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A method of deploying from a folded transport condition to a launch condition a mobile aircraft launcher having a wheeled trailer adapted to be towed by a land vehicle, a launch beam mounted on the trailer, the launch beam comprising a plurality of beam sections (28, 29, 30, 31) hinged to one another, the beam sections (28, 29, 30, 31) being generally side-by-side in the folded transport condition, and the beam sections (28, 29, 30, 31) being colinear to define a continuous rectilinear beam in the launch condition, an aircraft-engaging shuttle mounted on the launch beam for a movement along the length of the launch beam, a shuttle-moving drive arrangement mounted on the trailer, at least one jack mounted on a forward end of the trailer with respect to the direction of launch, and a further jack mounted on a rearward end of the trailer with respect to the direction of launch; the method comprising the steps of moving both the jacks (54, 56) each into a position, in which both the jacks (54, 56) are in contact with a ground surface supporting the trailer so as to support the launch beam in a horizontal attitude; pivoting the beam sections (28, 29, 30, 31) relative to one another from their generally side-by-side positions to their colinear position while the launch beam is supported in the horizontal attitude; moving the further jack from the position, in which the further jack is in contact with a ground surface, into a retracted position, in which the further jack is clear of the ground surface; moving the launch beam to an inclined position for launch; and supporting the launch beam in the inclined position during launch by contact with the ground on the end of the rearmost section and by moving the at least one jack mounted on the forward end of the trailer into a position, in which said at least one jack is in contact with the ground surface supporting the trailer so as to support the launch beam in the inclined position.
A tap ramp system comprising a ramp provided with one or several taps, each having a rotary opening/closing control means comprising at least one finger or crank pin, a mechanized rotary actuator coupling part (5, 10) for each tap, the rotation axis of said coupling part corresponding during use to the rotation axis of said control means, the coupling with the tap being achieved by inserting each crank pin into a notch (11, 12) made in said coupling part (5, 10) and a maintaining system designed so that each coupling part (5, 10) individually keeps the corresponding tap in place, characterized in that: - the coupling part comprises a closed notch, designed to receive one of the crank pins of the corresponding tap, such that this crank pin can be inserted in the corresponding coupling part by inclining the ramp and next straightening it, until it abuts on a first support, called front support, formed by the edge of the closed notch; - a latch allows to keep the ramp as a whole in this straightened position, by pressing one end of said latch on the ramp, defining a second support, called rear support. - the coupling part comprises a closed notch, designed to receive one of the crank pins of the corresponding tap, such that this crank pin can be inserted in the corresponding coupling part by inclining the ramp and next straightening it, until it abuts on a first support, called front support, formed by the edge of the closed notch; - a latch allows to keep the ramp as a whole in this straightened position, by pressing one end of said latch on the ramp, defining a second support, called rear support.
An apparatus for pumping a fluid, comprising: a pump for pumping the fluid, the pump having a longitudinal axis; a pneumatically actuated valve fluidly connected to an inlet of the pump; and a pneumatic line made of a fusible material and connected to the pneumatic valve for supplying actuation pneumatic fluid to the pneumatic valve the pneumatic line passes along the longitudinal axis of the pump wherein the pneumatic line is composed of different segments,, connected together with connecting pieces,, the connecting pieces, are cross fittings; the pneumatic line branches into at least one secondary pneumatic line, made of a fusible material, the at least one secondary pneumatic line, passes at least once around the pump longitudinal axis, and wherein the at least one secondary line, is composed of multiple segments. a pump for pumping the fluid, the pump having a longitudinal axis; a pneumatically actuated valve fluidly connected to an inlet of the pump; and a pneumatic line made of a fusible material and connected to the pneumatic valve for supplying actuation pneumatic fluid to the pneumatic valve the pneumatic line passes along the longitudinal axis of the pump wherein the pneumatic line is composed of different segments,, connected together with connecting pieces,, the connecting pieces, are cross fittings; the pneumatic line branches into at least one secondary pneumatic line, made of a fusible material, the at least one secondary pneumatic line, passes at least once around the pump longitudinal axis, and wherein the at least one secondary line, is composed of multiple segments.
