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An endoluminal prosthesis comprising: a scaffold (2600, 2620, 2640) having a plurality of circumferential rings (1462, 2462, 2504) patterned from a non-degradable material, said scaffold being configured to expand from a crimped configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein attachment points on at least some adjacent circumferential rings are joined by circumferentially separable axial links (2608, 2628, 2648); wherein at least some of the axial links comprise a first segment and a second segment (2610, 2612), wherein the first and second segments are divided by an axially extending dividing line (2818, 2868, 2918), are circumferentially interlocked to inhibit circumferential separation thereof while the scaffold is in the crimped configuration, and are configured to circumferentially unlock when the scaffold is in the expanded configuration; wherein the circumferential rings separate at the attachment points while each segment of the axial link remains attached to said attachment points after the segments have unlocked; and wherein said scaffold is configured to form one continuous loop after all separable axial links have been separated. a scaffold (2600, 2620, 2640) having a plurality of circumferential rings (1462, 2462, 2504) patterned from a non-degradable material, said scaffold being configured to expand from a crimped configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein attachment points on at least some adjacent circumferential rings are joined by circumferentially separable axial links (2608, 2628, 2648); wherein at least some of the axial links comprise a first segment and a second segment (2610, 2612), wherein the first and second segments are divided by an axially extending dividing line (2818, 2868, 2918), are circumferentially interlocked to inhibit circumferential separation thereof while the scaffold is in the crimped configuration, and are configured to circumferentially unlock when the scaffold is in the expanded configuration; wherein the circumferential rings separate at the attachment points while each segment of the axial link remains attached to said attachment points after the segments have unlocked; and wherein said scaffold is configured to form one continuous loop after all separable axial links have been separated.
A slave module for managing a battery with a plurality of cells (108-1 to 108-n), said slave module comprising: a module disconnect switch configured to electrically connect and disconnect an associated cell of said plurality of cells (108-1 to 108-n) and said slave module; a charging circuit configured to be electrically connected to said associated cell through said module disconnect switch, said charging circuit configured to be powered by an input power circuit that is magnetically coupled by a transformer to said charging circuit, said input power circuit being connected to a transfer switch that is configured to connect one of an external power source (102-A) and the battery to said input power circuit to be used as a power supply; a power input for receiving power from said associated cell, said power input being disabled when said charging circuit is energized by said input power circuit; a monitoring circuit configured to monitor at least one parameter of said associated cell, said disconnect switch is adapted to operate to isolate said associated cell from said slave module when said monitoring circuit determines that said associated cell has a first operating parameter with a first specified value; and the slave module comprising a communications port (210-S) configured for communicating a set of data to a master module, said set of data including said at least one parameter of said associated cell. a module disconnect switch configured to electrically connect and disconnect an associated cell of said plurality of cells (108-1 to 108-n) and said slave module; a charging circuit configured to be electrically connected to said associated cell through said module disconnect switch, said charging circuit configured to be powered by an input power circuit that is magnetically coupled by a transformer to said charging circuit, said input power circuit being connected to a transfer switch that is configured to connect one of an external power source (102-A) and the battery to said input power circuit to be used as a power supply; a power input for receiving power from said associated cell, said power input being disabled when said charging circuit is energized by said input power circuit; a monitoring circuit configured to monitor at least one parameter of said associated cell, said disconnect switch is adapted to operate to isolate said associated cell from said slave module when said monitoring circuit determines that said associated cell has a first operating parameter with a first specified value; and the slave module comprising a communications port (210-S) configured for communicating a set of data to a master module, said set of data including said at least one parameter of said associated cell.
