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A surgical stapling apparatus, comprising: an actuating device including an elongated shaft; a tool assembly (10,110) disposed on a distal end of the shaft, the tool assembly including a first jaw member supporting a cartridge assembly having a plurality of fasteners and a sled positioned to eject the fasteners from the cartridge assembly and a second jaw member supporting an anvil, the first jaw member being movable in relation to the second jaw member between spaced and approximated positions; a sled pusher assembly including a sled pusher having a distal end configured to engage the sled of the cartridge assembly; and a drive beam assembly; characterized in that the drive beam assembly includes a latch assembly having a latch releasably coupled to the sled pusher assembly, wherein distal translation of the drive beam assembly from a retracted position towards an advanced position effects movement of the first and second jaw members to the approximated position and disengages the latch of the latch assembly from the sled pusher assembly to facilitate distal movement of the sled pusher independently of the drive beam assembly and wherein distal movement of the sled pusher independently of the drive beam assembly advances the sled pusher and the sled of the cartridge assembly to eject the plurality of fasteners from the cartridge assembly. an actuating device including an elongated shaft; a tool assembly (10,110) disposed on a distal end of the shaft, the tool assembly including a first jaw member supporting a cartridge assembly having a plurality of fasteners and a sled positioned to eject the fasteners from the cartridge assembly and a second jaw member supporting an anvil, the first jaw member being movable in relation to the second jaw member between spaced and approximated positions; a sled pusher assembly including a sled pusher having a distal end configured to engage the sled of the cartridge assembly; and a drive beam assembly; characterized in that the drive beam assembly includes a latch assembly having a latch releasably coupled to the sled pusher assembly, wherein distal translation of the drive beam assembly from a retracted position towards an advanced position effects movement of the first and second jaw members to the approximated position and disengages the latch of the latch assembly from the sled pusher assembly to facilitate distal movement of the sled pusher independently of the drive beam assembly and wherein distal movement of the sled pusher independently of the drive beam assembly advances the sled pusher and the sled of the cartridge assembly to eject the plurality of fasteners from the cartridge assembly.
Equipping arrangement for equipping connector housings with fitted-out cable ends of cables, the equipping arrangement comprising: - a cable gripper that has two gripper jaws (6, 7) for grasping and gripping the cable and an actuator for actuating the cable gripper that can be operated with pressure means in such a way that the cable can be clamped in a closed position by the gripper jaws (6, 7) for inserting the fitted-out cable end into the connector housing and that the gripper jaws (6, 7) can be moved from the closed position to an intermediate position by an opening movement for subsequent gripping, - a gripper location system that is designed to determine the position of the gripper jaws (6, 7), wherein the gripper location system is operatively connected to the cable gripper in such a way that the cable gripper can be calibrated for the intermediate position by means of the gripper location system, - an alignment module for the rotationally correct alignment of the fitted-out cable end, with an optical detection device for determining the rotational position of the fitted-out cable end, wherein the detection device for forming the gripper location system is designed such that the opening movement of the gripper jaws (6, 7) can be monitored with the detection device, and wherein the equipping arrangement comprises a control unit for controlling the actuator, which is connected to the alignment module in such a way that the actuator of the cable gripper can be calibrated for the intermediate position based on data of the opening movement of the gripper jaws (6, 7) determined by the detection device. - a cable gripper that has two gripper jaws (6, 7) for grasping and gripping the cable and an actuator for actuating the cable gripper that can be operated with pressure means in such a way that the cable can be clamped in a closed position by the gripper jaws (6, 7) for inserting the fitted-out cable end into the connector housing and that the gripper jaws (6, 7) can be moved from the closed position to an intermediate position by an opening movement for subsequent gripping, - a gripper location system that is designed to determine the position of the gripper jaws (6, 7), wherein the gripper location system is operatively connected to the cable gripper in such a way that the cable gripper can be calibrated for the intermediate position by means of the gripper location system, - an alignment module for the rotationally correct alignment of the fitted-out cable end, with an optical detection device for determining the rotational position of the fitted-out cable end,
Method for producing a rotor blade for a turbine engine, said blade comprising a vane which is connected at one end to a root and at the opposite end thereof to a heel bearing upstream and downstream knife-edge seals, which are inclined at least in part relative to the longitudinal axis of the blade, the method comprising a step which consists in producing a blank casting which is to be machined, characterised in that the downstream knife-edge seal is formed by casting having a transverse machining allowance in such a way that said knife-edge seal has an upstream face which is substantially parallel to the above-mentioned axis, and in that the method comprises an additional step which consists in machining said machining allowance so that the downstream knife-edge seal has an upstream face which is inclined relative to the above-mentioned axis.
