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An apparatus for manufacturing discrete portions (19; 119), comprising: - an advancement device for advancing a flexible material (4; 102) along a path; - a cutting device positioned along said path for cutting the flexible material (4; 102) so as to obtain a discrete portion (19; 119), the cutting device comprising a laser source so configured as to emit a laser beam incident on a rear face (7; 107) the rear face (7; 107) being opposite a printed front face (5; 105) of the flexible material (4; 102); - a retaining device, for retaining the flexible material (4; 102) while the cutting device cuts the discrete portion (19; 119) from the flexible material (4; 102), which comprises a suction belt having a branch facing the cutting device and a conveying portion arranged downstream of the branch, a separation zone being interposed between the branch and the conveying portion for separating a waste material from the discrete portions (19; 119), so that the conveying portion conveys only the discrete portions (19; 119); - a detachment zone for separating the flexible material from a support layer, the detachment zone being positioned upstream of the cutting device, so that the support layer does not interfere with the cutting device; - wherein a coupling zone for coupling the discrete portions to the support layer is positioned downstream of the cutting device and downstream of the separation zone, said coupling zone being separated from the separation zone by the conveying portion, said discrete portions are coupled to the support layer from which the self-adhesive layer was previously detached. - an advancement device for advancing a flexible material (4; 102) along a path; - a cutting device positioned along said path for cutting the flexible material (4; 102) so as to obtain a discrete portion (19; 119), the cutting device comprising a laser source so configured as to emit a laser beam incident on a rear face (7; 107) the rear face (7; 107) being opposite a printed front face (5; 105) of the flexible material (4; 102); - a retaining device, for retaining the flexible material (4; 102) while the cutting device cuts the discrete portion (19; 119) from the flexible material (4; 102), which comprises a suction belt having a branch facing the cutting device and a conveying portion arranged downstream of the branch, a separation zone being interposed between the branch and the conveying portion for separating a waste material from the discrete portions (19; 119), so that the conveying portion conveys only the discrete portions (19; 119); - a detachment zone for separating the flexible material from a support layer, the detachment zone being positioned upstream of the cutting device, so that the support layer does not interfere with the cutting device; - wherein a coupling zone for coupling the discrete portions to the support layer is positioned downstream of the cutting device and downstream of the separation zone, said coupling zone being separated from the separation zone by the conveying portion, said discrete portions are coupled to the support layer from which the self-adhesive layer was previously detached.
A filter system (100, 200, 300) comprising: an elongate filter body (102, 202, 302) defining a lumen (106, 206, 306) that extends from a proximal end toward a distal end and including an expandable elongate filter region (150, 250, 350) that traps particulate matter, wherein the expandable filter region (150, 250, 350) has a compressed state and an expanded state; and a valve (104, 204, 304) having a frame (120, 220, 320) supporting a cover (122; 222; 322), the valve defining a lumen (112, 212, 312), the valve (104, 204, 304) adjoined to the elongate filter region (150, 250, 350) and having a reversibly sealable opening, characterized in that the opening is defined by two or three valve leaflets configured to move between a closed configuration and an open configuration for unidirectional flow of a fluid through the valve (104, 204, 304), wherein the elongate filter body (102, 302) includes a fluid tight plug (154, 354) proximal the expandable filter region (150, 250, 350,450) so as to occlude the lumen (106, 206, 306) of the elongate filter body (102, 202, 302), the fluid tight plug (154, 354) directing the unidirectional flow of the fluid from the lumen (106, 306) of the elongate filter body (102, 202, 302) through the elongate filter region (150, 350) to filter the unidirectional flow of the fluid, and the lumen (112, 212, 312) of the valve (104, 204, 304) and the lumen (106, 206, 306) of the elongate filter region (150, 250, 350) form a single lumen. an elongate filter body (102, 202, 302) defining a lumen (106, 206, 306) that extends from a proximal end toward a distal end and including an expandable elongate filter region (150, 250, 350) that traps particulate matter, wherein the expandable filter region (150, 250, 350) has a compressed state and an expanded state; and a valve (104, 204, 304) having a frame (120, 220, 320) supporting a cover (122; 222; 322), the valve defining a lumen (112, 212, 312), the valve (104, 204, 304) adjoined to the elongate filter region (150, 250, 350) and having a reversibly sealable opening, characterized in that the opening is defined by two or three valve leaflets configured to move between a closed configuration and an open configuration for unidirectional flow of a fluid through the valve (104, 204, 304), wherein the elongate filter body (102, 302) includes a fluid tight plug (154, 354) proximal the expandable filter region (150, 250, 350,450) so as to occlude the lumen (106, 206, 306) of the elongate filter body (102, 202, 302), the fluid tight plug (154, 354) directing the unidirectional flow of the fluid from the lumen (106, 306) of the elongate filter body (102, 202, 302) through the elongate filter region (150, 350) to filter the unidirectional flow of the fluid, and the lumen (112, 212, 312) of the valve (104, 204, 304) and the lumen (106, 206, 306) of the elongate filter region (150, 250, 350) form a single lumen.
