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A surgical instrument, comprising: an end effector including an operative tool, the operative tool having an anvil, and a cartridge, wherein the anvil and the cartridge define a first gap and a second gap, the first gap and the second gap each being the distance between the anvil and the cartridge, the first gap has a different size from the second gap, characterized in that the first gap and the second gap are spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the end effector, wherein the anvil has an anvil tissue contacting surface and the cartridge further includes a cartridge tissue contacting surface, the cartridge tissue contacting surface having a first portion and a second portion, the first and the second portions being spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the end effector such that when the anvil is in close cooperative alignment with the cartridge, the first portion defines the first gap and the second portion defines the second gap. an end effector including an operative tool, the operative tool having an anvil, and a cartridge, wherein the anvil and the cartridge define a first gap and a second gap, the first gap and the second gap each being the distance between the anvil and the cartridge, the first gap has a different size from the second gap, characterized in that the first gap and the second gap are spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the end effector, wherein the anvil has an anvil tissue contacting surface and the cartridge further includes a cartridge tissue contacting surface, the cartridge tissue contacting surface having a first portion and a second portion, the first and the second portions being spaced apart along the longitudinal axis of the end effector such that when the anvil is in close cooperative alignment with the cartridge, the first portion defines the first gap and the second portion defines the second gap.
A radio-over-fibre transmitter (10, 40, 50, 60, 70) comprising: an optical splitter (12, 52, 74) arranged to receive an optical carrier signal having a carrier optical frequency and arranged to split the optical carrier signal into a plurality of optical carrier signal portions; a plurality of electro-optic modulation apparatus (24, 54, 78) each arranged to receive a respective one of the optical carrier signal portions and a respective one of a plurality of modulated radio frequency subcarrier signals, and each electro-optic modulation apparatus arranged to modulate the respective optical carrier signal portion with the respective modulated radio frequency subcarrier signal and arranged to supress onward transmission of the respective optical carrier signal portion, to thereby form a respective carrier supressed optical subcarrier signal at a respective optical frequency, different to the carrier optical frequency; an optical combiner (28, 80) arranged to receive the carrier supressed optical subcarrier signals and one of the optical carrier signal portions and arranged to combine said carrier supressed optical subcarrier signals and the said one of the optical carrier signal portions to form a subcarrier multiplexed optical signal; and polarisation apparatus (52, 54, 56, 74, 76, 78) arranged to ensure that the carrier supressed optical subcarrier signals and the said one of the optical carrier signal portions each have the same polarisation state at the optical combiner. an optical splitter (12, 52, 74) arranged to receive an optical carrier signal having a carrier optical frequency and arranged to split the optical carrier signal into a plurality of optical carrier signal portions; a plurality of electro-optic modulation apparatus (24, 54, 78) each arranged to receive a respective one of the optical carrier signal portions and a respective one of a plurality of modulated radio frequency subcarrier signals, and each electro-optic modulation apparatus arranged to modulate the respective optical carrier signal portion with the respective modulated radio frequency subcarrier signal and arranged to supress onward transmission of the respective optical carrier signal portion, to thereby form a respective carrier supressed optical subcarrier signal at a respective optical frequency, different to the carrier optical frequency; an optical combiner (28, 80) arranged to receive the carrier supressed optical subcarrier signals and one of the optical carrier signal portions and arranged to combine said carrier supressed optical subcarrier signals and the said one of the optical carrier signal portions to form a subcarrier multiplexed optical signal; and polarisation apparatus (52, 54, 56, 74, 76, 78) arranged to ensure that the carrier supressed optical subcarrier signals and the said one of the optical carrier signal portions each have the same polarisation state at the optical combiner.
Aqueous composition for forming a foam, the composition comprising a surfactant and a particulate inorganic material, and optionally one or more polymers, such as soil conditioning polymers, and/or viscosity increasing polymers and/or anti-settling agents, wherein the surfactant absorbs onto the particulate inorganic material, wherein the said particulate inorganic material is talc or a combination of talc and a particulate inorganic material selected from the group consisting of perlite, bentonite, wollastonite, an alkaline earth metal carbonate or sulphate, such as calcium carbonate, for example, natural calcium carbonate and/or precipitated calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, dolomite, gypsum, aluminosilicate such as kaolin, mica, diatomaceous earth, vermiculite, pumice, magnesium hydroxide, aluminium trihydrate, or zinc oxide, characterised in that the weight ratio of particulate inorganic powder to surfactant is in the range of from 500:1 to 1:1.
