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An apparatus comprising: (a) a catheter , wherein at least a portion of the catheter is sized and configured to fit within a lumen of a human cardiovascular system; and (b) an end effector positioned at a distal end of the catheter , wherein the end effector comprises: (i) an expandable wire frame assembly , wherein the expandable wire frame assembly is configured to transition between a non-expanded state and an expanded state, and (ii) at least one flex circuit , wherein each flex circuit of the at least one flex circuit comprises: (A) a flexible substrate secured to the expandable wire frame assembly and (B) an electrode secured to the flexible substrate , wherein the expandable wire frame assembly in the expanded state is configured to urge the electrode into contact with tissue, characterised in that the flexible substrate is secured to the expandable wire frame assembly via one or more structures selected from the group consisting of loops , rivets, or stitches. (a) a catheter , wherein at least a portion of the catheter is sized and configured to fit within a lumen of a human cardiovascular system; and (b) an end effector positioned at a distal end of the catheter , wherein the end effector comprises: (i) an expandable wire frame assembly , wherein the expandable wire frame assembly is configured to transition between a non-expanded state and an expanded state, and (ii) at least one flex circuit , wherein each flex circuit of the at least one flex circuit comprises: (A) a flexible substrate secured to the expandable wire frame assembly and (B) an electrode secured to the flexible substrate , wherein the expandable wire frame assembly in the expanded state is configured to urge the electrode into contact with tissue, (i) an expandable wire frame assembly , wherein the expandable wire frame assembly is configured to transition between a non-expanded state and an expanded state, and (ii) at least one flex circuit , wherein each flex circuit of the at least one flex circuit comprises: (A) a flexible substrate secured to the expandable wire frame assembly and (B) an electrode secured to the flexible substrate , wherein the expandable wire frame assembly in the expanded state is configured to urge the electrode into contact with tissue, (A) a flexible substrate secured to the expandable wire frame assembly and (B) an electrode secured to the flexible substrate , wherein the expandable wire frame assembly in the expanded state is configured to urge the electrode into contact with tissue,
A lighting module comprising a housing and a fabric defining a light exit window across said housing , the housing comprising an acoustically absorbent panel opposing the fabric and a light engine arrangement in between the acoustically absorbent panel and the fabric , and arranged to emit light in a direction towards the fabric , the lighting module further comprising a felt-based volumetric diffuser in between the fabric and the light engine arrangement , characterized in that the fabric is a woven fabric, wherein the woven fabric comprises openings with a diameter (D) in a range of 20 - 500 micrometers, wherein the felt-based volumetric diffuser is composed of non-woven fibres having a diameter (d) in a range of 5 - 200 micrometers, and wherein the fibres have diameters (d) that are smaller than a minimum diameter (D) of the openings .
Fastener for fastening structural elements having aligned bores having a nominal diameter (D), the elements having a nominal thickness that varies between a minimum thickness and a maximum thickness, the fastener comprising a minimum tightening plane (Gmin) and a maximum tightening plane (Gmax) of these elements, and - a screw comprising a widened head at one end and a threaded portion at an opposite end, - a sleeve comprising a widened head able to receive the head of the screw and intended to come into contact with a first side of the structural elements, a cylindrical tubular body able to receive with play the cylindrical shaft of the screw and a tapped portion engaging the threaded portion of the screw, the tapped portion being adjacent to an internally smooth portion of the body of the sleeve, said smooth portion having a nominal thickness (E), a slightly deformable area (A) adjacent to the head of the sleeve and a deformable area (B) adjacent to the slightly deformable area (A), - the deformable area (B) of the sleeve has a weakened resistance with respect to the resistance of the slightly deformable area (A) in order to facilitate the radial deformation of the deformable portion into a bulb intended to come into contact with a side of the structural elements opposite the first surface, characterised in that the deformable area (B) extends over a length (L) that is greater than a minimum length (Lmin) and less than a maximum length (Lmax), the minimum and maximum lengths (Lmin, Lmax) being defined by the relationships: Lmin = D / 2 + 2 ⁢ E + Gmax − Gmin , Lmax = E / 0.092 with the start of the deformable area (B) being at most arranged in the minimum tightening plane (Gmin) of the fastener . - a screw comprising a widened head at one end and a threaded portion at an opposite end, - a sleeve comprising a widened head able to receive the head of the screw and intended to come into contact with a first side of the structural elements, a cylindrical tubular body able to receive with play the cylindrical shaft of the screw and a tapped portion engaging the threaded portion of the screw, the tapped portion being adjacent to an internally smooth portion of the body of the sleeve, said smooth portion having a nominal thickness (E), a slightly deformable area (A) adjacent to the head of the sleeve and a deformable area (B) adjacent to the slightly deformable area (A), - the deformable area (B) of the sleeve has a weakened resistance with respect to the resistance of the slightly deformable area (A) in order to facilitate the radial deformation of the deformable portion into a bulb intended to come into contact with a side of the structural elements opposite the first surface,
