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An implantable medical lead comprising: a lead body comprising an interior surface defining a lumen, wherein the lead body defines a longitudinal axis; an inner member within the lumen, wherein the inner member is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis and rotate relative to the interior surface; a dilator coupled to the inner member, wherein: the dilator is configured to rotate relative to the interior surface, the inner member is configured to transmit a torque to the dilator when the inner member rotates around the longitudinal axis, the dilator is configured to penetrate tissue when the dilator receives the torque and the dilator contacts the tissue, and the dilator includes a dilator electrode configured to provide stimulation to the tissue when the dilator penetrates the tissue; and a fixation member attached to a distal end of the lead body, wherein the fixation member is configured to secure the distal end of the lead body to the tissue. a lead body comprising an interior surface defining a lumen, wherein the lead body defines a longitudinal axis; an inner member within the lumen, wherein the inner member is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis and rotate relative to the interior surface; a dilator coupled to the inner member, wherein: the dilator is configured to rotate relative to the interior surface, the inner member is configured to transmit a torque to the dilator when the inner member rotates around the longitudinal axis, the dilator is configured to penetrate tissue when the dilator receives the torque and the dilator contacts the tissue, and the dilator includes a dilator electrode configured to provide stimulation to the tissue when the dilator penetrates the tissue; and the dilator is configured to rotate relative to the interior surface, the inner member is configured to transmit a torque to the dilator when the inner member rotates around the longitudinal axis, the dilator is configured to penetrate tissue when the dilator receives the torque and the dilator contacts the tissue, and the dilator includes a dilator electrode configured to provide stimulation to the tissue when the dilator penetrates the tissue; and a fixation member attached to a distal end of the lead body, wherein the fixation member is configured to secure the distal end of the lead body to the tissue.
A method performed by a user equipment, UE,, the method comprising: - performing (402, A030) Reference Signal Time Difference, RSTD, measurements by estimating or measuring a Time Of Arrival, TOA, of a Positioning Reference Signal, PRS, from a respective base station of a plurality of base stations; - encoding the RSTD measurements by employing an Enhanced RSTD Quantization Method, E-QM, having optimizable quantization, and by using NetWork assisted RSTD Quantization Information, NW-QI, comprising an indication of a selectable quantization resolution, received from a location server, while encoding the RSTD measurements, wherein employing the E-QM method comprises employing a quantization function for each RSTD measurement group, wherein the quantization function for each RSTD measurement group comprises linearly quantizing the measurements while using the quantization resolution comprised in the NW-QI, wherein the quantization resolution refers to the number of bits used for representing the quantized measurements; and - sending (404, A080) UE assisted RSTD Quantization Information, UE-QI, comprising additional information for decoding of the encoded RSTD measurements, to the location server, the UE-QI including the encoded RSTD measurements. - performing (402, A030) Reference Signal Time Difference, RSTD, measurements by estimating or measuring a Time Of Arrival, TOA, of a Positioning Reference Signal, PRS, from a respective base station of a plurality of base stations; - encoding the RSTD measurements by employing an Enhanced RSTD Quantization Method, E-QM, having optimizable quantization, and by using NetWork assisted RSTD Quantization Information, NW-QI, comprising an indication of a selectable quantization resolution, received from a location server, while encoding the RSTD measurements, wherein employing the E-QM method comprises employing a quantization function for each RSTD measurement group, wherein the quantization function for each RSTD measurement group comprises linearly quantizing the measurements while using the quantization resolution comprised in the NW-QI, wherein the quantization resolution refers to the number of bits used for representing the quantized measurements; and - sending (404, A080) UE assisted RSTD Quantization Information, UE-QI, comprising additional information for decoding of the encoded RSTD measurements, to the location server, the UE-QI including the encoded RSTD measurements.