A method of measuring current using a microprocessor in a control system in which the current is created by a square-wave PWM voltage signal operating at a PWM frequency, the method comprising:- a) sampling a PWM based current signal, which is in the form of a saw-tooth like wave, at a frequency such that harmonics of the current signal will fold to a set number of frequencies within a range of frequencies which the microprocessor can measure accurately, and b) filtering the resultant signal to eliminate the set number of folded frequencies to obtain a clean, average and fast reacting signal which is representative of the measured current. a) sampling a PWM based current signal, which is in the form of a saw-tooth like wave, at a frequency such that harmonics of the current signal will fold to a set number of frequencies within a range of frequencies which the microprocessor can measure accurately, and b) filtering the resultant signal to eliminate the set number of folded frequencies to obtain a clean, average and fast reacting signal which is representative of the measured current.
Device for dispensing a fluid medium, in particular for dispensing an adhesive, preferably for dispensing a hot melt adhesive, wherein the device comprises a head portion and a base body portion, wherein the device comprises a cavity for receiving the fluid medium, wherein the head portion comprises a dispensing opening, leading into the cavity, for dispensing the fluid medium, wherein the device comprises a rod (7, 8), wherein the rod (7, 8) is displaceable in an axial direction between a first end position and a second end position, wherein a first end portion of the rod (7, 8) comprises a sealing portion, wherein the sealing portion, in the first end position, is arranged spaced from the dispensing opening and, in the second end position, closes the dispensing opening on a side facing the cavity, wherein a second end portion of the rod (7, 8) is guided out of the cavity for coupling the rod (7, 8) to an actuator, wherein the device comprises a seal for sealing a region of the device which receives the second end portion with respect to the cavity, wherein the seal is arranged in the region of the cavity, wherein the seal surrounds the rod (7, 8) circumferentially in the region of the cavity, wherein the seal comprises a first seal portion and a second seal portion, wherein the first seal portion is connected to the rod (7, 8) such that it is stationary with respect to the rod (7, 8) and the second seal portion abuts in a stationary manner against a wall delimiting the cavity, wherein the seal comprises an area of elasticity between the first seal portion and the second seal portion, wherein the seal, in the second end position of the rod (7, 8), is stretched in the axial direction in relation to an initial state of the seal, characterized in that the area of elasticity comprises a first contact portion adjoining the first seal portion, and the rod (7, 8) comprises a first anti-friction portion, wherein the first contact portion contacts the first anti-friction portion, and/or the area of elasticity comprises a second contact portion adjoining the second seal portion and the device comprises a wall portion surrounding the rod (7, 8) circumferentially, wherein the wall portion comprises a second anti-friction portion, wherein the second contact portion contacts the second anti-friction portion on a side remote from the rod (7, 8).
An intervertebral implant assembly comprising: an implant body defining a first bone contacting surface and a second bone contacting surface, the first bone contacting surface spaced apart from the second bone contacting surface, wherein the implant body comprises at least one projection extending from at least one of the first or second bone contacting surfaces (28, 30) in a transverse direction, the at least one projection configured to be received in a cavity of a head of at least one bone anchor.
A call-processing node for use in a communication system that is configured to provide a communication function to a communication terminal and includes a plurality of call-processing nodes (20, 20a, 20b), a call processing management database that is connected to each of the plurality of call-processing nodes (20, 20a, 20b) and holds data of each communication terminal necessary for call processing, and a control node, which selects a call-processing node among the plurality of call-processing nodes (20, 20a, 20b) for processing a call processing request from the communication terminal based on the states of the plurality of call-processing nodes (20, 20a, 20b), and which performs control so that the call processing request is directed to the selected call-processing node, whereby any of the plurality of call processing nodes (20, 20a, 20b) is able to process a call processing request, the call-processing node comprising: call processing request accepting means configured to accept a call processing request; acquisition means configured to acquire, from the call processing management database, information of the communication terminal related to the call processing request each time a call processing request is accepted by the call processing request acceptingmeans, eitherevery time or when the call-processing node does not hold valid information of the communication terminal related to the call processing request, and wherein the information comprises state information indicating whether the corresponding mobile communication terminal is in communication or at standby; call processing means configured to perform call processing related to the request using the information acquired by the acquisition means; and call processing result storage means configured to store, in the call processing management database, information of a result of the call processing performed by the call processing means. call processing request accepting means configured to accept a call processing request; acquisition means configured to acquire, from the call processing management database, information of the communication terminal related to the call processing request each time a call processing request is accepted by the call processing request acceptingmeans, eitherevery time or when the call-processing node does not hold valid information of the communication terminal related to the call processing request, and wherein the information comprises state information indicating whether the corresponding mobile communication terminal is in communication or at standby; call processing means configured to perform call processing related to the request using the information acquired by the acquisition means; and call processing result storage means configured to store, in the call processing management database, information of a result of the call processing performed by the call processing means.