A medical ablation device cooling system , comprising: an outlet tube configured to be coupled to an outlet fluid port of an ablation probe and an inlet tube configured to be coupled to an inlet fluid port of the ablation probe ; a reservoir containing a cooling fluid and configured to be coupled to the ablation probe via the outlet and inlet tubes; and characterised in that the reservoir includes a thermochromic material which is thermally coupled to the cooling fluid of the reservoir, wherein the thermochromic material is configured to exhibit a first color when the cooling fluid is below a threshold temperature, and a second color when the cooling fluid is above the threshold temperature. an outlet tube configured to be coupled to an outlet fluid port of an ablation probe and an inlet tube configured to be coupled to an inlet fluid port of the ablation probe ; a reservoir containing a cooling fluid and configured to be coupled to the ablation probe via the outlet and inlet tubes; and characterised in that the reservoir includes a thermochromic material which is thermally coupled to the cooling fluid of the reservoir, wherein the thermochromic material is configured to exhibit a first color when the cooling fluid is below a threshold temperature, and a second color when the cooling fluid is above the threshold temperature.
A method of forming a light emitting diode (LED) die, the method comprising: providing a die including a substrate and an epitaxy layer , a dielectric layer on one side of the epitaxy layer , at least one via in the dielectric layer , and a metal contact within the at least one via; depositing a barrier layer over an entire surface of the dielectric layer and of the metal contacts distal from the epitaxy layer; depositing a patterned photoresistive layer on the barrier layer surface distal from the epitaxy layer in regions of the metal contact and a portion of the dielectric layer adjacent the metal contact; removing the barrier layer in areas away from the regions of the metal contact and the portion of the dielectric layer adjacent the metal contact; and depositing a reflective layer over an entire surface of the photoresistive layer and the dielectric layer distal from the epitaxy layer and stripping the patterned photoresistive layer and overlaying portions of the reflective layer. providing a die including a substrate and an epitaxy layer , a dielectric layer on one side of the epitaxy layer , at least one via in the dielectric layer , and a metal contact within the at least one via; depositing a barrier layer over an entire surface of the dielectric layer and of the metal contacts distal from the epitaxy layer; depositing a patterned photoresistive layer on the barrier layer surface distal from the epitaxy layer in regions of the metal contact and a portion of the dielectric layer adjacent the metal contact; removing the barrier layer in areas away from the regions of the metal contact and the portion of the dielectric layer adjacent the metal contact; and depositing a reflective layer over an entire surface of the photoresistive layer and the dielectric layer distal from the epitaxy layer and stripping the patterned photoresistive layer and overlaying portions of the reflective layer.
A turbomachine combustor assembly comprising: a combustor body ; a combustor liner arranged within the combustor body and defining a combustion chamber , the combustor liner including a venturi portion arranged within the combustion chamber , the venturi portion defining a venturi throat , the venturi portion including an outer surface exposed to combustion gases in the combustion chamber and an inner surface defining an inner venturi section , the venturi portion including an inner venturi plate arranged within inner venturi section and a venturi wall that extends downstream in the combustion chamber ; a fluid passage defined between the venturi wall and the combustor liner ; a plurality of turbulators including an upstream end turbulator and a downstream end turbulator arranged in the fluid passage on the venturi wall and being configured and disposed to create vortices in the fluid passage ; and a vortex modification system arranged at the fluid passage and being configured and disposed to disrupt the vortices in the fluid passage ; wherein the vortex modification system comprises a plurality of jet members (106-111) provided at the combustor liner and arranged between adjacent ones of the plurality of turbulators and being configured and disposed to direct a fluid flow into the fluid passage to disrupt flow vortices, wherein at least one jet member of the plurality of jet members (106-111) is arranged downstream of the downstream end turbulator . a combustor body ; a combustor liner arranged within the combustor body and defining a combustion chamber , the combustor liner including a venturi portion arranged within the combustion chamber , the venturi portion defining a venturi throat , the venturi portion including an outer surface exposed to combustion gases in the combustion chamber and an inner surface defining an inner venturi section , the venturi portion including an inner venturi plate arranged within inner venturi section and a venturi wall that extends downstream in the combustion chamber ; a fluid passage defined between the venturi wall and the combustor liner ; a plurality of turbulators including an upstream end turbulator and a downstream end turbulator arranged in the fluid passage on the venturi wall and being configured and disposed to create vortices in the fluid passage ; and a vortex modification system arranged at the fluid passage and being configured and disposed to disrupt the vortices in the fluid passage ; wherein the vortex modification system comprises a plurality of jet members (106-111) provided at the combustor liner and arranged between adjacent ones of the plurality of turbulators and being configured and disposed to direct a fluid flow into the fluid passage to disrupt flow vortices, wherein at least one jet member of the plurality of jet members (106-111) is arranged downstream of the downstream end turbulator .
