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A method for mitigating an adverse effect of an impairment which adversely affects a propagation of electromagnetic waves on a surface of a first transmission medium, comprising: detecting, by a first waveguide system comprising a processor, the impairment; adjusting, by the first waveguide system, a mode of communication for transmitting or receiving the electromagnetic waves on the surface of the first transmission medium; and notifying, by the first waveguide system, a second waveguide system of the adjustment of the mode of communication for transmitting or receiving the electromagnetic waves, wherein the adjusting of the mode of communication comprises: adjusting a wave propagation mode for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves, said adjusting of the wave propagation mode comprising adjusting a wavelength of the electromagnetic waves. detecting, by a first waveguide system comprising a processor, the impairment; adjusting, by the first waveguide system, a mode of communication for transmitting or receiving the electromagnetic waves on the surface of the first transmission medium; and notifying, by the first waveguide system, a second waveguide system of the adjustment of the mode of communication for transmitting or receiving the electromagnetic waves, wherein the adjusting of the mode of communication comprises: adjusting a wave propagation mode for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves, said adjusting of the wave propagation mode comprising adjusting a wavelength of the electromagnetic waves.
A dual mode x-ray beam system configured to provide both a one-dimensional beam and a two-dimensional beam comprising: an x-ray source, wherein the x-ray source is a line source; an optical system comprising two reflective x-ray optics such that a two-dimensional part of the optical system is formed by a first reflective x-ray optic and a first portion of the second reflective x-ray optic a one-dimensional part of the optical system formed by a different portion of the second reflective x-ray optic a first portion of the x-rays emitted from the x-ray source is reflected by the two-dimensional part of the optical system and forms a two-dimensional beam; a second portion of the x-rays emitted from the x-ray source is reflected by the one-dimensional part of the optical system and forms a one-dimensional beam; wherein the optical system of the dual mode x-ray beam system further includes a beam selection mechanism for selecting either the two-dimensional beam reflected by both reflective x-ray optics or the one-dimensional beam reflected by one reflective x-ray optic only. an x-ray source, wherein the x-ray source is a line source; an optical system comprising two reflective x-ray optics such that a two-dimensional part of the optical system is formed by a first reflective x-ray optic and a first portion of the second reflective x-ray optic a one-dimensional part of the optical system formed by a different portion of the second reflective x-ray optic a first portion of the x-rays emitted from the x-ray source is reflected by the two-dimensional part of the optical system and forms a two-dimensional beam; a second portion of the x-rays emitted from the x-ray source is reflected by the one-dimensional part of the optical system and forms a one-dimensional beam; wherein the optical system of the dual mode x-ray beam system further includes a beam selection mechanism for selecting either the two-dimensional beam reflected by both reflective x-ray optics or the one-dimensional beam reflected by one reflective x-ray optic only.
Method for estimating a state of charge (SOC pack) of a battery comprising several electrochemical cells (C 1,... C N) connected in series, each of the cells (C 1,... C N) having a state of charge which is kept between a minimum allowable state of charge value (BSOC min) and a maximum allowable state of charge value (BSOC max), said method comprising the following steps: - a step of determining, at a given instant, the minimum cell voltage (U Cmin) and the maximum cell voltage (U Cmax) from among the voltages at the terminals of the cells, - a step of calculating a minimum state of charge (SOC min) of the cell having the minimum cell voltage (U Cmin) and a maximum state of charge (SOC max) of the cell having the maximum cell voltage (U Cmax), the state of charge (SOC pack) of the battery being between said minimum state of charge (SOC min) and said maximum state of charge (SOC max), the method further comprising a step of adjusting said minimum allowable state of charge value (BSOC min) and said maximum allowable state of charge value (BSOC max) of each cell depending on at least one physical quantity which is representative of a state of health of the cell and/or depending on the temperature of the battery, and - adjusting the state of charge (SOC pack) of the battery to the minimum state of charge value (SOC min) when the minimum state of charge (SOC min) of the cell having the minimum cell voltage (U Cmin) is strictly less than the minimum allowable state of charge value (BSOC min) of said cell, and - adjusting the state of charge (SOC pack) of the battery to the maximum state of charge value (SOC max) when the maximum state of charge (SOC max) of the cell having the maximum cell voltage (U Cmax) is strictly greater than the maximum allowable state of charge value (BSOC max) of said cell. - a step of determining, at a given instant, the minimum cell voltage (U Cmin) and the maximum cell voltage (U Cmax) from among the voltages at the terminals of the cells, - a step of calculating a minimum state of charge (SOC min) of the cell having the minimum cell voltage (U Cmin) and a maximum state of charge (SOC max) of the cell having the maximum cell voltage (U Cmax), the state of charge (SOC pack) of the battery being between said minimum state of charge (SOC min) and said maximum state of charge (SOC max), - adjusting the state of charge (SOC pack) of the battery to the minimum state of charge value (SOC min) when the minimum state of charge (SOC min) of the cell having the minimum cell voltage (U Cmin) is strictly less than the minimum allowable state of charge value (BSOC min) of said cell, and - adjusting the state of charge (SOC pack) of the battery to the maximum state of charge value (SOC max) when the maximum state of charge (SOC max) of the cell having the maximum cell voltage (U Cmax) is strictly greater than the maximum allowable state of charge value (BSOC max) of said cell.
