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A bone fixation instrument configured to apply tension to a bone fixation member so as to tighten the bone fixation member about a target bone, the fixation instrument comprising: a body defining a front end and an opposed rear end; a grip configured to secure a free end of the fixation member to the fixation instrument; a traveler that is connected to the grip such that the grip moves rearward along with the traveler so as to increase tension in the bone fixation member; an actuator operatively coupled to the traveler, the actuator configured to move from an initial position toward a tension position in response to an applied force, thereby biasing the traveler to move rearward; and a tension limiter connected between the actuator and the traveler, wherein the tension limiter allows the traveler to move rearward when the tension in the bone fixation member is less than a select tension, and prevents the traveler from moving rearward when the tension in the bone fixation member reaches the select tension, wherein the tension limiter comprises a spring member connected between the actuator and the traveler, characterized in that movement of the actuator from the initial position toward the tension position causes the spring member to compress, and the compression of the spring member causes the spring member to bias the traveler to move rearward under a biasing force. a body defining a front end and an opposed rear end; a grip configured to secure a free end of the fixation member to the fixation instrument; a traveler that is connected to the grip such that the grip moves rearward along with the traveler so as to increase tension in the bone fixation member; an actuator operatively coupled to the traveler, the actuator configured to move from an initial position toward a tension position in response to an applied force, thereby biasing the traveler to move rearward; and a tension limiter connected between the actuator and the traveler, wherein the tension limiter allows the traveler to move rearward when the tension in the bone fixation member is less than a select tension, and prevents the traveler from moving rearward when the tension in the bone fixation member reaches the select tension, wherein the tension limiter comprises a spring member connected between the actuator and the traveler, characterized in that movement of the actuator from the initial position toward the tension position causes the spring member to compress, and the compression of the spring member causes the spring member to bias the traveler to move rearward under a biasing force.
A gasket for a valve of an internal combustion engine; said valve comprising a guide element defining a through seat, and a movable stem sliding in said seat; said gasket having a central axis and comprising: - an elastically deformable sealing element, having an annular shape with respect to said axis and adapted to be externally arranged on said valve to cooperate both with said guide element and with said stem; and - a support element having an annular shape with respect to said axis, coaxially arranged on at least part of said sealing element so that this latter is radially pressed between said support element and said valve; wherein said support element has, along its side wall, at least one through window to allow the evacuation of the heat generated in use during the operation of the valve; wherein said support element comprises a first annular component, internally cooperating with at least one portion of said sealing element, and a second annular component, coupled to said first component, mounted coaxially and in a radially outermost position on said first component, configured to arrange in use said gasket on said engine and provided with said at least one window; wherein the extension of said second component along said axis is greater than the one of said first component; wherein said second component has a first annular portion radially superimposed on said first component and a second annular portion axially projecting from said first component and radially free with respect to the first component; wherein said window extends at least partly along said second portion of said second component; wherein said second component comprises: - a substantially cylindrical or frustoconical main body surrounding said first component and defining said first and second annular portions (31a, 31b); and - an annular flange projecting radially outwardly from one axial end of said second portion of said main body and adapted to be mounted in a fixed position with respect to said valve; and wherein said main body has, on the axially opposite side of said flange, an annular end edge, radially projecting towards the axis and defining an axial abutment for the end portion of the component, characterized in that said window is axially delimited on one side by said flange and on the opposite side by said annular end edge. - an elastically deformable sealing element, having an annular shape with respect to said axis and adapted to be externally arranged on said valve to cooperate both with said guide element and with said stem; and - a support element having an annular shape with respect to said axis, coaxially arranged on at least part of said sealing element so that this latter is radially pressed between said support element and said valve; - a substantially cylindrical or frustoconical main body surrounding said first component and defining said first and second annular portions (31a, 31b); and - an annular flange projecting radially outwardly from one axial end of said second portion of said main body and adapted to be mounted in a fixed position with respect to said valve; and
Device for producing a fluid jet, in particular for the removal of biological tissue, with a drive provided in a drive casing and a pump module comprising a pump casing, where said drive casing and said pump module can be detachably joined, where said drive casing comprises at least one positive-locking element and said pump casing at least one positive-locking counter-element (26, 36), characterized in that said positive-locking element when joining said pump and said drive casing (12, 2) interacts with said positive-locking counter-element (26, 36) such that said pump casing is, until a final position has been reached in which said pump casing is connected to said drive casing and at least one drive element of the drive provided at said drive casing is connected to an associated drive counter-element of said pump module, imposed a pivotal motion relative to said drive casing, where said drive element and said drive counter-element are arranged eccentric to a pivot axis of said pivotal motion and configured such that a positive-locking connection between said drive element and said drive counter-element arises due to the pivotal motion.
