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A suture anchor for securing nearby tissue to bone, the suture anchor comprising: an anchor body having an axis and a proximal end that is substantially transverse to the axis; an elongate suture puller slidably located in the anchor body with first and second lengths extending from the anchor body, the second length including means for engaging suture; means for anchoring the anchor body to the bone of the patient with the elongated suture puller extending from the anchor body; suture (131, 132) connected to the second length of the elongated suture puller via the means for engaging, the suture (131, 132) being pulled into and through the anchor body behind the elongated suture puller by the elongated suture puller being pulled outward therefrom via the first length; and a suture locking mechanism that substantially prevents the suture (131, 132) from moving in at least a first direction after being pulled into and through the anchor body by the elongated suture puller; characterized in that the elongated suture puller has a substantially flat profile that bends preferably in one plane along an axis thereof. an anchor body having an axis and a proximal end that is substantially transverse to the axis; an elongate suture puller slidably located in the anchor body with first and second lengths extending from the anchor body, the second length including means for engaging suture; means for anchoring the anchor body to the bone of the patient with the elongated suture puller extending from the anchor body; suture (131, 132) connected to the second length of the elongated suture puller via the means for engaging, the suture (131, 132) being pulled into and through the anchor body behind the elongated suture puller by the elongated suture puller being pulled outward therefrom via the first length; and a suture locking mechanism that substantially prevents the suture (131, 132) from moving in at least a first direction after being pulled into and through the anchor body by the elongated suture puller; characterized in that the elongated suture puller has a substantially flat profile that bends preferably in one plane along an axis thereof.
A computer-implemented method for operating an autonomous driving vehicle, comprising: in response to a target position for an autonomous driving vehicle, estimating a control command based on the target position in view of a current speed and a current position of the ADV; determining a range of confidence positions with respect to the target position that the ADV reaches in response to the estimated control command; determining whether the range of confidence positions is within a safety zone that is determined based on perception data perceiving a driving environment surrounding the ADV; and applying the control command to the ADV in response to determining that the range of confidence positions is within the safety zone; adjusting the estimated control command, in response to determining that the range of confidence positions is outside of the safety zone; iteratively performing operations of determining a range of confidence positions and determining whether the range of confidence positions is within a safety zone, the iteratively performed operations are performed until the range of confidence positions is within the safety zone or a number of iterative performed operations reaches a predetermined threshold. in response to a target position for an autonomous driving vehicle, estimating a control command based on the target position in view of a current speed and a current position of the ADV; determining a range of confidence positions with respect to the target position that the ADV reaches in response to the estimated control command; determining whether the range of confidence positions is within a safety zone that is determined based on perception data perceiving a driving environment surrounding the ADV; and applying the control command to the ADV in response to determining that the range of confidence positions is within the safety zone; adjusting the estimated control command, in response to determining that the range of confidence positions is outside of the safety zone; iteratively performing operations of determining a range of confidence positions and determining whether the range of confidence positions is within a safety zone, the iteratively performed operations are performed until the range of confidence positions is within the safety zone or a number of iterative performed operations reaches a predetermined threshold.
A wind turbine with a tower, a nacelle arranged on the tower in a pivoting manner, a rotor at the nacelle that is pivotable about an axis of rotation of the rotor and comprises a rotor hub and at least one rotor blade which is coupled to the rotor hub via a blade bearing such that it is pivotable about a blade pitch adjustment axis, wherein the blade bearing comprises an inner ring which is permanently connected to the rotor hub as well as an outer ring which comprises an outer tooth system and is permanently connected to the rotor blade and wherein the rotor blade is pivotable via a blade pitch adjustment drive which comprises a drive motor which drives a drive pinion being in engagement with the outer tooth system of the outer ring, wherein the drive pinion is arranged on the side of the rotor hub facing away from the nacelle at an angle of 10 degrees to 30 degrees in relation to a plane spanned by the axis of rotation of the rotor and the blade pitch adjustment axis, said angle being measured about the blade pitch adjustment axis, and that the drive motor is arranged at a distance from the axis of rotation of the rotor that is less than the distance between the drive pinion and the axis of rotation of the rotor, wherein the wind turbine has three blade pitch adjustment drives which are arranged in such a way that an opening for access to the rotor hub remains between the blade pitch adjustment drives, wherein the blade pitch adjustment drives are arranged in the form of an equilateral triangle.
An arrangement for a motor vehicle, preferably for assisting a motor vehicle driver in a turning manoeuvre, in particular to avoid accidents with a pedestrian or cyclist, having a camera, a display for displaying information captured by means of the camera and a control device, characterized in that the control device evaluates a speed of travel of the motor vehicle and an indicator activity for indicating a change of direction of travel of the motor vehicle in order to switch the camera and the display on and off in automated fashion.