An adapter assembly (100, 200) for connecting a surgical loading unit to a handle assembly, the adapter assembly comprising: a sleeve including a pair of slots; a trocar assembly (120, 220) releasably securable within the sleeve, the trocar assembly including a trocar housing (122, 222) defining first and second locking slots (123a, 123b, 223a, 223b); and a locking mechanism (130, 230) configured to releasably secure the trocar assembly within the sleeve, the locking mechanism including a retaining member (140, 240, 240a, 240b) received through the pair of slots of the sleeve, the retaining member having first and second engagement portions (148, 150, 248, 250, 248a, 250a, 248b, 250b) configured for selective reception within the first and second locking slots, respectively, of the trocar housing. a sleeve including a pair of slots; a trocar assembly (120, 220) releasably securable within the sleeve, the trocar assembly including a trocar housing (122, 222) defining first and second locking slots (123a, 123b, 223a, 223b); and a locking mechanism (130, 230) configured to releasably secure the trocar assembly within the sleeve, the locking mechanism including a retaining member (140, 240, 240a, 240b) received through the pair of slots of the sleeve, the retaining member having first and second engagement portions (148, 150, 248, 250, 248a, 250a, 248b, 250b) configured for selective reception within the first and second locking slots, respectively, of the trocar housing.
A communication device for use in a cellular communication network comprising an Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network, E-UTRAN, base station and for use in a wireless local area network, WLAN, having an associated access point, the communication device comprising: means for providing, to said E-UTRAN base station, an indication of whether the communication device is enabled to support traffic steering between said E-UTRAN base station and said WLAN access point; means for receiving, from said E-UTRAN base station, a steering command for steering between said E-UTRAN base station and said WLAN access point; and means for performing a traffic steering procedure between said E-UTRAN base station and said WLAN access point in accordance with said steering command, wherein when a connection to the WLAN is prevented, due to user preference, the communication device provides an indication for indicating to the E-UTRAN base station a related cause of non-compliance with the steering command.
A passive core decay heat transport system for reactors comprising a device in the reactor core and an assembly for heat dissipating, wherein the device comprises: - at least one coolant channel containing a fuel assembly; - at least one collet joint connecting the fuel in the assembly to a shield plug; - at least one liquid metal thermo-siphon for transporting of decay heat from fuel; - at least one other liquid metal thermo-siphon for transport of heat from thermo-siphon characterized in that the system is for water cooled reactors and the device further comprises the assembly for heat dissipation which is at least an assembly of heat dissipating fins for transport of heat from thermo-siphon to an ultimate sink; wherein the thermal expansion of the liquid metal by melting establishes the conductive and convective heat transfer paths and transfers the heat from the fuel assembly to the thermo-siphon, which transports the heat to other thermo-siphon and then to the assembly of fins, which dissipates the heat by natural circulation of air to atmospheric air. - at least one coolant channel containing a fuel assembly; - at least one collet joint connecting the fuel in the assembly to a shield plug; - at least one liquid metal thermo-siphon for transporting of decay heat from fuel; - at least one other liquid metal thermo-siphon for transport of heat from thermo-siphon
A method for revamping a self-stripping urea plant, said plant comprising: a high pressure urea synthesis section including at least a reactor, a thermal stripper or an ammonia stripper and a condenser; a medium pressure treatment section; a low pressure recovery section, the method being characterized by the following steps: - installation of a CO2-stripping synthesis section, where ammonia and carbon dioxide are converted to an aqueous urea solution according to CO2-stripping process, - at least a portion of the aqueous urea solution leaving said new CO2-stripping section is directed to said existing low pressure recovery section, by-passing the existing self-stripping high-pressure section and medium pressure treatment section. a high pressure urea synthesis section including at least a reactor, a thermal stripper or an ammonia stripper and a condenser; a medium pressure treatment section; a low pressure recovery section, the method being characterized by the following steps: - installation of a CO2-stripping synthesis section, where ammonia and carbon dioxide are converted to an aqueous urea solution according to CO2-stripping process, - at least a portion of the aqueous urea solution leaving said new CO2-stripping section is directed to said existing low pressure recovery section, by-passing the existing self-stripping high-pressure section and medium pressure treatment section. - installation of a CO2-stripping synthesis section, where ammonia and carbon dioxide are converted to an aqueous urea solution according to CO2-stripping process, - at least a portion of the aqueous urea solution leaving said new CO2-stripping section is directed to said existing low pressure recovery section, by-passing the existing self-stripping high-pressure section and medium pressure treatment section.