An article of footwear having a braided upper (102, 806, 902, 1002), comprising; a first braided strand (150, 180, 210, 310, 410, 422,604,1010) comprised of a first group of tensile elements (162, 186, 204, 304, 404, 428, 602, 762, 1022); a second braided strand (152, 182, 212, 312, 412, 424, 1022) comprised of a second group of tensile elements (164, 188, 206, 306, 406, 432, 764, 1022); wherein the first braided strand is different than the second braided strand; and wherein the first braided strand is braided with the second braided strand to form the braided upper.
A method for using a controlling device to control an output device of a controllable appliance, comprising the steps of: periodically monitoring for, and receiving, at a controllable appliance from a controlling device a location signal comprising an indication of the controlling device's location; using the location signal by the controllable appliance to determine if the controlling device has been directionally reoriented relative to the controllable appliance by more than a threshold amount; and when it has been determined by the controllable appliance that the controlling device has been directionally reoriented relative to the controllable appliance by more than the threshold amount, causing the controllable appliance to use the location signal to directionally reorient the output device of the controllable appliance generally towards the controlling device. periodically monitoring for, and receiving, at a controllable appliance from a controlling device a location signal comprising an indication of the controlling device's location; using the location signal by the controllable appliance to determine if the controlling device has been directionally reoriented relative to the controllable appliance by more than a threshold amount; and when it has been determined by the controllable appliance that the controlling device has been directionally reoriented relative to the controllable appliance by more than the threshold amount, causing the controllable appliance to use the location signal to directionally reorient the output device of the controllable appliance generally towards the controlling device.
A laser processing method for irradiating a planar object to be processed with laser light while locating a converging point within the object, so as to form a modified region to become a cutting start point within the object along a line to cut the object, the method including the steps of: forming a first modified region (M1; M2; M5) within the object and generating from the first modified region a first fracture (a1, b1; a2, b2; a5, b5) extending in a direction tilted with respect to a plane being parallel to a thickness direction of the object and including the line to cut; characterized in that forming a second modified region (M3; M6) within the object and generating from the second modified region a second fracture (a3, b3; a6, b6) extending in a direction tilted with respect to the plane being parallel to the thickness direction of the object and including the line to cut so as to connect with the first fracture (a1, b1; a2, b2; a5, b5), wherein the object is a crystal structure having a cleavage plane along a direction tilted with respect to the plane being parallel to the thickness direction of the object and including the line to cut and the first fracture extends in a first cleavage direction of the crystal structure and the second fracture extends in a second cleavage direction of the crystal structure, wherein the first and second fracture are induced in the cleavage directions in the crystal structure, thereby forming an irregular surface along said first and second fracture, and the first and second fracture cause both side parts holding the line to cut therebetween the object to mesh with each other. forming a first modified region (M1; M2; M5) within the object and generating from the first modified region a first fracture (a1, b1; a2, b2; a5, b5) extending in a direction tilted with respect to a plane being parallel to a thickness direction of the object and including the line to cut; characterized in that forming a second modified region (M3; M6) within the object and generating from the second modified region a second fracture (a3, b3; a6, b6) extending in a direction tilted with respect to the plane being parallel to the thickness direction of the object and including the line to cut so as to connect with the first fracture (a1, b1; a2, b2; a5, b5), wherein the object is a crystal structure having a cleavage plane along a direction tilted with respect to the plane being parallel to the thickness direction of the object and including the line to cut and the first fracture extends in a first cleavage direction of the crystal structure and the second fracture extends in a second cleavage direction of the crystal structure, wherein the first and second fracture are induced in the cleavage directions in the crystal structure, thereby forming an irregular surface along said first and second fracture, and the first and second fracture cause both side parts holding the line to cut therebetween the object to mesh with each other.
