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An imaging system comprising: an ultrasound imaging apparatus having a scanner which includes an interface; an ultrasound transducer probe including a complementary interface connectable to the interface of the scanner, the interfaces (108, 112) including suitable pathways and/or connectors for conveying control and/or data signals between the ultrasonic transducer probe and the scanner, the ultrasound transducer probe comprising one of: a single element transducer and a multiple element transducer array; and a display including a graphical cursor displayed thereon; characterized in that the imaging system further comprises: a wireless control device including a position sensing component configured for sensing a position of the wireless control device relative to a free space coordinate system and for generating a signal indicative thereof, and a transmitter configured for transmitting the signal to the imaging system, the imaging system being configured to employ the signal to position the graphical cursor on the display in coordination with the position of the position sensing component in free space, the position of the graphical cursor being operable for selecting a scanning mode of the scanner through an on-screen menu; and in that the wireless control device further comprises at least one user control that controls a parameter of the imaging system, the parameter being operable for remotely changing the scanning mode. an ultrasound imaging apparatus having a scanner which includes an interface; an ultrasound transducer probe including a complementary interface connectable to the interface of the scanner, the interfaces (108, 112) including suitable pathways and/or connectors for conveying control and/or data signals between the ultrasonic transducer probe and the scanner, the ultrasound transducer probe comprising one of: a single element transducer and a multiple element transducer array; and a display including a graphical cursor displayed thereon; a wireless control device including a position sensing component configured for sensing a position of the wireless control device relative to a free space coordinate system and for generating a signal indicative thereof, and a transmitter configured for transmitting the signal to the imaging system, the imaging system being configured to employ the signal to position the graphical cursor on the display in coordination with the position of the position sensing component in free space, the position of the graphical cursor being operable for selecting a scanning mode of the scanner through an on-screen menu; and in that the wireless control device further comprises at least one user control that controls a parameter of the imaging system, the parameter being operable for remotely changing the scanning mode.
A particulate matter oxidizing catalyst comprising: a particulate filter: a first oxide which is Ce-Ga-Mn compound oxide, and is carried on the particulate filter; and a second oxide which is Ce-Pr compound oxide, and is carried on the particulate filter, wherein the second oxide and the first oxide have a content ratio of second oxide/(first oxide + second oxide) = 0.1 by mass to 0.8 by mass. a particulate filter: a first oxide which is Ce-Ga-Mn compound oxide, and is carried on the particulate filter; and a second oxide which is Ce-Pr compound oxide, and is carried on the particulate filter, a first oxide which is Ce-Ga-Mn compound oxide, and is carried on the particulate filter; and a second oxide which is Ce-Pr compound oxide, and is carried on the particulate filter, wherein the second oxide and the first oxide have a content ratio of second oxide/(first oxide + second oxide) = 0.1 by mass to 0.8 by mass.
Method for detecting a fatigue undergone on at least one specific location of a hydraulic unit, wherein the fatigue undergone on the at least one specific location is detected by at least one fatigue indicator, said at least one fatigue indicator arranged for being remotely queried via wirings or via a wireless connection, wherein the hydraulic unit comprises a hydraulic machine provided with a runner arranged to rotate around a rotation axis as soon as said unit is in operation, the at least one specific location being on the runner, characterized in that: - the fatigue represents an accumulation of repeated loads above a given threshold; - the at least one fatigue indicator is positioned away from the at least one specific location; - the runner comprises blades, each having two opposite sides called, respectively, pressure side and suction side, and extending from an external surface of a hollow hub, the pressure side and the suction side of the blades forming a section of the hydraulic surfaces, the hollow hub further comprises an internal surface opposite to the external surface, the at least one fatigue indicator is located on the internal surface of the hollow hub so that the at least one fatigue indicator is isolated from the stream of water or air circulating through the hydraulic channel when the hydraulic unit is in operation. wherein the hydraulic unit comprises a hydraulic machine provided with a runner arranged to rotate around a rotation axis as soon as said unit is in operation, the at least one specific location being on the runner, characterized in that: - the fatigue represents an accumulation of repeated loads above a given threshold; - the at least one fatigue indicator is positioned away from the at least one specific location; - the runner comprises blades, each having two opposite sides called, respectively, pressure side and suction side, and extending from an external surface of a hollow hub, the pressure side and the suction side of the blades forming a section of the hydraulic surfaces, the hollow hub further comprises an internal surface opposite to the external surface, the at least one fatigue indicator is located on the internal surface of the hollow hub so that the at least one fatigue indicator is isolated from the stream of water or air circulating through the hydraulic channel when the hydraulic unit is in operation. - the fatigue represents an accumulation of repeated loads above a given threshold; - the at least one fatigue indicator is positioned away from the at least one specific location; - the runner comprises blades, each having two opposite sides called, respectively, pressure side and suction side, and extending from an external surface of a hollow hub, the pressure side and the suction side of the blades forming a section of the hydraulic surfaces, the hollow hub further comprises an internal surface opposite to the external surface, the at least one fatigue indicator is located on the internal surface of the hollow hub so that the at least one fatigue indicator is isolated from the stream of water or air circulating through the hydraulic channel when the hydraulic unit is in operation.
