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A method for producing a urinary catheter , comprising the steps: providing a tubular catheter shaft having an axially extending lumen therein; and thermoforming an end of the tubular catheter shaft into a closed end ; characterized in that it further comprises inserting said closed end of the tubular catheter shaft into an injection mold cavity; and injecting thermoplastic polymer material into the mold cavity to form a tip on the thermoformed end of the tubular catheter shaft . providing a tubular catheter shaft having an axially extending lumen therein; and thermoforming an end of the tubular catheter shaft into a closed end ; characterized in that it further comprises inserting said closed end of the tubular catheter shaft into an injection mold cavity; and injecting thermoplastic polymer material into the mold cavity to form a tip on the thermoformed end of the tubular catheter shaft .
Aircraft comprising at least one landing gear having at least one wheel configured to roll on the ground (S) when the aircraft is moving on the ground (S), at least one electric drive system configured to drive the wheel in rotation and at least one energy receiving element configured to power the electric drive system and cooperate with an energy emitting element present on the ground (S), the energy receiving and emitting elements forming an electrical energy transfer device allowing, when the aircraft is moving on the ground (S), a transfer of electrical energy from the energy emitting element to the energy receiving element , characterized in that the energy receiving element comprises at least one caster configured to roll on the ground (S) and keep it at a given distance from the ground (S).
Method for observing or monitoring flames in a combustion chamber of a heating device which is operated with hydrogen or a hydrogen-containing fuel, wherein a temporal progression of the temperature in the combustion chamber is observed with at least two different temperature sensors or with at least two temperature sensors arranged at different positions and their cause is derived from differences in the temporal progression.
An inhalation component generation device , comprising: a load configured to vaporize or atomize an inhalation component source with electric power from a power supply ; a notification unit ; and a control unit configured to acquire a value indicating a remaining amount of the power supply and acquire an operation request signal to the load to generate a command for operating the load , wherein the control unit is configured to cause the notification unit to perform a first notification when the acquired value indicating the remaining amount of the power supply is equal to or more than a first threshold, the control unit is configured to cause the notification unit to perform second notification when the value indicating the remaining amount of the power supply is less than the first threshold and equal to or more than a second threshold smaller than the first threshold, and the control unit is configured to cause the notification unit to perform third notification when the value indicating the remaining amount of the power supply is less than the second threshold, the inhalation component generation device being characterised in that the control unit is configured to change the first threshold based on an algorithm, and the control unit is configured to set the first threshold based on a value derived by performing a smoothing process by which a primary first threshold derived by the algorithm approaches at least one of a plurality of the first thresholds that are previously changed. a load configured to vaporize or atomize an inhalation component source with electric power from a power supply ; a notification unit ; and a control unit configured to acquire a value indicating a remaining amount of the power supply and acquire an operation request signal to the load to generate a command for operating the load , wherein the control unit is configured to cause the notification unit to perform a first notification when the acquired value indicating the remaining amount of the power supply is equal to or more than a first threshold, the control unit is configured to cause the notification unit to perform second notification when the value indicating the remaining amount of the power supply is less than the first threshold and equal to or more than a second threshold smaller than the first threshold, and the control unit is configured to cause the notification unit to perform third notification when the value indicating the remaining amount of the power supply is less than the second threshold, the inhalation component generation device being characterised in that the control unit is configured to change the first threshold based on an algorithm, and the control unit is configured to set the first threshold based on a value derived by performing a smoothing process by which a primary first threshold derived by the algorithm approaches at least one of a plurality of the first thresholds that are previously changed.
Electrode holder for multichannel electrical discharge machining in electrical discharge machines comprising a holding element , a central body and an electrode mounting section , the electrode mounting section includes at least two clamping sections for clamping electrodes , wherein each clamping section is connected, preferably via a current feeder section , with an own current supplying circuit leading from the periphery of the electrode holder to the respective electrode clamping section , whereat the current supply circuits are electrically isolated from each other by one or more insulating elements , characterized in that the electrode holder comprises slip rings allocated at its periphery and in that the current supplying circuits are allocated in or at the central body of the electrode holder , wherein each separate internal current supplying circuit is designed for being connected to a current feeding source by way of a slip ring , and the slip rings are separated by insulating rings or separated by insulating disks or hold by a monolithic insulating element .
