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A surgical forceps, comprising: an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members (110, 120), each of the jaw members including a proximal flange (150, 160) extending therefrom, each proximal flange defining a bifurcated configuration having first and second spaced-apart flange components (152, 154, 162, 164), the first flange components of the jaw members configured to pivotably engage one another via a first engagement portion and the second flange components of the jaw members configured to pivotably engage one another via a second engagement portion independent of the first engagement portion, at least one of the first and second jaw members pivotable relative to the other about the first and second engagement portions between an open position and a closed position for grasping tissue therebetween, characterized in that the first flange component of each of the jaw members includes an aperture (153, 155, 163, 165) defined transversely therethrough, one of the first flange components including a boss (157, 167) disposed about the aperture thereof, the boss configured for engagement within the aperture of the other first flange component for pivotably engaging the first flange components to one another. an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members (110, 120), each of the jaw members including a proximal flange (150, 160) extending therefrom, each proximal flange defining a bifurcated configuration having first and second spaced-apart flange components (152, 154, 162, 164), the first flange components of the jaw members configured to pivotably engage one another via a first engagement portion and the second flange components of the jaw members configured to pivotably engage one another via a second engagement portion independent of the first engagement portion, at least one of the first and second jaw members pivotable relative to the other about the first and second engagement portions between an open position and a closed position for grasping tissue therebetween, characterized in that the first flange component of each of the jaw members includes an aperture (153, 155, 163, 165) defined transversely therethrough, one of the first flange components including a boss (157, 167) disposed about the aperture thereof, the boss configured for engagement within the aperture of the other first flange component for pivotably engaging the first flange components to one another.
A method for enhanced recovery of hydrocarbons contained in a geological reservoir, comprising: - injecting into said reservoir a sweep fluid comprising at least one water-soluble polymer based on acrylamide in an aqueous solution, said polymer being anionic, so as to displace said hydrocarbons towards at least one production well, - collecting, through said production well, a production effluent comprising in variable amounts said hydrocarbons and components of said sweep fluid, - injecting, at least in an aqueous fluid resulting from a primary hydrocarbon/water separation stage applied to said production effluent, or in an aqueous fluid upstream from the separator if said effluent contains a large proportion of water, which is then the continuous main phase, at least one precipitating agent for precipitation of said polymer, said precipitation causing trapping of said hydrocarbons in form of drops, said precipitating agent comprising tetravalent cations, the proportion of said precipitating agent in aqueous solution ranging between 50 and 5000 ppm, and the concentration of said polymer in said aqueous fluid ranging between 200 and 5000 ppm by weight of aqueous phase. - injecting into said reservoir a sweep fluid comprising at least one water-soluble polymer based on acrylamide in an aqueous solution, said polymer being anionic, so as to displace said hydrocarbons towards at least one production well, - collecting, through said production well, a production effluent comprising in variable amounts said hydrocarbons and components of said sweep fluid, - injecting, at least in an aqueous fluid resulting from a primary hydrocarbon/water separation stage applied to said production effluent, or in an aqueous fluid upstream from the separator if said effluent contains a large proportion of water, which is then the continuous main phase, at least one precipitating agent for precipitation of said polymer, said precipitation causing trapping of said hydrocarbons in form of drops, said precipitating agent comprising tetravalent cations, the proportion of said precipitating agent in aqueous solution ranging between 50 and 5000 ppm, and the concentration of said polymer in said aqueous fluid ranging between 200 and 5000 ppm by weight of aqueous phase.
