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A medical device assembly comprising: an elongated guidewire; an elongated highly flexible tubular membrane disposed about the guidewire, the membrane having a wall defining a lumen through the membrane, the lumen having a first inner diameter; and a percutaneous medical device having a maximum outer diameter greater than the first inner diameter; wherein the membrane and the lumen is configured to radially expand and contract between a relaxed condition and an expanded condition so as to permit the percutaneous medical device to pass through the lumen; characterized by a straightening wire slidably disposed in a passage formed within the wall of the membrane, wherein the passage is oriented generally parallel to the lumen. an elongated guidewire; an elongated highly flexible tubular membrane disposed about the guidewire, the membrane having a wall defining a lumen through the membrane, the lumen having a first inner diameter; and a percutaneous medical device having a maximum outer diameter greater than the first inner diameter; wherein the membrane and the lumen is configured to radially expand and contract between a relaxed condition and an expanded condition so as to permit the percutaneous medical device to pass through the lumen; characterized by a straightening wire slidably disposed in a passage formed within the wall of the membrane, wherein the passage is oriented generally parallel to the lumen.
A method for manufacturing a transparent ceramic material, comprising the steps of: preparing a slurry or slip composed of a dispersion medium and a dispersoid including sinterable raw material powder containing a complex oxide powder represented by the following formula: (Tb 1-x-y R x Sc y) 3 (Al 1-z Sc z) 5 O 12 wherein R is yttrium and/or lutetium, 0.05 ≤ x < 0.45, 0 < y < 0.1, 0.5 < 1 - x - y < 0.95, and 0.004 < z <0.2; charging the slurry or slip into a mold container and subjecting the mold container with the slurry or slip to centrifugal casting, to separate solid and liquid in the slurry or slip thereby molding a cast compact; drying the cast compact; degreasing the dried compact; sintering the degreased compact; and subjecting the sintered body to a hot isostatic pressing treatment, to obtain a transparent ceramic material composed of the sintered body of garnet-type rare earth complex oxide represented by formula. charging the slurry or slip into a mold container and subjecting the mold container with the slurry or slip to centrifugal casting, to separate solid and liquid in the slurry or slip thereby molding a cast compact; drying the cast compact; degreasing the dried compact; sintering the degreased compact; and subjecting the sintered body to a hot isostatic pressing treatment,
A method for fabricating a polishing pad comprising the steps of: determining a pattern of micro-holes, grooves and/or perforations to be formed on a polishing pad; inputting the determined pattern to a computer numerical control controller; - selecting a mask having a pattern of micro-holes, grooves and/or perforations corresponding to the inputted pattern; and - driving a laser device adapted to irradiate a laser beam and characterized in that the method further comprises: driving a table adapted to conduct a three-dimensional movement and rotation while supporting the polishing pad, under a control of the CNC controller based on the inputted pattern, thereby irradiating the laser beam from the laser device onto the polishing pad supported by the table while moving the table in accordance with the inputted pattern, so that micro-holes, grooves, and/or perforations having a pattern corresponding to the determined pattern are formed on the polishing pad and wherein the mask is mounted to the lower end of the laser device without being bonded to the polishing pad. determining a pattern of micro-holes, grooves and/or perforations to be formed on a polishing pad; inputting the determined pattern to a computer numerical control controller; - selecting a mask having a pattern of micro-holes, grooves and/or perforations corresponding to the inputted pattern; and - driving a laser device adapted to irradiate a laser beam and characterized in that the method further comprises: driving a table adapted to conduct a three-dimensional movement and rotation while supporting the polishing pad, under a control of the CNC controller based on the inputted pattern, thereby irradiating the laser beam from the laser device onto the polishing pad supported by the table while moving the table in accordance with the inputted pattern, so that micro-holes, grooves, and/or perforations having a pattern corresponding to the determined pattern are formed on the polishing pad and wherein the mask is mounted to the lower end of the laser device without being bonded to the polishing pad. - selecting a mask having a pattern of micro-holes, grooves and/or perforations corresponding to the inputted pattern; and - driving a laser device adapted to irradiate a laser beam and characterized in that the method further comprises: driving a table adapted to conduct a three-dimensional movement and rotation while supporting the polishing pad, under a control of the CNC controller based on the inputted pattern, thereby irradiating the laser beam from the laser device onto the polishing pad supported by the table while moving the table in accordance with the inputted pattern, so that micro-holes, grooves, and/or perforations having a pattern corresponding to the determined pattern are formed on the polishing pad and wherein the mask is mounted to the lower end of the laser device without being bonded to the polishing pad.
