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A method for locating a buried object with a buried object locator, comprising: generating, in the locator, a first magnetic field measurement at a first position; generating, in the locator, a second magnetic field measurement at a second position different from the first position; generating, in the locator, a third magnetic field measurement at a third position different from the first and second positions; storing the first, second, and third magnetic field measurements and associated position information in a memory of the locator; processing the first, second, and third magnetic field measurements and associated position information in accordance with a closed-form sheet current flow model, the closed-form sheet current flow model including a magnetic field component modeled as being generated by an infinite sheet current and another magnetic field component modeled as being generated by a current flowing in a buried conductor, to generate an estimate of the depth, D b, of the buried object below a ground surface; and storing the estimated depth in the memory. generating, in the locator, a first magnetic field measurement at a first position; generating, in the locator, a second magnetic field measurement at a second position different from the first position; generating, in the locator, a third magnetic field measurement at a third position different from the first and second positions; storing the first, second, and third magnetic field measurements and associated position information in a memory of the locator; processing the first, second, and third magnetic field measurements and associated position information in accordance with a closed-form sheet current flow model, the closed-form sheet current flow model including a magnetic field component modeled as being generated by an infinite sheet current and another magnetic field component modeled as being generated by a current flowing in a buried conductor, to generate an estimate of the depth, D b, of the buried object below a ground surface; and storing the estimated depth in the memory.
An avionics component maintenance system, comprising: a light assembly provided on an aircraft, the light assembly configured to provide an output indicative of a status of an avionics component on the aircraft; and a mobile device having a display and an optical sensor and configured to determine light emitted from the light assembly, and determine the status of the avionics component to define a determined status based on the determined light emitted, and provide on the display an action for a user related to the avionics component based on the determined status; and characterized in that: a communication range between the light assembly and the mobile device can be adjusted by regulating at least one of brightness of the light assembly or divergence of the sensor, so as to require the mobile device to be in sufficiently close proximity to the light assembly to determine the light emitted from the light assembly. a light assembly provided on an aircraft, the light assembly configured to provide an output indicative of a status of an avionics component on the aircraft; and a mobile device having a display and an optical sensor and configured to determine light emitted from the light assembly, and determine the status of the avionics component to define a determined status based on the determined light emitted, and provide on the display an action for a user related to the avionics component based on the determined status; and characterized in that: a communication range between the light assembly and the mobile device can be adjusted by regulating at least one of brightness of the light assembly or divergence of the sensor, so as to require the mobile device to be in sufficiently close proximity to the light assembly to determine the light emitted from the light assembly.
Box body of a commercial vehicle, in particular a truck, trailer or semi-trailer, with at least two panels (3, 5, 7, 9) connected to one another at least substantially at right angles and delimiting a load compartment, wherein the at least two panels (3, 5, 7, 9) each have an inner structuring cover layer associated with the load compartment, an outer structuring cover layer facing away from the load compartment, and a core layer provided between the inner cover layer and the outer cover layer, and wherein the at least two panels (3, 5, 7, 9) each have at least one channel inserted into the core layer for the reception of an electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic line, characterized in that the at least two channels of the at least two panels (3, 5, 7, 9) are connected to one another via correspondingly formed corner adapters (19, 20) arranged adjacent to one another and accommodated at least substantially in the core layers of the at least two panels (3, 5, 7, 9), forming a common connecting channel.
A motor vehicle headlamp, in the form of a front headlamp or in the form of a rear lamp, having at least one light shaping unit for producing at least one light distribution and at least one component which comprises diffractive optical elements, characterized in that the at least one component which comprises the diffractive optical elements is a thick-walled optics having a light entry surface, a light exit surface and a totally reflective outer surface, the diffractive optical elements being arranged in lateral regions of the totally reflective outer surface with respect to the installed state of the motor vehicle headlamp in the motor vehicle; the motor vehicle headlamp comprises at least one white light source which is adapted to emit white light in the direction of the diffractive optical elements, the diffractive optical elements are adapted to diffract the white light emitted by the at least one white light source to form visually recognizable effects which are visible to an outside observer at the lateral regions of the lateral surface of the thick-walled optics wherein the diffractive optical elements arranged in the lateral regions of the lateral surface do not influence the light image obtained by the light distribution of the motor vehicle headlamp by the visually recognizable effects or do so to an extent which is not perceptible to an observer, and in that the visually recognizable effects formed by diffraction of the white light by the diffractive optical elements are colour effects. characterized in that the at least one component which comprises the diffractive optical elements is a thick-walled optics having a light entry surface, a light exit surface and a totally reflective outer surface, the diffractive optical elements being arranged in lateral regions of the totally reflective outer surface with respect to the installed state of the motor vehicle headlamp in the motor vehicle; the motor vehicle headlamp comprises at least one white light source which is adapted to emit white light in the direction of the diffractive optical elements, the diffractive optical elements are adapted to diffract the white light emitted by the at least one white light source to form visually recognizable effects which are visible to an outside observer at the lateral regions of the lateral surface of the thick-walled optics wherein the diffractive optical elements arranged in the lateral regions of the lateral surface do not influence the light image obtained by the light distribution of the motor vehicle headlamp by the visually recognizable effects or do so to an extent which is not perceptible to an observer, and in that the visually recognizable effects formed by diffraction of the white light by the diffractive optical elements are colour effects.
