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A method for conditioning a polymeric stent, the method comprising: exposing a polymeric stent with a polymeric scaffolding to a temperature equal to, approximately equal to, or greater than 30 °C and not more than about 15 °C less than the glass transition temperature of the polymeric scaffolding, for a duration of time, the duration of time being at least 8 hours; wherein the polymeric stent has been crimped onto a delivery device, packaged, and sterilized prior to the exposure; wherein the polymeric scaffolding is formed from a polymeric article that has been deformed by the application of stress at a temperature greater than that of the glass transition temperature of the polymeric article; wherein the polymeric article has a glass transition temperature greater than 25 °C; and wherein the exposure temperature is controlled to within ± 3 °C. exposing a polymeric stent with a polymeric scaffolding to a temperature equal to, approximately equal to, or greater than 30 °C and not more than about 15 °C less than the glass transition temperature of the polymeric scaffolding, for a duration of time, the duration of time being at least 8 hours; wherein the polymeric stent has been crimped onto a delivery device, packaged, and sterilized prior to the exposure; wherein the polymeric scaffolding is formed from a polymeric article that has been deformed by the application of stress at a temperature greater than that of the glass transition temperature of the polymeric article; wherein the polymeric article has a glass transition temperature greater than 25 °C; and wherein the exposure temperature is controlled to within ± 3 °C.
A sheet folding device comprising: a first roller and a second roller configured to rotate in a state where outer circumferential surfaces thereof contact each other; a plate-like blade configured to strike a sheet member toward a nip portion (7301, 7302) between the first roller and the second roller; wherein the blade strikes the sheet member such that the sheet member is folded in two and inserted in the nip portion (7301, 7302), characterised by further comprising a first parallel pin passed through a first pin through-hole that penetrates through a first shaft portion in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the first shaft portion, the first shaft portion being a rotation shaft of the first roller; a first gear having a first shaft through-hole and a first groove, the first shaft portion being passed through the first shaft through-hole, the first parallel pin passed through the first shaft portion being inserted in the first groove; a second parallel pin passed through a second pin through-hole that penetrates through a second shaft portion in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the second shaft portion, the second shaft portion being a rotation shaft of the second roller; and a second gear having a second shaft through-hole and a second groove, the second shaft portion being passed through the second shaft through-hole, the second parallel pin passed through the second shaft portion being inserted in the second groove, wherein the first gear and the second gear rotate in conjunction with each other, the first roller rotates at a higher peripheral speed than the second roller, projection portions are formed on a side wall which is one of opposite inner side walls of the second groove, in such a way as to project from both sides of the second shaft portion toward the second parallel pin, and the projection portions cause the second parallel pin to closely contact a side wall that is, in the second groove, opposite to the side wall on which the projection portions are formed, and cause the second parallel pin to closely contact a portion of the second pin through-hole that is on an opposite side with respect to the projection portions. a first roller and a second roller configured to rotate in a state where outer circumferential surfaces thereof contact each other; a plate-like blade configured to strike a sheet member toward a nip portion (7301, 7302) between the first roller and the second roller; wherein the blade strikes the sheet member such that the sheet member is folded in two and inserted in the nip portion (7301, 7302),
A method of applying a protective coating to an article, comprising the steps of: a) depositing aluminum in a surface region of an article; and b) depositing chromium in the surface region of the article subsequent to step a); characterised in that: steps a) and b) are performed with an activator; and in that the method further comprises the step of heating the article such that the chromium replaces at least a portion of the aluminum through action of the activator. a) depositing aluminum in a surface region of an article; and b) depositing chromium in the surface region of the article subsequent to step a);
A process for producing a silicon-containing CMC article, the process comprising: depositing one or more coating layers on silicon carbide fibers; drawing the coated silicon carbide fibers through a slurry to produce slurry-coated fiber material; producing unidirectional prepreg tapes from the slurry-coated fiber material; stacking the tapes to form a preform; firing the preform to yield a porous fired preform; and then densifying the porous fired preform by infiltrating porosity therein to yield a CMC article, wherein the composition of the slurry comprises a 1:1 stoichiometric mixture of elemental silicon and carbon black that react during firing of the preform at temperatures of 1430°C to 1460°C. depositing one or more coating layers on silicon carbide fibers; drawing the coated silicon carbide fibers through a slurry to produce slurry-coated fiber material; producing unidirectional prepreg tapes from the slurry-coated fiber material; stacking the tapes to form a preform; firing the preform to yield a porous fired preform; and then densifying the porous fired preform by infiltrating porosity therein to yield a CMC article, wherein the composition of the slurry comprises a 1:1 stoichiometric mixture of elemental silicon and carbon black that react during firing of the preform at temperatures of 1430°C to 1460°C.
