Beschriftungsring

Die Erfindung betrifft einen Wasserzähler mit einem in einem Zählergehäuse (2) angeordneten Messeinsatz (4), mit je einem dem Zählergehäuse (2) zugeordneten Zulaufanschluss (10) und Ablaufanschluss (12) und mit einer Anzeigeeinrichtung (6), wobei dem Zählergehäuse (2) eine individuelle, gerätespezifische Kennzeichnung (28) zugeordnet ist, welche auf einem separaten Kennzeichnungsteil angegeben ist. DOLLAR A Das erfindungsgemäße Kennzeichnungsteil ist zweiteilig ausgebildet und aus einem Befestigungselement (A) und einem Kennzeichnungselement (B) zusammengesetzt. Das Befestigungselement (A) und das Kennzeichnungselement (B) sind dazu fest miteinander verbunden und das Befestigungselement (A) ist ein unlösbar mit dem Zählergehäuse (2) oder gegen ein nachträgliches Entfernen vom Zählergehäuse (2) gesichertes Teil.

Coriolis-Massendurchflussmessgerät

Coriolis-Massendurchflussmessgerät mit einem in gekoppelten Biege- und Torsionsmoden schwingenden Messrohr (2), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein bezüglich einer Rotationssymmetrieachse drehsymmetrisch ausgebildetes, in Torsionsschwingungen gleicher Frequenz, aber entgegengesetzer Phasenlage zu den Torsionsschwingungsmoden des Messrohres (2) versetzbares Anbauteil (20) mechanisch mit dem Messrohr (2) verbunden ist und die Rotationssymmetrieachse des Anbauteils parallel zu der durch die Mittelpunkte (4a, 6a) der Messstreckeneinlass- und Messstreckenauslassquerschnittsflächen (4, 6) festgelegten Geraden (8) (Zentralachse) verläuft oder mit dieser zusammenfällt.

Abreisskopfschraube

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von Metallhydroxiden oder basischen Metallcarbonaten

Es wird ein Verfahren zur Herstellung von Metallhydroxiden oder basischen Metallcarbonaten durch anodische Auflösung entsprechender Metalle und Fällung der Hydroxide bzw. basischen Carbonate in wässrigem Medium beschrieben, bei dem die anodische Auflösung der Metallkomponente in der Anodenkammer einer Dreikammerelektrolysezelle erfolgt, der zwischen Anodenkammer und Kathodenkammer angeordneten und von diesen durch poröse Membranen abgetrennten Zwischenkammer kontinuierlich eine wässrige Hilfssalzlösung zugeführt wird, der Anodenkammer kontinuierlich eine mindestens nicht alkalische Metallsalzlösung entnommen wird, der Kathodenkammer kontinuierlich eine alkalische Hilfssalzlösung entnommen wird und die mindestens nicht alkalische Metallsalzlösung und die alkalische Hilfssalzlösung außerhalb der Elektrolysezelle zur Ausfällung von Metallhydroxiden bzw. basischen Metallcarbonaten vereinigt werden.

Steering column switch for motor vehicle, has elongated measuring unit attached at control lever so that lever deformation is measured by using control device in measuring unit during application of force, where device actuates switch

The switch has a sensor device with an elongated measuring device. A control lever is designed such that the lever is selectively deformed by applying actuating force. The elongated measuring unit is attached at the lever so that the deformation of the lever is measured by using a control device utilized in the measuring unit during application of the force. The control device is provided for actuating the switch. The control lever is rigidly fixed at a steering column of the motor vehicle.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OXYGENE- FLUX CLEANING OF METALS

KOLLECTOR FOR SUN ENERGY

Stepped heat shield for a turbine engine combustor

An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a combustor wall with a shell and a heat shield. The combustor wall defines a quench aperture therethrough. The combustor wall also defines a cavity between the shell and the heat shield. The shell defines a first aperture through which air is directed into the cavity. The heat shield includes a rail that at least partially defines a second aperture configured to direct at least some of the air within the cavity out of the combustor wall and towards the quench aperture.

AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES OF WIDE AREA CIRCUMFERENTIAL ABLATION POINTS

A method and apparatus for implementing an evaluation engine implemented using a processor coupled to a memory. The evaluation engine receives effective points respective to cardiac tissue of a patient. The evaluation engine determines an anatomical structural classification for each of the effective points based on a structural segmentation for the cardiac tissue and provides the anatomical structural classification with the each of the plurality of effective points to support treatment of the cardiac tissue. 1. A method comprising:receiving, by an evaluation engine executed by a processor, a plurality of effective points respective to cardiac tissue of a patient;determining, by the evaluation engine, an anatomical structural classification for each of the plurality of effective points based on a structural segmentation for the cardiac tissue; andproviding, by the evaluation engine, the anatomical structural classification with the each of the plurality of effective points to support treatment of the cardiac tissue.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the evaluation engine determines right and left wide area circumferential ablation locations claim 1 , respective to left and right pulmonary veins of the cardiac tissue claim 1 , for the plurality of effective points.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the evaluation engine utilizes manual annotations of training data to determine of the anatomical structural classification.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the structural segmentation of the cardiac tissue comprises at least one of right posterior claim 1 , right inferior claim 1 , right roof claim 1 , right anterior claim 1 , left posterior claim 1 , right inferior claim 1 , right roof claim 1 , left ridge claim 1 , and left anterior of left and right pulmonary veins.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the structural segmentation of the cardiac tissue comprises at least one of left WACA claim 1 , right WACA claim 1 , ostial PVI claim 1 , roof line claim 1 , left carina ...

USE OF MACHINE LEARNING TO IMPROVE WORKFLOW DURING MAPPING AND TREATMENT OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS

A system that includes a memory and a processor is provided. The memory stores processor executable program instructions of a mapping engine. The processor executes the program instructions of the mapping engine to cause the system to receive information with respect to initiating a medical procedure for a patient. The information includes health demographics and biometric data of the patient. The processor executes the program instructions of the mapping engine to also cause the system to predict workflow preferences for users performing the medical procedure from the information by employing a model of the mapping engine and to generate, using the workflow preferences, image display options to the users for presentation by the system. 1. A system comprising:a memory configured to store processor executable program instructions of a mapping engine; and receive information with respect to initiating a medical procedure for a patient, the information comprising health demographics and biometric data of the patient;', 'predict workflow preferences for one or more users performing the medical procedure from the information by employing a model of the mapping engine; and', 'generate, using the workflow preferences, image display options to the one or more users for presentation by the system., 'at least one processor configured to execute the program instructions of the mapping engine to cause the system to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the image display options are presented to the one or more users via one or more displays during the medical procedure claim 1 , at least one of the image display options comprises an intelligent toolbar.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system comprises an eye tracking apparatus worn by a first user of the one or more users while conducting the medical procedure claim 1 , the eye tracking apparatus monitors and obtains present workflow preferences of the first user.4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor ...

Variable corrector of a wave front

An optical inspection apparatus, including: an optical metrology tool configured to measure structures, the optical metrology tool including: an electromagnetic (EM) radiation source configured to direct a beam of EM radiation along an EM radiation path; and an adaptive optical system disposed in a portion of the EM radiation path and configured to adjust a shape of a wave front of the beam of EM radiation, the adaptive optical system including: a first aspherical optical element; a second aspherical optical element adjacent the first aspherical optical element; and an actuator configured to cause relative movement between the first optical element and the second optical element in a direction different from a beam axis of the portion of the EM radiation path.

