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A retention anchor for a surgical access device, the retention anchor comprising: an annular body including a proximally-facing surface , a distally-facing surface , an outer side surface , and an inner side surface , the inner side surface defining a channel for reception and passage of an elongated shaft of a cannula therethrough, the proximally-facing surface defining a proximal opening into the channel ; wherein the inner side surface of the annular body includes ridges disposed in longitudinally spaced relation relative to each other, each ridge having a proximally facing flat surface and a distally facing angled surface , wherein the ridges have a variable thickness, characterised in that the retention anchor further comprises: a wiper disposed at a distal end of the annular body , the wiper extending radially inwardly of the inner side surface and defining a distal opening into the channel for establishing a sealed relation about the elongated shaft , the distal opening having a smaller diameter than the proximal opening, and wherein the wiper has a uniform thickness, the thickness of the wiper being less than a minimal thickness of the ridges . an annular body including a proximally-facing surface , a distally-facing surface , an outer side surface , and an inner side surface , the inner side surface defining a channel for reception and passage of an elongated shaft of a cannula therethrough, the proximally-facing surface defining a proximal opening into the channel ; wherein the inner side surface of the annular body includes ridges disposed in longitudinally spaced relation relative to each other, each ridge having a proximally facing flat surface and a distally facing angled surface , wherein the ridges have a variable thickness, characterised in that the retention anchor further comprises: characterised in that the retention anchor further comprises: a wiper disposed at a distal end of the annular body , the wiper extending radially inwardly of the inner side surface and defining a distal opening into the channel for establishing a sealed relation about the elongated shaft , the distal opening having a smaller diameter than the proximal opening, and wherein the wiper has a uniform thickness, the thickness of the wiper being less than a minimal thickness of the ridges .
Dust bag, wherein the dust bag comprises microcapsules, with a capsule casing and a micro-encapsulated active ingredient or an active ingredient mixture, characterised in that an active ingredient or an active ingredient mixture is completely encapsulated in the microcapsules by an encapsulating material and is liberated only when the encapsulating material is at least partly removed by mechanical action of movable dust particles.
A battery module, comprising: a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries standing in a vertical direction and arranged in a right and left direction; a plurality of cartridges configured to accommodate the pouch-type secondary batteries in an inner space thereof and stacked in a right and left direction; a cooling plate made of a thermally-conductive material and disposed at a lower portion of the cartridges so that the cartridges are placed thereon, the cooling plate having an upper surface which is at least partially adhered and fixed to the cartridges by means of an adhesive; the cooling plate has a convex portion formed at an upper surface thereof in an upper direction, and the cartridge has a concave portion formed at a lower portion thereof in an upper direction with a shape corresponding to the convex portion, the battery module further comprising a cooling fin made of a plate-shaped thermally-conductive material and disposed to contact a surface of at least one secondary battery in a state of standing in a vertical direction, the cooling fin having a lower end configured to contact the cooling plate; wherein both surfaces of a lower end of the cooling fin respectively make a surface contact with the cartridge and the cooling plate. a plurality of pouch-type secondary batteries standing in a vertical direction and arranged in a right and left direction; a plurality of cartridges configured to accommodate the pouch-type secondary batteries in an inner space thereof and stacked in a right and left direction; a cooling plate made of a thermally-conductive material and disposed at a lower portion of the cartridges so that the cartridges are placed thereon, the cooling plate having an upper surface which is at least partially adhered and fixed to the cartridges by means of an adhesive; the cooling plate has a convex portion formed at an upper surface thereof in an upper direction, and the cartridge has a concave portion formed at a lower portion thereof in an upper direction with a shape corresponding to the convex portion, the battery module further comprising a cooling fin made of a plate-shaped thermally-conductive material and disposed to contact a surface of at least one secondary battery in a state of standing in a vertical direction, the cooling fin having a lower end configured to contact the cooling plate; wherein both surfaces of a lower end of the cooling fin respectively make a surface contact with the cartridge and the cooling plate.
