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A joint resurfacing implant adapted to replace at least a portion of an articulating surface of a predetermined joint, the implant comprising a biocompatible three-dimensional woven fiber scaffold formed of a biocompatible textile molded into a three-dimensional shape prior to implantation that corresponds to the portion of the articulating surface of the predetermined joint being replaced, to resurface and replace the joint anatomy of the portion of the articulating surface of the predetermined joint upon implantation, and wherein the scaffold comprises biocompatible fibers, wherein the fibers preferably comprise a monofilament fiber, a multifilament fiber, a hollow fiber, a fiber having a variable cross-section along its length, or a combination thereof, and wherein the three-dimensional fiber scaffold comprises three orthogonally woven fiber systems, a plurality of braided fiber systems, a plurality of circular woven fiber systems, or combinations thereof, or wherein the three-dimensional fiber scaffold comprises at least three systems of fibers wherein (i) two of the three fiber systems define an upper layer, a lower layer, and a medial layer between the upper layer and the lower layer within the three-dimensional fiber scaffold; (ii) one of the at least three fiber systems interconnects the upper layer, the lower layer and the medial layer; and (iii) the at least three fiber systems each comprise a biocompatible material. (i) two of the three fiber systems define an upper layer, a lower layer, and a medial layer between the upper layer and the lower layer within the three-dimensional fiber scaffold; (ii) one of the at least three fiber systems interconnects the upper layer, the lower layer and the medial layer; and (iii) the at least three fiber systems each comprise a biocompatible material.
A method for accessing a base station performed at a mobile station in a communication system, comprising: selecting a signature sequence of a plurality of signature sequences; transmitting on a random access channel a request portion of an access probe modulated utilizing the signature sequence from the mobile station; determining if a channel assignment message, which is responsive to the access probe and comprises the selected signature sequence, is received from the base station; and transmitting another request portion, if the channel assignment is determined as not being received. selecting a signature sequence of a plurality of signature sequences; transmitting on a random access channel a request portion of an access probe modulated utilizing the signature sequence from the mobile station; determining if a channel assignment message, which is responsive to the access probe and comprises the selected signature sequence, is received from the base station; and transmitting another request portion, if the channel assignment is determined as not being received.
A computer-implemented method for determining characteristics of a power grid; determining a signal filter for extracting a sample signal from a power grid signal, the signal filter being configured to filter frequencies outside of a filter bandwidth (F B) from the power grid signal; generating a probe signal for injecting into the power grid to investigate a component of the power grid signal at a frequency of interest (f 0), the probe signal having an injection frequency (f S) different to the frequency of interest; wherein: the injection frequency is spaced from the frequency of interest such that the sample signal is resolvable, using the determined signal filter, from the component of the power grid signal, and the sample signal responds to the probe signal according to the one or more characteristics of the power grid at the frequency of interest, extracting the sample signal from the power grid signal using the signal filter; and determining the one or more characteristics of the power grid at the frequency of interest based on the sample signal, characterized in that the probe signal is injected into the power grid by superimposing the probe signal over a grid control signal for a grid-connected power converter. determining a signal filter for extracting a sample signal from a power grid signal, the signal filter being configured to filter frequencies outside of a filter bandwidth (F B) from the power grid signal; generating a probe signal for injecting into the power grid to investigate a component of the power grid signal at a frequency of interest (f 0), the probe signal having an injection frequency (f S) different to the frequency of interest; wherein: the injection frequency is spaced from the frequency of interest such that the sample signal is resolvable, using the determined signal filter, from the component of the power grid signal, and the sample signal responds to the probe signal according to the one or more characteristics of the power grid at the frequency of interest, the injection frequency is spaced from the frequency of interest such that the sample signal is resolvable, using the determined signal filter, from the component of the power grid signal, and the sample signal responds to the probe signal according to the one or more characteristics of the power grid at the frequency of interest, extracting the sample signal from the power grid signal using the signal filter; and determining the one or more characteristics of the power grid at the frequency of interest based on the sample signal, characterized in that the probe signal is injected into the power grid by superimposing the probe signal over a grid control signal for a grid-connected power converter.
