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A method of removing a blockage in a solids injection lance under normal operating conditions of a direct smelting vessel containing a bath of molten metal and slag, wherein the solids injection lance extends into the direct smelting vessel and has an outlet end that is submerged in the molten slag and has a single inlet coupled to a section of supply line that conveys gas and solid feed material to the solids injection lance , the section of supply line is upstream and co-axial with the solids injection lance , the method comprising: (a) advancing a blockage-removing tool through the supply line section and through the solids injection lance to an upstream side of the blockage; (b) operating the tool under elevated gas pressure conditions to remove the blockage such that solid feed material and gas are able to flow through the solids injection lance and into the direct smelting vessel , the gas pressure conditions are elevated such that slag is prevented from entering the outlet end of the lance; and (c) retracting the tool from the solids injection lance and the supply line section. (a) advancing a blockage-removing tool through the supply line section and through the solids injection lance to an upstream side of the blockage; (b) operating the tool under elevated gas pressure conditions to remove the blockage such that solid feed material and gas are able to flow through the solids injection lance and into the direct smelting vessel , the gas pressure conditions are elevated such that slag is prevented from entering the outlet end of the lance; and (c) retracting the tool from the solids injection lance and the supply line section.
An apparatus, comprising: an annuloplasty structure comprising: a body portion comprising flexible material, the body portion being shaped to define one or more controllably-expandable sections , each one of the one or more controllably-expandable sections having a respective first length; one or more control wires coupled to the one or more controllably-expandable sections , the one or more control wires being movable to facilitate expansion of each one of the one or more controllably-expandable sections to assume a respective second length that is greater than the respective first length; and a contracting member coupled to the body portion , the contracting member being configured to contract the body portion independently of the one or more control wires . a body portion comprising flexible material, the body portion being shaped to define one or more controllably-expandable sections , each one of the one or more controllably-expandable sections having a respective first length; one or more control wires coupled to the one or more controllably-expandable sections , the one or more control wires being movable to facilitate expansion of each one of the one or more controllably-expandable sections to assume a respective second length that is greater than the respective first length; and a contracting member coupled to the body portion , the contracting member being configured to contract the body portion independently of the one or more control wires .
A modified copolymerized polyester resin (B) having a structure in which a copolymerized polyester resin (A) has an unsaturated polyvalent carboxylic acid added to a side chain thereof, and the copolymerized polyester resin (A) contains, as copolymerization components, at least two members selected from the group consisting of: a copolymerization component having an alicyclic structure (component x); a copolymerization component having six or more continuous methylene groups (component y); and an acyclic aliphatic copolymerization component having a tertiary carbon atom and a molecular weight of more than 100 (component z).
An assembly of a window and a wall comprising an aperture in which the window is mounted, the wall comprising a wall frame mounted at the periphery of the aperture, the window comprising a glazing part and a window frame peripherally surrounding the glazing part , the wall frame and the window frame are secured together, which assembly is characterized in that it comprises a sealing tape peripherally extending at the interface between the wall frame and the window frame so as to ensure continuity of surfaces between the wall and the window , the wall frame and/or the window frame comprising a concave peripheral portion the concavity of which points to the sealing tape , the concave peripheral portion being located at the interface between the window frame and the wall frame .
Device for fashioning a loop on a cable , comprising: - means for guiding the cable, comprising a channel that extends along a channel axis (X-X'), said channel comprising a front part and a rear part , - a winding cam comprising a winding axis (Y-Y') orthogonal to said channel axis, said cam being disposed above the front part of said channel , between raised parts of sides of said channel, so that the cable can extend in the channel and below the winding cam, - two parallel linkages mounted so as to be able to rotate freely about the winding axis (Y-Y') by a first of their ends, their second ends, distant from said winding axis, being joined by a strut , - a cable passage , formed by said cam , said linkages and said strut , able to rotate about said winding axis (Y-Y') of the winding cam , between a first position in which the passage is substantially aligned with the axis (X-X') of the channel and in which the cable can be inserted in said passage, and a second position in which the passage is folded towards the rear of said channel , - means for folding said cable passage from said first position to said second position so that said loop is formed on said cable, around said winding cam . - means for guiding the cable, comprising a channel that extends along a channel axis (X-X'), said channel comprising a front part and a rear part , - a winding cam comprising a winding axis (Y-Y') orthogonal to said channel axis, said cam being disposed above the front part of said channel , between raised parts of sides of said channel, so that the cable can extend in the channel and below the winding cam, - two parallel linkages mounted so as to be able to rotate freely about the winding axis (Y-Y') by a first of their ends, their second ends, distant from said winding axis, being joined by a strut , - a cable passage , formed by said cam , said linkages and said strut , able to rotate about said winding axis (Y-Y') of the winding cam , between a first position in which the passage is substantially aligned with the axis (X-X') of the channel and in which the cable can be inserted in said passage, and a second position in which the passage is folded towards the rear of said channel , - means for folding said cable passage from said first position to said second position so that said loop is formed on said cable, around said winding cam .
