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A tissue retraction system configured to dilate a tissue body, the tissue retraction system comprising: a dilator configured to be inserted into the tissue body toward a surgical site, the dilator including a dilator body that is elongate along a longitudinal direction and sized to dilate the tissue body, the dilator further including first and second engagement members (156, 160); a first retractor member that includes a body that is elongate along the longitudinal direction and first and second engagement members (154, 158) that are configured to attach to the first and second engagement members (156, 160) of the dilator so as to removably attach the first retractor member to the dilator body, the first retractor member and the dilator cooperate so as to define a passageway when the first retractor member is attached to the dilator body; and a retractor assembly including a retractor body and at least a second retractor member (370, 372) that is movably supported by the retractor body, the retractor body configured to be attached to the first retractor member, characterized in that the first and second engagement members of the dilator or the first and second engagement members of the first retractor member define first and second protrusions (154, 158) that are elongate along the longitudinal direction and the others of the engagement members (156, 160; 154, 158) of the dilator and the first retractor member define first and second grooves (156, 160) that are elongate along the longitudinal direction and receive the first and second protrusions (154, 158) so as to attach the first retractor member to the dilator. a dilator configured to be inserted into the tissue body toward a surgical site, the dilator including a dilator body that is elongate along a longitudinal direction and sized to dilate the tissue body, the dilator further including first and second engagement members (156, 160); a first retractor member that includes a body that is elongate along the longitudinal direction and first and second engagement members (154, 158) that are configured to attach to the first and second engagement members (156, 160) of the dilator so as to removably attach the first retractor member to the dilator body, the first retractor member and the dilator cooperate so as to define a passageway when the first retractor member is attached to the dilator body; and a retractor assembly including a retractor body and at least a second retractor member (370, 372) that is movably supported by the retractor body, the retractor body configured to be attached to the first retractor member, characterized in that the first and second engagement members of the dilator or the first and second engagement members of the first retractor member define first and second protrusions (154, 158) that are elongate along the longitudinal direction and the others of the engagement members (156, 160; 154, 158) of the dilator and the first retractor member define first and second grooves (156, 160) that are elongate along the longitudinal direction and receive the first and second protrusions (154, 158) so as to attach the first retractor member to the dilator.
A compound, selected from: - N 8-(3,3-dimethylbutan-2-yl)- N 2-(2-ethoxy-4-(4-methyl-4 H -1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-methylpyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,8-diamine and N 2-(4-(4,5-dimethyl-4 H -1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-2-ethoxyphenyl)-6-methyl- N 8-neopentylpyrido[3,4- d]pyrimidine-2,8-diamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. - N 8-(3,3-dimethylbutan-2-yl)- N 2-(2-ethoxy-4-(4-methyl-4 H -1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-6-methylpyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine-2,8-diamine and N 2-(4-(4,5-dimethyl-4 H -1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-2-ethoxyphenyl)-6-methyl- N 8-neopentylpyrido[3,4- d]pyrimidine-2,8-diamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
A log scanning system for scanning a load of logs, which is a log load, each individual log in the log load comprising an ID element comprising unique log ID data on at least one log end face, the system comprising: a handheld scanner unit for free-form scanning by an operator over a load end face of the log load, the scanner unit comprising sensors for depth sensing and texture sensing, the sensors configured to capture: a series of depth images of the load end face during the load end face scan, and a series of texture images of the load end face during the load end face scan; and a data processor or processors that receives the series of depth images and texture images captured from the scan, and which are configured to: fuse the depth images into a data model of the load end face; determine log end boundaries of the individual logs visible in the load end face by processing the data model; process the texture images to identify and decode any ID elements visible in the scanned load end face to extract individual log ID data for individual logs in the log load; and generate output data representing the log load based on the determined log end boundaries and extracted log ID data. a handheld scanner unit for free-form scanning by an operator over a load end face of the log load, the scanner unit comprising sensors for depth sensing and texture sensing, the sensors configured to capture: a series of depth images of the load end face during the load end face scan, and a series of texture images of the load end face during the load end face scan; and a series of depth images of the load end face during the load end face scan, and a series of texture images of the load end face during the load end face scan; and a data processor or processors that receives the series of depth images and texture images captured from the scan, and which are configured to: fuse the depth images into a data model of the load end face; determine log end boundaries of the individual logs visible in the load end face by processing the data model; process the texture images to identify and decode any ID elements visible in the scanned load end face to extract individual log ID data for individual logs in the log load; and generate output data representing the log load based on the determined log end boundaries and extracted log ID data. fuse the depth images into a data model of the load end face; determine log end boundaries of the individual logs visible in the load end face by processing the data model; process the texture images to identify and decode any ID elements visible in the scanned load end face to extract individual log ID data for individual logs in the log load; and generate output data representing the log load based on the determined log end boundaries and extracted log ID data.
