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An intraluminal ultrasound imaging catheter , comprising: a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient; a support member coupled to a distal portion of the flexible elongate member, wherein the support member comprises: a hollow inner member comprising a first material; a first annular member positioned around a perimeter of the hollow inner member at a proximal portion of the hollow inner member, wherein the first annular member extends radially outward from the hollow inner member, and wherein the first annular member comprises a second material that is different from the first material; and an ultrasound scanner assembly positioned around the first annular member of the support member, wherein the ultrasound scanner assembly is configured to obtain ultrasound imaging data of the body lumen; characterized in the support member further comprising a sleeve member positioned around the perimeter of the hollow inner member at an intermediate portion of the inner hollow member, wherein the sleeve member is positioned distal of the first annular member, and wherein the sleeve member comprises a third material. a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient; a support member coupled to a distal portion of the flexible elongate member, wherein the support member comprises: a hollow inner member comprising a first material; a first annular member positioned around a perimeter of the hollow inner member at a proximal portion of the hollow inner member, wherein the first annular member extends radially outward from the hollow inner member, and wherein the first annular member comprises a second material that is different from the first material; and an ultrasound scanner assembly positioned around the first annular member of the support member, wherein the ultrasound scanner assembly is configured to obtain ultrasound imaging data of the body lumen; a hollow inner member comprising a first material; a first annular member positioned around a perimeter of the hollow inner member at a proximal portion of the hollow inner member, wherein the first annular member extends radially outward from the hollow inner member, and wherein the first annular member comprises a second material that is different from the first material; and an ultrasound scanner assembly positioned around the first annular member of the support member, wherein the ultrasound scanner assembly is configured to obtain ultrasound imaging data of the body lumen; characterized in the support member further comprising a sleeve member positioned around the perimeter of the hollow inner member at an intermediate portion of the inner hollow member, wherein the sleeve member is positioned distal of the first annular member, and wherein the sleeve member comprises a third material. wherein the sleeve member is positioned distal of the first annular member, and wherein the sleeve member comprises a third material.
A method of buffering audio on an electronic device , comprising: detecting an indicia of impending device activity, the indicia comprising one or more of a change in incident light intensity, a visual detection of motion, a visual detection of a user in proximity to the device, visual recognition of a face, detection of a finger proximal to a touch-sensitive display screen, detection of an ambient sound, detection of speech, or detection of a particular speaker; recognizing patterns of device activity relating to utilization of captured audio based at least in part on a user history; comparing at least the detected indicia of impending device activity and other data relating to occurrence of the indicia with the recognized patterns; activating a circular buffer , in response to detecting the indicia and based at least in part on the comparison; storing received audio in the circular buffer; receiving an indication to process or record audio, wherein the received indication comprises one or more of a command gesture to the device, a spoken command to the device or the user commencing speaking; in response to the indication, combining at least a portion of the audio stored in the buffer prior to the indication with audio received after the indication; and transmitting or processing the combined audio. detecting an indicia of impending device activity, the indicia comprising one or more of a change in incident light intensity, a visual detection of motion, a visual detection of a user in proximity to the device, visual recognition of a face, detection of a finger proximal to a touch-sensitive display screen, detection of an ambient sound, detection of speech, or detection of a particular speaker; recognizing patterns of device activity relating to utilization of captured audio based at least in part on a user history; comparing at least the detected indicia of impending device activity and other data relating to occurrence of the indicia with the recognized patterns; activating a circular buffer , in response to detecting the indicia and based at least in part on the comparison; storing received audio in the circular buffer; receiving an indication to process or record audio, wherein the received indication comprises one or more of a command gesture to the device, a spoken command to the device or the user commencing speaking; in response to the indication, combining at least a portion of the audio stored in the buffer prior to the indication with audio received after the indication; and transmitting or processing the combined audio.
