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An orthopaedic surgical instrument system comprising: a mounting bracket configured to be coupled to a femoral cutting block , the mounting bracket having a distal surface and an opening defined in the distal surface , an adaptor body positioned in the opening defined in the mounting bracket , the adaptor body extending along a first longitudinal axis and including a head plate that is pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket , an elongated shaft pivotally coupled to the adaptor body , the elongated shaft extending along a second longitudinal axis spaced apart from the first longitudinal axis and including a connector at its proximal end , a sleeve positioned on the elongated shaft between the adaptor body and the connector, and an intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument coupled to the connector of the elongated shaft and sized to be inserted into a medullary canal of a patient's femur, wherein the sleeve is movable along the elongated shaft between (i) a first position in which the sleeve engages the intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument to secure the intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument to the elongated shaft , and (ii) a second position in which the sleeve is spaced apart from the intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument . a mounting bracket configured to be coupled to a femoral cutting block , the mounting bracket having a distal surface and an opening defined in the distal surface , an adaptor body positioned in the opening defined in the mounting bracket , the adaptor body extending along a first longitudinal axis and including a head plate that is pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket , an elongated shaft pivotally coupled to the adaptor body , the elongated shaft extending along a second longitudinal axis spaced apart from the first longitudinal axis and including a connector at its proximal end , a sleeve positioned on the elongated shaft between the adaptor body and the connector, and an intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument coupled to the connector of the elongated shaft and sized to be inserted into a medullary canal of a patient's femur, wherein the sleeve is movable along the elongated shaft between (i) a first position in which the sleeve engages the intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument to secure the intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument to the elongated shaft , and (ii) a second position in which the sleeve is spaced apart from the intramedullary orthopaedic surgical instrument .
Angled-head rotary cleaning device for dental purposes comprising a housing which is made from plastic and forms an elongated neck portion and a head portion located at a first end of and being angled relative to the neck portion , wherein a second end of the neck portion is adapted to removably couple with a driving component providing a rotary movement and wherein the neck portion forms a sleeve with a wall , the housing accommodating transmission elements for transferring a rotary movement from the driving component to a cleaning tool being provided at the head portion , wherein the cleaning device further comprises an elongated light guiding element , said light guiding element comprising a light entry portion being positioned at the second end of the neck portion for receiving light provided by the driving component and a light exit portion being positioned close to the head portion , wherein at least a portion of the light guiding element is accommodated within the wall of the neck portion , and wherein the light guiding element is held by the neck portion via a form-locking connection, the light guiding element being formed by a separate element which is snap-fittingly attached to the neck portion . wherein at least a portion of the light guiding element is accommodated within the wall of the neck portion , and wherein the light guiding element is held by the neck portion via a form-locking connection, the light guiding element being formed by a separate element which is snap-fittingly attached to the neck portion .
A stepwise and stepless adjustable square for use in carpentry, comprising: a stock ; a blade rotatable relative to the stock around an axis of rotation ; a first alignment structure adapted to rotate rigidly with the stock around the axis of rotation ; a second alignment structure complementary to the first alignment structure and adapted to rotate rigidly with the blade around the axis of rotation ; a spring device for pressing the second alignment structure towards the first alignment structure ; and a knob movable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the first alignment structure and the second alignment structure at certain angles between the stock and the blade align and engage such that a force of the spring device is reduced compared to the force at angles where the first and second alignment structures do not align for stepwise adjustment, and wherein in the second position the first and second alignment structures are separated from each other, and a first surface associated with the blade is brought into frictional engagement with a second surface associated with the stock for stepless adjustment, and characterised in that the spring device is suitable for axially pressing the second alignment structure towards the first alignment structure ; and in that in the second position the second alignment structure is moved axially away from the first alignment structure . a stock ; a blade rotatable relative to the stock around an axis of rotation ; a first alignment structure adapted to rotate rigidly with the stock around the axis of rotation ; a second alignment structure complementary to the first alignment structure and adapted to rotate rigidly with the blade around the axis of rotation ; a spring device for pressing the second alignment structure towards the first alignment structure ; and a knob movable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the first alignment structure and the second alignment structure at certain angles between the stock and the blade align and engage such that a force of the spring device is reduced compared to the force at angles where the first and second alignment structures do not align for stepwise adjustment, and wherein in the second position the first and second alignment structures are separated from each other, and a first surface associated with the blade is brought into frictional engagement with a second surface associated with the stock for stepless adjustment, and characterised in that the spring device is suitable for axially pressing the second alignment structure towards the first alignment structure ; and in that in the second position the second alignment structure is moved axially away from the first alignment structure .
