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A method of manufacturing a bone plate , the method comprising, in any order: forming one or more through-holes in each of a first plate member and a second plate member , the one or more through-holes being configured to receive one or more fasteners to attach each of the first and second plate members to bone ; disposing an axle of the second plate member in an aperture defined by the first plate member; and creating a retainer for the axle while the axle remains in the aperture; wherein the step of creating a retainer includes (i) a step of plastically deforming a region of the axle to prevent the region from passing through the aperture or (ii) a step of welding the retainer to the axle, and wherein the step of creating a retainer permanently connects the first and second plate members to one another in a configuration that permits in-plane rotation of the first and second plate members relative to one another about a pivot axis defined by the axle. forming one or more through-holes in each of a first plate member and a second plate member , the one or more through-holes being configured to receive one or more fasteners to attach each of the first and second plate members to bone ; disposing an axle of the second plate member in an aperture defined by the first plate member; and creating a retainer for the axle while the axle remains in the aperture; wherein the step of creating a retainer includes (i) a step of plastically deforming a region of the axle to prevent the region from passing through the aperture or (ii) a step of welding the retainer to the axle, and wherein the step of creating a retainer permanently connects the first and second plate members to one another in a configuration that permits in-plane rotation of the first and second plate members relative to one another about a pivot axis defined by the axle.
A method of manufacturing the absorbent article claimed in claim 11, the method comprising: feeding a first web of material in a machine direction ; feeding a second web of material in the machine direction, the second web being spaced from the first web by a gap ; attaching an absorbent assembly to the first web and the second web such that the absorbent assembly spans the gap between the first and second webs; forming a partial cut line through the second web; folding the first web into face-to-face relationship with the second web after forming the partial cut line; and cutting the first and second webs after folding the first web into face-to-face relationship with the second web to separate the absorbent article from the first and second webs, the partial cut line defining at least one finger tab on the absorbent article. feeding a first web of material in a machine direction ; feeding a second web of material in the machine direction, the second web being spaced from the first web by a gap ; attaching an absorbent assembly to the first web and the second web such that the absorbent assembly spans the gap between the first and second webs; forming a partial cut line through the second web; folding the first web into face-to-face relationship with the second web after forming the partial cut line; and cutting the first and second webs after folding the first web into face-to-face relationship with the second web to separate the absorbent article from the first and second webs, the partial cut line defining at least one finger tab on the absorbent article.
A method of navigating an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, comprising: calculating a magnetic field vector and strength of a magnetic field emanating from a charging station; navigating the UAV to the charging station using the calculated magnetic field vector and strength; the method being further characterised by : determining whether the UAV is substantially aligned with the charging station; and maneuvering the UAV to approach the charging station by maintaining the UAV substantially above the charging station while descending to the charging station using the magnetic field vector and strength in response to determining that the UAV is substantially aligned with the charging station. calculating a magnetic field vector and strength of a magnetic field emanating from a charging station; navigating the UAV to the charging station using the calculated magnetic field vector and strength; the method being further characterised by : determining whether the UAV is substantially aligned with the charging station; and maneuvering the UAV to approach the charging station by maintaining the UAV substantially above the charging station while descending to the charging station using the magnetic field vector and strength in response to determining that the UAV is substantially aligned with the charging station. determining whether the UAV is substantially aligned with the charging station; and maneuvering the UAV to approach the charging station by maintaining the UAV substantially above the charging station while descending to the charging station using the magnetic field vector and strength in response to determining that the UAV is substantially aligned with the charging station.
