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Device, comprising: a fluid cassette frame defining a periphery and an opening completely bounded by the periphery, the frame being configured for being closely received between two cold plates (30, 32), the frame having at least a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet both establishing respective fluid passageways through the frame into the opening, the fluid inlet and outlet being configured for fluid communication with respective fluid return and supply lines (L3, L4) associated with a patient-engageable heat exchange member (12, 18); a membrane assembly connected to the frame and completely blocking the opening, the membrane assembly including a first membrane parallel to a second membrane with a space therebetween, the fluid inlet and fluid outlet communicating with the space between the membranes (66, 68); and wherein the fluid inlet and fluid outlet are defined at least in part by respective inlet and outlet tubes and wherein at least one of the tubes is configured such that working fluid is evacuated through the tube, and wherein at least one of the tubes (58, 60) is perforated or slitted or otherwise continuously or non-continuously opened along the length of the tube within the space between the membranes. a fluid cassette frame defining a periphery and an opening completely bounded by the periphery, the frame being configured for being closely received between two cold plates (30, 32), the frame having at least a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet both establishing respective fluid passageways through the frame into the opening, the fluid inlet and outlet being configured for fluid communication with respective fluid return and supply lines (L3, L4) associated with a patient-engageable heat exchange member (12, 18); a membrane assembly connected to the frame and completely blocking the opening, the membrane assembly including a first membrane parallel to a second membrane with a space therebetween, the fluid inlet and fluid outlet communicating with the space between the membranes (66, 68); and wherein the fluid inlet and fluid outlet are defined at least in part by respective inlet and outlet tubes and wherein at least one of the tubes is configured such that working fluid is evacuated through the tube, and wherein at least one of the tubes (58, 60) is perforated or slitted or otherwise continuously or non-continuously opened along the length of the tube within the space between the membranes.
A forceps, comprising: an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members (110, 120) disposed in parallel orientation relative to one another, at least one of the jaw members movable relative to the other along a first axis between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween, wherein the first and second jaw members are coupled to an outer shaft; the first and second jaw members disposed in slidable inter-fit engagement with one another to maintain the parallel orientation between the jaw members upon movement of the jaw members between the spaced-apart and approximated positions; a drive bar coupled to the at least one jaw member, the drive bar selectively movable along a second axis different from the first axis for moving the jaw members between the spaced-apart and approximated positions, wherein the drive bar is selectively movable along the second axis relative to the outer shaft, and characterized in that the drive bar defines at least one cam slot, a first portion of the cam slot defining a longitudinal configuration and a second portion of the cam slot extending in a generally diagonal direction relative to the first portion, the first portion of the cam slot configured to slidably receive a first pin of the outer shaft and the second portion of the cam slot configured to slidably receive a second pin of the at least one jaw member such that translation of the drive bar along the second axis effects movement of the at least one jaw member along the first axis. an end effector assembly including first and second jaw members (110, 120) disposed in parallel orientation relative to one another, at least one of the jaw members movable relative to the other along a first axis between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position for grasping tissue therebetween, wherein the first and second jaw members are coupled to an outer shaft; the first and second jaw members disposed in slidable inter-fit engagement with one another to maintain the parallel orientation between the jaw members upon movement of the jaw members between the spaced-apart and approximated positions; a drive bar coupled to the at least one jaw member, the drive bar selectively movable along a second axis different from the first axis for moving the jaw members between the spaced-apart and approximated positions, wherein the drive bar is selectively movable along the second axis relative to the outer shaft, and characterized in that the drive bar defines at least one cam slot, a first portion of the cam slot defining a longitudinal configuration and a second portion of the cam slot extending in a generally diagonal direction relative to the first portion, the first portion of the cam slot configured to slidably receive a first pin of the outer shaft and the second portion of the cam slot configured to slidably receive a second pin of the at least one jaw member such that translation of the drive bar along the second axis effects movement of the at least one jaw member along the first axis.
