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An ultrasonic surgical blade comprising: a blade body having a substantially spherical treatment region; and a neck portion protruding from a portion of said spherical treatment region along a longitudinal axis; a first lumen extending through a portion of said blade body and said neck portion; and at least one second lumen extending through another portion of said blade body and intersecting said first lumen for fluid communication therewith, each said second lumen forming at least one opening (344, 346) through an outer surface of said treatment region of said blade body; and characterised in that each said opening forms a tissue cutting edge (345, 347) with an outer surface of said blade body, and said outer surface of said blade body is substantially smooth. a blade body having a substantially spherical treatment region; and a neck portion protruding from a portion of said spherical treatment region along a longitudinal axis; a first lumen extending through a portion of said blade body and said neck portion; and at least one second lumen extending through another portion of said blade body and intersecting said first lumen for fluid communication therewith, each said second lumen forming at least one opening (344, 346) through an outer surface of said treatment region of said blade body; and characterised in that each said opening forms a tissue cutting edge (345, 347) with an outer surface of said blade body, and said outer surface of said blade body is substantially smooth.
A brushless starter-generator, said starter-generator being capable of operating in starter mode so as to rotate said shaft in order to start a turbomachine, or in synchronous electric generator mode so as to transform mechanical energy delivered by the turbomachine into electrical energy, the starter-generator comprising: - a main electric machine having a stator comprising stator windings (12a, 12b, 12c) and a rotor comprising a rotor winding; - a rotary rectifier; - an exciter comprising a stator, comprising a direct-current stator winding and an alternating-current stator winding, and a rotor, comprising rotor windings (23a, 23b, 23c) that are connected to the rotor winding of the main electric machine via the rotary rectifier, the rotors of the main electric machine and of the exciter being intended to be mechanically coupled to the turbomachine; - an alternator regulator that is intended to be connected to the direct-current stator winding via the first and second direct-current electrical lines (61, 62) and intended to supply electrical power to the direct-current stator winding when the starter-generator is operating in generator mode in order to generate an electrical voltage at the output of the stator of the main electric machine; - an SBU starter-regulator that is intended to supply electrical power to the alternating-current stator winding and the stator windings of the main electric machine when the starter-generator is operating in starter mode, characterized in that it comprises an electrical connection device (90, 900) that is arranged and configured to establish an electrical connection between the two electrical lines (61, 62) when the starter-generator is operating in starter mode. - a main electric machine having a stator comprising stator windings (12a, 12b, 12c) and a rotor comprising a rotor winding; - a rotary rectifier; - an exciter comprising a stator, comprising a direct-current stator winding and an alternating-current stator winding, and a rotor, comprising rotor windings (23a, 23b, 23c) that are connected to the rotor winding of the main electric machine via the rotary rectifier, the rotors of the main electric machine and of the exciter being intended to be mechanically coupled to the turbomachine; - an alternator regulator that is intended to be connected to the direct-current stator winding via the first and second direct-current electrical lines (61, 62) and intended to supply electrical power to the direct-current stator winding when the starter-generator is operating in generator mode in order to generate an electrical voltage at the output of the stator of the main electric machine; - an SBU starter-regulator that is intended to supply electrical power to the alternating-current stator winding and the stator windings of the main electric machine when the starter-generator is operating in starter mode, characterized in that it comprises an electrical connection device (90, 900) that is arranged and configured to establish an electrical connection between the two electrical lines (61, 62) when the starter-generator is operating in starter mode.
Additive compositions comprising the following components: a) at least one metal deactivator or chelating agent chosen from the amines substituted by N,N'-disalicylidene groups, b) at least one antioxidant of the hindered phenol type (alkylphenol), c) at least one dispersant and/or detergent, i) at least one metal passivator chosen from compounds comprising a triazole group, alone or in a mixture, and optionally d) at least one acid scavenger of the aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic amine type; e) at least one low-temperature performance additive, f) at least one tracer or marker, g) at least one fragrancing agent and/or agent for masking odours and/or reodorant, h) at least one biocide. a) at least one metal deactivator or chelating agent chosen from the amines substituted by N,N'-disalicylidene groups, b) at least one antioxidant of the hindered phenol type (alkylphenol), c) at least one dispersant and/or detergent, i) at least one metal passivator chosen from compounds comprising a triazole group, alone or in a mixture, and optionally d) at least one acid scavenger of the aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic amine type; e) at least one low-temperature performance additive, f) at least one tracer or marker, g) at least one fragrancing agent and/or agent for masking odours and/or reodorant, h) at least one biocide.
