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An apparatus for the thermal treatment of biological tissues in a treatment zone, by means of the application of focused ultrasound waves, the apparatus comprising: - an ultrasound probe delivering focused ultrasound energy in a focal zone located at a distance from the probe; a control system for controlling the ultrasound probe comprising a control circuit to control the delivered ultrasonic power, in the form of a repetition of ultrasonic pulses, each being separated by a waiting time and having an emission time whose ratio to the period of repetition of ultrasonic pulses defines the duty cycle, this control system comprising a movement system ensuring the moving of the focal zone along a first direction in order to juxtapose the elementary treatment zones and to create a sequence of elementary treatment zones along at least one second direction that is different from the first direction, in order to completely cover the treatment zone; characterized in that the movement system ensures on the one hand the moving of the focal zone from a distal point of the treatment zone to a proximal point of the treatment zone to create the sequence of elementary treatment zones along the first direction, and on the other hand, the juxtaposition along the second direction, of sequences ( S, S 1, S 2, S 3,...) of elementary treatment zones along the first direction, with for each of said sequences, the moving of the focal zone from a distal point of the treatment zone to a proximal point of the treatment zone, and in that the control circuit controls the probe, so that the ultrasonic power delivered in the focal zone decreases between the distal point and the proximal point of the treatment zone. - an ultrasound probe delivering focused ultrasound energy in a focal zone located at a distance from the probe;
A method for generating a positioning beacon sequence, the method being executed by an apparatus and comprising: initializing a pseudo-random sequence generator using a seed that combines a first value dependent on a link identifier (610, 720) with a second value dependent on a beam index (612, 732) assigned to a beam used to transmit the positioning beacon sequence, wherein the first value does not depend on the beam index, wherein the second value does not depend on the link identifier, and wherein one or more of the first value or the second value further depends on a transmission time for the positioning beacon; generating a positioning beacon sequence using the initialized pseudo-random sequence generator; and performing a positioning operation using the positioning beacon sequence. initializing a pseudo-random sequence generator using a seed that combines a first value dependent on a link identifier (610, 720) with a second value dependent on a beam index (612, 732) assigned to a beam used to transmit the positioning beacon sequence, wherein the first value does not depend on the beam index, wherein the second value does not depend on the link identifier, and wherein one or more of the first value or the second value further depends on a transmission time for the positioning beacon; generating a positioning beacon sequence using the initialized pseudo-random sequence generator; and performing a positioning operation using the positioning beacon sequence.
An above ground stemming device comprising a body configured, in use, to cover an open end of a blast hole loaded with explosives to surface or within 300 mm from surface, characterised in the body having a void containing a stem of superabsorbent polymer gel therein, wherein the body is positioned in use to allow the stem of superabsorbent polymer gel to be in contact with the explosives.
A welding power supply, comprising: - N converters (24, 26) arranged in parallel with each other; - a voltage or current source coupled to the N converters (24, 26); and - a filter inductor coupled to the N converters (24, 26), characterized in that the filter inductor is configured to provide an output current whose frequency is reduced by a factor of (N-M)/N by disabling M of the N converters (24, 26), where N and M are positive integers, wherein with the N converters each with a fundamental frequency of f being 360°/N out of phase, the welding power supply can provide output current at frequencies of Nf, (N-1)f,..., 2f, and f, by disabling zero, one,..., or N-1 of the converters (24, 26) via switches in the converters which are controlled by sensors that detect a short circuit condition or a normal operating condition during a welding operation. - N converters (24, 26) arranged in parallel with each other; - a voltage or current source coupled to the N converters (24, 26); and - a filter inductor coupled to the N converters (24, 26), characterized in that the filter inductor is configured to provide an output current whose frequency is reduced by a factor of (N-M)/N by disabling M of the N converters (24, 26), where N and M are positive integers, wherein with the N converters each with a fundamental frequency of f being 360°/N out of phase, the welding power supply can provide output current at frequencies of Nf, (N-1)f,..., 2f, and f, by disabling zero, one,..., or N-1 of the converters (24, 26) via switches in the converters which are controlled by sensors that detect a short circuit condition or a normal operating condition during a welding operation.
