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Surgical tools for spinal facet surgical procedures for alleviating spinal pain, comprising: a debrider tool having a distal end with a rotatable denuding and cauterization head, wherein the debrider tool comprises or is in communication with a motor that drives the rotatable denuding and cauterization head; a dilation tube with a distal end having a tapered end, the dilation tube having a maximum outer diameter that is between about 5 mm to about 15 mm; and a cannula sized and configured with a cavity having a width that is between about 5 mm to about 15 mm and is sized and configured to slidably receive at least a distal end portion of the debrider tool; characterized in that the tools further include an external stabilizer that is adapted to reside against the skin of a patient, and the stabilizer is configured to releasably lock the cannula in a fixed longitudinal position, and the cannula is configured to cooperate with the debrider tool to position the head and/or the distal end of the debrider tool to extend externally out of the cannula by a distance of between 2 and 7 mm. a debrider tool having a distal end with a rotatable denuding and cauterization head, wherein the debrider tool comprises or is in communication with a motor that drives the rotatable denuding and cauterization head; a dilation tube with a distal end having a tapered end, the dilation tube having a maximum outer diameter that is between about 5 mm to about 15 mm; and a cannula sized and configured with a cavity having a width that is between about 5 mm to about 15 mm and is sized and configured to slidably receive at least a distal end portion of the debrider tool; characterized in that the tools further include an external stabilizer that is adapted to reside against the skin of a patient, and the stabilizer is configured to releasably lock the cannula in a fixed longitudinal position, and the cannula is configured to cooperate with the debrider tool to position the head and/or the distal end of the debrider tool to extend externally out of the cannula by a distance of between 2 and 7 mm.
Touch detection method for a piezoelectric touch panel comprising a plurality of piezoelectric sensors placed behind a touch surface, said touch detection method comprises the steps of: - initializing the piezoelectric sensors of the piezoelectric touch panel; - reading the sensor values of the piezoelectric sensors; - comparing the readout values of the piezoelectric sensors with a first threshold value; - if none readout value of the piezoelectric sensors is higher than said first threshold value, then determining that no touch situation occurs and returning to the step of reading the sensor values; - if at least one of the readout values of the piezoelectric sensors is higher than said first threshold value, then summing the readout value of all sensors and comparing the summed value with a second threshold value; - if the summed value is higher than said second threshold value, then determining that an accidental touch situation occurs and returning to the step of reading the sensor values; - if the summed value is lower than said second threshold value, then starting a self-calibration process; - performing the self-calibration process to detect the touch location. - initializing the piezoelectric sensors of the piezoelectric touch panel; - reading the sensor values of the piezoelectric sensors; - comparing the readout values of the piezoelectric sensors with a first threshold value; - if none readout value of the piezoelectric sensors is higher than said first threshold value, then determining that no touch situation occurs and returning to the step of reading the sensor values; - if at least one of the readout values of the piezoelectric sensors is higher than said first threshold value, then summing the readout value of all sensors and comparing the summed value with a second threshold value; - if the summed value is higher than said second threshold value, then determining that an accidental touch situation occurs and returning to the step of reading the sensor values; - if the summed value is lower than said second threshold value, then starting a self-calibration process; - performing the self-calibration process to detect the touch location.
Coated metal particles for use in an anode of an electrochemical cell, comprising a metal core, which consists of zinc or a zinc alloy, and a coating, where the coating is selected from metal oxide-containing particles, which adhere on a surface of the metal core, or of a metal oxide-containing layer enveloping the metal core, and where the metal oxide-containing layer or the metal oxide-containing particles comprise • at least one first metal oxide, which increases the hydrogen overvoltage on zinc in an alkaline electrolyte, and • at least one second metal oxide, different from the first, which forms an alkali with water. • at least one first metal oxide, which increases the hydrogen overvoltage on zinc in an alkaline electrolyte, and • at least one second metal oxide, different from the first, which forms an alkali with water.
