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A surgical instrument, comprising: a housing; an end effector operable from the housing to surgically manipulate tissue, the end effector including first and second opposable jaw members (30, 32) movable from an open configuration for receiving tissue to a closed configuration for manipulating tissue; an elongated shaft extending between the housing and the end effector and defining a longitudinal axis therethrough, the elongated shaft selectively translatable between an aligned configuration and an articulated configuration with respect to the longitudinal axis; a driving assembly including a drive wire, the driving assembly configured to induce motion in the jaw members between the open configuration and the closed configuration, the driving assembly further configured to maintain a closure pressure between the jaw members when disposed in the closed configuration in the range of about 3kg/cm 2 to about 16 kg/cm 2; and a clutch assembly connected to the drive wire and the end effector to maintain the closure pressure between jaw members during transition of the elongated shaft between the articulated configuration and the aligned configuration, the clutch configured to slip when a driving force applied by the drive wire exceeds a predetermined value. a housing; an end effector operable from the housing to surgically manipulate tissue, the end effector including first and second opposable jaw members (30, 32) movable from an open configuration for receiving tissue to a closed configuration for manipulating tissue; an elongated shaft extending between the housing and the end effector and defining a longitudinal axis therethrough, the elongated shaft selectively translatable between an aligned configuration and an articulated configuration with respect to the longitudinal axis; a driving assembly including a drive wire, the driving assembly configured to induce motion in the jaw members between the open configuration and the closed configuration, the driving assembly further configured to maintain a closure pressure between the jaw members when disposed in the closed configuration in the range of about 3kg/cm 2 to about 16 kg/cm 2; and a clutch assembly connected to the drive wire and the end effector to maintain the closure pressure between jaw members during transition of the elongated shaft between the articulated configuration and the aligned configuration, the clutch configured to slip when a driving force applied by the drive wire exceeds a predetermined value.
An optically clear adhesive sheet comprising: a cured product of a thermosetting polyurethane composition, which is a non-acrylic-modified cured product, the thermosetting polyurethane composition containing an olefin-based polyol component, a polyisocyanate component and a polyethylene oxide unit, the ethylene oxide unit content being 0.1 wt% or more and 5 wt% or less of the whole thermosetting polyurethane composition, the optically clear adhesive sheet exhibiting a moisture absorption of 1.0 wt% or lower after being subjected to a test in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment for eight hours and exhibiting a haze of 1.5% or lower after being subjected to the test in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment for 100 hours, wherein the test in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment is performed at a temperature of 85°C and a humidity of 85%. a cured product of a thermosetting polyurethane composition, which is a non-acrylic-modified cured product, the thermosetting polyurethane composition containing an olefin-based polyol component, a polyisocyanate component and a polyethylene oxide unit, the ethylene oxide unit content being 0.1 wt% or more and 5 wt% or less of the whole thermosetting polyurethane composition, the optically clear adhesive sheet exhibiting a moisture absorption of 1.0 wt% or lower after being subjected to a test in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment for eight hours and exhibiting a haze of 1.5% or lower after being subjected to the test in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment for 100 hours, wherein the test in a high-temperature, high-humidity environment is performed at a temperature of 85°C and a humidity of 85%.
Pneumatic vehicle tyre, in particular a utility vehicle tyre, having • a tread with a tread surface and a shoulder-side circumferential groove running in encircling fashion around the circumference of the tyre, • and having a carcass with a carcass ply having strength members, wherein the carcass ply has, in a cross section of the tyre, a carcass ply line running through the central points of the strength members of the carcass ply, wherein said cross section is the cross section perpendicular to the circumferential direction U that the tyre would have in the new state if it were mounted on a standard wheel rim conforming to E.T.R.T.O. without filling pressure, characterized • in that a point R of the carcass ply line defined by a projection of a centre of the circumferential groove perpendicularly onto the carcass ply line has a first spacing d of at least 0.7 mm to a straight line that connects two points A and B of the carcass ply line, ∘ wherein the centre of the circumferential groove is determined in a lateral surface applied to the tread surface radially from the outside, ∘ wherein the first spacing d is measured perpendicular to the straight line, and wherein the point R is arranged radially outside the straight line, and ∘ wherein the point R is arranged centrally between the points A and B as measured along the carcass ply line and has an equal second spacing D to each of the two points A and B, wherein the second spacing D is 1.0 to 2.0 times a width of the circumferential groove measured along the lateral surface. • a tread with a tread surface and a shoulder-side circumferential groove running in encircling fashion around the circumference of the tyre, • and having a carcass with a carcass ply having strength members, wherein the carcass ply has, in a cross section of the tyre, a carcass ply line running through the central points of the strength members of the carcass ply, wherein said cross section is the cross section perpendicular to the circumferential direction U that the tyre would have in the new state if it were mounted on a standard wheel rim conforming to E.T.R.T.O. without filling pressure, characterized • in that a point R of the carcass ply line defined by a projection of a centre of the circumferential groove perpendicularly onto the carcass ply line has a first spacing d of at least 0.7 mm to a straight line that connects two points A and B of the carcass ply line, ∘ wherein the centre of the circumferential groove is determined in a lateral surface applied to the tread surface radially from the outside, ∘ wherein the first spacing d is measured perpendicular to the straight line, and wherein the point R is arranged radially outside the straight line, and ∘ wherein the point R is arranged centrally between the points A and B as measured along the carcass ply line and has an equal second spacing D to each of the two points A and B, wherein the second spacing D is 1.0 to 2.0 times a width of the circumferential groove measured along the lateral surface.