Swim suit, particularly for competition swimming, comprising an outer shell suitable to cover at least part of the body trunk and of the thighs of a swimmer, wherein the outer shell is made of a flexible stretchable fabric adapted to apply a hoop compression to the thighs and to the body trunk, wherein the swimsuit forms: - locally reinforced regions in which the outer shell is provided with an additional reinforcement so that the locally reinforced regions have a greater tensile stiffness than a tensile stiffness of said outer shell alone, and - non-reinforced regions formed by the outer shell alone and having only the tensile stiffness of said outer shell alone, characterized in that: - the reinforced regions comprise a thoracic reinforced region arranged in an anterior thoracic region of a trunk portion of the swim suit and having a downward converging shape, and an abdominal reinforced region arranged in a lower abdominal and hip region of the trunk portion and having an upward converging shape, - the non-reinforced regions comprise two non-reinforced waist regions arranged in opposite lateral waist regions of the trunk portion and having both a medially converging shape, - the thoracic reinforced region, the abdominal reinforced region and the non-reinforced waist regions are bordering in an X pattern in an anterior region of the trunk portion. - locally reinforced regions in which the outer shell is provided with an additional reinforcement so that the locally reinforced regions have a greater tensile stiffness than a tensile stiffness of said outer shell alone, and - non-reinforced regions formed by the outer shell alone and having only the tensile stiffness of said outer shell alone, - the reinforced regions comprise a thoracic reinforced region arranged in an anterior thoracic region of a trunk portion of the swim suit and having a downward converging shape, and an abdominal reinforced region arranged in a lower abdominal and hip region of the trunk portion and having an upward converging shape, - the non-reinforced regions comprise two non-reinforced waist regions arranged in opposite lateral waist regions of the trunk portion and having both a medially converging shape, - the thoracic reinforced region, the abdominal reinforced region and the non-reinforced waist regions are bordering in an X pattern in an anterior region of the trunk portion.
A bone plate comprising: an inner surface configured to face the underlying bone, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface; and an internal surface that extends from the outer surface to the inner surface so as to define a hole that is oriented along a central hole axis, wherein the internal surface includes 1) a plurality of threaded regions that define respective columns of thread segments, and 2) a plurality of recessed surfaces that are disposed between respective adjacent ones of the thread segments, the recessed surfaces being offset radially outward with respect to the columns of thread segments, wherein the bone plate is configured to mate with a threaded head of a variable angle locking screw in the hole at an angle within a range of angles, such that the threaded head threadedly purchases with all of the columns of thread segments, and wherein the angle is oblique to the central hole axis, characterized in that the internal surface defines a plurality of transition regions between the columns and respective adjacent ones of the recessed surfaces, and wherein respective depths of the thread segments taper along the transition regions in a circumferential direction away from the respective columns to the respective recessed surface. an inner surface configured to face the underlying bone, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface; and an internal surface that extends from the outer surface to the inner surface so as to define a hole that is oriented along a central hole axis, wherein the internal surface includes 1) a plurality of threaded regions that define respective columns of thread segments, and 2) a plurality of recessed surfaces that are disposed between respective adjacent ones of the thread segments, the recessed surfaces being offset radially outward with respect to the columns of thread segments, wherein the bone plate is configured to mate with a threaded head of a variable angle locking screw in the hole at an angle within a range of angles, such that the threaded head threadedly purchases with all of the columns of thread segments, and wherein the angle is oblique to the central hole axis, characterized in that the internal surface defines a plurality of transition regions between the columns and respective adjacent ones of the recessed surfaces, and wherein respective depths of the thread segments taper along the transition regions in a circumferential direction away from the respective columns to the respective recessed surface.
