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Apparatus for manufacturing coil members for insertion into slots of the core of a dynamo-electric machine; said coil members being formed by bending portions of an electric conductor; said apparatus comprising: - feeding means configured for feeding portions of said conductor having a predetermined length through an aperture; said portions being fed along a feeding axis (AC') in a feeding direction and adjacent to at least one engagement member (112, 112') capable of engaging said conductor; said aperture being positioned before the engagement member (112, 112') in the feeding direction; and - moving means configured for moving the engagement member (112, 112') with respect to the aperture to engage a part of the conductor with the engagement member (112, 112') in a transverse direction (X, X') to the feeding axis (AC'), so as to bend said conductor; said apparatus being characterized in that it further comprises a pressing member configured to be moved and to selectively engage said conductor to cause said conductor to engage a reaction surface which is proximate to said aperture; said pressing member being situated before said engagement member (112, 112') in said feeding direction of said conductor, thereby implying the high accuracy and repeatability of the bending of the conductor obtained by means of said engaging member (112, 112'). - feeding means configured for feeding portions of said conductor having a predetermined length through an aperture; said portions being fed along a feeding axis (AC') in a feeding direction and adjacent to at least one engagement member (112, 112') capable of engaging said conductor; said aperture being positioned before the engagement member (112, 112') in the feeding direction; and - moving means configured for moving the engagement member (112, 112') with respect to the aperture to engage a part of the conductor with the engagement member (112, 112') in a transverse direction (X, X') to the feeding axis (AC'), so as to bend said conductor;
A replacement heart valve implant, comprising: a tubular anchor member actuatable between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration, the tubular anchor member including an inflow end, an outflow end, and a plurality of anchor member intersection points, and defining a longitudinal axis extending from the inflow end of the tubular anchor member to the outflow end of the tubular anchor member; a plurality of valve leaflets, each defining a secured end and a free end opposite the secured end; and characterized by a seal member secured to the tubular anchor member at the inflow end of the tubular anchor member, wherein the seal member includes a fabric strip fixedly attached to a polymeric seal element adjacent the inflow end of the tubular anchor member, wherein a free end of the fabric strip folds back on itself adjacent the inflow end of the tubular anchor member to form a radially inner layer and a radially outer layer, the radially inner layer including the free end, wherein each of the plurality of valve leaflets is attached to the fabric strip of the seal member at multiple locations along its secured end by one suture element, wherein an end surface of each of the plurality of valve leaflets abuts an inner-facing surface of the seal member. a tubular anchor member actuatable between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration, the tubular anchor member including an inflow end, an outflow end, and a plurality of anchor member intersection points, and defining a longitudinal axis extending from the inflow end of the tubular anchor member to the outflow end of the tubular anchor member; a plurality of valve leaflets, each defining a secured end and a free end opposite the secured end; and characterized by a seal member secured to the tubular anchor member at the inflow end of the tubular anchor member, wherein the seal member includes a fabric strip fixedly attached to a polymeric seal element adjacent the inflow end of the tubular anchor member, wherein a free end of the fabric strip folds back on itself adjacent the inflow end of the tubular anchor member to form a radially inner layer and a radially outer layer, the radially inner layer including the free end, wherein each of the plurality of valve leaflets is attached to the fabric strip of the seal member at multiple locations along its secured end by one suture element, wherein an end surface of each of the plurality of valve leaflets abuts an inner-facing surface of the seal member.
An ex vivo method for producing platelets, comprising the step of subjecting a suspension of mature megakaryocytes to a flow permitting exposure to a shear rate appropriate for platelet generation and on a solid phase coated with Von Willebrand factor, or a fragment or variant or analogue thereof, which binds to GPIb.
A coupling (100, 300) for a double-walled pipe having an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall having an inner lumen, and the inner wall and the outer wall delimiting an outer lumen, the coupling comprising: an inner section forming a passage in fluid communication with the inner lumen; and an outer section arranged radially adjacent to the inner section, wherein a material of the outer section is interrupted in a radial direction multiple times in an area corresponding to a radial range between the inner wall and the outer wall, wherein the outer section comprises one or more pockets (121, 122, 123) including an inner pocket and a radially outwardly arranged outer pocket forming the interruptions of the material of the outer section, characterised by each of the one or more pockets (121, 122, 123) forming a through hole open on both sides along a longitudinal direction of the coupling and having respective ends in a circumferential direction. an inner section forming a passage in fluid communication with the inner lumen; and an outer section arranged radially adjacent to the inner section, wherein a material of the outer section is interrupted in a radial direction multiple times in an area corresponding to a radial range between the inner wall and the outer wall, wherein the outer section comprises one or more pockets (121, 122, 123) including an inner pocket and a radially outwardly arranged outer pocket forming the interruptions of the material of the outer section, characterised by each of the one or more pockets (121, 122, 123) forming a through hole open on both sides along a longitudinal direction of the coupling and having respective ends in a circumferential direction.
