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A surgical system comprising: (a) a surgical instrument, comprising: (i) a body, (ii) a shaft extending distally from the body, (iii) an ultrasonic transducer supported by the body, and (iv) an end effector arranged at a distal end of the shaft, wherein the end effector comprises: an ultrasonic blade, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is operable to drive the ultrasonic blade with ultrasonic energy, and an RF electrode (42, 44) operable to seal tissue with RF energy; (b) a generator operatively coupled with the surgical instrument, wherein the generator is operable to generate a combined drive signal having an ultrasonic energy component and an RF energy component; and (c) filter circuitry, wherein the filter circuitry is operable to convert the combined drive signal to: (i) an ultrasonic drive signal configured to energize the ultrasonic transducer to drive the ultrasonic blade with ultrasonic energy, and (ii) an RF drive signal configured to energize the RF electrode with RF energy sufficient to seal tissue; characterized by said filter circuitry being arranged externally of the body of the surgical instrument. (a) a surgical instrument, comprising: (i) a body, (ii) a shaft extending distally from the body, (iii) an ultrasonic transducer supported by the body, and (iv) an end effector arranged at a distal end of the shaft, wherein the end effector comprises: an ultrasonic blade, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is operable to drive the ultrasonic blade with ultrasonic energy, and an RF electrode (42, 44) operable to seal tissue with RF energy; (i) a body, (ii) a shaft extending distally from the body, (iii) an ultrasonic transducer supported by the body, and (iv) an end effector arranged at a distal end of the shaft, wherein the end effector comprises: an ultrasonic blade, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is operable to drive the ultrasonic blade with ultrasonic energy, and an RF electrode (42, 44) operable to seal tissue with RF energy; an ultrasonic blade, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is operable to drive the ultrasonic blade with ultrasonic energy, and an RF electrode (42, 44) operable to seal tissue with RF energy; (b) a generator operatively coupled with the surgical instrument, wherein the generator is operable to generate a combined drive signal having an ultrasonic energy component and an RF energy component; and (c) filter circuitry, wherein the filter circuitry is operable to convert the combined drive signal to: (i) an ultrasonic drive signal configured to energize the ultrasonic transducer to drive the ultrasonic blade with ultrasonic energy, and (ii) an RF drive signal configured to energize the RF electrode with RF energy sufficient to seal tissue; characterized by said filter circuitry being arranged externally of the body of the surgical instrument. (i) an ultrasonic drive signal configured to energize the ultrasonic transducer to drive the ultrasonic blade with ultrasonic energy, and (ii) an RF drive signal configured to energize the RF electrode with RF energy sufficient to seal tissue; characterized by
A gas turbine engine having a gas generator section including a combustor, the combustor comprising at least one annular wall (40, 42) defining a combustion chamber therein, the at least one annular wall (40, 42) formed by a circumferential array of panels in a loadbearing configuration for bearing substantial loads generated by a combustion reaction taking place in the combustion chamber, the panels extending from an upstream end (48, 50) to a downstream end (54, 56) of the at least one annular wall (40, 42) and inclining toward a circumferential direction, characterised in that: the panels overlap one with another to define a plurality of radial gaps between respective adjacent two of the panels, the radial gaps being in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and a space outside the combustor to allow air surrounding the at least one annular wall (40, 42) to enter the combustion chamber via the radial gaps for film cooling a hot side of the at least one annular wall (40, 42).
A siderail assembly for a bed comprising: a first link pivotably connectable to a bed frame at a first joint PF and to a rail at a second joint the first link having at least one reaction surface; a second link having a frame end and a common end, the frame end being pivotably connected to the frame at a third joint, a third link having a rail end and a common end, the rail end being pivotably connected to the rail at a fourth joint the common ends of the second link Q and the third link R being pivotably connected to each other at a fifth joint constrained to move substantially parallel to the reaction surface. a first link pivotably connectable to a bed frame at a first joint PF and to a rail at a second joint the first link having at least one reaction surface; a second link having a frame end and a common end, the frame end being pivotably connected to the frame at a third joint, a third link having a rail end and a common end, the rail end being pivotably connected to the rail at a fourth joint the common ends of the second link Q and the third link R being pivotably connected to each other at a fifth joint constrained to move substantially parallel to the reaction surface.
