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A current collector comprising: a conductive substrate ; and a porous conductive fiber layer which is dispersed on the conductive substrate, wherein the porous conductive fiber layer comprises a plurality of metal filaments and linear binders which are randomly tangled with each other, thereby forming a non-woven fabric structure, and wherein the metal filaments and the conductive substrate are adhered to each other as some or all of the linear binders in the porous conductive fiber layer are vitrified or partially melted and fused, so that the porous conductive fiber layer is combined with the conductive substrate via the linear binders, wherein the linear binders comprise a polymer material. a conductive substrate ; and a porous conductive fiber layer which is dispersed on the conductive substrate, wherein the porous conductive fiber layer comprises a plurality of metal filaments and linear binders which are randomly tangled with each other, thereby forming a non-woven fabric structure, and wherein the metal filaments and the conductive substrate are adhered to each other as some or all of the linear binders in the porous conductive fiber layer are vitrified or partially melted and fused, so that the porous conductive fiber layer is combined with the conductive substrate via the linear binders, wherein the linear binders comprise a polymer material.
A bone clamp for use in fixation of a fractured bone or prevention of fracture of a bone, the clamp comprising a pair of handles joined together at a pivot point , the handles each having an arcuate jaw , the arcuate jaws comprising a first end having an opening at a proximal end of the jaw in communication with a second end having an opening at a distal end of the jaw , the first end and second end in communication via a channel , in which the channel is configured to accommodate a cable, a wire, a suture, a band or other suitable flexible material, and characterised in that each of the channels is a channel that is open along its length and which runs uncovered through an internal face of each of the arcuate jaws .
A system for autonomous driving comparison and evaluation, comprising: a vehicle event recorder configured to: receive trip information generated during a driver controlled trip; receive simulated driver assistance systems information from a simulated driver assistance system relating to actions that an installed driver assistance system would have taken had it been in control during the driver controlled trip; and wherein the vehicle event recorder comprises a processor configured to: determine simulated trip information using the simulated driver assistance systems information ; determine an actual trip factor based at least in part on the trip information; determine a simulated trip factor based at least in part on the simulated trip information; characterized in that : determining the simulated trip information comprises determining whether the simulator follows a same route as an actual route. a vehicle event recorder configured to: receive trip information generated during a driver controlled trip; receive simulated driver assistance systems information from a simulated driver assistance system relating to actions that an installed driver assistance system would have taken had it been in control during the driver controlled trip; and receive trip information generated during a driver controlled trip; receive simulated driver assistance systems information from a simulated driver assistance system relating to actions that an installed driver assistance system would have taken had it been in control during the driver controlled trip; and wherein the vehicle event recorder comprises a processor configured to: determine simulated trip information using the simulated driver assistance systems information ; determine an actual trip factor based at least in part on the trip information; determine a simulated trip factor based at least in part on the simulated trip information; characterized in that : determining the simulated trip information comprises determining whether the simulator follows a same route as an actual route. determine simulated trip information using the simulated driver assistance systems information ; determine an actual trip factor based at least in part on the trip information; determine a simulated trip factor based at least in part on the simulated trip information; characterized in that : determining the simulated trip information comprises determining whether the simulator follows a same route as an actual route.
A binder in a liquid state, especially hydraulic concrete, comprising a mortar and corrosion indicators comprising at least one permanent magnet generating a magnetic field, and a layer being corrodible by pathogenic agents, especially chloride ions, the corrodible layer being integral with the magnet, the corrodible layer comprising a ferromagnetic material for modifying the magnetic field generated by the magnet as a function of the corrosion state of the ferromagnetic material of the corrodible layer , and in that the corrodible layer covers a face of the permanent magnet having a South polarity and a North polarity , the binder becoming a porous coating in the solid state and being intended to become a coating of a reinforced concrete wall .