A method for detection of at least one target molecule in a blood sample comprising at least the following steps: providing a blood sample; contacting said sample with an antioxidant and applying said sample to a filter; and/or applying said sample to a filter, wherein said filter comprises an antioxidant; (c) detecting the target molecule, characterized in that the filter is to separate the blood cells from the sample and the blood sample is a whole blood. contacting said sample with an antioxidant and applying said sample to a filter; and/or applying said sample to a filter, wherein said filter comprises an antioxidant; (c) detecting the target molecule,
A battery comprising: a container having an opening; a lid provided on the opening of the container; a gas-relief vent provided in the lid; an electrode group housed in the container, comprising an edge face opposed to the lid, and comprising a plurality of current collecting tabs (31, 32) extending from the edge face; an intermediate lead comprising a first lead-joint part, an electrode-group-joint part to which the plurality of current collecting tabs (31, 32) are electrically connected, and a leg part connecting the first lead-joint part and the electrode-group-joint part to each other, and the first lead-joint part and the electrode-group-joint part being located on planes different from each other; and a terminal lead comprising a lid-joint part connected to the lid, and a second lead-joint part extending from the lid-joint part, being opposed to the first lead-joint part and electrically connected to the first lead-joint part, wherein the electrode-group-joint part of the intermediate lead and the plurality of current collecting tabs (31, 32) of the electrode group are connected by ultrasonic joining, and the first lead-joint part of the intermediate lead and the second lead-joint part of the terminal lead are connected to each other by laser welding or resistance welding. a container having an opening; a lid provided on the opening of the container; a gas-relief vent provided in the lid; an electrode group housed in the container, comprising an edge face opposed to the lid, and comprising a plurality of current collecting tabs (31, 32) extending from the edge face; an intermediate lead comprising a first lead-joint part, an electrode-group-joint part to which the plurality of current collecting tabs (31, 32) are electrically connected, and a leg part connecting the first lead-joint part and the electrode-group-joint part to each other, and the first lead-joint part and the electrode-group-joint part being located on planes different from each other; and a terminal lead comprising a lid-joint part connected to the lid, and a second lead-joint part extending from the lid-joint part, being opposed to the first lead-joint part and electrically connected to the first lead-joint part, wherein the electrode-group-joint part of the intermediate lead and the plurality of current collecting tabs (31, 32) of the electrode group are connected by ultrasonic joining, and the first lead-joint part of the intermediate lead and the second lead-joint part of the terminal lead are connected to each other by laser welding or resistance welding.
A board panel with a rectangular top, said board panel having in use an upper horizontal side, a lower horizontal side, a front face, a rear face and vertical sides, wherein the board panel has three stacked layers comprising a hard material (2, 3) and a soft material; wherein the front face layer is a layer of a hard material (2, 3) in which slits are provided in parallel with the vertical side of said board panel with rectangular top; wherein said slits have a length of 1/2 to 3/4 of the length of said vertical side, and one end of said slits touches an horizontal side of said board panel with rectangular top; and wherein said slits include a type of upper slits (5a, 5b...) in which one end of said upper slits touches the upper horizontal side of said board panel, and another type of lower slits (6a, 6b...) in which one end of said lower slits touches the lower horizontal side of said board panel with rectangular top. the front face layer is a layer of a hard material (2, 3) in which slits are provided in parallel with the vertical side of said board panel with rectangular top; wherein said slits have a length of 1/2 to 3/4 of the length of said vertical side, and one end of said slits touches an horizontal side of said board panel with rectangular top; and wherein said slits include a type of upper slits (5a, 5b...) in which one end of said upper slits touches the upper horizontal side of said board panel, and another type of lower slits (6a, 6b...) in which one end of said lower slits touches the lower horizontal side of said board panel with rectangular top.
