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Handheld, battery-operated vacuum cleaner , which has a suction opening , a motor-fan unit , which is designed to generate a suction air flow that extends from the suction opening , via a dust separation apparatus , to the motor-fan unit , wherein the dust separation apparatus is designed to cause air flowing in via an air inlet path to rotate about an axis of rotation , wherein the motor-fan unit is arranged behind the dust separation apparatus and adjacent the dust separation apparatus , and wherein the longitudinal axis of the motor-fan unit is arranged substantially in parallel with the axis of rotation of the dust separation apparatus , characterised in that the axis of rotation of the dust separation apparatus is inclined obliquely towards the front by a predefined angle relative to the vertical of the vacuum cleaner in the direction from bottom to top. a suction opening , a motor-fan unit , which is designed to generate a suction air flow that extends from the suction opening , via a dust separation apparatus , to the motor-fan unit , wherein the dust separation apparatus is designed to cause air flowing in via an air inlet path to rotate about an axis of rotation , wherein the motor-fan unit is arranged behind the dust separation apparatus and adjacent the dust separation apparatus , and wherein the longitudinal axis of the motor-fan unit is arranged substantially in parallel with the axis of rotation of the dust separation apparatus , characterised in that the axis of rotation of the dust separation apparatus is inclined obliquely towards the front by a predefined angle relative to the vertical of the vacuum cleaner in the direction from bottom to top.
A support catheter suitable to be used together with a guiding catheter in which a treatment catheter is inserted, the guiding catheter guiding the treatment catheter in a blood vessel , the support catheter being insertable in the guiding catheter from a proximal-side opening of the guiding catheter and having such a length that the support catheter protrudes from a distal-side opening of the guiding catheter , the support catheter guiding a distal end portion of the treatment catheter to a treatment site, the support catheter comprising: a distal shaft forming a distal-side portion of the support catheter , the distal shaft having a tubular shape such that the treatment catheter is insertable in the distal shaft ; and a proximal shaft forming a proximal-side portion of the support catheter , wherein the distal shaft includes a shaft body and a cover tube , a distal end portion of the proximal shaft is sandwiched between the shaft body and the cover tube , characterized in that the proximal shaft is an elongated wire rod, and the distal end portion of the proximal shaft is joined to an outer peripheral surface of a proximal-side portion of the shaft body by a modified polyolefin-based adhesive. a distal shaft forming a distal-side portion of the support catheter , the distal shaft having a tubular shape such that the treatment catheter is insertable in the distal shaft ; and a proximal shaft forming a proximal-side portion of the support catheter , wherein the distal shaft includes a shaft body and a cover tube , a distal end portion of the proximal shaft is sandwiched between the shaft body and the cover tube ,
A sensing system for a vacuum flush waste system, comprising: a housing , a flush valve plate positioned within the housing , the flush valve plate having a rotational shaft and a port , the housing having a waste opening ; a magnet positioned on the rotational shaft ; characterized in that the sensing system further comprises a magnet position sensor positioned adjacent to the magnet and configured to sense the absolute position of the magnet, wherein the sensing system senses the absolute position of the magnet in order to relay information about a location of the port with respect to the waste opening at open or closed, but also at any position in between. a housing , a flush valve plate positioned within the housing , the flush valve plate having a rotational shaft and a port , the housing having a waste opening ; a magnet positioned on the rotational shaft ; characterized in that the sensing system further comprises a magnet position sensor positioned adjacent to the magnet and configured to sense the absolute position of the magnet, wherein the sensing system senses the absolute position of the magnet in order to relay information about a location of the port with respect to the waste opening at open or closed, but also at any position in between.
A method for providing multimedia streaming content, comprising: receiving , by a network device and from a content provider device, a moving pictures experts group, MPEG, dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol, DASH, media presentation description, MPD, file that includes a range of media bandwidth values; inserting , by the network device, a service descriptor in the MPEG-DASH MPD file that specifies a maximum bandwidth value of the range of media bandwidth values; and providing , by the network device and to a client device, the MPEG-DASH MPD file that includes the service descriptor to signal to the client device to limit a bandwidth usage of the client device to the maximum bandwidth value in association with the multimedia streaming content, characterized in that the method further comprises: receiving, by the network device, information that identifies a cell having client devices to which to provide the MPEG-DASH MPD file including the service descriptor; and providing the MPEG-DASH MPD file based on the information that identifies the cell. receiving , by a network device and from a content provider device, a moving pictures experts group, MPEG, dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol, DASH, media presentation description, MPD, file that includes a range of media bandwidth values; inserting , by the network device, a service descriptor in the MPEG-DASH MPD file that specifies a maximum bandwidth value of the range of media bandwidth values; and providing , by the network device and to a client device, the MPEG-DASH MPD file that includes the service descriptor to signal to the client device to limit a bandwidth usage of the client device to the maximum bandwidth value in association with the multimedia streaming content, characterized in that the method further comprises: receiving, by the network device, information that identifies a cell having client devices to which to provide the MPEG-DASH MPD file including the service descriptor; and providing the MPEG-DASH MPD file based on the information that identifies the cell. receiving, by the network device, information that identifies a cell having client devices to which to provide the MPEG-DASH MPD file including the service descriptor; and providing the MPEG-DASH MPD file based on the information that identifies the cell.