An optical receiver (100, 200, 300, 400) for a quantum key distribution system, the optical receiver (100, 200, 300, 400) comprising a plurality of optical components mounted or formed in a substrate (122, 222, 322, 422) and characterised in that the optical components are optically coupled by one or more hollow core waveguides (53, 105,123) formed in the substrate, wherein at least one of said optical components is a mounted component retained in an alignment slot which is formed in the substrate (122, 222, 322, 422), intersects one of said hollow core waveguides (105,123) and defines the alignment of the optical component retained therein with respect to that hollow core waveguide (105,123), and wherein the optical receiver further comprises first and second receiver channels, each receiver channel being arranged to detect a photon polarised in one of a respective pair of orthogonal polarisation states and to distinguish the polarisation state of that photon, respective pairs of polarisation states being mutually inclined.
A cleaning wafer (10, 22, 49) mountable in an integrated chip manufacturing apparatus, comprising a resilient cleaning pad (12, 28, 50) having a first side opposing a second, cleaning side (30, 38), the second, cleaning side being non-planar and including at least first and second pre-formed cleaning sections, the first pre-formed cleaning section being greater in thickness than the second pre-formed cleaning section, at least one of the pre-formed cleaning sections having a predetermined level of tack, characterized in that the first pre-formed cleaning section comprises a first compressible protrusion (14, 52) providing predetermined first means for urging the second, cleaning side away from contact with a portion of the integrated chip manufacturing apparatus.
An axle arrangement of a vehicle having at least one axle body with an axle flange and a disc brake comprising at least one brake calliper, in particular a sliding calliper, an application unit, a brake disc and a brake carrier, this brake carrier having the following: a. a frame-like disc holder for holding an edge of a brake disc of the disc brake, this disc holder having two parallel hub curves (10a, 10b) and two frame portions (11a, 11b) that connect these hub curves (10a, 10b), b. contact surfaces (20, 21) that are located a certain distance apart in a common plane and that, when fitted, abut the axle flange of the axle body in a horizontal fixing plane of the axle flange, these contact surfaces (20, 21) being configured on bracket-shaped bulges of the brake carrier that are configured laterally outside the disc holder, c. fixing holes in the contact surfaces (20, 21) via which the brake carrier can be screwed to the axle flange of the axle body, characterised in that d. in addition, the two bracket-shaped bulge each have vertical extensions (X1, X2) that are different from one another such that the brake calliper of the disc brake is rotated about a defined angle α clockwise or counter-clockwise relative to the fixing plane. a. a frame-like disc holder for holding an edge of a brake disc of the disc brake, this disc holder having two parallel hub curves (10a, 10b) and two frame portions (11a, 11b) that connect these hub curves (10a, 10b), b. contact surfaces (20, 21) that are located a certain distance apart in a common plane and that, when fitted, abut the axle flange of the axle body in a horizontal fixing plane of the axle flange, these contact surfaces (20, 21) being configured on bracket-shaped bulges of the brake carrier that are configured laterally outside the disc holder, c. fixing holes in the contact surfaces (20, 21) via which the brake carrier can be screwed to the axle flange of the axle body, d. in addition, the two bracket-shaped bulge each have vertical extensions (X1, X2) that are different from one another such that the brake calliper of the disc brake is rotated about a defined angle α clockwise or counter-clockwise relative to the fixing plane.
Method for extracting natural materials out of a ground, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: a) producing a network of substantially vertical holes in the ground according to a predefined mesh, the holes having a diameter greater than 1m, b) producing two substantially vertical cuts (12, 14) between two close holes, c) producing a substantially horizontal cut between two vertical cuts (12, 14) so as to detach a block, called a lug, being located between two close holes, and extracting said lug, d) repeating steps b) and c) so as to form a polygonal-shaped trench thus delimiting a block, e) producing a horizontal cut under the block so as to release it from the ground and extract said block, said block being able to be one single holding or made of several pieces. a) producing a network of substantially vertical holes in the ground according to a predefined mesh, the holes having a diameter greater than 1m, b) producing two substantially vertical cuts (12, 14) between two close holes, c) producing a substantially horizontal cut between two vertical cuts (12, 14) so as to detach a block, called a lug, being located between two close holes, and extracting said lug, d) repeating steps b) and c) so as to form a polygonal-shaped trench thus delimiting a block, e) producing a horizontal cut under the block so as to release it from the ground and extract said block, said block being able to be one single holding or made of several pieces.
