Abstract: A hybrid module includes a rotational axis and an electric motor. The electric motor has a stator assembly and a rotor assembly. The stator assembly includes a stator plate with a first radially extending tab with a first threaded hole for receiving a first fastener for fixing the stator assembly to a jig plate, a second radially extending tab with a first dowel hole for receiving a first dowel to locate the stator assembly in the jig plate, and a third radially extending tab with a second dowel hole for receiving a second dowel to locate the stator assembly in a transmission housing. The rotor assembly is disposed radially inside of the stator assembly and includes a torque converter with a pilot for locating the torque converter relative to the jig plate or relative to an engine crankshaft.

Abstract: A system for analyzing biological specimens by spectral imaging includes a biosensor comprising at least one graphene layer on a substrate and a memory in communication with a processor. The biosensor is configured to acquire a biological specimen sample. The memory and the processor are configured to conduct Raman spectroscopy to obtain spectral data for the sample, transmit the spectral data to a hub for direct or indirect transmission to one or more servers, perform multivariate analysis on the spectral data, and deliver a report based on the multivariate analysis of the spectral data.

Abstract: A baseline unit for use in a sensor system, the sensor system comprising N force sensors which output N sensor signals, respectively, where N?1, the baseline unit configured to: monitor a measure of a rate of change of a sensor test signal, the sensor test signal being one of said N sensor signals or a signal derived from one or more of said N sensor signals; and in dependence upon the measure of the rate of change, control a stored baseline setting to control how a baseline test signal is calculated from said N sensor signals using a baseline-calculation method, the baseline-calculation method configured by the currently-stored baseline setting.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a data processing system for safeguarding data against unauthorized access and for access thereto.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a header configuration block for a hydrocarbon well comprising a header configuration block housing having a plurality of transversal bores each in fluid connec-tion with a discrete longitudinal main bore. At least one cut off valve is located in each transversal bore. A first connecting surface is parallel to and similar with a second connecting surface, whereby the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface are adapted to be connected to at least one further similar header configuration block. The invention also relates to a manifold branch configura-tion block and a well fluid manifold assembled of header configuration blocks, branch configuration blocks and flow line configuration blocks.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a pig launcher comprising a tubular pig housing holding several pigs in line. A main connector is connectable to a fluid flow line at an end of the tubular pig housing. A kicker valve is provided for each pig and includes a control pressure inlet, a flow inlet and a flow outlet. A kicker valve control pipe is connected each of the kicker valves and to a kicker system connector. A kicker header is connected to the flow inlet of each of the kicker valves. A kicker branch pipe is connected between each of the kicker valves and the kicker branch pipe inlet for each of the number of pigs.

Abstract: An emitter ID ambiguity reduction system includes a Mission Data File Ambiguity Resolution matrix that contains both a) the INTEL-based emitter parameters data necessary to break emitter-by-emitter ambiguities, and b) the action(s) the Electronic Warfare (EW) system is to take to collect that data. Control software is triggered via either external command or per Mission Data File information (such as that contained in the Ambiguity Resolution Matrix). The emitter ID ambiguity reduction system includes Data collection hardware and firmware and Data Analysis OFP software algorithm(s).

Abstract: A method for identifying a mechanical impedance of an electromagnetic load may include generating a waveform signal for driving an electromagnetic load and, during driving of the electromagnetic load by the waveform signal or a signal derived therefrom, receiving a current signal representative of a current associated with the electromagnetic load and a back electromotive force signal representative of a back electromotive force associated with the electromagnetic load. The method may also include implementing an adaptive filter to identify parameters of the mechanical impedance of the electromagnetic load, wherein an input of a coefficient control for adapting coefficients of the adaptive filter is a first signal derived from the back electromotive force signal and a target of the coefficient control for adapting coefficients of the adaptive filter is a second signal derived from the current signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a risperidone sustained release delivery system for treatment of medical conditions relating to delusional psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychotic depression, obsessive-compulsion disorder, Tourette syndrome, and autistic spectrum disorders. The sustained release delivery system includes a flowable composition containing risperidone, a metabolite, or a prodrug thereof and an implant containing risperidone, a metabolite, or a prodrug thereof. The flowable composition may be infected into tissue whereupon it coagulates to become a solid or gel, monolithic implant. The flowable composition includes a biodegradable, thermoplastic polymer, an organic liquid, and risperidone, a metabolite or a prodrug thereof.