A combustor apparatus (10, 110, 210) of a gas turbine engine including a fuel nozzle assembly (60, 140, 238), the fuel nozzle assembly comprising: an outer housing (82, 154, 250) that provides a direct structural connection between a duct structure (26, 126, 228) of the combustor apparatus and a fuel manifold (86, 138, 236) of the combustor apparatus, said duct structure defining a flow passage (56, 146, 244) for combustion gases flowing within the combustor apparatus, said fuel manifold defining a fuel supply channel therein in fluid communication with a source of fuel, said outer housing comprising an inner volume; and a fuel injector (84, 144, 242) provided in said inner volume of said outer housing, said fuel injector defining a fuel passage therein, said fuel passage in fluid communication with said fuel supply channel of said fuel manifold for distributing said fuel from said fuel supply channel into said flow passage of said duct structure, characterized in that said outer housing is slidably received in an opening (58, 142, 240) formed in said duct structure such that said outer housing and said duct structure can move radially independently of each other, wherein a structure (92, 252) of said duct structure that defines said opening that receives said outer housing engages an outer surface (90, 254) of said outer housing such that said duct structure and said outer housing can move axially and circumferentially together, wherein said outer housing is rigidly attached to and structurally supported by said fuel manifold. an outer housing (82, 154, 250) that provides a direct structural connection between a duct structure (26, 126, 228) of the combustor apparatus and a fuel manifold (86, 138, 236) of the combustor apparatus, said duct structure defining a flow passage (56, 146, 244) for combustion gases flowing within the combustor apparatus, said fuel manifold defining a fuel supply channel therein in fluid communication with a source of fuel, said outer housing comprising an inner volume; and a fuel injector (84, 144, 242) provided in said inner volume of said outer housing, said fuel injector defining a fuel passage therein, said fuel passage in fluid communication with said fuel supply channel of said fuel manifold for distributing said fuel from said fuel supply channel into said flow passage of said duct structure, characterized in that said outer housing is slidably received in an opening (58, 142, 240) formed in said duct structure such that said outer housing and said duct structure can move radially independently of each other, wherein a structure (92, 252) of said duct structure that defines said opening that receives said outer housing engages an outer surface (90, 254) of said outer housing such that said duct structure and said outer housing can move axially and circumferentially together, wherein said outer housing is rigidly attached to and structurally supported by said fuel manifold.
A noise absorbing arrangement (202, 300, 400, 500) comprising a noise absorbing member (204, 301, 402, 502) and an adhesion element (206, 302, 508), said noise absorbing member (204, 301, 402, 502) comprising a core (211, 312, 408) of fibrous material, wherein said noise absorbing member (204, 301, 402, 502) has an elongated shape formable to follow a circumference of a wheel rim (101, 208, 304, 404, 512) between the rim flanges (109, 305) of said wheel rim, wherein said noise absorbing member (204, 301, 402, 502) comprises an outer sheet (209, 314, 410) made from a woven material, said outer sheet surrounds said core (211, 312, 408) of fibrous material, wherein at least a portion of said fibrous material is attached to an inner surface of said outer sheet, wherein fibers of said fibrous material are expandable to extend across the inside of said noise absorbing member (204, 301, 402, 502) when the noise absorbing member (204, 301, 402, 502) is circumferentially attached to the wheel rim and the wheel rim is rotating, wherein said adhesion element (206, 302, 508) is adapted to attach said noise absorbing member (204, 301, 402, 502) inside a hollow space (210, 306) provided by said wheel rim and a tire, such that said noise absorbing member (204, 301, 402, 502) is arranged around at least a portion of the circumference of said wheel rim, and wherein a width (214, 322) of said adhesion element (206, 302, 508) is smaller than a width (320, 216) of said noise absorbing member (204, 301, 402, 502), when at rest; characterized in that said noise absorbing member comprises a plurality of cuts each extending across substantially the entire width of said noise absorbing member.
System for dispensing a sample, in particular a liquid sample, into a buffer liquid, the system comprising: a pressure chamber having pressure supply means for generating an overpressure within the pressure chamber relative to a pressure outside the pressure chamber, an inlet capillary for supplying a buffer liquid to an outlet end of the inlet capillary, the outlet end of the inlet capillary being arranged in the pressure chamber, an outlet capillary for discharging the buffer liquid and/or the sample from the pressure chamber, the outlet capillary having an inlet end being arranged in the pressure chamber in a manner such that the outlet end of the inlet capillary and the inlet end of the outlet capillary are facing each other to form a capillary gap allowing the buffer liquid exiting the outlet end of the inlet capillary to cross the capillary gap and enter the inlet end of the outlet capillary and a dispenser having a dispensing end which, during dispensing of the sample, is arranged in the pressure chamber at the capillary gap to allow the sample to be dispensed from the dispensing end into the buffer liquid entering the inlet end of the outlet capillary, wherein the pressure chamber comprises a pressure-tight sample port adapted to allow the dispenser with the dispensing end to be moved into and out of the pressure chamber. a pressure chamber having pressure supply means for generating an overpressure within the pressure chamber relative to a pressure outside the pressure chamber, an inlet capillary for supplying a buffer liquid to an outlet end of the inlet capillary, the outlet end of the inlet capillary being arranged in the pressure chamber, an outlet capillary for discharging the buffer liquid and/or the sample from the pressure chamber, the outlet capillary having an inlet end being arranged in the pressure chamber in a manner such that the outlet end of the inlet capillary and the inlet end of the outlet capillary are facing each other to form a capillary gap allowing the buffer liquid exiting the outlet end of the inlet capillary to cross the capillary gap and enter the inlet end of the outlet capillary and a dispenser having a dispensing end which, during dispensing of the sample, is arranged in the pressure chamber at the capillary gap to allow the sample to be dispensed from the dispensing end into the buffer liquid entering the inlet end of the outlet capillary, wherein the pressure chamber comprises a pressure-tight sample port adapted to allow the dispenser with the dispensing end to be moved into and out of the pressure chamber.