A neurostimulator, the neurostimulator implantable or wearable on a subject, the neurostimulator comprising: a power circuit for providing electrical power to the neurostimulator; a recording array having a plurality of electrodes for recording a plurality of neurophysiological signals corresponding to a plurality of sites of the subject; a signal processor configured to: determine a phase synchrony among the neurophysiological signals; and associate selected phase synchrony calculations with the prediction or detection of a neurological or neurophysiological condition; and one or more stimulators operable to deliver to the subject a stimulation in response to the predicted or detected condition, wherein the stimulators comprise a waveform generator configured to generate an arbitrary current-mode waveform to be applied to a subset of the stimulators and wherein the waveform generator is configured to provide a signal and its derivative for use in said determination of said phase synchrony. a power circuit for providing electrical power to the neurostimulator; a recording array having a plurality of electrodes for recording a plurality of neurophysiological signals corresponding to a plurality of sites of the subject; a signal processor configured to: determine a phase synchrony among the neurophysiological signals; and associate selected phase synchrony calculations with the prediction or detection of a neurological or neurophysiological condition; and determine a phase synchrony among the neurophysiological signals; and associate selected phase synchrony calculations with the prediction or detection of a neurological or neurophysiological condition; and one or more stimulators operable to deliver to the subject a stimulation in response to the predicted or detected condition, wherein the stimulators comprise a waveform generator configured to generate an arbitrary current-mode waveform to be applied to a subset of the stimulators and wherein the waveform generator is configured to provide a signal and its derivative for use in said determination of said phase synchrony.
A Method for a Media Gateway (4,5,6,7) in connection to a backbone (1,9), whereby the method comprises the steps of: • measuring a packet loss or a jitter; • receiving a call; • noticing an indication associated with the call, wherein the indication is based on a time period, and wherein the indication indicates that a packet loss or a jitter higher than a predefined threshold is acceptable for the call for said time period; and • based on said measured packet loss or jitter and said indication, deciding whether said call is admitted to be routed via said backbone (1,9) even though the packet loss or jitter is above the predefined threshold. • measuring a packet loss or a jitter; • receiving a call; • noticing an indication associated with the call, wherein the indication is based on a time period, and wherein the indication indicates that a packet loss or a jitter higher than a predefined threshold is acceptable for the call for said time period; and • based on said measured packet loss or jitter and said indication, deciding whether said call is admitted to be routed via said backbone (1,9) even though the packet loss or jitter is above the predefined threshold.
An apparatus configured for a downhole tool, comprising: an antenna system to generate an electromagnetic field with a desired magnitude and in a desired direction; and a shield to protect the antenna system, the shield having a metal cylinder that covers the antenna system, wherein the metal cylinder defines a longitudinal axis and has a plurality of slots, the antenna system comprises a coil of wire wound at an angle of substantially 45 degrees with respect to a longitudinal axis defined by the metal cylinder, the plurality of slots being arranged along a curve substantially parallel to the coil, azimuthally periodic relative to the longitudinal axis of the metal cylinder and axially periodic relative to the longitudinal axis of the metal cylinder, characterized by each slot having the same dimensions along two perpendicular axes through a centroid of the slot. an antenna system to generate an electromagnetic field with a desired magnitude and in a desired direction; and a shield to protect the antenna system, the shield having a metal cylinder that covers the antenna system, wherein the metal cylinder defines a longitudinal axis and has a plurality of slots, the antenna system comprises a coil of wire wound at an angle of substantially 45 degrees with respect to a longitudinal axis defined by the metal cylinder, the plurality of slots being arranged along a curve substantially parallel to the coil, azimuthally periodic relative to the longitudinal axis of the metal cylinder and axially periodic relative to the longitudinal axis of the metal cylinder, characterized by each slot having the same dimensions along two perpendicular axes through a centroid of the slot.
A method of coating a web, the method comprising: providing a roll comprising a shell rotatably supported by at least one pressurized air layer between the shell and a core; providing a coating die including one or more die lips being positioned adjacent an outer surface of the shell of the roll; and dispensing one or more coating materials from the one or more die lips of the coating die onto the web to form a coating, while translating the web in contact with the shell of the roll to rotate the shell. providing a roll comprising a shell rotatably supported by at least one pressurized air layer between the shell and a core; providing a coating die including one or more die lips being positioned adjacent an outer surface of the shell of the roll; and dispensing one or more coating materials from the one or more die lips of the coating die onto the web to form a coating, while translating the web in contact with the shell of the roll to rotate the shell.
