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Brake device for a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system, comprising a hydraulic booster stage and a master brake cylinder with an axially displaceable brake cylinder piston , wherein the brake device , within normal boosting operation, can be operated both in an autonomous, driver-independent actuation mode in an electronically controlled manner and in a manual actuation mode in a manner controlled by the driver, and outside the normal boosting operation, can be operated in an emergency mode with an un-boosted actuation force generated by the driver alone, and the booster stage is configured such that within the normal boosting operation, each actuation mode is assigned a separate piston in a booster housing of the booster stage , which piston is acted on directly by the boost force and transmits this mechanically to components connected operatively downstream characterized in that, in the booster housing , there are formed a pressure space , which is fed with pressure medium directly from an electromotive motor-pump unit , an intermediate space , which is fed with pressure medium from the pressure space , and a substantially unpressurized return chamber , which is fed with the pressure medium from the intermediate space and which is connected via a return connection to an unpressurized pressure medium reservoir , wherein an axially displaceable pressure space piston separates the pressure space from the intermediate space , and an axially displaceable intermediate space piston separates the intermediate space from the return chamber .
A pedicle screw system , comprising: a pedicle screw comprising a screw head with a screw head diameter and an elongate threaded portion coupled to and extending from the screw head ; and a tulip assembly comprising: a housing defining a generally cylindrical engagement orifice having a screw head contact surface which defines an inner diameter of the tulip assembly ; wherein said inner diameter of the tulip assembly defined by the screw head contact surface is smaller than said screw head diameter ; characterized in that said housing is adapted to permit head-first introduction of the screw head into the engagement orifice whereby head-first introduction of the screw head creates an interference fit between the screw head contact surface and the screw head on engagement of the screw head and tulip assembly due to a deformation between the screw head and said cylindrical engagement orifice . a pedicle screw comprising a screw head with a screw head diameter and an elongate threaded portion coupled to and extending from the screw head ; and a tulip assembly comprising: a housing defining a generally cylindrical engagement orifice having a screw head contact surface which defines an inner diameter of the tulip assembly ; wherein said inner diameter of the tulip assembly defined by the screw head contact surface is smaller than said screw head diameter ; characterized in that said housing is adapted to permit head-first introduction of the screw head into the engagement orifice whereby head-first introduction of the screw head creates an interference fit between the screw head contact surface and the screw head on engagement of a housing defining a generally cylindrical engagement orifice having a screw head contact surface which defines an inner diameter of the tulip assembly ; wherein said inner diameter of the tulip assembly defined by the screw head contact surface is smaller than said screw head diameter ; characterized in that said housing is adapted to permit head-first introduction of the screw head into the engagement orifice whereby head-first introduction of the screw head creates an interference fit between the screw head contact surface and the screw head on engagement of the screw head and tulip assembly due to a deformation between the screw head and said cylindrical engagement orifice .
A synchronisation symbol detector for detecting a synchronisation symbol in an input signal, the detector comprising: a first correlation module configured to perform one or more first correlations between the input signal and a down-converted version of the input signal and generate a first correlation metric based on the one or more first correlations; a second correlation module configured to perform one or more second correlations between the input signal and an up-converted version of the input signal and generate a second correlation metric based on the one or more second correlations; and a comparison module configured to determine whether the input signal comprises a synchronisation symbol based on a comparison of the first and second correlation metrics and output an indication of the determination and, in response to determining that the input signal comprises a synchronisation symbol, estimate a time position of the synchronisation symbol based on the first and second correlation metrics and output an indication of the estimate. a first correlation module configured to perform one or more first correlations between the input signal and a down-converted version of the input signal and generate a first correlation metric based on the one or more first correlations; a second correlation module configured to perform one or more second correlations between the input signal and an up-converted version of the input signal and generate a second correlation metric based on the one or more second correlations; and a comparison module configured to determine whether the input signal comprises a synchronisation symbol based on a comparison of the first and second correlation metrics and output an indication of the determination and, in response to determining that the input signal comprises a synchronisation symbol, estimate a time position of the synchronisation symbol based on the first and second correlation metrics and output an indication of the estimate.