A kit for preserving the function of a tissue or organ comprising: a first container containing a first solution, wherein the first solution is comprised of water, a balanced salt solution, a sugar, adenosine, orotic acid, malic acid, and L-carnitine and has a pH of 8 - 9; a second container containing a second solution, wherein the second solution is comprised of water, an antioxidant, a reducing agent, L-citrulline, creatine, L-carnosine, and L-arginine and has a pH of 6.8 - 6.4 a first container containing a first solution, wherein the first solution is comprised of water, a balanced salt solution, a sugar, adenosine, orotic acid, malic acid, and L-carnitine and has a pH of 8 - 9; a second container containing a second solution, wherein the second solution is comprised of water, an antioxidant, a reducing agent, L-citrulline, creatine, L-carnosine, and L-arginine and has a pH of 6.8 - 6.4
A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner, comprising: an agitator in the form of a brush bar, the brush bar comprising a plurality of radially extending bristles and a sealing material disposed between the bristles, the sealing material extending over substantially the entire circumferential and axial extent of the regions of the brush bar between the bristles; a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brush bar, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a front opening that exposes the brush bar at the front of the housing, the brush bar being supported for rotation with respect to the housing and arranged in the chamber such that the brush bar seals against the housing thereby restricting flow of air through the front opening. an agitator in the form of a brush bar, the brush bar comprising a plurality of radially extending bristles and a sealing material disposed between the bristles, the sealing material extending over substantially the entire circumferential and axial extent of the regions of the brush bar between the bristles; a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brush bar, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a front opening that exposes the brush bar at the front of the housing, the brush bar being supported for rotation with respect to the housing and arranged in the chamber such that the brush bar seals against the housing thereby restricting flow of air through the front opening.
A method for manufacturing a cold-rolled galvanized steel sheet, comprising annealing and galvanizing a steel sheet, containing 0.01% to 0.15% C, 0.001% to 2.0% Si, 0.1 % to 3.0% Mn, 0.001 % to 1.0% Al, 0.005% to 0.060% P, and 0.01 % or less S and optionally at least one selected from the group consisting of 0.001% to 0.005% B, 0.005% to 0.05% Nb, 0.005% to 0.05% Ti, 0.001% to 1.0% Cr, 0.05% to 1.0% Mo, 0.05% to 1.0% Cu, and 0.05% to 1.0% Ni on a mass basis, the remainder being Fe and unavoidable impurities, in a continuous galvanizing line including an all-radiant tube type furnace, wherein the steel sheet is galvanized such that the partial pressure (Po 2) of oxygen in the atmosphere of an annealing furnace satisfies the following inequality at a temperature of 500°C to 900°C: − 17 ≤ Log Po 2 ≤ − 14 − 0.7 × Si − 0.3 × Mn where [Si] represents the content (mass percent) of Si in steel, [Mn] represents the content (mass percent) of Mn in steel, and Po 2 represents the partial pressure (Pa) of oxygen, the cold-rolled galvanized steel sheet comprises a zinc plating layer which is disposed on the steel sheet, the zinc plating layer has a mass per unit area 20 g/m 2 to 120 g/m 2, wherein an oxide of at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Si, Mn, Al, P, B, Nb, Ti, Cr, Mo, Cu, and Ni is present in a surface portion of the steel sheet that lies directly under the zinc plating layer and that extends up to 100 μm from the surface of the steel sheet, the amount of the oxide per unit area being 0.05 g/m 2 or less in total.
Heat exchange module (2, 3, 4) comprising: a corrugated top heat exchange substrate and a corrugated bottom heat exchange substrate, the substrates being spaced apart in a transverse direction, each substrate having ridges (19, 20) and channels (18, 21) that extend in a length direction, the channels and ridges of the top substrate extending parallel to the channels and ridges of the bottom substrate, tubes (8; 23, 24, 25) extending in a width direction between the top and bottom substrates (6, 7), in heat exchanging contact with the ridges (19,20), the width direction being oriented transversely to the length direction of the channels and the ridges, from an inflow side to an outflow side, a top and a bottom casing member (35, 36) comprising casing surfaces adjacent the top and bottom substrates (6, 7) characterized in that said top and bottom casing members (35, 36) having at the inflow and outflow sides (26, 27) a transverse side wall (32, 33, 34) with slits (28, 29, 30) oriented in the transverse direction and accommodating the tubes (8; 23, 24, 25), the side walls (32, 33) of the top and bottom casing members (35, 36) overlapping and being mutually connected by soldering or brazing. a corrugated top heat exchange substrate and a corrugated bottom heat exchange substrate, the substrates being spaced apart in a transverse direction, each substrate having ridges (19, 20) and channels (18, 21) that extend in a length direction, the channels and ridges of the top substrate extending parallel to the channels and ridges of the bottom substrate, tubes (8; 23, 24, 25) extending in a width direction between the top and bottom substrates (6, 7), in heat exchanging contact with the ridges (19,20), the width direction being oriented transversely to the length direction of the channels and the ridges, from an inflow side to an outflow side, a top and a bottom casing member (35, 36) comprising casing surfaces adjacent the top and bottom substrates (6, 7) characterized in that said top and bottom casing members (35, 36) having at the inflow and outflow sides (26, 27) a transverse side wall (32, 33, 34) with slits (28, 29, 30) oriented in the transverse direction and accommodating the tubes (8; 23, 24, 25), the side walls (32, 33) of the top and bottom casing members (35, 36) overlapping and being mutually connected by soldering or brazing.