A malfunction detecting device comprising first and second sensors for detecting state quantities of an object within respective detection scopes, the detection scopes (31; 32) of the first and second sensors having an overlap area, a third sensor different from the first and second sensors and having a detection scope variable between a normal detection scope and a detection scope for sensor determination, and a sensor measurement success/failure determination processing unit for determining a failure in any of the first and second sensors, wherein the third sensor is adapted to change its detection scope from the normal detection scope to the detection scope for sensor determination which is at least partially overlapping the overlap area of the detection scopes of the first and second sensors, such as to detect the state quantity of the object in the overlap area, and wherein the sensor measurement success/failure determination processing unit is adapted to acquire the state quantity detected by the third sensor as standard information and, when a difference greater than a prescribed value arises between the state quantities detected by the first and second sensors, to use the standard information to determine in which of the two sensors a measurement failure has occurred. first and second sensors for detecting state quantities of an object within respective detection scopes, the detection scopes (31; 32) of the first and second sensors having an overlap area, a third sensor different from the first and second sensors and having a detection scope variable between a normal detection scope and a detection scope for sensor determination, and a sensor measurement success/failure determination processing unit for determining a failure in any of the first and second sensors, wherein the third sensor is adapted to change its detection scope from the normal detection scope to the detection scope for sensor determination which is at least partially overlapping the overlap area of the detection scopes of the first and second sensors, such as to detect the state quantity of the object in the overlap area, and wherein the sensor measurement success/failure determination processing unit is adapted to acquire the state quantity detected by the third sensor as standard information and, when a difference greater than a prescribed value arises between the state quantities detected by the first and second sensors, to use the standard information to determine in which of the two sensors a measurement failure has occurred.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a cracking device configured to decompose a portion of an ammonia flow into a flow of component parts of the ammonia flow; a compressor heat exchanger configured to heat the ammonia flow to a temperature above 500 °C (932 °F); a combustor configured to receive and combust the flow of component parts of the ammonia flow to generate a high energy gas flow; a compressor section configured to supply compressed air to the combustor, wherein the compressor heat exchanger draws heat from a core airflow after an intermediate stage of the compressor section to heat the ammonia flow; and a turbine section in flow communication with the high energy gas flow produced by the combustor and mechanically coupled to drive the compressor section, wherein the core airflow from the compressor heat exchanger is delivered to cool at least one of the combustor and/or turbine section. a cracking device configured to decompose a portion of an ammonia flow into a flow of component parts of the ammonia flow; a compressor heat exchanger configured to heat the ammonia flow to a temperature above 500 °C (932 °F); a combustor configured to receive and combust the flow of component parts of the ammonia flow to generate a high energy gas flow; a compressor section configured to supply compressed air to the combustor, wherein the compressor heat exchanger draws heat from a core airflow after an intermediate stage of the compressor section to heat the ammonia flow; and a turbine section in flow communication with the high energy gas flow produced by the combustor and mechanically coupled to drive the compressor section, wherein the core airflow from the compressor heat exchanger is delivered to cool at least one of the combustor and/or turbine section.
(Currently Amended) A banding tool, comprising: a head connected to a handle; a knife comprising a band cutting edge having an arcuate shape and a buckle deformation edge spaced from the band cutting edge; and a blade housing statically connected to the head, the blade housing having a first channel for operative receipt of the knife, the knife positioned away from an open, distal end of the first channel when in the first position, and positioned adjacent to the distal end of the first channel when in the second position, the blade housing having a second channel adapted to receive a band, the second channel oriented orthogonal to the first channel and having a first opening near the distal end of the first channel, and a second opening spaced from the first opening, the second channel adapted to receive the band, the first opening further comprising a blade edge integral with the blade housing that cooperates with the band cutting edge of the knife to sever the band positioned in the second channel and between said distal end of said first channel and said blade edge. a head connected to a handle; a knife comprising a band cutting edge having an arcuate shape and a buckle deformation edge spaced from the band cutting edge; and a blade housing statically connected to the head, the blade housing having a first channel for operative receipt of the knife, the knife positioned away from an open, distal end of the first channel when in the first position, and positioned adjacent to the distal end of the first channel when in the second position, the blade housing having a second channel adapted to receive a band, the second channel oriented orthogonal to the first channel and having a first opening near the distal end of the first channel, and a second opening spaced from the first opening, the second channel adapted to receive the band, the first opening further comprising a blade edge integral with the blade housing that cooperates with the band cutting edge of the knife to sever the band positioned in the second channel and between said distal end of said first channel and said blade edge.
