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An expander set comprising: a first expander with an outer surface and an inner surface defining a passage therethrough, the first expander having a first engagement feature recessed relative to the outer surface and a first groove (203A-E); and a second expander with an inside surface shaped to correspond to a portion of the outer surface of the first expander, the second expander having a second engagement feature adapted to engage with the first engagement feature, characterized in that : the first groove (203A-E) of the first expander is recessed relative to the outer surface of the first expander and is sized and shaped to accommodate a rod of a retraction system such that when the first expander is advanced within the retraction system, the rod remains within the first groove, and the second expander includes a protrusion (208A-B) on the inside surface of the second expander and a second groove (213A-B) recessed relative to an outer surface of the second expander, the protrusion (208A-B) sized for receipt in the first groove (203A-E), wherein when the first and second expanders are engaged with one another, the second groove is aligned with the first groove in a direction of expansion of the expander set and the first and second expanders define an oblong cross-section. a first expander with an outer surface and an inner surface defining a passage therethrough, the first expander having a first engagement feature recessed relative to the outer surface and a first groove (203A-E); and a second expander with an inside surface shaped to correspond to a portion of the outer surface of the first expander, the second expander having a second engagement feature adapted to engage with the first engagement feature, characterized in that : the first groove (203A-E) of the first expander is recessed relative to the outer surface of the first expander and is sized and shaped to accommodate a rod of a retraction system such that when the first expander is advanced within the retraction system, the rod remains within the first groove, and the second expander includes a protrusion (208A-B) on the inside surface of the second expander and a second groove (213A-B) recessed relative to an outer surface of the second expander, the protrusion (208A-B) sized for receipt in the first groove (203A-E), the first groove (203A-E) of the first expander is recessed relative to the outer surface of the first expander and is sized and shaped to accommodate a rod of a retraction system such that when the first expander is advanced within the retraction system, the rod remains within the first groove, and the second expander includes a protrusion (208A-B) on the inside surface of the second expander and a second groove (213A-B) recessed relative to an outer surface of the second expander, the protrusion (208A-B) sized for receipt in the first groove (203A-E), wherein when the first and second expanders are engaged with one another, the second groove is aligned with the first groove in a direction of expansion of the expander set and the first and second expanders define an oblong cross-section.
Sound transducer for sending and/or receiving acoustic underwater signals, which comprises an acoustic transducer element , at least one first spring element , a filling compound and a transducer support , the at least one first spring element being associated with the acoustic transducer element, wherein the acoustic transducer element is in the form of a first mass of an oscillating system, and in a sound pressure direction downstream of the acoustic transducer element the first spring element and then the transducer support are arranged , with the result that the oscillating system is set and therefore an acoustic sensitivity of the sound transducer is improved, characterized in that the transducer support at least partly surrounds the acoustic transducer element and wherein the transducer support is arranged downstream of and next to the acoustic transducer element in the sound pressure direction, and wherein a space between the acoustic transducer element and the transducer support and also further components of the sound transducer is filled by the filling compound.
A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure, the dressing comprising: a first film comprising a non-porous material and a plurality of fluid restrictions ; a first manifold layer adjacent to the first film , the first manifold layer comprising a second film of a transparent material having a manifold area comprising blisters and apertures , wherein the apertures are configured to allow fluid transfer through the second film; and a second manifold layer adjacent to the first manifold layer , the second manifold layer comprising foam having a contact area that is less than the manifold area. a first film comprising a non-porous material and a plurality of fluid restrictions ; a first manifold layer adjacent to the first film , the first manifold layer comprising a second film of a transparent material having a manifold area comprising blisters and apertures , wherein the apertures are configured to allow fluid transfer through the second film; and a second manifold layer adjacent to the first manifold layer , the second manifold layer comprising foam having a contact area that is less than the manifold area.