A continuous motion packaging machine for packaging groups of articles into paperboard cartons as the cartons move in a downstream direction, the packaging machine comprising: an infeed section for arranging articles in lanes and moving the articles in a predetermined direction; a selector section adjacent the infeed section and configured to receive the articles from the infeed section and arrange the articles into groups of grouped articles of a predetermined configuration; a can flight adjacent the selector section and including can bays defined between dividers for receiving the grouped articles from the selector section and moving the grouped articles in the downstream direction; a carton flight on a first side of the can flight, the carton flight positioning open ends of the cartons to face the can bays and moving the cartons in synchronization with the can bays in the downstream direction; and a barrel loader on a second side of the can flight for pushing the grouped articles out of the can bays and into the open ends of the cartons; characterized by the barrel loader including loader arm assemblies aligned and movable in the downstream direction synchronously with corresponding can bays of the can bays, each loader arm assembly having a leading loader arm movable laterally through a can bay of the can bays and carried in the downstream direction by at least a first chain (23, 26) and a trailing loader arm movable laterally through the can bay and carried in the downstream direction by at least a second chain (23, 26); the first chain (23, 26) being driven by a first sprocket (34, 36) and the second chain (23, 26) being driven by a second sprocket (34, 36), the first sprocket (34, 36) being adjustable in phase with respect to the second sprocket (34, 36) to advance or retard the first chain (23, 26) or the second chain (23, 26) with respect to the first chain (23, 26) and thereby widen or narrow a space between the loader arms (43, 44) to accommodate different sizes and grouping configurations of articles in the can bays. an infeed section for arranging articles in lanes and moving the articles in a predetermined direction; a selector section adjacent the infeed section and configured to receive the articles from the infeed section and arrange the articles into groups of grouped articles of a predetermined configuration; a can flight adjacent the selector section and including can bays defined between dividers for receiving the grouped articles from the selector section and moving the grouped articles in the downstream direction; a carton flight on a first side of the can flight, the carton flight positioning open ends of the cartons to face the can bays and moving the cartons in synchronization with the can bays in the downstream direction; and a barrel loader on a second side of the can flight for pushing the grouped articles out of the can bays and into the open ends of the cartons;
A method for determining HRTF, comprising: obtaining information regarding an input image that includes an image of an ear of a subject; characterized in that the method comprises obtaining a plurality of reference images of different respective ears, one or more of the reference images associated with a corresponding pre-determined HRTF information; comparing the information regarding the input image with information regarding the reference images using a processor; and selecting one of the pre-determined HRTF information based at least in part on a result of the act of comparing, wherein the act of comparing comprises comparing the input image with the reference images to obtain different respective results representing different respective degrees of match, and the act of selecting the one of the pre-determined HRTF information comprises selecting the HRTF information that corresponds with the one of the reference images providing the result representing the highest degree of match. obtaining information regarding an input image that includes an image of an ear of a subject; characterized in that the method comprises obtaining a plurality of reference images of different respective ears, one or more of the reference images associated with a corresponding pre-determined HRTF information; comparing the information regarding the input image with information regarding the reference images using a processor; and selecting one of the pre-determined HRTF information based at least in part on a result of the act of comparing, wherein the act of comparing comprises comparing the input image with the reference images to obtain different respective results representing different respective degrees of match, and the act of selecting the one of the pre-determined HRTF information comprises selecting the HRTF information that corresponds with the one of the reference images providing the result representing the highest degree of match.
A surgical access device comprising an instrument seal, the instrument seal comprising: a seal housing; a compression element disposed in the seal housing and comprising an opening; and a non-distensible instrument contact element extending through the opening in the compression element and defining an instrument orifice, wherein the instrument seal has a first state in the absence of an instrument extending through the orifice, and the instrument seal has a second state in the presence of an instrument extending through the orifice in which the instrument contact element seals against the instrument, characterized in that in the compression element is a frustoconical gel compression element. a seal housing; a compression element disposed in the seal housing and comprising an opening; and a non-distensible instrument contact element extending through the opening in the compression element and defining an instrument orifice,
Flow control device for a vehicle, especially for a truck, that comprises at least one air deflector blade (10, 12) that can be arranged in an operating position as a contour extension on a rear vehicle end, that forms an air deflector area and that is installed in a way as to be flexibly tiltable around a swivel axis by means of an adjustment unit between the operating position and a stowing position, characterized in that the air deflector blade (10, 12) comprises at least one air deflector element (14, 18) and at least one flexible sliding element (16, 20) that can be moved translationally in relation to the air deflector element (14, 18) in parallel to the swivel axis.
