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A differential dissecting member for dissecting a complex tissue, the differential dissecting member comprising: a body having a first end and a second end with a central axis from the first end to the second end, and an axis of rotation near the first end and oriented perpendicular to the central axis; wherein the first end is configured to be directed away from the complex tissue and configured to be engaged with a surgical instrument drive mechanism that moves the differential dissecting member about the axis of rotation such that the second end sweeps along a direction of motion; wherein the second end comprises a tissue-facing surface that is configured to be directed toward the complex tissue; and wherein the tissue-facing surface comprises at least one tissue engaging surface comprised of an alternating series of at least one valley and at least one projection arrayed along the direction of motion on the tissue-facing surface such that the intersection of the at least one valley and the at least one projection define at least one valley edge possessing a component of its direction perpendicular to the direction of motion, characterised in that the at least one valley edge is not sharp and has a radius of curvature at no point being smaller than approximately 0.05 mm. a body having a first end and a second end with a central axis from the first end to the second end, and an axis of rotation near the first end and oriented perpendicular to the central axis; wherein the first end is configured to be directed away from the complex tissue and configured to be engaged with a surgical instrument drive mechanism that moves the differential dissecting member about the axis of rotation such that the second end sweeps along a direction of motion; wherein the second end comprises a tissue-facing surface that is configured to be directed toward the complex tissue; and wherein the tissue-facing surface comprises at least one tissue engaging surface comprised of an alternating series of at least one valley and at least one projection arrayed along the direction of motion on the tissue-facing surface such that the intersection of the at least one valley and the at least one projection define at least one valley edge possessing a component of its direction perpendicular to the direction of motion, characterised in that the at least one valley edge is not sharp and has a radius of curvature at no point being smaller than approximately 0.05 mm.
A device for opening an end region of a tubular bag body, which end region extends between an open tube body end and a bottom central line, having a transporting device, on which the bag body is transporteable with adjacent tube walls in a bag conveying plane at a transport rate in a transporting direction, wherein the bottom central line is oriented in the transporting direction, and having suction devices arranged on both sides of the bottom central line, which are driven so as to be movable transversely back and forth to the transporting direction and moveable to abut at the tube walls of the end region of the bag body situated therebetween and which are then moveable apart from one another under exertion of a suction force onto the respective tube wall, pulling the tube walls apart from one another, wherein the suction devices are additionally moveable in and opposite to the transporting direction, characterized in that the suction devices are mounted at first articulate joints, wherein at each first articulate joint there are hinged two pivoting arms pivotable relative to one another, wherein each pivoting arm is pivotingly connected to a positioning pivoting arm by means of a second articulate joint, wherein each positioning pivoting arm is driven movably.
Power plant comprising a turbine train composed of a gas turbine and a generator, directly driven by the gas turbine and generating alternating current of a first operating frequency, the output of said generator being connectible to at least one consumer of a predetermined second operating frequency, wherein a frequency convertor is interposed as electronic decoupling device between the generator and the consumer and decouples the two operating frequencies from each other, characterised in that the frequency convertor is a matrix converter, wherein the aerodynamic rotation speed of the gas turbine is controlled at a constant value in the permissible mechanical rotation speed range, in that the mechanical rotation speed is controlled at a constant value as soon as mechanical or other limit values, e.g. pressures or temperatures, are reached, and in that the mechanical rotation speed is readjusted or reduced, when critical pressures or temperatures are reached.
An aerosol delivery device comprising: a storage for storing aerosol precursor liquid, the storage comprising an air bleed channel for permitting air to enter the storage as the storage empties of aerosol precursor in use; an aerosol generator for generating an aerosol from the aerosol precursor liquid for inhalation by a user; and a liquid transfer element for transferring aerosol precursor liquid from the storage to the aerosol generator, characterised in that the air bleed channel and the liquid transfer element are configured such that aerosol precursor liquid from the liquid transfer element forms an obstruction in the air bleed channel in use to reduce flow through the air bleed channel, wherein the aerosol delivery device is further configured such that the obstruction is removed to open the air bleed channel in response to a user drawing on the aerosol delivery device by causing the aerosol precursor liquid in the liquid transfer element to reduce and the obstruction to be pulled from the air bleed channel into the storage to open the air bleed channel. a storage for storing aerosol precursor liquid, the storage comprising an air bleed channel for permitting air to enter the storage as the storage empties of aerosol precursor in use; an aerosol generator for generating an aerosol from the aerosol precursor liquid for inhalation by a user; and a liquid transfer element for transferring aerosol precursor liquid from the storage to the aerosol generator, characterised in that the air bleed channel and the liquid transfer element are configured such that aerosol precursor liquid from the liquid transfer element forms an obstruction in the air bleed channel in use to reduce flow through the air bleed channel, wherein the aerosol delivery device is further configured such that the obstruction is removed to open the air bleed channel in response to a user drawing on the aerosol delivery device by causing the aerosol precursor liquid in the liquid transfer element to reduce and the obstruction to be pulled from the air bleed channel into the storage to open the air bleed channel.
