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A magazine for use with a nail-driving tool, comprising: • storing means for receiving and storing a plurality of strips of nails, each comprising a plurality of collated nails, and each nail having a head and a shank; and • means arranged for driving said strips along a feeding plane towards an outlet end for feeding the tool with said nails; • said magazine being characterized in that said storing means are arranged to store the nail strips in a side-by-side relationship relative to one another, stacked in a position roughly perpendicular to said feeding plane; • the magazine further comprising transport means for taking one nail strip out of said plurality of stored nail strips and moving it to • a pivoting station arranged for pivoting said one nail strip to be pivoted into said feeding plane; • said driving means being arranged for driving the pivoted nail strip from said pivoting station towards said outlet end. • storing means for receiving and storing a plurality of strips of nails, each comprising a plurality of collated nails, and each nail having a head and a shank; and • means arranged for driving said strips along a feeding plane towards an outlet end for feeding the tool with said nails; • said magazine being characterized in that said storing means are arranged to store the nail strips in a side-by-side relationship relative to one another, stacked in a position roughly perpendicular to said feeding plane; • the magazine further comprising transport means for taking one nail strip out of said plurality of stored nail strips and moving it to • a pivoting station arranged for pivoting said one nail strip to be pivoted into said feeding plane; • said driving means being arranged for driving the pivoted nail strip from said pivoting station towards said outlet end.
An in vitro method of detecting a plasmodium infection in a blood sample, the method comprising: staining the blood sample with at least first and second dyes, the first dye being a fluorescent dye that predominantly stains DNA, and the second dye being a fluorescent dye that stains at least one other cellular component that is different from DNA; acquiring one or more optical images of the sample; within the one or more optical images, identifying at least a first stained area that is stained by the first dye, and at least one other stained area that is stained by the second dye; and identifying the blood sample as being infected with plasmodium, by identifying, within the one or more optical images, at least one of: a stained object comprising at least the first stained area, and the area of the first stained area being in the range of 0.2μm 2 to 20μm 2; a stained object comprising the first stained area and said at least one other stained area, the area of said at least one other stained area being in the range of 0.8μm 2 to 65μm 2; and a stained object comprising the first stained area and said at least one other stained area, and the area of the first stained area occupies between 12% and 60% of said at least one other stained area. staining the blood sample with at least first and second dyes, the first dye being a fluorescent dye that predominantly stains DNA, and the second dye being a fluorescent dye that stains at least one other cellular component that is different from DNA; acquiring one or more optical images of the sample; within the one or more optical images, identifying at least a first stained area that is stained by the first dye, and at least one other stained area that is stained by the second dye; and identifying the blood sample as being infected with plasmodium, by identifying, within the one or more optical images, at least one of: a stained object comprising at least the first stained area, and the area of the first stained area being in the range of 0.2μm 2 to 20μm 2; a stained object comprising the first stained area and said at least one other stained area, the area of said at least one other stained area being in the range of 0.8μm 2 to 65μm 2; and a stained object comprising the first stained area and said at least one other stained area, and the area of the first stained area occupies between 12% and 60% of said at least one other stained area. a stained object comprising at least the first stained area, and the area of the first stained area being in the range of 0.2μm 2 to 20μm 2; a stained object comprising the first stained area and said at least one other stained area, the area of said at least one other stained area being in the range of 0.8μm 2 to 65μm 2; and a stained object comprising the first stained area and said at least one other stained area, and the area of the first stained area occupies between 12% and 60% of said at least one other stained area.
Valve for liquids, in particular a filling valve for distributing a filling product, for opening and closing a distribution or flow opening, with a linear movement of the closure element, with a valve chamber in which the closure element is arranged, wherein the actuator which influences the movement of the closure element is arranged within a hollow body formed from two elastically deformable elements (5, 6) arranged one behind the other, such as, for example, folding bellows or roll membranes, wherein the actuator is securely connected to a height-adjustable sealing disk, and connected to the outer circumference of the sealing disk is a securing device in the form of a clamp or web, with which, by means of a valve tappet, the closure element is mechanically connected, wherein the first elastically deformable element is secured by its upper end to the upper side of the valve chamber, and the lower end is connected to the sealing disk, wherein the second elastically deformable element is connected to the under side of the sealing disk and to the upper side of a floor disk, which forms the lower connection of the constant volume, wherein the actuator has the effect of controlling the movement of the sealing disk and is securely connected to the sealing disk, such that this always follows the movements of the actuator, wherein the volume enclosed by the elastically deformable elements (5, 6), or, respectively, the volume formed by them, is constant, regardless of the position of the sealing disk in respect of its height at any particular time, wherein the volume formed by the elastically deformable elements (5, 6) is arranged inside the valve chamber, characterised in that the filling material is located exclusively outside the hollow body.