A computer implemented method for recognizing location information of a two-dimensional code, comprising: acquiring (S102) a two-dimensional code in an image; performing (S104), according to one or more main positioning blocks (201 - 203) of the two-dimensional code, feature detection to recognize location information of the two-dimensional code, wherein the location information of the two-dimensional code includes a feature point set, and the feature point set comprises a plurality of predetermined points (301,311-314,321-324,331-334; 401,411-414) in each of the one or more main positioning blocks; and determining (S106), according to the location information of the two-dimensional code, spatial location information of the two-dimensional code in the image by matching the feature point set in the location information of the two-dimensional code with a preset standard feature point set in preset standard location information. acquiring (S102) a two-dimensional code in an image; performing (S104), according to one or more main positioning blocks (201 - 203) of the two-dimensional code, feature detection to recognize location information of the two-dimensional code, wherein the location information of the two-dimensional code includes a feature point set, and the feature point set comprises a plurality of predetermined points (301,311-314,321-324,331-334; 401,411-414) in each of the one or more main positioning blocks; and determining (S106), according to the location information of the two-dimensional code, spatial location information of the two-dimensional code in the image by matching the feature point set in the location information of the two-dimensional code with a preset standard feature point set in preset standard location information.
A computer-implemented method for facilitating content distribution by testing for broadcast readiness of one or more nodes of a content delivery network, comprising: obtaining , at one or more nodes in a content delivery network , configuration information for a test of broadcast readiness of said one or more nodes in the content delivery network from a configuration server in the content delivery network; using the configuration information to configure the one or more nodes to participate in the test, wherein the test comprises using a media delivery application on the one or more nodes to play content received from the content delivery network without requiring user input of a user of a device on which one of the one or more node is running to perform the test; and during the test, until test completion, using the one or more nodes to periodically provide status information associated with the one or more nodes and specify one or more statuses experienced by the one or more nodes during the test to a collection server in the content delivery network, so that, after test completion, the status information from the one or more nodes is aggregated by the collection server and then obtained, from the collection server, by a test-analysis apparatus displaying a visual representation of the status information to a user being an administrator of the content delivery network; wherein the test further comprises hiding a playback screen of the media delivery application on the one or more nodes running each as a background process on a user's electronic device. obtaining , at one or more nodes in a content delivery network , configuration information for a test of broadcast readiness of said one or more nodes in the content delivery network from a configuration server in the content delivery network; using the configuration information to configure the one or more nodes to participate in the test, wherein the test comprises using a media delivery application on the one or more nodes to play content received from the content delivery network without requiring user input of a user of a device on which one of the one or more node is running to perform the test; and during the test, until test completion, using the one or more nodes to periodically provide status information associated with the one or more nodes and specify one or more statuses experienced by the one or more nodes during the test to a collection server in the content delivery network, so that, after test completion, the status information from the one or more nodes is aggregated by the collection server and then obtained, from the collection server, by a test-analysis apparatus displaying a visual representation of the status information to a user being an administrator of the content delivery network; wherein the test further comprises hiding a playback screen of the media delivery application on the one or more nodes running each as a background process on a user's electronic device.
A system for coating a lens using a plurality of inkjet print bars , comprising: a plurality of inkjet print bars arranged in-line; at least one processor in communication with the plurality of inkjet print bars ; a computer-readable medium including program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor , cause the at least one processor to: generate at least one graphical user interface configured to facilitate the automation of the creation or selection of an image to be printed on a lens ; generate a plurality of image layers based on the lens geometry, target product, and number of print bars ; and control at least two inkjet print bars of the plurality of inkjet print bars to print the image on the lens , such that each of the at least two inkjet print bars prints at least one image layer of the plurality of image layers, where the lens is moved relative to the inkjet print bars and/or the inkjet print bars are moved relative to the lens . a plurality of inkjet print bars arranged in-line; at least one processor in communication with the plurality of inkjet print bars ; a computer-readable medium including program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor , cause the at least one processor to: generate at least one graphical user interface configured to facilitate the automation of the creation or selection of an image to be printed on a lens ; generate a plurality of image layers based on the lens geometry, target product, and number of print bars ; and control at least two inkjet print bars of the plurality of inkjet print bars to print the image on the lens , such that each of the at least two inkjet print bars prints at least one image layer of the plurality of image layers, where the lens is moved relative to the inkjet print bars and/or the inkjet print bars are moved relative to the lens . generate at least one graphical user interface configured to facilitate the automation of the creation or selection of an image to be printed on a lens ; generate a plurality of image layers based on the lens geometry, target product, and number of print bars ; and control at least two inkjet print bars of the plurality of inkjet print bars to print the image on the lens , such that each of the at least two inkjet print bars prints at least one image layer of the plurality of image layers, where the lens is moved relative to the inkjet print bars and/or the inkjet print bars are moved relative to the lens .
