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A method for installing a brake pad into a disc brake comprising a brake caliper, a brake pad carrier and a brake disk, the caliper being configured to straddle the carrier and the disk, the brake pad having a radially outer and a radially inner edge and opposing lateral edges between the radially outer and inner edges, comprising the acts of: aligning the brake pad with at least one radially-oriented brake pad insertion feature in the brake pad carrier, the brake pad being oriented as when the brake pad is in an installed position and having at least one pad retaining feature on at least one lateral edge of the brake pad, the at least one pad retaining feature on at least one lateral edge of the brake pad being configured to retain the brake pad against radially outward motion when the brake pad is in the installed position; moving the brake pad in a radially-inward direction through a brake pad opening of the brake caliper when the brake caliper is in an operating position on the disc brake while maintaining the brake pad oriented as when in the installed position until the at least one pad retaining feature of the brake pad is aligned with at least one lateral brake pad receiving feature of the brake pad carrier oriented parallel to a brake disk rotation axis; moving the brake pad toward the brake disk to engage the at least one brake pad retaining feature with the at least one lateral brake pad receiving feature. aligning the brake pad with at least one radially-oriented brake pad insertion feature in the brake pad carrier, the brake pad being oriented as when the brake pad is in an installed position and having at least one pad retaining feature on at least one lateral edge of the brake pad, the at least one pad retaining feature on at least one lateral edge of the brake pad being configured to retain the brake pad against radially outward motion when the brake pad is in the installed position; moving the brake pad in a radially-inward direction through a brake pad opening of the brake caliper when the brake caliper is in an operating position on the disc brake while maintaining the brake pad oriented as when in the installed position until the at least one pad retaining feature of the brake pad is aligned with at least one lateral brake pad receiving feature of the brake pad carrier oriented parallel to a brake disk rotation axis; moving the brake pad toward the brake disk to engage the at least one brake pad retaining feature with the at least one lateral brake pad receiving feature.
An RF ablation catheter apparatus, comprising: an elongate catheter adapted for insertion into a body vessel of a patient, the catheter having a proximal end and a distal end portion, at least the distal end portion of the catheter being flexible for allowing the distal end portion of the catheter to be deflected; a radio-frequency, "RF", antenna disposed at the distal end portion of the catheter and adapted to receive input RF energy for the ablation of biological tissue; an electrical connector at the proximal end of the catheter for connection to a power supply for the RF antenna; at least one electrode (312, 314) disposed at the distal end portion of the catheter and electrically coupled to the connector at the proximal end of the catheter for connection to a monitor; the electrode being of a flexible, electrically conductive material; the conductive material of the electrode is constructed of a flexible polymer material loaded with a conductive material; the electrode comprising an elongate electrode sleeve at the distal end portion of the catheter; and the antenna is embedded in said electrode sleeve. an elongate catheter adapted for insertion into a body vessel of a patient, the catheter having a proximal end and a distal end portion, at least the distal end portion of the catheter being flexible for allowing the distal end portion of the catheter to be deflected; a radio-frequency, "RF", antenna disposed at the distal end portion of the catheter and adapted to receive input RF energy for the ablation of biological tissue; an electrical connector at the proximal end of the catheter for connection to a power supply for the RF antenna; at least one electrode (312, 314) disposed at the distal end portion of the catheter and electrically coupled to the connector at the proximal end of the catheter for connection to a monitor; the electrode being of a flexible, electrically conductive material; the conductive material of the electrode is constructed of a flexible polymer material loaded with a conductive material; the electrode comprising an elongate electrode sleeve at the distal end portion of the catheter; and the antenna is embedded in said electrode sleeve.
