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A method of assembling an orthopaedic prosthesis, the method comprising: aligning a femoral trial construct with a surgical instrument that includes a mounting platform and a stabilizer arm, the femoral trial construct comprising a post that defines a first axis and an offset adaptor trial that defines a second axis that is offset from the first axis, positioning the femoral trial construct on the mounting platform, rotating the mounting platform to position the first axis and the second axis in a plane extending vertically through the stabilizer arm, advancing the stabilizer arm along the vertically-extending plane to engage the stabilizer arm with the femoral trial construct, locking the mounting platform to prevent rotation relative to the stabilizer arm, positioning a femoral prosthetic component on the mounting platform after removing the femoral trial construct such that a third axis defined by a proximal post of the femoral prosthetic component is positioned in the plane, positioning a femoral offset adaptor on the proximal post, the femoral offset adaptor including a proximal end that defines a fourth axis that is offset from the third axis, rotating the proximal end of the femoral offset adaptor to position the fourth axis in the vertically-extending plane, and securing the femoral offset adaptor to the femoral prosthetic component with the third axis and the fourth axis positioned in the plane. aligning a femoral trial construct with a surgical instrument that includes a mounting platform and a stabilizer arm, the femoral trial construct comprising a post that defines a first axis and an offset adaptor trial that defines a second axis that is offset from the first axis, positioning the femoral trial construct on the mounting platform, rotating the mounting platform to position the first axis and the second axis in a plane extending vertically through the stabilizer arm, advancing the stabilizer arm along the vertically-extending plane to engage the stabilizer arm with the femoral trial construct, locking the mounting platform to prevent rotation relative to the stabilizer arm, positioning a femoral prosthetic component on the mounting platform after removing the femoral trial construct such that a third axis defined by a proximal post of the femoral prosthetic component is positioned in the plane, positioning a femoral offset adaptor on the proximal post, the femoral offset adaptor including a proximal end that defines a fourth axis that is offset from the third axis, rotating the proximal end of the femoral offset adaptor to position the fourth axis in the vertically-extending plane, and securing the femoral offset adaptor to the femoral prosthetic component with the third axis and the fourth axis positioned in the plane.
Process for enhancing the melt strength of polypropylene by heat treating said polypropylene at a temperature between 150°C and 300°C in the presence of 0.3-3 wt%, based on the weight of the polypropylene, of a dialkyl peroxydicarbonate having alkyl groups with 12-20 carbon atoms, wherein a hydrophilic silica with a silanol group concentration of at least 1.0 mmol Si-OH groups/g, as measured by LiAlH 4 titration, is added to said polypropylene before, during, or after said heat treatment, in a mole ratio Si-OH/dialkyl peroxydicarbonate of more than 0.9; wherein the process is conducted in the absence of water and in the absence of hydroxyethyl acrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate.
Shaft coupling for the frictional connection of two rotation elements (8, 10), with a first contour, serving as a force input, for connection to one of the rotation elements, a second contour, serving as a force output, for connection to the other of the rotation elements, and at least one spring arrangement which is arranged between the two contours (16, 22), for the elastic displacement of the contours (16, 22) relative to each other, wherein the spring arrangement contains two counter elements (32, 34) arranged radially with respect to each other, a spring means resiliently mounting the counter elements (32, 34) with respect to each other, and a recess radially between the counter elements (32, 34), said recess permitting a radial spring travel between the counter elements (32, 34), characterized in that the spring arrangement a) engages around one of the rotation elements and holds the latter in a spring-clamping manner and b) has a number of internal counter elements which are each designed as a pinion counter tooth and form part of one of the contours, which contour is an internal contour. a) engages around one of the rotation elements and holds the latter in a spring-clamping manner and b) has a number of internal counter elements which are each designed as a pinion counter tooth and form part of one of the contours, which contour is an internal contour.
An ingot processing method comprising: depositing a metallic material layer as a weld deposit onto at least a region of a circumferential surface of a cylindrical alloy ingot and onto at least one end of the alloy ingot, wherein the metallic material is more ductile than the alloy, and wherein the metallic material layer reduces an incidence of surface cracking of the alloy ingot during hot working.