An ingestible capsule for introduction into a bodily lumen, the capsule being a medicament delivery device and comprising a housing having a reservoir with an opening and an electronic circuitry being adapted to control a driving mechanism, the reservoir being at least partly filled with a substance and being sealed at least on one side with a flexible wall, the flexible wall being attached to the housing and separating the housing in a first part comprising the reservoir and a second part, characterized in that the second part comprises the driving mechanism and the electronic circuitry, the driving mechanism being adapted to press a piston against the flexible wall thereby releasing the substance from the reservoir through the opening.
Screen-printing machine having a cylindrical round screen and a squeegee arranged in the round screen, characterized in that the squeegee is divided into a plurality of individual short squeegees (2.1-2.6), wherein the individual short squeegees (2.1-2.6) each cover only a region to be printed of a specific squeegee or printing width, preferably up to 5 cm, and wherein the spacing of the individual short squeegee (2.1-2.6) from the inner side of the round screen transversely to the direction of rotation of the round screen is individually adjustable, so that the distance of each individual short squeegee (2.1-2.6) from the round screen can be adjusted differently, depending on the respective arrangement in the round screen.
Self-sealing elastomer composition that can be used especially as a puncture-resistant layer in an inflatable article, comprising at least, phr denoting parts by weight per hundred parts of solid rubber: - as predominant elastomer, an unsaturated diene elastomer; - a hydrocarbon resin with a weight content of between 30 and 90 phr; - a liquid plasticizer, the T g, glass transition temperature, of which is below -20°C, with a weight content between 0 and 60 phr; and - 0 to less than 30 phr of a filler. - as predominant elastomer, an unsaturated diene elastomer; - a hydrocarbon resin with a weight content of between 30 and 90 phr; - a liquid plasticizer, the T g, glass transition temperature, of which is below -20°C, with a weight content between 0 and 60 phr; and - 0 to less than 30 phr of a filler.
A method of starting a brushless motor, the motor comprising a rotor, a stator having at least one phase winding, and a rotor-position sensor, the method comprising: exciting the winding; sensing a signal output by the rotor-position sensor; if an edge of the signal is sensed during a first period: commutating the winding in response to the edge; otherwise: commutating the winding at the end of the first period; sensing the signal; and commutating the winding in response to a second of two edges of the signal sensed during a second period. exciting the winding; sensing a signal output by the rotor-position sensor; if an edge of the signal is sensed during a first period: commutating the winding in response to the edge; commutating the winding in response to the edge; otherwise: commutating the winding at the end of the first period; sensing the signal; and commutating the winding in response to a second of two edges of the signal sensed during a second period. commutating the winding at the end of the first period; sensing the signal; and commutating the winding in response to a second of two edges of the signal sensed during a second period.
Process for coating a metallic component part with a hard antiwear layer which is applied over at least part of the surface of the component part in at least one layer by a plasma process, characterized in that droplets deposited on the surface of the applied hard antiwear layer are mechanically removed and that subsequently a comparatively softer abradable layer is applied to the surface of the applied and mechanically treated antiwear layer, wherein the abradable layer is anchored into the microdents introduced into the antiwear layer surface as a result of the preceding mechanical processing step.
PUNCHING MACHINE WITH COMPACT FRAME, where several punching stations are integrated, and particularly for angular profiles, comprising punching cylinders, punch-holders fastened to the punching cylinders and punches fastened to the punch-holders; die-holders fastened to the compact frame and dies, which define the complementary tools of the punches, fastened to the die-holders; a cutting station and a stripper element for holding the angular profile during the punching stage, wherein: - the punching stations occupy fixed positions within the same compact frame, - punching cylinders occupy fixed positions in said compact frame and the punch-holders also occupy fixed positions, - die-holders occupy fixed positions, - the stripper element occupies a fixed position within the compact frame, characterized in that: - the seats (24, 21) for the punches (9, 9a) and dies (8, 8a) are in different eccentric positions with respect to the geometrical axis of the cylindrical base thereof and are distributed in sets of pairs, each pair having the same eccentricity, - the positions of both punch-holder (4, 4a, 4b, 4c) and die-holder (5, 5a, 5b, 5c) elements are fixed opposite to each other at the required distances and shapes transversally arranged with the angular profile when the desired pair is selected, and - the punch-holders (4, 4a, 4b, 4c) hold means for angular positioning in the respective hydraulic cylinder, and the die-holders (5, 5a, 5b, 5c) hold means for angular positioning in the compact frame. - the punching stations occupy fixed positions within the same compact frame, - punching cylinders occupy fixed positions in said compact frame and the punch-holders also occupy fixed positions, - die-holders occupy fixed positions, - the stripper element occupies a fixed position within the compact frame, characterized in that: - the seats (24, 21) for the punches (9, 9a) and dies (8, 8a) are in different eccentric positions with respect to the geometrical axis of the cylindrical base thereof and are distributed in sets of pairs, each pair having the same eccentricity, - the positions of both punch-holder (4, 4a, 4b, 4c) and die-holder (5, 5a, 5b, 5c) elements are fixed opposite to each other at the required distances and shapes transversally arranged with the angular profile when the desired pair is selected, and - the punch-holders (4, 4a, 4b, 4c) hold means for angular positioning in the respective hydraulic cylinder, and the die-holders (5, 5a, 5b, 5c) hold means for angular positioning in the compact frame.
A sleeping system with an elastic core and an arrangement comprising a plurality of slats, wherein the arrangement is formed with at least two support elements which exert supporting forces on the slats and wherein the support elements have chambers which can be filled via at least one connection with a medium for individual and constantly variable adaptation of the slats to the body contour via the support forces, and wherein a pressure detection unit is integrated for detecting pressures in the chambers of the support elements,wherein a filling device for filling the chambers with the medium is connected to the at least one connection and wherein a control unit is provided for controlling the filling device, wherein the filling device and the pressure detection unit are connected to the control unit and the control unit is set up to control the filling device on the basis of the pressures stored in the pressure detection unit, wherein the control unit is arranged to control the filling device in such a way that a predetermined pressure is maintained in the chambers, the filling device comprising an electrically driven compressor and an electrically actuating compressed air valve which are arranged to convey ambient air into the chambers and, in the event of an overpressure, to allow the air in the chambers to escape and wherein the arrangement comprises modules comprising pockets and/or loops for inserting and/or passing through the slats to form a unit of the arrangement.
A hair treatment composition in emulsion form characterized in that it comprises in a cosmetically acceptable aqueous medium a- one or more surfactants as emulsifier, b- one or more natural and/or mineral oil, c- one or more silicone oil, and d- at least one polyethyleneglycol with a molecular weight of more than 10,000, and it is free of fatty alcohol. a- one or more surfactants as emulsifier, b- one or more natural and/or mineral oil, c- one or more silicone oil, and d- at least one polyethyleneglycol with a molecular weight of more than 10,000, and it is free of fatty alcohol.
A method for preparing a metal nanobelt comprising reacting a conductive polymer and a metal salt; wherein the conductive polymer comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of P[anthranilic acid] 0.5 -[N-(1',3'-phenylenediamino)-3-propane sulfonate] 0.5, P[ANi] 0.5 -[N-(1',3'-phenylenediamino)-3-propane sulfonate] 0.5, P[pyrrole] 0.5 -[N-(1',3'-phenylenediamino)-3-propane sulfonate] 0.5; wherein the metal is silver, and the metal salt is AgNO 3; wherein the reaction is conducted at a temperature of 1 to 70 °C and a pressure of 1 to 2 atm, for 0.1 hours to 14 days; wherein in the reaction step, the metal is reduced and arranged on the conductive polymer so as to form the metal nanobelt; wherein in the reaction step, a metal nanobelt with a length of 1 μ m ∼ 2000 μ m, a width of 30 nm ∼ 100 μm m and a thickness of 10 ∼ 500 nm, a length/width ratio of 10 or more, and a width/thickness ratio of 3 or more is formed; wherein the reaction is conducted in a solvent selected from the group consisting of water, alcohol, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, ethylene glycol, formamide (HCOOH), dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide (DMAc), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), N-methylpyrrolidone, and a mixed solvent thereof.
A compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a hydrate, or a solvate thereof, wherein R 1 is R 2 is selected from C 1-6 alkoxy, or halogen substituted C 1-6 alkoxy; R 3 is any one selected from R 4 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl; and R 5 is halogen substituted C 1-6 alkoxy. R 1 is R 2 is selected from C 1-6 alkoxy, or halogen substituted C 1-6 alkoxy; R 3 is any one selected from R 4 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl; and R 5 is halogen substituted C 1-6 alkoxy.