A method for post-processing a colored 3Y-TZP zirconium oxide ceramic, characterized in that it comprises: putting the colored 3Y-TZP zirconium oxide ceramic along with a deoxidant into a heating device, and performing a firing process at a preset temperature, wherein the colored 3Y-TZP zirconium oxide ceramic is obtained by coloring a 3Y-TZP zirconium oxide ceramic with a colorant containing Pr 3+, and the amount of said deoxidant is over-stoichiometric with respect to the amount of oxygen present in said heating device; wherein the deoxidant is an organic or inorganic material which can react with oxygen in the heating device for removing oxygen in the heating device.
A method for use in a low cost machine type communication user equipment, wherein the low cost machine type communication user equipment communicates with a legacy base station, the method comprising: adjusting at least one parameter relating to scheduling such that the legacy base station is to schedule the low cost machine type communication user equipment with a transmission block size less than a predefined size; reporting the adjusted at least one parameter to the legacy base station; wherein the at least one parameter is a channel quality indicator; and wherein the adjusting comprises: dynamically adjusting a value of the channel quality indicator according to a maximum value, wherein the maximum value is adapted based on whether the legacy base station has scheduled the low cost machine type communication user equipment with the transmission block size greater than the predefined size or less than the predefined size. adjusting at least one parameter relating to scheduling such that the legacy base station is to schedule the low cost machine type communication user equipment with a transmission block size less than a predefined size; reporting the adjusted at least one parameter to the legacy base station; wherein the at least one parameter is a channel quality indicator; and wherein the adjusting comprises: dynamically adjusting a value of the channel quality indicator according to a maximum value, wherein the maximum value is adapted based on whether the legacy base station has scheduled the low cost machine type communication user equipment with the transmission block size greater than the predefined size or less than the predefined size.
A circuit for transmitting a sequence of bits, comprising: a memory and an output circuit coupled to the memory characterized in, that the output circuit is adapted for scrambling a payload section of a frame that includes the payload section, a preamble section, and a parity section, wherein said scrambling comprises inverting a logic value of at least one of the sequence of bits within the payload section, and the circuit comprises a state machine for selecting the various times in which a preamble and parity occur for initiating the scrambling operations on only the payload when the payload is present, and the preamble and parity sections are not present. a memory and an output circuit coupled to the memory characterized in, that the output circuit is adapted for scrambling a payload section of a frame that includes the payload section, a preamble section, and a parity section, wherein said scrambling comprises inverting a logic value of at least one of the sequence of bits within the payload section, and the circuit comprises a state machine for selecting the various times in which a preamble and parity occur for initiating the scrambling operations on only the payload when the payload is present, and the preamble and parity sections are not present.