A thermoelectric conversion module comprising: a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) arranged side by side; first electrodes joined to first ends of the thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) and electrically connecting the first ends of the adjacent thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) to each other; and second electrodes joined to second ends of the thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) and electrically connecting the second ends of the adjacent thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) to each other, characterized by a cooling mechanism that cools the first electrodes; a first covering member that covers the first electrodes and includes the cooling mechanism; and a second covering member that covers at least part of each of the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) and the second electrode, wherein the second covering member has a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of the first covering member. a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) arranged side by side; first electrodes joined to first ends of the thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) and electrically connecting the first ends of the adjacent thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) to each other; and second electrodes joined to second ends of the thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) and electrically connecting the second ends of the adjacent thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) to each other, characterized by a cooling mechanism that cools the first electrodes; a first covering member that covers the first electrodes and includes the cooling mechanism; and a second covering member that covers at least part of each of the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements (2a, 2b) and the second electrode, wherein the second covering member has a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of the first covering member.
Hydraulic clutch actuator having a hydraulic pump which has a first and a second pressure outlet (6, 7), a first pressure connection which is supplied by the first pressure outlet of the hydraulic pump defining a circuit of the first pressure connection, a first proportional valve is arranged in the circuit of the first pressure connection between the first pressure outlet of the hydraulic pump and the first pressure connection, a second pressure connection which is supplied by the second pressure outlet of the hydraulic pump defining a circuit of the second pressure connection, a second proportional valve is arranged in the circuit of the second pressure connection between the second pressure outlet of the hydraulic pump and the second pressure connection, characterized in that a third pressure connection is connected to the second pressure outlet of the hydraulic pump defining a circuit of the third pressure connection, a third proportional valve is arranged in the circuit of the third pressure connection between the second pressure outlet of the hydraulic pump and the third pressure connection, the circuit of the third pressure connection is connected upstream of the second proportional valve of the circuit of the second pressure connection to the second pressure outlet and in that a shut-off valve is arranged in the circuit of the third pressure connection between the second pressure outlet and the third proportional valve.
A communication method for use in a mobile communication system having a first base station (2a or 2b), a second base station (2b or 2a), and an upper level device connected to the base stations, comprising: authorizing the first base station to request a mobile terminal to retransmit data; receiving same data through a corresponding up-link from the mobile terminal in each base station; monitoring an error in the corresponding up-link in each base station; and transferring the data from the first base station to the upper level device when no error is detected in the first base station, wherein when an error is detected in the first base station and no error is detected in the second base station, the data is transferred from the second base station to the upper level device; first information, which is generated in response to a situation that no error is detected in the second base station, is transmitted to the first base station, and a retransmission request from the first base station to the mobile terminal is prohibited according to the first information, the communication method characterized by comparing a frequency of occurrences of bit errors in the first base station with a frequency of occurrences of bit errors in the second base station; and determining, based on the comparison result, whether or not authorization of requesting the retransmission is to be transferred from the first base station to the second base station. authorizing the first base station to request a mobile terminal to retransmit data; receiving same data through a corresponding up-link from the mobile terminal in each base station; monitoring an error in the corresponding up-link in each base station; and transferring the data from the first base station to the upper level device when no error is detected in the first base station, wherein when an error is detected in the first base station and no error is detected in the second base station, the data is transferred from the second base station to the upper level device; first information, which is generated in response to a situation that no error is detected in the second base station, is transmitted to the first base station, and a retransmission request from the first base station to the mobile terminal is prohibited according to the first information, the communication method characterized by comparing a frequency of occurrences of bit errors in the first base station with a frequency of occurrences of bit errors in the second base station; and determining, based on the comparison result, whether or not authorization of requesting the retransmission is to be transferred from the first base station to the second base station.
An antibody or antibody fragment capable of binding to a lung-specific X protein, wherein the antibody or antibody fragment comprises heavy chain CDRs with amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 and SEQ ID NO: 3 and light chain CDRs with amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 6; or the antibody or antibody fragment comprises heavy chain CDRs with amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 7 and SEQ ID NO: 3 and light chain CDRs with amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 6.
1. A system, comprising: a support; a tip configured to cause ionization of gas particles to form an ion beam, the tip being mounted on the support; characterised by a vibrational damper thermally connected to the support and to a cooling device, wherein the vibrational damper comprises a first plurality of flexible members thermally connected to the support, a second plurality of flexible members thermally connected to the cooling device, and a solid member disposed between the first and second pluralities of flexible members. a support; a tip configured to cause ionization of gas particles to form an ion beam, the tip being mounted on the support; characterised by a vibrational damper thermally connected to the support and to a cooling device, wherein the vibrational damper comprises a first plurality of flexible members thermally connected to the support, a second plurality of flexible members thermally connected to the cooling device, and a solid member disposed between the first and second pluralities of flexible members.
