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A vacuum pump, in particular a turbomolecular vacuum pump, comprising at least one inlet, one outlet and at least two Holweck stages (B, C) which are concentric with respect to a common axis of rotation, which follow one another in the pump direction between the inlet and the outlet and which each comprise a Holweck stator segment (25a or 25b), which has a Holweck thread, and a Holweck sleeve rotating about the axis of rotation, wherein the Holweck stator segments are each arranged at a side of a common Holweck stator which projects into a radial intermediate space between the concentrically arranged Holweck sleeves which are fastened to a Holweck hub rotationally fixedly connected to a rotor of the vacuum pump, wherein the Holweck hub is designed in disk shape, characterized in that an axial spacing (X, X', X", X′′′) between an axial end of at least one of the Holweck stator segments that projects into the radial intermediate space and the Holweck hub is greater than 25% of the axial extent of a section of the Holweck stator segments that projects into the radial intermediate space and/or greater than 25% of the axial extent of at least one of the Holweck sleeves.
An interventional medical apparatus for performing a medical procedure, comprising: a sensor adapted to convert an ultrasonic signal of an ultrasound probe incident thereon into an electrical signal; and a first wireless transceiver configured to receive the electrical signal from the sensor, and to transmit the electrical signal to a second wireless transceiver remotely located from the interventional medical apparatus; wherein the electrical signal transmitted by the first wireless transceiver is partially processed prior to transmission to the second wireless transceiver, and wherein the electrical signal transmitted by the first wireless transceiver is transmitted through a channel that has a fixed and known latency; wherein the partially processed electrical signal transmitted by the first wireless transceiver comprises an amplified and filtered electrical signal from the sensor provided at the output of a signal conditioning module; and wherein the partially processed electrical signal transmitted by the first wireless transceiver is a clipped portion of the electrical signal from the sensor that includes only the electrical signal in and around the maximum signal intensity location for each image frame of the ultrasound probe. a sensor adapted to convert an ultrasonic signal of an ultrasound probe incident thereon into an electrical signal; and a first wireless transceiver configured to receive the electrical signal from the sensor, and to transmit the electrical signal to a second wireless transceiver remotely located from the interventional medical apparatus; wherein the electrical signal transmitted by the first wireless transceiver is partially processed prior to transmission to the second wireless transceiver, and wherein the electrical signal transmitted by the first wireless transceiver is transmitted through a channel that has a fixed and known latency; wherein the partially processed electrical signal transmitted by the first wireless transceiver comprises an amplified and filtered electrical signal from the sensor provided at the output of a signal conditioning module; and wherein the partially processed electrical signal transmitted by the first wireless transceiver is a clipped portion of the electrical signal from the sensor that includes only the electrical signal in and around the maximum signal intensity location for each image frame of the ultrasound probe.
An impeller (50, 100) for a rotary machine, comprising: a base material of the impeller (50, 100) comprising Al or an Al alloy; a surface layer for the impeller formed by an electroless plating layer comprising a Ni-P based alloy; characterized in further comprising an under layer disposed between the base material and the surface layer, the under layer having a smaller Vickers hardness than the surface layer and in that the surface layer has a P content rate of not less than 4wt% and not more than 10wt%. a base material of the impeller (50, 100) comprising Al or an Al alloy; a surface layer for the impeller formed by an electroless plating layer comprising a Ni-P based alloy; characterized in further comprising an under layer disposed between the base material and the surface layer, the under layer having a smaller Vickers hardness than the surface layer and in that the surface layer has a P content rate of not less than 4wt% and not more than 10wt%.
A tire comprising a tread which comprises a plurality of tread pattern elements delimited by cut-outs (3, 4); the tread pattern elements respectively comprising at least one lateral face (13, 14, 15, 16) and a contact surface intended to come into contact with the ground during rolling; the tread pattern elements respectively comprising a first rubber composition at least partially covered on at least one of the lateral face(s) with a layer of a second rubber composition which is different from the first rubber composition, the tire, being characterized in that the second rubber composition based on: - an elastomer matrix comprising between 40 and 70 phr of a first diene elastomer which is polyisoprene(s) and between 30 and 60 phr of a second diene elastomer which is styrene-butadiene copolymer(s); - a reinforcing filler comprising more than 100 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler; and - a plasticizing agent comprising more than 30 phr of hydrocarbon resin(s) having a glass transition temperature of more than 20°C, and comprising no liquid plasticizer(s) or less than 30 phr of liquid plasticizer(s). - an elastomer matrix comprising between 40 and 70 phr of a first diene elastomer which is polyisoprene(s) and between 30 and 60 phr of a second diene elastomer which is styrene-butadiene copolymer(s); - a reinforcing filler comprising more than 100 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler; and - a plasticizing agent comprising more than 30 phr of hydrocarbon resin(s) having a glass transition temperature of more than 20°C, and comprising no liquid plasticizer(s) or less than 30 phr of liquid plasticizer(s).