Multiple hearth furnace , intended to thermally treat a charge of material M, comprising: - an enclosure of central axis (Z) comprising: • a top opening aperture , intended to be supplied with the charge of material to be treated, • a bottom opening aperture , through which the treated charge of material is intended to be discharged, - a shaft mounted to rotate about the central axis (Z) inside the enclosure, - a plurality of hearths fixed inside the enclosure parallel to one another, the hearths each comprising one or more opening apertures suitable for transferring rabbled material M to the hearth arranged immediately below, the transfer aperture or apertures of one hearth being arranged in proximity to the rotary shaft while that or those of the adjacent hearth is or are arranged at the outer periphery of said adjacent hearth, - at least one rabbling arm fixed to the rotary shaft, above each hearth and comprising rabbling teeth fixed at right angles to the arm, each rabbling tooth having a front edge which is inclined from bottom to top, the inclined front edge constituting the leading edge for the material M to be rabbled, the leading edge of each rabbling tooth being inclined in such a way that the width of the bottom of the tooth is greater than that of the top. - an enclosure of central axis (Z) comprising: • a top opening aperture , intended to be supplied with the charge of material to be treated, • a bottom opening aperture , through which the treated charge of material is intended to be discharged, • a top opening aperture , intended to be supplied with the charge of material to be treated, • a bottom opening aperture , through which the treated charge of material is intended to be discharged, - a shaft mounted to rotate about the central axis (Z) inside the enclosure, - a plurality of hearths fixed inside the enclosure parallel to one another, the hearths each comprising one or more opening apertures suitable for transferring rabbled material M to the hearth arranged immediately below, the transfer aperture or apertures of one hearth being arranged in proximity to the rotary shaft while that or those of the adjacent hearth is or are arranged at the outer periphery of said adjacent hearth, - at least one rabbling arm fixed to the rotary shaft, above each hearth and comprising rabbling teeth fixed at right angles to the arm, each rabbling tooth having a front edge which is inclined from bottom to top, the inclined front edge constituting the leading edge for the material M to be rabbled, the leading edge of each rabbling tooth being inclined in such a way that the width of the bottom of the tooth is greater than that of the top.
A light emitting diode - hereafter abbreviated 'LED'-circuit comprising: a plurality of LEDs each having a respective current path; a controller (U1) for controlling the plurality of LEDs, wherein the controller (U1) comprises a plurality of driver outputs (HVIO), wherein the plurality of driver outputs (HVIO) outnumbers the plurality of LEDs, each respective current path being controlled by a respective one of the plurality of driver outputs (HVIO), and a current regulator (Q5, PCCR) coupled to a further one of the plurality of driver outputs (HVIO), the current regulator (Q5, PCCR) electrically coupled to the respective current path of each of the plurality of LEDs, characterized in that the current regulator (Q5, PCCR) is coupled to the further one of the plurality of driver outputs (HVIO) through a differential amplifier. a plurality of LEDs each having a respective current path; a controller (U1) for controlling the plurality of LEDs, wherein the controller (U1) comprises a plurality of driver outputs (HVIO), wherein the plurality of driver outputs (HVIO) outnumbers the plurality of LEDs, each respective current path being controlled by a respective one of the plurality of driver outputs (HVIO), and a current regulator (Q5, PCCR) coupled to a further one of the plurality of driver outputs (HVIO), the current regulator (Q5, PCCR) electrically coupled to the respective current path of each of the plurality of LEDs, characterized in that the current regulator (Q5, PCCR) is coupled to the further one of the plurality of driver outputs (HVIO) through a differential amplifier.
A method for performing magnetic resonance fingerprinting, MRF, comprising: performing phase-cycled balanced steady-state free precession, bSSFP, pulse sequences multiple times while cycling through radio frequency, RF, phase patterns of the phase-cycled bSSFP pulse sequences that differ across the multiple times to acquire multiple MRF datasets from a region of interest, ROI, in a subject, each MRF dataset formed by signal evolutions acquired by performing one of the phase-cycled bSSFP pulse sequences; comparing the multiple MRF datasets with at least one dictionary of signal models, or templates, that have been generated for acquisition parameters of the phase-cycled bSSFP pulse sequences by performing a matching or pattern recognition technique for each voxel of the multiple MRF datasets to determine at least one matched value for at least one tissue property for each voxel for each of the multiple MRF datasets; producing an aggregated dataset of the at least one tissue property by aggregating the matched values of the at least one tissue property from the voxels of all of the multiple MRF datasets; and producing at least one map of the at least one tissue property using the aggregated dataset of the at least one tissue property. performing phase-cycled balanced steady-state free precession, bSSFP, pulse sequences multiple times while cycling through radio frequency, RF, phase patterns of the phase-cycled bSSFP pulse sequences that differ across the multiple times to acquire multiple MRF datasets from a region of interest, ROI, in a subject, each MRF dataset formed by signal evolutions acquired by performing one of the phase-cycled bSSFP pulse sequences; comparing the multiple MRF datasets with at least one dictionary of signal models, or templates, that have been generated for acquisition parameters of the phase-cycled bSSFP pulse sequences by performing a matching or pattern recognition technique for each voxel of the multiple MRF datasets to determine at least one matched value for at least one tissue property for each voxel for each of the multiple MRF datasets; producing an aggregated dataset of the at least one tissue property by aggregating the matched values of the at least one tissue property from the voxels of all of the multiple MRF datasets; and producing at least one map of the at least one tissue property using the aggregated dataset of the at least one tissue property.
