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An endoscopic surgical assembly housing at least one force transmitting member that is connected to a surgical attachment supported on the endoscopic surgical assembly, the endoscopic surgical assembly comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end configured for connection to a surgical attachment, at least one longitudinal cavity being formed in an outer surface of the elongate shaft and extending between the proximal and distal ends of the elongate shaft, wherein the at least one longitudinal cavity is configured for disposal of the at least one force transmitting member therein such that the at least one force transmitting member is translatable relative to the elongate shaft, further comprising a sleeve disposable about the elongate shaft to sheath the at least one force transmitting member within the at least one longitudinal cavity, and to retain the at least one force transmitting member between the outer surface of the elongate shaft and the sleeve, wherein the sleeve comprises a sheet of material configured to be wrapped about the elongate shaft and adhered to itself to form the sleeve. an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end configured for connection to a surgical attachment, at least one longitudinal cavity being formed in an outer surface of the elongate shaft and extending between the proximal and distal ends of the elongate shaft, wherein the at least one longitudinal cavity is configured for disposal of the at least one force transmitting member therein such that the at least one force transmitting member is translatable relative to the elongate shaft, further comprising a sleeve disposable about the elongate shaft to sheath the at least one force transmitting member within the at least one longitudinal cavity, and to retain the at least one force transmitting member between the outer surface of the elongate shaft and the sleeve, wherein the sleeve comprises a sheet of material configured to be wrapped about the elongate shaft and adhered to itself to form the sleeve. wherein the at least one longitudinal cavity is configured for disposal of the at least one force transmitting member therein such that the at least one force transmitting member is translatable relative to the elongate shaft, further comprising a sleeve disposable about the elongate shaft to sheath the at least one force transmitting member within the at least one longitudinal cavity, and to retain the at least one force transmitting member between the outer surface of the elongate shaft and the sleeve, wherein the sleeve comprises a sheet of material configured to be wrapped about the elongate shaft and adhered to itself to form the sleeve.
A delivery device comprising: a chamber; a gas inlet; a gas outlet; and a dip tube contained within the chamber and having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion of the dip tube being in fluid communication with the gas inlet and being operative to permit the entry of a carrier gas; the lower portion of the dip tube extending into the chamber, the lower portion of the dip tube terminating in an outlet end; and a sleeve; where the sleeve has a first end and a second end; the first end being in an interference fit with the lower portion of the dip tube; and where the sleeve comprises a metal having a wall-thickness of 0.020 to 0.070 millimeters or an elastomer, and where the sleeve vibrates upon being subjected to a disturbance. a chamber; a gas inlet; a gas outlet; and a dip tube contained within the chamber and having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion of the dip tube being in fluid communication with the gas inlet and being operative to permit the entry of a carrier gas; the lower portion of the dip tube extending into the chamber, the lower portion of the dip tube terminating in an outlet end; and a sleeve; where the sleeve has a first end and a second end; the first end being in an interference fit with the lower portion of the dip tube; and where the sleeve comprises a metal having a wall-thickness of 0.020 to 0.070 millimeters or an elastomer, and where the sleeve vibrates upon being subjected to a disturbance.
A cellular service provisioning system for use in a wireless network comprising a plurality of base stations, each of said base stations having means for communicating with a plurality of mobile stations, and means for allowing an initiation of a voice call for unprovisioned ones of said plurality of mobile stations through a public telecommunications network to an operator station for performing a provisioning operation, wherein the unprovisioned mobile stations lack proper configuration data such that said unprovisioned mobile stations are unable to communicate with a base station, wherein said wireless network is coupled to an Internet Protocol, IP, data network and said IP data network is coupled to the base stations, said cellular service provisioning system further capable of preventing said unprovisioned mobile stations from accessing internet servers or websites other than a provisioning server associated with said IP data network by independently establishing and controlling internet sessions with said provisioning server, said provisioning cellular service system comprising: a provisioning controller having means for receiving from said operator station a provisioning enable signal, where said provisioning enable signal causes said provisioning controller to retrieve said configuration data from said provisioning server after reception of the enable signal and for causing a first one of said plurality of base stations to transfer said retrieved configuration data to a first unprovisioned mobile station in a first traffic channel established between said first base station and said first unprovisioned mobile station, wherein said provisioning controller has further means capable of converting said retrieved provisioning data from an IP data packet format to a data burst message format suitable for transmission in said first traffic channel. a provisioning controller having means for receiving from said operator station a provisioning enable signal, where said provisioning enable signal causes said provisioning controller to retrieve said configuration data from said provisioning server after reception of the enable signal and for causing a first one of said plurality of base stations to transfer said retrieved configuration data to a first unprovisioned mobile station in a first traffic channel established between said first base station and said first unprovisioned mobile station, wherein said provisioning controller has further means capable of converting said retrieved provisioning data from an IP data packet format to a data burst message format suitable for transmission in said first traffic channel.
