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A medical device comprising: a medical monitoring or treatment device configured to provide a monitoring or treatment operation on a user, the medical monitoring or treatment device operable with an insertion needle (5635; 5735); a pierceable membrane (5640; 5740) containing an agent (5650; 5750), the pierceable membrane (5640; 5740) positioned to be pierced by the insertion needle (5635; 5735) during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device and to allow the insertion needle to collect some of the agent (5650; 5750) and carry it to a location underneath the skin of the user-patient. a medical monitoring or treatment device configured to provide a monitoring or treatment operation on a user, the medical monitoring or treatment device operable with an insertion needle (5635; 5735); a pierceable membrane (5640; 5740) containing an agent (5650; 5750), the pierceable membrane (5640; 5740) positioned to be pierced by the insertion needle (5635; 5735) during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device and to allow the insertion needle to collect some of the agent (5650; 5750) and carry it to a location underneath the skin of the user-patient.
A composition selected from the group consisting of compositions comprising: HFO-1234yf and cyclopropane; HFO-1234yf, HFC-152a, and cylopropane; and HFO-1234yf, HFC-134a, and cyclopropane. HFO-1234yf and cyclopropane; HFO-1234yf, HFC-152a, and cylopropane; and HFO-1234yf, HFC-134a, and cyclopropane.
A hydroblasting effluent containment device suitable for the containment of direct streams of liquid, as well as liquid splash, and aerosol, hydroblasting effluent, the device comprising: a flexible containment bag, the flexible containment bag having only one bag opening for interfacing with a fitting on a vessel being hydroblasted and a bag wall defining an interior space for receiving the hydroblasting effluent, a drain port disposed on the bag wall to gravity empty the effluent from the bag interior space, a vent disposed on the bag wall to relieve pressure in the interior space during use; the device further including a flange strap disposed proximate the bag opening, the flange strap for securing the bag opening of the flexible containment bag to the vessel; and a support means disposed to suspend the flexible containment bag in proper relationship with the vessel. a flexible containment bag, the flexible containment bag having only one bag opening for interfacing with a fitting on a vessel being hydroblasted and a bag wall defining an interior space for receiving the hydroblasting effluent, a drain port disposed on the bag wall to gravity empty the effluent from the bag interior space, a vent disposed on the bag wall to relieve pressure in the interior space during use; the device further including a flange strap disposed proximate the bag opening, the flange strap for securing the bag opening of the flexible containment bag to the vessel; and a support means disposed to suspend the flexible containment bag in proper relationship with the vessel.
A secondary side controller for a power converter, the secondary side controller configured to provide a control signal to a feedback element for control of a primary side controller of the power converter, the secondary side controller configured to operate with the primary side controller for controlling the voltage output of the power converter, the secondary side controller configured to, based on: a first control value configured to instruct the power converter to output its present voltage output; and a second control value configured to instruct the power converter to provide a requested target voltage output; provide said control signal in accordance with a transition profile over a predetermined transition time period to effect a change between the first control value and the second control value, the transition profile comprising at least a first rate of change in the control signal followed by an end time period leading to the end of the transition time period during which the magnitude of the rate of change in the control signal is less than a threshold rate, the threshold rate and/or the size of the end period based on a characteristic of the power converter with which the controller is configured to operate, the first rate of change being greater in magnitude than the threshold rate of change, wherein the magnitude of the threshold rate of change is less than the magnitude of V end /RC, where V end is the requested target voltage output, R is the resistance of one or more resistors through which an output capacitor arranged between output terminals of the power converter discharges and C comprises the capacitance of the output capacitor. a first control value configured to instruct the power converter to output its present voltage output; and a second control value configured to instruct the power converter to provide a requested target voltage output; provide said control signal in accordance with a transition profile over a predetermined transition time period to effect a change between the first control value and the second control value, the transition profile comprising at least a first rate of change in the control signal followed by an end time period leading to the end of the transition time period during which the magnitude of the rate of change in the control signal is less than a threshold rate, the threshold rate and/or the size of the end period based on a characteristic of the power converter with which the controller is configured to operate, the first rate of change being greater in magnitude than the threshold rate of change, wherein the magnitude of the threshold rate of change is less than the magnitude of V end /RC, where V end is the requested target voltage output, R is the resistance of one or more resistors through which an output capacitor arranged between output terminals of the power converter discharges and C comprises the capacitance of the output capacitor.
