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An endoscopic stone-extraction device comprising: a support filament comprising an end portion; a sheath comprising a lumen, wherein the support filament is disposed in the lumen such that the sheath is slideable with respect to the support filament; and a handle comprising an actuator and a laser fiber port; wherein a laser fiber is disposed within the sheath; wherein movement of the actuator in a first direction retracts the sheath and causes the end portion to expand outside the lumen in a two-dimensional mesh shape that is generally perpendicular to an axis of the lumen, wherein the two-dimensional mesh shape is made of a shape memory metal, is square, and is connected to the support filament via two secondary filaments (2510, 2520), and wherein the two secondary filaments (2510, 2520) attach on two opposite sides of the two-dimensional mesh shape between two corners of the two-dimensional mesh shape; and wherein movement of the actuator in a second direction advances the sheath and causes the two-dimensional mesh shape to at least partially collapse in an inverted C-shape inside the lumen. a support filament comprising an end portion; a sheath comprising a lumen, wherein the support filament is disposed in the lumen such that the sheath is slideable with respect to the support filament; and a handle comprising an actuator and a laser fiber port; wherein a laser fiber is disposed within the sheath; wherein movement of the actuator in a first direction retracts the sheath and causes the end portion to expand outside the lumen in a two-dimensional mesh shape that is generally perpendicular to an axis of the lumen, wherein the two-dimensional mesh shape is made of a shape memory metal, is square, and is connected to the support filament via two secondary filaments (2510, 2520), and wherein the two secondary filaments (2510, 2520) attach on two opposite sides of the two-dimensional mesh shape between two corners of the two-dimensional mesh shape; and wherein movement of the actuator in a second direction advances the sheath and causes the two-dimensional mesh shape to at least partially collapse in an inverted C-shape inside the lumen.
A communication system comprising: a communication network; an access node connected to the communication network; at least one network node connected to the communication network, wherein the at least one network node does not control the access node; and a user terminal configured to establish a data connection with the access node, wherein the user terminal is arranged to periodically generate a message at predetermined intervals and transmit the periodic message to the at least one network node via the access node over the communication network and receive responses to the periodic messages from the at least one network node; wherein the at least one network node is configured to determine that the data connection established between the user terminal and the access node is required to be terminated; characterised in that in response to said determination, the at least one network node is configured to stop sending the responses to the periodic messages received from the user terminal; and the user terminal further arranged to analyse the responses received from the at least one network node to determine whether to terminate the connection to the access node, and, in the case that it is determined that the connection to the access node should be terminated by determining that at least one of the responses has not been received at the user terminal within a predefined time interval, transmit a disconnect message to the access node from the user terminal. a communication network; an access node connected to the communication network; at least one network node connected to the communication network, wherein the at least one network node does not control the access node; and a user terminal configured to establish a data connection with the access node,
A hearing aid with a receiver, an electronic module comprising an audio input port, a microphone, an audio processing circuitry with an output that is coupled to the receiver via conducting wires, and a housing exhibiting a predetermined external periphery, which is compatible with the shape of a user's ear canal to be insertable, at least in part, into the ear canal of the user, the housing comprising: first and second matable housing sections (10a, 10b), when mated the first and second matable housing sections (10a, 10b) define a substantially closed interior region and proximal and distal spaced apart ends (18a-1, b-1; 18a-2, b-2), the distal end (18a-2, b-2) defines an audio output port (32a, b; 48-1), an exterior periphery of the distal end (18a-2, b-2) is configured to slidably engage a portion of the user's ear canal with a seam formed by the mated first and second matable housing sections (10a, 10b) extending generally between the ends, wherein the proximal end (18a-1, b-1) defines a proximal end region (20a-1, 20b-1), in which proximal end a stor or groove (28a, 28b) is formed, which slot or groove is adapted to slidably receive the electronic module, and wherein the electronic module further comprises a battery compartment with a rotatable battery access door outside the proximal end region (20a-1, 20b-1). an audio input port, a microphone, an audio processing circuitry with an output that is coupled to the receiver via conducting wires, and first and second matable housing sections (10a, 10b), when mated the first and second matable housing sections (10a, 10b) define a substantially closed interior region and proximal and distal spaced apart ends (18a-1, b-1; 18a-2, b-2), the distal end (18a-2, b-2) defines an audio output port (32a, b; 48-1), an exterior periphery of the distal end (18a-2, b-2) is configured to slidably engage a portion of the user's ear canal with a seam formed by the mated first and second matable housing sections (10a, 10b) extending generally between the ends, wherein the proximal end (18a-1, b-1) defines a proximal end region (20a-1, 20b-1), in which proximal end a stor or groove (28a, 28b) is formed, which slot or groove is adapted to slidably receive the electronic module, and wherein the electronic module further comprises a battery compartment with a rotatable battery access door outside the proximal end region (20a-1, 20b-1).
