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An inkjet recording apparatus with a nozzle, a pressure chamber fluidly connected to an ink chamber, an actuator, and an inkjet head, the inkjet head comprising: a head driver configured to: generate and apply a driving signal to the actuator for ejecting a liquid from the pressure chamber connected to the nozzle, the driving signal including a contraction pulse (b) and a first expansion pulse (a) before the contraction pulse (b), the contraction pulse (b) causing the actuator to contract a volume of the pressure chamber and the first expansion pulse (a) causing the actuator to expand the volume of the pressure chamber; characterized in that: where AL is a half time of an ink-inherent oscillation period, an application time of the first expansion pulse (a) is 1 AL and an application time of the contraction pulse (b) is equal to or greater than 1 AL and less than 2 AL, and the head driver is configured to end the application of the contraction pulse (b) when a nozzle flow rate is a negative peak, where the nozzle flow rate is a speed of the ink on a meniscus surface at an opening surface of the nozzle, a direction in which the ink is ejected vertically to the opening surface of the nozzle is positive direction of the nozzle flow rate, and a direction in which the direction of an ink chamber side vertical to the opening surface of the nozzle is negative direction of the nozzle flow rate. a head driver configured to: generate and apply a driving signal to the actuator for ejecting a liquid from the pressure chamber connected to the nozzle, the driving signal including a contraction pulse (b) and a first expansion pulse (a) before the contraction pulse (b), the contraction pulse (b) causing the actuator to contract a volume of the pressure chamber and the first expansion pulse (a) causing the actuator to expand the volume of the pressure chamber; characterized in that: where AL is a half time of an ink-inherent oscillation period, an application time of the first expansion pulse (a) is 1 AL and an application time of the contraction pulse (b) is equal to or greater than 1 AL and less than 2 AL, and the head driver is configured to end the application of the contraction pulse (b) when a nozzle flow rate is a negative peak, where the nozzle flow rate is a speed of the ink on a meniscus surface at an opening surface of the nozzle, a direction in which the ink is ejected vertically to the opening surface of the nozzle is positive direction of the nozzle flow rate, and a direction in which the direction of an ink chamber side vertical to the opening surface of the nozzle is negative direction of the nozzle flow rate.
Battery module, which comprises: - a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another, - a housing accommodating said battery cells and having two opposite walls (110, 140) which define substantially parallel mean planes (P2, P3), and which have inner faces (111A, 141A) directed toward one another, the inner face of at least one of said opposite walls (110, 140) which compresses said battery cells along a compression axis perpendicular to said mean planes (P2, P3) against the other of said opposite walls (110, 140), - a plurality of separating partitions which are interleaved between each pair of adjacent battery cells and which each have: - a conduction plate on which the two adjacent battery cells bear, - means for guiding the conduction plate in translation in the housing along said compression axis, said means interacting with complementary guide means provided on the housing to allow a relative movement of the separating partitions with respect to the opposite walls of the housing, and - means (241, 245, 271, 251, 255, 281) for locking at least a first of the two adjacent battery cells on an axis perpendicular to the compression axis, characterized in that the inner face of at least one of said opposite walls (110, 140) comprises a central protrusion (115, 145) on said wall, which protrusion is oriented toward the inside of the housing and elastically deformable. - a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another, - a housing accommodating said battery cells and having two opposite walls (110, 140) which define substantially parallel mean planes (P2, P3), and which have inner faces (111A, 141A) directed toward one another, the inner face of at least one of said opposite walls (110, 140) which compresses said battery cells along a compression axis perpendicular to said mean planes (P2, P3) against the other of said opposite walls (110, 140), - a plurality of separating partitions which are interleaved between each pair of adjacent battery cells and which each have: - a conduction plate on which the two adjacent battery cells bear, - means for guiding the conduction plate in translation in the housing along said compression axis, said means interacting with complementary guide means provided on the housing to allow a relative movement of the separating partitions with respect to the opposite walls of the housing, and - means (241, 245, 271, 251, 255, 281) for locking at least a first of the two adjacent battery cells on an axis perpendicular to the compression axis,
