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A prosthetic tricuspid annuloplasty ring, comprising: an asymmetric generally ovoid ring body surrounding an axis along an inflow-outflow direction with a first free end (56a; 90a) located adjacent an antero-septal commissure when implanted and a second free end (56b; 90b) located at a septal point, wherein the ring body extends in a clockwise direction as seen looking at an inflow side from the first free end (56a; 90a) around a first segment (60a; 80a), a second segment (60b; 80b), and a third segment (60c; 80c) that terminates in the second free end( 56b; 90b), and the ring body includes an inner core member, characterized in that the inner core member, in the second segment (60b; 80b), has a U-shaped radial cross-section open in the inflow direction with a first height h 1 and, in the first segment (60a; 80a) and third segment (60c; 80c), also has a U-shaped cross-section open in the inflow direction with lesser heights relative to h 1. an asymmetric generally ovoid ring body surrounding an axis along an inflow-outflow direction with a first free end (56a; 90a) located adjacent an antero-septal commissure when implanted and a second free end (56b; 90b) located at a septal point, wherein the ring body extends in a clockwise direction as seen looking at an inflow side from the first free end (56a; 90a) around a first segment (60a; 80a), a second segment (60b; 80b), and a third segment (60c; 80c) that terminates in the second free end( 56b; 90b), and the ring body includes an inner core member, characterized in that the inner core member, in the second segment (60b; 80b), has a U-shaped radial cross-section open in the inflow direction with a first height h 1 and, in the first segment (60a; 80a) and third segment (60c; 80c), also has a U-shaped cross-section open in the inflow direction with lesser heights relative to h 1.
An animal feeder having a housing comprising an aperture for a food bowl and having a door (1, 2) for covering the aperture, wherein the door is movable between an open position and a closed position, the feeder comprising a door mechanism to control movement of the door over the aperture to open and close the door, wherein the feeder comprises a sensor (22, 24) to detect when an animal has moved away from the aperture, and characterised in that the feeder has a training mode wherein the door mechanism controls the door to move towards the closed position to cover a portion of the aperture in response to a said detection and responds to one or more later said detections by controlling the door to move towards the closed position to cover a portion of the aperture larger than the preceding said portion.
A rhamnose-rich polysaccharide which comprises a repeating unit of formula for use in the treatment and/or prevention of fungal infections in human beings.
A method for producing a semifinished product (50; 51) for a superconductor wire, wherein the semifinished product (50; 51) comprises at least one NbTi-containing structure, in particular an NbTi-containing rod structure, characterized in that the NbTi-containing structure is produced in layers by selective laser melting or selective electron beam melting of a powder that contains Nb and Ti, and that, in the production of at least some layers (5, 5a, 5b) of the NbTi-containing structure, during the production of an irradiated area intended for material deposition of a respective layer (5, 5a, 5b), one or a plurality of process parameters of the selective laser melting or electron beam melting is/are varied in one or a plurality of first zones of the irradiated area compared to one or a plurality of second zones of the irradiated area.
Device for a variable positioning of a specimen holder, comprising a holder seating for supporting the specimen holder, characterized in that the holder seating a) comprises a base part, which consists at least partially of an organic material and is provided with magnets so that it is displaceable and affixable on a magnetic or magnetziable support; as well as b) a plurality of spikes for pinning on the specimen holder, the spikes extending in a grid away from the base part to which they are firmly joined and especially into which they are embedded, and ending freely on one side. a) comprises a base part, which consists at least partially of an organic material and is provided with magnets so that it is displaceable and affixable on a magnetic or magnetziable support; as well as b) a plurality of spikes for pinning on the specimen holder, the spikes extending in a grid away from the base part to which they are firmly joined and especially into which they are embedded, and ending freely on one side.
