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An implant for insertion into a spinal space, the implant comprising: a body assembly, the body assembly comprising a first portion moveably coupled to a second portion along a longitudinal axis by a control member ; upper and lower support members disposed at least partially between the first portion and the second portion ; wherein the control member extends through the second portion in a non-threaded manner and is threadingly received within the first portion, wherein rotation of the control member moves the first portion relative to the second portion; wherein movement of the first portion and the second portion toward each other causes the upper and lower support members to move away from each other, and wherein movement of the first portion and the second portion away from each other causes the upper and lower members to move toward each other; wherein the lower support member includes an alignment member received in a recess of the upper support member to restrain movement of the upper support member relative to the lower support member, characterised in that the alignment member is generally U-shaped in cross-section and the recess has a corresponding shape to the U-shape of the alignment member. a body assembly, the body assembly comprising a first portion moveably coupled to a second portion along a longitudinal axis by a control member ; upper and lower support members disposed at least partially between the first portion and the second portion ; wherein the control member extends through the second portion in a non-threaded manner and is threadingly received within the first portion, wherein rotation of the control member moves the first portion relative to the second portion; wherein movement of the first portion and the second portion toward each other causes the upper and lower support members to move away from each other, and wherein movement of the first portion and the second portion away from each other causes the upper and lower members to move toward each other; wherein the lower support member includes an alignment member received in a recess of the upper support member to restrain movement of the upper support member relative to the lower support member, characterised in that the alignment member is generally U-shaped in cross-section and the recess has a corresponding shape to the U-shape of the alignment member.
A biaxially stretched article obtained by stretching a thermoplastic composition in a machine direction and a transverse direction at elevated temperature of 100 oC to 130 oC, said thermoplastic composition comprising: - a polyolefin phase containing at least one polyolefin, - a starch phase containing thermoplastic starch, - at least one compatibiliser, wherein the thermoplastic composition comprises - from 10 - 70 wt% of at least one polyolefin - from 10 - 70 wt% of thermoplastic starch - from 5 - 40 wt% of at least one compatibiliser the weight percentages being based on the weight of the thermoplastic composition, wherein the at least one polyolefin is selected from the group consisting of propylene homopolymers, ethylene propylene copolymers, polyethylene, high density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene and mixtures of at least two of the preceding polyolefins, wherein the article has a layered morphology with alternating layers of starch phase and polyolefin phase, said layers of starch phase and polyolefin phase extending in machine direction and transverse direction, and wherein the thermoplastic composition further comprises a thermoplastic polyester. - a polyolefin phase containing at least one polyolefin, - a starch phase containing thermoplastic starch, - at least one compatibiliser, wherein the thermoplastic composition comprises - from 10 - 70 wt% of at least one polyolefin - from 10 - 70 wt% of thermoplastic starch - from 5 - 40 wt% of at least one compatibiliser
A method for manufacturing a photovoltaic element comprising: a) a step of electrically connecting, in series, a plurality of photovoltaic cells , comprising a first face and a second face , arranged in a row , said row extending in a direction E, the connection between two adjacent photovoltaic cells being ensured by a plurality of conductive tracks ; b) a step of cutting, along cutting lines disposed on the first face , each photovoltaic cell into a plurality of photovoltaic sub-cells , the cutting step being carried out in the direction E so as to form a plurality of sub-rows of photovoltaic sub-cells , the cutting step also being carried out so that, in each sub-row , the sub-cells are connected in series, step b) comprising a cleavage of the photovoltaic cells by mechanical action at the cutting lines ; c) a step of electrically connecting at least two sub-rows of sub-cells , so that all the sub-cells of the at least two sub-rows are connected in series, the method further comprises a step a1), preceding step b), advantageously step a), said step a1) being a step of weakening each photovoltaic cell along the cutting lines , step a1) comprising the formation of trenches along the cutting lines in the photovoltaic cells, advantageously, the formation of the trenches being carried out by a LASER treatment the trenches extending over a depth P, from the first face or from the second face , comprised between 2.5% and 50% of the total thickness of the photovoltaic cell and advantageously between 5% and 20% of the total thickness. a) a step of electrically connecting, in series, a plurality of photovoltaic cells , comprising a first face and a second face , arranged in a row , said row extending in a direction E, the connection between two adjacent photovoltaic cells being ensured by a plurality of conductive tracks ; b) a step of cutting, along cutting lines disposed on the first face , each photovoltaic cell into a plurality of photovoltaic sub-cells , the cutting step being carried out in the direction E so as to form a plurality of sub-rows of photovoltaic sub-cells , the cutting step also being carried out so that, in each sub-row , the sub-cells are connected in series, step b) comprising a cleavage of the photovoltaic cells by mechanical action at the cutting lines ; c) a step of electrically connecting at least two sub-rows of sub-cells , so that all the sub-cells of the at least two sub-rows are connected in series,
A computer-implemented method comprising providing, via a mobile device enabled as a first near field communication, NFC, device, a user authentication key for permitting NFC with a second NFC device , wherein the user authentication key comprises visual identification of an environmental object specified by an end user of the mobile device; determining whether the mobile device and the second NFC device are in proximity to one another; permitting NFC between the mobile device and the second NFC device when: (i) a detected action performed by a user with the mobile device is substantially similar to the provided user authentication key,; and (ii) the mobile device and the second NFC device are in proximity to one another. (i) a detected action performed by a user with the mobile device is substantially similar to the provided user authentication key,; and (ii) the mobile device and the second NFC device are in proximity to one another.