A blade outer air seal assembly comprising: a blade outer air seal having axially spaced forward and aft portions (106, 108) and a central web between said axially spaced portions (106, 108); and an attachment block (110, 136) to be supported on structure within an engine, said attachment block (110, 136) mounting said blade outer air seal, and comprising a passage extending into a central chamber within said attachment block (110, 136), and communicating with cooling holes through a radially inner face of said attachment block (110, 136) to direct cooling air at said central web of said blade outer air seal characterised in that: said central chamber includes circumferentially extending fingers communicating with said passage, such that air may pass into said passage, and then circumferentially into said circumferentially extending fingers, and then through said cooling holes to impinge on said central web. a blade outer air seal having axially spaced forward and aft portions (106, 108) and a central web between said axially spaced portions (106, 108); and an attachment block (110, 136) to be supported on structure within an engine, said attachment block (110, 136) mounting said blade outer air seal, and comprising a passage extending into a central chamber within said attachment block (110, 136), and communicating with cooling holes through a radially inner face of said attachment block (110, 136) to direct cooling air at said central web of said blade outer air seal characterised in that: said central chamber includes circumferentially extending fingers communicating with said passage, such that air may pass into said passage, and then circumferentially into said circumferentially extending fingers, and then through said cooling holes to impinge on said central web.
A glenoid device for preparing a shoulder joint of a patient comprising: a reusable guide holder having a handle shaft, wherein the reusable guide holder comprises a non-custom bore there through at a fixed orientation relative to the handle shaft, wherein the handle shaft extends from an upper surface of the reusable guide holder; a patient-specific glenoid guide having a body between an upper surface and a lower surface, the patient-specific glenoid guide referencing the face of the glenoid and a portion of the glenoid rim, wherein the lower surface of the patient-specific glenoid guide is a patient-specific surface configured as a substantially negative or mirror of a glenoid face and the portion of the glenoid rim of the patient to nestingly mate and conform to the glenoid face and the portion of the glenoid rim of the patient based on an image of a shoulder joint of the patient as reconstructed preoperatively from image scans of the shoulder joint of the patient, the patient-specific glenoid guide forming a bore having a patient-specific orientation along an alignment axis of the shoulder joint of the patient, wherein the body of the patient-specific glenoid guide is configured such that the non-custom bore of the guide holder and the patient-specific bore of the patient-specific glenoid guide are aligned along the alignment axis when the guide holder and the patient-specific glenoid guide are directly coupled to one another. a reusable guide holder having a handle shaft, wherein the reusable guide holder comprises a non-custom bore there through at a fixed orientation relative to the handle shaft, wherein the handle shaft extends from an upper surface of the reusable guide holder; a patient-specific glenoid guide having a body between an upper surface and a lower surface, the patient-specific glenoid guide referencing the face of the glenoid and a portion of the glenoid rim, wherein the lower surface of the patient-specific glenoid guide is a patient-specific surface configured as a substantially negative or mirror of a glenoid face and the portion of the glenoid rim of the patient to nestingly mate and conform to the glenoid face and the portion of the glenoid rim of the patient based on an image of a shoulder joint of the patient as reconstructed preoperatively from image scans of the shoulder joint of the patient, the patient-specific glenoid guide forming a bore having a patient-specific orientation along an alignment axis of the shoulder joint of the patient, wherein the body of the patient-specific glenoid guide is configured such that the non-custom bore of the guide holder and the patient-specific bore of the patient-specific glenoid guide are aligned along the alignment axis when the guide holder and the patient-specific glenoid guide are directly coupled to one another.
A delivery method comprising: a) receiving an order for a plurality of SKUs; b) generating a pick sheet based upon the order for the plurality of SKUs; c) assembling a plurality of items on a platform based upon the pick sheet; d) imaging the plurality of items assembled on the platform to generate at least one image; e) analyzing the at least one image to identify the SKUs of the assembled plurality of items, f) comparing the SKUs identified in step e) to the SKUs on the pick sheet; and g) indicating (162, 164) whether the SKUs identified in step e) match the SKUs on the pick sheet based upon the comparison in step f), h) based on an indication from step g) that the SKUs identified in step e) do not match the SKUs on the pick sheet, correcting the items on the platform, and in that step e) includes: i) analyzing the at least one image to identify a package type of one of the plurality of items; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of j) based upon the identified package type from step i) narrowing the list of possible branding options to be identified; and k) after step j), determining a brand of the one of the plurality of items based upon the narrowed list of possible branding options. a) receiving an order for a plurality of SKUs; b) generating a pick sheet based upon the order for the plurality of SKUs; c) assembling a plurality of items on a platform based upon the pick sheet; d) imaging the plurality of items assembled on the platform to generate at least one image; e) analyzing the at least one image to identify the SKUs of the assembled plurality of items, f) comparing the SKUs identified in step e) to the SKUs on the pick sheet; and g) indicating (162, 164) whether the SKUs identified in step e) match the SKUs on the pick sheet based upon the comparison in step f), h) based on an indication from step g) that the SKUs identified in step e) do not match the SKUs on the pick sheet, correcting the items on the platform, and in that step e) includes: i) analyzing the at least one image to identify a package type of one of the plurality of items; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of j) based upon the identified package type from step i) narrowing the list of possible branding options to be identified; and k) after step j), determining a brand of the one of the plurality of items based upon the narrowed list of possible branding options.