A method comprising: receiving data comprising a geometric description of at least a portion of a three dimensional object; the method comprising the following steps: receiving object generation data, the object generation data comprising a plurality of object generation data objects , wherein the plurality of object generation data objects are associated with a plurality of print apparatus and each object generation data object is associated with a print apparatus of the plurality of print apparatus and an identifier and comprises an object attribute description of an object attribute achievable in an object generated by the associated print apparatus, wherein the object attribute description further specifies a print material coverage representation which provides an input for a halftoning process to generate control data for use by a print apparatus to produce the three dimensional object; accepting a user specification of an object attribute; accepting a user selection of a print apparatus; presenting information relating to a subset of the plurality of object generation data objects comprising those data objects which are associated with the selected print apparatus; accepting a selection of a data object from the subset having an object attribute description which comprises the specified attribute; generating an object model, the object model comprising an association between the geometric description and the identifier of the selected object generation data object; and sending the object model for generation by the print apparatus. receiving object generation data, the object generation data comprising a plurality of object generation data objects , wherein the plurality of object generation data objects are associated with a plurality of print apparatus and each object generation data object is associated with a print apparatus of the plurality of print apparatus and an identifier and comprises an object attribute description of an object attribute achievable in an object generated by the associated print apparatus, wherein the object attribute description further specifies a print material coverage representation which provides an input for a halftoning process to generate control data for use by a print apparatus to produce the three dimensional object; accepting a user specification of an object attribute; accepting a user selection of a print apparatus; presenting information relating to a subset of the plurality of object generation data objects comprising those data objects which are associated with the selected print apparatus; accepting a selection of a data object from the subset having an object attribute description which comprises the specified attribute; generating an object model, the object model comprising an association between the geometric description and the identifier of the selected object generation data object; and sending the object model for generation by the print apparatus.
A crystal of a compound represented by the following formula (A) hereinafter, referred to as compound A: the crystal having peaks of diffraction angles 20 at 11.74 ± 0.20°, 29.25 ± 0.20°, 18.36 ± 0.20°, 21.75 ± 0.20° and 15.95 ± 0.20° in a powder X-ray diffractometric pattern using a CuKα radiation as an X-ray source.
A frequency-generating circuit , comprising: a frequency synthesizer circuit , generating a radio-frequency clock signal (CK_RF) according to a reference clock signal (CK_REF) and a channel number (Nc); and a controller , coupled to the frequency synthesizer circuit , generating a power-down control signal for controlling at least a portion of the frequency synthesizer circuit to power down, wherein the frequency synthesizer circuit comprises an accumulator for generating an accumulated value (V_acu) according to the channel number (Nc), and the frequency synthesizer circuit generates the radio-frequency clock signal (CK_RF) according to the reference clock signal (CK_REF) and the accumulated value (V_acu), and wherein the controller maintains the accumulated value (V_acu) of the accumulator when the portion of the frequency synthesizer circuit powers down. a frequency synthesizer circuit , generating a radio-frequency clock signal (CK_RF) according to a reference clock signal (CK_REF) and a channel number (Nc); and a controller , coupled to the frequency synthesizer circuit , generating a power-down control signal for controlling at least a portion of the frequency synthesizer circuit to power down, wherein the frequency synthesizer circuit comprises an accumulator for generating an accumulated value (V_acu) according to the channel number (Nc), and the frequency synthesizer circuit generates the radio-frequency clock signal (CK_RF) according to the reference clock signal (CK_REF) and the accumulated value (V_acu), and wherein the controller maintains the accumulated value (V_acu) of the accumulator when the portion of the frequency synthesizer circuit powers down.
A viral expression vector encoding a therapeutic protein for use in a method of treating an ophthalmic condition in a subject by intraocular injection of the viral expression vector and application of electric current to the eye.
A prism prescription value calculation system comprising: a calculation part for numerically transforming a fixation disparity amount (unit: angle), which is measured by use of a visual target for the right eye, a visual target for the left eye, and a visual target for binocular visual fixation, and which indicates a degree at which a visual axis is shifted from the central fovea of the retina when a subject conducts visual fixation of a target, into a prism prescription value by multiplying the fixation disparity amount by a coefficient when the fixation disparity amount is within ±4 minutes; wherein the prism prescription value is calculated according to the following equation: AP ver = k ver *FD ver AP hor = k hor * FD hor AP ver represents a prism amount (unit: prism diopter) in a vertical direction (top and bottom direction) in the prism prescription value, AP hor represents a prism amount in a horizontal direction in the prism prescription value, and FD ver represents a fixation disparity amount in a vertical direction, FD hor represents a fixation disparity amount in a horizontal direction, providing that each of coefficients k hor and k ver satisfies the following conditions: 0.3 ≤ k ver ≤ 0.7 1.4 ≤ k hor ≤ 2.0 . a calculation part for numerically transforming a fixation disparity amount (unit: angle), which is measured by use of a visual target for the right eye, a visual target for the left eye, and a visual target for binocular visual fixation, and which indicates a degree at which a visual axis is shifted from the central fovea of the retina when a subject conducts visual fixation of a target, into a prism prescription value by multiplying the fixation disparity amount by a coefficient when the fixation disparity amount is within ±4 minutes; wherein the prism prescription value is calculated according to the following equation: AP ver = k ver *FD ver AP hor = k hor * FD hor AP ver represents a prism amount (unit: prism diopter) in a vertical direction (top and bottom direction) in the prism prescription value, AP hor represents a prism amount in a horizontal direction in the prism prescription value, and FD ver represents a fixation disparity amount in a vertical direction, FD hor represents a fixation disparity amount in a horizontal direction, providing that each of coefficients k hor and k ver satisfies the following conditions: 0.3 ≤ k ver ≤ 0.7 1.4 ≤ k hor ≤ 2.0 .
