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Timepiece comprising a mechanical movement which comprises: - an indicator mechanism of at least one time data item, - a mechanical resonator suitable for oscillating along a general oscillation axis about a neutral position corresponding to the minimum potential energy state thereof, - a maintenance device of the mechanical resonator forming therewith a mechanical oscillator which is arranged to pace the running of the indicator mechanism; the timepiece further comprising a device for regulating the medium frequency of said mechanical oscillator; characterised in that said regulation device is of the mechanical type, this mechanical regulation device being formed by a mechanical auxiliary oscillator , which defines a master oscillator, and by a mechanical braking device of said mechanical resonator; and in that the mechanical braking device is arranged to be able to apply to said mechanical resonator a dissipative mechanical braking torque during periodic braking pulses which are generated at a braking frequency selected merely as a function of a set-point frequency for said mechanical oscillator, which defines a slave oscillator, and determined by said master oscillator, the mechanical system formed by said mechanical resonator and the mechanical braking device being configured so as to enable the mechanical braking device to be able to start said periodic braking pulses at any position of said mechanical resonator in a range of positions, along said general oscillation axis, which extends at least on a first of the two sides of the neutral position of said mechanical resonator over at least a range of amplitudes that said slave oscillator is liable to have on this first side for a usable operating range of this slave oscillator. - an indicator mechanism of at least one time data item, - a mechanical resonator suitable for oscillating along a general oscillation axis about a neutral position corresponding to the minimum potential energy state thereof, - a maintenance device of the mechanical resonator forming therewith a mechanical oscillator which is arranged to pace the running of the indicator mechanism;
An antenna device comprising: a slot formed by a second connection pattern , a second ground pattern , a third ground pattern , and a fourth ground pattern ; a feeding part formed on a surface different from a surface on which the slot is formed; and a metal pattern deployed to extend for a predetermined distance from the feeding part and configured to form vertical polarized waves, wherein the vertical polarized waves mean radio waves having an electric field polarized in a direction that is vertical to a first ground pattern and the second ground pattern that are in parallel, wherein the metal pattern is deployed at a predetermined angle to the surface on which the slot is formed, and wherein the second connection pattern and a first connection pattern disposed to face the second connection pattern electrically connect the first ground pattern disposed to face the second ground pattern and the second ground pattern . a slot formed by a second connection pattern , a second ground pattern , a third ground pattern , and a fourth ground pattern ; a feeding part formed on a surface different from a surface on which the slot is formed; and a metal pattern deployed to extend for a predetermined distance from the feeding part and configured to form vertical polarized waves, wherein the vertical polarized waves mean radio waves having an electric field polarized in a direction that is vertical to a first ground pattern and the second ground pattern that are in parallel, wherein the metal pattern is deployed at a predetermined angle to the surface on which the slot is formed, and wherein the second connection pattern and a first connection pattern disposed to face the second connection pattern electrically connect the first ground pattern disposed to face the second ground pattern and the second ground pattern .
Tyre made of rubber material, comprising a tread of width W that is delimited by at least one edge , the tread comprising a plurality of blocks , each block being delimited by at least one lateral wall that extends mainly in an axial direction Y in the direction of the edge , the lateral wall having a length L in this axial direction, where L is greater than 35% of the width W of the tread, the lateral wall exhibiting an inclination angle (α) with respect to a radial direction (Z), said inclination angle (α) evolving in the axial direction Y, this evolution being continuous, characterized in that the evolution in the inclination angle (a) is in accordance with a Gaussian function .
A device for acting on at least parts of the body of a user, in particular with medical-cosmetic radiation and/or by mechanical influencing, comprising means for acting on the human body, which comprise adjustable operating parameters, and a controller connected to the means for acting , which sets the operating parameters, and whereby at least one microphone is provided, by which speech inputs of the user for controlling the operating parameters can be captured, and in that the microphone is connected to an evaluation unit which converts speech inputs captured by the microphone into control commands for the means for acting , and a loudspeaker is provided, and in that the evaluation unit confirms successfully recognized speech inputs with an acoustic signal, and characterized in that the device is laid out to conduct acoustic signals emitted by loudspeakers of the device via a sperate input to the evaluation unit and to invert these signals, such that sounds incidentally captured by the microphone are explicitly not read as control commands. means for acting on the human body, which comprise adjustable operating parameters, and a controller connected to the means for acting , which sets the operating parameters, and whereby at least one microphone is provided, by which speech inputs of the user for controlling the operating parameters can be captured, and in that the microphone is connected to an evaluation unit which converts speech inputs captured by the microphone into control commands for the means for acting , and a loudspeaker is provided, and in that the evaluation unit confirms successfully recognized speech inputs with an acoustic signal, and characterized in that the device is laid out to conduct acoustic signals emitted by loudspeakers of the device via a sperate input to the evaluation unit and to invert these signals, such that sounds incidentally captured by the microphone are explicitly not read as control commands.