An interference coordination method implemented in a base station, wherein the method comprises: determining whether intra-device interference exists between uplink transmission and downlink transmission to be performed by user equipment, UE, in two frequency bands; if it is determined that intra-device interference exists between the uplink transmission and downlink transmission to be performed by the UE in two frequency bands, stopping sending downlink transmission scheduling information of one frequency band to the UE, or sending a blank subframe or an almost blank subframe to the UE, in a time interval during which the UE is scheduled to send uplink transmission in at least one frequency band of the two frequency bands; or stopping sending uplink transmission scheduling information of at least one frequency band in the two frequency bands to the UE in a time interval of sending downlink transmission scheduling information of one frequency band to the UE. determining whether intra-device interference exists between uplink transmission and downlink transmission to be performed by user equipment, UE, in two frequency bands; if it is determined that intra-device interference exists between the uplink transmission and downlink transmission to be performed by the UE in two frequency bands, stopping sending downlink transmission scheduling information of one frequency band to the UE, or sending a blank subframe or an almost blank subframe to the UE, in a time interval during which the UE is scheduled to send uplink transmission in at least one frequency band of the two frequency bands; or stopping sending uplink transmission scheduling information of at least one frequency band in the two frequency bands to the UE in a time interval of sending downlink transmission scheduling information of one frequency band to the UE.
A system, comprising: a switch card comprising a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express, PCIe, interface, and at least one of a Serial Attached SCSI, SAS, interface or a serial ATA, SATA, interface; and a controller comprising a first computing node and a second computing node; wherein the first computing node is coupled to a first adapter card, and the second computing node is coupled to a second adapter card, and wherein each of the first adapter card, and the second adapter card supports at least one SAS HDD, least one SATA HDD, or at least one PCIe SSD; wherein the first adapter card is connected to the second adapter card and the first adapter card and the second adapter card are coupled to the switch card; wherein the switch card is connected to a plurality of storage devices of the system; wherein the controller is configured to communicate with the plurality of storage devices of the system through at least one of the first adapter card or the second adapter card, and the switch card, and wherein the controller is configured to detect a type of the adapter cards (116, 118) and send a signal to cause the switch card to switch the interfaces (106, 108) to support a corresponding type of the plurality of storage devices. a switch card comprising a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express, PCIe, interface, and at least one of a Serial Attached SCSI, SAS, interface or a serial ATA, SATA, interface; and a controller comprising a first computing node and a second computing node; wherein the first computing node is coupled to a first adapter card, and the second computing node is coupled to a second adapter card, and wherein each of the first adapter card, and the second adapter card supports at least one SAS HDD, least one SATA HDD, or at least one PCIe SSD; wherein the first adapter card is connected to the second adapter card and the first adapter card and the second adapter card are coupled to the switch card; wherein the switch card is connected to a plurality of storage devices of the system; wherein the controller is configured to communicate with the plurality of storage devices of the system through at least one of the first adapter card or the second adapter card, and the switch card, and wherein the controller is configured to detect a type of the adapter cards (116, 118) and send a signal to cause the switch card to switch the interfaces (106, 108) to support a corresponding type of the plurality of storage devices.
A brazed plate heat exchanger for exchanging heat between at least two fluids, the heat exchanger comprising several heat exchanger plates provided with a pressed pattern comprising depressions and elevations adapted to keep the plates on a distance from one another by contact points between the elevations and depressions of neighboring plates under formation of interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat, at least four port openings being placed in corner regions of the heat exchanger plates and having selective fluid communication with the interplate flow channels such that the fluids to exchange heat will flow between port openings of the elongate heat exchanger plates and a circumferential seal sealing off the interplate flow channels from communication with the surroundings, wherein the heat exchanger plates are joined by brazing, characterized in that the circumferential seal results partly from contact between skirts of neighboring plates contacting one another, said skirts extending at least partly along two sides of each heat exchanger plates, and partly from contact between flat areas (130a, 130b, 140a, 140b), i.e. flat seals, extending along two other sides of the heat exchanger plates.
Member (10, 70) that can be flush mounted in a hole of a support and intended to receive at least one fastening element (16, 80, 84) such as a screw, this member comprising first sealing means (40, 90) between the member and the support and second sealing means (42, 92-96) between the fastening element and the member, the first and second means being produced in materials that are different from that of the member, at least a part of said first and second sealing means being configured to be visible after the member has been mounted in the hole of the support, characterized in that the second means comprise a pad or a plug which is hinged and linked to the first means only by at least one flexible strap (44, 98), so as to allow displacements of the second means with respect to the member by virtue of the flexibility of the strip.