Photovoltaic module comprising a plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells, said module having a square shape and comprising at least two contact pads (17, 18) in each corner of the module, characterized in that it comprises at least four connectors (14, 15) on each edge (21; 22; 23; 24) of the module.
A shelf-stable pharmaceutical composition comprising an acylated GLP-1 analogue and a basal insulin, a pharmaceutically acceptable preservative, non-ionic surfactant, at a concentration of from 10 mg/L to 500 mg/L, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable tonicity modifier, where said composition has a pH that is in the range from 7.0 to 8.5, wherein said acylated GLP-1 analogue is Arg 34, Lys 26 (N ε -(γ-Glu(N α -hexadecanoyl)))-GLP-1 and_said basal insulin is N εB29 -tetradecanoyl des human insulin or N εB29 -(N α -(HOOC(CH 2) 14 CO)-γ-Glu) desB30 human insulin.
A sodium-ion cell comprising a cathode electrode containing an active material of the formula: A a M b X x O y wherein A is selected from sodium, or a mixture of sodium and potassium, or a mixture of sodium and lithium; M is selected from one or more transition metals and/or one or more non-transition metals and/or one or more metalloids; X comprises one or more atoms selected from niobium, antimony, tellurium, tantalum, bismuth and selenium; wherein 0<a ≤ 6; b is in the range: 0 < b ≤4; x is in the range 0 < x ≤1 and y is in the range 2 ≤y ≤10 and further wherein M comprises one or more transition metals and/or one or more non-transition metals and/or one or more metalloids selected from titanium, vanadium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, iron, osmium, cobalt, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, magnesium, calcium, beryllium, strontium, barium, aluminium and boron. A is selected from sodium, or a mixture of sodium and potassium, or a mixture of sodium and lithium; M is selected from one or more transition metals and/or one or more non-transition metals and/or one or more metalloids; X comprises one or more atoms selected from niobium, antimony, tellurium, tantalum, bismuth and selenium;
A method for operating a climate control system of an animal containment house, the method comprising: receiving climate information from a plurality of climate control input devices (21A-C) at at least one plugin module (29A-C); communicating the climate information from the plugin module to a main control unit and a standby control unit; and either determining operating instructions for a plurality of climate output devices (23A-C) and air inlets (25A-C) based on the climate information with the main control unit or, if the main control unit is not operational, the standby control unit; or if detecting that the main control unit and the standby control unit are not operational; then switching the at least one plugin module to an autonomous mode after detecting that the main control unit and the standby control unit are not operational such that operating instructions for the plurality of climate output devices and air inlets based on the climate information are determined by the at least one plugin module. receiving climate information from a plurality of climate control input devices (21A-C) at at least one plugin module (29A-C); communicating the climate information from the plugin module to a main control unit and a standby control unit; and either determining operating instructions for a plurality of climate output devices (23A-C) and air inlets (25A-C) based on the climate information with the main control unit or, if the main control unit is not operational, the standby control unit; or if detecting that the main control unit and the standby control unit are not operational; then switching the at least one plugin module to an autonomous mode after detecting that the main control unit and the standby control unit are not operational such that operating instructions for the plurality of climate output devices and air inlets based on the climate information are determined by the at least one plugin module.
A composition comprising a polyalkylene glycol and a fatty amine ethoxylate, the fatty amine ethoxylate having a non-cyclic structure of structure: where R is a linear, non-cyclic carbon-containing group that is free of nitrogen, x and y are selected from a group consisting of zero and positive values provided that the sum of x and y are in a range of 8-20, wherein the values for x and y are mole-average values determined by averaging the x and y values for all of the fatty amine ethoxylate molecules in the composition; where the PAG is present at a concentration of 50 weight percent (wt.%) or more of the total composition weight. wherein the values for x and y are mole-average values determined by averaging the x and y values for all of the fatty amine ethoxylate molecules in the composition; where the PAG is present at a concentration of 50 weight percent (wt.%) or more of the total composition weight.
