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A shape memory extending method of a biodegradable stent, comprising: providing a stent made of a biodegradable polymer on an external surface of a balloon of a first balloon catheter; extending an outer diameter of the stent by applying pressure to the balloon of the first balloon catheter, wherein a temperature range of the extending of the outer diameter of the stent is 55 to 180°C; providing the stent of which the outer diameter is extended on an external surface of a balloon of a second balloon catheter; and reducing the outer diameter of the stent of which the outer diameter is extended by applying pressure to the balloon of the second balloon catheter, wherein the outer diameter of the stent is reduced by means of a crimper while applying the pressure to the balloon by mounting the stent on the balloon catheter; wherein the pressure is each independently in the range of 1 to 350 psi (0.06 to 23.8 atm). providing a stent made of a biodegradable polymer on an external surface of a balloon of a first balloon catheter; extending an outer diameter of the stent by applying pressure to the balloon of the first balloon catheter, wherein a temperature range of the extending of the outer diameter of the stent is 55 to 180°C; providing the stent of which the outer diameter is extended on an external surface of a balloon of a second balloon catheter; and reducing the outer diameter of the stent of which the outer diameter is extended by applying pressure to the balloon of the second balloon catheter, wherein the outer diameter of the stent is reduced by means of a crimper while applying the pressure to the balloon by mounting the stent on the balloon catheter; wherein the pressure is each independently in the range of 1 to 350 psi (0.06 to 23.8 atm).
Combination of a support (9, 59) with one shelf made of a set of wires connected to each other by transversal reinforcing stiffeners, which shelf comprises: - at least one front wall called front (7, 87) provided with at least one foot and/or - at least one dividing wall called divider (6, 86) provided with at least one foot, wherein said support (9, 59) comprises a recess for the housing and supporting of an optional LED bar and at least a terminal of elastic fitting and at least a coupling seat characterized in that said terminal coupled to at least a stiffener comprises: - a snap-fitting C-mechanism with a top extension and a lower extension, which extensions are opposed and elastically stretchable and in their engaging condition are strainable on a stiffener, wherein said extensions (19, 20) surround the opposed edges of said stiffener; - a coupling seat in the form of a hole opened towards a top side of said support for housing the corresponding feet of said dividers (6, 86) and fronts (7, 87). - at least one front wall called front (7, 87) provided with at least one foot and/or - at least one dividing wall called divider (6, 86) provided with at least one foot, - a snap-fitting C-mechanism with a top extension and a lower extension, which extensions are opposed and elastically stretchable and in their engaging condition are strainable on a stiffener, wherein said extensions (19, 20) surround the opposed edges of said stiffener; - a coupling seat in the form of a hole opened towards a top side of said support for housing the corresponding feet of said dividers (6, 86) and fronts (7, 87).
A device for use in a biosensor having a multisite array of test sites, the device comprising: (a) a transparent support substrate supporting one or more transparent electrodes; and (b) a biomolecular interface layer having: immobilized pH sensitive Fluorescent Protein that covers both (a) a first area of the substrate where the immobilized pH sensitive Fluorescent Protein also covers at least one respective one of the one or more transparent electrodes supported on the substrate and (b) a second area of the substrate where the immobilized pH sensitive Fluorescent Protein does not cover any electrodes supported on the substrate; and one or more immobilized probes. (a) a transparent support substrate supporting one or more transparent electrodes; and (b) a biomolecular interface layer having: immobilized pH sensitive Fluorescent Protein that covers both (a) a first area of the substrate where the immobilized pH sensitive Fluorescent Protein also covers at least one respective one of the one or more transparent electrodes supported on the substrate and (b) a second area of the substrate where the immobilized pH sensitive Fluorescent Protein does not cover any electrodes supported on the substrate; and one or more immobilized probes. immobilized pH sensitive Fluorescent Protein that covers both (a) a first area of the substrate where the immobilized pH sensitive Fluorescent Protein also covers at least one respective one of the one or more transparent electrodes supported on the substrate and (b) a second area of the substrate where the immobilized pH sensitive Fluorescent Protein does not cover any electrodes supported on the substrate; and one or more immobilized probes.
A mineral wool batt having an average density of at least 20 kg/m 3 and comprising an absorbent layer comprising mineral wool fibres, characterised in that the absorbent layer comprises needled mineral wool fibres and superabsorbent particles, and in which the absorbent layer is substantially free of binder.
