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An intramedullary implant comprising: a shaft having a headless first end with a torque driving recess which is spaced apart along a longitudinal axis from a second end including a cutting surface, and a first threaded section extending from the first end to an intermediate transition and having an inner diameter and an outer diameter and either the inner diameter or the outer diameter being a first constant value from the first end to the intermediate transition, and a second threaded section extending between the intermediate transition and the second end and having an inner diameter and an outer diameter and either the inner diameter or the outer diameter being a second constant value from the second end to the intermediate transition, wherein the first constant value is larger than the second constant value, wherein the thread of the first threaded section has the same pitch as the thread of the second threaded section; wherein the thread of the intermediate transition is contiguous with the thread of the first threaded section and the thread of the second threaded section; wherein the intermediate transition includes a plurality of radially spaced longitudinal cutting flutes located at from 35% to 60% of the distance of the length from the first end; wherein the intermediate transition includes a taper; wherein the plurality of radially spaced longitudinal cutting flutes intersects the taper; and wherein the implant is configured to be enclosed within an intramedullary canal of a metatarsal or metacarpal for fixation of a fracture. a shaft having a headless first end with a torque driving recess which is spaced apart along a longitudinal axis from a second end including a cutting surface, and a first threaded section extending from the first end to an intermediate transition and having an inner diameter and an outer diameter and either the inner diameter or the outer diameter being a first constant value from the first end to the intermediate transition, and a second threaded section extending between the intermediate transition and the second end and having an inner diameter and an outer diameter and either the inner diameter or the outer diameter being a second constant value from the second end to the intermediate transition, wherein the first constant value is larger than the second constant value, wherein the thread of the first threaded section has the same pitch as the thread of the second threaded section; wherein the thread of the intermediate transition is contiguous with the thread of the first threaded section and the thread of the second threaded section; wherein the intermediate transition includes a plurality of radially spaced longitudinal cutting flutes located at from 35% to 60% of the distance of the length from the first end; wherein the intermediate transition includes a taper; wherein the plurality of radially spaced longitudinal cutting flutes intersects the taper; and wherein the implant is configured to be enclosed within an intramedullary canal of a metatarsal or metacarpal for fixation of a fracture.
The motor vehicle brake, in particular combined hydraulically and electromechanically operable automotive vehicle brake, with an actuator module, comprising: - a housing, - an actuator movable relative to the housing in order to hydraulically or electromechanically move a brake lining, - a motor drive (EM, 22), - a moving assembly arranged between the motor drive (EM, 22) and the movable actuator, - a gear arrangement associated with the moving assembly, and - a separate self-locking device, which is designed to block the moving assembly on demand, wherein the moving assembly has a ball screw arrangement with a spindle and a nut, and wherein one of the components, the spindle and the nut, is rotatably driven, and the respective other one of the components, the spindle and the nut, is linearly movable for moving the actuator by rotatably driving one of the components, the spindle and the nut inside the housing, wherein the self-locking device is integrated into the motor drive, characterized in that the self-locking device has a brake disc which is coupled non-rotatably to an output shaft of the motor drive, which output shaft carries the armature, at least one friction lining (170, 172) being assigned to the housing of the actuator or to the housing of the motor drive, which friction lining can be brought into interaction with the brake disc in order to achieve self-locking. - a housing, - an actuator movable relative to the housing in order to hydraulically or electromechanically move a brake lining, - a motor drive (EM, 22), - a moving assembly arranged between the motor drive (EM, 22) and the movable actuator, - a gear arrangement associated with the moving assembly, and - a separate self-locking device, which is designed to block the moving assembly on demand,
On a computing system comprising a touch sensitive display and an eye tracking system, a method of calibrating the eye tracking system, the method comprising: displaying a user interface on the touch sensitive displays; receiving a touch input at a touch location on the touch sensitive display; determining a gaze location via the eye tracking system; if the touch location is within a threshold distance from the determined gaze location, calibrating the eye tracking system based upon an offset between the gaze location and the touch location, wherein the threshold distance depends on the context of the touch input and is smaller in contexts where user interface elements are closer together. displaying a user interface on the touch sensitive displays; receiving a touch input at a touch location on the touch sensitive display; determining a gaze location via the eye tracking system; if the touch location is within a threshold distance from the determined gaze location, calibrating the eye tracking system based upon an offset between the gaze location and the touch location, wherein the threshold distance depends on the context of the touch input and is smaller in contexts where user interface elements are closer together.