An imaging method using an imaging system according to claims 12 or 13 to carry out the following steps: reconstructing a two-dimensional projection image for each pre-scan from acquired data before a three dimensional volume scan of an object or subject is carried out; identifying a region-of-interest (ROI) in the two-dimensional projection image(s), wherein the region of interest is a sub-region of a portion of an object or subject in an examination region; determining a set of collimator control parameters based on the one or more two dimensional projection images including the data indicative of a region of interest; and performing the three dimensional volume scan of the region of interest located in the portion of the object or subject in the examination region, including dynamically collimating a radiation beam used to perform the scan so that a geometry and/or location of the radiation beam tracks, during the scan, to a geometry and/or location of the region of interest by employing the set of collimator control parameters to control a collimator collimating the radiation beam to provide a collimation that results in the geometry and/or a location of the radiation beam tracking to the geometry and/or a location of the region of interest and not the portion of the object or subject in the examination region; wherein outer rays of the radiation beam traverse paths that traverse a pre-determined margin about the perimeter of the region of interest, wherein the margin is such that the radiation beam does not traverse the entire portion of the object or subject. reconstructing a two-dimensional projection image for each pre-scan from acquired data before a three dimensional volume scan of an object or subject is carried out; identifying a region-of-interest (ROI) in the two-dimensional projection image(s), wherein the region of interest is a sub-region of a portion of an object or subject in an examination region; determining a set of collimator control parameters based on the one or more two dimensional projection images including the data indicative of a region of interest; and performing the three dimensional volume scan of the region of interest located in the portion of the object or subject in the examination region, including dynamically collimating a radiation beam used to perform the scan so that a geometry and/or location of the radiation beam tracks, during the scan, to a geometry and/or location of the region of interest by employing the set of collimator control parameters to control a collimator collimating the radiation beam to provide a collimation that results in the geometry and/or a location of the radiation beam tracking to the geometry and/or a location of the region of interest and not the portion of the object or subject in the examination region; wherein outer rays of the radiation beam traverse paths that traverse a pre-determined margin about the perimeter of the region of interest, wherein the margin is such that the radiation beam does not traverse the entire portion of the object or subject.
A urinary catheter comprising: a tubular member including a first end and a second end that therebetween define a longitudinal axis (X), said first end adapted to be inserted into a patient's urethral canal ; an outer surface on the tubular member spaced apart from an inner surface , the outer surface having a first outer diameter (OD1); a lumen defined by the inner surface adapted to therethrough drain urine from the patient's bladder ; an entrance opening to the lumen defined by a rounded end wall formed in the first end of the tubular member including a plane (TS) of the opening intersecting the longitudinal axis; and a truncated teardrop-shaped head formed in the first end having a second outer diameter (OD2) larger than the first outer diameter (OD1), characterized in that the inner surface is non-circular in cross-section. a tubular member including a first end and a second end that therebetween define a longitudinal axis (X), said first end adapted to be inserted into a patient's urethral canal ; an outer surface on the tubular member spaced apart from an inner surface , the outer surface having a first outer diameter (OD1); a lumen defined by the inner surface adapted to therethrough drain urine from the patient's bladder ; an entrance opening to the lumen defined by a rounded end wall formed in the first end of the tubular member including a plane (TS) of the opening intersecting the longitudinal axis; and a truncated teardrop-shaped head formed in the first end having a second outer diameter (OD2) larger than the first outer diameter (OD1), characterized in that the inner surface is non-circular in cross-section.
Storage holder , destined for placement in a liquid or foam dispenser, comprising a liquid reservoir, a pump and a spacer , wherein the liquid reservoir has an opening, which opening is provided with a plug which plug is provided with an opening , the pump is provided with a pump section and an inlet tube extending from the pump section and having a smaller cross section than the pump section , which inlet tube is fixed into the opening of the plug by a clamping connection, and the spacer is provided with an opening for the inlet tube and at its exterior a means to couple the storage holder to the liquid or foam dispenser, wherein the spacer is positioned between the pump section and the plug to achieve a defined distance between pump section and plug , characterised in that the spacer is fixed into position relative to the plug and relative to the pump only by the clamping connection between inlet tube and plug .
Steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a support unit which is connectable to the chassis of the motor vehicle and comprising a positioning unit which is held on said support unit and which serves for the mounting of a steering spindle for transmitting a steering moment from a steering wheel to a steerable wheel, wherein the position of the positioning unit relative to the support unit is adjustable by way of an adjustment drive , wherein the adjustment drive comprises a threaded rod with an external thread which engages with an internal thread of a spindle nut of the adjustment drive , characterized in that the threaded rod and the spindle nut comprise mutually different materials, wherein the spindle nut comprises a plastics material, and the external thread of the threaded rod and/or the internal thread of the spindle nut comprises a flank angle (α) of between 35° and 55°.
