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A pipette quickset volume adjustment mechanism, comprising: a frame; a planetary gearbox located within the frame, the planetary gearbox having a gearbox housing, an input and an output; and a mode selector coupled to the planetary gearbox input, the mode selector movable between a direct drive position that will disengage the planetary gearbox such that rotation of the planetary gearbox input will produce a 1:1 rotation of the planetary gearbox output, and a speed multiplying position that will engage the planetary gearbox such that rotation of the planetary gearbox input will produce a speed-multiplied rotation of the planetary gearbox output. a frame; a planetary gearbox located within the frame, the planetary gearbox having a gearbox housing, an input and an output; and a mode selector coupled to the planetary gearbox input, the mode selector movable between a direct drive position that will disengage the planetary gearbox such that rotation of the planetary gearbox input will produce a 1:1 rotation of the planetary gearbox output, and a speed multiplying position that will engage the planetary gearbox such that rotation of the planetary gearbox input will produce a speed-multiplied rotation of the planetary gearbox output.
A soft capsule shell comprising: iota carrageenan; and waxy corn starch having undergone a heat-moisture treatment in the presence of a salt, the soft capsule shell having a content mass ratio [ /] of the component to the component of 0.4 to 3, the soft capsule shell having a content mass ratio [carrageenan/starch] of carrageenan comprising the component to starch comprising the component of 0.29 to 1. iota carrageenan; and waxy corn starch having undergone a heat-moisture treatment in the presence of a salt,
A heat shrinkable multilayer film comprising: front and back layers each containing a polyester resin; an interlayer containing a polystyrene resin; and adhesive layers, the front and back layers and the interlayer being stacked with the adhesive layers interposed therebetween, the adhesive layers each containing 30 to 49% by weight of a polystyrene resin and 51 to 70% by weight of a polyester elastomer, the polystyrene resin contained in the interlayer consisting of an aromatic vinyl hydrocarbon-conjugated diene copolymer, wherein the polyester elastomer is a saturated polyester elastomer containing an aromatic polyester as a hard segment and a polyalkylene ether glycol as a soft segment, and a Vicat softening temperature of the polystyrene resin contained in the interlayer being 60°C to 85°C, wherein the Vicat softening temperature being measured in accordance with JIS K 7206. front and back layers each containing a polyester resin; an interlayer containing a polystyrene resin; and adhesive layers, the front and back layers and the interlayer being stacked with the adhesive layers interposed therebetween, the adhesive layers each containing 30 to 49% by weight of a polystyrene resin and 51 to 70% by weight of a polyester elastomer, the polystyrene resin contained in the interlayer consisting of an aromatic vinyl hydrocarbon-conjugated diene copolymer, wherein the polyester elastomer is a saturated polyester elastomer containing an aromatic polyester as a hard segment and a polyalkylene ether glycol as a soft segment, and a Vicat softening temperature of the polystyrene resin contained in the interlayer being 60°C to 85°C, wherein the Vicat softening temperature being measured in accordance with JIS K 7206.
An ink composition for screen printing for a glass substrate, comprising an ink composition for high-quality/high-definition screen printing that, when producing printed matter by screen printing onto a glass substrate using a 360-mesh screen printing plate formed by a high-strength, non-deforming stainless steel mesh with a filament diameter of 25 μm, produces printed matter with a printed image edge spreading width of not more than 10 μm from the image design dimensions of the printing plate, wherein the ink composition for screen printing containing a solvent which is selected from butylcellosolve acetate, dialkyl adipate ester, isophorone, 3-methoxy-3-methylbutanol, 3-methoxy-3-methylbutyl acetate, coal tar naphtha with a boiling point of not less than 170°C, diethyleneglycol monoethyl ether, diethyleneglycol monoethyl ether acetate, diethyleneglycol monobutyl ether, triethyleneglycol monobutyl ether, triethyleneglycol monobutyl ether acetate, (meth)acrylate monomer, vinyl ether monomer or amide monomer that hardens under activating energy rays, with a boiling point of not less than 170°C at not less than 70 mass% of the total solvent and a prepolymer or polymer with a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 2000 at not less than 2 mass% with respect to the total ink composition, and with a viscosity of 5 to 180 Pa·s as measured with a BH-type rotating viscosimeter at 25°C and a thixotropic index (TI value) of 2.0 to 8.0, the measured flow radius value of the ink composition being 13.0 to 24.0 mm after 1 minute from the start of measurement by a flow property measuring method using a spread meter at 25°C according to JIS K5701-1:2000, satisfying "F60" - "F45" ≤ 1.0 mm, where "F60" is defined as the measured flow radius value after 1 minute and "F45" is defined as the measured flow radius value after 45 seconds from the start of measurement by the flow property measuring method using the spread meter, and containing a coupling agent compound selected from silane-based coupling agents, titanate-based coupling agents, aluminate-based coupling agents, phosphorus-based coupling agents, and compounds that have a hydrolyzable group such as chlorine, methoxy, ethoxy, methoxyethoxy or acetoxy at one end and have an organic functional group such as amino, vinyl, methacryl, isocyanate or mercapto at the other end, and that react or are compatible with resins.
