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A robotic system and a rod shaping system (20; 34-37) for shaping an intervertebral connection rod; wherein the robotic system is configured to assist in performing the insertion into a patient's vertebrae of pedicle screws according to a surgical plan, wherein the surgical plan is based on preoperative images of the patient's spine, and defines the position and orientation of the pedicle screws; wherein the rod shaping system (20, 34-37) has a rod shaping apparatus control system; wherein the robotic system is configured to generate positional data incorporating the coordinates of the points at which the intervertebral connection rod sits correctly in each desired pedicle screw head, and to provide inputs of said positional data to the rod shaping apparatus control system of the rod shaping system (20, 34-37); wherein the rod shaping system (20, 34-37) is configured to use said generated positional data to bend the intervertebral connection rod inserted therein, such that the intervertebral connection rod adopts a shape that will sit correctly in the desired pedicle screw heads; and wherein the rod shaping system (20, 34-37) is configured to be actuated to generate a correctly shaped intervertebral connection rod for use in a spinal stabilization procedure. wherein the robotic system is configured to assist in performing the insertion into a patient's vertebrae of pedicle screws according to a surgical plan, wherein the surgical plan is based on preoperative images of the patient's spine, and defines the position and orientation of the pedicle screws; wherein the rod shaping system (20, 34-37) has a rod shaping apparatus control system; wherein the robotic system is configured to generate positional data incorporating the coordinates of the points at which the intervertebral connection rod sits correctly in each desired pedicle screw head, and to provide inputs of said positional data to the rod shaping apparatus control system of the rod shaping system (20, 34-37); wherein the rod shaping system (20, 34-37) is configured to use said generated positional data to bend the intervertebral connection rod inserted therein, such that the intervertebral connection rod adopts a shape that will sit correctly in the desired pedicle screw heads; and wherein the rod shaping system (20, 34-37) is configured to be actuated to generate a correctly shaped intervertebral connection rod for use in a spinal stabilization procedure.
A multilayer cylinder head gasket assembly, comprising: two functional layers (14;16) having a plurality of openings bounded by an annular free edge, said functional layer having a seal bead (28, 30) bounding said openings; a stopper layer having a free outer periphery and openings configured to register with said openings of said functional layer (14; 16), said stopper layer openings being aligned in series along a straight axis to provide opposite end openings with a plurality of intermediate openings located between said opposite end openings; and a plurality of nonsymmetrical, irregularly shaped ears extending radially outwardly from said stopper layer opposite end openings to form a portion of said free outer periphery, with at least some of said ears being shaped differently from one another and wherein said stopper layer has an axis of symmetry; characterized in that said ears prevent a cylinder head and engine block from bending upwardly and/or downwardly over the entire area of said stopper layer by occupying space between said functional layers (14, 16), said plurality of intermediate openings being free of said ears. two functional layers (14;16) having a plurality of openings bounded by an annular free edge, said functional layer having a seal bead (28, 30) bounding said openings; a stopper layer having a free outer periphery and openings configured to register with said openings of said functional layer (14; 16), said stopper layer openings being aligned in series along a straight axis to provide opposite end openings with a plurality of intermediate openings located between said opposite end openings; and a plurality of nonsymmetrical, irregularly shaped ears extending radially outwardly from said stopper layer opposite end openings to form a portion of said free outer periphery, with at least some of said ears being shaped differently from one another and wherein said stopper layer has an axis of symmetry; characterized in that said ears prevent a cylinder head and engine block from bending upwardly and/or downwardly over the entire area of said stopper layer by occupying space between said functional layers (14, 16), said plurality of intermediate openings being free of said ears.
