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A bone growth device comprising: an implant body; an actuator coupled to the implant body; a sensor disposed on the implant body and configured to detect a measurable parameter indicative of a biological condition; a transceiver configured to transmit data associated with the measureable parameter to an external remote control and receive instructions from the external remote control; a memory; and a controller coupled to the memory and configured to adaptively adjust the actuator in response to information stored in the memory and the instructions received from the external remote control, wherein the actuator adjusts the implant body. an implant body; an actuator coupled to the implant body; a sensor disposed on the implant body and configured to detect a measurable parameter indicative of a biological condition; a transceiver configured to transmit data associated with the measureable parameter to an external remote control and receive instructions from the external remote control; a memory; and a controller coupled to the memory and configured to adaptively adjust the actuator in response to information stored in the memory and the instructions received from the external remote control, wherein the actuator adjusts the implant body.
A vessel comprising a foreship arrangement, which foreship consists of the part of the ship in front of the vessel's midship mark and which vessel has a transversely symmetrical hull shape about its center line and a substantially conventional bow form below its design water line (Tdwl), wherein the bottom is flat or has a deadrise and merges into the bilge at a given bilge radius, characterized in that the stem line of the vessel starts at the base line at first point and then rises with an increasing curvature whilst being drawn forwards in the length direction (x) to a second point at or just above the design water line (Tdwl), and from the second point, the stem line rises further, but with a diminishing curvature and backwards, in the negative length direction (x), until it reaches a third point point, and the frame lines (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) of the foreship of the hull increase in width from the center line and are slightly outwardly sloping from the bilge up to a given height, wherein at the level of the forecastle deck (E1, E2, E3, E4, E5) the outwardly sloping frame line (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) form is terminated and is run upwardly as a curved line form back towards the center line, so as to provide a decreasing buoyancy increase, in the upward direction from a position at or above the design water line (Tdwl).
Cage nut comprising a cage with an opening and a nut body which is accommodated in movable manner in the cage and comprising an enlarged flange and a hollow-cylindrical shoulder with an internal thread, characterised in that a spacer element is arranged between the nut body and the cage, which spacer element comprises at least one spring element which is effective perpendicular to the axial direction of the internal thread, and the nut body is movable with respect to the cage counter to the spring force of the spring element.
A filter (4, 24, 44, 64, 84) for a smoking article (1, 21, 41, 61, 81) comprising: a first discrete filter section (6, 26, 46, 66, 86) comprising filter material (7, 27, 47, 67,87) and a smoke modifying additive disposed in an axial region thereof; and a second discrete filter section (10, 30, 50, 70, 90) connected to said first filter section, the second filter section comprising filter material (11, 31, 51, 71, 91) and at least one channel (12, 32, 52, 72, 92) located in an axial region of the filter material, for directing smoke, in use, through the axial region of the first filter section in which the smoke modifying additive is disposed, wherein the smoke modifying additive is disposed only in said axial region of the filter material (7, 27, 47, 67,87) of the first filter section (6, 26, 46, 66, 86) or in a greater concentration in said axial region than in non-axial regions of the filter material of the first filter section and wherein the second filter section (10, 30, 50, 70, 90) is configured, in use, to direct a greater portion of smoke through the axial region of the first filter section than through non-axial regions of the first filter section, and wherein the second filter section (10, 30, 50, 70, 90) is connected to said first filter section (6, 26, 46, 66, 86) so as to make the second filter section immediately downstream of said first filter section when incorporated into a smoking article. a first discrete filter section (6, 26, 46, 66, 86) comprising filter material (7, 27, 47, 67,87) and a smoke modifying additive disposed in an axial region thereof; and a second discrete filter section (10, 30, 50, 70, 90) connected to said first filter section, the second filter section comprising filter material (11, 31, 51, 71, 91) and at least one channel (12, 32, 52, 72, 92) located in an axial region of the filter material, for directing smoke, in use, through the axial region of the first filter section in which the smoke modifying additive is disposed, wherein the smoke modifying additive is disposed only in said axial region of the filter material (7, 27, 47, 67,87) of the first filter section (6, 26, 46, 66, 86) or in a greater concentration in said axial region than in non-axial regions of the filter material of the first filter section and wherein the second filter section (10, 30, 50, 70, 90) is configured, in use, to direct a greater portion of smoke through the axial region of the first filter section than through non-axial regions of the first filter section, and wherein the second filter section (10, 30, 50, 70, 90) is connected to said first filter section (6, 26, 46, 66, 86) so as to make the second filter section immediately downstream of said first filter section when incorporated into a smoking article.
