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A cooling plate for a metallurgical furnace comprising: a body with a front face and an opposite rear face, said body having at least one coolant channel therein; wherein in use said front face is turned towards the furnace interior and preferably comprises alternating ribs and grooves; and wear detection means adapted to monitor the wear of said body; characterized in that said wear detection means comprise: a plurality of closed pressure chambers (26, 28) distributed at different locations in said body, said pressure chambers being positioned at predetermined depths below the front face of said body; and a pressure sensor associated with each pressure chamber (26, 28) in order to detect a deviation from a reference pressure inside said pressure chamber when the latter becomes open due to wear out of said body. a body with a front face and an opposite rear face, said body having at least one coolant channel therein; wherein in use said front face is turned towards the furnace interior and preferably comprises alternating ribs and grooves; and wear detection means adapted to monitor the wear of said body; characterized in that said wear detection means comprise: a plurality of closed pressure chambers (26, 28) distributed at different locations in said body, said pressure chambers being positioned at predetermined depths below the front face of said body; and a pressure sensor associated with each pressure chamber (26, 28) in order to detect a deviation from a reference pressure inside said pressure chamber when the latter becomes open due to wear out of said body. a plurality of closed pressure chambers (26, 28) distributed at different locations in said body, said pressure chambers being positioned at predetermined depths below the front face of said body; and a pressure sensor associated with each pressure chamber (26, 28) in order to detect a deviation from a reference pressure inside said pressure chamber when the latter becomes open due to wear out of said body.
An ophthalmic surgical tool tracking system comprising: an ophthalmic surgical tool comprising a distal portion configured to be inserted into an eye; a marker positioned at the distal portion of the ophthalmic surgical tool; and a tool position detection system comprising: a light source configured to introduce an imaging light into a fundus of the eye; an imaging device configured to receive the imaging light reflected from the fundus and capture an image of the fundus along with the distal portion of the ophthalmic surgical tool inserted into the eye; and a processor configured to determine a position of the marker in the image of the fundus. an ophthalmic surgical tool comprising a distal portion configured to be inserted into an eye; a marker positioned at the distal portion of the ophthalmic surgical tool; and a tool position detection system comprising: a light source configured to introduce an imaging light into a fundus of the eye; an imaging device configured to receive the imaging light reflected from the fundus and capture an image of the fundus along with the distal portion of the ophthalmic surgical tool inserted into the eye; and a processor configured to determine a position of the marker in the image of the fundus. a light source configured to introduce an imaging light into a fundus of the eye; an imaging device configured to receive the imaging light reflected from the fundus and capture an image of the fundus along with the distal portion of the ophthalmic surgical tool inserted into the eye; and a processor configured to determine a position of the marker in the image of the fundus.
Energy absorption-reduced anticlimber for rail vehicles, for arrangement on a rail vehicle in the region of a buffer of the rail vehicle and for preventing the body of the rail vehicle from sliding over the body of a colliding rail vehicle or vice versa, comprising a fastening section for fastening the anticlimber to the rail vehicle and/or to the buffer and a collision section for mechanical interaction with an anticlimber on the other colliding rail vehicle, wherein the collision section has a finger-like contact and guide section which faces in the direction of travel or opposite to the direction of travel and has a support section which connects the contact and guide section to the fastening section and is oriented vertically to the direction of travel, characterized in that the contact and guide section and the support section together have at least two finger-like structures which emanate radially from a common centre in their extension and widen the capture area by spreading apart, wherein the support section is mechanically connected in an energy-transmitting manner to an energy-absorbing element in such a way that the energy acting in the event of a possible collision of the rail vehicle with another rail vehicle is introduced into the energy-absorbing element without deformation of the contact and guide section or the support section, and that at least one support element (10.2) in the form of a bracket (10.2) is arranged on the housing (10.3) of the energy-absorbing element, by means of which support element the region that surrounds the connecting point of the support element (10.2) to the housing (10.3) is stabilized against the effect of torques occurring in the event of a collision, wherein the support element (10.2) is preferably also fastened to a mounting and/or end plate (10.4) and/or is designed to be supportable against a bearing structure formed on the body of the rail vehicle in the event of a crash.
Medicament containing as active substance at least one compatible solute for use in the prevention and/or treatment of viral respiratory diseases, the compatible solute being selected from the group consisting of: ectoine, hydroxyectoine and/or salts or esters of these compounds.
Baking powder composition comprising one or more baking salts and one or more oxidizing enzymes chosen from oxidoreductases of class EC 1.1.3, said oxidizing enzymes being present in an amount between about 500 and about 2500 units of oxidizing enzymes per gram of baking salt.
