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A prosthetic heart valve, comprising: a non-collapsible frame having a two-piece design comprising: an expandable annular base formed of a coil having a plurality of turns, the base being configured to expand from an initial condition having a first diameter of the annular base in the initial condition to an expanded condition having a second diameter of the annular base in the expanded condition, the second diameter being larger than the first diameter, when a predetermined force is applied to an inner surface of the base; and a leaflet frame having a plurality of annularly spaced commissure (1606a, 1606b, 1606c) posts, wherein the leaflet frame is coupled to the annular base with suture such as to allow the annular base and the leaflet frame to expand; and a valve assembly connected to the leaflet frame at the commissure posts, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets. a non-collapsible frame having a two-piece design comprising: an expandable annular base formed of a coil having a plurality of turns, the base being configured to expand from an initial condition having a first diameter of the annular base in the initial condition to an expanded condition having a second diameter of the annular base in the expanded condition, the second diameter being larger than the first diameter, when a predetermined force is applied to an inner surface of the base; and a leaflet frame having a plurality of annularly spaced commissure (1606a, 1606b, 1606c) posts, wherein the leaflet frame is coupled to the annular base with suture such as to allow the annular base and the leaflet frame to expand; and an expandable annular base formed of a coil having a plurality of turns, the base being configured to expand from an initial condition having a first diameter of the annular base in the initial condition to an expanded condition having a second diameter of the annular base in the expanded condition, the second diameter being larger than the first diameter, when a predetermined force is applied to an inner surface of the base; and a leaflet frame having a plurality of annularly spaced commissure (1606a, 1606b, 1606c) posts, wherein the leaflet frame is coupled to the annular base with suture such as to allow the annular base and the leaflet frame to expand; and a valve assembly connected to the leaflet frame at the commissure posts, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets.
An apparatus for positioning or adjusting a blade head of a high-performance slicer, having at least one guide bar (19, 44) and at least one guide receiver (20, 40, 40', 40") for the guide bar (19, 44), wherein the guide bar (19, 44) and the guide receiver (20, 40, 40', 40") together form a linear guide for displacing the blade head with respect to a base element (13, 14, 21, 23) of the high-performance slicer, characterised in that the guide receiver (20, 40, 40', 40") is designed as divided.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a core engine defined about an axis; a turbofan driven about said axis; a core nacelle defined at least partially about said core engine; a fan nacelle mounted at least partially around said core nacelle to define a fan bypass flow path; and a fan variable area nozzle in communication with said fan bypass flow path, said fan variable area nozzle having a first tab section and a second tab section, said second tab section rotatable about said axis relative to said first tab section to vary a fan nozzle exit area between a closed position and an open position, and wherein said first tab section comprises a multiple of first tab segments and said second tab section comprises a multiple of second tab segments; characterised in that: said first tab segments and said second tab segments are chevron-shaped, and wherein said first tab section and said second tab section define a trailing edge of said fan variable area nozzle, said trailing edge defining a saw-tooth fan nacelle end segment in said closed position and said open position; and by further comprising a gear system driven by said core engine, said turbofan being driven by said gear system. a core engine defined about an axis; a turbofan driven about said axis; a core nacelle defined at least partially about said core engine; a fan nacelle mounted at least partially around said core nacelle to define a fan bypass flow path; and a fan variable area nozzle in communication with said fan bypass flow path, said fan variable area nozzle having a first tab section and a second tab section, said second tab section rotatable about said axis relative to said first tab section to vary a fan nozzle exit area between a closed position and an open position, and wherein said first tab section comprises a multiple of first tab segments and said second tab section comprises a multiple of second tab segments; characterised in that: said first tab segments and said second tab segments are chevron-shaped, and wherein said first tab section and said second tab section define a trailing edge of said fan variable area nozzle, said trailing edge defining a saw-tooth fan nacelle end segment in said closed position and said open position; and by further comprising a gear system driven by said core engine, said turbofan being driven by said gear system. said first tab segments and said second tab segments are chevron-shaped, and wherein said first tab section and said second tab section define a trailing edge of said fan variable area nozzle, said trailing edge defining a saw-tooth fan nacelle end segment in said closed position and said open position; and by further comprising a gear system driven by said core engine, said turbofan being driven by said gear system.
