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An anchor for implantation in a body, comprising: an anchor body (64, 112, 132) adapted to be delivered through a hollow member or delivery device for placement against a tissue surface; and a locking mechanism (88, 118, 546) adapted to be delivered through the hollow member or delivery device, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a body having a proximal end and a distal end, and defining a lumen for passage of a flexible member (70, 94) therethrough; wherein the locking mechanism comprises at least two arms (550, 552), wherein a first arm of the at least two arms is arranged nearer to the proximal end of the body and a second arm of the at least two arms is arranged nearer to the distal end of the body, and wherein the at least two arms are biased to project in opposing directions into the lumen to cinch the flexible member (70, 94) by creating a tortuous path such that the flexible member (70, 94) is uni-directionally advanceable through the lumen relative to the anchor body (64, 112, 132). an anchor body (64, 112, 132) adapted to be delivered through a hollow member or delivery device for placement against a tissue surface; and a locking mechanism (88, 118, 546) adapted to be delivered through the hollow member or delivery device, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a body having a proximal end and a distal end, and defining a lumen for passage of a flexible member (70, 94) therethrough; wherein the locking mechanism comprises at least two arms (550, 552), wherein a first arm of the at least two arms is arranged nearer to the proximal end of the body and a second arm of the at least two arms is arranged nearer to the distal end of the body, and wherein the at least two arms are biased to project in opposing directions into the lumen to cinch the flexible member (70, 94) by creating a tortuous path such that the flexible member (70, 94) is uni-directionally advanceable through the lumen relative to the anchor body (64, 112, 132).
A tire having a tread comprising at least two radially superposed portions which comprise a radially external portion intended to come into contact with ground during rolling, the radially external portion being made of a first rubber composition, and a radially internal portion made of a second rubber composition which is different from the first rubber composition; wherein the first rubber composition is based on at least: - an elastomer matrix; - a reinforcing filler comprising between 80 and 200 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler; and - a plasticizing agent; wherein the second rubber composition is based on at least: - an elastomer matrix comprising 20 to 100 phr of a first diene elastomer bearing at least one amine function and at least one SiOR function, R being a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon radical, and optionally, 0 to 80 phr of a second diene elastomer which is different from the first diene elastomer; - a reinforcing filler comprising 20 to 120 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler; and - a plasticizing agent comprising 5 to 100 phr of a liquid plasticizer having a glass transition temperature of less than -80°C. - an elastomer matrix; - a reinforcing filler comprising between 80 and 200 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler; and - a plasticizing agent; - an elastomer matrix comprising 20 to 100 phr of a first diene elastomer bearing at least one amine function and at least one SiOR function, R being a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon radical, and optionally, 0 to 80 phr of a second diene elastomer which is different from the first diene elastomer; - a reinforcing filler comprising 20 to 120 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler; and - a plasticizing agent comprising 5 to 100 phr of a liquid plasticizer having a glass transition temperature of less than -80°C.
A guiding rail, including • two lateral elements, which - extend along a predetermined displacement path, and - are spaced apart towards each other, as well as • an intermediate element, which - likewise extends along the displacement path, - is configured from a poor heat conducting material, - is disposed between the two lateral elements, and - is attached to the two lateral elements, • wherein the lateral elements with the intermediate element form a recess, which - is configured for guiding a movable part along the displacement path, and - is oriented towards the movable part (2, 7). • two lateral elements, which - extend along a predetermined displacement path, and - are spaced apart towards each other, as well as - extend along a predetermined displacement path, and - are spaced apart towards each other, as well as • an intermediate element, which - likewise extends along the displacement path, - is configured from a poor heat conducting material, - is disposed between the two lateral elements, and - is attached to the two lateral elements, - likewise extends along the displacement path, - is configured from a poor heat conducting material, - is disposed between the two lateral elements, and - is attached to the two lateral elements, • wherein the lateral elements with the intermediate element form a recess, which - is configured for guiding a movable part along the displacement path, and - is oriented towards the movable part (2, 7). - is configured for guiding a movable part along the displacement path, and - is oriented towards the movable part (2, 7).