A light detection device (10, 110, 210) comprising: a housing (12, 112, 212) comprising a top surface (14, 114, 214) and a bottom surface (16, 116, 216), wherein the housing (12, 112, 212) extends along a housing axis (4, 104, 2014) between the top surface (14, 114, 214) and the bottom surface (16, 116, 216); a support member (160, 260) connected to the housing (12, 112, 212) and adapted to be selectively moved between a closed position and an open position, wherein the support member (160, 260) is further adapted to maintain the light detection device (10, 110, 210) in an upright position when the bottom surface (16, 116, 216) and the support member (160, 260) are in contact with a working surface (102, 202) and the support member (160, 260) is in the open position, wherein the housing axis (4, 104, 204) forms an angle with a vertical axis (103, 203) of at least 0 degrees and no greater than 45 degrees when the bottom surface (16, 116, 216) and the support member (160, 260) are in contact with the working surface (102, 202) and the support member (160, 260) is in the open position, wherein the support member (160, 260) is adapted such that the angle formed between the housing axis (4, 104, 2014) and the vertical axis (103, 203) is adjustable; (12, 112, 212) a detector disposed within the housing and adapted to detect light emitted by a sample disposed within the housing (12, 112, 212) and (12, 112, 212) a receptacle disposed within the housing adapted for receiving a sample or a sampling apparatus a housing (12, 112, 212) comprising a top surface (14, 114, 214) and a bottom surface (16, 116, 216), wherein the housing (12, 112, 212) extends along a housing axis (4, 104, 2014) between the top surface (14, 114, 214) and the bottom surface (16, 116, 216); a support member (160, 260) connected to the housing (12, 112, 212) and adapted to be selectively moved between a closed position and an open position, wherein the support member (160, 260) is further adapted to maintain the light detection device (10, 110, 210) in an upright position when the bottom surface (16, 116, 216) and the support member (160, 260) are in contact with a working surface (102, 202) and the support member (160, 260) is in the open position, wherein the housing axis (4, 104, 204) forms an angle with a vertical axis (103, 203) of at least 0 degrees and no greater than 45 degrees when the bottom surface (16, 116, 216) and the support member (160, 260) are in contact with the working surface (102, 202) and the support member (160, 260) is in the open position, wherein the support member (160, 260) is adapted such that the angle formed between the housing axis (4, 104, 2014) and the vertical axis (103, 203) is adjustable; (12, 112, 212) a detector disposed within the housing and adapted to detect light emitted by a sample disposed within the housing (12, 112, 212) and (12, 112, 212) a receptacle disposed within the housing adapted for receiving a sample or a sampling apparatus
A low-friction lubrication assembly characterized by comprising: a first member relatively slidable against a second member, the first member having chemical affinity with an OH-group on its sliding surface; and an oxygen containing compound located on the sliding surface of the first member and being able to produce a tribofilm to be located on the sliding surface of the first member having the chemical affinity, through hydrogen bond interactions with the OH-group, wherein the second member further has chemical affinity with an OH group, and the tribofilm is also able to be formed on a sliding surface of the second member through hydrogen bond interactions with the OH-group in response to sliding motion, wherein the first member includes a coating of a hydrogen free diamond-like carbon of ta-C type which is a hydrogen free tetrahedral carbon, and the second member includes a coating of a hydrogen free diamond-like carbon of ta-C type, wherein the oxygen containing compound consists of glycerol which is the only lubricant in the low-friction lubrication assembly. a first member relatively slidable against a second member, the first member having chemical affinity with an OH-group on its sliding surface; and an oxygen containing compound located on the sliding surface of the first member and being able to produce a tribofilm to be located on the sliding surface of the first member having the chemical affinity, through hydrogen bond interactions with the OH-group, wherein the second member further has chemical affinity with an OH group, and the tribofilm is also able to be formed on a sliding surface of the second member through hydrogen bond interactions with the OH-group in response to sliding motion, wherein the first member includes a coating of a hydrogen free diamond-like carbon of ta-C type which is a hydrogen free tetrahedral carbon, and the second member includes a coating of a hydrogen free diamond-like carbon of ta-C type, wherein the oxygen containing compound consists of glycerol which is the only lubricant in the low-friction lubrication assembly.