A process for forming a metal-supported solid-oxide fuel cell, the process comprising: a. applying an anode layer to a metal substrate; b. applying a doped-ceria green electrolyte to an anode layer; c. removing any solvents and organic matter from the green electrolyte; d. pressing the green electrolyte to increase green electrolyte density; e. heating the green electrolyte at a rate of temperature increase whilst in the temperature range 800°C - 1000°C of in the range 5 - 20°C/minute to form the electrolyte; wherein the electrolyte is sintered in air; and f. applying a cathode material to the electrolyte. a. applying an anode layer to a metal substrate; b. applying a doped-ceria green electrolyte to an anode layer; c. removing any solvents and organic matter from the green electrolyte; d. pressing the green electrolyte to increase green electrolyte density; e. heating the green electrolyte at a rate of temperature increase whilst in the temperature range 800°C - 1000°C of in the range 5 - 20°C/minute to form the electrolyte; wherein the electrolyte is sintered in air; and f. applying a cathode material to the electrolyte.
An image sensor comprising: a plurality of radiation detectors; a mask with a plurality of radiation transmitting zones and a radiation blocking zone; and an actuator configured to move the plurality of radiation detectors from a first position to a second position and to move the mask from a third position to a fourth position; wherein while the radiation detectors are at the first position and the mask is at the third position and while the radiation detectors are at the second position and the mask is at the fourth position, the radiation blocking zone is configured to block radiation from a radiation source that would otherwise be incident on a dead zone of the image sensor and the radiation transmitting zones are configured to allow at least a portion of radiation from the radiation source that would be incident on active areas of the image sensor to pass through; wherein the actuator comprises a linear motor and a linkage; wherein the linear motor is configured to move the radiation detectors from the first position to the second position; and wherein the linkage couples the mask to the radiation detectors such that movement of the radiation detectors from the first position to the second position causes the mask to move from the third position to the fourth position. a plurality of radiation detectors; a mask with a plurality of radiation transmitting zones and a radiation blocking zone; and an actuator configured to move the plurality of radiation detectors from a first position to a second position and to move the mask from a third position to a fourth position; wherein while the radiation detectors are at the first position and the mask is at the third position and while the radiation detectors are at the second position and the mask is at the fourth position, the radiation blocking zone is configured to block radiation from a radiation source that would otherwise be incident on a dead zone of the image sensor and the radiation transmitting zones are configured to allow at least a portion of radiation from the radiation source that would be incident on active areas of the image sensor to pass through; wherein the actuator comprises a linear motor and a linkage; wherein the linear motor is configured to move the radiation detectors from the first position to the second position; and wherein the linkage couples the mask to the radiation detectors such that movement of the radiation detectors from the first position to the second position causes the mask to move from the third position to the fourth position.
A valve train, characterized by comprising: a housing provided with a through hole, an oil inlet channel, an oil drain channel, and an oil supplement channel, wherein the oil inlet channel, the oil drain channel, and the oil supplement channel all are in communication with the through hole; a rocker arm plunger disposed in the through hole; a valve push rod component (1, 32), wherein one end of the valve push rod component is disposed in the through hole; a pressure chamber disposed between the rocker arm plunger and the valve push rod component, wherein the valve push rod component is configured to push the rocker arm plunger to move axially along the through hole so that the pressure chamber is selectively in communication with the oil inlet channel, the oil drain channel, and the oil supplement channel; and a buffer component configured to supplement oil to the pressure chamber through the oil supplement channel before the valve push rod component moves to a bottom dead center so that a seated speed of a valve is buffered. a housing provided with a through hole, an oil inlet channel, an oil drain channel, and an oil supplement channel, wherein the oil inlet channel, the oil drain channel, and the oil supplement channel all are in communication with the through hole; a rocker arm plunger disposed in the through hole; a valve push rod component (1, 32), wherein one end of the valve push rod component is disposed in the through hole; a pressure chamber disposed between the rocker arm plunger and the valve push rod component, wherein the valve push rod component is configured to push the rocker arm plunger to move axially along the through hole so that the pressure chamber is selectively in communication with the oil inlet channel, the oil drain channel, and the oil supplement channel; and a buffer component configured to supplement oil to the pressure chamber through the oil supplement channel before the valve push rod component moves to a bottom dead center so that a seated speed of a valve is buffered.
Heat exchange system for a traction chain of a vehicle, in particular a railway vehicle, the heat exchange system comprising: - a primary circuit comprising at least a first heat exchanger, and - a secondary circuit comprising at least a second heat exchanger configured to be coupled to an air conditioning system of a vehicle cabin, the secondary circuit being connected to the primary circuit, in parallel with the primary circuit, and - a heat transfer fluid for circulation in the primary and secondary circuits (30, 32), the primary circuit having a heat exchange zone configured to pass through the traction chain, the secondary circuit comprising a device for regulating the circulation of the heat transfer fluid. - a primary circuit comprising at least a first heat exchanger, and - a secondary circuit comprising at least a second heat exchanger configured to be coupled to an air conditioning system of a vehicle cabin, the secondary circuit being connected to the primary circuit, in parallel with the primary circuit, and - a heat transfer fluid for circulation in the primary and secondary circuits (30, 32), the primary circuit having a heat exchange zone configured to pass through the traction chain, the secondary circuit comprising a device for regulating the circulation of the heat transfer fluid.
