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A catheter, comprising: a tube comprising a first portion , a second portion connected to the first portion and having a less rigidity than the first portion , and a plurality of holes longitudinally penetrating the first portion and the second portion and being isolated from one another; a wire passing through two of the plurality of holes of the tube ; and a cap being engaged with an extrusion portion of the wire extruded from the two holes of the tube in a manner of enclosing the extrusion portion of the wire , being connected to one end of the tube , and having a greater rigidity than the first portion and the second portion of the tube , characterized in that pipes , fixedly engaged with the wire while surrounding the wire , are respectively fixed within the cap to prevent relative sliding of the wire within the cap with respect to the cap when tensile force is exerted on the wire . a tube comprising a first portion , a second portion connected to the first portion and having a less rigidity than the first portion , and a plurality of holes longitudinally penetrating the first portion and the second portion and being isolated from one another; a wire passing through two of the plurality of holes of the tube ; and a cap being engaged with an extrusion portion of the wire extruded from the two holes of the tube in a manner of enclosing the extrusion portion of the wire , being connected to one end of the tube , and having a greater rigidity than the first portion and the second portion of the tube , characterized in that pipes , fixedly engaged with the wire while surrounding the wire , are respectively fixed within the cap to prevent relative sliding of the wire within the cap with respect to the cap when tensile force is exerted on the wire .
Power supply system for a water-bound facility , having an electrical shaft , wherein the electrical shaft is connectable to a first DC voltage bus for a first DC voltage and to a second DC voltage bus for a second DC voltage, wherein the electrical shaft comprises at least one variable-speed generator, driven by an internal combustion engine, for producing a motor voltage having variable amplitude and variable frequency and at least one variable-speed drive motor that is supplied with this motor voltage and coupled to a propulsion unit, wherein the first DC voltage bus is intended for a first DC voltage and the second DC voltage bus is intended for a second DC voltage, the first DC voltage being higher than the second DC voltage, characterized by a coupling between the first DC voltage bus and the second DC voltage bus for transporting electrical power from the second low-voltage DC voltage bus to the first higher-voltage DC voltage bus in order to supply the electrical shaft with electrical power.
Coolant circuit for an internal combustion engine , with a coolant pump , at least one coolant line , a radiator and a coolant cavity in the internal combustion engine , wherein the coolant pump , the coolant line , the radiator and the coolant cavity are filled with a coolant , wherein at least one sensor for monitoring the coolant concentration is fixedly and permanently arranged in and/or on the coolant circuit and transmits the measuring results thereof to an electronic control device , characterized in that the control device is additionally connected to an ambient temperature sensor , wherein the electronic control device is designed to ascertain a minimum use temperature for the coolant with reference to the measuring results of the sensor and to compare said minimum use temperature for the coolant with the measuring result of the ambient temperature sensor and such a comparison of the ascertained minimum use temperature for the coolant with the measuring result of the ambient temperature sensor takes place even after the internal combustion engine is at a standstill.
Method for controlling the movement of two transport units (T1, T2) of a long-stator linear motor comprising a plurality n of LLM coils (L1, ..., Ln) arranged adjacently in the direction of movement, wherein the first transport unit (T1) comprises a first number of first drive magnets (Y1) arranged adjacently in the direction of movement, and the second transport unit (T2) comprises a second number of second drive magnets (Y2) arranged adjacently in the direction of movement, - the movement of the first transport unit (T1) being controlled by an assigned first transport controller (R1), in that the first transport controller (R1) calculates electrical variables to be specified respectively for a first portion of the plurality n of LLM coils (L1, ..., Ln), - the movement of the second transport unit (T1) being controlled by an assigned second transport controller (R2), in that the second transport controller (R2) calculates electrical variables to be specified respectively for a second portion of the plurality n of LLM coils (L1, ..., Ln), characterized in that it is checked, whether a first controlled variable (Ux') is predefined by the first transport controller (R1) for an LLM coil (Lx) as an electrical variable and whether a second controlled variable (Ux") is simultaneously predefined by the second transport controller (R2) to the same LLM coil (Lx) as an electrical variable, and that in this case, either an additional controlled variable (Ux), which is derived from the first controlled variable (Ux') and/or the second controlled variable (Ux") using a predetermined function f (Ux = f(Ux', Ux"), or Ux = f(Ux') or Ux = f(Ux")), is predefined for the LLM coil (Lx) as an electrical variable, or the coil terminals of the LLM coil (Lx) are short-circuited. - the movement of the first transport unit (T1) being controlled by an assigned first transport controller (R1), in that the first transport controller (R1) calculates electrical variables to be specified respectively for a first portion of the plurality n of LLM coils (L1, ..., Ln), - the movement of the second transport unit (T1) being controlled by an assigned second transport controller (R2), in that the second transport controller (R2) calculates electrical variables to be specified respectively for a second portion of the plurality n of LLM coils (L1, ..., Ln), characterized in that it is checked, whether a first controlled variable (Ux') is predefined by the first transport controller (R1) for an LLM coil (Lx) as an electrical variable and whether a second controlled variable (Ux") is simultaneously predefined by the second transport controller (R2) to the same LLM coil (Lx) as an electrical variable, and that in this case, either an additional controlled variable (Ux), which is derived from the first controlled variable (Ux') and/or the second controlled variable (Ux") using a predetermined function f (Ux = f(Ux', Ux"), or Ux = f(Ux') or Ux = f(Ux")), is predefined for the LLM coil (Lx) as an electrical variable, or the coil terminals of the LLM coil (Lx) are short-circuited.