Aircraft navigation light, configured to be usable as any of a left forward navigation light , a right forward navigation light , and a tail navigation light of an aircraft , the aircraft navigation light comprising: a common support plate which is substantially vertical in the aircraft frame of reference when the aircraft navigation light is assembled to the aircraft ; a first light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting red light; a second light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting green light; a third light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting white light; a driving circuit coupled to the first light source , the second light source and the third light source and configured to supply power to a selected one of the first light source , the second light source , and the third light source ; and a blocking element arranged to limit the light output of the aircraft navigation light to one lateral side, characterised in that the first light source and the second light source are arranged asymmetrically with respect to a horizontal reference plane (A) through the common support plate , the horizontal reference plane (A) being horizontal in the aircraft frame of reference when the aircraft navigation light is assembled to the aircraft , and the blocking element is symmetric with respect to the horizontal reference plane (A). a common support plate which is substantially vertical in the aircraft frame of reference when the aircraft navigation light is assembled to the aircraft ; a first light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting red light; a second light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting green light; a third light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting white light; a driving circuit coupled to the first light source , the second light source and the third light source and configured to supply power to a selected one of the first light source , the second light source , and the third light source ; and a blocking element arranged to limit the light output of the aircraft navigation light to one lateral side, characterised in that the first light source and the second light source are arranged asymmetrically with respect to a horizontal reference plane (A) through the common support plate , the horizontal reference plane (A) being horizontal in the aircraft frame of reference when the aircraft navigation light is assembled to the aircraft , and the blocking element is symmetric with respect to the horizontal reference plane (A).
Needle machine for a non-woven fibrous web which is fed in a material flow direction , wherein the needle machine has a needling unit having needles which are moved in an oscillating manner for needling and consolidating the non-woven fibrous web , wherein the needling unit has a lift drive and parallel connecting rods for moving the needles , said connecting rods being driven by said lift drive in a reciprocating manner and guided in a linear manner, wherein the needling unit has a support beam which is connected to the needles and extends in the material flow direction , wherein the connecting rods which are disposed behind one another in the material flow direction are in each case connected in an articulated manner to the support beam by way of one beam bearing , and one of the beam bearings which are disposed behind one another in the material flow direction has an additional degree of freedom in terms of movement.
A winding device for winding a yarn onto a package tube in order to form a yarn winding package , comprising: - a spindle for holding and rotationally driving the package tube aboutits longitudinal axis ; - a support roller that abuts against the peripheral surface of the yarn winding package during winding of the yarn , wherein the spindle is pivotable relative to the support roller by means of at least one pivotably mounted swivel arm ; and - contact-force control device ∘ with an actuator for actuating the swivel arm and ∘ with a control device for controlling the actuator ; characterized in that the contact-force control device is provide with a bending beam load cell that is associated with the swivel arm for determining a respective actual value of the contact force F A with which the yarn package and the support roller are pressed against one another and by means of which the contact force F A can be regulated to a predetermined target value by means of the control device through appropriate controlling of the actuator . - a spindle for holding and rotationally driving the package tube aboutits longitudinal axis ; - a support roller that abuts against the peripheral surface of the yarn winding package during winding of the yarn , wherein the spindle is pivotable relative to the support roller by means of at least one pivotably mounted swivel arm ; and - contact-force control device ∘ with an actuator for actuating the swivel arm and ∘ with a control device for controlling the actuator ; characterized in that the contact-force control device is provide with a bending beam load cell that is associated with the swivel arm for determining a respective actual value of the contact force F A with which the yarn package and the support roller are pressed against one another and by means of which the contact force F A can be regulated to a predetermined target value by means of the control device through appropriate controlling of the actuator . ∘ with an actuator for actuating the swivel arm and ∘ with a control device for controlling the actuator ;
A mold for manufacturing an optical element, comprising: a base material ; and a recessing and protruding layer formed on a surface of the base material, having a recessing and protruding structure ; the recessing and protruding structure having a plurality of areas (C1 - Cn) continuously arranged in a positional relationship in which a central point of seven adjacent protrusions is an intersection point of diagonal lines of six vertices of a regular hexagon, and areas, shapes, and crystal orientations of the plurality of areas being random, characterized in that the base material consists of stainless steel, and the recessing and protruding layer is formed by a material containing Ti, Cr, W, Ni. a base material ; and a recessing and protruding layer formed on a surface of the base material, having a recessing and protruding structure ; the recessing and protruding structure having a plurality of areas (C1 - Cn) continuously arranged in a positional relationship in which a central point of seven adjacent protrusions is an intersection point of diagonal lines of six vertices of a regular hexagon, and areas, shapes, and crystal orientations of the plurality of areas being random, characterized in that the base material consists of stainless steel, and the recessing and protruding layer is formed by a material containing Ti, Cr, W, Ni.