Drag strand comprising a decoupling means, the drag strand having a plurality of hollow links which form a lined-up drag chain that comprises an internal channel in which the decoupling means is arranged with a line arranged therein for damping and/or springing force flows onto the line within the drag strand, so that at least one portion of the decoupling means is arranged between the line and a wall of the drag strand, a damping and/or resilient part of the decoupling means being arranged on a side of the wall which is directed outward with respect to the channel, characterized in that the decoupling means surrounds at least the line such that the line is spaced apart from all walls forming the contour of the channel.
An arc chute assembly comprising: a housing having a first wall, a second wall, and a pair of side walls (40,42) coupled to said first wall, said walls being configured to form an arc area, the housing further having a divider wall coupled to said first wall between said side walls, said divider wall being configured to form a first sub-arc area, a second sub-arc area, and an arc plate area, characterised in that said first sub-arc area and said second sub-arc area are configured to be in flow communication with said arc plate area, wherein the divider wall has a height less than a height of at least one of the side walls (40, 42) and the arc plate area has a width that extends between the side walls (40, 42, 46, 48); a support coupled to said first wall and said side walls; and an arc plate coupled to said support, said arc plate having a body extending between said side walls and over said divider wall. a housing having a first wall, a second wall, and a pair of side walls (40,42) coupled to said first wall, said walls being configured to form an arc area, the housing further having a divider wall coupled to said first wall between said side walls, said divider wall being configured to form a first sub-arc area, a second sub-arc area, and an arc plate area, characterised in that said first sub-arc area and said second sub-arc area are configured to be in flow communication with said arc plate area, wherein the divider wall has a height less than a height of at least one of the side walls (40, 42) and the arc plate area has a width that extends between the side walls (40, 42, 46, 48); a support coupled to said first wall and said side walls; and an arc plate coupled to said support, said arc plate having a body extending between said side walls and over said divider wall.
Device for dispensing coins, comprising a coin conveyor system and a coin container, from which coins can be supplied to the coin conveyor system, and a coin outlet for dispensing coins, further comprising an electric drive motor (22, 22') for driving the coin conveyor system, wherein, when driving the coin conveyor system, coins are conveyed through the coin conveyor system to the coin outlet and dispensed, and wherein the electric drive motor (22, 22') acts upon the coin conveyor system through a transmission, characterized in that the electric drive motor (22, 22') comprises at least one brake disc (52, 52') connected with the motor shaft of the electric drive motor (22, 22'), which is in a contact inhibiting the rotational movement of the motor shaft with at least one counter-surface (56, 56') of the electric drive motor (22, 22') when the electric drive motor (22, 22') is not actuated; a tensile force is acting in a first axial direction on the motor shaft upon a mechanical actuation of the transmission without electrical actuation of the electric drive motor (22, 22'), such that the braking force inhibiting the rotational movement of the motor shaft of the at least one brake disc (52, 52') with the at least one counter-surface (56, 56') of the electric drive motor (22, 22') increases when the tensile force increases; the motor shaft is axially displaced in a second direction opposite to the first direction when the electric drive motor (22, 22') is electrically actuated, whereby the contact inhibiting the rotational movement of the motor shaft of the at least one brake disc (52, 52') with the at least one counter-surface (56, 56') of the electric drive motor (22, 22') is cancelled; at least one brake disc is arranged within the electric drive motor on the driving shaft, and the counter-surface is formed by an inner surface of the electric drive motor; and the brake disc constitutes one of the axial bearings of the motor shaft within the electric drive motor.