A tilting vehicle comprising a rear frame section having two drive wheels and a front frame section having at least one front wheel , connected to the rear frame section such as to be tiltable about a tilt axis (TA) that extends in a length direction, the front frame section carrying a driver seat , the rear frame section comprising an electric propulsion drive for rotating the drive wheels , an electric tilting drive for tilting the front frame section about the tilting axis (TA) and apower generating unit, the front wheel being rotatable about a steering axis (SA) that extends transversely to the tilt axis (TA), the tilting vehicle further comprising a controller , which is with an output connected to the propulsion drive and to the tilting drive and which is with an input connected to the power generating unit, characterized in that the controller is configured to receive an energy level indication from the power generating unit and is adapted to reduce the energy supplied to the propulsion drive when the indicated energy level of the power generating unit is below an energy level threshold value, while maintaining the energy supplied to the tilting drive above a predetermined minimum value.
A wireless station for attempting joining a wireless network , the wireless station comprising: logic to initialize a transmission interval to a minimum transmission interval value; logic to select a first random number with an upper limit based on the transmission interval; logic to select a beacon interval based on the selected first random number; logic to select a second random number with an upper limit based on a number of slots in the beacon interval; logic to select a slot within the selected beacon interval based on the selected second random number; and logic to trigger transmission of a join request within the selected slot of the selected beacon interval, the join request comprising an authentication request frame. logic to initialize a transmission interval to a minimum transmission interval value; logic to select a first random number with an upper limit based on the transmission interval; logic to select a beacon interval based on the selected first random number; logic to select a second random number with an upper limit based on a number of slots in the beacon interval; logic to select a slot within the selected beacon interval based on the selected second random number; and logic to trigger transmission of a join request within the selected slot of the selected beacon interval, the join request comprising an authentication request frame.
Electric motor , in particular for a motor vehicle , comprising: - an internal rotor which is rotatably supported about a rotation axis relative to an external stator , - wherein the rotor has a pot-like rotor receiving sleeve arranged around a rotor shaft for receiving an armature unit which has a multiple-layered metal sheet assembly with a plurality of permanent magnets , - wherein the rotor receiving sleeve is closed with a cover in a fluid-tight manner, - wherein the permanent magnets are arranged with spacing from each other in a peripheral direction at a radial outer side of the metal sheet assembly , - wherein in that first retention devices are constructed integrally on the metal sheet assembly in intermediate spaces of adjacent permanent magnets and prevent slippage in a peripheral direction , characterized in that - an annular space is formed radially between the permanent magnets and an outer wall of the rotor receiving sleeve , - the cover has at an outer edge in a peripheral direction distributed wedge-like retention elements which engage in the annular space so that they radially wedge the permanent magnets , and - the rotor receiving sleeve in the region of a base has, at an inner covering surface of the outer wall , an axial projection into the annular space , in a peripheral direction circumferential wedge-like retention contour which radially wedges the permanent magnets . - an internal rotor which is rotatably supported about a rotation axis relative to an external stator , - wherein the rotor has a pot-like rotor receiving sleeve arranged around a rotor shaft for receiving an armature unit which has a multiple-layered metal sheet assembly with a plurality of permanent magnets , - wherein the rotor receiving sleeve is closed with a cover in a fluid-tight manner, - wherein the permanent magnets are arranged with spacing from each other in a peripheral direction at a radial outer side of the metal sheet assembly , - wherein in that first retention devices are constructed integrally on the metal sheet assembly in intermediate spaces of adjacent permanent magnets and prevent slippage in a peripheral direction , characterized in that - an annular space is formed radially between the permanent magnets and an outer wall of the rotor receiving sleeve , - the cover has at an outer edge in a peripheral direction distributed wedge-like retention elements which engage in the annular space so that they radially wedge the permanent magnets , and - the rotor receiving sleeve in the region of a base has, at an inner covering surface of the outer wall , an axial projection into the annular space , in a peripheral direction circumferential wedge-like retention contour which radially wedges the permanent magnets .