A process for preparing periodic crystalline silicon nanostructures, comprising at least the process steps of generating a periodically structured substrate having a lattice constant a between 100 nm and 2 μm and then depositing silicon by means of a directional deposition method onto the periodically structured substrate, wherein a material which is stable up to at least 570 °C is used as substrate and the structure is produced with periodically alternating flat and steep regions/flanks, wherein the silicon having a thickness in the range of 0.2 to 3 times the lattice constant a is deposited at a substrate temperature of up to 400 °C on the periodically structured substrate and characterized in that thereafter the deposited silicon layer is thermally treated at temperatures between 570 °C and 1400°C for a few minutes up to a few days for solid phase crystallization.
Bra cup comprising an outer shell forming a hollow of hemispherical overall shape and which is delimited by a peripheral edge, the cup has at least one inner skin forming a lining which is fixed to the peripheral edge of the cup and partially covers the hollow formed by the outer shell, thereby delimiting a space with the outer shell and in that the inner skin is designed to be placed under tension when the cup is placed over a bust, characterized in that the inner skin comprises a lateral edge which extends across the cup from an upper portion of the peripheral edge of the cup as far as a lower portion of the peripheral edge of the cup, the inner skin being designed to push the bust up towards a low-cut part of the cup.
A fan assembly for an axial gas turbine engine, the fan assembly comprising an array of radially extending fan blades mounted on a hub and a fan containment system fitted around the array of radially extending fan blades, each fan blade having a respective fan blade tip, the fan containment system comprising: a generally cylindrical fan case including a hook, the hook projecting in a generally radially inward direction and positioned axially forward of the array of radially extending fan blades when the fan containment system is fitted around the array of radially extending fan blades; a fan track liner disposed on the radially inner surface of the fan case; and a damaging tool which projects radially inwards from the fan case towards the fan blade tips when the fan containment system is fitted around the array of radially extending fan blades, the damaging tool having a tip which is radially outward of the fan blade tips during normal operation of the gas turbine engine, wherein the damaging tool is configured such that in the event that, during operation of the gas turbine engine, one of the fan blades is released from the hub, the tip of the damaging tool damages the fan blade tip of the released fan blade so as to promote penetration of the fan blade into the fan track liner and ensure the fan blade collides with the hook, characterised in that the damaging tool follows a path disposed against the radially inner surface of the fan case, and wherein the fan blade tip defines a chord line and the path disposed against the radially inner surface of the fan case is generally parallel to the chord line when fitted around the array of radially extending fan blades. a generally cylindrical fan case including a hook, the hook projecting in a generally radially inward direction and positioned axially forward of the array of radially extending fan blades when the fan containment system is fitted around the array of radially extending fan blades; a fan track liner disposed on the radially inner surface of the fan case; and a damaging tool which projects radially inwards from the fan case towards the fan blade tips when the fan containment system is fitted around the array of radially extending fan blades, the damaging tool having a tip which is radially outward of the fan blade tips during normal operation of the gas turbine engine, wherein the damaging tool is configured such that in the event that, during operation of the gas turbine engine, one of the fan blades is released from the hub, the tip of the damaging tool damages the fan blade tip of the released fan blade so as to promote penetration of the fan blade into the fan track liner and ensure the fan blade collides with the hook, characterised in that the damaging tool follows a path disposed against the radially inner surface of the fan case, and wherein the fan blade tip defines a chord line and the path disposed against the radially inner surface of the fan case is generally parallel to the chord line when fitted around the array of radially extending fan blades.
A foundation, particularly a foundation of a wind turbine, comprising a central foundation member and a plurality of foundation segments which are connected to the central foundation member by means of one or more locking elements and which form a circular, ring shaped or polygonal foundation element when the plurality of foundation segments is connected to the central foundation member characterised in that the locking elements are a ring shaped or polygonal projection of or a ring shaped or polygonal recess in the central foundation member and recesses or projections of the foundation segments, respectively, which can engage the projection or recess in the central foundation member.
A buoyant element, comprising a rigid elongate buoyancy tube defining a floodable envelope that holds a mass of buoyant macrospheres within, the buoyancy tube having a void that extends between and around the mass of macrospheres inside the buoyancy tube and having multiple openings that are in fluid communication with the void, wherein each opening has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the macrospheres so as to retain the macrospheres in the buoyancy tube, and wherein the void is flooded with water, the buoyant element being characterised in that the openings penetrate a tubular wall of the buoyancy tube and are distributed longitudinally along the length of the buoyancy tube.