A retention system for securing a portable electronic device on a work surface, the system comprising: an elongated member adapted to couple with the work surface; and a device clip coupled to the elongated member wherein the device clip is slidably engaged with the elongated member, and wherein the device clip is adapted to engage with an edge of the portable electronic device located on the work surface; the system characterized by a cable clip coupled with the elongated member, wherein: the cable clip is adapted to slidably engage with the elongated member, and the cable clip defines a slot sized and shaped such to receive an electrical cable, wherein the slot extends into a cavity, the cavity having greater dimensions than the elongated member, wherein the elongated member is positioned in the cavity, and the cable clip is sized and shaped such that the electrical cable can be positioned within a space between the cable clip and the elongated member, wherein the space is the remaining volume of the cavity that is not occupied by the elongated member. an elongated member adapted to couple with the work surface; and a device clip coupled to the elongated member wherein the device clip is slidably engaged with the elongated member, and wherein the device clip is adapted to engage with an edge of the portable electronic device located on the work surface; the system characterized by a cable clip coupled with the elongated member, wherein: the cable clip is adapted to slidably engage with the elongated member, and the cable clip defines a slot sized and shaped such to receive an electrical cable, wherein the slot extends into a cavity, the cavity having greater dimensions than the elongated member, wherein the elongated member is positioned in the cavity, and the cable clip is sized and shaped such that the electrical cable can be positioned within a space between the cable clip and the elongated member, wherein the space is the remaining volume of the cavity that is not occupied by the elongated member. the cable clip is adapted to slidably engage with the elongated member, and the cable clip defines a slot sized and shaped such to receive an electrical cable, wherein the slot extends into a cavity, the cavity having greater dimensions than the elongated member, wherein the elongated member is positioned in the cavity, and the cable clip is sized and shaped such that the electrical cable can be positioned within a space between the cable clip and the elongated member, wherein the space is the remaining volume of the cavity that is not occupied by the elongated member.
A valve assembly for modules in central heating plants, the valve assembly comprising a main hollow body comprising, in turn: - an inlet duct for hot water coming from a boiler, - at least one delivery duct (203A, 203B and 203C) for hot water going to heating means, - at least one return duct (204A and 204B) for cold water coming from the heating means, - an outlet duct for cold water going to the boiler, - a housing suitable for containing a clogging element opposed by elastic means, said clogging element being able to close under electrical control at least one of said at least one delivery duct (203A, 203B and 203C), - and a bypass duct able to hydraulically connect said at least one inlet duct and said at least one delivery duct (203A, 203B and 203C), on one side, with said at least return duct (204A and 204B) and said outlet duct, on the other, - wherein there is at least one filter element able to be inspected and/or replaced in a direction transversal to an axis of said inlet duct, and - wherein the inspection and/or replacement of the filter element on the same valve assembly, can be carried out according to both a first front view and a second front view; wherein the valve assembly also comprises balancing means, the axis of which is positioned transversely to an axis of said outlet duct; said balancing means comprising a balancing valve that advantageously has a cylindrical shape through which a hole passes transversal to the axis; and characterized in that said balancing valve has, on each one of its ends, respective means (253A and 253B) that enable the adjustment of the balancing valve according to both the first front view and the second front view. - an inlet duct for hot water coming from a boiler, - at least one delivery duct (203A, 203B and 203C) for hot water going to heating means, - at least one return duct (204A and 204B) for cold water coming from the heating means, - an outlet duct for cold water going to the boiler, - a housing suitable for containing a clogging element opposed by elastic means, said clogging element being able to close under electrical control at least one of said at least one delivery duct (203A, 203B and 203C), - and a bypass duct able to hydraulically connect said at least one inlet duct and said at least one delivery duct (203A, 203B and 203C), on one side, with said at least return duct (204A and 204B) and said outlet duct, on the other, - wherein there is at least one filter element able to be inspected and/or replaced in a direction transversal to an axis of said inlet duct, and - wherein the inspection and/or replacement of the filter element on the same valve assembly, can be carried out according to both a first front view and a second front view;
An endovascular delivery system including: an endovascular prosthetic device (100, 302); one or more trigger wires (316, 318) engaging portions of the endovascular prosthetic device (100, 302), the one or more trigger wire configured to remove a mechanical constraint from the endovascular medical device upon triggering to thereby deploy the endovascular prosthetic device at a deployment location inside a body of a patient; and a sensor positioned on the endovascular prosthetic device, the sensor in signal communication with a trigger wire of the one or more trigger wires (316, 318) to communicate operational signals with the trigger wire to thereby provide position information to the trigger wire about a position of the endovascular prosthetic device during deployment of the endovascular prosthetic device at the deployment location, the information being detectable over the trigger wire at a distant location. an endovascular prosthetic device (100, 302); one or more trigger wires (316, 318) engaging portions of the endovascular prosthetic device (100, 302), the one or more trigger wire configured to remove a mechanical constraint from the endovascular medical device upon triggering to thereby deploy the endovascular prosthetic device at a deployment location inside a body of a patient; and a sensor positioned on the endovascular prosthetic device, the sensor in signal communication with a trigger wire of the one or more trigger wires (316, 318) to communicate operational signals with the trigger wire to thereby provide position information to the trigger wire about a position of the endovascular prosthetic device during deployment of the endovascular prosthetic device at the deployment location, the information being detectable over the trigger wire at a distant location.