An architectural fabric for retractable, temporary, or permanent structures comprising: a. a plurality of segments, each segment comprising: i. a layer of fabric having a first surface and a second surface and comprising expanded polytetrafluoroethylene fibers, said layer of fabric having a nominal warp strip tensile strength; and ii. a fluoropolymer coating disposed on at least one of said first surface and said second surface and extending between and among said fibers from said respective first or second surface; and b. at least one seam formed by an overlap of two of said segments, said seam having a seam warp strip tensile strength that is substantially equal to said nominal warp strip tensile strength at room temperature; and wherein said fluoropolymer coating comprises PVDF or EFTE. a. a plurality of segments, each segment comprising: i. a layer of fabric having a first surface and a second surface and comprising expanded polytetrafluoroethylene fibers, said layer of fabric having a nominal warp strip tensile strength; and ii. a fluoropolymer coating disposed on at least one of said first surface and said second surface and extending between and among said fibers from said respective first or second surface; and i. a layer of fabric having a first surface and a second surface and comprising expanded polytetrafluoroethylene fibers, said layer of fabric having a nominal warp strip tensile strength; and ii. a fluoropolymer coating disposed on at least one of said first surface and said second surface and extending between and among said fibers from said respective first or second surface; and b. at least one seam formed by an overlap of two of said segments, said seam having a seam warp strip tensile strength that is substantially equal to said nominal warp strip tensile strength at room temperature; and
Application system comprising a stick of lipstick which is mounted on a displacement mechanism rotationally actuated between a retracted position and a position of use, said system further comprising a reservoir of liquid paste-like product for application and a distribution mechanism for said product which is rotationally actuated to pressurise said product in said reservoir, said lipstick comprising a channel which communicates on the one hand with the reservoir and on the other hand with the outer surface of said lipstick so as to enable said product to be applied by means of said lipstick.
Speed-changing device for two-wheeled vehicle, comprising: - circular support means (3A, 3B) suitable to be fitted, by a connecting body, to a hub of a wheel of said two-wheeled vehicle, - a plurality of meshing lamellar elements supported by said circular support means (3A, 3B) and radially arranged around a rotational axis of said circular support means (3A, 3B), said meshing lamellar elements being arranged for engaging a transmission element of chain or belt type of said vehicle, - each lamellar element being provided with a shaped meshing edge that comprises a sequence of zones (Z1, Z2,.., Zn) positioned at different distances from said rotational axis, - said meshing lamellar elements being grouped in a first series of meshing lamellar elements and a second series of meshing lamellar elements that are mutually opposite and movable to and from one another to change a meshing radius with said transmission element and thus a corresponding kinematic transmission ratio, - a distance-adjusting member actuatable to move the first series and the second series of meshing lamellar elements towards and away from one another, CHARACTERISED IN THAT said distance-adjusting member comprises two lever elements (11A, 11B) mutually hinged and having pad shaped ends for slidingly engaging respective groove means that circumferally extend on said circular support means (3A, 3B), said lever elements (11A, 11B) being actuatable by a cable element. - circular support means (3A, 3B) suitable to be fitted, by a connecting body, to a hub of a wheel of said two-wheeled vehicle, - a plurality of meshing lamellar elements supported by said circular support means (3A, 3B) and radially arranged around a rotational axis of said circular support means (3A, 3B), said meshing lamellar elements being arranged for engaging a transmission element of chain or belt type of said vehicle, - each lamellar element being provided with a shaped meshing edge that comprises a sequence of zones (Z1, Z2,.., Zn) positioned at different distances from said rotational axis, - said meshing lamellar elements being grouped in a first series of meshing lamellar elements and a second series of meshing lamellar elements that are mutually opposite and movable to and from one another to change a meshing radius with said transmission element and thus a corresponding kinematic transmission ratio, - a distance-adjusting member actuatable to move the first series and the second series of meshing lamellar elements towards and away from one another,
Apparatus, comprising a pressure chamber and a micropump in fluid connection with the pressure chamber, wherein the pressure chamber comprises a gas-carrying region and a liquid-carrying region, wherein the micropump is configured to generate a pneumatic pressure within the gas-carrying region that is lower than a fluid pressure of liquid flowing through the liquid-carrying region, and wherein a gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable separating element separates the gas-carrying region and the liquid-carrying region from each other at least in sections, wherein the micropump is disposed on the pressure chamber and the liquid-carrying region is a tube conduit running within the pressure chamber, wherein the tube conduit comprises, at least in sections, a material forming the gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable separating element, or wherein the separating element is a gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable membrane disposed between the gas-carrying region and the liquid-carrying region, wherein the apparatus comprises a liquid-delivering pump (102, 202) by means of which liquid can be delivered through the liquid-carrying region or wherein the micropump is configured to deliver liquid through the liquid-carrying region, and wherein the apparatus comprises a pressure sensor fluidically coupled to the gas-carrying region and a control connected to the pressure sensor and the liquid-delivering pump, wherein the control is configured to control the liquid-delivering pump in dependence on a signal of the pressure sensor such that the delivery rate of the liquid-delivering pump is increased until the pressure within the gas-carrying region reaches a threshold and such that the delivery rate of the liquid-delivering pump is lowered at a pressure exceeding a threshold within the gas-carrying region.
