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A method for attaching a surgical buttress to an end effector assembly comprising a staple cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly, the method comprising: disposing and securing a plurality of attachment pads within a plurality of staple retaining pockets of a tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge assembly; and/or disposing and securing a plurality of attachment pads within a plurality of staple forming pockets of a tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly; placing at least one surgical buttress (500a, 500b) configured and dimensioned to substantially overlie at least a portion of the tissue contacting surface of at least one of the staple cartridge assembly and anvil assembly; and ultrasonically welding the or each surgical buttress (500a, 500b) to each of the plurality of attachment pads (240, 340). disposing and securing a plurality of attachment pads within a plurality of staple retaining pockets of a tissue contacting surface of the staple cartridge assembly; and/or disposing and securing a plurality of attachment pads within a plurality of staple forming pockets of a tissue contacting surface of the anvil assembly; placing at least one surgical buttress (500a, 500b) configured and dimensioned to substantially overlie at least a portion of the tissue contacting surface of at least one of the staple cartridge assembly and anvil assembly; and ultrasonically welding the or each surgical buttress (500a, 500b) to each of the plurality of attachment pads (240, 340).
A process for preparing butyl acrylate from butanol, acrylic acid, and optionally water in the presence of a catalyst, and for separating the butyl acrylate and water from the resulting reaction mixture comprising: feeding butanol, acrylic acid, a catalyst, and optionally water to a reactor; subjecting the components of step to reaction conditions in the reactor to produce butyl acrylate and water; separating the butyl acrylate and water formed during the reaction from the reaction mixture by azeotropic distillation, by feeding vaporized butyl acrylate, alcohol and water from the reactor directly to a distillation column; withdrawing an overhead stream from the column, the stream comprising a butyl acrylate product, alcohol and water; condensing the overhead stream from the column to form a condensed overhead stream; separating the condensed overhead stream to form a primarily aqueous phase and a primarily organic phase; sending the primarily organic phase to a product purification process; and refluxing at least part of the primarily aqueous phase to the column, with the proviso that the aqueous reflux ratio is from 5.5 to 8, and the level of acrylic acid in the primarily organic phase is less than 2000 ppm. feeding butanol, acrylic acid, a catalyst, and optionally water to a reactor; subjecting the components of step to reaction conditions in the reactor to produce butyl acrylate and water; separating the butyl acrylate and water formed during the reaction from the reaction mixture by azeotropic distillation, by feeding vaporized butyl acrylate, alcohol and water from the reactor directly to a distillation column; withdrawing an overhead stream from the column, the stream comprising a butyl acrylate product, alcohol and water; condensing the overhead stream from the column to form a condensed overhead stream; separating the condensed overhead stream to form a primarily aqueous phase and a primarily organic phase; sending the primarily organic phase to a product purification process; and refluxing at least part of the primarily aqueous phase to the column, with the proviso that the aqueous reflux ratio is from 5.5 to 8, and the level of acrylic acid in the primarily organic phase is less than 2000 ppm.
A plate-type refrigerant pipe comprising: a first plate; and a second plate joined to the first plate and forming a refrigerant flow path together with the first plate, wherein the first plate includes a first connection portion to which a first refrigerant pipe is connected to cause the refrigerant flow path and the first refrigerant pipe to communicate with each other, the second plate includes a second connection portion to which a second refrigerant pipe is connected to cause the refrigerant flow path and the second refrigerant pipe to communicate with each other, the first plate and/or the second plate includes a third connection portion to which a third refrigerant pipe is connected to cause the refrigerant flow path and the third refrigerant pipe to communicate with each other, and the first connection portion and the second connection portion overlap each other in a first direction perpendicular to a joining surface of the first plate and the second plate, the first connection portion includes a first opening (43a1) to which the first refrigerant pipe is connected, the second connection portion includes a second opening (43a2) to which the second refrigerant pipe is connected, the first opening (43a1) and the second opening (43a2) overlap each other in the first direction, the first opening (43a1) and the second opening (43a2) differ in diameter, the first refrigerant pipe is connected inside the first opening (43a1), and characterised in that the second refrigerant pipe is connected inside the second opening (43a2). a first plate; and a second plate joined to the first plate and forming a refrigerant flow path together with the first plate, wherein the first plate includes a first connection portion to which a first refrigerant pipe is connected to cause the refrigerant flow path and the first refrigerant pipe to communicate with each other, the second plate includes a second connection portion to which a second refrigerant pipe is connected to cause the refrigerant flow path and the second refrigerant pipe to communicate with each other, the first plate and/or the second plate includes a third connection portion to which a third refrigerant pipe is connected to cause the refrigerant flow path and the third refrigerant pipe to communicate with each other, and the first connection portion and the second connection portion overlap each other in a first direction perpendicular to a joining surface of the first plate and the second plate, the first connection portion includes a first opening (43a1) to which the first refrigerant pipe is connected, the second connection portion includes a second opening (43a2) to which the second refrigerant pipe is connected, the first opening (43a1) and the second opening (43a2) overlap each other in the first direction, the first opening (43a1) and the second opening (43a2) differ in diameter, the first refrigerant pipe is connected inside the first opening (43a1), and characterised in that the second refrigerant pipe is connected inside the second opening (43a2).
