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An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners comprising: a housing; a curved shaft extending from said housing, said curved shaft having a proximal end adjacent said housing and a distal end spaced from said housing; a plurality of surgical fasteners for being dispensed one at a time from said distal end of said curved shaft; a firing element movable proximally and distally for dispensing said surgical fasteners from said distal end of said curved shaft; a firing system for dispensing a leading surgical fastener of the plurality of surgical fasteners from the distal end of the curved shaft, said firing system including an energy storing element coupled with said firing element, wherein said firing system has a firing cycle with a first stage for advancing said firing element toward the distal end of said curved shaft at a first rate of speed and a second stage for advancing said firing element toward the distal end of said curved shaft at a second rate of speed that is greater than the first rate of speed, and wherein the firing system is adapted to store energy in the energy storing element before the second stage of the firing cycle and transfer the stored energy from the energy storing element to the firing element during the second stage of the firing cycle, characterized in that: the plurality of surgical fasteners and the firing element are disposed within said curved shaft. a housing; a curved shaft extending from said housing, said curved shaft having a proximal end adjacent said housing and a distal end spaced from said housing; a plurality of surgical fasteners for being dispensed one at a time from said distal end of said curved shaft; a firing element movable proximally and distally for dispensing said surgical fasteners from said distal end of said curved shaft; a firing system for dispensing a leading surgical fastener of the plurality of surgical fasteners from the distal end of the curved shaft, said firing system including an energy storing element coupled with said firing element, wherein said firing system has a firing cycle with a first stage for advancing said firing element toward the distal end of said curved shaft at a first rate of speed and a second stage for advancing said firing element toward the distal end of said curved shaft at a second rate of speed that is greater than the first rate of speed, and wherein the firing system is adapted to store energy in the energy storing element before the second stage of the firing cycle and transfer the stored energy from the energy storing element to the firing element during the second stage of the firing cycle, characterized in that: the plurality of surgical fasteners and the firing element are disposed within said curved shaft.
Conductor rail connector for connecting the ends (1 a, 1 b) of two conductor rails, comprising a first and a second connecting element (2a, 2b) and at least one screw element, wherein the connecting elements (2a, 2b) can be connected to the conductor rail ends (1a, 1 b) by means of the at least one screw element, wherein the screw element is on the one hand supported on a first side of a conductor rail end and is supported on the other hand on the first connecting element, and wherein by means of the at least one screw element a force (F 2) can be generated which presses the second connecting element against the first side of at least one conductor rail, wherein the connecting elements (2a, 2b) have bearings corresponding to one another, in particular bearing surfaces (2x, 2y), of which at least one bearing of a connecting element (2a, 2b) is configured as a bearing surface (2x, 2y) which is arranged obliquely with respect to the direction of the force (F 2), so that by the force (F 2) and the oblique bearing surface (2x, 2y) a resultant force (F 3) is created with a force component (K 1) transverse with respect to the direction of the force (F 2), which presses at least one connecting element (2a, 2b) with its at least one further bearing surface (A 1, A 2) in the direction of the force (K 1), in particular laterally, against the conductor rails, wherein the connecting elements (2a, 2b) are configured identically.
A metal substrate coated at least partially with a layered structure, said layered structure comprising an intermediate layer and a tetrahedral carbon layer deposited directly on said intermediate layer, characterized in that said tetrahedral carbon layer having a fraction of sp3 bonded carbon higher than 50% and a Young's modulus higher than 200 GPa, said intermediate layer is an amorphous carbon layer having a Young's modulus lower than 200 GPa, whereby said amorphous carbon layer is selected from the group consisting of an amorphous hydrogenated carbon layer (a-C:H) and an amorphous hydrogenated carbon layer (a-C: H) further comprising Si and O, the amorphous hydrogenated carbon layer having a hydrogen content between 20% and 40%.
