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A medical implement particularly useful in arthroscopic surgery, comprising:a manipulatable member, a handle having a proximal end configured for manual gripping by a user, a distal end for manipulation during the surgery, an internal passageway extending through the handle from the proximal end to the distal end thereof, and a longitudinally-extending slot extending longitudinally through the handle from its outer surface to said internal passageway for side-loading the handle with the manipulatable member to be manipulated during surgery; and a shield located within the passageway in the handle; characterized in that said shield is secured along one edge to the inner surface of the handle defining the passageway and includes an elastic section normally covering said longitudinally-extending slot; said elastic section of the shield being yieldable to permit side-loading of the manipulatable member into the passageway, but preventing a side-loaded manipulatable member from passing outwardly from the passageway.
A pyrotechnic cut-off device (100; 200) comprising: a pyrotechnic igniter, a conductive portion and a movable piston, the piston being able to be displaced in a cavity along a direction of displacement following the actuation of the pyrotechnic igniter between a first position of passage of the current in the conductive portion and a second position of cut-off of the current, the piston defines a first sealing portion having a narrowing of section along the direction of displacement, and the cavity has a wall defining a second sealing portion which extends on either side of the conductive portion and which has a narrowing of section along the direction of displacement, the first sealing portion being in contact with the second sealing portion along a contact surface extending on either side of the conductive portion when the piston is in the second position, characterized in that the first sealing portion and the second sealing portion cooperate in the second position such as to create a surface seal on either side of the conductive portion, which makes it possible to separate in a sealed manner the two terminals of the device between which the conductive portion extends.
A polishing pad comprising at least one light-transmitting region, wherein the light-transmitting region is composed of a material comprising (a) a polymeric resin and (b) at least one light-absorbing compound, and wherein the light-transmitting region has a total light transmittance of 25% or more at one or more wavelengths in a range of 250 nm to 395 nm, wherein the light-transmitting region is discolored 45% or less at one or more wavelengths in a range of 395 nm to 800 nm upon ultraviolet light irradiation, as measured according to ASTM D1148-95.
A mouse cell comprising a synthetic transgene that functionally replaces gene segments of an endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain locus, wherein the synthetic transgene comprises an immunoglobulin heavy chain polynucleotide sequence comprising completely mouse DNA except for sequences encoding one or more human heavy chain variable gene segments, one or more human D gene segments, one or more human J gene segments, a human CH1 gene segment, and a human upper hinge region gene segment that replace mouse orthologues, wherein the transgene comprises a mouse CH2 gene segment and a mouse CH3 segment, wherein the synthetic transgene undergoes gene rearrangement to produce a chimeric immunoglobulin heavy chain comprising a human heavy chain variable domain and a chimeric heavy chain constant region comprising a human CH1 domain, a human upper hinge region, a mouse CH2 domain and a mouse CH3 domain, wherein mouse constant region sequences of the transgene are allotypically different than the endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain locus, wherein the synthetic transgene is randomly integrated in the genome of the cell, and wherein the cell comprises an inactivated endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain locus.
Assembly comprising at least a first module and a second module with respective longitudinal axes, which modules are caissons or pontoons, wherein each one of the modules (1, 2) comprises an upper side (19, 41) and an underside (20, 42) arranged to be facing upwards and downwards, respectively, when the module (1, 2) floats on water, and at least a first connection side (6, 7, 8, 9) which is facing the other module (1, 2) and is arranged between the upper side (19, 41) and the underside (20, 42), and at least two elongated bendable members which connect the first module with the second module, characterized in that the first connection side of the first module comprises at least one first recess which is a part of a rotationally symmetrical form with a symmetry axis which is parallel with the connection side, the assembly comprises at least a first connection member, which comprises an inelastic member and a longitudinal axis which is parallel with the symmetry axis, and which is in engagement with and rotatable around the symmetry axis in relation to the first recess, and the first connection side of the second module is in engagement with said at least one connection member, wherein the first module is rotatable in relation to the second module by the connection member being rotatable in relation to the first recess, and the bendable members extend in through holes in said at least one connection member. the first connection side of the first module comprises at least one first recess which is a part of a rotationally symmetrical form with a symmetry axis which is parallel with the connection side, the assembly comprises at least a first connection member, which comprises an inelastic member and a longitudinal axis which is parallel with the symmetry axis, and which is in engagement with and rotatable around the symmetry axis in relation to the first recess, and the first connection side of the second module is in engagement with said at least one connection member, wherein the first module is rotatable in relation to the second module by the connection member being rotatable in relation to the first recess, and the bendable members extend in through holes in said at least one connection member.
