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An articulating portion for an elongate medical device, comprising: a plurality of segments (22A, 22B) movable relative to one another; and a plurality of hinges (24A, 24B) disposed between adjacent segments (22A, 22B), wherein the segments (22A, 22B) are configured to bend at the hinges (24A, 24B) upon manipulation of a control member of the device, wherein the segments (22A, 22B) and the hinges (24A, 24B) are a single continuous piece of material, and wherein at least one of the plurality of hinges (24A, 24B) comprises a twisted strip of material having a central portion oriented perpendicularly to opposing ends (25A, 25B) of the strip. a plurality of segments (22A, 22B) movable relative to one another; and a plurality of hinges (24A, 24B) disposed between adjacent segments (22A, 22B), wherein the segments (22A, 22B) are configured to bend at the hinges (24A, 24B) upon manipulation of a control member of the device, wherein the segments (22A, 22B) and the hinges (24A, 24B) are a single continuous piece of material, and wherein at least one of the plurality of hinges (24A, 24B) comprises a twisted strip of material having a central portion oriented perpendicularly to opposing ends (25A, 25B) of the strip.
An anti-fractalkine antibody or fractalkine-binding fragment thereof, wherein the antibody or fractalkine-binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain and a light chain, wherein the heavy chain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26 and the light chain comprises the amino acid sequence of NO: 27, the heavy chain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36 and the light chain comprises the amino acid sequence of NO: 38, the heavy chain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36 and the light chain comprises the amino acid sequence of NO: 44, the heavy chain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37 and the light chain comprises the amino acid sequence of NO: 38, the heavy chain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37 and the light chain comprises the amino acid sequence of NO: 44, or the heavy chain comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37 and the light chain comprises the amino acid sequence of NO: 45.
Rotary unit, in particular a vacuum cylinder unit, for a labelling machine, comprising: a rotor assembly that can be rotated around itself, in particular a vacuum cylinder; a non-rotating base plate for bearing the rotor assembly; and a vacuum distributor fixed to the base plate, with a vacuum channel which runs along a circular orbit and which is limited towards the rotor assembly by a sealing plate with supply openings formed therein for providing a vacuum supply to the rotor assembly, characterised in that the vacuum distributor comprises a carrier plate to accommodate the vacuum channel, the carrier plate and the vacuum channel are designed as circular ring segments and the carrier plate is detachably fastened to the base plate from underneath, with the vacuum channel projecting upwards through the base plate. a rotor assembly that can be rotated around itself, in particular a vacuum cylinder; a non-rotating base plate for bearing the rotor assembly; and a vacuum distributor fixed to the base plate, with a vacuum channel which runs along a circular orbit and which is limited towards the rotor assembly by a sealing plate with supply openings formed therein for providing a vacuum supply to the rotor assembly, characterised in that the vacuum distributor comprises a carrier plate to accommodate the vacuum channel, the carrier plate and the vacuum channel are designed as circular ring segments and the carrier plate is detachably fastened to the base plate from underneath, with the vacuum channel projecting upwards through the base plate.
A method for producing a fixed connection between a metal anchor and a substrate, preferably a solid material substrate, with the steps of: • providing a metal anchor that features on its end at least one crenellation extending opposite to an inserting direction and in a rotating direction that is oriented in the circumferential direction, • producing a bore in the substrate, • inserting the metal anchor into the bore in the inserting direction, • exerting a force upon the metal anchor in the inserting direction and thereby generating a radial force component such that a front circumferential section pointing in the rotating direction is adjusted radially outward in such a way that the front circumferential section radially protrudes over a rear circumferential section referred to the rotating direction in order to thereby remove substrate material during the rotation of the metal anchor in the rotating direction, and • exerting a force upon the metal anchor in the rotating direction and thereby removing substrate material by means of the front end section of the at least one crenellation that radially protrudes over the rear end section, characterized in that the metal anchor features an internal thread for locating an externally threaded element, and in that the force is exerted upon the metal anchor in the axial direction in a pulsating fashion. • providing a metal anchor that features on its end at least one crenellation extending opposite to an inserting direction and in a rotating direction that is oriented in the circumferential direction, • producing a bore in the substrate, • inserting the metal anchor into the bore in the inserting direction, • exerting a force upon the metal anchor in the inserting direction and thereby generating a radial force component such that a front circumferential section pointing in the rotating direction is adjusted radially outward in such a way that the front circumferential section radially protrudes over a rear circumferential section referred to the rotating direction in order to thereby remove substrate material during the rotation of the metal anchor in the rotating direction, and • exerting a force upon the metal anchor in the rotating direction and thereby removing substrate material by means of the front end section of the at least one crenellation that radially protrudes over the rear end section, characterized in that the metal anchor features an internal thread for locating an externally threaded element, and in that the force is exerted upon the metal anchor in the axial direction in a pulsating fashion.