An SMA actuation apparatus comprising: a support structure ; a movable element supported on the support structure in a manner allowing movement of the movable element relative to the support structure; and eight SMA actuator wires (1-8), divided in two groups of four SMA actuator wires, wherein: two SMA actuator wires are located on each of four sides around a notional primary axis, the four sides extending in a loop around said notional primary axis; the two SMA actuators on each of the four sides are inclined with respect to said primary axis; the SMA actuator wires of each of the two groups of four SMA actuator wires are arranged with a 2-fold rotational symmetry about the primary axis; characterised in that the SMA actuator wires (1-8) are connected between the movable element and the support structure so that one of the two groups of four SMA actuator wires provides a force on the movable element with a component in a first direction along the primary axis and the other of the two groups of four SMA actuator wires provides a force on the movable element with a component in a second direction along the primary axis, opposite to the first direction. a support structure ; a movable element supported on the support structure in a manner allowing movement of the movable element relative to the support structure; and eight SMA actuator wires (1-8), divided in two groups of four SMA actuator wires, wherein: two SMA actuator wires are located on each of four sides around a notional primary axis, the four sides extending in a loop around said notional primary axis; the two SMA actuators on each of the four sides are inclined with respect to said primary axis; the SMA actuator wires of each of the two groups of four SMA actuator wires are arranged with a 2-fold rotational symmetry about the primary axis; characterised in that the SMA actuator wires (1-8) are connected between the movable element and the support structure so that one of the two groups of four SMA actuator wires provides a force on the movable element with a component in a first direction along the primary axis and the other of the two groups of four SMA actuator wires provides a force on the movable element with a component in a second direction along the primary axis, opposite to the first direction. two SMA actuator wires are located on each of four sides around a notional primary axis, the four sides extending in a loop around said notional primary axis; the two SMA actuators on each of the four sides are inclined with respect to said primary axis; the SMA actuator wires of each of the two groups of four SMA actuator wires are arranged with a 2-fold rotational symmetry about the primary axis; characterised in that the SMA actuator wires (1-8) are connected between the movable element and the support structure so that one of the two groups of four SMA actuator wires provides a force on the movable element with a component in a first direction along the primary axis and the other of the two groups of four SMA actuator wires provides a force on the movable element with a component in a second direction along the primary axis, opposite to the first direction.
Inflatable textile bag for lowering the drag of vehicles , having a vehicle side and a rear side , wherein a holding apparatus for fastening the inflatable textile bag to a vehicle is disposed on the vehicle , and the inflatable textile bag has a filled state and an emptied state, wherein inside the textile bag wherein a stabilizer , which keeps its shape but is resilient inward, and comprises at least one stabilizer surface element having a component that extends perpendicular to the surface of the inflatable textile bag , which element is connected with the inflatable textile bag by way of a connection line .
A method of computing calibration maps for 3-D polarimetric imaging of an object by a sensor to compensate for structured scene reflections, comprising: providing a far-field radiance map E(θ,φ) in a spectral band of a scene from the perspective of the object where θ and φ are the elevation angle and azimuth angle components of a surface normal of the object ; using a microfacet scattering model to compute a polarized bidirectional distribution function, BRDF, of a surface of the object ; and using the far-field radiance map L(θ j ,φ k ), polarized BRDF and a line-of-sight vector from the sensor to the object to compute surface normal calibration maps φ(AoLP) and θ(DoLP,φ) where AoLP and DoLP are the values of the Angle of Linear Polarization and Degree of Linear Polarization images at a given pixel . providing a far-field radiance map E(θ,φ) in a spectral band of a scene from the perspective of the object where θ and φ are the elevation angle and azimuth angle components of a surface normal of the object ; using a microfacet scattering model to compute a polarized bidirectional distribution function, BRDF, of a surface of the object ; and using the far-field radiance map L(θ j ,φ k ), polarized BRDF and a line-of-sight vector from the sensor to the object to compute surface normal calibration maps φ(AoLP) and θ(DoLP,φ) where AoLP and DoLP are the values of the Angle of Linear Polarization and Degree of Linear Polarization images at a given pixel .