ARRHYTHMIA CLASSIFICATION FOR CARDIAC MAPPING

Systems and methods are disclosed for cardiac mapping. Techniques comprise extracting beat segments from biometric data obtained from a patient during an electrophysiology procedure and classifying the beat segments into clusters, each cluster represents an arrhythmia type. Maps are generated to visualize the biometric data. Each map is generated based on data associated with beat segments in one of the clusters. 1. A method for cardiac mapping , comprising:receiving biometric data obtained from a patient;extracting beat segments from the biometric data;classifying the beat segments into clusters, each cluster representing an arrhythmia type; andgenerating at least one map based on data associated with beat segments in one of the clusters in response to the beat segments being classified into a number of clusters that is below a threshold number.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the biometric data comprise at least one of body surface electrocardiogram data claim 1 , intracardiac electrocardiogram data claim 1 , or ablation data.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the biometric data comprise catheter electrode position data.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the biometric data comprise measurements acquired by a catheter and corresponding reference measurements acquired by a Coronary Sinus catheter claim 1 , and wherein the reference measurements are used to link the measurements acquired by the catheter.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the arrhythmia type comprises a specific arrhythmia type claim 1 , a normal sinus rhythm claim 1 , a mixed arrhythmia claim 1 , or a combination thereof.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the classifying comprises:for each of the beat segments, estimating one or more beat characteristics; andclassifying the beat segments into the clusters based on their respective beat characteristics.7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the beat characteristics comprise one or more of a shape-descriptor claim 6 , an origin claim 6 , or a propagation ...

INTRACARDIAC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PRESENTATION

In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter to be inserted into a chamber of a heart of a living subject, and including catheter electrodes to contact tissue at respective locations within the chamber of the heart, a display, and processing circuitry to receive signals from the catheter, and in response to the signals, sample respective voltage values of the signals at respective timing values, and render to the display respective intracardiac electrograms (IEGM) presentation strips representing electrical activity in the tissue that is sensed by the catheter electrodes at the respective locations, each of the IEGM presentation strips including a linear array of respective shapes associated with, and arranged in a temporal order of, respective ones of the timing values, fillers of the respective shapes being formatted responsively to respective ones of the sampled voltage values of a respective one of the signals sampled at respective ones of the timing values. 1. A medical system , comprising:a catheter configured to be inserted into a chamber of a heart of a living subject, and including catheter electrodes configured to contact tissue at respective locations within the chamber of the heart;a display; and sample respective voltage values of the signals at respective timing values; and', 'render to the display respective intracardiac electrograms (IEGM) presentation strips representing electrical activity in the tissue that is sensed by the catheter electrodes at the respective locations, each of the IEGM presentation strips including a linear array of respective shapes associated with, and arranged in a temporal order of, respective ones of the timing values, fillers of the respective shapes being formatted responsively to respective ones of the sampled voltage values of a respective one of the signals sampled at respective ones of the timing values., 'processing circuitry configured to receive signals from the catheter, and in response to the signals2 ...

3D INTRACARDIAC ACTIVITY PRESENTATION

In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter configured to be inserted into a chamber of a heart of a living subject, and including catheter electrodes configured to contact tissue at respective locations within the chamber of the heart, a display, and processing circuitry configured to receive signals from the catheter, and in response to the signals, sample voltage values of the signals at respective sampling times, compute respective curved three-dimensional surfaces describing electrical activity of the tissue over the catheter electrodes at respective ones of the sampling times, responsively to (a) respective positions of the respective catheter electrodes, and (b) the respective sampled voltage values indicative of electrical activity of the tissue that is sensed by the respective catheter electrodes at the respective locations at the respective sampling times, and render the respective three-dimensional surfaces to the display over time. 1. A medical system , comprising:a catheter configured to be inserted into a chamber of a heart of a living subject, and including catheter electrodes configured to contact tissue at respective locations within the chamber of the heart;a display; and sample voltage values of the signals at respective sampling times;', 'compute respective curved three-dimensional surfaces describing electrical activity of the tissue over the catheter electrodes at respective ones of the sampling times, responsively to: (a) respective positions of the respective catheter electrodes; and (b) the respective sampled voltage values indicative of electrical activity of the tissue that is sensed by the respective catheter electrodes at the respective locations at the respective sampling times; and', 'render the respective three-dimensional surfaces to the display over time., 'processing circuitry configured to receive signals from the catheter, and in response to the signals2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the processing ...

3D ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY REPRESENTATION

In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter including electrodes, and configured to be inserted into a chamber of a heart and maneuvered among sampling sites to sample electrical activity, a display, and processing circuitry to receive signals provided by the catheter, and compute, for each sampling site, a sampling position of the catheter and respective electrode positions of the catheter electrodes, render to the display a 3D representation of the chamber including respective sampling-site markers indicating the computed sampling position of the catheter at respective ones of the sampling sites, receive a user input selecting one sampling-site marker, and update the 3D representation to include electrode markers indicating the respective electrode positions of the respective catheter electrodes while the catheter was sampling the electrical activity of the tissue at the sampling site corresponding to the selected sampling-site marker. 1. A medical system , comprising:a catheter including a distal portion and catheter electrodes disposed at respective locations on the distal portion, and configured to be inserted into a chamber of a heart of a living subject and maneuvered among multiple sampling sites to sample electrical activity of tissue of the chamber using respective ones of the catheter electrodes at each of the sampling sites;a display; and receive signals provided by the catheter, and in response to the signals, compute, for each of the sampling sites, a sampling position of the catheter and respective electrode positions of the respective ones of the catheter electrodes;', 'render to the display a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the chamber including respective sampling-site markers indicating the computed sampling position of the catheter at respective ones of the sampling sites;', 'receive a user input selecting one of the sampling-site markers; and', 'update the rendered 3D representation, responsively to the received user input, ...

Trocar with modular obturator head

A trocar for insertion into an organ of a patient includes a cannula, an obturator body, and two or more interchangeable obturator heads. The cannula has a longitudinal axis. The obturator body is configured to be inserted into the cannula. The two or more interchangeable obturator heads are each configured to be detachably fitted at a distal end of the obturator body.

AUTOMATIC DEMARCATION OF ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES

Methods, apparatuses, systems, and programs are disclosed herein for automatically demarcating segments of an anatomical structure and include providing a processor having a memory, receiving and storing three-dimensional (3D) model data of an anatomical structure of a patient in the memory, generating positional information to orient 3D model data of the anatomical structure, identifying at least one segment of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure based on the positional information, demarcating the at least one identified segment of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure with an identification enhancer that visually distinguishes the at least one identified segment, and providing, for display, the 3D model data of the anatomical structure with the at least one demarcated segment. 1. A method for automatically demarcating segments of an anatomical structure , comprising:providing a processor having a memory;receiving and storing three-dimensional (3D) model data of an anatomical structure of a patient in the memory;generating positional information to orient the 3D model data of the anatomical structure;identifying at least one segment of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure based on the positional information;demarcating the at least one identified segment of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure with an identification enhancer that visually distinguishes the at least one identified segment; andproviding, for display, the 3D model data of the anatomical structure with the at least one demarcated segment.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:generating a skeleton axis of the 3D model data of the anatomical structure,wherein the positional information to orient the 3D model data of the anatomical structure is generated based on the skeleton axis.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anatomical structure is a left atrium of a heart of the patient claim 1 , and the at least one segment comprises at least one pulmonary vein.4. ...

