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A guidewire for use in a medical procedure, which comprises: an elongate guide member dimensioned for insertion within a body vessel of a subject, the elongate guide member defining a longitudinal axis (k) and having leading and trailing ends , the elongate guide member including an elongate body segment and a leading tip segment , the elongate body segment defining a longitudinal opening and the leading tip segment being adapted and dimensioned to articulate relative to the elongate body segment about a single axis of articulation; articulation (p) that is transverse to the longitudinal axis (k); a control element extending through the longitudinal opening of the elongate body segment and operatively coupled to the leading tip segment , the control element longitudinally movable to cause corresponding articulating movement of the leading tip segment about the single axis of articulation; a first actuator coupled to the guide member for imparting at least rotational movement to the guide member ; and a second actuator coupled to the control element , the second actuator adapted for sliding longitudinal movement in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and independently movable relative to the first actuator to cause corresponding movement to the control element and articulating movement of the leading tip segment about the single axis of articulation. an elongate guide member dimensioned for insertion within a body vessel of a subject, the elongate guide member defining a longitudinal axis (k) and having leading and trailing ends , the elongate guide member including an elongate body segment and a leading tip segment , the elongate body segment defining a longitudinal opening and the leading tip segment being adapted and dimensioned to articulate relative to the elongate body segment about a single axis of articulation; articulation (p) that is transverse to the longitudinal axis (k); a control element extending through the longitudinal opening of the elongate body segment and operatively coupled to the leading tip segment , the control element longitudinally movable to cause corresponding articulating movement of the leading tip segment about the single axis of articulation; a first actuator coupled to the guide member for imparting at least rotational movement to the guide member ; and a second actuator coupled to the control element , the second actuator adapted for sliding longitudinal movement in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and independently movable relative to the first actuator to cause corresponding movement to the control element and articulating movement of the leading tip segment about the single axis of articulation.
A support element for use in combination with a grinding apparatus , wherein the support element is removably attachable to the grinding apparatus , and wherein the support element comprises a removably attached cylindrical support bar for supporting an edge tool to be sharpened during a grinding operation, the cylindrical support bar comprising a first cylindrical leg and a second cylindrical leg , the first cylindrical leg and the second cylindrical leg being parallel to each other and extending outwardly from the cylindrical support bar ; wherein the support element comprises: a first support element section removably attachable to an upper surface of a grinding apparatus casing of the grinding apparatus and further configured to extend outwardly from the grinding apparatus casing , when the grinding apparatus is in operation; and a second support element section which is pivotally coupled to the first support element section ; wherein the second support element section includes first and second holes (321; 322) configured to simultaneously receive the first and second cylindrical legs (311; 312) of the cylindrical support bar for removably attaching the cylindrical support bar to the support element ; and wherein said cylindrical support bar is configured to extend in a direction (D) which is perpendicular to a rotation axis (R) of a cylindrical grindstone of the grinding apparatus when the cylindrical support bar is attached to the support element when in operation in combination with the grinding apparatus in such way that a grinding operation is enabled where the edge tool to be sharpened can be sharpened by means of a parallel side surface (210") of the cylindrical grindstone facing outwardly from the grinding apparatus casing during the grinding operation. a first support element section removably attachable to an upper surface of a grinding apparatus casing of the grinding apparatus and further configured to extend outwardly from the grinding apparatus casing , when the grinding apparatus is in operation; and a second support element section which is pivotally coupled to the first support element section ; wherein the second support element section includes first and second holes (321; 322) configured to simultaneously receive the first and second cylindrical legs (311; 312) of the cylindrical support bar for removably attaching the cylindrical support bar to the support element ; and wherein said cylindrical support bar is configured to extend in a direction (D) which is perpendicular to a rotation axis (R) of a cylindrical grindstone of the grinding apparatus when the cylindrical support bar is attached to the support element when in operation in combination with the grinding apparatus in such way that a grinding operation is enabled where the edge tool to be sharpened can be sharpened by means of a parallel side surface (210") of the cylindrical grindstone facing outwardly from the grinding apparatus casing during the grinding operation.
