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A joint for transmitting torque in an orthopaedic reamer handle, comprising: a first connector, said first connector including a first ear and a second ear connected to a base and separated by a first gap, said first ear having a first pin opening with a first opening diameter and said second ear having a second pin opening with a second opening diameter; a second connector (26 or 52) connected to said first connector; a joining member placed within said first gap, said joining member having a pair of opposing faces (116,118) with a first face opening formed therethrough; a stepped pin placed within said first pin opening, said second pin opening and said first face opening, said stepped pin having a first region with a first pin diameter, a second region with a second pin diameter and a third region with a third pin diameter, said first pin diameter being less than said first opening diameter, said second pin diameter being greater than said first opening diameter and less than said second opening diameter and said third pin diameter being less than said second opening diameter; and a cap placed over said third region and configured to hold said stepped pin within said first face opening. a first connector, said first connector including a first ear and a second ear connected to a base and separated by a first gap, said first ear having a first pin opening with a first opening diameter and said second ear having a second pin opening with a second opening diameter; a second connector (26 or 52) connected to said first connector; a joining member placed within said first gap, said joining member having a pair of opposing faces (116,118) with a first face opening formed therethrough; a stepped pin placed within said first pin opening, said second pin opening and said first face opening, said stepped pin having a first region with a first pin diameter, a second region with a second pin diameter and a third region with a third pin diameter, said first pin diameter being less than said first opening diameter, said second pin diameter being greater than said first opening diameter and less than said second opening diameter and said third pin diameter being less than said second opening diameter; and a cap placed over said third region and configured to hold said stepped pin within said first face opening.
A method for reducing the presence of a nucleic acid amplification inhibitor in a reaction vessel, said method comprising: (a) providing to a reaction vessel a surface treating agent and a nucleic acid containing material, wherein the surface treating agent is capable of coating the inner surfaces of the reaction vessel to reduce the amount of material that adheres to the inner surfaces of the reaction vessel; (b) agitating the contents of said reaction vessel, thereby coating an inner surface of said reaction vessel with said surface treating agent; (c) exposing the contents of said reaction vessel to reagents and conditions sufficient to isolate a target nucleic acid, if present in said nucleic acid containing material, within said reaction vessel; (d) during step (c), removing at least a portion of the contents of said reaction vessel; (e) providing to said reaction vessel a wash solution; (f) exposing the contents of said reaction vessel to reagents and conditions sufficient to isolate said target nucleic acid, if present in said nucleic acid containing material, within said reaction vessel; (g) during step (f), removing at least a portion of the contents of said reaction vessel; and (h) exposing the contents of said reaction vessel to reagents and conditions sufficient to amplify a target sequence present in said target nucleic acid, wherein said surface treating agent is provided to said reaction vessel in an amount sufficient to reduce the presence of a nucleic acid amplification inhibitor during steps (d) and (g), and wherein said surface treating agent is not an inhibitor of a nucleic acid amplification reaction. (a) providing to a reaction vessel a surface treating agent and a nucleic acid containing material, wherein the surface treating agent is capable of coating the inner surfaces of the reaction vessel to reduce the amount of material that adheres to the inner surfaces of the reaction vessel; (b) agitating the contents of said reaction vessel, thereby coating an inner surface of said reaction vessel with said surface treating agent; (c) exposing the contents of said reaction vessel to reagents and conditions sufficient to isolate a target nucleic acid, if present in said nucleic acid containing material, within said reaction vessel; (d) during step (c), removing at least a portion of the contents of said reaction vessel; (e) providing to said reaction vessel a wash solution; (f) exposing the contents of said reaction vessel to reagents and conditions sufficient to isolate said target nucleic acid, if present in said nucleic acid containing material, within said reaction vessel; (g) during step (f), removing at least a portion of the contents of said reaction vessel; (h) exposing the contents of said reaction vessel to reagents and conditions sufficient to amplify a target sequence present in said target nucleic acid,
An aliphatic polyurea coating, comprising a product mixed by the components including A, B and C: A) 30 - 50 parts by weight of NCO-terminated polycarbonate diol modified and/or polyether polyol modified isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) prepolymer; B) 3 - 15 parts by weight of hexamethylene diisocyanate oligomers; and C) 10 - 25 parts by weight of amino resin comprising sterically hindered secondary aliphatic diamines. A) 30 - 50 parts by weight of NCO-terminated polycarbonate diol modified and/or polyether polyol modified isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) prepolymer; B) 3 - 15 parts by weight of hexamethylene diisocyanate oligomers; and C) 10 - 25 parts by weight of amino resin comprising sterically hindered secondary aliphatic diamines.
