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A method for fabricating a medical electrode device for implantation into a patient, the method comprising: providing a sleeve element having an inner lumen; inserting an electrical supply line into the lumen of the sleeve element; and deforming said sleeve element to obtain a contact element for the medical electrode device, a portion of the sleeve element forming a contact face of the contact element for electrically contacting tissue, wherein as a result of deforming the sleeve element a crimp connection between the contact element and the electrical supply line is established. providing a sleeve element having an inner lumen; inserting an electrical supply line into the lumen of the sleeve element; and deforming said sleeve element to obtain a contact element for the medical electrode device, a portion of the sleeve element forming a contact face of the contact element for electrically contacting tissue, wherein as a result of deforming the sleeve element a crimp connection between the contact element and the electrical supply line is established.
Pharmaceutical preparation comprising an active agent, e.g. prostaglandins, beta-blockers, agents for lowering increased intraocular pressure, or ophthalmic lubricants, and a carrier, wherein the carrier comprises an aqueous electrochemically activated salt solution having a content of free chlorine between 1 and 500 mg/l and a redox potential of between +150 and +1350 mV, wherein the active agent is present in a phase separate from the electrochemically activated salt solution.
A base station controlling apparatus for operation in a mobile radio communications network, the network including a plurality of base stations which are arranged to provide a radio access interface using Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA, and providing multi-rate transmission, the base station controlling apparatus characterized by a code switching / code-assignment processing unit including a code releasing unit and a code switching unit, the code switching unit for transmitting a code switching request message to a first of a plurality of mobile stations, the code switching request message indicating that a first code, having been used by the first mobile station, is to be switched to a second code, via one of the base stations, for receiving a code switching response message from the first of the mobile stations, and for transmitting to the one of the base stations a message indicating that the first of the mobile stations can switch from the first code to the second code, wherein the code releasing unit is arranged to receive from the one e of the base stations a code switching complete message, said code switching complete message having been transmitted using the second code and for indicating that the first code can be released by the base station controller.
An airbag system comprising: a back plate frame comprising an outer perimeter with one or more flange portions; a folded airbag positioned against the back plate frame; a door panel, the door panel being secured with respect to the back plate frame via the one or more flange portions, edges of the door panel being secured behind the one or more flange portions, and the door panel being capable of flexible deformation upon deployment of the airbag such that the edges of the door panel become dislodged from the one or more flange portions; and the airbag system further comprises a fixation system for preventing the door panel from become a projectile upon deployment of the airbag, characterized in that the airbag system further comprises a tightening plate providing a proper height and/or thickness equivalent relative to a thickness of the door panel. a back plate frame comprising an outer perimeter with one or more flange portions; a folded airbag positioned against the back plate frame; a door panel, the door panel being secured with respect to the back plate frame via the one or more flange portions, edges of the door panel being secured behind the one or more flange portions, and the door panel being capable of flexible deformation upon deployment of the airbag such that the edges of the door panel become dislodged from the one or more flange portions; and the airbag system further comprises a fixation system for preventing the door panel from become a projectile upon deployment of the airbag, characterized in that the airbag system further comprises a tightening plate providing a proper height and/or thickness equivalent relative to a thickness of the door panel.
A crucible for melting titanium alloys comprising: a facecoat including at least one facecoat layer comprising an oxide selected from the group consisting of scandium oxide, yttrium oxide, hafnium oxide, a lanthanide series oxide, and combinations thereof; and a backing including at least one backing layer, characterized in that the crucible has a backing to facecoat thickness ratio of from 6.5:1 to 20:1. a facecoat including at least one facecoat layer comprising an oxide selected from the group consisting of scandium oxide, yttrium oxide, hafnium oxide, a lanthanide series oxide, and combinations thereof; and a backing including at least one backing layer, characterized in that the crucible has a backing to facecoat thickness ratio of from 6.5:1 to 20:1.
