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An actuator (12, 120,220, 230, 240, 250) for an interventional surgical procedure comprising: an actuator body (12a, 232, 234, 242, 244, 256) having a distal end and a proximal end; an expandable section (24, 240) located between the distal end and the proximal end, characterised in that said expandable section is operable between a furled state and an unfurled state; and further comprising: a needle (14, 140, 142, 222, 224A, 224B, 236, 238, 246, 248, 252, 254) at said expandable section, said needle being movable from a position within said actuator body to a position outside of said actuator body, when said expandable section includes an interior open area to which an activating fluid is suppliable to cause the expandable section to change from said furled state to said unfurled state. an actuator body (12a, 232, 234, 242, 244, 256) having a distal end and a proximal end; an expandable section (24, 240) located between the distal end and the proximal end, characterised in that said expandable section is operable between a furled state and an unfurled state; and further comprising: a needle (14, 140, 142, 222, 224A, 224B, 236, 238, 246, 248, 252, 254) at said expandable section, said needle being movable from a position within said actuator body to a position outside of said actuator body, when said expandable section includes an interior open area to which an activating fluid is suppliable to cause the expandable section to change from said furled state to said unfurled state. a needle (14, 140, 142, 222, 224A, 224B, 236, 238, 246, 248, 252, 254) at said expandable section, said needle being movable from a position within said actuator body to a position outside of said actuator body, when said expandable section includes an interior open area to which an activating fluid is suppliable to cause the expandable section to change from said furled state to said unfurled state.
A mixture of polyisocyanates which is represented by the following structural formula R- n wherein the mixture of polyisocyanates satisfies all of the following requirements: i) the diisocyanate monomer concentration is not more than 3 mass%, ii) the polyol component concentration is 1-50 mass%, and iii) the glass transition temperature is -50 °C to 0 °C; and the proportion of the allophanate bond and the urethane bond is 10:0 to 8:2; wherein R is a residue excluding isocyanate group in the polyisocyanate derived from at least one compound selected from the group of aliphatic diisocyanates, at least one compound selected from the group of alicyclic diisocyanates and at least one compound selected from the group of polyols, the diisocyanates and the polyol are bonded through an allophanate bond in at least a part of bonding portions of the diisocyanate and the polyol, the mass ratio of aliphatic diisocyanate component/alicyclic diisocyanate component is 95/5 - 50/50, and n is a statistical average number of isocyanate group in one molecule of the polyisocyanate from 4.5-20, and wherein the mixture of polyisocyanates has a viscosity of 100,000-2,000,000 mPa·s/25°C.
A heat exchange device, comprising: a first section and a second section, each of the first and second sections including flow passages configured for heat exchange between hot fluid within the flow passages and cold fluid external of the flow passages, each of the flow passages having cold fluid flow therebetween; and a separator dividing the cold fluid flow between flow passages, wherein the separator includes two separator sheets characterized in that these separator sheets are spaced apart with a pillar matrix structurally connecting the separator sheets configured to prevent cold fluid mixing. a first section and a second section, each of the first and second sections including flow passages configured for heat exchange between hot fluid within the flow passages and cold fluid external of the flow passages, each of the flow passages having cold fluid flow therebetween; and a separator dividing the cold fluid flow between flow passages, wherein the separator includes two separator sheets characterized in that these separator sheets are spaced apart with a pillar matrix structurally connecting the separator sheets configured to prevent cold fluid mixing.
A helium ionization detector comprising a chamber with (a) a pair of ionization electrodes (b) an inlet for helium gas (c) an inlet for the components to be detected (d) a gas outlet (e) a collecting electrode characterized in that the chamber is a monolithic block containing openings for parts (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). (a) a pair of ionization electrodes (b) an inlet for helium gas (c) an inlet for the components to be detected (d) a gas outlet (e) a collecting electrode characterized in that the chamber is a monolithic block containing openings for parts (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).
