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Ultrasound probe for continuous wave (CW) Doppler device for blood flow assessment in patient's peripheral arteries, particularly in radial artery in persons with heart prosthesis, which probe comprises three transducers mounted on a common carrier made preferably of material acoustically compatible relative to human body, wherein said common carrier is in the form of a wedge member having a structure determined by two mutually oblique side walls and one central wall inclined relative to a base surface of said wedge member, on which walls three transducers are arranged, wherein one of said transducers operates as receiver or transmitter and is arranged on said central wall , and the two remaining transducers operate together respectively as transmitters or receivers and are arranged one on each of the two oblique side walls on both sides of said central wall of said wedge member , wherein said oblique side walls are mutually convergent under a convergence angle (C) having the range from 3 to 26 degrees, and said side walls have an inclination angle (A) relative to the base surface of said wedge member in the range from 30 to 83 degrees, and wherein an inclination angle (B) of the central wall of said wedge member relative to said base surface is in the range from 5 to 35 degrees.
An ultrasound imaging system comprising : a transducer array , including a two-dimensional array of transducer elements configured to transmit an ultrasound signal to traverse a field of view and to receive echoes from the field of view; transmit circuitry configured to generate a set of pulses for the transducer array so as to transmit the ultrasound signal to traverse the field of view; receive circuitry configured to receive a two dimensional set of echoes produced in response to the ultrasound signal traversing structure in the field of view, the structure including flowing structure; a beamformer configured to beamform the echoes to produce beamformed data therefrom; and a velocity processor configured to process the beamformed data to determine velocity components therefrom; characterized in that the beamformer is further configured to beamform four lines of data from the two dimensional set of echoes, the four lines of data including a first pair of lines and a second pair of lines; and in that the velocity processor is configured to separately determine a transverse velocity component (vx) from the first pair of lines and an elevation velocity component (vy) from the second pair of lines derived from the same transmitted ultrasound signal and the same received set of two dimensional echoes, and to estimate a depth velocity component (vz) based on at least one of: the first pair of lines used to determine the transverse velocity component and the second pair of lines used to determine the elevation velocity component. a transducer array , including a two-dimensional array of transducer elements configured to transmit an ultrasound signal to traverse a field of view and to receive echoes from the field of view; transmit circuitry configured to generate a set of pulses for the transducer array so as to transmit the ultrasound signal to traverse the field of view; receive circuitry configured to receive a two dimensional set of echoes produced in response to the ultrasound signal traversing structure in the field of view, the structure including flowing structure; a beamformer configured to beamform the echoes to produce beamformed data therefrom; and a velocity processor configured to process the beamformed data to determine velocity components therefrom; characterized in that the beamformer is further configured to beamform four lines of data from the two dimensional set of echoes, the four lines of data including a first pair of lines and a second pair of lines; and in that the velocity processor is configured to separately determine a transverse velocity component (vx) from the first pair of lines and an elevation velocity component (vy) from the second pair of lines derived from the same transmitted ultrasound signal and the same received set of two dimensional echoes, and to estimate a depth velocity component (vz) based on at least one of: the first pair of lines used to determine the transverse velocity component and the second pair of lines used to determine the elevation velocity component.
Radial nozzle solid fuel gasification heater with a jet nozzle , a gasification chamber with a bottom , and a combustion chamber is located below the gasification chamber and the bottom of the gasification chamber slopes towards its centre by four inclined walls which form a pyramidal shape with the apex pointing to the combustion chamber or form a trough, the gasification chamber and the combustion chamber are separated by a partition , which on the side of the gasification chamber forms the bottom of this gasification chamber and on the side of the combustion chamber forms the upper inner wall of this combustion chamber , the partition being guided nozzle the inlet opening of which is in the bottom of the gasification chamber and the outlet opening is in the wall of the combustion chamber , characterized in that the inlet opening of the nozzle consists of a rectangular or square central slot and rectangular radial slots , which are formed in the edges between the inclined walls of the bottom of the gasification chamber , wherein under the central slot there is a central vent of nozzles forming a through hole, and the radial slots are connected by channels which go into the central vent which forms in the wall ) of the combustion chamber outlet hole , wherein the channels are sloped towards the central vent at an angle of at least 40°, and the side walls of the channels are mutually opened towards their lower walls .