A composition for use in a method for inducing a rapid and prolonged protective immune response against anthrax in a mammalian subject in need thereof, comprising an effective amount of at least 10 7 infectious units (ifu) of E1 and E3 deleted adenovirus encoding a Bacillus anthracis antigen, wherein the composition is administered in a single-dose intranasal administration, and wherein the administration results in a protective immune response against anthrax from about one day to about 47 days after administration.
Pile guide comprising a base frame and a superstructure, the superstructure comprising a pile guide member for guiding the pile in a predetermined direction as it is driven into a substrate when the base frame is resting thereon, wherein at least part of the superstructure defines an arm that is rotational with respect to the base frame about a first point of rotation and a second point of rotation, to rotate the pile guide member with respect to the base frame, wherein at least one of the first and second points of rotation is translatable with respect to the base frame in a first direction, thereby rotating the arm about the first and second points of rotation with respect to the base frame, wherein at least one of the first and second points of rotation is translatable in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
A wearing article comprises a chassis having longitudinal direction and transverse direction, inner side facing the skin of a wearer and outer side facing a garment worn by the wearer, a first waist region defined by one of front and rear waist regions, a second waist region defined by the other of said front and rear waist regions and a crotch region extending between said first and second waist regions (8,9), and a mechanical fastener including first engagement regions (15,16) formed in a pair of first lateral zones of said first waist region which are opposed to each other in said transverse direction and extending in said longitudinal direction and having a mechanical fastener function and second engagement regions (17, 18) formed in a pair of second latera zones of said second waist region which are opposed to each other in said transverse direction and extending in said longitudinal direction and having a mechanical fastener function and adapted to be detachably engaged with said first engagement regions (15,16) wherein said engagement regions (15,16) include hook elements (15, 16) formed on outer sides of said first lateral zones facing the garment and said second engagement regions (17,18) include loop elements (17,18) formed on inner sides of said second lateral zones facing the skin of the wearer, said wearing article further comprising third engagement regions (13;6) having mechanical fastener function and adapted to be detachably engaged with said first engagement regions (15,16), said third engagement regions (13;6) being at least formed on respective inner sides of said first lateral zones facing the skin of the wearer so that said first engagement region (15,16) formed on outer side of one of said first lateral zones facing the garment is able to be engaged with said third engagement region (13;6) formed on inner side of other of said first lateral zones facing the skin of the wearer, said first lateral zones including mount members via which said hook elements (15, 16) are attached to said first lateral zones; and each said mount members respectively having an inner side of said mount member facing the skin of the wearer and an outer side facing the garment and formed of a fibrous sheet so that at least said inner side of said mount member facing the skin of the wearer is engageable with said hook elements (15,16) and thereby defines said third engagement region (13;6); said wearing article being characterized in that the dimension of the first waist region as measured in the transverse direction is larger than the dimension of the second waist region as measured in the transverse direction by width dimensions of the mount members (13, 14).