A method for removing the faulty yarn portion after a cutting out of that faulty yarn portion or after a yarn breakage, at a work station of a spinning machine, the spinning machine comprising a plurality of work stations, a control unit, a vacuum source, a central vacuum channel and a vacuum meter arranged in the central vacuum channel, whereby after a defect of the spun yarn is detected by a sensor of yarn quality at a particular work station, the control unit stops the particular work station in a controlled manner, wherein this includes unwinding the spun faulty yarn portion from a final bobbin by sucking it into the vacuum system of the spinning machine through a suction nozzle of the particular work station, wherein the suction nozzle is connected to the central channel by means of a stop valve, which is coupled to the control unit characterized in that the control unit finds out the current value of the vacuum in the central vacuum channel of the vacuum system of the spinning machine, the current value being sensed by the vacuum meter and evaluates it as the remaining capacity of the vacuum source, whereby if the control unit evaluates the remaining capacity as sufficient for reliable unwinding the faulty yarn portion from the final bobbin and sucking it off out of the given work station, the signal of the control unit opens the stop valve of the particular work station, whereupon sucking off of the faulty yarn portion by the suction nozzle is started, as well as its removal to a waste space, and if the control unit evaluates the remaining capacity as insufficient for reliable unwinding the faulty yarn portion from the final bobbin and sucking it off out of the particular work station, the control unit waits, and sends the signal to open the stop valve of the particular work station only after the process of unwinding and sucking off the faulty yarn portion at any of the currently simultaneously attended work stations of the spinning machine is terminated and the control unit detects new data relating to remaining capacity of the vacuum source and evaluates the current capacity of the vacuum source as sufficient for reliable unwinding the faulty yarn portion from the final bobbin and sucking it off out of the particular work station.
Closure device for controlling the access of a second plug apparatus element to a complementary first plug apparatus element, comprising: a) a rotatable rotation ring having a passage opening into which the second plug apparatus element can engage in a rotationally fixed manner; b) at least one panel (130, 130') which can move between a closure position and an opening position; and c) coupling means (121, 131) by means of which a rotation movement of the rotation ring is converted into a movement of the panel (130, 130') from its closure position to the opening position. a) a rotatable rotation ring having a passage opening into which the second plug apparatus element can engage in a rotationally fixed manner; b) at least one panel (130, 130') which can move between a closure position and an opening position; and c) coupling means (121, 131) by means of which a rotation movement of the rotation ring is converted into a movement of the panel (130, 130') from its closure position to the opening position.
A system comprising a dual-lane fault tolerant three-phase permanent magnet motor and a motor drive circuit comprising two or more inverters to provide current to the dual-lane fault tolerant three-phase permanent magnet motor, each inverter comprising, for each phase of the motor to be driven, a respective switch arm, each switch arm comprising two switches connected in series; the motor drive circuit comprising means for detecting a switch short circuit for any switch within one of the inverters and means for determining the speed of the motor, the motor drive circuit further comprising a controller configured in the event a switch short circuit is detected within one of the inverters, to: a) close all switches of the switch arms of the inverter containing the switch short circuit when the motor speed exceeds a predetermined threshold, and b) not to close any of the switches of the switch arms not containing the short-circuited switch if the motor speed does not exceed the predetermined threshold. a) close all switches of the switch arms of the inverter containing the switch short circuit when the motor speed exceeds a predetermined threshold, and b) not to close any of the switches of the switch arms not containing the short-circuited switch if the motor speed does not exceed the predetermined threshold.
An electrochemical sensor for sensing nitrous oxide (N 2 O) in an associated volume, the sensor comprising - a primary chamber having a primary opening towards the associated volume, - a secondary chamber being placed adjacent the primary chamber or partially surrounded by the primary chamber, the secondary chamber comprising, - A working electrode, - A reference electrode, and - An electrolyte comprising an aprotic solvent, where the secondary chamber has a secondary opening towards the primary chamber, where a secondary opening membrane is placed in the secondary opening, wherein the secondary opening membrane is permeable to nitrous oxide and is arranged so as to separate a primary volume from a secondary volume, said secondary volume being within the secondary chamber, said primary volume being within the primary chamber, where the primary chamber comprises means for hindering oxygen in passing into the secondary volume, and wherein the working electrode comprises indium (In). - a primary chamber having a primary opening towards the associated volume, - a secondary chamber being placed adjacent the primary chamber or partially surrounded by the primary chamber, the secondary chamber comprising, - A working electrode, - A reference electrode, and - An electrolyte comprising an aprotic solvent, - A working electrode, - A reference electrode, and - An electrolyte comprising an aprotic solvent,
An implant for replacing at least a portion of a facet of a mammalian vertebra, the implant comprising: a fixation element implantable into the vertebra; a coupling portion shaped to be coupled to the fixation element; and an articulating surface attached to the coupling portion, wherein the articulating surface is shaped and positioned to articulate against a second facet surface; characterised by the coupling portion having a generally semispherical bone engaging surface shaped to engage a generally semispherical resection in the bone of the vertebra in such a way as to selectively allow polyaxial rotation of the coupling portion against the vertebra. a fixation element implantable into the vertebra; a coupling portion shaped to be coupled to the fixation element; and an articulating surface attached to the coupling portion, wherein the articulating surface is shaped and positioned to articulate against a second facet surface; characterised by the coupling portion having a generally semispherical bone engaging surface shaped to engage a generally semispherical resection in the bone of the vertebra in such a way as to selectively allow polyaxial rotation of the coupling portion against the vertebra.