A mobile device, comprising: a ground plane; a grounding branch (312, 322), coupled to the ground plane, wherein one slot is formed between the ground plane and the grounding branch (312, 322), wherein the slot is a first slot, and a second slot is further formed between the ground plane and the grounding branch (312, 322) and the first slot is separated from the second slot, the grounding branch (312, 322) substantially having a T-shape; and a feeding element, extending across the slot, and coupled between the grounding branch and a signal source, and the feeding element further comprises a capacitor coupled between a feeding point located on the grounding branch (312, 322) and the signal source, wherein an antenna structure is formed by the grounding branch (312, 322) and the feeding element, wherein the capacitor is a variable capacitor, and wherein by adjusting the variable capacitor the antenna structure is excited to generate one or more operation bands. a ground plane; a grounding branch (312, 322), coupled to the ground plane, wherein one slot is formed between the ground plane and the grounding branch (312, 322), wherein the slot is a first slot, and a second slot is further formed between the ground plane and the grounding branch (312, 322) and the first slot is separated from the second slot, the grounding branch (312, 322) substantially having a T-shape; and a feeding element, extending across the slot, and coupled between the grounding branch and a signal source, and the feeding element further comprises a capacitor coupled between a feeding point located on the grounding branch (312, 322) and the signal source, wherein an antenna structure is formed by the grounding branch (312, 322) and the feeding element, wherein the capacitor is a variable capacitor, and wherein by adjusting the variable capacitor the antenna structure is excited to generate one or more operation bands.
Method for automatically controlling at least one following vehicle, in which a scout trajectory is generated for a scout vehicle, the scout vehicle is guided along an actual trajectory, wherein the actual trajectory of the scout vehicle and scout environmental data are detected by means of sensors of the scout vehicle, a target trajectory is generated for the following vehicle and, by means of sensors of the following vehicle, following vehicle environmental data are detected, and the scout trajectory and scout environmental data are transmitted to the following vehicle, and if the detected actual trajectory and the generated target trajectory each have at least one particular trajectory similarity to the generated scout trajectory, and if the following vehicle environmental data have at least one particular environmental data similarity to the scout environmental data, automatic control of the following vehicle is activated along the target trajectory. the scout vehicle is guided along an actual trajectory, wherein the actual trajectory of the scout vehicle and scout environmental data are detected by means of sensors of the scout vehicle, a target trajectory is generated for the following vehicle and, by means of sensors of the following vehicle, following vehicle environmental data are detected, and the scout trajectory and scout environmental data are transmitted to the following vehicle, and if the detected actual trajectory and the generated target trajectory each have at least one particular trajectory similarity to the generated scout trajectory, and if the following vehicle environmental data have at least one particular environmental data similarity to the scout environmental data, automatic control of the following vehicle is activated along the target trajectory.
A dispenser for dispensing viscous material on a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the dispenser comprising: a frame; a gantry system coupled to the frame; a dispensing unit coupled to the gantry system, the gantry system being configured to move the dispensing unit in x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis directions; a substrate support assembly coupled to the frame and configured to support the substrate in a dispense position to dispense material on the top surface of the substrate and on the bottom surface of the substrate; a transport system coupled to the frame and configured to transport substrates into and out of the substrate support assembly; and an inverter system coupled to the frame and in communication with the transport system, the inverter system being positioned outside the substrate support assembly and configured to rotate a substrate orientation between a first position in which the top surface of the substrate faces upwardly and a second position in which the bottom surface of the substrate faces upwardly, the inverter system including a first driven assembly configured to engage one edge of the substrate and a second driven assembly configured to engage an opposite edge of the substrate, the first driven assembly and the second driven assembly being configured to drive a linear movement of the substrate, characterized in that the frame includes a shelf disposed on an outlet side of the transport system, the shelf supporting the inverter system. a frame; a gantry system coupled to the frame; a dispensing unit coupled to the gantry system, the gantry system being configured to move the dispensing unit in x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis directions; a substrate support assembly coupled to the frame and configured to support the substrate in a dispense position to dispense material on the top surface of the substrate and on the bottom surface of the substrate; a transport system coupled to the frame and configured to transport substrates into and out of the substrate support assembly; and an inverter system coupled to the frame and in communication with the transport system, the inverter system being positioned outside the substrate support assembly and configured to rotate a substrate orientation between a first position in which the top surface of the substrate faces upwardly and a second position in which the bottom surface of the substrate faces upwardly, the inverter system including a first driven assembly configured to engage one edge of the substrate and a second driven assembly configured to engage an opposite edge of the substrate, the first driven assembly and the second driven assembly being configured to drive a linear movement of the substrate, characterized in that the frame includes a shelf disposed on an outlet side of the transport system, the shelf supporting the inverter system.
