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An inspection device for inspecting a structure, comprising: a housing having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis (L 102 , L 202 ) extending between the first end and the second end, the housing comprising a flexible nozzle portion having at least one opening at the first end for positioning proximate the structure, the nozzle portion being adapted to elastically deform in a situation where the housing contacts said structure; a transducer disposed in a rear chamber of the housing proximate the second end and oriented to at least one of emit and receive ultrasonic signals through the nozzle portion ; and at least one fluid channel defined in the housing and extending along at least a portion of the rear chamber, the at least one fluid channel configured to supply a fluid into a forward chamber of the housing proximate at least one of a signal emitting portion or a signal receiving portion of the transducer to flow from the at least one opening of the nozzle portion in order to pass one or more ultrasonic signals between the inspection device and the structure; characterized in that the housing comprises at least one sensor configured to detect one or more forces applied to the nozzle portion of the housing due to the deformation of the nozzle portion . a housing having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis (L 102 , L 202 ) extending between the first end and the second end, the housing comprising a flexible nozzle portion having at least one opening at the first end for positioning proximate the structure, the nozzle portion being adapted to elastically deform in a situation where the housing contacts said structure; a transducer disposed in a rear chamber of the housing proximate the second end and oriented to at least one of emit and receive ultrasonic signals through the nozzle portion ; and at least one fluid channel defined in the housing and extending along at least a portion of the rear chamber, the at least one fluid channel configured to supply a fluid into a forward chamber of the housing proximate at least one of a signal emitting portion or a signal receiving portion of the transducer to flow from the at least one opening of the nozzle portion in order to pass one or more ultrasonic signals between the inspection device and the structure; characterized in that the housing comprises at least one sensor configured to detect one or more forces applied to the nozzle portion of the housing due to the deformation of the nozzle portion .
A method of operating a relay node (RN), the method comprising: establishing a primary cell (PCell) connection with an eNB using an out of band (OOB) carrier; after establishing the PCell connection with the eNB, establishing a secondary cell (SCell) connection with the eNB using an in-band (IB) carrier; and after establishing the SCell connection with the eNB, establishing a connection with a user equipment (UE) using the in-band carrier, wherein the SCell connection with the eNB and the connection with the UE are time division duplexed on the in-band carrier, wherein establishing the SCell connection comprises: using a RRCConnectionReconfiguration message to establish the SCell connection and to indiate a subframe partitioning on the in-band carrier, wherein the subframe partitioning is used for time division duplexing between the SCell connection with the eNB and the connection with the UE; or using a RNReconfiguration message to establish the SCell connection and to indicate the subframe partitioning used for time division duplexing between the SCell connection with the eNB and the connection with the UE. establishing a primary cell (PCell) connection with an eNB using an out of band (OOB) carrier; after establishing the PCell connection with the eNB, establishing a secondary cell (SCell) connection with the eNB using an in-band (IB) carrier; and after establishing the SCell connection with the eNB, establishing a connection with a user equipment (UE) using the in-band carrier, wherein the SCell connection with the eNB and the connection with the UE are time division duplexed on the in-band carrier, wherein establishing the SCell connection comprises: using a RRCConnectionReconfiguration message to establish the SCell connection and to indiate a subframe partitioning on the in-band carrier, wherein the subframe partitioning is used for time division duplexing between the SCell connection with the eNB and the connection with the UE; or using a RNReconfiguration message to establish the SCell connection and to indicate the subframe partitioning used for time division duplexing between the SCell connection with the eNB and the connection with the UE. using a RRCConnectionReconfiguration message to establish the SCell connection and to indiate a subframe partitioning on the in-band carrier, wherein the subframe partitioning is used for time division duplexing between the SCell connection with the eNB and the connection with the UE; or using a RNReconfiguration message to establish the SCell connection and to indicate the subframe partitioning used for time division duplexing between the SCell connection with the eNB and the connection with the UE.
A method for analyzing a urine sample comprising the steps of: preparing a measurement sample by mixing the urine sample, a first reagent containing a fluorescent dye capable of staining nucleic acid and, a second reagent containing acetic acid and/or a salt thereof as an antiseptic agent, obtaining optical information by irradiating urinary particles contained in the measurement sample obtained in the preparation step with light, and detecting at least sperms and yeast-like fungi as urinary particles on the basis of the optical information obtained in the obtention step. preparing a measurement sample by mixing the urine sample, a first reagent containing a fluorescent dye capable of staining nucleic acid and, a second reagent containing acetic acid and/or a salt thereof as an antiseptic agent, obtaining optical information by irradiating urinary particles contained in the measurement sample obtained in the preparation step with light, and detecting at least sperms and yeast-like fungi as urinary particles on the basis of the optical information obtained in the obtention step.