A strain gauge sensor device comprising at least one deformable substrate made of an electrically non-conducting film and two or more electrically conducting layers (L1,L2) applied over first and second sides of said electrically non-conducting film , said two or more electrically conducting layers (L1,L2) configured to form: at least one transducer element (R1/R3) formed in or on a surface area of the first side of said electrically non-conducting film ; at least one other transducer element (R2/R4) formed in or on a surface area of the second side of said electrically non-conducting film ; and electrical conductors (G R1 , G R2 ,...) formed on and/or in said electrically non-conducting film for electrically connecting between and to said at least one transducer element, said two or more electrically conducting layers comprising a first layer (L1) made of a piezoresistive material or compound attached to the electrically non-conducting film and a layer made of a material or compound (L2) having good electrical conduction properties applied on regions of the electrically non-conducting film wherein the first layer (L1) been removed or not applied. at least one transducer element (R1/R3) formed in or on a surface area of the first side of said electrically non-conducting film ; at least one other transducer element (R2/R4) formed in or on a surface area of the second side of said electrically non-conducting film ; and electrical conductors (G R1 , G R2 ,...) formed on and/or in said electrically non-conducting film for electrically connecting between and to said at least one transducer element, said two or more electrically conducting layers comprising a first layer (L1) made of a piezoresistive material or compound attached to the electrically non-conducting film and a layer made of a material or compound (L2) having good electrical conduction properties applied on regions of the electrically non-conducting film wherein the first layer (L1) been removed or not applied.
A wind turbine blade comprising a main blade module defining a main body of the blade, and a plurality of separate edge modules attached to the main blade module, the edge modules being arranged adjacent to one another in a spanwise direction of the blade, and each edge module defining at least part of a trailing edge of the blade, wherein each edge module comprises a down conductor for a blade lightning protection system embedded within the edge module, and wherein the down conductors of first and second adjacent edge modules are electrically connected together via an electrical connector assembly , the wind turbine blade further comprising a lightning receptor attached to the electrical connector assembly. wherein each edge module comprises a down conductor for a blade lightning protection system embedded within the edge module, and wherein the down conductors of first and second adjacent edge modules are electrically connected together via an electrical connector assembly , the wind turbine blade further comprising a lightning receptor attached to the electrical connector assembly.
A gas sampling device arranged to load an associated sorbent tube (T) with volatile organic compound from a gas sample (G_S) in a sampling process, the gas sampling device comprising - a gas inlet (G_I) arranged to receive the gas sample (G_S), - a port (P) arranged to receive the associated sorbent tube (T), - a gas circuit (GC) connected to the gas inlet (G_I) and being arranged to provide a flow path to guide the gas sample (G_S) to the port (P), so as to allow the gas sample (G_S) to load the associated sorbent tube (T), - at least one volatile organic compound detector (DT1) arranged to sense gas in the flow path upstream or downstream of the port (P), the detector (DT1) being arranged to generate an output signal (VC) in accordance with a sensed volatile organic compound concentration, and - a control module (CM) connected to the at least one volatile organic compound detector (DT1), and being arranged to calculate a measure indicative of a cumultative sum of volatile organic compounds in response to the output signal (VC) from the detector (DT1), and to compare said measure with a predetermined threshold value (TH), and wherein the control module (CM) is arranged to generate an output (O) in case said measure exceeds the predetermined threshold value (TH). - a gas inlet (G_I) arranged to receive the gas sample (G_S), - a port (P) arranged to receive the associated sorbent tube (T), - a gas circuit (GC) connected to the gas inlet (G_I) and being arranged to provide a flow path to guide the gas sample (G_S) to the port (P), so as to allow the gas sample (G_S) to load the associated sorbent tube (T), - at least one volatile organic compound detector (DT1) arranged to sense gas in the flow path upstream or downstream of the port (P), the detector (DT1) being arranged to generate an output signal (VC) in accordance with a sensed volatile organic compound concentration, and - a control module (CM) connected to the at least one volatile organic compound detector (DT1), and being arranged to calculate a measure indicative of a cumultative sum of volatile organic compounds in response to the output signal (VC) from the detector (DT1), and to compare said measure with a predetermined threshold value (TH), and wherein the control module (CM) is arranged to generate an output (O) in case said measure exceeds the predetermined threshold value (TH).