Filter press plate (1; 1'; 1'''), adapted to be interposed in use to adjacent plates of a plate pack defining, along with said plates, an upstream filtering chamber and a downstream filtering chamber; said plate (1; 1'; 1''') comprising: a solid partition wall (3; 3"; 3''') that separates, in use, said upstream filtering chamber from said downstream filtering chamber, said partition wall (3; 3"; 3''') having a first face facing in use towards said upstream filtering chamber, and a second face opposite the first one, facing in use towards said downstream filtering chamber; wherein, in use, said first and said second faces of said partition wall (3; 3"; 3") define a side portion of said downstream and upstream filtering chambers respectively; a frame (4; 4') placed peripherally to said partition wall (3; 3"; 3''') and projecting with respect to at least one of said first and second faces of said partition wall (3; 3"; 3'''), said frame (4; 4') being adapted to associate, in use, in contact with the adjacent plates of the plate pack; characterized in that said partition wall (3; 3"; 3''') is made of a different material from that of said frame (4; 4'), said partition wall (3; 3"; 3''') being made of a composite material comprising an elastomeric matrix and at least one reinforcement material. a solid partition wall (3; 3"; 3''') that separates, in use, said upstream filtering chamber from said downstream filtering chamber, said partition wall (3; 3"; 3''') having a first face facing in use towards said upstream filtering chamber, and a second face opposite the first one, facing in use towards said downstream filtering chamber; wherein, in use, said first and said second faces of said partition wall (3; 3"; 3") define a side portion of said downstream and upstream filtering chambers respectively; a frame (4; 4') placed peripherally to said partition wall (3; 3"; 3''') and projecting with respect to at least one of said first and second faces of said partition wall (3; 3"; 3'''), said frame (4; 4') being adapted to associate, in use, in contact with the adjacent plates of the plate pack; characterized in that said partition wall (3; 3"; 3''') is made of a different material from that of said frame (4; 4'), said partition wall (3; 3"; 3''') being made of a composite material comprising an elastomeric matrix and at least one reinforcement material.
Film comprising polyvinyl-co-acetal characterized in a thickness of 1 μm to 1000 μm, less than 10 whgt% of at least one plasticizer wherein the polyvinyl-co-acetal is obtained by reacting at least one polyvinyl alcohol with a first and a second aliphatic keto compounds and the ratio of the groups of the polyvinyl-co-acetal originating from the first aliphatic keto compound and the second aliphatic keto compound is between 50:50 and 20:80.
A method for manufacturing a laminated steel sheet comprising laminating a predetermined number of thin steel sheets formed by punching a belt-shaped thin steel sheet into a predetermined shape, the method for manufacturing a laminated steel sheet comprising the following steps 1 to 3: step 1: a step of sequentially punching the thin steel sheet into a predetermined shape with a metallic die; step 2: a step of applying a curable composition to a predetermined portion of the thin steel sheet; and step 3: a step of irradiating the curable composition with energy rays, and then forming a laminate of the thin steel sheets, wherein the curable composition is a delayed curable composition which is cured after a lapse of a predetermined time after being irradiated with energy rays. step 1: a step of sequentially punching the thin steel sheet into a predetermined shape with a metallic die; step 2: a step of applying a curable composition to a predetermined portion of the thin steel sheet; and step 3: a step of irradiating the curable composition with energy rays, and then forming a laminate of the thin steel sheets, wherein the curable composition is a delayed curable composition which is cured after a lapse of a predetermined time after being irradiated with energy rays.
A slide valve configured to regulate a load of a twin-screw compressor, comprising: a slide valve body of the slide valve, wherein the slide valve body has a connecting end and a free end, the connecting end is configured to connect to a slide valve connecting rod of the twin-screw compressor, the slide valve is configured to be driven by the slide valve connecting rod, a cavity is formed in the free end and extends into the slide valve body, and the slide valve has at least one passage configured to fluidly couple the cavity to an external fluid to reduce air flow pulsations on a suction side of the twin-screw compressor.
