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A tubular handling system , comprising: a power tong configured to engage and rotate an add-on tubular by applying a torque thereto, the power tong defining a central opening configured to receive the add-on tubular therethrough; a spider disposed at a rig floor, the spider being configured to support a tubular string ; a back-up tong configured to engage the tubular string above the spider and transmit a reactionary torque to the tubular string , the reactionary torque being generated in reaction to the torque applied by the power tong ; and a lifting assembly coupled to the power tong and configured to move the power tong and the back-up tong vertically with respect to the tubular string and the spider , wherein the lifting assembly comprises a scissor jack arrangement or a four-bar linkage arrangement, a base plate of which is centered on a wellbore. a power tong configured to engage and rotate an add-on tubular by applying a torque thereto, the power tong defining a central opening configured to receive the add-on tubular therethrough; a spider disposed at a rig floor, the spider being configured to support a tubular string ; a back-up tong configured to engage the tubular string above the spider and transmit a reactionary torque to the tubular string , the reactionary torque being generated in reaction to the torque applied by the power tong ; and a lifting assembly coupled to the power tong and configured to move the power tong and the back-up tong vertically with respect to the tubular string and the spider , wherein the lifting assembly comprises a scissor jack arrangement or a four-bar linkage arrangement, a base plate of which is centered on a wellbore.
A device for treating a patient's nasal airway, the device comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and having a first width or diameter; a handle at the proximal end of the elongate shaft ; and a treatment element positioned at the distal end of the elongate shaft and sized to be inserted into a nose and configured to deliver energy to tissues within the nose to reshape a region of the nose to a new conformation, wherein: the treatment element has a second width or diameter, larger than said first width or diameter, such that the treatment element is provided on an enlarged distal tip of the elongate shaft , the treatment element has a convex shape configured to press against and create a concavity in nasal valve cartilage, and the treatment element comprises one or more pairs of non-penetrating, bipolar electrodes configured to deliver radiofrequency (RF) energy to the nasal tissues. an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and having a first width or diameter; a handle at the proximal end of the elongate shaft ; and a treatment element positioned at the distal end of the elongate shaft and sized to be inserted into a nose and configured to deliver energy to tissues within the nose to reshape a region of the nose to a new conformation, wherein: the treatment element has a second width or diameter, larger than said first width or diameter, such that the treatment element is provided on an enlarged distal tip of the elongate shaft , the treatment element has a convex shape configured to press against and create a concavity in nasal valve cartilage, and the treatment element comprises one or more pairs of non-penetrating, bipolar electrodes configured to deliver radiofrequency (RF) energy to the nasal tissues. the treatment element has a second width or diameter, larger than said first width or diameter, such that the treatment element is provided on an enlarged distal tip of the elongate shaft , the treatment element has a convex shape configured to press against and create a concavity in nasal valve cartilage, and the treatment element comprises one or more pairs of non-penetrating, bipolar electrodes configured to deliver radiofrequency (RF) energy to the nasal tissues.
A bone peg configured for cooperation with a threaded aperture on a bone plate for use in stabilizing a fracture of a bone, the bone peg comprising: a head portion having a head threaded portion that incorporates head threads having a first pitch; and a shaft portion that extends from the head portion to a distal end of the bone peg , the shaft portion including: a shaft threaded portion that incorporates shaft threads having a second pitch, a first unthreaded portion , and a second unthreaded portion , wherein the shaft threaded portion is disposed intermediate the first and second unthreaded portions and wherein the first unthreaded portion axially offsets the head threaded portion from the shaft threaded portion , and wherein the first and second pitches are equivalent whereby the head threaded portion and the shaft threaded portion threadably advance along the threaded aperture of the bone plate and the bone, respectively, in a synchronized manner, and wherein the head threaded portion extends a first axial distance along the shaft portion , wherein the first unthreaded shaft portion extends a second axial distance along the shaft portion , characterised in that the first and second axial distances are substantially equivalent, wherein the first and second axial distances are distinct by between 10 percent and 20 percent. a head portion having a head threaded portion that incorporates head threads having a first pitch; and a shaft portion that extends from the head portion to a distal end of the bone peg , the shaft portion including: a shaft threaded portion that incorporates shaft threads having a second pitch, a first unthreaded portion , and a second unthreaded portion , wherein the shaft threaded portion is disposed intermediate the first and second unthreaded portions and wherein the first unthreaded portion axially offsets the head threaded portion from the shaft threaded portion , and a shaft threaded portion that incorporates shaft threads having a second pitch, a first unthreaded portion , and a second unthreaded portion , wherein the shaft threaded portion is disposed intermediate the first and second unthreaded portions and wherein the first unthreaded portion axially offsets the head threaded portion from the shaft threaded portion , and wherein the first and second pitches are equivalent whereby the head threaded portion and the shaft threaded portion threadably advance along the threaded aperture of the bone plate and the bone, respectively, in a synchronized manner, and wherein the head threaded portion extends a first axial distance along the shaft portion , wherein the first unthreaded shaft portion extends a second axial distance along the shaft portion , characterised in that the first and second axial distances are substantially equivalent, wherein the first and second axial distances are distinct by between 10 percent and 20 percent.
