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A surgical stapling instrument, comprising: a handle assembly including a movable handle for actuating the stapler; an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; a head portion disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated body portion and including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly, the shell assembly including a shell and a staple guide housing a plurality of staples; and a flexible engagement structure attaching the staple guide to the shell, including at least one substantially rigid hook on the staple guide and a flexible tab on the shell including an aperture to receive the hook, characterised in that the tab flexes radially outwardly from the shell when an angled surface of the hook engages an edge of a distal tab portion of the tab during attachment of the staple guide to the shell assembly. a handle assembly including a movable handle for actuating the stapler; an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly; a head portion disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated body portion and including an anvil assembly and a shell assembly, the shell assembly including a shell and a staple guide housing a plurality of staples; and a flexible engagement structure attaching the staple guide to the shell, including at least one substantially rigid hook on the staple guide and a flexible tab on the shell including an aperture to receive the hook,
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a control portion configured to calculate an amount of overlapping between a first captured image and a second captured image; the control portion further configured to carry out image stabilization, wherein the image stabilization comprises: setting a first image production area for the first captured image and setting a second image production area for the second captured image, wherein the size of the first image production area and the size of the second image production area are based on the amount of overlapping, wherein the image in the first image production area and the image in the second image production area, when connected to each other, produce a panoramic image, wherein the control portion is further configured to increase the size of at least one of the first image production area and the second image production area when the amount of overlapping is equal to or smaller than an image stabilization limitation threshold value. a control portion configured to calculate an amount of overlapping between a first captured image and a second captured image; the control portion further configured to carry out image stabilization, wherein the image stabilization comprises: setting a first image production area for the first captured image and setting a second image production area for the second captured image, wherein the size of the first image production area and the size of the second image production area are based on the amount of overlapping, wherein the image in the first image production area and the image in the second image production area, when connected to each other, produce a panoramic image, wherein the control portion is further configured to increase the size of at least one of the first image production area and the second image production area when the amount of overlapping is equal to or smaller than an image stabilization limitation threshold value.
An intermediate hopper in a tobacco industry apparatus for vertical conveying of a mass-flow of rod-like articles comprising sidewalls (31, 32) and multiple partitions partitioning the intermediate hopper into vertical channels (35, 36) which are adapted to receive the rod-like articles from above, whereas the intermediate hopper is provided with a movable transferring element being slidable relative to the partitions of the intermediate hopper, in addition the transferring element is built of supporting plates (35A, 36A) which support the mass-flow of the rod-like articles in vertical channels (35, 36) of the intermediate hopper above the supporting plates (35A, 36A), whereas the supporting plates (35A, 36A) are adapted to move downwards within the vertical channels (35, 36) and to move upwards outside the vertical channels (35, 36), the supporting plates (35A, 36A) being further adapted to be inserted into the channels (35, 36) in the area of channel inlets (35C, 36C) and to be pulled out of the vertical channels (35, 36) in the area of channel outlets (35E, 36E), characterised in that at least the outermost supporting plate of the transferring element is adapted to make a movement in the direction transverse to the direction of movement of the other supporting plates.
A flossing appliance for teeth, comprising: an appliance body portion which includes a system for generating bursts of liquid or a liquid/gas mixture, upon activation by a user; a neck portion extending from the body portion, through which the bursts of liquid and/or liquid/gas mixture are delivered to a nozzle which is shaped and adapted to fit into the interproximal spaces of a user's teeth; a reminder system within the body portion which includes a reminder timer which begins to time at a selected point following an activation of the system for generating bursts of liquid or a liquid/gas mixture, wherein the selected point is determined via an activation counter for accumulating the number of times the system for generating bursts of liquid or a liquid/gas mixture has been activated when in an activation state, wherein the activation counter is set to zero following an execution of a start-up routine and incremented by one, and wherein the reminder timer is set to zero when the number of activations equals or is greater than a preselected number; and a first level indication (42,44,46,48) directed to the user when the time of the reminder timer reaches or exceeds a first level reminder time. an appliance body portion which includes a system for generating bursts of liquid or a liquid/gas mixture, upon activation by a user; a neck portion extending from the body portion, through which the bursts of liquid and/or liquid/gas mixture are delivered to a nozzle which is shaped and adapted to fit into the interproximal spaces of a user's teeth; a reminder system within the body portion which includes a reminder timer which begins to time at a selected point following an activation of the system for generating bursts of liquid or a liquid/gas mixture, wherein the selected point is determined via an activation counter for accumulating the number of times the system for generating bursts of liquid or a liquid/gas mixture has been activated when in an activation state, wherein the activation counter is set to zero following an execution of a start-up routine and incremented by one, and wherein the reminder timer is set to zero when the number of activations equals or is greater than a preselected number; and a first level indication (42,44,46,48) directed to the user when the time of the reminder timer reaches or exceeds a first level reminder time.