A plate-type refrigerant pipe comprising: a first plate; and a second plate joined to the first plate and forming a refrigerant flow path together with the first plate, wherein the first plate includes a first recessed groove forming at least part of the refrigerant flow path, and the first recessed groove has an arc shape in a cross section of the refrigerant flow path, characterized in that: a center of the arc of the first recessed groove is located on the first plate side of a joining surface of the first plate and the second plate, the first plate includes a closed portion disposed at an end of the first recessed groove in a refrigerant flow direction, and a flow path width in a direction along the joining surface in a cross section of the closed portion is larger than a flow path width in the direction along the joining surface in a cross section of the first recessed groove, the cross sections being perpendicular to a refrigerant flow direction. a first plate; and a second plate joined to the first plate and forming a refrigerant flow path together with the first plate, wherein the first plate includes a first recessed groove forming at least part of the refrigerant flow path, and the first recessed groove has an arc shape in a cross section of the refrigerant flow path, a center of the arc of the first recessed groove is located on the first plate side of a joining surface of the first plate and the second plate, the first plate includes a closed portion disposed at an end of the first recessed groove in a refrigerant flow direction, and a flow path width in a direction along the joining surface in a cross section of the closed portion is larger than a flow path width in the direction along the joining surface in a cross section of the first recessed groove, the cross sections being perpendicular to a refrigerant flow direction.
Electrode steam humidifier comprising a steam container with a first water inlet for mineralized water and at least two electrodes arranged to be at least partly immersed in water filled in above a minimum fill level, wherein the electrodes are supplied with an electric voltage so that at least one of the electrodes has a different potential than the other electrode(s) to cause an electric current in the water, characterized in that the steam container comprises a second water inlet for demineralized water and means to assess the conductivity of the water held within the steam container, wherein the throughflow through both water inlets (10, 11) for replenishing the steam container is controlled by a controller based on the assessed conductivity in order to obtain or maintain a desired conductivity.
A thermostatic gas valve designed to set gas regulation in domestic cooking ovens and having single-output body (1.1) or double-output body (1.2) comprising: • A male (1.3.13) that allows the gas to pass through different burning holes on the male by switching it with a rotation of a shaft (1.3.3); • A hole (1.3.3.2) extending along the shaft (1.3.3) at the center thereof; • A lid (1.3.6) entirely closing the shaft (1.3.3) with the body; • A threaded part (1.3.7) interlocked with the male (1.3.13) because of its size greater than the diameter of the male (1.3.13), and having a specific number of threads (1.3.7.1) in the range of 0°-360°, • a threaded shaft (1.3.8) having the specific number of threads in the range of 0°-360°, the threaded part (13.7) engaging with the threaded shaft (1.3.8) allowing the valve to be set in a precise manner after its production, wherein the valve can be set via a screwdriver accessing the male through said hole and the threaded part (1.3.7) and the threaded shaft are separated from each other by pressing screwdriver. • A male (1.3.13) that allows the gas to pass through different burning holes on the male by switching it with a rotation of a shaft (1.3.3); • A hole (1.3.3.2) extending along the shaft (1.3.3) at the center thereof; • A lid (1.3.6) entirely closing the shaft (1.3.3) with the body; • A threaded part (1.3.7) interlocked with the male (1.3.13) because of its size greater than the diameter of the male (1.3.13), and having a specific number of threads (1.3.7.1) in the range of 0°-360°, • a threaded shaft (1.3.8) having the specific number of threads in the range of 0°-360°, the threaded part (13.7) engaging with the threaded shaft (1.3.8) allowing the valve to be set in a precise manner after its production,
A display device (602, 604), comprising: a light source configured to provide illumination light; a spatial light modulator positioned to receive the illumination light; and an optical assembly (632, 634) including an optical element and a curved reflector that is distinct and separate from the optical element, the curved reflector being disposed relative to the light source so that the curved reflector is configured to receive the illumination light and reflect at least a portion of the illumination light so that the at least a portion of the illumination light that is reflected by the curved reflector: is received by the optical element, is reflected by the optical element toward the curved reflector, and is transmitted through the curved reflector; characterized in that the light source is disposed between the curved reflector and the optical element. a light source configured to provide illumination light; a spatial light modulator positioned to receive the illumination light; and an optical assembly (632, 634) including an optical element and a curved reflector that is distinct and separate from the optical element, the curved reflector being disposed relative to the light source so that the curved reflector is configured to receive the illumination light and reflect at least a portion of the illumination light so that the at least a portion of the illumination light that is reflected by the curved reflector: is received by the optical element, is reflected by the optical element toward the curved reflector, and is transmitted through the curved reflector; is received by the optical element, is reflected by the optical element toward the curved reflector, and is transmitted through the curved reflector;