A tire for a motorcycle comprising a tread portion comprising an outer surface having a convex arc contour shape having a radius of curvature (R2) not more than 300 mm, characterized in that the tread portion is provided on an inner surface thereof with a sealant layer for preventing puncture, and in each half of a cross-sectional view of the tire for a motorcycle, when the tread portion is virtually divided into a center region having a width Wc from a tire equator (C) along the outer surface in a range of 35% to 45% of a tread developed half width TW between the tire equator (C) and a tread edge (Te), a shoulder region having a width Ws from the tread edge (Te) along the outer surface in a range of 15% to 25% of the tread developed half width TW, and a middle region between the center region and the shoulder region , a thickness tm of the sealant layer in the middle region is larger than a thickness tc of the sealant layer in the center region .
A method for evaluating performance of a speech enhancement algorithm, comprising: acquiring a first speech signal including noise and a second speech signal including noise, wherein the first speech signal is acquired from a near-end audio acquisition device close to a sound source, the second speech signal is acquired from a far-end audio acquisition device far from the sound source, and the near-end audio acquisition device is closer to the sound source than the far-end audio acquisition device; acquiring a pseudo-pure speech signal based on the first speech signal and the second speech signal, as a reference speech signal; enhancing the second speech signal by using a preset speech enhancement algorithm, to obtain a denoised speech signal to be tested; and acquiring a correlation coefficient between the reference speech signal and the denoised speech signal to be tested, wherein the correlation coefficient is used for evaluating the speech enhancement algorithm. acquiring a first speech signal including noise and a second speech signal including noise, wherein the first speech signal is acquired from a near-end audio acquisition device close to a sound source, the second speech signal is acquired from a far-end audio acquisition device far from the sound source, and the near-end audio acquisition device is closer to the sound source than the far-end audio acquisition device; acquiring a pseudo-pure speech signal based on the first speech signal and the second speech signal, as a reference speech signal; enhancing the second speech signal by using a preset speech enhancement algorithm, to obtain a denoised speech signal to be tested; and acquiring a correlation coefficient between the reference speech signal and the denoised speech signal to be tested, wherein the correlation coefficient is used for evaluating the speech enhancement algorithm.
An evacuation apparatus comprising: a booster pump to be connected to a vacuum chamber ; and a main pump connected to said booster pump by a connecting pipe , said main pump having a pair of first multistage pump rotors and a rotor casing in which said pair of first multistage pump rotors are housed; wherein said booster pump has a pair of second multistage pump rotors , wherein each of said second multistage pump rotors of said booster pump has an inlet-side rotor and an outlet-side rotor , and wherein an axial width of said inlet-side rotor is larger than an axial width of said outlet-side rotor . a booster pump to be connected to a vacuum chamber ; and a main pump connected to said booster pump by a connecting pipe , said main pump having a pair of first multistage pump rotors and a rotor casing in which said pair of first multistage pump rotors are housed; wherein said booster pump has a pair of second multistage pump rotors , wherein each of said second multistage pump rotors of said booster pump has an inlet-side rotor and an outlet-side rotor , and wherein an axial width of said inlet-side rotor is larger than an axial width of said outlet-side rotor .