A method of outputting audio in a teleconferencing environment, comprising: providing a teleconferencing apparatus, the apparatus including a processor and at least three speakers for outputting audio streams, the speakers arranged in more than one dimension and disposed in a volume of said teleconferencing apparatus such that the audio streams as output by the speakers are directed outwardly from said teleconferencing apparatus; receiving a plurality of audio streams and processing the plurality of audio streams according to information regarding a plurality of effective spatial positions, by the processor; and outputting, by the at least three speakers, the plurality of audio streams having been processed, wherein the information regarding the plurality of effective spatial positions corresponds to a perceived spatial scene that extends outwardly beyond the at least three speakers in at least two dimensions. providing a teleconferencing apparatus, the apparatus including a processor and at least three speakers for outputting audio streams, the speakers arranged in more than one dimension and disposed in a volume of said teleconferencing apparatus such that the audio streams as output by the speakers are directed outwardly from said teleconferencing apparatus; receiving a plurality of audio streams and processing the plurality of audio streams according to information regarding a plurality of effective spatial positions, by the processor; and outputting, by the at least three speakers, the plurality of audio streams having been processed,
Extractor hood comprising: - a box body having a base portion intended to be disposed above a cooktop; said box body defining an internal chamber, - an extractor fan with at least one inlet (21, 22) in communication with said internal chamber of the box body, in such a way to create a depression in the internal chamber of the box body to extract fumes from the cooktop through an opening of said base portion of the box body, - a delivery fan with one inlet in communication with said internal chamber of the box body and one outlet in communication with a delivery conduit having one end disposed in said base portion of the box body, before said opening of the base portion of the box body through which the fumes are extracted, - a distributor (6; 106) disposed at the end of said delivery conduit; said distributor (6; 106) comprising an annular body with an internal surface with truncated-conical shape having an axis that coincides with the axis of the distributor, and - deflector means disposed above said distributor (6; 106) in such a way to direct a delivery airflow from said delivery conduit towards at least one preferential direction with respect to the axis of the distributor, in such a way that at least two airflows (V', V"; V1, V2) with different flow rate come out from the distributor (6; 106), wherein the airflow with the higher flow rate (V"; V2) is directed towards a burner of said cooktop having a higher power than the other burners. - a box body having a base portion intended to be disposed above a cooktop; said box body defining an internal chamber, - an extractor fan with at least one inlet (21, 22) in communication with said internal chamber of the box body, in such a way to create a depression in the internal chamber of the box body to extract fumes from the cooktop through an opening of said base portion of the box body, - a delivery fan with one inlet in communication with said internal chamber of the box body and one outlet in communication with a delivery conduit having one end disposed in said base portion of the box body, before said opening of the base portion of the box body through which the fumes are extracted, - a distributor (6; 106) disposed at the end of said delivery conduit; said distributor (6; 106) comprising an annular body with an internal surface with truncated-conical shape having an axis that coincides with the axis of the distributor, and - deflector means disposed above said distributor (6; 106) in such a way to direct a delivery airflow from said delivery conduit towards at least one preferential direction with respect to the axis of the distributor, in such a way that at least two airflows (V', V"; V1, V2) with different flow rate come out from the distributor (6; 106), wherein the airflow with the higher flow rate (V"; V2) is directed towards a burner of said cooktop having a higher power than the other burners.