A method of delivering a liquid additive to an apparatus for delivering liquid additive into a plastics material, the method comprising: (i) providing a liquid additive which is shear thinning in a receptacle ; characterized in further comprising: (ii) with the receptacle operatively connected to an apparatus for delivering liquid additive into a plastics material, applying vibrational motion to the receptacle to facilitate passage of the liquid additive from the receptacle into said apparatus. (i) providing a liquid additive which is shear thinning in a receptacle ; characterized in further comprising: (ii) with the receptacle operatively connected to an apparatus for delivering liquid additive into a plastics material, applying vibrational motion to the receptacle to facilitate passage of the liquid additive from the receptacle into said apparatus.
Method for manufacturing a plurality of arresters as a composite structure, comprising the steps of: - providing a ceramic carrier having a plurality of holes , - providing two electrode bodies , - assembling the ceramic carrier and the two electrode bodies under a gas atmosphere into a base body , wherein the ceramic carrier is situated between the electrode bodies , - soldering the electrode bodies to the ceramic carrier , characterized in that each of the electrode bodies extends across a plurality of the holes of the ceramic carrier , and in that the method comprises the step of: - separating the base body into a plurality of gas-filled arresters and in the process severing the electrode bodies and the ceramic carrier . - providing a ceramic carrier having a plurality of holes , - providing two electrode bodies , - assembling the ceramic carrier and the two electrode bodies under a gas atmosphere into a base body , wherein the ceramic carrier is situated between the electrode bodies , - soldering the electrode bodies to the ceramic carrier , - separating the base body into a plurality of gas-filled arresters and in the process severing the electrode bodies and the ceramic carrier .
A transcatheter aortic valve implantation system, comprising: an aortic stent-valve comprising a stent component and valve leaflets supported by the stent component, the stent component having an inflow end and an outflow end and being self-expandable from a compressed condition for delivery towards an expanded functional condition, the stent component comprising outflow structure at the outflow end, a non-cylindrical crown intermediate the inflow and outflow ends, the crown having a free extremity intermediate the inflow and outflow ends and directed towards the outflow end, and the stent-component further comprising a fixation section between the crown and the inflow end; a delivery catheter comprising a distal portion for insertion into the anatomy, a proximal portion , a stent-valve accommodation region at the distal portion for accommodating the stent-valve in the compressed condition for delivery, a stem portion extending from the accommodation region towards the proximal portion, a first sheath for covering a first portion of the accommodation region to constrain compressed a first portion of the stent-valve including at least a portion of the fixation section , and a second sheath for covering a second portion of the accommodation region to constrain compressed a second portion of the stent-valve including the outflow structure, wherein the second sheath is translatable in a proximal direction to uncover the second portion, and the first sheath is translatable in a distal direction to uncover the first portion. an aortic stent-valve comprising a stent component and valve leaflets supported by the stent component, the stent component having an inflow end and an outflow end and being self-expandable from a compressed condition for delivery towards an expanded functional condition, the stent component comprising outflow structure at the outflow end, a non-cylindrical crown intermediate the inflow and outflow ends, the crown having a free extremity intermediate the inflow and outflow ends and directed towards the outflow end, and the stent-component further comprising a fixation section between the crown and the inflow end; a delivery catheter comprising a distal portion for insertion into the anatomy, a proximal portion , a stent-valve accommodation region at the distal portion for accommodating the stent-valve in the compressed condition for delivery, a stem portion extending from the accommodation region towards the proximal portion, a first sheath for covering a first portion of the accommodation region to constrain compressed a first portion of the stent-valve including at least a portion of the fixation section , and a second sheath for covering a second portion of the accommodation region to constrain compressed a second portion of the stent-valve including the outflow structure, wherein the second sheath is translatable in a proximal direction to uncover the second portion, and the first sheath is translatable in a distal direction to uncover the first portion.