A discharge controller for controlling discharge of a plurality of secondary cells (300-1,300-2) connected in parallel with each other, wherein the plurality of secondary cells are charged to a voltage that is equal to or larger than a threshold value set in advance such that the plurality of secondary cells are equal to each other at the beginning of the discharge process, the controller comprising: a remaining capacity calculation section that is adapted to calculate a remaining capacity for each of the plurality of secondary cells; and a control section that, after starting discharge of the plurality of secondary cells, is adapted to compare the remaining capacities calculated by said remaining capacity calculation section with the threshold value set in advance, and to stop discharge of the first cell whose remaining capacity has become equal to the threshold value, and to continue discharge of the other cells whose remaining capacity has become equal to the threshold value. a remaining capacity calculation section that is adapted to calculate a remaining capacity for each of the plurality of secondary cells; and a control section that, after starting discharge of the plurality of secondary cells, is adapted to compare the remaining capacities calculated by said remaining capacity calculation section with the threshold value set in advance, and to stop discharge of the first cell whose remaining capacity has become equal to the threshold value, and to continue discharge of the other cells whose remaining capacity has become equal to the threshold value.
A secondary battery frame usable to package a pouch-type secondary battery, the secondary battery frame comprising: a frame body comprising a top plate, a left plate connected to a left edge of the top plate, a right plate connected to a right edge of the top plate, and a bottom plate connected to a bottom edge of the left plate and a bottom edge of the right plate; and protrusions protrusively formed from at least one of the top plate, the bottom plate, the left plate, and the right plate in an outward direction of the frame body, characterized in that the protrusions are formed on at least one of four corners formed by adjacent two plates of the top plate, the bottom plate, the left plate, and the right plate, the protrusions are formed at the top edge and the bottom edge of the left plate, the top edge and the bottom edge of the right plate, the left edge and the right edge of the top plate, and the left edge and the right edge of the bottom plate, and the protrusion formed at the top edge of the left plate and the protrusion formed at the left edge of the top plate are interconnected to form a first protrusion, the protrusion formed at the top edge of the right plate and the protrusion formed at the right edge of the top plate are interconnected to form a second protrusion, the protrusion formed at the bottom edge of the left plate and the protrusion formed at the left edge of the bottom plate are interconnected to form a third protrusion, and the protrusion formed at the bottom edge of the right plate and the protrusion formed at the right edge of the bottom plate are interconnected to form a fourth protrusion. a frame body comprising a top plate, a left plate connected to a left edge of the top plate, a right plate connected to a right edge of the top plate, and a bottom plate connected to a bottom edge of the left plate and a bottom edge of the right plate; and protrusions protrusively formed from at least one of the top plate, the bottom plate, the left plate, and the right plate in an outward direction of the frame body, characterized in that the protrusions are formed on at least one of four corners formed by adjacent two plates of the top plate, the bottom plate, the left plate, and the right plate, the protrusions are formed at the top edge and the bottom edge of the left plate, the top edge and the bottom edge of the right plate, the left edge and the right edge of the top plate, and the left edge and the right edge of the bottom plate, and the protrusion formed at the top edge of the left plate and the protrusion formed at the left edge of the top plate are interconnected to form a first protrusion, the protrusion formed at the top edge of the right plate and the protrusion formed at the right edge of the top plate are interconnected to form a second protrusion, the protrusion formed at the bottom edge of the left plate and the protrusion formed at the left edge of the bottom plate are interconnected to form a third protrusion, and the protrusion formed at the bottom edge of the right plate and the protrusion formed at the right edge of the bottom plate are interconnected to form a fourth protrusion.
A process for forming an acylated trialkyl citrate ester or mixture of such esters, comprising a) forming a trialkyl citrate ester or esters by reacting citric acid, citric acid anhydride or citric acid chloride with one or more alcohols in the presence of a Lewis acid metal triflate catalyst at atmospheric pressure while continually removing azeotropic water under reflux conditions, b) in the same vessel and with the same catalyst performing an acylation of the trialkyl citrate ester or esters by reaction with an acyl donor, and c) recovering at least a portion of the catalyst from the same vessel for reuse by extraction into a water wash and removing water from the water wash containing the extracted catalyst.