A method for real-time monitoring of a surface processing of an object, in particular for a deposition process of a plurality of layers on a wafer, comprising: performing a mass spectrometric real-time measurement of a gas mixture generated in the monitored process to determine real-time mass spectrometric data (25, 25a-c, 25a-f) indicative of the monitored process, evaluating the monitored process by correlating and/or calibrating the real-time mass spectrometric data (25, 25a-c, 25a-f) with metrology data (26a, 26b) determined by at least one post-process metrology method for evaluating a previous process.
A method for quality of service, QoS, configuration for wireless communications, the method comprising: assigning a user equipment to a class of a plurality of classes, wherein each of the plurality of classes corresponds to a different first range of parameter values for providing QoS; determining a channel quality for the user equipment communicating on a wireless channel; providing, for each of the plurality of classes and within the first range of parameter values for providing QoS corresponding to the class, a second range for each of the one or more values for one or more parameters for providing QoS to the user equipment at each channel quality of the user equipment; selecting one or more values for the one or more parameters for providing the QoS to the user equipment in the second range of parameter values corresponding to the assigned class based on the determined channel quality; and allocating resources on the wireless channel to the user equipment based on the one or more values for the one or more parameters for providing the QoS to the user equipment that are selected in the second range of parameter values corresponding to the assigned class. assigning a user equipment to a class of a plurality of classes, wherein each of the plurality of classes corresponds to a different first range of parameter values for providing QoS; determining a channel quality for the user equipment communicating on a wireless channel; providing, for each of the plurality of classes and within the first range of parameter values for providing QoS corresponding to the class, a second range for each of the one or more values for one or more parameters for providing QoS to the user equipment at each channel quality of the user equipment; selecting one or more values for the one or more parameters for providing the QoS to the user equipment in the second range of parameter values corresponding to the assigned class based on the determined channel quality; and allocating resources on the wireless channel to the user equipment based on the one or more values for the one or more parameters for providing the QoS to the user equipment that are selected in the second range of parameter values corresponding to the assigned class.
A blockchain-based settlement method, comprising: receiving, by a first blockchain node, a first original call detail record sent by a first client, and synchronizing the first original call detail record to a blockchain, wherein the first client is a client of a settlement initiator, and the blockchain comprises the first blockchain node of the settlement initiator and a second blockchain node of a settlement participant; processing, by the first blockchain node, the first original call detail record according to a smart contract to obtain a first settlement result, and sending the first settlement result to the second blockchain node, wherein the smart contract is generated according to a settlement agreement; receiving, by the first blockchain node, a first confirmation message returned by the second blockchain node, wherein the first confirmation message carries a result obtained by performing reconciliation by the second blockchain node on the first settlement result according to the smart contract, wherein the first confirmation message carries information that the reconciliation on the first settlement result succeeds; if the first confirmation message is received: synchronizing, by the first blockchain node, the first settlement result to the blockchain; and sending, by the first blockchain node, bill data generated based on the first settlement result to the first client. receiving, by a first blockchain node, a first original call detail record sent by a first client, and synchronizing the first original call detail record to a blockchain, wherein the first client is a client of a settlement initiator, and the blockchain comprises the first blockchain node of the settlement initiator and a second blockchain node of a settlement participant; processing, by the first blockchain node, the first original call detail record according to a smart contract to obtain a first settlement result, and sending the first settlement result to the second blockchain node, wherein the smart contract is generated according to a settlement agreement; receiving, by the first blockchain node, a first confirmation message returned by the second blockchain node, wherein the first confirmation message carries a result obtained by performing reconciliation by the second blockchain node on the first settlement result according to the smart contract, wherein the first confirmation message carries information that the reconciliation on the first settlement result succeeds; if the first confirmation message is received: synchronizing, by the first blockchain node, the first settlement result to the blockchain; and sending, by the first blockchain node, bill data generated based on the first settlement result to the first client. synchronizing, by the first blockchain node, the first settlement result to the blockchain; and sending, by the first blockchain node, bill data generated based on the first settlement result to the first client.
