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An apparatus for fluidly sealing a cylinder head interface between an engine block and a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, characterised in that the apparatus comprising: a perimeter seal (212; 300) configured to be disposed on an outer periphery of the cylinder head, the perimeter seal (212; 300) having a first surface (234; 302) configured to abut a cylinder head sealing surface and a second surface (230; 304) to abut an engine block sealing surface, the second surface (230;304) opposite the first surface (234; 302), wherein the perimeter seal (212; 300) is configured to prevent fluid from an external environment from entering the cylinder head interface and to allow fluid within the cylinder head interface to vent to the external environment when the fluid is above a predetermined pressure; and a first fluid transfer tube seal to fluidly seal a first fluid transfer orifice extending between the engine block and the cylinder head; and a combustion seal configured to be positioned at the cylinder head interface on a periphery of a cylinder bore defined by the engine block and the cylinder head, the combustion seal configured to fluidly seal the cylinder bore during normal engine operation and to allow fluid within the cylinder bore to escape the cylinder bore when the fluid is above a predetermined pressure, wherein the perimeter seal (212; 300) and the first fluid transfer tube seal are formed as a unitary structure. a perimeter seal (212; 300) configured to be disposed on an outer periphery of the cylinder head, the perimeter seal (212; 300) having a first surface (234; 302) configured to abut a cylinder head sealing surface and a second surface (230; 304) to abut an engine block sealing surface, the second surface (230;304) opposite the first surface (234; 302), wherein the perimeter seal (212; 300) is configured to prevent fluid from an external environment from entering the cylinder head interface and to allow fluid within the cylinder head interface to vent to the external environment when the fluid is above a predetermined pressure; and a first fluid transfer tube seal to fluidly seal a first fluid transfer orifice extending between the engine block and the cylinder head; and a combustion seal configured to be positioned at the cylinder head interface on a periphery of a cylinder bore defined by the engine block and the cylinder head, the combustion seal configured to fluidly seal the cylinder bore during normal engine operation and to allow fluid within the cylinder bore to escape the cylinder bore when the fluid is above a predetermined pressure, wherein the perimeter seal (212; 300) and the first fluid transfer tube seal are formed as a unitary structure.
An apparatus for measuring stress in a wall of a glass container, comprising: a light beam source that generates a light beam; light beam coupling apparatus for directing said light beam, at the side wall of a glass container at an angle facilitating entry of said light beam into and through the side wall of the glass container, said light beam, causing fluorescent light, to be emitted within the side wall of the glass container in response to said light beam within the side wall of the glass container; fluorescent light coupling apparatus for coupling a portion of said fluorescent light emitted in response to said light beam, within the side wall of the glass container outwardly from the side wall of the glass container; and fluorescent light processing and analysis apparatus that processes the fluorescent light exiting the side wall of the glass container and determines the stress in the side wall of the glass container from the processed fluorescent light exiting the side wall of the glass container. a light beam source that generates a light beam; light beam coupling apparatus for directing said light beam, at the side wall of a glass container at an angle facilitating entry of said light beam into and through the side wall of the glass container, said light beam, causing fluorescent light, to be emitted within the side wall of the glass container in response to said light beam within the side wall of the glass container; fluorescent light coupling apparatus for coupling a portion of said fluorescent light emitted in response to said light beam, within the side wall of the glass container outwardly from the side wall of the glass container; and fluorescent light processing and analysis apparatus that processes the fluorescent light exiting the side wall of the glass container and determines the stress in the side wall of the glass container from the processed fluorescent light exiting the side wall of the glass container.