A method for identifying whether a subject would benefit from administration of an agent for reducing the risk of a bacterial infection, the method comprising: determining a level of plasma gelsolin in a sample from the subject, comparing the level of plasma gelsolin to a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value is the average gelsolin level of a tested population group of apparently healthy individuals, and characterizing the subject's benefit from administration of an agent for reducing the risk of a bacterial infection based upon the level of plasma gelsolin of said subject in comparison to the predetermined value, wherein a level of plasma gelsolin below the predetermined level is indicative that the subject is at an elevated risk of developing a bacterial infection and would benefit from administration of an agent for reducing the risk of a bacterial infection, and wherein a level of plasma gelsolin above the predetermined level is indicative that the subject is not at an elevated risk of developing a bacterial infection and would not benefit from administration of an agent for reducing the risk of a bacterial infection. determining a level of plasma gelsolin in a sample from the subject, comparing the level of plasma gelsolin to a predetermined value, wherein the predetermined value is the average gelsolin level of a tested population group of apparently healthy individuals, and characterizing the subject's benefit from administration of an agent for reducing the risk of a bacterial infection based upon the level of plasma gelsolin of said subject in comparison to the predetermined value, wherein a level of plasma gelsolin below the predetermined level is indicative that the subject is at an elevated risk of developing a bacterial infection and would benefit from administration of an agent for reducing the risk of a bacterial infection, and wherein a level of plasma gelsolin above the predetermined level is indicative that the subject is not at an elevated risk of developing a bacterial infection and would not benefit from administration of an agent for reducing the risk of a bacterial infection.
An implantable occlusion device comprising at least one wire having shape memory properties and a flexible polymer sheet, wherein the sheet is disposed around the wire, and wherein the sheet includes a wire sleeve portion and an external fringe portion along at least a portion of its length, the external fringe portion comprising multiple individual fringes formed by transverse cut-lines projecting from the wire sleeve portion.
A polyethylene homopolymer having an alpha transition temperature of 120 °C or more, wherein the alpha transition temperature is determined by thermal analysis of the polymer by lowering the temperature to -60 °C, maintaining at that temperature for 5 minutes, increasing the temperature to 140 °C, and determining the top of the tanδ curve as the alpha transition temperature using dynamic mechanical analyzer, and a high-crystalline region ratio on a temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) graph of 12.5% or less, wherein the high-crystalline region ratio is obtained by dividing a graph area of a high-crystalline region, which is defined by having an elution temperature of the splitting point or more, by a total graph area in percentage, wherein the splitting point corresponds the temperature where the TREF graph has its minimum between two highest peaks.
A power-generating system comprising: a heat source which is able to produce temporal temperature variation; a first device which is configured to produce temporal temperature variation so as to include at least partially a temperature range of -20°C relative to the Curie temperature to +10°C relative to the Curie temperature based on the temperature change of the heat source, and in which polarization occurs; and a second device for taking out a net generating power from the first device, characterized in that the heat source is an exhaust gas pipe of an internal combustion engine in which an intake stroke, a compression stroke, a power stroke, and an exhaust stroke are sequentially performed to increase the temperature in the exhaust stroke and decrease the temperature in the intake stroke, the compression stroke and the power stroke. a heat source which is able to produce temporal temperature variation; a first device which is configured to produce temporal temperature variation so as to include at least partially a temperature range of -20°C relative to the Curie temperature to +10°C relative to the Curie temperature based on the temperature change of the heat source, and in which polarization occurs; and a second device for taking out a net generating power from the first device, characterized in that the heat source is an exhaust gas pipe of an internal combustion engine in which an intake stroke, a compression stroke, a power stroke, and an exhaust stroke are sequentially performed to increase the temperature in the exhaust stroke and decrease the temperature in the intake stroke, the compression stroke and the power stroke.
Warp knitting tool bar of a textile machine having a sinker holder for holding a plurality of sinkers, the sinker holder having a first profile element and a second profile element, wherein the first profile element and the second profile element being connected firmly connected with each other and comprise a space for holding the sinkers, characterized in that the sinkers are fastened in a firmly bonded manner in the space.