An actuator member, exhibiting a capacitance across it, and comprising: an electroactive polymer material adapted to deform in dependence upon the magnitude of an applied electric field; and a capacitance compensation means adapted to at least partially offset changes in said capacitance caused by deformation of the actuator member, wherein the capacitance compensation means comprises a compensating material which forms a separate layer to the electroactive polymer material or forms a mixture or composite with the electroactive polymer material , wherein the separate layer exhibits a decrease in capacitance across it, or the compensating material in the mixture or composite exhibits a decrease in effective relative permittivity, in response to one or more of the following: increasing magnitude of an applied electric field, increase in the impressed electric charge, mechanical deformation of the actuator member. an electroactive polymer material adapted to deform in dependence upon the magnitude of an applied electric field; and a capacitance compensation means adapted to at least partially offset changes in said capacitance caused by deformation of the actuator member, wherein the capacitance compensation means comprises a compensating material which forms a separate layer to the electroactive polymer material or forms a mixture or composite with the electroactive polymer material , wherein the separate layer exhibits a decrease in capacitance across it, or the compensating material in the mixture or composite exhibits a decrease in effective relative permittivity, in response to one or more of the following: increasing magnitude of an applied electric field, increase in the impressed electric charge, mechanical deformation of the actuator member.
A method for use in controlling a wind turbine generator of a wind power plant based on a temperature condition of a power converter or a component forming part of a power converter in the wind power plant, the method comprising: determining the initial temperature condition of the component; determining an evolution of the temperature condition from the initial temperature condition based on a notional power reference values of the wind turbine generator; comparing the evolution of the temperature condition to a predetermined threshold; and, determining, from the comparison the evolution of the condition to predetermined threshold, a time period by which the temperature condition of the component will substantially equal the predetermined threshold, characterised in that determining a first derate factor for active power and a second derate factor for reactive power, determining a degrade factor to be applied to the component based on the first and second derate factors, determining, based on the degrade factor, an active power limit and a reactive power limit, and prioritising between active power and reactive power, when determining the active power limit and the reactive power limit, determining an active power reference and a reactive power reference that satisfy the active power limit and the reactive power limit controlling the wind turbine generator using the active power reference and a reactive power reference such that the condition of the component does not meet the predetermined threshold during the time period. determining the initial temperature condition of the component; determining an evolution of the temperature condition from the initial temperature condition based on a notional power reference values of the wind turbine generator; comparing the evolution of the temperature condition to a predetermined threshold; and, determining, from the comparison the evolution of the condition to predetermined threshold, a time period by which the temperature condition of the component will substantially equal the predetermined threshold, characterised in that determining a first derate factor for active power and a second derate factor for reactive power, determining a degrade factor to be applied to the component based on the first and second derate factors, determining, based on the degrade factor, an active power limit and a reactive power limit, and prioritising between active power and reactive power, when determining the active power limit and the reactive power limit, determining an active power reference and a reactive power reference that satisfy the active power limit and the reactive power limit controlling the wind turbine generator using the active power reference and a reactive power reference such that the condition of the component does not meet the predetermined threshold during the time period.
