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A retention fastener, comprising: a body panel; first and second leg members (16, 20) integrally connected to the body panel and both co-extending with respect to a first panel face of the body panel, each of the first and second leg members (16, 20) including: at least one retention feature (46, 48, 46', 48'), including: a single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51') having a smooth curved surface (72, 72') extending to a single wing retention tooth (64, 66, 64', 66'), and a multiple tooth wing (52, 53, 52', 53') positioned beside the single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51'), the multiple tooth (52, 53, 52', 53') wing having multiple individual teeth (56, 58, 60, 62, 56', 58', 60', 62') arranged on a curved surface, the multiple tooth wing (52, 53, 52', 53') being in a superimposed position with respect to the single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51') such that the individual teeth (56, 58, 60, 62, 56', 58', 60', 62') extend outwardly with respect to the smooth curved surface (72, 72') of the single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51'). a body panel; first and second leg members (16, 20) integrally connected to the body panel and both co-extending with respect to a first panel face of the body panel, each of the first and second leg members (16, 20) including: at least one retention feature (46, 48, 46', 48'), including: a single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51') having a smooth curved surface (72, 72') extending to a single wing retention tooth (64, 66, 64', 66'), and a multiple tooth wing (52, 53, 52', 53') positioned beside the single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51'), the multiple tooth (52, 53, 52', 53') wing having multiple individual teeth (56, 58, 60, 62, 56', 58', 60', 62') arranged on a curved surface, the multiple tooth wing (52, 53, 52', 53') being in a superimposed position with respect to the single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51') such that the individual teeth (56, 58, 60, 62, 56', 58', 60', 62') extend outwardly with respect to the smooth curved surface (72, 72') of the single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51'). a single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51') having a smooth curved surface (72, 72') extending to a single wing retention tooth (64, 66, 64', 66'), and a multiple tooth wing (52, 53, 52', 53') positioned beside the single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51'), the multiple tooth (52, 53, 52', 53') wing having multiple individual teeth (56, 58, 60, 62, 56', 58', 60', 62') arranged on a curved surface, the multiple tooth wing (52, 53, 52', 53') being in a superimposed position with respect to the single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51') such that the individual teeth (56, 58, 60, 62, 56', 58', 60', 62') extend outwardly with respect to the smooth curved surface (72, 72') of the single tooth wing (50, 51, 50', 51').
A method for determining a concentration of an antimicrobial chemical in a gas mixture, wherein the antimicrobial chemical is used to effect deactivation of a biocontamination, the method comprising: exposing a capacitor (C x), having first and second conducting plates, to the gas mixture, wherein said gas mixture fills a gap between said conducting plates of said capacitor (C x), thereby acting as a dielectric of said capacitor (C x), said capacitor (C x) having an electrical property that varies according to the concentration of the antimicrobial chemical in the gas mixture; pre-storing data including electrical property values associated with said electrical property of said capacitor (C x) and concentration values corresponding with said electrical property values that are indicative of the concentration of the antimicrobial chemical in said gas mixture in a memory; determining an electrical property value associated with the capacitor (C x); and accessing said memory using said electrical property value to determine the concentration of the antimicrobial chemical in the gas mixture.
A method of controlling an engine generation system comprising an engine for supplying driving force to drive a generator, an engine control unit for controlling the engine, and a power conversion system for converting electric power generated by operation of the generator and controlling an amount of power generation, the power conversion system comprising a converter having a rectifying function, an inverter for converting direct current, DC, into alternating current, AC, and a DC link capacitor disposed between the converter and the inverter, the method performed by a main controller which controls the engine control unit and the power conversion system, the method comprising: initially driving the power conversion system to a generation-enabled state; starting zero current control by operating the converter of the power conversion system; starting the engine and driving the engine at an initial target rotational speed; controlling the amount of power generation by changing the rotational speed from the initial target rotational speed of the engine to a target rotational speed for achieving a set amount of power generation; supplying generated electric power to a load by operating the inverter; and finishing power generation by controlling the engine and the power conversion system, wherein the zero current control is performed so as to prevent the electric power generated by the generator from being transferred to the DC link capacitor or prevent the electric power from being transferred from the DC link capacitor to the generator, whereby preventing electric power from being supplied in any direction from the converter. initially driving the power conversion system to a generation-enabled state; starting zero current control by operating the converter of the power conversion system; starting the engine and driving the engine at an initial target rotational speed; controlling the amount of power generation by changing the rotational speed from the initial target rotational speed of the engine to a target rotational speed for achieving a set amount of power generation; supplying generated electric power to a load by operating the inverter; and finishing power generation by controlling the engine and the power conversion system, wherein the zero current control is performed so as to prevent the electric power generated by the generator from being transferred to the DC link capacitor or prevent the electric power from being transferred from the DC link capacitor to the generator, whereby preventing electric power from being supplied in any direction from the converter.