REGION OF INTEREST FOCAL SOURCE DETECTION USING COMPARISONS OF R-S WAVE MAGNITUDES AND LATs OF RS COMPLEXES

A system and method of identifying focal sources is presented. The method can comprise detecting, via sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals over time, each ECG signal detected via one of the sensors having a location in a heart and indicating electrical activity of the heart, each signal comprising at least an R wave and an S wave; creating an R-S map comprising an R-to-S ratio for each of the ECG signals, the R-to-S ratio comprising a ratio of absolute magnitude of the R wave to absolute magnitude of the S wave; identifying, for each of the ECG signals, local activation times (LATs); and correlating the R-to-S ratios for the ECG signals on the R-S map and the identified LATs and using the correlation to identify the focal sources. 1. A method comprising:acquiring, via a plurality of sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals over time, each ECG signal acquired via one of the plurality of sensors and representing electrical activity of one of a plurality of different areas of a heart, each ECG signal comprising at least an R wave and an S wave;determining local activation times (LATs) of each ECG signal, each LAT of a respective ECG signal corresponding to acquired electrical activity at a different point in time;identifying a plurality of LATs determined to be part of a same cardiac activation cycle;generating first mapping information for visually indicating, at locations on a local activation time (LAT) map for each ECG signal, a number of instances, during a period of time that includes multiple cardiac activation cycles, in which at least one of the plurality of LATS is an earliest LAT; andgenerating second mapping information for visually indicating, at locations on an R-S map corresponding to the same locations on the LAT map, sizes of R-to-S ratios for each ECG signal in the period of time that includes multiple cardiac activation cycles, each R-to-S ratio comprising a ratio of a magnitude of the R wave to a magnitude of the S wave,wherein, potential ...

REGION OF INTEREST FOCAL SOURCE DETECTION USING COMPARISONS OF R-S WAVE MAGNITUDES AND LATs OF RS COMPLEXES

A system and method of identifying focal sources is presented. The method can comprise detecting, via sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals over time, each ECG signal detected via one of the sensors having a location in a heart and indicating electrical activity of the heart, each signal comprising at least an R wave and an S wave; creating an R-S map comprising an R-to-S ratio for each of the ECG signals, the R-to-S ratio comprising a ratio of absolute magnitude of the R wave to absolute magnitude of the S wave; identifying, for each of the ECG signals, local activation times (LATs); and correlating the R-to-S ratios for the ECG signals on the R-S map and the identified LATs and using the correlation to identify the focal sources. 1. A method of identifying focal sources , the method comprising:detecting, via a plurality of sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals over time, each ECG signal detected via one of the plurality of sensors having a location in a heart and indicating electrical activity of the heart, each signal comprising at least an R wave and an S wave;creating an R-S map comprising an R-to-S ratio for each of the plurality of ECG signals, the R-to-S ratio comprising a ratio of absolute magnitude of the R wave to absolute magnitude of the S wave;identifying, for each of the plurality of ECG signals, one or more local activation times (LATs); andcorrelating the R-to-S ratios for one or more of the plurality of ECG signals on the R-S map and the identified LATs and using the correlation to identify the focal sources.2. The method of claim 1 , the step of identifying one or more LATs further comprising:calculating a derivative for each of the R-S ratios; andidentifying an earliest activation LAT having largest negative value of the calculated derivative of the R-S ratio.3. The method of claim 2 , the step of creating the R-S map further comprising:determining, from the plurality of ECG signals, a strongest ECG signal having a largest difference ...

REGION OF INTEREST FOCAL SOURCE DETECTION

A method of atrial focal source detection is provided which includes detecting, via sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals over time. Each ECG signal is detected via one of the sensors and indicates electrical activity of a heart. The method also includes determining, for each ECG signal, local activation times (LATs) each indicating a time of one of a plurality of atrial activations of a corresponding ECG signal and detecting whether one or more focal source areas of activation in the heart is indicated based on the detected ECG signals and the one or more local LATs. S-waves can be distinguished from non-S-waves by generating models for each atrial activation and classifying atrial activations. Maps can be generated by visually indicating, for each sensor, a level of incidence of the atrial activations occurring before atrial activations of neighboring sensors within a period of time. 1. A method of atrial focal source detection , the method comprising:detecting, via a plurality of sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals over time, each ECG signal detected via one of the plurality of sensors and indicating electrical activity of a heart;determining, for each of the plurality of ECG signals, local activation times (LATs) each indicating a time of one of a plurality of atrial activations of a corresponding ECG signal; anddetecting whether one or more focal source areas of activation in the heart is indicated based on the detected ECG signals and the one or more local LATs.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:generating, based on the detected one or more focal source areas of activation, mapping information of the detected one or more focal source areas of activation in the heart; andproviding the mapping information for one or more maps representing at least one of the electrical activity of the heart and the spatio-temporal manifestation of the electrical activity of the heart.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein providing the mapping information ...

REGION OF INTEREST ROTATIONAL ACTIVITY PATTERN DETECTION

A method of atrial rotational activity pattern (RAP) source detection is provided which includes detecting, via a plurality of sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals over time, each ECG signal detected via one of the plurality of sensors and indicating electrical activity of a heart. The method also includes determining, for each of the plurality of ECG signals, one or more local activation times (LATs) each indicating a time of activation of a corresponding ECG signal. The method further includes detecting whether one or more RAP source areas of activation in the heart is indicated based on the detected ECG signals and the one or more local LATs. Mapping information of the detected RAP source areas of activation in the heart is also generated for providing one or more maps. 1. A method of atrial rotational activity pattern (RAP) source detection , the method comprising:detecting, via a plurality of sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals over time, each ECG signal detected via one of the plurality of sensors and indicating electrical activity of a heart;determining, for each of the plurality of ECG signals, one or more local activation times (LATs) each indicating a time of activation of a corresponding ECG signal; anddetecting whether one or more RAP source areas of activation in the heart is indicated based on the detected ECG signals and the one or more local LATs.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:generating, based on the detected one or more RAP source areas of activation, mapping information of the detected one or more RAP source areas of activation in the heart; andproviding the mapping information for one or more maps representing at least one of the electrical activity of the heart and the spatio-temporal manifestation of the electrical activity of the heart.3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising providing RAP score information indicating a likelihood of the detection of the one or more RAP source areas of activation.4. The method of ...