A gas generation system, comprising: a combustion chamber; a source configured to generate microwave energy in a defined microwave band between 0.3 GHz and 300 GHz; and an electrically operated propellant including, one or more conductive additives including conductive particles suspended within the propellant that increase the conductivity of the propellant; and one or more polar additives including polar molecules suspended within the propellant, such that in an ignition condition incoming microwave energy both accumulates electric charge in the propellant in an attenuation zone, said accumulated electric charge being discharged in the form of dielectric breakdowns between conductive particles through the propellant, and rapidly vibrates the polar molecules to increase the temperature of the propellant in the attenuation zone to ignite an ignition surface of the attenuation zone without igniting the remaining bulk of the propellant to generate gaseous byproducts that pressurize the combustion chamber. a combustion chamber; a source configured to generate microwave energy in a defined microwave band between 0.3 GHz and 300 GHz; and an electrically operated propellant including, one or more conductive additives including conductive particles suspended within the propellant that increase the conductivity of the propellant; and one or more polar additives including polar molecules suspended within the propellant, one or more conductive additives including conductive particles suspended within the propellant that increase the conductivity of the propellant; and one or more polar additives including polar molecules suspended within the propellant, such that in an ignition condition incoming microwave energy both accumulates electric charge in the propellant in an attenuation zone, said accumulated electric charge being discharged in the form of dielectric breakdowns between conductive particles through the propellant, and rapidly vibrates the polar molecules to increase the temperature of the propellant in the attenuation zone to ignite an ignition surface of the attenuation zone without igniting the remaining bulk of the propellant to generate gaseous byproducts that pressurize the combustion chamber.
A system for enabling device-to-device broadcasting or multicasting of a signal from a first device (UE 1,3) to two or more further devices (UE 1,1,UE 1,2,UE 2,1,UE 2,2,UE 2,3), the system comprising: a memory configured to store radio capability data comprising for each of the first device and the two or more further devices an indication of an available frequency band; a processor configured to select, based on the radio capability data, two or more frequency bands to be used for the device-to-device broadcasting or multicasting of the signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit configuration data to the first device and to the two or more further devices, the configuration data comprising an indication of the selected two or more frequency bands. a memory configured to store radio capability data comprising for each of the first device and the two or more further devices an indication of an available frequency band; a processor configured to select, based on the radio capability data, two or more frequency bands to be used for the device-to-device broadcasting or multicasting of the signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit configuration data to the first device and to the two or more further devices, the configuration data comprising an indication of the selected two or more frequency bands.
An assembly including an actuator, wherein the actuator includes: an armature; a housing; two coils joined together in series and in antiphase, each of the coils having a coil core (62, 64) and an output contact electrically coupled to the junction between the coils to facilitate monitoring of the voltage at the junction, and wherein the assembly includes a voltage response arrangement, wherein the armature comprises a permanent magnet; the armature is switchable from a first to a second magnetically latched stable rest position by passing a current pulse through the coils in a first direction, and the armature is switchable from the second to the first magnetically latched stable rest position by passing a current pulse through the coils in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, wherein each of the first and second magnetically latched stable rest positions is maintained by the permanent magnet of the armature completing a magnetic circuit via the respective coil core (62, 64) and the housing; and the voltage response arrangement is electrically coupled to the output contact so as to provide an output signal giving an indication of the position of the armature determined from the voltage generated on the output contact when the current pulse is passed through the coils. an armature; a housing; two coils joined together in series and in antiphase, each of the coils having a coil core (62, 64) and an output contact electrically coupled to the junction between the coils to facilitate monitoring of the voltage at the junction, and wherein the assembly includes a voltage response arrangement, wherein the armature comprises a permanent magnet; the armature is switchable from a first to a second magnetically latched stable rest position by passing a current pulse through the coils in a first direction, and the armature is switchable from the second to the first magnetically latched stable rest position by passing a current pulse through the coils in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, wherein each of the first and second magnetically latched stable rest positions is maintained by the permanent magnet of the armature completing a magnetic circuit via the respective coil core (62, 64) and the housing; and the voltage response arrangement is electrically coupled to the output contact so as to provide an output signal giving an indication of the position of the armature determined from the voltage generated on the output contact when the current pulse is passed through the coils.