Gas delivery apparatus comprising: - an internal gas passage in fluid communication with a deformable reservoir in order to supply the deformable reservoir with therapeutic gas, - a valve device arranged on the internal gas passage, upstream of the deformable reservoir, in order to control the flow of therapeutic gas circulating in the internal gas passage, and - a control unit with microprocessor controlling the valve device in order to set or adjust the gas flow passing through said valve device and supplying the deformable reservoir with therapeutic gas, characterized in that it further comprises a pressure sensor configured to: a) perform one or more gas pressure measurements (P mask) in a respiratory mask and b) supply the control unit with said gas pressure measurement (s) (P mask), and in which the control unit is configured to: I) compare the gas pressure measurement (s) (P mask) supplied by the pressure sensor to a given pressure threshold value (P threshold) II) and control the valve device in order to adjust the gas flow as a function of said comparison. - an internal gas passage in fluid communication with a deformable reservoir in order to supply the deformable reservoir with therapeutic gas, - a valve device arranged on the internal gas passage, upstream of the deformable reservoir, in order to control the flow of therapeutic gas circulating in the internal gas passage, and - a control unit with microprocessor controlling the valve device in order to set or adjust the gas flow passing through said valve device and supplying the deformable reservoir with therapeutic gas, characterized in that it further comprises a pressure sensor configured to: a) perform one or more gas pressure measurements (P mask) in a respiratory mask and b) supply the control unit with said gas pressure measurement (s) (P mask), and in which the control unit is configured to: I) compare the gas pressure measurement (s) (P mask) supplied by the pressure sensor to a given pressure threshold value (P threshold) II) and control the valve device in order to adjust the gas flow as a function of said comparison. a) perform one or more gas pressure measurements (P mask) in a respiratory mask and b) supply the control unit with said gas pressure measurement (s) (P mask), I) compare the gas pressure measurement (s) (P mask) supplied by the pressure sensor to a given pressure threshold value (P threshold) II) and control the valve device in order to adjust the gas flow as a function of said comparison.
A method for preparing a flowable liquid fertilizer, the method comprising the steps of: i. providing an aqueous dispersion of zinc oxide with a pH of greater than 9; and ii. introducing a phosphate salt to the aqueous dispersion of zinc oxide having a pH of greater than 9 to thereby form the flowable liquid fertilizer; wherein the phosphate salt is ammonium phosphate or potassium phosphate; wherein the molar ratio of moles of phosphorus within the phosphate salt to the moles of zinc within zinc oxide in the flowable liquid fertilizer is at least 1.1:1, subjecting said fertilizer to emulsification techniques as to obtain a dispersion having a particle size of less than 1 micron to thereby provide a zinc phosphate dispersed within water. i. providing an aqueous dispersion of zinc oxide with a pH of greater than 9; and ii. introducing a phosphate salt to the aqueous dispersion of zinc oxide having a pH of greater than 9 to thereby form the flowable liquid fertilizer; wherein the molar ratio of moles of phosphorus within the phosphate salt to the moles of zinc within zinc oxide in the flowable liquid fertilizer is at least 1.1:1, subjecting said fertilizer to emulsification techniques as to obtain a dispersion having a particle size of less than 1 micron to thereby provide a zinc phosphate dispersed within water.