γ-Netrin-binding peptide comprising (i) the sequence EVMPTLDMALFDWTDYEDLKP (SEQ ID NO.: 1), (ii) the sequence DVAPTFNMALFDWTDYEDMRP (SEQ ID NO.: 2), (iii) the sequence EVMPTLDMTLFDWTDYEDMKP (SEQ ID NO.: 3), or (iv) a variant thereof having a sequence identity of at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, or at least 95% to SEQ ID NO.:1, 2 and/or 3, wherein said peptide has a length of up to 150 amino acids and is optionally fused to a heterologous peptide or polypeptide, and wherein said γ-Netrin-binding peptide interferes with γ-Netrin/Netrin receptor binding. (i) the sequence EVMPTLDMALFDWTDYEDLKP (SEQ ID NO.: 1), (ii) the sequence DVAPTFNMALFDWTDYEDMRP (SEQ ID NO.: 2), (iii) the sequence EVMPTLDMTLFDWTDYEDMKP (SEQ ID NO.: 3), or (iv) a variant thereof having a sequence identity of at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, or at least 95% to SEQ ID NO.:1, 2 and/or 3,
A coupling for coupling a motor operator and a circuit breaker, the coupling comprising: a base plate of the motor operator having a top side and a bottom side arranged to contact a circuit breaker, the base plate comprising an aperture; a pin having a first end (330E1), the pin being captured within the aperture such that the first end (330E1) of the pin protrudes through a first surface of the bottom side of the base plate, wherein the pin is further configured to engage the circuit breaker, characterised in that a spring is disposed within the base plate aperture to bias the pin. a base plate of the motor operator having a top side and a bottom side arranged to contact a circuit breaker, the base plate comprising an aperture; a pin having a first end (330E1), the pin being captured within the aperture such that the first end (330E1) of the pin protrudes through a first surface of the bottom side of the base plate, wherein the pin is further configured to engage the circuit breaker, characterised in that a spring is disposed within the base plate aperture to bias the pin.
A stylet for placing a catheter in a vasculature of a patient, comprising: an ECG sensor assembly including an electrode extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the stylet, the proximal end configured to couple with an ECG sensor; a magnetic assembly disposed along a distal tip portion of the stylet, the magnetic assembly producing a magnetic field; a core wire extending proximally away from the magnetic assembly; and a coil defining a lumen, the coil extending along a distal portion of the stylet, wherein a distal portion of the core wire is disposed within the lumen, wherein the magnetic assembly comprises a plurality of magnet elements disposed within the lumen, wherein one or more magnet elements are attached to the coil. an ECG sensor assembly including an electrode extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the stylet, the proximal end configured to couple with an ECG sensor; a magnetic assembly disposed along a distal tip portion of the stylet, the magnetic assembly producing a magnetic field; a core wire extending proximally away from the magnetic assembly; and a coil defining a lumen, the coil extending along a distal portion of the stylet, wherein a distal portion of the core wire is disposed within the lumen, wherein the magnetic assembly comprises a plurality of magnet elements disposed within the lumen, wherein one or more magnet elements are attached to the coil.