A scroll compressor comprising: a casing having an oil storage space; a fixed scroll disposed inside the casing; an orbiting scroll disposed on one side of the fixed scroll and performing an orbiting motion relative to the fixed scroll so as to form a compression chamber together with the fixed scroll; a main frame fixedly connected to the one side of the fixed scroll so that the orbiting scroll is interposed between the main frame and the fixed scroll; a driving motor configured to generate rotational force by receiving external power to move the orbiting scroll; a discharge cover coupled to another side of the fixed scroll opposite to the one side of the fixed scroll and having a cover bottom portion; and an oil feeder coupled to the cover bottom portion and configured to communicate with the oil storage space, wherein the cover bottom portion comprises a discharge hole formed to face and communicate with the oil storage space characterized in that the discharge hole is disposed at a portion of the cover bottom portion, which is disposed at a radially inner side of the oil feeder, to communicate with an inner space of the oil feeder. a casing having an oil storage space; a fixed scroll disposed inside the casing; an orbiting scroll disposed on one side of the fixed scroll and performing an orbiting motion relative to the fixed scroll so as to form a compression chamber together with the fixed scroll; a main frame fixedly connected to the one side of the fixed scroll so that the orbiting scroll is interposed between the main frame and the fixed scroll; a driving motor configured to generate rotational force by receiving external power to move the orbiting scroll; a discharge cover coupled to another side of the fixed scroll opposite to the one side of the fixed scroll and having a cover bottom portion; and an oil feeder coupled to the cover bottom portion and configured to communicate with the oil storage space, wherein the cover bottom portion comprises a discharge hole formed to face and communicate with the oil storage space characterized in that the discharge hole is disposed at a portion of the cover bottom portion, which is disposed at a radially inner side of the oil feeder, to communicate with an inner space of the oil feeder.
Straightening apparatus for straightening cables, said apparatus comprising a first roller group having a plurality of rollers (20.1.. 20.7) and a second roller group having a plurality of rollers (21.1.. 21.6) which is opposite the first roller group, wherein the cable can be guided through in a transport direction (x) alternately between the rollers (20.1.. 20.7) of the first roller group and the rollers (21.1.. 21.6) of the second roller group, and comprising an infeed device by means of which the first roller group can be displaced in a closing direction (s) against the second roller group, the straightening apparatus comprising securing means for securing the position of the first roller group displaced in the closing direction by means of the infeed device, characterized in that the straightening apparatus, to form the securing means, comprises a backstop which blocks a backward movement of the first roller group against the closing direction (s).
A method of reducing the genetic complexity of a population of nucleic acid molecules, the method comprising the steps of: (a) exposing fragmented, denatured genomic nucleic acid molecules of said population to multiple, different oligonucleotide probes under hybridizing conditions in solution followed by binding the complexes of hybridized molecules to a solid support being a population of beads to capture nucleic acid molecules that specifically hybridize to said probes, wherein said fragmented, denatured nucleic acid molecules have an average size of about 100 to about 1000 nucleotide residues, preferably about 250 to about 800 nucleotide residues and most preferably about 400 to about 600 nucleotide residues, and wherein said probes are directed to sequences on the same fragment as, but separate from the actual target sequence, and (b) separating unbound and non-specifically hybridized nucleic acids from the captured molecules; (c) eluting the captured molecules from the solid support, and (d) optionally repeating steps (a) to (c) for at least one further cycle with the eluted captured molecules, wherein the distribution of the captured nucleic acid molecules is normalized by equalizing hybridization performance of the multiple, different oligonucleotide probes by adjusting probe length, melting temperature and/or sequence; and equalizing hybridization performance by adjusting the quantity of the multiple, different oligonucleotide probes; and/or performing step (d) using equal amounts of the multiple, different oligonucleotide probes, such that all oligonucleotides probes are saturated by the hybridized nucleic acid molecules. (a) exposing fragmented, denatured genomic nucleic acid molecules of said population to multiple, different oligonucleotide probes under hybridizing conditions in solution followed by binding the complexes of hybridized molecules to a solid support being a population of beads to capture nucleic acid molecules that specifically hybridize to said probes, wherein said fragmented, denatured nucleic acid molecules have an average size of about 100 to about 1000 nucleotide residues, preferably about 250 to about 800 nucleotide residues and most preferably about 400 to about 600 nucleotide residues, and wherein said probes are directed to sequences on the same fragment as, but separate from the actual target sequence, and (b) separating unbound and non-specifically hybridized nucleic acids from the captured molecules; (c) eluting the captured molecules from the solid support, and (d) optionally repeating steps (a) to (c) for at least one further cycle with the eluted captured molecules, equalizing hybridization performance of the multiple, different oligonucleotide probes by adjusting probe length, melting temperature and/or sequence; and equalizing hybridization performance by adjusting the quantity of the multiple, different oligonucleotide probes; and/or performing step (d) using equal amounts of the multiple, different oligonucleotide probes, such that all oligonucleotides probes are saturated by the hybridized nucleic acid molecules.