A staple cartridge for a surgical stapling apparatus comprising: a vertical member; a top plate having a plurality of retention slots and a first planar axis, said top plate including a first side attached to said vertical member; a cross member having a plurality of openings aligned with the retention slots of the top plate and a second planar axis, said cross member including first and second sides, the first side being flexibly attached to said vertical member and defining an orthogonal angle therebetween in a first position, the cross member vertically spaced above said top plate defining a gap therebetween, wherein movement of the second side of said cross member towards the top plate flexes said cross member; and a plurality of surgical fasteners (125a-c) disposed in said first plurality of retention slots, said plurality of surgical fasteners (125a-c) including a backspan and a pair of legs. a vertical member; a top plate having a plurality of retention slots and a first planar axis, said top plate including a first side attached to said vertical member; a cross member having a plurality of openings aligned with the retention slots of the top plate and a second planar axis, said cross member including first and second sides, the first side being flexibly attached to said vertical member and defining an orthogonal angle therebetween in a first position, the cross member vertically spaced above said top plate defining a gap therebetween, wherein movement of the second side of said cross member towards the top plate flexes said cross member; and a plurality of surgical fasteners (125a-c) disposed in said first plurality of retention slots, said plurality of surgical fasteners (125a-c) including a backspan and a pair of legs.
A chemical battery management system that estimates a state-of-health of a battery, the system comprising: a controller configured to (i) wait a predetermined period of time after the battery has been fully charged, (ii) after the predetermined period of time, determine an open-circuit voltage of the battery, determine the state of charge of the battery, and (iii) determine the SOH of the battery from the determined OCV; characterized in that the controller is further configured to (iv) calculate a battery energy level using the following formula: BEL = SOH × SOC × Cell Stack Voltage × 111.6 kJ, (v) determine a charging time during which the battery is charging; (vi) multiply the charging time by a measured cell current response for a first cell of the battery to complete charge to determine a coulomb count; and (vii) adjust the BEL by adding the coulomb count to a state-of-charge calculation during charging of the battery. a controller configured to (i) wait a predetermined period of time after the battery has been fully charged, (ii) after the predetermined period of time, determine an open-circuit voltage of the battery, determine the state of charge of the battery, and (iii) determine the SOH of the battery from the determined OCV; characterized in that the controller is further configured to (iv) calculate a battery energy level using the following formula: BEL = SOH × SOC × Cell Stack Voltage × 111.6 kJ, (v) determine a charging time during which the battery is charging; (vi) multiply the charging time by a measured cell current response for a first cell of the battery to complete charge to determine a coulomb count; and (vii) adjust the BEL by adding the coulomb count to a state-of-charge calculation during charging of the battery.
Method of manufacturing a heating culinary item, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: a) a step of providing a support in the form of a preform having at least two opposite faces; b) a step of preparing a sol-gel composition comprising at least one sol-gel precursor of the metal alkoxide type; c) a step of hydrolysis of said sol-gel precursor by the introduction of water and an acid or basic catalyst, followed by a condensation reaction; d) a step of applying on at least one of the faces of the support of at least one layer of said sol-gel composition with a thickness between 5 and 120 μm, in order to create a sol-gel coating layer; then e) a step of thermal treatment for the solidification of said sol-gel coating layer; said method being characterised in that it further comprises, between the step d) of applying the sol-gel composition on at least one of the faces of the preform and the step e) of the thermal treatment of solidification, the following two successive steps: d') a step of pre-densifying the preform coated as such in order to obtain a sol-gel coating layer having a pencil hardness within the range 4B to 4H; then d") a step of pressing said preform until obtaining the final form of the heating culinary item, with an inside face able to receive food and an outside face intended to be arranged on the side of a source of heat. a) a step of providing a support in the form of a preform having at least two opposite faces; b) a step of preparing a sol-gel composition comprising at least one sol-gel precursor of the metal alkoxide type; c) a step of hydrolysis of said sol-gel precursor by the introduction of water and an acid or basic catalyst, followed by a condensation reaction; d) a step of applying on at least one of the faces of the support of at least one layer of said sol-gel composition with a thickness between 5 and 120 μm, in order to create a sol-gel coating layer; then e) a step of thermal treatment for the solidification of said sol-gel coating layer; d') a step of pre-densifying the preform coated as such in order to obtain a sol-gel coating layer having a pencil hardness within the range 4B to 4H; then d") a step of pressing said preform until obtaining the final form of the heating culinary item, with an inside face able to receive food and an outside face intended to be arranged on the side of a source of heat.
