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A method, comprising: providing a structure having: a silicon carbide layer and a first silicon dioxide layer over the silicon carbide layer; and a silicon layer and a second silicon dioxide layer over the silicon layer; bonding the first silicon dioxide layer to the second silicon dioxide layer; wherein the first silicon dioxide layer and the second silicon dioxide layer provide a bonding structure; growing a Group III-V layer on an upper surface of the silicon carbide layer; forming an active device in the Group III-V layer together with a strip conductor connected to the formed device; successively removing the silicon layer and the first and second silicon dioxide layers to expose a bottom surface of the silicon carbide layer; and forming a ground plane conductor on the exposed bottom surface of the silicon carbide layer, the strip conductor, the ground plane conductor and a portion of the silicon carbide layer providing a portion of a microstrip transmission line; and wherein the method further comprises formation of Ohmic contacts in a rapid thermal anneal process. providing a structure having: a silicon carbide layer and a first silicon dioxide layer over the silicon carbide layer; and a silicon layer and a second silicon dioxide layer over the silicon layer; bonding the first silicon dioxide layer to the second silicon dioxide layer; wherein the first silicon dioxide layer and the second silicon dioxide layer provide a bonding structure; growing a Group III-V layer on an upper surface of the silicon carbide layer; forming an active device in the Group III-V layer together with a strip conductor connected to the formed device; successively removing the silicon layer and the first and second silicon dioxide layers to expose a bottom surface of the silicon carbide layer; and forming a ground plane conductor on the exposed bottom surface of the silicon carbide layer, the strip conductor, the ground plane conductor and a portion of the silicon carbide layer providing a portion of a microstrip transmission line; and wherein the method further comprises formation of Ohmic contacts in a rapid thermal anneal process.
A catheter and introducer needle assembly, comprising: a flexible catheter (202,302) having a proximal end and a distal end; a catheter hub (204, 304) in fluid communication with the proximal end of the catheter and having a distal end connected to the proximal end of the catheter, the catheter hub having an uninterrupted outer surface portion (226,326) and a Luer-connecting feature; an introducer needle (206, 306) disposed in the catheter and having a proximal end and a distal end, and an axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a needle shield (210, 310) having a proximal portion and a distal portion; and a resilient clip (212, 312) adapted to flex between a first position and a second position in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the introducer needle, the resilient clip having a cantilevered arm with a pawl; characterized by a disabling feature (232, 332) extending radially outward from a proximal portion of the catheter hub and being axially aligned with and spaced apart from the pawl when the resilient clip is in the first position; wherein, in the first position, the cantilevered arm of the resilient clip is flexed so that the pawl frictionally contacts the uninterrupted outer surface portion of the catheter hub and frictionally retains the needle shield with the catheter hub, and in the second position, the pawl no longer frictionally contacts the uninterrupted outer surface portion, thereby permitting displacement of the needle shield relative to the catheter hub. a flexible catheter (202,302) having a proximal end and a distal end; a catheter hub (204, 304) in fluid communication with the proximal end of the catheter and having a distal end connected to the proximal end of the catheter, the catheter hub having an uninterrupted outer surface portion (226,326) and a Luer-connecting feature; an introducer needle (206, 306) disposed in the catheter and having a proximal end and a distal end, and an axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a needle shield (210, 310) having a proximal portion and a distal portion; and a resilient clip (212, 312) adapted to flex between a first position and a second position in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the introducer needle, the resilient clip having a cantilevered arm with a pawl; characterized by a disabling feature (232, 332) extending radially outward from a proximal portion of the catheter hub and being axially aligned with and spaced apart from the pawl when the resilient clip is in the first position; wherein, in the first position, the cantilevered arm of the resilient clip is flexed so that the pawl frictionally contacts the uninterrupted outer surface portion of the catheter hub and frictionally retains the needle shield with the catheter hub, and in the second position, the pawl no longer frictionally contacts the uninterrupted outer surface portion, thereby permitting displacement of the needle shield relative to the catheter hub.
