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A medical electrical lead, comprising: an elongated lead body having an outer circumference and provided with an electrode ; a push tube , mounted circumferentially around the lead body, the lead body longitudinally movable with respect thereto; a fixation helix mounted to the push tube, extending along a generally helical axis around the outer circumference of the lead body, the fixation helix comprising a free end spaced from and extending distally from the lead body; and a retention mechanism configured to couple the push tube to the lead body so as to prevent longitudinal movement of the lead body relative to the push tube. an elongated lead body having an outer circumference and provided with an electrode ; a push tube , mounted circumferentially around the lead body, the lead body longitudinally movable with respect thereto; a fixation helix mounted to the push tube, extending along a generally helical axis around the outer circumference of the lead body, the fixation helix comprising a free end spaced from and extending distally from the lead body; and a retention mechanism configured to couple the push tube to the lead body so as to prevent longitudinal movement of the lead body relative to the push tube.
An apparatus comprising: a plurality of photovoltaic sub-strings each including serially-connected photovoltaic cells , wherein the photovoltaic sub-strings have direct current (DC) outputs electrically connected in parallel, thereby forming a combined parallel output ; a direct current (DC) power converter including input terminals coupled to said combined parallel output , wherein the DC power converter is configured to convert an input power received at said input terminals to an output power at output terminals of the DC power converter ; and a single bypass diode connected in parallel to said combined parallel output across the input of the DC power converter ; and wherein at least one of the output terminals of the DC power converter is electrically connected to an output terminal of a second DC power converter . a plurality of photovoltaic sub-strings each including serially-connected photovoltaic cells , wherein the photovoltaic sub-strings have direct current (DC) outputs electrically connected in parallel, thereby forming a combined parallel output ; a direct current (DC) power converter including input terminals coupled to said combined parallel output , wherein the DC power converter is configured to convert an input power received at said input terminals to an output power at output terminals of the DC power converter ; and a single bypass diode connected in parallel to said combined parallel output across the input of the DC power converter ; and wherein at least one of the output terminals of the DC power converter is electrically connected to an output terminal of a second DC power converter .
An electrosurgical controller comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: command delivery of energy to an active terminal of a voltage generator; measure a value indicative of flow of the energy along the active terminal, the measurement taking place during the delivery of energy; sum , over a first predetermined window of time during delivery of energy, a first value indicative of energy provided along the active terminal; command the voltage generator to cease delivery of energy responsive to the first value meeting or exceeding a predetermined value; sum , over a second predetermined window of time during delivery of energy, a second value indicative of energy provided along the active terminal, the second predetermined window of shorter length than the first predetermined window, and the second predetermined window coextensive with the first predetermined window; and command the voltage generator to cease delivery of energy responsive to the second value meeting or exceeding a threshold value. a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; the memory storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: command delivery of energy to an active terminal of a voltage generator; measure a value indicative of flow of the energy along the active terminal, the measurement taking place during the delivery of energy; sum , over a first predetermined window of time during delivery of energy, a first value indicative of energy provided along the active terminal; command the voltage generator to cease delivery of energy responsive to the first value meeting or exceeding a predetermined value; sum , over a second predetermined window of time during delivery of energy, a second value indicative of energy provided along the active terminal, the second predetermined window of shorter length than the first predetermined window, and the second predetermined window coextensive with the first predetermined window; and command the voltage generator to cease delivery of energy responsive to the second value meeting or exceeding a threshold value. command delivery of energy to an active terminal of a voltage generator; measure a value indicative of flow of the energy along the active terminal, the measurement taking place during the delivery of energy; sum , over a first predetermined window of time during delivery of energy, a first value indicative of energy provided along the active terminal; command the voltage generator to cease delivery of energy responsive to the first value meeting or exceeding a predetermined value; sum , over a second predetermined window of time during delivery of energy, a second value indicative of energy provided along the active terminal, the second predetermined window of shorter length than the first predetermined window, and the second predetermined window coextensive with the first predetermined window; and command the voltage generator to cease delivery of energy responsive to the second value meeting or exceeding a threshold value.