Method for coating a hot-rolled or cold-rolled steel flat product, containing 6 - 30 % wt. Mn, with a metallic protective layer by hot-dip coating in a melt bath, wherein the steel flat product is subjected to pickling treatment before entering the melt bath, in which the steel flat product is exposed to at least two pickling baths, and wherein the pickling baths in each case contain 20 - 200 g/l of hydrochloric acid and optionally 10 - 200 g/l Fe, characterised in that the acid concentration of the second pickling bath is higher than the acid concentration of the first pickling bath.
A turbine airfoil with a radial span, comprising: a continuous serpentine cooling circuit comprising a first series of radial passages (44, 45, 46) and a second series of radial passages (47A, 48A), wherein all of the radial passages guide a coolant to flow in alternating radial directions in a flow order, the first series progressing axially, and the second series progressing tangentially, wherein a last one of the radial passages in the flow order is adjacent to the suction side of the airfoil and is not adjacent to the pressure side of the airfoil, and characterised in that a next to last one of the radial passages in the flow order is adjacent to both the pressure side of the airfoil and to said last one of the radial passages, and is not adjacent to the suction side of the airfoil, and in that each radial passage of the first series is adjacent to both the pressure side and the suction side of the airfoil. a continuous serpentine cooling circuit comprising a first series of radial passages (44, 45, 46) and a second series of radial passages (47A, 48A), wherein all of the radial passages guide a coolant to flow in alternating radial directions in a flow order, the first series progressing axially, and the second series progressing tangentially, wherein a last one of the radial passages in the flow order is adjacent to the suction side of the airfoil and is not adjacent to the pressure side of the airfoil, and characterised in that a next to last one of the radial passages in the flow order is adjacent to both the pressure side of the airfoil and to said last one of the radial passages, and is not adjacent to the suction side of the airfoil, and in that each radial passage of the first series is adjacent to both the pressure side and the suction side of the airfoil.
A method, comprising: receiving, via each microphone of an array of microphones, a reverberant sound field based on an audio signal generated by each loudspeaker of an array of loudspeakers; generating, for each microphone of the array of microphones and each loudspeaker of the array of loudspeakers, a respective power-spectral density for that microphone and that loudspeaker based on the respective reverberant sound field generated by that loudspeaker and received at that microphone; generating, for each microphone of the array of microphones, a respective calibration filter for that microphone as a ratio of the power spectral density averaged over the array of loudspeakers and the array of microphones and a power spectral density for that microphone averaged over the array of loudspeakers; and recording an acoustic signal from a user by the array of microphones using the respective calibration filter generated for each microphone of the array of microphones, each microphone of the array of microphones using the respective calibration filter recording essentially the same spectrum of the acoustic signal. receiving, via each microphone of an array of microphones, a reverberant sound field based on an audio signal generated by each loudspeaker of an array of loudspeakers; generating, for each microphone of the array of microphones and each loudspeaker of the array of loudspeakers, a respective power-spectral density for that microphone and that loudspeaker based on the respective reverberant sound field generated by that loudspeaker and received at that microphone; generating, for each microphone of the array of microphones, a respective calibration filter for that microphone as a ratio of the power spectral density averaged over the array of loudspeakers and the array of microphones and a power spectral density for that microphone averaged over the array of loudspeakers; and recording an acoustic signal from a user by the array of microphones using the respective calibration filter generated for each microphone of the array of microphones, each microphone of the array of microphones using the respective calibration filter recording essentially the same spectrum of the acoustic signal.
A lipocalin mutein that is capable of binding human CTLA-4 with an affinity by a K D of about 1 nM or lower, wherein the mutein comprises at least 9 mutated amino acid residues at the amino acid sequence positions 44, 50, 79, 81, 98, 104, 125, 127, 128, 130 and/or 134 of the linear polypeptide sequence of hNGAL as shown in SEQ ID NO: 20, wherein the mutein comprises a mutated amino acid residue at the sequence position 44 of the linear polypeptide sequence of hNGAL.
A method for power management for a mobile device (10A; 10B) supporting simultaneous transmission on multiple air interfaces (110A, 120A; 110B, 120B), the method comprising: determining a first power level used for transmission over a first air interface (110A; 110B); determining a second power level used for transmission over a second air interface (120A; 120B); comparing a composite of the first power level and the second power level to a threshold power level; adjusting the second power level based on the comparison; generating at least one power head room report based on at least one of the first power level and the adjusted second power level; and transmitting the at least one power head room report; wherein transmitting the at least one power head room report, comprises transmitting a first power head room report over the first air interface (110A; 110B) and transmitting a second power head room report over the second air interface (120A; 120B). determining a first power level used for transmission over a first air interface (110A; 110B); determining a second power level used for transmission over a second air interface (120A; 120B); comparing a composite of the first power level and the second power level to a threshold power level; adjusting the second power level based on the comparison; generating at least one power head room report based on at least one of the first power level and the adjusted second power level; and transmitting the at least one power head room report; wherein transmitting the at least one power head room report, comprises transmitting a first power head room report over the first air interface (110A; 110B) and transmitting a second power head room report over the second air interface (120A; 120B).