An optical modulator comprising: amplitude information control means for generating amplitude information for controlling an amplitude of an information signal to correspond to a transmission characteristic of modulation means, adding a dither signal to the amplitude information, the amplitude information including at least four drive amplitudes, and the dither signal being applied to each of the at least four drive amplitudes, and outputting the amplitude information; bias value control means for generating and outputting a bias value for controlling a center of an amplitude of the information signal to correspond to a transmission characteristic of the modulation means; data output means for correcting an amplitude of information data inputted, based on the amplitude information outputted and outputting the information data as the information signal; modulation means for correcting a center of an amplitude of the information signal outputted, based on the bias value outputted, modulating input continuous wave light by using the information signal, and outputting a modulation signal; and adjustment means for extracting a dither signal added to the amplitude information from the modulation signal outputted, and adjusting the amplitude information generated and the bias value generated in such a way that a differential value of intensity of the dither signal extracted added to the amplitude information is set to zero. amplitude information control means for generating amplitude information for controlling an amplitude of an information signal to correspond to a transmission characteristic of modulation means, adding a dither signal to the amplitude information, the amplitude information including at least four drive amplitudes, and the dither signal being applied to each of the at least four drive amplitudes, and outputting the amplitude information; bias value control means for generating and outputting a bias value for controlling a center of an amplitude of the information signal to correspond to a transmission characteristic of the modulation means; data output means for correcting an amplitude of information data inputted, based on the amplitude information outputted and outputting the information data as the information signal; modulation means for correcting a center of an amplitude of the information signal outputted, based on the bias value outputted, modulating input continuous wave light by using the information signal, and outputting a modulation signal; and adjustment means for extracting a dither signal added to the amplitude information from the modulation signal outputted, and adjusting the amplitude information generated and the bias value generated in such a way that a differential value of intensity of the dither signal extracted added to the amplitude information is set to zero.
An ice protection system for a rotor blade , the blade having a leading edge along at least a portion of a spanwise length extending between a root portion and a tip portion , the system comprising: an electric spanwise anti-ice heater configured for placement on the leading edge of the blade ; a first electric spanwise de-ice heater adjacent the anti-ice heater and having varying chordwise dimensions, the de-ice heater being configured for placement on an upper surface of the blade or a lower surface of the blade ; a second electric spanwise de-ice heater having varying chordwise dimensions and configured for placement on an upper surface of the blade or a lower surface of the blade; and electrical connectors for each heater, the connectors being configured for connection near the root portion of the blade to a source of electrical power; wherein the second de-ice heater is adjacent the first de-ice heater , and adjacent edges of the de-ice heaters form an interlocking pattern. an electric spanwise anti-ice heater configured for placement on the leading edge of the blade ; a first electric spanwise de-ice heater adjacent the anti-ice heater and having varying chordwise dimensions, the de-ice heater being configured for placement on an upper surface of the blade or a lower surface of the blade ; a second electric spanwise de-ice heater having varying chordwise dimensions and configured for placement on an upper surface of the blade or a lower surface of the blade; and electrical connectors for each heater, the connectors being configured for connection near the root portion of the blade to a source of electrical power; wherein the second de-ice heater is adjacent the first de-ice heater , and adjacent edges of the de-ice heaters form an interlocking pattern.
A temperature sensing device for use with a cooking appliance , the temperature sensing device comprising a temperature measurement probe configured to extend into a cooking chamber of the cooking appliance ; a temperature sensor included in the temperature measurement probe and configured to measure a temperature of the cooking chamber ; a housing configured to be mounted on the cooking appliance ; an insulating layer ; and a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) inside the housing and coupled to the temperature sensor ; characterized in that the insulating layer is located between an interior wall and an exterior wall of the housing (1232, 1432, 2032 2132, 2232, 2332, 2632); at least part of the temperature measurement probe serves as an interior cooking chamber antenna that is coupled to the PCBA and is configured to receive data wirelessly from at least one food thermometer inside the cooking chamber ; and the interior cooking chamber antenna includes temperature sensor wiring of the temperature measurement probe . a temperature measurement probe configured to extend into a cooking chamber of the cooking appliance ; a temperature sensor included in the temperature measurement probe and configured to measure a temperature of the cooking chamber ; a housing configured to be mounted on the cooking appliance ; an insulating layer ; and a Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) inside the housing and coupled to the temperature sensor ; characterized in that the insulating layer is located between an interior wall and an exterior wall of the housing (1232, 1432, 2032 2132, 2232, 2332, 2632); at least part of the temperature measurement probe serves as an interior cooking chamber antenna that is coupled to the PCBA and is configured to receive data wirelessly from at least one food thermometer inside the cooking chamber ; and the interior cooking chamber antenna includes temperature sensor wiring of the temperature measurement probe .