Height-adjustable armrest for a chair, in particular an office chair, having an arm support, which is held by an armrest holder, wherein the armrest holder is pivotable, said pivoting causing the armrest to be adjusted in height, and having an arresting device for fixing the armrest holder in a height position, wherein the arresting device is positioned at the upper, alterable-height end of the armrest holder and has a linearly movable latching element, which latching element is connected to the armrest holder via a link element such that each pivoting movement of the armrest holder induces a linear movement of the latching element, wherein the link element acts directly on the latching element and guides the latter back and forth in a linear guide, wherein the linear movement of the latching element runs parallel to the longitudinal direction of the arm support, characterized in that the armrest holder comprises at least one supporting arm which is articulated, on the one hand, on a part of the chair frame, a first pivot pin being formed in the process, and, on the other hand, on the arm support, a second pivot pin being formed in the process, wherein said supporting arm is connected to the link element in an articulated manner at a point of rotation, which is spaced apart from the pivot pins (9, 10), such that pivoting of the supporting arm is converted into a back and forth movement of the link element.
Branch of a gripper for handling hollow bodies in a unit for manufacturing containers made of plastic material, the handling gripper comprising two branches intended to be held by a holding member and being intended to grasp a hollow body, the branch comprising: - a base having cooperation means intended to cooperate with the holding member to establish a coupling of the branch to the holding member; - a jaw extending from the base and having a front edge intended to be in contact with the hollow bodies; the branch is formed by: - a metal core at least partially constituting the cooperation means, the metal core extending in the jaw set back from the front edge; - a plastic complement at least partially covering the metal core, the plastic complement constituting at least the front edge and being secured to the metal core; the metal core comprises: - a metal block at least partially constituting the cooperation means; - a metal rod coupled to the metal block and extending from the metal block into the jaw; said gripper branch being characterized in that the metal block has two recesses each capable of receiving the metal rod to couple it to the metal block, the recesses being symmetrical with respect to one another relative to a central plane of symmetry of the metal block. - a base having cooperation means intended to cooperate with the holding member to establish a coupling of the branch to the holding member; - a jaw extending from the base and having a front edge intended to be in contact with the hollow bodies; the branch is formed by: - a metal core at least partially constituting the cooperation means, the metal core extending in the jaw set back from the front edge; - a plastic complement at least partially covering the metal core, the plastic complement constituting at least the front edge and being secured to the metal core; - a metal core at least partially constituting the cooperation means, the metal core extending in the jaw set back from the front edge; - a plastic complement at least partially covering the metal core, the plastic complement constituting at least the front edge and being secured to the metal core; the metal core comprises: - a metal block at least partially constituting the cooperation means; - a metal rod coupled to the metal block and extending from the metal block into the jaw; - a metal block at least partially constituting the cooperation means; - a metal rod coupled to the metal block and extending from the metal block into the jaw; said gripper branch being characterized in that the metal block has two recesses each capable of receiving the metal rod to couple it to the metal block, the recesses being symmetrical with respect to one another relative to a central plane of symmetry of the metal block.
An ultrasonic test system comprising: an ultrasonic propagating body configured to change at least one traveling direction of at least one ultrasonic wave which propagates in a test target and enters the ultrasonic propagating body; and an optical fiber sensor attached to the ultrasonic propagating body so that the at least one ultrasonic wave propagates within the ultrasonic propagating body to the optical fiber sensor, the optical fiber sensor being configured to detect the at least one ultrasonic wave of which the at least one traveling direction has been changed by the ultrasonic propagating body, characterized in that the at least one ultrasonic wave is at least one Lamb wave; and the ultrasonic propagating body is a thin plate or thin plates (7A, 7B) configured to change at least one traveling direction of the at least one Lamb wave. an ultrasonic propagating body configured to change at least one traveling direction of at least one ultrasonic wave which propagates in a test target and enters the ultrasonic propagating body; and an optical fiber sensor attached to the ultrasonic propagating body so that the at least one ultrasonic wave propagates within the ultrasonic propagating body to the optical fiber sensor, the optical fiber sensor being configured to detect the at least one ultrasonic wave of which the at least one traveling direction has been changed by the ultrasonic propagating body, characterized in that the at least one ultrasonic wave is at least one Lamb wave; and the ultrasonic propagating body is a thin plate or thin plates (7A, 7B) configured to change at least one traveling direction of the at least one Lamb wave.