A method for photographing images, applied to a mobile terminal having a light source, the method comprising: obtaining a current ambient light intensity; determining a target luminous intensity based on the current ambient light intensity, wherein the target luminous intensity is a luminous intensity of the light source upon a photographing operation is performed; characterized in that: determining an initial luminous intensity of the light source by subtracting a preset value from the current ambient light intensity; obtaining a preset time difference between detecting a photographing instruction and performing the photographing operation, and determining a luminous intensity difference between the target luminous intensity and the initial luminous intensity; determining an adjusting step according to the luminous intensity difference and the preset time difference; and controlling the luminous intensity of the light source to gradually change from the initial luminous intensity to the target luminous intensity according to the adjusting step. obtaining a current ambient light intensity; determining a target luminous intensity based on the current ambient light intensity, wherein the target luminous intensity is a luminous intensity of the light source upon a photographing operation is performed; characterized in that: determining an initial luminous intensity of the light source by subtracting a preset value from the current ambient light intensity; obtaining a preset time difference between detecting a photographing instruction and performing the photographing operation, and determining a luminous intensity difference between the target luminous intensity and the initial luminous intensity; determining an adjusting step according to the luminous intensity difference and the preset time difference; and controlling the luminous intensity of the light source to gradually change from the initial luminous intensity to the target luminous intensity according to the adjusting step. determining an initial luminous intensity of the light source by subtracting a preset value from the current ambient light intensity; obtaining a preset time difference between detecting a photographing instruction and performing the photographing operation, and determining a luminous intensity difference between the target luminous intensity and the initial luminous intensity; determining an adjusting step according to the luminous intensity difference and the preset time difference; and controlling the luminous intensity of the light source to gradually change from the initial luminous intensity to the target luminous intensity according to the adjusting step.
A method of handling parcels in a logistics center for handling parcels, the method comprising the steps consisting in unloading the parcels at an unloading point of the center, in moving said parcels and in stowing them in organized manner in various segments of a stowage zone of said center, each segment corresponding to a shipment of the parcels, and then in transferring said parcels waiting for loading from each segment to a loading point, said method being characterized in that, in order to move and in order to stow said parcels, it further consists in using racks of the nesting type on legs and of different formats (heights and widths), suitable for nesting together by being superposed on one another, and in using independent self-propelled motor-driven shuttle carts suitable for docking with each rack, which shuttle carts are controlled individually and remotely to travel in freely guided manner, and in that it further comprises the steps consisting in: • unloading each parcel onto a rack of known format that is docked with and that is motor-driven by a shuttle cart; • identifying the destination of each parcel; • using an outward shipping plan associating each destination of a parcel with a shipment so as to allocate a specific location of a segment to said rack carrying said parcel, taking account of the format of said rack so as to enable said parcels to be superposed, and causing said shuttle cart to move towards said specific location so as to store said parcels side-by-side and in superposed manner; and • using an inward delivery plan specifying the delivery sequence for said parcels within the same shipment so as to cause a shuttle cart to dock with each rack carrying a parcel and so as to cause said parcel to be transferred from said stowage zone to said loading point. • unloading each parcel onto a rack of known format that is docked with and that is motor-driven by a shuttle cart; • identifying the destination of each parcel; • using an outward shipping plan associating each destination of a parcel with a shipment so as to allocate a specific location of a segment to said rack carrying said parcel, taking account of the format of said rack so as to enable said parcels to be superposed, and causing said shuttle cart to move towards said specific location so as to store said parcels side-by-side and in superposed manner; and • using an inward delivery plan specifying the delivery sequence for said parcels within the same shipment so as to cause a shuttle cart to dock with each rack carrying a parcel and so as to cause said parcel to be transferred from said stowage zone to said loading point.