A method for decoding a document comprising at least one textual part, said textual part being represented in a graphic form, the character determination of which cannot be obtained by directly analysing the content of the file but has to be indirectly retrieved from images that this document allows to reconstitute, by a specific font including, for at least one so-called encodable character, an original written form and at least one variant, each of the variants being associated with a different encoding value, the original written form and the variant(s) being arranged to be, during a decoding phase, identified as a same character by an optical character recognition process not having said specific font available, referred to as a conventional OCR process, said specific font having been used within a watermarking process to encode a piece of information in said textual part of the document, by replacing at least one original written form by a variant, for one or more encodable characters, a strict order relation being defined on the encodable characters in order to establish in which order the encodable characters will be processed during the decoding phase, said decoding method comprising the steps of: - applying to said textual part a first character recognition process forming a conventional OCR process, so as to recognise at least the character sub-set including said encodable characters, and to provide an image of each of the characters thus identified, said images being called thumbnail images, - establishing the "strict order relation" on the characters thus recognised, - applying to said thumbnail images a second character recognition process using a statistical classification, referred to as particular OCR, in order to determine whether the represented character is the original written form or one of its variants and in the latter case determining the variant represented, in said specific font, as well as its corresponding encoding value, - data thus deduced allowing the encoded piece of information to be reconstituted. - applying to said textual part a first character recognition process forming a conventional OCR process, so as to recognise at least the character sub-set including said encodable characters, and to provide an image of each of the characters thus identified, said images being called thumbnail images, - establishing the "strict order relation" on the characters thus recognised, - applying to said thumbnail images a second character recognition process using a statistical classification, referred to as particular OCR, in order to determine whether the represented character is the original written form or one of its variants and in the latter case determining the variant represented, in said specific font, as well as its corresponding encoding value, - data thus deduced allowing the encoded piece of information to be reconstituted.
Hollow box structure of vehicles, in particular of an aircraft, which comprises a front panel , a top panel , a bottom panel and a rear panel and is provided with a link-rod reinforcing device having a first reinforcing triangle , known as front reinforcing triangle, which is made up of three link rods connected in pairs, and which is fastened by way of its apices to the front panel and to the top and bottom panels , the first and second link rods forming the apex of the front reinforcing triangle being the only link rods connected to the front panel, characterized in that it comprises at least one intermediate partition between the front panel and the rear panel , defining a front box and a rear box , a second reinforcing triangle , known as intermediate reinforcing triangle, being formed in the region of the intermediate partition , said intermediate triangle being disposed in the rear box .
A computer-implemented method of mining in a blockchain network, the blockchain network including a non-mining node and a plurality of mining nodes, the method, carried out by the non-mining node, comprising: generating a candidate block containing a plurality of transactions including a source transaction that includes a first output associated with the non-mining node and a miner transaction that includes the first output of the source transaction as an input and includes a second output associated with a first mining node; determining a Merkle root of the candidate block; sending, to the first mining node, the Merkle root, the miner transaction, and a first Merkle path for the miner transaction; receiving, from the first mining node, a proof-of-work solution for the candidate block; and propagating the candidate block on the blockchain network. generating a candidate block containing a plurality of transactions including a source transaction that includes a first output associated with the non-mining node and a miner transaction that includes the first output of the source transaction as an input and includes a second output associated with a first mining node; determining a Merkle root of the candidate block; sending, to the first mining node, the Merkle root, the miner transaction, and a first Merkle path for the miner transaction; receiving, from the first mining node, a proof-of-work solution for the candidate block; and propagating the candidate block on the blockchain network.