A method for packaging a plurality of items, comprising: receiving an identity of a plurality of items that are to be packaged into a container; retrieving each of the plurality of items from an inventory of items; retrieving corresponding item data for each of the plurality of items from an item database, the item data comprising corresponding three-dimensional dimensions of each of the plurality of items; calculating three-dimensional dimensions of a three-dimensional arrangement of the plurality of items based on the corresponding three-dimensional dimensions of each of the plurality of items retrieved from the item database; calculating a container size of the container based on the corresponding three-dimensional dimensions of each of the plurality of items retrieved from the item database, the calculated container size being substantially equal to the three-dimensional dimensions of the three-dimensional arrangement of the plurality of items such that the container size accommodates all of the plurality of items within the container; initiating production of the container; calculating a quantity of protective packaging material for use when packaging the plurality of items within the container; producing the container, the container having a size substantially equal to the calculated container size; delivering the calculated quantity of protective packaging material and the container from a centralized location; and delivering the calculated quantity of protective packaging material, the plurality of items, and the container to one of a plurality of pack stations. receiving an identity of a plurality of items that are to be packaged into a container; retrieving each of the plurality of items from an inventory of items; retrieving corresponding item data for each of the plurality of items from an item database, the item data comprising corresponding three-dimensional dimensions of each of the plurality of items; calculating three-dimensional dimensions of a three-dimensional arrangement of the plurality of items based on the corresponding three-dimensional dimensions of each of the plurality of items retrieved from the item database; calculating a container size of the container based on the corresponding three-dimensional dimensions of each of the plurality of items retrieved from the item database, the calculated container size being substantially equal to the three-dimensional dimensions of the three-dimensional arrangement of the plurality of items such that the container size accommodates all of the plurality of items within the container; initiating production of the container; calculating a quantity of protective packaging material for use when packaging the plurality of items within the container; producing the container, the container having a size substantially equal to the calculated container size; delivering the calculated quantity of protective packaging material and the container from a centralized location; and delivering the calculated quantity of protective packaging material, the plurality of items, and the container to one of a plurality of pack stations.
Bolt anchored by impact, comprising a shaft and an outwardly expanding straddling cone arranged at the end, and an expandable straddling bush arranged on the straddling cone for anchoring the impact bolt in hard solid construction materials, in particular in concrete masonry, and a nail head arranged at the end opposite the straddling cone adjoining the shaft, where a washer is arranged in front of the nail head, which in the unloaded state, is, at least in parts, mechanically pre-stressed, thereby placing it in a metastable state, characterised in that an indicating element for visual verification of the anchored joint is formed by a radial section of the washer, where an outer radial section is pre-stressed with reference to an inner radial section which extends axially at a steep slope out of the outer radial section in the form of a funnel.
An apparatus for providing sound to an ear piece (101L, 101R), wherein the ear piece is one of a pair of ear pieces configured to supply stereo sound or surround sound inputs, comprising: a detector configured to automatically detect whether a left or right ear or neither is wearing the ear piece, wherein the detector is configured to produce an output signal used to automatically detect whether the left or right ear or neither is wearing the ear piece by determining a relative location of a characteristic structure of the left or right ear by analyzing the output signal produced by the detector, wherein the detector includes an acoustic transducer within the ear piece that is configured to act as both a speaker and a microphone, wherein the detector is configured to automatically detect the relative location of the characteristic structure by producing the output signal with the acoustic transducer, detecting an acoustic reverberation of the output signal with the acoustic transducer and automatically analyzing the acoustic reverberation of the output signal to determine whether the left or right ear or neither ear is wearing the ear piece; and an audio signal mixer configured to automatically apply a correct configuration to audio signals transmitted to or from the ear piece so that a left audio signal or a right audio signal goes to the ear piece according to whether the left or right ear or neither is determined to be wearing the ear piece. a detector configured to automatically detect whether a left or right ear or neither is wearing the ear piece, wherein the detector is configured to produce an output signal used to automatically detect whether the left or right ear or neither is wearing the ear piece by determining a relative location of a characteristic structure of the left or right ear by analyzing the output signal produced by the detector, wherein the detector includes an acoustic transducer within the ear piece that is configured to act as both a speaker and a microphone, wherein the detector is configured to automatically detect the relative location of the characteristic structure by producing the output signal with the acoustic transducer, detecting an acoustic reverberation of the output signal with the acoustic transducer and automatically analyzing the acoustic reverberation of the output signal to determine whether the left or right ear or neither ear is wearing the ear piece; and an audio signal mixer configured to automatically apply a correct configuration to audio signals transmitted to or from the ear piece so that a left audio signal or a right audio signal goes to the ear piece according to whether the left or right ear or neither is determined to be wearing the ear piece.
