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A surgical instrument assembly, comprising: a shaft; an end effector attached to said shaft; and a sensing system positioned within said shaft, wherein said sensing system comprises: a Hall effect sensor configured to detect a parameter of a motor driving an actuator of said surgical instrument assembly; a motor encoder monitoring movement of said motor driving said actuator of said surgical instrument assembly; and characterized in that said sensing system is configured to detect a presence of outside interference that affects the parameter detection of said surgical instrument assembly when a signal of said Hall effect sensor is fluctuating and the motor encoder is detecting no motor movement. a shaft; an end effector attached to said shaft; and a sensing system positioned within said shaft, wherein said sensing system comprises: a Hall effect sensor configured to detect a parameter of a motor driving an actuator of said surgical instrument assembly; a motor encoder monitoring movement of said motor driving said actuator of said surgical instrument assembly; and characterized in that said sensing system is configured to detect a presence of outside interference that affects the parameter detection of said surgical instrument assembly when a signal of said Hall effect sensor is fluctuating and the motor encoder is detecting no motor movement. a Hall effect sensor configured to detect a parameter of a motor driving an actuator of said surgical instrument assembly; a motor encoder monitoring movement of said motor driving said actuator of said surgical instrument assembly; and characterized in that said sensing system is configured to detect a presence of outside interference that affects the parameter detection of said surgical instrument assembly when a signal of said Hall effect sensor is fluctuating and the motor encoder is detecting no motor movement.
A system for fabricating composite parts, comprising: a gantry including a cross rail supported between a first column and a second column, the cross rail extending past the second column; a first mold structure located in a first working zone between the first column and the second column; a second mold structure located in a second working zone outside the second column; and a fiber placement head carried by the gantry and configured to apply fiber tows to at least the first and second mold structures (18, 28). a gantry including a cross rail supported between a first column and a second column, the cross rail extending past the second column; a first mold structure located in a first working zone between the first column and the second column; a second mold structure located in a second working zone outside the second column; and a fiber placement head carried by the gantry and configured to apply fiber tows to at least the first and second mold structures (18, 28).
A composition for use in a living radical polymerization method, comprising: a catalyst; a radical initiator; a monomer having a radical-reactive unsaturated bond; and an organic halide having a carbon-halogen bond, wherein the catalyst consists of N-Iodosuccinimide. a catalyst; a radical initiator; a monomer having a radical-reactive unsaturated bond; and an organic halide having a carbon-halogen bond, wherein the catalyst consists of N-Iodosuccinimide.
A method of using a controller to control switches in a network, the method comprising: with the controller, controlling the switches in the network by providing packet forwarding rules to the switches; with the controller, identifying whether a network packet that is sent from an end host is requesting assignment of a protocol address to the end host; in response to identifying that the network packet requests assignment of a protocol address to the end host, processing the network packet with the controller; and with the controller, controlling the switches by providing at least one of the switches with the network packet that has been processed by the controller, wherein processing the network packet with the controller comprises: with the controller, identifying a server that has protocol address assignment capabilities; and with the controller, forwarding the network packet to the server, the method being characterised in that forwarding the network packet to the server comprises providing packet forwarding rules to the switches that direct the switches to forward the network packet from the end host to the server. with the controller, controlling the switches in the network by providing packet forwarding rules to the switches; with the controller, identifying whether a network packet that is sent from an end host is requesting assignment of a protocol address to the end host; in response to identifying that the network packet requests assignment of a protocol address to the end host, processing the network packet with the controller; and with the controller, controlling the switches by providing at least one of the switches with the network packet that has been processed by the controller, wherein processing the network packet with the controller comprises: with the controller, identifying a server that has protocol address assignment capabilities; and with the controller, forwarding the network packet to the server, the method being characterised in that forwarding the network packet to the server comprises providing packet forwarding rules to the switches that direct the switches to forward the network packet from the end host to the server. with the controller, identifying a server that has protocol address assignment capabilities; and with the controller, forwarding the network packet to the server, the method being characterised in that forwarding the network packet to the server comprises providing packet forwarding rules to the switches that direct the switches to forward the network packet from the end host to the server.
