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A dilator comprising: a guide; a tube comprising a first end, a second end, and a wall extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the wall comprises a cylindrical barrel, wherein the first end comprises a first opening and the second end comprises a second opening, a channel extending the length of the barrel from the first opening, through the cylindrical barrel and to the second opening, and the cylindrical barrel comprises a solid wall and a slit extending entirely through the solid wall, longitudinally, from the first opening to the second opening, opposite of the first opening; and an elastic sleeve removably disposed on the tube and slidable both longitudinally along and transversely relative to the cylindrical barrel when disposed on the tube, the sleeve comprising a wall having a sleeve length less than the length of the tube, a sleeve slit extending entirely through a wall thickness of the wall of the sleeve along the sleeve length and an inner diameter of the wall of the sleeve being sized, wherein the sleeve is selectively transversely slidable relative to the cylindrical barrel to prevent removal of the dilator from the guide by blocking the guide passing through the sleeve slit. a guide; a tube comprising a first end, a second end, and a wall extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the wall comprises a cylindrical barrel, wherein the first end comprises a first opening and the second end comprises a second opening, a channel extending the length of the barrel from the first opening, through the cylindrical barrel and to the second opening, and the cylindrical barrel comprises a solid wall and a slit extending entirely through the solid wall, longitudinally, from the first opening to the second opening, opposite of the first opening; and an elastic sleeve removably disposed on the tube and slidable both longitudinally along and transversely relative to the cylindrical barrel when disposed on the tube, the sleeve comprising a wall having a sleeve length less than the length of the tube, a sleeve slit extending entirely through a wall thickness of the wall of the sleeve along the sleeve length and an inner diameter of the wall of the sleeve being sized, wherein the sleeve is selectively transversely slidable relative to the cylindrical barrel to prevent removal of the dilator from the guide by blocking the guide passing through the sleeve slit.
Process for manufacturing a cyclic urea adduct of an ethyleneamine compound, the ethyleneamine compound having a linear -NH-CH2-CH2-NH- group, the process comprising the steps of - in an absorption step contacting a liquid medium comprising an ethyleneamine compound having a linear -NH-CH2-CH2-NH- group with a CO2-containing gas stream at a pressure of 1-20 bara, resulting in the formation of a liquid medium into which CO2 has been absorbed, - bringing the liquid medium to cyclic urea formation conditions, and in an urea formation step forming cyclic urea adduct of the ethyleneamine compound, urea formation conditions including a temperature of at least 170oC, wherein the total pressure at the end of the urea formation step is at most 20 bara, wherein the temperature in the absorption step is lower than the temperature in the urea formation step, and wherein the process is carried out without the addition of a metal-containing catalyst. - in an absorption step contacting a liquid medium comprising an ethyleneamine compound having a linear -NH-CH2-CH2-NH- group with a CO2-containing gas stream at a pressure of 1-20 bara, resulting in the formation of a liquid medium into which CO2 has been absorbed, - bringing the liquid medium to cyclic urea formation conditions, and in an urea formation step forming cyclic urea adduct of the ethyleneamine compound, urea formation conditions including a temperature of at least 170oC, wherein the total pressure at the end of the urea formation step is at most 20 bara, wherein the temperature in the absorption step is lower than the temperature in the urea formation step, and wherein the process is carried out without the addition of a metal-containing catalyst.
A pre-curved clavicle intramedullary nail, comprising: a pre-curved rod having a proximal end and a distal end, defining a nail body therebetween, said nail body having a longitudinal axis and a radial axis; and a fixation site at at least one region of the intramedullary nail, characterized by a fixation site at a location near each of said proximal and distal ends (18, 20) of the pre-curved rod and wherein the intramedullary nail has a radius of curvature from about 60 mm to about 180 mm. a pre-curved rod having a proximal end and a distal end, defining a nail body therebetween, said nail body having a longitudinal axis and a radial axis; and a fixation site at at least one region of the intramedullary nail, characterized by a fixation site at a location near each of said proximal and distal ends (18, 20) of the pre-curved rod and wherein the intramedullary nail has a radius of curvature from about 60 mm to about 180 mm.
