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A method of coating a slip ring for use with a surgical instrument, wherein the method comprises the steps of: providing a slip ring including a plurality of conductive elements; and depositing a material less conductive than the conductive elements onto the conductive elements of the slip ring, characterised in that the depositing step comprises sputtering. providing a slip ring including a plurality of conductive elements; and depositing a material less conductive than the conductive elements onto the conductive elements of the slip ring, characterised in that the depositing step comprises sputtering.
An epoxy resin composition for a fiber-reinforced composite material comprising: a reaction product obtained by reacting 100 parts by mass of a phosphorus-containing epoxy resin containing a phosphorus atom in a backbone thereof, and not less than 5 parts by mass and not greater than 20 parts by mass of an amino-terminated liquid rubber; an epoxy resin other than the phosphorus-containing epoxy resin; a curing agent; and a curing accelerator. a reaction product obtained by reacting 100 parts by mass of a phosphorus-containing epoxy resin containing a phosphorus atom in a backbone thereof, and not less than 5 parts by mass and not greater than 20 parts by mass of an amino-terminated liquid rubber; an epoxy resin other than the phosphorus-containing epoxy resin; a curing agent; and a curing accelerator.
A method for categorizing a Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) receiver terminal as a malicious SCTP receiver terminal generating spoofed optimistic SCTP selective acknowledgement (SACK) packet, comprising: (a) receiving, by a transceiver of a SCTP receiver terminal, a SCTP data packet containing a data chunk containing payload within a SCTP association; (b) generating, by a processor of the SCTP receiver terminal, a data enriched SCTP SACK packet, the data enriched SCTP SACK packet comprising a cumulative payload essence of all data chunks successfully received within the SCTP association, wherein a payload essence refers to a fixed size sequence of binary digits obtained from at-least a portion of the payload in the SCTP data packet, and the cumulative payload essence refers to a binary sum of the payload essences of all the data packets cumulatively acknowledged by a Cumulative Transmission Sequence Number Ack field of the data enriched SACK; and (c) transmitting, by the transceiver of the SCTP receiver terminal, the data enriched SCTP SACK packet for enabling categorization of the SCTP receiver terminal as a malicious SCTP receiver terminal. (a) receiving, by a transceiver of a SCTP receiver terminal, a SCTP data packet containing a data chunk containing payload within a SCTP association; (b) generating, by a processor of the SCTP receiver terminal, a data enriched SCTP SACK packet, the data enriched SCTP SACK packet comprising a cumulative payload essence of all data chunks successfully received within the SCTP association, wherein a payload essence refers to a fixed size sequence of binary digits obtained from at-least a portion of the payload in the SCTP data packet, and the cumulative payload essence refers to a binary sum of the payload essences of all the data packets cumulatively acknowledged by a Cumulative Transmission Sequence Number Ack field of the data enriched SACK; and (c) transmitting, by the transceiver of the SCTP receiver terminal, the data enriched SCTP SACK packet for enabling categorization of the SCTP receiver terminal as a malicious SCTP receiver terminal.
A tap changer arranged to be connected to a regulating winding of a rated regulation voltage, the tap changer comprising a diverter switch, a tap selector and a set of tap changer contacts; characterized in that the tap selector and the diverter switch are encapsulated in a shielding structure arranged to shield the tap selector and the diverter switch from an external electrical field, the shielding structure being made of an electrically conducting material and arranged to be electrically connected to a connected tap of the regulating winding, wherein the tap selector is electrically connected to the set of tap changer contacts, comprising at least two tap changer contacts, at least a part of the tap changer contacts being arranged to be connected to a corresponding tap of the regulating winding, wherein the set of tap changer contacts is arranged at an opening of the shielding structure, and wherein the tap changer contacts are arranged on one side of the tap changer, and wherein the shielding structure comprises a first compartment and a second compartment, separated by an electrically insulating barrier, and wherein the first compartment comprises a first insulating medium and the diverter switch, and wherein the second compartment comprises a second insulating medium and the tap selector.