A multi-mode fiber that comprises a rare-earth-ion-doped core and that has a normalized frequency of not less than 2.40, the multi-mode fiber comprising: a remainder portion that is formed by bending a partial section of the multi-mode fiber in a loop form, a coil form, or an arc form; and a filter portion that is formed by bending a partial section of the multi-mode fiber in a loop form, a coil form, or an arc form, the multi-mode fiber having opposite ends, one of the opposite ends being arranged to receive incoming seed light and serving as an entrance end, the filter portion being positioned on an entrance-end side of the remainder portion, a largest diameter of the filter portion being smaller than a smallest diameter of the remainder portion, the smallest diameter of the filter portion being set so that only LP01, LP11, LP21, and LP02 modes propagate or only LP01 and LP11 modes propagate and a loss of a highest-order one of the modes that propagate is not more than 0.1 dB/m. the multi-mode fiber comprising: a remainder portion that is formed by bending a partial section of the multi-mode fiber in a loop form, a coil form, or an arc form; and a filter portion that is formed by bending a partial section of the multi-mode fiber in a loop form, a coil form, or an arc form, the multi-mode fiber having opposite ends, one of the opposite ends being arranged to receive incoming seed light and serving as an entrance end, the filter portion being positioned on an entrance-end side of the remainder portion, a largest diameter of the filter portion being smaller than a smallest diameter of the remainder portion, a remainder portion that is formed by bending a partial section of the multi-mode fiber in a loop form, a coil form, or an arc form; and a filter portion that is formed by bending a partial section of the multi-mode fiber in a loop form, a coil form, or an arc form, the multi-mode fiber having opposite ends, one of the opposite ends being arranged to receive incoming seed light and serving as an entrance end, the filter portion being positioned on an entrance-end side of the remainder portion, a largest diameter of the filter portion being smaller than a smallest diameter of the remainder portion, the smallest diameter of the filter portion being set so that only LP01, LP11, LP21, and LP02 modes propagate or only LP01 and LP11 modes propagate and a loss of a highest-order one of the modes that propagate is not more than 0.1 dB/m.
An apparatus comprising: a print engine in a print zone; a platen opposing the print engine to support print media, the platen including a plurality of openings in communication with at least one vacuum source; wherein the platen includes a non-vacuum region, comprising a surface devoid of openings in communication with the at least one vacuum source, the non-vacuum region underlying at least a portion of the print zone; wherein the print engine comprises a print head having a length in a print feed direction and a width perpendicular to the print feed direction and wherein the non-vacuum region extends the full width of the print head; and wherein the print engine comprises a print head having an array of print dies, characterized in that the non-vacuum region extends from a rearward edge of a forward row of dies to a rearward edge of a rearward row of dies. a print engine in a print zone; a platen opposing the print engine to support print media, the platen including a plurality of openings in communication with at least one vacuum source; wherein the platen includes a non-vacuum region, comprising a surface devoid of openings in communication with the at least one vacuum source, the non-vacuum region underlying at least a portion of the print zone; wherein the print engine comprises a print head having a length in a print feed direction and a width perpendicular to the print feed direction and wherein the non-vacuum region extends the full width of the print head; and wherein the print engine comprises a print head having an array of print dies, characterized in that the non-vacuum region extends from a rearward edge of a forward row of dies to a rearward edge of a rearward row of dies.
An emission electrode scanning circuit, applied to a touch screen panel, comprising a plurality of sub scanning circuits connected in cascades, each of which comprises: a shift register unit configured to shift a received start signal (TX_STV) to obtain a start signal (TX_STV) of a next stage of sub scanning circuit and an emission electrode driving control signal (TX_CN), and output the start signal (TX_STV) of the next stage of sub scanning circuit to a shift register unit of the next stage of sub scanning circuit; and a scanning signal generation unit connected to an emission electrode driving signal line, and configured to generate an emission electrode scanning signal (TX_OUT) according to the emission electrode driving control signal (TX_CN) received from the shift register unit and an emission electrode driving signal received from the emission electrode driving signal line; characterized by a driving output unit configured to receive the emission electrode scanning signal (TX_OUT) from the scanning signal generation unit, convert a high level of a received emission electrode scanning signal (TX_OUT) into an emission electrode driving high level (TXCOM), convert a low level of the emission electrode scanning signal (TX_OUT) into an emission electrode driving low level (DCCOM), and output them to an emission electrode. a shift register unit configured to shift a received start signal (TX_STV) to obtain a start signal (TX_STV) of a next stage of sub scanning circuit and an emission electrode driving control signal (TX_CN), and output the start signal (TX_STV) of the next stage of sub scanning circuit to a shift register unit of the next stage of sub scanning circuit; and a scanning signal generation unit connected to an emission electrode driving signal line, and configured to generate an emission electrode scanning signal (TX_OUT) according to the emission electrode driving control signal (TX_CN) received from the shift register unit and an emission electrode driving signal received from the emission electrode driving signal line; characterized by a driving output unit configured to receive the emission electrode scanning signal (TX_OUT) from the scanning signal generation unit, convert a high level of a received emission electrode scanning signal (TX_OUT) into an emission electrode driving high level (TXCOM), convert a low level of the emission electrode scanning signal (TX_OUT) into an emission electrode driving low level (DCCOM), and output them to an emission electrode.