first operating mode, the second matching network is connected with the first matching network via the transformer, and in a second operating mode, the third matching network is connected with the first matching network.
A pop-in mechanical fastener comprising a base connected to a pin comprising an insertion rim and at least one locking tab pivotally connected to the insertion rim, wherein the locking tab comprises a wing comprising an insertion surface and a locking surface; the pop-in mechanical fastener being characterized in that the locking surface comprises an arcuate stop that is concave relative to the base, wherein spring tabs are pivotably connected to a top surface of the base, the spring tabs angled up away from the surface of the base, wherein the base has a space below the spring tabs allowing the spring tabs to be deflected into the base such that the fully deflected spring tabs are flush with the top surface of the base.
Device for a vehicle which is configured for automatic longitudinal control, the device comprising a sensor, a control and a display, the sensor being configured for detecting a guide vehicle, the guide vehicle being a vehicle driving directly in front of the vehicle, the device being configured for determining, in dependence on outputs of the sensor, a current one of at least four states which describe a current response of the vehicle to the guide vehicle and for displaying the current state distinguishably from other ones of the states in animated form on the display, the four states being: • the vehicle follows the guide vehicle with a constant or increasing speed, • the vehicle follows the guide vehicle with a decreasing speed, • the vehicle will follow the guide vehicle currently standing as soon as the guide vehicle drives off, and • the vehicle will follow the guide vehicle just starting to move. • the vehicle follows the guide vehicle with a constant or increasing speed, • the vehicle follows the guide vehicle with a decreasing speed, • the vehicle will follow the guide vehicle currently standing as soon as the guide vehicle drives off, and • the vehicle will follow the guide vehicle just starting to move.
A system for grasping an object, comprising: a first gripping pad comprising a first plurality of pins; a second gripping pad comprising a second plurality of pins; at least one mechanical linkage responsive to a control system and configured to move at least one of said first and said second gripping pads to a location in which a first face of the first gripping pad is opposed from a second face of said second gripping pad and spaced apart a distance; a fluid system which is configured to cause the first plurality of pins to extend from at least said first face of the first gripping pad in a direction toward said second face of the second gripping pad; and independently determine an extension distance for each of said first plurality of pins responsive to a resistance encountered by each of said first plurality of pins as a result of said extending; characterized in that each of the second plurality of pins have a position thereon which is offset from a position of a corresponding pin of the first plurality of pins on the first gripping pad; and in that said first plurality of pins and said fluid system are configured so that when extended a plurality of distal ends of first pins of said first plurality of pins and distal ends of second pins of said second plurality of pins form an object-defined gripping contour formed by meshed pins of the first and second plurality of pins surrounding a periphery of the object. a first gripping pad comprising a first plurality of pins; a second gripping pad comprising a second plurality of pins; at least one mechanical linkage responsive to a control system and configured to move at least one of said first and said second gripping pads to a location in which a first face of the first gripping pad is opposed from a second face of said second gripping pad and spaced apart a distance; a fluid system which is configured to cause the first plurality of pins to extend from at least said first face of the first gripping pad in a direction toward said second face of the second gripping pad; and independently determine an extension distance for each of said first plurality of pins responsive to a resistance encountered by each of said cause the first plurality of pins to extend from at least said first face of the first gripping pad in a direction toward said second face of the second gripping pad; and independently determine an extension distance for each of said first plurality of pins responsive to a resistance encountered by each of said first plurality of pins as a result of said extending; characterized in that each of the second plurality of pins have a position thereon which is offset from a position of a corresponding pin of the first plurality of pins on the first gripping pad; and in that said first plurality of pins and said fluid system are configured so that when extended a plurality of distal ends of first pins of said first plurality of pins and distal ends of second pins of said second plurality of pins form an object-defined gripping contour formed by meshed pins of the first and second plurality of pins surrounding a periphery of the object.
A method for manufacturing a solar cell having a collector electrode, wherein the collector electrode is formed by screen printing of a conductive paste containing glass frit and varnish at a collector electrode-forming site, and the screen-printing step is repeated plural times in an overlapping manner, characterised in that the squeegee speed during the second and later screen printing steps is higher than the squeegee speed during the first screen printing step.