A method for joining heat transfer plates (201, 401) of a plate heat exchanger, the method comprising applying a melting depressant composition comprising combinations of copper, nickel and/or zirconium on a surface of a first metal sheet made of titanium and in a pattern on the first metal sheet, the pattern comprising a number of individual application areas where the melting depressant composition is applied, each application area comprising a mid-section, and a first end section and a second end-section that are located on a respective side of the mid-section, pressing a number of ridges and grooves in the first metal sheet, the ridges extending in a direction that extends from the first end-section to the second end-section of the application areas, such that the application areas are located on top of and along the ridges, bringing the pressed first metal sheet into contact with a second, pressed metal sheet made of titanium, such that contact points are formed between the metal sheets (201, 401) where the mid-sections of the application areas are located, heating the first and second metal sheets (201, 401) until said surface of the first metal sheet melts and forms melted metal at the areas where the melting depressant composition is applied, at the contact points between the sheets (201, 401), and allowing the melted metal layer to solidify, such that joints are obtained at the contact points.
A method of preparing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, comprising: (a) polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer or a vinyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene monomer through continuous solution polymerization using a multifunctional anionic polymerization initiator in presence of a hydrocarbon solvent, thus forming an active polymer having a reactive end; and (b) coupling or linking the reactive end of the active polymer with an aminosiloxane compound. (a) polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer or a vinyl aromatic monomer and a conjugated diene monomer through continuous solution polymerization using a multifunctional anionic polymerization initiator in presence of a hydrocarbon solvent, thus forming an active polymer having a reactive end; and (b) coupling or linking the reactive end of the active polymer with an aminosiloxane compound.
A method of transmitting acknowledgements in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, by a user equipment, a plurality of downlink transport blocks from at least one serving cell; selecting, by the user equipment, one of an explicit resource and an implicit resource; and transmitting, by the user equipment, acknowledgements for the plurality of downlink transport blocks by using the selected resource, wherein the explicit resource is acquired from one of plural downlink resource allocations used to receive the plurality of downlink transport blocks, and the implicit resource is determined according to a control channel element, CCE, used for a downlink control channel of a serving cell having the maximum number of CCEs among the at least one serving cell. receiving, by a user equipment, a plurality of downlink transport blocks from at least one serving cell; selecting, by the user equipment, one of an explicit resource and an implicit resource; and transmitting, by the user equipment, acknowledgements for the plurality of downlink transport blocks by using the selected resource,
A pedalboard support for electric instruments comprising: at least two parallel longitudinal sections (2, 3, 4, 5), each parallel longitudinal section having a top surface to support pedals and an under surface comprising at least two longitudinal grooves (21, 22, 23, 51, 52, 53) forming open channels to receive attachment means (821, 532, 512, 531, 511, 231) comprising threaded bolts and nuts, said grooves further comprising small projections at their ends adapted such that said nuts or bolts (211, 231, 511, 531, 621, 821) travel along these without falling out due to the effect of gravity, and at least two end pieces, wherein each of the at least two end pieces joins said at least two parallel longitudinal sections together at respective ends thereof through the attachment means placed in said open channels. at least two parallel longitudinal sections (2, 3, 4, 5), each parallel longitudinal section having a top surface to support pedals and an under surface comprising at least two longitudinal grooves (21, 22, 23, 51, 52, 53) forming open channels to receive attachment means (821, 532, 512, 531, 511, 231) comprising threaded bolts and nuts, said grooves further comprising small projections at their ends adapted such that said nuts or bolts (211, 231, 511, 531, 621, 821) travel along these without falling out due to the effect of gravity, and at least two end pieces, wherein each of the at least two end pieces joins said at least two parallel longitudinal sections together at respective ends thereof through the attachment means placed in said open channels.