An ion guide or ion trap comprising: a first group of inner electrodes; a second group of outer electrodes; an annular ion guiding region arranged between said first and second groups of electrodes; and a RF voltage device arranged and adapted to apply a RF voltage to said first and second groups of electrodes so that ions are confined within said annular ion guiding region by a first radial RF or pseudo-potential barrier and by a second different radial RF or pseudo-potential barrier; characterised in that: ions are substantially unconfined or unrestrained in a direction which is orthogonal both to a radial direction and to the longitudinal axis of said ion guide or ion trap; wherein: in use one or more transient DC voltages or one or more transient DC voltage waveforms are applied to said first group of inner electrodes and/or to said second group of outer electrodes and/or to one or more additional electrodes so that ions are caused to move from one end of said ion guide or ion trap to another end of said ion guide or ion trap. a first group of inner electrodes; a second group of outer electrodes; an annular ion guiding region arranged between said first and second groups of electrodes; and a RF voltage device arranged and adapted to apply a RF voltage to said first and second groups of electrodes so that ions are confined within said annular ion guiding region by a first radial RF or pseudo-potential barrier and by a second different radial RF or pseudo-potential barrier; characterised in that: ions are substantially unconfined or unrestrained in a direction which is orthogonal both to a radial direction and to the longitudinal axis of said ion guide or ion trap; wherein: in use one or more transient DC voltages or one or more transient DC voltage waveforms are applied to said first group of inner electrodes and/or to said second group of outer electrodes and/or to one or more additional electrodes so that ions are caused to move from one end of said ion guide or ion trap to another end of said ion guide or ion trap. ions are substantially unconfined or unrestrained in a direction which is orthogonal both to a radial direction and to the longitudinal axis of said ion guide or ion trap; wherein: in use one or more transient DC voltages or one or more transient DC voltage waveforms are applied to said first group of inner electrodes and/or to said second group of outer electrodes and/or to one or more additional electrodes so that ions are caused to move from one end of said ion guide or ion trap to another end of said ion guide or ion trap. in use one or more transient DC voltages or one or more transient DC voltage waveforms are applied to said first group of inner electrodes and/or to said second group of outer electrodes and/or to one or more additional electrodes so that ions are caused to move from one end of said ion guide or ion trap to another end of said ion guide or ion trap.
Hydraulic drive for a hydraulic consumer or a hydraulic system having a variable-displacement pump, which variable-displacement pump is mechanically coupled to a variable-speed electric motor, and a controller for adjusting the stroke volume of the pump, characterized in that the pump is torque-controlled, that is to say, in order to drive the pump, a predetermined torque is not to be exceeded, wherein a torque regulation does not engage as long as the torque, which is the product of consumer or system pressure and stroke volume of the pump, lies below the predetermined torque even at maximum stroke volume, and the pump is adjusted in the direction of a smaller stroke volume by the torque regulation when the consumer or system pressure becomes so high that the product of consumer or system pressure and stroke volume of the pump reaches the prespecified value.
An electric connection box comprising: an insulating casing; at least one internal electric part that is accommodated inside the casing and is electrically connected to a plurality of internal electric wires drawn from an inside to an outside of the casing; and a terminal block that is provided with at least one external electric part electrically connected to at least one external electric wire and is assembled into the casing outside the casing, wherein the casing includes an accommodation member that accommodates the internal electric part, and a removable member that is attached to and detached from the accommodation member, the terminal block includes a holding member that holds the external electric part, and the holding member is formed as one part integrated with the removable member, characterized in that the removable member is a cover that is attached to and detached from the accommodation member. an insulating casing; at least one internal electric part that is accommodated inside the casing and is electrically connected to a plurality of internal electric wires drawn from an inside to an outside of the casing; and a terminal block that is provided with at least one external electric part electrically connected to at least one external electric wire and is assembled into the casing outside the casing, wherein the casing includes an accommodation member that accommodates the internal electric part, and a removable member that is attached to and detached from the accommodation member, the terminal block includes a holding member that holds the external electric part, and the holding member is formed as one part integrated with the removable member, characterized in that the removable member is a cover that is attached to and detached from the accommodation member.
A display screen comprising: a backlight module comprising a backlight panel and a backlight source placed on one side of the backlight panel; an accommodation space at least penetrating the backlight panel and used to accommodate functional elements; and a display panel comprising a non-display area facing the accommodation space in the backlight module, a first display area being set on one side of the non-display area, which is further away from the backlight source than the other side of the non-display area, and a second display area surrounding the non-display area and the first display area, wherein the pixels per inch, PPI, of the first display area are smaller than the PPI of the second display area; wherein a shape of the backlight module corresponds to a shape of the display panel, and the position of the non-display area in the display panel corresponds to the position of the accommodation space in the backlight module. a backlight module comprising a backlight panel and a backlight source placed on one side of the backlight panel; an accommodation space at least penetrating the backlight panel and used to accommodate functional elements; and a display panel comprising a non-display area facing the accommodation space in the backlight module, a first display area being set on one side of the non-display area, which is further away from the backlight source than the other side of the non-display area, and a second display area surrounding the non-display area and the first display area, wherein the pixels per inch, PPI, of the first display area are smaller than the PPI of the second display area; wherein a shape of the backlight module corresponds to a shape of the display panel, and the position of the non-display area in the display panel corresponds to the position of the accommodation space in the backlight module.