A printing system including: one or more inkjet cartridges, each inkjet cartridge comprising one or more ink ports, all of the ink ports of each inkjet cartridge being configured as input ports; and one or more apparatuses for supplying ink, each apparatus comprising: an ink reservoir, wherein the ink reservoir has ink therein and ullage above the ink; an ink tube, wherein the ink tube has ink therein and ullage above the ink; and a first fluid line that couples the ink in the ink reservoir with the ink in the ink tube; a second fluid line that couples the ullage above the ink in the ink reservoir with the ullage above the ink in the ink tube; and one or more third fluid lines that supply ink from the ink tube to the one or more inkjet cartridges; wherein each input port of each inkjet cartridge is connected to a respective third fluid line to receive ink therefrom. one or more inkjet cartridges, each inkjet cartridge comprising one or more ink ports, all of the ink ports of each inkjet cartridge being configured as input ports; and one or more apparatuses for supplying ink, each apparatus comprising: an ink reservoir, wherein the ink reservoir has ink therein and ullage above the ink; an ink tube, wherein the ink tube has ink therein and ullage above the ink; and a first fluid line that couples the ink in the ink reservoir with the ink in the ink tube; a second fluid line that couples the ullage above the ink in the ink reservoir with the ullage above the ink in the ink tube; and one or more third fluid lines that supply ink from the ink tube to the one or more inkjet cartridges; an ink reservoir, wherein the ink reservoir has ink therein and ullage above the ink; an ink tube, wherein the ink tube has ink therein and ullage above the ink; and a first fluid line that couples the ink in the ink reservoir with the ink in the ink tube; a second fluid line that couples the ullage above the ink in the ink reservoir with the ullage above the ink in the ink tube; and one or more third fluid lines that supply ink from the ink tube to the one or more inkjet cartridges; wherein each input port of each inkjet cartridge is connected to a respective third fluid line to receive ink therefrom.
A light emitting device, comprising a blue light emitting diode based on a gallium nitride compound semiconductor and a phosphor capable of absorbing a part of the light emitted by the light emitting diode and emitting light of a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein a white color light is obtained by mixing the blue light emitted by the light emitting diode and the light generated by the phosphor, and the wavelength of the light emitting diode is from 450 nm to 475 nm, and wherein said phosphor comprises a Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet fluorescent material activated with cerium containing Y and Gd and Al, represented by the general formula (Y 1-a Gd a) 3 (Al) 5 O 12:Ce in which the ratio Y:Gd of Y and Gd is set within the range from 4:1 to 2:3.
An image forming apparatus comprising: a developing unit arranged to contain a mixture of toner and carrier; a toner sensor which is disposed in the developing unit; a controller arranged to determine a control voltage for the toner sensor using change information on a change in a quantity of electric charge which changes according to a time during which the image forming apparatus is used or paused, and to drive the toner sensor using the determined control voltage to compensate an output value of the toner sensor; and a counter unit arranged to count a number of revolutions of a developing roller of the developing unit and a pause time of the image forming apparatus; a first storage unit arranged to store information on an initial control voltage which is matched with each quantity of electric charge; and a second storage unit arranged to store the change information, wherein the controller is arranged to calculate a voltage compensation value using the number of revolutions, the pause time, and the change information, to detect an initial control voltage matched with an initial quantity of electric charge sensed by the toner sensor from the first storage unit, and to calculate the control voltage by adding the voltage compensation value to the detected initial control voltage. a developing unit arranged to contain a mixture of toner and carrier; a toner sensor which is disposed in the developing unit; a controller arranged to determine a control voltage for the toner sensor using change information on a change in a quantity of electric charge which changes according to a time during which the image forming apparatus is used or paused, and to drive the toner sensor using the determined control voltage to compensate an output value of the toner sensor; and a counter unit arranged to count a number of revolutions of a developing roller of the developing unit and a pause time of the image forming apparatus; a first storage unit arranged to store information on an initial control voltage which is matched with each quantity of electric charge; and a second storage unit arranged to store the change information, wherein the controller is arranged to calculate a voltage compensation value using the number of revolutions, the pause time, and the change information, to detect an initial control voltage matched with an initial quantity of electric charge sensed by the toner sensor from the first storage unit, and to calculate the control voltage by adding the voltage compensation value to the detected initial control voltage.