An adapter device for applying a fiber-optic monitoring system to a component to be monitored, the adapter device comprising: a shell ( 450; 610) adapted to surround the component to be monitored, the shell having a rounded exposed surface, and a first optical fiber of the fiber-optic monitoring system wrapped onto the rounded exposed surface, wherein said rounded exposed surface comprises grooves ( 413; 613a,b,c) for accommodating and keep in position the optical fiber wrapped onto the shell, wherein said shell comprises first and second shell halves ( 415a,415b; 610), adapted in use to embrace therebetween the component to be monitored. a shell ( 450; 610) adapted to surround the component to be monitored, the shell having a rounded exposed surface, and a first optical fiber of the fiber-optic monitoring system wrapped onto the rounded exposed surface, wherein said rounded exposed surface comprises grooves ( 413; 613a,b,c) for accommodating and keep in position the optical fiber wrapped onto the shell, wherein said shell comprises first and second shell halves ( 415a,415b; 610), adapted in use to embrace therebetween the component to be monitored.
Process measurement system for radiometric measurement of at least one process variable by means of measurement of ionising radiation, comprising: a scintillator stick (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) having a front surface (210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 810), configured to be an output surface for scintillation light from the scintillator stick; and a sensor unit (220, 320, 420, 520, 620, 820) including at least one photo sensor to convert scintillation light, output from the front surface and incident on an active surface of the sensor unit, into electric signals, wherein the active surface of the sensor unit is smaller than an average light guiding cross-sectional area of the scintillator stick (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 800); characterized in that an optical light concentration device (250, 350, 450, 550, 650, 750, 850) for concentrating scintillation light in the direction of the active surface of the sensor unit is provided, wherein the optical light concentration device includes a parabolic light collector lens (250, 350, 450). a scintillator stick (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) having a front surface (210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 810), configured to be an output surface for scintillation light from the scintillator stick; and a sensor unit (220, 320, 420, 520, 620, 820) including at least one photo sensor to convert scintillation light, output from the front surface and incident on an active surface of the sensor unit, into electric signals, wherein the active surface of the sensor unit is smaller than an average light guiding cross-sectional area of the scintillator stick (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 800); characterized in that an optical light concentration device (250, 350, 450, 550, 650, 750, 850) for concentrating scintillation light in the direction of the active surface of the sensor unit is provided, wherein the optical light concentration device includes a parabolic light collector lens (250, 350, 450).
A vehicle tire with an electronic device positioned on its inner surface, the vehicle tire comprising: a pair of bead portions, a pair of sidewalls, a pair of shoulders, a tread positioned in a tread region, an inner surface, and a metallic cord positioned within an interior of the tire; at least one conductive element extending along at least one of the pair of bead portions and piercing the inner surface into the interior of the tire and electrically connecting to the metallic cord; at least one electronic device within the vehicle tire; and at least one ground path extending from the metallic cord to an exterior surface in a contact patch of the tread; and wherein the at least one electronic device is electrically connected to the metallic cord and the at least one ground path. a pair of bead portions, a pair of sidewalls, a pair of shoulders, a tread positioned in a tread region, an inner surface, and a metallic cord positioned within an interior of the tire; at least one conductive element extending along at least one of the pair of bead portions and piercing the inner surface into the interior of the tire and electrically connecting to the metallic cord; at least one electronic device within the vehicle tire; and at least one ground path extending from the metallic cord to an exterior surface in a contact patch of the tread; and wherein the at least one electronic device is electrically connected to the metallic cord and the at least one ground path.