A traveling cable and traveling cable support arrangement for an elevator system, comprising: a traveling cable disposed in a hoistway and movable in the hoistway during elevator system operation; a traveling cable support disposed in the hoistway and operably connected to the traveling cable to prevent sway of the traveling cable, the traveling cable support operably connected to the traveling cable via a plurality of guide frames (38a, 38b, 38c); and one or more stops (44a, 44b) disposed along the traveling cable support to limit movement of the plurality of guide frames (38a, 38b, 38c) along the traveling cable support; characterized by the one or more stops (44a, 44b) being positioned between adjacent guide frames (38a, 38b) of the plurality of guide frames (38a, 38b, 38c). a traveling cable disposed in a hoistway and movable in the hoistway during elevator system operation; a traveling cable support disposed in the hoistway and operably connected to the traveling cable to prevent sway of the traveling cable, the traveling cable support operably connected to the traveling cable via a plurality of guide frames (38a, 38b, 38c); and one or more stops (44a, 44b) disposed along the traveling cable support to limit movement of the plurality of guide frames (38a, 38b, 38c) along the traveling cable support; characterized by the one or more stops (44a, 44b) being positioned between adjacent guide frames (38a, 38b) of the plurality of guide frames (38a, 38b, 38c).
A composition comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, at least melamine cyanurate, at least one first phosphorus-containing flame retardant selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphoric acid and derivatives of phosphonic acid and at least one further phosphorus-containing flame retardant selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphinic acid, wherein the phosphorus-containing flame retardant is a phosphinate, and wherein the phosphorus-containing flame retardant is a phosphoric ester, wherein the melamine cyanurate has a particle size in the range from 0.1 to 100 μm.
A sampling mechanism, especially for bulk materials, having a rigid base connected by at least two rockers (3, 4) to an arm, at the free end of which the probe is pivotally connected; wherein the rockers (3, 4) are pivotally connected to a base and the arm, wherein the arm is in the form of a rigid beam of constant length and wherein the first rocker is mounted at the end of the arm and the second rocker is attached to the arm, characterized in that the length (e) of a boom portion of the arm corresponding to the section between the attachment point of the second rocker and the attachment point of the probe is at least 2.5 times greater than the distance (c) between the points of attachment of the first and second rockers (3, 4) to the arm; and, furthermore, the quotient of the distance (h) of the point of attachment of the probe from the line defined by the points of attachment of the first and second rockers (3, 4) to the arm and the length (a) of the section determined by the points of attachment of the first and second rockers (3, 4) to the base ranges between 0.34 and 0.40.
A wire cutter for creating a cavity in a bone, said wire cutter comprising a restrainer and a cutting wire, wherein the restrainer comprises an opening at a proximal end thereof, a closed end opposite to the proximal end, a tunnel inside the restrainer and from the opening till the closed end, and a slot parallel to the tunnel and forming a passage from the tunnel to an outside of the restrainer; and said cutting wire adapted to be received in the tunnel, wherein said cutting wire has a distal end and a holding segment away from the distal end, wherein the holding segment is able to be driven to move in the tunnel toward the closed end of the restrainer while the distal end of the cutting wire being stopped directly or indirectly by the closed end of the restrainer, so that a portion of the cutting wire will protrude from the slot to the outside of the restrainer, when the holding segment of the cutting wire is driven to move toward the closed end of the restrainer, wherein the wire cutter further comprises an advancing means for driving the holding segment of the cutting wire to move toward the closed end of the restrainer and to move away from the closed end after being driven to move toward the closed end of the restrainer, so that a greater portion of the cutting wire will protrude from the slot to the outside of the restrainer as the holding segment of the cutting wire is driven to move closer to the closed end of the restrainer, wherein the distal end of the cutting wire is stopped directly by the closed end of the restrainer, characterised in that the advancing means comprises threads formed on an inner wall of the tunnel of the restrainer and near the opening of the restrainer, and a threaded stud adapted to be in engagement with the threads, wherein the threaded stud is provided with an axial mounting hole adapted to accommodate the holding segment of the cutting wire.