Method for receiving and processing optical signals coming from an object, for example an extended object such as a missile, by means of an optical apparatus comprising an adaptive optical unit which compensates disturbances in the wavefronts of the optical signals that occur on account of refractive index variations in the air when passing through the atmosphere, wherein the adaptive optical unit contains at least one deformable mirror for compensating the atmospheric wavefront disturbances, disposed downstream of which there is a beam splitter from which a first light beam of the light beam coming from the deformable mirror reaches an observation device and from which a second light beam is output coupled and fed to at least one wavefront sensor for measuring the remaining disturbances of the wavefront, wherein the signals of the wavefront sensor are converted into control signals by means of an online computer and are fed to the deformable mirror and wherein the online computer is chosen in such a way that the measurement and correction of the wavefront disturbances are performed multiple times within the time period specified by the atmospheric time constant, characterized in that, within the time period specified by the atmospheric time constant, the image field of the optical apparatus is scanned by displacing the beam axis of the second light beam on the wavefront sensor in N successive time intervals and the wavefronts of the N individual images, respectively lying within the isoplanatic angle, are corrected and in that the corrected N individual images are initially buffer stored in the memory of a computer and subsequently stitched together to form an overall image by the computer.
A vehicle wheel service machine, in particular a tyre changing machine or a wheel balancer, comprising: a rim mounting device having a rotatable shaft and a rim mounting plate connected rotationally fixed to the shaft, a motor driven via a driving circuit and arranged to drive the rotatable shaft of the rim mounting device, a first detector arranged to detect the rotational speed of the rim mounting plate, characterized by a second detector arranged to detect the rotational speed of a wheel mounted to the rim mounting plate, and a controller arranged to receive and compare output signals from the first and second detectors, wherein the controller is further arranged to generate based on the comparison result a control signal and to output the control signal to the driving circuit of the motor to adapt the driving of the motor such that the rotational speed of the rim mounting plate and the rotational speed of the wheel are approximated to each other. a rim mounting device having a rotatable shaft and a rim mounting plate connected rotationally fixed to the shaft, a motor driven via a driving circuit and arranged to drive the rotatable shaft of the rim mounting device, a first detector arranged to detect the rotational speed of the rim mounting plate, characterized by a second detector arranged to detect the rotational speed of a wheel mounted to the rim mounting plate, and a controller arranged to receive and compare output signals from the first and second detectors, wherein the controller is further arranged to generate based on the comparison result a control signal and to output the control signal to the driving circuit of the motor to adapt the driving of the motor such that the rotational speed of the rim mounting plate and the rotational speed of the wheel are approximated to each other.
Sliding bearing for guiding a translationally moveable sliding part, having a first part with a first guidance surface suitable for interacting with a first sliding surface, and having a second part with a second guidance surface suitable for interacting with the second sliding surface, wherein the second part is designed moveably relative to the first part, and is pressed in the direction of the first guidance surface by a pressure device in such a way that the first guidance surface can be moved into contact with the first sliding surface and the second guidance surface can be moved into contact with the second sliding surface, characterised in that a guidance part is moveably connected to the first part, wherein the pressure device is arranged such that bearing surfaces of the guidance part and bearing surfaces of the first part can be loaded against wall regions of a bearing seat.
A method of killing, controlling or repelling plant pests selected from the group consisting of Nematodes, Phytophthora, Fusarium, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Sclerotinia, Erwinia and Verticillium comprising: a) selecting soil in need of treatment; b) applying an effective amount of a composition to the soil in need of treatment, wherein said composition comprises one or more surfactants; and one or more high terpene containing natural oils, said oil containing at least 50 percent terpene selected from the group consisting of orange oil, grapefruit oil, lemon oil, lime oil, tangerine oil or pine oil; and propylene glycol; to thereby kill, control or repel said plant pests selected from the group consisting of Nematodes, Phytophthora, Fusarium, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Sclerotinia, Erwinia and Verticillium in the soil selected for treatment. a) selecting soil in need of treatment; b) applying an effective amount of a composition to the soil in need of treatment, wherein said composition comprises one or more surfactants; and one or more high terpene containing natural oils, said oil containing at least 50 percent terpene selected from the group consisting of orange oil, grapefruit oil, lemon oil, lime oil, tangerine oil or pine oil; and propylene glycol;