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A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling apparatus, the staple cartridge comprising: a cartridge body including a tissue contacting surface defining a plurality of staple retaining slots; a staple disposed within each staple retaining slot of the cartridge body; and a substantially circular buttress including a radially inner portion defining an aperture, a radially outer portion, and a radially middle portion extending between the inner portion and the outer portion, the inner, outer and middle portions all formed from a common material and at least one stiffened region defined in a portion of the buttress, characterized in that the at least one stiffened region is formed as a plurality of spokes which are compressed regions of the common material that extend radially outward from the inner portion of the buttress to the outer portion of the buttress, the buttress affixed to the cartridge body solely by the plurality of spokes which are directly fastened to the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body. a cartridge body including a tissue contacting surface defining a plurality of staple retaining slots; a staple disposed within each staple retaining slot of the cartridge body; and a substantially circular buttress including a radially inner portion defining an aperture, a radially outer portion, and a radially middle portion extending between the inner portion and the outer portion, the inner, outer and middle portions all formed from a common material and at least one stiffened region defined in a portion of the buttress, characterized in that the at least one stiffened region is formed as a plurality of spokes which are compressed regions of the common material that extend radially outward from the inner portion of the buttress to the outer portion of the buttress, the buttress affixed to the cartridge body solely by the plurality of spokes which are directly fastened to the tissue contacting surface of the cartridge body.
A disk brake friction pad assembly in which a plurality of lining assemblies are oscillatably supported by a guide plate for receiving a braking torque and the lining assemblies are pressed to a disk rotor, wherein each of the lining assemblies includes, in a back plate portion thereof fixed to a back of a friction member, a plate engagement portion with its outer peripheral surface oscillatably engaged with a guide hole portion formed in the guide plate and a retaining flange portion having an outer diameter larger than the guide hole portion, wherein each of the lining assemblies is inserted into the guide hole portion from the back side of the guide plate, transmits a braking torque applied when the disk rotor contacts with the friction member from the plate engagement portion to the guide plate, wherein each of the lining assemblies is supported and urged toward the guide plate by a spring member provided on the back side of the back plate portion, and wherein the torque receiving plate being spaced by a clearance from the back plate portion and an outer periphery of the torque receiving plate being fixed to the guide plate, characterized by a clearance hold mechanism (36, 40) for holding a clearance between the guide plate and a torque receiving plate is provided in the vicinity of a central portion of the torque receiving plate and the guide plate and separately from the spring member, wherein a rotation preventive plate straddling over the lining assemblies to apply a pressure from the torque receiving plate to the lining assemblies is provided between the torque receiving plate and the guide plate, and wherein the rotation preventive plate includes a rotation preventive mechanism engaged with an engagement portion formed distant from the center of the back of each back plate portion to prevent each lining assembly against rotation and an opening through which the clearance hold mechanism (36, 40) penetrates.
A method of operating an optical imager comprising: (a) capturing an image of a target with an image sensor; (b) determining a proper focus position of the lens to bring the target in focus with the image sensor; (c) storing the proper focus position of the lens; (d) repeating steps (a) through (c) until a desired number of lens positions have been stored, wherein the stored lens positions include minimum and maximum stored lens positions; (e) capturing an operating image in an autofocus mode; (f) moving the lens between the minimum and maximum previously stored lens positions to obtain the proper focus setting for the operating image; (g) capturing a focused image at the proper focus setting; and, (h) processing the focused image, wherein the minimum and maximum recorded lens positions represents a motion range which is less than a maximum possible optical imager lens motion range. (a) capturing an image of a target with an image sensor; (b) determining a proper focus position of the lens to bring the target in focus with the image sensor; (c) storing the proper focus position of the lens; (d) repeating steps (a) through (c) until a desired number of lens positions have been stored, wherein the stored lens positions include minimum and maximum stored lens positions; (e) capturing an operating image in an autofocus mode; (f) moving the lens between the minimum and maximum previously stored lens positions to obtain the proper focus setting for the operating image; (g) capturing a focused image at the proper focus setting; and, (h) processing the focused image,
