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A surgical tool, comprising: a shaft; an end effector; and a firing drive, comprising: a rotatable input drive comprising a threaded transmission portion, wherein said input drive is rotatable in a first direction and a second direction; and a flexible output shaft comprising a thread operably engaged with said threaded transmission portion, wherein said flexible output shaft comprises a longitudinal axis, wherein said flexible output shaft is constrained from revolving about said longitudinal axis, wherein said rotatable input drive is configured to translate said flexible output shaft toward said end effector when said rotatable input drive is rotated in said first direction, and wherein said rotatable input drive is configured to translate said flexible output shaft away from said end effector when said rotatable input drive is rotated in said second direction, wherein said flexible output shaft comprises a body, wherein said thread extends around said body, and wherein said thread comprises a spring including a plurality of coils, and wherein said body extends through said coils. a shaft; an end effector; and a firing drive, comprising: a rotatable input drive comprising a threaded transmission portion, wherein said input drive is rotatable in a first direction and a second direction; and a flexible output shaft comprising a thread operably engaged with said threaded transmission portion, wherein said flexible output shaft comprises a longitudinal axis, wherein said flexible output shaft is constrained from revolving about said longitudinal axis, wherein said rotatable input drive is configured to translate said flexible output shaft toward said end effector when said rotatable input drive is rotated in said first direction, and wherein said rotatable input drive is configured to translate said flexible output shaft away from said end effector when said rotatable input drive is rotated in said second direction, a rotatable input drive comprising a threaded transmission portion, wherein said input drive is rotatable in a first direction and a second direction; and a flexible output shaft comprising a thread operably engaged with said threaded transmission portion, wherein said flexible output shaft comprises a longitudinal axis, wherein said flexible output shaft is constrained from revolving about said longitudinal axis, wherein said rotatable input drive is configured to translate said flexible output shaft toward said end effector when said rotatable input drive is rotated in said first direction, and wherein said rotatable input drive is configured to translate said flexible output shaft away from said end effector when said rotatable input drive is rotated in said second direction, wherein said flexible output shaft comprises a body, wherein said thread extends around said body, and wherein said thread comprises a spring including a plurality of coils, and wherein said body extends through said coils.
Supercharger of an internal combustion engine, comprising: - a supercharger chamber, - a diaphragm which is arranged in the supercharger chamber and subdivides the supercharger chamber into an intake chamber and an exhaust gas chamber, - wherein an inlet valve and an outlet valve are arranged on the intake chamber, - wherein the exhaust gas chamber is connected to an exhaust gas line, characterized by an electrically operable actuator which is connected to the diaphragm in order to change a resonant frequency of the diaphragm. - a supercharger chamber, - a diaphragm which is arranged in the supercharger chamber and subdivides the supercharger chamber into an intake chamber and an exhaust gas chamber, - wherein an inlet valve and an outlet valve are arranged on the intake chamber, - wherein the exhaust gas chamber is connected to an exhaust gas line, characterized by an electrically operable actuator which is connected to the diaphragm in order to change a resonant frequency of the diaphragm.
An optically clear adhesive sheet comprising: a cured product of a heat-curable polyurethane composition, the heat-curable polyurethane composition containing a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component, the polyol component having an olefin skeleton, the polyisocyanate component containing an acyclic aliphatic polyisocyanate and/or an alicyclic polyisocyanate, characterized in that, when (the number of moles of OH groups derived from the polyol component)/(the number of moles of NCO groups derived from the polyisocyanate component) is defined as α ratio, the ratio α of the heat-curable polyurethane composition is in a range from 0.8 to 1.8. a cured product of a heat-curable polyurethane composition, the heat-curable polyurethane composition containing a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component, the polyol component having an olefin skeleton, the polyisocyanate component containing an acyclic aliphatic polyisocyanate and/or an alicyclic polyisocyanate,
Granular secondary particles of a lithium-manganese composite oxide which are granular secondary particles made up of aggregated crystalline primary particles of a lithium-manganese composite oxide, characterized in that the lithium-manganese composite oxide is represented by the compositional formula Li X M Y Mn 3-X-Y O 4-Z F Z, wherein X, Y, and Z are such numbers that X = 1.0 to 1.2, Y = 0 to 0.3, and Z = 0 to 0.3; and M represents one or more elements selected from Al, Co, Ni, Cr, Fe, and Mg, the granular secondary particles have many micrometer-size open voids therein, the open voids having an average diameter in the range of from 0.5 to 3 μm and the total volume of the open voids being in the range of from 3 to 20 vol. % on average based on the total volume of the granular secondary particles, the granular secondary particles have a specific surface area of from 0.2 to 1.0 m 2 /g and an average diameter of from 5 to 30 μm, the crystalline primary particles constituting the granular secondary particles have an average diameter of from 0.5 to 4.0 μm, and the content of one or more boric acid compounds contained as an impurity in the granular secondary particles of the lithium-manganese composite oxide is lower than 0.0005 in terms of molar ratio between the manganese and boron (B/Mn) contained in the lithium-manganese composite oxide.