Current measuring device for measuring at least one alternating current, with at least one inductive coupling unit which is configured for converting at least one electric primary signal into at least one electric secondary signal and which comprises at least one primary winding and at least one secondary winding wound onto a common ferromagnetic core which couples the primary winding with the secondary winding, and with a computing unit, which is configured for a determination of the primary signal from the secondary signal, wherein the computing unit is configured to take into account at least one higher harmonic of the secondary signal when determining the primary signal, and to calculate a correction value for the determination of the primary signal from a fundamental of the secondary signal using the higher harmonic.
Exhaust gas treatment device for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, comprising: - a housing which comprises a casing and an outlet funnel, - at least one exhaust gas treatment element which is arranged in the casing and is axially supported on the housing via a support ring, - the outlet funnel comprising an outer funnel and an inner funnel, - the outer funnel being rigidly connected to the casing at an inner end facing the casing, - an insulation space which extends in the circumferential direction being formed between the inner funnel and the outer funnel, - the inner funnel supporting the support ring at an inner end facing the casing and being at least axially loose relative to the outer funnel, characterised in that - the outer funnel is rigidly connected to the inner funnel at an outer end remote from the casing, - the inner end of the inner funnel is radially spaced apart from the inner end of the outer funnel. - a housing which comprises a casing and an outlet funnel, - at least one exhaust gas treatment element which is arranged in the casing and is axially supported on the housing via a support ring, - the outlet funnel comprising an outer funnel and an inner funnel, - the outer funnel being rigidly connected to the casing at an inner end facing the casing, - an insulation space which extends in the circumferential direction being formed between the inner funnel and the outer funnel, - the inner funnel supporting the support ring at an inner end facing the casing and being at least axially loose relative to the outer funnel, characterised in that - the outer funnel is rigidly connected to the inner funnel at an outer end remote from the casing, - the inner end of the inner funnel is radially spaced apart from the inner end of the outer funnel.
A method for installing a fastener into an opening of a structure using a tool, the fastener comprising a sleeve and a pin threadably received into the sleeve, the method comprising: inserting the fastener into the opening; grabbing a pintail of the pin, wherein grabbing the pintail of the pin comprises clamping a clamp of the tool to the pintail; deforming a tail of the sleeve radially outward relative to a centerline axis of the fastener by automatically displacing the pin longitudinally along the centerline axis relative to the sleeve, wherein the tail is deformed by activating a linear actuator to displace the clamp longitudinally along the centerline axis relative to the structure such that the pin is displaced longitudinally along the centerline axis relative to the sleeve; rotationally shearing the pintail of the pin from a shaft of the pin; wherein clamping the clamp of the tool to the pintail of the pin comprises grabbing a neck of the pintail of the pin, and wherein deforming the tail of the sleeve radially outward by automatically displacing the pin longitudinally along the centerline axis relative to the sleeve comprises bracing against a side of the structure and a flange of the sleeve. inserting the fastener into the opening; grabbing a pintail of the pin, wherein grabbing the pintail of the pin comprises clamping a clamp of the tool to the pintail; deforming a tail of the sleeve radially outward relative to a centerline axis of the fastener by automatically displacing the pin longitudinally along the centerline axis relative to the sleeve, wherein the tail is deformed by activating a linear actuator to displace the clamp longitudinally along the centerline axis relative to the structure such that the pin is displaced longitudinally along the centerline axis relative to the sleeve; rotationally shearing the pintail of the pin from a shaft of the pin; wherein clamping the clamp of the tool to the pintail of the pin comprises grabbing a neck of the pintail of the pin, and wherein deforming the tail of the sleeve radially outward by automatically displacing the pin longitudinally along the centerline axis relative to the sleeve comprises bracing against a side of the structure and a flange of the sleeve.
A peptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, or SEQ ID NO: 3, wherein the peptide has no more than 20 amino acid residues, optionally wherein the peptide consists of SEQ ID NO: 2, or SEQ ID NO: 3.