An exhaust casing for a low pressure steam turbine system comprising an upper wall , a side wall , the side wall being arranged for connection with an inner guide of a diffuser , an inner surface of the exhaust casing and an outer surface of the exhaust casing, a plurality of reinforcement elements , each of said reinforcement elements being arranged for connection to the side wall , to the inner guide , or to the place of connection between the side wall and the inner guide , and a guiding rib , the guiding rib attached to the upper wall of the exhaust casing and extending radially inwards, characterized in that at least one of the reinforcement elements is fastened to the guiding rib , wherein the guiding rib is positioned at a distance ranging between 1.2 ∗ m and 1.9 ∗ m from the inner surface of the side wall of the exhaust casing , wherein the parameter m is defined as the axial distance of an end point of an outer guide of a diffuser of the steam turbine system from the inner surface of the side wall .
A method for wireless communications at a user equipment, LTE, the method comprising: establishing a communication link with a base station, wherein the UE is configured to transmit sounding reference signals for the communication link; transmitting , to the base station, an indication of a partial reciprocity capability of the LTE based at least in part on establishing the communication link; determining antenna cross-correlation information for a first subset of antenna elements of the UE; and transmitting , to the base station, a sounding reference signal for a second subset of the antenna elements of the LTE in accordance with the spatial partial reciprocity capability and an indication of the antenna cross-correlation information for the first subset of antenna elements of the UE, the indication of the antenna cross-correlation information transmitted on a per band or per band per band combination basis and including one or more correlation parameters, an indication of an antenna correlation model, or both. establishing a communication link with a base station, wherein the UE is configured to transmit sounding reference signals for the communication link; transmitting , to the base station, an indication of a partial reciprocity capability of the LTE based at least in part on establishing the communication link; determining antenna cross-correlation information for a first subset of antenna elements of the UE; and transmitting , to the base station, a sounding reference signal for a second subset of the antenna elements of the LTE in accordance with the spatial partial reciprocity capability and an indication of the antenna cross-correlation information for the first subset of antenna elements of the UE, the indication of the antenna cross-correlation information transmitted on a per band or per band per band combination basis and including one or more correlation parameters, an indication of an antenna correlation model, or both.
Allopregnanolone for use in a method of treating, reducing, and/or mitigating symptoms associated with and/or caused by post-partum depression in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject the allopregnanolone, wherein the allopregnanolone is formulated in a sulfobutylether-beta-cyclodextrin sodium salt.
A surgical instrument , comprising: a handle assembly ; an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; a blade extending distally from the elongated body portion; and an ultrasonic transducer and generator (TAG) assembly configured to energize the blade when connected to the handle assembly, the TAG assembly including: generator components disposed within a first cavity cooperatively defined by a body portion and a cover , wherein at least a portion of the generator components is covered in a thermally insulative material; and transducer components disposed within a second cavity cooperatively defined by a proximal housing and a spinner housing , the proximal housing being coupled to the body portion wherein the thermally insulative material fills the first cavity wherein the transducer components include: a pair of washers ; a piezoelectric stack disposed between the pair of washers; and a horn extending distally from the piezoelectric stack, wherein the pair of washers are fabricated from a material having a similar coefficient of thermal expansion as the piezoelectric stack. a handle assembly ; an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; a blade extending distally from the elongated body portion; and an ultrasonic transducer and generator (TAG) assembly configured to energize the blade when connected to the handle assembly, the TAG assembly including: generator components disposed within a first cavity cooperatively defined by a body portion and a cover , wherein at least a portion of the generator components is covered in a thermally insulative material; and transducer components disposed within a second cavity cooperatively defined by a proximal housing and a spinner housing , the proximal housing being coupled to the body portion wherein the thermally insulative material fills the first cavity wherein the transducer components include: a pair of washers ; a piezoelectric stack disposed between the pair of washers; and a horn extending distally from the piezoelectric stack, wherein the pair of washers are fabricated from a material having a similar coefficient of thermal expansion as the piezoelectric stack. generator components disposed within a first cavity cooperatively defined by a body portion and a cover , wherein at least a portion of the generator components is covered in a thermally insulative material; and transducer components disposed within a second cavity cooperatively defined by a proximal housing and a spinner housing , the proximal housing being coupled to the body portion wherein the thermally insulative material fills the first cavity wherein the transducer components include: a pair of washers ; a piezoelectric stack disposed between the pair of washers; and a horn extending distally from the piezoelectric stack, a pair of washers ; a piezoelectric stack disposed between the pair of washers; and a horn extending distally from the piezoelectric stack, wherein the pair of washers are fabricated from a material having a similar coefficient of thermal expansion as the piezoelectric stack.
