Author: claimsbot

1. A spherical ultrasonic motor comprising:
a rotor having a curved surface part;
a plurality of stators which are arranged at predetermined intervals in contact with surfaces of the rotor and to which two-phase drive signals are supplied to generate ultrasonic vibrations;
a plurality of oscillation units which are provided corresponding to the plurality of stators and which generate two-phase drive signals of predetermined frequencies based on inputted frequency control signals;
a plurality of phase control units which are provided corresponding to the plurality of stators and which adjust phase differences of two-phase drive signals generated at the plurality of oscillation units based on inputted phase control signals; and
a control unit which outputs frequency control signals for adjusting frequencies of two-phase drive signals which are generated at the plurality of oscillation units to the target frequencies, to the plurality of oscillation units to cause the plurality of oscillation units to adjust frequencies of two-phase signals which are generated at the plurality of oscillation units to the target frequencies, and outputs phase control signals for adjusting phase differences of two-phase drive signals generated at the plurality of oscillation units to target phase differences, to the plurality of phase control units to cause the plurality of phase control units to adjust phase differences of two-phase drive signals which are generated at the plurality of oscillation units to the target phase differences,
wherein two-phase drive signals whose frequencies have remained unchanged from initial frequencies and whose phase differences have been adjusted to target phase differences are supplied from respective phase control units of the plurality of phase control units to respective corresponding stators, and thereafter, two-phase drive signals whose phase differences have remained unchanged from initial phase differences and whose frequencies have been adjusted to target frequencies are supplied from respective phase control units of the plurality of phase control units to respective corresponding stators concurrently.
2. The spherical ultrasonic motor according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines the target frequencies such that a ratio of sizes of angular velocity vectors by ultrasonic vibrations generated at respective stators of the plurality of stators, to which the two-phase drive signals have been supplied, whose frequencies and phase differences having been adjusted to the target frequencies and phase differences, respectively, is constant before and after adjusting the frequencies of the two-phase drive signals supplied to the plurality of stators.
3. The spherical ultrasonic motor according to claim 1, wherein the control unit sets a target phase difference of a two-phase drive signal which is supplied to at least one of the plurality of stators at 90\xb0.
4. The spherical ultrasonic motor according to claim 1, further comprising:
a rotation-axis-direction inputting unit which gives an instruction regarding a direction of a rotation axis of the rotor; and
a rotation speed inputting unit which gives an instruction regarding a rotation speed of the rotor;
wherein the control unit outputs phase control signals that are based on the instruction regarding the direction of the rotation axis of the rotor from the rotation-axis-direction inputting unit, to the plurality of phase control units, and frequency control signals that are based on the instruction regarding the rotation speed of the rotor from the rotation speed inputting unit, to the plurality of oscillation units.
5. The spherical ultrasonic motor according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of stators includes three stators.
6. The spherical ultrasonic motor according to claim 1, wherein the rotor is formed in a substantially spherical shape.
7. A control method for a spherical ultrasonic motor, comprising:
a first step that a control unit of the spherical ultrasonic motor determines target phase differences of two-phase drive signals to be supplied to a plurality of stators contacting surfaces of a rotor of the spherical ultrasonic motor, based on a target direction of a rotation axis of the rotor, and generates phase control signals for adjusting phase differences of the two-phase drive signals to be supplied to the plurality of stators to the target phase differences;
a second step that the control unit determines target frequencies of two-phase drive signals to be supplied to the plurality of stators, based on a target rotation speed of the rotor, and generates frequency control signals for adjusting frequencies of two-phase drive signals to be supplied to the plurality of stators to the target frequencies;
a third step of inputting respective frequency control signals generated in the second step to respective oscillation units of a plurality of oscillation units provided corresponding to the plurality of stators and configured to generate two-phase drive signals to be supplied to the plurality of stators, adjusting frequencies of two-phase drive signals to be supplied to the plurality of stators, which are generated at the plurality of oscillation units, to the target frequencies, at the plurality of the oscillation units, and outputting the two-phase drive signals to be supplied to the plurality of stators, whose frequencies have been adjusted to the target frequencies, from the plurality of oscillation units, respectively;
a fourth step of inputting respective phase control signals generated in the first step to respective phase control units of a plurality of phase control units provided corresponding to the plurality of stators, adjusting phase differences of the two-phase drive signals outputted from the plurality of oscillation units to the target phase differences at the plurality of phase control units, and outputting the two-phase drive signals to be supplied to the plurality of stators, whose phase differences have been adjusted to the target phase differences, from the plurality of phase control units; and
a fifth step of supplying two-phase drive signals whose frequencies have remained unchanged from initial frequencies and whose phase differences have been adjusted to target phase differences by the third step and the fourth step, from respective phase control units of the plurality of phase control units to respective corresponding stators; and
a sixth step of supplying two-phase drive signals whose phase differences have remained unchanged from initial phase differences and whose frequencies have been adjusted to target frequencies by the third step and the fourth step, from respective phase control units of the plurality of phase control units to respective corresponding stators, concurrently, after completion of the fifth step.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein in the second step, the target frequencies are determined such that a ratio of sizes of angular vectors by ultrasonic vibrations generated at respective stators of the plurality of stators, to which the two-phase drive signals have been supplied, whose frequencies and phase differences having been adjusted to the target frequencies and phase differences, respectively, is constant before and after adjusting the frequencies and the phase differences of the two-phase drive signals supplied to the plurality of stators.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An anti-germination method for bulbs and tubers including the application to said bulbs or tubers of a treatment composition based on an active principle selected from eugenol, a salt of eugenol fit for human consumption, isoeugenol, a salt of isoeugenol fit for human consumption and mixtures thereof or clove oil, said method including the application by sprinkling, spraying or immersion at ambient temperature of said composition on the bulbs and tubers after storage.
