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A pretensioner mechanism comprising: a webbing that is capable of restraining an occupant of a vehicle; a moving member, a restraining force on the occupant from the webbing being increased by the moving member being moved; and an anchoring portion that is formed in a rod shape and anchors movement of the moving member, movement of the moving member being allowed by the anchoring portion being crushed, characterized by a slope surface being provided between a top end face and a side face of the anchoring portion, the anchoring portion being provided with a facilitating portion (42B, 42C) that facilitates crushing of the anchoring portion in a diametric direction thereof by movement of the moving member. a webbing that is capable of restraining an occupant of a vehicle; a moving member, a restraining force on the occupant from the webbing being increased by the moving member being moved; and an anchoring portion that is formed in a rod shape and anchors movement of the moving member, movement of the moving member being allowed by the anchoring portion being crushed, characterized by a slope surface being provided between a top end face and a side face of the anchoring portion, the anchoring portion being provided with a facilitating portion (42B, 42C) that facilitates crushing of the anchoring portion in a diametric direction thereof by movement of the moving member.
A lens for enhancing spatial vision in humans, said lens comprising a contact lens or an intraocular lens and including a first approximately central disc-shaped region that is spectrally selective for light of a first band of wavelengths where L and M cones of a human eye have good spectral responsivity, and a second approximately annular region extending outwardly from said first region that is spectrally selective for light of a second band of wavelengths where S cones of a human eye have good spectral responsivity.
A gateway in a communications network comprising: a femto gateway functionality residing in the gateway that is configured to communicate with at least one femto cell and a macro cell; the gateway being configured to establish a session with a mobile node, wherein during a handoff of the mobile node between the femto cell and the macro cell the gateway is configured to receive a session setup and is further configured to recognize from the session setup the session previously established for the mobile node and use the session in establishing a new connection with the mobile node. a femto gateway functionality residing in the gateway that is configured to communicate with at least one femto cell and a macro cell; the gateway being configured to establish a session with a mobile node, wherein during a handoff of the mobile node between the femto cell and the macro cell the gateway is configured to receive a session setup and is further configured to recognize from the session setup the session previously established for the mobile node and use the session in establishing a new connection with the mobile node.
A method of manufacturing a multi-material tubular structure comprising: spinning a can; depositing a powdered material into the can; and compacting the powdered material within the can to provide a tubular structure; wherein: the method comprises the steps of providing an inner form within the can; providing a vacuum on the inner form; depositing the powder material between the inner form and the can and removing the inner form. spinning a can; depositing a powdered material into the can; and compacting the powdered material within the can to provide a tubular structure; wherein: the method comprises the steps of providing an inner form within the can; providing a vacuum on the inner form; depositing the powder material between the inner form and the can and removing the inner form.
A system comprising: a posture state sensor configured to generate first posture sensor data when a patient is in a first posture state; and a processor; wherein the processor is configured to define posture state reference data corresponding to the first posture state based at least in part on the first posture sensor data, the processor is further configured to redefine the posture state reference data based on second posture data generated by the posture state sensor when the patient is in the first posture state, and wherein the processor is configured to compare data from the posture state sensor to the posture state reference data to detect whether the patient is in the first posture state; wherein the processor associates therapy information with the defined posture state reference data, and subsequently associates at least some of the therapy information with the redefined posture state reference data; characterised in that the therapy information includes one or more patient adjustments monitored over a period of time. a posture state sensor configured to generate first posture sensor data when a patient is in a first posture state; and a processor; wherein the processor is configured to define posture state reference data corresponding to the first posture state based at least in part on the first posture sensor data, the processor is further configured to redefine the posture state reference data based on second posture data generated by the posture state sensor when the patient is in the first posture state, and wherein the processor is configured to compare data from the posture state sensor to the posture state reference data to detect whether the patient is in the first posture state; wherein the processor associates therapy information with the defined posture state reference data, and subsequently associates at least some of the therapy information with the redefined posture state reference data; characterised in that the therapy information includes one or more patient adjustments monitored over a period of time.
Module for balancing inertial forces and/or torques of an internal combustion engine, having a base body which can be attached to the internal combustion engine, and on which at least one balance shaft with a first drive wheel and an oil pump with a second drive wheel are arranged, wherein the first and the second drive wheels (31, 35) can be driven by a continuous traction means in a common plane and are arranged at least essentially outside the base body, characterized in that at least one cover which extends at least over the drive wheels (31, 35) is arranged on the base body, which can dip, at least in some areas, into an oil bath of an oil pan of the internal combustion engine, which cover has an oil level compensation opening which can be arranged in the oil bath by dipping, and in that the oil level compensation opening is assigned a switchable and/or adjustable valve.