A high efficiency lead acid battery with liquid electrolyte for the Stop &Start cycle, especially suitable for equipping hybrid-electric class vehicles, comprising a container body in plastic material sub-divided internally into a plurality of cells in which one or more negative plates or electrodes and one or more positive plates or electrodes are positioned immersed in an electrolyte and delimited by porous separators, wherein connection elements are positioned between the electrodes and cells,further comprising a cover which closes so as to hermetically seal the container body, fitted with plugs which close the accesses to the cells and incorporating the truncated cone terminals, said separators being formed of two overlaid layers,, the first of which outermost in relation to the positive electrode and made of polyethylene, while the second and innermost layer is made of non woven polyester having a thickness of 0.1 to 1.0 mm at an applied pressure of 5 kPa., characterised in that the containment layer of each negative plate or electrode is composed of stratified, polyester-based non woven, present in a quantity of not less than 60%.
An absorbent article configured to provide accurate bodily exudate visualization when viewing a wearer-facing surface of the absorbent article, the absorbent article comprising: a liquid permeable topsheet forming a portion of the wearer-facing surface of the absorbent article; a liquid impermeable backsheet; and an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the liquid permeable topsheet and the liquid impermeable backsheet; wherein the wearer-facing surface exhibits a Delta C ∗ of greater than 24 and less than 50 when the absorbent article is subjected to the Bodily Exudate Visualization Test disclosed herein; wherein the liquid permeable topsheet is in face-to-face contact with the absorbent core;wherein the absorbent article is free of a material between the topsheet and the absorbent core; and wherein the topsheet has an opacity of in the range of 15% to 70% according to the Opacity Test disclosed herein. a liquid permeable topsheet forming a portion of the wearer-facing surface of the absorbent article; a liquid impermeable backsheet; and an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the liquid permeable topsheet and the liquid impermeable backsheet; wherein the wearer-facing surface exhibits a Delta C ∗ of greater than 24 and less than 50 when the absorbent article is subjected to the Bodily Exudate Visualization Test disclosed herein; wherein the liquid permeable topsheet is in face-to-face contact with the absorbent core;wherein the absorbent article is free of a material between the topsheet and the absorbent core; and wherein the topsheet has an opacity of in the range of 15% to 70% according to the Opacity Test disclosed herein.
A rail system for arranging an X-ray source with respect to an X-ray detector and an object to be imaged, comprising: - a first slide rail adapted to support an X-ray source, - a second slide rail adapted to support an X-ray detector, - a guide rail adapted to guide the first and second slide rails (10, 20), wherein the first and second slide rails (10, 20) are each adapted to be slidably arranged on the guide rail relative to each other for positioning the X-ray source with respect to the X-ray detector, the first and second slide rails (10, 20) being detachably fixable to the guide rail for fixing a position of the X-ray source with respect to the X-ray detector, and - a carrier adapted to carry the object to be imaged by means of X-rays from the X-ray source, the carrier being further adapted to be slidably arranged on the first slide rail or on the second slide rail for positioning the carrier between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector, wherein the carrier is fixable to the respective slide rail (10, 20) to fix a position of the carrier with respect to the X-ray source and the X-ray detector. - a first slide rail adapted to support an X-ray source, - a second slide rail adapted to support an X-ray detector, - a guide rail adapted to guide the first and second slide rails (10, 20), wherein the first and second slide rails (10, 20) are each adapted to be slidably arranged on the guide rail relative to each other for positioning the X-ray source with respect to the X-ray detector, the first and second slide rails (10, 20) being detachably fixable to the guide rail for fixing a position of the X-ray source with respect to the X-ray detector, and - a carrier adapted to carry the object to be imaged by means of X-rays from the X-ray source, the carrier being further adapted to be slidably arranged on the first slide rail or on the second slide rail for positioning the carrier between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector, wherein the carrier is fixable to the respective slide rail (10, 20) to fix a position of the carrier with respect to the X-ray source and the X-ray detector.