A method of regulating the operation of a wind energy plant, the method comprising the steps of: providing a blade of a wind energy plant having at least one position indicator arranged at a predetermined point on the blade ; monitoring the position of the at least one position indicator during operation of the wind energy plant via a positioning system including calculating said at least one position using triangulation based on IR light or radio signals transmitted or received by said position indicator; determining the flexing of the blade of the wind energy plant based on a comparison of the monitored position of the at least one position indicator and a predetermined reference position of the at least one position indicator ; and regulating the operation of the wind energy plant based on said determined flexing, to minimize the flexing and hence avoid damage and/or to optimise the effect supplied by the wind energy plant. providing a blade of a wind energy plant having at least one position indicator arranged at a predetermined point on the blade ; monitoring the position of the at least one position indicator during operation of the wind energy plant via a positioning system including calculating said at least one position using triangulation based on IR light or radio signals transmitted or received by said position indicator; determining the flexing of the blade of the wind energy plant based on a comparison of the monitored position of the at least one position indicator and a predetermined reference position of the at least one position indicator ; and regulating the operation of the wind energy plant based on said determined flexing, to minimize the flexing and hence avoid damage and/or to optimise the effect supplied by the wind energy plant.
Automatic Rail Inspection System - hereafter ARIS - for automatically inspecting a rail of a railway system, detecting, locating and classifying rail defects, the ARIS comprising: - a rail defect detection system for automatically detecting a rail defect, said rail defect detection system outputting measurement data related to its inspection of the rail ; - a processing unit configured for analyzing the measurement data in order to automatically determine for each detected defect a defect characteristic; characterized in that - a defect classification module configured for classifying the detected defect in a list of detected defects in function of the determined defect characteristic, wherein said list establishing a ranking among all detected defects, said ranking representing an order of repair according to which the detected defects have to be repaired, the classification of the detected defects in said list being thus configured for defining said order of repair for the detected defects. - a rail defect detection system for automatically detecting a rail defect, said rail defect detection system outputting measurement data related to its inspection of the rail ; - a processing unit configured for analyzing the measurement data in order to automatically determine for each detected defect a defect characteristic; characterized in that - a defect classification module configured for classifying the detected defect in a list of detected defects in function of the determined defect characteristic, wherein said list establishing a ranking among all detected defects, said ranking representing an order of repair according to which the detected defects have to be repaired, the classification of the detected defects in said list being thus configured for defining said order of repair for the detected defects.
A surgical orientation system for assisting a surgeon to orient a prosthetic component relative to a patient's anatomy, the system including: an implement for releasable attachment of a prosthetic component; characterized by : an electronic orientation monitor attachable to the implement ; and a brace for releasable attachment to the patient so as to define a reference point relative to said anatomy, said reference point being disposed in use externally of the patient and being adapted for orientation of the electronic orientation monitor into a reference orientation, wherein the electronic orientation monitor is adapted to acquire reference orientation information whilst in said reference orientation, and wherein said electronic orientation monitor is adapted to acquire subsequent orientation information during manipulation of the implement whilst the implement is physically separate from the brace . an implement for releasable attachment of a prosthetic component; characterized by : an electronic orientation monitor attachable to the implement ; and a brace for releasable attachment to the patient so as to define a reference point relative to said anatomy, said reference point being disposed in use externally of the patient and being adapted for orientation of the electronic orientation monitor into a reference orientation, an electronic orientation monitor attachable to the implement ; and a brace for releasable attachment to the patient so as to define a reference point relative to said anatomy, said reference point being disposed in use externally of the patient and being adapted for orientation of the electronic orientation monitor into a reference orientation, wherein the electronic orientation monitor is adapted to acquire reference orientation information whilst in said reference orientation, and wherein said electronic orientation monitor is adapted to acquire subsequent orientation information during manipulation of the implement whilst the implement is physically separate from the brace .