A segmental continuously variable transmission for a self-propelled harvesting machine or implement, having a main body and a shaft support , which are concentrically disposed about an axis and are displaceable relative to each other in and against an axial direction , and having a running surface for a drive means which has a plurality of running grooves (21 - 29) disposed adjacent to each other in the axial direction , and which is formed from a plurality of groove segments which are separated from each other in the circumferential direction, wherein the groove segments can be shifted in or against a direction radial to the axis or back by displacing the main body relative to the shaft support in or against the axial direction , whereupon the segmental continuously variable transmission is reversibly shifted from an open condition (O), in which the groove segments are separated from each other in the circumferential direction , into a closed condition (G) in which the running surface is closed and the groove segments are disposed adjoining each other in the circumferential direction , wherein the groove segments are disposed on segment supports which respectively extend in the radial direction , and wherein the groove segments which are adjacent to each other in the axial direction are at least partially offset with respect to each other in the circumferential direction by a rotational angle (a), characterized in that o the groove segments are at least in part constructed with different lengths, and in that upon displacement of the shaft support and the main body relative to each other, the segment support is displaced along the shaft support and the main body .
An insert member configured to be inserted into a hearing aid , the insert member comprising an insert part for insertion into a sound channel of the hearing aid and a support part for arrangement against a housing of the hearing aid, the insert member forming a sound path from a first sound opening to a second sound opening , the first sound opening being arranged in the insert part and the second sound opening being arranged in the support part outside the sound channel , wherein the support part forms a protruding engagement member which facilitates catching of the insert member without engaging the sound path during removal of the insert member, characterised in that the insert part comprises a retention member for retention of wax, the retention member being arranged to limit ingress of wax through the insert member and arranged so that at least a part of the retention member extends transverse to the longitudinal direction in the sound path, wherein the retention member comprises at least one opening , and wherein the insert part comprises at least one outwardly extending edge configured to be arranged in contact with an inner surface of the sound channel , wherein the part of the retention member extending transverse to the longitudinal direction extends at an angle in the range of 15-70 degrees relative to the longitudinal direction.
A locking pin for fittings of windows, doors or the like comprising a foot part for arranging the locking pin at a displaceable connecting rod of a respective fitting; and a head part for a locking engagement into a closing part associated with the fitting in dependence on a respective position of the connecting rod, wherein the head part comprises an inner pin extending along a head part axis (K) away from the foot part , and a sleeve , said sleeve being axially movably supported in the direction of the head part axis (K) to enable an adaptation of the axial length of the head part for an engagement with an exact fit into the closing part, wherein holding means for holding the sleeve in a defined axial position are provided at the head part , characterized in that the holding means comprise at least one preloading apparatus for preloading the sleeve into a neutral position, with the holding means comprising two preloading apparatuses which preload the sleeve in opposite directions with respect to its axial movability.
A cutting system configured to be driven through a field in order to cut plant stalks at a given distance from the ground, the system comprising a belt-type carrier configured to be guided by a set of pulleys , so as to move in a direction transversal to the stalks, wherein a plurality of knives are attached to a lateral surface of the carrier, the system further comprising a cutterbar provided with a plurality of counterknives configured to remain stationary relative to the knives as the knives move past the counterknives, to thereby cut the stalks, characterised in that the system further comprises - at least one sensing device mounted at a location along the path of the knives , said location enabling the sensing device to capture a signal that is related to a knife moving relative to the device , - a processing unit for processing the signal, for deriving one or more parameters from the signal, and for comparing said one or more parameters to a reference, thereby enabling to determine the condition of the knife , wherein : - the knives have a planar upper and lower surface and wherein the sensing device is a sensor configured to detect the presence of said upper or lower surface of the knives . - the knives have a triangular shape pointing outward from the carrier , and - the sensor is located at a given distance from the carrier, so that when a knife is not damaged or worn, the sensor produces an essentially rectangular signal as a function of time, the length thereof being a reference length determined by the speed of the carrier and by the width of the knife at said given distance, so that the comparison of the signals obtained from the knives to said reference during operation of the cutting system enables the monitoring of the condition of the knives . - at least one sensing device mounted at a location along the path of the knives , said location enabling the sensing device to capture a signal that is related to a knife moving relative to the device , - a processing unit for processing the signal, for deriving one or more parameters from the signal, and for comparing said one or more parameters to a reference, thereby enabling to determine the condition of the knife , - the knives have a planar upper and lower surface and wherein the sensing device is a sensor configured to detect the presence of said upper or lower surface of the knives . - the knives have a triangular shape pointing outward from the carrier , and - the sensor is located at a given distance from the carrier, so that when a knife is not damaged or worn, the sensor produces an essentially rectangular signal as a function of time, the length thereof being a reference length determined by the speed of the carrier and by the width of the knife at said given distance, so that the comparison of the signals obtained from the knives to said reference during operation of the cutting system enables the monitoring of the condition of the knives .