A filter media, comprising: a wet laid fiber web comprising a plurality of synthetic fibers, wherein the wet laid fiber web has a [mean flow pore (μm)/(permeability (5.08 l/m 2 /s (cfm/sf))) 0.5] value of less than or equal to about 3.0, wherein the wet laid fiber web comprises between about 0 wt% to about 10 wt% of glass fibers, wherein the filter media has an basis weight of greater than about 10 g/m 2 and less than or equal to about 1000 g/m 2, and wherein the filter media has a thickness of between about 0.1 mm and about 10.0 mm, and wherein the fiber web comprises fibrillated fibers. a wet laid fiber web comprising a plurality of synthetic fibers, wherein the wet laid fiber web has a [mean flow pore (μm)/(permeability (5.08 l/m 2 /s (cfm/sf))) 0.5] value of less than or equal to about 3.0, wherein the wet laid fiber web comprises between about 0 wt% to about 10 wt% of glass fibers, wherein the filter media has an basis weight of greater than about 10 g/m 2 and less than or equal to about 1000 g/m 2, and wherein the filter media has a thickness of between about 0.1 mm and about 10.0 mm, and wherein the fiber web comprises fibrillated fibers.
A system for printing on a surface of a plurality of food products, the system comprising: a printer having a print head configured for printing edible ink on a surface of the food products; and a removable debris collection tray for catching food product debris positioned within the printer and configured to capture debris generated during delivery of food products to the printer, printing on the food products, or removal of printed food products from the printer, wherein the printer comprises a receiving arm supported by the printer and extendable and retractable across a path of the print head of the printer for delivery and return of food products to a position below the print head for printing thereon; and wherein the removable debris collection tray is at least partially positioned below a travel path of the food product within the printer and between the print head and receiving arm. a printer having a print head configured for printing edible ink on a surface of the food products; and a removable debris collection tray for catching food product debris positioned within the printer and configured to capture debris generated during delivery of food products to the printer, printing on the food products, or removal of printed food products from the printer, wherein the printer comprises a receiving arm supported by the printer and extendable and retractable across a path of the print head of the printer for delivery and return of food products to a position below the print head for printing thereon; and wherein the removable debris collection tray is at least partially positioned below a travel path of the food product within the printer and between the print head and receiving arm.
A process for manufacturing a 1,4:3,6-dianydrohexitol diester composition, characterized in that it comprises a step of esterifying 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitol with a carboxylic acid composition, said carboxylic acid composition comprising: • at least one acid of formula C 7 H 15 COOH and an acid of formula C 9 H 19 COOH, the mass ratio / ranging from 10/90 to 90/10; • at least one acid of formula different from and chosen from hexanoic acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid. • at least one acid of formula C 7 H 15 COOH and an acid of formula C 9 H 19 COOH, the mass ratio / ranging from 10/90 to 90/10; • at least one acid of formula different from and chosen from hexanoic acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid.
A nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding for a functional factor VIII protein, wherein the portion of the nucleotide sequence encoding for the B domain of the factor VIII protein is between 90 and 111 nucleotides in length and encodes for an amino acid sequence comprising a sequence having at least 85% identity to SEQ ID NO: 4 and which comprises six asparagine residues.
A tannase, characterized by (a) having the following chemoenzymatic properties: activity: to act on a depside bond to thereby cause hydrolysis; and thermostability: stable at a temperature up to 65°C (pH 5.0, 30 min.); having further the following chemoenzymatic properties: optimum temperature: about 70°C; optimum pH: about 5.5; pH stability: stable within the range from pH 3 to 8 (30°C, 30 min.); and substrate specificity: preferably acting on tannic acid, and on gallic acid esters; and (b) having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5 or an amino acid sequence having 80% or more identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5; provided that the tannase does not have the amino acid sequence: (a) having the following chemoenzymatic properties: activity: to act on a depside bond to thereby cause hydrolysis; and thermostability: stable at a temperature up to 65°C (pH 5.0, 30 min.); having further the following chemoenzymatic properties: optimum temperature: about 70°C; optimum pH: about 5.5; pH stability: stable within the range from pH 3 to 8 (30°C, 30 min.); and substrate specificity: preferably acting on tannic acid, and on gallic acid esters; and activity: to act on a depside bond to thereby cause hydrolysis; and thermostability: stable at a temperature up to 65°C (pH 5.0, 30 min.); having further the following chemoenzymatic properties: optimum temperature: about 70°C; optimum pH: about 5.5; pH stability: stable within the range from pH 3 to 8 (30°C, 30 min.); and substrate specificity: preferably acting on tannic acid, and on gallic acid esters; and (b) having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5 or an amino acid sequence having 80% or more identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5;