A torching rod for use in exothermic operations, the rod comprising: a plurality of cables configured to burn during an exothermic operation, wherein the plurality of cables surrounds a hollow center portion within the torching rod; a flowpath formed by the hollow center portion for oxygen to burn the plurality of cables; a sheath to enclose the plurality of cables and the hollow center portion; a first end of the rod having a connector affixed to the sheath, wherein the connector is receivable by a quick disconnect fitting, said connector further comprising a flat portion abutting the sheath and forming a surface that is configured to engage the quick disconnect to prevent insertion of the connector into the quick disconnect past the flat portion, said connector further comprising an indented portion configured to engage a quick release mechanism internal to said quick disconnect fitting, wherein said rod is crimped about a portion of said connector; an ignition source at a second end of the rod to ignite the oxygen in the flowpath, wherein the ignition source includes steel wool, and wherein a portion of said steel wool extends outside of said torching rod; and a tip cover at said first end of said torching rod, said tip cover holding at least a portion of said steel wool, wherein said tip cover is configured to burn with said sheath during said exothermic operation. a plurality of cables configured to burn during an exothermic operation, wherein the plurality of cables surrounds a hollow center portion within the torching rod; a flowpath formed by the hollow center portion for oxygen to burn the plurality of cables; a sheath to enclose the plurality of cables and the hollow center portion; a first end of the rod having a connector affixed to the sheath, wherein the connector is receivable by a quick disconnect fitting, said connector further comprising a flat portion abutting the sheath and forming a surface that is configured to engage the quick disconnect to prevent insertion of the connector into the quick disconnect past the flat portion, said connector further comprising an indented portion configured to engage a quick release mechanism internal to said quick disconnect fitting, wherein said rod is crimped about a portion of said connector; an ignition source at a second end of the rod to ignite the oxygen in the flowpath, wherein the ignition source includes steel wool, and wherein a portion of said steel wool extends outside of said torching rod; and a tip cover at said first end of said torching rod, said tip cover holding at least a portion of said steel wool, wherein said tip cover is configured to burn with said sheath during said exothermic operation.
A card shuffler comprising: a deck-crib configured to contain a stack of playing cards with one card of the stack adjacent a deck support member of the deck-crib; a dealing rack located adjacent to the deck-crib and defining single-card receptacles; a card mover associated with the deck-crib and operable to move a single playing card from the deck-crib to a single-card receptacle aligned with the deck-crib, the card mover including: a primary card-contacting drive member positionable to engage a surface of a playing card located adjacent to the deck support member of the deck-crib to move the single playing card toward the aligned single-card receptacle; a first motor operably connected to move one of the dealing rack and the deck-crib relative to the other and to place the card mover and a single-card receptacle into mutual alignment; characterised by an auxiliary card pusher including a card-contacting member movable reciprocably in the deck-crib toward and away from the dealing rack and configured to move the single playing card out of the deck-crib and substantially into the aligned single-card receptacle; and a second motor operably connected to the auxiliary card pusher. a deck-crib configured to contain a stack of playing cards with one card of the stack adjacent a deck support member of the deck-crib; a dealing rack located adjacent to the deck-crib and defining single-card receptacles; a card mover associated with the deck-crib and operable to move a single playing card from the deck-crib to a single-card receptacle aligned with the deck-crib, the card mover including: a primary card-contacting drive member positionable to engage a surface of a playing card located adjacent to the deck support member of the deck-crib to move the single playing card toward the aligned single-card receptacle; a first motor operably connected to move one of the dealing rack and the deck-crib relative to the other and to place the card mover and a single-card receptacle into mutual alignment; characterised by an auxiliary card pusher including a card-contacting member movable reciprocably in the deck-crib toward and away from the dealing rack and configured to move the single playing card out of the deck-crib and substantially into the aligned single-card receptacle; and a second motor operably connected to the auxiliary card pusher. a primary card-contacting drive member positionable to engage a surface of a playing card located adjacent to the deck support member of the deck-crib to move the single playing card toward the aligned single-card receptacle; a first motor operably connected to move one of the dealing rack and the deck-crib relative to the other and to place the card mover and a single-card receptacle into mutual alignment; characterised by an auxiliary card pusher including a card-contacting member movable reciprocably in the deck-crib toward and away from the dealing rack and configured to move the single playing card out of the deck-crib and substantially into the aligned single-card receptacle; and a second motor operably connected to the auxiliary card pusher.