A catheter shaft for use in a medical procedure, the catheter shaft comprising: a distal segment (53; 153; 253; 353) having a proximal end, a distal end, an internal stepped portion (67; 267) adjacent the proximal end and having an increased inner diameter relative to a more distant portion of the distal segment (53; 153; 253; 353), and a lumen (63; 163; 263) extending therethrough; and a multi-lumen proximal segment (51; 151; 251; 351) having a proximal end, a distal end, a first lumen (61; 161; 261) and a second lumen (62; 162; 262), wherein the distal end of the proximal segment (51; 151; 251; 351) is formed at an oblique angle defining a ramp (57; 157; 257); wherein the distal segment (53; 153; 253; 353) is secured to the proximal segment (51; 151; 251; 351) such that the distal end of the proximal segment is positioned within the lumen of the distal segment, and that each of the first and second lumens of the proximal segment (51; 151; 251; 351) is in association with the lumen (63; 163; 263) of the distal segment (53; 153; 253; 353). a distal segment (53; 153; 253; 353) having a proximal end, a distal end, an internal stepped portion (67; 267) adjacent the proximal end and having an increased inner diameter relative to a more distant portion of the distal segment (53; 153; 253; 353), and a lumen (63; 163; 263) extending therethrough; and a multi-lumen proximal segment (51; 151; 251; 351) having a proximal end, a distal end, a first lumen (61; 161; 261) and a second lumen (62; 162; 262), wherein the distal end of the proximal segment (51; 151; 251; 351) is formed at an oblique angle defining a ramp (57; 157; 257); wherein the distal segment (53; 153; 253; 353) is secured to the proximal segment (51; 151; 251; 351) such that the distal end of the proximal segment is positioned within the lumen of the distal segment, and that each of the first and second lumens of the proximal segment (51; 151; 251; 351) is in association with the lumen (63; 163; 263) of the distal segment (53; 153; 253; 353).
A gas turbine combustor comprising: a combustion chamber for burning a fuel and air in a mixed condition; and a burner provided upstream in a gas flow direction of the combustor, for supplying the fuel and the air to inside of the combustion chamber and thus stabilizing a flame; wherein the burner includes a first swirler in which both of a plurality of gas injection holes for injecting the fuel, and a plurality of air injection holes for injecting air are arranged at alternate positions in a circumferential direction of the swirler, and a second swirler, the second swirler being fitted only with a plurality of gas injection holes to inject the fuel, characterised in that the second swirler is provided at an outer periphery of the first swirler. a combustion chamber for burning a fuel and air in a mixed condition; and a burner provided upstream in a gas flow direction of the combustor, for supplying the fuel and the air to inside of the combustion chamber and thus stabilizing a flame; wherein the burner includes a first swirler in which both of a plurality of gas injection holes for injecting the fuel, and a plurality of air injection holes for injecting air are arranged at alternate positions in a circumferential direction of the swirler, and a second swirler, the second swirler being fitted only with a plurality of gas injection holes to inject the fuel, characterised in that the second swirler is provided at an outer periphery of the first swirler.
A device for guiding a surgical instrument having one end for coupling to the head of a bone-anchoring element and a longitudinal channel, with the head of the bone-anchoring element having a tapped longitudinal recess intended to receive a screw cap, with said longitudinal recess leading into a transverse channel capable of receiving a link rod, characterised in that said guiding device comprises a rod for guiding the surgical instrument, having a longitudinal axis A, having one end comprising two semi-tubular tabs (7, 8), the outer section of which matches the inner section of said longitudinal recess, and the inner section of which is at least equal to the diameter of the link rod, with the cross-section of the guiding device being always smaller than the section of the longitudinal channel of the surgical instrument, so as to enable the introduction and the withdrawal, along the distal direction, of said device.
Device to permit installation of one or more process-technological machines with a mounting plate for the machines in an opening of a wall of a room, whereby the mounting plate accommodates the product-contact components of the machines (3, 4) on the one side and the drive (5, 6, 7) and control components of the machines on the other side, whereby the mounting plate features a seal around its circumference which seals the mounting plate against the wall of the room, characterised in that the seal is an inflatable seal and the device is equipped with castors or air cushion transporters to permit movement around and positioning in the room.