A Coix seed oil, comprising 5 diglyceride and 8 triglyceride ingredients in the following mass percentages: 1,3-diolein 0.40-0.58%, 1-linolein-3-olein 0.91-1.31%, 1,2-diolein 0.24- 0.35%, 1-olein-2-linolein 0.66-0.95%, 1,2-dilinolein 0.33-0.47%, trilinolein 4.87-6.99%, 1-olein-2,3-dilinolein 13.00-18.69%, 1-palmitin-2,3-dilinolein 5.25-7.54%, 1,3-diolein-2-linolein 13.23-19.02%, 1-palmitin-2-linolein-3-olein 10.26-14.75%, 1,3-dipalmitin-2-linolein 2.28-3.28%, triolein 14.44-20.76%, and 1-palmitin-2,3-diolein 8.06-11.58%.
A scanning illuminating device comprising an illumination source defining an emission center, a collimation element delimiting a sector of illumination from the center in which the emitted radiation is substantially homogenous, at least one cylindrical ring portion centered on the source and rotatable about a first axis passing through the emission center, that cylindrical ring portion comprising a slit having an angular amplitude α surrounded by two portions opaque to radiation each having an angular amplitude at minimum equal to that of the illumination sector delimited by the collimation element, a cylinder portion centered on the source and rotatable, within a given travel, around a second axis passing through the emission center and forming a non-zero angle relative to the first axis, that cylinder portion comprising a slit parallel to the second rotational axis having an angular amplitude β surrounded by two portions opaque to the radiation each having an angular amplitude at minimum equal to that of the illumination sector delimited by the collimation element, a first device for stepwise actuation of the rotation of the cylindrical ring portion defining an elementary angular step αα which is a sub-multiple of the elementary angular amplitude α such that there is an integer N1 different from 1 meeting the condition α=N1.αα, and a device for stepwise actuation of the rotation of the ring portion defining an elementary angular step ββ which is a sub-multiple of the amplitude β of the slit of that cylinder portion such that there is an integer N2 different from 1 meeting the condition β=N2.ββ.
A method of forming a porous material having voids of controlled dimension, including: forming an aerogel precursor, the aerogel precursor including a matrix material and a liquid dispersion medium for dispersing the matrix material; dispersing a plurality of particles having preselected dimensions in the aerogel precursor, wherein the plurality of particles comprises hollow particles; freezing the aerogel precursor with the particles dispersed therein so that the liquid dispersion is solidified; and freeze drying the aerogel precursor with the particles dispersed therein to sublime the dispersion medium and form the porous material having voids of controlled dimension defined by the preselected dimensions of plurality of particles. forming an aerogel precursor, the aerogel precursor including a matrix material and a liquid dispersion medium for dispersing the matrix material; dispersing a plurality of particles having preselected dimensions in the aerogel precursor, wherein the plurality of particles comprises hollow particles; freezing the aerogel precursor with the particles dispersed therein so that the liquid dispersion is solidified; and freeze drying the aerogel precursor with the particles dispersed therein to sublime the dispersion medium and form the porous material having voids of controlled dimension defined by the preselected dimensions of plurality of particles.
A touch screen apparatus comprising: a display; a plurality of ultrasonic sensors configured to irradiate ultrasonic signals, wherein the plurality of ultrasonic sensors are provided on an outer part of the display; a reflector apparatus having a paraboloid surface configured to reflect the ultrasonic signals irradiated from the plurality of ultrasonic sensors in a direction parallel to a surface of the display and above the display; and a processor configured to, in response to ultrasonic signals being received by the plurality of ultrasonic sensors, which are reflected from the reflector apparatus and then are reflected from a plurality of objects (o 1, o 2) touched on the display, determine touch points of the objects based on Time of Flights (ToFs) of the received ultrasonic signals. a display; a plurality of ultrasonic sensors configured to irradiate ultrasonic signals, wherein the plurality of ultrasonic sensors are provided on an outer part of the display; a reflector apparatus having a paraboloid surface configured to reflect the ultrasonic signals irradiated from the plurality of ultrasonic sensors in a direction parallel to a surface of the display and above the display; and a processor configured to, in response to ultrasonic signals being received by the plurality of ultrasonic sensors, which are reflected from the reflector apparatus and then are reflected from a plurality of objects (o 1, o 2) touched on the display, determine touch points of the objects based on Time of Flights (ToFs) of the received ultrasonic signals.