An electrode unit for an electrochemical device, comprising (i) a solid electrolyte which divides a space for molten cathode material selected from the group consisting of elemental sulfur and polysulfide of the alkali metal anode material and a space for molten alkali metal anode material and (ii) a porous solid-state electrode directly adjacent to the solid electrolyte within the space for the cathode material, with a non-electron-conducting intermediate layer S present between the solid-state electrode and the solid electrolyte, wherein this intermediate layer S has a thickness in the range from 1.0 to 5 mm and, before the first charge of the electrochemical device, has been impregnated fully with a polysulfide composition comprising pure polysulfides Met 2 S x with Met = alkali metal of the alkali metal anode material selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, and x is dependent on the alkali metal and is 2, 3, 4 or 5 for Na and is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 for Li and is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 for K, or mixtures of the polysulfides of one and the same alkali metal from with one another.
A method for associating a message with a session, the method being characterised by comprising: receiving, by a bot server associated with a uniform resource identifier, URI, a hypertext transfer protocol, HTTP, post call message, wherein the HTTP post call message is associated with a user and is directed to the URI from a messaging application server, wherein at least a portion of the content of the HTTP post call message was sent to the messaging application server using a messaging application on a mobile device; parsing content of the HTTP post call message to identify a keyword; identifying an existing session from a plurality of sessions based on a context of the HTTP post call message and the keyword, wherein a session of the plurality of sessions represents an interaction between the user and the bot server, wherein the session is an object that is stored in volatile and/or non-volatile memory associated with the bot server, and wherein the context includes at least one or more of a time stamp associated with the HTTP post call message, enterprise data, one or more previous messages from a user, a user profile of the user, one or more user preferences of the user, and previous history of one or more interactions between the user and an enterprise associated with the bot server; associating information from the HTTP post call message with the existing session; and generating a response to the HTTP post call message based on the existing session. receiving, by a bot server associated with a uniform resource identifier, URI, a hypertext transfer protocol, HTTP, post call message, wherein the HTTP post call message is associated with a user and is directed to the URI from a messaging application server, wherein at least a portion of the content of the HTTP post call message was sent to the messaging application server using a messaging application on a mobile device; parsing content of the HTTP post call message to identify a keyword; identifying an existing session from a plurality of sessions based on a context of the HTTP post call message and the keyword, wherein a session of the plurality of sessions represents an interaction between the user and the bot server, wherein the session is an object that is stored in volatile and/or non-volatile memory associated with the bot server, and wherein the context includes at least one or more of a time stamp associated with the HTTP post call message, enterprise data, one or more previous messages from a user, a user profile of the user, one or more user preferences of the user, and previous history of one or more interactions between the user and an enterprise associated with the bot server; associating information from the HTTP post call message with the existing session; and generating a response to the HTTP post call message based on the existing session.
An aerosol generating apparatus provided with a movable heater, the aerosol generating apparatus comprising: a heater that has an end portion which is inserted into a cigarette and heats the cigarette by operating by means of an electrical signal; a support portion supporting the heater to be movable within a pre-determined range in a longitudinal direction of the cigarette; and a rotating member rotatably coupled to the support portion, and rotating and transmitting a driving force to the heater to move the heater in the longitudinal direction of the cigarette. a heater that has an end portion which is inserted into a cigarette and heats the cigarette by operating by means of an electrical signal; a support portion supporting the heater to be movable within a pre-determined range in a longitudinal direction of the cigarette; and a rotating member rotatably coupled to the support portion, and rotating and transmitting a driving force to the heater to move the heater in the longitudinal direction of the cigarette.
