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A method for inserting and retention testing an electrically conductive contact (4a, 4b) in an electrical connector, comprising: manually partially inserting the contact (4a, 4b) into a hole formed inside the electrical connector; inserting the contact further into the hole by pushing the contact along an axis using an insertion tip that is aligned with the axis and that displaces in a first direction along the axis during inserting; and after inserting the contact further into the hole, testing retention of the contact inside the electrical connector by pushing the contact along the axis using a test probe that is aligned with the axis and that displaces in a second direction opposite to the first direction during testing. manually partially inserting the contact (4a, 4b) into a hole formed inside the electrical connector; inserting the contact further into the hole by pushing the contact along an axis using an insertion tip that is aligned with the axis and that displaces in a first direction along the axis during inserting; and after inserting the contact further into the hole, testing retention of the contact inside the electrical connector by pushing the contact along the axis using a test probe that is aligned with the axis and that displaces in a second direction opposite to the first direction during testing.
A modular handle assembly (20, 220) for supporting and controlling a steerable catheter having at least one deflection wire, said modular handle assembly (20, 220) comprising; a handle portion (30, 32) extending along an axis for being secured about a portion of the steerable catheter, at least one barrel (80, 134) rotatably connected to said handle portion (30, 32) for rotation about said axis, characterized in that at least one actuation screw shaft (112, 130) disposed within said handle portion (30, 32) and extending through said barrel (80, 134) for connection with the deflection wire of the steerable catheter, and at least one pinion gear (122, 136) threadedly interconnecting said actuation screw shaft (112, 130) and said barrel (80, 134) for translating rotational movement of said barrel (80, 134) about said axis into axial movement of said actuation screw shaft (112, 130) to provide for movement of said deflection wire to curl the steerable catheter.
Use of (i) a polynucleotide probe which hybridizes specifically to a nucleic acid which codes for a tumor-associated antigen and/or (ii) an antibody binding specifically to a tumor-associated antigen and/or (iii) a protein or peptide binding specifically to an antibody to a tumor-associated antigen for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for diagnosing or monitoring a cancer disease characterized by expression of the tumor-associated antigen in a biological sample isolated from a patient, said tumor-associated antigen having a sequence encoded by a nucleic acid which is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleic acid which comprises a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 19-21 and 54-57, and (b) a nucleic acid which has at least 98% sequence identity to the nucleic acid of (a). (i) a polynucleotide probe which hybridizes specifically to a nucleic acid which codes for a tumor-associated antigen and/or (ii) an antibody binding specifically to a tumor-associated antigen and/or (iii) a protein or peptide binding specifically to an antibody to a tumor-associated antigen for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for diagnosing or monitoring a cancer disease characterized by expression of the tumor-associated antigen in a biological sample isolated from a patient, said tumor-associated antigen having a sequence encoded by a nucleic acid which is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleic acid which comprises a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 19-21 and 54-57, and (b) a nucleic acid which has at least 98% sequence identity to the nucleic acid of (a). (a) a nucleic acid which comprises a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 19-21 and 54-57, and (b) a nucleic acid which has at least 98% sequence identity to the nucleic acid of (a).
An apparatus comprising: (a) a body; (b) a shaft assembly, wherein the shaft assembly extends distally from the body, wherein the shaft assembly comprises an acoustic waveguide, wherein the waveguide is configured to acoustically couple with an ultrasonic transducer; (c) an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises: (i) an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the waveguide, configured to cut through and seal tissue, (ii) a clamp arm, wherein the clamp arm is operable to compress tissue against the ultrasonic blade, (iii) an electrode, wherein the electrode is operable to apply radiofrequency electrosurgical energy to tissue, and (iv) a sensor, wherein the sensor is operable to sense a condition of tissue contacted by the end effector, wherein the condition indicates that the tissue has reached a sealing temperature; and (d) a control module, wherein the control module is operable to control delivery of ultrasonic power and RF electrosurgical energy through the end effector based on data from the sensor, wherein the control module receives data from the sensor, wherein the control module is further configured to maintain the tissue temperature at substantially the sealing temperature for a predetermined period of time. (a) a body; (b) a shaft assembly, wherein the shaft assembly extends distally from the body, wherein the shaft assembly comprises an acoustic waveguide, wherein the waveguide is configured to acoustically couple with an ultrasonic transducer; (c) an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises: (i) an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the waveguide, configured to cut through and seal tissue, (ii) a clamp arm, wherein the clamp arm is operable to compress tissue against the ultrasonic blade, (iii) an electrode, wherein the electrode is operable to apply radiofrequency electrosurgical energy to tissue, and (iv) a sensor, wherein the sensor is operable to sense a condition of tissue contacted by the end effector, wherein the condition indicates that the tissue has reached a sealing temperature; and (i) an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the waveguide, configured to cut through and seal tissue, (ii) a clamp arm, wherein the clamp arm is operable to compress tissue against the ultrasonic blade, (iii) an electrode, wherein the electrode is operable to apply radiofrequency electrosurgical energy to tissue, and (iv) a sensor, wherein the sensor is operable to sense a condition of tissue contacted by the end effector, wherein the condition indicates that the tissue has reached a sealing temperature; and (d) a control module, wherein the control module is operable to control delivery of ultrasonic power and RF electrosurgical energy through the end effector based on data from the sensor, wherein the control module receives data from the sensor, wherein the control module is further configured to maintain the tissue temperature at substantially the sealing temperature for a predetermined period of time.
