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An apparatus for permanently occluding a vein, comprising: a handle, a cartridge, the handle defining a receptacle configured to receive the cartridge, the receptacle including a male coupling configured and positioned to receive a female coupling of the cartridge when the cartridge and the handle engage, the handle further including a first motor, the male coupling is drivably connected to the first motor so that the first motor, when activated, drives the male coupling; the cartridge comprising an elongated intraluminal member shaped and dimensioned for passage through blood vessels of a subject, the intraluminal member including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end comprises a vein wall disruptor; wherein the first motor is configured to rotate the distal end of the intraluminal member to damage a vein wall; and, the apparatus further comprises a second motor coupled to the intraluminal member to withdraw the intraluminal member. a handle, a cartridge, the handle defining a receptacle configured to receive the cartridge, the receptacle including a male coupling configured and positioned to receive a female coupling of the cartridge when the cartridge and the handle engage, the handle further including a first motor, the male coupling is drivably connected to the first motor so that the first motor, when activated, drives the male coupling; the cartridge comprising an elongated intraluminal member shaped and dimensioned for passage through blood vessels of a subject, the intraluminal member including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end comprises a vein wall disruptor; wherein the first motor is configured to rotate the distal end of the intraluminal member to damage a vein wall; and, the apparatus further comprises a second motor coupled to the intraluminal member to withdraw the intraluminal member.
An apparatus for transferring a torque between a first unit and a second unit, the first unit comprising a mobile unit and the second unit comprising a stationary unit having a mechanism operable by rotation of a driven shaft of the second unit, said apparatus comprising: a drive coupler mounted on a drive shaft of the first unit and adapted for delivering said torque through rotation of the drive shaft about a drive axis; a driven coupler having a driven axis and being mounted on the driven shaft of said second unit, said driven coupler being arranged for engaging with said drive coupler along an engagement direction substantially orthogonal to said driven axis; a lateral displacement mechanism for moving the mobile unit having said drive coupler along said engagement direction to achieve a first-order coaxial alignment between said drive axis and said driven axis; a torque delivery drive configured to rotate said drive coupler about said drive axis after said first-order coaxial alignment is achieved causing said drive coupler to engage said driven coupler, characterised in that after the drive coupler engages the driven coupler, the driven coupler is configured to rotate with and apply force to the drive coupler to further laterally displace the drive coupler along the engagement direction to achieve a second-order coaxial alignment, the second-order coaxial alignment having reduced coaxial misalignment as compared to the first-order coaxial alignment during transfer of said torque about said driven axis. a drive coupler mounted on a drive shaft of the first unit and adapted for delivering said torque through rotation of the drive shaft about a drive axis; a driven coupler having a driven axis and being mounted on the driven shaft of said second unit, said driven coupler being arranged for engaging with said drive coupler along an engagement direction substantially orthogonal to said driven axis; a lateral displacement mechanism for moving the mobile unit having said drive coupler along said engagement direction to achieve a first-order coaxial alignment between said drive axis and said driven axis; a torque delivery drive configured to rotate said drive coupler about said drive axis after said first-order coaxial alignment is achieved causing said drive coupler to engage said driven coupler, characterised in that after the drive coupler engages the driven coupler, the driven coupler is configured to rotate with and apply force to the drive coupler to further laterally displace the drive coupler along the engagement direction to achieve a second-order coaxial alignment, the second-order coaxial alignment having reduced coaxial misalignment as compared to the first-order coaxial alignment during transfer of said torque about said driven axis.