A rat parvovirus H-1 variant capable of propagating and spreading through human tumour cells, characterized in that the viral polypeptides comprise the amino acid sequences shown in Figure 8B and which have a deletion from position 587 to 629 in the C-terminus of NS1 and the substitutions P124Q and E280K in NS1, a deletion from position 95 to 136 in the middle exon of NS2 and the amino acid substitution H374Y in VP1/VP2.
A safety device on a rope, comprising: - a first flange-plate and a movable second flange-plate delineating a transverse space in which a roller is arranged fitted on a first spindle integral to the first flange-plate, - and articulation means of the second flange-plate comprising a second spindle allowing a swivelling movement between a closed position clamping the rope in captive manner in the transverse space, and an open position for fitting the rope on the roller, the first flange-plate presenting clearance by positioning of the second spindle in an aperture of the first flange-plate, the external diameter of the second spindle being smaller than that of the aperture to define said clearance, the movable second flange-plate being equipped: - with a securing notch operating in conjunction with the first spindle to block the device in the closed position when the roller is under load, - and with a latch actuated by control means to perform unlatching of the latter enabling opening of the second flange-plate when the device is no longer under load. - a first flange-plate and a movable second flange-plate delineating a transverse space in which a roller is arranged fitted on a first spindle integral to the first flange-plate, - and articulation means of the second flange-plate comprising a second spindle allowing a swivelling movement between a closed position clamping the rope in captive manner in the transverse space, and an open position for fitting the rope on the roller, - with a securing notch operating in conjunction with the first spindle to block the device in the closed position when the roller is under load, - and with a latch actuated by control means to perform unlatching of the latter enabling opening of the second flange-plate when the device is no longer under load.
A method for protecting software in a computing device, the method comprising: receiving a request from a non-secure software module to execute an instruction (135, 145, 160) of a secure software module comprising encrypted program code encrypted using an encryption key specific to the secure software module; determining whether the instruction comprises an instruction associated with a controlled point of entry to the secure software module accessible outside of the secure software module; executing one or more instructions of the secure software module responsive to the instruction comprising an instruction associated with the controlled point of entry to the secure software module, wherein the executing of the one or more instructions of the secure software module comprises initializing an instance of the secure software module, the initializing being blocked until the secure software module is determined to be in a free state in which the secure software module is not being executed by another thread or process; and controlling exit from the secure software module to return execution to the non-secure software module. receiving a request from a non-secure software module to execute an instruction (135, 145, 160) of a secure software module comprising encrypted program code encrypted using an encryption key specific to the secure software module; determining whether the instruction comprises an instruction associated with a controlled point of entry to the secure software module accessible outside of the secure software module; executing one or more instructions of the secure software module responsive to the instruction comprising an instruction associated with the controlled point of entry to the secure software module, wherein the executing of the one or more instructions of the secure software module comprises initializing an instance of the secure software module, the initializing being blocked until the secure software module is determined to be in a free state in which the secure software module is not being executed by another thread or process; and controlling exit from the secure software module to return execution to the non-secure software module.
A method of mounting anchoring assemblies to a metal object for anchoring a liner of a cured lining material arranged to be applied in liquid form to said metal object, said method characterized by the steps of: - placing an anchoring assembly template at said metal object, said template comprising a plurality of anchoring assembly cut outs indicating positions of said anchoring assemblies relatively to each other; - applying a marking agent to said anchoring assembly template marking said metal object by marked positions corresponding to said plurality of anchoring assembly cut outs; - mounting said anchoring assemblies to said metal object corresponding to said marked positions at said metal object. - placing an anchoring assembly template at said metal object, said template comprising a plurality of anchoring assembly cut outs indicating positions of said anchoring assemblies relatively to each other; - applying a marking agent to said anchoring assembly template marking said metal object by marked positions corresponding to said plurality of anchoring assembly cut outs; - mounting said anchoring assemblies to said metal object corresponding to said marked positions at said metal object.
