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An elongate device , comprising: an elongate member configured to be inserted into a body of a patient, the elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion; and a stiffening mechanism coupled to the elongate member and configured to change the stiffness of the elongate member during a medical procedure while substantially preserving the shape of the elongate member; wherein the stiffening mechanism comprises: a tensioning member extending along the elongate member; and a stiffness modulator fixedly coupled to the tensioning member and disposed at the proximal portion of the elongate member. an elongate member configured to be inserted into a body of a patient, the elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion; and a stiffening mechanism coupled to the elongate member and configured to change the stiffness of the elongate member during a medical procedure while substantially preserving the shape of the elongate member; a tensioning member extending along the elongate member; and a stiffness modulator fixedly coupled to the tensioning member and disposed at the proximal portion of the elongate member.
A polypeptide which consists of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2 to SEQ ID NO:12.
A wireless fuse switch for use with an electrical system of a vehicle having a vehicle battery connected to provide power to at least one electrical subsystem through a fuse contained within a fuse socket , the wireless fuse switch comprising: a harness assembly , and a wireless control module contained within an outer housing , the wireless control module comprising: a control module transceiver that receives wireless control commands; a relay movable between an open position and a closed position; a relay controller configured to move the relay between the open position and the closed position based upon the received control commands; a power supply to power the control module transceiver , the relay controller , and the relay ; and a module connector coupled to the relay ; wherein the harness assembly is receivable within the module connector of the wireless control module , wherein the module connector connects the relay to the fuse socket of the vehicle electrical system, wherein the harness assembly includes a harness fuse socket that receives the fuse removed from the fuse socket. a control module transceiver that receives wireless control commands; a relay movable between an open position and a closed position; a relay controller configured to move the relay between the open position and the closed position based upon the received control commands; a power supply to power the control module transceiver , the relay controller , and the relay ; and a module connector coupled to the relay ; wherein the harness assembly is receivable within the module connector of the wireless control module , wherein the module connector connects the relay to the fuse socket of the vehicle electrical system, wherein the harness assembly includes a harness fuse socket that receives the fuse removed from the fuse socket.
A combination of an external device and a laundry machine , the laundry machine comprising a main controller , a driving controller that controls an operation of operating parts of the laundry machine, and an interface unit that is disposed for exchanging data with the external device , characterized in that : the interface unit is in communication connection with the main controller and the driving controller , separately; an operating instruction sent by the main controller is transmitted to the driving controller by using the interface unit ; and the driving controller controls operating of the operating parts according to the operating instruction, wherein the external device comprises a test device and a communication device capable of being alternatively connected to the interface unit ; when the interface unit is connected to the test device , the test device controls the driving controller to operate by using the interface unit , and obtains and diagnoses working condition information of the driving controller ; and when the interface unit is connected to the communication device , the communication device establishes a communication connection with the main controller by using the interface unit and sends an external operating instruc-tion to the main controller , so as to control operating of the operating parts by using the main controller . the interface unit is in communication connection with the main controller and the driving controller , separately; an operating instruction sent by the main controller is transmitted to the driving controller by using the interface unit ; and the driving controller controls operating of the operating parts according to the operating instruction, wherein the external device comprises a test device and a communication device capable of being alternatively connected to the interface unit ; when the interface unit is connected to the test device , the test device controls the driving controller to operate by using the interface unit , and obtains and diagnoses working condition information of the driving controller ; and when the interface unit is connected to the communication device , the communication device establishes a communication connection with the main controller by using the interface unit and sends an external operating instruc-tion to the main controller , so as to control operating of the operating parts by using the main controller .
