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An apparatus comprising: multiple thermal interface segments collectively forming a discontinuous thermal interface configured to contact the curved surface of a cylindrical object , the discontinuous thermal interface configured to transfer thermal energy to or receive thermal energy from the curved surface of the cylindrical object; wherein each of the thermal interface segments comprises a curved major surface ; and wherein the curved major surface of each of the thermal interface segments is configured to register with the curved surface of the cylindrical object, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: a base having a circular cross-section and multiple flexures coupling the thermal interface segments to the base, the flexures configured to provide radial and torsional compliance for the thermal interface segments which allows the segments to register with said curved surface of said cylindrical object. multiple thermal interface segments collectively forming a discontinuous thermal interface configured to contact the curved surface of a cylindrical object , the discontinuous thermal interface configured to transfer thermal energy to or receive thermal energy from the curved surface of the cylindrical object; wherein each of the thermal interface segments comprises a curved major surface ; and wherein the curved major surface of each of the thermal interface segments is configured to register with the curved surface of the cylindrical object, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: a base having a circular cross-section and multiple flexures coupling the thermal interface segments to the base, the flexures configured to provide radial and torsional compliance for the thermal interface segments which allows the segments to register with said curved surface of said cylindrical object.
A stent graft delivery system comprising: an inner lumen including an elongate inner lumen body and an inner lumen tip at a distal longitudinal end of the inner lumen body; a stent graft positionable over the inner lumen; a stent graft cover slidably positionable over the stent graft and the inner lumen, the stent graft cover configured to retract proximally to expose a longitudinal portion of the stent graft, the stent graft cover including an elongate cover body having a distal longitudinal end ; and a thermal stent graft cutter coupled to the inner lumen and configured to selectively generate and direct heat from the inner lumen tip to circumferentially cut the stent graft and shorten the length of the stent graft to a desired length. an inner lumen including an elongate inner lumen body and an inner lumen tip at a distal longitudinal end of the inner lumen body; a stent graft positionable over the inner lumen; a stent graft cover slidably positionable over the stent graft and the inner lumen, the stent graft cover configured to retract proximally to expose a longitudinal portion of the stent graft, the stent graft cover including an elongate cover body having a distal longitudinal end ; and a thermal stent graft cutter coupled to the inner lumen and configured to selectively generate and direct heat from the inner lumen tip to circumferentially cut the stent graft and shorten the length of the stent graft to a desired length.
A paint sprayer comprising: an end bell in the form of a plate having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side ; a motor and a motor housing connected to the first side of the end bell; a pump drive connected to the second side of the end bell, the pump drive configured to convert rotational motion output by the motor to reciprocal motion; a pump assembly removably mounted on the second side of the end bell and containing a piston pump, wherein the piston pump is configured to pump paint when reciprocated by the pump drive while mounted on the end bell; a cover , the cover mounted to the end bell such that the pump drive is located between the cover and the end bell; and a door attached to the cover , the door moveable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the door blocks the pump assembly from being removed from the end bell while in the closed position but permits the pump assembly to be removed from the end bell while in the open position. an end bell in the form of a plate having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side ; a motor and a motor housing connected to the first side of the end bell; a pump drive connected to the second side of the end bell, the pump drive configured to convert rotational motion output by the motor to reciprocal motion; a pump assembly removably mounted on the second side of the end bell and containing a piston pump, wherein the piston pump is configured to pump paint when reciprocated by the pump drive while mounted on the end bell; a cover , the cover mounted to the end bell such that the pump drive is located between the cover and the end bell; and a door attached to the cover , the door moveable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the door blocks the pump assembly from being removed from the end bell while in the closed position but permits the pump assembly to be removed from the end bell while in the open position.