A method for non-destructive detection of corrosion using quantum dots, the computer implemented method comprising: providing quantum dots associated with a commodity, said quantum dots comprising multiple size quantum dots mixed together and then linked, and thereby being arranged to produce a specific identifiable code pattern when the quantum dots are excited in the absence of corrosion; testing a surface on said commodity associated with a set of said quantum dots to form a test area by exciting the set of quantum dots in the test area using energy, wherein exciting the set of quantum dots causes the quantum dots to emit the pattern of the wavelengths; detecting a pattern of wavelengths emitted by the set of quantum dots associated with the test area of the commodity to form a quantum dot pattern; and analyzing the quantum dot pattern to determine whether the quantum dot pattern differs from the specific identifiable code pattern to determine whether corrosion has occurred in the test area. providing quantum dots associated with a commodity, said quantum dots comprising multiple size quantum dots mixed together and then linked, and thereby being arranged to produce a specific identifiable code pattern when the quantum dots are excited in the absence of corrosion; testing a surface on said commodity associated with a set of said quantum dots to form a test area by exciting the set of quantum dots in the test area using energy, wherein exciting the set of quantum dots causes the quantum dots to emit the pattern of the wavelengths; detecting a pattern of wavelengths emitted by the set of quantum dots associated with the test area of the commodity to form a quantum dot pattern; and analyzing the quantum dot pattern to determine whether the quantum dot pattern differs from the specific identifiable code pattern to determine whether corrosion has occurred in the test area.
A conductive structure body comprising: a substrate; a conductive layer; at least one intermediate layer; and a darkening layer, wherein the conductive layer comprises copper, the intermediate layer and the darkening layer comprise an oxide of copper, and an atomic percent of copper in a total composition of the intermediate layer is 1.01 times to 1.62 times that of copper in a total composition of the darkening layer, or the conductive layer comprises aluminum, the intermediate layer comprises an oxynitride of aluminum in which an atomic percent of nitrogen in a total composition is more than 0% and less than 20%, and the darkening layer comprises an oxynitride of aluminum in which an atomic percent of nitrogen in a total composition is 20% or more and 45% or less. a substrate; a conductive layer; at least one intermediate layer; and a darkening layer, wherein the conductive layer comprises copper, the intermediate layer and the darkening layer comprise an oxide of copper, and an atomic percent of copper in a total composition of the intermediate layer is 1.01 times to 1.62 times that of copper in a total composition of the darkening layer, or the conductive layer comprises aluminum, the intermediate layer comprises an oxynitride of aluminum in which an atomic percent of nitrogen in a total composition is more than 0% and less than 20%, and the darkening layer comprises an oxynitride of aluminum in which an atomic percent of nitrogen in a total composition is 20% or more and 45% or less.
A joining device for parts of furniture and furnishing accessories, of the shelf unit, bookcase, drawer unit, bed frame, seating type and the like, comprising a casing or container body suitable for being inserted in a groove or pocket formed in the thickness of one of the components of the item of furniture to be joined, a expansion bushing externally projecting with respect to a first end or front open end of said container body and suitable for engaging with a further seat of a further component of the item of furniture to be joined to the component wherein the container body is inserted, a first slider comprising a front portion which develops in the direction of said front open end of the container body, slidably inserting in said expansion bushing and a wedge base portion positioned at a bevelled edge of a second end or rear open end of the container body, where at least one portion of said container body is located, such as to determine the expansion thereof upon said linear motion of the first slider, a second slider comprising a head portion turned in the direction of the front open end of the container body and apt to integrally support the expansion bushing inserted on said front portion of the first slider, and a cam mechanism for a linear motion of the sliders (20, 22) co-operating in an expansion deformation movement of the expansion bushing and a simultaneous expansion of said at least a portion of said container body, with said cam mechanism and the sliders (20, 22) housed in the container body and actuated by a tool, wherein the cam mechanism comprises a central body which, at a central portion of the outer lateral surface, comprises a first lobe developed along a plane perpendicular to the axis of the central body and apt to come into contact with an internal profile of the first slider and a second lobe substantially opposite and parallel to the first lobe, apt to come into contact with an internal profile of said second slider, the second slider reciprocally sliding with respect to the first slider by means of said cam mechanism, such as to determine a backward and traction movement of said expansion bushing, wherein a first rotational actuation of the cam mechanism exerts a thrust action on the first slider and imposes an expansion of the bushing to exert an action of radial pressure on the lateral surface of said groove or pocket and simultaneous expansion of said at least one portion of the casing or container body, wherein a second rotational actuation of the cam mechanism exerts a thrust action on the second slider and imposes a traction on the expansion bushing which moves backwards with respect to the casing or container body exerting a further action of radial pressure on the lateral surface of the groove or pocket together with an action of traction on said other component to be joined, and wherein during the first rotational actuation of the cam mechanism the slider translates in a forward movement while the second slider remains still and during the second rotational actuation of the cam mechanism the second slider translates in a backward movement while the slider remains still.