A method of controlling user access to a wireless network, comprising: starting, by an Access Point, AP, a timer when detecting an abnormal communication between the AP and a master Access Controller, AC, (513_1) being integrated on a master main board (512_1) of a switch; detecting, by the AP, whether the timer has expired a preset time or not maintaining, by the AP, connections between the AP and authenticated users having been authenticated in response to a determination that the timer has not expired the preset time; disconnecting, by the AP, the connections between the AP and the authenticated users in response to a determination that the timer has expired the preset time. starting, by an Access Point, AP, a timer when detecting an abnormal communication between the AP and a master Access Controller, AC, (513_1) being integrated on a master main board (512_1) of a switch; detecting, by the AP, whether the timer has expired a preset time or not maintaining, by the AP, connections between the AP and authenticated users having been authenticated in response to a determination that the timer has not expired the preset time; disconnecting, by the AP, the connections between the AP and the authenticated users in response to a determination that the timer has expired the preset time.
A heat-sealable composite film comprising an oriented polyester substrate layer having a first and second surface and disposed on a first surface of the substrate layer a heat-sealable polymeric coating layer comprising a styrenic linear block copolymer thermoplastic elastomer, an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and a tackifying resin, wherein the heat-sealable polymeric layer comprises the EVA copolymer in an amount of from 25 to 35 wt% by total weight of the heat-sealable polymeric layer.
A surgical stapling device comprising: an elongate body; and a tool assembly supported on a distal portion of the elongate body, the tool assembly including a cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly that are movable in relation to each other between spaced and approximated positions, the cartridge assembly including a staple cartridge supporting a plurality of staples, a clamp member having a body supporting a knife, and an actuation sled having a first portion and a second portion, each of the first and second portions of the actuation sled defining a cam member (170a,170b), the second portion of the actuation sled being physically separated and spaced from the first portion of the actuation sled to define a channel between the first and second portions, wherein in a pre-actuated state of the surgical stapling device, the clamp member is positioned within the channel between the first and second portions of the actuation sled with the knife of the clamp member positioned distally of a proximal end of the cam member of the first and second portions of the actuation sled, characterized in that during at least a portion of a firing stroke of the surgical stapling device, the clamp member is movable to position the knife proximally of the cam members, wherein the longitudinally extending portion of the inner wall of the first and second portions of the actuation sled includes an inwardly extending resilient projection that extends into the channel into the path of the clamp member to prevent distal movement of the clamp member beyond the resilient projection, wherein in the pre-actuated state, the clamp member is positioned to engage the resilient projections to urge the resilient projections from within the channel.
A method of discovering a first base station by a second base station in a communication system comprising: receiving a first message from an access terminal to assist the access terminal to handoff from the second base station to the first base station based on detecting of an identification signal by the access terminal from the first base station in the communication system; determining whether the first base station is a known base station based on the identification signal; transmitting a second message to the access terminal requesting a network identification of the first base station when a determination is made that the first base station is not a known base station; receiving a third message from the access terminal in response to the second message including the network identification of the first base station; sending a request for identification data to the first base station based on the network identification; receiving a reply from the first base station including identification data in response to the request for identification data; registering the first base station in a neighbor list of the second base station using at least a portion of the identification data; and sending at least a portion of information in the neighbor list to at least a third neighboring base station in the communication system via a network link. receiving a first message from an access terminal to assist the access terminal to handoff from the second base station to the first base station based on detecting of an identification signal by the access terminal from the first base station in the communication system; determining whether the first base station is a known base station based on the identification signal; transmitting a second message to the access terminal requesting a network identification of the first base station when a determination is made that the first base station is not a known base station; receiving a third message from the access terminal in response to the second message including the network identification of the first base station; sending a request for identification data to the first base station based on the network identification; receiving a reply from the first base station including identification data in response to the request for identification data; registering the first base station in a neighbor list of the second base station using at least a portion of the identification data; and sending at least a portion of information in the neighbor list to at least a third neighboring base station in the communication system via a network link.
A system for sustaining an ionization source, the system comprising: a torch having a body comprising a longitudinal axis along which a flow of gas is introduced during operation of the torch; and a coiled induction device (1210, 1612) a base constructed and arranged as a coil comprising a plurality of turns and an inner aperture that receives a portion of the torch body; wherein the coiled induction device (120, 1612) is suitable for coupling with a radio frequency generator, and configured to provide radio frequency energy to the portion of the torch body received by the aperture to sustain an inductively coupled ionization source within the portion of the torch body; characterised in that the coiled induction device (1210, 1612) further comprises a plurality of radial fins (1612a, 1612b; 2402, 2404; 2442, 2444; 2522, 2524) coupled to the base. a torch having a body comprising a longitudinal axis along which a flow of gas is introduced during operation of the torch; and a coiled induction device (1210, 1612) a base constructed and arranged as a coil comprising a plurality of turns and an inner aperture that receives a portion of the torch body; wherein the coiled induction device (120, 1612) is suitable for coupling with a radio frequency generator, and configured to provide radio frequency energy to the portion of the torch body received by the aperture to sustain an inductively coupled ionization source within the portion of the torch body; characterised in that the coiled induction device (1210, 1612) further comprises a plurality of radial fins (1612a, 1612b; 2402, 2404; 2442, 2444; 2522, 2524) coupled to the base.