An X-ray tube, comprising: - a cathode; - a rotating anode; and - electron beam deflection means; wherein the cathode is configured to emit electrons as an electron beam towards the anode; wherein the rotating anode is provided as a rotating anode structure which comprises: - an anode disk with an anode body; and characterized in that the rotating anode structure comprises - an adjustment device for balancing the anode structure, the adjustment device comprising at least a first plurality of balancing elements; wherein the balancing elements are attached to at least one circular ring structure; wherein the balancing elements each comprise a balancing portion mounted to the circular ring structure via a bending portion; wherein the bending portions are configured to be heated to a bending temperature to allow a radial pivoting movement of the balancing portion from a first state into a second state caused by centrifugal forces upon rotation; and wherein in the first state, a centre of mass of the balancing portion is closer to a centre of the circular ring structure than the second state; wherein the balancing elements are attached to an outer edge of the anode disk; and the X-ray tube is further characterized in that the electron beam deflection means are configured to deflect the beam such that a determined bending portion of a determined balancing element is heated by the electron beam to the bending temperature to allow radial bending of the balancing portions towards the second state. - a cathode; - a rotating anode; and - electron beam deflection means; - an anode disk with an anode body; and - an adjustment device for balancing the anode structure, the adjustment device comprising at least a first plurality of balancing elements;
A garden hose assembly comprising: a tubular body including: a tube (44, 48) defining an interior passageway of the garden hose assembly and comprising an inner tube and an outer tube, a reinforcement (52, 56) surrounding the tube (44, 48); and a cover (60, 64) surrounding the reinforcement (52, 56) and comprising an inner cover and an outer cover, characterized in that the inner tube is constructed from a base thermoplastic material comprising at least one of SEBS, TPV or TPU, and is substantially free of tube additives, and wherein the outer tube comprises the base thermoplastic material and at least one tube additive to the base thermoplastic material; wherein the outer cover is constructed from a base thermoplastic material comprising SEBS and a UV modifier, and the inner cover is substantially free of cover additives; and wherein the tubular body has a substantially flattened shape. a tubular body including: a tube (44, 48) defining an interior passageway of the garden hose assembly and comprising an inner tube and an outer tube, a reinforcement (52, 56) surrounding the tube (44, 48); and a cover (60, 64) surrounding the reinforcement (52, 56) and comprising an inner cover and an outer cover, characterized in that the inner tube is constructed from a base thermoplastic material comprising at least one of SEBS, TPV or TPU, and is substantially free of tube additives, and wherein the outer tube comprises the base thermoplastic material and at least one tube additive to the base thermoplastic material; wherein the outer cover is constructed from a base thermoplastic material comprising SEBS and a UV modifier, and the inner cover is substantially free of cover additives; and wherein the tubular body has a substantially flattened shape. a tube (44, 48) defining an interior passageway of the garden hose assembly and comprising an inner tube and an outer tube, a reinforcement (52, 56) surrounding the tube (44, 48); and a cover (60, 64) surrounding the reinforcement (52, 56) and comprising an inner cover and an outer cover, characterized in that the inner tube is constructed from a base thermoplastic material comprising at least one of SEBS, TPV or TPU, and is substantially free of tube additives, and wherein the outer tube comprises the base thermoplastic material and at least one tube additive to the base thermoplastic material; wherein the outer cover is constructed from a base thermoplastic material comprising SEBS and a UV modifier, and the inner cover is substantially free of cover additives; and wherein the tubular body has a substantially flattened shape.
An elastic member for inkjet recording apparatuses, comprising: a resin composition comprising a thermoplastic elastomer containing a (b)-(a)-(b) type isobutylene-based triblock copolymer including an isobutylene-based polymer block (a) and a styrene-based polymer block (b), and a lubricant component, characterized in that the lubricant component contains at least one of polystyrene and high impact polystyrene. a resin composition comprising a thermoplastic elastomer containing a (b)-(a)-(b) type isobutylene-based triblock copolymer including an isobutylene-based polymer block (a) and a styrene-based polymer block (b), and a lubricant component, characterized in that the lubricant component contains at least one of polystyrene and high impact polystyrene.