A glass-plate working apparatus in which processing positions equipped with glass-plate supporting portions (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) for supporting glass plates are arranged at intervals, and which has a transporting device having a transport control motor for transferring the glass plates each from said glass-plate supporting portion (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) at one processing position to said glass-plate supporting portion (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) at another processing position, said transporting device including a moving base which reciprocates between the one processing position and the other processing position, and suction pads respectively mounted on said moving base in correspondence with said glass-plate supporting portion (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) at each of the processing positions by means of a lifting device (81, 82, 83, 84), each of the glass plates being adapted to be transported from the one processing positions to the other processing positions on the reciprocating movement of said moving base, the raising and lowering of said suction pad by said lifting device (81, 82, 83, 84), and the suction and releasing of the glass plate by said suction pad, wherein said lifting device (81, 82, 83, 84) has a rack-and-pinion device consisting of a meshing combination of a rack and a pinion gear coupled to a servo motor, said lifting device (81, 82, 83, 84) causing said suction pad to undergo raising and lowering movement under numerical control by linear movement of the suction pad produced by the meshing between said rack and said pinion gear which rotates by being coupled to said servo motor, said servo motor for raising and lowering and the transport control motor for transporting movement of the glass plate being simultaneously controlled,and said servo motor and the transport control motor being simultaneously controlled so that glass plates on a transporting line are raised up by means of the suction pads during the transporting movement of the glass plates, the raised up glass plates are gradually lowered down as the raised up glass plates approach the other processing positions (20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) for delivery of the glass plate, and the suction pads being positioned accurately to a minimum heightwise position required when the raised up glass plates reach the other processing positions (20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) for delivery of the glass plate.
A secondary battery, comprising: first and second battery cells facing each other; and a case comprising first and second cell accommodators (110, 120) respectively at least partially accommodating the first and second battery cells, and a circuit accommodator formed between the first and second cell accommodators and accommodating a protection circuit configured to control charging and discharging operations of the first and second battery cells, wherein the circuit accommodator has first and second surfaces opposing each other, wherein each of the first and second cell accommodators has corresponding first and second surfaces opposing each other, wherein the distance between the first and second surfaces of the circuit accommodator is smaller than the distance between the first and second surfaces of the first and second cell accommodators, wherein the first and second battery cells are respectively inserted into the first and second cell accommodators in opposite insertion directions, wherein each of the first and second cell accommodators comprises: a rim portion that surrounds front ends of the first and second battery cells and forms openings configured to accommodate the first and second battery cells. first and second battery cells facing each other; and a case comprising first and second cell accommodators (110, 120) respectively at least partially accommodating the first and second battery cells, and a circuit accommodator formed between the first and second cell accommodators and accommodating a protection circuit configured to control charging and discharging operations of the first and second battery cells, wherein the circuit accommodator has first and second surfaces opposing each other, wherein each of the first and second cell accommodators has corresponding first and second surfaces opposing each other, wherein the distance between the first and second surfaces of the circuit accommodator is smaller than the distance between the first and second surfaces of the first and second cell accommodators, wherein the first and second battery cells are respectively inserted into the first and second cell accommodators in opposite insertion directions, wherein each of the first and second cell accommodators comprises: a rim portion that surrounds front ends of the first and second battery cells and forms openings configured to accommodate the first and second battery cells. a rim portion that surrounds front ends of the first and second battery cells and forms openings configured to accommodate the first and second battery cells.
A cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies comprising one monoclonal antibody having heavy chain and light chain comprising polypeptides set forth in SEQ IDs NO. 9 and 10, respectively and second monoclonal antibody having heavy chain and light chain comprising polypeptides set forth in SEQ IDs NO. 11 and 12, respectively.
A pyrolysis reactor (10; 10'; 110) having an inlet (42; 42'; 142) for material and an outlet (43; 43'; 143a, 143b) for products, the reactor (10; 10'; 110) comprising a screw (1; 1'; 11) for conveying biomass waste from the inlet (42; 42'; 142) to the outlet (43; 43'; 143a, 143b), the screw (1; 1'; 11) comprising a shaft (2; 2'; 12) with a first end and a second end adjacent the outlet (43; 43'; 143a, 143b) and a helical flight (3; 3'; 13) arranged about the shaft (2; 2'; 12) and extending between the first and second ends, the screw (1; 1'; 11) comprises a feed section at or adjacent the inlet (42; 42'; 142), a metering section at or adjacent the outlet (43; 43'; 143a, 143b), and a transition section between the feed section and the metering section, wherein the pitch of the flight (3; 3'; 13) is less in the metering section than in the feed section and/or in the transition section, the diameter (D 1, D 2) of the shaft (2; 2'; 12) increases along its length towards the outlet (43; 43'; 143a, 143b), the depth (d) of the flight (3; 3'; 13) is less in the metering section than in the feed section and/or in the transition section, the screw (1; 1'; 11) having a heater extending from the first end to the second end.
A wheel member comprising a diffusion plate and a wheel plate which has a uniform thickness, has a rotation central hole and an opening, transmits or reflects light and is used in a rotating state, the rotation central hole being a hole into which a rotation shaft is inserted when the wheel member is used, and the opening being provided to open over a predetermined angle range with respect to the rotation central hole and housing the diffusion plate, characterized in that an outer circumference shape of the wheel plate is formed to be an exact circle on a side opposite to a side where the opening is located with respect to the rotation central hole, and the outer circumference shape of the wheel plate is formed to be an oval on the side where the opening is located, and a region which is formed to be the oval in the wheel plate is formed as a center-of-gravity adjuster between flat surfaces of the front and back surfaces of the wheel plate. characterized in that an outer circumference shape of the wheel plate is formed to be an exact circle on a side opposite to a side where the opening is located with respect to the rotation central hole, and the outer circumference shape of the wheel plate is formed to be an oval on the side where the opening is located, and a region which is formed to be the oval in the wheel plate is formed as a center-of-gravity adjuster between flat surfaces of the front and back surfaces of the wheel plate.
An elongated product with an armoring, which comprises at least two layers of tension proof wires one above the other, which are stranded close together around a core of the product, with a separating layer between the two layers of wires, wherein at least a part of the wires is surrounded by an adhering layer, which consists of a wear-resistant material, which is graphit or a mixture of a so called transition metal, the particles of which have a laminar form and can slide relative to each other with small friction, and which have a smooth or slidable outer surface.
A connector for a gases delivery system comprising: an edge configured to be adjacent to, and form a connection with, a medical tube; a plurality of rigid components; wherein one or more of the plurality of rigid components form at least part of a preassembled structure, the preassembled structure at least partially surrounded by an overmold; characterised in that the edge of the connector comprises an offset portion; wherein the offset portion comprises a step within the edge; and wherein the offset portion allows a remainder of the edge to follow a helical orientation of a first elongate member of the medical tube. an edge configured to be adjacent to, and form a connection with, a medical tube; a plurality of rigid components; wherein one or more of the plurality of rigid components form at least part of a preassembled structure, the preassembled structure at least partially surrounded by an overmold; characterised in that the edge of the connector comprises an offset portion; wherein the offset portion comprises a step within the edge; and wherein the offset portion allows a remainder of the edge to follow a helical orientation of a first elongate member of the medical tube.
Mattress core comprising a plurality of profiles having a constant cross-section, wherein the profiles are made from a resilient material, each profile comprising a lower base and an upper base and at least one wall joining said bases and defining a chamber filled with air or another gas, and in that said mattress core comprises a resilient element of variable length, such that the variation in the length of the resilient element changes the distance between the aforementioned upper and lower bases, the aforementioned resilient element comprising at least one wall connecting the aforementioned upper and lower bases and the extension of which wall between the two bases has a component that is not perpendicular to the bases, characterised in that each profile is a extruded profile and is arranged longitudinally or transversely relative to a main length of the mattress core, each profile being continuous throughout the entire main length or width of said mattress core.