An accessory relay housing for a turbine engine including a housing delimiting an inner volume in which gears are housed, the housing including two lateral faces (7, 8) axially offset from one another according to an axis corresponding to the axis of the turbine engine, the housing including at least one oil circulation duct passing through at least one lateral face and extending into said inner volume, characterised in that the housing includes at least one oil deflector (14, 15) extending, from the duct, into said inner volume, the deflector (14, 15) and the duct being made in one piece, the duct passing axially through the inner volume and each of the lateral faces (7, 8).
A method of determining a nucleotide sequence of a target nucleic acid based on hybridization of primers, the method comprising receiving, by a computer system, data from an experiment involving hybridization of a plurality of primers to a target nucleic acid, the data comprising positive hybridization and negative primer hybridization results; analyzing, by the computer system, the data to identify a first cohort of primers as positively hybridizing to the target nucleic acid and a second cohort of primers as not hybridizing to the target nucleic acid; assembling, by the computer system, a scaffold nucleotide sequence based on the first cohort of primers, wherein the scaffold nucleotide sequence comprises unambiguous positions where a particular nucleotide is specified and ambiguous positions where a particular nucleotide is not specified; resolving, by the computer system, at least one of said ambiguous positions based on the second cohort of primers.
Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising: - providing a semiconductor body with a main plane of extension, - forming a trench in the semiconductor body from a top side of the semiconductor body in a vertical direction (z) which is perpendicular to the main plane of extension of the semiconductor body, - coating inner walls of the trench with an isolation layer, - depositing a metallization layer on the isolation layer within the trench, and - depositing a passivation layer on the metallization layer within the trench such that an inner volume of the trench is free of any material, characterised in that: - inner surfaces that are in contact with the inner volume are hydrophobic at least in places, and - the inner surfaces are surfaces of the passivation layer facing away from the inner walls and being treated to be hydrophobic at least in places, the passivation layer being the outermost layer within the trench, or - the inner surfaces are surfaces of a hydrophobic coating facing away from the inner walls, the hydrophobic coating being deposited onto the passivation layer and being the outermost layer within the trench. - providing a semiconductor body with a main plane of extension, - forming a trench in the semiconductor body from a top side of the semiconductor body in a vertical direction (z) which is perpendicular to the main plane of extension of the semiconductor body, - coating inner walls of the trench with an isolation layer, - depositing a metallization layer on the isolation layer within the trench, and - depositing a passivation layer on the metallization layer within the trench such that an inner volume of the trench is free of any material, characterised in that: - inner surfaces that are in contact with the inner volume are hydrophobic at least in places, and - the inner surfaces are surfaces of the passivation layer facing away from the inner walls and being treated to be hydrophobic at least in places, the passivation layer being the outermost layer within the trench, or - the inner surfaces are surfaces of a hydrophobic coating facing away from the inner walls, the hydrophobic coating being deposited onto the passivation layer and being the outermost layer within the trench. - inner surfaces that are in contact with the inner volume are hydrophobic at least in places, and - the inner surfaces are surfaces of the passivation layer facing away from the inner walls and being treated to be hydrophobic at least in places, the passivation layer being the outermost layer within the trench, or - the inner surfaces are surfaces of a hydrophobic coating facing away from the inner walls, the hydrophobic coating being deposited onto the passivation layer and being the outermost layer within the trench.