Safety system seeking to avoid an accident during pilotage of a helicopter and to minimise the consequences of same when the accident of said helicopter is unavoidable, said safety system including: • a computer, which allows, at any instant t, an envelope of fallback trajectories of the helicopter to be generated in three dimensions, said envelope being obtained by calculating, at the instant t, a set of positions attainable by the helicopter during a predetermined duration of flight, said computer being parameterised beforehand with data relating to the flight capabilities of the helicopter including at least one of the following capabilities: maximum speeds and accelerations in the three directions of space, derived of higher order from at least one of the maximum speeds or accelerations in the three directions of space, minimum turning radii of the yawing movement, climb or descent angles, maximum weight of the payload and maximum stress values, • an emergency device allowing a warning signal to be emitted when the number of fallback trajectories is less than a first threshold value, said first threshold value being variable according to a speed of reduction of said number of fallback trajectories, the emergency device allowing the automatic transmission of flight data to rescue authorities, said flight data being chosen among the group including the coordinates of latitude and longitude provided by a GPS module, the speed and direction of flight, and • a control device, which allows, when the number of fallback trajectories is zero, corrective pilotage actions of the helicopter to be implemented so as to minimise the consequences of the accident of the helicopter. • a computer, which allows, at any instant t, an envelope of fallback trajectories of the helicopter to be generated in three dimensions, said envelope being obtained by calculating, at the instant t, a set of positions attainable by the helicopter during a predetermined duration of flight, said computer being parameterised beforehand with data relating to the flight capabilities of the helicopter including at least one of the following capabilities: maximum speeds and accelerations in the three directions of space, derived of higher order from at least one of the maximum speeds or accelerations in the three directions of space, minimum turning radii of the yawing movement, climb or descent angles, maximum weight of the payload and maximum stress values, • an emergency device allowing a warning signal to be emitted when the number of fallback trajectories is less than a first threshold value, said first threshold value being variable according to a speed of reduction of said number of fallback trajectories, the emergency device allowing the automatic transmission of flight data to rescue authorities, said flight data being chosen among the group including the coordinates of latitude and longitude provided by a GPS module, the speed and direction of flight, and • a control device, which allows, when the number of fallback trajectories is zero, corrective pilotage actions of the helicopter to be implemented so as to minimise the consequences of the accident of the helicopter.
A multichip module, comprising: a first transceiver die having first transceivers; a second transceiver die having second transceivers; a crossbar switch die having at least one crossbar switch; a first protocol logic blocks die having first protocol logic blocks; a second protocol logic blocks die having second protocol logic blocks; and a silicon interposer to which the first transceiver die, the second transceiver die, the crossbar switch die, the first protocol logic blocks die, and the second protocol logic blocks die are coupled; wherein the first and second transceiver dice, the first and second protocol logic blocks dice, and the crossbar switch die are mounted on the interposer; and wherein the interposer interconnects the first transceivers and the first protocol logic blocks to one another, interconnects the second transceivers and the second protocol logic blocks to one another, interconnects the first protocol logic blocks and the at least one crossbar switch to one another, and further interconnects the second protocol logic blocks and the at least one crossbar switch to one another. a first transceiver die having first transceivers; a second transceiver die having second transceivers; a crossbar switch die having at least one crossbar switch; a first protocol logic blocks die having first protocol logic blocks; a second protocol logic blocks die having second protocol logic blocks; and a silicon interposer to which the first transceiver die, the second transceiver die, the crossbar switch die, the first protocol logic blocks die, and the second protocol logic blocks die are coupled; wherein the first and second transceiver dice, the first and second protocol logic blocks dice, and the crossbar switch die are mounted on the interposer; and wherein the interposer interconnects the first transceivers and the first protocol logic blocks to one another, interconnects the second transceivers and the second protocol logic blocks to one another, interconnects the first protocol logic blocks and the at least one crossbar switch to one another, and further interconnects the second protocol logic blocks and the at least one crossbar switch to one another.