Height-adjustment device for a chair, in particular a swivel chair or an office chair, comprising: a gas spring device which can be coupled to a seat of the chair in order to adjust the height of the seat; a first guide pipe device in which the gas spring device is displaceably guided in the longitudinal direction, wherein the first guide pipe device is connected to an intermediate pipe element as a support, and wherein the first guide pipe device is produced from synthetic material and is provided with guide rings to guide the gas spring device or, on the inside, has contact portions at each of an upper and lower end, wherein the height-adjustment device has a second guide pipe device (23, 39) in which the intermediate pipe element is displaceably guided in the longitudinal direction, wherein the second guide pipe device is connected to a stanchion element as a support. a gas spring device which can be coupled to a seat of the chair in order to adjust the height of the seat; a first guide pipe device in which the gas spring device is displaceably guided in the longitudinal direction, wherein the first guide pipe device is connected to an intermediate pipe element as a support, and wherein the first guide pipe device is produced from synthetic material and is provided with guide rings to guide the gas spring device or, on the inside, has contact portions at each of an upper and lower end, wherein the height-adjustment device has a second guide pipe device (23, 39) in which the intermediate pipe element is displaceably guided in the longitudinal direction, wherein the second guide pipe device is connected to a stanchion element as a support.
A combination comprising: (i) a compound of Structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrate and/or salt thereof; and (ii) a compound of Structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. (i) a compound of Structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrate and/or salt thereof; and (ii) a compound of Structure:
A thermal printer to print by heat transferring, to a print medium with use of a thermal head, inks (11aa to 11ad) of an ink ribbon having a plurality of unit print areas provided with said inks by a prescribed print size unit, the thermal printer comprising: a joint position calculator configured to specify, in panoramic printing including dividing a panoramic image longer than said print size of said ink ribbon into a plurality of images of a size equal to or less than said print size and printing in a plurality of times to join said plurality of images, a joint position (1a, 1b) between said plurality of images in accordance with the level of a frequency component of said panoramic image; and a controller configured to control said print medium, said ink ribbon, and said thermal head to cause said plurality of images divided at said joint position specified by said joint position calculator to be joined by being heat transferred to a plurality of continuous areas of said print medium by said plurality of unit print areas of said ink ribbon, respectively. a joint position calculator configured to specify, in panoramic printing including dividing a panoramic image longer than said print size of said ink ribbon into a plurality of images of a size equal to or less than said print size and printing in a plurality of times to join said plurality of images, a joint position (1a, 1b) between said plurality of images in accordance with the level of a frequency component of said panoramic image; and a controller configured to control said print medium, said ink ribbon, and said thermal head to cause said plurality of images divided at said joint position specified by said joint position calculator to be joined by being heat transferred to a plurality of continuous areas of said print medium by said plurality of unit print areas of said ink ribbon, respectively.
A metering and application system for a moisture-curing polymer material, - in the case of which a reservoir for the polymer material is provided, - in the case of which a first pump and a second pump are provided, wherein the polymer material is conveyable with the first pump from the reservoir to the second pump, - in the case of which a gas metering device is provided with a defined pressure transmission ratio to bring a gas to a defined pressure, wherein the gas metering device is connected on the output side to the input of the second pump, - in the case of which the gas metering device has a first chamber (31.2) with a defined volume and a pressure piston (31.3), wherein the pressure piston (31.3) performs a defined stroke in the first chamber (31.2), and - in the case of which the gas metering device has a second chamber (35.2) and a piston (35.3) coupled to the pressure piston (31.3), so that gas present in the second chamber can be set to the defined pressure, - in the case of which a mixer is provided for mixing the polymer material and the gas, - in the case of which a valve arranged downstream from the mixer for metering and a nozzle for applying the polymer material/gas mixture are provided, characterized in that - a first check valve is arranged at the gas inlet of the second chamber (35.2), and - a second check valve is arranged at the gas outlet (35.8) of the gas metering device. - in the case of which a reservoir for the polymer material is provided, - in the case of which a first pump and a second pump are provided, wherein the polymer material is conveyable with the first pump from the reservoir to the second pump, - in the case of which a gas metering device is provided with a defined pressure transmission ratio to bring a gas to a defined pressure, wherein the gas metering device is connected on the output side to the input of the second pump, - in the case of which the gas metering device has a first chamber (31.2) with a defined volume and a pressure piston (31.3), wherein the pressure piston (31.3) performs a defined stroke in the first chamber (31.2), and - in the case of which the gas metering device has a second chamber (35.2) and a piston (35.3) coupled to the pressure piston (31.3), so that gas present in the second chamber can be set to the defined pressure, - in the case of which a mixer is provided for mixing the polymer material and the gas, - in the case of which a valve arranged downstream from the mixer for metering and a nozzle for applying the polymer material/gas mixture are provided, - a first check valve is arranged at the gas inlet of the second chamber (35.2), and - a second check valve is arranged at the gas outlet (35.8) of the gas metering device.