A control and/or regulating device, configured for controlling or regulating the execution of a method for removing fluid from a blood filter or blood circuit used for a blood treatment of a patient after the end of the blood treatment session, wherein the blood filter comprises a blood chamber and a dialysate chamber between which a membrane is arranged, wherein for purposes of the blood treatment the blood chamber is connected with an arterial blood line which leads to the blood chamber and with a venous blood line which leads away from the blood chamber as well as with a dialysate inlet line which leads to the dialysate chamber and with a dialysate outlet line which leads away from the dialysate chamber, wherein the method encompasses the steps: - displacing the fluid from the dialysate chamber by actively or passively introducing air or a liquid into the dialysate inlet line, and - wherein blood is removed from the blood chamber of the blood filter and/or from an extracorporeal blood circuit which is connected with the blood filter and which comprises a line interior, by means of - at least one blood pump of the treatment apparatus for conveying blood within the line interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit; - at least one second conveying device for introducing at least one substituate liquid into the line interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit and/or conveying a line content within the line interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit; with the steps: - introducing air into the line interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit by operating the blood pump; and - introducing substituate liquid into the line interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit by operating the second conveying device, wherein emptying the dialysate chamber is carried out before or at the same time of emptying the blood chamber or the blood circuit. - displacing the fluid from the dialysate chamber by actively or passively introducing air or a liquid into the dialysate inlet line, and - wherein blood is removed from the blood chamber of the blood filter and/or from an extracorporeal blood circuit which is connected with the blood filter and which comprises a line interior, by means of - at least one blood pump of the treatment apparatus for conveying blood within the line interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit; - at least one second conveying device for introducing at least one substituate liquid into the line interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit and/or conveying a line content within the line interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit; - introducing air into the line interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit by operating the blood pump; and - introducing substituate liquid into the line interior of the extracorporeal blood circuit by operating the second conveying device,
A system for removing gas from a sealant and transferring gas-less sealant to an applicator, the system comprising: a rotatable chamber including: a first opening for receiving sealant; a hollow conduit arranged such that when gas accumulates in the center of the rotatable chamber when the rotatable chamber is rotating, the gas is ventable from the rotatable chamber; a second opening for receiving gas-less sealant from the rotatable chamber after the gas is vented from the hollow conduit, wherein the system is configured so that the gas-less sealant can be used on an aircraft; and a motor operatively configured to rotate the rotatable chamber; and a gas-less sealant applicator in fluid communication with the second opening of the rotatable chamber such that gas-less sealant released by the second opening is flowable into the applicator. a rotatable chamber including: a first opening for receiving sealant; a hollow conduit arranged such that when gas accumulates in the center of the rotatable chamber when the rotatable chamber is rotating, the gas is ventable from the rotatable chamber; a second opening for receiving gas-less sealant from the rotatable chamber after the gas is vented from the hollow conduit, wherein the system is configured so that the gas-less sealant can be used on an aircraft; and a first opening for receiving sealant; a hollow conduit arranged such that when gas accumulates in the center of the rotatable chamber when the rotatable chamber is rotating, the gas is ventable from the rotatable chamber; a second opening for receiving gas-less sealant from the rotatable chamber after the gas is vented from the hollow conduit, wherein the system is configured so that the gas-less sealant can be used on an aircraft; and a motor operatively configured to rotate the rotatable chamber; and a gas-less sealant applicator in fluid communication with the second opening of the rotatable chamber such that gas-less sealant released by the second opening is flowable into the applicator.
A metal-air battery comprising: an anode comprising a metal, for example, lithium; a cathode comprising a material comprising at least one transition metal dichalcogenide selected from TiX 2, VX 2, CrX 2, ZrX 2, NbX 2, MoX 2, HfX 2, WX 2, TaX 2, TcX 2 or ReX 2, in which each X is independently S, Se, or Te or a combination thereof, wherein: the transition metal dichalcogenide-containing material of the cathode includes at least 50 wt % of the at least one transition metal dichalcogenide, and the transition metal dichalcogenide is in nanoparticle form, having an average size between 1 nm and 1000 nm, in nanoflake form, having an average thickness in the range of 1 nm to 100 nm, average dimensions along the major surface of 50 nm to 10 μm, and an aspect ratio of at least 5:1, or in nanoribbon form, having an average width between 1 and 400 nm; and an electrolyte in contact with the transition metal dichalcogenide of the cathode, and optionally with the metal of the anode, wherein the electrolyte comprises at least 10 % by weight of an ionic liquid; and wherein particle sizes are as measured using dynamic light scattering. an anode comprising a metal, for example, lithium; a cathode comprising a material comprising at least one transition metal dichalcogenide selected from TiX 2, VX 2, CrX 2, ZrX 2, NbX 2, MoX 2, HfX 2, WX 2, TaX 2, TcX 2 or ReX 2, in which each X is independently S, Se, or Te or a combination thereof, wherein: the transition metal dichalcogenide-containing material of the cathode includes at least 50 wt % of the at least one transition metal dichalcogenide, and the transition metal dichalcogenide is in nanoparticle form, having an average size between 1 nm and 1000 nm, in nanoflake form, having an average thickness in the range of 1 nm to 100 nm, average dimensions along the major surface of 50 nm to 10 μm, and an aspect ratio of at least 5:1, or in nanoribbon form, having an average width between 1 and 400 nm; and an electrolyte in contact with the transition metal dichalcogenide of the cathode, and optionally with the metal of the anode, wherein the electrolyte comprises at least 10 % by weight of an ionic liquid; and wherein particle sizes are as measured using dynamic light scattering.