A shift position detecting device comprising; a plurality of detecting object portion rows (98, 99) each of which has detecting object portions (98a, 98b, 98c; 99a, 99b, 99c, 99d) which are arranged at a plurality of places in a spaced-apart manner in the circumferential direction of a shift drum constituting a part of a sequential-type multi-stage transmission which establishes a shift position by selectively establishing gear trains (G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6) of a plurality of shift stages, and are mounted on the shift drum; a plurality of switches (SA, SB, SC) which are fixedly arranged at least one by one at positions corresponding to the plurality of detecting object portion rows (98, 99) such that a switching mode is changed from an OFF state to an ON state in response to the detection of the detecting object portion (98a to 98c; 99a to 99d); and a shift position determining means which determines a shift position by collating a shift position allocated to a detection logic which is formed of a combination of turning on and off of the switches (SA, SB, SC) based on the detection logic, wherein the shift position determining means includes a shift position establishing part which establishes the shift position as a new shift position when the detection logic makes a transition from a detection logic corresponding to an established shift position in an established state to a detection logic different from the detection logic corresponding to the established shift position and the detection logic after the transition is a detection logic corresponding to a shift position changeable from the established shift position next, and which does not establish the shift position as the new shift position when the detection logic after the transition is a detection logic corresponding to a shift position to which the shift from the present established shift position cannot be made, and when a present shift position determined by the collation is a shift position established by the shift position establishing part, the shift position determining means outputs shift position information corresponding to the established shift position, while when the present shift position is not established by the shift position establishing part, the shift position determining means outputs information corresponding to non-establishment of the shift position.
A thermally conductive composition comprising a filler and a resin binder, wherein the filler is physically treated with a surface area modifying agent, wherein the surface area modifying agent has a melting point of 25°C to 150°C and, wherein the surface area modifying agent is selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymers with -OH functional groups, ethylene oxide-propylene oxide-ethylene oxide copolymers with -OH functional groups, propylene oxide-ethylene oxide- propylene oxide copolymers with -OH functional groups, polyethylene glycols, polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the physical treatment of the fillers is conducted by coating the outer layers of the fillers and/or filling the thermal pores of the fillers with the surface area modifying agent.
A method of forming a polycrystalline diamond compact cutting element for an earth-boring tool, comprising: forming a cutting element comprising a polycrystalline diamond material and a catalyst material disposed in interstitial spaces between inter-bonded crystals of the polycrystalline diamond material; and removing at least a portion of the catalyst material from the interstitial spaces by exposing at least a portion of the polycrystalline diamond material to a chemical plasma comprising an inert gas or an oxidizing agent. forming a cutting element comprising a polycrystalline diamond material and a catalyst material disposed in interstitial spaces between inter-bonded crystals of the polycrystalline diamond material; and removing at least a portion of the catalyst material from the interstitial spaces by exposing at least a portion of the polycrystalline diamond material to a chemical plasma comprising an inert gas or an oxidizing agent.
An apparatus for monitoring and charging a battery in an integrated power system, the apparatus comprising: a DC bus electrically connected to the battery; a DC generator electrically connected to the DC bus; a converter electrically connected to the DC bus; and an external power source to supply power to the converter, wherein the battery is charged while floating on the DC bus, wherein a dedicated battery charger is not required to charge the batt and further comprising a computational device for determining a battery charge state based on monitoring of a balance of currents passing into and out of the battery, a voltage of the battery during charging and discharging, and the voltage of the battery upon being disconnected from the DC bus. a DC bus electrically connected to the battery; a DC generator electrically connected to the DC bus; a converter electrically connected to the DC bus; and an external power source to supply power to the converter, wherein the battery is charged while floating on the DC bus, wherein a dedicated battery charger is not required to charge the batt and further comprising a computational device for determining a battery charge state based on monitoring of a balance of currents passing into and out of the battery, a voltage of the battery during charging and discharging, and the voltage of the battery upon being disconnected from the DC bus.
An oral pharmaceutical composition comprising iron succinate for use in the treatment of iron deficiency in an individual, wherein said individual is diagnosed having heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), wherein the amount iron succinate is in the range of 5 to 1000 mg per dose.