Process for coupling an insert to an upper obtained by means of injection moulding, by injecting a plastic material in an interspace formed between a mould and a counter mould in order to obtain the upper, said mould comprising a receiving element adapted to stably receive the insert, the counter mould comprising a blocking element adapted to block the insert in the receiving element, the blocking element comprising a protruding collar which defines an empty chamber between the same blocking element and the insert so as to block the same insert between mould and counter mould and put the insert in pressure in correspondence of a peripheral portion corresponding to the protruding collar, said insert comprising a membrane joined to a support and protection structure comprising, in turn, a central portion formed by partitions and through-openings, a raised portion and a peripheral edge, said process comprising the following phases: - placing the insert into a seat formed in the mould; - approaching the counter mould to the mould so as to obtain the interspace and causing the insert to occupy a portion of the interspace formed between mould and counter mould so that the insert is in contact with the mould on the one side and with the counter mould on the other side. - placing the insert into a seat formed in the mould; - approaching the counter mould to the mould so as to obtain the interspace and causing the insert to occupy a portion of the interspace formed between mould and counter mould so that the insert is in contact with the mould on the one side and with the counter mould on the other side.
A process for preparing a hard butter, which comprises conducting transesterification between one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of straight-chain saturated C 16 -C 22 fatty acids and lower alcohol esters thereof and a triglyceride having oleoyl group and/or linoleoyl group at the 2-position with an action of a granulated powder lipase comprising (i) a lipase derived from Rhizopus oryzae and/or Rhizopus delemar and (ii) a soya bean powder, and removing the granulated powder lipase after the transesterification, wherein said lower alcohol is a C 1 -C 6 alcohol, and wherein said triglyceride having an oleoyl group at the 2-position is selected from the group consisting of shea butter low melting fraction, high oleic sunflower oil, high oleic safflower oil, high oleic low linolenic rapeseed oil, palm oil and fractionated palm oil. (i) a lipase derived from Rhizopus oryzae and/or Rhizopus delemar and (ii) a soya bean powder, and removing the granulated powder lipase after the transesterification, wherein said lower alcohol is a C 1 -C 6 alcohol, and wherein said triglyceride having an oleoyl group at the 2-position is selected from the group consisting of shea butter low melting fraction, high oleic sunflower oil, high oleic safflower oil, high oleic low linolenic rapeseed oil, palm oil and fractionated palm oil.
Boring machine tool arranged for performing a boring task on a workpiece and provided with a machining axis, said boring machine tool comprising: - a boring bar arranged for supporting at a first end thereof a working tool; - a hydrostatic supporting apparatus arranged for slidably and rotatably supporting said boring bar comprising spindle means, rotatably fixed to connecting means of said boring machine tool, and hydrostatic supporting means, mounted inside said spindle means and comprising an internal surface provided with a plurality of hydrostatic supporting pockets (11; 11a, 11b) facing an external wall of said boring bar to support the latter, each hydrostatic supporting pocket (11; 11 a, 11b) of said plurality of hydrostatic supporting pockets (11; 11a, 11b) being supplied with a fluid at a working pressure (Pw); - a supply system arranged for supplying said fluid at a supply pressure (Pa) to said hydrostatic supporting means; said boring machine tool being characterised in that said supply system comprises manifold means mounted on said boring bar and arranged for conveying said fluid to said hydrostatic supporting means via a tubular passage obtained inside said boring bar. - a boring bar arranged for supporting at a first end thereof a working tool; - a hydrostatic supporting apparatus arranged for slidably and rotatably supporting said boring bar comprising spindle means, rotatably fixed to connecting means of said boring machine tool, and hydrostatic supporting means, mounted inside said spindle means and comprising an internal surface provided with a plurality of hydrostatic supporting pockets (11; 11a, 11b) facing an external wall of said boring bar to support the latter, each hydrostatic supporting pocket (11; 11 a, 11b) of said plurality of hydrostatic supporting pockets (11; 11a, 11b) being supplied with a fluid at a working pressure (Pw); - a supply system arranged for supplying said fluid at a supply pressure (Pa) to said hydrostatic supporting means;
A medical preparation for use in mammals, in particular in humans suffering from Pemphigus vulgaris, comprising at least one or a combination of the peptides Seq-ID 1 - 5 of the immunodominant CD4+ T cell epitopes of the human protein desmoglein 3 coupled to suitable carriers such that CD4+ T cells are activated, characterised in that the suitable carriers are nanoparticles or mononuclear cells or erythrocytes or dendritic cells and in that these peptides induce an antigen-specific immunotolerance to desmoglein 3 in mammals, in particular in humans, wherein the peptides Seq-ID 1 - 5 act as nominal antigens and induce an immunotolerance in the patient.