A partially fluorinated ketone having the formula: R H C(=O)CF 2 CFHOR f , or R H 1 C(=O)CF 2 CFHOR f OCFHCF 2 C(=O)R H 2 wherein each R H , R H ', and R H 2 is, independently, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein R f is a fluorinated alkyl moiety or alkylene moiety and wherein the alkyl or alkylene moiety has from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and wherein each R H , R H ', and R H 2 is, independently, linear, branched, cyclic, or a combination thereof. wherein each R H , R H ', and R H 2 is, independently, an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein R f is a fluorinated alkyl moiety or alkylene moiety and wherein the alkyl or alkylene moiety has from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and wherein each R H , R H ', and R H 2 is, independently, linear, branched, cyclic, or a combination thereof.
A fan blade containment apparatus for turbofan engines, comprising: a fan case barrel , a containment hook , the containment hook and the fan case barrel formed from composite materials; a fan track liner and a forward acoustic panel extending in the axial direction away from the location of a fan blade; wherein the containment hook is attached to the fan case barrel and inserted between the fan track liner and the forward acoustic panel, such that the containment hook contains forward motion of a fan blade during a fan blade off event after the fan blade is trapped between the fan track liner and the fan case barrel. a fan case barrel , a containment hook , the containment hook and the fan case barrel formed from composite materials; a fan track liner and a forward acoustic panel extending in the axial direction away from the location of a fan blade; wherein the containment hook is attached to the fan case barrel and inserted between the fan track liner and the forward acoustic panel, such that the containment hook contains forward motion of a fan blade during a fan blade off event after the fan blade is trapped between the fan track liner and the fan case barrel.
Acoustic sensor for emitting and/or receiving acoustic signals, comprising: an electroacoustic transducer element which is designed to emit and/or to receive an acoustic signal, a supporting structure which has a plurality of channels and is arranged between the electroacoustic transducer element and an area surrounding the acoustic sensor , into which area the acoustic signal is emitted or from which area the acoustic signal is received, and at least one separating element which is permeable to the acoustic signal and closes the channels of the supporting structure , wherein the channels of the supporting structure each exhibit a change in cross section over a length of the channels , wherein the cross section of the channels increases in a funnel-shaped manner on a side of the supporting structure in the direction of the separating element , characterized in that the cross section of the channels likewise increases in a funnel-shaped manner on a side of the supporting structure facing away from the separating element . an electroacoustic transducer element which is designed to emit and/or to receive an acoustic signal, a supporting structure which has a plurality of channels and is arranged between the electroacoustic transducer element and an area surrounding the acoustic sensor , into which area the acoustic signal is emitted or from which area the acoustic signal is received, and at least one separating element which is permeable to the acoustic signal and closes the channels of the supporting structure , wherein the channels of the supporting structure each exhibit a change in cross section over a length of the channels , wherein the cross section of the channels increases in a funnel-shaped manner on a side of the supporting structure in the direction of the separating element , characterized in that the cross section of the channels likewise increases in a funnel-shaped manner on a side of the supporting structure facing away from the separating element .