2. A treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the method includes the step of subjecting said bulbs and tubers to treatment by sprinkling or spraying with said treatment composition or by immersion in said treatment composition, after storage of the bulbs and tubers.
3. A treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the active principle is clove oil.
4. A treatment method according to claim 3, wherein said clove oil is completely or partially salified.
5. A treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the active principle is eugenol, a salt of eugenol fit for human consumption, and mixtures thereof.
6. A treatment method according to claim 1, wherein the treatment composition is applied continuously or repeatedly to said bulbs and tubers.
7. A treatment method according to claim 1, wherein said composition prior to optional dilution comprises from 15 to 40% of active principle.
8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the composition comprises, prior to optional dilution, 25% of clove oil.
9. A method according to claim 1, wherein said composition comprises, prior to optional dilution, from 60 to 85% of emulsifiers.
10. A method according to claim 1, wherein said composition comprises, prior to optional dilution, 75% of emulsifiers.
11. A method according to claim 9, wherein said emulsifiers comprise condensation products with fatty alcohols andor acids.
12. A method according to claim 11, wherein said emulsifiers comprise ethoxylated lauryl alcohol, ethoxylated oleic acid andor mixtures thereof.
13. A method according to claim 1, wherein the tubers are potato tubers.
14. A composition comprising:
from 15 to 40% of eugenol, a salt of eugenol fit for human consumption, isoeugenol, a salt of isoeugenol fit for human consumption and mixtures thereof or clove oil,
from 60 to 85% of emulsifiers.
15. A composition according to claim 14, wherein the composition comprises 25% of clove oil.
16. A composition according to claim 14, wherein the composition comprises from 70 to 80% of emulsifiers.
17. A composition according to claim 14, wherein the composition comprises 75% of emulsifiers.
18. A composition according to claim 14, wherein said emulsifiers comprise condensation products from fatty alcohols andor acids.
19. A composition according to claim 18, wherein said emulsifiers comprise ethoxylated lauryl alcohol, ethoxylated oleic acid andor mixtures thereof.
20. A composition according to claim 19, such that said emulsifiers are selected from among ethoxylated lauryl alcohol 11 mol, ethoxylated oleic acid 6 mol and ethoxylated oleic acid 10 mol andor mixtures thereof.
21. A composition according to claim 14, such that said emulsifiers are composed of:
from 10 to 40% of condensation products from lauryl alcohol, and
from 50 to 90% of condensation products from oleic acid and oleic acid andor mixtures thereof.
22. A composition according to claim 14, such that said emulsifiers are composed of:
from 10 to 40% of ethoxylated lauryl alcohol 11 mol, and
from 50 to 90% of ethoxylated oleic acid 6 mol and ethoxylated oleic acid 10 mol andor mixtures thereof.
23. A composition diluted with a composition according to claim 14 at a level of from 2% to 50%.
24. Use of a composition according to claim 23 for sprinkling, spraying or immersion on bulbs andor tubers at ambient temperature for anti-germinating purposes.

1. A method for allocating resources of a wireless communication system, the method including:
determining power levels of downlink (DL) communication channels between a base station and a user agent (UA) and between each of a plurality of relay nodes (RNs) and the UA;
determining coupling losses of uplink (UL) communication channels between the base station and the UA and between each of the plurality of RNs and the UA; and
when the power level of the DL communication channel between the base station and the UA is greater than the power levels of the DL communication channels between each of the plurality of RNs and the UA, and the coupling losses of the UL communication channel between at least one of the RNs and the UA are less than the coupling losses of the UL communication channel between the base station and the UA:
allocating a DL communication channel resource on the base station to the UA, and
allocating a UL communication channel resource on the at least one of the plurality of RNs to the UA.