Part (Ω) for a device for locking a rope (R) for climbing, boating, mountaineering, caving or rescue, said rope (R) comprising a first strand (R7) and a second strand (R1, R2, R3), said part (Ω) comprising - at least one hole (A) arranged to receive the rope (R) - at least one slot arranged to cooperate with a ring or a snap hook (G), in which said ring or snap hook (G) can slide in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first characterised in that it comprises - an ejection mechanism (P) for the rope (R), said ejection mechanism (P) comprising a movable ejector finger (P1), an elastic element (P2) and a support (P3) for said elastic element (P2), said movable ejector finger (P1) being configured to move in the first direction by compression of said elastic element (P2) by said ring or snap hook (G) sliding in said first direction when the first strand (R7) is tensioned, thereby blocking the second strand (R1, R2, R3) and to move in said second direction by releasing said elastic element (P2), when the first strand (R7) is released, thereby causing said ring or said snap hook (G) to slide in said second direction and unlocking the second strand (R1, R2, R3). - at least one hole (A) arranged to receive the rope (R) - at least one slot arranged to cooperate with a ring or a snap hook (G), in which said ring or snap hook (G) can slide in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first characterised in that it comprises - an ejection mechanism (P) for the rope (R), said ejection mechanism (P) comprising a movable ejector finger (P1), an elastic element (P2) and a support (P3) for said elastic element (P2), said movable ejector finger (P1) being configured to move in the first direction by compression of said elastic element (P2) by said ring or snap hook (G) sliding in said first direction when the first strand (R7) is tensioned, thereby blocking the second strand (R1, R2, R3) and to move in said second direction by releasing said elastic element (P2), when the first strand (R7) is released, thereby causing said ring or said snap hook (G) to slide in said second direction and unlocking the second strand (R1, R2, R3). said movable ejector finger (P1) being configured to move in the first direction by compression of said elastic element (P2) by said ring or snap hook (G) sliding in said first direction when the first strand (R7) is tensioned, thereby blocking the second strand (R1, R2, R3) and to move in said second direction by releasing said elastic element (P2), when the first strand (R7) is released, thereby causing said ring or said snap hook (G) to slide in said second direction and unlocking the second strand (R1, R2, R3).
A method performed by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: identifying configuration information for the single carrier-based signal transmission; transmitting, to two or more terminals, the configuration information; and transmitting, to the two or more terminals, a downlink signal on a symbol for a single carrier waveform according to the configuration information, wherein the symbol for the single carrier waveform is divided into two or more sub-symbol parts and the two or more sub-symbol parts are associated with the two or more terminals, respectively, and wherein the configuration information includes information regarding resources to which the single carrier-based signal transmission is applied. identifying configuration information for the single carrier-based signal transmission; transmitting, to two or more terminals, the configuration information; and transmitting, to the two or more terminals, a downlink signal on a symbol for a single carrier waveform according to the configuration information, wherein the symbol for the single carrier waveform is divided into two or more sub-symbol parts and the two or more sub-symbol parts are associated with the two or more terminals, respectively, and wherein the configuration information includes information regarding resources to which the single carrier-based signal transmission is applied.
Installation for filling a tank or tanks with pressurized gas, in particular with hydrogen, comprising a liquefied fluid store , a filling line comprising an upstream end connected to the liquefied fluid store and a downstream end intended to be connected to a tank to be filled, the filling line comprising, arranged in series, a vaporizer , a main compressor and a heat exchanger for cooling the compressed fluid downstream of the main compressor before it is transferred into a tank to be filled, the installation comprising a cooling circuit comprising a transfer line having an upstream end connected to the outlet of the vaporizer and a downstream end connected to the heat exchanger , the transfer line being configured to transfer fluid leaving the vaporizer into the heat exchanger and to carry out an exchange of heat between this vaporized fluid and the compressed gas which is transferred into the tank to be filled, characterized in that the cooling circuit comprises a recovery line comprising an upstream end connected to the heat exchanger and a downstream end connected to the filling line for reinjecting into the filling line the fluid that has exchanged thermally with the compressed gas.