Computer-implemented method of transcribing an audio stream, the method comprising the steps of - transcribing the audio stream using a first transcribing instance of the transcription service, the first transcribing instance having a first predetermined transcription size that is smaller than the total length of the audio stream, the first transcribing instance providing a plurality of consecutive first transcribed text data snippets of the audio stream, the size of the first transcribed text data snippets (t1, t2, t3, tn) respectively corresponding to the first predetermined transcription size; - transcribing the audio stream using at least a second transcribing instance, the second transcribing instance having a second predetermined transcription size that is smaller than the length of the audio stream, the second transcribing instance providing a plurality of consecutive second transcribed text data snippets (t1', t2', t3', tn') of the audio stream, the size of the second transcribed text data snippets (t1') respectively corresponding to the second predetermined transcription size; wherein the first transcribing instance starts transcription of the audio stream at a first point of time and the second transcribing instance starts transcription of the audio stream at a second point of time with a predetermined delay with respect to the first transcribing instance, wherein the predetermined delay is selected such that each one of the plurality of second transcribed text data snippets (t1', t2', t3', tn') respectively overlaps at least a portion at which a first transcribed text data snippet of the plurality of the first transcribed text data snippets ends and a consecutive first transcribed text data snippet of the plurality of the first transcribed text data snippets starts - transcribing the audio stream using a first transcribing instance of the transcription service, the first transcribing instance having a first predetermined transcription size that is smaller than the total length of the audio stream, the first transcribing instance providing a plurality of consecutive first transcribed text data snippets of the audio stream, the size of the first transcribed text data snippets (t1, t2, t3, tn) respectively corresponding to the first predetermined transcription size; - transcribing the audio stream using at least a second transcribing instance, the second transcribing instance having a second predetermined transcription size that is smaller than the length of the audio stream, the second transcribing instance providing a plurality of consecutive second transcribed text data snippets (t1', t2', t3', tn') of the audio stream, the size of the second transcribed text data snippets (t1') respectively corresponding to the second predetermined transcription size;
A heating element for motor vehicles, comprising a block comprising flat tubes and corrugated ribs and also comprising an entry-side and an exit-side collecting tank (5, 6), wherein a coolant can flow through the flat tubes, therein the flat tubes have a clear width in the range from 0.9 to 1.2 mm, preferably of 1.0 mm, and the corrugated ribs have a height in the range from 6.3 to 8.0 mm, preferably of 6.3 mm, characterised in that the flat tubes have flat sides (2a, 2b) with embossed vortex generators (7, 8), the vortex generators (7, 8) are elongate and have a length in the range from 1.5 to 4.0 mm, preferably of 2.5 mm, the vortex generators (7, 8) have a width in the range from 1.0 to 2.5 mm, in particular of 1.25 mm, and the vortex generators have a depth in the range from 0.15 to 0.35 mm, in particular of 0.25 mm.
A system for controlling a general-purpose internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders (12a, 12b) each equipped with a throttle valve (72a, 72b) that opens/closes an air intake path and a fuel injector (18a, 18b) that injects fuel into a combustion chamber, comprising: a throttle driver (74a, 74b) that is arranged to drive an actuator (76a, 76b) of the throttle valve of each of the cylinders to open/close; an injector driver (80a, 80b) that is arranged to drive the fuel injector of each of the cylinders to open; and a controller that is arranged to control operation of the throttle driver and injector driver in such a way that the throttle opening and an amount of fuel to be injected are different for each of the cylinders, such that an engine speed becomes constant, characterised by: a cooling fan that sucks in and blows air onto the cylinders as cooling air; and in that the cylinders are positioned at different locations in flow of the cooling air, and the controller is arranged to increase the throttle opening and the amount of fuel to be injected of one of the cylinders positioned upstream relative to those of the other cylinder positioned downstream such that the throttle opening and the amount of fuel to be injected are different for each of the cylinders when a load of the engine is other than zero or full. a throttle driver (74a, 74b) that is arranged to drive an actuator (76a, 76b) of the throttle valve of each of the cylinders to open/close; an injector driver (80a, 80b) that is arranged to drive the fuel injector of each of the cylinders to open; and a controller that is arranged to control operation of the throttle driver and injector driver in such a way that the throttle opening and an amount of fuel to be injected are different for each of the cylinders, such that an engine speed becomes constant, characterised by: a cooling fan that sucks in and blows air onto the cylinders as cooling air; and in that the cylinders are positioned at different locations in flow of the cooling air, and the controller is arranged to increase the throttle opening and the amount of fuel to be injected of one of the cylinders positioned upstream relative to those of the other cylinder positioned downstream such that the throttle opening and the amount of fuel to be injected are different for each of the cylinders when a load of the engine is other than zero or full. a cooling fan that sucks in and blows air onto the cylinders as cooling air; and in that the cylinders are positioned at different locations in flow of the cooling air, and the controller is arranged to increase the throttle opening and the amount of fuel to be injected of one of the cylinders positioned upstream relative to those of the other cylinder positioned downstream such that the throttle opening and the amount of fuel to be injected are different for each of the cylinders when a load of the engine is other than zero or full.