Apparatus for the amusement of at least one person, wherein the apparatus has at least one fixed frame, on which at least one pivoting frame is supported in an articulated manner about an approximately horizontal pivot axis, it being possible for the pivoting frame to be pivoted between an essentially vertical, closed position and a pivoted, exposed position, characterized in that at least one net or mesh is retained in the pivoting frame, and the at least one person lies thereon in the exposed position, wherein the at least one pivoting frame can be adjusted by means of at least one threaded spindle with a self-locking thread pitch.
A decellularized biomaterial produced by the process that comprises obtaining a tissue sample from a urodele, which tissue sample comprises extracellular matrix, and decellularizing the sample to retain structural and functional integrity while removing sufficient cellular components of the sample to reduce or eliminate antigenicity of the biomaterial as a xenograft, optionally wherein said decellularizing comprises subjecting said tissue sample to an alkaline treatment, or wherein the process further comprises devitalizing cells.
A fluid ejector, comprising: a substrate having an exterior surface and an interior surface defining a flow path for fluid to an orifice in the exterior surface; a seed layer of different composition than the substrate coating at least the exterior surface of the substrate; and a non-wetting coating over the seed layer and covering at least a portion of the exterior surface and substantially absent from the flow path, characterized in that the seed layer includes water molecules trapped in an inorganic matrix, the seed layer includes an inner portion and an outer portion farther from the substrate than the inner portion and the outer portion has a higher concentration of water molecules than the inner portion. a substrate having an exterior surface and an interior surface defining a flow path for fluid to an orifice in the exterior surface; a seed layer of different composition than the substrate coating at least the exterior surface of the substrate; and a non-wetting coating over the seed layer and covering at least a portion of the exterior surface and substantially absent from the flow path, characterized in that the seed layer includes water molecules trapped in an inorganic matrix, the seed layer includes an inner portion and an outer portion farther from the substrate than the inner portion and the outer portion has a higher concentration of water molecules than the inner portion.
Apparatus for a webbing or a belt cartridge used in line organization poles comprising a headstock for reeling a reel on which webbing or a belt is wound, said reel comprising a bottom cylindrical cavity with an internal wall and a single body piece coupled to said headstock and being inserted into the cavity of said reel, characterized in that the single body piece made of flexible material comprises: - an ellipsoidal central portion in which center there are provided two symmetrical openings for coupling the headstock, - two arc shaped portions each conforming a bracket positioned adjacent to the internal wall of the reel in a circumferential arc creating a contact area with the internal wall of the reel, - each bracket is integrally connected to the ellipsoidal central portion by a rod, said rod being spaced closely to the ellipsoidal central portion forming a slit between said rod and said ellipsoidal central portion determining a displacement area, and said apparatus is arranged in such a manner that, rotating the reel in an unwinding direction forces the rods to contract and minimizes the contact area between the brackets and the internal wall of the reel, and rotating the reel in a winding direction forces the rods to expand and increases the contact area between the brackets and the internal wall of the reel. - an ellipsoidal central portion in which center there are provided two symmetrical openings for coupling the headstock, - two arc shaped portions each conforming a bracket positioned adjacent to the internal wall of the reel in a circumferential arc creating a contact area with the internal wall of the reel, - each bracket is integrally connected to the ellipsoidal central portion by a rod, said rod being spaced closely to the ellipsoidal central portion forming a slit between said rod and said ellipsoidal central portion determining a displacement area, and said apparatus is arranged in such a manner that,
A method for sorting of items based on material type, comprising: - depositing an array of nanostructures onto a surface portion of an item to form a material identification tag, the nanostructures having an optical response dependent on a material type of the item onto which they are deposited, - illuminating the material identification tag, - detecting an optical extinction and/or reflectance spectrum of the illuminated material identification tag, which optical extinction and/or reflectance spectrum is dependent on the material type of the item in that the refractive index of the material influences an optical extinction and/or reflectance peak of the array of nanostructures forming the material identification tag, - categorizing the item into one category of a plurality of predetermined categories according to material type based on the detected optical extinction and/or reflectance spectrum, wherein categorizing the item comprises comparing at least peak positions and/or peak widths and/or peak heights of the detected optical extinction and/or reflectance spectrum to predetermined ranges or threshold values, which have been determined beforehand for a variety of material types, and - sorting the item according to material type of the item in accordance with the categorization, wherein depositing the array of