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Sensor for locating metal or magnetic objects including two transmitting coils (1, 3) and including one receiving coil, wherein the receiving coil is formed from two receiving subcoils (2, 4), wherein the first transmitting coil and the first receiving subcoil are arranged in a plane, wherein a first line perpendicularly intersects a second line at a center point, wherein the first transmitting coil is arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to the first line, wherein the first receiving subcoil is arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to the first line, wherein the first transmitting coil and the first receiving subcoil are arranged opposite, symmetrically with respect to the second line, wherein the second transmitting coil and a second receiving subcoil are arranged in a second plane, wherein a first additional line and a second additional line intersect perpendicularly at a second center point of the second plane, wherein the second transmitting coil is arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to the first additional line, wherein the second receiving subcoil is arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to the first additional line, wherein the second transmitting coil and the second receiving subcoil are arranged opposite, symmetrically with respect to the second additional line, wherein the first line and the first additional line are arranged rotated through an angle relative to one another, characterized in that the first center point and the second center point are arranged on a central axis, wherein the central axis is perpendicular to the two planes, and wherein the first receiving subcoil and the second receiving subcoil are formed differently and have different inductances.
A solder paste comprising a solder powder; and a flux, comprising a rosin; an activator; a solvent; and a thixotropic agent containing a polyethylene glycol, wherein a content of the polyethylene glycol is 12 mass% to 20 mass% with respect to a total mass of the flux, a content of the thixotropic agent excluding the polyethylene glycol is 5 mass% or less with respect to the total mass of the flux, and a content of the rosin is more than 15 mass% and 50 mass% or less with respect to the total mass of the flux. a solder powder; and a flux, comprising a rosin; an activator; a solvent; and a thixotropic agent containing a polyethylene glycol, wherein a content of the polyethylene glycol is 12 mass% to 20 mass% with respect to a total mass of the flux, a content of the thixotropic agent excluding the polyethylene glycol is 5 mass% or less with respect to the total mass of the flux, and a content of the rosin is more than 15 mass% and 50 mass% or less with respect to the total mass of the flux.
A bone plate, comprising: a head extending from a first end of the bone plate; and a shaft extending from the head to a second end of the bone plate, the shaft including an elongated shaft plate hole extending therethrough, a plate hole axis of the elongated shaft plate hole extending orthogonally from a top surface to a bone contacting surface of the bone plate, characterized in that the bone plate sized and shaped for fixation to one of a phalangeal and metacarpal bone, in that the head has an elongated curved plate hole extending therethrough along a curved path from a first end to a second end, a plate hole axis of the elongated curved plate hole extending orthogonally from the top surface to the bone contacting surface of the bone plate, and in that the elongated shaft plate hole is elongated in a direction extending orthogonal to a central longitudinal axis of the bone plate. a head extending from a first end of the bone plate; and a shaft extending from the head to a second end of the bone plate, the shaft including an elongated shaft plate hole extending therethrough, a plate hole axis of the elongated shaft plate hole extending orthogonally from a top surface to a bone contacting surface of the bone plate, characterized in that the bone plate sized and shaped for fixation to one of a phalangeal and metacarpal bone, in that the head has an elongated curved plate hole extending therethrough along a curved path from a first end to a second end, a plate hole axis of the elongated curved plate hole extending orthogonally from the top surface to the bone contacting surface of the bone plate, and in that the elongated shaft plate hole is elongated in a direction extending orthogonal to a central longitudinal axis of the bone plate.
A method of controlling a powder bed based additive manufacturing process in which one or more energy beams (54, 56) are used to selectively fuse a powder contained in a housing having a gas flow (76, 106, 110) therein in order to form a workpiece, in the presence of one or more plumes (82, 84) generated by interaction of the one or more energy beams (54, 56) with the powder, the method comprising controlling a trajectory of the one or more plumes (82, 84) by varying the magnitude or the direction of the gas flow (76, 106, 110), so as to prevent the one or more energy beams (54, 56) from intersecting the one or more plumes (82, 84), wherein the method comprises: determining the trajectory of the one or more plumes (82, 84) by sensing or by modeling to quantify a behavior of the one or more plumes (82, 84).