A variable length light shield for an electro-optical sensor within a nose cone, comprising: a base; and a telescopic shade having a first portion supported by the base and a second portion slideable relative to the first portion; said variable length light shield being characterised by further comprising: a ring rotatably supported about the base; a guide tube having a first end disposed proximate the ring and a second end extending away from the ring about a side of the telescopic shade; an extension spring having a first end supported by the guide tube and a second end supported by the second portion of the telescopic shade; and a cable extending through the guide tube and the extension spring, the cable having a first end coupled to the ring and a second end coupled to the second portion of the telescopic shade, wherein the extension spring is configured to exert a force on the second portion to extend the second portion away from the first portion, and wherein rotation of the ring causes movement of the second portion relative to the first portion. a base; and a telescopic shade having a first portion supported by the base and a second portion slideable relative to the first portion; a ring rotatably supported about the base; a guide tube having a first end disposed proximate the ring and a second end extending away from the ring about a side of the telescopic shade; an extension spring having a first end supported by the guide tube and a second end supported by the second portion of the telescopic shade; and a cable extending through the guide tube and the extension spring, the cable having a first end coupled to the ring and a second end coupled to the second portion of the telescopic shade, wherein the extension spring is configured to exert a force on the second portion to extend the second portion away from the first portion, and wherein rotation of the ring causes movement of the second portion relative to the first portion.
A wall structure component, comprising: - a metal skeleton comprising a lower metal beam and an upper metal beam, connected to each other by a large number of intermediate metal beams; - several exterior connectors (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46) arranged and secured onto an external face of the said metal skeleton, and several interior connectors (51, 52, 53, 54, 56) arranged and secured onto an interior face of the said metal skeleton, the said exterior and interior connectors comprising an insulating material and the said exterior and interior faces (31, 32) being opposite faces of the said metal skeleton; - one or more exterior panels connected to the exterior connectors such that the said exterior panel is essentially arranged parallel to the metal skeleton, the said exterior panels being intended to be turned towards the exterior of a structure comprising the wall structure component; - one or more interior panels connected to the interior connectors (51- 56) such that the said interior panel is essentially arranged parallel to the metal skeleton, the said interior panels being intended to be turned towards the interior of a structure comprising the structural wall component; - a space (80, 81) positioned between the said exterior panel and the said interior panel comprising insulating material; characterised in that in the said metal skeleton the said intermediate beams are arranged in a single row and in that the lower extremities of the intermediate beam are placed on the lower beam, and in that the said lower beam, upper beam and the intermediate beams of the skeleton is/are located and centred in a single common vertical plane. - a metal skeleton comprising a lower metal beam and an upper metal beam, connected to each other by a large number of intermediate metal beams; - several exterior connectors (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46) arranged and secured onto an external face of the said metal skeleton, and several interior connectors (51, 52, 53, 54, 56) arranged and secured onto an interior face of the said metal skeleton, the said exterior and interior connectors comprising an insulating material and the said exterior and interior faces (31, 32) being opposite faces of the said metal skeleton; - one or more exterior panels connected to the exterior connectors such that the said exterior panel is essentially arranged parallel to the metal skeleton, the said exterior panels being intended to be turned towards the exterior of a structure comprising the wall structure component; - one or more interior panels connected to the interior connectors (51- 56) such that the said interior panel is essentially arranged parallel to the metal skeleton, the said interior panels being intended to be turned towards the interior of a structure comprising the structural wall component; - a space (80, 81) positioned between the said exterior panel and the said interior panel comprising insulating material;
A position sensor (100, 200, 210, 600, 650), comprising: a first sensor coil (104, 202, 212, 602, 622, 656) having a first number of periods over a range of motion of a metallic target (124, 664) positioned over the first sensor coil (104, 202, 212, 602, 622, 656), the first sensor coil (104, 202, 212, 602, 622, 656) including a first sine coil and a first cosine coil; and a second sensor coil (104, 204, 214, 604, 624, 658) having a second number of periods over the range of motion of the metallic target (124, 664) positioned over the second sensor coil (104, 204, 214, 604, 624, 658), the second sensor coil (104, 204, 214, 604, 624, 658) including a second sine coil and a second cosine coil; and a transmitter coil (106, 610, 612, 630, 632) configured to induce eddy currents in the metallic target (124, 664) positioned over the transmitter coil (106, 610, 612, 630, 632); wherein the first number of periods is different from the second number of periods, and wherein the first sensor coil (104, 202, 212, 602, 622, 656) and the second sensor coil (104, 204, 214, 604, 624, 658) are arranged with respect to one another such that the metallic target (124, 664) engages both of them simultaneously. a first sensor coil (104, 202, 212, 602, 622, 656) having a first number of periods over a range of motion of a metallic target (124, 664) positioned over the first sensor coil (104, 202, 212, 602, 622, 656), the first sensor coil (104, 202, 212, 602, 622, 656) including a first sine coil and a first cosine coil; and a second sensor coil (104, 204, 214, 604, 624, 658) having a second number of periods over the range of motion of the metallic target (124, 664) positioned over the second sensor coil (104, 204, 214, 604, 624, 658), the second sensor coil (104, 204, 214, 604, 624, 658) including a second sine coil and a second cosine coil; and a transmitter coil (106, 610, 612, 630, 632) configured to induce eddy currents in the metallic target (124, 664) positioned over the transmitter coil (106, 610, 612, 630, 632); wherein the first number of periods is different from the second number of periods, and wherein the first sensor coil (104, 202, 212, 602, 622, 656) and the second sensor coil (104, 204, 214, 604, 624, 658) are arranged with respect to one another such that the metallic target (124, 664) engages both of them simultaneously.