A composite seat core material, comprising: a foamed molded substrate that comprises a multiplicity of first thermoplastic resin expanded beads which are fusion-bonded to each other and free of through-holes, characterized in further comprising: a foamed molded connecting member that comprises a multiplicity of second thermoplastic resin expanded beads each having a through-hole, said second thermoplastic resin expanded beads being fusion-bonded to each other such that interconnected void spaces which communicate with an outer surface of the foamed molded connecting member and which include part of the through-holes of the second thermoplastic resin expanded beads, are defined in the foamed molded connecting member, the foamed molded connecting member being integrally bonded to the foamed molded substrate in such a state that a part of said outer surface of the foamed molded connecting member is exposed on an upper surface of the composite seat core material. a foamed molded connecting member that comprises a multiplicity of second thermoplastic resin expanded beads each having a through-hole, said second thermoplastic resin expanded beads being fusion-bonded to each other such that interconnected void spaces which communicate with an outer surface of the foamed molded connecting member and which include part of the through-holes of the second thermoplastic resin expanded beads, are defined in the foamed molded connecting member, the foamed molded connecting member being integrally bonded to the foamed molded substrate in such a state that a part of said outer surface of the foamed molded connecting member is exposed on an upper surface of the composite seat core material.
A method for providing navigation on a mobile device comprising: receiving at the mobile device, a first destination; transmitting, to a server, a request for first route data to the first destination; receiving the first route data from the server; providing navigation instructions, via a user interface of the mobile device, to the first destination based on the first route data; determining whether the first destination is within a no wireless network coverage area; and responsive to a determination that the first destination is within the no wireless network coverage area, retaining the first route data in a memory of the mobile device, receiving at the mobile device, a second destination, responsive to a determination that the second destination is not along a route associated with the first route data, providing navigation instructions to the second destination based on the first route data retained in the memory of the mobile device until a wireless network coverage area is reached; responsive to the determination that the wireless network coverage area is reached, transmitting, to the server, a request for second route data to the second destination, receiving, at the mobile device, the second route data, and providing navigation instructions, via the user interface of the mobile device, to the second destination based on the second route data. receiving at the mobile device, a first destination; transmitting, to a server, a request for first route data to the first destination; receiving the first route data from the server; providing navigation instructions, via a user interface of the mobile device, to the first destination based on the first route data; determining whether the first destination is within a no wireless network coverage area; and responsive to a determination that the first destination is within the no wireless network coverage area, retaining the first route data in a memory of the mobile device, receiving at the mobile device, a second destination, responsive to a determination that the second destination is not along a route associated with the first route data, providing navigation instructions to the second destination based on the first route data retained in the memory of the mobile device until a wireless network coverage area is reached; responsive to the determination that the wireless network coverage area is reached, transmitting, to the server, a request for second route data to the second destination, receiving, at the mobile device, the second route data, and providing navigation instructions, via the user interface of the mobile device, to the second destination based on the second route data.
A lid body for a wet wipes package to be attached to a bag body of the wet wipes package, comprising: a frame having a frame opening surrounding a bag opening formed on a top surface of the bag body; and a lid pivotally coupled to one end of the frame via a hinge section and blocking the frame opening from a front of the frame; wherein one of the frame and the lid has a projection peripherally disposed thereon and protruding from a rear of the lid or the front of the frame, another of the frame and the lid has a mating member peripherally disposed thereon and protruding from the rear of the lid or the front of the frame, the mating member being engageable with the projection, the mating member includes an internal wall, an external wall, and a groove defined therebetween, the lid body being characterized in that the internal wall has an upper end bent inward to define a guide which guides the projection to be fitted into the groove, and the external wall is notched near each longitudinal center of the two widthwise ends of the external wall on the frame or the lid. a frame having a frame opening surrounding a bag opening formed on a top surface of the bag body; and a lid pivotally coupled to one end of the frame via a hinge section and blocking the frame opening from a front of the frame; wherein one of the frame and the lid has a projection peripherally disposed thereon and protruding from a rear of the lid or the front of the frame, another of the frame and the lid has a mating member peripherally disposed thereon and protruding from the rear of the lid or the front of the frame, the mating member being engageable with the projection, the mating member includes an internal wall, an external wall, and a groove defined therebetween, the lid body being characterized in that the internal wall has an upper end bent inward to define a guide which guides the projection to be fitted into the groove, and the external wall is notched near each longitudinal center of the two widthwise ends of the external wall on the frame or the lid.