A method of changing a lighting display associated with a pool, comprising: a. providing a lighting assembly comprising: (i) a lighting housing: - having an outer surface and - containing four switches or sensors therein; (ii) a collar, external to the lighting housing and configured to slide generally linearly along the outer surface, for changing conductive states of the four switches or sensors and b. installing the lighting assembly within the pool; and c. sliding the collar generally linearly along the outer surface so as to cause one switch or sensor to change its conductive state, thereby causing the lighting assembly to change the lighting display. a. providing a lighting assembly comprising: (i) a lighting housing: - having an outer surface and - containing four switches or sensors therein; (ii) a collar, external to the lighting housing and configured to slide generally linearly along the outer surface, for changing conductive states of the four switches or sensors and (i) a lighting housing: - having an outer surface and - containing four switches or sensors therein; - having an outer surface and - containing four switches or sensors therein; (ii) a collar, external to the lighting housing and configured to slide generally linearly along the outer surface, for changing conductive states of the four switches or sensors and b. installing the lighting assembly within the pool; and c. sliding the collar generally linearly along the outer surface so as to cause one switch or sensor to change its conductive state, thereby causing the lighting assembly to change the lighting display.
Laminate, comprising a first layer made of a metallic material and a second layer made of a metallic material, the layers (31, 32) being plane connected to one another, characterized in that the layers (31, 32) are in direct contact to one another and at least one strip (41, 42) made of a non-metallic material is only partially arranged between the first layer and the second layer.
A method, performed by one or more processors, for predicting an aircraft flight trajectory comprising: (a) obtaining flight information and aircraft state information from a flight object; (b) determining whether available information is sufficient to predict a trajectory of the aircraft; and (c) calculating a predicted flight trajectory in response to a determination by operation (b) that the available information is sufficient to predict the flight trajectory, wherein the predicted flight trajectory is calculated using the available information and current environmental information retrieved from an environmental database, characterised in that the step (c) of calculating a predicted flight trajectory comprises deriving pseudo-waypoints where aircraft maneuvers will occur, the pseudo-waypoints not identified in the flight information, whereby the predicted flight trajectory comprises the pseudo-waypoints and environmental conditions at those pseudo-waypoints. (a) obtaining flight information and aircraft state information from a flight object; (b) determining whether available information is sufficient to predict a trajectory of the aircraft; and (c) calculating a predicted flight trajectory in response to a determination by operation (b) that the available information is sufficient to predict the flight trajectory, wherein the predicted flight trajectory is calculated using the available information and current environmental information retrieved from an environmental database,
A mixed negative electrode material for a lithium ion battery, comprising graphite particles and amorphous carbon particles, wherein: a ratio a/b of a specific surface area a in m 2 /g of the graphite particle to a specific surface area b in m 2 /g of the amorphous carbon particles satisfies a relation of 0.25 < (a/b) ≤ 0.75; and characterized in that the graphite particles have a D50 median diameter A of 8.0 μm or more and 11.0 μm or less; the amorphous carbon particles have a D50 median diameter B of 4.5 μm or more and 7.0 μm or less. a ratio a/b of a specific surface area a in m 2 /g of the graphite particle to a specific surface area b in m 2 /g of the amorphous carbon particles satisfies a relation of 0.25 < (a/b) ≤ 0.75; and characterized in that the graphite particles have a D50 median diameter A of 8.0 μm or more and 11.0 μm or less; the amorphous carbon particles have a D50 median diameter B of 4.5 μm or more and 7.0 μm or less.
An insecticidal polypeptide having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 160, wherein said polypeptide has insecticidal activity against a Lepidopteran species.
A medical device comprising: a catheter comprising a catheter shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the catheter shaft defines a sheath lumen having a distal opening at or near the distal end of the catheter; an expandable balloon mounted in a deflated state on a portion of the catheter proximate to the distal end of the catheter at a location proximal to the distal opening of the sheath lumen; and a sheath configured to move from a deployed configuration wherein the sheath extends from the distal opening of the sheath lumen past a distal end of the expandable balloon and proximally over an outer surface of the expandable balloon, to a retracted configuration wherein the sheath moves axially within the sheath lumen to expose the outer surface of the expandable balloon. a catheter comprising a catheter shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the catheter shaft defines a sheath lumen having a distal opening at or near the distal end of the catheter; an expandable balloon mounted in a deflated state on a portion of the catheter proximate to the distal end of the catheter at a location proximal to the distal opening of the sheath lumen; and a sheath configured to move from a deployed configuration wherein the sheath extends from the distal opening of the sheath lumen past a distal end of the expandable balloon and proximally over an outer surface of the expandable balloon, to a retracted configuration wherein the sheath moves axially within the sheath lumen to expose the outer surface of the expandable balloon.