An echogenicity quantification method, comprising: receiving an ultrasound image by an ultrasonic imaging device, and the ultrasound image comprises a plurality of pixel points, each pixel point has a grayscale value; choosing a region of interest, ROI, in the ultrasound image; counting the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI to obtain an average value of the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI and a standard deviation of the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI; excluding the pixel points in the ROI with the grayscale values smaller than the sum of the minimum grayscale value in the grayscale image and the product of a first scaling factor and the standard deviation of the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI; excluding the pixel points in the ROI with the grayscale values larger than the sum of the average value of the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI and the product of a second scaling factor and the standard deviation of the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI; averaging the grayscale values of the remaining pixel points in the ROI to obtain an average value of interest; choosing a reference region which is nonoverlapped with the ROI in the ultrasound image; averaging the grayscale values of the remaining pixel points in the reference region to obtain an average value of reference; and calculating the difference between the average value of interest and the average value of reference to obtain an echogenicity index. receiving an ultrasound image by an ultrasonic imaging device, and the ultrasound image comprises a plurality of pixel points, each pixel point has a grayscale value; choosing a region of interest, ROI, in the ultrasound image; counting the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI to obtain an average value of the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI and a standard deviation of the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI; excluding the pixel points in the ROI with the grayscale values smaller than the sum of the minimum grayscale value in the grayscale image and the product of a first scaling factor and the standard deviation of the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI; excluding the pixel points in the ROI with the grayscale values larger than the sum of the average value of the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI and the product of a second scaling factor and the standard deviation of the grayscale values of the pixel points in the ROI; averaging the grayscale values of the remaining pixel points in the ROI to obtain an average value of interest; choosing a reference region which is nonoverlapped with the ROI in the ultrasound image; averaging the grayscale values of the remaining pixel points in the reference region to obtain an average value of reference; and calculating the difference between the average value of interest and the average value of reference to obtain an echogenicity index.
A method for operating a first IEEE 802.11 compliant device, the method comprising: transmitting, by the first IEEE 802.11 compliant device, a Request-to-Send frame including a first Receiver Address field containing a first locally assigned identifier associated with the first IEEE 802.11 compliant device, wherein the Request-to-Send frame also includes a Transmitter Address field; determining, by the first IEEE 802.11 compliant device, if a Clear-to-Send frame corresponding to the Request-to-Send frame is received within a specified time interval after transmitting the Request-to-Send frame, wherein the Clear-to-Send frame includes a second Receiver Address field containing a value that is equal to a value contained in the Transmitter Address field; discontinuing, by the first IEEE 802.11 compliant device, use of the first locally assigned identifier if the Clear-to-Send frame corresponding to the Request-to-Send frame is received within the specified time interval; and continuing, by the first IEEE 802.11 compliant device, use of the first locally assigned identifier if the Clear-to-Send frame corresponding to the Request-to-Send frame is not received within the specified time interval. transmitting, by the first IEEE 802.11 compliant device, a Request-to-Send frame including a first Receiver Address field containing a first locally assigned identifier associated with the first IEEE 802.11 compliant device, wherein the Request-to-Send frame also includes a Transmitter Address field; determining, by the first IEEE 802.11 compliant device, if a Clear-to-Send frame corresponding to the Request-to-Send frame is received within a specified time interval after transmitting the Request-to-Send frame, wherein the Clear-to-Send frame includes a second Receiver Address field containing a value that is equal to a value contained in the Transmitter Address field; discontinuing, by the first IEEE 802.11 compliant device, use of the first locally assigned identifier if the Clear-to-Send frame corresponding to the Request-to-Send frame is received within the specified time interval; and continuing, by the first IEEE 802.11 compliant device, use of the first locally assigned identifier if the Clear-to-Send frame corresponding to the Request-to-Send frame is not received within the specified time interval.
