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An expandable implant comprising: (a) a base extending from a first end portion to a second end portion ; and (b) a displaceable element extending from a first end portion to a second end portion , wherein said first end portions of said base and said displaceable element are hingedly interconnected, and wherein said first end portion of said displaceable element is formed with a plurality of projecting teeth configured as a partial gear centered on an axis of the hinged interconnection with said base , said projecting teeth being configured for engaging a worm gear , characterized in that said first end portion of said base is formed with a socket configured for removably receiving a worm gear tool which engages said teeth for displacing said displaceable element . (a) a base extending from a first end portion to a second end portion ; and (b) a displaceable element extending from a first end portion to a second end portion , wherein said first end portions of said base and said displaceable element are hingedly interconnected, and wherein said first end portion of said displaceable element is formed with a plurality of projecting teeth configured as a partial gear centered on an axis of the hinged interconnection with said base , said projecting teeth being configured for engaging a worm gear , characterized in that said first end portion of said base is formed with a socket configured for removably receiving a worm gear tool which engages said teeth for displacing said displaceable element .
A fiber optic cable sub-assembly comprising: a fiber optic cable including at least one optical fiber; an end cap , the end cap having a passageway extending from a rear opening at a rear end of the end cap to a front opening at a front end of the end cap that receives a portion of the fiber optic cable , wherein the rear opening is larger than the front opening for cable bend relief; a circuit board including an active optical component in operable communication with the optical fiber, and a strain relief device for attaching an end portion of the fiber optic cable to the circuit board , wherein the strain relief device comprises at least one mounting bracket attaching a sleeve to the circuit board . a fiber optic cable including at least one optical fiber; an end cap , the end cap having a passageway extending from a rear opening at a rear end of the end cap to a front opening at a front end of the end cap that receives a portion of the fiber optic cable , wherein the rear opening is larger than the front opening for cable bend relief; a circuit board including an active optical component in operable communication with the optical fiber, and a strain relief device for attaching an end portion of the fiber optic cable to the circuit board , wherein the strain relief device comprises at least one mounting bracket attaching a sleeve to the circuit board .
A rotary transformer , comprising: a stator including a stator core and an input winding and an output winding wound around the stator core , wherein a plurality of stator slots are provided on an inner side wall of the stator core , and the plurality of stator slots are distributed in a circumferential direction and the plurality of stator slots respectively enable two end surfaces of the stator core to communicate, so that a stator tooth is formed between any two adjacent stator slots, the input winding and the output winding are respectively wound around the stator teeth; and a rotor including a rotor core, the rotor core being sleeved in the stator core , wherein the rotor has p pole pairs, and wherein an air gap is provided between the inner side wall of the stator core and an outer side wall of the rotor core, characterized in that when the rotor rotates, a length δ of the air gap and a mechanical rotation angle θ of the rotor satisfy a sinusoidal function relationship containing third-harmonic components along a circumferential direction, and a periodic change is performed according to the functional relationship in order to define a shape of the rotor core, and in that the length δ of the air gap and the mechanical rotation angle θ of the rotor further satisfy the following equation: δ = Kδ min 1 + K − 1 cos p θ − k cos 3 p θ , wherein δ min is a minimum length of the air gap, K is a first sinusoidal component coefficient, and k is a third sinusoidal component coefficient, and 1<K<2, 0<k<(K-1). a stator including a stator core and an input winding and an output winding wound around the stator core , wherein a plurality of stator slots are provided on an inner side wall of the stator core , and the plurality of stator slots are distributed in a circumferential direction and the plurality of stator slots respectively enable two end surfaces of the stator core to communicate, so that a stator tooth is formed between any two adjacent stator slots, the input winding and the output winding are respectively wound around the stator teeth; and a rotor including a rotor core, the rotor core being sleeved in the stator core , wherein the rotor has p pole pairs, and wherein an air gap is provided between the inner side wall of the stator core and an outer side wall of the rotor core, characterized in that when the rotor rotates, a length δ of the air gap and a mechanical rotation angle θ of the rotor satisfy a sinusoidal function relationship containing third-harmonic components along a circumferential direction, and a periodic change is performed according to the functional relationship in order to define a shape of the rotor core, and in that the length δ of the air gap and the mechanical rotation angle θ of the rotor further satisfy the following equation: δ = Kδ min 1 + K − 1 cos p θ − k cos 3 p θ , wherein δ min is a minimum length of the air gap, K is a first sinusoidal component coefficient, and k is a third sinusoidal component coefficient, and 1<K<2, 0<k<(K-1).