Method for producing a component of a rotor blade, in which a vacuum film is placed on a positive mould, layers are placed on the positive mould, a negative mould is pivoted over the lined positive mould, after which the vacuum film is sealed on the negative mould, after which a vacuum is drawn against the negative mould, the negative mould with the layers is then pivoted back, characterized in that the positive mould is bent subnormally in such a manner that the lower edges of the bearing surface are drawn or bent inwardly and following placement of the layers and once the negative mould has been pivoted over the positive mould is rolled outwardly from within into a standard mould.
A method for transmitting data of a position encoder, the data detected by the encoder being regularly transmitted as positional data for control at predetermined time intervals, whereas trigger generation data is irregularly transmitted at the generation of a trigger signal TRG, the method comprising the step of transmitting: - a trigger generation status indicating whether a trigger signal has been generated, TRG = 1, or has not been generated, TRG = 0, - the positional data for control, and - trigger generation data if TRG = 1, whereby the trigger generation data corresponds to the difference of the previous positional data for control and the positional data at the generation of the trigger signal. - a trigger generation status indicating whether a trigger signal has been generated, TRG = 1, or has not been generated, TRG = 0, - the positional data for control, and - trigger generation data if TRG = 1, whereby the trigger generation data corresponds to the difference of the previous positional data for control and the positional data at the generation of the trigger signal.
A ventilator system comprising: a phrenic nerve stimulator comprising a signal generator, a first electrode, and a second electrode, wherein the phrenic nerve stimulator is configured to perform a set of operations comprising: determining a first contraction threshold at which a first portion of diaphragm muscles contract to draw a first desired tidal volume into lungs of a patient in response to stimulating a first phrenic nerve; determining a second contraction threshold at which a second portion of the diaphragm muscles contract to draw a second desired tidal volume into the lungs of the patient in response to stimulating a second phrenic nerve; generating, via the signal generator, a first pacing signal having a first amplitude less than the first contraction threshold; delivering, via the first electrode in proximity to the first phrenic nerve, the first pacing signal thereby stiffening the first portion of the diaphragm muscles; generating, via the signal generator, a second pacing signal having a second amplitude equal to or greater than the second contraction threshold; and delivering, via the second electrode in proximity to a second phrenic nerve, the second pacing signal thereby contracting the second portion of the diaphragm muscles, wherein the second pacing signal is delivered while the first pacing signal is delivered. determining a first contraction threshold at which a first portion of diaphragm muscles contract to draw a first desired tidal volume into lungs of a patient in response to stimulating a first phrenic nerve; determining a second contraction threshold at which a second portion of the diaphragm muscles contract to draw a second desired tidal volume into the lungs of the patient in response to stimulating a second phrenic nerve; generating, via the signal generator, a first pacing signal having a first amplitude less than the first contraction threshold; delivering, via the first electrode in proximity to the first phrenic nerve, the first pacing signal thereby stiffening the first portion of the diaphragm muscles; generating, via the signal generator, a second pacing signal having a second amplitude equal to or greater than the second contraction threshold; and delivering, via the second electrode in proximity to a second phrenic nerve, the second pacing signal thereby contracting the second portion of the diaphragm muscles, wherein the second pacing signal is delivered while the first pacing signal is delivered.
An auxiliary power unit comprising: a gas turbine engine; and a mount bracket (132,150), said mount bracket (132,150) for being connected to a plurality of struts, said struts for being connected to an aircraft housing; the auxiliary power unit further comprising a gearbox, and a gearbox driven generator, said mount bracket (132,150) being mechanically attached to said gearbox; and said mount bracket (132,150) having an upper mechanical attachment point and a lower mechanical attachment point to the gearbox, said gearbox including an oil reservoir, and the lower attachment point being located on a wall of the oil reservoir beneath an upper end of the oil reservoir and vertically beneath an expected oil level in the oil reservoir such that said lower attachment point will be cooled by oil in said oil reservoir. a gas turbine engine; and a mount bracket (132,150), said mount bracket (132,150) for being connected to a plurality of struts, said struts for being connected to an aircraft housing; the auxiliary power unit further comprising a gearbox, and a gearbox driven generator, said mount bracket (132,150) being mechanically attached to said gearbox; and said mount bracket (132,150) having an upper mechanical attachment point and a lower mechanical attachment point to the gearbox, said gearbox including an oil reservoir, and the lower attachment point being located on a wall of the oil reservoir beneath an upper end of the oil reservoir and vertically beneath an expected oil level in the oil reservoir such that said lower attachment point will be cooled by oil in said oil reservoir.