A method of capturing three-dimensional information on a structure, comprising: obtaining a first image set containing images of the structure with at least one physical camera located at a first position, the first image set comprising one or more images; reconstructing 3D information from the first image set; obtaining explicit 3D information from a virtual camera out of an existing global model of the structure, the existing global model being note in a truncated signed distance function (TSDF); determining correspondences between the obtained 3D information and the reconstructed 3D information; determining camera motion between the obtained 3D information and the reconstructed 3D information from said correspondences; and updating the existing global model by entering the reconstructed 3D information using the determined camera motion. obtaining a first image set containing images of the structure with at least one physical camera located at a first position, the first image set comprising one or more images; reconstructing 3D information from the first image set; obtaining explicit 3D information from a virtual camera out of an existing global model of the structure, the existing global model being note in a truncated signed distance function (TSDF); determining correspondences between the obtained 3D information and the reconstructed 3D information; determining camera motion between the obtained 3D information and the reconstructed 3D information from said correspondences; and updating the existing global model by entering the reconstructed 3D information using the determined camera motion.
Device for detecting whether a bedridden person leaves his bed or has left his bed or has fallen after leaving his bed, the device comprising a detector having a detection field capable of covering at least part of the bed and at least part of its environment, said detector having several distance sensors, wherein each distance sensor is capable of providing distance measurements over time between said sensor and a corresponding obstacle in said detection field , said device further comprising a processing unit connected to the sensor and configured to process the distance measurements provided by the distance sensors of the sensor, characterised in that the treatment unit is configured to determine the spatial position of each of said obstacles over time and according to the distance measured by the detector for the obstacle in question, and to classify each obstacle according to whether the obstacle is located in a first volume or in a second volume in space, the first volume being a volume extending vertically upwards and/or downwards from the surface of said bed, the second volume being a volume extending outwards from the lateral limits of the first volume, and in that the treatment unit is configured to determine an event concerning said person if the distance measured for at least one obstacle located in the second volume varies over time by more than a first predetermined value.
A performance-enhanced computing system comprising: a display ; a two-dimensional texture memory , wherein the 2D texture memory includes a stencil buffer; and a graphics pipeline coupled to the display , and logic to: determine, during a first pass that involves a depth analysis of a scene to be rendered, a 2D texture value , wherein the 2D texture value is a stencil value, and use, during a second pass that involves a shader execution, the 2D texture value to control, via the stencil buffer, a coarse pixel size of the graphics pipeline, including applying the 2D texture value to a location in the 2D texture memory that corresponds to a pixel in the scene being rendered by the graphics pipeline. a display ; a two-dimensional texture memory , wherein the 2D texture memory includes a stencil buffer; and a graphics pipeline coupled to the display , and logic to: determine, during a first pass that involves a depth analysis of a scene to be rendered, a 2D texture value , wherein the 2D texture value is a stencil value, and use, during a second pass that involves a shader execution, the 2D texture value to control, via the stencil buffer, a coarse pixel size of the graphics pipeline, including applying the 2D texture value to a location in the 2D texture memory that corresponds to a pixel in the scene being rendered by the graphics pipeline. determine, during a first pass that involves a depth analysis of a scene to be rendered, a 2D texture value , wherein the 2D texture value is a stencil value, and use, during a second pass that involves a shader execution, the 2D texture value to control, via the stencil buffer, a coarse pixel size of the graphics pipeline, including applying the 2D texture value to a location in the 2D texture memory that corresponds to a pixel in the scene being rendered by the graphics pipeline.