A boarding auxiliary device of a rail vehicle, comprising a boarding platform and a lifting mechanism located below the boarding platform, wherein the lifting mechanism comprises a guide rail and two first support rods, the two first support rods are symmetrically arranged relative to a direction perpendicular to the boarding platform; wherein the lifting mechanism also comprises a bidirectional power mechanism and two second support rods, the movement directions of two power output ends of the bidirectional power mechanism are opposite to each other and are parallel to the boarding platform, and the extension direction of the guide rail is parallel to the movement directions; the two second support rods are symmetrically arranged relative to a direction perpendicular to the boarding platform, the upper ends of the two first support rods are hinged to the boarding platform, and the lower ends of the two first support rods are movably connected to the guide rail and can move along the guide rail; and the upper ends of the two second support rods are respectively hinged to the middle of the corresponding two first support rods, and the lower ends of the two second support rods are respectively hinged to the two power output ends of the bidirectional power mechanism.
A method for cleaning a used denitration catalyst, the method comprising: immersing the used denitration catalyst in a cleaning liquid, wherein the used denitration catalyst is mainly composed of titanium oxide, has been used in denitration of exhaust gas containing mercury, and has accumulated the mercury, stirring the cleaning liquid to dissolve and remove catalyst poisons including the mercury from the used denitration catalyst and to release the mercury from the cleaning liquid to generate a waste gas containing the mercury, conducting the waste gas to a flue having a mercury removal device so as to remove the mercury, and then venting the waste gas to the atmosphere. immersing the used denitration catalyst in a cleaning liquid, wherein the used denitration catalyst is mainly composed of titanium oxide, has been used in denitration of exhaust gas containing mercury, and has accumulated the mercury, stirring the cleaning liquid to dissolve and remove catalyst poisons including the mercury from the used denitration catalyst and to release the mercury from the cleaning liquid to generate a waste gas containing the mercury, conducting the waste gas to a flue having a mercury removal device so as to remove the mercury, and then venting the waste gas to the atmosphere.
A method for calculating the offset of a yaw rate signal (y), which is provided by a yaw rate sensor in a motor vehicle, the method being implemented in an electronic system of an automobile which comprises a control unit, an electrically powered or assisted rack and pinion steering with a steering or pinion angle sensor which generates a pinion angle speed signal (p), wheel speed sensors associated with at least one road wheel which generate at least one wheel speed signal (w), and a yaw rate sensor which generates the yaw rate signal (y), wherein the method comprises the step of a. Observing the pinion angle signal p, the at least one wheel speed signal w, and the yaw rate signal y, for a time (t); characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: b. If the pinion angle speed signal (p) is below a threshold pmax, and the wheel speed signal (w) is below a threshold wmax, and the yaw rate signal (y) is below a threshold ymax, then start a waiting first time period t1; c. If after the first time period t1 the signals p, w and y are still below their thresholds, then start a calculation of the yaw rate offset (yo) during a threshold second time period t2, wherein the average yaw rate (ya) is acquired during this second time period t2; and d. If during period t2 the signals p, w and y remain below their thresholds, then the average yaw rate (ya) is stored as yaw rate offset (yo) in the ECU; e. If the signals p, w and y still remain below their thresholds, then proceed to step c, if at least one of the signals p, w and y exceeded the respective thresholds, then proceed to step a, a. Observing the pinion angle signal p, the at least one wheel speed signal w, and the yaw rate signal y, for a time (t); characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: b. If the pinion angle speed signal (p) is below a threshold pmax, and the wheel speed signal (w) is below a threshold wmax, and the yaw rate signal (y) is below a threshold ymax, then start a waiting first time period t1; c. If after the first time period t1 the signals p, w and y are still below their thresholds, then start a calculation of the yaw rate offset (yo) during a threshold second time period t2, wherein the average yaw rate (ya) is acquired during this second time period t2; and d. If during period t2 the signals p, w and y remain below their thresholds, then the average yaw rate (ya) is stored as yaw rate offset (yo) in the ECU; e. If the signals p, w and y still remain below their thresholds, then proceed to step c, if at least one of the signals p, w and y exceeded the respective thresholds, then proceed to step a,