A pin locking apparatus comprising: a base plate having a vertical passage having an open vertical end, a transverse passage being in fluid communication with the vertical passage, and a longitudinal passage having an open longitudinal end, the longitudinal passage being in fluid communication with the transverse passage; a pin slidably disposed in the vertical passage and extending outwardly from the open vertical end; characterized in that: a magnet is slidably disposed in the transverse passage between: a pin locking position wherein the magnet engages the pin and urges the pin against the base plate; and a pin unlocking position wherein the pin is free to slide along the vertical passage; a means for magnetically attracting the magnet is disposed in the transverse passage, away from the pin; and a wedge is disposed between the magnet and the means for magnetically attracting the magnet, the wedge being slidably disposed between: a magnet locking position wherein the wedge engages the magnet and urges the magnet against the pin; and a magnet unlocking position wherein the magnet is biased away from the pin by the means for magnetically attracting the magnet. a base plate having a vertical passage having an open vertical end, a transverse passage being in fluid communication with the vertical passage, and a longitudinal passage having an open longitudinal end, the longitudinal passage being in fluid communication with the transverse passage; a pin slidably disposed in the vertical passage and extending outwardly from the open vertical end; a magnet is slidably disposed in the transverse passage between: a pin locking position wherein the magnet engages the pin and urges the pin against the base plate; and a pin unlocking position wherein the pin is free to slide along the vertical passage; a pin locking position wherein the magnet engages the pin and urges the pin against the base plate; and a pin unlocking position wherein the pin is free to slide along the vertical passage; a means for magnetically attracting the magnet is disposed in the transverse passage, away from the pin; and a wedge is disposed between the magnet and the means for magnetically attracting the magnet, the wedge being slidably disposed between: a magnet locking position wherein the wedge engages the magnet and urges the magnet against the pin; and a magnet unlocking position wherein the magnet is biased away from the pin by the means for magnetically attracting the magnet. a magnet locking position wherein the wedge engages the magnet and urges the magnet against the pin; and a magnet unlocking position wherein the magnet is biased away from the pin by the means for magnetically attracting the magnet.
A mass spectrometer comprising: a first ion trap and a second ion trap arranged downstream of said first ion trap; and a control system which is arranged and adapted: (i) to allow ions to enter said first ion trap for a predetermined period of time, wherein said first ion trap is arranged to have a first charge capacity, wherein said first charge capacity is exceeded during said predetermined period of time, wherein excess ions emerge from or are otherwise ejected from said first ion trap; and (ii) to transfer at least some or all ions stored within said first ion trap to said second ion trap after said predetermined period of time wherein said second ion trap has a second charge capacity, and wherein the ratio of said second charge capacity to said first charge capacity is > 1; and said first charge capacity and the charge capacity of said second ion trap is arranged or set so that when at least some or all ions are transferred from said first ion trap to said second ion trap, the analytical performance of said second ion trap is not substantially compromised and/or the charge capacity of said second ion trap is not substantially exceeded. a first ion trap and a second ion trap arranged downstream of said first ion trap; and a control system which is arranged and adapted: (i) to allow ions to enter said first ion trap for a predetermined period of time, wherein said first ion trap is arranged to have a first charge capacity, wherein said first charge capacity is exceeded during said predetermined period of time, wherein excess ions emerge from or are otherwise ejected from said first ion trap; and (ii) to transfer at least some or all ions stored within said first ion trap to said second ion trap after said predetermined period of time wherein (i) to allow ions to enter said first ion trap for a predetermined period of time, wherein said first ion trap is arranged to have a first charge capacity, wherein said first charge capacity is exceeded during said predetermined period of time, wherein excess ions emerge from or are otherwise ejected from said first ion trap; and (ii) to transfer at least some or all ions stored within said first ion trap to said second ion trap after said predetermined period of time wherein said second ion trap has a second charge capacity, and wherein the ratio of said second charge capacity to said first charge capacity is > 1; and said first charge capacity and the charge capacity of said second ion trap is arranged or set so that when at least some or all ions are transferred from said first ion trap to said second ion trap, the analytical performance of said second ion trap is not substantially compromised and/or the charge capacity of said second ion trap is not substantially exceeded.
A suturing device for use with a delivery catheter in a transcatheter procedure, for closing an opening formed in body tissue, said suturing device comprising: (a) a spiral needle having a hollow central core, a proximal end, and a distal end, said distal end terminating in a sharp point forming an aperture of said hollow core, for cutting a spiral passageway through body tissue surrounding said opening to be closed; (b) a guide wire having a suture eye at one end thereof for receiving suture thread at said distal end after said guide wire has been advanced through said hollow central core of said spiral needle, and (c) driving means, for rotatably advancing and retracting said spiral needle and guide wire with respect to said catheter, such that when said device is rotatably advanced with respect to said body tissue opening, a connection can be made between said suture thread and said suture eye of said guide wire, thus enabling formation of a spiral suture as said device is rotatably retracted, wherein the device is adapted for use in closing an opening formed in the apex of the heart during a transcatheter valve implantation procedure, and wherein said spiral needle surrounds said catheter, through which said suture thread is delivered for connection to said guide wire suture eye. (a) a spiral needle having a hollow central core, a proximal end, and a distal end, said distal end terminating in a sharp point forming an aperture of said hollow core, for cutting a spiral passageway through body tissue surrounding said opening to be closed; (b) a guide wire having a suture eye at one end thereof for receiving suture thread at said distal end after said guide wire has been advanced through said hollow central core of said spiral needle, and (c) driving means, for rotatably advancing and retracting said spiral needle and guide wire with respect to said catheter, such that when said device is rotatably advanced with respect to said body tissue opening, a connection can be made between said suture thread and said suture eye of said guide wire, thus enabling formation of a spiral suture as said device is rotatably retracted, wherein the device is adapted for use in closing an opening formed in the apex of the heart during a transcatheter valve implantation procedure, and wherein said spiral needle surrounds said catheter, through which said suture thread is delivered for connection to said guide wire suture eye.