A method of providing a software update to a secure element comprised in a host device , the method comprising: - converting the software update into a sequence of ciphertext blocks; - transmitting said sequence of ciphertext blocks to the host device ; characterized in that converting the software update into the sequence ciphertext blocks is performed using a chained encryption scheme, wherein converting the software update comprises generating each ciphertext block of the sequence, except the first ciphertext block, by encrypting a plaintext block that comprises a part of the software update, and wherein the plaintext block is encrypted with a key that is comprised in a previous ciphertext block of the sequence. - converting the software update into a sequence of ciphertext blocks; - transmitting said sequence of ciphertext blocks to the host device ;
Method for operating a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle , comprising the method steps: a) sensing a plurality of vehicles (5a-5d) in the surroundings of the motor vehicle by means of a sensing device of the driver assistance system ; b) determining a respective driving parameter value for at least one driving parameter of the sensed vehicles (5a-5d) by means of a computing device of the driver assistance system ; characterized by c) categorizing the sensed vehicles (5a-5d) on the basis of the at least one driving parameter value, respectively determined for the sensed vehicles (5a-5d), into average vehicles (5a-5c) and into atypical vehicles ; d) collectively predicting an overall behaviour for a totality of the sensed average vehicles (5a-5c) on the basis of the driving parameter values determined for the average vehicles (5a-5c); and e) individually predicting a respective individual behaviour for the sensed atypical vehicles on the basis of the respective driving parameter value determined for the respective atypical vehicle . a) sensing a plurality of vehicles (5a-5d) in the surroundings of the motor vehicle by means of a sensing device of the driver assistance system ; b) determining a respective driving parameter value for at least one driving parameter of the sensed vehicles (5a-5d) by means of a computing device of the driver assistance system ; c) categorizing the sensed vehicles (5a-5d) on the basis of the at least one driving parameter value, respectively determined for the sensed vehicles (5a-5d), into average vehicles (5a-5c) and into atypical vehicles ; d) collectively predicting an overall behaviour for a totality of the sensed average vehicles (5a-5c) on the basis of the driving parameter values determined for the average vehicles (5a-5c); and e) individually predicting a respective individual behaviour for the sensed atypical vehicles on the basis of the respective driving parameter value determined for the respective atypical vehicle .
A satellite communications system , comprising: a plurality of satellites each traveling about the Earth in an orbit such that all of the plurality of satellites has an orbital period that is an integer factor of a sidereal day and all of the plurality of satellites follows a single repeating ground track relative to the surface of the Earth ; each of the plurality of satellites including communication equipment operable to communicate with at least one ground station and a plurality of user terminals to provide communication service to the plurality of user terminals ; and the orbit being oriented relative to the Earth to provide continuous satellite visibility between at least one of the plurality of satellites and a ground station in at least one targeted geographic region of the Earth on at least one repeating sky track relative to the at least one ground station , wherein the orbit for each of the plurality of satellites is oriented relative to the Earth to provide continuous satellite visibility to a ground station in a targeted geographic region of the Earth on a first repeating sky track and a second repeating sky track relative to the ground station , wherein the first repeating sky track is different than the second repeating sky track and comprise a different visible satellite in each respective one of the first sky track and the second sky track in any given time; wherein the orbit is an elliptical orbit having an eccentricity of about 0.26. a plurality of satellites each traveling about the Earth in an orbit such that all of the plurality of satellites has an orbital period that is an integer factor of a sidereal day and all of the plurality of satellites follows a single repeating ground track relative to the surface of the Earth ; each of the plurality of satellites including communication equipment operable to communicate with at least one ground station and a plurality of user terminals to provide communication service to the plurality of user terminals ; and the orbit being oriented relative to the Earth to provide continuous satellite visibility between at least one of the plurality of satellites and a ground station in at least one targeted geographic region of the Earth on at least one repeating sky track relative to the at least one ground station , wherein the orbit for each of the plurality of satellites is oriented relative to the Earth to provide continuous satellite visibility to a ground station in a targeted geographic region of the Earth on a first repeating sky track and a second repeating sky track relative to the ground station , wherein the first repeating sky track is different than the second repeating sky track and comprise a different visible satellite in each respective one of the first sky track and the second sky track in any given time; wherein the orbit is an elliptical orbit having an eccentricity of about 0.26.