An external controller for controlling sub-perception stimulation provided by an implantable stimulator device having an electrode array , comprising: control circuitry configured to render a graphical user interface , GUI, including a location at which the sub-perception stimulation is provided within the electrode array pursuant to a stimulation program stored with the control circuitry, wherein the stimulation program comprises a perception threshold, wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive one or more inputs to move the location of the sub-perception stimulation within the electrode array, wherein moving the location causes the control circuitry to send programming instructions to the implantable stimulator device to move the sub-perception stimulation to the moved location in the electrode array, wherein the control circuitry limits adjustment at the moved location of an amplitude of the sub-perception stimulation to a value that is less than or equal to the perception threshold. control circuitry configured to render a graphical user interface , GUI, including a location at which the sub-perception stimulation is provided within the electrode array pursuant to a stimulation program stored with the control circuitry, wherein the stimulation program comprises a perception threshold, wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive one or more inputs to move the location of the sub-perception stimulation within the electrode array, wherein moving the location causes the control circuitry to send programming instructions to the implantable stimulator device to move the sub-perception stimulation to the moved location in the electrode array, wherein the control circuitry limits adjustment at the moved location of an amplitude of the sub-perception stimulation to a value that is less than or equal to the perception threshold.
A layered apparatus that comprises a substrate , a first electrically conductive layer on and in contact with the substrate , a second patterned electrically conductive layer on and in contact with the first electrically conductive layer , a third electrically conductive layer above the second patterned electrically conductive layer , a fourth electrically conductive layer which is electrically insulated from the first electrically conductive layer , the second patterned electrically conductive layer and the third electrically conductive layer , an operationally active layer structure between the first electrically conductive layer and the fourth electrically conductive layer , the operationally active layer structure comprising at least one non-patterned layer , the operationally active layer comprising at least an active layer , characterized in that the second patterned electrically conductive layer is configured to extend across the operationally active layer structure through the at least one non-patterned layer of operationally active layer structure on the basis of a height variation and thickness of the second patterned electrically conductive layer , the height variation and thickness of the second patterned electrically conductive layer being enabled by printing the second patterned electrically conductive layer in a wet-process, wherein the second patterned electrically conductive layer is thicker than the operationally active layer structure , for having an electrical contact with the third electrically conductive layer . a substrate , a first electrically conductive layer on and in contact with the substrate , a second patterned electrically conductive layer on and in contact with the first electrically conductive layer , a third electrically conductive layer above the second patterned electrically conductive layer , a fourth electrically conductive layer which is electrically insulated from the first electrically conductive layer , the second patterned electrically conductive layer and the third electrically conductive layer , an operationally active layer structure between the first electrically conductive layer and the fourth electrically conductive layer , the operationally active layer structure comprising at least one non-patterned layer , the operationally active layer comprising at least an active layer , characterized in that the second patterned electrically conductive layer is configured to extend across the operationally active layer structure through the at least one non-patterned layer of operationally active layer structure on the basis of a height variation and thickness of the second patterned electrically conductive layer , the height variation and thickness of the second patterned electrically conductive layer being enabled by printing the second patterned electrically conductive layer in a wet-process, wherein the second patterned electrically conductive layer is thicker than the operationally active layer structure , for having an electrical contact with the third electrically conductive layer .
A left atrial appendage (LAA) closure device, comprising: an anchor portion having a first disc segment and a second disc segment that are connected in spaced-apart manner by a first connector ; a sealing portion; and a second connector that connects the anchor portion and the sealing portion ; wherein the first disc segment is adapted to be positioned outside the LAA and in the pericardial sac after deployment of the closure device, and the second disc segment is positioned between the first disc segment and the sealing portion inside the LAA, wherein the two disc segments are sized and configured to sandwich the LAA wall tissue therebetween and the disc segments have a variable cross-sectional area and thickness so as to conform to the LAA wall. an anchor portion having a first disc segment and a second disc segment that are connected in spaced-apart manner by a first connector ; a sealing portion; and a second connector that connects the anchor portion and the sealing portion ; wherein the first disc segment is adapted to be positioned outside the LAA and in the pericardial sac after deployment of the closure device, and the second disc segment is positioned between the first disc segment and the sealing portion inside the LAA, wherein the two disc segments are sized and configured to sandwich the LAA wall tissue therebetween and the disc segments have a variable cross-sectional area and thickness so as to conform to the LAA wall.