Visual control system for a product , comprising: - a first, measurement zone (i1) comprising an automatic inspection unit for a portion of product advancing along a longitudinal path (X), - said inspection unit delivering at least one map comprising qualitative information on said inspected portion of the product, - a second, control zone (i2) arranged downstream of the first zone and comprising a means for overlaying at least the qualitative information onto the portion of the product, the second zone being dedicated to visualizing said portion as it arrives in the second zone, wherein: - the product of metallurgical type is extended, of the wire, tube, plate or strip type, - an interactive interface (int) comprising a detector of signals is coupled to the overlaying means so that an operator interacts with the projected qualitative information, - the interactive interface initiates updating of a training data bank related to the qualitative information delivered by the inspection unit. - a first, measurement zone (i1) comprising an automatic inspection unit for a portion of product advancing along a longitudinal path (X), - said inspection unit delivering at least one map comprising qualitative information on said inspected portion of the product, - a second, control zone (i2) arranged downstream of the first zone and comprising a means for overlaying at least the qualitative information onto the portion of the product, the second zone being dedicated to visualizing said portion as it arrives in the second zone, wherein: - the product of metallurgical type is extended, of the wire, tube, plate or strip type, - an interactive interface (int) comprising a detector of signals is coupled to the overlaying means so that an operator interacts with the projected qualitative information, - the interactive interface initiates updating of a training data bank related to the qualitative information delivered by the inspection unit.
A base station operable to communicate with a User Equipment, UE, on a wireless network subject to License Assisted Access, LAA, comprising: one or more processors to: generate a maximum number of component carriers, CCs, for a bandwidth and a number of active CCs for the bandwidth; generate a reference signal for the UE ; process a reported quality rating from the UE ; and generate a scaled quality rating based upon the reported quality rating, the maximum number of CCs for the bandwidth, and the number of active CCs for the bandwidth. generate a maximum number of component carriers, CCs, for a bandwidth and a number of active CCs for the bandwidth; generate a reference signal for the UE ; process a reported quality rating from the UE ; and generate a scaled quality rating based upon the reported quality rating, the maximum number of CCs for the bandwidth, and the number of active CCs for the bandwidth.
A rail and a vehicle , the rail comprising: a first portion connected to a second portion , the first portion including a superconductor and the second portion including a conductor , wherein the vehicle magnetically coupled to a track including the rail : is configured to levitate (L) relative to the first portion when a first magnetic field (M1) interacts with a second magnetic field (M2), the first magnetic field (M1) generated using the superconductor in a superconductive state and the second magnetic field (M2) generated from a magnet attached to the vehicle , and is configured to levitate (L) relative to the second portion when the second magnetic field (M2) interacts with the conductor , characterized in that : the first portion has a first tapered end and the second portion has a second tapered end , and the first tapered end mates with the second tapered end . is configured to levitate (L) relative to the first portion when a first magnetic field (M1) interacts with a second magnetic field (M2), the first magnetic field (M1) generated using the superconductor in a superconductive state and the second magnetic field (M2) generated from a magnet attached to the vehicle , and is configured to levitate (L) relative to the second portion when the second magnetic field (M2) interacts with the conductor , characterized in that : the first portion has a first tapered end and the second portion has a second tapered end , and the first tapered end mates with the second tapered end . the first portion has a first tapered end and the second portion has a second tapered end , and the first tapered end mates with the second tapered end .
An eNodeB (5-2) comprising: a receiver unit that is configured to receive a message including user consent information, the user consent information indicates a non-consent of a user of a mobile communication device to acquisition and transmission, for minimization of drive tests, MDT, purposes, of location related data with measurement data obtained by the mobile communication device during a measurement session, wherein the received user consent information is in the form of an indication of non-consent for a mobile communication device that will obtain and store said measurement data without said location related data; a selecting unit that is configured to avoid selecting said mobile communication devices based on the user consent information when selecting mobile communication devices from which to obtain measurement data representing communication conditions in an area in which each selected mobile communication device is located and location related data for identifying a location to which said measurement data relates. a receiver unit that is configured to receive a message including user consent information, the user consent information indicates a non-consent of a user of a mobile communication device to acquisition and transmission, for minimization of drive tests, MDT, purposes, of location related data with measurement data obtained by the mobile communication device during a measurement session, wherein the received user consent information is in the form of an indication of non-consent for a mobile communication device that will obtain and store said measurement data without said location related data; a selecting unit that is configured to avoid selecting said mobile communication devices based on the user consent information when selecting mobile communication devices from which to obtain measurement data representing communication conditions in an area in which each selected mobile communication device is located and location related data for identifying a location to which said measurement data relates.