An ophthalmic composition comprising: (i) a therapeutically effective amount of a Glucocorticoid Derivative having a structure effective to prevent diffusion of a biologically significant amount thereof to the anterior chamber of the eye when administered to the posterior chamber of the eye; and (ii) a viscosity-inducing component selected from hyaluronic acid and a metal hyaluronate; wherein: the composition is a solution, a suspension, an emulsion or a gel; the GD comprises an acyl group linked to one or both of C 17 and, when present, C 21 via an ester linkage, each acyl group being an acetyl, butyryl, valeryl, propionyl, furoyl or benzoyl group; and the GD has a log P value greater than 4.0, P being the octanol/water partition coefficient of the GD. (i) a therapeutically effective amount of a Glucocorticoid Derivative having a structure effective to prevent diffusion of a biologically significant amount thereof to the anterior chamber of the eye when administered to the posterior chamber of the eye; and (ii) a viscosity-inducing component selected from hyaluronic acid and a metal hyaluronate; the composition is a solution, a suspension, an emulsion or a gel; the GD comprises an acyl group linked to one or both of C 17 and, when present, C 21 via an ester linkage, each acyl group being an acetyl, butyryl, valeryl, propionyl, furoyl or benzoyl group; and the GD has a log P value greater than 4.0, P being the octanol/water partition coefficient of the GD.
A shimming method for correcting inhomogeneity of the static magnetic field generated by the magnet of a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging machine, which method has the steps of: a) measuring the magnetic field at a plurality of sampling points, over a reference surface; b) generating a polynomial that solves Laplace's equation with boundary conditions given on the reference surface, said polynomial representing the magnetic field on the reference surface and comprising a plurality of harmonic terms, each associated with a coefficient; c) determining the coefficients from the magnetic field measured at said sampling points; d) defining a grid for positioning a plurality of correction elements and relating it to a structure of the magnetic field; f) calculating the position and magnitude parameters of said correction elements, such that the correction elements affect said coefficients to obtain desired field characteristics; characterized in that the reference surface is a superquadric surface, i.e. a surface described by an equation with a maximum degree greater than 2, instead of a quadric, such that the magnetic field is corrected in a volume delimited by the superquadric surface. a) measuring the magnetic field at a plurality of sampling points, over a reference surface; b) generating a polynomial that solves Laplace's equation with boundary conditions given on the reference surface, said polynomial representing the magnetic field on the reference surface and comprising a plurality of harmonic terms, each associated with a coefficient; c) determining the coefficients from the magnetic field measured at said sampling points; d) defining a grid for positioning a plurality of correction elements and relating it to a structure of the magnetic field; f) calculating the position and magnitude parameters of said correction elements, such that the correction elements affect said coefficients to obtain desired field characteristics;
A method for deploying a package to a set of devices in a fleet (210, 710) comprising hardware configurable to perform functions related to customer workloads, the method comprising: first scanning hardware in a first stage to determine whether a selected diversity target for deploying the package is met, wherein the first scanning further comprises generating a first information regarding a first minimum scanning tree comprising a first subset of the set of devices in the first stage, wherein the first stage comprises hardware configured to handle functions unrelated to the customer workloads, and wherein the selected diversity target is based on a package type associated with the package and/or a type of impact associated with the package; if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met after the first scanning, then using a processor, deploying the package to the first subset of the set of devices in the first stage based on instructions associated with the package; if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is not met after the first scanning, then second scanning hardware in a second stage to determine whether the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met, wherein the second stage comprises hardware configured to handle at least a subset of the customer workloads; and if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met after the second scanning, then using the processor, deploying the package to the first subset of the set of devices in the first stage and to a second subset of the set of devices in the second stage based on the instructions associated with the package. first scanning hardware in a first stage to determine whether a selected diversity target for deploying the package is met, wherein the first scanning further comprises generating a first information regarding a first minimum scanning tree comprising a first subset of the set of devices in the first stage, wherein the first stage comprises hardware configured to handle functions unrelated to the customer workloads, and wherein the selected diversity target is based on a package type associated with the package and/or a type of impact associated with the package; if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met after the first scanning, then using a processor, deploying the package to the first subset of the set of devices in the first stage based on instructions associated with the package; if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is not met after the first scanning, then second scanning hardware in a second stage to determine whether the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met, wherein the second stage comprises hardware configured to handle at least a subset of the customer workloads; and if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met after the second scanning, then using the processor, deploying the package to the first subset of the set of devices in the first stage and to a second subset of the set of devices in the second stage based on the instructions associated with the package.
