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A medical system for electrical stimulation therapy comprising: an implantable lead with multiple levels of lead electrodes in a first segmented electrode configuration, at least one level of the lead electrodes comprising segmented electrodes, the implantable lead extending from a proximal end to a distal end; and a flexible member configured to be disposed over the first electrode segmented electrode configuration, the flexible member having a first inner side and a first set of member electrodes, at least some of the first set of member electrodes configured to be positioned to electrically contact corresponding lead electrodes of the first segmented electrode configuration, the flexible member having a second outer side and a second set of member electrodes (354, 454, 554, 696A-D, 754, 844, 944, 1044) in a second segmented electrode configuration which is different than the first segmented electrode configuration, at least some of the second set of member electrodes (354, 454, 554, 696A-D, 754, 844, 944, 1044) electrically coupled to corresponding member electrodes of the first set of member electrodes. an implantable lead with multiple levels of lead electrodes in a first segmented electrode configuration, at least one level of the lead electrodes comprising segmented electrodes, the implantable lead extending from a proximal end to a distal end; and a flexible member configured to be disposed over the first electrode segmented electrode configuration, the flexible member having a first inner side and a first set of member electrodes, at least some of the first set of member electrodes configured to be positioned to electrically contact corresponding lead electrodes of the first segmented electrode configuration, the flexible member having a second outer side and a second set of member electrodes (354, 454, 554, 696A-D, 754, 844, 944, 1044) in a second segmented electrode configuration which is different than the first segmented electrode configuration, at least some of the second set of member electrodes (354, 454, 554, 696A-D, 754, 844, 944, 1044) electrically coupled to corresponding member electrodes of the first set of member electrodes.
A cartridge for the optical examination of a sample, wherein the cartridge : is adapted to be used together with a sensor apparatus comprising a light detector arranged at an observation region (OR) and at least one light source adapted to emit an input light beam (L1) that arrives at a detection surface of the cartridge at an angle larger than the critical angle of total internal reflection, wherein the cartridge comprises: a) a first sample chamber with the detection surface ; b) a second sample chamber ; wherein the cartridge is adapted such that a first output light beam (L2) that originates from a total internal reflection at the detection surface and a second output light beam (L2') that comes from the interior of the second sample chamber can be received in an observation region (OR) adjacent to the cartridge ; and c) at least one optical element for redirecting the second output light beam (L2') from the second sample chamber to the observation region (OR), and wherein the cartridge is adapted such that the first output light beam (L2) and the second output light beam (L2') are detectable with said light detector arranged at the observation region (OR). a) a first sample chamber with the detection surface ; b) a second sample chamber ; wherein the cartridge is adapted such that a first output light beam (L2) that originates from a total internal reflection at the detection surface and a second output light beam (L2') that comes from the interior of the second sample chamber can be received in an observation region (OR) adjacent to the cartridge ; and c) at least one optical element for redirecting the second output light beam (L2') from the second sample chamber to the observation region (OR), and wherein the cartridge is adapted such that the first output light beam (L2) and the second output light beam (L2') are detectable with said light detector arranged at the observation region (OR).
A method for device to device, D2D, link establishment, the method comprising broadcasting, by a mobile station, a search message requesting D2D discovery; receiving, by the mobile station, a plurality of offer messages from a plurality of neighboring mobile stations offering to facilitate an indirect connection between the mobile station and a wireless access point (AP), wherein the offer messages are transmitted delayed by a period that is proportional or related to the quality of their advertised connections so that an offer message transmitted by a first neighboring mobile station is received prior to an offer message transmitted by a second neighboring mobile station, where the first neighboring mobile station is capable of providing a higher quality connection than the second neighboring mobile station; selecting, by the mobile station, the indirect connection from the plurality of candidate indirect connections; and establishing the indirect connection between the mobile station and the wireless AP, wherein the indirect connection includes one or more D2D interfaces, including a first D2D interface between the mobile station and the neighboring mobile device, and a device to infrastructure (D2I) interface, wherein each of the plurality of offer messages include connection quality information for a different one of a plurality of candidate indirect connections, specifying a projected quality of the first D2D interface or a quality of the D2I interface, and the selecting is specifically: selecting, by the mobile station, the indirect connection from the plurality of candidate indirect connections in accordance with the connection quality information.