A brake control valve arrangement for controlling application of a braking force in a rail vehicle comprising an electropneumatic brake control valve block comprising a main relay regulator valve controlling pressure to a hold valve and a vent valve for service brake application, the main relay regulator valve being piloted by a pressure controlled by an emergency regulator valve , the brake control valve arrangement further comprising a variable load control pressure regulator, the valve block having an inlet for a brake supply pressure, and an outlet in pneumatic connection with a brake cylinder for applying braking force, wherein an electronic control unit is provided for controlling actuation of one or more solenoid valves controlling pneumatic flow in the brake control valve arrangement, characterised in that a pilot pressure into the main relay regulator valve from the variable load control pressure regulator is controlled by a solenoid , which solenoid when de-energised enables release of the braking force by venting of brake cylinder pressure to atmosphere
A method of forming a closure member , the method comprising the steps of: - providing a support member with an outer support surface , - providing a member comprising a first member made of electrically conductive material, said first member comprising a first tubular sleeve extending along a longitudinal direction (X-X) between a first top end and a first bottom end , - positioning the member on the support member , - applying a magnetic field on the member to deform at least a portion of the first tubular sleeve around the support member to form a closure member , - removing the formed closure member from the support member for subsequently fitting the formed closure member on a neck of a container or a closure body; - a first annular gap (G1) is defined between a first inner surface of the first tubular sleeve and the outer support surface , the first annular gap (G1) extending radially between the first tubular sleeve and the outer support surface , and longitudinally along the longitudinal extension of the first tubular sleeve ; characterized in that: - said member comprises a second member made of electrically insulating material and arranged inside the first member , - said second member comprises a second top wall and a second tubular sleeve extending from the second top wall to a second bottom end , - a second annular gap (G2) is defined between the first tubular sleeve and the second tubular sleeve , - the at least a portion of the first tubular sleeve is deformed directly against at least the second tubular sleeve . - providing a support member with an outer support surface , - providing a member comprising a first member made of electrically conductive material, said first member comprising a first tubular sleeve extending along a longitudinal direction (X-X) between a first top end and a first bottom end , - positioning the member on the support member , - applying a magnetic field on the member to deform at least a portion of the first tubular sleeve around the support member to form a closure member , - removing the formed closure member from the support member for subsequently fitting the formed closure member on a neck of a container or a closure body; - a first annular gap (G1) is defined between a first inner surface of the first tubular sleeve and the outer support surface , the first annular gap (G1) extending radially between the first tubular sleeve and the outer support surface , and longitudinally along the longitudinal extension of the first tubular sleeve ; - said member comprises a second member made of electrically insulating material and arranged inside the first member , - said second member comprises a second top wall and a second tubular sleeve extending from the second top wall to a second bottom end , - a second annular gap (G2) is defined between the first tubular sleeve and the second tubular sleeve , - the at least a portion of the first tubular sleeve is deformed directly against at least the second tubular sleeve .
An apparatus , comprising: a module extending into an interior cavity of a housing assembly through an opening of a plurality of openings formed in a base section of the housing assembly , the module including a component grid ; and a mechanical sealing element disposed along a surface of the module to provide a seal between the module and the base section defining the opening, wherein the plurality of openings are separated by a framing element extending across the interior cavity , wherein the mechanical sealing element comprises a gasket in abutment with a ridge , the ridge extending from the surface of the module . a module extending into an interior cavity of a housing assembly through an opening of a plurality of openings formed in a base section of the housing assembly , the module including a component grid ; and a mechanical sealing element disposed along a surface of the module to provide a seal between the module and the base section defining the opening, wherein the plurality of openings are separated by a framing element extending across the interior cavity , wherein the mechanical sealing element comprises a gasket in abutment with a ridge , the ridge extending from the surface of the module .
A decoding method, comprising: reading pre-indexed information corresponding to a to-be-decoded file, wherein the to-be-decoded file is obtained by means of variable-length coding, the pre-indexed information comprises information indicating one or more decoding boundaries, and the pre-indexed information is stored in another file associated with the to-be-decoded file, and wherein the another file is a file that belongs to a same directory as the to-be-decoded file and whose file name is the same as that of the to-be-decoded file; and performing parallel decoding on multiple data segments in the to-be-decoded file according to the pre-indexed information, wherein the multiple data segments are divided according to one or more of the one or more decoding boundaries. reading pre-indexed information corresponding to a to-be-decoded file, wherein the to-be-decoded file is obtained by means of variable-length coding, the pre-indexed information comprises information indicating one or more decoding boundaries, and the pre-indexed information is stored in another file associated with the to-be-decoded file, and wherein the another file is a file that belongs to a same directory as the to-be-decoded file and whose file name is the same as that of the to-be-decoded file; and performing parallel decoding on multiple data segments in the to-be-decoded file according to the pre-indexed information, wherein the multiple data segments are divided according to one or more of the one or more decoding boundaries.