A method for the commercial scale production of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) comprising: a) concurrently seeding a large scale culture media with a mammalian cell line that is permissive to PRRSV infection into a bioreactor and infecting said mammalian cells with a PRRSV. b) propagating virus for 5 to 7 days post infection; c) performing a first harvesting step by removing the media from said bioreactor and isolating propogated virus therefrom; d) replenishing the media in said bioreactor and propagating virus for 1 to 4 days; e) performing a second harvesting step by removing the media from said bioreactor and isolating propogated virus therefrom; f) replenishing the media in said bioreactor and propagating virus for 1 to 4 days and g) performing a third harvesting step by removing the media from said bioreactor and isolating propogated virus therefrom. a) concurrently seeding a large scale culture media with a mammalian cell line that is permissive to PRRSV infection into a bioreactor and infecting said mammalian cells with a PRRSV. b) propagating virus for 5 to 7 days post infection; c) performing a first harvesting step by removing the media from said bioreactor and isolating propogated virus therefrom; d) replenishing the media in said bioreactor and propagating virus for 1 to 4 days; e) performing a second harvesting step by removing the media from said bioreactor and isolating propogated virus therefrom; f) replenishing the media in said bioreactor and propagating virus for 1 to 4 days and g) performing a third harvesting step by removing the media from said bioreactor and isolating propogated virus therefrom.
Valve for cylinder for pressurised fluid comprising a body provided with an end intended to be connected to the orifice of a cylinder for pressurised fluid, the body of the valve housing a drawing-off circuit comprising a first upstream end intended to communicate the storage volume of a cylinder for pressurised fluid and a second downstream end intended to be connected to a user member of the drawn-off gas, the drawing-off circuit comprising a member for regulating the flow rate and/or the pressure of the drawn-off fluid between the upstream and downstream ends, the valve comprising a member for manually controlling the regulation member, the control member being mounted mobile relative to the body of the valve and engaging with the regulation member for controlling the flow rate and/or the pressure of fluid input to circulate from the upstream end to the downstream end according to the position of the control member with respect to the body of the valve, the valve comprising a position sensor of the control member configured to generate an electric signal representative of the position of the latter or of the flow rate and/or of the pressure of fluid imposed by the regulation member, the position sensor comprising at least one detectable element situated on the body of the valve or, respectively, on the control member, and at least one measuring element situated on the control member or, respectively, on the body of the valve, characterised in that the at least one from among: the at least one detectable element, the at least one measuring element is covered or confined in a protective membrane.
A controller for use in a communications system, the communications system comprising at least one user device arranged to access a plurality of services in a single session, and an information store for storing information defining an amount of money for said at least one user device; wherein the controller is arranged to request at least a portion of said amount of money to be reserved; and characterised in that the controller is further arranged to dynamically allocate said reserved portion between said plurality of single session services as required, without pre-allocating respective parts of said reserved portion to particular services of said plurality of single session services.
Base station for a mobile structure of a mobile radio communication system with a multi-sector antenna system, said base station comprising: - at least a first antenna and a second antenna for transmitting/receiving radio frequency signals, which antennas form said multi-sector antenna system, adapted to cover at least a first angular sector and a second angular sector, respectively, in which antennas the base station can establish radio communication links comprising cellular communication links with mobile communication terminals of the mobile structure and/or backhaul type data transport links with dedicated user equipment of at least one other mobile structure, located in the first angular sector or in the second angular sector of said base station, and - a control entity configured to dynamically modify at least one frequency band used by at least one antenna of the base station in response to a modification of the spatial configuration of the radio communication links of said base station. - at least a first antenna and a second antenna for transmitting/receiving radio frequency signals, which antennas form said multi-sector antenna system, adapted to cover at least a first angular sector and a second angular sector, respectively, in which antennas the base station can establish radio communication links comprising cellular communication links with mobile communication terminals of the mobile structure and/or backhaul type data transport links with dedicated user equipment of at least one other mobile structure, located in the first angular sector or in the second angular sector of said base station, and - a control entity configured to dynamically modify at least one frequency band used by at least one antenna of the base station in response to a modification of the spatial configuration of the radio communication links of said base station.
An insulating tape characterized by comprising: - a mica layer containing mica; - a reinforcing layer that is laminated onto the mica layer and contains a filler and a fibrous reinforcing material; and - a flat sheet layer that is laminated onto the reinforcing layer and contains flat sheet-shaped inorganic particles having an aspect ratio of at least 30. - a mica layer containing mica; - a reinforcing layer that is laminated onto the mica layer and contains a filler and a fibrous reinforcing material; and - a flat sheet layer that is laminated onto the reinforcing layer and contains flat sheet-shaped inorganic particles having an aspect ratio of at least 30.