A power distribution system comprising: - a power providing device arranged for providing power, - a powered device, comprising a load, the powered device arranged for being detachably, electrically coupled to the power providing device, and further arranged for being powered by the power providing device; and - an electrical conductor arranged for detachably, electrically coupling the power providing device to the powered device, and further arranged for transferring the power from the power providing device to the powered device, wherein the power providing device is further arranged for sensing a current flow from the power providing device to the powered device, and for providing power when, at least periodically, a current equal to or greater than a minimum current is sensed, wherein the powered device is further arranged for operating in a standby mode wherein, at least part of the time, the load draws a current smaller than the minimum current, and in an operational mode wherein, at least part of the time, the load draws a current equal to or greater than the minimum current, wherein the powered device further comprises a controllable switch, arranged for electrically decoupling at least part of the powered device, comprising a bulk capacitor, from the power providing device, wherein the powered device further comprises a pulse generator circuit, arranged for drawing, for a pre-determined time period and with a pre-determined frequency, a pulse current equal to or greater than the minimum current from the power providing device, when the powered device is operating in the standby mode, through controlling at least the controllable switch; characterized in that the controllable switch is further arranged for decoupling the bulk capacitor when the pulse is generated to prevent the bulk capacitor from filtering out the pulse. - a power providing device arranged for providing power, - a powered device, comprising a load, the powered device arranged for being detachably, electrically coupled to the power providing device, and further arranged for being powered by the power providing device; and - an electrical conductor arranged for detachably, electrically coupling the power providing device to the powered device, and further arranged for transferring the power from the power providing device to the powered device,
A method for the improvement of the hygienic and sanitary characteristics of a hydraulic component intended to be installed in a hydro-thermo-sanitary plant or in waterworks, said hydraulic component comprising a piece of pipe of plastic material or a fitting of the same material, said piece of pipe or fitting including a tubular body and at least two inlet ports at opposite ends of said tubular body, said method being characterized by including the following operating steps: applying a removable protective cover to each of said inlet ports of said hydraulic component, for preventing entrance of impurities, organisms and biological agents into said tubular body of the same; introducing said hydraulic component into an autoclave facility; carrying out a cycle of treatment of said hydraulic component at controlled temperature and pressure, inside said autoclave facility, for a predetermined period of time so as to improve the hygienic and sanitary characteristics of the inner parts of the component by virtue of the permeability of the removable protective covers while subjecting said hydraulic component to the action of a sterilizing agent during said cycle of treatment at controlled temperature and pressure, at least part of said protective cover applied to the inlet ports of the same being permeable to said sterilization agent; taking said hydraulic component out from said autoclave facility.
Computing apparatus comprising a computing device, the device comprising: a display portion for displaying data; and a user input portion for receiving an input from a user, the device being operable to display a first set of user-selectable function elements in a first format, the device being arranged to receive an input from a user corresponding to a user-selected portion of the display portion and to display a second set of function elements comprising one or more function elements of the first set of user-selectable function elements that are associated with the selected portion of the display portion, wherein the second set of function elements are displayed in a second format different from the first format, the device being operable to allow a function element displayed in the second format to be selected by the user thereby to execute a function associated with the function element, characterised in that the device is operable to: determine the number of function elements contained within the user-selected portion of the display portion; and when the determined number of function elements is less than a predetermined fixed number, to increase the size of the user-selected portion to include a maximum of the predetermined fixed number of function elements. a display portion for displaying data; and a user input portion for receiving an input from a user, the device being operable to display a first set of user-selectable function elements in a first format, the device being arranged to receive an input from a user corresponding to a user-selected portion of the display portion and to display a second set of function elements comprising one or more function elements of the first set of user-selectable function elements that are associated with the selected portion of the display portion, wherein the second set of function elements are displayed in a second format different from the first format, the device being operable to allow a function element displayed in the second format to be selected by the user thereby to execute a function associated with the function element, characterised in that the device is operable to: determine the number of function elements contained within the user-selected portion of the display portion; and when the determined number of function elements is less than a predetermined fixed number, to increase the size of the user-selected portion to include a maximum of the predetermined fixed number of function elements. determine the number of function elements contained within the user-selected portion of the display portion; and when the determined number of function elements is less than a predetermined fixed number, to increase the size of the user-selected portion to include a maximum of the predetermined fixed number of function elements.