An optical device (100; 100'; 100") comprising: - a waveguide microresonator (120; 120'; 120"), arranged to guide a light beam along a closed loop optical path; and - at least one injection and/or extraction waveguide (110; 110'; 110 1, 110 2), optically coupled with the microresonator for injecting and/or extracting said light beam; wherein the microresonator (120; 120'; 120") consists of a plurality of elementary waveguides (121; 121') spaced from each other so that the input of an elementary waveguide is not in direct physical contact with the output of a neighbour elementary waveguide, separated two by two by free spaces configured to, in use, be occupied by a gas or liquid medium, and disposed one after the other according to a loop-shaped arrangement; characterised in that the optical device further includes a substrate and a central pillar, with the waveguide microresonator (120; 120'; 120"being arranged suspended above the substrate, resting on the central pillar. - a waveguide microresonator (120; 120'; 120"), arranged to guide a light beam along a closed loop optical path; and - at least one injection and/or extraction waveguide (110; 110'; 110 1, 110 2), optically coupled with the microresonator for injecting and/or extracting said light beam;
A steam turbine power plant that includes a rotor train comprising a high-pressure turbine, an intermediate-pressure turbine, and three low-pressure turbines, wherein the three low-pressure turbines include two dual-flow low-pressure turbines and a single-flow low-pressure turbine; wherein the high-pressure turbine and the intermediate-pressure turbine are configured such that each substantially balances the thrust force of the other, and wherein the two dual-flow low-pressure turbines are configured such that each substantially balances the thrust force of the other; and wherein means for extraction supply high-pressured steam from the high-pressure turbine to a cavity disposed forward of the single-flow low-pressure turbine; and wherein the cavity, in the direction toward the single-flow low pressure turbine, is substantially bound by stationary structure that surrounds a shaft of the rotor train; the steam turbine power plant comprising: a thrust piston connected to the shaft; wherein the cavity, in the direction away from the single-flow low pressure turbine, is substantially bound by the thrust piston; and wherein the thrust piston is configured to counteract a desired amount of a thrust force generated by the single-flow low-pressure turbine during operation. a thrust piston connected to the shaft; wherein the cavity, in the direction away from the single-flow low pressure turbine, is substantially bound by the thrust piston; and wherein the thrust piston is configured to counteract a desired amount of a thrust force generated by the single-flow low-pressure turbine during operation.
Composition for use as antitumor auto-vaccine for the treatment of B or T lymphomas in a subject, comprising a hydroxyapatite and/or tricalcium phosphate powder on which cytoplasmic proteins from a tumor sample of the subject are absorbed, said powder having a specific surface area SS ≥ 30 m 2 /g and a particle size G ≤ 200 μm.
A sensor (102, 300, 400, 500) for a separable connector comprising: a plug body (210, 222, 242, 310, 410, 510) comprising an insulating resin, the plug body configured to be inserted into the separable connector to encase a high voltage conductor disposed in the separable connector such that there are no exposed high voltages surfaces; one or more discrete high voltage capacitors (204, 304, 404, 504) encased by the insulating resin and configured to be electrically coupled to the separable connector at a first end portion when the plug body is inserted; one or more discrete low voltage capacitors (206, 306) electrically coupled in series to the one or more high voltage capacitors to form a capacitive voltage divider; and a low voltage connection (330, 430) configured to provide a low voltage signal corresponding to a high voltage signal present in the separable connector. a plug body (210, 222, 242, 310, 410, 510) comprising an insulating resin, the plug body configured to be inserted into the separable connector to encase a high voltage conductor disposed in the separable connector such that there are no exposed high voltages surfaces; one or more discrete high voltage capacitors (204, 304, 404, 504) encased by the insulating resin and configured to be electrically coupled to the separable connector at a first end portion when the plug body is inserted; one or more discrete low voltage capacitors (206, 306) electrically coupled in series to the one or more high voltage capacitors to form a capacitive voltage divider; and a low voltage connection (330, 430) configured to provide a low voltage signal corresponding to a high voltage signal present in the separable connector.
A shifting tool for use in displacing a component of a well tool, the shifting tool comprising: a retraction sleeve; one or more engagement members configured to engage the well tool component; and a detent device that prevents any prior relative longitudinal displacement between the retraction sleeve and the engagement members until a predetermined longitudinal force is applied to the shifting tool, but permits relative displacement between the retraction sleeve and the engagement members in response to the predetermined longitudinal force applied to the shifting tool, and in which the shifting tool is configured to reset downhole following application of the predetermined longitudinal force, whereby the shifting tool is reusable downhole without retrieving the shifting tool to surface. a retraction sleeve; one or more engagement members configured to engage the well tool component; and a detent device that prevents any prior relative longitudinal displacement between the retraction sleeve and the engagement members until a predetermined longitudinal force is applied to the shifting tool, but permits relative displacement between the retraction sleeve and the engagement members in response to the predetermined longitudinal force applied to the shifting tool, and in which the shifting tool is configured to reset downhole following application of the predetermined longitudinal force, whereby the shifting tool is reusable downhole without retrieving the shifting tool to surface.