A computer-based method of separating non-linear multi-channel cyclic signals using non-linear state space projection in the time domain, the method comprising: i) detecting a first channel of an original signal which is a multi-channel cyclic signal wherein the original signal is a biological signal, or a measured data multi-channel cyclic signal, and wherein the a non-linear multi-channel cyclic signal is, respectively, the biological signal or the measured data multi-channel cyclic signal characterised in that the method further comprises: ii) shifting the original signal by at least one cycle and superimposing the shifted signal on the original signal to obtain a further signal, iii) repeating step ii) for further periods of the original signal until the summation average of the further signals is stable, iv) repeating steps i) to iii) for at least one other channel of the original signal, v) calculating data points of the further signals for all processed channels in a multi-dimensional plane, vi) performing principle component analysis to calculate the noise in the multi-dimensional plane at each data point, vii) removing the calculated noise from the original signal to obtain a non-linear cyclic signal to be measured. i) detecting a first channel of an original signal which is a multi-channel cyclic signal wherein the original signal is a biological signal, or a measured data multi-channel cyclic signal, and wherein the a non-linear multi-channel cyclic signal is, respectively, the biological signal or the measured data multi-channel cyclic signal characterised in that the method further comprises: ii) shifting the original signal by at least one cycle and superimposing the shifted signal on the original signal to obtain a further signal, iii) repeating step ii) for further periods of the original signal until the summation average of the further signals is stable, iv) repeating steps i) to iii) for at least one other channel of the original signal, v) calculating data points of the further signals for all processed channels in a multi-dimensional plane, vi) performing principle component analysis to calculate the noise in the multi-dimensional plane at each data point, vii) removing the calculated noise from the original signal to obtain a non-linear cyclic signal to be measured.
Aerosol generating apparatus comprising: a composite susceptor (110, 210, 310) for heating an aerosol generating material in use thereby to generate an aerosol in use, wherein the composite susceptor (110, 210) comprises a support portion (222, 322) and a susceptor portion (224, 324) supported by the support portion; an induction element arranged for inductive energy transfer to the susceptor portion in use; and a driving arrangement arranged to drive the induction element with an alternating current in use thereby to cause the inductive energy transfer to the susceptor portion in use, thereby to cause the heating of the aerosol generating material by the composite susceptor (110, 210, 310) in use, thereby to generate the aerosol in use; characterised in that the alternating current has a waveform comprising a fundamental frequency component having a first frequency and one or more further frequency components each having a frequency higher than the first frequency. a composite susceptor (110, 210, 310) for heating an aerosol generating material in use thereby to generate an aerosol in use, wherein the composite susceptor (110, 210) comprises a support portion (222, 322) and a susceptor portion (224, 324) supported by the support portion; an induction element arranged for inductive energy transfer to the susceptor portion in use; and a driving arrangement arranged to drive the induction element with an alternating current in use thereby to cause the inductive energy transfer to the susceptor portion in use, thereby to cause the heating of the aerosol generating material by the composite susceptor (110, 210, 310) in use, thereby to generate the aerosol in use; characterised in that the alternating current has a waveform comprising a fundamental frequency component having a first frequency and one or more further frequency components each having a frequency higher than the first frequency.
Test device for testing the quality of a paint or varnish layer, comprising at least one friction body movement device which is designed to move at least one friction body in frictional contact along a defined path over a test area of a paint or varnish layer, and to cancel the frictional contact between the friction body and the test area during the movement of the friction body.
A medical imaging system including a control unit;an endoscope including an elongate member extending between a proximal end and a distal end and being operably connected to the control unit, the endoscope further comprising one or more lumens extending between the proximal end and the distal end of the elongate member, the one or more lumens comprising an imaging lumen; one or more electronic cables extending within the imaging lumen and operably connecting an imaging device to proximal imaging electronics, each cable comprising at least one conductor and surrounding insulation; a braided catheter surrounding and enclosing the one or more electronic cables and being formed of a material suitable for shielding electromagnetic interference; and an antenna positioned near the one or more electronic cables and extending the length of the one or more electronic cables to redirect conductively coupled airborne electromagnetic interference from said electronic cables to the antenna; characterized in that the antenna has the shape of a conductive wire. a control unit;an endoscope including an elongate member extending between a proximal end and a distal end and being operably connected to the control unit, the endoscope further comprising one or more lumens extending between the proximal end and the distal end of the elongate member, the one or more lumens comprising an imaging lumen; one or more electronic cables extending within the imaging lumen and operably connecting an imaging device to proximal imaging electronics, each cable comprising at least one conductor and surrounding insulation; a braided catheter surrounding and enclosing the one or more electronic cables and being formed of a material suitable for shielding electromagnetic interference; and an antenna positioned near the one or more electronic cables and extending the length of the one or more electronic cables to redirect conductively coupled airborne electromagnetic interference from said electronic cables to the antenna; characterized in that the antenna has the shape of a conductive wire.