A data processing method, wherein the method is applied to a data processing system, wherein the data processing system comprises a terminal, a first communications node and a second communications node, the first communications node corresponds to a first blockchain node, the second communications node corresponds to a second blockchain node, the first blockchain node and the second blockchain node maintain a same blockchain, and the method comprises: obtaining, by the first communications node, to-be-verified data when a terminal camps on a target cell after being handed over to the target cell or after a location of the terminal is updated to the target cell, wherein the to-be-verified data is obtained based on camping information of the terminal, and the target cell is a cell within signal coverage of the first communications node; wherein the camping information of the terminal comprises a permission level of the terminal, the to-be-verified data is generated by the first communication node based on the permission level of the terminal, and the permission level of the terminal is used for the second communications node verifying, based on the second blockchain node, access permission of the terminal to access the first communications node; sending, by the first communications node, the to-be-verified data to the second communications node, for the second communications node verifying the to-be-verified data based on the second blockchain node; and obtaining, by the first communications node, a target block if a verification result is that the verification succeeds. obtaining, by the first communications node, to-be-verified data when a terminal camps on a target cell after being handed over to the target cell or after a location of the terminal is updated to the target cell, wherein the to-be-verified data is obtained based on camping information of the terminal, and the target cell is a cell within signal coverage of the first communications node; wherein the camping information of the terminal comprises a permission level of the terminal, the to-be-verified data is generated by the first communication node based on the permission level of the terminal, and the permission level of the terminal is used for the second communications node verifying, based on the second blockchain node, access permission of the terminal to access the first communications node; sending, by the first communications node, the to-be-verified data to the second communications node, for the second communications node verifying the to-be-verified data based on the second blockchain node; and obtaining, by the first communications node, a target block if a verification result is that the verification succeeds.
A double-sided friction stir welding apparatus comprising: a pair of rotating tools (1, 8) that are each configured to be disposed on one of first and second surfaces of an unwelded portion of metal plates; and a control device that controls operations of the rotating tools (1, 8), the pair of rotating tools (1, 8) rotate in opposite directions so as to weld the metal plates together, wherein the pair of rotating tools (1, 8) comprises end portions (2, 9) each of which is formed in a circular and planar or convex curved or concave curved shape, and wherein the end portions (2, 9) are each made of a material harder than the metal plates; characterized in that each of the end portions (2, 9) has a vortex-shaped stepped portion that is formed so as to extend in a direction opposite to a rotation direction. a pair of rotating tools (1, 8) that are each configured to be disposed on one of first and second surfaces of an unwelded portion of metal plates; and a control device that controls operations of the rotating tools (1, 8), the pair of rotating tools (1, 8) rotate in opposite directions so as to weld the metal plates together, wherein the pair of rotating tools (1, 8) comprises end portions (2, 9) each of which is formed in a circular and planar or convex curved or concave curved shape, and wherein the end portions (2, 9) are each made of a material harder than the metal plates; characterized in that each of the end portions (2, 9) has a vortex-shaped stepped portion that is formed so as to extend in a direction opposite to a rotation direction.
Concentrated storage-stable aqueous solutions comprising components (a), (b) and (c), wherein component (a) is at least one optical brightening agent of formula, in which the anionic charge on the brightener is balanced by a cationic charge composed of one or more cations selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metal cation, alkaline earth metal cation, ammonium, ammonium which is mono-, di- or trisubstituted by a C 1-4 linear or branched alkyl radical and ammonium which is mono-, di- or trisubstituted by a C 1-4 linear or branched hydroxyalkyl radical, and the concentration of component (a) is 0.08 to 0.3 mol per kg, based on the total weight of the concentrated storage-stable aqueous solutions, component (b) is at least one inorganic salt, in a concentration of 2 to 15 % by weight, based on the total weight of the concentrated storage-stable aqueous solutions, and component (c) is water, in a concentration of 10 % to 88 % by weight, based on the total weight of the concentrated storage-stable aqueous solutions.