A method of allocating resources to a mobile station in a wireless communication system, comprising: receiving, by the mobile station, a plurality of reference signal transmissions transmitted by a plurality of base stations (202, 203, 204), wherein the plurality of base stations comprises a serving base station for the mobile station and neighboring base stations which are non-serving for the mobile station (203, 204); measuring, by the mobile station, received signal power levels corresponding to the plurality of reference signal transmissions; transmitting, by the mobile station, information based upon the plurality of measured, received signal power levels; and receiving, by the mobile station from the serving base station, an uplink resource grant determined by a scheduler of the serving base station without coordinating with schedulers of the non-serving neighboring base stations and based at least in part on the information transmitted by the mobile station. receiving, by the mobile station, a plurality of reference signal transmissions transmitted by a plurality of base stations (202, 203, 204), wherein the plurality of base stations comprises a serving base station for the mobile station and neighboring base stations which are non-serving for the mobile station (203, 204); measuring, by the mobile station, received signal power levels corresponding to the plurality of reference signal transmissions; transmitting, by the mobile station, information based upon the plurality of measured, received signal power levels; and receiving, by the mobile station from the serving base station, an uplink resource grant determined by a scheduler of the serving base station without coordinating with schedulers of the non-serving neighboring base stations and based at least in part on the information transmitted by the mobile station.
A railway vehicle comprising a plurality of passenger transport cars, and a sound diffusion system embedded in the railway vehicle, the sound diffusion system comprising: - a plurality of groups of speakers distributed in the plurality of cars, each group of speakers comprising at least one speaker and being located in a respective diffusion zone of the railway vehicle; - a control device of the speakers, the control device being configured to broadcast generic sound signals via the speakers of the different groups of speakers; and - a plurality of reception devices, each reception device being associated with a single group of speakers among the groups of speakers, each reception device being able to receive a control signal from a control device outside the railway vehicle, the control device being configured, upon reception of a control signal by one of the reception devices, to broadcast a specific sound signal solely via the group of speakers associated with said reception device having received the control signal, wherein each reception device and the associated group of speakers are arranged in a same car among the plurality of cars, the specific sound signal being a message comprising at least one information item able to differentiate said car from the other cars from the plurality of cars, each reception device and the associated group of speakers being arranged in a passenger transport car comprising an access door, at least one speaker of the group of speakers being arranged at a distance inferior to 1 m of the access door. - a plurality of groups of speakers distributed in the plurality of cars, each group of speakers comprising at least one speaker and being located in a respective diffusion zone of the railway vehicle; - a control device of the speakers, the control device being configured to broadcast generic sound signals via the speakers of the different groups of speakers; and - a plurality of reception devices, each reception device being associated with a single group of speakers among the groups of speakers, each reception device being able to receive a control signal from a control device outside the railway vehicle, the control device being configured, upon reception of a control signal by one of the reception devices, to broadcast a specific sound signal solely via the group of speakers associated with said reception device having received the control signal, wherein each reception device and the associated group of speakers are arranged in a same car among the plurality of cars, the specific sound signal being a message comprising at least one information item able to differentiate said car from the other cars from the plurality of cars, each reception device and the associated group of speakers being arranged in a passenger transport car comprising an access door, at least one speaker of the group of speakers being arranged at a distance inferior to 1 m of the access door.
An orthopedic derotation system, comprising: first, second, and third derotation towers, wherein each derotation tower comprises a proximal derotation tube coupled to a distal engagement assembly that is configured to engage an anchor member; first and second clamp members, wherein each clamp member is configured to receive at least two derotation tubes; and a handle assembly configured to engage one of the clamp members; wherein the first clamp member is configured to couple the first and second derotation tubes (2, 3) along a first axis and the second clamp member is configured to couple the first and third derotation tubes (2, 4) along a second axis that is skewed relative to the first axis, and wherein the first clamp member includes an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the first clamp member having a plurality of indentations, wherein each of the plurality of indentations is configured to nest a portion of the first, second, or third derotation towers (2, 3, 4). first, second, and third derotation towers, wherein each derotation tower comprises a proximal derotation tube coupled to a distal engagement assembly that is configured to engage an anchor member; first and second clamp members, wherein each clamp member is configured to receive at least two derotation tubes; and a handle assembly configured to engage one of the clamp members; wherein the first clamp member is configured to couple the first and second derotation tubes (2, 3) along a first axis and the second clamp member is configured to couple the first and third derotation tubes (2, 4) along a second axis that is skewed relative to the first axis, and wherein the first clamp member includes an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the first clamp member having a plurality of indentations, wherein each of the plurality of indentations is configured to nest a portion of the first, second, or third derotation towers (2, 3, 4).