A hybrid propulsion engine (400, 500) for an aircraft, the hybrid propulsion engine (400, 500) comprising: a propulsor (404, 504); a gas turbine engine (402, 502) to drive the propulsor (404, 504) during a first mode of operation, the gas turbine engine (402, 502) having a core air intake (424, 514); an electric motor (406, 506) to drive the propulsor (404, 504) during a second mode of operation; and a damper (900, 1000) disposed in the core air intake (424, 514) of the gas turbine engine (402, 502) to block airflow through the core air intake (424, 514) during the second mode of operation, wherein the damper (900, 1000) is operable between an open state that allows airflow through the core air intake (424, 514) and a closed state that blocks airflow through the core air intake (424, 514), wherein the core air intake (424, 514) is defined by an outer radial wall and an inner radial wall, and wherein the damper includes a plurality of vanes between the outer radial wall and the inner radial wall, the vanes being rotatable between an open position, corresponding to the open state, and a closed position, corresponding to the closed state, wherein the damper includes an actuator to rotate the vanes, wherein the damper includes an actuation ring disposed around the outer radial wall and a plurality of arms coupled between respective ones of the vanes and the actuation ring, the actuator to rotate the actuation ring to rotate the vanes simultaneously. a propulsor (404, 504); a gas turbine engine (402, 502) to drive the propulsor (404, 504) during a first mode of operation, the gas turbine engine (402, 502) having a core air intake (424, 514); an electric motor (406, 506) to drive the propulsor (404, 504) during a second mode of operation; and a damper (900, 1000) disposed in the core air intake (424, 514) of the gas turbine engine (402, 502) to block airflow through the core air intake (424, 514) during the second mode of operation, wherein the damper (900, 1000) is operable between an open state that allows airflow through the core air intake (424, 514) and a closed state that blocks airflow through the core air intake (424, 514), wherein the core air intake (424, 514) is defined by an outer radial wall and an inner radial wall, and wherein the damper includes a plurality of vanes between the outer radial wall and the inner radial wall, the vanes being rotatable between an open position, corresponding to the open state, and a closed position, corresponding to the closed state, wherein the damper includes an actuator to rotate the vanes, wherein the damper includes an actuation ring disposed around the outer radial wall and a plurality of arms coupled between respective ones of the vanes and the actuation ring, the actuator to rotate the actuation ring to rotate the vanes simultaneously.
A method for cracking a hydrocarbon feed stream, the method comprising: contacting the hydrocarbon feed stream with a cracking catalyst in a reactor unit, where the hydrocarbon feed stream is crude oil and has an API gravity of at least 40 degrees, and where the cracking catalyst comprises: one or more binder materials in an amount of from 5 wt.% to 30 wt.% of the total cracking catalyst; one or more matrix materials in an amount of from 30 wt.% to 60 wt.% of the total cracking catalyst; *BEA framework type zeolite in an amount of from 5 wt.% to 45 wt.% of the total cracking catalyst; FAU framework type zeolite in an amount of from 5 wt.% to 45 wt.% of the total cracking catalyst; and MFI framework type zeolite in an amount of from 5 wt.% to 45 wt.% of the total cracking catalyst; where the *BEA framework type zeolite comprises less than 1 wt.% of transition metal. one or more binder materials in an amount of from 5 wt.% to 30 wt.% of the total cracking catalyst; one or more matrix materials in an amount of from 30 wt.% to 60 wt.% of the total cracking catalyst; *BEA framework type zeolite in an amount of from 5 wt.% to 45 wt.% of the total cracking catalyst; FAU framework type zeolite in an amount of from 5 wt.% to 45 wt.% of the total cracking catalyst; and MFI framework type zeolite in an amount of from 5 wt.% to 45 wt.% of the total cracking catalyst; where the *BEA framework type zeolite comprises less than 1 wt.% of transition metal.
Device for nasal delivery of fluid product, comprising: - a reservoir containing a dose of fluid product, - a nasal delivery head provided with a delivery orifice comprises an axial cylinder having an axial height (h) and a radial diameter (d), and - actuator means to make it possible to actuate the device, said actuator means comprising an actuator body (31 that is movable relative to the nasal delivery head, said actuator body engaging during actuation with said reservoir so as to move it axially relative to the nasal delivery head towards the delivery orifice, the axial height (h) being equal to 0.6mm, the dose volume being 50μL and the radial diameter (d) being equal to 0.4mm, and, for an actuation speed of 70mm/s, the force of the impact of the spray measured at a distance of 3cm from said delivery orifice being less than 0.03N, in particular equal to 0.026N, and the distribution of the droplet sizes being of between 50μm and 70μm, in particular equal to 60μm. - a reservoir containing a dose of fluid product, - a nasal delivery head provided with a delivery orifice comprises an axial cylinder having an axial height (h) and a radial diameter (d), and - actuator means to make it possible to actuate the device, said actuator means comprising an actuator body (31 that is movable relative to the nasal delivery head, said actuator body engaging during actuation with said reservoir so as to move it axially relative to the nasal delivery head towards the delivery orifice,
A method of operating a valve positioned in a subterranean well, the method comprising: installing at least one electrical actuator in a flow passage extending longitudinally through the valve in the well; and operating a closure assembly in response to electrical power being supplied to the electrical actuator, characterised in that electrical power is supplied to the electrical actuator via at least one direct electrical connection between the electrical actuator and the valve. installing at least one electrical actuator in a flow passage extending longitudinally through the valve in the well; and operating a closure assembly in response to electrical power being supplied to the electrical actuator, characterised in that electrical power is supplied to the electrical actuator via at least one direct electrical connection between the electrical actuator and the valve.
