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An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth, comprising: a bracket body configured to be mounted to the tooth, the bracket body including an archwire slot being configured to receive the archwire therein, the archwire slot being defined at least in part by a base surface and opposed slot surfaces extending from the base surface; a slide member slidable relative to the archwire slot between an open position and a closed position, the slide member having a leading surface and, when the slide member is the closed position, a gap being formed between the leading surface and one of the opposed slot surfaces; and a resilient member coupled to and being slidable with the slide member , the resilient member being configured to engage a first portion of the bracket body when the slide member is in the opened position and a second portion of the bracket body different than the first portion of the bracket body when the slide member is in the closed position and being configured to impose a biasing force on the slide member in the direction of movement of the slide member toward the closed position and toward the archwire slot when the slide member is in the closed position. a bracket body configured to be mounted to the tooth, the bracket body including an archwire slot being configured to receive the archwire therein, the archwire slot being defined at least in part by a base surface and opposed slot surfaces extending from the base surface; a slide member slidable relative to the archwire slot between an open position and a closed position, the slide member having a leading surface and, when the slide member is the closed position, a gap being formed between the leading surface and one of the opposed slot surfaces; and a resilient member coupled to and being slidable with the slide member , the resilient member being configured to engage a first portion of the bracket body when the slide member is in the opened position and a second portion of the bracket body different than the first portion of the bracket body when the slide member is in the closed position and being configured to impose a biasing force on the slide member in the direction of movement of the slide member toward the closed position and toward the archwire slot when the slide member is in the closed position.
A protection device for stent, comprising a sheath , a first grip and a second grip , the sheath being configured to hold a stent, the first grip is configured to be able to be driven to move toward the second grip to cause a first portion of the sheath to move away from a second portion thereof, so that the stent is allowed to be removed from the sheath ; wherein the first portion and the second portion form a frame , and an elastomer filler is filled in the frame and defines a cavity for receiving the stent.
Method for manufacturing a balance spring intended to be fitted to a balance of a timepiece movement, including: - a step of creating a blank from a niobium and titanium alloy containing: - niobium: the remainder to 100wt%, - titanium: between 40 and 60wt%, - traces of elements selected from the group formed of O, H, C, Fe, Ta, N, Ni, Si, Cu, Al, each of said elements being present in an amount comprised between 0 and 1600 ppm by weight, the total amount formed by all of said elements being comprised between 0 and 0.3wt%, - a step of β-quenching said blank with a given diameter, such that the titanium of said alloy is essentially in solid solution form with β-phase niobium, the α-phase titanium content being less than or equal to 5% by volume, - at least one deformation step of said alloy alternated with at least one heat treatment step such that the niobium and titanium alloy obtained has an elastic limit higher than or equal to 600 MPa and a modulus of elasticity lower than or equal to 100 GPa, a winding step to form the balance spring being performed prior to the final heat treatment step, the method including, prior to the deformation step, the method includes a step of depositing, on the alloy blank, a surface layer of a ductile material chosen from the group including copper, nickel, cupronickel, cupro manganese, gold, silver, nickel phosphorus NiP and nickel boron NiB, to facilitate the wire shaping process, the thickness of the deposited ductile material layer is chosen such that the ratio of the area of ductile material to the area of NbTi alloy for a given cross-section of wire is less than 1, preferably less than 0.5, and more preferably comprised between 0.01 and 0.4. - a step of creating a blank from a niobium and titanium alloy containing: - niobium: the remainder to 100wt%, - titanium: between 40 and 60wt%, - traces of elements selected from the group formed of O, H, C, Fe, Ta, N, Ni, Si, Cu, Al, each of said elements being present in an amount comprised between 0 and 1600 ppm by weight, the total amount formed by all of said elements being comprised between 0 and 0.3wt%, - niobium: the remainder to 100wt%, - titanium: between 40 and 60wt%, - traces of elements selected from the group formed of O, H, C, Fe, Ta, N, Ni, Si, Cu, Al, each of said elements being present in an amount comprised between 0 and 1600 ppm by weight, the total amount formed by all of said elements being comprised between 0 and 0.3wt%, - a step of β-quenching said blank with a given diameter, such that the titanium of said alloy is essentially in solid solution form with β-phase niobium, the α-phase titanium content being less than or equal to 5% by volume, - at least one deformation step of said alloy alternated with at least one heat treatment step such that the niobium and titanium alloy obtained has an elastic limit higher than or equal to 600 MPa and a modulus of elasticity lower than or equal to 100 GPa, a winding step to form the balance spring being performed prior to the final heat treatment step,
A method for automated filling of a crate with objects by means of a robot hand , in which that the following succession of steps is carried out in an automatic and repeated manner: (a) an object is positioned in the crate by means of the robot hand , in a position defined by a crate-filling plan, (b) at least one digital image of the crate containing at least one object is acquired, (c) it is automatically verified, in the at least one digital image obtained in the previous step, whether the object positioned in step (a) is correctly positioned; if it is, the subsequent step is carried out, and if not, the badly positioned object is removed by the robot hand and the method is repeated at step (a) with the same object. (a) an object is positioned in the crate by means of the robot hand , in a position defined by a crate-filling plan, (b) at least one digital image of the crate containing at least one object is acquired, (c) it is automatically verified, in the at least one digital image obtained in the previous step, whether the object positioned in step (a) is correctly positioned; if it is, the subsequent step is carried out, and if not, the badly positioned object is removed by the robot hand and the method is repeated at step (a) with the same object.