An endoprosthesis (100, 200, 300, 400) comprising: a graft component (210, 310) and a support component (220, 320) defining a lumen and comprising at least a first segment and a second segment, wherein the lumen is continuous through the first segment and second segment, and wherein the first segment has greater longitudinal compressibility than the second segment, wherein the support component comprises a plurality of undulations, and wherein the undulations along a vertical axis of the support component are more skewed in the second segment than in the first segment. a graft component (210, 310) and a support component (220, 320) defining a lumen and comprising at least a first segment and a second segment, wherein the lumen is continuous through the first segment and second segment, and wherein the first segment has greater longitudinal compressibility than the second segment, wherein the support component comprises a plurality of undulations, and wherein the undulations along a vertical axis of the support component are more skewed in the second segment than in the first segment.
A swing gate system for a thoroughfare for people, having a rigid basic upright, a swing gate holder pivotably assembled on the basic upright, a gate leaf, with a front side and with a rear side, held in the swing gate holder, an access card reader and having a first sensor as well as a second sensor, wherein the first sensor monitors a region in front of the front side of the gate leaf and wherein the second sensor monitors a region in front of the rear side of the gate leaf, wherein in the assembled state of the basic upright, the card reader is arranged at the basic upright head, i.e. at the uppermost region of the basic upright, in particular is arranged above the swing gate holder, wherein in the assembled state of the basic upright, the first sensor and the second sensor are arranged in the basic upright foot, i.e. in the lower region of the basic upright, in particular are arranged beneath the swing gate holder, wherein the swing gate system has a control unit by means of which the swing gate is swung open in the direction of the region in front of the rear side of the gate leaf when the first sensor detects person access in the direction of the front side of the gate leaf and the access card reader detects a correct access card, and wherein the swing gate system has a control unit by means of which the swing gate is swung open in the direction of the region in front of the front side of the gate leaf when the second sensor detects person access in the direction of the rear side of the gate leaf and the access card reader detects a correct access card.
A transport system comprising a locomotive vehicle engaged in a sliding arrangement to an adapted road infrastructure said sliding arrangement comprising a linear guide coupling that includes two elements, a fixed element integrated with said infrastructure and a mobile element (13, 12) integrated with the vehicle and able to slide with respect to the fixed element during the movement of the vehicle itself, the vehicle further comprising traction means adapted to realised the traction of the vehicle through a friction action on a rolling surface (21b, 21d) defined by said infrastructure, said sliding arrangement is realized along a side of the vehicle so that said vehicle is engaged to the infrastructure in a cantilever fashion, said traction means being arranged in a single row along said side, said traction means comprising a single row of wheels, at least one of said wheels being a driving wheel, the transport system being characterised in that said fixed element is a rail that runs along the entire length of said infrastructure and presents a cylindrical body on which said mobile element is engaged, said mobile element comprising a frame that projects from said side and presents a groove that housed said cylindrical body of said rail, said mobile element further comprising rolling means housed into said frame and projecting inside said groove to engage in a sliding manner onto an external surface of said cylindrical body, said rolling means comprising rolls (120a, 120b) arranged on a support body, the latter being fixed to said vehicle through a ball joint, said rolls (120a, 120b) are staggered of 90° each other and are in number of four.
