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A valve assembly comprising: a valve body including a seat , with the seat defining an outlet ; a float disposed inside the valve body and movable between a first position and a second position relative to the valve body ; a support coupled to the float and movable with the float between the first and second positions; and a sealing member attached to the support , with the sealing member having an engagement portion spaced from the seat when the float is in the first position, and with the engagement portion engaging the seat when the float is in the second position, the sealing member including an outer periphery; wherein the float and the support include a centering mechanism for centering the support relative to a longitudinal axis to position the engagement portion of the sealing member relative to the seat , characterized in that : the sealing member includes a plurality of extensions spaced from each other and each of the extensions have a portion extending non-tangentially from the outer periphery to respective distal ends. a valve body including a seat , with the seat defining an outlet ; a float disposed inside the valve body and movable between a first position and a second position relative to the valve body ; a support coupled to the float and movable with the float between the first and second positions; and a sealing member attached to the support , with the sealing member having an engagement portion spaced from the seat when the float is in the first position, and with the engagement portion engaging the seat when the float is in the second position, the sealing member including an outer periphery; wherein the float and the support include a centering mechanism for centering the support relative to a longitudinal axis to position the engagement portion of the sealing member relative to the seat , characterized in that : the sealing member includes a plurality of extensions spaced from each other and each of the extensions have a portion extending non-tangentially from the outer periphery to respective distal ends.
A ram air outlet header, comprising: a bell mouth ; a ram air fan inlet interface ; a header body comprising a cabin air compressor, CAC, motor cooling duct that intersects a ram air fan flow path at a CAC motor cooling duct discharge in the bell mouth upstream from the ram air fan inlet interface , wherein the CAC motor cooling duct is configured to receive a CAC motor cooling return ; and a CAC motor cooling flow enhancement cowl comprising: a cowl body contoured to extend from the CAC motor cooling duct discharge of the ram air outlet header , the cowl body comprising a backward facing step that forms an air dam in a ram air flow path configured to divert ram air away from the CAC motor cooling duct discharge thereby reducing a discharge pressure of the CAC motor cooling return ; and a coupling interface formed at an upstream end of the cowl body configured to engage with a transition edge of the CAC motor cooling duct discharge. a bell mouth ; a ram air fan inlet interface ; a header body comprising a cabin air compressor, CAC, motor cooling duct that intersects a ram air fan flow path at a CAC motor cooling duct discharge in the bell mouth upstream from the ram air fan inlet interface , wherein the CAC motor cooling duct is configured to receive a CAC motor cooling return ; and a CAC motor cooling flow enhancement cowl comprising: a cowl body contoured to extend from the CAC motor cooling duct discharge of the ram air outlet header , the cowl body comprising a backward facing step that forms an air dam in a ram air flow path configured to divert ram air away from the CAC motor cooling duct discharge thereby reducing a discharge pressure of the CAC motor cooling return ; and a coupling interface formed at an upstream end of the cowl body configured to engage with a transition edge of the CAC motor cooling duct discharge. a cowl body contoured to extend from the CAC motor cooling duct discharge of the ram air outlet header , the cowl body comprising a backward facing step that forms an air dam in a ram air flow path configured to divert ram air away from the CAC motor cooling duct discharge thereby reducing a discharge pressure of the CAC motor cooling return ; and a coupling interface formed at an upstream end of the cowl body configured to engage with a transition edge of the CAC motor cooling duct discharge.
A first antibody and a second antibody connected by a nanomaterial, wherein the first antibody is a monoclonal antibody that binds to an antigen expressed on an effector T cell, wherein the effector T cell is a cytokine-induced killer cell and wherein the antigen expressed on the effector T cell is CD3, and the second antibody is a monoclonal antibody that binds to an antigen expressed on a target cell, wherein the target cell is a cancer cell, wherein the antigen expressed on the target cell is Muc1, and wherein the nanomaterial is a biodegradable nanomaterial and wherein the nanomaterial is polylactic acid-glycolic acid, in combination with dendritic cells and cytokine-induced effector cells, for use in the therapy of human lung adenocarcinoma.