An aerosol-generating device for use in an aerosol-generating system, the aerosol-generating device comprising: a housing defining a device cavity for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article; an elongate electric heater located in the device cavity; and a thermally conductive sheath (112, 412) secured over the elongate electric heater such that the electric heater is substantially enclosed within the thermally conductive sheath (112, 412) along at least part of the length of the elongate electric heater, the thermally conductive sheath (112, 412) having a thermal conductivity of at least 40 W/m.K as measured in accordance with ASTM C1114 - 00, wherein the thermally conductive sheath (112, 412) and the electric heater are configured to extend into the aerosol-generating article when the aerosol-generating article is received in the device cavity such that, in use, the aerosol-generating article is heated by the electric heater via the thermally conductive sheath (112, 412). a housing defining a device cavity for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article; an elongate electric heater located in the device cavity; and a thermally conductive sheath (112, 412) secured over the elongate electric heater such that the electric heater is substantially enclosed within the thermally conductive sheath (112, 412) along at least part of the length of the elongate electric heater, the thermally conductive sheath (112, 412) having a thermal conductivity of at least 40 W/m.K as measured in accordance with ASTM C1114 - 00, wherein the thermally conductive sheath (112, 412) and the electric heater are configured to extend into the aerosol-generating article when the aerosol-generating article is received in the device cavity such that, in use, the aerosol-generating article is heated by the electric heater via the thermally conductive sheath (112, 412).
An immunoassay method utilizing surface plasmon resonance comprising: an absorbance measurement step of measuring an absorbance of a sample, a mode setting step of setting a treatment mode for the immunoassay in accordance with the result of the absorbance measured in the absorbance measurement step, at least one treatment step using at least one treatment condition in the immunoassay in accordance with the treatment mode set in the mode setting step, and a surface plasmon measurement step. an absorbance measurement step of measuring an absorbance of a sample, a mode setting step of setting a treatment mode for the immunoassay in accordance with the result of the absorbance measured in the absorbance measurement step, at least one treatment step using at least one treatment condition in the immunoassay in accordance with the treatment mode set in the mode setting step, and a surface plasmon measurement step.
A library comprising a plurality of partitions comprising at least 1,000 barcoded beads comprising a plurality of barcode sequences, wherein: each barcoded bead of said at least 1,000 barcoded beads comprises a polynucleotide comprising a different barcode sequence of said plurality of barcode sequences; said at least 1,000 barcoded beads are distributed across said plurality of partitions; said at least 1,000 barcoded beads are partitioned such that each barcoded bead is included in a separate partition; wherein said plurality of partitions contains, on average, less than one barcoded bead per partition; and greater than 5% of said plurality of partitions comprise a barcode sequence of said plurality of barcode sequences. each barcoded bead of said at least 1,000 barcoded beads comprises a polynucleotide comprising a different barcode sequence of said plurality of barcode sequences; said at least 1,000 barcoded beads are distributed across said plurality of partitions; said at least 1,000 barcoded beads are partitioned such that each barcoded bead is included in a separate partition; wherein said plurality of partitions contains, on average, less than one barcoded bead per partition; and greater than 5% of said plurality of partitions comprise a barcode sequence of said plurality of barcode sequences.