A multi-phase personal care composition comprising at least two visually distinct phases in physical contact with one another characterised in that a) at least one phase comprises i) water and polyacrylate-1 crosspolymer at a ratio of 6:1 to 5:1 and ii) glycolic acid; and b) one phase is a lamellar conditioning phase, comprising a cationic conditioning ingredient.
A method of managing a user interface of a teleoperated surgical system, the method comprising: receiving at a first user interface an environmental variable, transmitted from a second user interface and describing operation of a remote virtual instrument in the second user interface, the environmental variable being a data structure of one or more n-tuples, wherein the remote virtual instrument is operated by a user of the second user interface and the environmental variable includes a camera control variable; rendering a local scene at the first user interface using the camera control variable, the local scene representing a state of operation of the first user interface, the local scene representing a virtual surgical site including a local virtual instrument, wherein the local virtual instrument is controlled by the user of the first user interface; rendering a remote scene at the first user interface, the remote scene representing a state of operation of the second user interface, the remote scene representing the virtual surgical site including the remote virtual instrument, wherein the remote scene is generated based at least in part on the environmental variable; compositing the local scene and the remote scene to produce a virtual composite scene; and presenting the virtual composite scene to the user of the first user interface, wherein the virtual composite scene includes the local scene and the remote scene, wherein the remote scene is altered using graphical manipulations to distinguish the local virtual instrument from the remote virtual instrument. receiving at a first user interface an environmental variable, transmitted from a second user interface and describing operation of a remote virtual instrument in the second user interface, the environmental variable being a data structure of one or more n-tuples, wherein the remote virtual instrument is operated by a user of the second user interface and the environmental variable includes a camera control variable; rendering a local scene at the first user interface using the camera control variable, the local scene representing a state of operation of the first user interface, the local scene representing a virtual surgical site including a local virtual instrument, wherein the local virtual instrument is controlled by the user of the first user interface; rendering a remote scene at the first user interface, the remote scene representing a state of operation of the second user interface, the remote scene representing the virtual surgical site including the remote virtual instrument, wherein the remote scene is generated based at least in part on the environmental variable; compositing the local scene and the remote scene to produce a virtual composite scene; and presenting the virtual composite scene to the user of the first user interface, wherein the virtual composite scene includes the local scene and the remote scene, wherein the remote scene is altered using graphical manipulations to distinguish the local virtual instrument from the remote virtual instrument.
A cooking oven, in particular a domestic cooking oven, comprising an oven cavity, wherein - the oven cavity comprises a cavity wall, wherein an inner space of the oven cavity is enclosed by said cavity wall, and - the oven cavity comprises at least one cavity component (22, 27, 28, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40), said cavity component being a heating element, for example an electric heating element (32, 34, 36) or a gas burner, a side grid for bearing a food stuff carrier, an oven cavity lamp and/or a fan cover for a heating fan, that is arranged inside the oven cavity at the cavity wall, characterized in that the cavity wall comprises a section at which at least one of said cavity component (22, 27, 28, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40) is arranged, wherein at least said section of the cavity wall has insufficient mechanical strength to bear said at least one cavity component (22, 27, 28, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40), so that said section of the cavity wall cannot bear the cavity component (22, 27, 28, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40), and wherein the cooking oven comprises a bearing structure that is arranged outside of the cavity wall, wherein said at least one cavity component (22, 27, 28, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40) that is arranged inside the oven cavity at said section of the cavity wall having insufficient mechanical strength is connected or connectable to said bearing structure, and wherein said section of the cavity wall with insufficient mechanical strength comprises at least one hole for connecting said at least one cavity component (22, 27, 28, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40) that is arranged at said bearing structure. - the oven cavity comprises a cavity wall, wherein an inner space of the oven cavity is enclosed by said cavity wall, and - the oven cavity comprises at least one cavity component (22, 27, 28, 32, 34, 36, 37, 40), said cavity component being a heating element, for example an electric heating element (32, 34, 36) or a gas burner, a side grid for bearing a food stuff carrier, an oven cavity lamp and/or a fan cover for a heating fan, that is arranged inside the oven cavity at the cavity wall,
A fluid dispensing toothbrush comprising: a head including a plurality of tooth cleaning elements; a storage member for storing a fluid; at least one fluid outlet disposed in the head for dispensing the fluid and having a shape; a channel fluidly coupling the storage member to the outlet; and a storage cap removably attachable to the head of the toothbrush, the cap including a sealing socket configured to substantially conform to the shape of the fluid outlet, wherein when the storage cap is attached to the toothbrush head, the socket is operative to at least partially seal the fluid outlet to minimize evaporative loss of the fluid, characterized in that, the channel is formed of a wicking material. a head including a plurality of tooth cleaning elements; a storage member for storing a fluid; at least one fluid outlet disposed in the head for dispensing the fluid and having a shape; a channel fluidly coupling the storage member to the outlet; and a storage cap removably attachable to the head of the toothbrush, the cap including a sealing socket configured to substantially conform to the shape of the fluid outlet, wherein when the storage cap is attached to the toothbrush head, the socket is operative to at least partially seal the fluid outlet to minimize evaporative loss of the fluid, characterized in that, the channel is formed of a wicking material.