A drainage system , the drainage system comprising: a container having an interior and a mouth , the mouth comprising an outer surface and an opening; a frangible seal covering the opening; and a cap secured to the mouth and in fluid communication with a drainage line, the cap having an inner surface configured to engage with the outer surface of the mouth; characterized in that the drainage system further comprises: a groove within the outer surface of the mouth for sealingly seating an O-ring; an O-ring seated within the groove, said O-ring being located at least partially between the outer surface of the mouth and the inner surface of the cap and configured to form a patent fluid seal between a space defined by the cap and the space located externally of the drainage system; and a retaining ring circumferentially engaging the cap, wherein the retaining ring is radially aligned with the O-ring and co-axial with the O-ring to provide a constricting force on the cap. a container having an interior and a mouth , the mouth comprising an outer surface and an opening; a frangible seal covering the opening; and a cap secured to the mouth and in fluid communication with a drainage line, the cap having an inner surface configured to engage with the outer surface of the mouth; characterized in that the drainage system further comprises: a groove within the outer surface of the mouth for sealingly seating an O-ring; an O-ring seated within the groove, said O-ring being located at least partially between the outer surface of the mouth and the inner surface of the cap and configured to form a patent fluid seal between a space defined by the cap and the space located externally of the drainage system; and a retaining ring circumferentially engaging the cap, wherein the retaining ring is radially aligned with the O-ring and co-axial with the O-ring to provide a constricting force on the cap. a groove within the outer surface of the mouth for sealingly seating an O-ring; an O-ring seated within the groove, said O-ring being located at least partially between the outer surface of the mouth and the inner surface of the cap and configured to form a patent fluid seal between a space defined by the cap and the space located externally of the drainage system; and a retaining ring circumferentially engaging the cap, wherein the retaining ring is radially aligned with the O-ring and co-axial with the O-ring to provide a constricting force on the cap.
A decoding method for an audio or video signal comprising one or more signal characteristics, comprising: detecting an error frame having an error from a bitstream; analyzing the one or more signal characteristics; setting a regression analysis method to conceal the error based on the one or more analyzed signal characteristics; setting a number of previous good frames to be referred to in the regression analysis method to conceal the error of the error frame having the error, based on the one or more analyzed signal characteristics; concealing the error using the regression analysis method; and decoding a frame having no error and the error frame whose error is concealed, in the bitstream, wherein setting the regression analysis method comprises selecting one of a linear regression analysis and a non-linear regression analysis as the regression analysis method based on the one or more analyzed signal characteristics. detecting an error frame having an error from a bitstream; analyzing the one or more signal characteristics; setting a regression analysis method to conceal the error based on the one or more analyzed signal characteristics; setting a number of previous good frames to be referred to in the regression analysis method to conceal the error of the error frame having the error, based on the one or more analyzed signal characteristics; concealing the error using the regression analysis method; and decoding a frame having no error and the error frame whose error is concealed, in the bitstream, wherein setting the regression analysis method comprises selecting one of a linear regression analysis and a non-linear regression analysis as the regression analysis method based on the one or more analyzed signal characteristics.
Rim for vehicle wheels comprising a noise reducing system fixed to an inner surface of said rim , wherein said noise reducing system comprises: - a noise reducing element developing along a main portion of a circumferential development of the inner surface of said rim , and - a protective sheath covering at least a main portion of a free surface of said noise reducing element , said free surface being left free by said inner surface of the rim , wherein said protective sheath is air permeable, characterized in that said protective sheath is a coating layer sprayed substantially on a surface of said noise reducing element and in that said protective sheath is made of a rubber material and/or a foamed material. - a noise reducing element developing along a main portion of a circumferential development of the inner surface of said rim , and - a protective sheath covering at least a main portion of a free surface of said noise reducing element , said free surface being left free by said inner surface of the rim , wherein said protective sheath is air permeable,