A method for remotely monitoring a medical treatment, comprising: executing a remote monitoring application on a remote interface device ; receiving data, using the remote monitoring application, concerning the medical treatment being performed with a medical device ; setting a soft limit on a patient-related variable using the remote monitoring application, wherein the soft limit is a limit for a treatment parameter measured during the medical treatment that is reached before reaching a hard limit set at the medical device for the treatment parameter, and wherein the soft limit is only settable on the remote interface device ; indicating with an indicator on the remote interface device when the soft limit is reached, wherein the indicator includes information as to which soft limit set has been reached; and in response to the indicator on the remote interface device , initiating a remedial action in connection with the treatment parameter before the hard limit is reached at the medical device , wherein the hard limit, when reached, causes an alarm or a suspension of the medical treatment at the medical device , characterized by setting the hard limit according to explicit regulations or guidelines at the medical device for the treatment parameter, and by indicating with timing information included by the indicator how long before the hard limit at the medical device is reached, wherein the medical treatment is a dialysis treatment, and wherein the medical device is a dialysis machine. executing a remote monitoring application on a remote interface device ; receiving data, using the remote monitoring application, concerning the medical treatment being performed with a medical device ; setting a soft limit on a patient-related variable using the remote monitoring application, wherein the soft limit is a limit for a treatment parameter measured during the medical treatment that is reached before reaching a hard limit set at the medical device for the treatment parameter, and wherein the soft limit is only settable on the remote interface device ; indicating with an indicator on the remote interface device when the soft limit is reached, wherein the indicator includes information as to which soft limit set has been reached; and in response to the indicator on the remote interface device , initiating a remedial action in connection with the treatment parameter before the hard limit is reached at the medical device , wherein the hard limit, when reached, causes an alarm or a suspension of the medical treatment at the medical device , setting the hard limit according to explicit regulations or guidelines at the medical device for the treatment parameter, and by indicating with timing information included by the indicator how long before the hard limit at the medical device is reached, wherein the medical treatment is a dialysis treatment, and wherein the medical device is a dialysis machine.
A method for determining the fouling factor of at least one filter of a ventilation and/or air processing system comprising the following steps: A. Selecting at least one filter to be analyzed B. Determining the theoretical filtration capacity of the filter selected in step A, depending on the theoretical efficiency of the filter and the maximum amount of dust that can be theoretically retained by the filter. C. Collecting pollution data of at least one air entering the ventilation system and passing through the selected filter, D. Measuring the flow rate of the air entering the ventilation system, E. Calculating the amount of dust retained by the at least one selected filter, from the pollution data of the entering air of step C and from the measurement of the entering air flow rate of step D, F. Repeating step E for each time step t. G. Determining the amount of accumulated dust retained by the selected filter from the results of steps E and F. H. Determining the fouling factor of the selected filter by comparing the accumulated dust amount determined at step G with the theoretical capacity of the filter determined in step B. A. Selecting at least one filter to be analyzed B. Determining the theoretical filtration capacity of the filter selected in step A, depending on the theoretical efficiency of the filter and the maximum amount of dust that can be theoretically retained by the filter. C. Collecting pollution data of at least one air entering the ventilation system and passing through the selected filter, D. Measuring the flow rate of the air entering the ventilation system, E. Calculating the amount of dust retained by the at least one selected filter, from the pollution data of the entering air of step C and from the measurement of the entering air flow rate of step D, F. Repeating step E for each time step t. G. Determining the amount of accumulated dust retained by the selected filter from the results of steps E and F. H. Determining the fouling factor of the selected filter by comparing the accumulated dust amount determined at step G with the theoretical capacity of the filter determined in step B.
