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A foot-supporting device for use in footwear, the foot-supporting device comprising: an orthotic body , convex in its major dimension, providing for a raised arch in its central region comprising a semi-rigid foot receiving plate, a tilt selector abutted and pivotally or rotatably respositionally coupled to the underside of the foot receiving plate, the tilt selector comprising at least one raised perimetric portion with regions of at least two differing heights, wherein the tilt selector is repositionable to alternate angular positions which effectively provide alternate degrees of tilt to the plane of a received foot, the tilt with respect to a plane on which the foot support device rests, characterised in that the tilt selector is repositionable from a neutral position in which no portion of the tilt selector contacts said plane on which the foot-supporting device rests. an orthotic body , convex in its major dimension, providing for a raised arch in its central region comprising a semi-rigid foot receiving plate, a tilt selector abutted and pivotally or rotatably respositionally coupled to the underside of the foot receiving plate, the tilt selector comprising at least one raised perimetric portion with regions of at least two differing heights, wherein the tilt selector is repositionable to alternate angular positions which effectively provide alternate degrees of tilt to the plane of a received foot, the tilt with respect to a plane on which the foot support device rests, characterised in that the tilt selector is repositionable from a neutral position in which no portion of the tilt selector contacts said plane on which the foot-supporting device rests.
Device for detecting distraction of a driver of a vehicle comprising : - an image acquisition assembly adapted to acquire at least one image of a detection zone (D) located in said vehicle , said detection zone (D) comprising at least part of the driver of the vehicle , - an acquired image processing module designed to determine : a direction associated with the head of the driver , and a position of at least one hand of the driver , - a emission module for emitting an alarm signal based on the detection of a distraction situation, and - an analysis module designed to detect distraction of the said driver by determining, on the basis of the direction associated with the head and the position of at least one hand, the possible presence of at least one hand in the direction associated with the head of the driver characterised in that the distraction situation corresponds to a configuration in which at least one hand of the driver is located outside at least one authorised zone defined from the zones in which the hands rest while driving a vehicle, the device also comprising a time measurement module designed to evaluate a detection time during which at least one hand is located in said direction associated with the head determined by the processing module , the distraction situation comprising a configuration in which the detection time is greater than a predetermined threshold. - an image acquisition assembly adapted to acquire at least one image of a detection zone (D) located in said vehicle , said detection zone (D) comprising at least part of the driver of the vehicle , - an acquired image processing module designed to determine : a direction associated with the head of the driver , and a position of at least one hand of the driver , a direction associated with the head of the driver , and a position of at least one hand of the driver , - a emission module for emitting an alarm signal based on the detection of a distraction situation, and - an analysis module designed to detect distraction of the said driver by determining, on the basis of the direction associated with the head and the position of at least one hand, the possible presence of at least one hand in the direction associated with the head of the driver characterised in that the distraction situation corresponds to a configuration in which at least one hand of the driver is located outside at least one authorised zone defined from the zones in which the hands rest while driving a vehicle, the device also comprising a time measurement module designed to evaluate a detection time during which at least one hand is located in said direction associated with the head determined by the processing module , the distraction situation comprising a configuration in which the detection time is greater than a predetermined threshold.
Method for introducing a borehole into the ground using two converging drill heads , comprising the steps: detecting one of the two drill heads by means of a detection unit on the other drill head and adapting the direction of advance of at least one of the drill heads in relation to the other drill head , wherein a pattern detected by one of the two drill heads is compared with a comparison pattern, wherein the comparison pattern is a pattern stored in a storage means, which pattern describes the drill head which is detected in a predetermined position or predetermined positions, and the pitch, roll, lateral deviation and/or vertical deviation of the detected drill head is detected and the direction of advance of at least one of the two drill heads is adapted when a predetermined deviation between the detected pattern and the comparison pattern is exceeded.
