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A fracture fixation plate system for use on a long bone having a metaphysics and a diaphysis, comprising: a) at least one end plate (110, 210) having a head portion for the metaphysics defining a plurality of fixation holes for receiving fixation elements that extend into the bone and defining a socket (126, 226) opposite the head portion, and a non-threaded first hole (132, 232) which is preferably oblong intersecting the socket; b) at least one fragment plate (140, 240) having a first end (145, 245) and a second end with a plurality of screw holes (146, 246, 160, 260) between the said ends, the first end (145, 245) provided dimensioned to fit within the socket (126, 226) and including a second hole (158, 258); and c) a screw dimensioned to enter the non-threaded first hole (132, 232), characterized in that the socket (126, 226) receives the first end (145, 245) of the at least one fragment plate (140, 240) such that a post (128, 228) of the end plate (110, 210) is at least partially received in the second hole (158, 258) of the fragment plate (140, 240), the post (128, 228) descending into the socket (126, 226) from an upper portion of the end plate toward a bone contacting side of the plate, in that the first end (145, 245) is provided with a threaded third hole (146, 246) which is offset from the second hole (158, 258) and in that the threaded third hole (146, 246) of the fragment plate (140, 240) intersects the socket (126, 226) of the end plate (110, 210) to at least partially align the threaded third hole (146, 246) with the non-threaded first hole (132, 232) so that the fragment plate (140, 240) can be secured to the end plate (110, 210) independently of the bone, by means of the screw entering the first hole (132, 232) and engaging the threaded third hole (146, 246). a) at least one end plate (110, 210) having a head portion for the metaphysics defining a plurality of fixation holes for receiving fixation elements that extend into the bone and defining a socket (126, 226) opposite the head portion, and a non-threaded first hole (132, 232) which is preferably oblong intersecting the socket; b) at least one fragment plate (140, 240) having a first end (145, 245) and a second end with a plurality of screw holes (146, 246, 160, 260) between the said ends, the first end (145, 245) provided dimensioned to fit within the socket (126, 226) and including a second hole (158, 258); and c) a screw dimensioned to enter the non-threaded first hole (132, 232),
A method for controlling an internal combustion engine comprising at least one first cylinder and at least one second cylinder with respective reciprocating pistons, first and second intake guides (301, 302) arranged to guide air from a fresh air intake arrangement to the first and second cylinders (201, 202), respectively, an intake valve arrangement being arranged to control the provision of air to the second cylinder via the second intake guide, a fuel system (801, 802) arranged to inject fuel into the first and second cylinders (201, 202), a first exhaust guide and a second exhaust guide arranged to guide gases from the first and second cylinders (201, 202), respectively, towards an exhaust after treatment system, and a recirculation guide extending from the first exhaust guide to the second intake guide, the method comprising - allowing air from the fresh air intake arrangement to be received in the first cylinder, - allowing gases in the form of the air received in the first cylinder or gases including at least a portion of the air received in the first cylinder to be expelled from the first cylinder, - controlling an exhaust valve located in the first exhaust guide so as to reduce or inhibit the transport of gases from the first cylinder to the exhaust after treatment system and to guide to the second cylinder gases expelled from the first cylinder, and - simultaneously controlling the fuel system (801, 802) so as to inject fuel into the second cylinder, so as to provide repetitive combustions with air in the gases guided to the second cylinder, and controlling the intake valve arrangement for throttling or inhibiting the supply to the second cylinder of air from the fresh air intake arrangement and - determining the temperature of gases expelled from the second cylinder, wherein the control of the intake valve arrangement is made in dependence on the determined temperature of the gases expelled from the second cylinder. - allowing air from the fresh air intake arrangement to be received in the first cylinder, - allowing gases in the form of the air received in the first cylinder or gases including at least a portion of the air received in the first cylinder to be expelled from the first cylinder, - controlling an exhaust valve located in the first exhaust guide so as to reduce or inhibit the transport of gases from the first cylinder to the exhaust after treatment system and to guide to the second cylinder gases expelled from the first cylinder, and - simultaneously controlling the fuel system (801, 802) so as to inject fuel into the second cylinder, so as to provide repetitive combustions with air in the gases guided to the second cylinder, and controlling the intake valve arrangement for throttling or inhibiting the supply to the second cylinder of air from the fresh air intake arrangement and - determining the temperature of gases expelled from the second cylinder, wherein the control of the intake valve arrangement is made in dependence on the determined temperature of the gases expelled from the second cylinder.