Polymers suitable for use as a viscosity index improver for lubricating oil compositions, which polymers include hydrogenated linear polymers characterized by the formula: Dʹ - PA - Dʺ; and hydrogenated star polymers characterized by the formula: Dʹ - PA - Dʺ n - X; wherein D' represents a block derived from diene; PA represents a block derived from monoalkenyl arene; D" represents a block derived from diene; n represents the average number of arms per star polymer formed by the reaction of 2 or more moles of a polyalkenyl coupling agent per mole of arms; and X represents a nucleus of a polyalkenyl coupling agent; wherein at least one of diene blocks D' and D" is a copolymer block derived from mixed diene monomer, in which from 65 wt. % to 95 wt. % of the incorporated monomer units are from isoprene and from 5 wt. %, up to 35 wt. % of the incorporated monomer units are from butadiene, and wherein at least 80 wt. % of the butadiene is incorporated in a 1, 4- configuration; and wherein D' has a number average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 120,000 daltons; PA has a number average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 50,000 daltons; and D" has a number average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 60,000 daltons.
A method comprising: receiving, by a steering application executing on a vehicle control module, a steering control input to control a steered wheel of a vehicle; based on the steering control input, determining, by the steering application, a setpoint value of a control attribute related to the steered wheel; receiving, by a first diagnostic supervisor: a measured value of the control attribute, from a steering control module, and the setpoint value of the control attribute, from the steering application; wherein the first diagnostic supervisor comprises a first model of a steering system of the vehicle; based on the setpoint value and the first model, calculating, by the first diagnostic supervisor a first virtual value of the control attribute; and based on the first virtual value of the control attribute and the measured value of the control attribute, determining, by the first diagnostic supervisor, a first operating condition of the steering system of the vehicle. receiving, by a steering application executing on a vehicle control module, a steering control input to control a steered wheel of a vehicle; based on the steering control input, determining, by the steering application, a setpoint value of a control attribute related to the steered wheel; receiving, by a first diagnostic supervisor: a measured value of the control attribute, from a steering control module, and the setpoint value of the control attribute, from the steering application; a measured value of the control attribute, from a steering control module, and the setpoint value of the control attribute, from the steering application; wherein the first diagnostic supervisor comprises a first model of a steering system of the vehicle; based on the setpoint value and the first model, calculating, by the first diagnostic supervisor a first virtual value of the control attribute; and based on the first virtual value of the control attribute and the measured value of the control attribute, determining, by the first diagnostic supervisor, a first operating condition of the steering system of the vehicle.
A pull-out guide (1, 1', 1"), in particular for domestic appliances or furniture, having at least three rails (2, 3, 4) mounted so they are movable in relation to one another, wherein one rail can be fixed on a body and one rail is connectable to a thrust element, wherein a locking mechanism (40, 50, 70, 70', 80) is provided to lock a first rail against movement in relation to a second rail in a predetermined position, wherein the locking mechanism (40, 50, 70, 70', 80) comprises a locking element (42, 52, 74, 82, 84), which is pretensioned in a springy manner in the locking position, characterized in that the locking element (42, 52, 74, 82, 84) engages on a roller body cage or a roller body between the first or second rail (2, 3).
A capnometer for detecting a concentration of a component in a gas, wherein said gas is inhaled and/or exhaled by a patient, said capnometer comprising: an air flow region through which said gas passes to and/or from said patient's lung; a mid-IR semiconductor emitter configured to provide IR light at a wavelength in the range 3-5 μm; a mid-IR semiconductor detector to detect said IR light and a reflector to reflect said IR light emitted by said emitter; wherein said emitter, said detector and said reflector are arranged such that said IR light emitted by said emitter passes through said air flow region via said reflector to said detector characterised in that the capnometer includes a breath tube, wherein said breath tube defines a channel between said emitter, detector and said reflector defining said air flow region, the emitter and the detector being mounted adjacently on a circuit board on one side of the breath tube and the reflector being provided on an opposing side of the breath tube, wherein the reflector has a planar geometry and is selected from the group consisting of a Fresnel reflector and a reflective diffractive optical element, said emitter/detector and reflector being aligned so that light from the emitter is focused by the Fresnel reflector or the diffractive element onto the detector.