Actuator for activating a hydraulic clutch actuator, comprising: an electric motor, an actuation disc which is driven in rotation about an axle by the electric motor, a first slotted link structure which is coupled to the actuation disc, and an actuation rod, wherein the actuation rod is in engagement at its one end with the clutch actuator, wherein the actuation rod is guided and supported on the first slotted link structure in such a way that when the actuation disc rotates in the actuation rotation direction a pressure is applied to the actuation rod by the first slotted link structure, characterized in that the first slotted link structure forms a pressing face whose radius (r) increases with respect to the axle, in particular continuously, from a point with a minimum radius in an actuation rotation direction about the axle towards a point with a maximum radius, and in that a second slotted link structure is constructed coupled to the actuation disc and is embodied in such a way that when the actuation disc rotates counter to the actuation rotation direction tension is applied to the actuation rod by the second slotted link structure at least in certain areas. an electric motor, an actuation disc which is driven in rotation about an axle by the electric motor, a first slotted link structure which is coupled to the actuation disc, and an actuation rod, wherein the actuation rod is in engagement at its one end with the clutch actuator, wherein the actuation rod is guided and supported on the first slotted link structure in such a way that when the actuation disc rotates in the actuation rotation direction a pressure is applied to the actuation rod by the first slotted link structure, characterized in that the first slotted link structure forms a pressing face whose radius (r) increases with respect to the axle, in particular continuously, from a point with a minimum radius in an actuation rotation direction about the axle towards a point with a maximum radius, and in that a second slotted link structure is constructed coupled to the actuation disc and is embodied in such a way that when the actuation disc rotates counter to the actuation rotation direction tension is applied to the actuation rod by the second slotted link structure at least in certain areas.
An optical cable for transmitting optical signals, the optical cable comprising an optical cable span having a first end and a second end, said optical cable span including a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber; the first and second optical fibers extending from the first end of the optical cable span to the second end of the optical cable span, wherein said first and second optical fibers are configured to propagate optical communications signals in a first optical communication band, the optical cable comprising: a first optical reflector optically coupled to said first optical fiber near the first end of said optical cable span and configured to reflect a first tagging wavelength (λ 1) of light; and a second optical reflector optically coupled to said second optical fiber near said first end of said optical cable span, wherein at least one of the optical reflectors comprises a distributed Bragg grating, characterized in that the second optical reflector is configured to reflect a second different tagging wavelength (λ 2) of light, the DBG being formed in an optical fiber core,, and the optical reflectors being transparent to the first optical communication band, wherein said first and second tagging wavelengths are located within a second different optical communication band. a first optical reflector optically coupled to said first optical fiber near the first end of said optical cable span and configured to reflect a first tagging wavelength (λ 1) of light; and a second optical reflector optically coupled to said second optical fiber near said first end of said optical cable span, wherein at least one of the optical reflectors comprises a distributed Bragg grating, characterized in that the second optical reflector is configured to reflect a second different tagging wavelength (λ 2) of light, the DBG being formed in an optical fiber core,, and the optical reflectors being transparent to the first optical communication band, wherein said first and second tagging wavelengths are located within a second different optical communication band.
Screw element, comprising a threaded shaft and a screw tip formed at a shaft end and a screw head formed at the opposite shaft end with a force application means and with a screw thread extending on the threaded shaft and the screw tip, wherein the screw tip has a front tip section tapering toward the screw element end, when viewed in the screwing-in direction, and a polygonal section formed on the threaded shaft with a polygonal cross section, when viewed in cross section, whose enveloping circle diameter (d h) is greater than a core diameter (d k) of the screw tip, and the polygonal cross section has a corner point lying on the enveloping circle of the polygonal section, and a front edge surface, radially oriented with respect to a longitudinal center axis (X-X), ends in said corner point in the sense of an increased diameter, and wherein the screw tip has a first tapering tip section with a circular cross section and a second, cylindrical tip section with a circular cross section formed between the first tip section and the polygonal section, wherein the screw thread is continuously formed without interruption across the first and second tip sections (4a, 4c) of the screw tip, and wherein the core diameter (d k) of the second cylindrical tip section at its base surface is smaller at the transition between the second tip section to the polygonal section than the maximum core diameter (d s) of the threaded shaft.