A laundry appliance, comprising: a cabinet defining an aperture in a front surface thereof; a drum disposed within the cabinet, wherein the drum defines an access opening that aligns with the aperture; a door coupled to the cabinet and operable between closed and opened positions relative to the aperture; a bellows extending along a perimeter of the aperture and proximate the access opening; and a deflector extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of the aperture, characterized in that the deflector is coupled to the cabinet proximate the aperture and extends into an interior of the drum over the bellows. a cabinet defining an aperture in a front surface thereof; a drum disposed within the cabinet, wherein the drum defines an access opening that aligns with the aperture; a door coupled to the cabinet and operable between closed and opened positions relative to the aperture; a bellows extending along a perimeter of the aperture and proximate the access opening; and a deflector extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of the aperture, characterized in that the deflector is coupled to the cabinet proximate the aperture and extends into an interior of the drum over the bellows.
A device for cutting off one or more sample regions from a sample carrier that contains impregnated sample material, the device comprising: - a cutting unit for cutting off the one or more sample regions from the sample carrier, and - a support element for supporting a sample well element so that the sample well element is able to receive the one or more sample regions cut off from the sample carrier, and - an ionizer for producing electrical field in response to being connected to voltage, characterized in that the ionizer is located on a spatial area between the cutting unit and the support element so that, when the sample carrier is positioned to be cut by the cutting unit and the sample well element has been placed to the support element, the ionizer is between the sample carrier and the sample well element and arranged to ionize gas that is in contact with the sample well element so as to discharge static electricity from the sample well element. - a cutting unit for cutting off the one or more sample regions from the sample carrier, and - a support element for supporting a sample well element so that the sample well element is able to receive the one or more sample regions cut off from the sample carrier, and - an ionizer for producing electrical field in response to being connected to voltage,
A surface element having at least one structured surface region, in particular for a motor vehicle, which structured surface region is formed by elevations which are in each case at a spacing from one another and depressions which are situated between them, characterised in that the elevations (3, 3', 3", 10, 10') are arranged substantially at such a small spacing from one another and which have a height with respect to the depressions (4 to 9, 4' to 9', 4") such that, when the surface element (1, 1', 1") is swept over by an object, the object cannot reach, or cannot readily reach, the bottom of the depressions (4 to 9, 4' to 9', 4"), wherein the bottoms are formed with a glossy finish and wherein the high-lying surfaces of the elevations are refractively formed.
A configurable vector-by-matrix multiplication system (2200, 2300), comprising: an array of memory cells arranged into rows and columns; an activation block (2203a, 2203b, 2203c, 2203d, 2203e, 2203f, 2303a, 2303b, 2303c, 2303d, 2303e, 2303f) coupled to the array for generating a vector of input currents in response to a vector of input voltages and providing the vector of input currents to a plurality of memory cells in the array during a vector matrix multiplier operation; an output block (2202a, 2202b, 2202c, 2202d, 2202e, 2202f, 2302a, 2302b, 2302c) coupled to the array for generating a vector of output voltages in response to current received from a plurality of memory cells in the array during a vector matrix multiplier operation; a controller or control logic configured to generate during a first operation cycle a first sub-array in the array of memory cells and to couple during the first operation cycle the output block and the activation block to the first sub-array, and generate during a second operation cycle a second sub-array in the array of memory cells and to couple during the second operation cycle the output block and the activation block to the second sub-array; and routing circuitry (2204a, 2204b, 2204c, 2204d, 2205a, 2205b, 2205c, 2206a, 2206b, 2304a, 2304b, 2304c, 2304d, 2305a, 2305b, 2305c, 2305d, 2305d, 2305f, 2306a, 2306b) configured to route, in response to current received by the output block from the first sub-array, a vector of output voltages from the output block to the activation block for performing a vector matrix multiplier operation by the second sub-array. an array of memory cells arranged into rows and columns; an activation block (2203a, 2203b, 2203c, 2203d, 2203e, 2203f, 2303a, 2303b, 2303c, 2303d, 2303e, 2303f) coupled to the array for generating a vector of input currents in response to a vector of input voltages and providing the vector of input currents to a plurality of memory cells in the array during a vector matrix multiplier operation; an output block (2202a, 2202b, 2202c, 2202d, 2202e, 2202f, 2302a, 2302b, 2302c) coupled to the array for generating a vector of output voltages in response to current received from a plurality of memory cells in the array during a vector matrix multiplier operation; a controller or control logic configured to generate during a first operation cycle a first sub-array in the array of memory cells and to couple during the first operation cycle the output block and the activation block to the first sub-array, and generate during a second operation cycle a second sub-array in the array of memory cells and to couple during the second operation cycle the output block and the activation block to the second sub-array; and routing circuitry (2204a, 2204b, 2204c, 2204d, 2205a, 2205b, 2205c, 2206a, 2206b, 2304a, 2304b, 2304c, 2304d, 2305a, 2305b, 2305c, 2305d, 2305d, 2305f, 2306a, 2306b) configured to route, in response to current received by the output block from the first sub-array, a vector of output voltages from the output block to the activation block for performing a vector matrix multiplier operation by the second sub-array.