A vaginal ring applicator comprising: a barrel comprising a polymer and at least one friction reducing agent, wherein the barrel is a flattened cylinder having two curved and opposing sides connected by two arcs, wherein the barrel extends between an insertion end and a plunger end; and a plunger comprising a polymer and extending between distal and proximal ends, wherein the distal end of the plunger engages the plunger end of the barrel and wherein the plunger fits telescopically within the barrel, wherein the friction reducing agent is distributed throughout the barrel polymer, the friction reducing agent is erucamide, dimethicone, oleamide and fatty acid amides, polydimethylsiloxane, pyrogenic silica or combinations thereof, the polymer is polypropylene, polyethylene, low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, near low density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyolefin elastomer, copolymers of alfa-olefines, or combinations thereof. a barrel comprising a polymer and at least one friction reducing agent, wherein the barrel is a flattened cylinder having two curved and opposing sides connected by two arcs, wherein the barrel extends between an insertion end and a plunger end; and a plunger comprising a polymer and extending between distal and proximal ends, wherein the distal end of the plunger engages the plunger end of the barrel and wherein the plunger fits telescopically within the barrel, wherein the friction reducing agent is distributed throughout the barrel polymer, the friction reducing agent is erucamide, dimethicone, oleamide and fatty acid amides, polydimethylsiloxane, pyrogenic silica or combinations thereof, the polymer is polypropylene, polyethylene, low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, near low density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyolefin elastomer, copolymers of alfa-olefines, or combinations thereof. the friction reducing agent is distributed throughout the barrel polymer, the friction reducing agent is erucamide, dimethicone, oleamide and fatty acid amides, polydimethylsiloxane, pyrogenic silica or combinations thereof, the polymer is polypropylene, polyethylene, low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, near low density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, nylon, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyolefin elastomer, copolymers of alfa-olefines, or combinations thereof.
Crucible for the production of crystalline semiconducting material ingots, such as silicon, said crucible comprising peripheral side walls (1 b) and a floor (1 a) at least a portion of said floor being coated with a top layer, characterized in that, said top layer has a thickness, δ, of at least 500 μm and in that, at a deformation temperature below 1400 °C said top layer is plastically or viscously deformable.
A method for forming a microporous membrane sheet having a microstructure, the method comprising: a) providing a dope formulation comprising a polymeric material, a solvent, and optionally a nonsolvent added to the formulation at a concentration in a range of 0.05 to 5 weight percent; b) providing a first coagulant formulation comprising a first coagulant which is a non-solvent for the polymeric material and a first coating adjuvant selected from poly(ethylene glycols), polyhydric compounds, polyethers and combinations thereof, wherein the coagulant forms a homogeneous solution with the coating adjuvant; and c) simultaneously casting a dope formulation layer having a first surface and a first coagulant formulation layer through a multilayer extrusion die under conditions that form an interface between the first coagulant formulation layer and the dope formulation layer; wherein the interface is opposite the first surface of the dope formulation layer; wherein a portion of the first coagulant formulation diffuses into the dope formulation through the interface effecting a first phase inversion and coagulating of the polymeric material, wherein polymer rich and polymer poor regions are formed and wherein the polymer rich regions form a continuous structure and the polymer material poor regions form pores of the resulting microstructure, thereby forming the membrane having a first microstructure, wherein the resulting membrane is formed by the polymeric material of the dope formulation. a) providing a dope formulation comprising a polymeric material, a solvent, and optionally a nonsolvent added to the formulation at a concentration in a range of 0.05 to 5 weight percent; b) providing a first coagulant formulation comprising a first coagulant which is a non-solvent for the polymeric material and a first coating adjuvant selected from poly(ethylene glycols), polyhydric compounds, polyethers and combinations thereof, wherein the coagulant forms a homogeneous solution with the coating adjuvant; and c) simultaneously casting a dope formulation layer having a first surface and a first coagulant formulation layer through a multilayer extrusion die under conditions that form an interface between the first coagulant formulation layer and the dope formulation layer;
Water treatment device with a plastics pipe which serves for conveying water, is provided with at least one winding representing an induction coil and has at least one section (3, 3', 3", 3"') which is curved so sharply that the centre longitudinal axis of the pipe undergoes a direction change of 60° to 120° over a length which corresponds to a maximum of four times the diameter of the pipe, characterised in that the cross-section of the pipe at the upstream start is reduced by 10 % to 40% to a length of 0 to 1 cm and at the downstream end is increased by 10 % to 50% to a length of 0 to 1 cm.
A planetary gearbox, comprising a shaft having a first channel structure for guiding a lubricant, comprising a channel which opens on the outside of the shaft, a planetary carrier, at least two planetary bolts arranged on the planetary carrier, on each of which a planetary gear is mounted, wherein each planetary bolt has a second channel structure for supplying the lubricant to the bearing of the planetary gear, and a lubricant-collecting tray having a collecting chamber for collecting the lubricant supplied via the shaft-side channel, comprising at least two hollow feed nozzles, which each open into a second channel structure on the planetary bolt-side for supplying the lubricant into the respective second channel structure, characterized in that a feed nozzle positioned closer to the mouth of the channel as viewed in the circumferential direction has a smaller opening cross-section than a feed nozzle positioned further away.