A negative electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery, the negative electrode material comprising a composite particle including a spherical graphite particle and a plurality of graphite particles that have a compressed shape and that aggregate or are combined so as to have nonparallel orientation planes, and the negative electrode material having an R-value in a Raman measurement of from 0.03 to 0.10, and having a pore volume as obtained by mercury porosimetry of from 0.2 mL/g to 1.0 mL/g in a pore diameter range of from 0.1 μm to 8 μm.
A locking device for firearms, in particular for bolt-action rifles, comprising a cartridge chamber, an outer sleeve and a chamber accommodated therein, wherein the chamber has a bolt head in the area facing the cartridge chamber and wherein a control piece is mounted in the cartridge chamber such that it is axially displaceable with respect to the chamber and with respect to the bolt head, further comprising a chamber lever, which is connected to the control piece such that in the event of a rearward movement of the chamber lever, the bolt head is unlocked and then locked, wherein the chamber lever is pivotably mounted in the rear end region of the sleeve and the chamber lever is mounted pivotably about an axis which extends eccentrically to the longitudinal axis of the chamber, characterized in that the control piece is connected to the chamber lever via an intermediate piece which projects radially outward from the chamber, that the bolt head is mounted rotatably about its axis in the chamber and the bolt head is turned by axial displacement of the control piece, wherein provision is made for an articulated connection of the chamber lever to the intermediate piece via an axle element, the axis of which extends parallel to the axis about which the chamber lever is pivotably mounted, wherein the axle element, viewed from above, is arranged radially outside the alignment of the chamber.
Strand guiding element for guiding a round strand in a continuous casting machine, characterized by - a cross-beam with a first end region, an intermediate region, and a second end region, at least one first strand guiding roller (6, 7) being rotatably mounted in the intermediate region of the cross-beam; - a first rocker with a first end region, an intermediate region and a second end region, wherein a second strand guiding roller is rotatably mounted in the intermediate region of the first rocker and the second end region of the cross-beam is connected in an articulated manner to the first end region of the first rocker; - a second rocker with a first end region, an intermediate region, and a second end region, wherein a third strand guiding roller is rotatably mounted in the intermediate region of the second rocker and the first end region of the cross-beam is connected in an articulated manner to the first end region of the second rocker; - a linear motor, which is connected in an articulated manner to both the second end region of the first rocker and the second end region of the second rocker. - a cross-beam with a first end region, an intermediate region, and a second end region, at least one first strand guiding roller (6, 7) being rotatably mounted in the intermediate region of the cross-beam; - a first rocker with a first end region, an intermediate region and a second end region, wherein a second strand guiding roller is rotatably mounted in the intermediate region of the first rocker and the second end region of the cross-beam is connected in an articulated manner to the first end region of the first rocker; - a second rocker with a first end region, an intermediate region, and a second end region, wherein a third strand guiding roller is rotatably mounted in the intermediate region of the second rocker and the first end region of the cross-beam is connected in an articulated manner to the first end region of the second rocker; - a linear motor, which is connected in an articulated manner to both the second end region of the first rocker and the second end region of the second rocker.
A method of operating a vacuum refuse collection system having a multi-branch transport pipe system with a number of refuse chutes connected thereto, wherein said method comprises automated selection of a hop to a next branch for emptying of refuse, characterized in that the automated selection is based on the following procedure: - for each of a number of possible next-hop candidates: a) predicting representations of future refuse chute load levels in a plurality of branches, said predictions spinning at least one hop ahead in time; and b) determining a system consequence value based on said predicted representations of future refuse chute load levels; and - selecting hop to a next branch among those candidates that have the most favorable system consequence values. - for each of a number of possible next-hop candidates: a) predicting representations of future refuse chute load levels in a plurality of branches, said predictions spinning at least one hop ahead in time; and b) determining a system consequence value based on said predicted representations of future refuse chute load levels; and a) predicting representations of future refuse chute load levels in a plurality of branches, said predictions spinning at least one hop ahead in time; and b) determining a system consequence value based on said predicted representations of future refuse chute load levels; and - selecting hop to a next branch among those candidates that have the most favorable system consequence values.