A monitoring server for monitoring an integrity status of a mobile merchant communication device , the mobile merchant communication device being configured to interact with a customer payment device for processing a payment transaction, wherein the monitoring server comprises: a communication interface configured to obtain at a plurality of times a respective first integrity status data set from the mobile merchant communication device ; and a processing circuitry configured to determine a current integrity status of the mobile merchant communication device on the basis of the respective first integrity status data set ; wherein the communication interface is further configured to obtain prior to obtaining the next first integrity status data set a second integrity status data set from the mobile merchant communication device for processing the payment transaction, in case the time elapsed since obtaining the most recent first integrity status data set is larger than a time interval threshold. a communication interface configured to obtain at a plurality of times a respective first integrity status data set from the mobile merchant communication device ; and a processing circuitry configured to determine a current integrity status of the mobile merchant communication device on the basis of the respective first integrity status data set ; wherein the communication interface is further configured to obtain prior to obtaining the next first integrity status data set a second integrity status data set from the mobile merchant communication device for processing the payment transaction, in case the time elapsed since obtaining the most recent first integrity status data set is larger than a time interval threshold.
A method of producing a wound treatment device, comprising: selecting a tissue; contacting the tissue with a solution comprising an acid at a concentration selected to produce a desired level of stiffening of one or more components in the tissue and wherein the solution does not cause substantial irreversible denaturation of one or more components in the tissue; and machining the stiffened tissue to form an elongated shape. selecting a tissue; contacting the tissue with a solution comprising an acid at a concentration selected to produce a desired level of stiffening of one or more components in the tissue and wherein the solution does not cause substantial irreversible denaturation of one or more components in the tissue; and machining the stiffened tissue to form an elongated shape.
A dust collector, comprising: a casing defining a dust suction inlet and an air exhaust port arranged spaced apart, and provided with an electric control board therein; a dust collection system arranged in the casing so as to filter a fluid entering the casing from the dust suction inlet ; an impeller disposed in the casing and located downstream of the dust collection system; and a permanent magnet type brushless direct current motor disposed in the casing, connected with the impeller , and located at a side, away from the dust collection system, of the impeller , wherein the permanent magnet type brushless direct current motor comprises a stator , a rotor and a block-shaped permanent magnet , the rotor is disposed coaxially with the stator and rotatable relative to the stator , and the permanent magnet is fixed to the rotor , characterized in that : the electric control board is a built-in control board, located at an axial side of the rotor , wherein a sensor is disposed at a side, adjacent to the rotor , of the built-in electric control board , and wherein the sensor is disposed adjacent to the permanent magnet . a casing defining a dust suction inlet and an air exhaust port arranged spaced apart, and provided with an electric control board therein; a dust collection system arranged in the casing so as to filter a fluid entering the casing from the dust suction inlet ; an impeller disposed in the casing and located downstream of the dust collection system; and a permanent magnet type brushless direct current motor disposed in the casing, connected with the impeller , and located at a side, away from the dust collection system, of the impeller , wherein the permanent magnet type brushless direct current motor comprises a stator , a rotor and a block-shaped permanent magnet , the rotor is disposed coaxially with the stator and rotatable relative to the stator , and the permanent magnet is fixed to the rotor , characterized in that : the electric control board is a built-in control board, located at an axial side of the rotor , wherein a sensor is disposed at a side, adjacent to the rotor , of the built-in electric control board , and wherein the sensor is disposed adjacent to the permanent magnet .