A brake device for a saddle-type vehicle , comprising a front wheel brake and a rear wheel brake that are hydraulic, and a first control unit that is configured to control operations of the front wheel brake and the rear wheel brake , wherein a second control unit comprises a collision possibility determining section that is configured to determine a possibility of collision of an own vehicle with an obstacle ahead, the first control unit comprises an automatic brake controller that is configured to perform automatic brake control to automatically increase braking forces of the front wheel brake and the rear wheel brake , the first control unit comprises an antilock brake controller that is configured to adjust a pressure of the rear wheel brake to avoid lock of the rear wheel , characterized in that the brake device is configured such that in case where the collision possibility determining section determines that there is the possibility of collision: the automatic brake controller pressurizes the rear wheel brake to brake a rear wheel , and simultaneously pressurizes the front wheel brake up to a predetermined pressure (P) at which a vehicle body posture is not changed by braking of a front wheel , the automatic brake controller determines whether an antilock operation by the antilock brake controller is activated, the automatic brake controller further pressurizes the rear wheel brake and maintains the front wheel brake at the predetermined pressure (P), when the antilock operation by the antilock brake controller is not activated, and the automatic brake controller further pressurizes the front wheel brake of the predetermined pressure (P) to brake the front wheel , when an antilock operation by the antilock brake controller is activated. the automatic brake controller pressurizes the rear wheel brake to brake a rear wheel , and simultaneously pressurizes the front wheel brake up to a predetermined pressure (P) at which a vehicle body posture is not changed by braking of a front wheel , the automatic brake controller determines whether an antilock operation by the antilock brake controller is activated, the automatic brake controller further pressurizes the rear wheel brake and maintains the front wheel brake at the predetermined pressure (P), when the antilock operation by the antilock brake controller is not activated, and the automatic brake controller further pressurizes the front wheel brake of the predetermined pressure (P) to brake the front wheel , when an antilock operation by the antilock brake controller is activated.
A method of operating a mobile communications network , the method comprising the steps performed by an apparatus of the network: a) in response to a mobile terminal losing a first connection with a first network base station and then making a second connection with a second network base station , determining a network search parameter value for a mobile terminal, wherein the network search parameter value represents a period with which the mobile terminal will perform periodic searches for its home mobile network; b) transmitting the network search parameter value to the mobile terminal; c) periodically re-determining the value of the network search parameter if the mobile terminal is still connected to the second base station; and d) transmitting the network search parameter value determined in step c) to the mobile terminal; wherein: i) the first network base station comprises a femtocell associated with the home mobile network; ii) the second network base station comprises a macrocell associated with a visited mobile network; iii) the area covered by the macrocell comprises a plurality of femtocells located therein; and iv) the value of the network search parameter is determined in accordance with the time for which the mobile terminal has been connected to the visited mobile network and the number of network switches undergone by the mobile terminal in a predetermined period of time. a) in response to a mobile terminal losing a first connection with a first network base station and then making a second connection with a second network base station , determining a network search parameter value for a mobile terminal, wherein the network search parameter value represents a period with which the mobile terminal will perform periodic searches for its home mobile network; b) transmitting the network search parameter value to the mobile terminal; c) periodically re-determining the value of the network search parameter if the mobile terminal is still connected to the second base station; and d) transmitting the network search parameter value determined in step c) to the mobile terminal; i) the first network base station comprises a femtocell associated with the home mobile network; ii) the second network base station comprises a macrocell associated with a visited mobile network; iii) the area covered by the macrocell comprises a plurality of femtocells located therein; and iv) the value of the network search parameter is determined in accordance with the time for which the mobile terminal has been connected to the visited mobile network and the number of network switches undergone by the mobile terminal in a predetermined period of time.