A hollow component formed by joining and connecting together a pair of preformed sheet metal members (20,21) to produce a hollow structure, characterised by comprising: a first collar part formed by applying a flow drilling process inwardly from an outside of one of said sheet metal members; and a second collar part formed by applying a flow drilling process inwardly from an outside of the other of said sheet metal members; wherein a cylindrical connection member is formed to connect said first sheet metal member and second sheet metal member by causing an inner tip of said first collar part and an inner tip of said second collar part to fuse together.
A suspension system for a vehicle axle, said suspension system comprising a leaf spring having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the suspension system further comprising a rear attachment device which is configured to be secured to a vehicle frame and which receives a rear end portion of the leaf spring so as to allow said leaf spring rear end portion to slide longitudinally relative to the rear attachment device, wherein: - the leaf spring rear end portion forms at least part of a loop curved around a transverse axis, the loop being longitudinally elongated and having an opening located at least at the front of said loop; - the rear attachment device comprises a fastener extending substantially transversally and received in said loop; characterized in that: - the suspension system further comprises retaining means (30, 33, 34) configured to prevent the fastener from getting out of the loop through the opening. - and the retaining means comprises a closure element facing the opening of the leaf spring rear end portion for closing the opening, or for partially closing the opening so that a remaining open portion of the opening is too small to allow the fastener to pass through it. - the leaf spring rear end portion forms at least part of a loop curved around a transverse axis, the loop being longitudinally elongated and having an opening located at least at the front of said loop; - the rear attachment device comprises a fastener extending substantially transversally and received in said loop; - the suspension system further comprises retaining means (30, 33, 34) configured to prevent the fastener from getting out of the loop through the opening. - and the retaining means comprises a closure element facing the opening of the leaf spring rear end portion for closing the opening, or for partially closing the opening so that a remaining open portion of the opening is too small to allow the fastener to pass through it.
A load cell for a scale having a monolithically configured measurement body which has a force reception section, a force introduction section and a joint section arranged between the force reception section and the force introduction section; having at least one strain gauge arranged at the upper side on the joint section for detecting a stretching deformation of the measurement body; and having electronics which are arranged at the force reception side and at least partly on a circuit board and which have a memory in which calibration data of the load cell and/or a value for gravity are/is stored, wherein a hardware interface is provided via which the memory can be accessed and via which the calibration data stored in the memory and/or the value for gravity can be changed, and wherein an electronic write protection for the memory is provided, with the electronics comprising a switching device to deactivate the write protection of the memory, characterized in that a removable cover is provided which is fastened to the force reception section of the measurement body by means of a fastening element, in particular a fastening screw, secured by a calibration mark and which covers the switching device in a manner inaccessible from the outside. having a monolithically configured measurement body which has a force reception section, a force introduction section and a joint section arranged between the force reception section and the force introduction section; having at least one strain gauge arranged at the upper side on the joint section for detecting a stretching deformation of the measurement body; and having electronics which are arranged at the force reception side and at least partly on a circuit board and which have a memory in which calibration data of the load cell and/or a value for gravity are/is stored, wherein a hardware interface is provided via which the memory can be accessed and via which the calibration data stored in the memory and/or the value for gravity can be changed, and
A method for transmission rate adaptation of one or more data units (DU, P1, P2, F1, F2) performed in a test system comprising an adapter being located between a test device and a device under test, DUT, the method comprising the steps of: Receiving, by the adapter, said adapter comprising an adaptation circuitry, a plurality of data units (DU, P1, P2, F1, F2) according to a first transmission rate (forg) and at least one delay character separating two consecutive data units (P1, P2), Transmitting, by the adapter, each of the plurality of data units (DU, P1, P2, F1, F2) received, according to a second transmission rate (fslow), wherein the second transmission rate (fslow) is determined based on the at least one delay character received.
A bobbin for a thermal transfer sheet or an image-receiving sheet, comprising a cylindrical bobbin body, wherein a gear including a number of teeth is formed in one end surface of the bobbin body, wherein when the bobbin body is viewed from the side, the teeth each have the shape of a trapezoid composed of an upper base, a lower base, and a pair of lateral sides (13b, 13c), one of the lateral sides extending parallel to the axis of the bobbin body, and wherein the sum of the circumferential lengths of the tooth tops of the teeth is 20% to 70% of the circumferential length of the bobbin body.