A method for producing a component layer-by-layer, comprising the steps of depositing particulate material (P) to form a layer of particulate material (P) having a first area over a build platform ; applying at least one exothermic material over the build platform so that a second area of the first area is uniformly coated with the at least one exothermic material, wherein the second area is smaller than the first area ; selectively applying radiant energy to a third area of the layer in a specific pattern that defines the geometry of a cross-sectional layer of the component to trigger an exothermic reaction in the at least one exothermic material and sinter the third area of the layer, wherein the third area is a portion of and smaller than the second area ; and repeating the steps of depositing, applying, and sintering for a plurality of layers until the component is complete. depositing particulate material (P) to form a layer of particulate material (P) having a first area over a build platform ; applying at least one exothermic material over the build platform so that a second area of the first area is uniformly coated with the at least one exothermic material, wherein the second area is smaller than the first area ; selectively applying radiant energy to a third area of the layer in a specific pattern that defines the geometry of a cross-sectional layer of the component to trigger an exothermic reaction in the at least one exothermic material and sinter the third area of the layer, wherein the third area is a portion of and smaller than the second area ; and repeating the steps of depositing, applying, and sintering for a plurality of layers until the component is complete.
A digital printing process for inkjet printing on a recording medium (M) using ink comprising a carrier liquid and a colorant, in particular on a recording medium which is configured not to absorb the carrier liquid or to absorb only a portion of the carrier liquid during the inkjet printing, said process comprising the steps of: jetting ink on the recording medium (M); characterized in that said process further comprises the steps of: bringing one or more continuously rotating members in rotational contact with the jetted ink on said recording medium (M), such that a colorant-poor portion (P1) of the ink is adsorbed to the one or more rotating members and a colorant-rich portion (P2) remains on the recording medium (M); said colorant-rich portion (P2) comprising more colorant than said colorant-poor portion (P1); and continuously removing said colorant-poor portion (P1) of the one or more continuously rotating members ; wherein the step of removing of the colorant-poor portion (P1) of the one or more rotating members is done by scraping the colorant-poor portion (P1) from said one or more rotating members , without using suction. jetting ink on the recording medium (M); characterized in that said process further comprises the steps of: bringing one or more continuously rotating members in rotational contact with the jetted ink on said recording medium (M), such that a colorant-poor portion (P1) of the ink is adsorbed to the one or more rotating members and a colorant-rich portion (P2) remains on the recording medium (M); said colorant-rich portion (P2) comprising more colorant than said colorant-poor portion (P1); and continuously removing said colorant-poor portion (P1) of the one or more continuously rotating members ; bringing one or more continuously rotating members in rotational contact with the jetted ink on said recording medium (M), such that a colorant-poor portion (P1) of the ink is adsorbed to the one or more rotating members and a colorant-rich portion (P2) remains on the recording medium (M); said colorant-rich portion (P2) comprising more colorant than said colorant-poor portion (P1); and continuously removing said colorant-poor portion (P1) of the one or more continuously rotating members ;
A drive assembly for a bicycle, in particular for an electric bicycle having an electric motor drive, with a bottom bracket unit having a bottom bracket housing , a fastening device for stable fastening of the bottom bracket housing to a bicycle frame , wherein the fastening device comprises a mounting frame for fastening to the bicycle frame and an elastic connecting element for mechanical coupling and vibration damping between the bottom bracket housing and the bicycle frame , which is positioned between the mounting frame and the bottom bracket housing , wherein the fastening device has at least two mounting rings and the elastic connecting element comprises at least two elastic rings which enclose the bottom bracket housing at both ends of the bottom bracket housing radially to a bottom bracket shaft and are each positioned between one mounting ring and the bottom bracket housing , characterized in that at least one mounting ring and one associated elastic ring each have at least one positive form-locking element in order to prevent or at least limit a relative rotational movement with respect to the bottom bracket housing .