A method for determining a time offset (to) for a video segment of a video stream using metadata, the metadata comprising time information of at least one of a start time and an end time of the video segment, the method being performed by a video network node, the method being characterized in comprising: extracting a first video part and a second video part from the video stream, each of which comprising a common video segment (230, 240); identifying (S106a) a sequence of video frames in the first video part that represents the common video segment (230, 240), wherein identifying the sequence of video frames comprises: identifying (S106a), in the first video part, a first sequence of video frames that is similar to a second sequence of video frames in the second video part, and wherein the first sequence of video frames has a time duration equal to the time duration of the video segment and determining (S106b) that the first sequence of video frames is similar to the second sequence of video frames in the second video part using an image similarity measure between video frames in the first video part and video frames in the second video part; and determining the time offset (to) based on a time difference between an end-point frame of the identified sequence of video frames and the time information in the metadata. extracting a first video part and a second video part from the video stream, each of which comprising a common video segment (230, 240); identifying (S106a) a sequence of video frames in the first video part that represents the common video segment (230, 240), wherein identifying the sequence of video frames comprises: identifying (S106a), in the first video part, a first sequence of video frames that is similar to a second sequence of video frames in the second video part, and wherein the first sequence of video frames has a time duration equal to the time duration of the video segment and determining (S106b) that the first sequence of video frames is similar to the second sequence of video frames in the second video part using an image similarity measure between video frames in the first video part and video frames in the second video part; and identifying (S106a), in the first video part, a first sequence of video frames that is similar to a second sequence of video frames in the second video part, and wherein the first sequence of video frames has a time duration equal to the time duration of the video segment and determining (S106b) that the first sequence of video frames is similar to the second sequence of video frames in the second video part using an image similarity measure between video frames in the first video part and video frames in the second video part; and
A connecting structure for connecting a conductor made of aluminum and a coupling part with each other; wherein the coupling part is provided with a set of projections having inclined planes being pressed into a surface portion of the conductor made of aluminum, characterized in that the conductor made of aluminum is a solid conductor and a set of distorted regions is continuously formed along the inclined planes of the projections in the surface portion of the solid conductor, for stopping cold flows of aluminum therein.
A computer-implemented method for controlling a local utility, comprising: at a client computer having a processor and memory storing instructions for execution by the processor: at the local utility, receiving a first request originating from an application and including a first token, wherein the first request and the first token are received by the local utility via a local web server of the local utility, wherein the local web server is executed by the client computer; authenticating the first token, including sending the first token to an authentication server remote from the client computer; in response to authenticating the first token, generating a second token at the local utility; sending the second token to the application for inclusion in subsequent requests from the application to the local utility; receiving a second request from the application, wherein the second request includes a third token and one or both of a local utility control command and a local utility status request; determining whether the third token matches the second token; and in accordance with a determination that the second and third tokens match, taking one or more actions based on the content of the second request. at the local utility, receiving a first request originating from an application and including a first token, wherein the first request and the first token are received by the local utility via a local web server of the local utility, wherein the local web server is executed by the client computer; authenticating the first token, including sending the first token to an authentication server remote from the client computer; in response to authenticating the first token, generating a second token at the local utility; sending the second token to the application for inclusion in subsequent requests from the application to the local utility; receiving a second request from the application, wherein the second request includes a third token and one or both of a local utility control command and a local utility status request; determining whether the third token matches the second token; and in accordance with a determination that the second and third tokens match, taking one or more actions based on the content of the second request.