A quick mount adapter for mounting a mountable device onto a support apparatus , comprising: a main body including an internal threading for attaching the main body to an external screw of the support apparatus ; a rotatable cylinder rotatable with respect to the main body ; a locking cover attached to the main body and disposed above the rotatable cylinder ; a catcher attached to the locking cover and comprising a shaft having a narrow upper part and a wide lower part; a collet clamp moveable in a translational direction with respect to the main body and comprising a plurality of collets that grip the shaft of the catcher ; characterized in that the quick mount adapter comprises: lead screws fixed to the collet clamp that transfer rotational movement of the rotatable cylinder to translational movement of the collet clamp such that rotation of the rotatable cylinder causes the collet clamp to move between a first position in which the collets are in an undisturbed state around the narrow upper part of the shaft of the catcher and a second position in which the collets grip the wide lower part of the shaft of the catcher . a main body including an internal threading for attaching the main body to an external screw of the support apparatus ; a rotatable cylinder rotatable with respect to the main body ; a locking cover attached to the main body and disposed above the rotatable cylinder ; a catcher attached to the locking cover and comprising a shaft having a narrow upper part and a wide lower part; a collet clamp moveable in a translational direction with respect to the main body and comprising a plurality of collets that grip the shaft of the catcher ; characterized in that the quick mount adapter comprises: lead screws fixed to the collet clamp that transfer rotational movement of the rotatable cylinder to translational movement of the collet clamp such that rotation of the rotatable cylinder causes the collet clamp to move between a first position in which the collets are in an undisturbed state around the narrow upper part of the shaft of the catcher and a second position in which the collets grip the wide lower part of the shaft of the catcher .
A glass precursor gel comprising: a bulk amorphous oxide-based matrix having an inorganic network of primary constituent oxides and water that is chemically entrained within the bulk amorphous oxide-based matrix, the primary constituent oxides comprising 60 mol% to 85% silica, 8 mol% to 18 mol% sodium oxide, and 5 mol% to 15 mol% calcium oxide; wherein the bulk amorphous oxide-based matrix is homogenously chemically mixed and, further, wherein the glass precursor gel has a density of less than 2.0 g/cm 3 . a bulk amorphous oxide-based matrix having an inorganic network of primary constituent oxides and water that is chemically entrained within the bulk amorphous oxide-based matrix, the primary constituent oxides comprising 60 mol% to 85% silica, 8 mol% to 18 mol% sodium oxide, and 5 mol% to 15 mol% calcium oxide; wherein the bulk amorphous oxide-based matrix is homogenously chemically mixed and, further, wherein the glass precursor gel has a density of less than 2.0 g/cm 3 .
An isolation manifold for use with a pressure transmitter that includes a pressure sensor and transmitter circuitry for generating an electrical signal based on a sensed pressure of a process fluid, the isolation manifold comprising: a manifold body ; a process connection at a first end of the manifold body for fluidly connecting the isolation manifold to a process vessel or conduit containing a process fluid; a pressure transmitter connection at a second end of the manifold body for fluidly connecting the isolation manifold to the pressure transmitter ; a passageway through the manifold body fluidly connecting the process connection to the pressure transmitter connection ; an isolation valve operable to selectively block the passageway to isolate the process connection from the pressure transmitter connection ; and a pressure limiting device fluidly connected to the passageway between the isolation valve and the pressure transmitter connection , wherein the pressure limiting device is a volume expansion compensator, wherein the volume expansion compensator comprises a flexible membrane that separates the process fluid from a volume of pressurized inert gas. a manifold body ; a process connection at a first end of the manifold body for fluidly connecting the isolation manifold to a process vessel or conduit containing a process fluid; a pressure transmitter connection at a second end of the manifold body for fluidly connecting the isolation manifold to the pressure transmitter ; a passageway through the manifold body fluidly connecting the process connection to the pressure transmitter connection ; an isolation valve operable to selectively block the passageway to isolate the process connection from the pressure transmitter connection ; and a pressure limiting device fluidly connected to the passageway between the isolation valve and the pressure transmitter connection , wherein the pressure limiting device is a volume expansion compensator, wherein the volume expansion compensator comprises a flexible membrane that separates the process fluid from a volume of pressurized inert gas.