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Apparatus for use in arthroplasty on a knee joint, comprising: a tibial implant adapted for being secured in position in a knee joint on a resected surface of a condyle of a tibia of said knee joint and comprising a guide channel (100,140a); and a cutting device (124,150) adapted for being inserted between the tibia and a femur of said knee joint and adapted for resecting bone from the femur, characterised in that said cutting device comprises: a cutter (124,156) adapted to remove bone from the femur to a predetermined depth in a path of travel of the tibia as the tibia is moved through an arc of motion about the femur between flexed and extended positions; and a guide member depending from an underside of the cutting device (124,150) for reception by the guide channel (100,140a) of the tibial implant, wherein a cross-sectional profile of the guide member corresponds to a cross-sectional profile of the guide channel, to thereby guide insertion of the cutting device into the knee joint and inhibit lifting of the cutting device from the tibial implant during movement of the tibia about the femur. a tibial implant adapted for being secured in position in a knee joint on a resected surface of a condyle of a tibia of said knee joint and comprising a guide channel (100,140a); and a cutting device (124,150) adapted for being inserted between the tibia and a femur of said knee joint and adapted for resecting bone from the femur, characterised in that said cutting device comprises: a cutter (124,156) adapted to remove bone from the femur to a predetermined depth in a path of travel of the tibia as the tibia is moved through an arc of motion about the femur between flexed and extended positions; and a guide member depending from an underside of the cutting device (124,150) for reception by the guide channel (100,140a) of the tibial implant, wherein a cross-sectional profile of the guide member corresponds to a cross-sectional profile of the guide channel, to thereby guide insertion of the cutting device into the knee joint and inhibit lifting of the cutting device from the tibial implant during movement of the tibia about the femur. a cutter (124,156) adapted to remove bone from the femur to a predetermined depth in a path of travel of the tibia as the tibia is moved through an arc of motion about the femur between flexed and extended positions; and a guide member depending from an underside of the cutting device (124,150) for reception by the guide channel (100,140a) of the tibial implant, wherein a cross-sectional profile of the guide member corresponds to a cross-sectional profile of the guide channel, to thereby guide insertion of the cutting device into the knee joint and inhibit lifting of the cutting device from the tibial implant during movement of the tibia about the femur.
An anti-theft system for power lines, namely underground power lines, which are arranged between inspection chambers established in a concrete envelope and communicated through corrugated tubes for the channeling of power cables being of the type including an expansion anchor, characterized in that it is made up of a first expansion anchor-like tubular element, the inner diameter of which decreases towards its free end for insertion, obtained from two half-casings, insertable into the corresponding end of the corrugated tube that leads into the respective hole of the inspection chamber, said first tubular element having external teeth in correspondence with the area close to its free end for insertion in the corrugated tube that can engage with the annular channels of the corrugated tube, wherein there is assembled inside said first tubular element a second tubular radial expansion element likewise obtained from two half-casings, said first and second tubular elements and being fixed to one another by mechanical means, wherein the second internal tubular element is provided with longitudinal channels for the positioning and guiding of the corresponding power cable or cables, having internal sinkages in which mechanical wedging elements are placed formed by engagement means of the cables in the exit direction, formed by a spring which presses on a roller which can be moved over an inclined surface with respect to the cable, with respect to which the roller is tangent.
A wind turbine floating in a body of water, and fixed to the bed of the body of water via at least one cable, the wind turbine comprising a hub connected to rotor blades, a water deposit, a ballast section, and at least one pump and at least one valve, each adapted to change a water level in the deposit by adding water to, or removing water from, the deposit, characterized in that the wind turbine has a variable operating height such that the height of the hub is adjustable by changing a buoyancy of the wind turbine in dependence upon external operating conditions of the wind turbine, wherein the height difference between the turbine with a filled deposit and the wind turbine with an empty deposit is, related to the height of the hub above the level of the surrounding water in which it floats, from 5 percent to 40 percent of the height with a filled deposit.