A process for producing a recycled resin, comprising: a first step of decomposing a resin composition containing a thermosetting resin by treating said resin composition with a supercritical or subcritical solvent containing a monomer which is a constituent unit of said thermosetting resin or a derivative thereof as an essential component at a temperature of 100°C to 500°C and a pressure of 1 MPa to 60 MPa to obtain a first recovered matter comprising an oligomer derived from said thermosetting resin and said monomer, and a second step of polymerizing the oligomer and/or the monomer by treating the first recovered matter comprising the oligomer and the monomer with a polyfunctional compound at a temperature of 100°C or more and less than that of the first step and a pressure of atmospheric pressure or more and less than that for the first step to obtain said recycled resin, wherein said first step is continued until the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of an oligomer contained in the first recovered matter becomes a constant value in the range of 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less, and the thermosetting resin is at least one selected from the group consisting of a phenol resin, an epoxy resin, a melamine resin and a urea resin. a first step of decomposing a resin composition containing a thermosetting resin by treating said resin composition with a supercritical or subcritical solvent containing a monomer which is a constituent unit of said thermosetting resin or a derivative thereof as an essential component at a temperature of 100°C to 500°C and a pressure of 1 MPa to 60 MPa to obtain a first recovered matter comprising an oligomer derived from said thermosetting resin and said monomer, and a second step of polymerizing the oligomer and/or the monomer by treating the first recovered matter comprising the oligomer and the monomer with a polyfunctional compound at a temperature of 100°C or more and less than that of the first step and a pressure of atmospheric pressure or more and less than that for the first step to obtain said recycled resin,
A method for wireless communication by a user equipment, UE, the method comprising: transmitting, to a first access node, a first message that includes a random access preamble and a UE identifier to initiate a connection reconfiguration process; receiving, from the first access node, a response to the first message, the response including a bit value; determining whether the bit value indicates that the reconfiguration process will continue or whether the bit value indicates that the reconfiguration process will not continue; and maintaining, in response to the indication that the reconfiguration process will continue, the connection reconfiguration process, causing that a receiver for the UE remains in or transitions to a high-power state, to await a connection reconfiguration message to transition to an RRC dedicated state. transmitting, to a first access node, a first message that includes a random access preamble and a UE identifier to initiate a connection reconfiguration process; receiving, from the first access node, a response to the first message, the response including a bit value; determining whether the bit value indicates that the reconfiguration process will continue or whether the bit value indicates that the reconfiguration process will not continue; and maintaining, in response to the indication that the reconfiguration process will continue, the connection reconfiguration process, causing that a receiver for the UE remains in or transitions to a high-power state, to await a connection reconfiguration message to transition to an RRC dedicated state.
A carbon material for bearings including: a porous carbon base material acquired by forming a mixture including carbon powder and a binder into a predetermined shape by a compression forming method, an extrusion forming method or a cold isostatic pressing method, followed by firing the formed product; and an impregnation material with which the carbon base material is impregnated, and made of resin or metal, wherein the carbon material for bearings has Shore hardness of not more than 82 HS, and a cumulative pore volume of pores having a diameter larger than 0.1 μm is not more than 4.0 mm 3 /g in a pore distribution measured by a mercury penetration method. a porous carbon base material acquired by forming a mixture including carbon powder and a binder into a predetermined shape by a compression forming method, an extrusion forming method or a cold isostatic pressing method, followed by firing the formed product; and an impregnation material with which the carbon base material is impregnated, and made of resin or metal, wherein the carbon material for bearings has Shore hardness of not more than 82 HS, and a cumulative pore volume of pores having a diameter larger than 0.1 μm is not more than 4.0 mm 3 /g in a pore distribution measured by a mercury penetration method.
A process for converting a free fatty acid containing feedstock to hydrocarbon, the process comprising: a. providing a feedstock comprising at least one free fatty acid; b. reacting said feedstock with ammonia/amine to produce a first product mixture comprising solid fatty amide; c. subjecting said product mixture to a separation device whereby said solid fatty amide is separated from said first product mixture; and d. reacting said solid fatty amide with a hydroprocessing catalyst in a reaction zone under a condition sufficient to produce a second product mixture comprising hydrocarbon and ammonia. a. providing a feedstock comprising at least one free fatty acid; b. reacting said feedstock with ammonia/amine to produce a first product mixture comprising solid fatty amide; c. subjecting said product mixture to a separation device whereby said solid fatty amide is separated from said first product mixture; and d. reacting said solid fatty amide with a hydroprocessing catalyst in a reaction zone under a condition sufficient to produce a second product mixture comprising hydrocarbon and ammonia.