A control method, during a shift of gears, of a power train with automatic transmission, dual clutch and engine, each transmission ratio being determined by a gear (51, 61; 42, 62; 53, 63; PF46, 64; 55, 65; PF46, 66) having a fixed pinion (51; 42; 53; PF46; 55) relative to a primary shaft (AP1, AP2) of the gearbox and an idle pinion (61; 62; 63; 64; 65; 66) relative to a secondary shaft (AS1, AS2) of the gearbox which includes two primary shafts, one of which is dedicated to even gears and the other of which is dedicated to odd gears, each of the primary shafts being associated with a specific clutch (25, 26) belonging to the dual clutch, in which, during a shift of two gears from an initial gear to a target gear which are non-consecutive while the gearbox has its idle pinions associated with their secondary shaft via synchronizer devices (S1S5, S3, S2S6, S4M), the method includes firstly a step of disengagement of the initial gear (T3, T4), a step of adjustment of the engine speed (T0, T14) as a function of said non-consecutive target gear to said initial gear, and a step of closing of the clutch (T10, T11) corresponding to the target gear while the synchronizer device of this target gear is in a neutral state at the start of this closing of said clutch, then, after this start of closing and before the end of the step of adjustment of the engine speed, a step of synchronization (T13, T14, T15) via the synchronizer device of the target gear, characterized in that the synchronization step (T13, T14, T15) includes a phase of control in force (T13, T14) of the synchronizer device of the target gear during the end of the step of closing of the clutch, then a phase of final engagement controlled in position (T14, T15) of said synchronizer device, to terminate the engagement of the target gear while the end of the step of closing of the clutch takes place and in that an instant of end of closure of the clutch corresponding to the target gear occurs during the final engagement phase controlled in position (T14, T15) of the synchronizer device of the target gear.
A high pressure, free-radical polymerization process for polymerizing an ethylene-based polymer, said process comprising polymerizing ethylene, in a reactor configuration comprising a reactor with at least two reaction zones, a first reaction zone and a reaction zone located downstream from the first reaction zone; and wherein Carbon Monoxide is added to the reactor in at least one reaction zone located downstream from the first reaction zone, and wherein, less than, or equal to, 60 weight percent of the total amount of CO, is fed to the first reaction zone. Carbon Monoxide is added to the reactor in at least one reaction zone located downstream from the first reaction zone, and wherein, less than, or equal to, 60 weight percent of the total amount of CO, is fed to the first reaction zone.
Method of separating and/or obtaining silicate particles from plant-based material, wherein through comminution, plant particles are produced from plant-based raw material and in doing so silicate particles are released from the raw material, characterised in that an airflow is applied to the comminuted plant particles in an air classifier (3, 14), in that the silicate particles are removed with the air flow via an air outlet of the air classifier and in that as a result of gravity the plant particles are collected and possibly removed by a particle receiver arranged under the air outlet. wherein through comminution, plant particles are produced from plant-based raw material and in doing so silicate particles are released from the raw material, characterised in that an airflow is applied to the comminuted plant particles in an air classifier (3, 14), in that the silicate particles are removed with the air flow via an air outlet of the air classifier and in that as a result of gravity the plant particles are collected and possibly removed by a particle receiver arranged under the air outlet.
A method for calibrating a depth camera comprising the steps of: S1) using a depth camera to be calibrated for acquiring a plurality of depth maps of a physical three-dimensional reference object, corresponding to different positions of the depth camera relative to the reference object; S2) computing a three-dimensional reconstruction (3DR i) of an outer surface of the reference object from said depth maps, depending on values assigned to a set of intrinsic calibration parameters (SCP i) of the depth camera; S3) computing an error (ERR i) between the three-dimensional reconstruction computed at step S2) and a predetermined digital model of the outer surface of the reference object; said steps S2) and S3) being iterated by assigning different values to said set of instrinsic calibration parameters of the depth camera; and S4) choosing values of said set of intrinsic calibration parameters which minimize the error computed at step S3); said steps S2) to S4) being performed by a computer. S1) using a depth camera to be calibrated for acquiring a plurality of depth maps of a physical three-dimensional reference object, corresponding to different positions of the depth camera relative to the reference object; S2) computing a three-dimensional reconstruction (3DR i) of an outer surface of the reference object from said depth maps, depending on values assigned to a set of intrinsic calibration parameters (SCP i) of the depth camera; S3) computing an error (ERR i) between the three-dimensional reconstruction computed at step S2) and a predetermined digital model of the outer surface of the reference object; said steps S2) and S3) being iterated by assigning different values to said set of instrinsic calibration parameters of the depth camera; and S4) choosing values of said set of intrinsic calibration parameters which minimize the error computed at step S3); said steps S2) to S4) being performed by a computer.