A fly-by-wire (FBW) flight control system, comprising: a pilot control assembly (PCA) having a beep switch ; a rotorcraft flight control computer (FCC) having a control law, the control law operable, in response to deflection of the beep switch by a pilot, to engage a rated turn of the rotorcraft which corresponds to a roll maneuver when the rotorcraft is operating at a forward airspeed greater than about 35-40 knots, and to a yaw maneuver when the rotorcraft is operating at a forward airspeed less than about 35-40 knots. a pilot control assembly (PCA) having a beep switch ; a rotorcraft flight control computer (FCC) having a control law, the control law operable, in response to deflection of the beep switch by a pilot, to engage a rated turn of the rotorcraft which corresponds to a roll maneuver when the rotorcraft is operating at a forward airspeed greater than about 35-40 knots, and to a yaw maneuver when the rotorcraft is operating at a forward airspeed less than about 35-40 knots.
A system of manufacturing comprising: a plurality of work cells , where each of said cells performs one or more manufacturing processes on an associated one of a plurality of workpieces; a controlling device included in each work cell of the plurality of work cells and configured to determine if a work performed at a corresponding work cell is properly completed, one or more mobile transport units , MTUs, to deliver transportable containers containing said workpieces to and from said work cells, said one or more mobile transport units delivering said containers to said work cells by lanes or paths between said work cells and in a manner such that said workpieces are localized in said work cells; and a computer system communicating with the controlling device in each of the work cell, having therein status information for each of said one or more MTUs and using said status information to control each of said one or more MTUs to deliver said transportable containers to and from said work cells; wherein when a determination is made that work performed at one of said work cells on said associated workpiece is in error, said computer system commands said associated one of said one or more MTUs to deliver said transportable container with said workpiece on which said work was performed to one of a rework station or a disposal area. a plurality of work cells , where each of said cells performs one or more manufacturing processes on an associated one of a plurality of workpieces; a controlling device included in each work cell of the plurality of work cells and configured to determine if a work performed at a corresponding work cell is properly completed, one or more mobile transport units , MTUs, to deliver transportable containers containing said workpieces to and from said work cells, said one or more mobile transport units delivering said containers to said work cells by lanes or paths between said work cells and in a manner such that said workpieces are localized in said work cells; and a computer system communicating with the controlling device in each of the work cell, having therein status information for each of said one or more MTUs and using said status information to control each of said one or more MTUs to deliver said transportable containers to and from said work cells; wherein when a determination is made that work performed at one of said work cells on said associated workpiece is in error, said computer system commands said associated one of said one or more MTUs to deliver said transportable container with said workpiece on which said work was performed to one of a rework station or a disposal area.
A computer program for denoising an ECG signal comprising instructions to cause a terminal as defined in claim 9 to perform the steps comprising: detecting (S101, S201, S301, S401) a CPR signal and a first signal wherein the first signal comprises an ECG signal and a noise of the ECG signal; analyzing (S102, S202, S302, S404) whether the noise of the ECG signal in the first signal correlates with the CPR signal; determining (S103, S203, S307, S409) a filtering method for the first signal according to a degree of the correlation between the noise of the ECG signal and the CPR signal, when the noise of the ECG signal correlates with the CPR signal; further determining (S205, S309, S411) a first filtering method for the first signal, when the degree of the correlation is ascertained to exceed a first value (S204, S308, S410), otherwise, determining (S206, S310, S412) a second filtering method for the first signal; through the first filtering method, the first signal is filtered by a high-order adaptive filter to remove the noise of the ECG signal; through the second filtering method, the first signal is filtered by a low-order adaptive filter to remove the noise of the ECG signal; wherein an order of the high-order adaptive filter is higher than an order of the low-order adaptive filter; and filtering (S104) the first signal according to the determined filtering method to remove the noise of the ECG signal. detecting (S101, S201, S301, S401) a CPR signal and a first signal wherein the first signal comprises an ECG signal and a noise of the ECG signal; analyzing (S102, S202, S302, S404) whether the noise of the ECG signal in the first signal correlates with the CPR signal; determining (S103, S203, S307, S409) a filtering method for the first signal according to a degree of the correlation between the noise of the ECG signal and the CPR signal, when the noise of the ECG signal correlates with the CPR signal; further determining (S205, S309, S411) a first filtering method for the first signal, when the degree of the correlation is ascertained to exceed a first value (S204, S308, S410), otherwise, determining (S206, S310, S412) a second filtering method for the first signal; through the first filtering method, the first signal is filtered by a high-order adaptive filter to remove the noise of the ECG signal; through the second filtering method, the first signal is filtered by a low-order adaptive filter to remove the noise of the ECG signal; wherein an order of the high-order adaptive filter is higher than an order of the low-order adaptive filter; and filtering (S104) the first signal according to the determined filtering method to remove the noise of the ECG signal.
Reservoir cap configured to be coupled to a neck of a container in correspondence with one of its opening , comprising a body equipped with a cup-shaped portion closed at its bottom by a breakable wall , the body comprising at least one sealing element with said neck , the cap also comprising a shear equipped with a head from which an internally hollow substantially cylindrical surface extends which, when coupled to the cup-shaped portion, forms together with at least a part of the cup-shaped portion a reservoir (S) for a product , the shear being slidable inside the cup-shaped portion and comprising a cutting surface of the breakable wall obtained at a free end of the cylindrical surface , the cup-shaped portion being configured so that, when the cap is placed on the container and the product is in the reservoir (S), the shear , pushed with force against the breakable wall detaches it at least partially from the cup-shaped portion with consequent introduction of said product inside the container , wherein the external cylindrical surface of the shear is defined by at least one first piece made of a material that absorbs humidity and positioned in proximity of said breakable wall and a second piece made of a plastic material and fixed to the first piece, the first and the second piece forming the shear , characterised in that the second piece is fitted onto the first piece .
A digital slide scanning apparatus, comprising: a motor configured to generate a load resistance value when moving a glass slide during a process; one or more hardware processors configured to: monitor the load resistance value during the process, characterised by compare the load resistance value to a predetermined threshold resistance value, the predetermined threshold resistance value corresponding to a pressure that is less than a pressure to break a glass slide , and control the motor to stop movement of the glass slide in response to determining that the load resistance value exceeds the predetermined threshold resistance value. a motor configured to generate a load resistance value when moving a glass slide during a process; one or more hardware processors configured to: monitor the load resistance value during the process, characterised by compare the load resistance value to a predetermined threshold resistance value, the predetermined threshold resistance value corresponding to a pressure that is less than a pressure to break a glass slide , and control the motor to stop movement of the glass slide in response to determining that the load resistance value exceeds the predetermined threshold resistance value. monitor the load resistance value during the process, characterised by compare the load resistance value to a predetermined threshold resistance value, the predetermined threshold resistance value corresponding to a pressure that is less than a pressure to break a glass slide , and control the motor to stop movement of the glass slide in response to determining that the load resistance value exceeds the predetermined threshold resistance value.
An engineered natural killer T-cell comprising an expression construct that encodes a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) with a suitable intracellular signalling domain.
An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners comprising: a housing ; a curved shaft extending from said housing , said curved shaft having a proximal end adjacent said housing and a distal end spaced from said housing ; a plurality of surgical fasteners for being dispensed one at a time from said distal end of said curved shaft; a firing element movable proximally and distally for dispensing said surgical fasteners from said distal end of said curved shaft; a firing system for dispensing a leading surgical fastener of the plurality of surgical fasteners from the distal end of the curved shaft, said firing system including an energy storing element coupled with said firing element , wherein said firing system has a firing cycle with a first stage for advancing said firing element toward the distal end of said curved shaft at a first rate of speed and a second stage for advancing said firing element toward the distal end of said curved shaft at a second rate of speed that is greater than the first rate of speed, and wherein the firing system is adapted to store energy in the energy storing element before the second stage of the firing cycle and transfer the stored energy from the energy storing element to the firing element during the second stage of the firing cycle, characterized in that : the plurality of surgical fasteners and the firing element are disposed within said curved shaft . a housing ; a curved shaft extending from said housing , said curved shaft having a proximal end adjacent said housing and a distal end spaced from said housing ; a plurality of surgical fasteners for being dispensed one at a time from said distal end of said curved shaft; a firing element movable proximally and distally for dispensing said surgical fasteners from said distal end of said curved shaft; a firing system for dispensing a leading surgical fastener of the plurality of surgical fasteners from the distal end of the curved shaft, said firing system including an energy storing element coupled with said firing element , wherein said firing system has a firing cycle with a first stage for advancing said firing element toward the distal end of said curved shaft at a first rate of speed and a second stage for advancing said firing element toward the distal end of said curved shaft at a second rate of speed that is greater than the first rate of speed, and wherein the firing system is adapted to store energy in the energy storing element before the second stage of the firing cycle and transfer the stored energy from the energy storing element to the firing element during the second stage of the firing cycle, characterized in that : the plurality of surgical fasteners and the firing element are disposed within said curved shaft .
A rubber composition based on at least: - an elastomer matrix; - a reinforcing filler comprising a reinforcing inorganic filler; and - a plasticizing agent comprising a hydrocarbon resin and a liquid plasticizer comprising a vegetable oil and a liquid diene polymer bearing at least one silane function; wherein the amount in phr of hydrocarbon resin is higher than that of the liquid diene polymer; and wherein the amount in phr of vegetable oil is higher than one-third of the amount in phr of the liquid diene polymer. - an elastomer matrix; - a reinforcing filler comprising a reinforcing inorganic filler; and - a plasticizing agent comprising a hydrocarbon resin and a liquid plasticizer comprising a vegetable oil and a liquid diene polymer bearing at least one silane function; wherein the amount in phr of hydrocarbon resin is higher than that of the liquid diene polymer; and wherein the amount in phr of vegetable oil is higher than one-third of the amount in phr of the liquid diene polymer.
A bracket for movable roofs and facades, comprising a load introduction plate , a mechanical interface and two elastomer bearings, wherein the load introduction plate has a base surface and at least one side surface , wherein the mechanical interface comprises at least one rib , a first bearing plate arranged on the at least one rib and a second bearing plate arranged on the at least one rib , wherein a first elastomer bearing, in particular a first EPDM bearing, is arranged between the base surface of the load introduction plate and the first bearing plate , and a second elastomer bearing, in particular a second EPDM bearing, is arranged between the second bearing plate and the side surface of the load introduction plate .
A compound having the formula: or a salt, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, wherein: X is Br, or Sn(CH 3 ) 3 ; R 2 is substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl; and R 3 is H, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1-8 alkyl. X is Br, or Sn(CH 3 ) 3 ; R 2 is substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl; and R 3 is H, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1-8 alkyl.
A system comprising a recuperated gas turbine engine with a catalytic combustor , the catalytic combustor comprising: (a) an upstream section comprising an electrical heater and (b) a downstream catalyst section , wherein the upstream section and the downstream catalyst section are disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with one another; and wherein the upstream section and the downstream catalyst section are integrated in a single unit. (a) an upstream section comprising an electrical heater and (b) a downstream catalyst section , wherein the upstream section and the downstream catalyst section are disposed adjacent to and in fluid communication with one another; and
An adjustable bed comprising: an articulating support structure having multiple support sections adjustable to various angles including a foot support member with a top surface , a longitudinal edge and lateral edges ; a mattress received on the articulating support structure on the top surface of the foot support member and having adjacent longitudinal and lateral edges; at least one tubular fabric tension web attached at an edge of said tensioned web to a bottom surface of a mattress cover proximate a longitudinal edge of a zipper which surrounds the mattress cover to be restrained, said tension web extending only across a center portion of an overall width of the foot support member inset from the lateral edges of the foot support member said tension web having a retaining bar received therethrough; and, brackets on the top surface to receive ends of the retaining bars , said brackets inset from the longitudinal edge of the foot support member . an articulating support structure having multiple support sections adjustable to various angles including a foot support member with a top surface , a longitudinal edge and lateral edges ; a mattress received on the articulating support structure on the top surface of the foot support member and having adjacent longitudinal and lateral edges; at least one tubular fabric tension web attached at an edge of said tensioned web to a bottom surface of a mattress cover proximate a longitudinal edge of a zipper which surrounds the mattress cover to be restrained, said tension web extending only across a center portion of an overall width of the foot support member inset from the lateral edges of the foot support member said tension web having a retaining bar received therethrough; and, brackets on the top surface to receive ends of the retaining bars , said brackets inset from the longitudinal edge of the foot support member .