A method of refurbishing an article, the article having an internal surface defining an internal cavity comprising: preparing the internal surface to remove physical damage and contamination from the internal surface, wherein preparing the internal surface includes increasing an internal dimension of the internal cavity to a size that is larger than a required dimension for the article; engaging a sputtering unit with the article whereby a sputtering electrode assembly portion of the sputtering unit is placed into the cavity and a sealing portion of the sputtering unit is sealed to the article and the internal surface of the article defines a boundary of a sputtering chamber; providing a dimensional value related to the internal dimension of the internal cavity, wherein the internal dimension is measured after preparing the internal surface and before operating the sputtering unit, and the dimensional value is determined by the measurement; and operating the sputtering unit to reduce the internal dimension of the internal cavity based upon the provided dimensional value. preparing the internal surface to remove physical damage and contamination from the internal surface, wherein preparing the internal surface includes increasing an internal dimension of the internal cavity to a size that is larger than a required dimension for the article; engaging a sputtering unit with the article whereby a sputtering electrode assembly portion of the sputtering unit is placed into the cavity and a sealing portion of the sputtering unit is sealed to the article and the internal surface of the article defines a boundary of a sputtering chamber; providing a dimensional value related to the internal dimension of the internal cavity, wherein the internal dimension is measured after preparing the internal surface and before operating the sputtering unit, and the dimensional value is determined by the measurement; and operating the sputtering unit to reduce the internal dimension of the internal cavity based upon the provided dimensional value.
A sealing structure with a torsional damper and an oil seal, wherein the torsional damper includes a hub , an annular mass body centered about an axis (x) that covers an outer circumference of the hub , and a damper elastic body that is disposed between the hub and the mass body and elastically connects the hub and the mass body to each other, the torsional damper being attached to one end of a rotary shaft with the hub being inserted into a through-hole of an attachment target part , the oil seal includes an annular seal lip centered about the axis (x) and is attached in the through-hole of the attachment target part to seal between the hub and the through-hole of the attachment target part , the hub includes an annular boss part centered about the axis (x), an annular rim part centered about the axis (x) that is located at an outer periphery of the boss part , a disk-shaped disk part centered about the axis (x) that connects the boss part and the rim part to each other, and an annular hub pocket centered about the axis (x), the hub pocket includes an annular outer circumferential surface opposed to the boss part on an outer periphery side and provides an annular recess centered about the axis (x) that is recessed in a direction toward the disk part , and the seal lip of the oil seal directly or indirectly abuts against the boss part in a slidable manner, characterized in that the outer circumferential surface of the hub pocket increases in diameter toward the disk part along the axis (x), the oil seal includes an annular side lip centered about the axis (x), and the side lip of the oil seal extends toward the hub pocket so that an annular gap (g1, g2) is formed between the side lip and the outer circumferential surface of the hub pocket .
A filter system for removing particulates from a flow of an air exhaust system comprising: a first filter unit comprising a first plurality of filter tubes having a first longitudinal axis, wherein the filter tubes of the first plurality of filter tubes are spaced to create one or more gaps between the filter tubes of the first plurality of filter tubes ; wherein at least one of the filter tubes of the first plurality of filter tubes is formed of a hydrophilic material capable of retaining a liquid attractant; and wherein the first plurality of filter tubes is covered at least in part by an attractant formulated to entrain particulates; characterized in that said at least one of the first plurality of filter tubes is formed of a non-absorbent material and does not absorb any liquid, so that the filter tube can be cleaned by washing and recoated with attractant. a first filter unit comprising a first plurality of filter tubes having a first longitudinal axis, wherein the filter tubes of the first plurality of filter tubes are spaced to create one or more gaps between the filter tubes of the first plurality of filter tubes ; wherein at least one of the filter tubes of the first plurality of filter tubes is formed of a hydrophilic material capable of retaining a liquid attractant; and wherein the first plurality of filter tubes is covered at least in part by an attractant formulated to entrain particulates; characterized in that said at least one of the first plurality of filter tubes is formed of a non-absorbent material and does not absorb any liquid, so that the filter tube can be cleaned by washing and recoated with attractant.