A suture anchor for securing a soft tissue to a bone with at least one suture, wherein the suture anchor comprises a first undeployed configuration in which tissue may be drawn towards the suture anchor by applying tension to a free limb of the suture, and a second deployed configuration in which the suture anchor is fixed in the bone and the suture is locked in the suture anchor thereby securing the tissue to the bone, said suture anchor comprising: an anchor body having, an elongate intermediate section, and a distal section; a bone locking member at least partially disposed about the elongate intermediate section and forming a cavity between an inner surface of the bone locking member and an outer surface of the elongate intermediate section; and a sleeve member which moveably cooperates with the anchor body and the bone locking member to slide into the cavity along the elongate intermediate section thereby expanding the bone locking member and compressing the at least one suture between the outer surface of the elongate intermediate section and an inner surface of the sleeve member. an anchor body having, an elongate intermediate section, and a distal section; a bone locking member at least partially disposed about the elongate intermediate section and forming a cavity between an inner surface of the bone locking member and an outer surface of the elongate intermediate section; and a sleeve member which moveably cooperates with the anchor body and the bone locking member to slide into the cavity along the elongate intermediate section thereby expanding the bone locking member and compressing the at least one suture between the outer surface of the elongate intermediate section and an inner surface of the sleeve member.
A method for the production of glycolic acid in a fermentative process comprising the following steps: - culturing a modified microorganism in an appropriate culture medium comprising a source of carbon, - modulating in said microorganism the expression of a target gene with an external stimulus, and - recovering glycolic acid from the culture medium, wherein in said microorganism, the expression of the gene icd is under the control of a heterologous inducible promoter whose activity is modulated with said external stimulus. - culturing a modified microorganism in an appropriate culture medium comprising a source of carbon, - modulating in said microorganism the expression of a target gene with an external stimulus, and - recovering glycolic acid from the culture medium, wherein in said microorganism, the expression of the gene icd is under the control of a heterologous inducible promoter whose activity is modulated with said external stimulus.
Method for measuring the distance of environmental targets by time-of-flight measuring of pulses reflected therefrom, in particular laser pulses, which are emitted according to a provideable pulse repetition rate successively each at an emission time and received after their reflection each at a reception time, comprising: selecting a first pulse repetition rate (PRR 1) from a set of at least two different pulse repetition rates (PRR i) and providing the selected pulse repetition rate (PRR 1) for the emission, determining an emission time to which the reception time of a reflected pulse is temporally closest and a time interval (Δ) therebetween, and, when the determined time interval (Δ) undershoots a predetermined first threshold (σ 1), selecting a second pulse repetition rate (PRR 2) from the set and providing the second pulse repetition rate (PRR 2) for the emission, characterized in that the reciprocal value of the highest pulse repetition rate (PRR 1) and the reciprocal value of the lowest pulse repetition rate (PRR 2) in the set differ by at least twice the value of the first threshold (σ 1). selecting a first pulse repetition rate (PRR 1) from a set of at least two different pulse repetition rates (PRR i) and providing the selected pulse repetition rate (PRR 1) for the emission, determining an emission time to which the reception time of a reflected pulse is temporally closest and a time interval (Δ) therebetween, and, when the determined time interval (Δ) undershoots a predetermined first threshold (σ 1), selecting a second pulse repetition rate (PRR 2) from the set and providing the second pulse repetition rate (PRR 2) for the emission, characterized in that the reciprocal value of the highest pulse repetition rate (PRR 1) and the reciprocal value of the lowest pulse repetition rate (PRR 2) in the set differ by at least twice the value of the first threshold (σ 1).
Measuring cell having a measuring cell body and a measuring membrane arranged on the measuring cell body, wherein the measuring membrane, when the measuring cell is used as intended, is in direct contact with a measuring vicinity at least in a measuring section of a surface of the membrane facing the measuring vicinity, wherein a non-stick coating is arranged at least on the measuring section, wherein the non-stick coating is additionally arranged on a lateral surface of the membrane that is adjacent to the surface facing the measuring vicinity, wherein the membrane is fixed to the base body by means of a peripheral construction, wherein the non-stick coating is formed from silicon carbide and has a thickness (d) of between 1 μm and 40 μm, characterised in that the non-stick coating covers the construction.