An electrically controlled switching device comprising: a support; a first contact coupled to the support; a second contact coupled to the support; a shape memory alloy element operably connected with the second contact and configured to transform between a first shape and a different second shape responsive to an electrical pulse heating the SMA element to a transformation temperature; a sensor positioned on or adjacent to the SMA element and configured to detect a detected temperature of the SMA element; a contact carrier coupled with the second contact, and a controller in communication with the sensor and configured to control the electrical pulse heating the SMA element, wherein the controller receives signals from the sensor indicative of the detected temperature of the SMA element characterized by: a heat sink connected to the support and the SMA including a first end connected to the heat sink and a second end connected to the contact carrier. a support; a first contact coupled to the support; a second contact coupled to the support; a shape memory alloy element operably connected with the second contact and configured to transform between a first shape and a different second shape responsive to an electrical pulse heating the SMA element to a transformation temperature; a sensor positioned on or adjacent to the SMA element and configured to detect a detected temperature of the SMA element; a contact carrier coupled with the second contact, and a controller in communication with the sensor and configured to control the electrical pulse heating the SMA element, wherein the controller receives signals from the sensor indicative of the detected temperature of the SMA element characterized by: a heat sink connected to the support and the SMA including a first end connected to the heat sink and a second end connected to the contact carrier. a heat sink connected to the support and the SMA including a first end connected to the heat sink and a second end connected to the contact carrier.
A quantum dot having a perovskite crystal structure represented by Chemical Formula 1: Chemical Formula 1 ABX 3 wherein, A is a Group IA metal selected from Rb, Cs, Fr, and a combination thereof, B is a Group IVA metal selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, and a combination thereof, X is a halogen selected from F, CI, Br, and I, BF 4, or a combination thereof; wherein the quantum dot has a size of 1 nanometer to 50 nanometers; wherein the quantum dot comprises halogen in an amount in excess of the stoichiometric amount for the formation of the perovskite crystal.
Steering column for a motor vehicle, which steering column can be adjusted in at least one adjustment direction (1, 2), wherein, for the purpose of adjustment in the adjustment direction (1, 2) or in at least one of the adjustment directions (1, 2), a spindle drive (14, 34) driven by a drive motor (15, 35) is provided, which spindle drive has a threaded spindle (16, 36) extending in an axial direction, characterized in that the drive motor (15, 35) is connected via a damping unit (20, 40) to a part of the steering column which carries the drive motor (15, 35), which damping unit has a primary connecting part having a first contact surface and a secondary connecting part having a second contact surface, wherein the first and the second contact surface (21d, 22c) are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction of the threaded spindle (16, 36), and an elastomeric or viscoelastic damping material is arranged between the first and the second contact surface (21d, 22c).
A method of coating a processing chamber component substrate surface, the method comprising the steps of: providing a processing chamber component substrate (30, 70) having a substrate surface; providing a twin wire arc spray coating apparatus for applying coatings; and applying a composite twin wire arc spray coating to the substrate surface, said composite coating comprising a first bond coating on the substrate surface, said first bond coating having a first average surface roughness value from about 10 to about 20 microns, and a second top coating on the first bond coating, said second top coating having a second average surface roughness value from about 17 to about 23 microns, such that the second average surface roughness value is greater than the first average surface roughness value. providing a processing chamber component substrate (30, 70) having a substrate surface; providing a twin wire arc spray coating apparatus for applying coatings; and applying a composite twin wire arc spray coating to the substrate surface, said composite coating comprising a first bond coating on the substrate surface, said first bond coating having a first average surface roughness value from about 10 to about 20 microns, and a second top coating on the first bond coating, said second top coating having a second average surface roughness value from about 17 to about 23 microns, such that the second average surface roughness value is greater than the first average surface roughness value.