A vehicle brake circuit comprising a brake actuator , a first manually operable valve ; a second electrically operable valve and a fluid reservoir for the supply of fluid to the actuator , said first valve being directly connected to the fluid reservoir , said first valve having a biased position such that a direct fluid connection between the fluid reservoir and the first valve is blocked and wherein movement of the second valve controls the activation or deactivation of the actuator , characterised in that , the first valve is also connected to the fluid reservoir via the second valve , and when the first valve is in the biased position, a fluid connection between the fluid reservoir and the first valve via the second valve is unblocked, and wherein movement of the first valve out of the biased position overrides control of the actuator by the second valve .
Cleaning device for a conveyor belt of a conveyor , said cleaning device comprising a cleaning tank , ultrasonic means for generating ultrasonic waves in a liquid bath contained in the cleaning tank, and at least one guide comprising a guide wall and attachment means , the guide wall having a cylindrical curved guide face , said attachment means enabling the guide to be attached to the conveyor in a cleaning position in which the guide face of the guide wall guides and deflects a portion of the conveyor belt , the cleaning tank being capable of being positioned relative to the guide attached in the cleaning position such that the guide face of the guide faces the cleaning tank and is positioned at least partially inside the cleaning tank and that part of the guide is positioned outside the cleaning tank , characterized in that said guide comprises at least two side walls (202; 203) which delimit, sealingly with the guide wall , an open volume (V) which contains air such that when said guide is partially immersed in the cleaning position in a liquid bath contained in the cleaning tank, the liquid contained in the cleaning tank does not penetrate into said volume (V).
A device for tensioning a height-adjustable tarpaulin of a commercial vehicle superstructure having a tensioning element and at least one winding shaft unit , which is connected force-fittingly and/or form-fittingly and/or frictionally to the tensioning element in order to apply a torque to the winding shaft unit along a longitudinal axis of the winding shaft unit , wherein the winding shaft unit has at least one first main shaft , having a first main shaft end and a second main shaft end , and at least one first sliding shaft , having a first sliding shaft end and a second sliding shaft end , wherein the first main shaft and the first sliding shaft are each designed as a slotted hollow shaft with an inner profile for accommodating at least one keder of the tarpaulin , and wherein the first sliding shaft is accommodated in the inner profile of the first main shaft , and an outer profile of the first sliding shaft engages in the inner profile of the first main shaft such that the sliding shaft and the first main shaft are movable relative to one another exclusively in the longitudinal direction characterised in that to form a force-fitting and/or form-fitting engagement of the first sliding shaft with the first main shaft , - the inner profile of the first main shaft has at least one groove structure , and the first sliding shaft has an outer profile having at least one corresponding nose structure or - the inner profile of the first main shaft has at least one nose structure, and the first sliding shaft has an outer profile having at least one groove structure. wherein the winding shaft unit has at least one first main shaft , having a first main shaft end and a second main shaft end , and at least one first sliding shaft , having a first sliding shaft end and a second sliding shaft end , wherein the first main shaft and the first sliding shaft are each designed as a slotted hollow shaft with an inner profile for accommodating at least one keder of the tarpaulin , and wherein the first sliding shaft is accommodated in the inner profile of the first main shaft , and an outer profile of the first sliding shaft engages in the inner profile of the first main shaft such that the sliding shaft and the first main shaft are movable relative to one another exclusively in the longitudinal direction characterised in that to form a force-fitting and/or form-fitting engagement of the first sliding shaft with the first main shaft , - the inner profile of the first main shaft has at least one groove structure , and the first sliding shaft has an outer profile having at least one corresponding nose structure or - the inner profile of the first main shaft has at least one nose structure, and the first sliding shaft has an outer profile having at least one groove structure. - the inner profile of the first main shaft has at least one groove structure , and the first sliding shaft has an outer profile having at least one corresponding nose structure or - the inner profile of the first main shaft has at least one nose structure, and the first sliding shaft has an outer profile having at least one groove structure.
Cutter system for an electric shaver and/or trimmer , comprising a pair of comb-like cutting elements each including two rows of cooperating cutting teetl with an upper and a lower cutting element movable relative to each other, wherein the upper cutting element has thickened and rounded tooth tips overhanging the tooth tips of the lower cutting element and protruding towards a plane in which the teeth of the lower cutting element are positioned, characterised in that said upper cutting element rows of cutting teeth are different from each other in terms of shape and/or size and/or position of said overhanging, thickened and rounded tooth tips and wherein the overhanging tooth tips at an other row of cutting teeth is positioned further away from the skin contact surface of the main portion of the cutting teeth than the overhanging tooth tips of an one row of cutting teeth .