An apparatus adapted for sealing multi-wall paper bags, comprising: a hot air manifold along which a bag can be conveyed after the bag has been filled with contents and closed; a hot air chamber of the manifold, the hot air chamber having first air passages to transmit hot air under pressure to heat at least a portion of a first adhesive layer on the bag to an adhesive state, and having second air passages to transmit hot air under pressure to heat a second adhesive layer on the bag to an adhesive state; characterized in that the apparatus is further adapted for sealing woven polymeric bags, wherein the apparatus is provided with a hot air deflector (800, 802), the hot air deflector being movable between two positions, wherein in a first position, the apparatus is adapted for sealing woven polymeric bags with the adhesive layers heated to adhesive states by the hot air of a reduced amount, wherein the hot air deflector covers selected ones of said second air passages, reducing the number of second air passages for transmitting hot air of a reduced amount, and, wherein in a second position, the apparatus is adapted for sealing a multi-wall paper bag requiring hot air of an increased amount for heating a corresponding adhesive layer to an adhesive state, wherein said hot air deflector is moveable such that the selected ones of said second air passages are uncovered to increase the number of second air passages for transmitting hot air of an increased amount for heating a corresponding adhesive layer to an adhesive state. a hot air manifold along which a bag can be conveyed after the bag has been filled with contents and closed; a hot air chamber of the manifold, the hot air chamber having first air passages to transmit hot air under pressure to heat at least a portion of a first adhesive layer on the bag to an adhesive state, and having second air passages to transmit hot air under pressure to heat a second adhesive layer on the bag to an adhesive state; characterized in that the apparatus is further adapted for sealing woven polymeric bags, wherein the apparatus is provided with a hot air deflector (800, 802), the hot air deflector being movable between two positions, wherein in a first position, the apparatus is adapted for sealing woven polymeric bags with the adhesive layers heated to adhesive states by the hot air of a reduced amount, wherein the hot air deflector covers selected ones of said second air passages, reducing the number of second air passages for transmitting hot air of a reduced amount, and, wherein in a second position, the apparatus is adapted for sealing a multi-wall paper bag requiring hot air of an increased amount for heating a corresponding adhesive layer to an adhesive state, wherein said hot air deflector is moveable such that the selected ones of said second air passages are uncovered to increase the number of second air passages for transmitting hot air of an increased amount for heating a corresponding adhesive layer to an adhesive state.
A medical probe for irreversible electroporation with irrigation, the medical probe comprising: a shaft for insertion into an organ of a patient; and a frame coupled to a distal end of the shaft, the frame comprising: a plurality of electrodes disposed on an outer surface of the frame and configured to apply irreversible electroporation to tissue by applying voltage pulses; and one or more irrigation channels, configured to flow irrigation fluid in a vicinity of the electrodes, wherein the irrigation channels are thermally coupled to the electrodes, and are configured to flow the irrigation fluid in a closed circuit to remove heat from edges of the electrodes. a shaft for insertion into an organ of a patient; and a frame coupled to a distal end of the shaft, the frame comprising: a plurality of electrodes disposed on an outer surface of the frame and configured to apply irreversible electroporation to tissue by applying voltage pulses; and one or more irrigation channels, configured to flow irrigation fluid in a vicinity of the electrodes, wherein the irrigation channels are thermally coupled to the electrodes, and are configured to flow the irrigation fluid in a closed circuit to remove heat from edges of the electrodes. a plurality of electrodes disposed on an outer surface of the frame and configured to apply irreversible electroporation to tissue by applying voltage pulses; and one or more irrigation channels, configured to flow irrigation fluid in a vicinity of the electrodes, wherein the irrigation channels are thermally coupled to the electrodes, and are configured to flow the irrigation fluid in a closed circuit to remove heat from edges of the electrodes.