Self-positionable float within a floating screen on a liquid to isolate from the atmosphere, constituted of a spherical-shaped, flat, sealed body and a sleeve in the shape of a flat ring situated around said body, made of a plastic material, configured such that a) the body has a vertical part on either side of the sleeve, b) the centre of gravity of said float is elevated in relation to the line of floatation thereof in the stationary state and is situated in the plane of the sleeve on the axis connecting the two terminals of the body and that c) the sleeve is situated parallel to and above the line of floatation of the float in the stationary state, and d) the diameter of the sleeve is 1.366 to 2 times the diameter of the body, characterised in that the peripheral end of the sleeve has a bend radius of between 1 and 4mm, a chamfer or a bevel.
A device for positioning a stereotactic frame relative to a person's head, the device comprising: two or more arms (31,32), each arm (31,32) being coupled to another arm (31,32) at a point of intersection, at least one arm (31,32) comprising a plurality of fixing means adapted to engage a person's head, and wherein at least one arm (31,32) is adapted to receive and hold a stereotactic frame, characterised in that the device comprises two of the arms (31,32) arranged in a substantially cross-like configuration.
Method of applying a coating to a wellbore tubing, comprising the steps of: - providing a coating composition comprising a curable elastic thermosetting resin, a curing agent and a water-absorbing expansion agent; - applying a coating layer of the coating composition to a selected location of the wellbore tubing; and - introducing the wellbore tubing including the coating layer in the wellbore thereby providing a cured expandable elastomer coating which swells upon contact with a selected fluid; - wherein the coating composition is applied in a liquid state to the selected location of the wellbore tubing before the tubing is introduced into the wellbore and is allowed to cure from a liquid state to a solid state during a preselected curing time period after the wellbore tubing has been introduced into the wellbore. - providing a coating composition comprising a curable elastic thermosetting resin, a curing agent and a water-absorbing expansion agent; - applying a coating layer of the coating composition to a selected location of the wellbore tubing; and - introducing the wellbore tubing including the coating layer in the wellbore thereby providing a cured expandable elastomer coating which swells upon contact with a selected fluid; - wherein the coating composition is applied in a liquid state to the selected location of the wellbore tubing before the tubing is introduced into the wellbore and is allowed to cure from a liquid state to a solid state during a preselected curing time period after the wellbore tubing has been introduced into the wellbore.
A keyboard comprising a plurality of pressure sensitive keys formed comprising: a sensor substrate having a plurality of conductors; a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate and configured to flex to contact the sensor substrate to initiate an input of a respective said key; and a force concentrator layer disposed proximal to the flexible contact layer on a side opposite the sensor substrate, the force concentrator layer having: a first side including a plurality of pads (952, 954, 956, 958, 960, 962) disposed thereon that are configured to contact the flexible contact layer, pressure applied to the force concentrator layer to be channeled through a respective pad (952, 954, 956, 958, 960, 962) to cause the flexible contact layer to contact the sensor substrate to initiate the input of the respective said key; a second side that is substantially smooth; an outer material disposed over the second side of the force concentrator layer, the outer material including indications of the input of the respective said key; characterized in that, one or more cuts (962, 964) are made in or through the force concentrator layer at one or more corners of a plurality of respective pads (952, 954, 956, 958, 960, 962). a sensor substrate having a plurality of conductors; a flexible contact layer spaced apart from the sensor substrate and configured to flex to contact the sensor substrate to initiate an input of a respective said key; and a force concentrator layer disposed proximal to the flexible contact layer on a side opposite the sensor substrate, the force concentrator layer having: a first side including a plurality of pads (952, 954, 956, 958, 960, 962) disposed thereon that are configured to contact the flexible contact layer, pressure applied to the force concentrator layer to be channeled through a respective pad (952, 954, 956, 958, 960, 962) to cause the flexible contact layer to contact the sensor substrate to initiate the input of the respective said key; a second side that is substantially smooth; an outer material disposed over the second side of the force concentrator layer, the outer material including indications of the input of the respective said key; a first side including a plurality of pads (952, 954, 956, 958, 960, 962) disposed thereon that are configured to contact the flexible contact layer, pressure applied to the force concentrator layer to be channeled through a respective pad (952, 954, 956, 958, 960, 962) to cause the flexible contact layer to contact the sensor substrate to initiate the input of the respective said key; a second side that is substantially smooth; an outer material disposed over the second side of the force concentrator layer, the outer material including indications of the input of the respective said key; characterized in that, one or more cuts (962, 964) are made in or through the force concentrator layer at one or more corners of a plurality of respective pads (952, 954, 956, 958, 960, 962).