A washing machine comprising: a cabinet having a first introduction port; a tub, which is disposed in the cabinet and which has a second introduction port concentrically positioned with respect to the first introduction port; a drum, which is rotatably disposed in the tub and which contains laundry introduced through the first and second introduction ports; a cabinet door hingedly mounted on the cabinet so as to open and close the first introduction port; a tub door opening and closing the second introduction port; and a lock-releasing unit for releasing a locked state of the tub door upon opening of the cabinet door, a second hinge unit rotatably supporting the tub door, provided at a front side of the tub, and exerting elastic force in a direction in which the second introduction port is opened, and characterised by a push roller provided on an outer surface of the tub door so as to push the cabinet door when the tub door is opened by the second hinge unit. a cabinet having a first introduction port; a tub, which is disposed in the cabinet and which has a second introduction port concentrically positioned with respect to the first introduction port; a drum, which is rotatably disposed in the tub and which contains laundry introduced through the first and second introduction ports; a cabinet door hingedly mounted on the cabinet so as to open and close the first introduction port; a tub door opening and closing the second introduction port; and a lock-releasing unit for releasing a locked state of the tub door upon opening of the cabinet door, a second hinge unit rotatably supporting the tub door, provided at a front side of the tub, and exerting elastic force in a direction in which the second introduction port is opened, and characterised by a push roller provided on an outer surface of the tub door so as to push the cabinet door when the tub door is opened by the second hinge unit.
A method for determining the copy number of a genomic sequence for each sample in a set of biological samples, the method comprising: calculating a ΔC t value for a target genomic sequence for each sample in a set of biological samples using an endogenous reference genomic sequence, wherein ΔC t is the difference in threshold cycles for the target and endogenous reference genomic sequence; constructing a frequency distribution of the ΔC t values calculated for each sample, wherein the frequency distribution comprises a set of collection of samples having similar ΔC t values for a target genomic sequence (sub-distributions of ΔC t values) for the target genomic sequence in a set of biological samples; and determining a copy number for the target genomic sequence for each sample in the set of biological samples, wherein the determination is an assignment of a copy number for each sample based on a measure of fit between a probability density function model based on said sub-distributions of ΔC t values and the frequency distribution, wherein the method is implemented on a computer. calculating a ΔC t value for a target genomic sequence for each sample in a set of biological samples using an endogenous reference genomic sequence, wherein ΔC t is the difference in threshold cycles for the target and endogenous reference genomic sequence; constructing a frequency distribution of the ΔC t values calculated for each sample, wherein the frequency distribution comprises a set of collection of samples having similar ΔC t values for a target genomic sequence (sub-distributions of ΔC t values) for the target genomic sequence in a set of biological samples; and determining a copy number for the target genomic sequence for each sample in the set of biological samples, wherein the determination is an assignment of a copy number for each sample based on a measure of fit between a probability density function model based on said sub-distributions of ΔC t values and the frequency distribution, wherein the method is implemented on a computer.
An electronically controlled pneumatic brake system for an automotive vehicle, said system being configured to operate either under a normal brake operating mode or under a backup brake operating mode, said system comprising: - one or more front axle brake module for providing pneumatic control pressure to the left and right front pneumatic brake actuators (FW-L, FW-R), - one or more rear axle brake module for providing pneumatic control pressure to the left and right rear pneumatic brake actuators (RW-L,RW-R), - a trailer brake interface and a coupling device for supplying air to a trailer, - an air production module selectively providing air under pressure to said axles electronic brake modules (FBM,RBM) via at least a first air supply circuit and a second air supply circuit, and to a trailer circuit, - at least two air reservoirs (R1,R2), respectively connected to first and second air supply circuits, - a trailer relay valve, having an output, wherein each of the front and rear axle brake modules (FBM,RBM) is controlled by an electrical control signal (NBC,ES1,ES2) under the normal brake operating mode and is controlled by a pneumatic backup brake control line under the backup brake operating mode, characterized in that the output of trailer relay valve is connected to the trailer brake interface under the normal brake operating mode, and the output of trailer relay valve is connected to the pneumatic backup brake control line under the backup brake operating mode. - one or more front axle brake module for providing pneumatic control pressure to the left and right front pneumatic brake actuators (FW-L, FW-R), - one or more rear axle brake module for providing pneumatic control pressure to the left and right rear pneumatic brake actuators (RW-L,RW-R), - a trailer brake interface and a coupling device for supplying air to a trailer, - an air production module selectively providing air under pressure to said axles electronic brake modules (FBM,RBM) via at least a first air supply circuit and a second air supply circuit, and to a trailer circuit, - at least two air reservoirs (R1,R2), respectively connected to first and second air supply circuits, - a trailer relay valve, having an output,
A device for covering an opening of a medical device, the device comprising a sintered porous cap body comprising a device cooperating end integral with a porous closed end, the entirety of the sintered porous cap body comprising a combination of plastic particles and elastomeric particles producing a substantially uniform mixture that is sintered in a mold in the shape of the cap body, the porous cap having a porosity between 10% to about 90% after sintering such that sterilizing gas can pass through the porous cap, the porous closed end providing a physical cover over the opening of the medical device in use, the porous cap comprising sintered porous media comprising both plastic and elastomeric material which at a thickness of 1 mm has a bacterial filtration efficiency of over 95% based on the ASTM 2701 test method and an air flow having a Gurley number less than 1000 seconds measured using the TAPPI T460 method, the Gurley number being the number of seconds for 100 cc air pass through 0.1 square inch of an open area that passes air at a pressure of 1.22 kPa.
A valve comprising: a valve body having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, the valve body having an internal circumferential wall defining a gas passageway between the gas inlet and gas outlet, wherein the inlet of the valve body is connectable to a source of pressurized gas; and a rupture disc provided adjacent said gas inlet, wherein the ruptured disc is configured to prevent flow of gas through said inlet when intact and to allow flow of gas through said inlet when ruptured; wherein the valve comprises ribs radially extending from the internal circumferential wall, characterised in that said ribs extend longitudinally in the direction to the gas outlet and from the gas inlet in a maze-type pattern. a valve body having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, the valve body having an internal circumferential wall defining a gas passageway between the gas inlet and gas outlet, wherein the inlet of the valve body is connectable to a source of pressurized gas; and a rupture disc provided adjacent said gas inlet, wherein the ruptured disc is configured to prevent flow of gas through said inlet when intact and to allow flow of gas through said inlet when ruptured; wherein the valve comprises ribs radially extending from the internal circumferential wall, characterised in that said ribs extend longitudinally in the direction to the gas outlet and from the gas inlet in a maze-type pattern.
A method for modifying the color gamut of a digital image, the method comprising the following steps performed in an apparatus for processing an image: a) receiving a digital image; b) checking if there is a need of gamut reduction or gamut extension wherein if the target gamut is enclosed by the source gamut, then gamut reduction is needed, and if the source gamut is encompassed by the target gamut, then gamut extension has to be performed; c) converting the input image into the HSV color space to obtain the components H 0, S 0, and V 0; d) convolving S 0 with a kernel and adding a constant-valued image in the result to obtain an interim gamut-mapped image ( S i) as: wherein the said kernel is computed as: wherein F is a Fourier transform operation, ω is a Gaussian kernel with standard deviation equal to the one-third of the number of rows or columns of the input image, whichever is larger; and c 1 is a constant and c 2 is a positive constant in the case of gamut extension, and c 2 is a negative constant in the case of gamut reduction; e) applying a threshold operation that is S f = max(S 0, S i) in the case of gamut extension and S f = min(S 0, S i) in the case of gamut reduction; f) converting the HSV image with channels ( H 0, S f, V 0) into the RGB color space of the target device to obtain the final gamut-mapped image. a) receiving a digital image; b) checking if there is a need of gamut reduction or gamut extension wherein if the target gamut is enclosed by the source gamut, then gamut reduction is needed, and if the source gamut is encompassed by the target gamut, then gamut extension has to be performed; c) converting the input image into the HSV color space to obtain the components H 0, S 0, and V 0; d) convolving S 0 with a kernel and adding a constant-valued image in the result to obtain an interim gamut-mapped image ( S i) as: wherein the said kernel is computed as: wherein F is a Fourier transform operation, ω is a Gaussian kernel with standard deviation equal to the one-third of the number of rows or columns of the input image, whichever is larger; and c 1 is a constant and c 2 is a positive constant in the case of gamut extension, and c 2 is a negative constant in the case of gamut reduction; e) applying a threshold operation that is S f = max(S 0, S i) in the case of gamut extension and S f = min(S 0, S i) in the case of gamut reduction; f) converting the HSV image with channels ( H 0, S f, V 0) into the RGB color space of the target device to obtain the final gamut-mapped image.