A combined oil control ring comprising a pair of circular side rails each having a gap, and a waved spacer expander longitudinally sandwiched by said side rails, which has seating tabs for pushing inner surfaces of said side rails on the inner side, the radial thickness a 1 of said side rail being 50 to 90 % of the height a 9 of said spacer expander, and said spacer expander having longitudinally projecting supporting portions for supporting said side rails on both outer sides, characterized in that said spacer expander has a flat intermediate portion extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and connecting said seating tab and said supporting portion in the radial direction, the height B of said intermediate portion being 45% or less of the height a 9 of said spacer expander.
An apparatus for treating spent dialysate comprising first and second fluid flow pathways, the first fluid flow pathway containing a first cation exchange resin, characterized in that: the first and second fluid flow pathways are in a parallel arrangement; greater than 90% of exchange sites of the first cation exchange resin are populated with hydrogen ions, the second fluid flow pathway contains a second cation exchange resin with greater than 90% of exchange sites of the second cation exchange resin being populated with sodium ions, and a total ion exchange capacity ratio of the first cation exchange resin compared to the second cation exchange resin ranges from about 1:1 to about 1:5. the first and second fluid flow pathways are in a parallel arrangement; greater than 90% of exchange sites of the first cation exchange resin are populated with hydrogen ions, the second fluid flow pathway contains a second cation exchange resin with greater than 90% of exchange sites of the second cation exchange resin being populated with sodium ions, and a total ion exchange capacity ratio of the first cation exchange resin compared to the second cation exchange resin ranges from about 1:1 to about 1:5.
A modular dental implant system (10, 122, 900), comprising: a head (12, 126, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 916) configured for supporting a dental prosthesis, the head defining a generally cylindrical apical end, the apical end having an exterior threaded portion configured for engaging bone; an intermediate part (14, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 912) configured for engaging bone including a generally cylindrical porous sleeve having a thickness of about 0,508 mm to 1,27 mm and defining axially opposed ends having passages through the sleeve configured for receiving bone ingrowth; an anchor (16, 204, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704, 802, 918) configured to engage the head so that at least the head and the anchor cooperatively secure the intermediate part to form a modular implant, the anchor defining a generally cylindrical coronal end, the coronal end having an exterior threaded portion configured for engaging bone; and a core (20, 206, 306, 406, 506, 606, 706, 914) extending axially from the head, the anchor, or both the head and the anchor, the core being configured to extend axially through an interior of the porous sleeve that receives and fits on the core and configured to fasten the head and anchor together such that the head and anchor abut respective opposed ends of the porous sleeve to axially encase the sleeve about the core, wherein the head and the anchor each have a retaining shoulder (36, 38) extending radially outward from the core relative to a longitudinal axis defined by the modular implant such that the sleeve portion when assembled on the core is retained between the shoulders (36, 38). a head (12, 126, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 916) configured for supporting a dental prosthesis, the head defining a generally cylindrical apical end, the apical end having an exterior threaded portion configured for engaging bone; an intermediate part (14, 202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 912) configured for engaging bone including a generally cylindrical porous sleeve having a thickness of about 0,508 mm to 1,27 mm and defining axially opposed ends having passages through the sleeve configured for receiving bone ingrowth; an anchor (16, 204, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704, 802, 918) configured to engage the head so that at least the head and the anchor cooperatively secure the intermediate part to form a modular implant, the anchor defining a generally cylindrical coronal end, the coronal end having an exterior threaded portion configured for engaging bone; and a core (20, 206, 306, 406, 506, 606, 706, 914) extending axially from the head, the anchor, or both the head and the anchor, the core being configured to extend axially through an interior of the porous sleeve that receives and fits on the core and configured to fasten the head and anchor together such that the head and anchor abut respective opposed ends of the porous sleeve to axially encase the sleeve about the core, wherein the head and the anchor each have a retaining shoulder (36, 38) extending radially outward from the core relative to a longitudinal axis defined by the modular implant such that the sleeve portion when assembled on the core is retained between the shoulders (36, 38).