An optical filter comprising: a first optical fiber; a filter element configured to receive optical energy from the first optical fiber, wherein the filter element is reflective in a preselected band of optical wavelengths; a first lens configured to receive optical energy transmitted through the filter element; a shell disposed about the filter element, the first lens and the first optical fiber, wherein surfaces of the first lens, the filter element, and the shell form a first boundary portion of an internal volume of an interior of the shell; and characterized in that the optical filter comprises: a fluid sealably disposed within the internal volume; wherein the first lens has at least one optical parameter selected from the group consisting of: a focal length; a numerical aperture; and an index of refraction; and wherein the at least one parameter comprises a first preselected value in the absence of a hydrostatic stress on the optical filter, and a second preselected value in the presence of a hydrostatic stress defined at a preselected depth of a water body, wherein the second preselected value is the operating value of the at least one parameter. a first optical fiber; a filter element configured to receive optical energy from the first optical fiber, wherein the filter element is reflective in a preselected band of optical wavelengths; a first lens configured to receive optical energy transmitted through the filter element; a shell disposed about the filter element, the first lens and the first optical fiber, wherein surfaces of the first lens, the filter element, and the shell form a first boundary portion of an internal volume of an interior of the shell; and characterized in that the optical filter comprises: a fluid sealably disposed within the internal volume; wherein the first lens has at least one optical parameter selected from the group consisting of: a focal length; a numerical aperture; and an index of refraction; and wherein the at least one parameter comprises a first preselected value in the absence of a hydrostatic stress on the optical filter, and a second preselected value in the presence of a hydrostatic stress defined at a preselected depth of a water body, wherein the second preselected value is the operating value of the at least one parameter. a fluid sealably disposed within the internal volume; wherein the first lens has at least one optical parameter selected from the group consisting of: a focal length; a numerical aperture; and an index of refraction; and wherein the at least one parameter comprises a first preselected value in the absence of a hydrostatic stress on the optical filter, and a second preselected value in the presence of a hydrostatic stress defined at a preselected depth of a water body, wherein the second preselected value is the operating value of the at least one parameter.
An eddy-current braking mechanism (1, 201) including: a rotor (2, 202), rotatable about a rotor axis; at least one electrically conductive member (3, 203) coupled to the rotor (2, 202) for rotation therewith, the at least one conductive member (3, 203) being movably attached to the rotor (2, 202) and configured to move relative to the rotor axis; a biasing device attached to the at least one conductive member (3, 203) and to the rotor (2, 202); at least one magnet configured to apply a magnetic field extending at least partially orthogonal to the plane of rotation of the at least one conductive member (3, 203), and upon rotation of the rotor (2, 202) the at least one conductive member (3, 203) is configured to move at least partially radially from the rotor axis into the applied magnetic field, the magnetic field applying a non-contact braking force to the at least one conductive member (3, 203) as the at least one conductive member (3, 203) intersects the magnetic field; and wherein the biasing device provides a bias opposing the at least one conductive member (3, 203) movement into the applied magnetic field, and characterised in that: the at least one conductive member (3, 203) is pivotally attached to the rotor (2, 202) and configured to pivot about a pivot axis eccentric to the rotor axis, the biasing device is attached to the at least one conductive member (3, 203) at a point distal to the pivot axis and to the rotor (2, 202); and the at least one conductive member (3, 203) having a center of mass eccentric to the pivot axis and to the rotor axis. a rotor (2, 202), rotatable about a rotor axis; at least one electrically conductive member (3, 203) coupled to the rotor (2, 202) for rotation therewith, the at least one conductive member (3, 203) being movably attached to the rotor (2, 202) and configured to move relative to the rotor axis; a biasing device attached to the at least one conductive member (3, 203) and to the rotor (2, 202); at least one magnet configured to apply a magnetic field extending at least partially orthogonal to the plane of rotation of the at least one conductive member (3, 203), and upon rotation of the rotor (2, 202) the at least one conductive member (3, 203) is configured to move at least partially radially from the rotor axis into the applied magnetic field, the magnetic field applying a non-contact braking force to the at least one conductive member (3, 203) as the at least one conductive member (3, 203) intersects the magnetic field; and wherein the biasing device provides a bias opposing the at least one conductive member (3, 203) movement into the applied magnetic field, and characterised in that: the at least one conductive member (3, 203) is pivotally attached to the rotor (2, 202) and configured to pivot about a pivot axis eccentric to the rotor axis, the biasing device is attached to the at least one conductive member (3, 203) at a point distal to the pivot axis and to the rotor (2, 202); and the at least one conductive member (3, 203) having a center of mass eccentric to the pivot axis and to the rotor axis.