A communication device for communicating data over a low power wide area, LPWA, communication network, wherein the communication device comprises: a processor configured to process data; a memory (113, 115) configured to store data; a radio configured to transmit and receive data over the LPWA communication network; and a security system configured to operate one or more logically separated sets of security domains (111 a-c, 113a-c, 115a-c), including a first set of security domains (111a, 113a, 115a), on the processor and the memory (113, 115), wherein each set of security domains comprises a processor security domain (111a-c) and a memory security domain (113a-c, 115a-c), wherein the processor security domain of the first set of security domains (111a, 113a, 115a) is configured to implement a monitoring and control function and wherein the processor security domain of the first set of security domains (111a, 113a, 115a) is configured to monitor and control the operation of the communication device on the basis of the monitoring and control function, wherein the processor is configured to implement a real-time execution environment based on a real-time operating system and wherein the security system is configured to operate the respective processor security domains (111a-c) of the one or more sets of security domains (111a-c, 113a-c, 115a-c) in parallel to the real-time execution environment. a processor configured to process data; a memory (113, 115) configured to store data; a radio configured to transmit and receive data over the LPWA communication network; and a security system configured to operate one or more logically separated sets of security domains (111 a-c, 113a-c, 115a-c), including a first set of security domains (111a, 113a, 115a), on the processor and the memory (113, 115), wherein each set of security domains comprises a processor security domain (111a-c) and a memory security domain (113a-c, 115a-c), wherein the processor security domain of the first set of security domains (111a, 113a, 115a) is configured to implement a monitoring and control function and wherein the processor security domain of the first set of security domains (111a, 113a, 115a) is configured to monitor and control the operation of the communication device on the basis of the monitoring and control function, wherein the processor is configured to implement a real-time execution environment based on a real-time operating system and wherein the security system is configured to operate the respective processor security domains (111a-c) of the one or more sets of security domains (111a-c, 113a-c, 115a-c) in parallel to the real-time execution environment.
An elementary, stable, compressed, six-node 3D bar and tie SDT (self-deployable tensegrity) support structure with a compressed 1D transport and deployed 3D operational configuration, wherein it consists of three rigid bars and six non-deformable ties ( 3a, 3b) and three deformable elastic ties, where the non-deformable ties ( 3a, 3b) form two parallel triangular bases of the support structure, which are connected to each other in such a way that each node ( 1a, 1b) of one base is connected to two nodes of the other base ( 1a, 1b) by one deformable elastic tie and one bar, wherein said structure is combined with a shell allowing the transformation of structure adapted to air transport in the 1D form into the operational 3D form wherein said shell is bound to the support structure by the nodes ( 1a, 1b) and wherein said shell is made up of a cylindrical form and its closing forms at both ends (7a, 7b), and wherein the deformable elastic ties enable easy transformation of the support structure from the deployed 3D configuration to the folded 1D configuration and from the folded 1D configuration to the deployed 3D configuration by increase/decrease in elastic potential energy in the deformable elastic ties.
A control device for outboard motors that controls two outboard motors (3L, 3R) attached to a boat, according to an operation by an operating lever that is tiltable in all directions from a neutral state, the control device for outboard motors comprising: a zone acquisition means that acquires a zone where the operating lever is located by an operation from a neutral state, among a plurality of zones made by dividing an operation region of the operating lever; a steering control means that controls shift positions of the two outboard motors (3L, 3R) and a steering specification according to the zone acquired by the zone acquisition means; characterized in that a determination means that determines whether the operating lever is in the neutral state, wherein when the operating lever is moved to a different zone from the zone acquired by the acquisition means without being returned to the neutral state, the steering control means controls the shift positions of the two outboard motors (3L, 3R) and the steering specification according to the zone acquired by the zone acquisition means until the determination means determines that the operating lever is in the neutral state. a zone acquisition means that acquires a zone where the operating lever is located by an operation from a neutral state, among a plurality of zones made by dividing an operation region of the operating lever; a steering control means that controls shift positions of the two outboard motors (3L, 3R) and a steering specification according to the zone acquired by the zone acquisition means; a determination means that determines whether the operating lever is in the neutral state, wherein when the operating lever is moved to a different zone from the zone acquired by the acquisition means without being returned to the neutral state, the steering control means controls the shift positions of the two outboard motors (3L, 3R) and the steering specification according to the zone acquired by the zone acquisition means until the determination means determines that the operating lever is in the neutral state.