A method for producing sterile cryogenic fluids (SLN (P1)) by feeding a gas stream (WG(P1)) to a filtration system (F) to produce a sterile warm gas (SWG) and feeding said sterile warm gas (SWG) to a heat exchanger (C) where it will contact a second stream of liquid (LN (P2)), thereby cooling and condensing said sterile warm gas (SWG) to produce a sterile liquid (SLN (P1)) and a warm waste gas stream (WG (P2)), and withdrawing the sterile liquid (SLN (P1)), characterized by the method further comprising, feeding the warm waste gas stream (WG(P2)) from the condensing step in said heat exchanger (C) to a second filtration system (F2) for producing a sterile waste gas stream (SWG) and feeding the sterile waste gas stream (SWG) from said second filtration system (F2) to a second heat exchanger (C2) to produce sterile cryogenic fluid (SLN(P2)) by contact with a stream of liquid (LN (P3)).
Non-return valve for a submersible pump comprising: - a valve body arranged to be associated with a submersible pump in operative configuration; - a chamber inside said valve body provided with an inlet arranged to be associated with a delivery opening of said submersible pump in said operative configuration and an outlet of fluid; - a shutter located within said chamber to selectively interrupt the flow of fluid between said inlet and said outlet , depending on the difference between the pressure upstream and pressure downstream said shutter ; - a measuring duct provided with an access port which opens inside said chamber ; said measuring duct being connectable in operative configuration to a pressure sensor located internally of said submersible pump , wherein said shutter is slidable along a guide stem of the valve body ; said measuring duct extending along said guide stem . - a valve body arranged to be associated with a submersible pump in operative configuration; - a chamber inside said valve body provided with an inlet arranged to be associated with a delivery opening of said submersible pump in said operative configuration and an outlet of fluid; - a shutter located within said chamber to selectively interrupt the flow of fluid between said inlet and said outlet , depending on the difference between the pressure upstream and pressure downstream said shutter ; - a measuring duct provided with an access port which opens inside said chamber ; said measuring duct being connectable in operative configuration to a pressure sensor located internally of said submersible pump , wherein said shutter is slidable along a guide stem of the valve body ; said measuring duct extending along said guide stem .
A flexible organic light-emitting display device comprising: a first flexible substrate ; a second flexible substrate facing the first flexible substrate ; a plurality of organic light-emitting pixels on the first flexible substrate and interposed between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate ; and an adhesive layer configured to adhere the first flexible substrate to the second flexible substrate , wherein the flexible organic light-emitting display device is in a rolled-up form when the first and second flexible substrates are curved toward the first flexible substrate ; wherein a Young's modulus of the first flexible substrate and a Young's modulus of the second flexible substrate are larger than that of the adhesive layer , characterized in that the second flexible substrate is made of a metal plate having a higher breaking strength against tensile stress than that of the first flexible substrate , the adhesive layer is made of an Epoxy resin, the thickness of the adhesive layer is between 40 μ m and 60 μ m, and the adhesive layer has a Young's modulus of 900 MPa or higher in a cured state. a first flexible substrate ; a second flexible substrate facing the first flexible substrate ; a plurality of organic light-emitting pixels on the first flexible substrate and interposed between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate ; and an adhesive layer configured to adhere the first flexible substrate to the second flexible substrate , wherein the flexible organic light-emitting display device is in a rolled-up form when the first and second flexible substrates are curved toward the first flexible substrate ; wherein a Young's modulus of the first flexible substrate and a Young's modulus of the second flexible substrate are larger than that of the adhesive layer , characterized in that the second flexible substrate is made of a metal plate having a higher breaking strength against tensile stress than that of the first flexible substrate , the adhesive layer is made of an Epoxy resin, the thickness of the adhesive layer is between 40 μ m and 60 μ m, and the adhesive layer has a Young's modulus of 900 MPa or higher in a cured state.
A composite coil spring comprising: a coil body extending along a coiled axis , the coil body including a fibrous core and a plurality of fiber layers impregnated with a polymer material , the plurality of fiber layers being arranged around the core at different radial distances from the coiled axis , each of the plurality of fiber layers extending around the coiled axis at an oblique fiber angle (α) to the coiled axis , each of the plurality of fiber layers and the fibrous core including a number of fibers that is a product of a common base number of fibers multiplied by a positive non-zero integer from a set of positive non-zero integers, and the positive non-zero integer of at least one of the plurality of fiber layers is different from the positive non-zero integer of at least one other of the plurality of fiber layers , wherein the plurality of fiber layers are selected from the group consisting of glass fibers, carbon fibers, and combinations thereof, wherein the common base number of fibers is determined by a number of fibers in a roving and the number of roving used. a coil body extending along a coiled axis , the coil body including a fibrous core and a plurality of fiber layers impregnated with a polymer material , the plurality of fiber layers being arranged around the core at different radial distances from the coiled axis , each of the plurality of fiber layers extending around the coiled axis at an oblique fiber angle (α) to the coiled axis , each of the plurality of fiber layers and the fibrous core including a number of fibers that is a product of a common base number of fibers multiplied by a positive non-zero integer from a set of positive non-zero integers, and the positive non-zero integer of at least one of the plurality of fiber layers is different from the positive non-zero integer of at least one other of the plurality of fiber layers , wherein the plurality of fiber layers are selected from the group consisting of glass fibers, carbon fibers, and combinations thereof, wherein the common base number of fibers is determined by a number of fibers in a roving and the number of roving used.