A heart pump including: a) a housing forming a cavity including at least one inlet (111; 113) and at least one outlet (112; 114); b) an impeller provided within the cavity, the impeller including vanes for urging fluid from the inlet (111; 113) to the outlet (112; 114) upon rotation of the impeller; c) a drive that rotates the impeller within the cavity; d) a magnetic bearing including at least one bearing coil that controls an axial position of the impeller within the cavity; and, e) a controller including an electronic processing device that is configured to: i) monitor changes in a bearing indicator, the bearing indicator being at least partially indicative of operation of the magnetic bearing ; and, ii) control the drive to thereby selectively change a rotational speed of the impeller at least partially in accordance with changes in the bearing indicator characterized in that the controller is configured to monitor changes in the bearing indicator in response to a perturbation in blood flow, wherein the perturbation is a pump operation perturbation including at least one of: a change in pump rotational speed; and, a change in axial position of the impeller. a) a housing forming a cavity including at least one inlet (111; 113) and at least one outlet (112; 114); b) an impeller provided within the cavity, the impeller including vanes for urging fluid from the inlet (111; 113) to the outlet (112; 114) upon rotation of the impeller; c) a drive that rotates the impeller within the cavity; d) a magnetic bearing including at least one bearing coil that controls an axial position of the impeller within the cavity; and, e) a controller including an electronic processing device that is configured to: i) monitor changes in a bearing indicator, the bearing indicator being at least partially indicative of operation of the magnetic bearing ; and, ii) control the drive to thereby selectively change a rotational speed of the impeller at least partially in accordance with changes in the bearing indicator characterized in that the controller is configured to monitor changes in the bearing indicator in response to a perturbation in blood flow, wherein the perturbation is a pump operation perturbation including at least one of: a change in pump rotational speed; and, a change in axial position of the impeller. i) monitor changes in a bearing indicator, the bearing indicator being at least partially indicative of operation of the magnetic bearing ; and, ii) control the drive to thereby selectively change a rotational speed of the impeller at least partially in accordance with changes in the bearing indicator characterized in that the controller is configured to monitor changes in the bearing indicator in response to a perturbation in blood flow, wherein the perturbation is a pump operation perturbation including at least one of: a change in pump rotational speed; and, a change in axial position of the impeller. a change in pump rotational speed; and, a change in axial position of the impeller.
An aqueous polyurethane dispersion comprising a polyurethane component A comprising (i) an isocyanate component A1 comprising at least one isocyanate, where the proportion of pentamethylene diisocyanate (PDI) in the isocyanate component A1 is at least 50 mol%; (ii) at least one component selected from the group consisting of a polyol A2 which has a number-average molecular weight of at least 400 g/mol and is amorphous in the polyurethane component A, and a polyol A6 having a molecular weight of less than 400 g/mol; (iii) at least one component selected from the group consisting of a compound A3 having at least two isocyanate-reactive groups and at least one ionically or potentially ionically hydrophilizing group and a compound A4 having at least one isocyanate-reactive group and at least one nonionically hydrophilizing group; and (iv) a polyamine A5; characterized in that the hard segment content of the polyurethane component A is between 5% and 22% by weight and the 100% modulus of a coating produced with the polyurethane dispersion is not more than 1.8 MPa determined by the method defined in the description. (i) an isocyanate component A1 comprising at least one isocyanate, where the proportion of pentamethylene diisocyanate (PDI) in the isocyanate component A1 is at least 50 mol%; (ii) at least one component selected from the group consisting of a polyol A2 which has a number-average molecular weight of at least 400 g/mol and is amorphous in the polyurethane component A, and a polyol A6 having a molecular weight of less than 400 g/mol; (iii) at least one component selected from the group consisting of a compound A3 having at least two isocyanate-reactive groups and at least one ionically or potentially ionically hydrophilizing group and a compound A4 having at least one isocyanate-reactive group and at least one nonionically hydrophilizing group; and (iv) a polyamine A5;
Cap or closure made from a resin composition comprising: - at least one polyethylene having a density of at least 0.940 g/cm 3 when measured following the ISO 1183-2 method at 23 °C; - at least 400 ppm based on the total weight of the resin composition of erucamide; and - at least 700 ppm based on the total weight of the resin composition of at least one ultraviolet absorber selected from the hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole class. - at least one polyethylene having a density of at least 0.940 g/cm 3 when measured following the ISO 1183-2 method at 23 °C; - at least 400 ppm based on the total weight of the resin composition of erucamide; and - at least 700 ppm based on the total weight of the resin composition of at least one ultraviolet absorber selected from the hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole class.