Driving circuitry (104, 113, 121; 304, 313, 321) comprising: a first input unit (10; 30) for receiving a first DC voltage; a second input unit (11; 31) for receiving a second DC voltage (Vb) which is lower than the first DC voltage; driving means (108; 308) for driving a load using the first DC voltage; regulator means (106; 306) for deriving a regulated output voltage, which is lower than the second DC voltage, from an input voltage; switch means (105; 305) switchable between a first state in which said first DC voltage is supplied to the regulator means as said input voltage and a second state in which said second DC voltage (Vb) is supplied to the regulator means as said input voltage; and switch control means (113; 323) connected to the switch means for causing the switch means to switch from the first state to the second state; characterized by second voltage deriving means (107, 109, 121; 307, 309, 321) for deriving the second DC voltage from the first DC voltage; and further characterized in that the switch control means (113; 323) are configured to determine, from the second DC voltage or from a monitoring signal dependent on the second DC voltage, whether the second DC voltage is suitable for supply to the regulator means as said input voltage; and the switch control means are configured to cause the switch means (105; 305) to be in the first state until it is determined that the second DC voltage is suitable, and to cause the switch means to switch from the first state to the second state according to the determination that the second DC voltage is suitable. a first input unit (10; 30) for receiving a first DC voltage; a second input unit (11; 31) for receiving a second DC voltage (Vb) which is lower than the first DC voltage; driving means (108; 308) for driving a load using the first DC voltage; regulator means (106; 306) for deriving a regulated output voltage, which is lower than the second DC voltage, from an input voltage; switch means (105; 305) switchable between a first state in which said first DC voltage is supplied to the regulator means as said input voltage and a second state in which said second DC voltage (Vb) is supplied to the regulator means as said input voltage; and switch control means (113; 323) connected to the switch means for causing the switch means to switch from the first state to the second state; characterized by second voltage deriving means (107, 109, 121; 307, 309, 321) for deriving the second DC voltage from the first DC voltage; and further characterized in that the switch control means (113; 323) are configured to determine, from the second DC voltage or from a monitoring signal dependent on the second DC voltage, whether the second DC voltage is suitable for supply to the regulator means as said input voltage; and the switch control means are configured to cause the switch means (105; 305) to be in the first state until it is determined that the second DC voltage is suitable, and to cause the switch means to switch from the first state to the second state according to the determination that the second DC voltage is suitable.
An aqueous system for forming a coating on a substrate, said aqueous system comprising: A. a polycarbodiimide having the structure: wherein each of R 1 and R 2 is independently chosen from and wherein each n is independently a number from 1 to 20; wherein each m is independently a number from 1 to 100; wherein each Y is independently an alkoxy or polyalkoxy group having (w) oxygen atoms, wherein each w is independently at least 1; wherein each z is independently a number from 0 to (w-1); and wherein x, Y, and a total of said C n H 2n+1 groups are present in a ratio of from (4 to 5):(0 to 1.5):(0 to 4.5), respectively, B. a reactive compound having at least two reactive groups that react with said polycarbodiimide, wherein each reactive group is independently chosen from -OH, -NHR 3, - NH 2, -COOH, and -SH, and combinations thereof, wherein R 3 is an alkyl group or aromatic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and C. water. A. a polycarbodiimide having the structure: wherein each of R 1 and R 2 is independently chosen from and wherein each n is independently a number from 1 to 20; wherein each m is independently a number from 1 to 100; wherein each Y is independently an alkoxy or polyalkoxy group having (w) oxygen atoms, wherein each w is independently at least 1; wherein each z is independently a number from 0 to (w-1); and wherein x, Y, and a total of said C n H 2n+1 groups are present in a ratio of from (4 to 5):(0 to 1.5):(0 to 4.5), respectively, wherein each n is independently a number from 1 to 20; wherein each m is independently a number from 1 to 100; wherein each Y is independently an alkoxy or polyalkoxy group having (w) oxygen atoms, wherein each w is independently at least 1; wherein each z is independently a number from 0 to (w-1); and wherein x, Y, and a total of said C n H 2n+1 groups are present in a ratio of from (4 to 5):(0 to 1.5):(0 to 4.5), respectively, B. a reactive compound having at least two reactive groups that react with said polycarbodiimide, wherein each reactive group is independently chosen from -OH, -NHR 3, - NH 2, -COOH, and -SH, and combinations thereof, wherein R 3 is an alkyl group or aromatic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and C. water.
Device for detection of a pot on a cooktop having a plurality of cooking areas (KS 1 -KS n) thereon, wherein the device includes light emitters (S 1 -S n) and light receivers (R 1 -R n) for pot detection or for detecting a pot (T 1 -T n) placed onto a cooking area, in that the light emitter (S 1 -S n) emits light towards the pot (T 1 -T n) and a light receiver (R 1 -R n) receives the reflected or remitted light, characterized in that a light receiver (R 1 -R n) is provided for at least two cooking areas (KS 1 -KS n) and is configured correspondingly.