An extinguishing chamber of magnetic blow-out type for an electrical breaking device , said extinguishing chamber comprising a magnetic field source , a magnetic carcass and a breaking region (Z) in which an electric arc (E) is liable to form notably when a breaking pole (PC) belonging to a breaking device is opened, said field source being arranged to generate a magnetic field (B) intended to move said electric arc (E) in order to stretch it and accelerate its cooling and its extinguishing, and said carcass being arranged to channel said magnetic field (B), said breaking pole (PC) comprising a fixed contact (CF) and a movable contact (CM) which moves with respect to said fixed contact (CF) between a closed position and an open position on a path defining a breaking plane (P), and said breaking region (Z) extending at least in said breaking plane (P), characterized in that said extinguishing chamber has a mostly symmetrical form with respect to a median plane (A) which coincides with said breaking plane (P), in that said field source is arranged in the near vicinity of and opposite said breaking region (Z) and is oriented to generate magnetic field vectors (B) which are essentially parallel to said breaking plane (P), in that said carcass surrounds said breaking region (Z) and said field source and comprises a window which is open toward the outside in order to allow the passage of said movable contact (CM), and in that said carcass is stood up against said field source and closes in front thereof so as to create an air gap (D2) in the magnetic circuit formed by said field source and said carcass and to thus maximize the magnetic field (B) that passes through said breaking region (Z).
A fault-point-locating device that is configured to locate a fault point in a gas-insulated switchgear including a first tank having a breaker for a first phase accommodated therein, a second tank having a breaker for a second phase accommodated therein, and a third tank having a breaker for a third phase accommodated therein, the fault-point-locating device comprising: a measurement unit configured to measure a waveform of a current flowing between the first tank and a grounding electrode , a waveform of a current flowing between the second tank and the grounding electrode , and a waveform of a current flowing between the third tank and the grounding electrode , the first tank , the second tank , and the third tank being connected to the grounding electrode ; a location processing unit configured to perform a process of locating the fault point in the first tank , the second tank , and the third tank on a basis of a measurement result of a waveform of each of the currents, wherein the location processing unit is configured to locate the fault point on a basis of one of the currents being out of phase with each of the other two of the currents; and a determination unit configured to determine whether a pressure increase has occurred in each of the first tank , the second tank , and the third tank , characterized in that the location processing unit is configured to perform the process of locating the fault point on a basis of a determination result of whether the pressure increase has occurred, and a measurement result of a waveform of each of the currents. a measurement unit configured to measure a waveform of a current flowing between the first tank and a grounding electrode , a waveform of a current flowing between the second tank and the grounding electrode , and a waveform of a current flowing between the third tank and the grounding electrode , the first tank , the second tank , and the third tank being connected to the grounding electrode ; a location processing unit configured to perform a process of locating the fault point in the first tank , the second tank , and the third tank on a basis of a measurement result of a waveform of each of the currents, wherein the location processing unit is configured to locate the fault point on a basis of one of the currents being out of phase with each of the other two of the currents; and a determination unit configured to determine whether a pressure increase has occurred in each of the first tank , the second tank , and the third tank , characterized in that the location processing unit is configured to perform the process of locating the fault point on a basis of a determination result of whether the pressure increase has occurred, and a measurement result of a waveform of each of the currents.
A method of diagnosing a subject as having and/or being a carrier for infantile myofibromatosis, said method comprising: contacting a biological sample isolated from a subject with one or more reagents suitable for detecting the presence or absence of one or more mutations in PDGFRB and/or NOTCH3; detecting, in the sample, the presence or absence of the one or more mutations in PDGFRB and/or NOTCH3 based on said contacting; and diagnosing the subject as having and/or being a carrier for infantile myofibromatosis based on said detecting, wherein the presence of the one or more mutations in PDGFRB and/or NOTCH3 indicates the subject has a mutation that causes infantile myofibromatosis. contacting a biological sample isolated from a subject with one or more reagents suitable for detecting the presence or absence of one or more mutations in PDGFRB and/or NOTCH3; detecting, in the sample, the presence or absence of the one or more mutations in PDGFRB and/or NOTCH3 based on said contacting; and diagnosing the subject as having and/or being a carrier for infantile myofibromatosis based on said detecting, wherein the presence of the one or more mutations in PDGFRB and/or NOTCH3 indicates the subject has a mutation that causes infantile myofibromatosis.