IDENTIFICATION OF FRACTIONATED SIGNALS

A system and method of determining regions of interest for heart ablation using fractionation. The method can comprise detecting, via sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals, each ECG signal detected via one of the sensors and indicating electrical activity of a heart, determining, for each of the ECG signals, activation times (LATs) each indicating a time of activation of a corresponding ECG signal, generating, based on the determined LATs of each of the ECG signals, one or more driver maps and one or more perpetuator maps, each representing the electrical activity of the heart, deriving parameters from the driver and perpetuator maps, using at least fractionation, processing and combining the derived parameters into driver evidence and perpetuator evidence, and determining the regions of interest for heart ablation in accordance with the fractionation used to derive the driver evidence and the perpetuator evidence. 1. A method of determining regions of interest for cardiac ablation using fractionation , the method comprising:detecting, via a plurality of sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals, each ECG signal detected via one of the plurality of sensors and indicating electrical activity of a heart;determining, for each of the plurality of ECG signals, one or more local activation times (LATs) each indicating a time of activation of a corresponding ECG signal;generating, based on the determined one or more LATs of each of the plurality of ECG signals, one or more driver maps and one or more perpetuator maps, each representing the electrical activity of the heart;deriving parameters from the driver and perpetuator maps, using at least fractionation;processing and combining the derived parameters into driver evidence and perpetuator evidence; anddetermining the regions of interest for cardiac ablation in accordance with the fractionation used to derive the driver evidence and the perpetuator evidence.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:performing the ...

OVERALL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING REGIONS OF INTEREST

A method of determining target heart ablation regions is provided which includes detecting electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals each indicating an electrical activity of a heart over time and determining, for each of the ECG signals, local activation times (LATs) each indicating a time of electrical activation for an area the heart. The method also includes generating, based on the LATs, electrical activity mapping information for displaying one or more maps representing the electrical activity of the heart and alternatively, or in addition to the electrical activity mapping information, generating spatio-temporal mapping information for one or more maps representing a spatio-temporal manifestation of the conditions indicative of cardiac arrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation (AF). The method further includes determining a region of interest (ROI) of the heart by identifying the ROI as a region exhibiting conditions indicative of cardiac arrhythmia based on the mapping information. 1. A method of determining target heart ablation regions , the method comprising:detecting, via a plurality of sensors, a plurality of electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals, each ECG signal being detected via one of the plurality of sensors and indicating electrical activity of a heart over time;determining, for each of the plurality of ECG signals, a plurality of local activation times (LATs) occurring over time, each LAT indicating a time of electrical activation for an area the heart;generating, based on the determined plurality of LATs of each of the plurality of ECG signals, mapping information for one or more maps representing the electrical activity of the heart; anddetermining a region of interest (ROI) of the heart by identifying the ROI as a region of the heart exhibiting conditions indicative of cardiac arrhythmia based on the generated mapping information for the one or more maps representing the electrical activity of the heart.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ROI is identified ...

Method and Apparatuses for Optical Pupil Symmetrization

An inspection apparatus may determine precise OV measurements of a target on a substrate using an optical pupil symmetrizer to reduce the inspection apparatus's sensitivity to asymmetry and non-uniformity of the illumination beam in the pupil plane. The inspection apparatus includes an illumination system that forms a symmetrical illumination pupil by (1) splitting an illumination beam into sub-beams, (2) directing the sub-beams along different optical branches, (3) inverting or rotating at least one of the sub-beams in two dimensions, and recombining the sub-beams along the illumination path to symmetrize the intensity distribution. The illumination system is further configured such that the first and second sub-beams have an optical path difference that is greater than a temporal coherence length of the at least one light source and less than a depth of focus in the pupil plane of the objective optical system.

Cooling a multi-walled structure of a turbine engine

An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a body, a shell and a heat shield panel. The panel is attached to the shell with a tapered cooling cavity between the shell and the panel. The panel defines a cooling aperture configured to direct air out of the cooling cavity to impinge against the body.

Grommet assembly and method of design

A grommet assembly and method of design to enhance the flow coefficient, thereof, includes a shell having a first side and an opposite second side, and a chamfered grommet projecting through the shell along a centerline and including an annular first end surface spaced outward from the first side and a conical face spanning axially and radially inward from the annular first end surface and axially beyond the second side. The assembly may further include a panel spaced from the shell and defining a cooling cavity therebetween with the conical surface defining at least in-part a hole in fluid communication through the shell and panel and isolated from the cooling cavity. A plurality of cooling channels in the grommet are in fluid communication with the cooling cavity and communicate through the panel. The combination of the conical face and the cooling channels improve the discharge coefficient of the grommet while enhancing grommet cooling.

VENTRICULAR FAR FIELD ESTIMATION USING AUTOENCODER

A method is provided. The method includes receiving input intracardiac signals from a monitoring and processing apparatus. Each of the input intracardiac signals includes artifacts. The method includes encoding, by an autoencoder, the input intracardiac signals utilizing an intracardiac dataset to produce a latent representation. The method also includes decoding, by an autoencoder, the latent representation to produce output intracardiac signals. The output intracardiac signals include the input intracardiac signals reconstructed without the signal artifacts. 1. A method comprising:receiving one or more input intracardiac signals from a monitoring and processing apparatus, wherein each of the one or more input intracardiac signals comprise one or more signal artifacts;encoding, by an autoencoder, the one or more input intracardiac signals utilizing an intracardiac dataset to produce a latent representation;decoding, by the autoencoder, the latent representation to produce one or more output intracardiac signals comprising the one or more input intracardiac signals reconstructed without the one or more signal artifacts.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein decoding the latent representation to produce one or more output intracardiac signals comprises reconstructing the one or more output intracardiac signals from the latent representation comprising a reduced dimensionality.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more input intracardiac signals are recorded by a patient biometric sensor of the monitoring and processing apparatus.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intracardiac dataset comprises predetermined and approved signals that are free from the one or more signal artifacts.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises generating an electrocardiogram from the one or more output intracardiac signals claim 1 , the electrocardiogram being free from the one or more signal artifacts.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the autoencoder ...

Scale out data storage and query filtering using data pools

Performing a distributed query across a data pool includes receiving a database query at a master node or a compute pool within a database system. Based on receiving the database query, a data pool within the database system is identified. The data pool comprises a plurality of data nodes. Each data node includes a relational engine and relational storage. Each node in the data pool caches a different partition of data from an external data source in its relational storage. The database query is processed across the plurality of data nodes. Query processing includes requesting that data node perform a filter operation against its cached partition of the external data source stored in its relational storage and return any data from the partition that matches the filter operation.

Region of interest focal source detection

A method of atrial focal source detection is provided which includes detecting, via sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals over time. Each ECG signal is detected via one of the sensors and indicates electrical activity of a heart. The method also includes determining, for each ECG signal, local activation times (LATs) each indicating a time of one of a plurality of atrial activations of a corresponding ECG signal and detecting whether one or more focal source areas of activation in the heart is indicated based on the detected ECG signals and the one or more local LATs. S-waves can be distinguished from non-S-waves by generating models for each atrial activation and classifying atrial activations. Maps can be generated by visually indicating, for each sensor, a level of incidence of the atrial activations occurring before atrial activations of neighboring sensors within a period of time.

Device for the fixation of bones

The device for the fixation of bones is intended for surgical treatment of open fractures and pseudo-joints in the region of long tubular bones (femur, tibia, etc.) as well as distraction thereof. It comprises two parallel sliding rails (1) connected to each other by transverse pieces (2). The sliding rails are intended to hold displaceable slides (3) provided with bushes (4) in order to align the drills for drilling through bones and holding screws, as well as with openings (8) for supporting compression devices. The movable slides (3) permit the bone screws or nails to be inserted at the particular sites which are most favourable for the treatment and to be fixed there. <IMAGE>

Aspiration bypass control in a phacoemulsification probe

A phacoemulsification system includes a phacoemulsification probe and a processor. The phacoemulsification probe includes (a) a needle configured for insertion into a lens capsule of an eye, and to be vibrated to emulsify a lens of the eye, (b) an irrigation channel for flowing irrigation fluid into the lens capsule, (c) an aspiration channel for removing material from the lens capsule, (d) a bypass channel fluidly coupled with the irrigation channel and with the aspiration channel, (e) a processor-controlled valve configured to control a level of fluid communication between the irrigation channel and the aspiration channel via the bypass channel, and (f) one or more sensors configured to measure fluid pressure at a distal portion of one or both of the irrigation channel and the aspiration channel. The processor is configured to adaptively adjust the valve based on the fluid pressure measured by the one or more sensors.

Proximal bypass channel

In one embodiment, a phacoemulsification system includes a phacoemulsification probe including a distal end including a needle, an irrigation channel to convey irrigation fluid to the distal end, an aspiration channel to convey eye fluid and waste matter away from the distal end, wherein the aspiration channel includes a first and second section, a valve including an inlet and outlet port, the first section of the aspiration channel being coupled with the inlet port and the distal end, the second section of the aspiration channel being coupled with the outlet port, the valve being configured to selectively control fluid connectivity in the aspiration channel between the inlet port and the outlet port, and a bypass channel coupled with the irrigation channel and the second section of the aspiration channel to allow a portion of the irrigation fluid in the irrigation channel to enter the second section of the aspiration channel.

Module for aspiration and irrigation control

A module for controlling irrigation and aspiration of a phacoemulsification probe inserted into an eye includes an irrigation link, an aspiration link, a bypass channel, an aspiration valve, a diversion valve, a first and second sensors and a processor. The first sensor and second sensor are configured to measure fluid parameters in the irrigation link and in the aspiration link. The processor is in communication with the sensors, and is configured to identify a change in at least one of the fluid parameters by reading at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor, and, in response to the identified change in the at least one of the fluid parameters, (i) close the aspiration valve and (ii) maintain a pressure of the irrigation fluid delivered to the probe within a predefined range, by regulating the fluid flow via the bypass channel using the diversion valve.

Batch for producing refractories

Ac voltage stabilizer

Mechanism for converting continuous rotation into intermittnt one

Plant for determination of elasto-dissipative characteristics of rail-way vehicle body and cart power ties

Inspection apparatus, lithographic apparatus, and device manufacturing method

An inspection apparatus includes an illumination system configured to receive a first beam and to produce second and third beams from the first beam, and a catadioptric objective configured to direct the second beam to reflect from a wafer. The inspection apparatus includes a first sensor configured to detect a first image created by the reflected second beam. The inspection apparatus also includes a refractive objective configured to direct the third beam to reflect from the wafer, and a second sensor configured to detect a second image created by the reflected third beam. In one embodiment, the first and second images can be used for CD measurements. In one embodiment, the second beam has a spectral range from about 200 nm to about 425 nm, and the third beam has a spectral range from about 425 nm to about 850 nm. The inspection apparatus can also include a third sensor configured to detect a third image created by the third beam reflected from the wafer. The third image can be used for OV measurements.

Method and apparatuses for optical pupil symmetrization

An inspection apparatus may determine precise OV measurements of a target on a substrate using an optical pupil symmetrizer to reduce the inspection apparatus's sensitivity to asymmetry and non-uniformity of the illumination beam in the pupil plane. The inspection apparatus includes an illumination system that forms a symmetrical illumination pupil by (1) splitting an illumination beam into sub-beams, (2) directing the sub-beams along different optical branches, (3) inverting or rotating at least one of the sub-beams in two dimensions, and recombining the sub-beams along the illumination path to symmetrize the intensity distribution. The illumination system is further configured such that the first and second sub-beams have an optical path difference that is greater than a temporal coherence length of the at least one light source and less than a depth of focus in the pupil plane of the objective optical system.

Beam splitting prism systems

According to one embodiment, a prism system (900) is provided. The prism system includes a polarizing beam splitter (PBS) surface. The PBS surface is configured to generate first (919a) and second (921a) sub-beams having corresponding first and second polarization information from a received beam (917), the second polarization information being different than the first polarization information. A first optical path of the first sub-beam within the prism system has substantially same length as a second optical path of the second sub-beam within the prism system. Additionally or alternatively, the first sub-beam achieves a predetermined polarization extinction ratio.

Beam splitting prism systems

According to one embodiment, a prism system is provided. The prism system includes a polarizing beam splitter (PBS) surface. The PBS surface is configured to generate first and second sub-beams having corresponding first and second polarization information from a received beam, the second polarization information being different than the first polarization information. A first optical path of the first sub-beam within the prism system has substantially same length as a second optical path of the second sub-beam within the prism system. Additionally or alternatively, the first sub-beam achieves a predetermined polarization extinction ratio.

Ac voltage stabilizer

Sportive sledge

Two-layer refractory material

Percussive drilling tip to hand-operated tool

Mechanism for smooth engaging of vehicle hydromechanic transmission friction clutches

Sportive sledge

Railway vehicle body side support on carriage

Charge for producing refractory materials

Imaging apparatus

Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method

A system and method are used to direct a radiation beam to illuminate non-perpendicularly a patterning array of individually controllable elements used for patterning the radiation beam. The individually controllable elements can change a telecentricity of the radiation beam. Projection of the radiation beam onto the individually controllable elements can be by a concave mirror or use a folding mirror placed in an object field of the individually controllable elements. Alternatively, the individually controllable elements can change the optical axis of the radiation beam.

Device for protecting compressor group from surging

Gas turbine engine component with vascular cooling scheme

A component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body portion and a cooling scheme disposed inside the body portion, the cooling scheme including a vascular engineered lattice structure and a heat transfer device adjacent to the vascular engineered lattice structure.

Combustor wall cooling channel formed by additive manufacturing

A cooled wall for lining a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes an annular outer wall defining a radial passage extending therethrough, an inner wall spaced radially from the outer wall to define an axial channel in fluid communication with the radial passage, and a connecting wall joining the inner wall to the outer wall. A method of making the cooled wall includes providing a three-dimensional computer model of the cooled wall, depositing a uniform thickness layer of material on a substrate, using a laser or electron beam to melt or sinter the material to form a cross section, repeating the depositing and cross section steps to form the cooled wall, and heat treating the cooled wall.

Cooled AC polyphase cable - has axial magnetic field, counteracting assembly contg. surrounding stabilising superconducting layers, connected together

Each cable phase has an inner layer of stabilised super-conducting material; an electrostatic screen; a dielectric layer; a second electrostatic screen and an outer layer of stabilised super-conducting material, arranged concentrically in a helical line. A superconducting assembly (8) counteracts axial magnetic flux in the cable. The assembly represents a series of closed conductors surrounding the surfaces of the inner and outer layers (3, 7) of superconducting material in the cable phases. The enclosed conductors surrounding the outer super-conducting layer are connected with each other.

Solar heating panel for building - has external, self-regenerating desiccant drier to eliminate condensation inside panel airspace

The solar heat collector (1) has an insulated enclosure (3) with a glass cover (4). An absorber (2) containing the fluid to be heated is separated, from the glass cover by an air gap (5). A container (6) is connected to the air space (5) of the solar panel. The container consists of a thin-walled copper cylinder (13) filled with a dessicant (7). Holes (14,15) in each end of the cylinder provide a connection from the air space through the dessicant (7) to atmosphere. The cylinder is housed in an outer transparent enclosure (16) held between steel end plates (17,18). Moisture adsorbed by the dessicant during the night is rejected to atmosphere during periods of sunshine when the air in the air space (5) expands and causes a flow to atmosphere over the dessicant.

Polymers of acyloxyalkyl methacrylates, method for their preparation and modification

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE: The invention relates to polymers of acyloxyalkyl meth-acylates containing structural units of the general formula I: (I) where R1 is (CH2)n-O (n - 2 to 10) or (CH2CH2-O)n (n - 1 to 4): R2 is an alkyl group containing 4 to 21 carbon atoms and having the quarternary carbon atom in the .alpha.-position with respect to the carbonyl group, to the method of their prepara-tion, as well as to the method for preparation of block copo-lymers consisting from a polymethacrylate block and a poly (acyloxyalkyl methacrylate) block, by the polymerization initiated with anionic and free-radical initiators and to modification of the polymers and copolymers of acyloxyalkyl methacylates (inclu-ding the block copolymers) resulting in the partial or total con-version of hydrophobic acyloxyalkyl methacrylate units into hydrophilic hydroxyalkyl methacrylate polymers or copolymers. The polymers according to the invention may be advantageously used as synthetic leathers, chromatographic materials, hydrophilic layer on medical article surface, etc...

Transverse coupling of vehicle bogies

Method, system, and computer program product for determining refractive index distribution

A method of removing the triphenylmethane protecting group

Optical apparatus, lithographic apparatus and prism system

根據一個實施例，本發明提供一種稜鏡系統。該稜鏡系統包括一偏振光束分離器(PBS)表面。該PBS表面經組態以產生具有來自一所接收光束之對應第一偏振資訊與第二偏振資訊之第一子光束與第二子光束，該第二偏振資訊不同於該第一偏振資訊。該稜鏡系統內之該第一子光束之一第一光學路徑與該稜鏡系統內之該第二子光束之一第二光學路徑具有大體上相同長度。另外或替代地，該第一子光束實現一預定偏振吸光比。

Drilling rig

Method of amplitude-phase analysis of periodic signal spectrum

Module for aspiration and irrigation control

A module for controlling irrigation and aspiration of a phacoemulsification probe inserted into an eye includes an irrigation link, an aspiration link, a bypass channel, an aspiration valve, a diversion valve, a first and second sensors and a processor. The first sensor and second sensor are configured to measure fluid parameters in the irrigation link and in the aspiration link. The processor is in communication with the sensors, and is configured to identify a change in at least one of the fluid parameters by reading at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor, and, in response to the identified change in the at least one of the fluid parameters, (i) close the aspiration valve and (ii) maintain a pressure of the irrigation fluid delivered to the probe within a predefined range, by regulating the fluid flow via the bypass channel using the diversion valve.

Formwork for concreting solid whole and hollow circular structures

Systems and methods for automated 3d teeth positions learned from 3d teeth geometries

Systems and methods for determining movement of teeth include receiving a first 3D representation of a dentition comprising a plurality of teeth of a patient in an initial position, the 3D representation comprising a plurality of tooth representations including a plurality of points representing surfaces of a respective tooth of the dentition, generating, for each tooth representation, a compressed tooth representation using a geometric encoder model trained to compress the 3D representation of the detention, determining tooth movements of the plurality of teeth of the dentition from the initial position to a final position by applying each compressed tooth representation to a final position model trained to output movement of teeth of a dentition from initial positions to final positions, generating another 3D representation of the dentition comprising the plurality of teeth of the patient in the final position based on applying the tooth movements to the first 3D representations.

Optical system for increasing illumination efficiency of a patterning device

A system and method form illumination that efficiently illuminates target areas of an object. For example, target areas can be transmission areas of a diaphragm and/or active areas of a patterning device. A plurality of beams formed by a field defining element are directed onto respective entrance faces of a plurality of rods using a relay of first and second lens arrays. The rods process the beams to form illumination that impinges substantially only within a boundary of the target areas, e.g., the transmission areas and/or the active areas. The rods are arranged in number, configuration, and cross-sectional shape corresponding to a number, configuration, and a cross-sectional shape of the target areas, e.g., the transmission areas and/or the active areas. Thus, substantially all the illumination falls within the boundary of the target areas, increasing illumination efficiency.

Multi-layer product containing a protective element on the surface of a paper or polymer carrier, and product authenticity determination method

A method of producing 1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-3-(4-isobutoxybenzyl)-1-(1-methylpiperidine-4-yl) of urea and its deuterated analogues not containing dimeric impurities

Řešení se týká zlepšeného způsobu výroby 1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-3-(4-isobutoxybenzyl)-1-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)močoviny vzorce I známé pod generickým názvem pimavanserin. Způsob probíhá ve dvou krocích, a to reakcí N-(4-fluorbenzyl)-1-methylpiperidin-4-aminu s kyselinou kyanatou, dalším krokem je reakce výsledné sloučeniny z prvního kroku 1-(4-fluorbenzyl)-1-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)močoviny s 4-isobutoxybenzaldehydem nebo s jeho prekursory. Pimavanserin je inversním agonistou serotoninového 5-HT.sub.2A.n.receptoru a je v současné době ve formě tartrátu ve fázi III klinických hodnocení pro léčbu psychóz u pacientů s Parkinsonovou chorobou a má potenciál být součástí terapie dalších psychotických stavů. The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of 1- (4-fluorobenzyl) -3- (4-isobutoxybenzyl) -1- (1-methylpiperidin-4-yl) urea of formula I known under the generic name pimavanserin. The process is carried out in two steps, by reacting N- (4-fluorobenzyl) -1-methylpiperidin-4-amine with cyanate, the next step is to react the resulting compound from the first step with 1- (4-fluorobenzyl) -1- (1- methylpiperidin-4-yl) urea with 4-isobutoxybenzaldehyde or precursors thereof. Pimavanserin is an inverse agonist of serotonin 5-HT 2A receptor and is currently in phase III tartrate clinical trials for the treatment of psychosis in Parkinson's patients and has the potential to be part of the therapy of other psychotic conditions.

Managing permissions to access user data in a distributed ledger trust network

System and method utilizing fractionation and slope

Elastic materials on the base of the rubber crushed material

Vynález se týká a přispívá k odstranění nízké přilnavosti pružných nátěrů k savým podkladům. Toho se dosáhne použitím 5 až 500 hmot. dílů sušiny polymerů či kopolymerů vlnylických a/nebo olefinických monomerů, nebo směsí těchto polymerů a kopolymerů, ve formě vodných disperzí, případně ve směsi s vodou ředitelnými disperzemi nebo roztoky polymerů a reaktivních pryskyřic, při­ čemž alespoň jedna z uvedených složek obsahuje reaktivní funkční skupiny, zejména karboxylové, hydroxylové, aminové, amidové, metylové, alkoxylové, alkoxymetylamidové, epoxidové, merkaptanové. Dále hmota obsahuje až 100 hmot. dílů gumové drti, 0,01 až 5 hmot. dílů katalyzá­ torů na bázi amonných solí anorganických či organických kyselin, nebo těchto kyselin samotných a 0,01 až 10 hmot. dílů urychlováčů a tvrdidel. Tyto pružné hmoty lze aplikovat jako podlahoviny pro sportovní účely, tovární haly, střešní krytiny, spárovací tmely a lepidla. The invention relates to and contributes to the removal low adhesion of flexible coatings to absorbent supporting documents. This is achieved by using 5 to 500 wt. parts of the polymers or copolymers of wooll and / or olefinic monomers, or mixtures of these polymers and copolymers, e.g. in the form of aqueous dispersions, optionally in admixture with water-soluble dispersions or solutions polymers and reactive resins; wherein at least one of said components comprises reactive functional groups, in particular carboxylic, hydroxyl, amine, amide, methyl, alkoxy, alkoxymethylamide, epoxy, mercaptan. Further, the composition contains up to 100 wt. parts rubber grit, 0.01 to 5 wt. parts catalysed ammonium salts of inorganic salts or organic acids or these acids % by weight and 0.01 to 10 wt. parts of accelerators and hardeners. These elastic masses can be applied as sports flooring buildings, factory buildings, roofing, jointing sealants and adhesives.

Apparatus for clamping moving assembly

System and method for detecting atrial fibrillation focal sources

A method of atrial focal source detection is provided which includes detecting, via sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals over time. Each ECG signal is detected via one of the sensors and indicates electrical activity of a heart. The method also includes determining, for each ECG signal, local activation times (LATs) each indicating a time of one of a plurality of atrial activations of a corresponding ECG signal and detecting whether one or more focal source areas of activation in the heart is indicated based on the detected ECG signals and the one or more local LATs. S-waves can be distinguished from non-S-waves by generating models for each atrial activation and classifying atrial activations. Maps can be generated by visually indicating, for each sensor, a level of incidence of the atrial activations occurring before atrial activations of neighboring sensors within a period of time.

METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING DIRECT AND INDIRECT ORLOFF PRINTING

Automatic manipulation method with flanged semi-products and workpieces

FADENSCHLUSSERZEUGUNG DEVICE FOR GASFOERMIGER LOCKING OF FADENKANALS

Acyloxyalkyl methacrylate polymers and method for their praparation

System and method for determining atrial fibrillation regions for ablation

A method of determining target heart ablation regions is provided which includes detecting electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals each indicating an electrical activity of a heart over time and determining, for each of the ECG signals, local activation times (LATs) each indicating a time of electrical activation for an area the heart. The method also includes generating, based on the LATs, electrical activity mapping information for displaying one or more maps representing the electrical activity of the heart and alternatively, or in addition to the electrical activity mapping information, generating spatio-temporal mapping information for one or more maps representing a spatio-temporal manifestation of the conditions indicative of cardiac arrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation (AF). The method further includes determining a region of interest (ROI) of the heart by identifying the ROI as a region exhibiting conditions indicative of cardiac arrhythmia based on the mapping information.

Preventing twisting of pull wires when deflecting an ear-nose-throat tool

A medical tool includes, a deflectable distal end, at least a pull wire, and a coupling element. The at least pull wire has a first end coupled to the distal end of the medical tool, and configured to be moved for deflecting the distal end. The coupling element is coupled to a second end of the pull wire and having at least two boreholes configured to receive at least two respective rods traversing therethrough. The coupling element is configured to be moved along a rotation axis of a rotatable element coupled thereto, and the boreholes and the respective rods are configured to prevent rotation of the coupling element.

DETECTION OF FOCAL SOURCES OF THE ATRIE FLIMMER

Identifying focal sources during atrial fibrillation

A system and method of identifying focal sources is presented. The method can comprise detecting, via sensors, electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals over time, each ECG signal detected via one of the sensors having a location in a heart and indicating electrical activity of the heart, each signal comprising at least an R wave and an S wave; creating an R-S map comprising an R-to-S ratio for each of the ECG signals, the R-to-S ratio comprising a ratio of absolute magnitude of the R wave to absolute magnitude of the S wave; identifying, for each of the ECG signals, local activation times (LATs); and correlating the R-to-S ratios for the ECG signals on the R-S map and the identified LATs and using the correlation to identify the focal sources.

Embedded channels, embedded waveguides and methods of manufacturing and using the same

Waveguide(s) (130) including at least partially buried channels) (120) within substrate(s) (100) having at least one substantially planar surface (110) are disclosed. According to some embodiments at least part of the channel (120) is located beneath at least a portion of the substrate (100). According to some embodiments the waveguide channel (120) includes a substantially transparent core (140) and optional cladding (160) extending through the channel (120). Alternately, an inner surface of the channel (120) is highly reflective. Furthermore, structures for use as waveguides (130) and/or as microchannels for fluid flow are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are production methods for such waveguides and said structures (130) and said structures, and methods of using such waveguides (130).

Method and apparatuses for optical pupil symmetrization

Rotor spinning device

Device for mixing and/or atomization of liquids

Zařízení pro směšování a/nebo rozprašování tekutin, zejména tekutých paliv proudem vzduchu, je opatřeno tělesem s kanálky pro vedení směšovaných tekutin, zužujícími se do navzájem rovnoběžných štěrbinových ústí, ze kterých vystupují navzájem se protínající proudy tekutin. Těleso je sestaveno nejméně ze tři, výhodně ze čtyř tvarových desek, mezi nimiž jsou distanční desky pro nastavení šířky štěrbinových ústí. Tvarová desky jsou opatřeny tvarovými úpravami pro vytvoření kanálků, kterými jsou jednak klínová výstupky na vnějších tvarových deskách, a jednak klínová vybrání vnitřních tvarových desek. Equipment for mixing and / or spraying fluids, especially liquid fuels air flow is provided with a channel body for mixing mixed fluids, tapering into parallel slotted ones mouths from which they protrude with intersecting streams of fluids. The body is composed of at least three, preferably four shaped boards, between which they are spaced plate for slot width adjustment mouth. The shaped plates are shaped adjustments to create channels through which are the wedge protrusions on the outer shaped plates, and wedge recesses internal shaped boards.

Multisection superconducting cable for carrying alternating current

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A multisection superconducting cable for carrying alternating current is provided which comprises a heat insulation envelope, a superconductive shield with a stabilizing substrate and an electrical portion for carrying an electrical current and including at least one conductor assembly of two coaxial cores. One of the cores is made tubular and provided with a superconductive layer and a stabilizing substrate. The other core extends inside the tubular core. The stabilizing substrate of each section of the electrical portion and of the shield are formed by local segments of a stabilizing material. The segments are separated by a material of a lower electrical conductivity than the stabilizing material, the resistance of the stabilizing substrates within each section being in excess of the impedance of the electrical portion of this section. Both the cores of the electrical portion are electrically connected at least in the points intended to be used for connection of terminal devices. The inner core is made of a normal metal and the thickness of the stabilizing material of the substrate is not in excess of the effective depth of penetration of alternating current. The proposed cable can find its practical utilization in superconducting transmission systems.

Hydraulic cylinder

Connecting device, and corresponding thermal exchanger, particularly for a motor vehicle

Imaging apparatus

An imaging apparatus comprising: a radiation system for providing a projection beam of radiation; a support structure for supporting patterning means, the patterning means serving to pattern the projection beam according to a desired pattern; a substrate table for holding a substrate; a projection system for projecting the patterned beam onto a target portion of the substrate, wherein: the patterning means comprise a plurality of separate patterning sub-elements, each of which is used to generate a patterned sub-beam; and the apparatus comprises combining means for combining the plurality of patterned sub-beams into a single patterned image.

A method of preparing 2-ethoxy-1-((2'-(5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)biphenyl- 4-yl)methyl)-1h-benzo[d]imidazole-7-carboxylates and conversion thereof to azilsartan

Zarizeni k moreni kozek

METHOD TO REDUCE THE FORMATION OF NON-NEGOTIABLE FOAMS AND PARTICLES IN THE POLYMERIZATION AND COPOLYMERIZATION OF VINYL MONOMERS

A METHOD OF PREPARATION OF N-(1-OXOPENTYL)-N-[[2'-(1H-TETRAZOL-5-y1) [1,1'-BIPHENYL] -4-y1]METHYL]-L-VALINE (VALSARTAN)

From the starting 4-bromomethyl-2'-(1-triphenylmethyltetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl, N-[(2'­(1-triphenylmethyl-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-(L)-valine benzyl ester of formula 7 is obtained via a reaction with L-valine benzyl ester, and is converted to valsartan of formula I via a reaction with valeryl chloride and removing of protective groups. The method consists in converting, with hydrochloric acid, N-[(2'-(l-triphenylmethyl-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4­yl)methyl]-(L)-valine benzyl ester of formula 7, obtained in the first stage, to N-[(2'-(1-­triphenylmethyl-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-(L)-valine benzyl ester hydrochloride of formula III, which is optionally re-crystallized.

Heat-generating plant

Automatic contiguity estimation of wide area circumferential ablation points

A method is provided by an ablation contiguity engine executed by a processor. The method includes receiving at least wide area circumferential ablation points respective to tissue of an intra-body organ, estimating contiguity of the wide area circumferential ablation points with respect to locations to generate a contiguity estimation, and providing the contiguity estimation with the each of the wide area circumferential ablation points to support treatment of the tissue.

Contoured dilution passages for gas turbine engine combustor

A wall assembly for use in a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a support shell with a first inner periphery along an axis and a liner panel with a second inner periphery along the axis. The second inner periphery is smaller than the first inner periphery. Another wall assembly for use in a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes an annular grommet mounted between the support shell and the liner panel. The annular grommet defines a contoured inner wall.

Method for preparation of the oxidated cellulose,and/or its salts for medical purposes

Protection domains for files at file-level or page-level

Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for managing protection domains (PDs) for files at a file-level or a page-level. PDs may be allocated for multiple purposes, e.g., to protect processes, files, buffers, etc. Files stored in nonvolatile memory (NVM) subject to direct access (DAX) may be protected by file-level or page-level PDs. PDs may comprise protection keys (PKEYs) with user-configurable read and write access control registers (PKRUs). NVM files may be protected from corruption (e.g. by stray writes) by leaving write access disabled except for temporary windows of time for valid writes. File PDs may be managed by a file manager while buffer PDs may be managed by a buffer pool manager. File associations between PDs, files and file address space may be maintained in a file object. Buffer associations between PDs, buffers and buffer address space may be maintained in a buffer descriptor.

Method for the preparation of N-(1-oxopentyl)-N-[[2'-(1H- tetrazol-5-yl)[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl]methyl]-L-valine (valsartan)

From the starting 4-bromomethyl-2'-(1-triphenylmethyltetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl, N-[(2'­(1-triphenylmethyl-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-(L)-valine benzyl ester of formula 7 is obtained via a reaction with L-valine benzyl ester, and is converted to valsartan of formula I via a reaction with valeryl chloride and removing of protective groups. The method consists in converting, with hydrochloric acid, N-[(2'-(l-triphenylmethyl-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4­yl)methyl]-(L)-valine benzyl ester of formula 7, obtained in the first stage, to N-[(2'-(1-­triphenylmethyl-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-(L)-valine benzyl ester hydrochloride of formula III, which is optionally re-crystallized.

Method of manufacturing glimepiride and the respective intermediate

3D electrical activity representation

In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter including electrodes, and configured to be inserted into a chamber of a heart and maneuvered among sampling sites to sample electrical activity, a display, and processing circuitry to receive signals provided by the catheter, and compute, for each sampling site, a sampling position of the catheter and respective electrode positions of the catheter electrodes, render to the display a 3D representation of the chamber including respective sampling-site markers indicating the computed sampling position of the catheter at respective ones of the sampling sites, receive a user input selecting one sampling-site marker, and update the 3D representation to include electrode markers indicating the respective electrode positions of the respective catheter electrodes while the catheter was sampling the electrical activity of the tissue at the sampling site corresponding to the selected sampling-site marker.

Valuable document with an optically variable structure (variants)

Valuable document comprises a coating in the form of a printed raster that is made up of at least one colour which is different from the colour of the document base. The document also comprises a three-dimensional raster arranged relative to the coating so that the three-dimensional raster is at least partially disposed on the coating, is oriented substantially parallel to lines of the printed raster and together with the coating forms a latent image which is not discernible when the document is viewed at right angle. At least a portion of lines of the three-dimensional raster has an asymmetric cross-section profile with an aspect ratio of not less than 1:1.25, as a result of which the latent image becomes visible in the form of coloured elements or a single-colour region when the viewing angle changes. Changing the viewing direction by 180 degrees without any change in the viewing angle results in a change in the optical density or colour gamut of at least a part of the latent image. The invention enhances the counterfeit protection of a valuable document with an optically variable image and makes it possible for an untrained user to carry out a visual authenticity check.

Method for preparing (S)-N-methyl-3-(1-naphthoxy)-3-(2-thienyl) propylamine hydrochloride (duloxetine)

Method for manufacturing multisection cable core with intermetallic compound-based superconducting coating

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTISECTION CABLE CORE WITH INTERMETALLIC COMPOUND-BASED SUPER-CONDUCTING COATING ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE According to the invention, a barrier layer is applied onto the ends of each core blank prior to the formation of a superconducting layer. The formation of the superconduct-ing layer is followed by a removal of the barrier layers from the core sections, whereupon the sections are welded toge-ther along the perimeter. A superconducting layer is then produces by means of diffusion in the welding zones and the adjoining end portions of the sections stripped from the bar-rier layer, The proposed method makes the strength and super-conductivity of the welded joints equal to those of the core sections.

Apparatus for harvesting flowers of camomile and other,especially medicinal herbs

Vynález se týká zařízeni pro sklizeň květů heřmánku a podobných rostlin, jímž se dosahuje značného zvýšení produktivity práce při vyhovující kvalitě česáni. Dva proti sobě uspořádaná dvojitá oběžná česacl řetězy jsou opatřeny vodícími lištami, jejichž otvory procházejí česacl prsty, které jsou uloženy na nosných konzolách, vedených v excentrických vodlcloh drahách. Prsty při česání vyčnl* vajl vždy proti sobě a po očesání- se za* táhnou do vodicích lišt, přičemž očesaný materiál spadne do sběrných žlabů. The invention relates to a harvesting device flowers of chamomile and similar plants, productivity gains work at a satisfactory quality combing. Two opposed double the circulating combing chains are guided the bars through which they open combing fingers that are stored on carriers brackets, led in eccentric vodlcloh dráhy. Fingers Fingered * he always fought against each other and after being pissed off * they pull into the guide rails, taking off the material falls into the collecting troughs.