A transdermal drug delivery system, comprising: - a sheet material coated with an adhesive on a first side; - a pharmaceutical composition contacting a second side of said sheet material and capable of at least partially passively diffusing through said sheet material to said first side; and - a flexible backing; wherein: the flexible backing and the adhesive-coated sheet material form a pocket containing said pharmaceutical composition; the pharmaceutical composition is incapable of passively diffusing through the flexible backing; the pharmaceutical composition comprises tirofiban, or a salt or hydrate thereof; and an adhesive on said adhesive-coated sheet material is capable of adhering to a patient's skin; further comprising a skin permeation device or a skin penetration enhancer wherein the skin permeation or skin penetration enhancer is selected from the gyoup consisting of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, oleic acid, C8-C22 aliphatic alcohol, sorbitan ester, linoleic acid, and isopropyl linoleate. - a sheet material coated with an adhesive on a first side; - a pharmaceutical composition contacting a second side of said sheet material and capable of at least partially passively diffusing through said sheet material to said first side; and - a flexible backing; the flexible backing and the adhesive-coated sheet material form a pocket containing said pharmaceutical composition; the pharmaceutical composition is incapable of passively diffusing through the flexible backing; the pharmaceutical composition comprises tirofiban, or a salt or hydrate thereof; and an adhesive on said adhesive-coated sheet material is capable of adhering to a patient's skin; further comprising a skin permeation device or a skin penetration enhancer wherein the skin permeation or skin penetration enhancer is selected from the gyoup consisting of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, oleic acid, C8-C22 aliphatic alcohol, sorbitan ester, linoleic acid, and isopropyl linoleate.
Food composition having a protein content of at least 50% by weight of the total mass, comprising 3 to 20% by weight animal protein, which is powdered meat, powder of white of egg and/or powder of white of egg hydrolysate, 3 to 20% by weight plant protein isolate, 3 to 20% by weight whey protein, 5 to 30% by weight whey protein hydrolysate, 2 to 17% by weight of a first animal protein hydrolysate, 5 to 20% by weight of a second animal protein hydrolysate, 0 to 35% by weight, especially 20 to 35% by weight casein and/or caseinate, 5 to 15% by weight of at least one moisturizing agent and 1 to 10% by weight of at least one animal or plant oil and having a density of at least 0.6 kg/L and a cutting resistance at 20°C of at maximum 25 N using a blade having a cutting breadth of 20 mm and a cutting speed of 2.0 mm/s.
A method for preparing a pet chew toy with oral care properties, said pet chew toy comprising a main body, adhesives, probiotics and prebiotics, said method comprising the following steps: measuring the ingredients of the pet chew toy, applying a part of adhesive to the surface of a main body, and then applying a premixed probiotics, prebiotics and adhesive to the surface of the main body to obtain a pet chew toy with oral care properties; wherein the adhesive applied to the surface of the main body is different from the adhesive premixed with the probiotics and prebiotics; wherein the main body comprises at least one of woven fabrics, rubber, plastic, starch, proteins, fibers, and bone powder and/or a commercially available pet toy; wherein the adhesives are plant-based adhesives and/or animal-based adhesives, wherein the plant-based adhesives comprise at least one of starch, cellulose, tannin, gum arabic and sodium alginate; wherein the animal-based adhesives comprise at least one of bone glue, fish gelatin, blood-albumen glue, casein and shellac. measuring the ingredients of the pet chew toy, applying a part of adhesive to the surface of a main body, and then applying a premixed probiotics, prebiotics and adhesive to the surface of the main body to obtain a pet chew toy with oral care properties; wherein the adhesive applied to the surface of the main body is different from the adhesive premixed with the probiotics and prebiotics; wherein the main body comprises at least one of woven fabrics, rubber, plastic, starch, proteins, fibers, and bone powder and/or a commercially available pet toy; wherein the adhesives are plant-based adhesives and/or animal-based adhesives, wherein the plant-based adhesives comprise at least one of starch, cellulose, tannin, gum arabic and sodium alginate; wherein the animal-based adhesives comprise at least one of bone glue, fish gelatin, blood-albumen glue, casein and shellac.
Preparation comprising one or more insect repellent active ingredients selected from dihydronepetalactones and/or extracts of cat mint and one or more perfume ingredients selected from the group hexyl salicylate and linalyl acetate.
A pipe connection arrangement comprising, a pipe having a flare arranged at at least one end of the pipe, the flare extending outwardly from the pipe wall (1.1) and having an upper surface close to the pipe wall (1.1) and a lower conical surface below the upper surface; a connector comprising a conical housing for supporting the lower conical surface, an opening for receiving a threaded connecting means having threads, and an inner wall, defined by the opening, having threads cooperating with the threads of the threaded connecting means; the threaded connecting means having a tip contacting the upper surface of the flare for connecting the pipe to the connector characterized in that the upper surface of the flare is at least partially coated with a friction reducing coating material.