Spectacle lens comprising: - a rigid base spectacle lens limited by a peripheral edge laterally joining first and second opposite optical surfaces (10, 11) of said base spectacle lens; - a thin structure comprised between first and second parallel surfaces (20, 21) of said thin structure, and extending in front of the first surface of the base spectacle lens, said thin structure being a multilayer that is stacked in a direction that is perpendicular to the first surface and second surface of said thin structure, said thin structure comprising at least one layer of cells that are juxtaposed parallel to said first and second surfaces of the thin structure; - and two films (26, 27); characterized in that said two films (26, 27) are located on either side of the layer of cells in said perpendicular direction, and in that the spectacle lens includes a spacer comprising: - a central portion that extends along at least one portion of the peripheral edge of the base spectacle lens and that itself has a first bearing surface that is applied against the first surface of the base spectacle lens in the interior of the peripheral edge, and a second bearing surface that is applied against the first surface of the thin structure, said first and second bearing surfaces of the spacer being opposite; and - a peripheral portion that continually encircles, peripherally, the base spectacle lens and the thin structure, ensuring the retention of said lens and said thin structure, the spacer having a constant thickness (e) between the first and second bearing surfaces, and a separating volume defined by the spacer between the base spectacle lens and the thin structure containing a gaseous medium during a use of the spectacle lens by a wearer. - a rigid base spectacle lens limited by a peripheral edge laterally joining first and second opposite optical surfaces (10, 11) of said base spectacle lens; - a thin structure comprised between first and second parallel surfaces (20, 21) of said thin structure, and extending in front of the first surface of the base spectacle lens, said thin structure being a multilayer that is stacked in a direction that is perpendicular to the first surface and second surface of said thin structure, said thin structure comprising at least one layer of cells that are juxtaposed parallel to said first and second surfaces of the thin structure; - and two films (26, 27); - a central portion that extends along at least one portion of the peripheral edge of the base spectacle lens and that itself has a first bearing surface that is applied against the first surface of the base spectacle lens in the interior of the peripheral edge, and a second bearing surface that is applied against the first surface of the thin structure, said first and second bearing surfaces of the spacer being opposite; and - a peripheral portion that continually encircles, peripherally, the base spectacle lens and the thin structure, ensuring the retention of said lens and said thin structure,
A method for generating electrical energy from wind, comprising: capturing wind in an intake (114, 614) on an exterior surface of a structure; directing, via a duct, the wind from the intake to a centrifugal fan; while directing the wind from the intake to the centrifugal fan, compressing and accelerating the wind in the duct; receiving, in the centrifugal fan, the wind from the duct; rotating, via the received wind, a fan blade assembly in the centrifugal fan; and generating electrical energy, via a generator, based on the rotation of the fan blade assembly; exhausting the wind from the centrifugal fan in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction in which the wind is received in the centrifugal fan and coaxial with an axis of rotation of the fan blade assembly. capturing wind in an intake (114, 614) on an exterior surface of a structure; directing, via a duct, the wind from the intake to a centrifugal fan; while directing the wind from the intake to the centrifugal fan, compressing and accelerating the wind in the duct; receiving, in the centrifugal fan, the wind from the duct; rotating, via the received wind, a fan blade assembly in the centrifugal fan; and generating electrical energy, via a generator, based on the rotation of the fan blade assembly; exhausting the wind from the centrifugal fan in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction in which the wind is received in the centrifugal fan and coaxial with an axis of rotation of the fan blade assembly.
A vehicle control apparatus (1,1a) comprising: a detection section configured to detect vehicle information including a vehicle speed of a vehicle driven by an electric motor and drive torque of the electric motor, the vehicle control apparatus being characterized by further comprising: a control section configured to moderate a rate of increase in the drive torque at the time of acceleration with respect to a rate of increase set in advance on the basis of a detection result of the detection section on condition that the vehicle speed of the vehicle is less than or equal to a predetermined speed and the drive torque is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. a detection section configured to detect vehicle information including a vehicle speed of a vehicle driven by an electric motor and drive torque of the electric motor, the vehicle control apparatus being characterized by further comprising: a control section configured to moderate a rate of increase in the drive torque at the time of acceleration with respect to a rate of increase set in advance on the basis of a detection result of the detection section on condition that the vehicle speed of the vehicle is less than or equal to a predetermined speed and the drive torque is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold.