Rubber composition comprising at least one rubber selected from sulphur vulcanizable rubbery elastomers, silica, at least one non-ionic surfactant that is selected from compounds according to general formula (I a) R 1 -CH -CH 2 -O- x -R 2 (I a) and from compounds according to general formula (I b) R 1 -CH -CH 2 -O- x -A 1 -O- y -CH 2 -CH -R 1 (I b) and from compounds according to general formula (I c) R 1 -CO-NH-CH 2 -CH 2 -O- x -CH 2 -CH 2 -NH-CO-R 1 (I c) wherein R 1 are same or different and selected from C 4 -C 30 -alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C 4 -C 30 -alkylene, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C-C double bond, R 2 are same or different and selected from C 1 -C 30 -alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C 2 -C 30 -alkylene, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C-C double bond, A 1 is selected from C 2 -C 10 -alkylene, straight chain or branched, x, y same or different and selected from 10 to 50, AO is selected from identical or different alkylene oxides, selected from CH 2 -CH 2 -O, (CH 2) 3 -O, (CH 2) 4 -O, CH 2 CH(CH 3)-O, CH(CH 3)-CH 2 -O- and CH 2 CH(n-C 3 H 7)-O. at least one rubber selected from sulphur vulcanizable rubbery elastomers, silica, at least one non-ionic surfactant that is selected from compounds according to general formula (I a) R 1 -CH -CH 2 -O- x -R 2 (I a) and from compounds according to general formula (I b) R 1 -CH -CH 2 -O- x -A 1 -O- y -CH 2 -CH -R 1 (I b) and from compounds according to general formula (I c) R 1 -CO-NH-CH 2 -CH 2 -O- x -CH 2 -CH 2 -NH-CO-R 1 (I c) wherein R 1 are same or different and selected from C 4 -C 30 -alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C 4 -C 30 -alkylene, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C-C double bond, R 2 are same or different and selected from C 1 -C 30 -alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C 2 -C 30 -alkylene, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C-C double bond, A 1 is selected from C 2 -C 10 -alkylene, straight chain or branched, x, y same or different and selected from 10 to 50, AO is selected from identical or different alkylene oxides, selected from CH 2 -CH 2 -O, (CH 2) 3 -O, (CH 2) 4 -O, CH 2 CH(CH 3)-O, CH(CH 3)-CH 2 -O- and CH 2 CH(n-C 3 H 7)-O. R 1 are same or different and selected from C 4 -C 30 -alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C 4 -C 30 -alkylene, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C-C double bond, R 2 are same or different and selected from C 1 -C 30 -alkyl, straight-chain or branched, and from C 2 -C 30 -alkylene, straight-chain or branched, with at least one C-C double bond, A 1 is selected from C 2 -C 10 -alkylene, straight chain or branched, x, y same or different and selected from 10 to 50, AO is selected from identical or different alkylene oxides, selected from CH 2 -CH 2 -O, (CH 2) 3 -O, (CH 2) 4 -O, CH 2 CH(CH 3)-O, CH(CH 3)-CH 2 -O- and CH 2 CH(n-C 3 H 7)-O.
A granular fertilizer comprising: Granules having a size of at least size guide number 100, the granules comprising particles of struvite having sizes of SGN 10 or less and particles of a water-soluble phosphorus-containing material having sizes of SGN 10 or less; wherein the struvite particles contain a proportion of 6% to 18% of total phosphate in the granules; and the particles of struvite are uniformly distributed in the granules; and the water-soluble phosphorus-containing material is a material that, when dissolved in water, liberates phosphorus in a form that can be taken up by plants; and the water-soluble phosphorus-containing material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of one or more of: phosphoric acid; single super phosphate; double super phosphate; triple super phosphate; monoammonium phosphate; diammonium phosphate; and dicalcium phosphate; and the granules consist essentially of 5% - 50% by weight of struvite and 95% - 50% by weight of the water-soluble phosphorus-containing material. Granules having a size of at least size guide number 100, the granules comprising particles of struvite having sizes of SGN 10 or less and particles of a water-soluble phosphorus-containing material having sizes of SGN 10 or less; wherein the struvite particles contain a proportion of 6% to 18% of total phosphate in the granules; and the particles of struvite are uniformly distributed in the granules; and the water-soluble phosphorus-containing material is a material that, when dissolved in water, liberates phosphorus in a form that can be taken up by plants; and the water-soluble phosphorus-containing material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of one or more of: phosphoric acid; single super phosphate; double super phosphate; triple super phosphate; monoammonium phosphate; diammonium phosphate; and dicalcium phosphate; and the granules consist essentially of 5% - 50% by weight of struvite and 95% - 50% by weight of the water-soluble phosphorus-containing material.
A pulse width modulator for modulating a rectangular carrier signal in accordance with a input signal (s[n]), the modulator comprises: a modulating unit receiving the input signal (s[n]) being configured to generate a digital output word, the output word (m 1 [n], m[k]) having a pre-defined number of digits (2 b) comprising a first contiguous set of "1" and a second contiguous set of "0" digits whereby the number of "1" digits corresponds to a numerical value of the digital input signal (s[n]); a random number generator configured to generate a random sequence (a[n]); a flipping unit configured to either revert the bit sequence of the output word (m 1 [n], m[k]) provided by the modulating unit or to leave the bit sequence of the output word (m 1 [n], m[k]) provided by the modulating unit unchanged in accordance with a current bit value of the pseudo-random sequence (a[n]), thus providing a randomly modified digital pulse width modulated output signal. a modulating unit receiving the input signal (s[n]) being configured to generate a digital output word, the output word (m 1 [n], m[k]) having a pre-defined number of digits (2 b) comprising a first contiguous set of "1" and a second contiguous set of "0" digits whereby the number of "1" digits corresponds to a numerical value of the digital input signal (s[n]); a random number generator configured to generate a random sequence (a[n]); a flipping unit configured to either revert the bit sequence of the output word (m 1 [n], m[k]) provided by the modulating unit or to leave the bit sequence of the output word (m 1 [n], m[k]) provided by the modulating unit unchanged in accordance with a current bit value of the pseudo-random sequence (a[n]), thus providing a randomly modified digital pulse width modulated output signal.