A safety system for an elevating machine having a base part and an elevating part that is mounted on the base part and can be elevated relative to the base part, wherein the safety system includes a plurality of sensor assemblies (20a-20f) for sensing at least one field associated with an electric current or voltage, wherein the sensor assemblies are configured to be mounted on different parts of the elevating machine, at least one data processor that is connected to receive sensor signals from the sensor assemblies, wherein the data processor is configured to obtain an analysis by analysing the sensor signals based on learned data relating to numerous patterns of sensor signals associated with the interaction between the elevating machine and at least one field associated with an electric current or voltage, wherein the data processor is configured to determine from the analysis the positional relationship between the elevating machine and a source of the sensed field.
An in vitro use of microRNA (miRNA) selected from the group comprising of miR-103, miR-98, let-7c, let-7b, miR-302d, miR-380, miR-874, miR-582, miR-490, miR-329b, miR-487b, and combinations thereof for diagnosing chronic valvular disease in a canine.
Dowel basket equipped with dowels, having a trellis frame comprising: - a plurality of straight longitudinal warp threads which are parallel to one another; - pairs of transverse weft threads in the form of a portal which are arranged regularly in parallel along the warp threads ; - warp threads being fixed to the uprights of the portals to form lateral sides of the basket; and dowels being fixed transversely to the frame , with one dowel between the weft threads of each pair, said dowel being fixed in the vicinity either of the free ends of said weft threads of each pair or of the crosspiece of the portal, characterized in that : - on each lateral side of the frame of the basket, each warp thread proximal to the crosspieces or to the free ends of the uprights of the weft threads of a single pair, depending on whether the dowel is fixed to the frame in the vicinity of the crosspieces or of the free ends, is only fixed to one of the weft threads of a single pair, - the largest transverse dimension of the dowel at its contact zones with the weft threads is similar to but greater than the smallest distance e separating the two weft threads of a single pair, between which it can be inserted by force by elastic bending of said weft threads . - a plurality of straight longitudinal warp threads which are parallel to one another; - pairs of transverse weft threads in the form of a portal which are arranged regularly in parallel along the warp threads ; - warp threads being fixed to the uprights of the portals to form lateral sides of the basket; and - on each lateral side of the frame of the basket, each warp thread proximal to the crosspieces or to the free ends of the uprights of the weft threads of a single pair, depending on whether the dowel is fixed to the frame in the vicinity of the crosspieces or of the free ends, is only fixed to one of the weft threads of a single pair, - the largest transverse dimension of the dowel at its contact zones with the weft threads is similar to but greater than the smallest distance e separating the two weft threads of a single pair, between which it can be inserted by force by elastic bending of said weft threads .
A card substrate laminating device comprising: a transfer ribbon comprising a carrier layer and a transfer layer attached to the carrier layer; and a transfer roller configured to heat and transfer a portion of the transfer layer from the carrier layer to a surface of a card substrate ; wherein the transfer roller has a circumference that is less than one-half of a length (168 or 169) of the card substrate; and characterised in that the transfer roller has a heat capacity of less than 2,76 J/°C per cm length (7 J/°C per inch length). a transfer ribbon comprising a carrier layer and a transfer layer attached to the carrier layer; and a transfer roller configured to heat and transfer a portion of the transfer layer from the carrier layer to a surface of a card substrate ; wherein the transfer roller has a circumference that is less than one-half of a length (168 or 169) of the card substrate; and characterised in that the transfer roller has a heat capacity of less than 2,76 J/°C per cm length (7 J/°C per inch length).