A support device for equipment, in particular air-conditioning installation units, comprising a support leg which extends in an axial direction (X) between a first end which is provided for support on the ground and a second axially opposite end , the leg having a self-carrying structure and comprising a bracket-like portion which is formed so as to be integral with the leg and which projects therefrom transversely relative to the axial direction (X), in a position between the ends , the portion defining a surface which is suitable for supporting in a supporting manner a condensate collection tank, the support leg comprising, at the second end , connection means which are capable of cooperating with respective connection counter-means which are provided on a cross-member which is capable of removably connecting a pair of the legs , characterized in that the connection means are also provided at the first end of the leg with a symmetrical and specular configuration with respect to a centre plane (M) of the leg which extends perpendicularly to the axial direction (X).
Baling press for agricultural crops, comprising a pressing channel and comprising at least one binding device for a tape-like binding material , preferably made of weldable or gluable plastics material, for covering the bale to be pressed, the binding device having an integral bond maker which integrally bonds the binding material , characterised in that the at least one binding device comprises an unrolling device , which is rotatably mounted with respect to the pressing channel , receives a rolled-up part of the binding material and has at least one brake contact surface , and a control device , the control device having at least one control element which is movably mounted with respect to the pressing channel and can be actuated by an unrolled part of the binding material , at least one braking element which can be separated from the brake contact surface by actuating the control element and at least one brake restoring element which resets the control device into a braking position which brakes a rotation of the unrolling device , the brake contact surface abutting the braking element in the braking position and the control element comprising a guide element which at least partly surrounds an unrolled part of the binding material and is designed as an eyelet.
A multilayer hollow molded body having at least one aliphatic polyamide layer (A) and at least one barrier layer (B), wherein the aliphatic polyamide layer (A) consists of a resin composition comprising an aliphatic polyamide (a) as a main component, and the barrier layer (B) consists of a resin composition comprising an ethylene-vinylalcohol copolymer (EVOH) and a semi-aromatic polyamide (b), wherein the mass ratio between the ethylene-vinylalcohol copolymer (EVOH) and the semi-aromatic polyamide (b) (EVOH : semi-aromatic polyamide (b)) in the resin composition constituting the barrier layer (B) is in the range of 60 : 40 to 30 : 70.
A connector comprising: an external housing including a plurality of cavities ; and a plurality of internal housings to be respectively inserted into the plurality of cavities , each internal housing accommodating a plurality of terminals , wherein a retainer extending in a housing insertion direction of inserting each of the internal housings into each of the cavities is formed on an inner wall surface of each of the cavities , a groove part for receiving the retainer when each of the internal housings is inserted into each of the cavities is formed on an outer wall surface of each of the internal housings , when each of the internal housings is inserted into each of the cavities , the retainer is inserted into the groove part, and thereby the plurality of terminals accommodated in each of the internal housings are secondarily locked by the retainer , characterized in that : the retainers of the plurality of cavities have different shapes from one another so that it prevents each internal housing from being inserted into a cavity different from a corresponding cavity when inserting the plurality of internal housings into the plurality of cavities formed in the external housing, and the groove parts of the plurality of internal housings have shapes complementary to the shapes of the retainers of corresponding cavities . an external housing including a plurality of cavities ; and a plurality of internal housings to be respectively inserted into the plurality of cavities , each internal housing accommodating a plurality of terminals , wherein a retainer extending in a housing insertion direction of inserting each of the internal housings into each of the cavities is formed on an inner wall surface of each of the cavities , a groove part for receiving the retainer when each of the internal housings is inserted into each of the cavities is formed on an outer wall surface of each of the internal housings , when each of the internal housings is inserted into each of the cavities , the retainer is inserted into the groove part, and thereby the plurality of terminals accommodated in each of the internal housings are secondarily locked by the retainer , characterized in that : the retainers of the plurality of cavities have different shapes from one another so that it prevents each internal housing from being inserted into a cavity different from a corresponding cavity when inserting the plurality of internal housings into the plurality of cavities formed in the external housing, and the groove parts of the plurality of internal housings have shapes complementary to the shapes of the retainers of corresponding cavities . the retainers of the plurality of cavities have different shapes from one another so that it prevents each internal housing from being inserted into a cavity different from a corresponding cavity when inserting the plurality of internal housings into the plurality of cavities formed in the external housing, and the groove parts of the plurality of internal housings have shapes complementary to the shapes of the retainers of corresponding cavities .