An apparatus which is configured to obtain at least one electro-magnetic radiation from at least one portion of a sample, comprising: at least one first arrangement which is a phase plate including different plate segments, and configured to separate the at least one electro-magnetic radiation into a plurality of first radiations, one of the first radiations having a phase delay that is different from a phase delay of another one of the first radiations, wherein the plurality of first radiations are obtained as each portion of the wavefront of the electro-magnetic radiation passes through a different plate segment; at least one second arrangement which is a dispersive element, and configured to receive the first radiations, and separate the received first radiations into second radiations according to wavelengths of the received first radiations; at least one third arrangement which is configured to spatially filter the first radiations, and positioned in a light path between the first and second arrangements; and at least one fourth arrangement which is configured to (i) detect the second radiations as a wavelength-dependent interferogram due to the first radiations interfering with one another, and (ii) generate information regarding a position of the at least one portion of the sample based on a phase of a complex Fourier transform of the interferogram. at least one first arrangement which is a phase plate including different plate segments, and configured to separate the at least one electro-magnetic radiation into a plurality of first radiations, one of the first radiations having a phase delay that is different from a phase delay of another one of the first radiations, wherein the plurality of first radiations are obtained as each portion of the wavefront of the electro-magnetic radiation passes through a different plate segment; at least one second arrangement which is a dispersive element, and configured to receive the first radiations, and separate the received first radiations into second radiations according to wavelengths of the received first radiations; at least one third arrangement which is configured to spatially filter the first radiations, and positioned in a light path between the first and second arrangements; and at least one fourth arrangement which is configured to (i) detect the second radiations as a wavelength-dependent interferogram due to the first radiations interfering with one another, and (ii) generate information regarding a position of the at least one portion of the sample based on a phase of a complex Fourier transform of the interferogram.
A gluing device 1 logs of web-like material comprising: a log feeding path that extends at least partially between a flexible conveying member 17 and a feeding surface 19; and a log inserter 5 that sequentially introduces logs L between the flexible conveying member 17 and the feeding surface 19; characterized in that the log inserter 5 includes a flexible input member 7, provided with pushing elements 9 for pushing single logs L between the flexible conveying member 17 and the feeding surface 19.
A coating application method for applying a coating product on a component piece (13; 16) moved by a conveyor, along which is arranged at least one sprayer (42.1-42.8, 62.1-62.8) that is movable in a plane that is oblique or perpendicular to an axis of movement of the conveyor, this method being characterised in that it includes the following automated steps consisting of: a) determining in a fixed coordinate system (X12, Y12, Z12), the coordinates of the points (A1, B1, C1, A2, B2, 02) of one or more external profile lines (L1, L2) of the component piece distributed over the length of the component piece; b) assigning to each sprayer the points of each exterior profile line that are found to be in its spraying field (range); c) among the points assigned to each sprayer, identifying for each exterior profile line the point (A1, A2, B1, B2) that is nearest to the sprayer; d) determining for each sprayer, a tracking line (L3, L4) that passes through the orthogonal projection of all the nearest points identified in the step c) in a plane passing through an axis of the sprayer and parallel to the axis of movement of the conveyor, e) establishing a set point trajectory for each sprayer on the basis of the points of the tracking line (L3, L4) in a manner so as to adjust automatically and independently the application distance of each sprayer according to the exterior profile of the component piece.. a) determining in a fixed coordinate system (X12, Y12, Z12), the coordinates of the points (A1, B1, C1, A2, B2, 02) of one or more external profile lines (L1, L2) of the component piece distributed over the length of the component piece; b) assigning to each sprayer the points of each exterior profile line that are found to be in its spraying field (range); c) among the points assigned to each sprayer, identifying for each exterior profile line the point (A1, A2, B1, B2) that is nearest to the sprayer; d) determining for each sprayer, a tracking line (L3, L4) that passes through the orthogonal projection of all the nearest points identified in the step c) in a plane passing through an axis of the sprayer and parallel to the axis of movement of the conveyor, e) establishing a set point trajectory for each sprayer on the basis of the points of the tracking line (L3, L4) in a manner so as to adjust automatically and independently the application distance of each sprayer according to the exterior profile of the component piece..