A method of continuously and electrochemically producing high-purity lead from a lead ion-enriched electroprocessing solvent, comprising: treating active lead materials with a base to generate soluble sulfate salt and base-treated active lead material that includes lead oxides and lead hydroxides; dissolving the base-treated active lead material in an electroprocessing solvent to so form a lead ion-enriched electroprocessing solvent, wherein the electroprocessing solvent is an alkane sulfonic acid and does not include a chelator; reducing lead ions in the lead ion-enriched electroprocessing solvent on a cathode to form adherent high-purity lead and a regenerated electroprocessing solvent, wherein the high-purity lead is a micro- or nanoporous mixed matrix and wherein the high-purity lead has a purity of at least 98%; removing the adherent high-purity lead from one portion of the cathode while lead ions are reduced on another portion of the cathode, wherein the cathode is moved relative to the lead ion-enriched electroprocessing solvent during the step of reducing the lead ions; contacting at least some of the regenerated electroprocessing solvent with lead materials comprising grid lead and the active lead materials to so produce at least a portion of the lead ion-enriched electroprocessing solvent. treating active lead materials with a base to generate soluble sulfate salt and base-treated active lead material that includes lead oxides and lead hydroxides; dissolving the base-treated active lead material in an electroprocessing solvent to so form a lead ion-enriched electroprocessing solvent, wherein the electroprocessing solvent is an alkane sulfonic acid and does not include a chelator; reducing lead ions in the lead ion-enriched electroprocessing solvent on a cathode to form adherent high-purity lead and a regenerated electroprocessing solvent, wherein the high-purity lead is a micro- or nanoporous mixed matrix and wherein the high-purity lead has a purity of at least 98%; removing the adherent high-purity lead from one portion of the cathode while lead ions are reduced on another portion of the cathode, wherein the cathode is moved relative to the lead ion-enriched electroprocessing solvent during the step of reducing the lead ions; contacting at least some of the regenerated electroprocessing solvent with lead materials comprising grid lead and the active lead materials to so produce at least a portion of the lead ion-enriched electroprocessing solvent.
An ablation system for effecting ablation in a body vessel including: an elongate ablation assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, and provided at or adjacent its distal end with a heating device and an electrical ablation element ; and a control unit connected to the heating device and the electrical ablation element , the control unit being configured to actuate the heating device to provide heating to blood to a first temperature upstream of the electrical ablation element in a first mode and to actuate the electrical ablation element to provide heating to a second temperature in a second mode, the first temperature being below an ablation temperature and the second temperature being at or above an ablation temperature, the first temperature being between 40°C and 60°C. an elongate ablation assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, and provided at or adjacent its distal end with a heating device and an electrical ablation element ; and a control unit connected to the heating device and the electrical ablation element , the control unit being configured to actuate the heating device to provide heating to blood to a first temperature upstream of the electrical ablation element in a first mode and to actuate the electrical ablation element to provide heating to a second temperature in a second mode, the first temperature being below an ablation temperature and the second temperature being at or above an ablation temperature, the first temperature being between 40°C and 60°C.