A suturing apparatus, comprising: an elongate body; an arm mounted to move relative to said elongate body, said arm having a suture mounting portion which mounts an end portion of a suture; a needle having a distal end, said needle mounted to move relative to said elongate body; and a handle attached to said elongate body, characterized in that said handle comprises an actuator having a camming surface (120, 120A) and a follower having a cammed surface, said follower connected to move said needle, said camming surface (120, 120A) and cammed surface interacting in response to movement of said actuator to drive said follower to move said needle, said handle comprises a second actuator having a second camming surface and a second follower having a second cammed surface which interact in response to movement of said second actuator to move said arm. an elongate body; an arm mounted to move relative to said elongate body, said arm having a suture mounting portion which mounts an end portion of a suture; a needle having a distal end, said needle mounted to move relative to said elongate body; and a handle attached to said elongate body, characterized in that said handle comprises an actuator having a camming surface (120, 120A) and a follower having a cammed surface, said follower connected to move said needle, said camming surface (120, 120A) and cammed surface interacting in response to movement of said actuator to drive said follower to move said needle, said handle comprises a second actuator having a second camming surface and a second follower having a second cammed surface which interact in response to movement of said second actuator to move said arm.
A tire comprising: first and second laterally spaced sides (102, 104); and a tread interposed between the first and second sides (102, 104), the tread including a tread surface having at least one groove therein, the at least one groove including facing, first and second sidewalls (116, 118) separated by a groove bottom surface, and a first pocket region of recessed serrations (160A, 160B) extending over at least a portion of the first sidewall and a second pocket region of recessed serrations (160A, 160B) extending over at least a portion of the second sidewall, the serrations (160A, 160B) of the first and second pocket regions being staggered in a circumferential direction relative to one another, characterised in that at least one of the serrations (160A, 160B) is interleaved with another one of the serrations (160A, 160B) in the first pocket region to define alternating upwardly and downwardly extending serrations (160A, 160B). first and second laterally spaced sides (102, 104); and a tread interposed between the first and second sides (102, 104), the tread including a tread surface having at least one groove therein, the at least one groove including facing, first and second sidewalls (116, 118) separated by a groove bottom surface, and a first pocket region of recessed serrations (160A, 160B) extending over at least a portion of the first sidewall and a second pocket region of recessed serrations (160A, 160B) extending over at least a portion of the second sidewall, the serrations (160A, 160B) of the first and second pocket regions being staggered in a circumferential direction relative to one another, characterised in that at least one of the serrations (160A, 160B) is interleaved with another one of the serrations (160A, 160B) in the first pocket region to define alternating upwardly and downwardly extending serrations (160A, 160B).
A first coaxial connector having an outer conductor designed as a coaxial bushing, the distal end of which is designed as a spring cage with individual spring tongues (9 1, 9 2, 9 3, 9 4, 9 5), wherein in the region of each gap (10 1, 10 2, 10 3, 10 4, 10 5), which is located between in each case two adjacent spring tongues (9 1, 9 2, 9 3, 9 4, 9 5), at least one shielding component (11 1,11 2, 11 3, 11 4, 11 5, 11 1 ', 11 2 ', 11 3 ', 11 4 ', 11 5 ') is provided, which in each case is connected to one of the two adjacent spring tongues (9 1, 9 2, 9 3, 9 4, 9 5), characterized in that in each case a shielding component (11 1, 11 2, 11 3, 11 4, 11 5), which at least partially covers the respective gap (9 1, 9 2, 9 3, 9 4, 9 5), is fastened to a single spring tongue (9 1, 9 2, 9 3, 9 4, 9 5) of in each case two spring tongues (9 1, 9 2, 9 3, 9 4, 9 5), which are in each case adjacent to each gap (10 1, 10 2, 10 3, 10 4, 10 5).
A biaxially oriented, single- or multi-layered porous film, which comprises at least one porous layer, wherein this layer comprises propylene homopolymer and/or propylene block copolymer and β-nucleation agent, characterised in that the film has a Gurley value of 50 to 400 s and shrinkage in the longitudinal direction of < 5 % at 100 °C/1 hour, and a transverse shrinkage at 100°C/1 hour of < 10 %, and has a tear strength of > 30 N/mm 2 in the transverse and longitudinal direction.