A preparation method of alloyed fluorescent quantum dots, comprising: carrying out solvothermal reaction on a first evenly mixed reaction system comprising a silver source, a negative ion source, and a solvent to prepare a silver-based quantum dots precursor; wherein the solvent comprises at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of oleylamine, oleic acid, octadecene, octadecylamine, dodecylamine, tetradecylamine, dodecanethiol, octanethiol, and octadecanethiol and carrying out ion exchange reaction on a second evenly mixed reaction system comprising the silver-based quantum dots precursor, the negative ion source and/or a metal positive ion source at 0-260 °C for 0.4-72 h to obtain the alloyed fluorescent quantum dots; wherein metal elements contained in the metal positive ion source comprise at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Au, Pd, Pt, and In and wherein the negative ion source comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfur source, a selenium source, and a tellurium source; wherein the sulfur source comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of sulfur, sodium thiosulfate, sodium sulfide, and thiourea, wherein the selenium source comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of selenium dioxide, selenium, sodium selenate, sodium selenite, sodium selenide, and diphenyl diselenide, wherein the tellurium source comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of tellurium, sodium tellurite, and sodium tellurium hydride. carrying out solvothermal reaction on a first evenly mixed reaction system comprising a silver source, a negative ion source, and a solvent to prepare a silver-based quantum dots precursor; wherein the solvent comprises at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of oleylamine, oleic acid, octadecene, octadecylamine, dodecylamine, tetradecylamine, dodecanethiol, octanethiol, and octadecanethiol and carrying out ion exchange reaction on a second evenly mixed reaction system comprising the silver-based quantum dots precursor, the negative ion source and/or a metal positive ion source at 0-260 °C for 0.4-72 h to obtain the alloyed fluorescent quantum dots; wherein metal elements contained in the metal positive ion source comprise at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Au, Pd, Pt, and In and wherein the negative ion source comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a sulfur source, a selenium source, and a tellurium source; wherein the sulfur source comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of sulfur, sodium thiosulfate, sodium sulfide, and thiourea, wherein the selenium source comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of selenium dioxide, selenium, sodium selenate, sodium selenite, sodium selenide, and diphenyl diselenide, wherein the tellurium source comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of tellurium, sodium tellurite, and sodium tellurium hydride.
A battery separator comprising: a porous membrane comprising: a polymer; a surfactant in an amount from 0.5 g/m 2 to approximately 3 g/m 2; and a filler; said porous membrane having a backweb having a negative surface suitable to face the negative electrode and a positive surface suitable to face the negative electrode with a plurality of ribs extending from either or both of the negative surface and the positive surface; and wherein the plurality of ribs have a semi-circular or triangular shape. a porous membrane comprising: a polymer; a surfactant in an amount from 0.5 g/m 2 to approximately 3 g/m 2; and a filler; said porous membrane having a backweb having a negative surface suitable to face the negative electrode and a positive surface suitable to face the negative electrode with a plurality of ribs extending from either or both of the negative surface and the positive surface; and wherein the plurality of ribs have a semi-circular or triangular shape.
A coil spring comprising: an effective section that functions as a spring when a load in a coil axis direction has been applied; end turn sections that are formed on both ends of the effective section; and rising sections that are formed between the effective section and the end turn sections, wherein the rising sections are formed in such a way that, when θ1 represents a pitch angle of the rising sections and θ2 represents a pitch angle of the effective section, pitch angle θ1 > pitch angle θ2 holds true in at least one of the rising sections, wherein the rising sections are configured such that when the effective section is compressed so that the coils substantially contact each other, gaps exist between the end turn sections and the rising sections, wherein sections forming the end turn sections in a wire rod forming the coil spring are made into tapered sections whose dimension in a direction orthogonal to a winding direction of the wire rod becomes smaller toward their termini, characterized in that the tapered sections are equal to or greater than 0.5 turns and equal to or less than 0.6 turns, and in that a diameter of the wire rod is 25 to 90 mm. an effective section that functions as a spring when a load in a coil axis direction has been applied; end turn sections that are formed on both ends of the effective section; and rising sections that are formed between the effective section and the end turn sections, wherein the rising sections are formed in such a way that, when θ1 represents a pitch angle of the rising sections and θ2 represents a pitch angle of the effective section, pitch angle θ1 > pitch angle θ2 holds true in at least one of the rising sections, wherein the rising sections are configured such that when the effective section is compressed so that the coils substantially contact each other, gaps exist between the end turn sections and the rising sections, wherein sections forming the end turn sections in a wire rod forming the coil spring are made into tapered sections whose dimension in a direction orthogonal to a winding direction of the wire rod becomes smaller toward their termini, characterized in that the tapered sections are equal to or greater than 0.5 turns and equal to or less than 0.6 turns, and in that a diameter of the wire rod is 25 to 90 mm.