Method for designing clothing or equipment for protecting the body for law enforcement officers, comprising the following steps: - provide a dummy with a set of cinematic and/or load sensors, - position an impact application device in such a way that the latter can apply on at least one predetermined target zone of the dummy impacts according to a determined reproducible cinematic, - apply said impacts on the target zone of the dummy which is not provided with protective clothing or equipment, and take the measurements provided by the sensor(s) located in the region of said target zones, said method being further characterized in that it comprises the supplementary following steps: - mount a protective clothing or equipment on the dummy in such a way that it covers the target zone, - apply said impacts on the target zone of the dummy provided with the protective clothing or equipment, and take the measurements provided by said sensor(s), - deduct from the measurements at least one value of absorbed energy and/or force attenuation by said protective clothing or equipment, and - if said value(s) is/are higher than threshold values, tag the clothing or equipment as acceptable in the sense of said thresholds, - otherwise, make structural modifications to said protective clothing or equipment in order to improve said values of absorbed energy and/or force attenuation. - provide a dummy with a set of cinematic and/or load sensors, - position an impact application device in such a way that the latter can apply on at least one predetermined target zone of the dummy impacts according to a determined reproducible cinematic, - apply said impacts on the target zone of the dummy which is not provided with protective clothing or equipment, and take the measurements provided by the sensor(s) located in the region of said target zones, - mount a protective clothing or equipment on the dummy in such a way that it covers the target zone, - apply said impacts on the target zone of the dummy provided with the protective clothing or equipment, and take the measurements provided by said sensor(s), - deduct from the measurements at least one value of absorbed energy and/or force attenuation by said protective clothing or equipment, and - if said value(s) is/are higher than threshold values, tag the clothing or equipment as acceptable in the sense of said thresholds, - otherwise, make structural modifications to said protective clothing or equipment in order to improve said values of absorbed energy and/or force attenuation.
A system for preparing a first and second bone for a graft procedure, the system comprising: a) a first device, with an appliance for sequential drilling and/or burring of overlapping bores arranged in a c-shaped manner to create a substantially c-shaped insertion site on the first bone substantially mimicking a first native ligament attachment footprint, comprising an intra-articular part and an extra-articular part, which are connected one to another via an arc or similar structure, an intra-articular template, which can be associated to said intra-articular part, having openings corresponding to the c-shaped first bone insertion site and an extra-articular drill sleeve, associated to the extra-articular part, for hosting guide wires b) a second device for creating on the second bone an entrance aperture point substantially mimicking a second native ligament attachment footprint, the aperture optionally having a substantially slit shaped footprint, the second device comprising a guiding sleeve having a guiding tube for a guide wire and at least an adjacent channel for a drill; the second device adapted for sequential drilling and/or burring of second bone overlapping bores, the second bone overlapping bores being arranged in a slit-shaped manner to create a slit-shaped insertion site, the slit-shaped insertion site substantially conforming in size, cross-sectional dimension and shape to the first native ligament attachment footprint. a) a first device, with an appliance for sequential drilling and/or burring of overlapping bores arranged in a c-shaped manner to create a substantially c-shaped insertion site on the first bone substantially mimicking a first native ligament attachment footprint, comprising an intra-articular part and an extra-articular part, which are connected one to another via an arc or similar structure, an intra-articular template, which can be associated to said intra-articular part, having openings corresponding to the c-shaped first bone insertion site and an extra-articular drill sleeve, associated to the extra-articular part, for hosting guide wires b) a second device for creating on the second bone an entrance aperture point substantially mimicking a second native ligament attachment footprint, the aperture optionally having a substantially slit shaped footprint, the second device comprising a guiding sleeve having a guiding tube for a guide wire and at least an adjacent channel for a drill; the second device adapted for sequential drilling and/or burring of second bone overlapping bores, the second bone overlapping bores being arranged in a slit-shaped manner to create a slit-shaped insertion site, the slit-shaped insertion site substantially conforming in size, cross-sectional dimension and shape to the first native ligament attachment footprint.