An automated device (1, 15; 100; 200; 300), in particular a robot, which comprises: - a movable structure (4-8; 103; 203; 301), - actuator means (M; 102; 202), for causing displacements of the movable structure (4-8; 103; 203; 301), - a control system (15; 303), which includes a control unit and is able to control the actuator means (M; 102; 202), - a sensorized covering (20; 120; 220; 320) which covers at least part of the movable structure (4-8; 103; 203; 301), wherein the sensorized covering (20; 120; 220; 320) integrates sensor means (C, P) that include at least one of contact sensor means and proximity sensor means, wherein the sensorized covering (20; 120; 220; 320) comprises a plurality of covering modules (21-39; 110-113; 201-2011; 321-328), each having a respective load-bearing structure having a predefined shape to which at least one layer of elastically yielding material (60, 64, 65, 67) is associated, characterized in that: - the covering modules (21-39; 110-113; 201-2011; 321-328) are mutually couplable in a separable way, - the load-bearing structure of at least some of the covering modules (21-39; 110-113; 201-2011; 321-328) of said plurality has associated to it mechanical connector means (45, 45'), for enabling to mechanically interconnect in a separable way at least two different covering modules (23, 24) of said plurality that are adjacent to each other, and - the load-bearing structure of one of said two different covering modules (23, 24) has at least one peripheral surface or wall designed to face a corresponding peripheral surface or wall of the lead-bearing surface of the other one of said two different covering modules (23, 24), wherein associated to said facing surfaces or walls are said mechanical connector means (45, 45'). - a movable structure (4-8; 103; 203; 301), - actuator means (M; 102; 202), for causing displacements of the movable structure (4-8; 103; 203; 301), - a control system (15; 303), which includes a control unit and is able to control the actuator means (M; 102; 202), - a sensorized covering (20; 120; 220; 320) which covers at least part of the movable structure (4-8; 103; 203; 301), - the covering modules (21-39; 110-113; 201-2011; 321-328) are mutually couplable in a separable way, - the load-bearing structure of at least some of the covering modules (21-39; 110-113; 201-2011; 321-328) of said plurality has associated to it mechanical connector means (45, 45'), for enabling to mechanically interconnect in a separable way at least two different covering modules (23, 24) of said plurality that are adjacent to each other, and - the load-bearing structure of one of said two different covering modules (23, 24) has at least one peripheral surface or wall designed to face a corresponding peripheral surface or wall of the lead-bearing surface of the other one of said two different covering modules (23, 24), wherein associated to said facing surfaces or walls are said mechanical connector means (45, 45').