A method, comprising: at a mobile satellite navigation receiver, determining a first solution of a position of the mobile satellite navigation receiver relative to a first local positioning system in a first mode, wherein the first local positioning system includes one or more reference receivers at known locations; determining a second solution of the position of the mobile satellite navigation receiver relative to a wide-area differential satellite positioning system in a second mode; calculating an offset between the first solution and the second solution during simultaneous operation of the mobile satellite navigation receiver in the first mode and the second mode; and using the offset to initialize floating ambiguities for the mobile satellite navigation receiver operating in the second mode, where in the second mode, the position of the mobile satellite navigation receiver is determined relative to the wide-area differential satellite positioning system; characterized in that the offset is averaged over a specified time period to produce a stable offset value. at a mobile satellite navigation receiver, determining a first solution of a position of the mobile satellite navigation receiver relative to a first local positioning system in a first mode, wherein the first local positioning system includes one or more reference receivers at known locations; determining a second solution of the position of the mobile satellite navigation receiver relative to a wide-area differential satellite positioning system in a second mode; calculating an offset between the first solution and the second solution during simultaneous operation of the mobile satellite navigation receiver in the first mode and the second mode; and using the offset to initialize floating ambiguities for the mobile satellite navigation receiver operating in the second mode, where in the second mode, the position of the mobile satellite navigation receiver is determined relative to the wide-area differential satellite positioning system;
A riveting tool for shaping a rivet in a workpiece having a first side and a second side, the riveting tool comprising: a magnet adapted to be positioned on the second side, the magnet defining an opening that extends therethrough; a bucking bar assembly adapted to be positioned on the first side, the bucking bar assembly having a magnetically attractive housing and a bucking bar received in said housing, said bucking bar being moveable relative to said housing along a bucking bar axis; an actuation mechanism to move said bucking bar along said bucking bar axis and into engagement with the rivet in the workpiece; and a hammering tool extending through said opening in the magnet to engage said rivet, characterised in that: the bucking bar is a non-magnetically attractive bucking bar. a magnet adapted to be positioned on the second side, the magnet defining an opening that extends therethrough; a bucking bar assembly adapted to be positioned on the first side, the bucking bar assembly having a magnetically attractive housing and a bucking bar received in said housing, said bucking bar being moveable relative to said housing along a bucking bar axis; an actuation mechanism to move said bucking bar along said bucking bar axis and into engagement with the rivet in the workpiece; and a hammering tool extending through said opening in the magnet to engage said rivet, the bucking bar is a non-magnetically attractive bucking bar.
A double stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecule comprising: a. a first strand comprising in the 5' to 3' direction: i. a first sequence that is identical to at least 18 consecutive nucleotides of a first target nucleotide sequence; and ii. a second sequence that is identical to at least 18 consecutive nucleotides of a second target nucleotide sequence; and b. a second strand comprising in the 5' to 3' direction, a 5'-overhang, a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to the first strand, and a 2 nucleotide 3'-overhang, wherein the 5'-overhang is at least 5 nucleotides in length. a. a first strand comprising in the 5' to 3' direction: i. a first sequence that is identical to at least 18 consecutive nucleotides of a first target nucleotide sequence; and ii. a second sequence that is identical to at least 18 consecutive nucleotides of a second target nucleotide sequence; and i. a first sequence that is identical to at least 18 consecutive nucleotides of a first target nucleotide sequence; and ii. a second sequence that is identical to at least 18 consecutive nucleotides of a second target nucleotide sequence; and b. a second strand comprising in the 5' to 3' direction, a 5'-overhang, a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to the first strand, and a 2 nucleotide 3'-overhang, wherein the 5'-overhang is at least 5 nucleotides in length.
A connector, comprising: a housing including at least one terminal accommodating chamber; at least one connector forming member to be assembled with the housing; at least one lock projection formed to project from the housing; at least one lock hole formed in the connector forming member and enabling the at least partial insertion of the lock projection; at least one receiving portion arranged to traverse an opening area of the lock hole and linked to the inner surface of the lock hole at linking portions on substantially opposite ends in a longitudinal direction; at least one locking portion substantially projecting in the form of a rib along the longitudinal direction of the receiving portion from the lock projection; and one or more escaping edge portions formed on a projecting edge of the locking portion in a longitudinal direction, oblique to a straight edge portion of the projecting edge, and arranged to substantially face the linking portions; characterized in that said at least one receiving portion being resiliently deformable resilient; and said at least one locking portion being configured to press the resilient receiving portion to resiliently curve and deform the resilient receiving portion in the process of assembling the housing and the connector forming member. a housing including at least one terminal accommodating chamber; at least one connector forming member to be assembled with the housing; at least one lock projection formed to project from the housing; at least one lock hole formed in the connector forming member and enabling the at least partial insertion of the lock projection; at least one receiving portion arranged to traverse an opening area of the lock hole and linked to the inner surface of the lock hole at linking portions on substantially opposite ends in a longitudinal direction; at least one locking portion substantially projecting in the form of a rib along the longitudinal direction of the receiving portion from the lock projection; and one or more escaping edge portions formed on a projecting edge of the locking portion in a longitudinal direction, oblique to a straight edge portion of the projecting edge, and arranged to substantially face the linking portions; characterized in that said at least one receiving portion being resiliently deformable resilient; and said at least one locking portion being configured to press the resilient receiving portion to resiliently curve and deform the resilient receiving portion in the process of assembling the housing and the connector forming member.