A pressure sensor (100; 200; 300; 400; 500) having a fluid flow path therethrough, said pressure sensor (100; 200; 300; 400; 500) comprising: - a housing (110; 210; 310; 410; 510) comprising an interior surface; - an axially symmetric liner (130; 230; 330; 430; 530) disposed along the interior surface of the housing (110; 210; 310; 410; 510), wherein the liner (130; 230; 330; 430; 530), made of a chemically inert material, comprises an interior surface (132; 232; 332) and an exterior surface (134; 234; 334); - a sensing member (120; 220; 320; 420; 520) comprising an interior surface (122; 222a, 222b; 322) and an exterior surface (124; 224a, 224b; 324), wherein the interior surface (122; 222a, 222b; 322) of the sensing member (120; 220; 320; 420; 520) is adjacent to the exterior surface (134; 234; 334) of the liner (130; 230; 330; 430; 530), and the sensing member (120; 220; 320; 420; 520) is configured to expand with the liner (130; 230; 330; 430; 530); and - a strain gauge affixed to the exterior surface (124; 224a, 224b; 324) of the sensing member (120; 220; 320; 420; 520), characterized in that the fluid flow path is bounded by the interior surface (132; 232; 332) of the liner (130; 230; 330; 430; 530), such that chemicals passing through the pressure sensor (100; 200; 300; 400; 500) do not react with the housing (110, 210, 310, 410, 510) and the sensing member (120, 220, 320, 420, 520) along the fluid flow path. - a housing (110; 210; 310; 410; 510) comprising an interior surface; - an axially symmetric liner (130; 230; 330; 430; 530) disposed along the interior surface of the housing (110; 210; 310; 410; 510), wherein the liner (130; 230; 330; 430; 530), made of a chemically inert material, comprises an interior surface (132; 232; 332) and an exterior surface (134; 234; 334); - a sensing member (120; 220; 320; 420; 520) comprising an interior surface (122; 222a, 222b; 322) and an exterior surface (124; 224a, 224b; 324), wherein the interior surface (122; 222a, 222b; 322) of the sensing member (120; 220; 320; 420; 520) is adjacent to the exterior surface (134; 234; 334) of the liner (130; 230; 330; 430; 530), and the sensing member (120; 220; 320; 420; 520) is configured to expand with the liner (130; 230; 330; 430; 530); and - a strain gauge affixed to the exterior surface (124; 224a, 224b; 324) of the sensing member (120; 220; 320; 420; 520),
An elevator device having a governor device, comprising: a sheave, which a governor rope is put around, and which is rotated by movement of the governor rope in accordance with elevation of a car; a ratchet wheel which is rotatably supported with a rotary shaft of the sheave and which has a plurality of ratchet teeth on an outer periphery; a fly weight which is provided on the outer periphery of the ratchet wheel and which is rotated by a centrifugal force caused by rotation of the sheave; a pawl which is attached to an end of the fly weight and which is disengageably meshed with the ratchet teeth of the ratchet wheel; and a brake mechanism, which is connected to the ratchet wheel, and in which when the car descends at a speed beyond a rated speed, the pawl of the fly weight is engaged with the ratchet teeth of the ratchet wheel, to act a braking force on the governor rope, wherein the fly weight is rotatably supported with a weight support shaft (27A, 27B) integrally rotated with the sheave, characterized in that with the weight support shaft (27A, 27B) as a border, the pawl meshed with the ratchet teeth of the ratchet wheel is attached to one region side of the fly weight, and an inertia mass adjusting unit (33A, 33B) having a shape to adjust inertia mass of the fly weight to that equivalent to or smaller than inertia mass of the ratchet wheel is provided on other region side of the fly weight. a sheave, which a governor rope is put around, and which is rotated by movement of the governor rope in accordance with elevation of a car; a ratchet wheel which is rotatably supported with a rotary shaft of the sheave and which has a plurality of ratchet teeth on an outer periphery; a fly weight which is provided on the outer periphery of the ratchet wheel and which is rotated by a centrifugal force caused by rotation of the sheave; a pawl which is attached to an end of the fly weight and which is disengageably meshed with the ratchet teeth of the ratchet wheel; and a brake mechanism, which is connected to the ratchet wheel, and in which when the car descends at a speed beyond a rated speed, the pawl of the fly weight is engaged with the ratchet teeth of the ratchet wheel, to act a braking force on the governor rope, wherein the fly weight is rotatably supported with a weight support shaft (27A, 27B) integrally rotated with the sheave, characterized in that
A method for planning a dental structure, wherein a 3D model of the structure having at least one radially symmetrical opening is already available, characterised in that, on the basis of the already existing 3D model of the structure, an axis of symmetry of the at least one radially symmetrical opening in the structure is defined relative to the 3D model.
A message indicator device comprising a processor configured to: communicate an audiovisual, A/V, feed from an A/V signal source to a virtual reality, VR, headset during a normal operating state; communicate an alert signal to the VR headset upon receiving a notification signal from a monitoring system indicating an occurrence of a notification event at a monitored premises; determine whether the notification signal indicates a hazardous notification event or a non-hazardous notification event; and interrupt communication of the A/V feed to the VR headset and to replace the A/V feed with the alert signal such that the VR headset presents a notification of the hazardous notification event instead of the A/V feed if the notification event is determined to be hazardous, and overlay the alert signal on the A/V feed such that the VR headset presents a notification of the non-hazardous notification event along with the A/V feed if the notification event is determined to be non-hazardous. communicate an audiovisual, A/V, feed from an A/V signal source to a virtual reality, VR, headset during a normal operating state; communicate an alert signal to the VR headset upon receiving a notification signal from a monitoring system indicating an occurrence of a notification event at a monitored premises; determine whether the notification signal indicates a hazardous notification event or a non-hazardous notification event; and interrupt communication of the A/V feed to the VR headset and to replace the A/V feed with the alert signal such that the VR headset presents a notification of the hazardous notification event instead of the A/V feed if the notification event is determined to be hazardous, and overlay the alert signal on the A/V feed such that the VR headset presents a notification of the non-hazardous notification event along with the A/V feed if the notification event is determined to be non-hazardous.