An optimal tissue compression surgical device, comprising: a handle having therein a compression controller electrically coupled to a self-contained power supply disposed in said handle; and a surgical stapling end effector connected to said handle and having an electrically controlled tissue-compressing device that comprises an anvil and a staple cartridge forming a pair of opposing stapling surfaces operable to compress tissue disposed therebetween with a compression force, said tissue-compressing device electrically coupled with said compression controller and powered thereby to selectively control compression of the tissue disposed within said tissue-compressing device; a mechanical binary-output electrical switch disposed in line with said tissue-compressing device to place a force upon said mechanical binary-output electrical switch that corresponds to the compression force being directed upon the compressed tissue, said mechanical binary-output electrical switch having: first and second electrical switching states initiated and changed solely by mechanical movements; and a biasing device retaining said switch in said first switching state with a bias force until a force imparted upon said switch overcomes said bias force to change said switch to said second switching state; wherein said bias force is at least equal to a pre-determined optimal tissue compression force that is dependent upon known characteristics of the compressed tissue; and an electric circuit electrically connected to the mechanical binary-output electrical switch and operable to produce a switching-state-status output to said compression controller identifying a current one of said switching states to form a continuous closed-loop anvil compression feedback control, said compression controller being operable to control compression of the tissue disposed within said tissue-compressing device based upon the switching-state-status output to permit stapling of the tissue when the pre-determined optimal tissue compression force is reached. first and second electrical switching states initiated and changed solely by mechanical movements; and a biasing device retaining said switch in said first switching state with a bias force until a force imparted upon said switch overcomes said bias force to change said switch to said second switching state; wherein said bias force is at least equal to a pre-determined optimal tissue compression force that is dependent upon known characteristics of the compressed tissue; and
A computer implemented method comprising: receiving software code written in a high-level language, the software code comprising multiple components including an operating system and one or more applications; compiling the software code to create assembly language code corresponding to the software code; receiving a high-level specification (102, 802) including one or more functions used by the software code translating the high-level specification into a low-level specification; verifying that an output of the assembly language code does not provide information about secret data, the secret data comprising one or more private keys; verifying that the assembly language code behaves in accordance with the low-level specification to perform the one or more functions specified by the high-level specification; and providing an indication that the assembly language has been verified as conforming to the specification; wherein the step of verifying that the output does not provide information about secret data comprises analyzing multiple executions of the assembly language code and compare the outputs thereof using different secret data such that if all outputs are the same the assembly language code does not provide information about the secret data. receiving software code written in a high-level language, the software code comprising multiple components including an operating system and one or more applications; compiling the software code to create assembly language code corresponding to the software code; receiving a high-level specification (102, 802) including one or more functions used by the software code translating the high-level specification into a low-level specification; verifying that an output of the assembly language code does not provide information about secret data, the secret data comprising one or more private keys; verifying that the assembly language code behaves in accordance with the low-level specification to perform the one or more functions specified by the high-level specification; and providing an indication that the assembly language has been verified as conforming to the specification; wherein the step of verifying that the output does not provide information about secret data comprises analyzing multiple executions of the assembly language code and compare the outputs thereof using different secret data such that if all outputs are the same the assembly language code does not provide information about the secret data.
A method for activating a battery cell, which activates the battery cell comprising a positive electrode coated with a nickel cobalt manganese positive electrode material, into which lithium nickel oxide is added or mixed, the method comprising: a step of charging the battery cell; and a step of discharging the battery cell, wherein, in the step of charging the battery cell, the battery cell is charged under a charging condition of C-rate of 0.1 C to 0.5 C in a state of being heated at a temperature of 45°C to 60°C; wherein the battery cell is charged in a state of being fully discharged at a charging rate of 0%, a first pressure is applied to the battery cell in a first charging interval, which is determined from a charging rate of 0% to a reference charging rate and a second pressure applied to the battery cell in a second charging interval, which is determined from the reference charging rate to a charging rate of 100%, and the first pressure and the second pressure are different. a step of charging the battery cell; and a step of discharging the battery cell, wherein, in the step of charging the battery cell, the battery cell is charged under a charging condition of C-rate of 0.1 C to 0.5 C in a state of being heated at a temperature of 45°C to 60°C; wherein the battery cell is charged in a state of being fully discharged at a charging rate of 0%, a first pressure is applied to the battery cell in a first charging interval, which is determined from a charging rate of 0% to a reference charging rate and a second pressure applied to the battery cell in a second charging interval, which is determined from the reference charging rate to a charging rate of 100%, and the first pressure and the second pressure are different.