A spill resistant fuel supply system for a marine engine, said fuel supply system comprising: a vapor separator configured to receive liquid fuel from a fuel tank via a supply line conduit; a high pressure pump for transferring liquid fuel under positive pressure from said vapor separator to an internal combustion marine engine; and a housing substantially enclosing at least one of said vapor separator and said high pressure pump, said housing including surrounding walls to form an enclosed space within which to contain liquid fuel if leaked therein; at least a portion of said walls having an included air column, whereby said housing is insulated from the heat of the engine by the thermal insulating qualities of air within said included air column, wherein said included air column includes a plurality of substantially identical included air columns and characterized in that said included air column includes opposite ends, each of said ends being sealed to trap air therein, further including a plurality of substantially identical plugs for simultaneously sealing said plurality of included air columns. a vapor separator configured to receive liquid fuel from a fuel tank via a supply line conduit; a high pressure pump for transferring liquid fuel under positive pressure from said vapor separator to an internal combustion marine engine; and a housing substantially enclosing at least one of said vapor separator and said high pressure pump, said housing including surrounding walls to form an enclosed space within which to contain liquid fuel if leaked therein; at least a portion of said walls having an included air column, whereby said housing is insulated from the heat of the engine by the thermal insulating qualities of air within said included air column, wherein said included air column includes a plurality of substantially identical included air columns and characterized in that said included air column includes opposite ends, each of said ends being sealed to trap air therein, further including a plurality of substantially identical plugs for simultaneously sealing said plurality of included air columns.
An apparatus for the non-invasive detection of hazardous materials in an aquatic environment comprising: - a sealed housing, in which there is a fast neutron generator surrounded by α particle detectors, and gamma quanta detector, wherein the fast neutron generator is adapted to emit fast neutrons with a specific energy range from 5 MeV to 20 MeV and said fast neutrons are collimated in the direction of the tested object, and the gamma quanta detector is adapted to detect gamma quanta emitted in the transition from the excited state to the ground state of nuclei of the tested object, and - neutrons and gamma quanta guides,, connected with fast neutron generator and with the gamma quanta detector, respectively, characterized in that the distance between the neutrons and gamma quanta guides coupled to the fast neutron generator and the neutrons and gamma quanta guide connected to the gamma quanta detector is changeable, wherein the angle between the neutrons and gamma quanta guide, and neutrons and gamma quanta guide is in the range from ∼0 to ∼90 degrees. - a sealed housing, in which there is a fast neutron generator surrounded by α particle detectors, and gamma quanta detector, wherein the fast neutron generator is adapted to emit fast neutrons with a specific energy range from 5 MeV to 20 MeV and said fast neutrons are collimated in the direction of the tested object, and the gamma quanta detector is adapted to detect gamma quanta emitted in the transition from the excited state to the ground state of nuclei of the tested object, and - neutrons and gamma quanta guides,, connected with fast neutron generator and with the gamma quanta detector, respectively,
A seating block for an inclined structural element, such as a post or upright of a swing-hanging gantry, comprising a one-piece body with a base, an apex and sides, said seating block being characterized in that it comprises a cavity formed in the apex and having a bottom having an inclination adapted for the stable bearing of a base of an inclined structural element, a grove for water escape extending between the lower portion of the cavity and the outside of the block, and a recess for a fastening member between the block and the structural element, said recess extending in an the block apex from the cavity.