Printed circuit board arrangement for electrical connection of at least one transmitting and/or receiving unit with at least one antenna element, wherein the at least one transmitting and/or receiving unit and the at least one antenna element are at least partly integrated in the printed circuit board arrangement, wherein the printed circuit board arrangement is composed of different printed circuit boards (21, 22, 25, 26) which are connected securely with one another mechanically, wherein a first part of the printed circuit board arrangement is formed by at least one printed circuit board (21, 22) the substrate (21 3, 22 3) of which is composed of a first material which is suitable for high frequency, and a second part of the printed circuit board arrangement is formed by at least one printed circuit board (25, 26) the substrate of which is composed of a second material which is different to the first material and is only suitable for a low frequency and/or for a direct current voltage region, wherein the two parts (20, 24) of the printed circuit board arrangement are separated from one another by a ground plane (22 2) and wherein due to the thick ground plane (22 2) the high frequency part which is associated with the first part of the printed circuit board arrangement is completely separated from the low frequency part which is associated with the second part of the printed circuit board arrangement, wherein the transmitting and/or receiving unit is arranged directly on the ground plane (22 2) for better heat dissipation, wherein the at least one antenna element is arranged inside a cage, wherein the cage is composed of the ground plane (22 2) and a plurality of vias (29; 29 1, 29 n) and continues on a conductive cover, wherein the vias (29, 29 1, 29 n) are arranged radially around the antenna element and pass through the first part of the printed circuit board arrangement to the ground plane (22 2), and wherein the at least one antenna element has a patch antenna which can be excited through a two-strip line connected with the transmitting and/or receiving unit.
A method for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere comprising the step of delivering urea from a floating vessel to a region of a photic zone of an ocean, whereby the number of phytoplankton is caused to increase in the region upon addition of the urea, wherein the floating vessel is a boat or ship.
A method for the catalytic removal of sulfur dioxide from waste gases in two reactors, the first reactor being charged with an activated carbon catalyst, characterised by the following steps: a. provision of a waste gas with a water content of less than 1 g H 2 O/Nm 3 and an SO 2 content of at least 5 ppm, b. introduction of the waste gases into a first reactor, c. catalytic conversion of the SO 2 into gaseous SO 3 in the first reactor by the activated carbon catalyst, wherein the catalytic conversion on the activated carbon catalyst proceeds at a temperature of below 100°C, d. introduction of the prepurified waste gases from the first reactor into a second reactor, e. conversion of the SO 3 with water into H 2 SO 4 in the second reactor. a. provision of a waste gas with a water content of less than 1 g H 2 O/Nm 3 and an SO 2 content of at least 5 ppm, b. introduction of the waste gases into a first reactor, c. catalytic conversion of the SO 2 into gaseous SO 3 in the first reactor by the activated carbon catalyst, wherein the catalytic conversion on the activated carbon catalyst proceeds at a temperature of below 100°C, d. introduction of the prepurified waste gases from the first reactor into a second reactor, e. conversion of the SO 3 with water into H 2 SO 4 in the second reactor.
Displacement-imposed fatigue test bench for a manufactured item made from metallic material, comprising: - a base; - a table supported by the base, having its main extension along a table axis, for the support of the manufactured item; - means of constraint (6,8) for the constraint of the manufactured item to the table, along the table axis, according to a predefined constraint simulation; - a drive group comprising: a) drive means; b) a characterisation device, moved by the drive means; c) a pressure element, moved by the characterization device and suitable for coming into contact with the manufactured item to impose a deformation on it; characterised in that the characterization device comprises a shaft fitted with at least one cam element which operates the pressure element impressing a vertical oscillation on it, and in that the pressure element is a plate having a main extension along the table axis. - a base; - a table supported by the base, having its main extension along a table axis, for the support of the manufactured item; - means of constraint (6,8) for the constraint of the manufactured item to the table, along the table axis, according to a predefined constraint simulation; - a drive group comprising: a) drive means; b) a characterisation device, moved by the drive means; c) a pressure element, moved by the characterization device and suitable for coming into contact with the manufactured item to impose a deformation on it; characterised in that the characterization device comprises a shaft fitted with at least one cam element which operates the pressure element impressing a vertical oscillation on it, a) drive means; b) a characterisation device, moved by the drive means; c) a pressure element, moved by the characterization device and suitable for coming into contact with the manufactured item to impose a deformation on it; characterised in that the characterization device comprises a shaft fitted with at least one cam element which operates the pressure element impressing a vertical oscillation on it,
Heat generation assembly comprising at least one air flow generation device, air supply means (7, 7a) fluidically connected to the air flow generation device, at least three heating devices each comprising an air inlet connected to the air supply means (7, 7a), and a heated-air outlet, means for controlling the air flow generation device and the heating devices, which heating devices are distributed along at least one peripheral line (3a, 3b), each section of peripheral line (3a, 3b) that groups together three adjacent heating devices being curved, wherein the air supply means (7, 7a) comprise at least one air distribution member formed by an arched tube in which are formed at least one air inlet connected at the outlet of the air flow generator and at least three air outlets, each being connected at the inlet of the associated heating device, and wherein each arched tube portion that groups together three adjacent air outlets faces said section of peripheral line (3a, 3b) that groups together the three adjacent devices.