A filter for use in a body vessel having a longitudinal axis, the filter comprising: a superior ring comprising a plurality of superior struts having a first superior strut extending to a second superior strut, defining a first superior valley, and a third superior strut extending to a fourth superior strut, defining a second superior valley, the superior ring having first superior valleys alternating with second superior valleys; and an inferior ring comprising a plurality of inferior struts having a first inferior strut extending to a second inferior strut, defining a first inferior peak, and a third inferior strut extending to a fourth inferior strut, defining a second inferior peak, the inferior ring having first inferior peaks alternating with second inferior peaks; characterized by a plurality of connectors extending between the superior and inferior rings, the plurality of connectors having a degradation rate greater than that of the superior ring and that of the inferior ring such that the filter has a filtering state and an open state, the first and second superior valleys and first and second inferior peaks extend toward the respective central regions in the filtering state, and the first and second superior valleys and the first and second inferior peaks contact the body vessel in the open state. a superior ring comprising a plurality of superior struts having a first superior strut extending to a second superior strut, defining a first superior valley, and a third superior strut extending to a fourth superior strut, defining a second superior valley, the superior ring having first superior valleys alternating with second superior valleys; and an inferior ring comprising a plurality of inferior struts having a first inferior strut extending to a second inferior strut, defining a first inferior peak, and a third inferior strut extending to a fourth inferior strut, defining a second inferior peak, the inferior ring having first inferior peaks alternating with second inferior peaks; characterized by a plurality of connectors extending between the superior and inferior rings, the plurality of connectors having a degradation rate greater than that of the superior ring and that of the inferior ring such that the filter has a filtering state and an open state, the first and second superior valleys and first and second inferior peaks extend toward the respective central regions in the filtering state, and the first and second superior valleys and the first and second inferior peaks contact the body vessel in the open state.
A method of distributing a flow of crop on a field, which emerges from a chopping member of a chopping and distribution apparatus, in particular a chopper attachment on a combine harvester, wherein the flow of crop is fed to at least one guide element which is arranged transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the chopping member and which is in the form of a radial distributor and by which the flow of crop is accelerated and fed to at least one downstream-disposed distribution device, characterised in that the flow of crop issuing from the at least one guide element is conveyed from a feed plane in which the flow of crop passes into the at least one guide element to a distribution plane which is below the feed plane and in which the flow of crop is distributed on the field by the at least one distribution device which is in the form of a radial distributor.
A spacer for an insulating glazing unit, comprising a profile which comprises at least one tubular portion (4; 4.1, 4.2) defining a housing (5; 5.1, 5.2) for receiving desiccant material, where the housing (5; 5.1, 5.2) opens at two ends (4A, 4B; 4.1A, 4.1B, 4.2A, 4.2B) of the tubular portion, the housing (5; 5.1, 5.2) being sealed in the vicinity of each end (4A, 4B; 4.1A, 4.1B, 4.2A, 4.2B) of the tubular portion with the aid of a plug (7, 8; 7.1, 8.1, 7.2, 8.2) and comprising a desiccant material between the two plugs, at least one of the plugs (7, 8; 7.1, 8.1, 7.2, 8.2) being offset ( d) longitudinally inside the housing (5; 5.1, 5.2) relative to the corresponding end of the tubular portion, wherein the tubular portion (4; 4.1, 4.2) comprises a through-orifice (9; 9.1, 9.2), intended for the flow of gas between a cavity (17, 19) of the insulating glazing unit and the outside, which is made in a section (48; 48.1, 48.2) of the tubular portion between an offset plug (8; 8.1, 8.2) and the corresponding end (4B; 4.1B, 4.2B) of the tubular portion, characterized in that the through-orifice (9; 9.1, 9.2) opens into two walls (44, 46; 44.1, 46.1, 44.2, 46.2) of the tubular portion (4; 4.1, 4.2) which are intended to extend transversely relative to the glass sheets (12, 14, 16) of the insulating glazing unit, with the wall intended to be orientated toward the internal cavity of the insulating glazing unit and the wall intended to be oriented toward the outside of the insulating glazing unit.