An ultrasonic imaging system which visually guides insertion of a plurality of invasive devices such as a biopsy or ablation needle comprising: a 3D ultrasonic imaging probe which is capable of imaging different planes of a volumetric region; a needle guide, dimensioned to attach to the imaging probe in a predetermined orientation, the needle guide having a plurality of needle insertion positions to guide the plurality of invasive devices for insertion into the volumetric region through a plurality of different insertion planes; and an ultrasound system coupled to the probe and configured to control the 3D ultrasonic imaging probe to simultaneously produce a plurality of 2D images, planes of which being aligned with the plurality of different insertion planes. a 3D ultrasonic imaging probe which is capable of imaging different planes of a volumetric region; a needle guide, dimensioned to attach to the imaging probe in a predetermined orientation, the needle guide having a plurality of needle insertion positions to guide the plurality of invasive devices for insertion into the volumetric region through a plurality of different insertion planes; and an ultrasound system coupled to the probe and configured to control the 3D ultrasonic imaging probe to simultaneously produce a plurality of 2D images, planes of which being aligned with the plurality of different insertion planes.
Arrangement for interferometry, comprising: - a light source for generating coherent radiation, - a detector connected with a processing unit, - a beam splitter for dividing the radiation generated by the light source into a sample arm in which a sample to be examined can be positioned, and a reference arm, characterized in that an optical reference element, which is partially transparent to the radiation and which reflects a portion of the radiation towards the detector, is arranged in the beam path of the sample arm, behind which optical reference element the sample to be examined can be positioned, in that a focusing element is present in the sample arm, the focusing element having such a reflective power for the radiation that the optical path length of the sample arm from the beam splitter to the focus of the focusing element is longer than the optical path length of the reference arm maximally by the Rayleigh length of the radiation, in that a reflector in the reference arm and/or the optical reference element in the sample arm can be offset independently of each other, and in that the arrangement is configured for independently from each other conducting two different measurements for obtaining information on structures from different depths of the sample, wherein a first measurement is based on the interference of a first beam portion passing the reference arm with a second beam portion reaching the detector from the sample, and wherein a second measurement is based on the interference of a third beam portion being reflected from the reference element and reaching the detector with a fourth beam portion reaching the detector from the sample. - a light source for generating coherent radiation, - a detector connected with a processing unit, - a beam splitter for dividing the radiation generated by the light source into a sample arm in which a sample to be examined can be positioned, and a reference arm,
A piston ring, including a steel material composition as the basic element thereof, characterized in that the steel material composition contains the following elements in the proportions indicated relative to 100% by weight of the steel material composition: C: 0.5 - 1.2% by weight Mn: 3.0 - 15.0% by weight Si: 2.0 - 10.0% by weight and optional Cr: 0 - 3.0% by weight Al: max. 0.02% by weight B: max. 0.1% by weight Cu: max. 2.0% by weight Mo: max. 3.0% by weight Nb: max. 0.05% by weight Ni: max. 4.0% by weight P: max. 0.1% by weight S: max. 0.05% by weight Sn: max 0.05% by weight Ti: max. 1.5% by weight V: max. 1.5% by weight W: max. 1.5% by weight Residual iron a minimum of 72% by weight and usual contaminations, wherein the sum of the fractions of Nb, Ti, V and W is a maximum of 1.5% by weight, and the steel material composition only contains elements selected from the group consisting of Al, B, C, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Nb, Ni, P, S, Si, Sn, Ti, V and W, wherein the sum of these elements is equal to 100% by weight, wherein the piston ring has been produced in a process that includes the following steps: a. Producing a melt from the starter materials, and b. Pouring the melt into a prefabricated mould. C: 0.5 - 1.2% by weight Mn: 3.0 - 15.0% by weight Si: 2.0 - 10.0% by weight Cr: 0 - 3.0% by weight Al: max. 0.02% by weight B: max. 0.1% by weight Cu: max. 2.0% by weight Mo: max. 3.0% by weight Nb: max. 0.05% by weight Ni: max. 4.0% by weight P: max. 0.1% by weight S: max. 0.05% by weight Sn: max 0.05% by weight Ti: max. 1.5% by weight V: max. 1.5% by weight W: max. 1.5% by weight a. Producing a melt from the starter materials, and b. Pouring the melt into a prefabricated mould.