2. The method of claim 1, including, when the power level of the DL communication channel between the base station and the UA is less than the power level of the DL communication channel between at least one of the plurality of RNs and the UA, and the coupling losses of the UL communication channels between each of the RNs and the UA are greater than the coupling losses of the UL communication channel between the base station and the UA:
allocating a DL communication channel resource on the at least one of the plurality of RNs to the UA, and
allocating a UL communication channel resource on the base station to the UA.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the base station is an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) node B (eNB).
4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining power levels of DL communication channels between the base station and the UA and between each of the plurality of RNs and the UA includes:
receiving a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS); and
using the SRS to determine a power level of a DL communication channel between at least one of the base station and the UA and one of the plurality of RNs and the UA.
5. The method of claim 1, including using a margin to modify a value of at least one of the power levels and the coupling losses.
6. A method for allocating resources of a wireless communication system, the method including:
receiving sounding reference signals (SRSs) from at least one of a UA and a plurality of relay nodes (RNs), the SRSs describing power levels of uplink (UL) communication channels between the UA and a base station and between the UA and each of the plurality of RNs;
when a power level of a UL communication channel between the UA and at least one of the plurality of RNs is greater than the power level of the UL communication channel between the UA and the base station, identifying one of the RNs having the UL communication channel with the greatest power level out of the plurality of RNs;
determining a receiving power of the UA from the base station and a receiving power of the UA from one of the plurality of RNs; and
when the receiving power of the UA from the base station is greater than the receiving power of the UA from one of the plurality of RNs:
allocating UL communication channel resources on both the base station and the one of the plurality of RNs to the UA, and
allocating a downlink (DL) communication channel resource on the base station to the UA.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the base station is an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) node B (eNB).
8. The method of claim 6, including using a margin to modify a value of at least one of the power levels and the receiving powers.
9. A base station for allocating resources of a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:
a processor, the processor being configured to:
determine power levels of downlink (DL) communication channels between the base station and a user agent (UA) and between each of a plurality of relay nodes (RNs) and the UA;
determine coupling losses of uplink (UL) communication channels between the base station and the UA and between each of the plurality of RNs and the UA; and
when the power level of the DL communication channel between the base station and the UA is greater than the power levels of the DL communication channels between each of the plurality of RNs and the UA, and the coupling losses of the UL communication channel between at least one of the RNs and the UA are less than the coupling losses of the UL communication channel between the base station and the UA:
allocate a DL communication channel resource on the base station to the UA; and
allocate a UL communication channel resource on the at least one of the plurality of RNs to the UA.
10. The base station of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to, when the power level of the DL communication channel between the base station and the UA is less than the power level of the DL communication channel between at least one of the plurality of RNs and the UA, and the coupling losses of the UL communication channels between each of the RNs and the UA are greater than the coupling losses of the UL communication channel between the base station and the UA:
allocate a DL communication channel resource on the at least one of the plurality of RNs to the UA; and
allocate a UL communication channel resource on the base station to the UA.
11. The base station of claim 9, wherein the base station includes an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) node B (eNB).
12. The base station of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS); and
use the SRS to determine a power level of a DL communication channel between at least one of the base station and the UA and one of the plurality of RNs and the UA.
13. The base station of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to use a margin to modify a value of at least one of the power levels and the coupling losses.
14. A base station for allocating resources of a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:
a processor, the processor being configured to:
receive sounding reference signals (SRSs) from at least one of a user agent (UA) and the plurality of relay nodes (RNs), the SRSs describing power levels of uplink (UL) communication channels between the UA and the base station and between the UA and each of a plurality of RNs;
when a power level of a UL communication channel between the UA and at least one of the plurality of RNs is greater than the power level of the UL communication channel between the UA and the base station, identify one of the RNs having the UL communication channel with the greatest power level out of the plurality of RNs;
determine a receiving power of the UA from the base station and a receiving power of the UA from one of the plurality of RNs; and
when the receiving power of the UA from the base station is greater than the receiving power of the UA from one of the plurality of RNs:
allocate UL communication channel resources on both the base station and the one of the plurality of RNs to the UA, and
allocate a downlink (DL) communication channel resource on the base station to the UA.
15. The base station of claim 14, wherein the base station includes an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) node B (eNB).
16. The base station of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to use a margin to modify a value of at least one of the power levels and the transmission powers.