A composition comprising filler particles dispersed in a matrix material, wherein the matrix material comprises: a. a first polyorganosiloxane that comprises an average of 2 or more succinic anhydride groups per molecule; and b. a second polyorganosiloxane other than the first polyorganosiloxane; wherein the filler particles are present at a concentration in a range of 15 to 80 volume-percent based on composition volume and wherein the first polyorganosiloxane is present at a concentration sufficient to provide succinic anhydride groups at a concentration of 0.30 to 200 micromoles per gram of matrix material. a. a first polyorganosiloxane that comprises an average of 2 or more succinic anhydride groups per molecule; and b. a second polyorganosiloxane other than the first polyorganosiloxane;
A control module for controlling at least one function of a materials handling vehicle comprising: a base portion; and a plurality of control elements (90A-90D) extending from the base portion and located adjacent to one another, characterized in that a first one of the control elements including a shoulder portion extending from a side of a central portion and further including mounting structure that permits the control element to be mounted to the base portion in a first position wherein the shoulder portion faces a first direction, and a second one (90C, 90D) of the control elements including a shoulder portion extending from a side of a central portion and further including mounting structure that permits the control element (90C, 90D) to be mounted to the base portion in a second position wherein the shoulder portion faces a second direction different than the first direction, the first position defining a first distance between the first one of the control elements and an immediately adjacent control element and the second position defining a second distance between the second one (90C, 90D) of the control elements and the immediately adjacent control element (90C, 90D), the second distance being greater than the first distance. a base portion; and a plurality of control elements (90A-90D) extending from the base portion and located adjacent to one another, characterized in that a first one of the control elements including a shoulder portion extending from a side of a central portion and further including mounting structure that permits the control element to be mounted to the base portion in a first position wherein the shoulder portion faces a first direction, and a second one (90C, 90D) of the control elements including a shoulder portion extending from a side of a central portion and further including mounting structure that permits the control element (90C, 90D) to be mounted to the base portion in a second position wherein the shoulder portion faces a second direction different than the first direction, the first position defining a first distance between the first one of the control elements and an immediately adjacent control element and the second position defining a second distance between the second one (90C, 90D) of the control elements and the immediately adjacent control element (90C, 90D), the second distance being greater than the first distance.
A hydraulic shock absorber comprising: an outer tube; an inner tube slidably inserted into the outer tube; a partition wall member provided in an inner periphery of the inner tube; an oil chamber defined at a lower side of the partition wall member; an oil reservoir chamber defined at an upper side of the partition wall member; a piston rod attached to the outer tube, the piston rod being slidably inserted into the inner tube through the partition wall member; and a piston coming into slidable contact with the inner periphery of the inner tube, the piston being fixed to a leading end portion of the piston rod inserted into the inner tube, characterised in that the piston comprises upper and lower pistons (26, 27), the upper and lower pistons (26, 27) form upper and lower two stages and are fixed to the leading end portion of the piston rod, an upper side of the upper piston is provided with an upper oil chamber in which the piston rod is accommodated, a lower side of the lower piston is provided with a lower oil chamber in which the piston rod is not accommodated, an intermediate oil chamber is provided between the upper and lower pistons (26, 27), an extension side damping force generating means is provided in a flow path which is provided in the upper piston and heads for the intermediate oil chamber from the upper oil chamber, and a compression side damping force generating means is provided in a flow path which is provided in the lower piston and heads for the intermediate oil chamber from the lower oil chamber, the partition wall member is provided with a volume compensating flow path (51, 52) which communicates the oil reservoir chamber with the oil chamber, an intermediate air chamber is provided in such a manner as to compensate an oil amount change in the oil chamber by coming into contact with the intermediate oil chamber and expanding and compressing on the basis of the oil amount change of the oil chamber caused by an extension and compression stroke of the piston rod, and an air compression rate of an upper portion air chamber of the oil reservoir chamber is set to be equal to or more than an air compression rate of the intermediate air chamber, with respect to the extension and compression stroke of the piston rod. an outer tube; an inner tube slidably inserted into the outer tube; a partition wall member provided in an inner periphery of the inner tube; an oil chamber defined at a lower side of the partition wall member; an oil reservoir chamber defined at an upper side of the partition wall member; a piston rod attached to the outer tube, the piston rod being slidably inserted into the inner tube through the partition wall member; and a piston coming into slidable contact with the inner periphery of the inner tube, the piston being fixed to a leading end portion of the piston rod inserted into the inner tube,
An electrosurgical instrument for applying electrical energy to tissue at a target site, the instrument comprising: a shaft, a proximal end and a distal end; a non-electrically conducting support disposed at the distal end extending from and connected to the shaft, said support having a tissue-contacting surface having a cavity therein; a temperature indicator positioned on said support; an annular active electrode positioned within the cavity; and a return electrode positioned about an outer surface of said support to surround but not cover the support such that the support extends between the active electrode and the return electrode, wherein the support comprises an aperture to facilitate flow of a conductive fluid around the active electrode and to allow gas to escape from the target site.