A method of making an oxysterol, the method comprising reacting a diol having the formula: with a borane compound to form the oxysterol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof having the formula: wherein R 1 is a straight chain alkyl, and R 2 is a straight chain alkyl, and, optionally, the borane compound is reacted with the diol at a temperature of less than 5 °C.
A method for process constraint, comprising: collecting system call information for a process; detecting whether the process is idle based on the system call information, wherein an idle process is a process which is blocked on certain external events or external inputs; detecting whether the process is repeating using autocorrelation to determine whether the process issues system calls in a periodic fashion; and constraining the process if it is idle or repeating to limit an attack surface presented by the process; wherein collecting system call information comprises collecting a limited subset of system call information that does not include call stacks and wherein detecting whether the process is idle further comprises monitoring processor activity. collecting system call information for a process; detecting whether the process is idle based on the system call information, wherein an idle process is a process which is blocked on certain external events or external inputs; detecting whether the process is repeating using autocorrelation to determine whether the process issues system calls in a periodic fashion; and constraining the process if it is idle or repeating to limit an attack surface presented by the process; wherein collecting system call information comprises collecting a limited subset of system call information that does not include call stacks and wherein detecting whether the process is idle further comprises monitoring processor activity.
An adjustable scoop comprising a sheet of flexible material having a periphery configured so that the sheet may be bent from a flat configuration to form a scoop having a curved body, two handles, a base and a cross member, the scoop comprising in a flat configuration: a body having an upper edge; two handles extending outwardly from opposite sides of the body; a base portion extending downwardly from a lower side of the body; and a cross member extending downwardly from the base portion, characterised in that an array of slots (15, 16, 42, 43) is provided on each side of the body or handles which allow the cross member to be secured to the body at each of a plurality of locations so that the body, base and cross member form a receptacle having one of a plurality of volumetric capacities for particulate material, thereby providing the scoop with an adjustable volumetric capacity. a body having an upper edge; two handles extending outwardly from opposite sides of the body; a base portion extending downwardly from a lower side of the body; and a cross member extending downwardly from the base portion, characterised in that an array of slots (15, 16, 42, 43) is provided on each side of the body or handles which allow the cross member to be secured to the body at each of a plurality of locations so that the body, base and cross member form a receptacle having one of a plurality of volumetric capacities for particulate material, thereby providing the scoop with an adjustable volumetric capacity.
A stator including a coil formed by winding a conductor, a stator core comprising a tooth on which the coil is mounted, and a resin molded part covering a coil end portion of the coil mounted on the stator core with resin, wherein an insulator is formed on the stator core by insert molding and the coil is mounted on the insulator, wherein the resin molded part includes a cavity formed through in a radial direction of the stator core, the cavity serving as a stress relaxing section between the coil and an end face of the stator core to relax stress generated in the resin molded part caused by heat influence in a usage environment, characterized in that the insulator includes an end face wall covering the end face of the stator core, the end face wall is provided with a breakable groove formed along the cavity, such that stress generated in the insulator can be relaxed.
A seed firmer for pressing seeds into soil during planting, the seed firmer comprising: a mount for attachment to a row unit of a planting machine; and an arm (56, 56') defining a ground-facing surface having at least one point of contact with the ground, including a rearmost ground contact point with respect to a direction of forward travel during planting operation, wherein the ground-facing surface has a transition section directly trailing the rearmost ground contact point, the transition section extending upwardly from the rearmost ground contact point. wherein the mount includes a linkage having two parallel intermediate links (70, 72) rotatably coupled to the arm (56, 56') to provide vertical travel of the arm (56, 56') without changing the orientation of the arm (56, 56'), characterized in that one of the intermediate links (70, 72) has a selective sliding joint operable to enable the linkage to be selectively tripped to achieve an alternate, non-parallel relationship between the intermediate links (70, 72) upon encountering an obstacle during forward travel.