Cochlear implant of a cochlear implant system, consisting of electrodes that are mechanically connected to one another and usable, strung together in the form of a spiral, in a cochlea for stimulating receptors of the cochlear nerve, and of a control circuit that can apply electrical pulses to the individual electrodes in targeted fashion and an energy source, wherein, by way of the control circuit , the electrodes are energized in pulse-like fashion by electrical signals that are produced by a processor from the acoustic signals and receptors of the cochlear nerve adjacent to the electrodes are stimulated, characterized in that the electrodes are constituent parts of modules , which each comprise a dedicated decoding and control circuit for decoding module addresses and stimulation signals and for producing electrical pulses for the electrodes , wherein encoded module addresses and stimulation signals produced from acoustic signals are present at the inputs of the decoding and control circuit .
An apparatus comprising: a first identification band forming a loop, wherein the first identification band shows evidence of tampering upon removal, the evidence of tampering comprising shredding, tearing, discoloration, delamination, or change in physical dimensions; and an oxygen-saturation sensor ; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: a second identification band forming a loop, wherein the second identification band shows evidence of tampering upon removal, the evidence of tampering comprising shredding, tearing, discoloration, delamination, or change in physical dimensions; a bridging band connected to the first and second identification bands; and a sensor signal cable attached to the oxygen-saturation sensor and passed through the loop formed by the first identification band , extended along the bridging band , and passed through the loop formed by the second identification band . a first identification band forming a loop, wherein the first identification band shows evidence of tampering upon removal, the evidence of tampering comprising shredding, tearing, discoloration, delamination, or change in physical dimensions; and an oxygen-saturation sensor ; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: a second identification band forming a loop, wherein the second identification band shows evidence of tampering upon removal, the evidence of tampering comprising shredding, tearing, discoloration, delamination, or change in physical dimensions; a bridging band connected to the first and second identification bands; and a sensor signal cable attached to the oxygen-saturation sensor and passed through the loop formed by the first identification band , extended along the bridging band , and passed through the loop formed by the second identification band . a second identification band forming a loop, wherein the second identification band shows evidence of tampering upon removal, the evidence of tampering comprising shredding, tearing, discoloration, delamination, or change in physical dimensions; a bridging band connected to the first and second identification bands; and a sensor signal cable attached to the oxygen-saturation sensor and passed through the loop formed by the first identification band , extended along the bridging band , and passed through the loop formed by the second identification band .
An image processing system, comprising: a processor, and optical flow OF determination logic for quantifying relative motion of a feature present in a first frame of video and a second frame of video that provide at least one of temporally and spatially ordered images with respect to the first and second frames of video, the OF determination logic configuring the processor to implement: performing OF estimation between the first frame and the second frame using a pyramidal block matching PBM method to generate an initial optical flow OF estimate at a base pyramid level having integer pixel resolution; and refining the initial OF estimate using at least one pass of a modified Lucas-Kanade LK method to provide a revised OF estimate having fractional pixel resolution, wherein said modified Lucas-Kanade LK method comprises: determining horizontal, vertical and temporal gradients Gx Gy and Gt at the base pyramid level to obtain horizontal and vertical optical flow components U and V, the components being real numbers represented in fixed point representation; clamping the values of the components U and V within a [-1, 1] range; and adding the clamped values into the existing flow estimate to obtain the final refined optical flow estimation. a processor, and optical flow OF determination logic for quantifying relative motion of a feature present in a first frame of video and a second frame of video that provide at least one of temporally and spatially ordered images with respect to the first and second frames of video, the OF determination logic configuring the processor to implement: performing OF estimation between the first frame and the second frame using a pyramidal block matching PBM method to generate an initial optical flow OF estimate at a base pyramid level having integer pixel resolution; and refining the initial OF estimate using at least one pass of a modified Lucas-Kanade LK method to provide a revised OF estimate having fractional pixel resolution, wherein said modified Lucas-Kanade LK method comprises: determining horizontal, vertical and temporal gradients Gx Gy and Gt at the base pyramid level to obtain horizontal and vertical optical flow components U and V, the components being real numbers represented in fixed point representation; clamping the values of the components U and V within a [-1, 1] range; and adding the clamped values into the existing flow estimate to obtain the final refined optical flow estimation.
A compounder system , comprising: a rotatable wheel having a vial opening configured for receiving a vial containing a drug; a camera ; a first motor configured to rotate the rotatable wheel to move the vial to an imaging position; a second motor configured to rotate the vial while the camera captures images of a label on the vial ; and processing circuitry configured to extract a lot number and an expiration date from the images. a rotatable wheel having a vial opening configured for receiving a vial containing a drug; a camera ; a first motor configured to rotate the rotatable wheel to move the vial to an imaging position; a second motor configured to rotate the vial while the camera captures images of a label on the vial ; and processing circuitry configured to extract a lot number and an expiration date from the images.