nanostructures comprises using the same type of nanostructures for all items to be sorted, thus forming, within deposition tolerances, identical material identification tags. - depositing an array of nanostructures onto a surface portion of an item to form a material identification tag, the nanostructures having an optical response dependent on a material type of the item onto which they are deposited, - illuminating the material identification tag, - detecting an optical extinction and/or reflectance spectrum of the illuminated material identification tag, which optical extinction and/or reflectance spectrum is dependent on the material type of the item in that the refractive index of the material influences an optical extinction and/or reflectance peak of the array of nanostructures forming the material identification tag, - categorizing the item into one category of a plurality of predetermined categories according to material type based on the detected optical extinction and/or reflectance spectrum, wherein categorizing the item comprises comparing at least peak positions and/or peak widths and/or peak heights of the detected optical extinction and/or reflectance spectrum to predetermined ranges or threshold values, which have been determined beforehand for a variety of material types, and - sorting the item according to material type of the item in accordance with the categorization,
A method for protecting electronic book content data in HTML format from unauthorized access by a user of a computer on which the content data are processed, the method comprising: shredding the content data by dividing the content data into a plurality of sections; obfuscating, by one or more processors, the content data by interspersing plural portions of decoy data among the plurality of sections, thereby creating protected content data comprising a plurality of segments, each segment including one of the sections of content data or one of the portions of decoy data; and including, with the protected content data, a plurality of CSS selectors indicating which of the segments are to be displayed and which are not, the plurality of CSS selectors being incremental CSS selectors, wherein one CSS selector overrides a previous CSS selector. shredding the content data by dividing the content data into a plurality of sections; obfuscating, by one or more processors, the content data by interspersing plural portions of decoy data among the plurality of sections, thereby creating protected content data comprising a plurality of segments, each segment including one of the sections of content data or one of the portions of decoy data; and including, with the protected content data, a plurality of CSS selectors indicating which of the segments are to be displayed and which are not, the plurality of CSS selectors being incremental CSS selectors, wherein one CSS selector overrides a previous CSS selector.
A method of determining an amplitude of a threshold drive signal D TH to cause movement of a motor-driven mechanical system from rest comprising: iteratively: applying a test drive signal, which is a unit step drive signal, to the motor, wherein the test drive signal is generated according to a step function which has an amplitude corresponding to a current estimate of D TH; monitoring a signal line from the motor for the presence of a back channel electrical signal induced by movement of the mechanical system, and: a) when the back channel signal is not present, indicating no movement of the mechanical system, increasing the amplitude of the test drive signal for another iteration; further characterized in that: b) when the back channel signal is present, indicating movement of the mechanical system, checking if the current amplitude of the test drive signal is within a predetermined level of precision based on measured parameters of the back channel signal and: (i) if the current amplitude of the test drive signal is not within the predetermined level of precision, decreasing the amplitude of the test drive signal for another iteration based on measured parameters of the back channel signal; (ii) if the current amplitude of the test drive signal is within the predetermined level of precision storing the amplitude as the threshold value D TH. applying a test drive signal, which is a unit step drive signal, to the motor, wherein the test drive signal is generated according to a step function which has an amplitude corresponding to a current estimate of D TH; monitoring a signal line from the motor for the presence of a back channel electrical signal induced by movement of the mechanical system, and: a) when the back channel signal is not present, indicating no movement of the mechanical system, increasing the amplitude of the test drive signal for another iteration; further characterized in that: b) when the back channel signal is present, indicating movement of the mechanical system, checking if the current amplitude of the test drive signal is within a predetermined level of precision based on measured parameters of the back channel signal and: (i) if the current amplitude of the test drive signal is not within the predetermined level of precision, decreasing the amplitude of the test drive signal for another iteration based on measured parameters of the back channel signal; (ii) if the current amplitude of the test drive signal is within the predetermined level of precision storing the amplitude as the threshold value D TH. (i) if the current amplitude of the test drive signal is not within the predetermined level of precision, decreasing the amplitude of the test drive signal for another iteration based on measured parameters of the back channel signal; (ii) if the current amplitude of the test drive signal is within the predetermined level of precision storing the amplitude as the threshold value D TH.