Arc fault detection device (AFDD) for detecting arc faults in an electrical circuit, having: a sensor for identifying high-frequency signals in the electrical circuit, a first oscillator (LO, LO1) for generating a first oscillator signal, a first mixer (MI, MI1) for generating a first intermediate frequency signal from the identified high-frequency signals and the first oscillator signal, a first analogue-to-digital converter (ADU, ADU1) for converting the intermediate frequency signal to a first digital signal, a processor for evaluating the first digital signal in respect of arc faults and outputting a signal for interrupting the electrical circuit if arc faults are identified, characterized in that the first oscillator is in the form of a variable frequency oscillator that comprises a control input for changing the frequency and is connected to the processor, and the processor is designed in such a way that, if a first limit value of the first digital signal is exceeded, the frequency of the first oscillator signal is changed until the first limit value is fallen below. a sensor for identifying high-frequency signals in the electrical circuit, a first oscillator (LO, LO1) for generating a first oscillator signal, a first mixer (MI, MI1) for generating a first intermediate frequency signal from the identified high-frequency signals and the first oscillator signal, a first analogue-to-digital converter (ADU, ADU1) for converting the intermediate frequency signal to a first digital signal, a processor for evaluating the first digital signal in respect of arc faults and outputting a signal for interrupting the electrical circuit if arc faults are identified, characterized in that the first oscillator is in the form of a variable frequency oscillator that comprises a control input for changing the frequency and is connected to the processor, and the processor is designed in such a way that, if a first limit value of the first digital signal is exceeded, the frequency of the first oscillator signal is changed until the first limit value is fallen below.
A Media-agnostic, MA, Universal Serial Bus, USB, apparatus comprising a memory and a processor, the processor configured to process communications of a MA USB, device over a Protocol Adaptation Layer, PAL, between an MA USB device and an MA USB host, the processor configured to cause the MA USB device to: process an endpoint, EP, open streams request, EPOpenStreamReq, from the MA USB host, the EPOpenStreamReq comprising a device handle of the MA USB device, an EP handle of an EP on the MA USB device, and an indication of a requested number of streams to be opened for the EP; and transmit an EP open streams response, EPOpenStreamResp, to the MA USB host in response to the EPOpenStreamReq, the EPOpenStreamResp comprising a status code field to indicate whether the EPOpenStreamReq is successfully completed, the device handle of the MA USB device, a number-of-streams field to indicate a number of streams successfully opened, and a list of stream identifiers, IDs, of the streams successfully opened. process an endpoint, EP, open streams request, EPOpenStreamReq, from the MA USB host, the EPOpenStreamReq comprising a device handle of the MA USB device, an EP handle of an EP on the MA USB device, and an indication of a requested number of streams to be opened for the EP; and transmit an EP open streams response, EPOpenStreamResp, to the MA USB host in response to the EPOpenStreamReq, the EPOpenStreamResp comprising a status code field to indicate whether the EPOpenStreamReq is successfully completed, the device handle of the MA USB device, a number-of-streams field to indicate a number of streams successfully opened, and a list of stream identifiers, IDs, of the streams successfully opened.
Implantation catheter, comprising: - a first (inner) catheter shaft; - a holding element being arranged at a distal end of the first catheter shaft and being configured for holding and releasing the implant; wherebythe holding element comprises a shape memory element, particularly a pseudoelastic element whereby the holding element is configured for assuming each of a holding state for holding the implant and a release state for releasing the implant, wherein a transition from the holding state to the release state and/or a transition from the release state to the holding state is supported by means of a shape memory of the shape memory element and characterised in that when the distal end of the first catheter shaft points in a first direction, an overall extension of the holding element perpendicular to the first direction is larger in the holding state than in the release state. - a first (inner) catheter shaft; - a holding element being arranged at a distal end of the first catheter shaft and being configured for holding and releasing the implant; wherebythe holding element comprises a shape memory element, particularly a pseudoelastic element whereby the holding element is configured for assuming each of a holding state for holding the implant and a release state for releasing the implant, wherein a transition from the holding state to the release state and/or a transition from the release state to the holding state is supported by means of a shape memory of the shape memory element and characterised in that when the distal end of the first catheter shaft points in a first direction, an overall extension of the holding element perpendicular to the first direction is larger in the holding state than in the release state.