A surgical alignment guide (100; 400; 600), comprising: a base (102; 402; 602), the base defining at least one first hole (142-1, 144-1; 442-1, 444-1; 642-1) sized and configured to receive a first fixation element and defining at least one second hole (142-2, 144-2; 442-2, 444-2; 642-2) sized and configured to receive a second fixation element; and a swing arm (150; 450; 670) for coupling to the base such that the swing arm is rotatably movable relative to the base, the swing arm extending from a first end (156; 456; 674) to a second end, the second end of the swing arm including a coupling mechanism for coupling another guide to the second end of the swing arm; and a locking device (186; 486; 700) for selectively fixing a position of the swing arm relative to the base, wherein the base (102; 402) supports a spring-loaded detent (114; 414) that is configured to engage a plurality of teeth (158; 458) located at the first end (156; 456) of the swing arm (150; 450) so as to provide at least one of an audible or a tactile indication when the swing arm is rotatably moved relative to the base. a base (102; 402; 602), the base defining at least one first hole (142-1, 144-1; 442-1, 444-1; 642-1) sized and configured to receive a first fixation element and defining at least one second hole (142-2, 144-2; 442-2, 444-2; 642-2) sized and configured to receive a second fixation element; and a swing arm (150; 450; 670) for coupling to the base such that the swing arm is rotatably movable relative to the base, the swing arm extending from a first end (156; 456; 674) to a second end, the second end of the swing arm including a coupling mechanism for coupling another guide to the second end of the swing arm; and a locking device (186; 486; 700) for selectively fixing a position of the swing arm relative to the base, wherein the base (102; 402) supports a spring-loaded detent (114; 414) that is configured to engage a plurality of teeth (158; 458) located at the first end (156; 456) of the swing arm (150; 450) so as to provide at least one of an audible or a tactile indication when the swing arm is rotatably moved relative to the base.
A method of making a radial pattern assembly, comprising: forming a plurality of pattern segments, each pattern segment comprising a pattern section of a sprue wall, a pattern (26, 32) spaced away from the section of the sprue wall, and a gate (28, 34) attached to and extending between the pattern (26, 32) and the pattern section of the sprue wall, the plurality of pattern segments formed from a fugitive material; and joining the pattern sections of the sprue wall to form the sprue wall, wherein the sprue wall comprises a hollow sprue having an upper end and a lower end and disposed about a longitudinal axis, and wherein the patterns (26, 32) are spaced apart from the hollow sprue and the gates (28, 34) extend between the hollow sprue and the patterns (26, 32), characterized in that the pattern sections of the sprue wall are axially extending pattern sections. forming a plurality of pattern segments, each pattern segment comprising a pattern section of a sprue wall, a pattern (26, 32) spaced away from the section of the sprue wall, and a gate (28, 34) attached to and extending between the pattern (26, 32) and the pattern section of the sprue wall, the plurality of pattern segments formed from a fugitive material; and joining the pattern sections of the sprue wall to form the sprue wall, wherein the sprue wall comprises a hollow sprue having an upper end and a lower end and disposed about a longitudinal axis, and wherein the patterns (26, 32) are spaced apart from the hollow sprue and the gates (28, 34) extend between the hollow sprue and the patterns (26, 32), characterized in that the pattern sections of the sprue wall are axially extending pattern sections.
Support element for the human body, wherein said support element is a saddle for a bicycle or for a motorcycle or for another transport means, or is a handgrip for the handlebars of bicycles, motorcycles or another transport means, said support element comprising a layer (3; 103) of soft and yielding material and a core (2; 102) of rigid, semi-rigid or elastic material at least partially coated with said layer (3; 103) and comprising means for coupling with said bicycle or motorcycle or another transport means or with said handlebars of bicycles, motorcycles or other transport means, said support element further comprising at least one surface insert (4; 104) having different characteristics in terms of appearance and/or comfort, wherein said at least one surface insert (4; 104) comprises a visible surface (6; 106) suitable to come in contact with the user, said visible surface (6; 106) having a smaller size than said layer (3; 103) and wherein said support element is provided with a surface suitable to come in contact with an user and comprising said visible surface, wherein said surface insert (4; 104) comprises at least one portion (5; 105) embedded in said layer (3; 103), characterized in that said at least one portion (5; 105) consisting of at least one side flap foreseen over the entire perimeter of the visible surface (6; 106) of said surface insert (4; 104) and extending from the visible surface (6; 106) of said surface insert (4; 104), in that said layer (3; 103) is moulded around inner surfaces of said surface insert (4; 104) and around said side flap (5; 105) of said surface insert (4; 104), and in that the soft and yielding material of said layer (3; 103) is of the self-skinning polyurethane foam type.