A method of regulating forward radiofrequency (RF) power supplied by an RF transmitter circuit to an RF transmitting antenna , the method comprising: detecting forward RF power supplied by the RF transmitter circuit to the RF transmitting antenna ; receiving at multiple filters RF power samples of the supplied forward RF power, each filter differently filtering the received RF power samples to apply a different average power period, each filter further activating an RF power adjustment trigger signal while a time-averaged forward RF power supplied to the RF transmitting antenna satisfies a forward RF power adjustment condition for the average power period of the filter; and adjusting the forward RF power supplied by the RF transmitter circuit to the RF transmitting antenna based on the RF power adjustment trigger signal. detecting forward RF power supplied by the RF transmitter circuit to the RF transmitting antenna ; receiving at multiple filters RF power samples of the supplied forward RF power, each filter differently filtering the received RF power samples to apply a different average power period, each filter further activating an RF power adjustment trigger signal while a time-averaged forward RF power supplied to the RF transmitting antenna satisfies a forward RF power adjustment condition for the average power period of the filter; and adjusting the forward RF power supplied by the RF transmitter circuit to the RF transmitting antenna based on the RF power adjustment trigger signal.
A base station device comprising: a first generating unit configured to generate a data channel transmitted in each of a plurality of time units; a second generating unit configured to generate a control channel including allocation information on the data channel and group identifying information for identifying a group to which each time unit belongs, wherein acknowledgements related to the data channel in time units belonging to a same group are collectively fed back; a judging unit configured to judge whether a frequency band for which a license is not needed to use in wireless communication is being used by another device; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit, when it is judged, by the judging unit , that the frequency band is not being used, the data channel and the control channel by using the frequency band, wherein the control channel includes a feedback timing information which is not applied for the data channel when an acknowledgement for the data channel is collectively fed back with an acknowledgement for an other data channel that belongs to a same group as the data channel, the other data channel being transmitted after transmitting the data channel. a first generating unit configured to generate a data channel transmitted in each of a plurality of time units; a second generating unit configured to generate a control channel including allocation information on the data channel and group identifying information for identifying a group to which each time unit belongs, wherein acknowledgements related to the data channel in time units belonging to a same group are collectively fed back; a judging unit configured to judge whether a frequency band for which a license is not needed to use in wireless communication is being used by another device; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit, when it is judged, by the judging unit , that the frequency band is not being used, the data channel and the control channel by using the frequency band, wherein the control channel includes a feedback timing information which is not applied for the data channel when an acknowledgement for the data channel is collectively fed back with an acknowledgement for an other data channel that belongs to a same group as the data channel, the other data channel being transmitted after transmitting the data channel.
A method of operating an interconnect server for a roaming network , the roaming network having a plurality of cellular networks and a plurality of hotspot networks formed of wireless access points , the interconnect server being connectable to a routing server within each of the plurality of cellular networks and to a routing server within each of the plurality of hotspot networks, wherein the plurality of hotspot networks are operable to allow subscriber devices of the plurality of cellular networks to connect to a wireless access point forming part of the hotspot network and access the device's subscriber cellular network, comprising: receiving from at least one of the plurality of cellular networks' routing servers an access list specifying access permissions identifying at least one hotspot network which can be used by its subscribers for data roaming; storing the access list received from the at least one of the plurality of cellular networks' routing servers; processing the access list to generate, for each hotspot network, a routable roaming list identifying cellular networks that can be reached via the interconnect server; and characterised by the steps of: sending the generated routable roaming list to the respective hotspot network, wherein the generated routable roaming list is for configuring the hotspot network to route traffic of subscriber devices of the cellular networks in accordance with the access permissions received from the at least one plurality of cellular networks. receiving from at least one of the plurality of cellular networks' routing servers an access list specifying access permissions identifying at least one hotspot network which can be used by its subscribers for data roaming; storing the access list received from the at least one of the plurality of cellular networks' routing servers; processing the access list to generate, for each hotspot network, a routable roaming list identifying cellular networks that can be reached via the interconnect server; and characterised by the steps of: sending the generated routable roaming list to the respective hotspot network, wherein the generated routable roaming list is for configuring the hotspot network to route traffic of subscriber devices of the cellular networks in accordance with the access permissions received from the at least one plurality of cellular networks. sending the generated routable roaming list to the respective hotspot network, wherein the generated routable roaming list is for configuring the hotspot network to route traffic of subscriber devices of the cellular networks in accordance with the access permissions received from the at least one plurality of cellular networks.