A rotary thermal wheel for heat transfer, mass transfer or a combination of heat and mass transfer, said wheel comprising a hub (100; 150; 170; 800); a number of radial spokes connected to the hub (100; 150; 170; 800); and a heat and/or mass transferring media pack in a space defined by the hub (100; 150; 170; 800) and the spokes; wherein the hub (100; 150; 170; 800) comprises a tubular element provided with connection means; and wherein the spokes are connected to the hub (100; 150; 170; 800) by connection parts characterised in that the connection parts match correspondingly shaped connection means of the hub (100; 150; 170; 800), said connection of the spokes being a complementary shaped connection.
Gear machine, in particular pump or motor, having at least two gearwheels which mesh with one another in external engagement, the gearwheels being surrounded by a housing, at least one gearwheel having at least one bearing journal which is received in an associated bearing bore of the housing such that it can be rotated with regard to a rotational axis, the bearing bore or the bearing journal being provided with a groove which is covered by the counterpart, the bearing journal or the bearing bore, characterized in that the groove is configured so as to run endlessly around the bearing journal, the said groove dividing the bearing journal into a first and a second region (20; 21), with the result that a hydrodynamic lubricating film can be formed between the bearing journal and the bearing bore in the second region, at least one first recess being provided in the bearing bore on one side next to the groove in the first region, which recess is connected to a closed feed duct for feeding in pressure fluid.
A crankshaft for an engine, comprising: first, second, third, and fourth crank web pairs (31a-31d) that each include a pair of crank webs (34a-34h) and that are sequentially disposed from one end side to the other end side, a first crank pin that interconnects between the pair of crank webs (34a-34b) of the first crank web pair, a second crank pin that interconnects between the pair of crank webs (34c-34d) of the second crank web pair and that is different in phase by 90 degrees from the first crank pin, a third crank pin that interconnects between the pair of crank webs (34e-34f) of the third crank web pair and that is different in phase by 180 degrees from the second crank pin, a fourth crank pin that interconnects between the pair of crank webs (34g-34h) of the fourth crank web pair and that is different in phase by 180 degrees from the first crank pin, a first gear formed to an outer crank web of the pair of crank webs (34a-34b) of the first crank web pair, the outer crank web being located on one end side in a direction of the axial line of the crankshaft, and the first gear configured to engage with a second gear of a balancer shaft that reduces a primary force couple of the crankshaft, characterized in that it comprises a further gear formed on an outer circumference of the inner crank web of the fourth crank web pair the further gear configured to engage with a clutch for connecting the crankshaft to a main shaft of the engine. first, second, third, and fourth crank web pairs (31a-31d) that each include a pair of crank webs (34a-34h) and that are sequentially disposed from one end side to the other end side, a first crank pin that interconnects between the pair of crank webs (34a-34b) of the first crank web pair, a second crank pin that interconnects between the pair of crank webs (34c-34d) of the second crank web pair and that is different in phase by 90 degrees from the first crank pin, a third crank pin that interconnects between the pair of crank webs (34e-34f) of the third crank web pair and that is different in phase by 180 degrees from the second crank pin, a fourth crank pin that interconnects between the pair of crank webs (34g-34h) of the fourth crank web pair and that is different in phase by 180 degrees from the first crank pin, a first gear formed to an outer crank web of the pair of crank webs (34a-34b) of the first crank web pair, the outer crank web being located on one end side in a direction of the axial line of the crankshaft, and the first gear configured to engage with a second gear of a balancer shaft that reduces a primary force couple of the crankshaft,
A device for controlling rotational speed of an internal combustion engine, the device comprising: a control lever pivotably coupled to a support element so as to be pivotable about a rotation axis; a detent element associated with one of the control lever or the support element; a first seat and a second seat associated with the other one of the control lever or the support element; the control lever actuatable between: a first position in which the detent element engages the first seat and the internal combustion engine operates at a first rotational speed: and a second position in which the detent element engages the second seat and the internal combustion engine operates at a second rotational speed; and wherein when the control lever is at any position between the first and second positions, a biasing member forces the detent element into engagement with either the first seat or the second