A system (100, 200, 300, 400) for diagnosing integrity of a pipe network (110, 210, 310, 410) configured to carry an electrical conductor, comprising: the pipe network (110, 210, 310, 410) comprising a plurality of pipes (112, 212, 312, 412) configured to carry an electrical conductor, the pipes (112, 212, 312, 412) being mechanically coupled to each other, wherein the plurality of pipes (112, 212, 312, 412) is made of electrically conductive material; a plurality of sensor modules (120, 220) coupled to and distributed throughout the pipe network (110, 210, 310, 410), wherein the location of each of the plurality of sensor modules (120, 220) is known and each of the plurality of sensor modules (120, 220) is configured to measure at least one impedance in a pipe (112, 212, 312, 412) adjacent to the sensor module (120, 220); and a control unit (190, 290, 390) communicably coupled to the plurality of sensor modules (120, 220), wherein the control unit (190, 290, 390) is configured to use the impedance measurements of the plurality of sensor modules (120, 220) to identify a target zone within the pipe network (110, 210, 310, 410) in which the ground integrity is degraded. the pipe network (110, 210, 310, 410) comprising a plurality of pipes (112, 212, 312, 412) configured to carry an electrical conductor, the pipes (112, 212, 312, 412) being mechanically coupled to each other, wherein the plurality of pipes (112, 212, 312, 412) is made of electrically conductive material; a plurality of sensor modules (120, 220) coupled to and distributed throughout the pipe network (110, 210, 310, 410), wherein the location of each of the plurality of sensor modules (120, 220) is known and each of the plurality of sensor modules (120, 220) is configured to measure at least one impedance in a pipe (112, 212, 312, 412) adjacent to the sensor module (120, 220); and a control unit (190, 290, 390) communicably coupled to the plurality of sensor modules (120, 220), wherein the control unit (190, 290, 390) is configured to use the impedance measurements of the plurality of sensor modules (120, 220) to identify a target zone within the pipe network (110, 210, 310, 410) in which the ground integrity is degraded.
An apparatus for assisting a valve actuator to close a valve, the apparatus comprising: a cylindrical booster housing with a central axis, the booster housing comprising: an upward facing piston cavity; a downward facing lower cavity with internal threads for selectively coupling with external threads of a piston head of the valve actuator and a bulkhead formed between the piston cavity and the lower cavity, the bulkhead having a central opening for selectively accepting therethrough an actuator stem of the valve actuator; and a booster piston located within the piston cavity, the booster piston having a piston mounting means located on a bottom side of the booster piston for selectively securing a top end of the actuator stem of the valve actuator to the booster piston, wherein the booster piston is moveable upwards in an axial direction to move the valve from a lower open position to an upper closed position. a cylindrical booster housing with a central axis, the booster housing comprising: an upward facing piston cavity; a downward facing lower cavity with internal threads for selectively coupling with external threads of a piston head of the valve actuator and a bulkhead formed between the piston cavity and the lower cavity, the bulkhead having a central opening for selectively accepting therethrough an actuator stem of the valve actuator; and an upward facing piston cavity; a downward facing lower cavity with internal threads for selectively coupling with external threads of a piston head of the valve actuator and a bulkhead formed between the piston cavity and the lower cavity, the bulkhead having a central opening for selectively accepting therethrough an actuator stem of the valve actuator; and a booster piston located within the piston cavity, the booster piston having a piston mounting means located on a bottom side of the booster piston for selectively securing a top end of the actuator stem of the valve actuator to the booster piston, wherein the booster piston is moveable upwards in an axial direction to move the valve from a lower open position to an upper closed position.
An epoxy resin composition comprising the following components: an epoxy resin containing oxazolidinone structure having the structure of the formula wherein m and n are each independently selected from the group consisting of 0, 1 and 2; X is anyone independently selected from the group consisting of R and R' each is independently selected from any organic group; a curing agent; and a curing accelerator; characterized in that the curing agent is an active ester curing agent; the component epoxy resin containing oxazolidinone structure and the component active ester curing agent have an epoxide equivalent/ester group equivalent ratio of 1:0.9-1.1; and the epoxy resin composition further comprises cyanate ester resin, wherein based on the sum of the addition amounts of the components epoxy resin containing oxazolidinone structure, active ester curing agent and curing accelerator being 100 parts by weight, the cyanate ester resin is added in an amount of 50 parts by weight or less. an epoxy resin containing oxazolidinone structure having the structure of the formula wherein m and n are each independently selected from the group consisting of 0, 1 and 2; X is anyone independently selected from the group consisting of R and R' each is independently selected from any organic group; wherein m and n are each independently selected from the group consisting of 0, 1 and 2; X is anyone independently selected from the group consisting of R and R' each is independently selected from any organic group; a curing agent; and a curing accelerator; characterized in that the curing agent is an active ester curing agent; the component epoxy resin containing oxazolidinone structure and the component active ester curing agent have an epoxide equivalent/ester group equivalent ratio of 1:0.9-1.1; and the epoxy resin composition further comprises cyanate ester resin, wherein based on the sum of the addition amounts of the components epoxy resin containing oxazolidinone structure, active ester curing agent and curing accelerator being 100 parts by weight, the cyanate ester resin is added in an amount of 50 parts by weight or less.