A wall anchor comprising: a base plate including opposing front and back surfaces , a top edge , a bottom edge and two opposing side edges ; and a pair of curved prongs bent backward from the side edges of the base plate , with a first prong having a base coincident and integral with a first of the side edges and a second prong having a base coincident and integral with the second of the side edges , wherein each prong includes opposing, substantially planar side surfaces , each side surface extending in a plane generally orthogonal to the base plate , wherein each prong extends outwardly along an arc to a wall-penetrating outer end , , wherein each of the prongs includes a height and a thickness at the base , wherein the thickness is measured in a direction parallel to the top edge and corresponds to the distance between prong planar side surfaces , and characterised in that the height is at least three times the prong thickness. a base plate including opposing front and back surfaces , a top edge , a bottom edge and two opposing side edges ; and a pair of curved prongs bent backward from the side edges of the base plate , with a first prong having a base coincident and integral with a first of the side edges and a second prong having a base coincident and integral with the second of the side edges , wherein each prong includes opposing, substantially planar side surfaces , each side surface extending in a plane generally orthogonal to the base plate , wherein each prong extends outwardly along an arc to a wall-penetrating outer end , , wherein each of the prongs includes a height and a thickness at the base , wherein the thickness is measured in a direction parallel to the top edge and corresponds to the distance between prong planar side surfaces , and characterised in that the height is at least three times the prong thickness.
Epoxy composition including - a waterborne hardener component containing an amine functional adduct, which is a reaction product of (a) at least one polyether amine, (b) at least one polyalkylene amine, (c) at least one arylaliphatic or cycloaliphatic amine, (d) at least one polyether epoxy resin, and (e) at least one aromatic liquid epoxy resin, - a resin component containing at least one liquid epoxy resin, and - mineral fillers, wherein the composition contains mineral fillers in the range of 85 to 95 weight-% based on the total solids of the composition. - a waterborne hardener component containing an amine functional adduct, which is a reaction product of (a) at least one polyether amine, (b) at least one polyalkylene amine, (c) at least one arylaliphatic or cycloaliphatic amine, (d) at least one polyether epoxy resin, and (e) at least one aromatic liquid epoxy resin, (a) at least one polyether amine, (b) at least one polyalkylene amine, (c) at least one arylaliphatic or cycloaliphatic amine, (d) at least one polyether epoxy resin, and (e) at least one aromatic liquid epoxy resin, - a resin component containing at least one liquid epoxy resin, and - mineral fillers,
Reciprocating-piston engine comprising a valve actuation device for at least one gas exchange valve, at least one valve stroke transmission device which has at least one first valve stroke transmission element , which is arranged between the gas exchange valve and the camshaft and which is mounted for movement between a first position associated with a closed position of the gas exchange valve and a second position associated with an open position of the gas exchange valve, and at least one retaining device having a retaining element is arranged in such a way that the retaining element is mounted for movement between an actuation position and a release position in a machine housing - in particular a cylinder head - or a housing-fixed component parallel to a guide surface of the first valve stroke transmission element in such a way that, in its actuation position , it at least retards the displacement movement of the first valve stroke transmission element in the direction of the second position and releases it in the release position , wherein the retaining element has an attack surface and said surface delimits a pressure chamber with a counter-surface , wherein the counter-surface and the guide surface are arranged fixed to the housing, preferably in the machine housing, wherein the retaining element is arranged concentrically to the first valve stroke transmitting element , characterised in that the retaining element surrounds the first valve stroke transmitting element at least in part.
A molded article comprising a polyarylene sulfide resin, a thermoplastic resin, which is an aromatic polyamide resin, a metal oxide containing at least one of copper or chromium, and a layered and cleavable clay mineral, wherein the polyarylene sulfide resin forms a continuous phase, and a dispersed phase containing the thermoplastic resin and the metal oxide is formed in the continuous phase,, wherein 0% or more and 30% or less of the metal oxide in the molded article is present in the continuous phase, and wherein the layered and cleavable clay mineral is more abundant in the dispersed phase like the metal oxide.
A fuel composition comprising at least 99.5 % by weight of: a) aromatic hydrocarbons; and b) paraffinic hydrocarbons, wherein the paraffinic hydrocarbons consist of normal or branched C4-C7 paraffins and C6-C8 single cyclic ring paraffins and the aromatic hydrocarbons consist of C7-C10 single phenyl ring with methyl, ethyl- and propyl-substituted aromatics, and wherein the ratio of aromatic hydrocarbons to paraffinic hydrocarbon is 0.5:1 to 2.4:1.