An article with a thermal barrier comprising a coating of ceramic material comprising 20 to 100% wt-% titanium dioxide, wherein the thermal barrier is a plasma sprayed coating having a deep grey or black appearance, the thickness of the coating being at least 100 micrometres, the article being made of metal and being a car tail pipe or a motorcycle exhaust.
A system for detecting total ammonia in a bodily fluid ex vivo, the system comprising an analyzer device configured to be in fluid communication with a sample of the bodily fluid, the analyzer device being suitable for quantifying the amount of ammonium (NH 4 + ) in said bodily fluid sample, said analyzer device comprising: a gas sensing chamber; an extraction membrane located between: (i) an area suitable for being in fluid communication with the bodily fluid and (ii) the gas sensing chamber, wherein the extraction membrane is configured to: (a) extract and convert chemically or electrochemically at least a portion of ammonium (NH 4 + ) contained within the bodily fluid into gaseous ammonia (NH 3 ), (b) eliminate interferences, and (c) dispel the converted gaseous ammonia (NH 3 ) into the gas sensing chamber; and an ammonia (NH 3 ) sensor located within the gas sensing chamber, the ammonia sensor comprising a processor with a non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed, causes the processor to quantify an amount of ammonia (NH 3 ) present in the gas sensing chamber in relation to the total ammonia in the bodily fluid, wherein the total ammonia is a sum of the ammonia (NH 3 ) and ammonium (NH 4 + ), wherein the analyzer device detects, based on the quantified amount of ammonia present in the gas sensing chamber, at least one of: altered organ function, altered tissue function, and altered metabolic status. a gas sensing chamber; an extraction membrane located between: (i) an area suitable for being in fluid communication with the bodily fluid and (ii) the gas sensing chamber, wherein the extraction membrane is configured to: (a) extract and convert chemically or electrochemically at least a portion of ammonium (NH 4 + ) contained within the bodily fluid into gaseous ammonia (NH 3 ), (b) eliminate interferences, and (c) dispel the converted gaseous ammonia (NH 3 ) into the gas sensing chamber; and an ammonia (NH 3 ) sensor located within the gas sensing chamber, the ammonia sensor comprising a processor with a non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed, causes the processor to quantify an amount of ammonia (NH 3 ) present in the gas sensing chamber in relation to the total ammonia in the bodily fluid, wherein the total ammonia is a sum of the ammonia (NH 3 ) and ammonium (NH 4 + ),
A magnetron comprising a main body and an antenna part , the main body having an anode part and a cathode part and the antenna part (1 being connected to the main body and outputs a microwave, wherein the antenna part includes: an exhaust portion that is connected to an antenna conductor derived from the anode part and has an output terminal from which the microwave is outputted; an output-side ceramic stem that holds internally the antenna conductor and is firmly fixed to the exhaust portion to insulate electrically a side pipe connected to the anode part of the main body of the magnetron from the exhaust portion ; and an antenna cap that is joined to the exhaust portion via a conductive adhesive arranged on an outer periphery of the exhaust portion ; characterized in that an outer peripheral surface of the exhaust portion and an inner peripheral surface of the antenna cap include respective threaded portions , and the antenna cap and the exhaust portion are screwed and joined to each other via the conductive adhesive . an exhaust portion that is connected to an antenna conductor derived from the anode part and has an output terminal from which the microwave is outputted; an output-side ceramic stem that holds internally the antenna conductor and is firmly fixed to the exhaust portion to insulate electrically a side pipe connected to the anode part of the main body of the magnetron from the exhaust portion ; and an antenna cap that is joined to the exhaust portion via a conductive adhesive arranged on an outer periphery of the exhaust portion ; characterized in that
A current-mode DC-DC converter comprising: a power switch ; a reset circuit configured to provide a resettable input signal to the power switch ; a first feedback loop coupled to the power switch and configured to provide a control signal to the reset circuit to instigate a resettable input signal when a ramp voltage reaches a target peak current value, thereby generating a current-mode power supply from the power switch ; an inductor , operably coupled to the power switch ; a second current control feedback loop comprising: a current sense circuit configured to monitor a current passing through the inductor as influenced by an output of the power switch ; and a slope compensation circuit operably coupled to the current sense circuit and configured to introduce a ramp voltage to a sensed voltage of the power switch to control a switch on-switch off the power switch to limit the inductor current; wherein the current-mode DC-DC converter is characterized by : a slope compensation effect cancellation circuit operably coupled to the current sense circuit via the second current control feedback loop and arranged to sense an inductor peak current and additionally control the switch on-switch off of the power switch in response to the sensed inductor peak current in order to limit the inductor current. a power switch ; a reset circuit configured to provide a resettable input signal to the power switch ; a first feedback loop coupled to the power switch and configured to provide a control signal to the reset circuit to instigate a resettable input signal when a ramp voltage reaches a target peak current value, thereby generating a current-mode power supply from the power switch ; an inductor , operably coupled to the power switch ; a second current control feedback loop comprising: a current sense circuit configured to monitor a current passing through the inductor as influenced by an output of the power switch ; and a slope compensation circuit operably coupled to the current sense circuit and configured to introduce a ramp voltage to a sensed voltage of the power switch to control a switch on-switch off the power switch to limit the inductor current; a current sense circuit configured to monitor a current passing through the inductor as influenced by an output of the power switch ; and a slope compensation circuit operably coupled to the current sense circuit and configured to introduce a ramp voltage to a sensed voltage of the power switch to control a switch on-switch off the power switch to limit the inductor current; wherein the current-mode DC-DC converter is characterized by : a slope compensation effect cancellation circuit operably coupled to the current sense circuit via the second current control feedback loop and arranged to sense an inductor peak current and additionally control the switch on-switch off of the power switch in response to the sensed inductor peak current in order to limit the inductor current.