A binding machine comprising: a wire feeding unit (3A, 3B, 3C) configured to feed a plurality of wires to be wound on an object to be bound; a cutting unit configured to cut the plurality of wires wound on the object to be bound; and a binding unit configured to twist the plurality of wires wound on the object to be bound, wherein the cutting unit comprises a pair of blade parts (60A, 61A) configured to interpose the plurality of wires therebetween and cut said plurality of wires, one or both of the pair of blade parts comprises a delay part (602A1) which is configured to delay cutting a part of the plurality of wires as compared to a remaining part of said plurality of wires, characterized in that the blade parts is capable of cutting said plurality of wires, the delay part (602A1) is configured to delay cutting at least one wire of the plurality of wires as compared to the other wires, and the delay part (602A1) has a concave part recessed in a cutting direction of the blade parts and configured to delay cutting at least one wire of the plurality of wires interposed between the pair of blade parts. a wire feeding unit (3A, 3B, 3C) configured to feed a plurality of wires to be wound on an object to be bound; a cutting unit configured to cut the plurality of wires wound on the object to be bound; and a binding unit configured to twist the plurality of wires wound on the object to be bound, wherein the cutting unit comprises a pair of blade parts (60A, 61A) configured to interpose the plurality of wires therebetween and cut said plurality of wires, one or both of the pair of blade parts comprises a delay part (602A1) which is configured to delay cutting a part of the plurality of wires as compared to a remaining part of said plurality of wires, characterized in that the blade parts is capable of cutting said plurality of wires, the delay part (602A1) is configured to delay cutting at least one wire of the plurality of wires as compared to the other wires, and the delay part (602A1) has a concave part recessed in a cutting direction of the blade parts and configured to delay cutting at least one wire of the plurality of wires interposed between the pair of blade parts.
A method for making a food product, the method comprising: providing a sheet of uncooked dough, the sheet of uncooked dough having a thickness in the range of 0.5 mm to 3 mm, and comprising as % of the weight of the uncooked dough: 20% to 60% flour; 2% to 15% starch which is separate from the starch that is present as a component of the flour itself; and 20% to 60% water; heat-pressing the sheet of uncooked dough by feeding the sheet of uncooked dough through one or more heated rollers, or by pressing the sheet of uncooked dough between two heated plates, the heat-pressing being conducted at a plate or roller temperature in the range of 121 °C (250 °F) to 260 °C (500 °F) for a time in the range of 0.1 seconds to 10 seconds to form a heat-pressed dough sheet; and cooking the heat-pressed dough sheet to form the food product, the food product having a moisture content of less than 3%; wherein the step of cooking the heat-pressed dough is performed after the step of heat-pressing the sheet of uncooked dough. providing a sheet of uncooked dough, the sheet of uncooked dough having a thickness in the range of 0.5 mm to 3 mm, and comprising as % of the weight of the uncooked dough: 20% to 60% flour; 2% to 15% starch which is separate from the starch that is present as a component of the flour itself; and 20% to 60% water; 20% to 60% flour; 2% to 15% starch which is separate from the starch that is present as a component of the flour itself; and 20% to 60% water; heat-pressing the sheet of uncooked dough by feeding the sheet of uncooked dough through one or more heated rollers, or by pressing the sheet of uncooked dough between two heated plates, the heat-pressing being conducted at a plate or roller temperature in the range of 121 °C (250 °F) to 260 °C (500 °F) for a time in the range of 0.1 seconds to 10 seconds to form a heat-pressed dough sheet; and cooking the heat-pressed dough sheet to form the food product, the food product having a moisture content of less than 3%; wherein the step of cooking the heat-pressed dough is performed after the step of heat-pressing the sheet of uncooked dough.
A method of forming a composite micropowder, comprising: mixing 100 parts by weight of fluorine-containing polymer, 10 to 140 parts by weight of silane, catalyst, and water, thereby in-situ polymerizing the silane in the fluorine-containing polymer to form a polysiloxane, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer and the polysiloxane form a composite, and the fluorine-containing polymer has a diameter of 20μm to 260μm; drying the composite; and physically crushing the composite to form a micropowder, wherein the total weight of the fluorine-containing polymer and the silane and the weight of the catalyst have a ratio of 100:0.1 to 100:0.0001; wherein the silane and the water have a molar ratio of 1:0.5 to 1:3; wherein the composite micropowder has a diameter of 0.1μm to 15μm; and wherein the fluorine-containing polymer and the polysiloxane in the composite micropowder have a weight ratio of 95:5 to 60:40. mixing 100 parts by weight of fluorine-containing polymer, 10 to 140 parts by weight of silane, catalyst, and water, thereby in-situ polymerizing the silane in the fluorine-containing polymer to form a polysiloxane, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer and the polysiloxane form a composite, and the fluorine-containing polymer has a diameter of 20μm to 260μm; drying the composite; and physically crushing the composite to form a micropowder, wherein the total weight of the fluorine-containing polymer and the silane and the weight of the catalyst have a ratio of 100:0.1 to 100:0.0001; wherein the silane and the water have a molar ratio of 1:0.5 to 1:3; wherein the composite micropowder has a diameter of 0.1μm to 15μm; and wherein the fluorine-containing polymer and the polysiloxane in the composite micropowder have a weight ratio of 95:5 to 60:40.