An autonomous vehicle (600, 700, 800 ... 1300) comprising: a console including user input controls for the vehicle, the console moveable between a first position and a second position within the vehicle; a first row (610, 710, 810 ... 1310) of seating having a first, passenger use configuration where the first row allows a passenger to sit in a seat of the first row of seating and access the user input controls for the vehicle when the console is in the first position, the first row of seating having a second, folded configuration where the first row is in a folded, configuration no longer usable for passenger seating; a second row (620, 720, 820 ... 1320) of seating, wherein when the first row of seating is in the second, folded configuration, the second row of seating is usable for seating and includes additional legroom for the passenger as compared to when the first row of seating is in the first passenger use configuration, where the second row allows the passenger to sit in a seat of the second row of seating and access the user input controls for the vehicle when the console is in the second position; and the autonomous vehicle further comprising no steering wheel, brake pedal or acceleration pedal. a console including user input controls for the vehicle, the console moveable between a first position and a second position within the vehicle; a first row (610, 710, 810 ... 1310) of seating having a first, passenger use configuration where the first row allows a passenger to sit in a seat of the first row of seating and access the user input controls for the vehicle when the console is in the first position, the first row of seating having a second, folded configuration where the first row is in a folded, configuration no longer usable for passenger seating; a second row (620, 720, 820 ... 1320) of seating, wherein when the first row of seating is in the second, folded configuration, the second row of seating is usable for seating and includes additional legroom for the passenger as compared to when the first row of seating is in the first passenger use configuration, where the second row allows the passenger to sit in a seat of the second row of seating and access the user input controls for the vehicle when the console is in the second position; and the autonomous vehicle further comprising no steering wheel, brake pedal or acceleration pedal.
Method for reducing the concentration of free Fc-moieties in a fluid comprising an Fc-containing protein, the method comprising subjecting said fluid to cation exchange chromatography on a cation exchange resin at a pH of at least one unit below the isoelectric point (pi) of said Fc-containing protein and washing the cation exchange resin with a buffer having a conductivity of 8.2 to 8.6 mS/cm and at a pH of 5.5 to 7.5
Interdental cleaner comprising a rod-shaped support made of plastics material, a handle part connected to the support , and a cleaning part , which has a sleeve-shaped cover arranged on the support , the cover supporting radially outwardly protruding cleaning elements , characterized in that the cover consists of a plurality of cover parts , a first cover part consisting of a first soft-elastic plastics material and a second cover part consisting of a second soft-elastic plastics material or a thermoplastics material, the plastics material of the first cover part being different from the plastics material of the second cover part .
A method of coating substantially spherical particles comprising a beta-blocker compound where the pellets are substantially free of surface defects, with a membrane forming coating to provide a membrane on said substantially spherical particles that controls the release of the active compound from said substantially spherical particle, said method comprising the following steps: (a) determining the surface area of a weighed sample of said substantially spherical particles comprising a beta-blocker compound in a first batch of substantially spherical particles based on the particle size distribution and density; (b) determining the weight of coating material per surface area unit of said substantially spherical particles that will provide a coating level of a composition for said substantially spherical particles of step (a) that will provide a desired release profile in vivo; (c) determining the surface area of a new batch of substantially spherical particles containing the same active compound that was contained in the substantially spherical particles that were coated in step (b); (d) coating said new batch of substantially spherical particles with the coating applied in step (b) to provide a coating on said new batch of substantially spherical particles, wherein said coating on said new batch of spherical particles has the substantially the same weight of coating material per surface area unit of substantially spherical particles as determined in step (b). (a) determining the surface area of a weighed sample of said substantially spherical particles comprising a beta-blocker compound in a first batch of substantially spherical particles based on the particle size distribution and density; (b) determining the weight of coating material per surface area unit of said substantially spherical particles that will provide a coating level of a composition for said substantially spherical particles of step (a) that will provide a desired release profile in vivo; (c) determining the surface area of a new batch of substantially spherical particles containing the same active compound that was contained in the substantially spherical particles that were coated in step (b); (d) coating said new batch of substantially spherical particles with the coating applied in step (b) to provide a coating on said new batch of substantially spherical particles, wherein said coating on said new batch of spherical particles has the substantially the same weight of coating material per surface area unit of substantially spherical particles as determined in step (b).
A communication method, wherein the method comprises: determining , by a first device, a phase tracking reference signal, PTRS, pattern based on a scheduled bandwidth, wherein the PTRS pattern comprises multiple non-consecutive PTRS chunks in time domain, and each PTRS chunk of the multiple non-consecutive PTRS chunks comprises multiple consecutive PTRS samples in time domain; wherein the multiple non-consecutive PTRS chunks of the PTRS pattern are in one symbol; mapping , by the first device, the PTRS pattern to one or more symbols, and sending the one or more symbols to a second device. determining , by a first device, a phase tracking reference signal, PTRS, pattern based on a scheduled bandwidth, wherein the PTRS pattern comprises multiple non-consecutive PTRS chunks in time domain, and each PTRS chunk of the multiple non-consecutive PTRS chunks comprises multiple consecutive PTRS samples in time domain; wherein the multiple non-consecutive PTRS chunks of the PTRS pattern are in one symbol; mapping , by the first device, the PTRS pattern to one or more symbols, and sending the one or more symbols to a second device.