A method of operating an apparatus for providing heat and power to an installation; the apparatus being operable in at least two heat production regimes and including a connection to an external electricity network, wherein at least one heat production regime results in the production or consumption of electricity; whereby the method comprises: determining a relationship (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10) between heat cost and electrical power demand from the installation for heat produced by each heat production regime taking into account a value of the electrical power produced or consumed, selecting the heat production regime that has the lowest heat cost for the current electrical power demand, and using this heat production regime to provide heat to the installation; characterised by taking account of the value of the electrical power produced or consumed consists of reducing the cost of heat when the heat producing regime also produces power and/or calculating the cost of heat based upon a cost of electrical power when the heat producing regime converts electrical power into heat.
An oral veterinary pharmaceutical composition comprising a physiologically tolerable gelled oil-in-water emulsion further comprising an attractant which is a chicken, beef, pork, lamb, rabbit or fish flavouring, and a veterinary drug, wherein the veterinary drug is dispersed in the water phase of the emulsion.
Latch for a motor vehicle, in particular a side door latch, comprising a locking mechanism having a catch and at least one pawl, an actuating lever chain that has at least one actuating lever, and a release lever, it being possible to unlock a locked locking mechanism by means of the release lever, and having a coupling element between the actuating lever and the release lever, it being possible to control the coupling element by means of a mass inertia element mounted in the motor vehicle latch, characterized in that the mass inertia element is mounted in the motor vehicle latch by means of a plastics pin (4, 20), the plastics pin having a joining surface, the joining surface being designed such that a spring preload can be introduced into the mass inertia element, and it being possible to introduce the spring preload into the mass inertia element by means of at least one tab (22, 23, 24), in particular two, three or more tabs (22, 23, 24), molded into the joining surface.
A tennis racquet with a frame isolator comprising: a handle having an outer frame (203, 602, 702, 802, 901, 1002, 1102, 1202, 1302, 1401-1402) attached to said handle; an inner frame (201, 603, 703, 803, 902, 1003, 1103, 1203, 1303, 1405) positionable within said outer frame, having a string bed formed from a plurality of cross string elements (108, 109) and a plurality of main string elements (107, 110); and a plurality of isolators (202, 503, 601, 604, 605, 701, 704, 705, 706, 707, 801, 1001, 1004-1006, 1101, 1201, 1204-1205, 1301, 1304-1306, 1403-1404, 1406-1408) for isolating and securing said inner frame to said outer frame; said inner frame weighing between 20 grams and 200 grams; characterized in that said isolators are constructed and arranged to adjust in-plane and out-of-plane stiffness between said inner and outer frame, said isolators being adjusted to provide spin to a ball impacting said string bed and to provide in-plane stiffness for any in-plane direction, between 53 N/cm (30 lbs/in) and 700 N/cm (400 lbs/in), and adjusted to provide an equivalent out-of-plane stiffness between 122.6 N/cm (70 lbs/in) and 1051 N/cm (600 lbs/in).