A high-density micro-chamber array (20, 300), comprising: a translucent flat substrate; a hydrophobic layer provided on the substrate and composed of a hydrophobic substance wherein an a principal surface of the hydrophobic layer, openings of a plurality of micro-chambers, each having a capacity of 4,000 x 10 -18 m 3 or smaller, are provided in such a way as to be arrayed regularly at a high density; and a lipid bilayer membrane formed, in such a way as to seal a test liquid, in each of the openings of the plurality of micro-chambers in the state of being filled with the test liquid, wherein an electrode is provided in each of the micro-chambers; and when a side of the substrate having the hydrophobic layer provided on the side is directed upward, the micro-chamber array (20, 300) is configured such that with the electrode being provided as a transparent electrode an a bottom surface of each of the micro-chambers, light entering the substrate from below the substrate is transmitted through the substrate and penetrates into interiors of the micro-chambers, and light entering the substrate from the interiors of the micro-chambers is transmitted through the substrate and escapes toward below the substrate. a translucent flat substrate; a hydrophobic layer provided on the substrate and composed of a hydrophobic substance wherein an a principal surface of the hydrophobic layer, openings of a plurality of micro-chambers, each having a capacity of 4,000 x 10 -18 m 3 or smaller, are provided in such a way as to be arrayed regularly at a high density; and a lipid bilayer membrane formed, in such a way as to seal a test liquid, in each of the openings of the plurality of micro-chambers in the state of being filled with the test liquid, wherein an electrode is provided in each of the micro-chambers; and when a side of the substrate having the hydrophobic layer provided on the side is directed upward, the micro-chamber array (20, 300) is configured such that with the electrode being provided as a transparent electrode an a bottom surface of each of the micro-chambers, light entering the substrate from below the substrate is transmitted through the substrate and penetrates into interiors of the micro-chambers, and light entering the substrate from the interiors of the micro-chambers is transmitted through the substrate and escapes toward below the substrate.
A tread for a tire, the tread comprising a circumferential groove having a radially outermost and axially inner first groove edge and a radially outermost and axially outer second groove edge, wherein a centerline or center plane of the circumferential groove extends circumferentially along the circumferential groove and axially in the middle between the first and second groove edge (240, 241), the circumferential groove comprising a stabilizing structure for increasing tread stiffness, wherein the stabilizing structure is axially offset a predetermined amount from the centerline or center plane of the circumferential groove and wherein the circumferential groove has an angled axially inner sidewall (161, 171), an angled axially outer sidewall (162, 172), and a curved base surface (163, 173), the stabilizing structure extending radially inward of the curved base surface (163, 173) and comprising a circumferentially extending subgroove or slit in the curved base surface (163, 173) of the circumferential groove, the subgroove or slit being axially offset from the centerline or center plane of the circumferential groove, characterized in that the subgroove or slit is connected radially downwards to a radially innermost, circumferentially extending structure having a circular cross section and having an axial width in a range of from 20 to 60 percent of the maximal axial width of the circumferential groove.
A fan assembly for creating an air current, the fan assembly comprising an air outlet and a stand, the air outlet being mounted on the stand, the stand comprising a base (38, 40) and a body tiltable relative to the base (38, 40) from an untilted position to a tilted position, the stand comprising a first plurality of locking members (140, 142) located on the base (38, 40), and a second plurality of locking members (180, 182) located on the body and which are retained by the first plurality of locking members (140, 142) to retain the body on the base (38, 40), characterised in that the locking members (140, 142, 180, 182) are enclosed by the outer surfaces of the base (38, 40) and the body when the body is in the untilted position, and the first plurality of locking members (140, 142) comprises a plurality of rails for retaining the body on the base (38, 40).