Spherical pellets designed for the detection of cholinesterase inhibitors by enzymatic hydrolysis of substrate acetylthiocholine and/or butyrylthiocholine producing a corresponding thiol which is indicated by a color change of a redox indicator, or by enzymatic hydrolysis of a chromogenic substrate, and containing an immobilized enzyme based on cholinesterases in the activity of 1 to 100 nkat.g -1, characterized in that the enzyme is immobilized in a porous, water insoluble magnesium aluminometasilicate with specific surface area ranging between 200 and 400 m 2.g -1, preferably equal to 300 m 2.g -1; bulk density ranging between 0.05 and 0.25 g.l -1, preferably equal to 0.15 g.l -1, pH of aqueous extract ranging between 6 and 8, preferably equal to 7.4; and mean agglomerated particle size ranging between 50 and 150 μm, preferably between 60 and 120 μm; mixed with at least one spheronizing agent, wherein at least 75% of the resulting pellets have mean particle size between 0.1 and 3.0 mm, preferably 0.8 and 1.25 mm
An apparatus, comprising: a pommel (120, 520) to be included in a pommel horse training apparatus (100,500), the pommel sized and shaped for a user to execute a pommel horse gymnastic routine thereon, the pommel including a plurality of pommel segments (122, 522) and a plurality of support posts (124, 524), the plurality of pommel segments being coupled to together so that the pommel forms a closed polygonal shape having a continuous outer perimeter and an inner perimeter that defines an open center, each pommel segment from the plurality of pommel segments being elongate and having a centerline that is substantially coplanar with and non-parallel to a centerline of an adjacent pommel segment from the plurality of pommel segments, the plurality of support posts coupled to the plurality of pommel segments, the plurality of support posts configured to support the plurality of pommel segments above and spaced apart from a support surface. a pommel (120, 520) to be included in a pommel horse training apparatus (100,500), the pommel sized and shaped for a user to execute a pommel horse gymnastic routine thereon, the pommel including a plurality of pommel segments (122, 522) and a plurality of support posts (124, 524), the plurality of pommel segments being coupled to together so that the pommel forms a closed polygonal shape having a continuous outer perimeter and an inner perimeter that defines an open center, each pommel segment from the plurality of pommel segments being elongate and having a centerline that is substantially coplanar with and non-parallel to a centerline of an adjacent pommel segment from the plurality of pommel segments, the plurality of support posts coupled to the plurality of pommel segments, the plurality of support posts configured to support the plurality of pommel segments above and spaced apart from a support surface.
Use of a composition, or an aqueous mixture comprising water and a composition, against a biofilm, wherein the composition comprises: benzalkonium chloride, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, poly hexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride, bronopol, p-chloro-m-cresol, ethanol, and ethylene glycol, wherein the use is not in a method for treatment of the human or animal body by therapy. benzalkonium chloride, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, poly hexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride, bronopol, p-chloro-m-cresol, ethanol, and ethylene glycol,
A combination comprising: (a) an oligopeptide that has the amino acid sequence GGDRGAPKRGSGKDSHH (SEQ ID NO: 2) or a variant thereof, wherein the variant contains at least 6 contiguous amino acid residues of SEQ ID NO: 2 and is capable of binding anti Myelin Basic Protein catalytic auto antibodies (ESAMBPCAA); and (b) at least one oligopeptide selected from the group consisting of oligopeptides that have the sequences GFGYGGRASDYKSAHK (SEQ ID NO: 3) and QGTLSKIFKLGGRDSRSGSPMARR (SEQ ID NO: 4). (a) an oligopeptide that has the amino acid sequence GGDRGAPKRGSGKDSHH (SEQ ID NO: 2) or a variant thereof, wherein the variant contains at least 6 contiguous amino acid residues of SEQ ID NO: 2 and is capable of binding anti Myelin Basic Protein catalytic auto antibodies (ESAMBPCAA); and (b) at least one oligopeptide selected from the group consisting of oligopeptides that have the sequences GFGYGGRASDYKSAHK (SEQ ID NO: 3) and QGTLSKIFKLGGRDSRSGSPMARR (SEQ ID NO: 4).