Device for harvesting mechanical vibration energy, comprising an assembly of blades sprung between two fixed points (225, 245), and at least two masses (41, 43) respectively on either side of the assembly of blades, in which the assembly of blades is buckled between the two points by bringing the masses towards each other, the assembly of blades having, once buckled, exactly two stable positions.
A TDR fill level measuring device for measuring the fill level of a medium in a container, comprising at least one transmitting unit for transmitting a pulse-shaped electromagnetic measuring signal, at least one receiving unit for receiving at least one reflection signal, at least one evaluation unit for evaluating the at least one reflection signal and at least one waveguide, wherein the waveguide has at least one conductor for guiding the measuring signal and the reflection signal, wherein the waveguide has at least two waveguide sections, wherein each waveguide section has at least one functional waveguide cross-sectional face, wherein the functional waveguide cross-sectional face corresponds to the cross-sectional face of the at least one conductor, wherein at least one reference reflector is present, and wherein the reference reflector is designed and arranged in such a manner that at least a part of the measuring signal is reflected at least once on the at least one reference reflector during operation, wherein the at least one reference reflection is formed by a transition between two waveguide sections having different shapes and/or different sizes of the functional waveguide cross-sectional face, wherein at least two reference reflectors are provided, characterized in that the at least two reference reflectors are designed as successive tapers of the at least one conductor of the waveguide involved in guiding the measuring signal, so that the functional waveguide cross-sectional area of the second waveguide section is smaller than the functional cross-sectional area of the first waveguide section and so that the functional waveguide cross-sectional area of the third waveguide section is smaller than the waveguide cross-sectional area of the second waveguide section. wherein the at least one reference reflection is formed by a transition between two waveguide sections having different shapes and/or different sizes of the functional waveguide cross-sectional face, wherein at least two reference reflectors are provided, characterized in that the at least two reference reflectors are designed as successive tapers of the at least one conductor of the waveguide involved in guiding the measuring signal, so that the functional waveguide cross-sectional area of the second waveguide section is smaller than the functional cross-sectional area of the first waveguide section and so that the functional waveguide cross-sectional area of the third waveguide section is smaller than the waveguide cross-sectional area of the second waveguide section.
A high-pressure connector for an electrical power cable section having a central stranded conductor encased in a polymeric insulation jacket and having an interstitial void volume in the region of the stranded conductor, the high-pressure connector being suited for confining a fluid within the interstitial void volume at a residual pressure above atmospheric, but below the elastic limit of the polymeric insulation jacket, the high-pressure connector comprising: a housing (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 16, 54, 62, 50, 80, 102, 130, 170, 180, 184, 186, 188,196) having a wall defining an interior chamber configured to be in fluid communication with the interstitial void volume, wherein the housing (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 16, 54, 62, 50, 80, 130, 170, 180, 184, 186, 188,196) has an end portion with a housing wall thereof sized to receive the insulation jacket within the interior chamber and to overlap at least a portion of the insulation jacket at an end thereof with the cable section extending from the housing end portion and at least a portion of the stranded conductor positioned within the interior chamber, wherein the housing wall of the housing end portion has an engagement portion comprised of an inwardly deformable material to secure the housing wall to the insulation jacket in fluid-tight sealed engagement therewith upon inward deformation of the engagement portion of the housing wall of the housing end portion to the insulation jacket to confine the fluid at the residual pressure within the interior chamber and the interstitial void volume, characterized in that the housing has at least one axially-projecting engagement member (121, 123, 125, 127, 129, 214, 176, 176B, 136, 214) located within the interior chamber at the engagement portion of the housing wall of the housing end portion. a housing (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 16, 54, 62, 50, 80, 102, 130, 170, 180, 184, 186, 188,196) having a wall defining an interior chamber configured to be in fluid communication with the interstitial void volume, wherein the housing (120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 16, 54, 62, 50, 80, 130, 170, 180, 184, 186, 188,196) has an end portion with a housing wall thereof sized to receive the insulation jacket within the interior chamber and to overlap at least a portion of the insulation jacket at an end thereof with the cable section extending from the housing end portion and at least a portion of the stranded conductor positioned within the interior chamber, wherein the housing wall of the housing end portion has an engagement portion comprised of an inwardly deformable material to secure the housing wall to the insulation jacket in fluid-tight sealed engagement therewith upon inward deformation of the engagement portion of the housing wall of the housing end portion to the insulation jacket to confine the fluid at the residual pressure within the interior chamber and the interstitial void volume, characterized in that the housing has at least one axially-projecting engagement member (121, 123, 125, 127, 129, 214, 176, 176B, 136, 214) located within the interior chamber at the engagement portion of the housing wall of the housing end portion.