Abstract: Medical device systems and methods are disclosed herein for assessing motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease patients through passively and/or actively acquired sensor data of motor behaviors and generating motor system assessments. Passive movement data and/or active motor performance data collected from Parkinson's disease patients is representative of EQ-5D-5L, PDQ-39, and/or MDS-UPDRS health status measurement data to more accurately predict quality of life, health status, and disease severity of Parkinson's disease patients. The generated motor system assessment may be used to provide neurologists and other health professionals with more accurate treatment recommendations and disease management protocols rather than using patient surveys alone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of disease tracking and potentially even diagnostics. Specifically, it relates to a method for predicting the total motor score (TMS) in a subject suffering from Huntington's Disease (HD) comprising the steps of determining at least one performance parameter from a dataset of measurements of central motor function capabilities from said subject, comparing the determined at least one performance parameter to a reference obtained from a computer-implemented regression model generated on training data, in an embodiment using partial least-squares (PLS) analysis, with the at least one performance parameters, and predicting the TMS of the subject based on said comparison.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyethylene foil (BOPE) comprising layers (A) to (D), wherein layers (B) to (D) contain biaxially oriented polyethylene and layer (A) contains polyurethane and nanoparticles and has a layer thickness of 25 to 300 nm, layer (B) comprises polymers having functional groups which are capable of forming covalent bonds with polyurethane and are directly connected to layer (A), layer (C) has at least a layer thickness of 50% of the total thickness of the foil and layer (D) represents an outer layer of the foil, which contains antiblocking agents. The invention further relates to methods for producing such foils.

Abstract: A multi-path audio amplification system that provides an output drive signal to electromechanical output transducers provides improved undistorted headroom, reduced path switching noise, and/or improved frequency response performance. Multiple signal amplification paths receive an audio input signal and have corresponding multiple output stages that have differing output impedances. A mode selector selects an active one of the multiple signal amplification paths is selected to supply the output drive signal. Outputs of the multiple output stages are coupled to the electromechanical transducer to provide the output drive signal and at least one of the multiple signal amplification paths includes an equalization filter for filtering the audio input signal to compensate for phase or gain differences referenced from the input to the outputs of the multiple output stages due to interaction between the differing output impedances and an impedance of the electromechanical transducer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a communications device for non-electric communication between fluidically interconnected devices, the communications device being designed to be mounted in a position in a fluidic overall system formed by the fluidically interconnected devices and to receive and/or emit non-electric signals, in particular in the form of pressure or sound signals, the non-electric signals being transmitted via a line that fluidically interconnects the devices. The invention further relates to a method for non-electric communication between fluidically interconnected devices, the non-electric communication taking place preferably by means of pressure and/or sound signals via at least one line that fluidically interconnects the devices.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a two flow, hydrocarbon production fluid flow path connecting concentric hub. The hub comprises a first and second end sections, each with a concentric port, a concentric inner flow path forming a part of an inner flow path and a side port forming a part of an outer flow path in an annulus surrounding the inner flow path. A female and a male coupling section, each with an inner cylindrical flow section form a part of the concentric inner flow path, and female and male coupling section outer parts surrounding the female and the male coupling section inner cylindrical flow section form a part of the outer flow path in the annulus surrounding the concentric inner flow path. A sealing surface is located between the male coupling section and the female coupling section. The invention also concerns use of the above concentric hub.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrocarbon production inline manifold system. The inline manifold system includes a carrier pipe with a longitudinal carrier pipe axis. The carrier pipe is provided with a plurality of hubs each with a jumper port. A hub longitudinal axis is arranged perpendicular to the carrier pipe axis. The hub longitudinal axes of the plurality of hubs are in a common plane with the carrier pipe axis. A flow line is located inside the carrier pipe. At least one valve is located in a flowpath between each of the plurality of hubs and the flow line.

Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP) comprising layers (A) to (D), wherein layers (B) to (D) contain biaxially oriented polypropylene and layer (A) contains polyurethane and nanoparticles and has a layer thickness of 25 to 300 nm, layer (B) contains polymers with functional groups that are capable of forming covalent bonds with polyurethane and is directly connected to layer (A), layer (C) has at least a layer thickness of 50% of the total thickness of the film, and layer (D) represents an outer layer of the film containing an anti-blocking agent. The invention also relates to a method for producing films of this type.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of observing a changing surface by means of laser interferometry, in particular by means of laser speckle interferometry, wherein the changing surface is preferably a surface of a tube and the method is used to determine the pressure in the tube. A further aspect of the invention relates to a corresponding apparatus.

Abstract: A finger motion rail, and a therapeutic device with a finger motion rail for carrying out a continuous, passive and/or actively assisted movement of a finger and/or thumb. A multi-joint hinge, arranged laterally alongside a finger and/or thumb, for flexion of a metacarpophalangeal joint. The multi-joint hinge is operatively connected via a first connection lever, at least one second connection lever and at least one connection joint, to a mechanism also arranged laterally alongside the respective finger and/or thumb, for flexion of a proximal interphalangeal joint and/or a distal interphalangeal joint. The finger motion rail and therapeutic device is configured as robust against the effect of compressive, tensile and torsional forces, with respect to a longitudinal axis of the finger motion rail, and it permits precise and interference-free execution of an anatomically natural, automated finger movement, for increased chance of successful therapy and the service life of the device.

Abstract: A radially compliant connection includes an axis, a first plate with a first connection portion, a second plate with a second connection portion, an intermediate plate with third and fourth connection portions, a first flexible element fixed to the first connection portion and to the third connection portion, and a second flexible element fixed to the second connection portion and to the fourth connection portion. In some example embodiments, the first connection portion has a radially inner surface with a first radius, and the second connection portion has a first radially outer surface with a second radius, less than the first radius. In an example embodiment, the third connection portion has a second radially outer surface with a third radius, equal to the second radius, or the fourth connection portion has a third radially outer surface with a fourth radius, equal to the second radius.