Portable repair kit for sealing and inflating vehicle tyres, in particular motor-vehicle tyres, having an electrically driven compressor as a compressed-gas source, having a sealant container for a self-acting sealant which is introducible into the motor-vehicle tyre, wherein the sealant container is connected to a valve and distributor unit for sealant and compressed gas, said valve and distributor unit being part of the repair kit, and the valve unit is provided with an inlet line, which is connectable to the compressor, and an outlet line, which is connectable to the motor-vehicle tyre, wherein the outlet line is connectable to an inlet or inlet valve of the motor-vehicle tyre, and also having means for energy supply, in particular a plug and an electric cable, and having operating and indicator elements (5, 6) for the operation of the repair kit, wherein the repair kit has at least one fastening means, with the aid of which the repair kit, in the operating state, is temporarily fastenable to a vehicle, wherein, with the aid of a compressed-gas-conducting, releasable mechanical connection between outlet line and inlet or inlet valve, the repair kit is fastenable with an operationally ready orientation to the vehicle-tyre valve in a hanging manner and without contact to the underlying surface, it preferably being the case that the outlet line is at least partially in the form of a tube piece and the releasable mechanical connection is in the form of a screw-type cap situated on the tube piece and serving for connecting the tube piece to the inlet valve, characterized in that the length 1 of the releasable mechanical connection is configured according to the following formula d − h < 1 < 2 r + d − h, where d is the side-wall height of the vehicle tyre, h is the height of the repair kit and r is the rim radius of the wheel. the length 1 of the releasable mechanical connection is configured according to the following formula d − h < 1 < 2 r + d − h, where d is the side-wall height of the vehicle tyre, h is the height of the repair kit and r is the rim radius of the wheel.
A protective welding helmet comprising: a shell forming a helmet having a front vision area; a see through cover plate removably secured to said front vision area of said helmet; and a cover plate knock out assembly having a slide portion of a slide-pushbutton combination positioned adjacent to a lower portion of said cover plate, a pushbutton portion of said slide-pushbutton combination extending from a rear portion of said knock out assembly; wherein a lower edge of said cover plate is moved away from said helmet a predetermined distance by said slide portion when said pushbutton portion of said slide-pushbutton combination is pressed, for preventing said cover plate from popping out of said helmet. a shell forming a helmet having a front vision area; a see through cover plate removably secured to said front vision area of said helmet; and a cover plate knock out assembly having a slide portion of a slide-pushbutton combination positioned adjacent to a lower portion of said cover plate, a pushbutton portion of said slide-pushbutton combination extending from a rear portion of said knock out assembly; wherein a lower edge of said cover plate is moved away from said helmet a predetermined distance by said slide portion when said pushbutton portion of said slide-pushbutton combination is pressed, for preventing said cover plate from popping out of said helmet.
An in vitro method for detecting cancer, characterized by detecting cancer using, as an indicator, the reaction of nematodes to the smell of a subject-derived bio-related substance or a processed product thereof; wherein the bio-related substance or a processed product thereof is a biological sample collected from a subject, or a processed product thereof, wherein the biological sample is a body fluid, cells, tissues, blood, or expiration.
An intramedullary implant, comprising a stem having a shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal length, the stem comprising primary flutes disposed along at least a portion of the longitudinal length, the primary flutes having (i) a cross-sectional taper, (ii) substantially parallel-sides, or (iii) a combination thereof, and wherein at least a portion of the primary flutes have a narrowing apex from the proximal end to the distal end, the implant further comprising secondary flutes disposed along at least a portion of the longitudinal length, the secondary flutes having (i) a cross-sectional taper, (ii) substantially parallel-sides, or (iii) a combination thereof, and defining a longitudinal taper as the secondary flutes extend toward the distal end of the shaft.
Connector element having a locking mechanism for the formation of a lockable plug connection with a counterpart, in particular a QSFP connector element, comprising a connector housing extending in the longitudinal direction and an actuation element for unlocking, which is assembled displaceably in the longitudinal direction, said actuation element being formed in a forked manner with two fork arms, and an unlocking element is provided on the end of each fork arm, wherein a wall section of the connector housing is locked in place in the plugged-in state with a wall section of the counterpart for the formation of the lock and, for this, an elastic locking flap engages behind an edge of a recess, and wherein the unlocking element is formed in such a way that, during the displacement of the actuation element, the flap is brought out of the locked position in the transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, wherein a spring element is provided, with the aid of which the actuation element is guided back into a starting position after an actuation, characterised in that a spring flap in the manner of a bar is formed as the spring element which is formed elastically within a recess of the unlocking element or the actuation element, extends in a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and to the transverse direction and protrudes above one of the front faces of the plate-shaped unlocking element or actuation element.