A system for treating joint pain characterised by comprising: an injectable fluid for biological stimulation of a healing response to a subchondral defect in a subchondral region of a bone adjacent to the joint; an injector tool (60, 66, 68, 102) for delivery of the injectable fluid; and an instrument for guiding the tool to a target location in the bone, the instrument comprising: a first portion having a first guide section configured to guide the tool to the target location; a reference probe extending from the first portion having a tip that indicates a selected landmark on the bone; and a handle portion coupled to the first portion and having a second guide section configured to guide a tool to the target location; wherein the first guide section is configured to guide the tool at an angle substantially parallel to the reference probe, and the second guide section is configured to guide the tool at an angle acute to the reference probe. an injectable fluid for biological stimulation of a healing response to a subchondral defect in a subchondral region of a bone adjacent to the joint; an injector tool (60, 66, 68, 102) for delivery of the injectable fluid; and an instrument for guiding the tool to a target location in the bone, the instrument comprising: a first portion having a first guide section configured to guide the tool to the target location; a reference probe extending from the first portion having a tip that indicates a selected landmark on the bone; and a handle portion coupled to the first portion and having a second guide section configured to guide a tool to the target location; wherein the first guide section is configured to guide the tool at an angle substantially parallel to the reference probe, and the second guide section is configured to guide the tool at an angle acute to the reference probe.
A blade for a wind turbine, the blade having a tip end and a root end, the blade comprising: at least one lightning receptor conductively coupled to a lightning down conductor provided in the blade; and a plurality of root bushings provided at said root end, wherein said down conductor is conductively coupled to at least one of said root bushings to provide a conductive path to ground for said down conductor, wherein said blade comprises a shell body, said blade further comprising an external conductive element provided on an external surface of said shell body at said root end, characterised in that said external conductive element is conductively coupled with said down conductor through said at least one of said bushings to provide a conductive path to ground for said down conductor. at least one lightning receptor conductively coupled to a lightning down conductor provided in the blade; and a plurality of root bushings provided at said root end, wherein said down conductor is conductively coupled to at least one of said root bushings to provide a conductive path to ground for said down conductor, wherein said blade comprises a shell body, said blade further comprising an external conductive element provided on an external surface of said shell body at said root end, characterised in that said external conductive element is conductively coupled with said down conductor through said at least one of said bushings to provide a conductive path to ground for said down conductor.
A user terminal comprising: a transmitting section configured to transmit a discovery signal for Device to Device, D2D, communication in a transmission duration of a predetermined period; and a receiving section configured to receive cyclic prefix, CP, length configuration information which represents a CP length for use in transmission of the discovery signal; the user terminal being characterized in that: the receiving section is configured to receive information indicating at least one of a subframe offset and a period of the transmission duration, and the transmission duration is configured based on the received information. a transmitting section configured to transmit a discovery signal for Device to Device, D2D, communication in a transmission duration of a predetermined period; and a receiving section configured to receive cyclic prefix, CP, length configuration information which represents a CP length for use in transmission of the discovery signal; the user terminal being characterized in that: the receiving section is configured to receive information indicating at least one of a subframe offset and a period of the transmission duration, and the transmission duration is configured based on the received information.
Ventilation arrangement for a housing, having a ventilation channel with a mouth opening and a first shielding hood shielding the mouth opening, wherein the ventilation channel widens and/or narrows in cross section toward the mouth opening, and the mouth opening is encompassed by the first shielding hood, leaving a gap free, characterized in that the first shielding hood is encompassed by a second shielding hood, and coaxially running grooves (16, 17) are arranged on the outer casing side of the ventilation channel and on the outer casing side of the second shielding hood.