A composition consisting essentially of: a C10 aliphatic branched chain alcohol ethoxylate having 5 moles ethylene oxide; a straight chain alcohol ethoxylate of the formula where m is between 8 and 14 and n is from 2 to 10; and a builder, wherein the composition effects an increase of at least about 30 % in detergency measured as reflectance at 460 nm of a stained fabric at which the composition has been applied when compared to reflectance observed at 460 nm at the stained fabric prior to application of the composition, and wherein the stained fabric treated at which the composition has been applied exhibits a reflectance at 460 nm that is greater than the reflectance of the stained fabric at which a substantially similar composition has been applied, and wherein the substantially similar composition comprises nonyl phenol ethoxylate. a C10 aliphatic branched chain alcohol ethoxylate having 5 moles ethylene oxide; a straight chain alcohol ethoxylate of the formula where m is between 8 and 14 and n is from 2 to 10; and a builder, wherein the composition effects an increase of at least about 30 % in detergency measured as reflectance at 460 nm of a stained fabric at which the composition has been applied when compared to reflectance observed at 460 nm at the stained fabric prior to application of the composition, and wherein the stained fabric treated at which the composition has been applied exhibits a reflectance at 460 nm that is greater than the reflectance of the stained fabric at which a substantially similar composition has been applied, and wherein the substantially similar composition comprises nonyl phenol ethoxylate.
A plurality of storage containers, each storage container including: a base including a bottom wall and at least one sidewall extending substantially upwardly therefrom and terminating in a peripheral rim; a lid adapted to be compatible with and sealingly close the base and to extend thereacross in a covering relationship; wherein the plurality of containers includes differently sized and shaped bases and their compatible lids , each base and its compatible lid including a coloured identification means in the form of an area on each of the base and its compatible lid that is of the same colour for matching the base with its compatible lid ; wherein differently sized and shaped bases and their compatible lids have coloured identification means of different colours; characterized in that the container bases have the at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the base at an angle other than 90° such that containers of the same size and shape can stack one in another; wherein the lids are formed from a clear plastics material and the coloured identification means on each of the lids is a sealing means associated with each lid and adapted to co-operate with the sidewall of the base ; wherein the coloured identification means on any base and its compatible lid is a colour that is different to that of the remainder of the base and to that of the remainder of its compatible lid ; and wherein the coloured identification means on the base : is a peripheral band or strip associated with and formed with a peripheral lip depending outwardly and downwardly from a top edge of the base sidewall ; or comprises an area formed integrally with, or associated with, the sidewall . is a peripheral band or strip associated with and formed with a peripheral lip depending outwardly and downwardly from a top edge of the base sidewall ; or comprises an area formed integrally with, or associated with, the sidewall .
A wobble plate compressor comprising: a motor that rotates an axle around an axis of rotation; a wobble plate having at least one distal attachment member , the wobble plate coupled to the axle so that the distal attachment member reciprocates upon rotation of the axle; and a double-headed piston assembly ; and characterized by at least one cylinder which is integrally made as a single piece, receiving the double-headed piston assembly to define two compression chambers, the cylinder including a window through which the wobble plate engages with the piston assembly such that the distal attachment member penetrates the piston assembly whereby the piston assembly reciprocates within the cylinder along a second axis parallel to the axis of rotation upon rotation of the axle and the distal attachment member reciprocates generally in an axial path along the second axis. a motor that rotates an axle around an axis of rotation; a wobble plate having at least one distal attachment member , the wobble plate coupled to the axle so that the distal attachment member reciprocates upon rotation of the axle; and a double-headed piston assembly ; and characterized by at least one cylinder which is integrally made as a single piece, receiving the double-headed piston assembly to define two compression chambers, the cylinder including a window through which the wobble plate engages with the piston assembly such that the distal attachment member penetrates the piston assembly whereby the piston assembly reciprocates within the cylinder along a second axis parallel to the axis of rotation upon rotation of the axle and the distal attachment member reciprocates generally in an axial path along the second axis.