A method for roll-forming from a plane sheet metal strip successively in a number of forming stations (11, 12) a hat beam with a profile that varies along its length, having a central flange, two webs (14, 15) and two side flanges (16, 17), wherein - each side flange (16, 17) is clamped in the forming stations (11, 12) between a pair of clamping rollers (21, 22; 23, 24) and all four corners of the hat beam are formed at the same time between the said two pairs of clamping rollers (21, 22 and 23, 24) and at least one support roller (25, 26) for the central flange, - the corners are folded on the peripheral edges of the clamping rollers and the peripheral edges of the support rollers and the webs extend between the respective corners, and - at least one of the clamping roller pairs and the support roller is displaced during the forming process in order to change the profile of the hat beam, characterised in - that the pairs of clamping rollers (21, 22 and 23, 24) are displaced both horizontally and vertically during a forming operation, and - that a support roller (25, 26) is used for each corner (27, 28) of the central flange, the support rollers being displaced in a sideways direction during a forming operation in order to vary the width of the central flange, wherein the support rollers are turned such that their axes (VII, VIII) are maintained perpendicular to the corners (27, 28) that make contact with the respective support roller. - each side flange (16, 17) is clamped in the forming stations (11, 12) between a pair of clamping rollers (21, 22; 23, 24) and all four corners of the hat beam are formed at the same time between the said two pairs of clamping rollers (21, 22 and 23, 24) and at least one support roller (25, 26) for the central flange, - the corners are folded on the peripheral edges of the clamping rollers and the peripheral edges of the support rollers and the webs extend between the respective corners, and - at least one of the clamping roller pairs and the support roller is displaced during the forming process in order to change the profile of the hat beam, - that the pairs of clamping rollers (21, 22 and 23, 24) are displaced both horizontally and vertically during a forming operation, and - that a support roller (25, 26) is used for each corner (27, 28) of the central flange, the support rollers being displaced in a sideways direction during a forming operation in order to vary the width of the central flange, wherein the support rollers are turned such that their axes (VII, VIII) are maintained perpendicular to the corners (27, 28) that make contact with the respective support roller.
An electrically identifiable medical electrode lead (110A, 110B), comprising: a flexible lead body (112A, 112B) having a distal end (114A, 114B) and a connector end (116A, 116B); a plurality of electrodes (150A, 150B) disposed near the distal end (114A, 114B) of the flexible lead body (112A, 112B); a connector (118A, 118B) disposed at the connector end (116A, 116B) of the flexible lead body (112A, 112B), the connector (118A, 118B) comprising a plurality of contacts; a plurality of conductors supported by and passing through the flexible lead body (112A, 112B), the plurality of conductors including electrical conductors that provide paths for electrical current from the connector (118A, 118B) to the plurality of electrodes (150A, 150B); and an identification module comprising a memory circuit, the identification module being supported by the flexible lead body (112A, 112B) and being in electrical communication with a contact of the plurality of contacts in the connector (118A, 118B); characterized in that the identification module is coupled to a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor of the plurality of conductors. a flexible lead body (112A, 112B) having a distal end (114A, 114B) and a connector end (116A, 116B); a plurality of electrodes (150A, 150B) disposed near the distal end (114A, 114B) of the flexible lead body (112A, 112B); a connector (118A, 118B) disposed at the connector end (116A, 116B) of the flexible lead body (112A, 112B), the connector (118A, 118B) comprising a plurality of contacts; a plurality of conductors supported by and passing through the flexible lead body (112A, 112B), the plurality of conductors including electrical conductors that provide paths for electrical current from the connector (118A, 118B) to the plurality of electrodes (150A, 150B); and an identification module comprising a memory circuit, the identification module being supported by the flexible lead body (112A, 112B) and being in electrical communication with a contact of the plurality of contacts in the connector (118A, 118B); characterized in that the identification module is coupled to a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor of the plurality of conductors.