Emergency device for lighting means , having a driver stage and terminals to drive emergency lighting means based on a DC power supply , comprising: a wireless communication unit, and a processor , wherein the wireless communication unit is designed to receive a first signal from a neighboring emergency device for lighting means , wherein the first signal comprises a request for the status of the emergency device for lighting means , wherein the processor is designed to extract a first information about the status of the emergency device for lighting means , and to extract a second information about the status of the neighboring emergency device for lighting means , wherein the processor is further designed to command the wireless transmission thereof to the neighboring emergency device for lighting means , and wherein the wireless communication unit is further designed to transmit a second signal to the neighboring emergency device for lighting means , characterized in that the first information comprises first data about a scheduling of an automatic testing of the emergency device for lighting means , and the second information comprises second data about a scheduling of an automatic testing of the neighboring emergency device for lighting means . a wireless communication unit, and a processor , wherein the wireless communication unit is designed to receive a first signal from a neighboring emergency device for lighting means , wherein the first signal comprises a request for the status of the emergency device for lighting means , wherein the processor is designed to extract a first information about the status of the emergency device for lighting means , and to extract a second information about the status of the neighboring emergency device for lighting means , to extract a first information about the status of the emergency device for lighting means , and to extract a second information about the status of the neighboring emergency device for lighting means , wherein the processor is further designed to command the wireless transmission thereof to the neighboring emergency device for lighting means , and wherein the wireless communication unit is further designed to transmit a second signal to the neighboring emergency device for lighting means , the first information comprises first data about a scheduling of an automatic testing of the emergency device for lighting means , and the second information comprises second data about a scheduling of an automatic testing of the neighboring emergency device for lighting means .
Lighting light module having light beam scanning, notably for motor vehicles, comprising a light source configured for generating a light beam which has a slow axis and a fast axis, a wavelength conversion element having a conversion surface, and scanning means arranged for scanning the conversion surface with the light beam , the light module comprising moreover a focussing system arranged for focussing the light beam onto the conversion element and for adapting the width of the light beam to the dimensions of the scanning means , the focussing system comprising a thick lens convergent along the fast and slow axes, the lens being provided with an input dioptre and an output dioptre of the light beam , characterized in that the input dioptre is substantially cylindrical in such a way as to make the light beam converge only along the fast axis until inducing a point of inversion of the image of the light source inside the lens before the beam reaches the output dioptre , and in that the input dioptre is substantially flat along the slow axis in order to avoid modifying the light beam in that direction.
An aqueous battery comprising a positive electrode, an aqueous electrolyte solution, a separator and a negative electrode, wherein the aqueous electrolyte solution contains water and a potassium salt dissolved in the water, the aqueous electrolyte solution has no freezing point at -60°C or higher, and at least one element constituting the separator is the same in type as at least one element constituting an anion of the potassium salt. the aqueous electrolyte solution contains water and a potassium salt dissolved in the water, the aqueous electrolyte solution has no freezing point at -60°C or higher, and at least one element constituting the separator is the same in type as at least one element constituting an anion of the potassium salt.
A method of actively controlling an axial separation between a seal face of a stationary ring and a seal face of a rotating ring of a gas seal , the method comprising: a) sensing at least one property indicative of a condition of at least one of the seal face of the stationary ring and the seal face of the rotating ring ; b) sensing, with at least one sensing device, at least one of i. the axial separation between the seal face of the stationary ring and the seal face of the rotating ring , and ii. a time rate of change of the axial separation; and c) adjusting a net magnetic force of at least one magnetic device based on the at least one property and at least one of the sensed axial separation and the sensed time rate of change of the separation, wherein adjusting the net magnetic force of the at least one magnetic device adjusts the axial separation between the seal face of the stationary ring and the seal face of the rotating ring without using a buffer gas between said seal faces, controlling flow of gas or other fluid between said seal faces; characterized in that the at least one magnetic device comprises a first array of passive magnetic devices and a second array of passive magnetic devices axially movable with respect to the first array of passive magnetic devices, and that adjusting the net magnetic force comprises moving the second array of passive magnetic devices such that polarities of passive magnetic devices in said first and second arrays interact to vary the net magnetic force of the first and second arrays . a) sensing at least one property indicative of a condition of at least one of the seal face of the stationary ring and the seal face of the rotating ring ; b) sensing, with at least one sensing device, at least one of i. the axial separation between the seal face of the stationary ring and the seal face of the rotating ring , and ii. a time rate of change of the axial separation; and i. the axial separation between the seal face of the stationary ring and the seal face of the rotating ring , and ii. a time rate of change of the axial separation; and c) adjusting a net magnetic force of at least one magnetic device based on the at least one property and at least one of the sensed axial separation and the sensed time rate of change of the separation, wherein adjusting the net magnetic force of the at least one magnetic device adjusts the axial separation between the seal face of the stationary ring and the seal face of the rotating ring without using a buffer gas between said seal faces, controlling flow of gas or other fluid between said seal faces;
A communication apparatus (10-1) comprising a control unit configured to: establish a communication link with another communication apparatus; determine whether or not the other communication apparatus supports frames with a short preamble, in which a first format does not include a field which is at least a part of a training signal; and in case it is determined that the other communication apparatus supports frames with a short preamble, calculate a time length until a communication synchronization error falls within a predetermined range with the other communication apparatus; share information indicating the calculated time length with the other communication apparatus; generate a frame with the first frame format when the time length has not elapsed since transmission of a previous frame to the other communication apparatus; and generate a frame with a second frame format including the training signal when the time length has elapsed since transmission of a previous frame to the other communication apparatus. establish a communication link with another communication apparatus; determine whether or not the other communication apparatus supports frames with a short preamble, in which a first format does not include a field which is at least a part of a training signal; and in case it is determined that the other communication apparatus supports frames with a short preamble, calculate a time length until a communication synchronization error falls within a predetermined range with the other communication apparatus; share information indicating the calculated time length with the other communication apparatus; generate a frame with the first frame format when the time length has not elapsed since transmission of a previous frame to the other communication apparatus; and generate a frame with a second frame format including the training signal when the time length has elapsed since transmission of a previous frame to the other communication apparatus.
Device for producing a ground covering, comprising at least one honeycomb structure provided with a plurality of cells which are each delimited by walls and an upper opening plane and each comprise at least one base and communication passages from one cell to another, each cell comprising a support which is intended to support a covering element , such as a paving stone or a tile, to be arranged in the cell, characterized in that the support comprises a central region (26-1) which is central in the cell, as well as connecting elements (26-2 to 26-9) which connect the central region to the walls in the form of rigid connecting arms, and in that cavities are provided under the connecting elements (26-2 to 26-9) which form bridges.
A radiation detector comprising: a sensor panel that includes a main surface and a plurality of photoelectric converting elements formed on the main surface ; a scintillator layer that includes a plurality of columnar crystals in a scintillator material and is formed on the main surface ; an intermediate layer that covers a front surface and a side surface of the scintillator layer ; a resin frame that is formed on the main surface to surround the scintillator layer ; and a protective plate that is bonded to the resin frame to seal the scintillator layer , wherein the scintillator layer extends along the main surface to come into contact with the resin frame with the intermediate layer interposed therebetween, characterized in that the radiation detector further comprises a frame member that is made of an inorganic solid material and is disposed to be in contact with the resin frame along an outer circumference of the resin frame . a sensor panel that includes a main surface and a plurality of photoelectric converting elements formed on the main surface ; a scintillator layer that includes a plurality of columnar crystals in a scintillator material and is formed on the main surface ; an intermediate layer that covers a front surface and a side surface of the scintillator layer ; a resin frame that is formed on the main surface to surround the scintillator layer ; and a protective plate that is bonded to the resin frame to seal the scintillator layer , wherein the scintillator layer extends along the main surface to come into contact with the resin frame with the intermediate layer interposed therebetween, characterized in that the radiation detector further comprises a frame member that is made of an inorganic solid material and is disposed to be in contact with the resin frame along an outer circumference of the resin frame .
Container assembly for a pump provided with at least one pumping group and with at least one system for transmitting power to said pumping group , the container assembly being configured for being mounted on a pump internally provided with at least one pumping group and with at least one system for transmitting power to such pumping group, and comprising at least one elastic element sealingly housed inside said container assembly at a predefined internal wall thereof, the container assembly being characterized in that inside the elastic element , at least one cavity is geometrically formed between a plurality of shaped walls of said elastic element , said cavity defining a corresponding air chamber, said air chamber being configured to allow deformation of said elastic element for damping the variations of volume and the expansion of the fluid contained inside the pump following a possible change of state of said fluid when subjected to temperatures lower than its freezing point.