A method for use in a station, STA, for sectorized operation, the method comprising: transmitting, to at least an access point, AP, a request frame that includes a first sectorized operation field indicating that the STA supports the sectorized operation, wherein the sectorized operation includes transmission or reception within at least one sector of a coverage area of the AP; receiving, from the AP, a response frame that includes a second sectorized operation field indicating that the AP supports the sectorized operation; receiving, subsequent to the request frame and the response frame, a directional sectorized beacon frame that includes a scheduling of sector transmission in the at least one sector; and transmitting, to the AP, a data packet according to the scheduling of sector transmission in the directional sectorized beacon frame. transmitting, to at least an access point, AP, a request frame that includes a first sectorized operation field indicating that the STA supports the sectorized operation, wherein the sectorized operation includes transmission or reception within at least one sector of a coverage area of the AP; receiving, from the AP, a response frame that includes a second sectorized operation field indicating that the AP supports the sectorized operation; receiving, subsequent to the request frame and the response frame, a directional sectorized beacon frame that includes a scheduling of sector transmission in the at least one sector; and transmitting, to the AP, a data packet according to the scheduling of sector transmission in the directional sectorized beacon frame.
Short-stem prosthesis for an artificial hip joint comprising an implantable stem , the stem comprising a distal portion and a proximal portion , the distal portion comprising at least 50% of the total length of the stem , furthermore, the short- stem prosthesis comprises a prosthesis shoulder which is connected to the stem and which is designed in such a way that the prosthesis shoulder can be connected to a cone for receiving a prosthesis head , characterised in that in that the stem has a medial flank , a lateral flank and an inner bar which connects the two flanks , the width ratio of the bar to the flanks in the proximal region of the shaft being at least 0, 8, and the depth ratio of the bar to the flanks in the proximal region of the stem is at a minimum of 2.5 medially and 2 laterally, as a result of which the stem has a double-T beam cross-section in the proximal region .
A transaxle device for a hybrid vehicle including an engine , a first rotating electric machine having a cylindrical shape, and a second rotating electric machine having a cylindrical shape and operable to individually transmit power of the engine and power of the first rotating electric machine to an output shaft on a drive wheel side from different power transmission paths and also to transmit the power of the engine to the second rotating electric machine , the transaxle device comprising: a connection/disconnection mechanism which is provided on a first power transmission path from the first rotating electric machine to the output shaft and enables or disables the transmission of the power of the first rotating electric machine ; a first rotating electric machine shaft having a left side onto which the first rotating electric machine is connected such that a bottom surface of the first rotating electric machine faces a left side of the transaxle device ; a second rotating electric machine shaft having a left side onto which the second rotating electric machine is connected such that a bottom surface of the second rotating electric machine faces the left side of the transaxle device ; a fixed gear which is provided on the first rotating electric machine shaft ; a counter shaft which includes an idle gear normally engaging with the fixed gear ; and a second fixed gear which is disposed on the counter shaft and engaging with a ring gear of a differential , wherein the connection/disconnection mechanism is provided on the counter shaft , and the transaxle device being characterized in that the idle gear and the second fixed gear are disposed on the left side of the connection/disconnection mechanism , and wherein the number of teeth of the idle gear is larger than the number of teeth of the fixed gear . a connection/disconnection mechanism which is provided on a first power transmission path from the first rotating electric machine to the output shaft and enables or disables the transmission of the power of the first rotating electric machine ; a first rotating electric machine shaft having a left side onto which the first rotating electric machine is connected such that a bottom surface of the first rotating electric machine faces a left side of the transaxle device ; a second rotating electric machine shaft having a left side onto which the second rotating electric machine is connected such that a bottom surface of the second rotating electric machine faces the left side of the transaxle device ; a fixed gear which is provided on the first rotating electric machine shaft ; a counter shaft which includes an idle gear normally engaging with the fixed gear ; and a second fixed gear which is disposed on the counter shaft and engaging with a ring gear of a differential , wherein the connection/disconnection mechanism is provided on the counter shaft , and the transaxle device being characterized in that the idle gear and the second fixed gear are disposed on the left side of the connection/disconnection mechanism , and wherein the number of teeth of the idle gear is larger than the number of teeth of the fixed gear .