A method of feeding a component tape towards a picking position of a component mounting machine by means of a feeding mechanism configured to engage the component tape at an engaging position and to disengage the component tape at a disengaging position , the method comprising: engaging the component tape at the engaging position ; moving , by means of the feeding mechanism , the component tape from the engaging position to the disengaging position ; disengaging the component tape at the disengaging position ; and returning the feeding mechanism from the disengaging position to the engaging position ; wherein the feeding mechanism is configured to, during a feeding cycle, provide at least two sequentially arranged compartments of the component tape to the picking position before returning to the engaging position , wherein a distance between the engaging position and the disengaging position is determined by a number of sequentially arranged compartments that are provided to the picking position during the feeding cycle; and wherein the feeding mechanism moves the component tape in a linear motion between the engaging position and the disengaging position . engaging the component tape at the engaging position ; moving , by means of the feeding mechanism , the component tape from the engaging position to the disengaging position ; disengaging the component tape at the disengaging position ; and returning the feeding mechanism from the disengaging position to the engaging position ; wherein the feeding mechanism is configured to, during a feeding cycle, provide at least two sequentially arranged compartments of the component tape to the picking position before returning to the engaging position , wherein a distance between the engaging position and the disengaging position is determined by a number of sequentially arranged compartments that are provided to the picking position during the feeding cycle; and wherein the feeding mechanism moves the component tape in a linear motion between the engaging position and the disengaging position .
A vehicle treatment device comprising a foam generator with a vertically oriented foam generating chamber filled with a fluid-permeable fill of loose particles and having at least one inlet for supplying a fluid and a gas as well as an outlet for discharging the foam generated in the foam generating chamber, wherein the foam generating chamber is divided, via a fluid-permeable first retaining means , into a lower, first chamber portion and an upper, second chamber portion filled with the fill , wherein the first retaining means prevents the fill from entering the lower, first chamber portion ; characterized in that the first retaining means is arranged at the widest cross-section of the second chamber portion , and that the first retaining means is grid-shaped, wherein the distance of adjacent cross-pieces of the retaining means is smaller than a particle diameter of the fill and larger than the average pore size of the fill . the foam generating chamber is divided, via a fluid-permeable first retaining means , into a lower, first chamber portion and an upper, second chamber portion filled with the fill , wherein the first retaining means prevents the fill from entering the lower, first chamber portion ; characterized in that the first retaining means is arranged at the widest cross-section of the second chamber portion , and that the first retaining means is grid-shaped, wherein the distance of adjacent cross-pieces of the retaining means is smaller than a particle diameter of the fill and larger than the average pore size of the fill .
Microwave generator , comprising a microwave generation tube extending along a longitudinal axis (L), comprising; - a cathode extending along the longitudinal axis (L), - an anode extending along the longitudinal axis (L) and radially surrounding the cathode , - a cavity bounded by the cathode and the anode , and - a voltage source for establishing a potential difference between the cathode and the anode , the cathode being adapted to emit electrons into the cavity when electrical power is supplied to the tube , the cross-section of the cavity transverse to the longitudinal axis (L) varying along the longitudinal axis (L) and the generator comprising, furthermore, a compressor having the longitudinal axis (L) as its axis, the compressor being adapted to extract a wave from the tube and having a dispersive line suitable for reducing the dispersion of the group velocities of the electrons entering the dispersive line , the variation in the cross-section of the cavity transverse to the longitudinal axis (L) being noticeably monotonic along the longitudinal axis (L). - a cathode extending along the longitudinal axis (L), - an anode extending along the longitudinal axis (L) and radially surrounding the cathode , - a cavity bounded by the cathode and the anode , and - a voltage source for establishing a potential difference between the cathode and the anode , the cathode being adapted to emit electrons into the cavity when electrical power is supplied to the tube , the cross-section of the cavity transverse to the longitudinal axis (L) varying along the longitudinal axis (L) and the generator comprising, furthermore, a compressor having the longitudinal axis (L) as its axis, the compressor being adapted to extract a wave from the tube and having a dispersive line suitable for reducing the dispersion of the group velocities of the electrons entering the dispersive line , the variation in the cross-section of the cavity transverse to the longitudinal axis (L) being
An apparatus for estimating a state of charge of a secondary battery, comprising: a sensor unit configured to measure a voltage and a current of the secondary battery in a predetermined cycle; and a control unit operably coupled to the sensor unit and configured to estimate the state of charge of the secondary battery in the predetermined cycle based on the voltage and the current measured by the sensor unit by repeatedly executing an extended Kalman filter algorithm using a state equation related to a current integration model and an equivalent circuit model and an output equation related to the equivalent circuit model, wherein the control unit is further configured to: determine an operating state of the secondary battery as any one of a linear operating state and a non-linear operating state based on a threshold voltage and the measured voltage, and determine a first process noise indicating inaccuracy of the current integration model and a second process noise indicating inaccuracy of the equivalent circuit model according to the determined operating state. a sensor unit configured to measure a voltage and a current of the secondary battery in a predetermined cycle; and a control unit operably coupled to the sensor unit and configured to estimate the state of charge of the secondary battery in the predetermined cycle based on the voltage and the current measured by the sensor unit by repeatedly executing an extended Kalman filter algorithm using a state equation related to a current integration model and an equivalent circuit model and an output equation related to the equivalent circuit model, wherein the control unit is further configured to: determine an operating state of the secondary battery as any one of a linear operating state and a non-linear operating state based on a threshold voltage and the measured voltage, and determine a first process noise indicating inaccuracy of the current integration model and a second process noise indicating inaccuracy of the equivalent circuit model according to the determined operating state. determine an operating state of the secondary battery as any one of a linear operating state and a non-linear operating state based on a threshold voltage and the measured voltage, and determine a first process noise indicating inaccuracy of the current integration model and a second process noise indicating inaccuracy of the equivalent circuit model according to the determined operating state.