An apparatus, comprising: an enclosure; an input port in a first face of the enclosure, wherein the input port is configured to receive a computer-readable optical storage medium, wherein the input port is configured to define a chamber having an upper side and a lower side; an array of sensors configured to read the computer-readable medium, wherein the array of sensors is arranged in at least one of the upper side or the lower side, wherein the array of sensors is configured to read the computer-readable storage medium while the computer-readable storage medium is at least one of entering or exiting the chamber; a multiplexer configured to multiplex outputs of the array of sensors and supply a multiplexed stream to an output of the apparatus; and. a shifting mechanism configured to offset the array of sensors relative to the computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium is configured to exit and enter the chamber in a first direction and the shifting mechanism is configured to offset the array in a second direction approximately orthogonal to the first direction. an enclosure; an input port in a first face of the enclosure, wherein the input port is configured to receive a computer-readable optical storage medium, wherein the input port is configured to define a chamber having an upper side and a lower side; an array of sensors configured to read the computer-readable medium, wherein the array of sensors is arranged in at least one of the upper side or the lower side, wherein the array of sensors is configured to read the computer-readable storage medium while the computer-readable storage medium is at least one of entering or exiting the chamber; a multiplexer configured to multiplex outputs of the array of sensors and supply a multiplexed stream to an output of the apparatus; and. a shifting mechanism configured to offset the array of sensors relative to the computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium is configured to exit and enter the chamber in a first direction and the shifting mechanism is configured to offset the array in a second direction approximately orthogonal to the first direction.
Process for preparing metal films comprising (a) depositing a metal-containing compound from the gaseous state onto a solid substrate and (b) bringing the solid substrate with the deposited metal-containing compound in contact with a reducing agent in the gaseous state or in solution, wherein the reducing agent is a silylene or a compound of general formula (I), (II), (III), (IVa), (IVb), (Va) or (Vb) wherein R is hydrogen, an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or silyl group X is C, Si, or P, Y is S, NR, or CR 2 , Z is nothing, H, alkyl, halogen, an amine, PR 2 or a boron species, and n is 0, 1 or 2. (a) depositing a metal-containing compound from the gaseous state onto a solid substrate and (b) bringing the solid substrate with the deposited metal-containing compound in contact with a reducing agent in the gaseous state or in solution, X is C, Si, or P, Y is S, NR, or CR 2 , Z is nothing, H, alkyl, halogen, an amine, PR 2 or a boron species, and n is 0, 1 or 2.
Device for producing a personalized cosmetic product , by mixing at least two components housed in a respective container, at least one of the containers being a jar , said containers each being provided with at least one identification code , said device for producing a personalized product comprising at least one means for reading said identification code of the jar, and comprising a mixing device, characterized in that at least one other container is a capsule , the identification code of the capsule and of the jar being identical or different in nature, said device comprising at least one means for reading said identification code of the capsule, and said reading means can be a single reading means in the event that the identification code of the capsule and of the jar are identical in nature, said device comprising at least one means for writing and rewriting identification codes of the capsule and/or of the jar, said identification codes storing information about the container and the component, said information including the opening date of the container and the expiry of the component following this opening.
A polyisocyanate composition comprising: a polyisocyanate; and a poly(oxyalkylene) alkylether phosphate, wherein the amount of the poly(oxyalkylene) alkylether phosphate satisfies the peak area ratio, relative to a bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate, of 0.1 to 9.6, the peak area ratio being determined by LC-MS measurement of a sample prepared by mixing equal amounts of a methanol solution comprising 0.03 g/mL of the polyisocyanate composition and a methanol solution comprising 1000 ppm by mass of the bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate, and the polyisocyanate is obtained from at least one selected from the group consisting of aliphatic diisocyanates and alicyclic diisocyanates.