An apparatus for inserting food products into trays, comprising: • an infeed conveyor configured to convey food products from an infeed position to a free end of the infeed conveyor; • a food product position detection means for detecting positions of the food products on the infeed conveyor, • a tray feeding conveyor configured to convey empty trays to a tray filling position , where the tray filling position is positioned below the free end , and where the tray filling position is the position where the food products are released from the free-end of the infeed conveyor and into the trays, • a tray position detection means for detecting positions of empty trays on the tray feeding conveyor , the apparatus characterized in that it further comprises • a moving means configured to adjust the position of the free end of the infeed conveyor , and a control unit for controlling the moving means where the controlling includes utilizing the detected positions of the food products and the detected positions of the empty trays as operation parameters in dynamically adjusting the position of the free end when releasing the food products from the releasing end of the infeed conveyor and into the trays, wherein the conveying direction of the infeed conveyor is essentially opposite to the conveying direction of the tray feeding conveyor . • an infeed conveyor configured to convey food products from an infeed position to a free end of the infeed conveyor; • a food product position detection means for detecting positions of the food products on the infeed conveyor, • a tray feeding conveyor configured to convey empty trays to a tray filling position , where the tray filling position is positioned below the free end , and where the tray filling position is the position where the food products are released from the free-end of the infeed conveyor and into the trays, • a tray position detection means for detecting positions of empty trays on the tray feeding conveyor , • a moving means configured to adjust the position of the free end of the infeed conveyor , and
A chimeric protein comprising: (a) a first amino acid sequence comprising the CHAP catalytic domain of the endolysin LysRODI from phage PhilPLA-RODI, and (b) a second amino acid sequence comprising the SH3b cell wall binding domain of the endolysin LysH5 from phage philPLA88, wherein the first amino acid sequence (a) is bound to the second amino acid sequence (b); and wherein the (i) stability and (ii) lytic activity of the chimeric protein against Staphylococcus sp. are improved when compared to those of the parental endolysins. (a) a first amino acid sequence comprising the CHAP catalytic domain of the endolysin LysRODI from phage PhilPLA-RODI, and (b) a second amino acid sequence comprising the SH3b cell wall binding domain of the endolysin LysH5 from phage philPLA88,
A system, comprising: a plurality of sensing nodes ; at least one ring oscillator , each ring oscillator comprising a plurality of inverters coupled to each other in a ring; wherein each of one or more connections between adjacent inverters in the plurality of inverters is provided by one of one or more intermediate nodes , each intermediate node providing one of the one or more connections, and at least one of the one or more intermediate nodes is a sensing node of the plurality of sensing nodes; and a detection circuit coupled to the at least one ring oscillator to detect change in frequency greater than a tolerance; wherein the plurality of sensing nodes is disposed in a top-level metal layer; and wherein the plurality sensing nodes change a capacitance of the one or more connections in response to outside contact with the top-level metal layer. a plurality of sensing nodes ; at least one ring oscillator , each ring oscillator comprising a plurality of inverters coupled to each other in a ring; wherein each of one or more connections between adjacent inverters in the plurality of inverters is provided by one of one or more intermediate nodes , each intermediate node providing one of the one or more connections, and at least one of the one or more intermediate nodes is a sensing node of the plurality of sensing nodes; and a detection circuit coupled to the at least one ring oscillator to detect change in frequency greater than a tolerance; wherein the plurality of sensing nodes is disposed in a top-level metal layer; and wherein the plurality sensing nodes change a capacitance of the one or more connections in response to outside contact with the top-level metal layer.
A method for deploying a perimeter truss reflector , comprising: forming a perimeter truss assembly, PTA, from a plurality of battens , each having a length which traverses a PTA thickness as defined along a direction aligned with a reflector central axis ; transitioning the PTA from a collapsed configuration in which the battens are closely spaced with respect to one another, to an expanded configuration in which the PTA defines a hoop in which a distance between the battens is increased as compared to the collapsed configuration; causing the transitioning of the PTA by urging one or more storable extensible member, SEM, longerons which extend around at least a portion of a periphery of the PTA from a spooled condition in which the SEM longerons are flattened and rolled around a spool, to an unspooled condition in which the SEM longeron are unspooled and exhibit beam-like structural characteristics; and bending each SEM longeron around one or more truss corners , each respectively defined at one of the plurality of battens, responsive to the transitioning, deploying a mesh reflector surface secured to the PTA from a collapsed state in which the mesh reflector is compactly stowed, to an expanded state, wherein the mesh reflector surface is shaped by using a network of cords supported by the battens so as to urge the mesh reflector surface to a shape that is configured to concentrate RF energy in a predetermined pattern. forming a perimeter truss assembly, PTA, from a plurality of battens , each having a length which traverses a PTA thickness as defined along a direction aligned with a reflector central axis ; transitioning the PTA from a collapsed configuration in which the battens are closely spaced with respect to one another, to an expanded configuration in which the PTA defines a hoop in which a distance between the battens is increased as compared to the collapsed configuration; causing the transitioning of the PTA by urging one or more storable extensible member, SEM, longerons which extend around at least a portion of a periphery of the PTA from a spooled condition in which the SEM longerons are flattened and rolled around a spool, to an unspooled condition in which the SEM longeron are unspooled and exhibit beam-like structural characteristics; and bending each SEM longeron around one or more truss corners , each respectively defined at one of the plurality of battens, responsive to the transitioning, deploying a mesh reflector surface secured to the PTA from a collapsed state in which the mesh reflector is compactly stowed, to an expanded state, wherein the mesh reflector surface is shaped by using a network of cords supported by the battens so as to urge the mesh reflector surface to a shape that is configured to concentrate RF energy in a predetermined pattern.