Display device configured for an arrangement in a vehicle having a dashboard and a viewing window and for projecting displaying information in the field of view of a user of the vehicle , comprising: - an imaging device being adapted to generate a light field carrying the display information, - a hologram device which, with an arrangement below the field of view of the user , is adapted for deflecting the light field to the viewing screen and for generating a virtual image of the display information in the field of view of the user , and - a control device being adapted for controlling the imaging device , wherein - the hologram device is configured for generating the virtual image when the imaging device is arranged above and on a side facing to the field of view of the user of the hologram device , characterized in that - the hologram device comprises a broadband RGB hologram or a stack of multiple narrowband holograms which are adapted for different wavelengths. - an imaging device being adapted to generate a light field carrying the display information, - a hologram device which, with an arrangement below the field of view of the user , is adapted for deflecting the light field to the viewing screen and for generating a virtual image of the display information in the field of view of the user , and - a control device being adapted for controlling the imaging device , wherein - the hologram device is configured for generating the virtual image when the imaging device is arranged above and on a side facing to the field of view of the user of the hologram device , - the hologram device comprises a broadband RGB hologram or a stack of multiple narrowband holograms which are adapted for different wavelengths.
A battery management system for use in charging a rechargeable battery having a nominal operating range so that the temperature of the battery is within a selected range, the battery management system comprising a controller , a temperature sensor and a charge indicator, wherein: the temperature sensor is configured to provide a temperature signal based on a temperature of the rechargeable battery ; wherein the charge indicator is configured to provide an indication of the level of charge of cells of the battery ; wherein in a first mode the controller is configured to control a charging current for charging the rechargeable battery based on the temperature signal, so that in response to the temperature signal indicating that the temperature exceeds a first threshold temperature signal value the charging current is tapered down as a function of increasing temperature; wherein the controller is configured to throttle the current supplied to the rechargeable battery in an effort to stop the temperature of the battery from continuing to rise; and, when the rechargeable battery is charged to a certain level, in a second mode the controller is configured to balance the cells based on the indicated level of charge of each respective cell , in response to the charging current being supplied to the battery exceeding a selected charging current threshold. the temperature sensor is configured to provide a temperature signal based on a temperature of the rechargeable battery ; wherein the charge indicator is configured to provide an indication of the level of charge of cells of the battery ; wherein in a first mode the controller is configured to control a charging current for charging the rechargeable battery based on the temperature signal, so that in response to the temperature signal indicating that the temperature exceeds a first threshold temperature signal value the charging current is tapered down as a function of increasing temperature; wherein the controller is configured to throttle the current supplied to the rechargeable battery in an effort to stop the temperature of the battery from continuing to rise; and, when the rechargeable battery is charged to a certain level, in a second mode the controller is configured to balance the cells based on the indicated level of charge of each respective cell , in response to the charging current being supplied to the battery exceeding a selected charging current threshold.
A vehicle door system having a first door configured to cover a top portion of an opening in the body of a vehicle and to open in an upward manner, and a second door configured to cover a bottom portion of the opening and to open in a sideward manner, the first door comprising a deployable portion configured to form at least a portion of a canopy extending away from the body of the vehicle when the first door is at least partially open, characterized in that the first door comprises a first portion and a second portion , the first portion and the second portion being configured to fold with respect to each other.
A method for producing an electrode material, comprising: a mixing step of mixing 10-50% by weight of a first Cr powder having an average particle diameter of 150 μm or less measured by a laser diffraction particle size analyzer, wherein the volume-based relative particle amount of particles having particle diameters of 40 μm or less is less than 10%, 1-10% by weight of a refractory metal powder having a particle diameter of 30 μm or less measured by Fischer method, and a balance Cu powder; a molding step of press molding a mixed substance obtained by the mixing step; and a sintering step of sintering the molded body obtained by the molding step, the sintering step being conducted in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature of 1030°C to 1045°C. a mixing step of mixing 10-50% by weight of a first Cr powder having an average particle diameter of 150 μm or less measured by a laser diffraction particle size analyzer, wherein the volume-based relative particle amount of particles having particle diameters of 40 μm or less is less than 10%, 1-10% by weight of a refractory metal powder having a particle diameter of 30 μm or less measured by Fischer method, and a balance Cu powder; 10-50% by weight of a first Cr powder having an average particle diameter of 150 μm or less measured by a laser diffraction particle size analyzer, wherein the volume-based relative particle amount of particles having particle diameters of 40 μm or less is less than 10%, 1-10% by weight of a refractory metal powder having a particle diameter of 30 μm or less measured by Fischer method, and a balance Cu powder; a molding step of press molding a mixed substance obtained by the mixing step; and a sintering step of sintering the molded body obtained by the molding step, the sintering step being conducted in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature of 1030°C to 1045°C.