A radiation detector (100, 200, 500) that detects radiation to transfer detection data to an external apparatus for each frame, comprising: a sensor that generates a pulse when a radiation particle is detected; a plurality of counters (140a, 140b, 541, 542) that are provided in a readout circuit and count the generated pulses; a plurality of memories (150a, 150b, 250a-250d) that respectively read and store count values counted for each frame by the plurality of counters (140a, 140b, 541, 542); a control circuit (170, 570) that controls transferring the stored count values for each frame to the external apparatus from the memories (150a, 150b, 250a-250d), a first switching circuit (125, 154, 545) that performs a switching operation for reading count values from the plurality of counters by one of the plurality of memories (150a, 150b, 250a-250d), and a second switching circuit that performs a switching operation for transferring the count values from one of the plurality of memories (150a, 150b, 250a-250d), wherein the control circuit (170, 570) controls the first and second switching circuits (125, 154, 545; 155) to simultaneously read the count values for a first frame to a first memory and transfer the count values for a second frame different from the first frame from a second memory different from the first memory in a parallel processing time period. a sensor that generates a pulse when a radiation particle is detected; a plurality of counters (140a, 140b, 541, 542) that are provided in a readout circuit and count the generated pulses; a plurality of memories (150a, 150b, 250a-250d) that respectively read and store count values counted for each frame by the plurality of counters (140a, 140b, 541, 542); a control circuit (170, 570) that controls transferring the stored count values for each frame to the external apparatus from the memories (150a, 150b, 250a-250d), a first switching circuit (125, 154, 545) that performs a switching operation for reading count values from the plurality of counters by one of the plurality of memories (150a, 150b, 250a-250d), and a second switching circuit that performs a switching operation for transferring the count values from one of the plurality of memories (150a, 150b, 250a-250d), wherein the control circuit (170, 570) controls the first and second switching circuits (125, 154, 545; 155) to simultaneously read the count values for a first frame to a first memory and transfer the count values for a second frame different from the first frame from a second memory different from the first memory in a parallel processing time period.
Method for producing a timepiece spring, comprising the following steps: a) producing a piece based on silicon, having the desired shape of the timepiece spring or comprising a part having the desired shape of the timepiece spring, b) thermally oxidising the piece, c) deoxidising the piece, d) annealing the piece in a reducing atmosphere, e) forming a silicon oxide layer on the piece. a) producing a piece based on silicon, having the desired shape of the timepiece spring or comprising a part having the desired shape of the timepiece spring, b) thermally oxidising the piece, c) deoxidising the piece, d) annealing the piece in a reducing atmosphere, e) forming a silicon oxide layer on the piece.
A system comprising a first chamber (83A-83D), a second chamber (83A-83D), a first station and a workpiece, wherein the workpiece comprises a first component and a second component, wherein the first component surrounds the second component, and wherein the first and second components each comprise a lid and a body, wherein the first chamber (83A-83D) is operable to clean the first component, wherein the second chamber (83A-83D) is operable to clean the second component, and wherein the first station is coupled to the first and second chambers (83A-83D), wherein the first station comprises a first robotic mechanism (82A, 82B), wherein the first robotic mechanism (82A, 82B) is operable to transfer the first component from the first station to the first chamber (83A-83D) and to transfer the second component from the first station to the second chamber (83A-83D). wherein the first chamber (83A-83D) is operable to clean the first component, wherein the second chamber (83A-83D) is operable to clean the second component, and wherein the first station is coupled to the first and second chambers (83A-83D), wherein the first station comprises a first robotic mechanism (82A, 82B), wherein the first robotic mechanism (82A, 82B) is operable to transfer the first component from the first station to the first chamber (83A-83D) and to transfer the second component from the first station to the second chamber (83A-83D).