A method for signaling in power save mode, the method comprising: transmitting, by a base station , a plurality of wake up signals, WUSs to a user equipment, UE , each WUS indicating to the UE to monitor a control channel of a different beam in a multi-beam operation for an associated paging message during a configured period of a paging occasion of a discontinuous reception, DRX, cycle ; and transmitting, by the base station , a plurality of paging messages to the UE during the paging occasion , each paging message transmitted in accordance with an associated WUS over the different beam at the configured period of the paging occasion; characterized in that one or more of the plurality of WUSs are transmitted during the paging occasion , each respective WUS is transmitted before the associated paging message is transmitted. transmitting, by a base station , a plurality of wake up signals, WUSs to a user equipment, UE , each WUS indicating to the UE to monitor a control channel of a different beam in a multi-beam operation for an associated paging message during a configured period of a paging occasion of a discontinuous reception, DRX, cycle ; and transmitting, by the base station , a plurality of paging messages to the UE during the paging occasion , each paging message transmitted in accordance with an associated WUS over the different beam at the configured period of the paging occasion; characterized in that one or more of the plurality of WUSs are transmitted during the paging occasion , each respective WUS is transmitted before the associated paging message is transmitted.
A method for cardiac monitoring, comprising: sensing an activity level value of an individual with a first sensor; sensing a heart rate value of said individual with a second sensor ; determining if a discordance is present between said activity level value and said heart rate value; the method being characterised in that sensing of the activity level and sensing of the heart rate value are carried out by a wearable device which comprises a wristlet or smartwatch worn by said individual and which has the first sensor and the second sensor ; and in that the method further comprises recording an electrocardiogram when said discordance is determined to be present. sensing an activity level value of an individual with a first sensor; sensing a heart rate value of said individual with a second sensor ; determining if a discordance is present between said activity level value and said heart rate value; the method being characterised in that sensing of the activity level and sensing of the heart rate value are carried out by a wearable device which comprises a wristlet or smartwatch worn by said individual and which has the first sensor and the second sensor ; and in that the method further comprises recording an electrocardiogram when said discordance is determined to be present.
Method for detecting anti-PF4/heparin complex antibodies in a body-fluid sample, the method comprising the steps: i. providing a reaction mixture by mixing the sample with a thrombocyte-containing reagent and with a PF4-binding, unbranched polysaccharide or with a PF4-binding polyanion; ii. incubating the reaction mixture; and then iii. determining the amount of PF4 in the reaction mixture; iv. comparing the thus determined amount of PF4 in the reaction mixture with a predetermined reference value for the amount of PF4 in reaction mixtures containing body-fluid samples from donors known to contain no anti-PF4/heparin complex antibodies; and v. establishing the presence of anti-PF4/heparin complex antibodies in the sample when the amount of PF4 that is determined in the reaction mixture exceeds the reference value. i. providing a reaction mixture by mixing the sample with a thrombocyte-containing reagent and with a PF4-binding, unbranched polysaccharide or with a PF4-binding polyanion; ii. incubating the reaction mixture; and then iii. determining the amount of PF4 in the reaction mixture; iv. comparing the thus determined amount of PF4 in the reaction mixture with a predetermined reference value for the amount of PF4 in reaction mixtures containing body-fluid samples from donors known to contain no anti-PF4/heparin complex antibodies; and v. establishing the presence of anti-PF4/heparin complex antibodies in the sample when the amount of PF4 that is determined in the reaction mixture exceeds the reference value.