A method for reducing power consumption of a client node (100, 202, 506, 508, 906, 908, 910, 912) in a Long Term Evolution, 'LTE', network, comprising: using processing logic (110, 302) to monitor a plurality of subframes on a downlink channel and to process a control signal comprising restricted measurement set data, said restricted measurement set being a subset of an Almost Blank Subframe, 'ABS' subframe set; wherein said processing logic is further operable to cease monitoring predetermined subframes of said plurality of subframes based on said restricted measurement set data. using processing logic (110, 302) to monitor a plurality of subframes on a downlink channel and to process a control signal comprising restricted measurement set data, said restricted measurement set being a subset of an Almost Blank Subframe, 'ABS' subframe set; wherein said processing logic is further operable to cease monitoring predetermined subframes of said plurality of subframes based on said restricted measurement set data.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a first bowtie antenna comprising a pair of electrically conductive elements disposed in a first plane and electrically coupled to a conductive connection of the apparatus, the conductive connection configured to provide a signal to each electrically conductive element; a plurality of additional bowtie antennas, each of the plurality of additional bowtie antennas comprising a corresponding pair of electrically conductive elements disposed in a different plane parallel to the first plane, wherein the first bowtie antenna and the plurality of additional bowtie antennas form a stack of bowtie antennas stacked in a first direction perpendicular to the first plane; and a conductive wall extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the conductive wall comprises a plurality of staggered electrical connections (255A, 255B, 255C) coupled to a grounding element of the apparatus, wherein conductive wall is configured to reflect radiations from the stack of bowtie antennas. a first bowtie antenna comprising a pair of electrically conductive elements disposed in a first plane and electrically coupled to a conductive connection of the apparatus, the conductive connection configured to provide a signal to each electrically conductive element; a plurality of additional bowtie antennas, each of the plurality of additional bowtie antennas comprising a corresponding pair of electrically conductive elements disposed in a different plane parallel to the first plane, wherein the first bowtie antenna and the plurality of additional bowtie antennas form a stack of bowtie antennas stacked in a first direction perpendicular to the first plane; and a conductive wall extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the conductive wall comprises a plurality of staggered electrical connections (255A, 255B, 255C) coupled to a grounding element of the apparatus, wherein conductive wall is configured to reflect radiations from the stack of bowtie antennas.
A process of making a vegetable composition comprising the steps of providing vegetable material having a size of 10 to 50 mm, adding up to 5 wt% of water based on the weight of vegetable material, and performing a maturation of said vegetable material which comprises a) a step of heating the vegetable material to a temperature of 35°C to 55°C, followed with b) a step of maintaining the vegetable material at a temperature between 35°C to 55°C during 60 to 480 minutes, to obtain said vegetable composition, wherein said vegetable material is not homogenised prior to the maturation, wherein at least the maturation is performed under vacuum or under a neutral atmosphere, said neutral atmosphere being obtained by using a food-grade inert gas in a closed system, and wherein after said maturation under vacuum, said vegetable composition is pasteurized.
Closed system for thermochemical storage comprising at least one water condenser and at least two thermochemical modules, wherein a first thermochemical module comprises a first thermochemical material and a second thermochemical module comprises a second thermochemical material, characterised by further comprising a connection system wherein each condenser and each TCM module has a connection through a valve with a central tube, and wherein the at least one water condenser and the thermochemical modules are connected through said connection system so that water vapour can be exchanged individually between any two selected from the list consisting of the at least one water condenser and the at least two thermochemical modules.
Vacuum ion pump, comprising an outer casing housing a vacuum-tight envelope comprising a channel provided at least at one end with a flange (5A,5B) for connection to the environment to be evacuated, said pump comprising a plurality of pumping sets (A,B,C), arranged around said channel, each pumping set (A,B,C) comprising an anode formed by a plurality of hollow cylindrical pumping cells (13A,13B,13C) and a cathode formed by plates (15A,15B,15C) housed inside said vacuum-tight envelope and further comprising magnets (17A,17B) placed outside said vacuum-tight envelope at opposed ends of said pumping cells (13A,13B,13C) for generating a magnetic field parallel to the axis of said pumping cells, said pumping sets (A,B,C) are provided with a ferromagnetic shield (19A,19B,19C) interposed between said magnets (17B,17C) of said pumping set and said channel, characterised in that said pumping sets (A,B,C) are spaced from one another, wherein each pumping set (A,B,C) is provided with its own ferromagnetic shield (19A,19B,19C), and passages connecting said channel to said pumping sets (A,B,C) being defined between said ferromagnetic shields (19A,19B,19C).
A particulate superabsorbent polymer comprising a polymerized monomer selected from an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride, salts or derivatives thereof, and an internal crosslinker composition comprising a covalent crosslinking agent, wherein the particulate superabsorbent polymer has a Centrifuge Retention Capacity Increase of 2g/g or more as set forth herein in the Centrifuge Retention Capacity Increase Test, wherein the internal crosslinker composition comprises a silane compound comprising at least one carbon-carbon double bond and at least one Si-O bond, wherein said silane compound is selected from vinyltriisopropenoxy silane, vinyltriacetoxysilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltriethoxysilane, diethoxymethylvinyl silane, and polysiloxane comprising at least two vinyl groups, and wherein internal crosslinking composition is from about 0.001% by weight to about 5% by weight based on the monomer.