Method for operating an automated vehicle, having the following successive steps: - capturing an environment of the vehicle; - providing environmental data relating to the captured environment; - supplying the environmental data to a situation capture device having a defined number of situation capture elements (51a...51n) of greater than one ; - computationally modelling the environment of the vehicle by means of the situation capture elements (51a...51n) ; - controlling driver assistance systems (30a...30n) using output data of the models from the situation capture elements (51a...51n); - using a decision device of a functional device to decide which output data of the models from the situation capture elements (51a...51n) are used to control an actuator device of the vehicle; and - controlling the actuator device of the vehicle using the decided output data, - wherein data for all driving assistance systems (30a...30n) are provided by means of the models from the situation capture elements (51a...51n), - wherein the respective driving assistance system (30a...30n) decides which data from which situation capture element (51a...51n) it processes. - capturing an environment of the vehicle; - providing environmental data relating to the captured environment; - supplying the environmental data to a situation capture device having a defined number of situation capture elements (51a...51n) of greater than one ; - computationally modelling the environment of the vehicle by means of the situation capture elements (51a...51n) ; - controlling driver assistance systems (30a...30n) using output data of the models from the situation capture elements (51a...51n); - using a decision device of a functional device to decide which output data of the models from the situation capture elements (51a...51n) are used to control an actuator device of the vehicle; and - controlling the actuator device of the vehicle using the decided output data, - wherein data for all driving assistance systems (30a...30n) are provided by means of the models from the situation capture elements (51a...51n), - wherein the respective driving assistance system (30a...30n) decides which data from which situation capture element (51a...51n) it processes.
A humanized monoclonal antibody that specifically binds Leucine-rich repeat containing G-protein-coupled receptor 5 (LGR5) and comprises a heavy chain variable domain comprising an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 19 and a light chain variable domain comprising an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 21.
A natural rubber based infill for artificial turf, comprising bio-degradable granules , wherein the granules comprise natural rubber that has been physically but not chemically modified by the addition of a quantity of filler material, and an anti-tack agent , wherein the filler material comprises organic natural material such as coir fibre , wood chip, cork, corn, coir pith, hemp, starch or plant waste and wherein the granules have a mean size of between 0.2 mm and 5 mm.
An apparatus comprising: a computing architecture comprising multiple memories including a first memory and a second memory , wherein the multiple memories are configured to store multiple copies of a memory image including a first copy and a second copy , the memory image containing instructions to be executed by the computing architecture and data to be used by the computing architecture, wherein the first memory is configured to store the first copy of the memory image and the second memory is configured to store the second copy of the memory image, the computing architecture is configured to perform multiple functions including an instruction execution function and an input/output function; at least one processing device configured to execute an instruction emulator that is configured to perform the instruction execution function using the first copy of the memory image, the first memory comprising a memory within the instruction emulator or closer to the instruction emulator than the second memory ; and an interface card configured to communicate over a network and perform the input/output function using the second copy of the memory image, the second memory comprising a memory within the interface card or closer to the interface card than the first memory. a computing architecture comprising multiple memories including a first memory and a second memory , wherein the multiple memories are configured to store multiple copies of a memory image including a first copy and a second copy , the memory image containing instructions to be executed by the computing architecture and data to be used by the computing architecture, wherein the first memory is configured to store the first copy of the memory image and the second memory is configured to store the second copy of the memory image, the computing architecture is configured to perform multiple functions including an instruction execution function and an input/output function; at least one processing device configured to execute an instruction emulator that is configured to perform the instruction execution function using the first copy of the memory image, the first memory comprising a memory within the instruction emulator or closer to the instruction emulator than the second memory ; and an interface card configured to communicate over a network and perform the input/output function using the second copy of the memory image, the second memory comprising a memory within the interface card or closer to the interface card than the first memory.
A composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of acidified nitrite (A-NO 2 - ), an iron chelator agent and an antibiotic agent, wherein the iron chelator is ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid or diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid.