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A surgical device comprising: a handle assembly ; a locking collar ; and a set of replaceable bits that load along an axis into said handle assembly ; wherein said locking collar is fully removable from said handle assembly , said locking collar loads axially to a first position, and said locking collar rotates between said first position and a second position; wherein, in said second position, said locking collar is prevented from axial movement relative to said handle assembly and said replaceable bits are prevented from being received within, or removed from, said handle assembly ; characterized in that , in said first position, said locking collar is free to be axially removed from said handle assembly and said replaceable bits are free to be loaded or unloaded from said handle assembly ; and said locking collar is guided to said first position and between said first position and said second position by a groove in said handle assembly mating with a member carried by said locking collar . a handle assembly ; a locking collar ; and a set of replaceable bits that load along an axis into said handle assembly ; wherein said locking collar is fully removable from said handle assembly , said locking collar loads axially to a first position, and said locking collar rotates between said first position and a second position; wherein, in said second position, said locking collar is prevented from axial movement relative to said handle assembly and said replaceable bits are prevented from being received within, or removed from, said handle assembly ; characterized in that , in said first position, said locking collar is free to be axially removed from said handle assembly and said replaceable bits are free to be loaded or unloaded from said handle assembly ; and said locking collar is guided to said first position and between said first position and said second position by a groove in said handle assembly mating with a member carried by said locking collar .
A method for surface-modifying an object made of a thermoplastic resin, the method comprising: step 1 of forming polymerization initiation points on a surface of the object; and step 2 of radically polymerizing at least a hydrophilic monomer starting from the polymerization initiation points by irradiation with UV light having a wavelength of 300 to 400 nm to form a graft layer having a thickness of 2 to 100 nm on the surface of the object, wherein the hydrophilic monomer is an alkoxyalkyl acrylate, wherein the thickness of the graft layer on the surface of the surface-modified body is determined by measuring the cross-section of the surface-modified body on which the graft layer was formed using a TEM at an accelerating voltage of 15 kV and a magnification of x1000. step 1 of forming polymerization initiation points on a surface of the object; and step 2 of radically polymerizing at least a hydrophilic monomer starting from the polymerization initiation points by irradiation with UV light having a wavelength of 300 to 400 nm to form a graft layer having a thickness of 2 to 100 nm on the surface of the object,
A method for converting hydrogen and atmospheric oxygen to water, or HHO gas to water, in a combustion furnace , wherein - the combustion furnace is cooled using a heat transfer fluid, where a combustion chamber is surrounded by a cooling jacket in which the heat transfer fluid is circulated, - hydrogen and atmospheric oxygen or HHO gas is injected into the combustion furnace and ignited and converted to water of reaction that forms in the presence of metal-oxide-containing earths at temperatures of up to 2600°C, and - the hydrogen and atmospheric oxygen or the HHO gas is mixed with air, characterised in that the metal-oxide-containing earths are present in powdered form and/or with a coarse-grained structure as a catalyst, in that the combustion flame is directed directly on to the metal-oxide-containing earths , and in that the distance from the injection point of the gas supply to the metal-oxide-containing earths is varied to control the combustion process. - the combustion furnace is cooled using a heat transfer fluid, where a combustion chamber is surrounded by a cooling jacket in which the heat transfer fluid is circulated, - hydrogen and atmospheric oxygen or HHO gas is injected into the combustion furnace and ignited and converted to water of reaction that forms in the presence of metal-oxide-containing earths at temperatures of up to 2600°C, and - the hydrogen and atmospheric oxygen or the HHO gas is mixed with air, characterised in that the metal-oxide-containing earths are present in powdered form and/or with a coarse-grained structure as a catalyst, in that the combustion flame is directed directly on to the metal-oxide-containing earths , and in that the distance from the injection point of the gas supply to the metal-oxide-containing earths is varied to control the combustion process.
Device for pumping hot melts using the mammoth pump effect, the device comprising - a riser pipe open at both ends and communicating at its outlet with at least one discharge pipe via a pump head , - a carrier gas line , which terminates in the region of the inlet of the riser pipe , for conveying melt through the riser pipe , - a discharge pipe through which hot melt rising from the riser pipe can flow off freely in the operating state of the device, wherein a pump head designed as a closed housing is provided, into which the riser pipe and the discharge pipe open, as well as at least one gas extraction pipe , located opposite the riser pipe and the discharge pipe , for removing the carrier gas , wherein the pump head has a larger cross-section than the riser pipe , the discharge pipe or the gas extraction pipe , characterized in that the riser pipe , as viewed in the direction of the riser pipe, projects further into the pump head than the discharge pipe , and in that an overflow pipe thus opens into the pump head that its end, as seen in the direction of the riser pipe , projects further into the pump head than the riser pipe , and in that , in the operating state of the device, melt can flow freely out of the pump head . - a riser pipe open at both ends and communicating at its outlet with at least one discharge pipe via a pump head , - a carrier gas line , which terminates in the region of the inlet of the riser pipe , for conveying melt through the riser pipe , - a discharge pipe through which hot melt rising from the riser pipe can flow off freely in the operating state of the device, wherein a pump head designed as a closed housing is provided, into which the riser pipe and the discharge pipe open, as well as at least one gas extraction pipe , located opposite the riser pipe and the discharge pipe , for removing the carrier gas , wherein the pump head has a larger cross-section than the riser pipe , the discharge pipe or the gas extraction pipe , characterized in that the riser pipe , as viewed in the direction of the riser pipe, projects further into the pump head than the discharge pipe , and in that an overflow pipe thus opens into the pump head that its end, as seen in the direction of the riser pipe , projects further into the pump head than the riser pipe , and in that , in the operating state of the device, melt can flow freely out of the pump head .
An article of footwear , comprising: an inner layer forming a void dimensioned for receipt of at least a portion of a foot; and an outer layer , wherein the outer layer at least partially surrounds the inner layer, wherein the outer layer includes a window for viewing of the inner layer, the window being located at an overfoot portion of the article of footwear, wherein an area of the inner layer is aligned with the window, and wherein the inner layer at the window is movable relative to the outer layer, wherein a first shape of the inner layer is not proportionate to a second shape of the outer layer, wherein the first shape of the inner layer includes a first length (L810) along a longitudinal axis of the article of footwear, a first width (W810) generally transverse to the longitudinal axis, and a first ratio of the first length to the first width, wherein the second shape of the outer layer includes a second length (L910) along the longitudinal axis, a second width (W910) generally transverse to the longitudinal axis, and a second ratio of the second length to the second width, and wherein the first ratio is greater than the second ratio. an inner layer forming a void dimensioned for receipt of at least a portion of a foot; and an outer layer , wherein the outer layer at least partially surrounds the inner layer, wherein the outer layer includes a window for viewing of the inner layer, the window being located at an overfoot portion of the article of footwear, wherein an area of the inner layer is aligned with the window, and wherein the inner layer at the window is movable relative to the outer layer, wherein a first shape of the inner layer is not proportionate to a second shape of the outer layer, wherein the first shape of the inner layer includes a first length (L810) along a longitudinal axis of the article of footwear, a first width (W810) generally transverse to the longitudinal axis, and a first ratio of the first length to the first width, wherein the second shape of the outer layer includes a second length (L910) along the longitudinal axis, a second width (W910) generally transverse to the longitudinal axis, and a second ratio of the second length to the second width, and wherein the first ratio is greater than the second ratio.
Device for handling foil for use in a printing process during which transfer portions of a layer of the foil are transferred to a substrate to be printed, the device being configured to be arranged at a printing press having a printing area adapted to let such a printing process take place during operation of the printing press , wherein the device comprises a foil input unit for inputting at least one foil web to the device , a bar system comprising rotatable bars for directing the at least one foil web to the printing press and retrieving at least one used foil web from the printing press , and a controlling arrangement for controlling operation of the device , wherein the foil input unit comprises a rotatable input carrier shaft for carrying at least one reel of foil and reeling out foil of the at least one reel , and input driving means for driving the input carrier shaft , characterized in that the input driving means comprise a motor and a coupling unit arranged between the motor and the input carrier shaft , wherein the coupling unit of the input driving means comprises an electronically controllable device being a magnetic powder clutch including two rotors and magnetic powder particles situated between surfaces of the rotors facing each other, the motor of the input driving means being arranged to drive one of the rotors, and the controlling arrangement being configured to control an extent of slip between the surfaces of the rotors by varying an extent to which the magnetic powder particles are allowed to couple the surfaces of the rotors to each other, by varying a supply of electrical power to the magnetic powder clutch .
Exoskeleton glove at least provided with an individual linkage mechanism for each finger, wherein the linkage mechanism comprises sections that are interconnected with joints to enable changing their mutual angular orientation, characterized in that the linkage mechanism comprises a first linkage attached to the glove , a second linkage connected to the first linkage through a first joint , a third linkage connected to the second linkage through a second joint , and a fourth linkage connected to the third linkage through a third joint , wherein the fourth linkage is provided with a finger orthosis , and the second linkage , the third linkage and the fourth linkage are capable to assume a mutually parallel placement wherein the finger orthosis is adjacent to the second joint at a farthest end from the glove , and the third joint is closer to the glove than the second joint .
A method for limiting vibrations on a hydraulic hybrid vehicle comprising a transmission connected to a heat engine and to a hydraulic pump for driving the driving wheels, and to a hydraulic machine having a link which can be engaged for driving the driving wheels directly, or can be disengaged, this transmission comprising operating modes in which the heat engine or the pump are operational, and the hydraulic machine is disengaged, characterized in that during driving in one of these operating modes , with the hydraulic machine being disengaged, when the speed of rotation of the heat engine or of the hydraulic pump is close to a speed that excites a resonance eigenmode of the transmission , it engages this machine.
A compressor for a heating or cooling system, the compressor comprising: a component (650; 700; 700B; 700C; 800; 822; 850; 850B; 850C; 850E; 850F; 850G; 900; 900B; 900C; 900D; 900E; 1000; 1000B) having at least one fluid delivery feature comprising: a body portion (652; 710; 872; 930; 1020) characterized by having at least one sealed interior region (658; 740; 740B; 740C; 814; 838; 874; 874E; 874F; 874G; 932; 932C; 932D; 932E; 1022; 1022B) that comprises a lattice structure (660; 742; 816; 840; 880; 880B; 880C; 880E; 880F; 940; 940B; 940C; 940D; 940E; 1030; 1030B) comprising a plurality of cells and a solid surface (662; 744; 818; 842; 882; 882B; 882C; 882E; 882G; 942; 942B; 942C; 942D; 942E; 1032; 1032B) disposed over and enclosing the lattice structure, wherein the body portion comprises at least one fluid delivery feature (663; 746; 746B; 746C; 820A, 820B; 844A, 844B; 886; 886C; 886E; 886F; 886G; 934; 952; 950D, 954D; 950E, 954E; 1040, 1044) to facilitate fluid flow through the body portion of the compressor component. a component (650; 700; 700B; 700C; 800; 822; 850; 850B; 850C; 850E; 850F; 850G; 900; 900B; 900C; 900D; 900E; 1000; 1000B) having at least one fluid delivery feature comprising: a body portion (652; 710; 872; 930; 1020) characterized by having at least one sealed interior region (658; 740; 740B; 740C; 814; 838; 874; 874E; 874F; 874G; 932; 932C; 932D; 932E; 1022; 1022B) that comprises a lattice structure (660; 742; 816; 840; 880; 880B; 880C; 880E; 880F; 940; 940B; 940C; 940D; 940E; 1030; 1030B) comprising a plurality of cells and a solid surface (662; 744; 818; 842; 882; 882B; 882C; 882E; 882G; 942; 942B; 942C; 942D; 942E; 1032; 1032B) disposed over and enclosing the lattice structure, wherein the body portion comprises at least one fluid delivery feature (663; 746; 746B; 746C; 820A, 820B; 844A, 844B; 886; 886C; 886E; 886F; 886G; 934; 952; 950D, 954D; 950E, 954E; 1040, 1044) to facilitate fluid flow through the body portion of the compressor component.
A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment, UE, comprising: detecting (510; 610) an out-of-coverage scenario based at least in part on determining that a synchronization source associated with a wireless network is unavailable or has a signal strength that fails to satisfy a threshold; and transmitting (520; 620), on a sidelink channel, a sidelink synchronization signal in a transmission period that includes a plurality of synchronization signal occasions based at least in part on the out-of-coverage scenario, wherein the sidelink synchronization signal is transmitted according to a reduced duty cycle that causes the sidelink synchronization signal to be transmitted during fewer than all of the plurality of synchronization signal occasions, the method characterized by : receiving , from a further UE, signaling to indicate that the further UE is relying on the sidelink synchronization signal as a synchronization source; and suspending the reduced duty cycle based at least in part on the signaling, wherein suspending the reduced duty cycle causes the sidelink synchronization signal to be transmitted in all of the plurality of synchronization signal occasions. detecting (510; 610) an out-of-coverage scenario based at least in part on determining that a synchronization source associated with a wireless network is unavailable or has a signal strength that fails to satisfy a threshold; and transmitting (520; 620), on a sidelink channel, a sidelink synchronization signal in a transmission period that includes a plurality of synchronization signal occasions based at least in part on the out-of-coverage scenario, wherein the sidelink synchronization signal is transmitted according to a reduced duty cycle that causes the sidelink synchronization signal to be transmitted during fewer than all of the plurality of synchronization signal occasions, the method characterized by : receiving , from a further UE, signaling to indicate that the further UE is relying on the sidelink synchronization signal as a synchronization source; and suspending the reduced duty cycle based at least in part on the signaling, wherein suspending the reduced duty cycle causes the sidelink synchronization signal to be transmitted in all of the plurality of synchronization signal occasions. receiving , from a further UE, signaling to indicate that the further UE is relying on the sidelink synchronization signal as a synchronization source; and suspending the reduced duty cycle based at least in part on the signaling, wherein suspending the reduced duty cycle causes the sidelink synchronization signal to be transmitted in all of the plurality of synchronization signal occasions.
An unsymmetrical CCC-NHC metal complex comprising a mono-ligated metal complex according to Formula III: wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Rh, Ir, Co, Ni, Pd, Pt, Fe, Ru, Os, Mn, V, and Cu; wherein n is the charge on the complex; wherein each R 1 - R 9 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, and combinations thereof; wherein one or more of the alkyl or aryl substituents may contain a heteroatom; wherein R 10 is C or N; wherein R 11 is a neutral or charged ligand; wherein X is a counterion and n' is the number of counterions; wherein Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of CH, CR 12 , N, and combinations thereof; and wherein, when Z 1 or Z 2 is CR 12 , R 12 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 4 alkyl forming a ring structure with the carbon in the Z position and the azole carbon attached thereto, as depicted by dashed lines in Formula (III). wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Rh, Ir, Co, Ni, Pd, Pt, Fe, Ru, Os, Mn, V, and Cu; wherein n is the charge on the complex; wherein each R 1 - R 9 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, and combinations thereof; wherein one or more of the alkyl or aryl substituents may contain a heteroatom; wherein R 10 is C or N; wherein R 11 is a neutral or charged ligand; wherein X is a counterion and n' is the number of counterions; wherein Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of CH, CR 12 , N, and combinations thereof; and wherein, when Z 1 or Z 2 is CR 12 , R 12 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 4 alkyl forming a ring structure with the carbon in the Z position and the azole carbon attached thereto, as depicted by dashed lines in Formula (III).
A method for dimensioning a network service, NS, comprising: - calculating , based on given capacity requirements of the NS, a required number of virtual network functions component, VNFC, instances of each of a plurality of virtual network function, VNF, in the NS; - selecting a VNF deployment flavor, VnfDf, for each of the plurality of VNFs in the NS, based on the calculated required number of VNFC instances, comprising selecting an instantiation level for the VnfDf, wherein the instantiation level determines the number of VNFC instances to be considered on side of an Internal Connection Point, IntCP; - generating a network service deployment flavor, NsDf, including the selected VnfDfs; and - onboarding a network service descriptor, NSD, which includes the NsDf, for use for instantiating the dimensioned NS, wherein the VnfDf providing the largest capacity for a single instance is selected; wherein the instantiation level that has a minimum required number of VNFC instances is selected for the VnfDf; wherein a required VNF instance, VNF.RI, of the instantiation level, VNF.RIIL, is equal to a maximum of relative required VNF instances, VNF.RRI, of the VNF as follows: VNF .RIIL = max VNF .RRIVNFCi ; and wherein RRIVNFCi means "relative required instances of VNFCi", wherein relative required instances are a ratio of the required number of VNF instances and a number of VNCF instances on the Virtualization Deployment Unit, Vdu, level specified by the instantiation level as follows: VNF .RRI = ceil VNFC .RI / Vdu Level . - calculating , based on given capacity requirements of the NS, a required number of virtual network functions component, VNFC, instances of each of a plurality of virtual network function, VNF, in the NS; - selecting a VNF deployment flavor, VnfDf, for each of the plurality of VNFs in the NS, based on the calculated required number of VNFC instances, comprising selecting an instantiation level for the VnfDf, wherein the instantiation level determines the number of VNFC instances to be considered on side of an Internal Connection Point, IntCP; - generating a network service deployment flavor, NsDf, including the selected VnfDfs; and - onboarding a network service descriptor, NSD, which includes the NsDf, for use for instantiating the dimensioned NS, wherein the VnfDf providing the largest capacity for a single instance is selected; wherein the instantiation level that has a minimum required number of VNFC instances is selected for the VnfDf; wherein a required VNF instance, VNF.RI, of the instantiation level, VNF.RIIL, is equal to a maximum of relative required VNF instances, VNF.RRI, of the VNF as follows: VNF .RIIL = max VNF .RRIVNFCi ; and wherein RRIVNFCi means "relative required instances of VNFCi", wherein relative required instances are a ratio of the required number of VNF instances and a number of VNCF instances on the Virtualization Deployment Unit, Vdu, level specified by the instantiation level as follows: VNF .RRI = ceil VNFC .RI / Vdu Level .
A body piercing instrument cartridge , comprising: a main housing having a thumb grip section along a rear surface; a post holder supporting a post and slidably engaged with a post holder track within the main housing ; and a jaw slidably engaged with the main housing with a jaw track , the jaw track parallel to the post holder track , and the jaw supporting a backing platform for piercing a body part with the post as the jaw and main housing are moved together along the jaw track , the jaw including a finger grip section disposed below and opposite the backing platform and opposite the thumb grip section of the main housing , characterized in that the jaw includes a stiffener disposed behind the finger grip section and the stiffener forms an additional track between the main housing and the jaw . a main housing having a thumb grip section along a rear surface; a post holder supporting a post and slidably engaged with a post holder track within the main housing ; and a jaw slidably engaged with the main housing with a jaw track , the jaw track parallel to the post holder track , and the jaw supporting a backing platform for piercing a body part with the post as the jaw and main housing are moved together along the jaw track , the jaw including a finger grip section disposed below and opposite the backing platform and opposite the thumb grip section of the main housing , characterized in that the jaw includes a stiffener disposed behind the finger grip section and the stiffener forms an additional track between the main housing and the jaw .