seat to cause the control lever to automatically assume either the first or second position respectively, wherein the biasing force has a direction that is substantially parallel to the rotation axis, and wherein a wall separates the first seat and the second seat, and the wall comprises a narrowed waist section located along an imaginary circumference formed about the rotation axis on which centres (B, C) of the first and second seats (521, 522) are located, at least one of the wall and the detent element comprising a convex surface that is forced into surface contact with a surface of the other one of the detent element and the wall by the biasing force. a control lever pivotably coupled to a support element so as to be pivotable about a rotation axis; a detent element associated with one of the control lever or the support element; a first seat and a second seat associated with the other one of the control lever or the support element; the control lever actuatable between: a first position in which the detent element engages the first seat and the internal combustion engine operates at a first rotational speed: and a second position in which the detent element engages the second seat and the internal combustion engine operates at a second rotational speed; and wherein when the control lever is at any position between the first and second positions, a biasing member forces the detent element into engagement with either the first seat or the second seat to cause the control lever to automatically assume either the first or second position respectively, wherein the biasing force has a direction that is substantially parallel to the rotation axis, and wherein a wall separates the first seat and the second seat, and the wall comprises a narrowed waist section located along an imaginary circumference formed about the rotation axis on which centres (B, C) of the first and second seats (521, 522) are located, at least one of the wall and the detent element comprising a convex surface that is forced into surface contact with a surface of the other one of the detent element and the wall by the biasing force.
Use of a sealing assembly installed in a high temperature application having a service temperature of about 100°C to about 300°C, such as a vacuum sealing assembly for semiconductor manufacturing, the sealing assembly comprising: an outer ring (12; 112; 212; 312) having an interior surface having two inwardly extending projections (16a, 16b) defining a seal receiving area; an inner ring (24; 124; 224; 324) having an exterior surface having two outwardly extending projections (30a, 30b) defining a seal receiving area; a center sealing ring comprising an elastomer and configured to be positioned within the seal receiving areas (18, 32) of the outer ring (12; 112; 212; 312) and the inner ring (24; 124; 224; 324), wherein a seal receiving area of the outer ring has a longitudinal cross-sectional profile of an inwardly facing truncated V and each inwardly facing projection (16a, 16b) of the outer ring is angled away from a transverse central axis through the outer ring and from each other, and each forms an angle (α, α') of about 5° to about 25° with the transverse central axis of the outer ring; and wherein the elastomeric center sealing ring (38; 138; 238; 338) is enclosed within the outer and the inner rings (12, 24) to protect the center sealing ring (38; 138; 238; 338) and allow for thermal expansion of the center sealing ring (38; 138; 238; 338). an outer ring (12; 112; 212; 312) having an interior surface having two inwardly extending projections (16a, 16b) defining a seal receiving area; an inner ring (24; 124; 224; 324) having an exterior surface having two outwardly extending projections (30a, 30b) defining a seal receiving area; a center sealing ring comprising an elastomer and configured to be positioned within the seal receiving areas (18, 32) of the outer ring (12; 112; 212; 312) and the inner ring (24; 124; 224; 324), wherein a seal receiving area of the outer ring has a longitudinal cross-sectional profile of an inwardly facing truncated V and each inwardly facing projection (16a, 16b) of the outer ring is angled away from a transverse central axis through the outer ring and from each other, and each forms an angle (α, α') of about 5° to about 25° with the transverse central axis of the outer ring; and wherein the elastomeric center sealing ring (38; 138; 238; 338) is enclosed within the outer and the inner rings (12, 24) to protect the center sealing ring (38; 138; 238; 338) and allow for thermal expansion of the center sealing ring (38; 138; 238; 338).
Article, comprising a bottle of cosmetic product and a pack comprising at least one wall (18, 20) having at least one region in relief (28, 30, 32) suggesting, or even reproducing, a shape of the bottle so as to immobilize it with respect to the wall, characterized in that the pack comprises two walls (18, 20) each wall (18, 20) having at least one region in relief (28, 30, 32) suggesting, or even reproducing, a shape of the bottle so as to immobilize it with respect to the wall, wherein said two walls sandwich the bottle, and wherein the pack is generally U-shaped having a core extended by the two walls (18, 20).