A downlink direction remote radio unit RRU selection decision method, comprising: when an RRU selection decision cycle of a current RRU shared cell arrives: determining, according to a current downlink measurement item being a downlink reception level or quality of a user terminal and an uplink measurement item being an uplink reception level or quality of each RRU, and power specification of each RRU, at least one RRU among the RRUs suitable for transmitting a downlink carrier signal, wherein a downlink channel comprises: a traffic channel and a stand-alone dedicated control channel, and the determining comprises: step a: determining a current RRU transmission mode being one of a single-transmission mode, a dual-transmission mode, and a multi-transmission mode; and step b: performing judgment (S202, S204, S206) according to the current downlink measurement item of the user terminal, the uplink measurement item of each RRU, and the power specification of each RRU, so as to determine whether to switch from the current RRU transmission mode of a single-transmission, dual-transmission and multi-transmission to a different RRU transmission mode of a single-transmission, dual-transmission and multi-transmission. determining, according to a current downlink measurement item being a downlink reception level or quality of a user terminal and an uplink measurement item being an uplink reception level or quality of each RRU, and power specification of each RRU, at least one RRU among the RRUs suitable for transmitting a downlink carrier signal, wherein a downlink channel comprises: a traffic channel and a stand-alone dedicated control channel, and the determining comprises: step a: determining a current RRU transmission mode being one of a single-transmission mode, a dual-transmission mode, and a multi-transmission mode; and step b: performing judgment (S202, S204, S206) according to the current downlink measurement item of the user terminal, the uplink measurement item of each RRU, and the power specification of each RRU, so as to determine whether to switch from the current RRU transmission mode of a single-transmission, dual-transmission and multi-transmission to a different RRU transmission mode of a single-transmission, dual-transmission and multi-transmission. step a: determining a current RRU transmission mode being one of a single-transmission mode, a dual-transmission mode, and a multi-transmission mode; and step b: performing judgment (S202, S204, S206) according to the current downlink measurement item of the user terminal, the uplink measurement item of each RRU, and the power specification of each RRU, so as to determine whether to switch from the current RRU transmission mode of a single-transmission, dual-transmission and multi-transmission to a different RRU transmission mode of a single-transmission, dual-transmission and multi-transmission.
An apparatus for continuous needleless electrospinning a nanoscale or submicron scale polymer fiber web onto a substrate, comprising: an electrospinning enclosure comprising at least one liquid polymer coating device and an electrospinning zone; a wire drive system located external to the electrospinning enclosure, wherein the wire drive system drives a plurality of continuous electrode wires through the electrospinning enclosure and the at least one liquid polymer coating device and electrospinning zone located therein; a liquid polymer recycle and feed system located external to the electrospinning enclosure and comprising a recycle and feed tank, wherein the recycle and feed tank supplies liquid polymer to and receives overflow liquid polymer from the at least one liquid polymer coating device; and a vapor collection and solvent recovery system located external to the electrospinning enclosure comprising at least one exhaust stream (1605A, 1605B, 1605C, 1650D) for collecting and processing vapors generated in the electrospinning enclosure and for maintaining a pressure in the electrospinning enclosure that is lower than atmospheric pressure. an electrospinning enclosure comprising at least one liquid polymer coating device and an electrospinning zone; a wire drive system located external to the electrospinning enclosure, wherein the wire drive system drives a plurality of continuous electrode wires through the electrospinning enclosure and the at least one liquid polymer coating device and electrospinning zone located therein; a liquid polymer recycle and feed system located external to the electrospinning enclosure and comprising a recycle and feed tank, wherein the recycle and feed tank supplies liquid polymer to and receives overflow liquid polymer from the at least one liquid polymer coating device; and a vapor collection and solvent recovery system located external to the electrospinning enclosure comprising at least one exhaust stream (1605A, 1605B, 1605C, 1650D) for collecting and processing vapors generated in the electrospinning enclosure and for maintaining a pressure in the electrospinning enclosure that is lower than atmospheric pressure.