An apparatus for shaping a food product comprising: an open container for receiving food mix, the container divided into a plurality of open container chambers in which each container chamber has a side wall forming an opening for receiving the food mix; a mould insert comprising a plurality of mould chambers, each mould chamber having a side wall which cooperates with the side wall of one of the container chambers to define a plurality of interior mould cavities when the container and the mould insert are joined; the side wall of each mould chamber being operable to be pushed into a respective container chamber to compress the food mix therein, and characterised in that each mould chamber comprises a venting aperture in the side wall thereof to provide a passage for air and excess food mix in the interior mould cavity to flow out of the apparatus during pressing of the mould insert into the container, and wherein the side wall of each mould chamber forms a cutting edge operable during compression to simultaneously and slidingly engage against the side wall of each container chamber to cut into and fully separate food mix contained within the interior mould cavity from any excess food mix remaining outside the interior mould cavity when the container and mould insert are joined together to thereby form and shape a food product within each interior mould cavity, wherein upstanding columns are interposed between adjacent container chambers of the container, said columns extending a pre-determined vertical distance above the openings of the container chambers. an open container for receiving food mix, the container divided into a plurality of open container chambers in which each container chamber has a side wall forming an opening for receiving the food mix; a mould insert comprising a plurality of mould chambers, each mould chamber having a side wall which cooperates with the side wall of one of the container chambers to define a plurality of interior mould cavities when the container and the mould insert are joined; the side wall of each mould chamber being operable to be pushed into a respective container chamber to compress the food mix therein, and characterised in that each mould chamber comprises a venting aperture in the side wall thereof to provide a passage for air and excess food mix in the interior mould cavity to flow out of the apparatus during pressing of the mould insert into the container, and wherein the side wall of each mould chamber forms a cutting edge operable during compression to simultaneously and slidingly engage against the side wall of each container chamber to cut into and fully separate food mix contained within the interior mould cavity from any excess food mix remaining outside the interior mould cavity when the container and mould insert are joined together to thereby form and shape a food product within each interior mould cavity, wherein upstanding columns are interposed between adjacent container chambers of the container, said columns extending a pre-determined vertical distance above the openings of the container chambers.
A method for thermal control of a building, called thermally controlled building, wherein a volume of a liquid is used to control at least one air temperature inside said thermally controlled building, wherein at least one tank, called buffer tank, containing at least a part of said volume of said liquid extends below at least one building, called protector building, provided with foundations and a floor of lower level below these foundations; said buffer tank is housed in a space, called underground space, of said protector building, limited in terms of height by the floor of said protector building, said volume of said liquid is used as heat capacity; said underground space is limited laterally by the foundations of said protector building, and has a depth at most equal to that of the foundations; and at least one envelope portion, called exchange portion, of at least one buffer tank is placed in contact with at least one ground surface part delimiting said underground space in terms of depth, so as to allow a heat exchange by conduction between at least one part of said surface part and said liquid contained in at least one buffer tank. wherein at least one tank, called buffer tank, containing at least a part of said volume of said liquid extends below at least one building, called protector building, provided with foundations and a floor of lower level below these foundations; said buffer tank is housed in a space, called underground space, of said protector building, limited in terms of height by the floor of said protector building, said volume of said liquid is used as heat capacity; said underground space is limited laterally by the foundations of said protector building, and has a depth at most equal to that of the foundations; and at least one envelope portion, called exchange portion, of at least one buffer tank is placed in contact with at least one ground surface part delimiting said underground space in terms of depth, so as to allow a heat exchange by conduction between at least one part of said surface part and said liquid contained in at least one buffer tank.
A battery contact module for use in a power tool, which includes a housing and a battery insertable into the housing along a first axis, the battery contact module comprising: a contact block configured to movably connect to the housing; a pair of opposing terminals attached to said contact block and configured to contact the battery, wherein the contact block is configured to move relative to the housing to maintain constant electrical contact pressure between each of said terminals and the battery, characterized in that the contact block includes a pair of opposing locating posts, each extending outwardly from said contact block along a second axis generally transverse to said first axis, and configured to movably, matingly engage with a corresponding receptacle located in the housing. a contact block configured to movably connect to the housing; a pair of opposing terminals attached to said contact block and configured to contact the battery, wherein the contact block is configured to move relative to the housing to maintain constant electrical contact pressure between each of said terminals and the battery, characterized in that the contact block includes a pair of opposing locating posts, each extending outwardly from said contact block along a second axis generally transverse to said first axis, and configured to movably, matingly engage with a corresponding receptacle located in the housing.