A method of isolating cell-free nucleic acids from a sample of urine comprising: separation of the sample of urine into a cell-free fraction, containing nucleic acids in the range of 10 to 100 base pairs, by removal of cells and insoluble debris by filtration or centrifugation; application of the cell-free fraction containing nucleic acids or their proteinous complexes to an anion exchange material comprising quaternary ammonium groups, and said nucleic acids or their complexes becoming adsorbed to said material; elution of bound nucleic acids by passing through said anion exchange material an aqueous high salt solution that elutes target nucleic acids or proteinous complexes thereof adsorbed to the anion exchange material; and silica-based purification of the high salt eluted nucleic acids to provide isolated cell-free nucleic acids in the range of 10 to 100 base pairs. separation of the sample of urine into a cell-free fraction, containing nucleic acids in the range of 10 to 100 base pairs, by removal of cells and insoluble debris by filtration or centrifugation; application of the cell-free fraction containing nucleic acids or their proteinous complexes to an anion exchange material comprising quaternary ammonium groups, and said nucleic acids or their complexes becoming adsorbed to said material; elution of bound nucleic acids by passing through said anion exchange material an aqueous high salt solution that elutes target nucleic acids or proteinous complexes thereof adsorbed to the anion exchange material; and silica-based purification of the high salt eluted nucleic acids to provide isolated cell-free nucleic acids in the range of 10 to 100 base pairs.
An implantable vein frame containing an implant within the vein frame, the vein frame comprising: a first ring member; a second ring member; at least one interconnecting member disposed between and rigidly interconnecting the first ring member and second ring member in a spaced relation, wherein at least one of the at least one interconnecting members defines a protruding region, at least a portion of the protruding region extending outside of a manifold region defined as a frustoconical volume between and delimited by the first ring member and the second ring member, wherein the first ring member and second ring member are rigid and non-expandable. a first ring member; a second ring member; at least one interconnecting member disposed between and rigidly interconnecting the first ring member and second ring member in a spaced relation, wherein at least one of the at least one interconnecting members defines a protruding region, at least a portion of the protruding region extending outside of a manifold region defined as a frustoconical volume between and delimited by the first ring member and the second ring member, wherein the first ring member and second ring member are rigid and non-expandable.
A system, comprising a medical implant, a source coil (12, 22) sized to be removably disposed one of on and around the torso of a patient and configured to inductively power the medical implant, a medical implant information reporting device having an integrated harvesting coil (24, 32) configured to couple energy from an electromagnetic field of the source coil (12, 22) to induce current in the harvesting coil (24, 32), the medical implant information reporting device comprises: at least one of a display configured to display information about the medical implant and a speaker configured to provide acoustic messages about the medical implant; a rechargeable battery; and the harvesting coil (24, 32) embedded in the medical implant information reporting device, the harvesting coil (24, 32) being configured to couple energy from the source coil (12, 22) to charge the rechargeable battery of the medical implant information reporting device, wherein the medical implant information reporting device is wearable as one from the group consisting of a watch on a wrist, a pendant that hangs from a neck and an armband worn around an upper arm of a patient with the implantable medical device. a medical implant, a source coil (12, 22) sized to be removably disposed one of on and around the torso of a patient and configured to inductively power the medical implant, a medical implant information reporting device having an integrated harvesting coil (24, 32) configured to couple energy from an electromagnetic field of the source coil (12, 22) to induce current in the harvesting coil (24, 32), the medical implant information reporting device comprises: at least one of a display configured to display information about the medical implant and a speaker configured to provide acoustic messages about the medical implant; a rechargeable battery; and the harvesting coil (24, 32) embedded in the medical implant information reporting device, the harvesting coil (24, 32) being configured to couple energy from the source coil (12, 22) to charge the rechargeable battery of the medical implant information reporting device, wherein the medical implant information reporting device is wearable as one from the group consisting of a watch on a wrist, a pendant that hangs from a neck and an armband worn around an upper arm of a patient with the implantable medical device. at least one of a display configured to display information about the medical implant and a speaker configured to provide acoustic messages about the medical implant; a rechargeable battery; and the harvesting coil (24, 32) embedded in the medical implant information reporting device, the harvesting coil (24, 32) being configured to couple energy from the source coil (12, 22) to charge the rechargeable battery of the medical implant information reporting device,