A PTH prodrug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the prodrug is of formula (Ia) wherein - D is a PTH moiety; - L 1 - is a reversible prodrug linker moiety connected to the N-terminal amine functional group of -D and wherein the linkage between -D and -L 1 - is cleavable in the absence of enzymes under physiological conditions with a half-life ranging from one hour to two months; - L 2 - is a single chemical bond or a spacer moiety; - Z is a water-soluble PEG-based carrier moiety; and x is an integer selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16. - D is a PTH moiety; - L 1 - is a reversible prodrug linker moiety connected to the N-terminal amine functional group of -D and wherein the linkage between -D and -L 1 - is cleavable in the absence of enzymes under physiological conditions with a half-life ranging from one hour to two months; - L 2 - is a single chemical bond or a spacer moiety; - Z is a water-soluble PEG-based carrier moiety; and
Method of operating a hearing device comprising a first antenna , a first transceiver coupled to the first antenna , an acoustic output transducer , a microphone , and a primary processing unit , the primary processing unit being coupled to the first transceiver , the acoustic output transducer , and the microphone , the method comprising - pairing the hearing device with an audio system ; - initiating detection of hearing device motion; - sending position data indicative of hearing device position to the audio system ; - wirelessly receiving a first audio stream based on the position data of the hearing device ; - converting the first audio stream to a first wireless input signal; - mixing the first wireless input signal with an audio input signal from the microphone to form an input signal; - processing the input signal to form an output signal ; and - converting the output signal to an audio output signal . - pairing the hearing device with an audio system ; - initiating detection of hearing device motion; - sending position data indicative of hearing device position to the audio system ; - wirelessly receiving a first audio stream based on the position data of the hearing device ; - converting the first audio stream to a first wireless input signal; - mixing the first wireless input signal with an audio input signal from the microphone to form an input signal; - processing the input signal to form an output signal ; and - converting the output signal to an audio output signal .
Instrument for attaching to a bone anchoring element , in particular for orthopedic or neuro surgery, more specifically for spinal surgery, comprising an elongate portion (1, 1',) and an end portion for connecting to a head of the bone anchoring element , wherein the end portion is configured to accommodate at least a portion of the head of the bone anchoring element and comprises a first section configured to permit placement of the instrument onto and removal from the head and that further comprises a second section that is configured to prevent removal of the instrument from the head ; wherein the end portion comprises an opening that has a first portion associated with the first section of the end portion and a second portion associated with the second section of the end portion ; wherein adjacent to the second portion of the opening the second section comprises a seat for the head that is configured to pivotably hold the head therein, and wherein a width (da) of the first portion of the opening is greater than a maximum outer width (E) of the head and a width of the second portion (db) and a bottom of the seat is smaller than a maximum outer width of the head ; and the instrument further comprising a longitudinal axis (l) extending substantially through a center of the seat and wherein the first section is arranged at a lateral side of the second section in relation to the longitudinal axis (l) such that the instrument is movable relative to an inserted head from the first section into the second section in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis (l) of the instrument . an elongate portion (1, 1',) and an end portion for connecting to a head of the bone anchoring element , wherein the end portion is configured to accommodate at least a portion of the head of the bone anchoring element and comprises a first section configured to permit placement of the instrument onto and removal from the head and that further comprises a second section that is configured to prevent removal of the instrument from the head ; wherein the end portion comprises an opening that has a first portion associated with the first section of the end portion and a second portion associated with the second section of the end portion ; wherein adjacent to the second portion of the opening the second section comprises a seat for the head that is configured to pivotably hold the head therein, and wherein a width (da) of the first portion of the opening is greater than a maximum outer width (E) of the head and a width of the second portion (db) and a bottom of the seat is smaller than a maximum outer width of the head ; and the instrument further comprising a longitudinal axis (l) extending substantially through a center of the seat and wherein the first section is arranged at a lateral side of the second section in relation to the longitudinal axis (l) such that the instrument is movable relative to an inserted head from the first section into the second section in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis (l) of the instrument .