An amplifier circuit comprising: an input terminal configured to receive a radio frequency input signal; an output terminal configured to provide a radio frequency output signal; a first transistor having a first collector, a first emitter, and a first base; a second transistor having a second collector, a second emitter, and a second base; a bypass switch; and a controller; wherein the first base is connected to the input terminal and the second emitter; the first collector is connected to a circuit voltage supply and the output terminal; the first emitter is connected to ground and to the second base; the second collector is connected to a collector voltage supply; the bypass switch is connected between the first base and the output terminal; the controller is configured to operate the amplifier circuit in a normal mode of operation or a bypass mode of operation in accordance with an amplitude level of the radio frequency input signal, wherein the controller is configured to open the bypass switch in the normal mode of operation and close the bypass switch in the bypass mode of operation to selectively bypass the first transistor; and the first transistor and second transistor are matched. an input terminal configured to receive a radio frequency input signal; an output terminal configured to provide a radio frequency output signal; a first transistor having a first collector, a first emitter, and a first base; a second transistor having a second collector, a second emitter, and a second base; a bypass switch; and a controller; the first base is connected to the input terminal and the second emitter; the first collector is connected to a circuit voltage supply and the output terminal; the first emitter is connected to ground and to the second base; the second collector is connected to a collector voltage supply; the bypass switch is connected between the first base and the output terminal; the controller is configured to operate the amplifier circuit in a normal mode of operation or a bypass mode of operation in accordance with an amplitude level of the radio frequency input signal, wherein the controller is configured to open the bypass switch in the normal mode of operation and close the bypass switch in the bypass mode of operation to selectively bypass the first transistor; and the first transistor and second transistor are matched.
A receiving body for holding an object, for example a workpiece consisting of a base and of at least three holding fingers attached to the base and protruding from it at right angles in one direction and of at least one support rib by means of which the two adjacent holding fingers are connected together and supported against one another, in which case the holding fingers define an outer jacket surface of the receiving body and, together with the base, enclose a space which is accessible from an end opposite to the base from the outside for the purpose of positioning the object, and of a pedestal formed on or attached to the end of the base facing away from the space, by means of which the receiving body can be locked on a carrier plate, characterized in that, at least three webs projecting outwards from the jacket surface are formed on or attached to the outer jacket surface of the receiving body and arranged evenly distributed around the circumference, and that at least one shoulder is formed projecting from the jacket surface of the receiving body and aligned in the plane of the base or in a plane running parallel to and at a distance from the base.
A method comprising: providing a substrate comprising: a host; and a seed layer bonded to the host, the seed layer comprising a plurality of regions, wherein adjacent regions of the seed layer are in direct contact with each other at interfaces between adjacent regions; and growing on the substrate a semiconductor structure comprising a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region; wherein a top surface of a semiconductor layer grown on the seed layer has a lateral extent greater than each of the plurality of seed layer regions, characterised in that there are no chemical bonds at the interfaces between adjacent regions of the seed layer and wherein the plurality of regions are formed by forming trenches in the seed layer and relaxing the seed layer such that the regions of the seed layer expand. providing a substrate comprising: a host; and a seed layer bonded to the host, the seed layer comprising a plurality of regions, wherein adjacent regions of the seed layer are in direct contact with each other at interfaces between adjacent regions; and a host; and a seed layer bonded to the host, the seed layer comprising a plurality of regions, wherein adjacent regions of the seed layer are in direct contact with each other at interfaces between adjacent regions; and growing on the substrate a semiconductor structure comprising a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region; wherein a top surface of a semiconductor layer grown on the seed layer has a lateral extent greater than each of the plurality of seed layer regions, characterised in that there are no chemical bonds at the interfaces between adjacent regions of the seed layer and wherein the plurality of regions are formed by forming trenches in the seed layer and relaxing the seed layer such that the regions of the seed layer expand.
A solar cell, comprising: a semiconductor unit including a first type semiconductor and a second type semiconductor; a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor unit; and a passivation layer between the semiconductor unit and the second electrode, said passivation layer being positioned on a surface opposite the light incident surface of the semiconductor unit, wherein the passivation layer is a three layered structure which consists of a first layer consisting of silicon oxide (SiOx), said first layer contacting the semiconductor unit, a second layer consisting of silicon nitride (SiNx) on the first layer, and a third layer consisting of silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy) on the second layer, said third layer contacting the second electrode, and wherein a refractive index of the first layer is smaller than a refractive index of the second layer, and a refractive index of the third layer is smaller than the refractive index of the second layer and is greater than the refractive index of the first layer. a semiconductor unit including a first type semiconductor and a second type semiconductor; a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor unit; and a passivation layer between the semiconductor unit and the second electrode, said passivation layer being positioned on a surface opposite the light incident surface of the semiconductor unit, wherein the passivation layer is a three layered structure which consists of a first layer consisting of silicon oxide (SiOx), said first layer contacting the semiconductor unit, a second layer consisting of silicon nitride (SiNx) on the first layer, and a third layer consisting of silicon oxynitride (SiOxNy) on the second layer, said third layer contacting the second electrode, and wherein a refractive index of the first layer is smaller than a refractive index of the second layer, and a refractive index of the third layer is smaller than the refractive index of the second layer and is greater than the refractive index of the first layer.