A vehicle control device for controlling a traveling operation of a vehicle, the vehicle control device comprising a processor that calculates a control parameter to control the traveling operation of the vehicle, wherein the processor executes: a first travel control mode in which the vehicle is caused to travel in a first traveling mode; a second travel control mode in which the vehicle is caused to travel in a second traveling mode in which a function is degenerated as compared to the first traveling mode; and a third travel control mode in which the vehicle is caused to travel in a third traveling mode which is a transitional traveling mode during transition from the second traveling mode to the first traveling mode, the processor calculates a first control parameter to control the traveling operation of the vehicle in the first traveling mode during execution of the third travel control mode, determines whether or not a value of the first control parameter is normal, calculates a second control parameter to control the traveling operation of the vehicle in the second traveling mode, and controls the traveling operation of the vehicle using a value of the second control parameter; the processor transitions from the third travel control mode to the first travel control mode when it is determined that the first control parameter is normal in the third travel control mode, and returns to the second travel control mode from the third travel control mode when it is determined that the first control parameter is not normal, and the processor measures a time during which a difference between the first control parameter and the second control parameter is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value before returning to the second travel control mode from the third travel control mode, and transitions from the third travel control mode to the first travel control mode at a point in time at which the time during which the difference is equal to or less than the predetermined threshold value reaches a predetermined time or longer.
A sensor system for preventing obstacles from being trapped in an opening area of a motor vehicle when closing a motor-driven closing element , in particular a motor-driven tailgate, and/or from being damaged when opening the closing element, wherein the sensor system comprises - a capacitive sensor for detecting a change in capacitance due to an obstacle, wherein the capacitive sensor has the function of a proximity sensor which detects when an obstacle enters its signal detection area, wherein the closer an obstacle is to the sensor, the greater the change in capacitance due to the obstacle is, - an evaluation unit which can generate a sensor signal (S sensor ) which slows down or stops the movement of the closing element on the basis of a measured value (S Mess ) of the sensor and transmit this signal to a motor controller , , wherein the sensor comprises - a sensor element around which an electric field is generated, and - sensor electronics for detecting a capacitance in the electric field at the sensor element , characterized in that the sensor element comprises a flat sensor electrode for forming the signal detection area, which comprises a conductive film or a conductive paint , wherein a metal sheet of the closing element serves as a substrate or the sensor electrode comprises the metal sheet of the closing element . - a capacitive sensor for detecting a change in capacitance due to an obstacle, wherein the capacitive sensor has the function of a proximity sensor which detects when an obstacle enters its signal detection area, wherein the closer an obstacle is to the sensor, the greater the change in capacitance due to the obstacle is, - an evaluation unit which can generate a sensor signal (S sensor ) which slows down or stops the movement of the closing element on the basis of a measured value (S Mess ) of the sensor and transmit this signal to a motor controller , , wherein the sensor comprises - a sensor element around which an electric field is generated, and - sensor electronics for detecting a capacitance in the electric field at the sensor element , characterized in that the sensor element comprises a flat sensor electrode for forming the signal detection area, which comprises a conductive film or a conductive paint , wherein a metal sheet of the closing element serves as a substrate or the sensor electrode comprises the metal sheet of the closing element .
A method comprising: receiving data for a geologic environment wherein the data comprise data acquired via different types of borehole tool sensors; based at least in part on the data, determining rock composition of the geologic environment wherein the rock composition comprises depositional components and diagenetic components, characterized by the determining rock composition comprises determining detrital mineral composition values for trace minerals associated with at least one of the depositional components and calculating a detrital index value based at least in part on the detrital mineral composition values for the trace minerals; and by further comprising based at least in part on the rock composition, outputting a stratigraphic model of at least a portion of the geologic environment , wherein a portion of the stratigraphic model is attributed to a particular geological source based at least in part on the detrital index value. receiving data for a geologic environment wherein the data comprise data acquired via different types of borehole tool sensors; based at least in part on the data, determining rock composition of the geologic environment wherein the rock composition comprises depositional components and diagenetic components, characterized by the determining rock composition comprises determining detrital mineral composition values for trace minerals associated with at least one of the depositional components and calculating a detrital index value based at least in part on the detrital mineral composition values for the trace minerals; and by further comprising based at least in part on the rock composition, outputting a stratigraphic model of at least a portion of the geologic environment , wherein a portion of the stratigraphic model is attributed to a particular geological source based at least in part on the detrital index value.