A concentrating photovoltaic collection system comprising a concentrator that focuses incident light at a focal point, and a photovoltaic box collector approximately at the focal point that converts the light into electricity, the collector having a front wall, a back wall parallel to and spaced from the front wall, and a plurality of flat, specularly reflective, side walls connected to sides of both the front wall and the back wall and perpendicular to both the front wall and the back wall; the front wall having a hole located at the focal point for the transmission of light into the box, and at least one photovoltaic cell on an inside surface of the front wall and at least one photovoltaic cell on an inside surface of the back wall to receive light and convert it into electricity, wherein the front wall and the back wall have the same shapes and are either triangular, square, or hexagonal, and wherein the front wall and the back wall are about the same size and have about the same orientation, and wherein the side walls interconnecting the front and back walls (32, 52) define a cross-sectional shape in a plane parallel to the front wall that has the same shape as the front wall.
A system for dynamic braking a motor, comprising: a current regulator having a plurality of input current commands (IqCmd, IdCmd) to control a first voltage applied to the motor to provide a torque axis voltage (VqCmd) and a second voltage (VdCmd) applied to the motor to provide a non-torque axis voltage; a dynamic braking loop associated with the current regulator, wherein the dynamic braking loop is configured to command a current (IqCmd) to the current regulator; a controller configured to cause the torque axis voltage (VqCmd) to be zero, or approximately zero, such that the current provided to the motor is in phase with an internal voltage of the motor in order to achieve dynamic braking of the motor, wherein the controller is further configured to control at least one of the plurality of input current commands to drive the torque axis voltage to zero, or approximately zero; and a current limiter for limiting a current (IqCmd) that the dynamic braking loop commands to the current regulator. a current regulator having a plurality of input current commands (IqCmd, IdCmd) to control a first voltage applied to the motor to provide a torque axis voltage (VqCmd) and a second voltage (VdCmd) applied to the motor to provide a non-torque axis voltage; a dynamic braking loop associated with the current regulator, wherein the dynamic braking loop is configured to command a current (IqCmd) to the current regulator; a controller configured to cause the torque axis voltage (VqCmd) to be zero, or approximately zero, such that the current provided to the motor is in phase with an internal voltage of the motor in order to achieve dynamic braking of the motor, wherein the controller is further configured to control at least one of the plurality of input current commands to drive the torque axis voltage to zero, or approximately zero; and a current limiter for limiting a current (IqCmd) that the dynamic braking loop commands to the current regulator.
A method for a communication device of a wireless communication system related to one or more first data transmissions in an unlicensed channel, comprising: receiving, related to one or more first data transmissions, first assignment information indicative of attributes of the one or more first data transmissions, wherein the first assignment information comprises information indicative of at least one contents attribute of at least one of the one or more first data transmissions; processing data packets in a stream of prepared data packets according to the at least one contents attribute, wherein the one of the one or more first data transmissions comprise the prepared data packets; receiving, subsequent to the reception of the first assignment information comprising information indicative of the at least one contents attribute, second assignment information comprising assignment information indicative of one or more time attributes of the one of the one or more first data transmissions; acquiring an unlicensed channel after performing a short Listen-Before-Talk procedure subsequent to the reception of the second assignment information; and transmitting the one of the one or more first data transmissions at a time according to the one or more time attributes; wherein the at least one contents attribute is indicative of whether the one of the one or more first data transmissions is a retransmission or relates to a new set of information bits. receiving, related to one or more first data transmissions, first assignment information indicative of attributes of the one or more first data transmissions, wherein the first assignment information comprises information indicative of at least one contents attribute of at least one of the one or more first data transmissions; processing data packets in a stream of prepared data packets according to the at least one contents attribute, wherein the one of the one or more first data transmissions comprise the prepared data packets; receiving, subsequent to the reception of the first assignment information comprising information indicative of the at least one contents attribute, second assignment information comprising assignment information indicative of one or more time attributes of the one of the one or more first data transmissions; acquiring an unlicensed channel after performing a short Listen-Before-Talk procedure subsequent to the reception of the second assignment information; and transmitting the one of the one or more first data transmissions at a time according to the one or more time attributes; wherein the at least one contents attribute is indicative of whether the one of the one or more first data transmissions is a retransmission or relates to a new set of information bits.