A video coder for predictive coding a video stream of subsequent frames according to motion compensation into an encoded video bit stream, comprising: - a frame buffer configured to store at least one reference frame of the video stream, - a prediction unit configured to generate a prediction block of a current block of a current frame from a reference block of the reference frame according to a motion vector having fractional-pel resolution, said fractional-pel resolution defining an integer-pel position and fractional-pel positions, wherein the prediction unit is configured to interpolate the reference block according to the fractional-pel resolution by choosing one interpolation filter among the at least three following interpolation filters: - a blurring interpolation filter , - a tap filter , and - the tap filter followed by a sharpening filter , wherein the sharpening filter is a non-linear filter; and the blurring interpolation filter is a Gaussian filter or a bi-linear filter. - a frame buffer configured to store at least one reference frame of the video stream, - a prediction unit configured to generate a prediction block of a current block of a current frame from a reference block of the reference frame according to a motion vector having fractional-pel resolution, said fractional-pel resolution defining an integer-pel position and fractional-pel positions, - a blurring interpolation filter , - a tap filter , and - the tap filter followed by a sharpening filter ,
A device for the active fixation of an implantable medical lead , the device comprising: a housing including a proximal end for connecting to the lead and a distal end opposite the proximal end , the housing defining a housing lumen having a longitudinal axis, the housing lumen extending between the proximal end and a recess adjacent to the distal end ; a tine assembly disposed within the housing lumen , the tine assembly including at least one tine configured to self-bias from a linear configuration within the housing to a curved configuration outside of the housing ; an electrode assembly disposed at the distal end of the housing , the electrode assembly including a plurality of electrodes ; and a rotatable shaft extending through the housing lumen , the shaft configured to engage the tine assembly such that rotation of the shaft transitions the at least one tine between the linear configuration and the curved configuration; wherein the plurality of electrodes includes a conical tip electrode , an anode electrode proximal of the conical tip electrode , and an insulator that provides a spacing between the anode electrode and the conical tip electrode to electrically isolate the anode electrode from the conical tip electrode . a housing including a proximal end for connecting to the lead and a distal end opposite the proximal end , the housing defining a housing lumen having a longitudinal axis, the housing lumen extending between the proximal end and a recess adjacent to the distal end ; a tine assembly disposed within the housing lumen , the tine assembly including at least one tine configured to self-bias from a linear configuration within the housing to a curved configuration outside of the housing ; an electrode assembly disposed at the distal end of the housing , the electrode assembly including a plurality of electrodes ; and a rotatable shaft extending through the housing lumen , the shaft configured to engage the tine assembly such that rotation of the shaft transitions the at least one tine between the linear configuration and the curved configuration; wherein the plurality of electrodes includes a conical tip electrode , an anode electrode proximal of the conical tip electrode , and an insulator that provides a spacing between the anode electrode and the conical tip electrode to electrically isolate the anode electrode from the conical tip electrode .
A method of wireless communications, comprising: receiving , by a user equipment, a configuration indicating one or more parameters related to determining a random access procedure timeline, wherein the one or more parameters include user equipment capability information for selecting one or more configurable timing variables corresponding to a delay between different messages of a random access procedure timeline; transmitting , by the user equipment in an inactive or idle state, a first message on a physical random access channel, wherein the first message includes a random access preamble; receiving , by the user equipment, a second message on a downlink channel in response to the first message, wherein the second message includes a temporary cell radio network temporary identifier and an uplink grant for the user equipment, wherein at least one of the transmitting the first message or receiving the second message is based at least in part on the one or more configurable timing variables; transmitting , by the user equipment and based on the random access procedure timeline, a request on an uplink channel based on the uplink grant; and monitoring , by the user equipment, a common search space of a downlink control channel for an acknowledgement message or a negative acknowledgement message corresponding to the request and identifiable based on the temporary cell radio network temporary identifier. receiving , by a user equipment, a configuration indicating one or more parameters related to determining a random access procedure timeline, wherein the one or more parameters include user equipment capability information for selecting one or more configurable timing variables corresponding to a delay between different messages of a random access procedure timeline; transmitting , by the user equipment in an inactive or idle state, a first message on a physical random access channel, wherein the first message includes a random access preamble; receiving , by the user equipment, a second message on a downlink channel in response to the first message, wherein the second message includes a temporary cell radio network temporary identifier and an uplink grant for the user equipment, wherein at least one of the transmitting the first message or receiving the second message is based at least in part on the one or more configurable timing variables; transmitting , by the user equipment and based on the random access procedure timeline, a request on an uplink channel based on the uplink grant; and monitoring , by the user equipment, a common search space of a downlink control channel for an acknowledgement message or a negative acknowledgement message corresponding to the request and identifiable based on the temporary cell radio network temporary identifier.