An electrode assembly comprising a laminate in order of a positive electrode active material layer/ positive electrode current collector/ separator/ negative electrode current collector/ a negative electrode active material layer, wherein the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector have a plurality of through holes so as to be connected to an upper surface and a lower surface of the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector, a part of a positive electrode mixture of the positive electrode active material layer or a negative electrode mixture of the negative electrode active material layer is filled in a part of an inside of the through hole, and a depth, by which the positive electrode mixture or the negative electrode mixture is filled in the through hole, corresponds to 1% to 50% of the thickness of the current collector. wherein the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector have a plurality of through holes so as to be connected to an upper surface and a lower surface of the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector, a part of a positive electrode mixture of the positive electrode active material layer or a negative electrode mixture of the negative electrode active material layer is filled in a part of an inside of the through hole, and a depth, by which the positive electrode mixture or the negative electrode mixture is filled in the through hole, corresponds to 1% to 50% of the thickness of the current collector.
A method of cooperative signal communication, comprising: - calculating a signal quality value on the basis of a first individual signal quality value of a first communication link between a first access node and a mobile terminal and on the basis of a second individual signal quality value of a second communication link between a second access node (100-2, 100-3) and the mobile terminal; - setting, on the basis of the calculated signal quality value, a transmission parameter to be used for cooperative communication of a signal between the mobile terminal and the first and second access nodes (100-1, 100-2, 100-3), characterized in that the transmission parameter comprises at least one of a modulation scheme and a coding scheme. - calculating a signal quality value on the basis of a first individual signal quality value of a first communication link between a first access node and a mobile terminal and on the basis of a second individual signal quality value of a second communication link between a second access node (100-2, 100-3) and the mobile terminal; - setting, on the basis of the calculated signal quality value, a transmission parameter to be used for cooperative communication of a signal between the mobile terminal and the first and second access nodes (100-1, 100-2, 100-3),
Method for conditioning an acid waste by cementation, the acid waste being selected from among liquids having a pH of no more than 4, semi-liquids having a pH of no more than 4, solids of which the partial or full dissolution in water leads to a solution or suspension having a pH of no more than 4, and mixtures thereof, which comprises the steps of: a) preparing a cement paste having as components at least: a magnesium phosphate cement and the acid waste, and b) hardening the cement paste thus obtained, and which is characterized in that at step a), the cement paste is prepared without subjecting beforehand the acid waste to any treatment consisting in reducing the acidity thereof. a) preparing a cement paste having as components at least: a magnesium phosphate cement and the acid waste, and b) hardening the cement paste thus obtained,
A wind turbine nacelle, the nacelle comprising a composite nacelle cover (1;22) delimiting an interior space accommodating a plurality of main machinery components (9a, 9b) of the wind turbine, the plurality of main machinery components comprising a first part (9a, 9b) of the main machinery components and a second part of the main machinery components, the nacelle having a nacelle front end and a nacelle rear end which is spaced from the nacelle front end along a length direction of the nacelle, the nacelle front end being closest to a rotor of the wind turbine and the nacelle rear end being farthest from the rotor, wherein the nacelle further comprises a load-carrying frame (8; 23), the load-carrying frame (8; 23) having a frame front end and a frame rear end, wherein the frame rear end is within the interior space and is spaced inwardly from the nacelle rear end along the length direction, wherein the load-carrying frame (8; 23) comprises a bed plate frame (13; 25) having an upper side which supports a drive train which is connected to the rotor, and a lower side which is connected to a yaw bearing between the nacelle and a tower of the wind turbine, wherein the first part (9a, 9b) of the main machinery components is secured to a composite wall (3,4,5) of the composite nacelle cover at a position, along a length direction of the nacelle, which is rearward of the frame rear end and between the frame rear end and the nacelle rear end, the composite wall (3,4,5) constituting a first load-carrying structure for the first part (9a, 9b) of the main machinery components, and the second part of the main machinery components is supported on the load-carrying frame (8, 23) constituting a second load-carrying structure for the second part of the main machinery components.