A vehicular insulation resistance detection apparatus that detects an insulation resistance between a low-voltage circuit and a high-voltage circuit, comprising: a cyclic signal generating unit that generates a cyclic signal which has a preset frequency; a first resistor that has one end which is connected to the cyclic signal generating unit, the cyclic signal being applied to the one end; a first capacitor that has one end which is connected to an other end of the first resistor and an other end which is connected to the high-voltage circuit, characterized by a second capacitor that has one end which is connected to the other end of the first resistor; a second resistor that has one end which is connected to an other end of the second capacitor and an other end which is connected to a low-voltage ground that is a circuit ground of the low-voltage circuit; a series circuit that includes a diode and a third resistor connected in series, and is connected in parallel with the second capacitor, the diode having a forward direction coincident with a direction from the other end of the second capacitor to the one end of the second capacitor; a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage between the low-voltage ground and the other end of the second capacitor as a detection signal; and an insulation resistance detection unit that detects a resistance value of the insulation resistance based on an amplitude of the detection signal. a cyclic signal generating unit that generates a cyclic signal which has a preset frequency; a first resistor that has one end which is connected to the cyclic signal generating unit, the cyclic signal being applied to the one end; a first capacitor that has one end which is connected to an other end of the first resistor and an other end which is connected to the high-voltage circuit, characterized by a second capacitor that has one end which is connected to the other end of the first resistor; a second resistor that has one end which is connected to an other end of the second capacitor and an other end which is connected to a low-voltage ground that is a circuit ground of the low-voltage circuit; a series circuit that includes a diode and a third resistor connected in series, and is connected in parallel with the second capacitor, the diode having a forward direction coincident with a direction from the other end of the second capacitor to the one end of the second capacitor; a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage between the low-voltage ground and the other end of the second capacitor as a detection signal; and an insulation resistance detection unit that detects a resistance value of the insulation resistance based on an amplitude of the detection signal.
A laser system comprising: an oscillator configured to produce a plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses having a first spectral width W1; a positive group velocity dispersion connecting segment connected directly between an output of the oscillator and an input of an amplifier, wherein the connecting segment is adapted to maintain the sign of the chirp of the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses and to reduce a duration of the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses; the amplifier having a positive group velocity dispersion and is configured to receive at the input of the amplifier the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses and to amplify the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses to produce, at an output of the amplifier, a plurality of positively chirped optical light pulses having a second spectral width W2; wherein the sign of the chirp of the optical pulses is changed no more than once from a negative sign to a positive sign between the output of the oscillator and the output of the amplifier. an oscillator configured to produce a plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses having a first spectral width W1; a positive group velocity dispersion connecting segment connected directly between an output of the oscillator and an input of an amplifier, wherein the connecting segment is adapted to maintain the sign of the chirp of the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses and to reduce a duration of the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses; the amplifier having a positive group velocity dispersion and is configured to receive at the input of the amplifier the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses and to amplify the plurality of negatively chirped optical pulses to produce, at an output of the amplifier, a plurality of positively chirped optical light pulses having a second spectral width W2; wherein the sign of the chirp of the optical pulses is changed no more than once from a negative sign to a positive sign between the output of the oscillator and the output of the amplifier.
An external load mass rope for attachment to a cargo hook device of a rotorcraft that comprises at least one first cargo hook and at least one second cargo hook, said external load mass rope comprising at least one first rope leg and at least one second rope leg, wherein said at least one first rope leg is adapted for attachment to said at least one first cargo hook and said at least one second rope leg is adapted for attachment to said at least one second cargo hook, wherein said first rope leg comprises a first length adjustment unit that is adapted to shorten or lengthen said first rope leg in operation on the basis of associated operating parameters (12, 14) and wherein said second rope leg comprises a second length adjustment unit that is adapted to shorten or lengthen said second rope leg in operation on the basis of said associated operating parameters (12, 14), said first and second length adjustment units (11a, 11b) defining a length adjustment device; characterized in that at least one third rope leg is connected to said at least one first rope leg and said at least one second rope leg such that said at least one first, second and third rope legs (10a, 10b, 10c) define a Y-rope, said at least one third rope leg comprising an external load mass interface for attachment to an external load mass that is to be carried by said rotorcraft in operation.