Bag provided with a strap for carrying the bag and provided with first and second attachment means for attaching the strap to the bag at two respective locations, in which the second attachment means comprise a first folding member which is attached to the bag and in which a portion of the strap is movable for folding the strap wherein the second attachment means comprises a first connecting element and a second connecting element which is coupleable to this first connecting element, in which • the first connecting element is attached to the bag and is situated at a distance from the first folding member and the first attachment means, • the strap is provided with the second connecting element, • the portion of the strap which is arranged in the first folding member so as to be movable for folding the strap is convertible from an unfolded state, in which this portion extends mainly between the first folding member and the first attachment means and the connecting elements (4, 5) are detached from each other, to a folded state, in which this portion extends substantially folded between the coupled connecting elements (4, 5) and the first folding member. characterized in that, viewed along the strap from the first attachment means to the first folding member, the first folding member is always situated between the second connecting element and the first attachment means, and in that the portion of the strap which is arranged in the first folding member so as to be movable for folding the strap is convertible from the unfolded state to the folded state by moving this portion through the first folding member and coupling the connecting elements (4, 5) to each other. • the first connecting element is attached to the bag and is situated at a distance from the first folding member and the first attachment means, • the strap is provided with the second connecting element, • the portion of the strap which is arranged in the first folding member so as to be movable for folding the strap is convertible from an unfolded state, in which this portion extends mainly between the first folding member and the first attachment means and the connecting elements (4, 5) are detached from each other, to a folded state, in which this portion extends substantially folded between the coupled connecting elements (4, 5) and the first folding member.
Mowing machine comprising at least one mowing device which is guided in a working and operating position at the side of an agricultural carrier vehicle and comprises a number of cutting elements, each of which rotates about an approximately vertical axis, and also comprising a support device which comprises at least one support arm which extends approximately transversely to the travelling and working direction when in the working and operating position and at the free end of which the mowing device is pivotally retained by means of an articulated connection which allows a pivoting movement in the x, y and z direction, and comprising a guide device which is arranged between the support arm and a lateral portion of the mowing device facing the driving track of the agricultural carrier vehicle and is intended for absorbing supporting and guide forces of the mowing device, it being possible to move the mowing device out of a working and operating position, in which it is almost parallel to the ground and guided at the side of the carrier vehicle and into an approximately vertically oriented transport position as a result of the support arm changing position, characterised in that the support arm is formed of a support and guide body which is articulated to the support device of the mowing machine and of a radial arm which is movably supported on the support and guide body, and the length of which support arm can be adjusted, and in that the guide device, which is arranged between the support arm and the lateral portion of the mowing device facing the driving track of the agricultural carrier vehicle, is connected to the radial arm which is movably supported on the support and guide body.
Method for optimizing a trajectory of a motorized C-arm for an acquisition of a 3D image of a region of interest of a body lying on an operating table, said C-arm comprising an X-ray source and an X-ray image detector, said trajectory comprising at least two different angular positions of acquisition around a rotation axis of the C-arm, said method being characterized in that it comprises: - determining a center of the region of interest in a referential of the C-arm; - for each angular position of the C-arm of said trajectory, computing a translation (T A, T Z_1) of the C-arm along a central axis extending between the X-ray source and a center of the X-ray image detector and passing by said center of the region of interest to reduce a distance between the X-ray image detector and the center of the region of interest whilst avoiding collisions between the X-ray source and detector and the operating table and/or the body. - determining a center of the region of interest in a referential of the C-arm; - for each angular position of the C-arm of said trajectory, computing a translation (T A, T Z_1) of the C-arm along a central axis extending between the X-ray source and a center of the X-ray image detector and passing by said center of the region of interest to reduce a distance between the X-ray image detector and the center of the region of interest whilst avoiding collisions between the X-ray source and detector and the operating table and/or the body.