A fan blade comprising: a metallic pressure sidewall and a metallic suction sidewall , each sidewall extending in span from a base to a tip , and extending in chord from a leading edge to a trailing edge ; an interior region between the pressure and suction sidewalls , the interior region of the fan blade comprising: a first fully dense metallic portion having a volume occupying at least 10% of a total volume of the interior region , the fully dense metallic portion having substantially no porosity; and a first porous metallic portion integrally joined to the fully dense metallic portion , the first porous metallic portion selected from a structured lattice or a combination of a structured lattice and an unstructured foam , wherein the structured lattice includes a first plurality of lattice unit cells defined by a first plurality of ligaments connected at a first plurality of nodes , wherein the first plurality of ligaments includes first ligaments having a first diameter and second ligaments having a second diameter different from the first diameter. a metallic pressure sidewall and a metallic suction sidewall , each sidewall extending in span from a base to a tip , and extending in chord from a leading edge to a trailing edge ; an interior region between the pressure and suction sidewalls , the interior region of the fan blade comprising: a first fully dense metallic portion having a volume occupying at least 10% of a total volume of the interior region , the fully dense metallic portion having substantially no porosity; and a first porous metallic portion integrally joined to the fully dense metallic portion , the first porous metallic portion selected from a structured lattice or a combination of a structured lattice and an unstructured foam , wherein the structured lattice includes a first plurality of lattice unit cells defined by a first plurality of ligaments connected at a first plurality of nodes , a first fully dense metallic portion having a volume occupying at least 10% of a total volume of the interior region , the fully dense metallic portion having substantially no porosity; and a first porous metallic portion integrally joined to the fully dense metallic portion , the first porous metallic portion selected from a structured lattice or a combination of a structured lattice and an unstructured foam , wherein the structured lattice includes a first plurality of lattice unit cells defined by a first plurality of ligaments connected at a first plurality of nodes , wherein the first plurality of ligaments includes first ligaments having a first diameter and second ligaments having a second diameter different from the first diameter.
A feeding system for feeding a washing unit for treating empty articles with said empty articles , comprising: - at least one conveyor for advancing said empty articles ; - at least one sensor , which is configured to detect the presence and/or the correct position of said empty articles on said conveyor and is configured to generate a signal in case of absence of said empty articles and/or wrong position of said empty articles ; and - at least one stopper , which is operatively connected to said sensor and can be displaced in a stop position, in which it prevents said empty articles from advancing on said conveyor if said sensor generates said signal; - said conveyor comprises a plurality of channels adapted, in use, to advance respective rows of said empty articles ; said device comprising one said sensor and one said stopper for each said channel ; and by comprising a control unit , which is operatively connected with said sensor and is configured to generate an alarm if at least one said sensor generates said signal, for example an acoustic alarm, characterized in that said control unit is programmed to stop said conveyor in case the number (N) of said sensors generating said respective signal is greater than a threshold value (N 0 ). - at least one conveyor for advancing said empty articles ; - at least one sensor , which is configured to detect the presence and/or the correct position of said empty articles on said conveyor and is configured to generate a signal in case of absence of said empty articles and/or wrong position of said empty articles ; and - at least one stopper , which is operatively connected to said sensor and can be displaced in a stop position, in which it prevents said empty articles from advancing on said conveyor if said sensor generates said signal; - said conveyor comprises a plurality of channels adapted, in use, to advance respective rows of said empty articles ; said device comprising one said sensor and one said stopper for each said channel ; and by comprising a control unit , which is operatively connected with said sensor and is configured to generate an alarm if at least one said sensor generates said signal, for example an acoustic alarm, characterized in that said control unit is programmed to stop said conveyor in case the number (N) of said sensors generating said respective signal is greater than a threshold value (N 0 ).
A secure delivery location apparatus , comprising: at least one storage compartment ; a door (403(A), 403(B)) that is operable to transition between a closed position and an open position so that a container carried by an aerial vehicle may be passed through an opening and into the apparatus; and a control station configured to at least: monitor the position of an approaching aerial vehicle; send a first instruction to cause the door to transition from the closed position to the open position; send a second instruction to cause the aerial vehicle to navigate into a position in which the container carried by the aerial vehicle is aligned with the opening; and send a third instruction to cause the aerial vehicle to disengage the container such that the container passes through the opening and into the at least one storage compartment of the apparatus. at least one storage compartment ; a door (403(A), 403(B)) that is operable to transition between a closed position and an open position so that a container carried by an aerial vehicle may be passed through an opening and into the apparatus; and a control station configured to at least: monitor the position of an approaching aerial vehicle; send a first instruction to cause the door to transition from the closed position to the open position; send a second instruction to cause the aerial vehicle to navigate into a position in which the container carried by the aerial vehicle is aligned with the opening; and send a third instruction to cause the aerial vehicle to disengage the container such that the container passes through the opening and into the at least one storage compartment of the apparatus. monitor the position of an approaching aerial vehicle; send a first instruction to cause the door to transition from the closed position to the open position; send a second instruction to cause the aerial vehicle to navigate into a position in which the container carried by the aerial vehicle is aligned with the opening; and send a third instruction to cause the aerial vehicle to disengage the container such that the container passes through the opening and into the at least one storage compartment of the apparatus.