An apparatus comprising: a ventricular assist device comprising: an impeller configured to be placed inside a left ventricle of a subject, the impeller defining a lumen therethrough; a frame configured to be disposed around the impeller ; a proximal bearing disposed at a proximal end of the frame and a distal bearing disposed at a distal end of the frame ; an axial shaft passing through the proximal bearing , the lumen defined by the impeller , and the distal bearing ; characterised by a motion-cushioning spring disposed around the axial shaft between a distal end of the impeller and the distal bearing , the motion-cushioning spring being configured to cushion axial motion that the impeller undergoes. an impeller configured to be placed inside a left ventricle of a subject, the impeller defining a lumen therethrough; a frame configured to be disposed around the impeller ; a proximal bearing disposed at a proximal end of the frame and a distal bearing disposed at a distal end of the frame ; an axial shaft passing through the proximal bearing , the lumen defined by the impeller , and the distal bearing ; characterised by a motion-cushioning spring disposed around the axial shaft between a distal end of the impeller and the distal bearing , the motion-cushioning spring being configured to cushion axial motion that the impeller undergoes.
A brewing device for preparing beverages, in particular coffee or tea, and comprising: - a brewing chamber with a preferably cylindrical shaped, having, at one end, an opening for loading/unloading a brewing material, and delimited, at an opposite end, by a piston slidably mounted in the brewing chamber ; and - an electronic control unit to control movement of the piston to cause it to move among a loading configuration, in which the brewing material is loadable in the brewing chamber , a compression configuration, in which the piston compacts the brewing material in the brewing chamber , and an expulsion configuration, in which the piston extracts the exhausted material from the brewing chamber ; the electronic control unit is programmed to cause, in the loading configuration, the piston to lower from a higher position, corresponding to an initial loading configuration, to a lower position, corresponding to a final loading configuration; characterized in that the electronic control unit is programmed to lower the piston from the initial loading configuration to the final loading configuration during the loading of the brewing material in the brewing chamber . - a brewing chamber with a preferably cylindrical shaped, having, at one end, an opening for loading/unloading a brewing material, and delimited, at an opposite end, by a piston slidably mounted in the brewing chamber ; and - an electronic control unit to control movement of the piston to cause it to move among a loading configuration, in which the brewing material is loadable in the brewing chamber , a compression configuration, in which the piston compacts the brewing material in the brewing chamber , and an expulsion configuration, in which the piston extracts the exhausted material from the brewing chamber ; the electronic control unit is programmed to cause, in the loading configuration, the piston to lower from a higher position, corresponding to an initial loading configuration, to a lower position, corresponding to a final loading configuration; characterized in that the electronic control unit is programmed to lower the piston from the initial loading configuration to the final loading configuration during the loading of the brewing material in the brewing chamber .
A particulate material comprising a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework comprising micropores and/or mesopores, wherein the micropores and/or mesopores have a total pore volume as measured by gas adsorption of P 1 cm 3 /g, wherein P 1 represents a natural number having a value of at least 0.7, and wherein the PD 50 pore diameter as measured by gas adsorption is no more than 5 nm, wherein the term PD 50 pore diameter refers to the volume-based median pore diameter, based on the total volume of micropores and mesopores; and (b) a plurality of elemental nanoscale silicon domains located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework; wherein the weight ratio of silicon to the porous carbon framework in the composite particles is in the range from [0.5×P 1 to 1.3×P 1 ] : 1. (a) a porous carbon framework comprising micropores and/or mesopores, wherein the micropores and/or mesopores have a total pore volume as measured by gas adsorption of P 1 cm 3 /g, wherein P 1 represents a natural number having a value of at least 0.7, and wherein the PD 50 pore diameter as measured by gas adsorption is no more than 5 nm, wherein the term PD 50 pore diameter refers to the volume-based median pore diameter, based on the total volume of micropores and mesopores; and wherein the micropores and/or mesopores have a total pore volume as measured by gas adsorption of P 1 cm 3 /g, wherein P 1 represents a natural number having a value of at least 0.7, and wherein the PD 50 pore diameter as measured by gas adsorption is no more than 5 nm, wherein the term PD 50 pore diameter refers to the volume-based median pore diameter, based on the total volume of micropores and mesopores; and (b) a plurality of elemental nanoscale silicon domains located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework;