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Devices, systems and methods are provided for targeted treatment of a variety of conditions, particularly conditions that are associated with or influenced by the nervous system, such as pain. Targeted treatment of such conditions is provided with minimal deleterious side effects, such as undesired motor responses or undesired stimulation of unaffected body regions. This is achieved by directly neuromodulating a target anatomy associated with the condition while minimizing or excluding undesired neuromodulation of other anatomies.

A supersonic aircraft comprises a wing, a fuselage, a plurality of fuel tanks contained within the wing and / or fuselage, and a fuel transfer system communicatively coupled to the plurality of fuel tanks and capable of transferring fuel among the plurality of fuel tanks. The aircraft further comprises at least one sensor capable of indicating a flight parameter and a controller. The controller is coupled to the one or more sensors and to the fuel transfer system. The controller can transfer fuel among the plurality of fuel tanks and adjust the aircraft center of gravity to reduce trim drag and increase aircraft range.

An air gap retractor illumination system includes any suitable retractor such as a McCulloch with a channel in the blade to accommodate an air gap illuminator. The illuminator is preferably made from a suitable light conducting plastic material such as acrylic or polycarbonate or silicone. The illuminator has active portions in which light passes and inactive or dead zones in which light does not pass as a result of the configuration and orientation of the input, output and surfaces of the illuminator. The illuminator is formed to have an air gap surrounding any active portion of the illuminator extending from the light input to the light output portion. The dead zones may include elements to allow the illuminator to securely engage the retractor. The light output portion of the illuminator contains from two to eight output zones, each zone having specially designed output optical structures that control and direct light to escape the illuminator to shine onto a predetermined area of interest or to form one or more predetermined shapes or footprints.

Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of tunneling a data packet by encapsulating the data packet with a protocol header and specifying information in the fields of the header in a manner that a network switch can offload processing tasks to its network interface controller. The switch on a transmit side sends the processed data packet through the tunnel to another switch on a receive side. The two sides represent the two ends of the tunnel established between the two switches. Each of the transmit and received side switches is controlled by a switch controller, which in some embodiments is implemented as software. The switch controllers and network interface controllers together process the data packet which is being transferred through the tunnel between the switches.

Medical retractors including light guides made of cyclo olefin polymer.

An illuminated medical system comprises a medical instrument and a light transmitting waveguide. The waveguide projects lights from a distal portion of the waveguide toward a target area. The waveguide is formed primarily of a cyclic olefin copolymer or a cyclic olefin polymer.

Medical retractors including light guides made of cyclo olefin polymer.

A blade insert illumination system includes one or more illumination elements composed of a transparent or semi-transparent polymer that is preferably biocompatible and sterilizable. The illumination elements operate as a waveguide and may incorporate optical components such as, for example, facets, lenses, gratings, prisms and or diffusers to operate as precision optics for customized delivery of the light energy. The illumination elements may be modular, allowing components to be mixed and matched for different sizes of blade retractors, or may be a single integrated unit.

A fuel cell system includes an ion-exchange filter, which is provided with a cartridge which is filled up with an ion-exchange resin. The cartridge includes one of a pressure-loss emphasizing type cartridge and an ion-exchange efficiency emphasizing type cartridge, which are selectively exchanged with each other, for a common case of the ion-exchange filter. The ion-exchange efficiency emphasizing type cartridge is one for an ion-exchange filter having a high pressure loss and high ion-exchange efficiency and, on the other hand, the pressure-loss emphasizing type cartridge is one for an ion-exchange filter having a pressure loss lower than that of the former ion-exchange filter and an ion-exchange efficiency lower than that of the former ion-exchange filter.

A data processing apparatus and method are provided for switching performance of a workload between two processing circuits. The data processing apparatus has first processing circuitry which is architecturally compatible with second processing circuitry, but with the first processing circuitry being micro-architecturally different from the second processing circuitry. At any point in time, a workload consisting of at least one application and at least one operating system for running that application is performed by one of the first processing circuitry and the second processing circuitry. A switch controller is responsive to a transfer stimulus to perform a handover operation to transfer performance of the workload from source processing circuitry to destination processing circuitry, with the source processing circuitry being one of the first and second processing circuitry and the destination processing circuitry being the other of the first and second processing circuitry. During the handover operation, the switch controller causes the source processing circuitry to makes it current architectural state available to the destination processing circuitry, the current architectural state being that state not available from shared memory at a time the handover operation is initiated, and that is necessary for the destination processing circuitry to successfully take over performance of the workload from the source processing circuitry. In addition, the switch controller masks predetermined processor specific configuration information from the at least one operating system such that the transfer of the workload is transparent to that operating system. Such an approach has been found to yield significant energy consumption benefits whilst avoiding complexities associated with providing operating systems with the capability for switching applications between processing circuits.

A blade insert illumination system includes one or more illumination elements composed of a transparent or semi-transparent polymer that is preferably biocompatible and sterilizable. The illumination elements operate as a waveguide and may incorporate optical components such as, for example, facets, lenses, gratings, prisms and or diffusers to operate as precision optics for customized delivery of the light energy. The illumination elements may be modular, allowing components to be mixed and matched for different sizes of blade retractors, or may be a single integrated unit.

An illuminated medical system comprises a medical instrument and a light transmitting waveguide. The waveguide projects lights from a distal portion of the waveguide toward a target area. The waveguide is formed primarily of a cyclic olefin copolymer or a cyclic olefin polymer.

The invention relates to an ultraviolet light cross-linked polymer material used for 3D printing, and a preparation method and an application thereof. Raw materials of the material comprise, by weight, 100 parts of polymer resin, 0.5-5 parts of an ultraviolet light cross-linking agent, 0.1-0.5 parts of an antioxidant, 1-20 parts of powder, 1-10 parts of a pigment and 0-20 parts of other assistant. The light cross-linking agent absorbs ultraviolet lights with specific wavelengths under ultraviolet light irradiation to generate high molecular chain free radicals, so a series of a rapid polymerization reaction is generated to the polymer resin crosslink in a 3D printing process in order to form a three-dimensional net structure. The heat resistance, the chemical corrosion resistance and the mechanical strength of the cross-linked polymer material are greatly improved, so the polymer resin has a wide application prospect in 3D printing materials.

The invention discloses an ultra violet radiation cross-linking polymeric material for 3D printing and a preparation method and a product thereof. Main components of the material contain, by weight, 100 parts of unsaturated resin and 0.5-5 parts of an UV cross-linking agent. In addition, the material also contains, by weight, 0.1-0.5 part of an antioxidant, 1-20 parts of a powder, 0-10 parts of a pigment and 0-5 parts of other auxiliary agents, which help enhance a printing effect of the material. With the addition of the UV cross-linking agent and by the utilization of ultraviolet irradiation, unsaturated resin is subjected to crosslinking after 3D printing extrusion so as to form a three-dimensional net structure. Heat resistance, resistance to chemical corrosion and mechanical strength of a moulding material are all raised to a large extent. Thus, unsaturated resin has a wider application prospect in 3D printing materials.

A kind of integrated hydrogenation improving quality method for the oil fractions from Fishcher-Tropsch synthesis process, it is used to gain high quality middle fraction oil. The all fractions and hydrogen contact with hydrofining catalyst, the middle fraction oil gained after isolation, naphtha and tail oil will be mixed by the reactant liquor of hydrofining and the reactant liquor of hydrocracking reactant liquor, the tail oil and hydrogen will be mixed and then circulate to isocracking reacktor and contact with hydrocracking and isocracking catalyst. The yield of the diesel oil is higher than 80% by the method, and the cetane number will be as high as 80, The water produced by hydrofining process can be prevented to go into the isocracking reacktor by this method, the availability and using periodic can also be improved. Moreover, the technological process of this method is high integrated; the equipment needed is fewer, so the cost of investment and operation can be decreased.

A kind of combined technology method to hydrogenate and improve quality of the product from Fishcher-Tropsch synthesis process, condensate and synthetic wax can be gained by natural isolation of the product from Fishcher-Tropsch synthesis process, and the condensate will contact with hydrogen and hydrofining catalyst, then the tail oil produced by the isolation of the hydrofining reactant liquor will contact with the synthetic wax, hydrogen, and hydrocracking and isocracking catalyst, the middle oil fraction product can be gained after the isolation of the hydrocracking reactant liquor at last. The yield of the diesel oil is more than 80% by the method, the cetane number will be more than 80, and sulfur, nitrogen and aromatic hydrocarbon can barely found in the product.

Methods and systems for managing charging stations for electric vehicles are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, an identity of a user driving a vehicle and contact information are obtained when the vehicle is detected to occupy a charging station or charger for charging the vehicle. The user is then periodically updated of the charging status and notified of the completion when the charging has reached to the full capacity of battery in the vehicle or a predefined charging level set by the user. A fee is assessed when the vehicle has not been removed from the charger after a predefined period (e.g., 5 minutes). As a result, a charging station or a charger can be used more efficiently as the demand for charging stations and the EVs are getting popular.

An endoprostheses for implanting in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen includes a plurality of elongate strut members spaced apart and extending along a longitudinal axis, each elongate strut member having a plurality of alternating peaks and valley. At least one flexible connecting link connects each elongate strut member to an adjacent elongate strut member. The elongate strut members and connecting links forming a generally tubular stent body having a first delivery diameter and a second implanted diameter. The positioning of the connecting links along the stent body produces desired stent performance characteristics.

An improved method of joining fiber composite laminates is disclosed. Two fiber composite laminates may be joined together end-to-end. The bonding is done through the thickness of the fiber composite laminates. There are two ways to form the bond: (1) non-interlocking; and (2)

Disclosed is a method of condition monitoring a WTG (Wind Turbine Generator) comprising acts of collecting and storage of at least the following data sets together with their time stamps. Collection of generator power production measurements. Collection of mechanical status measurements. Collection of generator torque measurements. Collection of nacelle direction measurements. Collection of meteorological conditions measurements. The method compromises a further act of synchronizing the data sets. The invention also relates to a system for condition monitoring a WTG. The invention further relates to a system for visually inspecting a WTG.

Solar blind ultraviolet communication systems can provide short to medium range non line-of-sight and line-of-sight links which are covert and insensitive to meteorological conditions. Operation in the solar blind region provides zero background conditions and strong scattering interactions. Scattering provides the basis for transferring information when non line-of-sight conditions exist. Zero background conditions are a result of strong absorption of solar radiation in the upper atmosphere. These conditions make it possible to operate very sensitive wide field-of-view quantum noise limited photon counting receivers, and provide communication systems that perform very differently than free space optical systems that operate in other spectral regions. These systems may be compact and require very low primary power for operation. Non line-of-sight ultraviolet communication systems can provide reliable inter-nodal communications for unattended ground sensor networks. This type of system is particularly attractive when non line-of-sight conditions exist between nodes, covert operation is required, and insensitivity to positioning and ground proximity are desired. Light emitting diode technology being developed under the DARPA SUVOS program represents an enabling technology for these systems. Small, low power and low cost systems compatible with unattended ground sensor networks will be available as a result of this program. Data rates of hundreds of kbps with bit error rates (BER) of 10−7 and inter-nodal ranges of hundreds of meters are consistent with phenomenology and technology. Line-of-sight ultraviolet communications systems also offer some unique characteristics for exfiltration of data from an unattended ground sensor network. The absence of background radiation makes it possible to operate with wide field-of-view receivers and large transmitter cone angles. This capability significantly reduces acquisition / pointing / tracking requirements that are traditionally associated with free space optical links. In addition, strong forward aerosol scatter in the ultraviolet reduces dependence on meteorological conditions. The operational range of line-of-sight solar blind communication systems is on the order of kilometers. By selection of operating wavelength within the solar blind region, performance can be optimized to provide reliable communications and at the same time provide covert operation. Data rates on the order of megabits per second are possible with line-of-sight systems.

An integrated circuit design tool includes a cell library. The cell library includes entries for a plurality of cells, entries in the cell library including specifications of particular cells in a computer executable language. At least one entry in the cell library can comprise a specification of physical structures and timing parameters of a memory cell including a plurality of transistors, at least some of the transistors in the plurality having channels comprising respective sets of one or more nanowires or 2D material strips, and wherein the channel of one of the transistors in the plurality has a different number of nanowires or 2D material strips than a channel of another transistor in the plurality. An integrated circuit including the memory cell is described.

A fuel cell system includes an ion-exchange filter, which is provided with a cartridge which is filled up with an ion-exchange resin. The cartridge includes one of a pressure-loss emphasizing type cartridge and an ion-exchange efficiency emphasizing type cartridge, which are selectively exchanged with each other, for a common case of the ion-exchange filter. The ion-exchange efficiency emphasizing type cartridge is one for an ion-exchange filter having a high pressure loss and high ion-exchange efficiency and, on the other hand, the pressure-loss emphasizing type cartridge is one for an ion-exchange filter having a pressure loss lower than that of the former ion-exchange filter and an ion-exchange efficiency lower than that of the former ion-exchange filter.

The invention discloses a nickel-cobalt oxide electrode material as well as a preparation method and applications thereof. The nickel-cobalt oxide electrode material is NiCo2O4 oxide prepared by adopting a hydrothermal method. The method concretely comprises the following steps: adding nickel nitrate (Ni(NO3)2.6H2O) and cobalt nitrate (Co(NO3)2.6H2O) into distilled water and fully mixing, adding urea and methanol to provide hydroxyl groups, and adding PVP as a complexing agent, and reacting in a reaction kettle to obtain NiCo2O4 oxide. Different material shapes can be obtained by adopting different reaction parameters, so that different lithium ion battery performances can be realized. The method has the advantages of being simple in technology, wide in the sources of raw materials, capable of performing large-scale production, and the like. The first discharge capacity of the lithium ion battery cathode material prepared from the material can achieve 2000mAh / g, the capacity has no obvious change after being circulated for 20 times, and the charging and discharging performances are excellent. By adopting the lithium ion battery prepared, the capacity is high, the cyclic performance is good and the lithium ion battery can be used for industrial production.

An integrated circuit design tool includes a cell library. The cell library includes entries for a plurality of cells, entries in the cell library including specifications of particular cells in a computer executable language. At least one entry in the cell library can comprise a specification of physical structures and timing parameters of a plurality of transistors and an interconnect; wherein a transistor in the plurality has a channel comprising one or more nanowires or 2D material strips arranged in parallel, and the interconnect comprises one or more nanowires or 2D material strips arranged in parallel and connected to terminals of more than one of the transistors in the plurality of transistors. An integrated circuit including the plurality of transistors and the interconnect is described.

A subassembly for the amplitude-dependent absorption of shock, especially in a dashpot for a motor vehicle with a piston and an oscillating piston rod. The piston (3) is accommodated in a housing (2), partitioning the housing into two compartments (4&5), and travels up and down inside the housing, radially aligned and axially subject to motion-limiting tension, on the end of the piston rod (1). The object is a simple and reliable subassembly that takes up little additional space. The piston is accordingly axially tensioned between two springs (17&18).

A memory device as described herein includes an array of programmable resistance memory cells. The memory device further includes sense circuitry having a dual memory cell (2T-2R) mode to read a data value stored in a pair of memory cells in the array based on a difference in resistance between a first memory cell in the pair and a second memory cell in the pair. The sense circuitry also has a single memory cell (1T-1R) mode to read a data value in a particular memory cell in the array based on the resistance of the particular memory cell.

The invention discloses a method for reinforcing high-strength protective glass. The method includes steps of carrying out edge polishing, chamfering and punching treatment on the glass by the aid of an engraving machine; ultrasonically cleaning the glass and carrying out micro-etching treatment and chemical reinforcing treatment on the glass. The method further includes a step of carrying out chemical reinforcing pretreatment on the glass. The chemical reinforcing pretreatment can be carried out on the glass after the punching treatment and before the glass is ultrasonically cleaned or between the micro-etching treatment and the chemical reinforcing treatment. The method has the advantages that tin-doped layers and micro-crack on glass surface layers can be removed, double chemical reinforcing processes and a micro-etching process are combined with one another, and accordingly the glass can be greatly enhanced.