A compound of formula: wherein, R 1 is halogen, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, or C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl; R 2 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, or C 3 -C 4 cycloalkyl; R 3 is halogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, or C 3 -C 4 cycloalkyl; R 4 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, or C 3 -C 4 cycloalkyl; R 5 is hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkynyl, hydroxyC 1 -C 4 alkyl, cyanoC 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, phenyl or heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl moiety is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic monocyclic ring comprising 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms individually selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, and wherein the, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, phenyl and heteroaryl moieties are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups represented by R 7; R 6 is hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkynyl, hydroxyC 1 -C 4 alkyl, cyanoC 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, phenyl or heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl moiety is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic monocyclic ring comprising 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms individually selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, and wherein the C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, phenyl and heteroaryl moieties are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups represented by R 7; R 7 is halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, C 1 -C 3 alkyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, or C 3 -C 4 cycloalkyl; X is C-H or N; or a salt or an N-oxide thereof. R 1 is halogen, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, or C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl; R 2 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, or C 3 -C 4 cycloalkyl; R 3 is halogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, or C 3 -C 4 cycloalkyl; R 4 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, or C 3 -C 4 cycloalkyl; R 5 is hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkynyl, hydroxyC 1 -C 4 alkyl, cyanoC 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, phenyl or heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl moiety is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic monocyclic ring comprising 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms individually selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, and wherein the, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, phenyl and heteroaryl moieties are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups represented by R 7; R 6 is hydrogen, halogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkenyl, C 2 -C 6 haloalkynyl, hydroxyC 1 -C 4 alkyl, cyanoC 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, phenyl or heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl moiety is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic monocyclic ring comprising 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms individually selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, and wherein the C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, phenyl and heteroaryl moieties are each optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups represented by R 7; R 7 is halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, C 1 -C 3 alkyl, C 1 -C 3 alkoxy, or C 3 -C 4 cycloalkyl; X is C-H or N; or a salt or an N-oxide thereof.
Vehicle tire - in particular pneumatic vehicle tire - having a profiled tread and having two sidewalls, wherein, on at least one sidewall - in particular in the outer half of the radial extent of the sidewall - an - in particular hatched - pattern which extends over the entire circumference of the tire is formed in a groove which extends over the entire circumference of the tire and which is oriented substantially in a circumferential direction U, said groove being formed with first groove segments and with second groove segments which are arranged one after the other in an alternating sequence in the circumferential direction U, wherein the groove segments (5, 6) are delimited radially to the outside in each case by a radially outer delimiting flank, which delimits the groove radially to the outside, and radially to the inside by a radially inner delimiting flank which delimits the groove radially to the inside, characterized in that the first groove segments are arranged radially outside the second groove segments, in that the transition between the first groove segment and adjacent second groove segment is formed in each case as a radial offset of the groove radially inward by the offset dimension a, and the transition between the second groove segment and first groove segment adjacent thereto is formed in each case as a radial offset of the groove radially outward by the offset dimension a, and in that the first groove segment is formed with its maximum width B 1, measured in the radial direction R, at least in one circumferential extent section, where a ≥ B 1, and the second groove segment is formed with its maximum width B 2, measured in the radial direction R, at least in one circumferential extent section, where a ≥ B 2.
A lipid nanoparticle comprising a plurality of PEG lipids, wherein the plurality of PEG lipids has a purity of 87% or greater with respect to the PEG lipid component of the LNP.
A flow rate measurement device comprising: a flow rate measurement unit for measuring, at a constant time interval, a flow rate of gas flowing in a passage; a pressure measurement unit for measuring pressure of the gas in the passage; a power supply unit for supplying power to the pressure measurement unit; and an appliance determination unit configured to determine an appliance being used based on a gas flow rate value, characterized by a measurement interval controller configured to determine a gas non-use state, an appliance determination performing state, or an appliance determination non-performing state based on the gas flow rate value and operation information of the appliance determination unit, and configured to control the power supply unit in accordance with the determined state, and change an interval for turning on/off power supplied to the pressure measurement unit. a flow rate measurement unit for measuring, at a constant time interval, a flow rate of gas flowing in a passage; a pressure measurement unit for measuring pressure of the gas in the passage; a power supply unit for supplying power to the pressure measurement unit; and an appliance determination unit configured to determine an appliance being used based on a gas flow rate value, characterized by a measurement interval controller configured to determine a gas non-use state, an appliance determination performing state, or an appliance determination non-performing state based on the gas flow rate value and operation information of the appliance determination unit, and configured to control the power supply unit in accordance with the determined state, and change an interval for turning on/off power supplied to the pressure measurement unit.