A method for operating a network subscriber in an automation communication network, wherein the network subscriber is provided for exchanging data with further network subscribers in the automation communication network at a predetermined clock frequency, wherein the network subscriber comprises an internal clock for synchronizing the data exchange with at least one further network subscriber, wherein the internal clock is embodied to provide a time as an integer count value, wherein the clock frequency is predetermined in such a way that a period duration per clock pulse cannot be represented as an integer count value by the internal clock, wherein the method comprises the following method step: - incrementing the internal clock by means of a predetermined sequence of integer increments, wherein the sequence of integer increments is determined in such a way that a sum of the integer increments corresponds to an integer multiple of the period duration. wherein the network subscriber is provided for exchanging data with further network subscribers in the automation communication network at a predetermined clock frequency, wherein the network subscriber comprises an internal clock for synchronizing the data exchange with at least one further network subscriber, wherein the internal clock is embodied to provide a time as an integer count value, wherein the clock frequency is predetermined in such a way that a period duration per clock pulse cannot be represented as an integer count value by the internal clock, wherein the method comprises the following method step: - incrementing the internal clock by means of a predetermined sequence of integer increments, - incrementing the internal clock by means of a predetermined sequence of integer increments, wherein the sequence of integer increments is determined in such a way that a sum of the integer increments corresponds to an integer multiple of the period duration.
A thermally-stable static-controlled electronic circuit comprising: a base structure; electronic components, disposed on and supported by the base structure; and a static dissipating coating, conformally covering the base structure and each of the electronic components, wherein: the static dissipating coating comprises a conductive polymer and a thermally-stable base polymer, the conductive polymer comprises polyaniline, and the thermally-stable base polymer comprises one or more copolymers of butyl-methacrylate. a base structure; electronic components, disposed on and supported by the base structure; and a static dissipating coating, conformally covering the base structure and each of the electronic components, wherein: the static dissipating coating comprises a conductive polymer and a thermally-stable base polymer, the conductive polymer comprises polyaniline, and the thermally-stable base polymer comprises one or more copolymers of butyl-methacrylate. the static dissipating coating comprises a conductive polymer and a thermally-stable base polymer, the conductive polymer comprises polyaniline, and the thermally-stable base polymer comprises one or more copolymers of butyl-methacrylate.
Method for interfering with processes in the male meiocytes of a plant, by combining a first plant comprising a rootstock, which transgenically harbours a nucleic acid sequence, with a scion from a second plant grafted onto the rootstock of the said first plant, whereby the said transgenic nucleic acid sequence generates RNA polynucleotide molecules in the rootstock of the first plant, which RNA polynucleotide molecules are transported systemically across the graft junction to enter the male meiocytes produced by the scion of the second plant, and wherein the said systemically transported RNA polynucleotide molecules are at least partially complementary to a transcript expressed in the male meiocytes produced by the scion of the second plant.
An SOC estimation device for an energy storage device, the SOC estimation device comprising: a storage unit; and a data processing unit; wherein the energy storage device has a characteristic including a first deterioration mode in which a capacity drop with respect to time indicates a first transition, and a second deterioration mode in which a capacity drop indicates a second transition, and the storage unit holds: first correlation data indicating a correlation between SOC and OCV of the energy storage device in the first deterioration mode, in which an available capacity is rate-determined by resistance of a negative electrode of the energy storage device, and second correlation data indicating a correlation between SOC and OCV of the energy storage device in the second deterioration mode, in which the available capacity is rate-determined by resistance of a positive electrode of the energy storage device, and the data processing unit executes: a mode determination process of determining a deterioration mode of the energy storage device, and an estimation process of selecting correlation data corresponding to the deterioration mode from the storage unit, to estimate SOC of the energy storage device. a storage unit; and a data processing unit; wherein the energy storage device has a characteristic including a first deterioration mode in which a capacity drop with respect to time indicates a first transition, and a second deterioration mode in which a capacity drop indicates a second transition, and the storage unit holds: first correlation data indicating a correlation between SOC and OCV of the energy storage device in the first deterioration mode, in which an available capacity is rate-determined by resistance of a negative electrode of the energy storage device, and second correlation data indicating a correlation between SOC and OCV of the energy storage device in the second deterioration mode, in which the available capacity is rate-determined by resistance of a positive electrode of the energy storage device, first correlation data indicating a correlation between SOC and OCV of the energy storage device in the first deterioration mode, in which an available capacity is rate-determined by resistance of a negative electrode of the energy storage device, and second correlation data indicating a correlation between SOC and OCV of the energy storage device in the second deterioration mode, in which the available capacity is rate-determined by resistance of a positive electrode of the energy storage device, and the data processing unit executes: a mode determination process of determining a deterioration mode of the energy storage device, and an estimation process of selecting correlation data corresponding to the deterioration mode from the storage unit, to estimate SOC of the energy storage device. a mode determination process of determining a deterioration mode of the energy storage device, and an estimation process of selecting correlation data corresponding to the deterioration mode from the storage unit, to estimate SOC of the energy storage device.
A balloon catheter comprising a foldable medical balloon, wherein the medical balloon is comprising at least one first polymeric-layer consisting of at least one lamellar section A and an equal number of lamellar sections B disposed in an alternating sequence in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the medical balloon with adjacent sections having a different elasticity, expressed as different shore hardness, E-module, tensile strength, elongation at break, or compliance, preferably expressed as a different shore hardness; wherein the balloon catheter is a delivery apparatus for delivering at least one second medical device, and wherein lamellar section A and lamellar section B are consisting of two different polymeric materials.
Inflatable ball for footballing and recreational activities comprising an inner air chamber and an outer covering formed by multiple panels, this outer covering being composed of 12 panels, quadrilateral in shape and all identical, with each panel being delimited by four edges of equal length through which the aforementioned panels are joined together, with each panel circumferentially bounded by four other panels wherein these panels have a curved surface resulting from the overlay of a Non-polyhedron comprising of 12 faces or panels, 24 edges and 14 vertices, six of type A and eight of type B, yielded by the intersection of three cylinders of equal diameter, 22 cm, each of whose six axes establishes, in the space, an angle of 90°, oriented along the xx, yy and zz orthonormal axes whose faces or panels are all equal and correspond to portions of the aforementioned cylinders, and wherein the aforementioned panels, correspond to doubly symmetrical plane geometric figures, both in relation to a first diagonal πr/2 and in relation to a second diagonal r 2, and wherein r is a radius of the cylinder.
An apparatus for maintaining patency of a prostatic urethra lumen, comprising: an expander structure (60, 70) defining an opening (64, 72, 114, 124, 134) and configured for contact against a tissue lining of the prostatic urethra lumen, wherein the expander structure is a unitary structure comprising a plurality of ring-like structures (110A, 110B, 110C, 120A, 120B, 120C, 130A, 130B, 130C) and a plurality of connector elements (112, 122, 132) coupling the ring-like structures along a tangential portion, wherein the plurality of ring-like structures comprises a first, a second, and a third ring-like structure, and wherein only one said connector element (112, 122, 132A) couples the first and second ring-like structures (110A, 110B, 120A, 120B, 130A, 130B) and only one other said connector element (112, 122, 132B) couples the second and third ring-like structures (110B, 110C, 120B, 120C, 130B, 130C); wherein each of the plurality of ring-like structures is formed by looping the expander structure; wherein the second ring-like structure transitions to a first one of the connector elements at a first end of the second ring-like structure and transitions to a second one of the connector elements connected at a second end of the second ring-like structure; wherein the plurality of ring-like structures define a deployment diameter which is sized to be larger than an expanded diameter of the prostatic urethra lumen; and wherein the expander structure has a height which is configured to be invaginated within the tissue lining of the prostatic urethra lumen while maintaining patency of the prostatic urethra lumen. an expander structure (60, 70) defining an opening (64, 72, 114, 124, 134) and configured for contact against a tissue lining of the prostatic urethra lumen, wherein the expander structure is a unitary structure comprising a plurality of ring-like structures (110A, 110B, 110C, 120A, 120B, 120C, 130A, 130B, 130C) and a plurality of connector elements (112, 122, 132) coupling the ring-like structures along a tangential portion, wherein the plurality of ring-like structures comprises a first, a second, and a third ring-like structure, and wherein only one said connector element (112, 122, 132A) couples the first and second ring-like structures (110A, 110B, 120A, 120B, 130A, 130B) and only one other said connector element (112, 122, 132B) couples the second and third ring-like structures (110B, 110C, 120B, 120C, 130B, 130C); wherein each of the plurality of ring-like structures is formed by looping the expander structure; wherein the second ring-like structure transitions to a first one of the connector elements at a first end of the second ring-like structure and transitions to a second one of the connector elements connected at a second end of the second ring-like structure; wherein the plurality of ring-like structures define a deployment diameter which is sized to be larger than an expanded diameter of the prostatic urethra lumen; and wherein the expander structure has a height which is configured to be invaginated within the tissue lining of the prostatic urethra lumen while maintaining patency of the prostatic urethra lumen.