Inductive cooking device (100, 200) comprising: a glass plate (101, 201) for carrying a number of cooking vessels, a number of induction coils (106, 107, 108, 109, 235, 236) arranged under the glass plate (101, 201), a control unit configured to control a current through the induction coils (106, 107, 108, 109, 235, 236) depending at least on a predefined power level. characterised by a hollow layer filled with a cooling liquid, the hollow layer being arranged under the glass plate (101, 201) and above the induction coils (106, 107, 108, 109, 235, 236) and comprising a first liquid inlet (116, 216) on a first frame side and a second liquid inlet (118, 218) on a second frame side, wherein the first frame side is opposite to the second frame side, and a rod (120, 220) arranged inside of the hollow layer movable from the first frame side to the second frame side. a glass plate (101, 201) for carrying a number of cooking vessels, a number of induction coils (106, 107, 108, 109, 235, 236) arranged under the glass plate (101, 201), a control unit configured to control a current through the induction coils (106, 107, 108, 109, 235, 236) depending at least on a predefined power level. characterised by a hollow layer filled with a cooling liquid, the hollow layer being arranged under the glass plate (101, 201) and above the induction coils (106, 107, 108, 109, 235, 236) and comprising a first liquid inlet (116, 216) on a first frame side and a second liquid inlet (118, 218) on a second frame side, wherein the first frame side is opposite to the second frame side, and a rod (120, 220) arranged inside of the hollow layer movable from the first frame side to the second frame side.
1,3-Dioxolane copolymers of the general formula I H- [O-CH 2 -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -] x1 [O-CH 2 -CH 2 O-CH 2 -] x2 [O-CH 2 -O-CHR 1 -CHR 2 -] y1 [O-CHR 1 -CHR 2 O-CH 2 -] y2 OR 3, in which x1+x2 has values of 10 to 2000, R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen radicals or C 1 to C 18 alkyl radical, where in each case at least one radical R 1 or R 2 in the units [O-CH 2 -O-CHR 1 -CHR 2 -] y1 and [O-CHR 1 -CHR 2 O-CH 2 -] y2 is a C 1 to C 18 alkyl radical, with the proviso that y1+y2 has values of 3 * (x1+x2+y1+y2)/100 to 50 * (x1+x2+y1+y2)/100, R 3 is an aliphatically saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen atoms, amino groups, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy or silyl groups and has 1 to 100 carbon atoms, in which one or more mutually non-adjacent -CH 2 units may be replaced by -O-, -S-, C=O, -O-C - or -NR 4 - groups and in which one or more mutually non-adjacent =CH units may be replaced by -N= groups and R 4 is a hydrogen radical or C 1 to C 18 alkyl radical. x1+x2 has values of 10 to 2000, R 1 and R 2 are hydrogen radicals or C 1 to C 18 alkyl radical, where in each case at least one radical R 1 or R 2 in the units [O-CH 2 -O-CHR 1 -CHR 2 -] y1 and [O-CHR 1 -CHR 2 O-CH 2 -] y2 is a C 1 to C 18 alkyl radical, with the proviso that y1+y2 has values of 3 * (x1+x2+y1+y2)/100 to 50 * (x1+x2+y1+y2)/100, R 3 is an aliphatically saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen atoms, amino groups, C 1-6 alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy or silyl groups and has 1 to 100 carbon atoms, in which one or more mutually non-adjacent -CH 2 units may be replaced by -O-, -S-, C=O, -O-C - or -NR 4 - groups and in which one or more mutually non-adjacent =CH units may be replaced by -N= groups and R 4 is a hydrogen radical or C 1 to C 18 alkyl radical.
A gas turbine engine component comprising: an exterior facing surface; a lattice structure extending outward from the exterior facing surface, the lattice structure being integral to the exterior facing surface and being at least partially an artifact of a manufacturing process; a thermal barrier coating (240;430) adhered to at least a portion of the exterior facing surface and the lattice structure; characterised in that: the artifact is a remnant of a partially removed additive manufacturing support structure, the remnant being integral to the exterior facing surface. an exterior facing surface; a lattice structure extending outward from the exterior facing surface, the lattice structure being integral to the exterior facing surface and being at least partially an artifact of a manufacturing process; a thermal barrier coating (240;430) adhered to at least a portion of the exterior facing surface and the lattice structure; characterised in that: the artifact is a remnant of a partially removed additive manufacturing support structure, the remnant being integral to the exterior facing surface.