A system for in-line controlling the ultrasonic welding of plastic components (F, S, B) of an electronic cigarette, said plastic components (F, S, B) being welded one to the other at a welding zone (Z) so as to define a welded group (G) ; the plastic components (F, S, B) being conformed in such a way that the welded group (G) comprises an air passage duct (P) having a first open end (E1) and a second open end (E2); the system comprises: a chamber for receiving the welded group (G); closure means , for closing the first open end (E1) of the air passage duct (P) of the welded group (G); air supplying means for supplying air into the chamber so that the air reaches the air passage duct (P) through its second open end (E2); air exiting means , arranged for connecting the welding zone (Z) with the outside of the chamber , allowing the possible exit of air outside the chamber ; continuous pressure control and adjustment means , arranged between the air supplying means and the second open end (E2) of the air passage duct (P) for continuously controlling and regulating the air pressure that enters in the air passage duct (P), in order to keep a fixed air pressure; an air passage nozzle having a determined cross section, interposed between the continuous pressure control and adjustment means and the second open end (E2) of the air passage duct (P), through which the air passes; and a pressure sensor , connected to the chamber , for detecting an air back pressure generated in the chamber after the introduction of air into the air passage duct (P). a chamber for receiving the welded group (G); closure means , for closing the first open end (E1) of the air passage duct (P) of the welded group (G); air supplying means for supplying air into the chamber so that the air reaches the air passage duct (P) through its second open end (E2); air exiting means , arranged for connecting the welding zone (Z) with the outside of the chamber , allowing the possible exit of air outside the chamber ; continuous pressure control and adjustment means , arranged between the air supplying means and the second open end (E2) of the air passage duct (P) for continuously controlling and regulating the air pressure that enters in the air passage duct (P), in order to keep a fixed air pressure; an air passage nozzle having a determined cross section, interposed between the continuous pressure control and adjustment means and the second open end (E2) of the air passage duct (P), through which the air passes; and a pressure sensor , connected to the chamber , for detecting an air back pressure generated in the chamber after the introduction of air into the air passage duct (P).
An in vitro method of preparing a tolerogenic platelet composition reduced of alloimmunizing cells, the method comprising: filtering whole blood or a component thereof, from a donor, through a leukoreduction filter to remove alloimmunizing cells; performing pathogen reduction on the filtered whole blood or component thereof by adding riboflavin and irradiating with UV light, thereby providing pathogen reduced whole blood or a component thereof; γ-irradiating the filtered and pathogen reduced whole blood or component thereof; recovering the filtered, pathogen reduced, and γ-irradiated whole blood or component thereof as the tolerogenic platelet composition reduced of alloimmunizing cells. filtering whole blood or a component thereof, from a donor, through a leukoreduction filter to remove alloimmunizing cells; performing pathogen reduction on the filtered whole blood or component thereof by adding riboflavin and irradiating with UV light, thereby providing pathogen reduced whole blood or a component thereof; γ-irradiating the filtered and pathogen reduced whole blood or component thereof; recovering the filtered, pathogen reduced, and γ-irradiated whole blood or component thereof as the tolerogenic platelet composition reduced of alloimmunizing cells.
Pressure-sensitive adhesive strip comprising at least one layer SK1, preferably exactly one layer SK1, of a self-adhesive composition based on a vinylaromatic block copolymer composition foamed with microballoons, where the mean diameter (determined by the method in the description) of the voids formed by the microballoons in the self-adhesive composition layer SK1 is 45 to 110 μm, characterized in that the absolute density (determined by the method in the description) of the foamed self-adhesive composition layer SK1 is 500 to 750 kg/m 3 .
Transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods, comprising a chamber for receiving the transport goods and a casing which surrounds the chamber and is equipped with a door device, wherein the door device comprises at least one door leaf for closing a door opening of the casing , wherein at least one inner circumferential seal (11; 18) is provided between the at least one door leaf and the door opening and at least one outer circumferential seal (8, 9, 10; 15,16) is provided between the at least one door leaf and the door opening , characterized in that the inner and outer seals (10, 11; 16, 18) each comprise at least one sealing element that can be displaced by a pressure difference and that, when a predetermined pressure difference is exceeded, opens an air passage from the outside to the inside or vice versa, that a buffer space delimited by the inner and outer seals (10, 11; 16, 18) is arranged and that a temperature control element is provided to cool the buffer space .