An expandable dilator configured to dilate soft tissue, the expandable dilator comprising: a base defining an outer surface and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, the inner surface at least partially defining a first conduit; a dilation member that extends from the base, the dilation member defining an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, wherein the inner surface of the dilation member at least partially defines a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit, the second conduit elongate along a longitudinal axis; and an expansion member that defines an outer perimeter, the expansion member rotatably coupled to opposed locations of the dilation member and rotatable with respect to the dilation member from a first position to an expanded position so as to cause the outer perimeter to abut at least a portion of the inner surface of the dilation member and apply a biasing force to the dilation member, thereby causing the dilation member to expand from a first configuration to an expanded configuration along a direction of expansion that is angularly offset with respect to the longitudinal axis. a base defining an outer surface and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, the inner surface at least partially defining a first conduit; a dilation member that extends from the base, the dilation member defining an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, wherein the inner surface of the dilation member at least partially defines a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit, the second conduit elongate along a longitudinal axis; and an expansion member that defines an outer perimeter, the expansion member rotatably coupled to opposed locations of the dilation member and rotatable with respect to the dilation member from a first position to an expanded position so as to cause the outer perimeter to abut at least a portion of the inner surface of the dilation member and apply a biasing force to the dilation member, thereby causing the dilation member to expand from a first configuration to an expanded configuration along a direction of expansion that is angularly offset with respect to the longitudinal axis.
Cover member for a HIFU head, comprising a peripheral outer wall being dimensionally stable, an open first side configured to partially cover an ultrasound HIFU head and a closed second side comprising a flexible membrane for contact with a patient's skin, said cover member provided with connection means for removable attachment to a tip of said ultrasound HIFU head, wherein said membrane is configured in such a way that the membrane absorbs or reflects less than 5% of ultrasound HIFU waves characterized in that the cover member further comprises at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening for coupling and/or cooling liquid wherein said inlet opening and said outlet opening further comprise attachment means for external tubes.
A method of providing configuration updates to switches in a data center, the data center including a group of connected switches and one or more host machines associated with the group of connected switches, the group of connected switches organized in at least two layers, each switch in a first layer of the at least two layers being connected to each switch in a second layer of the at least two layers, each switch in the second layer of the at least two layers connected to a network, and each switch in the first layer of the at least two layers connected to at least a portion of the one or more host machines; the method comprising: under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, receiving a request to a management component to generate a list of switches that constitute the group of connected switches, determining, based on the request, at least one switch in the group of connected switches to receive a configuration update by selecting one or more switches from the list of switches; determining that each of the one or more host machines associated with the group of connected switches is connected to at least two switches in the first layer of the group of connected switches; in response to determining that each of the one or more host machines is connected to at least two switches in the first layer; shifting network traffic away from the at least one switch that is to receive a configuration update; applying the configuration update to the selected one or more switches concurrently, wherein applying the configuration update does not disrupt network traffic; and shifting network traffic to the at least one switch after the configuration update has been applied.
Component for a vehicle transmission system, comprising: - an element able to be secured to the crankshaft of the combustion engine, - a torsional-oscillations damping device, the device comprising: - a support able to move in rotation about an axis, and - a plurality of pendulum bodies, - a fixing system for fixing the support of the torsional-oscillations damping device to the element, the support of the torsional-oscillations damping device comprising at least one passage able to collaborate with the fixing system, characterized in that the said passage is situated angularly between two pendulum bodies that are angularly adjacent, at least when the device is at rest, and in that the device is configured in such a way that angularly adjacent pendulum bodies never come into contact with one another, so as to leave free between them the zone of the support in which the passage is formed. - an element able to be secured to the crankshaft of the combustion engine, - a torsional-oscillations damping device, the device comprising: - a support able to move in rotation about an axis, and - a plurality of pendulum bodies, - a fixing system for fixing the support of the torsional-oscillations damping device to the element, - a support able to move in rotation about an axis, and - a plurality of pendulum bodies, - a fixing system for fixing the support of the torsional-oscillations damping device to the element,
A method for operating a cooking point with a gas burner of a gas hob, a pan detection being provided at the cooking point for switching off the gas burner or closing a corresponding gas valve when the pan is removed, the pan detection detecting when a removed pan is re-placed onto the cooking point and bringing about renewed operation of the gas burner by igniting the gas burner or opening the gas valve, wherein the gas hob either includes a central control or an additional control, in which both the pan detection and control for the gas valve are comprised, wherein, when the gas burner is ignited after the pan is re-placed, the originally set operation or a power level originally set for the gas burner only takes place to the full extent with a delay, characterized in that the pan detection and the central control or the additional control cause the delay for the gas valve.