A seal joint assembly, comprising: a stationary seal carrier; a stationary seal land comprising a seal land surface; and a brush seal mounted to the stationary seal carrier, the brush seal comprising a first set of bristles and a second set of bristles; the first set of bristles including a first bristle that contacts the seal land surface; and the second set of bristles including a second bristle, the second bristle crossing the first bristle; wherein the brush seal extends circumferentially about a centerline; and the second bristle circumferentially and axially overlaps the first bristle; characterised in that the second bristle contacts the seal land surface; and the second bristle is angularly offset from the first bristle by an obtuse angle or the second bristle is angularly offset from the first bristle by a right angle. a stationary seal carrier; a stationary seal land comprising a seal land surface; and a brush seal mounted to the stationary seal carrier, the brush seal comprising a first set of bristles and a second set of bristles; the first set of bristles including a first bristle that contacts the seal land surface; and the second set of bristles including a second bristle, the second bristle crossing the first bristle; wherein the brush seal extends circumferentially about a centerline; and the second bristle circumferentially and axially overlaps the first bristle; characterised in that the second bristle contacts the seal land surface; and the second bristle is angularly offset from the first bristle by an obtuse angle or the second bristle is angularly offset from the first bristle by a right angle.
Ballot box for collecting ballot envelopes, comprising a horizontal bottom wall, vertical walls fastened to the bottom wall and a horizontal top wall forming a lid, which is provided with a passage for inserting a ballot envelope into its inner space, the passage forming a vertical guiding passage having a rectangular cross-section, delimited by two large parallel surfaces and two side surfaces, said opening comprising a trap door, driven by a motor, which can occupy a position of obstructing said opening or a position of disengagement, said ballot box comprising a means for checking one of the physical parameters of the ballot envelope that is able to control the motor of the trap door to clear the opening if the envelope is acceptable or to prevent the opening in the opposite case, this checking means comprising a command and control unit, the motor being connected and controlled by the command and control unit, wherein the parameter checked is the degree of opaqueness of the ballot envelope and the passage, above the trap door and below the detector, is equipped, on the one hand, with a light emitter and, on the other hand, with a receiver that is sensitive to the light emitted by the emitter, the emitter defining a light path that is perpendicular to the two large surfaces of the passage and the receiver being connected to the command and control unit, the latter being able to compare the value delivered by the receiver to a value entered in memory and to act on the motor of the trap door if the value measured is compatible with the value entered in memory, characterized in that a radial opening (11 a) is made in the passage above the trap door and below the detector, wherein one of the elements, emitter or receiver, is fastened to the passage and the other is carried by a tip (20 b) mounted at the end of a hinged arm that is mobile between a waiting position in which the tip is outside of the passage and a measuring position in which the tip (20 b) is inserted radially into the passage by passing through the radial opening (11 a), and wherein the arm is equipped with a return element to be pulled to its waiting position and is driven to the measuring position by a motor element connected to the command and control unit.
A method for forwarding multicast traffic, comprising: receiving a third multicast join message; in response to the third multicast join message, sending a first multicast join message to a first upstream router, and establishing an active path; in response to the third multicast join message, sending a second multicast join message to a second upstream router, and establishing a standby path, wherein the second multicast join message is a Protocol Independent Multicast, PIM, join message and carries a join attribute, the join attribute comprising an attribute type which identifies the join attribute is backup joining; sending multicast traffic to a multicast receiver through the active path, wherein the standby path does not forward the multicast traffic; and forwarding the multicast traffic through the standby path when a fault occurs in the active path; and wherein the second multicast join message comprises active path information used for identifying primary inbound interface information of the active path protected by the standby path, and the forwarding the multicast traffic through the standby path when a fault occurs in the active path comprises: when a fault occurs in the active path, determining, by a router on the standby path, a corresponding backup outbound interface according to an identifier of a primary inbound interface, wherein the identifier of the primary inbound interface is carried in obtained fault information of the active path, and forwarding the multicast traffic through the backup outbound interface. receiving a third multicast join message; in response to the third multicast join message, sending a first multicast join message to a first upstream router, and establishing an active path; in response to the third multicast join message, sending a second multicast join message to a second upstream router, and establishing a standby path, wherein the second multicast join message is a Protocol Independent Multicast, PIM, join message and carries a join attribute, the join attribute comprising an attribute type which identifies the join attribute is backup joining; sending multicast traffic to a multicast receiver through the active path, wherein the standby path does not forward the multicast traffic; and forwarding the multicast traffic through the standby path when a fault occurs in the active path; and wherein the second multicast join message comprises active path information used for identifying primary inbound interface information of the active path protected by the standby path, and the forwarding the multicast traffic through the standby path when a fault occurs in the active path comprises: when a fault occurs in the active path, determining, by a router on the standby path, a corresponding backup outbound interface according to an identifier of a primary inbound interface, wherein the identifier of the primary inbound interface is carried in obtained fault information of the active path, and forwarding the multicast traffic through the backup outbound interface.