Device for the detection of water leaks in the ground, the device comprising a radar emitting unit adapted to emit radar signals into the ground, a detection unit adapted to detect reflected radar signals, a signal processing unit adapted to, in the time domain, analyse the reflected radar signals to determine whether the frequencies of the reflected signals are Doppler shifted, wherein the signal processing unit comprises a first band-pass filter adapted to band-pass filter the frequencies in the detected signals, the device being characterised in that the signal processing unit further comprises a detector adapted to determine the derivative of the amplitude of the said band pass filtered signals and to determine a measure of the absolute change of the derivative, and a decision processor adapted to compare said measure of the absolute change of the derivative with a predetermined threshold value corresponding to the signal value of the background in order to detect the presence of water leak in the ground.
A liquid inoculant composition comprising bacterial cells and/or spores and 50 to 99% (by weight) of one or more paraffin oils and/or waxes, said one or more paraffin oils and/or waxes present in an amount effective to enhance survival of said bacterial cells and/or spores.
A power tool which is adapted to actuate a tool, the power tool comprising: a tool holder adapted to have the tool detachably attached thereto; a driving mechanism; a planetary gear mechanism (30, 40) which includes a sun gear (31, 41), a planetary gear (32, 42), an outer gear (33, 43) and a planetary carrier (34, 44); a regulation member (50, 51) which regulates a rotation of the outer gear; and a measurement mechanism (55, 61) which measures rotation torque exerted on the tool, wherein the regulation member (50, 51) includes a first member and a second member which connects fixedly to the first member, the first member being engageable with the outer gear, wherein the second member is disposed so as to extend from a connecting point at which the first member and the second member are connected to each other in a direction in which a rotational axis of the planetary gear mechanism (30, 40) extends, and wherein the measurement mechanism (55, 61) is adapted to measure rotation torque based on displacement of the second member, characterized in that one end of the tool holder is connected to the planetary carrier and thereby the tool holder is rotated integrally with the planetary carrier, and the tool is detachably attached to the other end of the tool holder. a tool holder adapted to have the tool detachably attached thereto; a driving mechanism; a planetary gear mechanism (30, 40) which includes a sun gear (31, 41), a planetary gear (32, 42), an outer gear (33, 43) and a planetary carrier (34, 44); a regulation member (50, 51) which regulates a rotation of the outer gear; and a measurement mechanism (55, 61) which measures rotation torque exerted on the tool, wherein the regulation member (50, 51) includes a first member and a second member which connects fixedly to the first member, the first member being engageable with the outer gear, wherein the second member is disposed so as to extend from a connecting point at which the first member and the second member are connected to each other in a direction in which a rotational axis of the planetary gear mechanism (30, 40) extends, and wherein the measurement mechanism (55, 61) is adapted to measure rotation torque based on displacement of the second member, characterized in that one end of the tool holder is connected to the planetary carrier and thereby the tool holder is rotated integrally with the planetary carrier, and the tool is detachably attached to the other end of the tool holder.
A rotor for a permanent magnet rotary machine, the machine comprising a rotor comprising a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnet segments embedded in the rotor core and a stator having a plurality of coils, the rotor and the stator being disposed to define a gap therebetween, or the machine comprising a rotor comprising a rotor core and a plurality of permanent magnet segments mounted on the surface of the rotor core and a stator having a plurality of coils, the rotor and the stator being disposed to define a gap therebetween, characterized in that each of said permanent magnet segments is an assembly of two or more divided permanent magnet pieces, each of the divided magnet pieces being of a sintered Nd base rare earth magnet, and each of the divided permanent magnet pieces having i) a coercive force in a subsurface region extending 6 mm from the surface and a coercive force in an interior region, the coercive force in the subsurface region of the magnet piece being higher than that in the interior region of the magnet piece; or ii) heat resistance in a subsurface region extending 6 mm from the surface and heat resistance in an interior region, the heat resistance in the subsurface region of the magnet piece being higher than that in the interior region of the magnet piece; wherein adjacent magnet pieces are disposed in direct contact, and the assembly allows for electrical conduction between the adjacent magnet pieces in the absence of an insulating layer capable of complete electrical insulation between the magnet pieces. i) a coercive force in a subsurface region extending 6 mm from the surface and a coercive force in an interior region, the coercive force in the subsurface region of the magnet piece being higher than that in the interior region of the magnet piece; or ii) heat resistance in a subsurface region extending 6 mm from the surface and heat resistance in an interior region, the heat resistance in the subsurface region of the magnet piece being higher than that in the interior region of the magnet piece;