A turbine housing comprising a scroll portion constituting a spiral exhaust gas passage (K) between an exhaust inlet side flange constituting an inlet for exhaust gas and an exhaust outlet side flange constituting an outlet for the exhaust gas, the turbine housing discharging the exhaust gas to an exhaust outlet side through a turbine wheel disposed in a central portion (O) of the scroll portion , the turbine housing being characterised in that the spiral exhaust gas passage (K) of the scroll portion is formed from at least: a first scroll member including a material having a higher heat-resistance than that of one made of a sheet metal, and a second scroll member made of the sheet metal, wherein the first scroll member is arranged at a part of the scroll portion , from the spiral exhaust gas passage (K) to a region facing the turbine wheel at the exhaust outlet side. the spiral exhaust gas passage (K) of the scroll portion is formed from at least: a first scroll member including a material having a higher heat-resistance than that of one made of a sheet metal, and a second scroll member made of the sheet metal, wherein a first scroll member including a material having a higher heat-resistance than that of one made of a sheet metal, and a second scroll member made of the sheet metal, wherein the first scroll member is arranged at a part of the scroll portion , from the spiral exhaust gas passage (K) to a region facing the turbine wheel at the exhaust outlet side.
Method for fixing at least two parts to each other by means of a fixing assembly , said assembly comprising: - at least two screws , each comprising a head, - at least two nuts able to cooperate with the screws , - a locking plate , comprising an upper part , a lower part and at least one linkage member , the linkage member connecting the upper part and the lower part , the upper part , the lower part and the linkage member defining at least two retaining housings able to receive the head of the screws or the nuts , the upper part defining at least two traversing upper openings , each upper opening being provided to prevent the rotation of the head of the screw or of the nut relative to the upper opening , the lower part defining at least two traversing lower openings , the lower part comprising an immobilisation member , the method comprising the steps: - insertion of the head of one of the screws or of one of the nuts in one of the retaining housings of the locking plate , - immobilisation of the locking plate relative to the at least two parts by means of the immobilisation member , by inserting at least one screw in an upper opening and a lower opening and - fixing the at least two parts by bolting together. - at least two screws , each comprising a head, - at least two nuts able to cooperate with the screws , - a locking plate , comprising an upper part , a lower part and at least one linkage member , the linkage member connecting the upper part and the lower part , - insertion of the head of one of the screws or of one of the nuts in one of the retaining housings of the locking plate , - immobilisation of the locking plate relative to the at least two parts by means of the immobilisation member , by inserting at least one screw in an upper opening and a lower opening and - fixing the at least two parts by bolting together.
An actuator device for a wind power installation , in particular for a rotor blade of a wind power installation, with an actuator component and a control component , wherein the actuator component has at least one actuator layer with a preferential direction and, substantially parallel to the actuator layer , at least one exciting layer , wherein the actuator layer comprises a photoactuator , wherein the photoactuator is designed to change a strain and/or stress of the actuator layer in the preferential direction on the basis of excitation light, wherein the exciting layer is designed to guide excitation light into the actuator layer , wherein the control component comprises a light source and a light guide , wherein the light source is arranged away from the exciting layer and is connected to the exciting layer by means of the light guide . wherein the actuator component has at least one actuator layer with a preferential direction and, substantially parallel to the actuator layer , at least one exciting layer , wherein the actuator layer comprises a photoactuator , wherein the photoactuator is designed to change a strain and/or stress of the actuator layer in the preferential direction on the basis of excitation light, wherein the exciting layer is designed to guide excitation light into the actuator layer , wherein the control component comprises a light source and a light guide , wherein the light source is arranged away from the exciting layer and is connected to the exciting layer by means of the light guide .