A device for treatment of a patient comprising: a first generator comprising a radiofrequency generator configured to generate a radiofrequency energy; an applicator configured to be coupled to a treatment area of a body part of the patient, the applicator comprising: a connector configured to couple the applicator with the first generator; and a pad configured to be attached to the treatment area during the treatment, the pad comprising: a flexible substrate; and at least one active element coupled to the flexible substrate and configured to be attached to the treatment area, wherein the at least one active element comprises an electrode configured to provide the radiofrequency energy from the first generator to the treatment area to heat a surface of a skin of the treatment area to a temperature in a range of 37.5 °C to 55 °C, and wherein a surface area of the at least one active element is in a range of 1 cm 2 to 25 cm 2; and a control unit comprising one or more preprogramed protocols; wherein the control unit is configured to control the first generator; wherein the device is configured to provide the radiofrequency energy to the treatment area according to the one or more preprogramed protocols, and wherein the body part comprises one of a face, neck or submentum. a first generator comprising a radiofrequency generator configured to generate a radiofrequency energy; an applicator configured to be coupled to a treatment area of a body part of the patient, the applicator comprising: a connector configured to couple the applicator with the first generator; and a pad configured to be attached to the treatment area during the treatment, the pad comprising: a flexible substrate; and at least one active element coupled to the flexible substrate and configured to be attached to the treatment area, wherein the at least one active element comprises an electrode configured to provide the radiofrequency energy from the first generator to the treatment area to heat a surface of a skin of the treatment area to a temperature in a range of 37.5 °C to 55 °C, and wherein a surface area of the at least one active element is in a range of 1 cm 2 to 25 cm 2; and a flexible substrate; and at least one active element coupled to the flexible substrate and configured to be attached to the treatment area, wherein the at least one active element comprises an electrode configured to provide the radiofrequency energy from the first generator to the treatment area to heat a surface of a skin of the treatment area to a temperature in a range of 37.5 °C to 55 °C, and wherein a surface area of the at least one active element is in a range of 1 cm 2 to 25 cm 2; and a control unit comprising one or more preprogramed protocols; wherein the control unit is configured to control the first generator; wherein the device is configured to provide the radiofrequency energy to the treatment area according to the one or more preprogramed protocols, and wherein the body part comprises one of a face, neck or submentum.
A dilator and sheath assembly (10, 200, 300) including a dilator having an elongated dilator stem having a proximal dilator end, and a dilator hub fixedly connected to the proximal dilator end, wherein the dilator hub includes a locking portion at a distal portion thereof; and a sheath having an elongated tubular portion having a proximal sheath end, a distal sheath end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal sheath end and the distal sheath end, wherein the elongated tubular portion is sized to frictionally retain the dilator stem, at least one tear seam extending in a plane between the proximal sheath end and the distal sheath end, and a sheath hub fixedly connected to the proximal sheath end, wherein the sheath hub includes a proximal portion, a valve (260, 360) and a mating locking portion at a proximal end thereof and within the proximal portion, wherein the elongated tubular portion and the sheath hub are splittable, and wherein the locking portion of the dilator hub and the mating locking portion of the sheath hub provide a releasably locking engagement between the dilator and the sheath, characterized in that the valve is disposed distally of the mating locking portion of the sheath hub, and a cap is secured onto the proximal end of sheath hub and contains the mating locking portion, the cap securely maintaining in place the valve.
An axis run-out measuring method using an angle detecting device (11, 13) with a self-calibration function, in which a plurality of sensor heads (12, 14) is provided with an equiangular interval at a circumference of a scale disc fixed to a rotating shaft, and when one of the sensor heads (12, 14) is selected as a reference sensor head, a sum of measurement differences between the reference sensor head and the other respective sensor heads is obtained, and this sum is divided by the number of sensor heads (12, 14), to determine an average value, whereby a self-calibration value is obtained, with the axis run-out measuring method comprising the steps of: changing a sensor head selected as the reference sensor head to another sensor head in order one by one, and obtaining each of the self-calibration values for all the sensor heads (12, 14) where each of all the sensor heads is adopted as the reference head; deviating each of the self-calibration values by an angular phase of the scale, and aligning said angular phase to a self-calibration value where the particular sensor head is adopted as the reference head; determining an average value for the self-calibration values having been subjected to the phase aligning; and subtracting the average value of the self-calibration values having been subjected to the phase aligning from each of the self-calibration values having been subjected to the phase aligning, thereby obtaining only asynchronous angular errors. changing a sensor head selected as the reference sensor head to another sensor head in order one by one, and obtaining each of the self-calibration values for all the sensor heads (12, 14) where each of all the sensor heads is adopted as the reference head; deviating each of the self-calibration values by an angular phase of the scale, and aligning said angular phase to a self-calibration value where the particular sensor head is adopted as the reference head; determining an average value for the self-calibration values having been subjected to the phase aligning; and subtracting the average value of the self-calibration values having been subjected to the phase aligning from each of the self-calibration values having been subjected to the phase aligning, thereby obtaining only asynchronous angular errors.