A transmitter comprising: a transmission control circuit configured to determine whether or not to perform a pre-emphasis on a data signal (S1, S2) indicating a sequence of transmission symbols, based on a result of a comparison of two successive transmission symbols; and a transmission driver configured to selectively perform the pre-emphasis to selectively increase a high-frequency component of three transmission signals based on a result of the determination by the transmission control circuit, and to generate the three transmission signals (SIGA, SIGB, SIGC), wherein respective ones of the three transmission signals make a transition from one of a high voltage state, a low voltage state, and an intermediate voltage state to another of these states, the transition representing the sequence of transmission symbols, and the transmission control circuit is configured to determine that the pre-emphasis is to be performed on the respective ones of the three transmission signals in some of the corresponding transitions, and is further configured to individually determine whether or not to perform pre-emphasis on respective ones of the three transmission signals, or to collectively determine whether or not to perform pre-emphasis on respective ones of the three transmission signals. a transmission control circuit configured to determine whether or not to perform a pre-emphasis on a data signal (S1, S2) indicating a sequence of transmission symbols, based on a result of a comparison of two successive transmission symbols; and a transmission driver configured to selectively perform the pre-emphasis to selectively increase a high-frequency component of three transmission signals based on a result of the determination by the transmission control circuit, and to generate the three transmission signals (SIGA, SIGB, SIGC), wherein respective ones of the three transmission signals make a transition from one of a high voltage state, a low voltage state, and an intermediate voltage state to another of these states, the transition representing the sequence of transmission symbols, and the transmission control circuit is configured to determine that the pre-emphasis is to be performed on the respective ones of the three transmission signals in some of the corresponding transitions, and is further configured to individually determine whether or not to perform pre-emphasis on respective ones of the three transmission signals, or to collectively determine whether or not to perform pre-emphasis on respective ones of the three transmission signals.
A method for creating an asymmetric flowmeter manifold, comprising the steps of: defining at least two flowmeter application parameters; wherein the at least two flowmeter application parameters comprise a fluid viscosity range of a fluid and a flow rate range of the fluid; determining an area for a first flow path and a second flow path; and forming the asymmetric manifold with the determined flow path areas; wherein the area of the first flow path is greater than the area of the second flow path, and wherein the area of the first flow path and the area of the second flow path are adjusted such that the flow rates of the fluid passing through the first flow path and the second flow path are substantially equal. defining at least two flowmeter application parameters; wherein the at least two flowmeter application parameters comprise a fluid viscosity range of a fluid and a flow rate range of the fluid; determining an area for a first flow path and a second flow path; and forming the asymmetric manifold with the determined flow path areas; wherein the area of the first flow path is greater than the area of the second flow path, and wherein the area of the first flow path and the area of the second flow path are adjusted such that the flow rates of the fluid passing through the first flow path and the second flow path are substantially equal.
A signal driver for a display, said signal driver comprising: a digital control circuit providing digital signals applied to a number, N A, of positive level shift circuits and to a number, N B, of negative level shift circuits, wherein the level shift circuits (4A, 4B) are provided for shifting the digital input signals received from the digital control circuit to digital output signals applied to digital-analogue-converters (5A, 5B) supplying converted analogue output voltages via analogue output buffers (7A, 7B) and switches (8A, 8B) controlled by said digital control circuit to a digital panel element of said display driven by a driving signal voltage ranging between a negative voltage limit and a positive voltage limit, wherein the negative voltage level shift circuit is adapted to shift a narrow amplitude voltage range of the digital input signal received from the digital control circuit to a wide amplitude voltage range applied to the following digital analogue converter, said negative voltage level shift circuit comprising counter acting bistable current branches having cascode transistors (T11, T12) being adapted to separate an output voltage swing of said negative voltage level shift circuit from an input voltage swing of said negative voltage level shift circuit, wherein said negative voltage level shift circuit draws a current only during a transition period in response to a data change of the digital input signal. a digital control circuit providing digital signals applied to a number, N A, of positive level shift circuits and to a number, N B, of negative level shift circuits, wherein the level shift circuits (4A, 4B) are provided for shifting the digital input signals received from the digital control circuit to digital output signals applied to digital-analogue-converters (5A, 5B) supplying converted analogue output voltages via analogue output buffers (7A, 7B) and switches (8A, 8B) controlled by said digital control circuit to a digital panel element of said display driven by a driving signal voltage ranging between a negative voltage limit and a positive voltage limit, wherein the negative voltage level shift circuit is adapted to shift a narrow amplitude voltage range of the digital input signal received from the digital control circuit to a wide amplitude voltage range applied to the following digital analogue converter, said negative voltage level shift circuit comprising counter acting bistable current branches having cascode transistors (T11, T12) being adapted to separate an output voltage swing of said negative voltage level shift circuit from an input voltage swing of said negative voltage level shift circuit, wherein said negative voltage level shift circuit draws a current only during a transition period in response to a data change of the digital input signal.