A dipole microwave applicator for emitting microwave radiation into tissue, the assembly comprising: an outer conductor having an end; an inner conductor disposed within the outer conductor and insulated therefrom by an insulator extending beyond said end of the outer conductor, the inner conductor including a section that extends outwardly beyond the end of the outer conductor and the inner conductor extending beyond an end of the insulator; a ferrule disposed at the end of the outer conductor, and having a sleeve portion that surrounds a portion of the outwardly extending section of the inner conductor, said sleeve portion having an end; and a dielectric tip surrounding the sleeve portion of the ferrule and the outwardly extending section of the inner conductor, the sleeve portion of the ferrule and at least a portion of the outwardly extending section of the inner conductor operate as corresponding arms of the dipole microwave applicator, wherein a dielectric spacer is disposed within the dielectric tip, the dielectric spacer surrounding at least a portion of the inner conductor that extends beyond the sleeve portion of the ferrule and wherein a space is defined within the ferrule between the said end of said insulator and said end of said ferrule.
A method of controlling aerosol production in an aerosol-generating device, the device comprising: an aerosol generating element; a flow channel configured to allow an air flow past the aerosol generating element; and a flow sensor configured to detect the air flow in the flow channel, comprising the steps of: determining a value of a first parameter related to a change in flow rate of the air flow; and changing the supply of power to the aerosol generating element depending on a result of a comparison between the value of the first parameter and a threshold value, characterised in that the first parameter is derived from a combination of a second parameter that is a measure of a flow rate detected by the flow sensor and a third parameter related to the flow rate, and wherein the third parameter is temperature, power supplied to the aerosol generating element, a maximum detected flow rate, or a rate of change of flow rate, or is derived from a combination of two or more of temperature, power supplied to the aerosol generating element, a maximum detected flow rate, and a rate of change of flow rate. an aerosol generating element; a flow channel configured to allow an air flow past the aerosol generating element; and a flow sensor configured to detect the air flow in the flow channel, comprising the steps of: determining a value of a first parameter related to a change in flow rate of the air flow; and changing the supply of power to the aerosol generating element depending on a result of a comparison between the value of the first parameter and a threshold value, characterised in that the first parameter is derived from a combination of a second parameter that is a measure of a flow rate detected by the flow sensor and a third parameter related to the flow rate, and wherein the third parameter is temperature, power supplied to the aerosol generating element, a maximum detected flow rate, or a rate of change of flow rate, or is derived from a combination of two or more of temperature, power supplied to the aerosol generating element, a maximum detected flow rate, and a rate of change of flow rate. determining a value of a first parameter related to a change in flow rate of the air flow; and changing the supply of power to the aerosol generating element depending on a result of a comparison between the value of the first parameter and a threshold value, characterised in that the first parameter is derived from a combination of a second parameter that is a measure of a flow rate detected by the flow sensor and a third parameter related to the flow rate, and wherein the third parameter is temperature, power supplied to the aerosol generating element, a maximum detected flow rate, or a rate of change of flow rate, or is derived from a combination of two or more of temperature, power supplied to the aerosol generating element, a maximum detected flow rate, and a rate of change of flow rate.
A data carrier card comprising a card body of at least one coextruded strip foil which is shaped from alternatingly arranged strip layers, wherein the alternatingly arranged strip layers mix with at least one further strip layer such that a security feature is given by a respectively different coloration of the individual strip layers, wherein the alternatingly arranged adjacent strip layers mutually overlap respectively pairwise in an overlap region, wherein the at least one further strip layer is provided in the overlap region, wherein the at least one further strip layer is provided substantially only in the overlap region.
A structural thermoelectric device (10, 20, 80, 81), comprising a first conductor layer (1, 11, 71), a second conductor layer (2, 12, 72) and located therebetween a polymer thermocouple layer (3, 13, 14, 73) comprising reinforcement means formed from a structural support, wherein the internal surface of said support comprises at least one layer of at least one conducting polymer, characterised wherein, a carbon fibre skin is applied to the first layer and second layer, to encapsulate the device, so as to provide a fibre reinforced polymer composite structure.
A method of determining the occurrence of a blockage of a canister filter in a topical negative pressure system comprising the steps of: monitoring pressure generated by a pump element of the TNP system; determining if a monitored pressure falls below a pre-determined threshold value; and characterised in that said method further comprises the step of monitoring pressure at a location between the canister filter and a dressing of the TNP system. monitoring pressure generated by a pump element of the TNP system; determining if a monitored pressure falls below a pre-determined threshold value; and characterised in that said method further comprises the step of monitoring pressure at a location between the canister filter and a dressing of the TNP system.