Manufacturing process of a clockwork system comprising the steps: provide a first component with at least a first functional zone and a second component with at least a second functional zone, the first functional zone coming into frictional contact with the second functional zone during the operation of the clockwork system, this contact involving sliding with or without impact; modify the topography of the surface of the first functional zone and/or the second functional zone, so that at least one of the first functional zone and of the second functional zone comprises a controlled submicron structuration; characterised in that said modification of the topography is realised by at least one of the methods comprising: a selective engraving of the exposed surface, a colloidal lithography, a DLIP method, a replication technique, an anodising process, a deposition of tribological layers on previously machined nanostructures, or an immobilisation of solid lubricants or of debris in previously machined structures. provide a first component with at least a first functional zone and a second component with at least a second functional zone, the first functional zone coming into frictional contact with the second functional zone during the operation of the clockwork system, this contact involving sliding with or without impact; modify the topography of the surface of the first functional zone and/or the second functional zone, so that at least one of the first functional zone and of the second functional zone comprises a controlled submicron structuration; characterised in that said modification of the topography is realised by at least one of the methods comprising: a selective engraving of the exposed surface, a colloidal lithography, a DLIP method, a replication technique, an anodising process, a deposition of tribological layers on previously machined nanostructures, or an immobilisation of solid lubricants or of debris in previously machined structures.
An RARγ agonist, or an ester or salt thereof for use in a method of ameliorating scar formation on the cornea and/or conjunctiva of a subject, wherein said RARγ agonist is -4-(2-{3-[(1H-pyrazole-1-yl)methyl]-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-yl}vinyl)benzoic acid, an ester thereof, or a salt thereof.
A positioning apparatus for supporting a rotatable arc of a C-arm of a mobile x-ray apparatus, the C-arm being mounted on a mobile cart with a stand and comprising an inner rotatable C-arm and a rigid outer C-arm which is attached to the stand by means of a pivoting mounting structure such that the C-arm can be oriented into a horizontal position said positioning apparatus comprising: - a base configured for positioning said apparatus on a floor and to support a horizontally positioned C-shaped top surface, the shape of the C-shaped top surface being an exact fit of the flat area of the surface of the underside of the horizontally oriented rotatable arc, - a horizontally positioned C-shaped top surface adapted to support said horizontally positioned rotable arc, wherein said top surface comprises: - a friction reduction mechanism embedded in said top surface reducing the friction between said surface and said rotable arc in the direction of a horizontal circular trajectory performed by said arc during the CBCT acquisition. - a base configured for positioning said apparatus on a floor and to support a horizontally positioned C-shaped top surface, the shape of the C-shaped top surface being an exact fit of the flat area of the surface of the underside of the horizontally oriented rotatable arc, - a horizontally positioned C-shaped top surface adapted to support said horizontally positioned rotable arc, - a friction reduction mechanism embedded in said top surface reducing the friction between said surface and said rotable arc in the direction of a horizontal circular trajectory performed by said arc during the CBCT acquisition.
A turbine engine nacelle including an aft section comprising: an aerodynamic track fairing assembly positionable on the aft section of the nacelle, the aerodynamic track fairing assembly being positionable against an aft end of an engine pylon and comprising: an upper section extending toward an aft end of the aft section of the nacelle, the upper section including an upper section end; a bottom section extending toward the aft end of the aft section of the nacelle, the bottom section including a bottom section end, and a bottom section interior surface; wherein the upper section end is affixed to bottom section end to form a track cavity between the upper section and the bottom section; a fairing fitting disposed within the track cavity and affixed to the bottom section interior surface; and a pylon fitting affixed to the engine pylon, wherein the pylon fitting is disposed within the track cavity and located adjacent to the fairing fitting. an upper section extending toward an aft end of the aft section of the nacelle, the upper section including an upper section end; a bottom section extending toward the aft end of the aft section of the nacelle, the bottom section including a bottom section end, and a bottom section interior surface; wherein the upper section end is affixed to bottom section end to form a track cavity between the upper section and the bottom section; a fairing fitting disposed within the track cavity and affixed to the bottom section interior surface; and a pylon fitting affixed to the engine pylon, wherein the pylon fitting is disposed within the track cavity and located adjacent to the fairing fitting.