A method that uses a supplemental pressure vessel to predict impending failure of a primary pressure vessel , the method comprising: fluidly connecting a primary pressure vessel to a source of pressurized fluid, the primary pressure vessel having a first life expectancy duration and including a first structural characteristic; selecting a supplemental pressure vessel having a second life expectancy duration shorter than the first life expectancy duration and including a second structural characteristic; fluidly connecting a supplemental pressure vessel in fluid communication with the source and in fluid communication with the primary pressure vessel ; and exposing the supplemental pressure vessel to a first fatigue load to cause its failure before failure of the primary pressure vessel occurs. fluidly connecting a primary pressure vessel to a source of pressurized fluid, the primary pressure vessel having a first life expectancy duration and including a first structural characteristic; selecting a supplemental pressure vessel having a second life expectancy duration shorter than the first life expectancy duration and including a second structural characteristic; fluidly connecting a supplemental pressure vessel in fluid communication with the source and in fluid communication with the primary pressure vessel ; and exposing the supplemental pressure vessel to a first fatigue load to cause its failure before failure of the primary pressure vessel occurs.
A process for treating crop kernels, comprising the steps of: a) soaking kernels in water to produce soaked kernels; b) grinding the soaked kernels; and c) treating the soaked kernels in the presence of an effective amount of an acetylxylan esterase; wherein step c) is performed before, during or after step b); the process further comprising treating the soaked kernels in the presence of an enzyme selected from the group consisting of a protease, an endoglucanase, a xylanase, a cellobiohydrolase I, a cellobiohydrolase II, a GH61, and a combination thereof. a) soaking kernels in water to produce soaked kernels; b) grinding the soaked kernels; and c) treating the soaked kernels in the presence of an effective amount of an acetylxylan esterase;
A rubber composition comprising (A) at least one conjugated diene-based elastomer, and (B) a filler reinforcement for said rubber composition comprising a combination of silica, preferably precipitated silica, and carbon black, wherein at least one of said conjugated diene-based elastomers is an end-chain multi-functionalized elastomer comprising a diene-based elastomer end-chain functionalized with at least one multi-functional group comprising alkoxyorganosilane polysulfide of the general formula (I): (I) (R 1 O) 3 -Si-R 2 -Sx-R 2 -Si-(OR 1 ) 3 wherein R 1 represents the same or different aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 2 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and x represents a value of from 1 to and including 8; and wherein said multi-functional groups are exclusive of alkoxyorganomercaptosilanes and alkoxyaminosilanes. (A) at least one conjugated diene-based elastomer, and (B) a filler reinforcement for said rubber composition comprising a combination of silica, preferably precipitated silica, and carbon black, wherein at least one of said conjugated diene-based elastomers is an end-chain multi-functionalized elastomer comprising a diene-based elastomer end-chain functionalized with at least one multi-functional group comprising alkoxyorganosilane polysulfide of the general formula (I): (I) (R 1 O) 3 -Si-R 2 -Sx-R 2 -Si-(OR 1 ) 3 wherein R 1 represents the same or different aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 2 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and x represents a value of from 1 to and including 8; and wherein said multi-functional groups are exclusive of alkoxyorganomercaptosilanes and alkoxyaminosilanes. wherein R 1 represents the same or different aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals containing from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 2 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and x represents a value of from 1 to and including 8; and wherein said multi-functional groups are exclusive of alkoxyorganomercaptosilanes and alkoxyaminosilanes.
Novel water conduit which can be extended without friction and comprises a water conduit , a water discharge connector piece and a water feed connector piece , the two ends of the water conduit being connected in each case to the water discharge connector piece and the water feed connector piece , the design of the water discharge connector piece and the water feed connector piece being identical, the said water conduit comprising an extendable inner conduit (1-1) and an extendable protective covering (1-2), and the extendable protective covering (1-2) being placed and connected on the outer side of the extendable inner conduit (1-1), the said water discharge connector piece comprising a first connector head and a second connector head , the upper end of the first connector head being provided with a first threaded connector head (4-1), and its lower end being provided with a second threaded connector head (4-2), the inner side of the second connector head being provided with a through hole (5-2), the upper part of the through hole (5-2) being provided with an internally threaded hole (5-1), the internally threaded hole (5-1) corresponding to the second threaded connector head (4-2), the two ends of the extendable inner conduit (1-1) and the extendable protective covering (1-2) being connected and fastened by way of the first connector head , clamping elements being connected in a clamping manner to the two ends of the water conduit at the connecting points of the first connector head , a second connector head being screwed on the second threaded connector head (4-2) of one end of the first connector head , the second connector head being placed and connected on the water conduit , the clamping elements being arranged on the inner side of the second connector head , the protective covering (1-2) being extendable and elastic, and characterized in that the protective covering (1-2) is woven from an extendable material and at least partially from an elastic material.