Use of the process of treating an at least partially deactivated acidic ion exchange resin with an alkanol of formula R 4 OH, wherein R 4 is an alkyl group with 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and a carboxylic acid of formula:- R 2 -CH 2 -COOH wherein R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1 to 12 carbon atoms; to thereby reactivate the acidic ion exchange resin and produce as a by-product an ester of formula: R 2 -CH 2 -COOR 4; to reactivate a deactivated resin bed.
A blade outer air seal (BOAS) assembly, comprising: an outer case; a first support arm (242;742), wherein the first support arm (242;742) is fixed to the outer case; a second support arm (446;746), wherein the second support arm (446;746) is fixed to the outer case; a control rod configured to rotate about a control rod axis, wherein the control rod is coupled to the first support arm (242;742) and the second support arm (446;746) via insertion into apertures disposed on the first support arm (242;742) and the second support arm (446;746), wherein the control rod is configured to rotate within the apertures and wherein the control rod comprises a first cam; a unison ring, wherein the unison ring is located radially inward of the outer case and in mechanical communication with the control rod; and a blade outer air seal (BOAS), wherein the BOAS comprises a first segment which is coupled to the first cam such that the BOAS is configured to at least one of expand or contract in response to a rotation of the control rod; characterised in that the control rod comprises a rod arm coupled to the unison ring via a link, wherein the rod arm is configured to rotate about the control rod axis in response to a rotation of the unison ring. an outer case; a first support arm (242;742), wherein the first support arm (242;742) is fixed to the outer case; a second support arm (446;746), wherein the second support arm (446;746) is fixed to the outer case; a control rod configured to rotate about a control rod axis, wherein the control rod is coupled to the first support arm (242;742) and the second support arm (446;746) via insertion into apertures disposed on the first support arm (242;742) and the second support arm (446;746), wherein the control rod is configured to rotate within the apertures and wherein the control rod comprises a first cam; a unison ring, wherein the unison ring is located radially inward of the outer case and in mechanical communication with the control rod; and a blade outer air seal (BOAS), wherein the BOAS comprises a first segment which is coupled to the first cam such that the BOAS is configured to at least one of expand or contract in response to a rotation of the control rod; characterised in that the control rod comprises a rod arm coupled to the unison ring via a link, wherein the rod arm is configured to rotate about the control rod axis in response to a rotation of the unison ring.
A minimally invasive surgical instrument comprising: an elongate shaft having a working end, a proximal end, and a shaft axis between the working end and the proximal end; a wrist member having a proximal portion connected to the working end; and an end effector connected to a distal portion of the wrist member, wherein the wrist member comprises five vertebrae (412, 413, 414, 415, 416) connected in series between the working end of the elongate shaft and the end effector, each vertebra being pivotable relative to an adjacent vertebra by a pivotal coupling so that the five vertebrae (412, 413, 414, 415, 416) define a series of four pivotal couplings including a first, second, third, and fourth pivotal coupling in sequence, characterized in that the first and fourth pivotal couplings are pivotal about axes which are parallel to a first axis, the second and third pivotal couplings are pivotal about axes which are parallel to a second axis, and the second axis is nonparallel to the shaft axis and nonparallel to the first axis. an elongate shaft having a working end, a proximal end, and a shaft axis between the working end and the proximal end; a wrist member having a proximal portion connected to the working end; and an end effector connected to a distal portion of the wrist member,