A computer-implemented method for data traversal, the method comprising: obtaining one or more key-value pairs from a program for use on a blockchain, wherein the program is a smart contract provided for execution on the blockchain; indexing one or more keys of the one or more key-value pairs to generate an index, the index associating the one or more keys with an identifier of the program, said identifier uniquely identifying the program; recording the index locally on a computer implementing the method without incorporating content stored in the index into the blockchain; retrieving at least one value in the one or more key-value pairs based on the index; recording one or more characteristics of the index on the blockchain; and determining whether a plurality of nodes maintaining the blockchain are in an agreement with respect to the one or more characteristics of the index, in response to a determination that the plurality of nodes are not in an agreement with respect to the one or more characteristics of the index, updating the index. obtaining one or more key-value pairs from a program for use on a blockchain, wherein the program is a smart contract provided for execution on the blockchain; indexing one or more keys of the one or more key-value pairs to generate an index, the index associating the one or more keys with an identifier of the program, said identifier uniquely identifying the program; recording the index locally on a computer implementing the method without incorporating content stored in the index into the blockchain; retrieving at least one value in the one or more key-value pairs based on the index; recording one or more characteristics of the index on the blockchain; and determining whether a plurality of nodes maintaining the blockchain are in an agreement with respect to the one or more characteristics of the index, in response to a determination that the plurality of nodes are not in an agreement with respect to the one or more characteristics of the index, updating the index.
A mold cleaning system comprising: a laser oscillator; a laser head configured to irradiate a molding surface of a mold with a laser beam supplied from the laser oscillator; an arm configured to move the laser head freely in three dimensions; a control device configured to control motion of the arm; and a camera configured to acquire three-dimensional image data of a molding surface of a mold to be cleaned; wherein by controlling the motion of the arm on a basis of the image data acquired by the camera when the mold is cleaned, the laser head is moveable along the molding surface while irradiating with the laser beam to clean the molding surface, wherein the mold cleaning system is configured to: grasp a cleaning state of the molding surface on a basis of three-dimensional image data of a cleaned molding surface of a mold acquired by the camera; store the grasped cleaning state and position information of the molding surface in the control device; and for positions on the molding surface in which the grasped cleaning state does not satisfy a preset standard, perform cleaning again by irradiating with the laser beam from the laser head. a laser oscillator; a laser head configured to irradiate a molding surface of a mold with a laser beam supplied from the laser oscillator; an arm configured to move the laser head freely in three dimensions; a control device configured to control motion of the arm; and a camera configured to acquire three-dimensional image data of a molding surface of a mold to be cleaned; wherein by controlling the motion of the arm on a basis of the image data acquired by the camera when the mold is cleaned, the laser head is moveable along the molding surface while irradiating with the laser beam to clean the molding surface, wherein the mold cleaning system is configured to: grasp a cleaning state of the molding surface on a basis of three-dimensional image data of a cleaned molding surface of a mold acquired by the camera; store the grasped cleaning state and position information of the molding surface in the control device; and for positions on the molding surface in which the grasped cleaning state does not satisfy a preset standard, perform cleaning again by irradiating with the laser beam from the laser head. grasp a cleaning state of the molding surface on a basis of three-dimensional image data of a cleaned molding surface of a mold acquired by the camera; store the grasped cleaning state and position information of the molding surface in the control device; and for positions on the molding surface in which the grasped cleaning state does not satisfy a preset standard, perform cleaning again by irradiating with the laser beam from the laser head.
A method of manufacturing a percutaneous ostomy implant (1, 20, 50) for a given patient or class of patients comprising the steps of: providing: a cylindrical part for mounting an external detachable device thereto; a preferably cylindrical ingrowth mesh; and a circular flange for anchoring the implant; assembling the cylindrical part, the circular flange and the ingrowth mesh such that the cylindrical part and circular flange are at opposite ends of the ingrowth mesh; characterised in that the ingrowth mesh comprises a skin-penetrating portion having an axial length that is greater than the thickness of tissue layers above the muscle layer such that if the implant is implanted immediately above the muscle layer in the abdominal wall of the patient or a member of the class of patients respectively, the cylindrical part remains above the surface of the patient's skin and the epidermis would meet the ingrowth mesh and be able to attach therethrough directly to serosal tissue of a bowel segment inside the implant. providing: a cylindrical part for mounting an external detachable device thereto; a preferably cylindrical ingrowth mesh; and a circular flange for anchoring the implant; a cylindrical part for mounting an external detachable device thereto; a preferably cylindrical ingrowth mesh; and a circular flange for anchoring the implant; assembling the cylindrical part, the circular flange and the ingrowth mesh such that the cylindrical part and circular flange are at opposite ends of the ingrowth mesh; characterised in that the ingrowth mesh comprises a skin-penetrating portion having an axial length that is greater than the thickness of tissue layers above the muscle layer such that if the implant is implanted immediately above the muscle layer in the abdominal wall of the patient or a member of the class of patients respectively, the cylindrical part remains above the surface of the patient's skin and the epidermis would meet the ingrowth mesh and be able to attach therethrough directly to serosal tissue of a bowel segment inside the implant.