A configuration for a device for conditioning a room on a ceiling of the room, comprising - a plurality of elongated, preferably metallic, heat transfer profiles with their longitudinal axes disposed parallel to each other, and - a conduit per heat transfer profile for the through passage of a heat transfer medium, wherein at least one conduit section runs parallel to a longitudinal axis of a heat transfer profile and is coupled thereto in a heattransferring manner, wherein the heat transfer profiles are perforated at least in regions and, between a top side of the heat transfer profiles facing a ceiling of the room and the ceiling, at least one sound absorber (6, 106) belonging to the device is disposed on a side of the device facing the ceiling, wherein a respective gap is located between adjacent heat transfer profiles for the passage on the one hand of sound from the room into the sound absorber (6, 106) and on the other hand of air from the room into a space located above the heat transfer profiles and below the sound absorber (6, 106), characterized in that, in a central region - viewed in cross section -the respective heat transfer profiles have a U-shaped section with two limbs facing the room to be conditioned and a base in contact with a conduit section, and in that a contact profile is in heat transferring contact with both limbs, wherein the conduit section is disposed between the heat transfer profile and the contact profile on a side of the heat transfer profile facing the ceiling. - a plurality of elongated, preferably metallic, heat transfer profiles with their longitudinal axes disposed parallel to each other, and - a conduit per heat transfer profile for the through passage of a heat transfer medium,
Negative electrode for a lithium battery comprising a material comprising carbon nanotubes, deposited at the surface of each of which is a substantially continuous film of nanoscale silicon particles.
An OLED device comprising a cathode, an anode, and having there between a light emitting layer characterized by a phosphorescent emitter represented either by Formula: wherein; each L independently represents a cyclometallated ligand; each R independently represents a substituent, provided that two adjacent R groups are able to form a ring; m is a integer from 0 to 2; q is a integer from 1 to 3; and the sum of m + q is 3; or by Formula: wherein; each L independently represents a cyclometallated ligand; each R independently represents hydrogen or a substituent, provided that two adjacent R groups are able to form a ring; Y and Z are each independently an oxygen atom and a carbonyl group such that when one is a carbonyl group the other is an oxygen atom; m is a integer from 0 to 2; q is a integer from 1 to 3; and the sum of m + q is 3.
A apparatus for sensing seismic waves comprising: (a) a housing; (b) a base located at the bottom of the housing; (c) a lower sphere within the housing having a semi-spherical shape; (d) an insulating object located within the housing above the lower sphere; (e) at least one geophone element within the lower sphere comprising a magnet and coil, the element having a first end and a second end, and wherein: (f) the first end of each geophone element is pivotally connected within the lower sphere to permit movement of the second end of the geophone element in three dimensions; characterized in that it comprises (g) a plurality of bins located on an inner surface of the lower sphere; (h) the second end of each geophone element is operably connectable to a different one of the plurality of the bins; (i) a steering device operably connected to the first end of each element; and (j) a three dimensional angle gauge operably connected to the steering device. (a) a housing; (b) a base located at the bottom of the housing; (c) a lower sphere within the housing having a semi-spherical shape; (d) an insulating object located within the housing above the lower sphere; (e) at least one geophone element within the lower sphere comprising a magnet and coil, the element having a first end and a second end, and wherein: (f) the first end of each geophone element is pivotally connected within the lower sphere to permit movement of the second end of the geophone element in three dimensions; characterized in that it comprises (g) a plurality of bins located on an inner surface of the lower sphere; (h) the second end of each geophone element is operably connectable to a different one of the plurality of the bins; (i) a steering device operably connected to the first end of each element; and (j) a three dimensional angle gauge operably connected to the steering device.
A two-stage harvesting system, comprising: a first stage harvesting apparatus taking a first crop portion from an agricultural crop leaving a second crop portion in a field; and a second stage harvesting apparatus taking said second crop portion, said first stage harvesting apparatus and said second stage harvesting apparatus being connected, wherein the two-stage harvesting system operates in a moving direction, said first stage harvesting apparatus being adjacent to said second stage harvesting apparatus relative to said moving direction and wherein the first stage harvesting apparatus is a leaf stripping apparatus and wherein said first crop portion is leaves of the agricultural crop, said second crop portion being stems of the agricultural crop, wherein the second stage harvesting apparatus cuts the leaf stripped standing crop and places the stem material in a windrow.
Thermoelectric module, comprising at least one thermoelectric element making it possible to generate an electric current from a temperature gradient applied between two of its active faces (4a, 4p), a first so-called hot circuit, suitable for allowing the circulation of a first fluid in heat exchange relation with one of said active faces and a cladding surrounding said thermoelectric element or elements and said hot circuit such that the cladding is arranged to establish a thermal contact between a so-called cold liquid, of a temperature lower than that of the first fluid, and the other of said active faces and hermetically separate, on the one hand, said cold liquid and, on the other hand, said thermoelectric element or elements and said hot circuit.