Method for producing a composite wood board, especially for floor panels, wherein a sound-damping layer, preferably with a balancing layer effect, is applied to the lower side of a base board of chipboard, plywood, OSB, HDF or MDF composite wood and an assembly of films consisting of at least one layer of elastic and thermoplastically deformable plastic and a decorative paper placed on one side of the layer of plastic is applied to the upper side, characterized in that the decorative paper is placed onto the layer of plastic and bonded at temperatures in a range from 130 to 200°C, and in that the bonding of the layer of plastic, excluding thermoplastic polyurethanes, to the decorative paper takes place while simultaneously carrying out a structured embossing of the assembly of films by using a structured embossing roller or by using a structured paper that is carried along between the assembly of films and a smooth embossing roller before said assembly is applied to the base board, the structured embossing having a depth greater than 100 μm, and in that the assembly of films is covered with a wear-resistant layer.
Transport device for slabs between a separating device for separating a slab from a casting strand and a furnace, wherein the transport device has an electrically driven roller table, wherein the slab has an α fraction and/or a γ fraction, characterized in that the transport device has a means for determining the γ fraction on a surface of the slab, wherein the means for determining the γ fraction on a surface of the slab comprises a temperature measuring device, wherein the transport device comprises a data processing and evaluation unit which, in combination with the temperature measuring device, by comparing the measured value with comparison data, is configured to determine the γ fraction on a surface of the slab, wherein the transport device is configured to transport the slab to the furnace by controlling the transport speed, which is provided so that the slab arrives at the furnace with the specified value for the γ fraction, wherein the transport device is configured to transport to the furnace the slab with a γ fraction on the surface of the slab of greater than or equal to 90%, preferably with a γ fraction on the surface of the slab of greater than or equal to 95% and particularly preferably with a γ fraction on the surface of the slab of greater than or equal to 99%. the transport device has a means for determining the γ fraction on a surface of the slab, wherein the means for determining the γ fraction on a surface of the slab comprises a temperature measuring device, wherein the transport device comprises a data processing and evaluation unit which, in combination with the temperature measuring device, by comparing the measured value with comparison data, is configured to determine the γ fraction on a surface of the slab, wherein the transport device is configured to transport the slab to the furnace by controlling the transport speed, which is provided so that the slab arrives at the furnace with the specified value for the γ fraction, wherein the transport device is configured to transport to the furnace the slab with a γ fraction on the surface of the slab of greater than or equal to 90%, preferably with a γ fraction on the surface of the slab of greater than or equal to 95% and particularly preferably with a γ fraction on the surface of the slab of greater than or equal to 99%.
A plant for bending metal bars, in particular bars for reinforcing concrete, comprising: - at least one bending unit (2, 4) defining a bending plane and a space for receiving a number of bars (A, B, C) to be bent, arranged parallel to one another and on top of one another in a plane orthogonal to the bending plane; and - means for aligning the bars with one another, comprising a thrust member mobile in the longitudinal direction of the bars received in said receiving space and designed to act on first ends of said bars received in said receiving space, said plant being characterized in that said means comprise a stop element provided for acting on second ends of said bars received in said receiving space, opposite to said first ends, so as to cause said bars to slide on one another as a result of the action of said thrust member, until said bars find themselves substantially aligned with one another and in that said plant comprises control means configured for interrupting the action of said thrust member as soon as a force generated by said thrust member is detected greater than the force necessary for overcoming the friction between one bar and another and displacing said bars up to a mutually aligned condition. - at least one bending unit (2, 4) defining a bending plane and a space for receiving a number of bars (A, B, C) to be bent, arranged parallel to one another and on top of one another in a plane orthogonal to the bending plane; and - means for aligning the bars with one another, comprising a thrust member mobile in the longitudinal direction of the bars received in said receiving space and designed to act on first ends of said bars received in said receiving space,