A collection of resin particles, wherein the resin particles comprise one or more vinyl aromatic polymers, and the total weight of polymerized units of all vinyl aromatic monomers is 90% or more by weight of the polymer; wherein the polymer comprises methylene bridge groups between aromatic rings; wherein the polymer comprises amino groups and the total amount of amino groups bonded to the resin particles is 0.1 to 1.4 equivalents per liter of the collection of resin particles; wherein quaternary ammonium groups bonded to the polymer are either absent or else are present in an amount of 0.05 equivalents or less per liter of the collection of resin particles; wherein the resin particles have water retention capacity of 40% to 50% by weight of water based on the weight of the collection of resin particles; and wherein the resin particles have surface area of from 10 to 100 m 2 /g, using the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method using nitrogen gas. wherein the resin particles comprise one or more vinyl aromatic polymers, and the total weight of polymerized units of all vinyl aromatic monomers is 90% or more by weight of the polymer; wherein the polymer comprises methylene bridge groups between aromatic rings; wherein the polymer comprises amino groups and the total amount of amino groups bonded to the resin particles is 0.1 to 1.4 equivalents per liter of the collection of resin particles; wherein quaternary ammonium groups bonded to the polymer are either absent or else are present in an amount of 0.05 equivalents or less per liter of the collection of resin particles; wherein the resin particles have water retention capacity of 40% to 50% by weight of water based on the weight of the collection of resin particles; and wherein the resin particles have surface area of from 10 to 100 m 2 /g, using the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method using nitrogen gas.
Composite, a reinforced product that comprises reinforcing elements and a calendering rubber wherein the reinforcing elements are embedded, each reinforcing element consisting of a component having a metal surface and the calendering rubber comprising a polymer matrix comprising a functional diene polymer that bears at least one aromatic group, which aromatic group is substituted by at least two hydroxyl functions, where two of the hydroxyl functions are vicinal, the component being a thread or a cord, the whole of the component being made of metal, which composite is a reinforcing reinforcer for tyres, the polymer matrix further comprising a diene elastomer Ed devoid of the aromatic group carrying the two vicinal hydroxyl groups.
A non-woven fabric, wherein a raw material for the non-woven fabric comprises a main fiber and a binder fiber, wherein the binder fiber comprises a first binder fiber and a second binder fiber; and the first binder fiber has a melting point or softening point ranging from 120 to 220°C; the second binder fiber has a melting point or softening point ranging from 100 to 170°C, and the melting point or softening point of the second binder fiber is lower than the melting point or softening point of the first binder fiber by 15°C or more; and a melting point or softening point of the main fiber is higher than the melting point or softening point of the first binder fiber by 20°C or more; characterized in that both the first binder fiber and the second binder fiber have a fiber length ranging from 1 to 6 mm, and both the first binder fiber and the second binder fiber have a fiber diameter less than or equal to 10 μm; and a fiber length of the main fiber ranges from 1 to 6 mm; and a fiber diameter of the main fiber is less than or equal to 4 μm. the binder fiber comprises a first binder fiber and a second binder fiber; and the first binder fiber has a melting point or softening point ranging from 120 to 220°C; the second binder fiber has a melting point or softening point ranging from 100 to 170°C, and the melting point or softening point of the second binder fiber is lower than the melting point or softening point of the first binder fiber by 15°C or more; and a melting point or softening point of the main fiber is higher than the melting point or softening point of the first binder fiber by 20°C or more; characterized in that both the first binder fiber and the second binder fiber have a fiber length ranging from 1 to 6 mm, and both the first binder fiber and the second binder fiber have a fiber diameter less than or equal to 10 μm; and a fiber length of the main fiber ranges from 1 to 6 mm; and a fiber diameter of the main fiber is less than or equal to 4 μm.
A device, comprising: - a receiver configured to receive symbols on a downstream channel, - at least one circuitry configured to determine a value of a channel synchronization parameter based on the received symbols, wherein the at least one circuitry is further configured to detect an interference event on the downstream channel, wherein the at least one circuitry is further configured to output an output signal determined based on at least one cached value of the channel synchronization parameter in response to detecting the interference event, the at least one cached value being determined based on symbols received prior to and offset from said detecting of the interference event. - a receiver configured to receive symbols on a downstream channel, - at least one circuitry configured to determine a value of a channel synchronization parameter based on the received symbols,