An apparatus for securing a bike, the apparatus comprising: a base configured to be attached to a secure surface; a first structure attached to the base, wherein the first structure is arranged to receive at least a portion of a wheel of the bike; a second structure, wherein the second structure is moveable relative to the first structure between an open position in which a bike wheel can be received in the first structure and a closed position in which the second structure retains the bike wheel within the first structure; wherein a locking arrangement is provided to lock the second structure in the closed position; characterised in that the apparatus comprises a pair of opposing central hubs which are positioned to each cover or shield a respective end of the bolt which attaches the bike wheel to the bike frame, wherein the central hubs are connected to the first and/or second structures (2, 4) and/or to the base by one or more support arms (6a, 6b, 6c); and the locking arrangement is disposed in one of the central hubs. a base configured to be attached to a secure surface; a first structure attached to the base, wherein the first structure is arranged to receive at least a portion of a wheel of the bike; a second structure, wherein the second structure is moveable relative to the first structure between an open position in which a bike wheel can be received in the first structure and a closed position in which the second structure retains the bike wheel within the first structure; wherein a locking arrangement is provided to lock the second structure in the closed position; characterised in that the apparatus comprises a pair of opposing central hubs which are positioned to each cover or shield a respective end of the bolt which attaches the bike wheel to the bike frame, wherein the central hubs are connected to the first and/or second structures (2, 4) and/or to the base by one or more support arms (6a, 6b, 6c); and the locking arrangement is disposed in one of the central hubs.
A component for use in a hot gas path of a gas turbine engine, the component comprising: a body including an outer surface; a thermal barrier coating over the outer surface, the thermal barrier coating being exposed, in use, to a working fluid having a high temperature; an internal cooling circuit (86, 160) in the body for carrying, in use, a cooling medium (88, 190); and a cooling pathway (170, 200, 214) in the body and in fluid communication with the internal cooling circuit (86, 160), the cooling pathway (170, 200, 214) including a terminating end in the body and a length extending along and spaced internally from the outer surface by a first spacing, wherein the terminating end is spaced internally from the outer surface by a second spacing that is less than the first spacing, wherein, in use, in response to a spall (222, 222A, 222B) in the thermal barrier coating occurring at a location over the cooling pathway (170, 200, 214) and a temperature of the body reaching or exceeding a predetermined temperature at the location, the body at the location changes state in such a way to allow its removal such that the cooling pathway (170, 200, 214) opens at the location over the terminating end and through the second spacing to allow a flow of the cooling medium (88, 190) therethrough, wherein the first spacing is consistent along the length (212, 412) such that the cooling pathway (170, 200, 214) extends parallel along and internally from the outer surface. a body including an outer surface; a thermal barrier coating over the outer surface, the thermal barrier coating being exposed, in use, to a working fluid having a high temperature; an internal cooling circuit (86, 160) in the body for carrying, in use, a cooling medium (88, 190); and a cooling pathway (170, 200, 214) in the body and in fluid communication with the internal cooling circuit (86, 160), the cooling pathway (170, 200, 214) including a terminating end in the body and a length extending along and spaced internally from the outer surface by a first spacing, wherein the terminating end is spaced internally from the outer surface by a second spacing that is less than the first spacing, wherein, in use, in response to a spall (222, 222A, 222B) in the thermal barrier coating occurring at a location over the cooling pathway (170, 200, 214) and a temperature of the body reaching or exceeding a predetermined temperature at the location, the body at the location changes state in such a way to allow its removal such that the cooling pathway (170, 200, 214) opens at the location over the terminating end and through the second spacing to allow a flow of the cooling medium (88, 190) therethrough, wherein the first spacing is consistent along the length (212, 412) such that the cooling pathway (170, 200, 214) extends parallel along and internally from the outer surface.
Exhaust aftertreatment device for the aftertreatment of exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, comprising an SCR catalyst for selective catalytic reduction, a reduction agent insertion device for adding reductant at an entry point upstream of the SCR catalyst and a mixing apparatus arranged in flow direction between the entry point and the SCR catalyst, characterised in that the mixing apparatus comprises a mixing element and a catalyst element, wherein the catalyst element has in the flow direction of exhaust gas a cross-sectional area which is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the mixing element, and in that the catalyst element is secured directly onto the mixing element, wherein mixing vanes of the mixing element are secured on their inner side in radial direction directly onto the catalyst element or a mount is formed for the catalyst element on the radially inner side of the mixing vanes in which mount the catalyst element is arranged and secured.