Illuminated fabric having a transverse weft direction and a longitudinal warp direction, characterised in that it comprises, longitudinally, a plurality of groups of eight consecutive optical fibres interwoven with textile fibres, each group being transversely interwoven based on a mixture of satin 4 weaves, satin 6 weaves, optionally with floats, and satin 8 weaves.
A crossbar switch, comprising: a plurality of abutted tiles forming a crossbar, the plurality of abutted tiles comprising a plurality of edge tiles and at least one middle tile, wherein: each side of each middle tile abuts an edge tile or another middle tile; each middle tile comprises a data input on each side of the tile connected to a data output on each opposite side of the middle tile, a switched data input on each side of the tile connected to a switched data output on each opposite side of the middle tile, and a pipeline delay register coupled to each data input and each switched data output not on the same side of the middle tile as the data input and the data output to allow a transmission of a data signal to change directions inside each middle tile; and each edge tile comprises a crossbar input, a crossbar output, and a set of inputs, outputs, and pipeline delay registers to allow a transmission of a data signal from any side of the edge tile to any other side of the edge tile abutting one of the plurality of abutted tiles. each side of each middle tile abuts an edge tile or another middle tile; each middle tile comprises a data input on each side of the tile connected to a data output on each opposite side of the middle tile, a switched data input on each side of the tile connected to a switched data output on each opposite side of the middle tile, and a pipeline delay register coupled to each data input and each switched data output not on the same side of the middle tile as the data input and the data output to allow a transmission of a data signal to change directions inside each middle tile; and each edge tile comprises a crossbar input, a crossbar output, and a set of inputs, outputs, and pipeline delay registers to allow a transmission of a data signal from any side of the edge tile to any other side of the edge tile abutting one of the plurality of abutted tiles.
A once-through horizontal evaporator comprising: one inlet header (204(n)) receiving a working fluid; one tube stack (210(n)) including a plurality of tubes; one outlet header (206(n)) in fluid communication with the plurality of tubes of the tube stack (210(n)); wherein the tube stack (210(n)) is disposed vertically in a horizontal duct wherein a portion of the flow of heated gas passes through the tube stack (210(n)), the plurality of tubes having a serpentine shape with a plurality of horizontal tube portions being in fluid communication with the inlet header (204(n)); characterized in that the tubes are stacked vertically and are angled in the direction of the flow of heated gas at an angle of less than 90 degrees or greater than 90 degrees to a vertical and non-vertically. one inlet header (204(n)) receiving a working fluid; one tube stack (210(n)) including a plurality of tubes; one outlet header (206(n)) in fluid communication with the plurality of tubes of the tube stack (210(n)); wherein the tube stack (210(n)) is disposed vertically in a horizontal duct wherein a portion of the flow of heated gas passes through the tube stack (210(n)), the plurality of tubes having a serpentine shape with a plurality of horizontal tube portions being in fluid communication with the inlet header (204(n)); characterized in that the tubes are stacked vertically and are angled in the direction of the flow of heated gas at an angle of less than 90 degrees or greater than 90 degrees to a vertical and non-vertically.
A handheld misting device comprising: a) a sonic generator comprising a converter and an elongate horn comprising a first horn section coupled to the converter and a second horn section physically connected to and removable from the first horn section, whereby sonic energy delivered to the first horn section is conducted to the second horn section; b) a power source coupled to the sonic generator; c) at least one reservoir containing a first liquid; d) a conduit from the at least one reservoir to deliver the first liquid through the second horn section to a delivery opening distal to the first horn section. a) a sonic generator comprising a converter and an elongate horn comprising a first horn section coupled to the converter and a second horn section physically connected to and removable from the first horn section, whereby sonic energy delivered to the first horn section is conducted to the second horn section; b) a power source coupled to the sonic generator; c) at least one reservoir containing a first liquid; d) a conduit from the at least one reservoir to deliver the first liquid through the second horn section to a delivery opening distal to the first horn section.
Method of cooling at least one superconducting magnet, characterized in that the cooling of the superconducting magnet(s) (M1, M2) is effected exclusively by means of two or more helium streams present at at least two temperature levels, by supplying the magnets (M1, M2) to be cooled with a first mixture consisting of a helium stream at ambient temperature level and a helium stream at liquid nitrogen temperature level, and then supplying a second mixture consisting of a helium stream at liquid nitrogen temperature level and a helium stream at a temperature level of about 10 K.
A method for making a tape head for a tape drive that is configured to receive a length of tape, the method comprising: applying a layer of material directly onto at least a portion of a head body that includes at least one head element for performing read and/or write operations on the tape, the layer of material being one of titanium, chromium, zirconium, aluminum, or zinc; and subsequently oxidizing the layer of material so that an entire thickness of the layer of material is oxidized to form a protective layer, the protective layer being one of titanium oxide, chromium oxide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, or zinc oxide. applying a layer of material directly onto at least a portion of a head body that includes at least one head element for performing read and/or write operations on the tape, the layer of material being one of titanium, chromium, zirconium, aluminum, or zinc; and subsequently oxidizing the layer of material so that an entire thickness of the layer of material is oxidized to form a protective layer, the protective layer being one of titanium oxide, chromium oxide, zirconium oxide, aluminum oxide, or zinc oxide.
Method for inspecting a sample with respect to a contamination, comprising: determining a deviation of a decay time distribution of an autofluorescence of the sample excited by an electromagnetic radiation, from an expected decay time distribution; characterised in that the contamination comprises plastic, glass, metal or ceramic or consists of plastic, glass, metal or ceramic. determining a deviation of a decay time distribution of an autofluorescence of the sample excited by an electromagnetic radiation, from an expected decay time distribution; characterised in that the contamination comprises plastic, glass, metal or ceramic or consists of plastic, glass, metal or ceramic.
Compensation filter for reducing interference such as leakage currents, comprising - a first port, a second port and a power supply line between the first port and the second port, - an electrical amplifier (V, ELV) having an input and an output, - an output-coupling circuit connected between the power supply line and the input of the amplifier (V, ELV), - an input-coupling circuit connected between the output of the amplifier (V, ELV) and the power supply line, and - a time switch, wherein - the compensation filter is provided to attenuate a common-mode interference in the power supply line, and - the time switch is connected in series with the input-coupling circuit between the output of the amplifier (V, ELV) and the power supply line. - a first port, a second port and a power supply line between the first port and the second port, - an electrical amplifier (V, ELV) having an input and an output, - an output-coupling circuit connected between the power supply line and the input of the amplifier (V, ELV), - an input-coupling circuit connected between the output of the amplifier (V, ELV) and the power supply line, and - a time switch, wherein - the compensation filter is provided to attenuate a common-mode interference in the power supply line, and - the time switch is connected in series with the input-coupling circuit between the output of the amplifier (V, ELV) and the power supply line.
A mounting system for mounting a viscous liquid dispenser in a counter, said mounting system comprising: an elongated structure comprising a proximate end a distal end, a hollow shaft extending from the proximate end to the distal end a flange located at or adjacent the proximate end, an anchoring mechanism located along the shaft intermediate the flange and the distal end; and an anchoring mechanism engagement member located at or near the proximate end; wherein the anchoring mechanism is adapted to directly or indirectly contact a lower surface of the counter and the flange is adapted to directly or indirectly rest on an upper surface of the counter and the anchoring mechanism engagement member is adapted to deploy the anchoring mechanism to secure the mounting system to the counter, wherein the anchoring mechanism engagement member comprises a threaded member extending from near the proximate end of the elongated structure down along the side of the shaft and characterised in that the anchoring mechanism comprises a movable wing having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion extends outward from the shaft and the lower portion is located adjacent the shaft, and the wing is threaded on the threaded member and further comprising a mounting ring which is placed over the shaft from the distal end, wherein the mounting ring contacts the bottom surface of the counter and the anchoring mechanism contacts the mounting ring. an elongated structure comprising a proximate end a distal end, a hollow shaft extending from the proximate end to the distal end a flange located at or adjacent the proximate end, an anchoring mechanism located along the shaft intermediate the flange and the distal end; and an anchoring mechanism engagement member located at or near the proximate end; wherein the anchoring mechanism is adapted to directly or indirectly contact a lower surface of the counter and the flange is adapted to directly or indirectly rest on an upper surface of the counter and the anchoring mechanism engagement member is adapted to deploy the anchoring mechanism to secure the mounting system to the counter, wherein the anchoring mechanism engagement member comprises a threaded member extending from near the proximate end of the elongated structure down along the side of the shaft and characterised in that the anchoring mechanism comprises a movable wing having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion extends outward from the shaft and the lower portion is located adjacent the shaft, and the wing is threaded on the threaded member and further comprising a mounting ring which is placed over the shaft from the distal end, wherein the mounting ring contacts the bottom surface of the counter and the anchoring mechanism contacts the mounting ring.