A computer-implemented method of enabling validation of the integrity of data by reference to a plurality of unique data items, referred to as HASH_LINKED, stored in a hash chain on at least one computing device, wherein the hash chain is produced by the following steps: (a) combining at least one HASH_LINKED already recorded on said hash chain with a newly added data source and hashing the resulting combination to produce a new hash, HASH-SALTED; (b) storing the HASH_SALTED to a field within a new record in a digital data store on the at least one computing device, wherein the digital data store is a table within a database; and (c) combining, in a new record, each new HASH_SALTED with the most recent HASH_LINKED and hashing the combination to produce a further HASH_LINKED stored to another field in the same new record, such that the most recent HASH_SALTED and the further HASH_LINKED are permanently linked by position in the database; and steps (a) to (c) being repeated in multiple iterations, wherein following each repeat of step (a), each most recent HASH_LINKED is combined with the succeeding HASH_SALTED and hashed to produce a succeeding further HASH_LINKED stored in the same new record. (a) combining at least one HASH_LINKED already recorded on said hash chain with a newly added data source and hashing the resulting combination to produce a new hash, HASH-SALTED; (b) storing the HASH_SALTED to a field within a new record in a digital data store on the at least one computing device, wherein the digital data store is a table within a database; and (c) combining, in a new record, each new HASH_SALTED with the most recent HASH_LINKED and hashing the combination to produce a further HASH_LINKED stored to another field in the same new record, such that the most recent HASH_SALTED and the further HASH_LINKED are permanently linked by position in the database; and steps (a) to (c) being repeated in multiple iterations, wherein following each repeat of step (a), each most recent HASH_LINKED is combined with the succeeding HASH_SALTED and hashed to produce a succeeding further HASH_LINKED stored in the same new record.
A system comprising: a component with an external surface and an axis of rotation , wherein the external surface has a circumference and a plurality of three dimensional reference marks forming a reference pattern along the circumference; an optical data capture device that transmits a data signal based on the plurality of three dimensional reference marks ; and a data analysis system that processes the data signal to calculate a deviation in spacing of the reference pattern along the circumference and determine a strain measurement, characterized in that the reference pattern is a ladder pattern including a plurality of reference lines parallel to the circumference and a plurality of reference lines perpendicular to the circumference and wherein the reference pattern includes an anchor mark at a single circumferential position and the plurality of three dimensional reference marks each have a count from the anchor mark for use by the data analysis system . a component with an external surface and an axis of rotation , wherein the external surface has a circumference and a plurality of three dimensional reference marks forming a reference pattern along the circumference; an optical data capture device that transmits a data signal based on the plurality of three dimensional reference marks ; and a data analysis system that processes the data signal to calculate a deviation in spacing of the reference pattern along the circumference and determine a strain measurement, characterized in that the reference pattern is a ladder pattern including a plurality of reference lines parallel to the circumference and a plurality of reference lines perpendicular to the circumference and wherein the reference pattern includes an anchor mark at a single circumferential position and the plurality of three dimensional reference marks each have a count from the anchor mark for use by the data analysis system .
A post-processing apparatus , comprising: a post-processing unit configured to receive sheets (S) from an image forming apparatus , perform processing on the received sheets (S), and then discharge the processed sheets (S) through a discharge port ; a sensor configured to detect a presence of an object (B) at the discharge port , the sensor comprising: a first light emitter (16-1) on a first side of the discharge port and positioned to emit a light across a width of the discharge port , a reflector (16-3), and a first light receiver (16-21) positioned to receive light of the first light emitter (16-1) from the reflector (16-3); and a controller configured to terminate the processing on the received sheets (S) by the post-processing unit when the sensor detects the presence of the object (B) at the discharge port , characterized in that the reflector (16-3) is on a second side of the discharge port opposite the first side in a first direction corresponding to a width direction (W) of a discharged sheet (S). a post-processing unit configured to receive sheets (S) from an image forming apparatus , perform processing on the received sheets (S), and then discharge the processed sheets (S) through a discharge port ; a sensor configured to detect a presence of an object (B) at the discharge port , the sensor comprising: a first light emitter (16-1) on a first side of the discharge port and positioned to emit a light across a width of the discharge port , a reflector (16-3), and a first light receiver (16-21) positioned to receive light of the first light emitter (16-1) from the reflector (16-3); and a first light emitter (16-1) on a first side of the discharge port and positioned to emit a light across a width of the discharge port , a reflector (16-3), and a first light receiver (16-21) positioned to receive light of the first light emitter (16-1) from the reflector (16-3); and a controller configured to terminate the processing on the received sheets (S) by the post-processing unit when the sensor detects the presence of the object (B) at the discharge port , characterized in that the reflector (16-3) is on a second side of the discharge port opposite the first side in a first direction corresponding to a width direction (W) of a discharged sheet (S).