A method for communicating a vehicle position of a motor vehicle to at least one person external to vehicle, wherein - at least one contact address of the at least one person is received from a control device of the motor vehicle by a stationary server device , - a predetermined actuation action of the user in the motor vehicle is detected by the control device of the motor vehicle and, upon detected actuation action , position data describing a respective current vehicle position is generated and emitted from the motor vehicle to the stationary server device via a communication link , and - the position data is provided by the server device , and thereafter - it is examined by the server device and/or the motor vehicle if a predetermined deletion criterion is satisfied, and the provision of the position data is abandoned with satisfied deletion criterion, characterized in that by the server device , the position data is provided retrievable via a retrieval address in the Internet and the retrieval address is emitted to the at least one contact address , and it is ascertained by the server device how many persons and/or which persons have actually successfully retrieved the position data from the retrieval address , and that this information is provided to the motor vehicle by the server device . - at least one contact address of the at least one person is received from a control device of the motor vehicle by a stationary server device , - a predetermined actuation action of the user in the motor vehicle is detected by the control device of the motor vehicle and, upon detected actuation action , position data describing a respective current vehicle position is generated and emitted from the motor vehicle to the stationary server device via a communication link , and - the position data is provided by the server device , and thereafter - it is examined by the server device and/or the motor vehicle if a predetermined deletion criterion is satisfied, and the provision of the position data is abandoned with satisfied deletion criterion, characterized in that by the server device , the position data is provided retrievable via a retrieval address in the Internet and the retrieval address is emitted to the at least one contact address , and it is ascertained by the server device how many persons and/or which persons have actually successfully retrieved the position data from the retrieval address , and that this information is provided to the motor vehicle by the server device . by the server device , the position data is provided retrievable via a retrieval address in the Internet and the retrieval address is emitted to the at least one contact address , and it is ascertained by the server device how many persons and/or which persons have actually successfully retrieved the position data from the retrieval address , and that this information is provided to the motor vehicle by the server device .
A method for producing cryopreserved NK cells, the method comprising the steps of: 1) removing CD3-positive T cells from monocytes to obtain CD3-negative cells; 2) culturing the CD3-negative cells by treating the CD3-negative cells of step 1) with IL-15 and IL-21; and 3) freezing the cultured CD3-negative cells of step 2) in a cryopreservation medium containing 10% DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) under serum-free, protein-free and animal component-free conditions for 2 months or less, wherein the freezing is performed by stepwise cooling from -70°C to -200°C. 1) removing CD3-positive T cells from monocytes to obtain CD3-negative cells; 2) culturing the CD3-negative cells by treating the CD3-negative cells of step 1) with IL-15 and IL-21; and 3) freezing the cultured CD3-negative cells of step 2) in a cryopreservation medium containing 10% DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) under serum-free, protein-free and animal component-free conditions for 2 months or less, wherein the freezing is performed by stepwise cooling from -70°C to -200°C.
A heavy load tire comprising: a first circumferential direction groove extended along a tire circumferential direction; a second circumferential direction groove formed at an outer side in a tire width direction with respect to the first circumferential direction groove ; a plurality of lateral grooves extended along the tire width direction; a block defined by the first circumferential direction groove , the second circumferential direction groove , a plurality of the lateral grooves ; and a plurality of belt layers ; and the second circumferential direction groove is arranged at the outer side in the tire width direction with respect to a position in the tire width direction corresponding to an end portion of the belt layer having the smallest angle between a cord, which forms the belt layer, and the tire circumferential direction, characterized in that the second circumferential direction groove is formed to be curved and protruded toward a direction opposite to a tire rotation direction, from a side of a tire equatorial line to the outer side in the tire width direction and has an inflection point in which a direction of a recess and projection toward the tire width direction is changed, from the side of the tire equatorial line to the outer side in the tire width direction. a first circumferential direction groove extended along a tire circumferential direction; a second circumferential direction groove formed at an outer side in a tire width direction with respect to the first circumferential direction groove ; a plurality of lateral grooves extended along the tire width direction; a block defined by the first circumferential direction groove , the second circumferential direction groove , a plurality of the lateral grooves ; and a plurality of belt layers ; and the second circumferential direction groove is arranged at the outer side in the tire width direction with respect to a position in the tire width direction corresponding to an end portion of the belt layer having the smallest angle between a cord, which forms the belt layer, and the tire circumferential direction, characterized in that the second circumferential direction groove is formed to be curved and protruded toward a direction opposite to a tire rotation direction, from a side of a tire equatorial line to the outer side in the tire width direction and has an inflection point in which a direction of a recess and projection toward the tire width direction is changed, from the side of the tire equatorial line to the outer side in the tire width direction.