An anti-fouling and bactericidal composition comprising a zwitterionic polymer comprising antibacterial moieties, wherein the zwitterionic polymer is a copolymer comprising repeating units of the structures: wherein R 1 , R 3 each is independently a hydrogen, alkyl, alkyloxy; R 2 , R 4 each is independently a hydrogen, (C 1 -C 15 ) alkyl, (C 1 -C 15 ) alkyloxy; L z is a linking group; L ab is a linking group; R z is a pendant group comprising a zwitterionic group; and R ab is a pendant group comprising an antibacterial moiety, wherein the zwitterionic group is selected from phosphorylcholine, sulfobetaine and carboxybetaine, and the antibacterial moiety is selected from beta-lactam antibiotics, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, macrolides, chloramphenicol, ivermectin, rifamycins and vancomycin. R 1 , R 3 each is independently a hydrogen, alkyl, alkyloxy; R 2 , R 4 each is independently a hydrogen, (C 1 -C 15 ) alkyl, (C 1 -C 15 ) alkyloxy; L z is a linking group; L ab is a linking group; R z is a pendant group comprising a zwitterionic group; and R ab is a pendant group comprising an antibacterial moiety, the zwitterionic group is selected from phosphorylcholine, sulfobetaine and carboxybetaine, and the antibacterial moiety is selected from beta-lactam antibiotics, tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, macrolides, chloramphenicol, ivermectin, rifamycins and vancomycin.
Method for producing homogeneous sheets of nicotine-free vegetable fibers wherein: - the solid components of the raw material containing the nicotine-free vegetable fibers are crushed up to bring them to a particle size of about 20 - 220 μm, preferably of about 80-180 μm, - the ground product thus obtained is mixed with water, at least one binding agent and at least one material to form an aerosol, until a mixture is obtained with a liquid content of about 30-50%, preferably about 35 -40%, - said mixture is subjected to a first lamination to obtain a continuous strip with a thickness of about 1-20 mm, preferably about 1-10 mm, characterized by the fact that: - said strip which has already been subjected to said first lamination is subjected to a series of further lamination steps, until obtaining a strip having a constant thickness of about 90 - 280 μm, preferably of about 140-200 μm, - said strip is dried until its liquid content at about 8-15%. - the solid components of the raw material containing the nicotine-free vegetable fibers are crushed up to bring them to a particle size of about 20 - 220 μm, preferably of about 80-180 μm, - the ground product thus obtained is mixed with water, at least one binding agent and at least one material to form an aerosol, until a mixture is obtained with a liquid content of about 30-50%, preferably about 35 -40%, - said mixture is subjected to a first lamination to obtain a continuous strip with a thickness of about 1-20 mm, preferably about 1-10 mm, - said strip which has already been subjected to said first lamination is subjected to a series of further lamination steps, until obtaining a strip having a constant thickness of about 90 - 280 μm, preferably of about 140-200 μm, - said strip is dried until its liquid content at about 8-15%.
A double elastic foam assembly for a saddle including a first foam material layer and a high-elasticity foam material layer formed on the first foam material layer , the saddle being adapted to receive a cyclist to sit thereon so that two portions of the saddle that correspond to portions of the cyclist associated with the ischiums of the cyclist are defined as ischiatic pressure bearing zones, characterized in that the double elastic foam assembly comprises: the first foam material layer formed with a pair of first hollowed zones at locations corresponding to the ischiatic pressure bearing zones of the saddle , each of the first hollowed zones receiving therein a second foam material layer ; and the high-elasticity foam material layer formed with a pair of second hollowed zones at locations corresponding to the ischiums of the cyclist , each of the second hollowed zones receiving therein a memory foam layer that is in alignment, in a vertical direction, with the second foam material layer of the first hollowed zone ; wherein the ischiatic pressure bearing zones of the saddle receive and bear vibration forces applied by the ischiums of the cyclist thereto in the vertical direction, and the memory foam layers and the second foam material layers collaboratively absorb the vibration forces. the first foam material layer formed with a pair of first hollowed zones at locations corresponding to the ischiatic pressure bearing zones of the saddle , each of the first hollowed zones receiving therein a second foam material layer ; and the high-elasticity foam material layer formed with a pair of second hollowed zones at locations corresponding to the ischiums of the cyclist , each of the second hollowed zones receiving therein a memory foam layer that is in alignment, in a vertical direction, with the second foam material layer of the first hollowed zone ; wherein the ischiatic pressure bearing zones of the saddle receive and bear vibration forces applied by the ischiums of the cyclist thereto in the vertical direction, and the memory foam layers and the second foam material layers collaboratively absorb the vibration forces.