17. A wireless communication system, comprising:
a plurality of relay nodes (RNs), the RNs being configured to communicate with at least one of the base station and a user agent (UA); and
a base station, the base station being configured to:
determine power levels of downlink (DL) communication channels between the base station and the UA and between each of the plurality of RNs and the UA;
determine coupling losses of uplink (UL) communication channels between the base station and the UA and between each of the plurality of RNs and the UA; and
when the power level of the DL communication channel between the base station and the UA is greater than the power levels of the DL communication channels between each of the plurality of RNs and the UA, and the coupling losses of the UL communication channel between at least one of the RNs and the UA are less than the coupling losses of the UL communication channel between the base station and the UA:
allocate a DL communication channel resource on the base station to the UA, and
allocate a UL communication channel resource on the at least one of the plurality of RNs to the UA.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein the base station is further configured to, when the power level of the DL communication channel between the base station and the UA is less than the power level of the DL communication channel between at least one of the plurality of RNs and the UA, and the coupling losses of the UL communication channels between each of the RNs and the UA are greater than the coupling losses of the UL communication channel between the base station and the UA:
allocate a DL communication channel resource on the at least one of the plurality of RNs to the UA, and
allocate a UL communication channel resource on the base station to the UA.
19. The system of claim 17, wherein the base station is an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) node B (eNB).
20. The system of claim 17, wherein the base station is further configured to:
receive a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS); and
use the SRS to determine a power level of a DL communication channel between at least one of the base station and the UA and one of the plurality of RNs and the UA.
21. The system of claim 17, wherein the base station is further configured to use a margin to modify a value of at least one of the power levels and the coupling losses.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An implantable medical device comprising:
a housing having an inner surface and an outer surface;
electronics enclosed by the housing;
an electrode assembly coupled to the housing, the electrode assembly comprising:
a feedthrough extending through the housing, between the inner and outer surfaces thereof, the feedthrough including a ferrule, an insulator, and an electrically conductive pin, the ferrule being coupled to the housing, the pin extending through the ferrule from an internal end thereof, adjacent the inner surface of the housing, to an external end thereof, adjacent the outer surface of the housing, the insulator filling an area between the pin and ferrule, and the internal end of the pin being coupled to the electronics;
an electrode coupled to the external end of the conductive pin of the feedthrough; and

a securing assembly connected to the outer surface of the housing, the securing assembly including an insulator cup that surrounds a perimeter of the electrode, and a retention bracket coupled to the insulator cup and to the housing, the retention bracket extending between the outer surface of the housing and the electrode.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the retention bracket of the securing assembly is welded to the housing.
3. An assembly for an implantable medical device, the device including electronics, a hermetically sealed housing enclosing the electronics, and a feedthrough extending through the housing, between an inner surface of the housing and an outer surface of the housing, the feedthrough including an electrically conductive pin, the pin extending from an internal end thereof, adjacent the inner surface of the housing, to an external end thereof, adjacent the outer surface of the housing, and the internal end of the pin being coupled to the electronics; and wherein the assembly comprises:
an electrode coupled to the external end of the conductive pin;
an insulator cup surrounding a perimeter of the electrode; and
a retention bracket coupled to the insulator cup and to the housing, the retention bracket extending between the outer surface of the housing and the electrode.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the retention bracket of the securing assembly is molded into the insulator cup.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the insulator cup of the securing assembly snaps onto the retention bracket.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the insulator cup of the securing assembly protrudes less than about 0.175 inches perpendicular from the outer surface of the housing.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the insulator cup of the securing assembly protrudes less than about 0.1 inches perpendicular from the outer surface of the housing.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein the securing assembly further comprises adhesive, the adhesive filling a void between the insulator cup and the outer surface of the housing.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein the electrode of the electrode assembly is non-planar.
10. The device of claim 1, wherein the electrode of the electrode assembly is dome shaped.
11. The device of claim 1, wherein the electrode of the electrode assembly is rectangular.
12. The device of claim 1, wherein the electrode of the electrode assembly has a high-surface area coating.
13. The device of claim 1, wherein the insulator cup of the securing assembly includes an indentation in which the electrode resides.
14. The device of claim 1, wherein the securing assembly includes at least one adhesive fill hole or vent.
15. The assembly of claim 3, further comprising at least one adhesive fill hole or vent.
16. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the retention bracket is welded to the housing.
17. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the retention bracket is molded into the insulator cup.
18. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the insulator cup snaps onto the retention bracket.
19. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the insulator cup protrudes less than about 0.175 inches perpendicular from the outer surface of the housing.
20. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the insulator cup protrudes less than about 0.1 inches perpendicular from the outer surface of the housing.
21. The assembly of claim 3, further comprising adhesive, the adhesive filling a void between the insulator cup and the outer surface of the housing.
22. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the electrode is non-planar.
23. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the electrode is dome shaped.
24. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the electrode is rectangular.
25. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the electrode has a high-surface area coating.
26. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the insulator cup includes an indentation in which the electrode resides.
27. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the retention bracket includes radially extending legs, between which the conductive pin extends.
28. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the retention bracket is disk shaped and includes a hole through which the conductive pin extends.