A method for operating a gas turbine comprising: starting up the turbine by feeding a first fuel to a first combustor for a first output turbine section; the method being characterized by comprising the steps of: • supplying a first fuel mix to the first combustor and a second fuel mix to a second combustor for a second output blade section when a threshold pressure has been exceeded; wherein the first fuel mix and the second fuel mix are obtained by adding a second fuel to the first fuel; the second fuel comprising hydrogen; the first fuel mix and the second fuel mix being the same or different; • varying the amount of hydrogen of the second fuel on the basis of the operating conditions of the turbine in order to reduce at least one of NOx emissions or CO emissions. starting up the turbine by feeding a first fuel to a first combustor for a first output turbine section; the method being characterized by comprising the steps of: • supplying a first fuel mix to the first combustor and a second fuel mix to a second combustor for a second output blade section when a threshold pressure has been exceeded; wherein the first fuel mix and the second fuel mix are obtained by adding a second fuel to the first fuel; the second fuel comprising hydrogen; the first fuel mix and the second fuel mix being the same or different; • varying the amount of hydrogen of the second fuel on the basis of the operating conditions of the turbine in order to reduce at least one of NOx emissions or CO emissions. • supplying a first fuel mix to the first combustor and a second fuel mix to a second combustor for a second output blade section when a threshold pressure has been exceeded; wherein the first fuel mix and the second fuel mix are obtained by adding a second fuel to the first fuel; the second fuel comprising hydrogen; the first fuel mix and the second fuel mix being the same or different; • varying the amount of hydrogen of the second fuel on the basis of the operating conditions of the turbine in order to reduce at least one of NOx emissions or CO emissions.
An assembly for converting motion, the assembly comprising: a first arm rotatable at a first position thereon about a first fixed pivot; a second arm rotatable at a first position thereon about a second fixed pivot, the second fixed pivot spaced apart from the first fixed pivot; a third arm pivotably connected at a first position thereon to the second arm at a second position on the second arm, the second position spaced apart from the first position on the second arm; a fourth arm pivotably connected at a first position thereon to the first arm at a second position on the first arm, the second position spaced apart from the first position on the first arm; a first connecting arm extending between the first arm and the third arm, the first connecting arm pivotably connected to a third position on the first arm spaced apart from the first position on the first arm, the first connecting arm pivotably connected to the third arm at a second position thereon spaced apart from the first position thereon; and a second connecting arm extending between the first arm and the second arm, the second connecting arm pivotably connected to a fourth position on the first arm disposed between the first and second positions thereon and pivotably connected to a third position on the second arm; the third arm being adapted to connect at a third position thereon to a first position on a component (34, 106) to be moved relative to the first and second fixed pivots (4, 6); and the fourth arm being adapted to connect at a second position thereon to a second position on the component (34, 106). a first arm rotatable at a first position thereon about a first fixed pivot; a second arm rotatable at a first position thereon about a second fixed pivot, the second fixed pivot spaced apart from the first fixed pivot; a third arm pivotably connected at a first position thereon to the second arm at a second position on the second arm, the second position spaced apart from the first position on the second arm; a fourth arm pivotably connected at a first position thereon to the first arm at a second position on the first arm, the second position spaced apart from the first position on the first arm; a first connecting arm extending between the first arm and the third arm, the first connecting arm pivotably connected to a third position on the first arm spaced apart from the first position on the first arm, the first connecting arm pivotably connected to the third arm at a second position thereon spaced apart from the first position thereon; and a second connecting arm extending between the first arm and the second arm, the second connecting arm pivotably connected to a fourth position on the first arm disposed between the first and second positions thereon and pivotably connected to a third position on the second arm; the third arm being adapted to connect at a third position thereon to a first position on a component (34, 106) to be moved relative to the first and second fixed pivots (4, 6); and the fourth arm being adapted to connect at a second position thereon to a second position on the component (34, 106).
An electronic device (200, 700) comprising: a first component (102, 202) coupled in a movable relationship with a second component (104, 204), wherein the first component or the second component includes a recess accessible through an aperture; a brush (108, 210) disposed at the aperture and comprising fibers (302, 402, 404, 502) configured to prevent intrusion of dust into the recess; and a vibration device (110, 212, 714) configured to deliver a vibrational stimulus to the brush, wherein the vibration device activates a dust collection mode in response to a first movement of the first component relative to the second component and activates a dust shedding mode in response to a second movement of the first component relative to the second component; wherein during the dust collection mode, the fibers move laterally across the aperture to increase collection of dust; and wherein during the dust shedding mode, the fibers exert a net force that moves dust in a direction away from the recess. a first component (102, 202) coupled in a movable relationship with a second component (104, 204), wherein the first component or the second component includes a recess accessible through an aperture; a brush (108, 210) disposed at the aperture and comprising fibers (302, 402, 404, 502) configured to prevent intrusion of dust into the recess; and a vibration device (110, 212, 714) configured to deliver a vibrational stimulus to the brush, wherein the vibration device activates a dust collection mode in response to a first movement of the first component relative to the second component and activates a dust shedding mode in response to a second movement of the first component relative to the second component; wherein during the dust collection mode, the fibers move laterally across the aperture to increase collection of dust; and wherein during the dust shedding mode, the fibers exert a net force that moves dust in a direction away from the recess.