Shelf for a refrigeration device, having - a profile (4, 5) with an exterior wall, which surrounds an internal space, which is divided into at least one first chamber and one second chamber which is separate from the first chamber and is higher than the first chamber, wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are embodied as grooves, which are accessible via access openings embodied as slots in the exterior wall, and - a base plate, of which one edge is accommodated in the second chamber, or a grid made up of intersecting wires, from which a wire parallel to the profile (4, 5) and also intersecting wires are accommodated in the second chamber, characterised in that the profile (4, 5) comprises a third chamber, which is fully enclosed and arranged adjacent to the higher second chamber. - a profile (4, 5) with an exterior wall, which surrounds an internal space, which is divided into at least one first chamber and one second chamber which is separate from the first chamber and is higher than the first chamber, wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are embodied as grooves, which are accessible via access openings embodied as slots in the exterior wall, and - a base plate, of which one edge is accommodated in the second chamber, or a grid made up of intersecting wires, from which a wire parallel to the profile (4, 5) and also intersecting wires are accommodated in the second chamber, characterised in that the profile (4, 5) comprises a third chamber, which is fully enclosed and arranged adjacent to the higher second chamber.
An ice maker for forming ice, the ice maker comprising: a refrigeration system comprising a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator, wherein the compressor, condenser and evaporator are in fluid communication by one or more refrigerant lines (28a, 28b, 28c, 28d); a water system comprising a water filter and a sump to hold water to be made into ice; characterized by a control system comprising a controller configured to determine a baseline freeze time, a baseline harvest time, and/or a baseline fill time after waiting for an initial set of ice making cycles, the control system being and is further adapted to compare subsequent harvest times, freeze times, and/or fill times to the baseline freeze, harvest, and/or fill times to determine whether the ice maker needs maintenance. a refrigeration system comprising a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator, wherein the compressor, condenser and evaporator are in fluid communication by one or more refrigerant lines (28a, 28b, 28c, 28d); a water system comprising a water filter and a sump to hold water to be made into ice; characterized by a control system comprising a controller configured to determine a baseline freeze time, a baseline harvest time, and/or a baseline fill time after waiting for an initial set of ice making cycles, the control system being and is further adapted to compare subsequent harvest times, freeze times, and/or fill times to the baseline freeze, harvest, and/or fill times to determine whether the ice maker needs maintenance.
A method for protecting a nuclear reactor, the nuclear reactor comprising a core having a plurality of nuclear fuel assemblies, each assembly comprising a plurality of fuel rods, each fuel rod comprising a cladding and nuclear fuel enclosed in the cladding, the method comprising the following steps: - Step: Reconstructing a maximum linear power released among the fuel rods of the nuclear fuel assemblies of the core; - Step: Calculating the thermomechanical state and the burnup fraction of the fuel rods; - Step: Calculating a mechanical stress or deformation energy density in the cladding of one of the fuel rods using the said reconstructed maximum linear power, the calculated thermomechanical states and the calculated burnup fractions, by means of a meta-model of a thermomechanical code; - Step: Comparing the calculated mechanical stress or the calculated deformation energy density with a respective threshold; - Step: Stopping the nuclear reactor if the calculated mechanical stress or the calculated deformation energy density exceeds the said respective threshold. - Step: Reconstructing a maximum linear power released among the fuel rods of the nuclear fuel assemblies of the core; - Step: Calculating the thermomechanical state and the burnup fraction of the fuel rods; - Step: Calculating a mechanical stress or deformation energy density in the cladding of one of the fuel rods using the said reconstructed maximum linear power, the calculated thermomechanical states and the calculated burnup fractions, by means of a meta-model of a thermomechanical code; - Step: Comparing the calculated mechanical stress or the calculated deformation energy density with a respective threshold; - Step: Stopping the nuclear reactor if the calculated mechanical stress or the calculated deformation energy density exceeds the said respective threshold.