An intraocular implant, comprising: a) a biocompatible flexible membrane having a front surface and a back surface configured to be implanted between a intraocular lens and a surface of a posterior capsule of an eye; b) a plurality of patterned surface elements coupled to at least a part of the front surface and/or the back surface of the biocompatible flexible membrane, the plurality of patterned surface elements having dimensional relations adapted to inhibit migration of cells between a intraocular lens and a surface of the posterior capsule of the eye; wherein the plurality of patterned surface elements are selected from the group consisting of: a plurality of raised elements which project outwardly from the surface of the biocompatible flexible membrane in spaced apart relation, the plurality of raised elements bounded by a corresponding plurality of channels, and a plurality of recessed elements which project inwardly from the surface of the biocompatible flexible membrane in spaced apart relation, the plurality of recessed elements bounded by a corresponding plurality of spacer elements; c) an aperture element which defines passage opening to communicate between the front surface and the back surface of the biocompatible flexible membrane, the passage opening configured to intraocularly align with a visual axis of the eye, thereby providing a line of sight which passes through the passage opening. a) a biocompatible flexible membrane having a front surface and a back surface configured to be implanted between a intraocular lens and a surface of a posterior capsule of an eye; b) a plurality of patterned surface elements coupled to at least a part of the front surface and/or the back surface of the biocompatible flexible membrane, the plurality of patterned surface elements having dimensional relations adapted to inhibit migration of cells between a intraocular lens and a surface of the posterior capsule of the eye; wherein the plurality of patterned surface elements are selected from the group consisting of: a plurality of raised elements which project outwardly from the surface of the biocompatible flexible membrane in spaced apart relation, the plurality of raised elements bounded by a corresponding plurality of channels, and a plurality of recessed elements which project inwardly from the surface of the biocompatible flexible membrane in spaced apart relation, the plurality of recessed elements bounded by a corresponding plurality of spacer elements; c) an aperture element which defines passage opening to communicate between the front surface and the back surface of the biocompatible flexible membrane, the passage opening configured to intraocularly align with a visual axis of the eye, thereby providing a line of sight which passes through the passage opening.
A circuit, comprising: a power source; a sensor circuit electrically coupled by a switch to the power source; and an A/D converter electrically coupled to the sensor circuit and adapted to read a voltage difference between the sensor output voltage and a reference voltage across a resistive element to determine an impedance of the sensor circuit, wherein the sensor circuit is adapted to output a measurement voltage when the switch is open, and the A/D converter is adapted to read the measurement voltage, further comprising a controller adapted to compare the impedance of the sensor circuit to an acceptance range, the acceptance range indicating that a wire break condition does not exist, and the controller further adapted to log the measurement voltage if the impedance falls within the acceptance range. a power source; a sensor circuit electrically coupled by a switch to the power source; and an A/D converter electrically coupled to the sensor circuit and adapted to read a voltage difference between the sensor output voltage and a reference voltage across a resistive element to determine an impedance of the sensor circuit, wherein the sensor circuit is adapted to output a measurement voltage when the switch is open, and the A/D converter is adapted to read the measurement voltage, further comprising a controller adapted to compare the impedance of the sensor circuit to an acceptance range, the acceptance range indicating that a wire break condition does not exist, and the controller further adapted to log the measurement voltage if the impedance falls within the acceptance range.
A headrest (100;200;400) for a vehicle-seat, the headrest comprising: a first acoustic assembly including a first set of one or more acoustic transducers, the first acoustic assembly configured to radiate acoustic energy from a first portion of the headrest in a first radiation pattern; and a second acoustic assembly including a second set of one or more acoustic transducers, the second acoustic assembly configured to radiate acoustic energy from a second portion of the headrest in a second radiation pattern, wherein the one or more acoustic transducers of the first acoustic assembly and the one or more acoustic transducers of the second acoustic assembly are oriented substantially symmetrically with respect to a center line of the headrest, an acoustic channel disposed between the second set of one or more acoustic transducers and an external opening disposed on the second portion of the headrest, wherein the acoustic channel is configured such that the second set of one or more acoustic transducers radiates acoustic energy through the acoustic channel in accordance with the second radiation pattern, and wherein the acoustic channel includes an acoustic guide configured to direct acoustic energy out of the acoustic channel in accordance with the second radiation pattern, wherein, by means of the acoustic guide, the first acoustic assembly and the second acoustic assembly are configured such that the first radiation pattern and the second radiation pattern are substantially different from one another, and generate an asymmetric radiation pattern for the headrest. a first acoustic assembly including a first set of one or more acoustic transducers, the first acoustic assembly configured to radiate acoustic energy from a first portion of the headrest in a first radiation pattern; and a second acoustic assembly including a second set of one or more acoustic transducers, the second acoustic assembly configured to radiate acoustic energy from a second portion of the headrest in a second radiation pattern, wherein the one or more acoustic transducers of the first acoustic assembly and the one or more acoustic transducers of the second acoustic assembly are oriented substantially symmetrically with respect to a center line of the headrest, an acoustic channel disposed between the second set of one or more acoustic transducers and an external opening disposed on the second portion of the headrest, wherein the acoustic channel is configured such that the second set of one or more acoustic transducers radiates acoustic energy through the acoustic channel in accordance with the second radiation pattern, and wherein the acoustic channel includes an acoustic guide configured to direct acoustic energy out of the acoustic channel in accordance with the second radiation pattern, wherein, by means of the acoustic guide, the first acoustic assembly and the second acoustic assembly are configured such that the first radiation pattern and the second radiation pattern are substantially different from one another, and generate an asymmetric radiation pattern for the headrest.