A method of bonding winnowers and dust wastes released at cigarette production stages on a tobacco winnower, comprising the following steps: - Taking the winnowers from a pipe connected to a winnower outlet line of a cigarette machine with a help of vacuum, - Separating large, heavy or unusable size of the winnowers passing through an air lock in a separator unit and directing them to a waste bucket, - Measuring the humidity of winnowers by means of a moisture sensor and moistening the winnowers by steam spraying in order to have much higher adhesion rates of tobacco dust and crumbs to be poured on the winnowers if its moisture level is less than a predefined moisture level, - Carrying waste dust and crumb-like tobacco pieces collected in a central dust collection system with help of a horizontal cyclone and an air lock by free fall right on to a chopper / shredder unit, on which the winnowers are poured, by a pipe, - Using a crushing cylinder having at least one of serrated and flat forms to crush the winnowers sent into the unit, - Applying an adhesive by spraying during the rotation of the winnower passing over the crushing cylinder, - Squeezing of the tobacco dust and crumbs poured between the crushing cylinder with the winnower and sticking to each other, - Conveying of the tobacco winnowers and the tobacco powders stuck together from the crusher unit to a transfer drum unit with the help of a vacuum, - Feeding the product passing through sieves on the transfer drum unit to the cigarette machine with free fall. - Taking the winnowers from a pipe connected to a winnower outlet line of a cigarette machine with a help of vacuum, - Separating large, heavy or unusable size of the winnowers passing through an air lock in a separator unit and directing them to a waste bucket, - Measuring the humidity of winnowers by means of a moisture sensor and moistening the winnowers by steam spraying in order to have much higher adhesion rates of tobacco dust and crumbs to be poured on the winnowers if its moisture level is less than a predefined moisture level, - Carrying waste dust and crumb-like tobacco pieces collected in a central dust collection system with help of a horizontal cyclone and an air lock by free fall right on to a chopper / shredder unit, on which the winnowers are poured, by a pipe, - Using a crushing cylinder having at least one of serrated and flat forms to crush the winnowers sent into the unit, - Applying an adhesive by spraying during the rotation of the winnower passing over the crushing cylinder, - Squeezing of the tobacco dust and crumbs poured between the crushing cylinder with the winnower and sticking to each other, - Conveying of the tobacco winnowers and the tobacco powders stuck together from the crusher unit to a transfer drum unit with the help of a vacuum, - Feeding the product passing through sieves on the transfer drum unit to the cigarette machine with free fall.
A protective case for a laptop computer, said case comprising a first portion and a second portion, hinged to each other at the level of a junction area, and intended to protect the upper surface and the lower surface of said laptop computer, in which one of the portions is provided with a receptacle (7, 15) capable of receiving the base of said computer, said receptacle (7, 15) being hinged at the level of the free edge of said portion, opposite to the edge of the portion taking part in the junction area between the two portions, characterized in that said portion is formed of a frame defining a through opening or window, and of a foldable flap, capable of reversibly closing said opening or window.
A support and storage stand comprising: two pairs of inner legs, wherein the pairs of inner legs are placed in opposite direction to each other in the stand; two pairs of outer legs, wherein the pairs of outer legs are placed in opposite direction to each other in the stand; a bridge strip, wherein the bridge strip connects the pair of inner legs and the pair of outer legs at both sides of the stand to form an integrated assembly; two load carrying plates, wherein the load carrying plates are placed on top of the inner legs and the outer legs at both sides of the said stand in an inclination with each other to be exposed directly to a heavy cylindrical loading material; and a detachable cushion pad, wherein the cushion pad acts as anti-skid and anti-friction material between the two load carrying plates and the heavy cylindrical loadingmaterial; wherein, one pair of inner legs, and one pair of outer legs of one side of the support are connected to the pair of the outer legs and the inner legs ot the other side of the support through the bridge strip to form one complete assembly to support heavy material in cylindrical form wherein the stand is a steel stand, wherein the inner legs and the outer legs are hollow tubes. two pairs of inner legs, wherein the pairs of inner legs are placed in opposite direction to each other in the stand; two pairs of outer legs, wherein the pairs of outer legs are placed in opposite direction to each other in the stand; a bridge strip, wherein the bridge strip connects the pair of inner legs and the pair of outer legs at both sides of the stand to form an integrated assembly; two load carrying plates, wherein the load carrying plates are placed on top of the inner legs and the outer legs at both sides of the said stand in an inclination with each other to be exposed directly to a heavy cylindrical loading material; and a detachable cushion pad, wherein the cushion pad acts as anti-skid and anti-friction material between the two load carrying plates and the heavy cylindrical loadingmaterial; wherein, one pair of inner legs, and one pair of outer legs of one side of the support are connected to the pair of the outer legs and the inner legs ot the other side of the support through the bridge strip to form one complete assembly to support heavy material in cylindrical form wherein the stand is a steel stand, wherein the inner legs and the outer legs are hollow tubes.
A polymer composition comprising 35 to 89.9 wt% of a multimodal linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) having an MFR 21 /MFR 2, (measured according to ASTM D1238 at 190°C and under a load of 21.6 kg and 2.16 kg), of 50 to 200, 10 to 50 wt% of a low density polyethylene (LDPE) and 0.1 to 15.0 wt% of foaming agent component based on the total amount (100wt%) of the polymer composition.