An apparatus for determining a parameter of interest of a well fluid relating to a well intersecting a subterranean formation using resonant vibration, the apparatus including a resonator assembly comprising: a plurality of resonant tines structurally coupled to behave as a single resonator, at least one resonant tine of the plurality of resonant tines including a soft magnetic tine head comprising soft magnetic material uncontained by a supporting surface; wherein the at least one resonant tine with the soft magnetic tine head has a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the tine, the cross section including the tine head , where the cross section has a substantially continuous material composition; wherein the resonator assembly further comprises: a switchable biasing assembly that, when activated, provides a magnetic bias field that magnetizes the soft magnetic tine head of the at least one resonant tine; and a switchable drive assembly that, when activated, acts on the magnetized soft magnetic head of the at least one resonant tine to cause resonant vibration of the magnetized soft magnetic head of the at least one resonant tine. a plurality of resonant tines structurally coupled to behave as a single resonator, at least one resonant tine of the plurality of resonant tines including a soft magnetic tine head comprising soft magnetic material uncontained by a supporting surface; wherein the at least one resonant tine with the soft magnetic tine head has a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the tine, the cross section including the tine head , where the cross section has a substantially continuous material composition; wherein the resonator assembly further comprises: a switchable biasing assembly that, when activated, provides a magnetic bias field that magnetizes the soft magnetic tine head of the at least one resonant tine; and a switchable drive assembly that, when activated, acts on the magnetized soft magnetic head of the at least one resonant tine to cause resonant vibration of the magnetized soft magnetic head of the at least one resonant tine. a switchable biasing assembly that, when activated, provides a magnetic bias field that magnetizes the soft magnetic tine head of the at least one resonant tine; and a switchable drive assembly that, when activated, acts on the magnetized soft magnetic head of the at least one resonant tine to cause resonant vibration of the magnetized soft magnetic head of the at least one resonant tine.
A load meter , characterized in that it comprises: a detector configured to detect, by using a captured image obtained by capturing a road comprising a road surface and a vehicle present on the road surface, a displacement amount in the captured image, the displacement amount corresponding to a displacement of the road surface caused by application of a load of the vehicle ; a storage unit configured to store information indicating a relation between the load and the displacement amount; and a load calculator configured to calculate the load based on the displacement amount and the information. a detector configured to detect, by using a captured image obtained by capturing a road comprising a road surface and a vehicle present on the road surface, a displacement amount in the captured image, the displacement amount corresponding to a displacement of the road surface caused by application of a load of the vehicle ; a storage unit configured to store information indicating a relation between the load and the displacement amount; and a load calculator configured to calculate the load based on the displacement amount and the information.