A method of manufacturing an anvil (1300, 1300a) of a circular surgical stapler, wherein the anvil (1300, 1300a) includes a head and a coupling feature that includes a shank that extends proximally from the head, the method comprising: (a) forming each of the head and the coupling feature using at least one metal injection molding process; and characterized by: (b) after forming the coupling feature, machining a through bore into the shank so that the through bore extends completely through the shank of the coupling feature along a longitudinal axis of the coupling feature; and (c) plastic injection molding an insert formed of a polymeric material onto the shank. (a) forming each of the head and the coupling feature using at least one metal injection molding process; and characterized by: (b) after forming the coupling feature, machining a through bore into the shank so that the through bore extends completely through the shank of the coupling feature along a longitudinal axis of the coupling feature; and (c) plastic injection molding an insert formed of a polymeric material onto the shank.
An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image bearing member (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) configured to bear a toner image; an intermediate transfer belt that has electrical conductivity and is configured of a plurality of layers; a current supply member configured to come into contact with the intermediate transfer belt; and a power source configured to apply voltage to the current supply member, wherein an electric current is made to flow in a circumferential direction of the intermediate transfer belt and a toner image is transferred by primary transfer from the image bearing member (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) to the intermediate transfer belt, by applying voltage from the power source to the current supply member, and wherein the intermediate transfer belt includes a first layer that has ionic conductivity and is the thickest layer out of the plurality of layers making up the intermediate transfer belt with respect to the thickness direction of the intermediate transfer belt, and a second layer that has electronic conductivity, a lower electrical resistance than the first layer, and surface resistivity in a range of 4.0 x 10 6 Ω/□ or less. an image bearing member (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) configured to bear a toner image; an intermediate transfer belt that has electrical conductivity and is configured of a plurality of layers; a current supply member configured to come into contact with the intermediate transfer belt; and a power source configured to apply voltage to the current supply member, wherein an electric current is made to flow in a circumferential direction of the intermediate transfer belt and a toner image is transferred by primary transfer from the image bearing member (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) to the intermediate transfer belt, by applying voltage from the power source to the current supply member, and wherein the intermediate transfer belt includes a first layer that has ionic conductivity and is the thickest layer out of the plurality of layers making up the intermediate transfer belt with respect to the thickness direction of the intermediate transfer belt, and a second layer that has electronic conductivity, a lower electrical resistance than the first layer, and surface resistivity in a range of 4.0 x 10 6 Ω/□ or less. a first layer that has ionic conductivity and is the thickest layer out of the plurality of layers making up the intermediate transfer belt with respect to the thickness direction of the intermediate transfer belt, and a second layer that has electronic conductivity, a lower electrical resistance than the first layer, and surface resistivity in a range of 4.0 x 10 6 Ω/□ or less.
A method of wireless communication in a wireless local area network performed by an access point, the method comprising: receiving a registration packet from a first device, the registration packet indicating interest in a service provided by another device in a wireless communications network; receiving a discovery packet from a second device during a first discovery interval, DI, of a plurality of discovery intervals, the discovery packet advertising a service provided by the second device, the plurality of discovery intervals comprising recurring time intervals when a plurality of devices are configured to transmit and receive discovery packets in the wireless communications network; transmitting a traffic indication message, TIM, outside of a DI or paging interval, PI, to wake the first device from a sleep or power-save mode; and transmitting, to the first device, a notification packet configured to enable the first device and the second device to communicate directly, wherein the notification packet comprises a page forward frame configured to forward the discovery packet received from the second device. receiving a registration packet from a first device, the registration packet indicating interest in a service provided by another device in a wireless communications network; receiving a discovery packet from a second device during a first discovery interval, DI, of a plurality of discovery intervals, the discovery packet advertising a service provided by the second device, the plurality of discovery intervals comprising recurring time intervals when a plurality of devices are configured to transmit and receive discovery packets in the wireless communications network; transmitting a traffic indication message, TIM, outside of a DI or paging interval, PI, to wake the first device from a sleep or power-save mode; and transmitting, to the first device, a notification packet configured to enable the first device and the second device to communicate directly, wherein the notification packet comprises a page forward frame configured to forward the discovery packet received from the second device.