A system for limiting the growth of creeper plants on an upright surface, said system comprising: - a voltage generator comprising a ground terminal and a voltage terminal; - a conductive stopping element positioned on said upright surface and isolated from said upright surface, wherein said conductive stopping element is adapted to be connected to said voltage terminal thereby obtaining a growth limiting boundary for said creeper plants; and - a grounding element positioned on said upright surface and adapted to be connected to said ground terminal, thereby providing a grounding of said upright surface; CHARACTERIZED IN THAT: - said grounding element is positioned on said upright surface such that said grounding element grounds said creeper plants by contact with said creeper plants within a distance of a hundred centimetres from said conductive stopping element; - said grounding element element comprises openings; and - said grounding element is positioned between said conductive stopping element and said creeper plants such that said creeper plants extend through said openings of said grounding element towards said conductive stopping element. - a voltage generator comprising a ground terminal and a voltage terminal; - a conductive stopping element positioned on said upright surface and isolated from said upright surface, wherein said conductive stopping element is adapted to be connected to said voltage terminal thereby obtaining a growth limiting boundary for said creeper plants; and - a grounding element positioned on said upright surface and adapted to be connected to said ground terminal, thereby providing a grounding of said upright surface; - said grounding element is positioned on said upright surface such that said grounding element grounds said creeper plants by contact with said creeper plants within a distance of a hundred centimetres from said conductive stopping element; - said grounding element element comprises openings; and - said grounding element is positioned between said conductive stopping element and said creeper plants such that said creeper plants extend through said openings of said grounding element towards said conductive stopping element.
An apparatus for generating electrical power, comprising: a generator (40; 50) for generating electrical power; a handle having a first end rotatably coupled to the generator (40; 50), and a second end rotatable 360° about the first end in a substantially vertical plane from a top dead centre position, through a bottom dead centre position, and back to top dead centre position; a first weight that is moveable along the handle by a first linear actuator between a first position, in which the first weight is proximal to the first end of the handle, and a second position, in which the first weight is proximal to the second end of the handle; wherein the first linear actuator is arranged to move the first weight along the handle between the first and second positions as the handle is rotated, such that the first weight can provide a mechanical advantage during rotation of the handle from TDC to BDC due to gravity acting on it, whereby rotation of the handle drives the generator (40; 50) thereby to generate electrical power, characterized by a swing arm coupled to the handle and operable to rotate the handle from BDC towards TDC when the first weight is in the first position on the handle, the swing arm being configured to tilt between a first position when the handle is at BDC, and a second position when the handle is at TDC; and a second weight that is moveable by a second linear actuator to assist the tilt of the swing arm between its first and second positions. a generator (40; 50) for generating electrical power; a handle having a first end rotatably coupled to the generator (40; 50), and a second end rotatable 360° about the first end in a substantially vertical plane from a top dead centre position, through a bottom dead centre position, and back to top dead centre position; a first weight that is moveable along the handle by a first linear actuator between a first position, in which the first weight is proximal to the first end of the handle, and a second position, in which the first weight is proximal to the second end of the handle; wherein the first linear actuator is arranged to move the first weight along the handle between the first and second positions as the handle is rotated, such that the first weight can provide a mechanical advantage during rotation of the handle from TDC to BDC due to gravity acting on it, whereby rotation of the handle drives the generator (40; 50) thereby to generate electrical power, characterized by a swing arm coupled to the handle and operable to rotate the handle from BDC towards TDC when the first weight is in the first position on the handle, the swing arm being configured to tilt between a first position when the handle is at BDC, and a second position when the handle is at TDC; and a second weight that is moveable by a second linear actuator to assist the tilt of the swing arm between its first and second positions.
A compound having Formula: or a stereoisomer, a geometric isomer, a tautomer, an N -oxide, a hydrate, a solvate, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: X is a monovalent heteroaryl group derived from one of the following structures: and wherein X is optionally substituted by 1, 2 or 3 R 1 groups; or each R 1 is independently (C 1 -C 6)alkyl; each R 3 and R 4 is independently H or (C 1 -C 6)alkyl.