An apparatus for the conveying and inspection of a semi-finished product of the tobacco industry, comprising: - a conveyor with a suction belt configured to hold and convey the semi-finished product along a conveying path, the conveyor comprising at least one guide channel for the semi-finished product, delimited at the sides by two side walls and at the top by a suction belt ; - at least one electromagnetic detecting device defining at least one detecting channel configured to slidably receive the suction belt and at least one portion of the semi-finished product held on the suction belt , the electromagnetic detecting device comprising at least one electromagnetic sensor for detecting at least one property of the semi-finished product and of the suction belt passing through the detecting channel; the conveying apparatus being configured to operate in a first configuration, in which the detecting unit detects at least one property of the suction belt passing through the detecting channel and generates a reference signal, and in a second configuration, in which the detecting unit detects at least one property of the semi-finished product and of the suction belt passing through the detecting channel and generates a measurement signal; the conveying apparatus comprising, or being associated with, a control unit (C) configured to receive and process the measurement signal, correcting or varying the measurement signal as a function of the reference signal so as to obtain an effective measurement data item relating only to the semi-finished product by eliminating from the measurement signal a component due to the suction belt . - a conveyor with a suction belt configured to hold and convey the semi-finished product along a conveying path, the conveyor comprising at least one guide channel for the semi-finished product, delimited at the sides by two side walls and at the top by a suction belt ; - at least one electromagnetic detecting device defining at least one detecting channel configured to slidably receive the suction belt and at least one portion of the semi-finished product held on the suction belt , the electromagnetic detecting device comprising at least one electromagnetic sensor for detecting at least one property of the semi-finished product and of the suction belt passing through the detecting channel; the conveying apparatus being configured to operate in a first configuration, in which the detecting unit detects at least one property of the suction belt passing through the detecting channel and generates a reference signal, and in a second configuration, in which the detecting unit detects at least one property of the semi-finished product and of the suction belt passing through the detecting channel and generates a measurement signal; the conveying apparatus comprising, or being associated with, a control unit (C) configured to receive and process the measurement signal, correcting or varying the measurement signal as a function of the reference signal so as to obtain an effective measurement data item relating only to the semi-finished product by eliminating from the measurement signal a component due to the suction belt .
A method in a radio device (10; 900; 1200) of controlling radio transmission in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: receiving, from a node (100; 1100; 1300) of the wireless communication network, control information for semi-persistent allocation of radio resources of an unlicensed frequency spectrum, wherein the control information defines a first configuration applicable for a first uplink carrier and a second configuration applicable for a second uplink carrier, and wherein at least one of the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier frequency is from the unlicensed frequency spectrum; sending, in a control element of a Medium Access Control protocol, confirmation information to the node (100; 1100; 1300) of the wireless communication network, the confirmation information indicating individually for each of the first and second uplink carrier whether semi-persistent allocation of radio resources is activated, wherein the control element indicates, by a logical channel identifier, LCID, an unlicensed spectrum semi-persistent scheduling grant confirmation consisting of at least one multiple-bit value, wherein each bit of the multi-bit value indicates the activation status of a corresponding uplink carrier; and based on the control information, controlling at least one uplink radio transmission on the radio resources of the unlicensed frequency spectrum. receiving, from a node (100; 1100; 1300) of the wireless communication network, control information for semi-persistent allocation of radio resources of an unlicensed frequency spectrum, wherein the control information defines a first configuration applicable for a first uplink carrier and a second configuration applicable for a second uplink carrier, and wherein at least one of the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier frequency is from the unlicensed frequency spectrum; sending, in a control element of a Medium Access Control protocol, confirmation information to the node (100; 1100; 1300) of the wireless communication network, the confirmation information indicating individually for each of the first and second uplink carrier whether semi-persistent allocation of radio resources is activated, wherein the control element indicates, by a logical channel identifier, LCID, an unlicensed spectrum semi-persistent scheduling grant confirmation consisting of at least one multiple-bit value, wherein each bit of the multi-bit value indicates the activation status of a corresponding uplink carrier; and based on the control information, controlling at least one uplink radio transmission on the radio resources of the unlicensed frequency spectrum.