A device (10, 72) for diffusing a volatile substance, comprising: - a housing which internally comprises an air flow system between at least a air inlet and at least a air outlet (42a, 42b, 42c), - a ventilation means arranged in the air circuit and capable of causing air to flow from the air inlet to the air outlet, and - a receiving area (50, 70) arranged, in the air circuit, downstream of the ventilation means and intended for receiving a substrate (46, 68) holding a volatile substance, characterized in that the air circuit comprises at least three chambers (54a, 54b, 54c) which are fluidly independent of one another, with each one of the chambers being arranged downstream of said receiving area and communicating, downstream, with its own air outlet (42a, 42b, 42c), different from the other air outlets, with a first one and a second one of the chambers communicating with air outlets (42a, 42b) which project air in opposite directions, and a third chamber communicating with a air outlet which projects air in a direction perpendicular to the air projection direction of the outlets of the first and second chambers. - a housing which internally comprises an air flow system between at least a air inlet and at least a air outlet (42a, 42b, 42c), - a ventilation means arranged in the air circuit and capable of causing air to flow from the air inlet to the air outlet, and - a receiving area (50, 70) arranged, in the air circuit, downstream of the ventilation means and intended for receiving a substrate (46, 68) holding a volatile substance,
A peptide for use in treating, inhibiting and/or preventing viral infections in mammals, wherein the viral infection is caused by Cytomegalovirus, wherein the peptide comprises a sequence having the following formula I: A 1 -B 1 -X 1 -C 1 -X 2 -Z 1 -B 2 -A 2 -Z 2 (Formula I) wherein and A 2 are identical or different, and each A 1 and A 2 is a nonpolar amino acid having an aliphatic or basic side chain, and each is preferably Alanine or Glycine, B 1 and B 2 are identical or different, and each B 1 and B 2 is a polar amino acid and having a hydroxylated side chain, and is preferably selected from Serine, Threonine or Tyrosine, C 1 is an polar amino acid having a aromatic side chain, and is preferably Tyrosine, X 1 and X 2 each is Cysteine, and Z 1 and Z 2 each is Arginine. and A 2 are identical or different, and each A 1 and A 2 is a nonpolar amino acid having an aliphatic or basic side chain, and each is preferably Alanine or Glycine, B 1 and B 2 are identical or different, and each B 1 and B 2 is a polar amino acid and having a hydroxylated side chain, and is preferably selected from Serine, Threonine or Tyrosine, C 1 is an polar amino acid having a aromatic side chain, and is preferably Tyrosine, X 1 and X 2 each is Cysteine, and Z 1 and Z 2 each is Arginine.
Centrifugal pump of multistage design, a flow guide duct being disposed in the pump casing, behind the last pump stage, for the extraction of a part-quantity of the total pump delivery, which flow guide duct feeds the extracted part-quantity to an additional impeller, the impeller applying a further pressure increase to the part-quantity, characterized in that a pressure-boosting special impeller, which is known per se and which is disposed within the centrifugal pump behind its last pump stage, generates a pressure-enhanced part-quantity and the part-quantity flows to a line system provided with a flow divider, and in that at least two branch lines (8, 9) branch off from the flow divider and at least one branch line is provided with a shut-off member.
A lighting device comprising: a substrate; N light sources (120, 121) disposed on an upper surface of the substrate at predetermined intervals, wherein the N is a natural number of 3 or more; a resin layer disposed on the upper surface of the substrate and the light sources (120, 121); and a phosphor layer disposed on an upper surface of the resin layer, wherein the phosphor layer includes a first region overlapped with some of the N light sources in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and including a flat region, and a second region extending from a side surface of the first region toward the substrate and including a curved surface, characterized in that the second region includes a first point where a straight line parallel to the upper surface of the substrate passes a center of a first light source closest to the side surface of the resin layer, a second point on the curved surface, and a third point where a straight line perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate passes the center of the first light source, and a second distance from the center of the first light source to the second point is greater than a first distance from the center of the first light source to the first point, and is smaller than a third distance from the center of the first light source to the third point. a substrate; N light sources (120, 121) disposed on an upper surface of the substrate at predetermined intervals, wherein the N is a natural number of 3 or more; a resin layer disposed on the upper surface of the substrate and the light sources (120, 121); and a phosphor layer disposed on an upper surface of the resin layer, wherein the phosphor layer includes a first region overlapped with some of the N light sources in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and including a flat region, and a second region extending from a side surface of the first region toward the substrate and including a curved surface, characterized in that the second region includes a first point where a straight line parallel to the upper surface of the substrate passes a center of a first light source closest to the side surface of the resin layer, a second point on the curved surface, and a third point where a straight line perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate passes the center of the first light source, and a second distance from the center of the first light source to the second point is greater than a first distance from the center of the first light source to the first point, and is smaller than a third distance from the center of the first light source to the third point.