Flotation system including a container, said container being provided with a bottom wall and a covering, the bottom wall extending in a direction from a rear face to a front face, the front face and the covering delimiting therebetween an empty internal space of the container, the flotation system including at least one float arranged in said internal space, said float having a variable volume between a folded position and a deployed position of said float, characterised in that said flotation system comprises at least one securing interface provided with a fitting, said fitting including at least one securing member for securing the securing interface to a first element formed by said bottom wall of said container, said securing interface including at least one band (60, 61, 62) which is attached to said fitting and to said float, said fitting including at least one main support through which a main rod passes, said main rod being designed to pass through an attachment of a second element, said second element not belonging to the securing interface and being separate from said bottom wall of said container.
A method for producing a document having a document body and a visually imperceptible security feature joined to the document body, said method comprising: - providing a key pair formed of public and private key, - encrypting data unique for the document using the public key of the key pair, - encoding the encrypted data into a graphical code as the security feature, - providing a photo to be joined to the document, - embedding the graphical code in the photo, and - joining the photo and the graphical code embedded therein to the document body, the method additionally comprising: - providing an assignment that portrays a relationship between colour signals of a colour camera and monochrome signals of a camera sensitive to the IR spectrum for a variety of colour tones created by mixing printing inks provided to produce the document, wherein the monochrome signals correspond to brightness levels of the respective colour tones when illuminated with IR light, and - applying, to the document, information relating to the assignment or a reference referring to the assignment. - providing a key pair formed of public and private key, - encrypting data unique for the document using the public key of the key pair, - encoding the encrypted data into a graphical code as the security feature, - providing a photo to be joined to the document, - embedding the graphical code in the photo, and - joining the photo and the graphical code embedded therein to the document body, - providing an assignment that portrays a relationship between colour signals of a colour camera and monochrome signals of a camera sensitive to the IR spectrum for a variety of colour tones created by mixing printing inks provided to produce the document, wherein the monochrome signals correspond to brightness levels of the respective colour tones when illuminated with IR light, and - applying, to the document, information relating to the assignment or a reference referring to the assignment.
A DC grid comprising a plurality of AC/DC converters which are interconnected via DC lines, characterized in that the DC grid further comprises at least one current limiter; the DC grid is divided into at least two zones by means of the at least one current limiter in a manner so that at least one of the at least one current limiter is connected in each of a plurality of DC lines by which two zones are interconnected; the at least one current limiter dividing the at least two zones is adapted for limiting a fault current that flows into a fault in a zone from neighbouring zones during a fault-on period; and the at least one current limiter comprises a series connection of independently controllable breaker sections, wherein a breaker section comprises a parallel connection of a non-linear resistor and a semi-conductor switch of turn-off type. the DC grid further comprises at least one current limiter; the DC grid is divided into at least two zones by means of the at least one current limiter in a manner so that at least one of the at least one current limiter is connected in each of a plurality of DC lines by which two zones are interconnected; the at least one current limiter dividing the at least two zones is adapted for limiting a fault current that flows into a fault in a zone from neighbouring zones during a fault-on period; and the at least one current limiter comprises a series connection of independently controllable breaker sections, wherein a breaker section comprises a parallel connection of a non-linear resistor and a semi-conductor switch of turn-off type.
A video transmission device, comprising: an encoder for coding input video data and outputting a video stream, and a packet processing part for grouping the video stream output from said encoder into packets and outputting the same to a communication path; wherein said packet processing part is adapted to generate original data clusters, in each of which a specified number of macroblocks are grouped, and redundant data holding the same data as said respective original data clusters, to control, based on the number of bits of each of said original data clusters, the number of times said respective redundant data can be inserted into the video stream, and to insert for each original data cluster, the determined number of times, the corresponding redundant data immediately after the original data cluster in the video stream. an encoder for coding input video data and outputting a video stream, and a packet processing part for grouping the video stream output from said encoder into packets and outputting the same to a communication path; wherein said packet processing part is adapted to generate original data clusters, in each of which a specified number of macroblocks are grouped, and redundant data holding the same data as said respective original data clusters, to control, based on the number of bits of each of said original data clusters, the number of times said respective redundant data can be inserted into the video stream, and to insert for each original data cluster, the determined number of times, the corresponding redundant data immediately after the original data cluster in the video stream.