A method comprising: receiving, by a service provider computer from a computing device of a first user, a request to generate a digital asset, the digital asset being data comprising a value and a digital asset identifier; generating, by the service provider computer, the digital asset; activating, by the service provider computer, the digital asset with respect to a transaction device to be provided to a second user by associating the digital asset identifier and the value corresponding to the digital asset with the transaction device, wherein the transaction device is programmable; sending, by the service provider computer, a request to update a first unalterable electronic ledger to indicate the association of the digital asset with the transaction device, wherein the first unalterable electronic ledger is in the form of a block chain; receiving, by the service provider computer, an indication that the second user utilized the transaction device comprising the digital asset to conduct a transaction; and sending, by the service provider computer, a request to a financial institution to build, sign, and submit transaction data related to the transaction to update a second unalterable electronic ledger to indicate the use of the digital asset by the second user, wherein the transaction data indicates the first user, a public key for the first user, the transaction device, a public key for the transaction device and the digital asset identifier, and wherein the second unalterable electronic ledger is in the form of a block chain. receiving, by a service provider computer from a computing device of a first user, a request to generate a digital asset, the digital asset being data comprising a value and a digital asset identifier; generating, by the service provider computer, the digital asset; activating, by the service provider computer, the digital asset with respect to a transaction device to be provided to a second user by associating the digital asset identifier and the value corresponding to the digital asset with the transaction device, wherein the transaction device is programmable; sending, by the service provider computer, a request to update a first unalterable electronic ledger to indicate the association of the digital asset with the transaction device, wherein the first unalterable electronic ledger is in the form of a block chain; receiving, by the service provider computer, an indication that the second user utilized the transaction device comprising the digital asset to conduct a transaction; and sending, by the service provider computer, a request to a financial institution to build, sign, and submit transaction data related to the transaction to update a second unalterable electronic ledger to indicate the use of the digital asset by the second user, wherein the transaction data indicates the first user, a public key for the first user, the transaction device, a public key for the transaction device and the digital asset identifier, and wherein the second unalterable electronic ledger is in the form of a block chain.
A powder composition of a functional oil material obtained by drying an emulsion composition comprising at least one functional oil component, at least one emulsifier, and at least one water-soluble encapsulating agent, wherein the water-soluble encapsulating agent encapsulates an oil phase containing the functional oil component and is selected from a polymer which contains fructose as a repeating unit, an oligomer which contains fructose as a repeating unit, or a saccharide which contains at least one galactose unit and one fructose unit, wherein a total amount of the emulsifier is from 10% by mass to 1,000% by mass based on the oil phase containing the functional oil component, wherein when the powder composition is added to an aqueous solution in an amount of 1% by mass of the powder composition with respect to a total amount of the aqueous solution, emulsion particles are formed having an average particle diameter of from 10 to 500 nm, and wherein the functional oil component is a carotenoid colorant.
An electric motor with a rotor, a stator and a spherical bearing comprising a bearing body (22; 102; 114; 122; 130) with a convex spherical surface, a holder (24; 112; 116; 124; 136) on which the bearing body (22; 102; 114; 122; 130) is arranged, and a bearing shell (40; 58; 84; 94) with a concave spherical surface, wherein the bearing shell (40; 58; 84; 94) is rotatably mounted on the bearing body (22; 102; 114; 122; 130) and the bearing shell (40; 58; 84; 94) is connected to the rotor characterised in that the holder (24; 112; 116; 124; 136) is made of a plastic material and in that the bearing body (22; 102; 114; 122; 133) is injected into the holder (24; 112; 116; 124; 136) to form an anti-rotation device (106; 120; 126, 128), with the anti-rotation device (106; 120; 126, 128) holding the bearing body (22; 102; 114; 122; 130) non-rotatably secured to the holder (24; 112; 116; 124; 136).
Headrest, which can be manufactured by means of a pour-in-place technique, wherein the headrest comprises at least one structural element which is embedded in a cover of the headrest, wherein the cover comprises a first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening is designed to allow the at least one structural element to be introduced into the interior of the cover, wherein the second opening is designed to allow a foamed material to be introduced into the interior of the cover, wherein the foamed material fills the interior of the cover at least in regions, wherein the headrest is manufactured in such a manner that the foamed material is at least partially liquid when the foamed material is introduced into the cover, wherein an opening which is present in the cover before the foamed material is introduced is closeable by means of a closure element, characterized in that the at least one closure element is realized in the form of a zip fastener, wherein the at least one covering element is provided in the interior of the cover, wherein the at least one covering element is arranged in such a manner that the tightness of the cover in relation to the foamed material is increased, wherein the at least one covering element is arranged in the region of one or both ends of the closure element, which extends in an elongate manner, wherein, in a closed state of the closure element, the at least one covering element covers the closure element, which extends in an elongate manner, wherein the covering element is connected to the cover on one side of the first opening while the covering element merely rests on the cover on the upper side of the first opening.