Windscreen wiper device for a motor vehicle with at least one wiper motor , in particular a reversing motor, on which is provided a motor crank which is connected with at least one gearing connected downstream of the wiper motor in order to drive a wiper arm coupled therewith such that said arm executes an oscillating wiping movement on a windscreen of the motor vehicle, wherein the wiper motor is coupled with a control unit via which a motor power generated by the wiper motor can be adjusted as a function of a translation ratio resulting from the position of the gearing , wherein in order to carry out dynamic reversing processes of the wiper arm out of at least one of the turning points, to generate as uniform a wiper arm movement as possible on the windscreen, the control unit delays a reduction in the motor power until after the motor crank has accelerated out of the respective wiper arm turning points until an operating speed of the motor crank has been reached, characterized in that the motor crank covers an angle of 15 to 20° out of the turning points until the operating speed has been reached.
A method for analysing an analyte in whole blood, comprising: introducing a column of whole blood into a microchannel of a device for partitioning of plasma from the whole blood; applying acoustic forces to said column of whole blood at an acoustic region of said microchannel; such that the said acoustic forces reversibly partition blood cells from plasma in said whole blood to generate a region of cell-free plasma in said microchannel; wherein a detector is configured to detect an analyte in said cell-free plasma in a detection region of the microchannel; optically detecting the analyte in said cell-free plasma by the detector at the detection region while applying the acoustic forces; characterised in that the detector detects the analyte in said cell-free plasma while plasma flow is arrested at the detection region. introducing a column of whole blood into a microchannel of a device for partitioning of plasma from the whole blood; applying acoustic forces to said column of whole blood at an acoustic region of said microchannel; such that the said acoustic forces reversibly partition blood cells from plasma in said whole blood to generate a region of cell-free plasma in said microchannel; wherein a detector is configured to detect an analyte in said cell-free plasma in a detection region of the microchannel; optically detecting the analyte in said cell-free plasma by the detector at the detection region while applying the acoustic forces; characterised in that the detector detects the analyte in said cell-free plasma while plasma flow is arrested at the detection region.
Belt retractor comprising - a belt reel , - a seat belt that can be wound thereon to form a wound belt, and - a pyrotechnic belt tensioner comprising a drive device which is guided in a tube and can be driven to perform a drive movement, and - at least a first further assembly which is arranged coaxially with the rotational axis of the belt reel and in series with the belt reel , and - the tube has a straight linear portion which is arranged on the side of the belt reel and of the further assembly, the linear portion being dimensioned in length such that it extends over the length of the belt reel in the direction of the rotational axis of the belt reel and over the length of the further assembly in the direction of the longitudinal axis, characterized in that - the straight linear portion extends parallel to the rotational axis of the belt reel and the longitudinal axis of the assembly and - the tube has a free end which is oriented at an angle of 30 to 90 degrees, preferably perpendicularly to the rotational axis of the belt reel , - a gas generator being held in the free end . - a belt reel , - a seat belt that can be wound thereon to form a wound belt, and - a pyrotechnic belt tensioner comprising a drive device which is guided in a tube and can be driven to perform a drive movement, and - at least a first further assembly which is arranged coaxially with the rotational axis of the belt reel and in series with the belt reel , and - the tube has a straight linear portion which is arranged on the side of the belt reel and of the further assembly, the linear portion being dimensioned in length such that it extends over the length of the belt reel in the direction of the rotational axis of the belt reel and over the length of the further assembly in the direction of the longitudinal axis, characterized in that - the straight linear portion extends parallel to the rotational axis of the belt reel and the longitudinal axis of the assembly and - the tube has a free end which is oriented at an angle of 30 to 90 degrees, preferably perpendicularly to the rotational axis of the belt reel , - a gas generator being held in the free end .