Mutant strain of Neospora caninum , wherein the function of the NcMIC3 protein is suppressed by the deletion of the whole of the ncmic3 gene.
A method of manufacturing a part, the method comprising: heating a gear in the presence of carbon to carburize a material of the gear to create a carburized gear, the gear having a plurality of gear teeth and which comprises a selected material; high pressure gas quenching the carburized gear to drive the carbon into the material of the gear to create a quenched gear ; at least one of cavitation peening and laser peening surfaces of the quenched gear to create a peened gear ; and superfinishing surfaces of the peened gear , wherein the high pressure gas quenching employs non-reactive gas for quenching. heating a gear in the presence of carbon to carburize a material of the gear to create a carburized gear, the gear having a plurality of gear teeth and which comprises a selected material; high pressure gas quenching the carburized gear to drive the carbon into the material of the gear to create a quenched gear ; at least one of cavitation peening and laser peening surfaces of the quenched gear to create a peened gear ; and superfinishing surfaces of the peened gear , wherein the high pressure gas quenching employs non-reactive gas for quenching.
Electrochemical cell comprising a negative electrode , a positive electrode , a protective layer which is arranged on the negative electrode and separates the negative electrode from the positive electrode and also an electrolyte which is arranged between the positive electrode and the protective layer , where the negative electrode at least partially comprises metallic lithium and the protective layer arranged on the negative electrode is formed by a composite material comprising at least a first material which is formed by a lithium ion-conducting material and a second material which is formed by a polymer, and the protective layer has conducting paths which are formed by material channels of the lithium ion-conducting material, where the conducting paths are continuous in the height direction of the protective layer , where the lithium ion-conducting material has a grid-like structure having a plurality of components which are arranged essentially perpendicular to the negative electrode and are joined by a parallel layer composed of the same material, where interstices formed in the lithium ion-conducting material are filled with polymer, characterized in that an intermediate layer is arranged between the electrolyte and the protective layer . where the negative electrode at least partially comprises metallic lithium and the protective layer arranged on the negative electrode is formed by a composite material comprising at least a first material which is formed by a lithium ion-conducting material and a second material which is formed by a polymer, and the protective layer has conducting paths which are formed by material channels of the lithium ion-conducting material, where the conducting paths are continuous in the height direction of the protective layer , where the lithium ion-conducting material has a grid-like structure having a plurality of components which are arranged essentially perpendicular to the negative electrode and are joined by a parallel layer composed of the same material, where interstices formed in the lithium ion-conducting material are filled with polymer, characterized in that an intermediate layer is arranged between the electrolyte and the protective layer .
A dental handpiece comprising: a cylindrical outer body ; an insert body that includes an ultrasonic vibrator , and is configured to be accommodated in the outer body, a front end portion of the insert body closing a front end of the outer body and a rear end portion of the insert body closing a rear end of the outer body; a tip connection portion that is provided at the front end portion of the insert body and that detachably holds a scaler tip to which ultrasonic vibration from the ultrasonic vibrator is transmitted; and a cleaning liquid flow path that guides a cleaning liquid supplied from a cleaning liquid injection port of the insert body to a front end portion of the outer body, wherein the cleaning liquid flow path includes an immersion flow path in which the insert body is immersed in the cleaning liquid in the outer body and the cleaning liquid in which the insert body is immersed is discharged from the front end portion of the outer body. a cylindrical outer body ; an insert body that includes an ultrasonic vibrator , and is configured to be accommodated in the outer body, a front end portion of the insert body closing a front end of the outer body and a rear end portion of the insert body closing a rear end of the outer body; a tip connection portion that is provided at the front end portion of the insert body and that detachably holds a scaler tip to which ultrasonic vibration from the ultrasonic vibrator is transmitted; and a cleaning liquid flow path that guides a cleaning liquid supplied from a cleaning liquid injection port of the insert body to a front end portion of the outer body, wherein the cleaning liquid flow path includes an immersion flow path in which the insert body is immersed in the cleaning liquid in the outer body and the cleaning liquid in which the insert body is immersed is discharged from the front end portion of the outer body.