A coating composition comprising: (i) at least one oxidative drying alkyd resin; (ii) at least one synthetic clay; and (iii) water; wherein said composition has a solids content of less than 35 wt%. (i) at least one oxidative drying alkyd resin; (ii) at least one synthetic clay; and (iii) water;
An apparatus for an Evolved Node B, eNodeB , the eNodeB configured to operate in an unlicensed spectrum and apply Listen-Before Talk, LBT, before performing a transmission, the apparatus being configured to: cause sensing of a channel to be idle during a predetermined time period of a channel listen time, the channel being in the unlicensed spectrum; characterized in that the apparatus is further configured to perform the following, if the channel in the unlicensed spectrum is sensed to be idle during said predetermined time period of the channel listen time: set a contention window value to a random number between a minimum value and a maximum value; cause sensing of the channel for one or more additional predetermined time periods of the channel listen time while the contention window value is greater than zero; and decrement the value, until the contention window value reaches zero, for each additional predetermined time period in which the channel is sensed to be idle; and cause transmission of data of a Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, on the channel after the channel is sensed to be idle during the predetermined time periods of the channel listen time and after the contention window value is zero. cause sensing of a channel to be idle during a predetermined time period of a channel listen time, the channel being in the unlicensed spectrum; characterized in that the apparatus is further configured to perform the following, if the channel in the unlicensed spectrum is sensed to be idle during said predetermined time period of the channel listen time: set a contention window value to a random number between a minimum value and a maximum value; cause sensing of the channel for one or more additional predetermined time periods of the channel listen time while the contention window value is greater than zero; and decrement the value, until the contention window value reaches zero, for each additional predetermined time period in which the channel is sensed to be idle; and cause transmission of data of a Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, on the channel after the channel is sensed to be idle during the predetermined time periods of the channel listen time and after the contention window value is zero. set a contention window value to a random number between a minimum value and a maximum value; cause sensing of the channel for one or more additional predetermined time periods of the channel listen time while the contention window value is greater than zero; and decrement the value, until the contention window value reaches zero, for each additional predetermined time period in which the channel is sensed to be idle; and cause transmission of data of a Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH, on the channel after the channel is sensed to be idle during the predetermined time periods of the channel listen time and after the contention window value is zero.
An optical coupler device, comprising: a substrate having a substantially planar upper surface ; a grating structure on the upper surface of the substrate , the grating structure comprising a copropagating array of waveguides that are substantially parallel to each other and extend along at least a portion of the upper surface , wherein each of the waveguides has opposing sidewalls , wherein a width of each waveguide is defined by a distance between the opposing sidewalls, wherein the opposing sidewalls each having a periodic structure that produces a sidewall modulation for each of the waveguides ; and an input port in optical communication with the grating structure , the input port configured to direct an input light beam in plane into the grating structure such that the input light beam propagates along the array of waveguides ; wherein the grating structure is configured to diffract the input light beam out of plane and into free space; characterised in that the opposing sidewalls in each waveguide have a serpentine or a semi-serpentine shape along a propagation direction based on the periodic structure of the sidewalls. a substrate having a substantially planar upper surface ; a grating structure on the upper surface of the substrate , the grating structure comprising a copropagating array of waveguides that are substantially parallel to each other and extend along at least a portion of the upper surface , wherein each of the waveguides has opposing sidewalls , wherein a width of each waveguide is defined by a distance between the opposing sidewalls, wherein the opposing sidewalls each having a periodic structure that produces a sidewall modulation for each of the waveguides ; and an input port in optical communication with the grating structure , the input port configured to direct an input light beam in plane into the grating structure such that the input light beam propagates along the array of waveguides ; wherein the grating structure is configured to diffract the input light beam out of plane and into free space; characterised in that the opposing sidewalls in each waveguide have a serpentine or a semi-serpentine shape along a propagation direction based on the periodic structure of the sidewalls.
Sealing element , comprising a main body formed from a thermoplastic material, which is an injection moulded component and has obtained only part of its final outer shape in a high-pressure process and/or in a high-temperature process, wherein the main body is formed from a fluoro-thermoplastic material, wherein the main body is annular and comprises two radially inner dynamic sealing portions to provide a dynamic seal on an element displaceable along an axial direction and one or more radially outer sealing portions , wherein each dynamic sealing portion comprises one, two or more than two sealing lips , wherein the dynamic sealing portions have obtained the corresponding final outer shape by means of a machining operation, wherein the one or more radially outer sealing portions have obtained their final outer shape in the high-pressure process and/or in the high-temperature process.