An augmented traction system for a two-wheeled vehicle comprising: a CMG, control moment gyroscope, system including a plurality of CMGs to provide a first torque vector to decrease a roll angle of a turn of the vehicle and to increase force on one or more of the tires of the vehicle on a road surface; a steering system for the vehicle, the steering system to determine a steering control for the turn of the vehicle at a particular vehicle speed and roll angle, based on sensor data; and an aerodynamic control system to actuate one or more aerodynamic elements of the vehicle, the one or more aerodynamic elements to provide a second torque vector to decrease the roll angle of the vehicle, wherein the aerodynamic control system is to generate an aerodynamic force to force the two-wheeled vehicle downward and increase an available cornering force range of the two-wheeled vehicle while in the turn, and counteract the reduction of the roll angle caused by the CMG system. a CMG, control moment gyroscope, system including a plurality of CMGs to provide a first torque vector to decrease a roll angle of a turn of the vehicle and to increase force on one or more of the tires of the vehicle on a road surface; a steering system for the vehicle, the steering system to determine a steering control for the turn of the vehicle at a particular vehicle speed and roll angle, based on sensor data; and an aerodynamic control system to actuate one or more aerodynamic elements of the vehicle, the one or more aerodynamic elements to provide a second torque vector to decrease the roll angle of the vehicle, wherein the aerodynamic control system is to generate an aerodynamic force to force the two-wheeled vehicle downward and increase an available cornering force range of the two-wheeled vehicle while in the turn, and counteract the reduction of the roll angle caused by the CMG system.
A laundry machine comprising: a tub; a drum rotatably installed in the tub, to receive laundry; a washing heater provided at a lower portion of the tub, to heat wash water and to generate steam; a first wash water passage for supplying the wash water from an external water supply source to the drum via a detergent box; and a second wash water passage for supplying the wash water from the external water supply source to an interior of the tub while preventing the wash water from passing through the drum; and a controller for selectively opening the first wash water passage or the second wash water passage in accordance with a selected washing course; characterized by the second wash water passage being a passage formed between the tub and the drum, to supply wash water to the tub; and a rear water supply port provided at a rear top portion of the tub in rear of the rearmost portion of the drum and connected to the second wash water passage, wherein the rear water supply port is arranged to allow the wash water supplied through the rear water supply port to flow downwardly along the rear surface of the tub. a tub; a drum rotatably installed in the tub, to receive laundry; a washing heater provided at a lower portion of the tub, to heat wash water and to generate steam; a first wash water passage for supplying the wash water from an external water supply source to the drum via a detergent box; and a second wash water passage for supplying the wash water from the external water supply source to an interior of the tub while preventing the wash water from passing through the drum; and a controller for selectively opening the first wash water passage or the second wash water passage in accordance with a selected washing course; characterized by the second wash water passage being a passage formed between the tub and the drum, to supply wash water to the tub; and a rear water supply port provided at a rear top portion of the tub in rear of the rearmost portion of the drum and connected to the second wash water passage, wherein the rear water supply port is arranged to allow the wash water supplied through the rear water supply port to flow downwardly along the rear surface of the tub.
Fitting for a drawer module of a mobile vehicle, in particular of a mobile home, a caravan or a boat, comprising a blocking element, which has locking parts corresponding to the number of drawers to be blocked. By means of an actuating element a release (22.2) can be adjusted which acts on a switching piece in order with the blocking element to adjust at least two of the locking parts between a blocking and an open position. The release (22.2) is coupled with an operating part and is locked by means of a push-latch mechanism in the switching position associated with the blocking position of the blocking element. At least one of the locking parts has a deflecting portion (34.3) in order to enable a deflection movement of the blocking element or of the locking part in interaction with a blocker piece (17.1) of the drawer. The release (22.2) is coupled to an actuating part, which can be adjusted in a housing by means of the operating part. The actuating part and the housing form a switching cam (22.5) and a switching curve (24.3) of the push-latch mechanism, which switching curve interacts with the switching cam. The actuating part can be linearly displaced by means of the operating part. The switching piece has a switching piece formed as a stop cam (32.2), which the release (22.2) hits when adjusted, in order to move the switching piece from the blocking position into the open position.