A method for establishing a secure communication channel between a non-trusted virtual machine and a trusted virtual machine, the trusted virtual machine and the non-trusted virtual machine hosted by a hypervisor running on a computing device, the method characterised by: writing, by a non-trusted virtual machine executed by a processor of a computing device, a first string of data to a region of memory of the computing device; detecting, by a trusted virtual machine executed by the processor of the computing device, the first string of data written to the region of memory, the trusted virtual machine launched responsive to authentication credentials; establishing a communication channel between the trusted virtual machine and the non-trusted virtual machine by locking, by the trusted virtual machine and responsive to the detection, the region of memory for the duration of the communication to prevent a third virtual machine executed by the processor of the computing device from accessing the region of memory; and disestablishing the communication channel, by one of the non-trusted virtual machine and the trusted virtual machine, by allowing the third virtual machine to access the region of memory. writing, by a non-trusted virtual machine executed by a processor of a computing device, a first string of data to a region of memory of the computing device; detecting, by a trusted virtual machine executed by the processor of the computing device, the first string of data written to the region of memory, the trusted virtual machine launched responsive to authentication credentials; establishing a communication channel between the trusted virtual machine and the non-trusted virtual machine by locking, by the trusted virtual machine and responsive to the detection, the region of memory for the duration of the communication to prevent a third virtual machine executed by the processor of the computing device from accessing the region of memory; and disestablishing the communication channel, by one of the non-trusted virtual machine and the trusted virtual machine, by allowing the third virtual machine to access the region of memory.
A portable terminal comprising an antenna device and a printed circuit board, PCB, the antenna device comprising: a first antenna element including at least a portion of one or more metal members (841, 830) disposed within the portable terminal, and electrically connected with a ground surface of the PCB, and having a slot; and a second antenna element, disposed in proximity to the slot, spaced from and electromagnetically coupled to the first antenna element, receiving RF power from the PCB via an electrical connection and configured to resonate at a frequency of the RF power; wherein the appearance of the portable terminal is formed at least partially by combination of a metallic front case frame and a substantially metallic rear case frame, the first antenna element includes at least a portion of the front case frame and at least a portion of the rear case frame, and at least a portion of the slot being formed between the front and rear case frames, wherein at least a part of the rear case frame is a battery cover, which is detachably mounted to the portable terminal and includes a metallic part and a nonmetallic part, when the battery cover is attached to the portable terminal the metallic part is electrically connected to the front case frame, and wherein the slot is formed by a combination of a first slot cut out of a ground surface of the PCB, and a second slot formed by a first portion of the nonmetallic part of the battery cover overlaying the first slot; wherein the slot is electromagnetically coupled with the second antenna element and resonates due to the coupling. a first antenna element including at least a portion of one or more metal members (841, 830) disposed within the portable terminal, and electrically connected with a ground surface of the PCB, and having a slot; and a second antenna element, disposed in proximity to the slot, spaced from and electromagnetically coupled to the first antenna element, receiving RF power from the PCB via an electrical connection and configured to resonate at a frequency of the RF power; wherein the appearance of the portable terminal is formed at least partially by combination of a metallic front case frame and a substantially metallic rear case frame, the first antenna element includes at least a portion of the front case frame and at least a portion of the rear case frame, and at least a portion of the slot being formed between the front and rear case frames, wherein at least a part of the rear case frame is a battery cover, which is detachably mounted to the portable terminal and includes a metallic part and a nonmetallic part, when the battery cover is attached to the portable terminal the metallic part is electrically connected to the front case frame, and wherein the slot is formed by a combination of a first slot cut out of a ground surface of the PCB, and a second slot formed by a first portion of the nonmetallic part of the battery cover overlaying the first slot; wherein the slot is electromagnetically coupled with the second antenna element and resonates due to the coupling.