A retrofittable insufflation module for providing insufflation functionality to a laryngoscope said insufflation module comprising: a body; a jet nozzle extending from said body, such that when said insufflation module is connected to a handle of the laryngoscope the jet nozzle is configured and operable to deliver a high velocity stream of gas in a direction substantially along a blade of the laryngoscope such that the gas is deliverable into an intraoral cavity; an inlet pipe connector configured to connect said body to a gas delivery pipe; a gas inlet via which said gas may be introduced; and a gas duct extending from said gas inlet to said jet nozzle through the body of the insufflation module, said gas duct comprising a neck portion and a throat portion, said neck portion comprising a decreasing cross section tapering towards the throat portion such that when a pressurized gas stream is introduced via the gas inlet the flow-rate of the gas stream increases as the gas stream flows through the duct, and said throat portion terminating in a narrow opening of the jet nozzle such that the gas stream issues from the jet nozzle at a high velocity; wherein said insufflation module further comprises a laryngoscope-coupling mechanism configured to engage with a corresponding module-coupling mechanism of the laryngoscope handle such that the insufflation module is securely fastened thereto; and wherein said laryngoscope-coupling mechanism is selected from a group consisting of a socket or a coupling pin. a body; a jet nozzle extending from said body, such that when said insufflation module is connected to a handle of the laryngoscope the jet nozzle is configured and operable to deliver a high velocity stream of gas in a direction substantially along a blade of the laryngoscope such that the gas is deliverable into an intraoral cavity; an inlet pipe connector configured to connect said body to a gas delivery pipe; a gas inlet via which said gas may be introduced; and a gas duct extending from said gas inlet to said jet nozzle through the body of the insufflation module, said gas duct comprising a neck portion and a throat portion, said neck portion comprising a decreasing cross section tapering towards the throat portion such that when a pressurized gas stream is introduced via the gas inlet the flow-rate of the gas stream increases as the gas stream flows through the duct, and said throat portion terminating in a narrow opening of the jet nozzle such that the gas stream issues from the jet nozzle at a high velocity; said neck portion comprising a decreasing cross section tapering towards the throat portion such that when a pressurized gas stream is introduced via the gas inlet the flow-rate of the gas stream increases as the gas stream flows through the duct, and said throat portion terminating in a narrow opening of the jet nozzle such that the gas stream issues from the jet nozzle at a high velocity;
A self-arming electronic rodent trap system comprising: an electronic rodent trap having a high voltage output circuit coupled to a plurality of killing plates (14, 16), a central processing unit for controlling the high voltage output circuit, and a communications chip, said central processing unit being configured to change a state of the trap from an unarmed state to an armed state in response to an arming event that occurs at a time subsequent to trap deployment, said change of state being effected in an absence of manual intervention by a user; being characterized by a remote device (30, 32) enabling a remote user to wirelessly communicate with the trap central processing unit through the communications chip, the communication by the remote user to the trap central processing unit including sending a wireless activation signal that serves as the arming event to change said state of the trap from said unarmed state to said armed state. an electronic rodent trap having a high voltage output circuit coupled to a plurality of killing plates (14, 16), a central processing unit for controlling the high voltage output circuit, and a communications chip, said central processing unit being configured to change a state of the trap from an unarmed state to an armed state in response to an arming event that occurs at a time subsequent to trap deployment, said change of state being effected in an absence of manual intervention by a user; being characterized by a remote device (30, 32) enabling a remote user to wirelessly communicate with the trap central processing unit through the communications chip, the communication by the remote user to the trap central processing unit including sending a wireless activation signal that serves as the arming event to change said state of the trap from said unarmed state to said armed state.
A trigger assembly, comprising: a trigger; a hammer including a stop notch; a sear operably coupled to the trigger and adapted to engage the stop notch to hold the hammer in a cocked position; a disconnector that rotates around a disconnector pin, characterised by a spherical portion engaging the disconnector pin, the disconnector being operably coupled to the spherical portion; and a spherical bearing operably coupled to the trigger and engaging the spherical portion; wherein the spherical bearing is adapted to move about the spherical portion thereby responding to force applied to the trigger from any direction, whereby upon application of a backward force on the trigger, the sear disengages from the stop notch. a trigger; a hammer including a stop notch; a sear operably coupled to the trigger and adapted to engage the stop notch to hold the hammer in a cocked position; a disconnector that rotates around a disconnector pin, characterised by a spherical portion engaging the disconnector pin, the disconnector being operably coupled to the spherical portion; and a spherical bearing operably coupled to the trigger and engaging the spherical portion; wherein the spherical bearing is adapted to move about the spherical portion thereby responding to force applied to the trigger from any direction, whereby upon application of a backward force on the trigger, the sear disengages from the stop notch.
A method for fabricating an array substrate, comprising forming a thin film transistor having a semiconductor active layer, a first transparent electrode, and a second transparent electrode on a substrate, wherein the first transparent electrode and the second transparent electrode are configured for creating a multi-dimensional electric field, wherein forming the first transparent electrode comprises: forming a metal oxide film presenting semiconductor properties; and forming the first transparent electrode by subjecting a portion of the metal oxide film to metallization treatment, and forming the semiconductor active layer of the thin film transistor from a portion which is not subjected to the metallization treatment, wherein the carrier concentration of the metal oxide film which has been subjected to the metallization treatment is improved such as to present conductor properties. forming a metal oxide film presenting semiconductor properties; and forming the first transparent electrode by subjecting a portion of the metal oxide film to metallization treatment, and forming the semiconductor active layer of the thin film transistor from a portion which is not subjected to the metallization treatment, wherein the carrier concentration of the metal oxide film which has been subjected to the metallization treatment is improved such as to present conductor properties.