An apparatus, comprising: a coherent optical data receiver including an optical hybrid, a plurality of light detectors, a plurality of analog-to-digital converters, and a digital signal processor, the analog-to-digital converters being configured to output streams of digital samples in response to measurements performed by the light detectors on interferences of an optical data signal and an optical local oscillator, the interferences being produced by the optical hybrid; and wherein the digital signal processor comprises a chromatic-dispersion compensator and a phase-noise mitigation circuit, the chromatic-dispersion compensator being configured to adjust said digital samples to compensate for chromatic dispersion of the optical data signal, characterized in that the phase-noise mitigation circuit is being configured to adjust a stream of dispersion-compensated samples (262 i) by applying individual phase adjustments (342 1 -342 N) to different spectral slices (312 1 -312 N) thereof. a coherent optical data receiver including an optical hybrid, a plurality of light detectors, a plurality of analog-to-digital converters, and a digital signal processor, the analog-to-digital converters being configured to output streams of digital samples in response to measurements performed by the light detectors on interferences of an optical data signal and an optical local oscillator, the interferences being produced by the optical hybrid; and wherein the digital signal processor comprises a chromatic-dispersion compensator and a phase-noise mitigation circuit, the chromatic-dispersion compensator being configured to adjust said digital samples to compensate for chromatic dispersion of the optical data signal, characterized in that the phase-noise mitigation circuit is being configured to adjust a stream of dispersion-compensated samples (262 i) by applying individual phase adjustments (342 1 -342 N) to different spectral slices (312 1 -312 N) thereof.
Laundry washing machine comprising an outer casing and, inside said outer casing, a washing tub, a rotatable drum which is arranged in axially rotating manner inside the washing tub and is structured for receiving the laundry to be washed, a detergent dispensing assembly which is structured for supplying detergent into the washing tub, a first fresh-water supply circuit which is structured for selectively channeling a flow of fresh water from the water mains towards the detergent dispensing assembly and/or the washing tub, and a water softening device which is interposed between the first fresh-water supply circuit and the detergent dispensing assembly or the washing tub, and is structured for reducing the hardness degree of the fresh water supplied to the washing tub; the detergent dispensing assembly comprising a detergent container which is provided with a plurality of detergent compartments each fillable with a respective detergent product, and a detergent flush circuit which receives the fresh water from the water softening device and is structured for selectively spilling/pouring the fresh water arriving from the water softening device into any one of said detergent compartments; the laundry washing machine being characterized by also comprising: a second fresh-water supply circuit which connects the water mains to the detergent flush circuit of the detergent dispensing assembly, bypassing the water softening device, and which is structured so as to control/regulate the flow of fresh water from the water mains towards said detergent flush circuit so as to selectively spill/pour non-softened fresh water into any one of the detergent compartments of the detergent container, and/or so as to channel the non-softened fresh water towards the washing tub bypassing the detergent compartments of the detergent container; an electrically-controlled hydraulic distributor or similar valve assembly which is arranged downstream of the water softening device and is structured for selectively and alternatively channeling the softened fresh water arriving from the water softening device towards the various detergent compartments of the detergent container; and a first water drain line which is connected to a corresponding outlet of the electrically-controlled hydraulic distributor or similar valve assembly and is structured for channeling the brine or fresh water arriving from the water softening device or from said second fresh-water supply circuit into the washing tub, or into a drain sump that extends downwards form the bottom of the washing tub, or into a water filtering assembly that is interposed between the drain sump of the washing tub and the suction of a water circulating pump and of a water exhaust pump of the laundry washing machine, or into the water exhaust pump.