A method of reconstructing a hyperspectral image, the method comprising: receiving an image photographed through a diffractive optical element; and reconstructing a hyperspectral image of the received image based on the received image and information about a point spread function for each wavelength of the diffractive optical element, wherein the diffractive optical element is configured to generate an anisotropic shape of the point spread function that varies with a spectrum, wherein, as the wavelength of light changes, the size of the point spread function is unchanged while the shape of the point spread function rotates, resulting in a diffractive rotation of the point spread function. receiving an image photographed through a diffractive optical element; and reconstructing a hyperspectral image of the received image based on the received image and information about a point spread function for each wavelength of the diffractive optical element, wherein the diffractive optical element is configured to generate an anisotropic shape of the point spread function that varies with a spectrum, wherein, as the wavelength of light changes, the size of the point spread function is unchanged while the shape of the point spread function rotates, resulting in a diffractive rotation of the point spread function.
A device for handling fresh fruit or vegetable products attached to a plant, comprising: means for retaining at least a first portion of a product; and means for engaging a peduncle of the retained product; characterized in that the engaging means is arranged to rotate the peduncle of the retained product; wherein the retaining means and engaging means are arranged such that, while a product is retained by the retaining means, the engaging means can be rotated to detach the product. means for retaining at least a first portion of a product; and means for engaging a peduncle of the retained product; characterized in that the engaging means is arranged to rotate the peduncle of the retained product; wherein the retaining means and engaging means are arranged such that, while a product is retained by the retaining means, the engaging means can be rotated to detach the product.
A resin composition comprising: an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; an olefin polymer; and a sorbic acid ester; wherein the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer is present in an amount of not less than 50 wt.% in the resin composition; the olefin polymer is an olefin thermoplastic elastomer; and the sorbic acid ester is present in an amount of 0.00001 to 10 ppm based on a weight of the resin composition. an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; an olefin polymer; and a sorbic acid ester; the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer is present in an amount of not less than 50 wt.% in the resin composition; the olefin polymer is an olefin thermoplastic elastomer; and the sorbic acid ester is present in an amount of 0.00001 to 10 ppm based on a weight of the resin composition.
An isolated antibody or binding fragment thereof, that specifically binds to human B7-H1, wherein the antibody or binding fragment thereof comprises: a. a heavy chain variable domain having the amino acid of SEQ ID NO:72; and b. a light chain variable domain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:77. a. a heavy chain variable domain having the amino acid of SEQ ID NO:72; and b. a light chain variable domain having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:77.