An adhesive composition comprising: (a) a first component: (b) a second component that chemically reacts with said first component; and (c) graphenic carbon particles having a compressed density of 0.9 or less, calculated according to the following formula: Compressed Density g / cm 3 = 0.1 grams graphenic carbon particles Π * 1.3 cm / 2 2 * measured thickness in cm wherein the measured thickness is determined by subjecting 0.1 gram of the graphenic carbon particles to cold press under 66,723 N (15,000 pound of force) in a 1.3 centimeter die for 45 minutes (contact pressure = 500 MPa pressure), wherein the graphenic carbon particles are made by thermal processes, in which (i) a methane precursor material is introduced into a thermal zone; and (ii) the methane precursor is heated in the thermal zone to form the graphenic carbon particles. (a) a first component: (b) a second component that chemically reacts with said first component; and (c) graphenic carbon particles having a compressed density of 0.9 or less, calculated according to the following formula: Compressed Density g / cm 3 = 0.1 grams graphenic carbon particles Π * 1.3 cm / 2 2 * measured thickness in cm
A biopsy marker comprising a metallic sheet, the metallic sheet comprising: a first shaped portion , a first narrow portion , a second shaped portion , a second narrow portion , and a third shaped portion arranged sequentially along an axis , wherein each shaped portion (22a-c, 42a-c, 502a-c, 512a-c) has a first planar surface and a second planar surface parallel to the first planar surface; the first narrow portion and the second narrow portion being twisted about the axis, such that the first planar surface of the first shaped portion is arranged at a first selected angle to the first planar surface of the second shaped portion , and the first planar surface of the second shaped portion is arranged at a second selected angle to the first planar surface of the third shaped portion , and the first planar surface of the first shaped portion is arranged at a third selected angle to the first planar surface of the third shaped portion . a first shaped portion , a first narrow portion , a second shaped portion , a second narrow portion , and a third shaped portion arranged sequentially along an axis , wherein each shaped portion (22a-c, 42a-c, 502a-c, 512a-c) has a first planar surface and a second planar surface parallel to the first planar surface; the first narrow portion and the second narrow portion being twisted about the axis, such that the first planar surface of the first shaped portion is arranged at a first selected angle to the first planar surface of the second shaped portion , and the first planar surface of the second shaped portion is arranged at a second selected angle to the first planar surface of the third shaped portion , and the first planar surface of the first shaped portion is arranged at a third selected angle to the first planar surface of the third shaped portion .
A computer program product comprising computer-readable program instructions which, when running on or loaded into a file server or computer connected to the server or when being executed by one or more processors or processing units of the file server or the computer, cause the file server to execute a method of expanding storage for a file system managed by the file server , wherein the file server is configured to manage storage based on a plurality of stripesets, each stripeset corresponding to a contiguous storage space including a plurality of chunks, and the file system resides on a virtualized storage region of allocated chunks among the plurality of chunks of the plurality of stripesets, the method comprising: - maintaining a chunk database indicative of the allocated chunks of the file system, the chunk database including a fixed number of entries and each entry being adapted to store information indicative of a starting address and a length of a run of one or more contiguous allocated chunks; - identifying, upon receiving a request to expand the storage for the files system, a last allocated chunk based on the entries of the maintained chunk database; - allocating one or more further chunks being selected from the same stripeset as the identified last allocated chunk and being contiguous with the identified last allocated chunk; and - updating an entry in the chunk database associated with the identified last allocated chunk to reflect the increase in the length of the run of contiguous allocated chunks including the identified last chunk and the one or more further chunks. - maintaining a chunk database indicative of the allocated chunks of the file system, the chunk database including a fixed number of entries and each entry being adapted to store information indicative of a starting address and a length of a run of one or more contiguous allocated chunks; - identifying, upon receiving a request to expand the storage for the files system, a last allocated chunk based on the entries of the maintained chunk database; - allocating one or more further chunks being selected from the same stripeset as the identified last allocated chunk and being contiguous with the identified last allocated chunk; and - updating an entry in the chunk database associated with the identified last allocated chunk to reflect the increase in the length of the run of contiguous allocated chunks including the identified last chunk and the one or more further chunks.
Cosmetic composition having UV-A and/or UV-B protection comprising at least one inorganic UV filter, and surface-reacted calcium carbonate having a volume median particle size d 50 from 0.1 to 90 μm, wherein the surface-reacted calcium carbonate is a reaction product of natural ground calcium carbonate or precipitated calcium carbonate with carbon dioxide and one or more H 3 O + ion donors, wherein the carbon dioxide is formed in situ by the H 3 O + ion donors treatment and/or is supplied from an external source.
A thin-film photovoltaic device in the form of a semi-transparent photovoltaic panel, comprising: - a substrate , - at least a first electrically conductive thin layer forming a first electrical contact of the photovoltaic device on the substrate, - an absorber arranged on the first electrical contact, - at least a second electrically conductive thin layer forming a second electrical contact of the photovoltaic device on the substrate, - a transparent conductive layer arranged on the absorber, the second electrical contact being spaced apart from the first electrical contact, and the transparent conductive layer being in contact with the absorber and the second electrical contact, and wherein the second electrical contact and the first electrical contact are structured in an interleaved manner. - a substrate , - at least a first electrically conductive thin layer forming a first electrical contact of the photovoltaic device on the substrate, - an absorber arranged on the first electrical contact, - at least a second electrically conductive thin layer forming a second electrical contact of the photovoltaic device on the substrate, - a transparent conductive layer arranged on the absorber,