An orientation control device for a magnetic fluid, comprising: a magnetic fluid having magnetic nanoparticles; an induction power generation unit configured to include a silicone tube through which the magnetic fluid passes and a solenoid coil which is wound around a predetermined section outside the silicone tube to generate induced power when the magnetic fluid passes through an inner side of the silicone tube; and a permanent magnet at the outer side to enclose the solenoid coil so as to control pole orientation of the magnetic fluid passing through the solenoid coil, characterized in that the permanent magnet is in a conical shape which is getting thicker such that the permanent magnet is thicker at an entrance portion of the induction power generation unit than at an exit portion of the induction power generation unit, thereby the flux is strong toward the entrance portion of the induction power generation unit. a magnetic fluid having magnetic nanoparticles; an induction power generation unit configured to include a silicone tube through which the magnetic fluid passes and a solenoid coil which is wound around a predetermined section outside the silicone tube to generate induced power when the magnetic fluid passes through an inner side of the silicone tube; and a permanent magnet at the outer side to enclose the solenoid coil so as to control pole orientation of the magnetic fluid passing through the solenoid coil, characterized in that the permanent magnet is in a conical shape which is getting thicker such that the permanent magnet is thicker at an entrance portion of the induction power generation unit than at an exit portion of the induction power generation unit, thereby the flux is strong toward the entrance portion of the induction power generation unit.
A medical implant, comprising: a surface or film comprising a plurality of nanotubes having diameters from about 3 nm to about 300 nm and at a density greater than 10,000,000 nanotubes per square centimeter, where said nanotubes comprise a bioactive agent for elution to the surrounding tissue upon placement in a subject, and wherein said plurality of nanotubes further comprises an erodible capping film to provide for delayed elution of the bioactive agent. a surface or film comprising a plurality of nanotubes having diameters from about 3 nm to about 300 nm and at a density greater than 10,000,000 nanotubes per square centimeter, where said nanotubes comprise a bioactive agent for elution to the surrounding tissue upon placement in a subject, and wherein said plurality of nanotubes further comprises an erodible capping film to provide for delayed elution of the bioactive agent.
A method of manufacturing a solution of NSAID nanoparticles, characterised in that, a propionic acid derivative NSAID is dissolved in ethanol, and at least one dispersing agents chosen from a group consisting of lecithin, gelatin and/or starch is dissolved in water to form the aqueous solution of dispersing agents which contains lecithin in concentration from 25,0 to 66,67 g/dm 3 and gelatin in concentration from 1,67 to 6,67 g/dm 3 or to form the aqueous solution of dispersing agents which contains lecithin in concentration from 23,22 to 66,67 g/dm 3 and starch in concentration from 3,33 to 33,33 g/dm 3, then the organic solution is added to the aqueous solution and the obtained mixture is homogenised until homogenous solution is obtained.
A device for the optical measurement of at least one dimension of a flat object such as a wafer, comprising at least one detector, more than two divergent light sources which are positioned opposite to the detector and are essentially point-shaped, the projections of which light sources the detector detects, as well as at least one manipulation unit for holding and/or moving the object, wherein the manipulation unit is designed as a rotatable rotor, which is connected to a vacuum-generating device, wherein the rotor has at least one opening at a support surface for the object, at which opening the vacuum can be applied, characterized in that at least one measuring plane is spread between the light sources and the at least one detector to maximize a measuring area and to determine a height and/or a deflection of the object from a measurement of edges of the same.
Tyre comprising an inner liner facing an internal cavity of the tyre, an adhesive layer positioned on said inner liner and a strip of noise-damping foam attached to said inner liner by said adhesive layer, characterized in that said adhesive layer is based on a silanized polyether.