An auxiliary tool for surgery , comprising: an auxiliary tool main body part , a first leg pair , and a second leg pair , wherein the first leg pair and the second leg pair are located on the auxiliary tool main body part , wherein a tail end of the first leg pair is connected to one end of the auxiliary tool main body part , a first mounting part is formed at a front end of the first leg pair , and the first mounting part is configured to clamp and press a surgical device to place the surgical device in a predetermined position; and a tail end of the second leg pair is connected to another end of the auxiliary tool main body part which is opposite to the one end of the auxiliary tool main body part , characterised in that a front end of the second leg pair extends outward so as to form a second mounting part . wherein a tail end of the first leg pair is connected to one end of the auxiliary tool main body part , a first mounting part is formed at a front end of the first leg pair , and the first mounting part is configured to clamp and press a surgical device to place the surgical device in a predetermined position; and a tail end of the second leg pair is connected to another end of the auxiliary tool main body part which is opposite to the one end of the auxiliary tool main body part , characterised in that a front end of the second leg pair extends outward so as to form a second mounting part .
Luggage-type baggage article, comprising at least two half-shells as well as an extendable and retractable handle mechanism which is at least partly housed in one of the half-shells and which is configured to lock/unlock a handle of the article in a position selected from a plurality of extension positions of the handle relative to the half-shells, by rotation of a grip portion of the handle; the extendable and retractable handle mechanism comprising a handle axle to which is mechanically connected the grip portion which is able to rotate, at least one sheath mounted fixed in one of the half-shells, at least one elongate member of specific cross-section mounted to be translationally movable relative to the sheath, at least one locking/unlocking system mechanically connected to said at least one elongate member of specific cross-section and housed at least partly in said at least one sheath, and at least one interface system configured to be actuated by the handle axle and to actuate the locking/unlocking system, characterized in that said at least one interface system comprises a cam journal of cylindrical general shape, mechanically connected by a first end to the handle axle, and provided with a second end which is an opposite end to the first end, with a transmission tip having a contact face which, in a first position of the grip portion and of the handle axle, is configured to operate said at least one locking/unlocking system so as to lock the handle in the selected position and which, in a second position of the grip portion and of the handle axle obtained by a rotation of the grip portion, is configured to operate said at least one locking/unlocking system so as to lock the handle.
An apparatus for imaging a wall of a borehole penetrating the earth , the apparatus comprising: a carrier configured to be conveyed through the borehole ; an array of acoustic transducers disposed on the carrier and configured to transmit an acoustic signal toward the borehole wall and receive an acoustic return signal from the borehole wall; a controller configured to (i) scan a section of the borehole wall with first acoustic beams that are transmitted by a series of sets of acoustic transducers in the array to produce adjacent first acoustic measurements that are spaced a first distance D1 apart along the borehole wall, each set having at least one transducer that is different from an adjacent set, (ii) steer a second acoustic beam along the section of the borehole wall using one set of acoustic transducers in the array to produce adjacent second acoustic measurements that are a second distance D2 apart along the borehole wall, and (iii) image the borehole wall using the first acoustic measurements and the second acoustic measurements to generate a borehole wall image, wherein the second acoustic measurements form an image of points of the borehole wall located between adjacent points of the borehole wall imaged by the first acoustic measurements; and an output interface coupled to the controller and configured to transmit a signal comprising the borehole wall image to a signal receiving device. a carrier configured to be conveyed through the borehole ; an array of acoustic transducers disposed on the carrier and configured to transmit an acoustic signal toward the borehole wall and receive an acoustic return signal from the borehole wall; a controller configured to (i) scan a section of the borehole wall with first acoustic beams that are transmitted by a series of sets of acoustic transducers in the array to produce adjacent first acoustic measurements that are spaced a first distance D1 apart along the borehole wall, each set having at least one transducer that is different from an adjacent set, (ii) steer a second acoustic beam along the section of the borehole wall using one set of acoustic transducers in the array to produce adjacent second acoustic measurements that are a second distance D2 apart along the borehole wall, and (iii) image the borehole wall using the first acoustic measurements and the second acoustic measurements to generate a borehole wall image, wherein the second acoustic measurements form an image of points of the borehole wall located between adjacent points of the borehole wall imaged by the first acoustic measurements; and an output interface coupled to the controller and configured to transmit a signal comprising the borehole wall image to a signal receiving device.