A heat exchange system for an aircraft turbine engine comprising: - a cavity comprising an air intake , - a heat exchanger arranged in the cavity , the heat exchanger comprising a first circuit through which a first fluid provided by a fluid supply circuit is able to circulate, - a movable flap mounted at the level of the air intake and displacing between an opening position allowing the circulation of the airflow into the cavity and a closing position preventing the circulation of the airflow into the cavity , - a control device comprising at least one movable member intended to cause the displacement of the movable flap , characterised in that the control device is arranged in the fluid supply circuit supplying fluid to the heat exchanger , and is configured so as, simultaneously, to allow or prevent the circulation of the first fluid towards the heat exchanger and to act on the opening or closing position of the movable flap . - a cavity comprising an air intake , - a heat exchanger arranged in the cavity , the heat exchanger comprising a first circuit through which a first fluid provided by a fluid supply circuit is able to circulate, - a movable flap mounted at the level of the air intake and displacing between an opening position allowing the circulation of the airflow into the cavity and a closing position preventing the circulation of the airflow into the cavity , - a control device comprising at least one movable member intended to cause the displacement of the movable flap ,
A blood outflow cage for an intravascular blood pump assembly and sized for passage through a vascular lumen of a patient, comprising: a distal cap with a substantially conical, substantially curved-conical, or substantially dome-shaped outer surface; a diffuser having a substantially conical or substantially curved-conical outer surface, wherein the diffuser is disposed proximal to the distal cap ; and a peripheral wall having: an inner surface; an outer surface; two or more blood exhaust openings, each blood exhaust opening being defined by two struts (202 - 210), wherein each strut (202 - 210) has rounded inner edges (220a - 220d) and outer edges (218a - 218d) and rounded junctions (222a - 222c) with the diffuser , and wherein the proximal end of each blood exhaust opening has rounded corners (216a - 216e); and a first cylindrical section that abuts the proximal end of each strut (202 - 210), characterized by further comprising a fillet between an inner surface of each strut (202 - 210) and the diffuser . a distal cap with a substantially conical, substantially curved-conical, or substantially dome-shaped outer surface; a diffuser having a substantially conical or substantially curved-conical outer surface, wherein the diffuser is disposed proximal to the distal cap ; and a peripheral wall having: an inner surface; an outer surface; two or more blood exhaust openings, each blood exhaust opening being defined by two struts (202 - 210), wherein each strut (202 - 210) has rounded inner edges (220a - 220d) and outer edges (218a - 218d) and rounded junctions (222a - 222c) with the diffuser , and wherein the proximal end of each blood exhaust opening has rounded corners (216a - 216e); and a first cylindrical section that abuts the proximal end of each strut (202 - 210), an inner surface; an outer surface; two or more blood exhaust openings, each blood exhaust opening being defined by two struts (202 - 210), wherein each strut (202 - 210) has rounded inner edges (220a - 220d) and outer edges (218a - 218d) and rounded junctions (222a - 222c) with the diffuser , and wherein the proximal end of each blood exhaust opening has rounded corners (216a - 216e); and a first cylindrical section that abuts the proximal end of each strut (202 - 210), characterized by further comprising a fillet between an inner surface of each strut (202 - 210) and the diffuser .
Air management system of an air inlet for a front panel of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one flap and a frame for holding the said at least one flap , the said at least one flap being provided with a pivot pin for the pivoting of the said at least one flap , the system comprising a support provided with at least one bearing configured to receive the said pivot pin of the said at least one flap and a closure element for closing the said at least one bearing, the system comprising a control device for controlling the movement of the said at least one flap between a position of blocking of the air inlet and at least one position of opening of the air inlet by the pivot pin pivoting at the bearing , the said at least one flap comprising an actuating lug for actuating the said at least one flap , this being constrained to move with a connecting rod that is controlled by the control device , the management system being characterized in that the closure element forms a guide for the connecting rod .