A method for producing a functionally-graded coating, comprising: (a) exposing a mandrel or a substrate to be coated to an electrolyte containing one or more metal ions, and containing one or more pre-ceramic polymer particles; (b) applying an electric current to electrolytically deposit the one or more metals and electrophoretically deposit the one or more pre-ceramic polymer particles, and changing in time one or more of: an amplitude of the electrical current, an amplitude of an electrical potential, an electrolyte temperature, a relative concentration of metal ions or particles in the electrolyte, or an electrolyte agitation, to change a ratio of the one or more metals to the one or more pre-ceramic polymer particles in the electrodeposited composition; and (c) promoting growth of the functionally-graded coating until a desired thickness of the coating is achieved, the electrodeposited composition being varied throughout the desired thickness of the coating. (a) exposing a mandrel or a substrate to be coated to an electrolyte containing one or more metal ions, and containing one or more pre-ceramic polymer particles; (b) applying an electric current to electrolytically deposit the one or more metals and electrophoretically deposit the one or more pre-ceramic polymer particles, and changing in time one or more of: an amplitude of the electrical current, an amplitude of an electrical potential, an electrolyte temperature, a relative concentration of metal ions or particles in the electrolyte, or an electrolyte agitation, to change a ratio of the one or more metals to the one or more pre-ceramic polymer particles in the electrodeposited composition; and (c) promoting growth of the functionally-graded coating until a desired thickness of the coating is achieved, the electrodeposited composition being varied throughout the desired thickness of the coating.
An electric hand iron and water station; said water station being separate from said hand iron, said water station comprising a water reservoir for supplying water to said hand iron; said hand iron comprising an electrically heated sole plate; characterised by said hand iron comprising a water nozzle (105, 305, 1305) directed to form a water mist in front of a tip of said sole plate; an electric pump for supplying water to said nozzle, said water nozzle is arranged to produce a water mist having a substantially uniform distribution of water droplets, and said water mist being produced without steam; and further wherein there is no steam generator either in the hand iron or in the water station.
Method for regenerating a particulate filter built into the exhaust gas line of an internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel particulate filter, wherein an exhaust gas flow which is to be cleaned is fed to the at least one particulate filter, characterized in that, at least during the regeneration mode, a predefined quantity of an exhaust gas flow which is to be heated is branched off from the exhaust gas flow upstream of an exhaust gas turbine of an exhaust gas turbocharger, said predefined quantity, after heating by means of a heating device, is admixed as a hot exhaust gas flow to the residual exhaust gas flow, which comes from the exhaust gas turbine and by contrast has a lower temperature, upstream of the at least one particulate filter.
A method of receiving a downlink signal performed by a machine type communication user equipment, MTC UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: obtaining frequency hopping information on a plurality of subbands contained in a downlink band; and repeatedly receiving the downlink signal via different subbands based on the frequency hopping information, wherein the downlink band comprises ⌊ N RB 6 ⌋ number of subbands each configured as 6 resource block, RB, size, where 'N RB ' denotes a total number of RBs included in the downlink band, and '└ ┘' denotes a floor function, wherein if a remaining band which does not belong to the ⌊ N RB 6 ⌋ number of subbands and is smaller than 6 RB size exists in the downlink band, at least one of a lowest index RB, a highest index RB and an intervening RB between subband groups in the downlink band is configured as the remaining band, wherein the downlink signal includes a MTC physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, and wherein a frequency hopping pattern of the MTC PDSCH included in the frequency hopping information is determined based on whether system information is mapped to the MTC PDSCH, or not. obtaining frequency hopping information on a plurality of subbands contained in a downlink band; and repeatedly receiving the downlink signal via different subbands based on the frequency hopping information, wherein the downlink band comprises ⌊ N RB 6 ⌋ number of subbands each configured as 6 resource block, RB, size, where 'N RB ' denotes a total number of RBs included in the downlink band, and '└ ┘' denotes a floor function, wherein if a remaining band which does not belong to the ⌊ N RB 6 ⌋ number of subbands and is smaller than 6 RB size exists in the downlink band, at least one of a lowest index RB, a highest index RB and an intervening RB between subband groups in the downlink band is configured as the remaining band, wherein the downlink signal includes a MTC physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, and wherein a frequency hopping pattern of the MTC PDSCH included in the frequency hopping information is determined based on whether system information is mapped to the MTC PDSCH, or not.
A two-part mandibular advancement splint for preventing snoring and/or obstructive sleep apnoea, comprising a lower and an upper part made of an arcuate moulding tray, in each case open to the lower or upper jaw when in use, with a base, an exterior wall, and an interior wall, wherein the outer walls thereof have one or more fixation knobs (5a, 6a, 7a, 8a, 5b, 6b, 7b, 8b) on both outer sides in the area from the molars to the canines for fastening an advancement holder, which is fastened rotatably respectively to one fixation knob each of the lower and upper tray and brings the mandible into a posterior or anterior position, and each of these trays contains a thermoplastic filling material that can be shaped to conform to the teeth of the maxilla and mandible, wherein the interior wall of at least one of the trays is interrupted in the area of the front teeth to the canines, and the tray base of at least one of the trays is provided with a slit in the area of the anterior incisors separating the tray into two splint halves, each with one tray base half, characterized in that the cutting edges of the two splint halves are tapered so that, when the width of the trays is narrowed, the two tray base halves can slide over one another.
A method for actuating headlights of a motor vehicle with a manual mode, in which the headlights, by manually actuating a selector lever in a first actuating direction, can be transferred into a first illuminating state, and, by actuating the selector lever in a second actuating direction, can be transferred into a second illuminating state, and with an automatic mode, in which an external lighting situation is detected by means of sensors and is evaluated by evaluating means so that the headlights are automatically displaced into the first illuminating state or into the second illuminating state according to a result of the evaluation, wherein in the automatic mode an override possibility is provided so that, by manually actuating the selector lever in the first or in the second actuating direction, the headlights can be transferred into the corresponding illuminating state independently of the result of the evaluation, wherein a special override mode is provided, which is switched on by manually actuating (122; 114) the selector lever in the automatic mode, wherein, in the event that the headlights are in the first illuminating state (22, 12), an actuation (124; 223) of the selector lever in the first actuating direction causes a switchover between the automatic mode and the override mode, wherein, in the event that the headlights are in the override mode in the first illuminating state, the headlights can be transferred into the second illuminating state by actuating the selector lever in the second actuating direction whilst maintaining the override mode, wherein in the event that the headlights are in the second illuminating state in the override mode, actuation of the selector lever in the first actuating direction causes a switchover into the automatic mode, if this is ready for operation, wherein, in the event that the automatic mode is not ready for operation, actuation of the selector lever in the first actuating direction causes the headlights to be transferred into the first illuminating state whilst maintaining the override mode, and wherein the first illuminating state (12; 22) of the headlights corresponds to the main beam setting of the headlights, and the second illuminating state (11; 21) of the headlights corresponds to the dipped beam setting of the headlights.
A two-paste type dental polymerizable composition comprising: a first paste containing at least one kind of polymerizable monomer, an organic peroxide as a chemical polymerization initiator, and a basic filler, and a second paste containing at least one kind of polymerizable monomer, a basic filler and an aromatic amine compound as a chemical polymerization accelerator, wherein the second paste contains 30 to 80 parts by weight of the basic filler based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the second paste, a dispersion of 1.0 g of the basic filler in a mixed solution of 40 g of distilled water and 10 g of ethanol has pH-value in the range from 7.5 to 9.0 after stirring for 1 hour, and the first paste and the second paste contain no acidic group-containing compound other than the chemical polymerization initiator and the chemical polymerization accelerator. a first paste containing at least one kind of polymerizable monomer, an organic peroxide as a chemical polymerization initiator, and a basic filler, and a second paste containing at least one kind of polymerizable monomer, a basic filler and an aromatic amine compound as a chemical polymerization accelerator, wherein the second paste contains 30 to 80 parts by weight of the basic filler based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the second paste, a dispersion of 1.0 g of the basic filler in a mixed solution of 40 g of distilled water and 10 g of ethanol has pH-value in the range from 7.5 to 9.0 after stirring for 1 hour, and the first paste and the second paste contain no acidic group-containing compound other than the chemical polymerization initiator and the chemical polymerization accelerator.
A propulsion assembly for aircraft, comprising a turbomachine surrounded by a nacelle comprising an annular air intake lip extending around the turbomachine by two annular walls, inner and outer, respectively, intended for being swept across by air flows (28, 40) at least when the aircraft is in flight, characterized in that: - said inner and outer walls each comprise or support at least one network of pipes intended for transporting a liquid in contact with said inner wall or said outer wall, so as to form air-liquid heat exchangers respectively inner and outer, the pipes of each inner or outer heat exchanger being connected in parallel with each other, - a network of pipes of the inner wall having at least one liquid outlet connected in series with at least one liquid intake of a network of pipes of the outer wall, and - the propulsion assembly comprises means (46, 50, 52, 54) for circulating the liquid, connected to at least one liquid intake of a network of pipes of the inner wall for its liquid supply, and connected to at least one liquid outlet of the network of pipes of the outer wall for the recovery of the liquid. - said inner and outer walls each comprise or support at least one network of pipes intended for transporting a liquid in contact with said inner wall or said outer wall, so as to form air-liquid heat exchangers respectively inner and outer, the pipes of each inner or outer heat exchanger being connected in parallel with each other, - a network of pipes of the inner wall having at least one liquid outlet connected in series with at least one liquid intake of a network of pipes of the outer wall, and - the propulsion assembly comprises means (46, 50, 52, 54) for circulating the liquid, connected to at least one liquid intake of a network of pipes of the inner wall for its liquid supply, and connected to at least one liquid outlet of the network of pipes of the outer wall for the recovery of the liquid.