Pseudo-Schottky diode comprising an n-channel trench MOS field effect transistor comprising a cathode (K), an anode (A) and, between the cathode and the anode, a highly n + -doped silicon substrate , an n-doped epitaxial layer , trenches extending into the n-doped epitaxial layer , p-doped body regions provided between the trenches , and highly n + -doped regions provided at the surface of the body regions , wherein the gate, the body regions and the source region are monolithically and electrically connected to one another and wherein the drain region serves as cathode, wherein dielectric layers are provided at the side edges of the trenches , the trenches are filled with a polysilicon layer , the bottoms of a portion of the trenches are formed by a further p-doped layer contacted with the p-doped polysilicon layer , characterized in that the further p-doped layers extend right into the highly n + -doped silicon substrate , in that the pn junction between the further p-doped layers and the highly n + -doped silicon substrate determines the breakdown voltage of the pseudo-Schottky diode, in that the polysilicon layer is p-doped, and in that the pseudo-Schottky diode comprises p + -doped regions provided at the surface of the body regions .
An insertion device (100; 200), comprising: an elongate member (110; 210) having a proximal end portion (112; 212), a distal end portion (113; 213), and defining a lumen therethrough, the elongate member (110; 210) including a curved portion (111; 211) between the proximal end portion (112; 212) and the distal end portion (113; 213), the lumen being configured to receive a portion of a tissue anchor (190; 290) to removably couple the tissue anchor (190; 290) to the distal end portion (113; 213); the proximal end portion (112; 212) including a handle (170; 270) defining a longitudinal axis (XX-XX, A-A); and a stylet having a proximal end portion , a distal end portion and being configured to move proximally from a first position to a second position with respect to the elongate member (110; 210), the stylet configured to engage the tissue anchor (190; 290) to remove the tissue anchor (190; 290) from the elongate member (110; 210): when the stylet is moved from its second position to its first position; wherein the stylet is configured such that, when the stylet is in the second position, the distal end portion of the stylet is offset from a longitudinal axis (YY-YY; B-B) defined by the distal end portion (113; 213) of the elongate member (110; 210), which is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis (XX-XX; A-A) defined by the proximal end portion (112; 212) of the elongate member (110; 210). an elongate member (110; 210) having a proximal end portion (112; 212), a distal end portion (113; 213), and defining a lumen therethrough, the elongate member (110; 210) including a curved portion (111; 211) between the proximal end portion (112; 212) and the distal end portion (113; 213), the lumen being configured to receive a portion of a tissue anchor (190; 290) to removably couple the tissue anchor (190; 290) to the distal end portion (113; 213); the proximal end portion (112; 212) including a handle (170; 270) defining a longitudinal axis (XX-XX, A-A); and a stylet having a proximal end portion , a distal end portion and being configured to move proximally from a first position to a second position with respect to the elongate member (110; 210), the stylet configured to engage the tissue anchor (190; 290) to remove the tissue anchor (190; 290) from the elongate member (110; 210): when the stylet is moved from its second position to its first position; wherein the stylet is configured such that, when the stylet is in the second position, the distal end portion of the stylet is offset from a longitudinal axis (YY-YY; B-B) defined by the distal end portion (113; 213) of the elongate member (110; 210), which is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis (XX-XX; A-A) defined by the proximal end portion (112; 212) of the elongate member (110; 210).
A method of wireless communication at a user equipment, UE , comprising: determining , based at least in part on a power headroom for the UE for uplink communications to a serving base station , that a triggering event for enhanced power headroom reporting has occurred; determining that the UE does not have uplink resources allocated for transmission of data to the serving base station ; and sending uplink signaling to the serving base station comprising a request for uplink data resources. determining , based at least in part on a power headroom for the UE for uplink communications to a serving base station , that a triggering event for enhanced power headroom reporting has occurred; determining that the UE does not have uplink resources allocated for transmission of data to the serving base station ; and sending uplink signaling to the serving base station comprising a request for uplink data resources.