A device comprising: a multi-channel encoder configured to: receive at least a first audio signal and a second audio signal; perform a downmix operation on the first audio signal and the second audio signal to generate a mid signal; generate a low-band mid signal and a high-band mid signal based on the mid signal, the low-band mid signal corresponding to a low frequency portion of the mid signal and the high-band mid signal corresponding to a high frequency portion of the mid signal; determine, based at least partially on a voicing value corresponding to the low-band mid signal and a gain value corresponding to the high-band mid signal, a value of a non-harmonic high-band, HB, flag associated with the high-band mid signal, wherein the non-harmonic HB flag indicates a harmonic metric of the high-band mid signal; generate a high-band mid excitation signal based at least in part on the non-harmonic HB flag; and generate a bitstream based at least in part on the high-band mid excitation signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit the bitstream and the non-harmonic HB flag to a second device. a multi-channel encoder configured to: receive at least a first audio signal and a second audio signal; perform a downmix operation on the first audio signal and the second audio signal to generate a mid signal; generate a low-band mid signal and a high-band mid signal based on the mid signal, the low-band mid signal corresponding to a low frequency portion of the mid signal and the high-band mid signal corresponding to a high frequency portion of the mid signal; determine, based at least partially on a voicing value corresponding to the low-band mid signal and a gain value corresponding to the high-band mid signal, a value of a non-harmonic high-band, HB, flag associated with the high-band mid signal, wherein the non-harmonic HB flag indicates a harmonic metric of the high-band mid signal; generate a high-band mid excitation signal based at least in part on the non-harmonic HB flag; and generate a bitstream based at least in part on the high-band mid excitation signal; and receive at least a first audio signal and a second audio signal; perform a downmix operation on the first audio signal and the second audio signal to generate a mid signal; generate a low-band mid signal and a high-band mid signal based on the mid signal, the low-band mid signal corresponding to a low frequency portion of the mid signal and the high-band mid signal corresponding to a high frequency portion of the mid signal; determine, based at least partially on a voicing value corresponding to the low-band mid signal and a gain value corresponding to the high-band mid signal, a value of a non-harmonic high-band, HB, flag associated with the high-band mid signal, wherein the non-harmonic HB flag indicates a harmonic metric of the high-band mid signal; generate a high-band mid excitation signal based at least in part on the non-harmonic HB flag; and generate a bitstream based at least in part on the high-band mid excitation signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit the bitstream and the non-harmonic HB flag to a second device.
Set comprising an artificial limb for amputees who have a residual limb; and a liner for encasing the residual limb; the artificial limb comprising a socket into which the residual limb and liner can be inserted, the socket having a cavity between the liner and the socket; a vacuum source connected to the cavity between the liner and the socket to suspend the artificial limb from the residual limb by drawing the residual limb and liner into total contact with the socket interior; a seal means for making an airtight seal between the residual limb and the socket; and a means to maintain a vacuum in the cavity in the presence of some air leakage past the seal means, characterized in that an osmotic membrane for encasing the residual limb is placed between the residual limb and the liner and creates a space between the residual limb and the liner, that the seal means also seals the space, and that the vacuum source is also connected to the space thereby lowering the partial water vapor pressure in the space and allowing water vapor to pass more readily through the osmotic membrane in one direction only, from the residual limb towards the liner.
A self-regenerative combustion system comprising: - a single burner configured to introduce fuel in a combustion chamber and provided inside with at least two first chambers (41, 42) separated from each other and configured to respectively introduce oxydizing agent into said combustion chamber and receive, at the same time, combustion waste gases aspirated from said combustion chamber, or vice versa; - a regeneration body connected to the burner and provided with two second chambers (3', 3") separated from each other and configured respectively to preheat the oxydizing agent in its passage towards the burner and to recover heat from the combustion waste gases coming from the burner, or vice versa; a first chamber of said two second chambers being in communication with a first chamber of the burner, and a second chamber (3") of said second chambers being in communication with a second chamber of the burner; - a switching valve, with four ways (23, 24, 25, 26) and three positions (A, B, C), provided with two reciprocally separate third chambers (20, 21); the system being configured so that one of the two third chambers (21, 20), the first chamber of said second chambers and the first chamber of the burner define a first path, while the other of the two third chambers (20, 21), the second chamber (3") of said second chambers and the second chamber of the burner define a second path different from the first path, and configured so that in a first position of the switching valve the oxydizing agent follows the first path and the combustion waste gases follow the second path in the opposite direction; in a second position of said switching valve the oxydizing agent follows the second path and the combustion waste gases follow the first path in the opposite direction; characterised in that in a third position of the switching valve, said valve closes the first path and the second path determining the shutdown of the combustion system. - a single burner configured to introduce fuel in a combustion chamber and provided inside with at least two first chambers (41, 42) separated from each other and configured to respectively introduce oxydizing agent into said combustion chamber and receive, at the same time, combustion waste gases aspirated from said combustion chamber, or vice versa; - a regeneration body connected to the burner and provided with two second chambers (3', 3") separated from each other and configured respectively to preheat the oxydizing agent in its passage towards the burner and to recover heat from the combustion waste gases coming from the burner, or vice versa; a first chamber of said two second chambers being in communication with a first chamber of the burner, and a second chamber (3") of said second chambers being in communication with a second chamber of the burner; - a switching valve, with four ways (23, 24, 25, 26) and three positions (A, B, C), provided with two reciprocally separate third chambers (20, 21);