Vehicle , comprising at least one camera and one corresponding washing system for cleaning the camera, the washing system comprising: - a housing for receiving the camera, - a cleaning fluid storage tank , - a nozzle for spraying the cleaning fluid inside the housing, - a pump for pumping the cleaning fluid from the tank to the nozzle, wherein each camera is in a first position when the vehicle is moving and in a second position, different from the first position, when the vehicle is parked, characterized in that the washing system further includes a passage extending from the housing to the tank , for draining, under gravity, used cleaning fluid back into the tank and in that the housing is directly attached to the tank or integral with the tank. - a housing for receiving the camera, - a cleaning fluid storage tank , - a nozzle for spraying the cleaning fluid inside the housing, - a pump for pumping the cleaning fluid from the tank to the nozzle, wherein each camera is in a first position when the vehicle is moving and in a second position, different from the first position, when the vehicle is parked, characterized in that the washing system further includes a passage extending from the housing to the tank , for draining, under gravity, used cleaning fluid back into the tank and in that the housing is directly attached to the tank or integral with the tank.
A cosmetic method of altering body mass composition in a human subject, the method comprising: applying galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) to the subject by disposing an electrode on the subject's scalp proximate to each mastoid process, wherein applying the GVS comprises applying a current within a range of 0.001mA to 5mA with an alternating polarity binaurally through the electrodes with an approximately 0.5Hz sinusoidal waveform, wherein the GVS is applied for a predetermined period of time at a regular interval, and wherein the regular interval is daily, weekly, or a combination thereof.
Method of controlling the torque transmitted in a vehicle (V), comprising a first step in which, when the said vehicle (V) is travelling at a substantially constant speed, a time evolution of its speed in the absence of transmitted torque is estimated as a function of data representative of the gradients of a roadway which the said vehicle (V) is going to use, then it is determined whether the estimated speed at the end of a threshold time will be greater than a minimum speed, strictly less than the said substantially constant speed, and a second step in which the torque transmission is stopped when the said estimated speed at the end of a threshold time is greater than the said minimum speed, then the torque transmission is enabled when the speed of the vehicle (V), in the absence of transmitted torque, becomes equal to said minimum speed, so that said vehicle (V) can regain said substantially constant speed, characterised in that in the second step, in the event of acceleration of said vehicle (V) during the torque transmission stop, after said threshold time and before reaching said minimum speed, the torque transmission is immediately enabled, so that said vehicle (V) can regain said substantially constant speed.
Device for influencing a propagation of a plasma formed during a vacuum arc process, with a vacuum chamber, in which at least one anode and at least one cathode are arranged at a distance from one another and are connected to an electrical power source , wherein arranged in the vacuum chamber is an element forming the anode, which has at least two rails aligned parallel to the cathode , wherein the element forming the anode is at least partially formed from a ferromagnetic material or is at least partially coated with the ferromagnetic material or covered therewith or is formed by a number of parts that are spatially at a distance from one another and are respectively formed from the ferromagnetic material or are coated or covered with the ferromagnetic material, characterized in that on the rails there is at least one strip-shaped element of the ferromagnetic material, wherein at least one of the strip-shaped elements is curved or angled away at an end face of one of the rails in the direction of the respective other rail .
A dielectric collimator comprising a center lens , the center lens comprising a light input surface and a light exit surface , the light exit surface being convex and substantially hemispherical, and the light input surface comprising a central surface section forming a light transmitting portion of the center lens adapted for receiving incoming light and transmitting it to be emitted from the light exit surface , whereby the center lens serves as a normal refracting lens, and a peripherally extending, annular outer surface section being plane and adapted for redirecting incoming light in such a manner that the redirected light undergoes TIR at the light exit surface , whereby the center lens serves as a TIR reflecting lens, and is emitted back out of the light input surface.