An ultrasonic atomizer, wherein the ultrasonic atomizer comprises an atomization piece and a liquid guide structure, which guides liquid onto the upper surface of the atomization piece; the liquid guide structure communicates with a liquid storage cavity; the upper surface of the atomization piece communicates with an airflow passage; and the atomization piece comprises a piezoelectric ceramic layer and an electric conductor, which drives vibration of the piezoelectric ceramic layer; characterized in that the atomization piece and the liquid storage cavity are sequentially arranged along an outflow direction of an atomized gas; the airflow passage comprises an air inlet pipe and an air outlet pipe provided in the air inlet pipe, and an air inlet passage is provided between the inner wall of the air inlet pipe and the outer wall of the air outlet pipe; the bottom end of the air outlet pipe communicates with the upper surface of the atomization piece; top ends of the air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe are in fixed connection with a suction nozzle base, and the air outlet pipe communicates with a suction nozzle on the suction nozzle base; an air inlet is provided in the suction nozzle base; and the air inlet passage communicates with the air inlet; the liquid guide structure comprises a porous material; and the upper surface of the porous material is in contact with the lower surface of the atomization piece; and a plurality of liquid guide holes are provided in the atomization piece; the atomization piece is provided in a mounting base; the top end of the mounting base is in fixed connection with the bottom end of the air inlet pipe; the bottom end of the mounting base is in fixed connection with the middle of a base; the lower surface of the porous material is in contact with the upper surface of the middle of the base; the outer wall of the base is in fixed connection with the inner wall of the bottom end of the liquid storage cavity; passages are provided among the mounting base, the inner - wall of the liquid storage cavity and the inner wall of the base; a liquid inlet is provided in the bottom of the mounting base; and the liquid inlet communicates with the liquid storage cavity through the passages.
Gas-turbine burner (2, 44) with a plurality of main swirl generators, each featuring an inflow opening formed by a main swirl generator edge, and with a pilot burner, wherein an inflow guide means (36, 38, 46) with a flow guide surface (40, 48) running from one of the inflow openings to an adjacent inflow opening, which is adjoined by the main swirl generator edges forming the inflow openings and is radially widened out from there, wherein the main flow generators are arranged central-symmetrically around the pilot burner and the flow guide surface (40, 48) runs radially outside the main flow generators, characterised in that the flow guide surface (40, 48) runs from a section facing radially outwards to a section facing radially inwards, lying at the inflow opening.
A skin treatment assembly comprising: a handpiece and a tip integrated into a single unitary structure, the unitary structure comprising a suction port extending along an exterior of the unitary structure; a cartridge configured to releasably secure to the unitary structure, the cartridge comprising an interior configured to contain a treatment fluid; and a rollerball positioned along a distal end of the cartridge, said rollerball being routed through an interior portion of the unitary structure, wherein the rollerball is in fluid communication with the interior of the cartridge; wherein the cartridge is configured to be positioned through an interior portion of the unitary structure such that the rollerball extends to or near a distal end of the unitary structure when the cartridge is secured to the unitary structure and when the unitary structure is ready for use; and wherein the suction port is configured to secure to a vacuum source. a handpiece and a tip integrated into a single unitary structure, the unitary structure comprising a suction port extending along an exterior of the unitary structure; a cartridge configured to releasably secure to the unitary structure, the cartridge comprising an interior configured to contain a treatment fluid; and a rollerball positioned along a distal end of the cartridge, said rollerball being routed through an interior portion of the unitary structure, wherein the rollerball is in fluid communication with the interior of the cartridge; wherein the cartridge is configured to be positioned through an interior portion of the unitary structure such that the rollerball extends to or near a distal end of the unitary structure when the cartridge is secured to the unitary structure and when the unitary structure is ready for use; and wherein the suction port is configured to secure to a vacuum source.
A bipolar plate for a hydrogen fuel cell, coated with a carbon-containing coating, the carbon-containing coating comprising in order: a) a titanium seed layer; b) a titanium nitride interfacial layer; and c) an amorphous carbon (a-C) top layer, and wherein the coating has a thickness of less than 1.5μm and the bipolar plate is formed from stainless steel. a) a titanium seed layer; b) a titanium nitride interfacial layer; and c) an amorphous carbon (a-C) top layer,