A heat-storing apparatus with solid filling material for storing thermal energy for use in a heating apparatus or other heat utilization system, said heat-storing apparatus being operable at high temperatures, preferably at temperatures of several hundred degrees Celsius, said heat-storing apparatus comprising a heat-insulated housing, a particulate or granular solid heat storage medium allowing a gaseous heat transfer medium, preferably air to flow therethrough, said head storage medium being arranged in the heat-insulated housing, the apparatus further comprising a heat input unit connected to a heat source, and a heat removal unit connected to a heat utilization system, wherein said heat input unit and said heat removal unit are at least in part located within the heat-insulated housing, wherein the heat removal unit comprises a heat exchanger within the heat-insulating housing, said heat exchanger being connected to the heat utilization system, wherein the heat exchange between said heat exchanger and the solid heat storage medium is achieved by the heat transfer medium isolated from the ambient air, preferably internal air, which is capable of flowing through the solid heat storage medium, wherein the circulation of said heat transfer medium within the insulated housing is controlled by the rotational speed of a radial blower impeller depending on the thermal energy required by the heat utilization system, said radial blower impeller being arranged inside the insulated housing cooperating with a heat absorption side of the heat exchanger, characterized in that the heat exchanger can be insulated from the heated solid heat storage medium by a thermal shielding unit when no heat is removed by the heat utilization system, wherein said thermal shielding unit has an actuating means and a heat shielding profile element, said actuating means being capable of moving the heat shielding profile element between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position, the heat shielding profile element closes the space surrounding the heat exchanger enclosed by said heat shielding profile element from the ambient air and at the same time opening said surrounding space into the inner space of the heat-storing apparatus, whereas in the open position, the heat shield profile element closes the space surrounding the heat exchanger enclosed by said heat shielding profile element from the inner space of the heat-storing apparatus and at the same time opens said inner space into the ambient air.
Reaction system for preparing end-equilibrated acetoxy function-bearing siloxanes having chain lengths of more than 3 silicon atoms, comprising a) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing alkoxy groups and/or b) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing acetoxy groups, and/or c) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing hydroxy groups, and/or d) simple siloxane cycles and/or DT cycles, and e) a reaction medium comprising acetic anhydride, Bronsted acid and acetic acid, wherein Bronsted acids having a pKa ≤ -1.30, preferably having a pKa ≤ -2.90, particularly preferably having a pKa ≤ -4.90 are used, and wherein the acetic acid is present in the reaction system in amounts of 0.4 to 15.0 per cent by weight, with preference 0.5 to 10.0 per cent by weight, preferably 0.8 to 6.5 per cent by weight, particularly preferably in amounts of 1.0 to 6.0 per cent by weight, based on the reaction system, wherein the molar ratio of Bronsted acid used to acetic acid in the case of Bronsted acids of category A), which have a pKa ≤ -4.90, is in the range from ≥ 1/30 and ≤ 1/3 and in the case of Bronsted acids of category B), which have a pKa of ≤ -1.30 to ≥ -4.80, is in the range from ≥ 1/10 and ≤ 1 and in the case of mixtures of Bronsted acids of category A) and category B) is in the range from ≥ 1/30 and ≤ 1, with the proviso that (i) either the sole use of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and also of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and acetic acid is excluded, and/or that (ii) the Bronsted acid used at least in part has a pKa between -1.3 and > -13.5. a) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing alkoxy groups and/or b) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing acetoxy groups, and/or c) silanes and/or siloxanes bearing hydroxy groups, and/or d) simple siloxane cycles and/or DT cycles, and e) a reaction medium comprising acetic anhydride, Bronsted acid and acetic acid, wherein Bronsted acids having a pKa ≤ -1.30, preferably having a pKa ≤ -2.90, particularly preferably having a pKa ≤ -4.90 are used, and wherein the acetic acid is present in the reaction system in amounts of 0.4 to 15.0 per cent by weight, with preference 0.5 to 10.0 per cent by weight, preferably 0.8 to 6.5 per cent by weight, particularly preferably in amounts of 1.0 to 6.0 per cent by weight, based on the reaction system, wherein the molar ratio of Bronsted acid used to acetic acid in the case of Bronsted acids of category A), which have a pKa ≤ -4.90, is in the range from ≥ 1/30 and ≤ 1/3 and in the case of Bronsted acids of category B), which have a pKa of ≤ -1.30 to ≥ -4.80, is in the range from ≥ 1/10 and ≤ 1 and in the case of mixtures of Bronsted acids of category A) and category B) is in the range from ≥ 1/30 and ≤ 1, with the proviso that (i) either the sole use of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and also of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and acetic acid is excluded, and/or that (ii) the Bronsted acid used at least in part has a pKa between -1.3 and > -13.5.
A copper foil for producing graphene made of Cu having a purity of from 99.95% by mass to 99.995 % by mass, having a concentration of oxygen of 200 ppm by mass or less and having 60 degree gloss (JIS Z8741) in a rolling direction and 60 degree gloss (JIS Z8741) in a direction transverse to rolling direction of each 400% or more wherein the average crystal grain size is 100 μm or more.