A battery pack, which includes a pack case configured to accommodate a cell module assembly in an inner space thereof and having an opening formed at one side thereof, and a pack cover having a degassing port communicating with the inner space and configured to cover the opening of the pack case, wherein the cell module assembly includes: a cell stack configured by secondary battery cells; and a cell fixing frame having an upper plate and a lower plate respectively disposed at an upper portion and a lower portion of the cell stack and disposed in surface contact with an upper wall and a lower wall of the pack case, wherein at least one of the upper plate and the lower plate includes: at least one gas moving route formed by concavely depressing at least one region of one surface disposed in surface contact with the upper wall or the lower wall of the pack case along a predesignated path toward the degassing port; and at least one hole formed vertically through the gas moving route, wherein the at least one hole is formed right above or right below a gas pocket that is a space in which gas leaking from at least one side of the cell stack is collected. a cell stack configured by secondary battery cells; and a cell fixing frame having an upper plate and a lower plate respectively disposed at an upper portion and a lower portion of the cell stack and disposed in surface contact with an upper wall and a lower wall of the pack case, wherein at least one of the upper plate and the lower plate includes: at least one gas moving route formed by concavely depressing at least one region of one surface disposed in surface contact with the upper wall or the lower wall of the pack case along a predesignated path toward the degassing port; and at least one hole formed vertically through the gas moving route, wherein the at least one hole is formed right above or right below a gas pocket that is a space in which gas leaking from at least one side of the cell stack is collected. at least one gas moving route formed by concavely depressing at least one region of one surface disposed in surface contact with the upper wall or the lower wall of the pack case along a predesignated path toward the degassing port; and at least one hole formed vertically through the gas moving route, wherein the at least one hole is formed right above or right below a gas pocket that is a space in which gas leaking from at least one side of the cell stack is collected.
A computer-implemented method for operating an autonomous driving vehicle, ADV, the method comprising: receiving, by a planning module of the ADV, first perception data from a perception module of the ADV, the first perception data describing a driving environment surrounding the ADV and being determined by the perception module based on sensor data provided by a sensor system of the ADV, wherein the sensor system comprises a plurality of sensors; planning, by the planning module, a trajectory for a current driving cycle based on the first perception data to drive the ADV from a first location to a second location; determining a driving intent and one or more regions of interest (ROIs) surrounding the ADV based on the trajectory; transmitting the driving intent and the ROIs to the perception module via an application programming interface; determining and selecting, by the perception module, sensor data of selected sensors of the plurality of sensors of the sensor system based on the driving intent and the ROIs, wherein the selected sensors are related to the planning for a next driving cycle of the ADV; and generating, by the perception module, second perception data for a next driving cycle based on the driving intent and the ROIs by selectively processing sensor data provided by the selected sensors. receiving, by a planning module of the ADV, first perception data from a perception module of the ADV, the first perception data describing a driving environment surrounding the ADV and being determined by the perception module based on sensor data provided by a sensor system of the ADV, wherein the sensor system comprises a plurality of sensors; planning, by the planning module, a trajectory for a current driving cycle based on the first perception data to drive the ADV from a first location to a second location; determining a driving intent and one or more regions of interest (ROIs) surrounding the ADV based on the trajectory; transmitting the driving intent and the ROIs to the perception module via an application programming interface; determining and selecting, by the perception module, sensor data of selected sensors of the plurality of sensors of the sensor system based on the driving intent and the ROIs, wherein the selected sensors are related to the planning for a next driving cycle of the ADV; and generating, by the perception module, second perception data for a next driving cycle based on the driving intent and the ROIs by selectively processing sensor data provided by the selected sensors.
An indoor soil sample preparation instrument comprising: a consolidation box, with a water filter layer being laid on a bottom thereof, and with a drain provided in the bottom of the consolidation box; a sampling tube, having a tubular structure, the sampling tube being disposed in the consolidation box, an end of the sampling tube being connected to the water filter layer, a certain angle being formed between the sampling tube and the water filter layer; a baffle, disposed at a top of the consolidation box in a circumferential direction; a permeable stone, disposed at a bottom of the sampling tube, a soil pressure detection apparatus being installed on the permeable stone; and a plurality of arc-shaped vertical plates, disposed around a periphery of the sampling tube, the plurality of arc-shaped vertical plates surrounding the sampling tube in a space delimited by the plurality of arc-shaped vertical plates. a consolidation box, with a water filter layer being laid on a bottom thereof, and with a drain provided in the bottom of the consolidation box; a sampling tube, having a tubular structure, the sampling tube being disposed in the consolidation box, an end of the sampling tube being connected to the water filter layer, a certain angle being formed between the sampling tube and the water filter layer; a baffle, disposed at a top of the consolidation box in a circumferential direction; a permeable stone, disposed at a bottom of the sampling tube, a soil pressure detection apparatus being installed on the permeable stone; and a plurality of arc-shaped vertical plates, disposed around a periphery of the sampling tube, the plurality of arc-shaped vertical plates surrounding the sampling tube in a space delimited by the plurality of arc-shaped vertical plates.