An imaging optical system (101, 101A, 101B) comprising: an aperture stop; an image-forming optical system (20, 42) configured to cause an image to be formed toward an imaging plane of an image sensor; and an optical phase modulator that includes a substance having a birefringence index, and gives two pupil functions to the image-forming optical system (20, 42), characterized in that the following conditional expressions are satisfied: 1 ≤ 2 × L × tan w + D / D < 1.4 λ / 4 * 0.75 < Re < λ / 4 * 1.1 where L: a distance between the aperture stop and the optical phase modulator; D: an aperture diameter of the aperture stop; w: a maximum angle of incidence of a principal light ray that enters the aperture stop; λ: a wavelength of light; and Re: phase retardation caused by birefringence of the optical phase modulator. an aperture stop; an image-forming optical system (20, 42) configured to cause an image to be formed toward an imaging plane of an image sensor; and an optical phase modulator that includes a substance having a birefringence index, and gives two pupil functions to the image-forming optical system (20, 42), characterized in that the following conditional expressions are satisfied: 1 ≤ 2 × L × tan w + D / D < 1.4 λ / 4 * 0.75 < Re < λ / 4 * 1.1 where L: a distance between the aperture stop and the optical phase modulator; D: an aperture diameter of the aperture stop; w: a maximum angle of incidence of a principal light ray that enters the aperture stop; λ: a wavelength of light; and Re: phase retardation caused by birefringence of the optical phase modulator. L: a distance between the aperture stop and the optical phase modulator; D: an aperture diameter of the aperture stop; w: a maximum angle of incidence of a principal light ray that enters the aperture stop; λ: a wavelength of light; and Re: phase retardation caused by birefringence of the optical phase modulator.
An ultrasound system comprising: - a housing; - a control panel coupled to the housing; and - a receiver assembly coupled to the housing, wherein the receiver assembly includes a slot and a first contact surface, especially the first contact surface comprising a plurality of conductive surfaces; and - a transducer assembly, comprising a cartridge; an ultrasound probe coupled to the cartridge via a cable; and a second contact surface coupled to the cartridge, wherein the second contact surface comprises a plurality of conductive surfaces; wherein the slot is configured to receive the cartridge of the ultrasound transducer assembly; and wherein the first contact surface is configured to contact the second contact surface of the transducer assembly when the cartridge is positioned within the slot in an engaged position; and the receiver assembly comprising an actuator and at least one of a switch or a sensor, wherein the switch or the sensor detects the presence of the cartridge and sends a feedback signal when the cartridge is in a partially inserted position, and the actuator is configured to pull the cartridge from the partially inserted position to the engaged position in the slot based on the feedback signal from the at least one of the switch or the sensor. - a housing; - a control panel coupled to the housing; and - a receiver assembly coupled to the housing, wherein the receiver assembly includes a slot and a first contact surface, especially the first contact surface comprising a plurality of conductive surfaces; and - a transducer assembly, comprising a cartridge; an ultrasound probe coupled to the cartridge via a cable; and a second contact surface coupled to the cartridge, wherein the second contact surface comprises a plurality of conductive surfaces; wherein the slot is configured to receive the cartridge of the ultrasound transducer assembly; and wherein the first contact surface is configured to contact the second contact surface of the transducer assembly when the cartridge is positioned within the slot in an engaged position; and the receiver assembly comprising an actuator and at least one of a switch or a sensor, wherein the switch or the sensor detects the presence of the cartridge and sends a feedback signal when the cartridge is in a partially inserted position, and the actuator is configured to pull the cartridge from the partially inserted position to the engaged position in the slot based on the feedback signal from the at least one of the switch or the sensor.
A medical device, comprising: a delivery device including a tube; and an elongate member having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the elongate member is secured to an outer surface of the tube and configured to move axially relative to the tube and apply suction through the distal end, characterised in that the lumen of the elongate member is substantially D-shaped, wherein the tube has a first engaging surface and the elongate member has a second engaging surface, and wherein the first and second engaging surfaces (184, 284) are planar. a delivery device including a tube; and an elongate member having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the elongate member is secured to an outer surface of the tube and configured to move axially relative to the tube and apply suction through the distal end, characterised in that the lumen of the elongate member is substantially D-shaped, wherein the tube has a first engaging surface and the elongate member has a second engaging surface, and wherein the first and second engaging surfaces (184, 284) are planar.
A tie-in harness, in particular for climbing, including: • a belt having a first ventral band; • a first and a second leg loops (24, 26) linked together by means of a continuous strap directly attached to the belt; and • a hooking ring separate from the continuous strap; characterized in that the hooking ring is attached to the belt and surrounds at least the strap and the first ventral band. • a belt having a first ventral band; • a first and a second leg loops (24, 26) linked together by means of a continuous strap directly attached to the belt; and • a hooking ring separate from the continuous strap;