A process for rejuvenating a hydrotreating catalyst comprising a group VIB hydrogenation metal and/or a group VIII hydrogenation metal, which comprises the steps of: - a) regenerating the catalyst by contacting said catalyst with an oxygen containing gas at a temperature from 300°C to 550°C, - b) impregnating the regenerated catalyst with an impregnation solution which consists of a mixture of water and a combination of MoO 3 and H 3 PO 4 , excluding any other compounds, - c) aging the impregnated catalyst for at least 2 hours at room temperature and - d) drying the aged catalyst, wherein the impregnation of the catalyst with said impregnation solution in step b) leads to the rejuvenation of said catalyst. - a) regenerating the catalyst by contacting said catalyst with an oxygen containing gas at a temperature from 300°C to 550°C, - b) impregnating the regenerated catalyst with an impregnation solution which consists of a mixture of water and a combination of MoO 3 and H 3 PO 4 , excluding any other compounds, - c) aging the impregnated catalyst for at least 2 hours at room temperature and - d) drying the aged catalyst,
A mass analyzer consisting of plural substrates including a first main substrate , a first upper substrate adhered to the upper surface of the first main substrate, a first lower substrate adhered to the lower surface of the first main substrate, wherein an ICR chamber (754-2) is formed in the first main substrate penetrating from an upper surface of the first main substrate to a lower surface of the first main substrate, wherein said ICR chamber (754-2) is surrounded by a first substrate sidewall (751-1) and a second substrate sidewall (751-2) opposed thereto and on the sides by a third substrate sidewall (751-4) and a fourth substrate sidewall (751-5) each formed in the first main substrate facing said ICR chamber (754-2); said first substrate sidewall (751-1) having a central hole arranged such that charged particles can enter the ICR chamber; first conductive film electrodes (755-1, 755-3, 756-1) formed on the inside of said first and second substrate sidewalls (751-1, 751-2) arranged to trap the charged particles; second conductive film electrodes (756-2, 756-3) formed on the inside of said third and fourth substrate sidewalls (751-4, 751-5) arranged to detect the amount of ions; third conductive film electrodes formed on the inside of said first upper and lower substrates arranged to excite the charged particles and cause the ions (750-1) to perform a cyclotron motion in said ICR chamber;wherein said ICR chamber (754-2) is surrounded by magnetic field generating coils which surround the ICR chamber (745-2), formed by spiral wiring (766-1, 766-2, 766-3, 766-4, 766-5, 795) formed outside of said first upper substrate (766-1) and said lower substrate (766-2), arranged to form a magnetic field parallel to the direction travelling from the first substrate sidewall (751-1) towards the second substrate sidewall (751-2) that is the travelling direction of the charged particles in ICR chamber (754-2).
A blood pressure measurement device comprising: occlusion means, preferably an inflatable cuff, for restricting the flow of blood in a portion of a human or animal subject's body; a heat flow perfusion sensor in integral combination with the occlusion means; and an integral, or operably connected, electronic digital processor; wherein, in use, the device is positioned on the subject's body to determine: (a) a maximal rate of heat loss, E max, from the perfusion sensor due to convection and conduction; and, when the occlusion means is actuated to occlude the flow in the subject beneath the sensor, to determine (b) a minimum rate of heat loss, E min, from the perfusion sensor which is the heat loss substantially due solely to conduction, thereby allowing determination of the heat loss due to convection, and hence a determination of perfusion, which is proportional to the blood pressure in subject; the device further characterised in that the perfusion sensor comprises an inner portion and an outer portion , the inner portion being mounted in a resiliently deformable manner so as to allow for relative movement of the two portions to facilitate a substantially constant pressure contact between the inner portion and the subject's skin without compressing the capillary bed of the subject beneath the device. occlusion means, preferably an inflatable cuff, for restricting the flow of blood in a portion of a human or animal subject's body; a heat flow perfusion sensor in integral combination with the occlusion means; and an integral, or operably connected, electronic digital processor; wherein, in use, the device is positioned on the subject's body to determine: (a) a maximal rate of heat loss, E max, from the perfusion sensor due to convection and conduction; and, when the occlusion means is actuated to occlude the flow in the subject beneath the sensor, to determine (b) a minimum rate of heat loss, E min, from the perfusion sensor which is the heat loss substantially due solely to conduction, thereby allowing determination of the heat loss due to convection, and hence a determination of perfusion, which is proportional to the blood pressure in subject; the device further characterised in that the perfusion sensor comprises an inner portion and an outer portion , the inner portion being mounted in a resiliently deformable manner so as to allow for relative movement of the two portions to facilitate a substantially constant pressure contact between the inner portion and the subject's skin without compressing the capillary bed of the subject beneath the device.