Painting facility for painting objects to be painted in the form of vehicle bodies and/or parts of vehicle bodies, comprising - a building envelope which encloses a building interior in which are arranged at least one dip tank (140, 148) and at least one open treatment region (188, 190, 192, 304, 312) which is open to the building interior; - a first conveying level on which objects to be painted are conveyable through at least one open treatment region (188, 190, 192, 304, 312); - a second conveying level from which objects to be painted are immersible in at least one dip tank (140, 148); and - at least one intermediate store, wherein at least one object to be painted is conveyable from one conveying level (104, 106) of the painting facility into the intermediate store and later out of the intermediate store into another conveying level (106, 104) of the painting facility, characterised in that the first conveying level lies beneath the second conveying level. - a building envelope which encloses a building interior in which are arranged at least one dip tank (140, 148) and at least one open treatment region (188, 190, 192, 304, 312) which is open to the building interior; - a first conveying level on which objects to be painted are conveyable through at least one open treatment region (188, 190, 192, 304, 312); - a second conveying level from which objects to be painted are immersible in at least one dip tank (140, 148); and - at least one intermediate store, wherein at least one object to be painted is conveyable from one conveying level (104, 106) of the painting facility into the intermediate store and later out of the intermediate store into another conveying level (106, 104) of the painting facility,
A method for detecting a need and establishing a communication channel (12, 13, 21, 22, 32, 33) over an interface of a computer system (1, 2, 3) using a communication protocol for communication of the computer system (1, 2, 3) over a computer network, wherein communication tasks in the computer system (1, 2, 3) can be partitioned in a plurality of hierarchically arranged layers including a network layer, comprising: detecting a need for communication of the computer system (1, 2, 3), temporarily obtaining a communication resource of the communication protocol in case a communication need of the computer system (1, 2, 3) has been detected and allocating the communication resource to the interface of the computer system (1, 2, 3), characterised in that at least one trigger event of a layer of the communication tasks of the computer system (1, 2, 3) superordinate to the network layer is predefined as being relevant to the setup of the communication channel (12, 13, 21, 22, 32, 33) and the detection of the communication need of the computer system (1, 2, 3) comprises a monitoring of the layer of the communication tasks of the computer system (1, 2, 3) superordinate to the network layer as regards the occurrence of the at least one trigger event, wherein the layer of the communication tasks of the computer system (1, 2, 3) superordinate to the network layer is an application layer of the communication tasks of the computer system (1, 2, 3), wherein the monitoring of the application layer of the communication tasks of the computer system (1, 2, 3) as regards the occurrence of the at least one trigger event comprises an analysis of application data, and wherein the application data are analysed as regards data indirectly related to the communication protocol. detecting a need for communication of the computer system (1, 2, 3), temporarily obtaining a communication resource of the communication protocol in case a communication need of the computer system (1, 2, 3) has been detected and allocating the communication resource to the interface of the computer system (1, 2, 3),
A lifting apparatus for a lift system the apparatus comprising: a. a motor adapted for providing a lifting force; b. at least one connector operatively connected to the motor, the connector adapted for connecting a load-bearing component (11, 14, 15, 25) to the motor; c. an information receiver for receiving a load limit information about the load-bearing component; d. a motor controller electrically coupled to the motor and the information receiver, wherein the motor controller is adapted to limit the lifting force of the motor based on the load limit information received by the information receiver characterised in that there are a plurality of connectors, each of the connectors adapted for connecting one of a plurality of load-bearing components (11, 14, 15, 25), and the motor controller is adapted to compare the load limit of each load-bearing component (11, 14, 15, 25) and determine a lowest load limit, and the motor controller is adapted to limit the lifting force of the motor to the lowest load limit. a. a motor adapted for providing a lifting force; b. at least one connector operatively connected to the motor, the connector adapted for connecting a load-bearing component (11, 14, 15, 25) to the motor; c. an information receiver for receiving a load limit information about the load-bearing component; d. a motor controller electrically coupled to the motor and the information receiver, wherein the motor controller is adapted to limit the lifting force of the motor based on the load limit information received by the information receiver