A method implemented by a computing device comprising: analyzing an operational context for a computing device having a battery system with heterogeneous battery cells; selecting a switching mode to service a load of the computing device from among multiple switching modes supported by the battery system, the switching mode selected to match the operational context; and communicating control signals to direct switching hardware of the battery system to switch between the heterogeneous battery cells to service the load using the switching mode that is selected; wherein the multiple switching modes include a mode operable to rapidly switch between the heterogeneous battery cells to service the load by drawing a percentage of the load from each heterogeneous battery cell. analyzing an operational context for a computing device having a battery system with heterogeneous battery cells; selecting a switching mode to service a load of the computing device from among multiple switching modes supported by the battery system, the switching mode selected to match the operational context; and communicating control signals to direct switching hardware of the battery system to switch between the heterogeneous battery cells to service the load using the switching mode that is selected; wherein the multiple switching modes include a mode operable to rapidly switch between the heterogeneous battery cells to service the load by drawing a percentage of the load from each heterogeneous battery cell.
A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of: (i) polymerizing monomers to form a reactive polymer, and (ii) reacting the reactive polymer with a lactone or thiolactone that contains a protected amino group. (i) polymerizing monomers to form a reactive polymer, and (ii) reacting the reactive polymer with a lactone or thiolactone that contains a protected amino group.
A method of thermally depositing metal onto a target surface using a plasma transferred wire arc thermal spray apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises a cathode, a nozzle generally surrounding a free end of said cathode in spaced relation having a constricted orifice opposite said cathode free end, a source of plasma gas that is directed into said nozzle surrounding said cathode and exiting said constricted nozzle orifice, and a wire feed directing a free end of a consumable wire, having a central axis, to a position for establishing and maintaining a plasma arc and melting the free end of the consumable wire, wherein the consumable wire has an electrical potential opposite of the cathode, the method comprising the steps of: offsetting the central axis of the consumable wire with respect to an axial centerline of the constricting orifice; and establishing and operating a plasma transferred wire arc between the cathode and a free end of the consumable wire; and melting and atomizing a continually fed free end of the consumable wire into molten metal particles and projecting the particles onto said target surface. offsetting the central axis of the consumable wire with respect to an axial centerline of the constricting orifice; and establishing and operating a plasma transferred wire arc between the cathode and a free end of the consumable wire; and
A method of manufacturing a conformable absorbent wound dressing, said dressing comprising: a wound contact integer comprising an absorbent component and optionally a cushioning component, the wound contact integer having a proximal face and a distal face; a liquid-impermeable backing layer which overlies the distal face of the wound contact integer, and; a liquid-permeable wound contact layer which overlies the proximal face of the wound contact integer, wherein the proximal face of the wound contact layer comprises a heat-plasticised, resiliently elastic material; characterised in that the method comprises a heat-plasticising process, which comprises subjecting the proximal face of a wound contact layer of a precursor of the wound dressing or a wound contact layer of a precursor of the wound contact integer, to heat, and pressure, sufficient to soften it by placing the proximal face of the wound contact layer on a heated platen with a platen temperature of 120 to 180°C, a pressure of 3 to 9 Bar, and a dwell time of the wound contact layer on the platen of 2 to 9 seconds. a wound contact integer comprising an absorbent component and optionally a cushioning component, the wound contact integer having a proximal face and a distal face; a liquid-impermeable backing layer which overlies the distal face of the wound contact integer, and; a liquid-permeable wound contact layer which overlies the proximal face of the wound contact integer, wherein the proximal face of the wound contact layer comprises a heat-plasticised, resiliently elastic material; characterised in that the method comprises a heat-plasticising process, which comprises subjecting the proximal face of a wound contact layer of a precursor of the wound dressing or a wound contact layer of a precursor of the wound contact integer, to heat, and pressure, sufficient to soften it by placing the proximal face of the wound contact layer on a heated platen with a platen temperature of 120 to 180°C, a pressure of 3 to 9 Bar, and a dwell time of the wound contact layer on the platen of 2 to 9 seconds.
A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, comprising: communicating on a first channel with a user equipment, UE; tuning to a second channel in accordance with a pre-agreed hop pattern indicating times and channels concurrently with the UE tuning to the second channel; measuring a signal strength of the second channel; re-tuning to the first channel concurrently with the UE re-tuning to the first channel; and enabling channel selection based on the signal strength of the second channel. communicating on a first channel with a user equipment, UE; tuning to a second channel in accordance with a pre-agreed hop pattern indicating times and channels concurrently with the UE tuning to the second channel; measuring a signal strength of the second channel; re-tuning to the first channel concurrently with the UE re-tuning to the first channel; and enabling channel selection based on the signal strength of the second channel.