A production method for a lithium ion secondary battery formed by sealing a power generation element having a positive electrode and a negative electrode stacked together with a separator and an electrolytic solution inside an external casing, the positive electrode including a lithium composite oxide material, comprising: Step (a) charging the lithium ion secondary battery at a cell voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery in a range of 4.0 V or lower; Step (b) opening the external casing of the lithium ion secondary battery that has been charged in Step (a) to discharge gas inside the lithium ion secondary battery to an exterior, and then re-sealing the external casing; and Step (c) charging the lithium ion secondary battery from which the gas has been discharged in Step (b) until the cell voltage is greater than 4.0 V, characterized in that Step (a) comprises: Step charging the lithium ion secondary battery to a first voltage of 2.8 V or lower; and Step after a first predetermined time has elapsed after the battery reaches the first voltage, charging the lithium ion secondary battery to a second voltage which is greater than 2.8 V and less than or equal to 4.0 V; and at the Step (b), the discharging is performed after a second predetermined time has elapsed after the battery reaches the second voltage, and thereafter the re-sealing is performed. Step (a) charging the lithium ion secondary battery at a cell voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery in a range of 4.0 V or lower; Step (b) opening the external casing of the lithium ion secondary battery that has been charged in Step (a) to discharge gas inside the lithium ion secondary battery to an exterior, and then re-sealing the external casing; and Step (c) charging the lithium ion secondary battery from which the gas has been discharged in Step (b) until the cell voltage is greater than 4.0 V, Step (a) comprises: Step charging the lithium ion secondary battery to a first voltage of 2.8 V or lower; and Step after a first predetermined time has elapsed after the battery reaches the first voltage, charging the lithium ion secondary battery to a second voltage which is greater than 2.8 V and less than or equal to 4.0 V; and Step charging the lithium ion secondary battery to a first voltage of 2.8 V or lower; and Step after a first predetermined time has elapsed after the battery reaches the first voltage, charging the lithium ion secondary battery to a second voltage which is greater than 2.8 V and less than or equal to 4.0 V; and at the Step (b), the discharging is performed after a second predetermined time has elapsed after the battery reaches the second voltage, and thereafter the re-sealing is performed.
A process for making a compound of formula 14: comprising reacting a compound of formula 8: with a compound of formula 13: and a water soluble thiocyanate and an organic acid.
A voice information processing apparatus (1, 1A), comprising: a voice input unit configured to input a voice; a voice output unit configured to output the voice; and a voice information processing unit (12, 12A) configured to convert a voice input by the voice input unit into text during a voice reception period that is a period in which an uttered voice to be converted into text is received from a user and that is started by the user uttering a message start word or when the user performs a predetermined operation on an input means or performs a predetermined gesture and that is ended by the user uttering a message end word or when the user performs a predetermined operation on an input means or performs a predetermined gesture, wherein the voice information processing unit (12, 12A) is configured to: automatically output utterance content already uttered by the user during the voice reception period to the voice output unit for outputting by voice in a case where the utterance of the user can be regarded as being interrupted while the utterance of the user is sequentially converted into text during the voice reception period, and cause the voice output unit to output a voice corresponding to the utterance content already uttered by the user during the voice reception period in a case where a period in which the user's utterance is not performed is a predetermined time or longer during the voice reception period. a voice input unit configured to input a voice; a voice output unit configured to output the voice; and a voice information processing unit (12, 12A) configured to convert a voice input by the voice input unit into text during a voice reception period that is a period in which an uttered voice to be converted into text is received from a user and that is started by the user uttering a message start word or when the user performs a predetermined operation on an input means or performs a predetermined gesture and that is ended by the user uttering a message end word or when the user performs a predetermined operation on an input means or performs a predetermined gesture, wherein the voice information processing unit (12, 12A) is configured to: automatically output utterance content already uttered by the user during the voice reception period to the voice output unit for outputting by voice in a case where the utterance of the user can be regarded as being interrupted while the utterance of the user is sequentially converted into text during the voice reception period, and cause the voice output unit to output a voice corresponding to the utterance content already uttered by the user during the voice reception period in a case where a period in which the user's utterance is not performed is a predetermined time or longer during the voice reception period.