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An apparatus for forming a tissue fold , comprising: an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween; an engagement member having a distal end adapted to engage tissue; a first stabilizing member and a second stabilizing member positioned at the tubular member distal end and adapted to stabilize tissue therebetween; and a delivery tube , characterised in that : the first and second stabilizing members are further adapted to be angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member ; and the delivery tube is adapted to pivot about the first stabilizing member . an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween; an engagement member having a distal end adapted to engage tissue; a first stabilizing member and a second stabilizing member positioned at the tubular member distal end and adapted to stabilize tissue therebetween; and a delivery tube , characterised in that : the first and second stabilizing members are further adapted to be angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member ; and the delivery tube is adapted to pivot about the first stabilizing member . the first and second stabilizing members are further adapted to be angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member ; and the delivery tube is adapted to pivot about the first stabilizing member .
A process for making particles comprising a hydrophobic dopant therein said dopant being releasable from the particles, the process comprising: providing an emulsion comprising a hydrophilic phase and a hydrophobic phase dispersed in the hydrophilic phase, said hydrophobic phase comprising a precursor material and the dopant, said emulsion comprising an aminosilane catalyst, wherein the ratio of the catalyst to the precursor material is between 3:1 and 0.1: 1 on a weight, volume or mole basis; and reacting the precursor material in the presence of the catalyst to form the particles comprising the dopant therein said dopant being releasable from the particles wherein the precursor is an organosilica precursor. providing an emulsion comprising a hydrophilic phase and a hydrophobic phase dispersed in the hydrophilic phase, said hydrophobic phase comprising a precursor material and the dopant, said emulsion comprising an aminosilane catalyst, wherein the ratio of the catalyst to the precursor material is between 3:1 and 0.1: 1 on a weight, volume or mole basis; and reacting the precursor material in the presence of the catalyst to form the particles comprising the dopant therein said dopant being releasable from the particles wherein the precursor is an organosilica precursor.
An imaging apparatus , comprising: an imaging optical system including at least one optical member ; a holding member that holds the imaging optical system; an imaging device that includes a light-receiving region and is located in an image-forming plane of the imaging optical system; an elastic member that surrounds the light-receiving region without overlapping the light-receiving region when viewed in an optical axial direction of the imaging optical system, the elastic member being in contact with the imaging device such that an area of contact between the elastic member and the imaging device is ring-shaped; and a plate-like member that is located farther from an optical axis of the imaging optical system than an inside perimeter of the elastic member, and that overlaps at least part of the elastic member when viewed in the optical axial direction of the imaging optical system, the plate-like member including a portion in contact with the holding member and a portion in contact with the elastic member. an imaging optical system including at least one optical member ; a holding member that holds the imaging optical system; an imaging device that includes a light-receiving region and is located in an image-forming plane of the imaging optical system; an elastic member that surrounds the light-receiving region without overlapping the light-receiving region when viewed in an optical axial direction of the imaging optical system, the elastic member being in contact with the imaging device such that an area of contact between the elastic member and the imaging device is ring-shaped; and a plate-like member that is located farther from an optical axis of the imaging optical system than an inside perimeter of the elastic member, and that overlaps at least part of the elastic member when viewed in the optical axial direction of the imaging optical system, the plate-like member including a portion in contact with the holding member and a portion in contact with the elastic member.
A vibration wave motor comprising: an element configured to be displaced by application of voltage; and an annular steel elastic body having a bottom surface coming into contact with the element and a drive surface having a groove , the elastic body configured to drive a moving element by a vibration wave produced on the drive surface by displacement of the element, characterised in that : the element has a density of 4.2 to 6.0 × 10 3 kg/m 3 , and a value of [(T/B) ÷ W] is in a range of 0.84/mm to 1.94/mm, where T represents a depth of the groove, B represents a distance from a bottom part of the groove to the bottom surface, and W represents a radial width of the elastic body. an element configured to be displaced by application of voltage; and an annular steel elastic body having a bottom surface coming into contact with the element and a drive surface having a groove , the elastic body configured to drive a moving element by a vibration wave produced on the drive surface by displacement of the element, characterised in that : the element has a density of 4.2 to 6.0 × 10 3 kg/m 3 , and a value of [(T/B) ÷ W] is in a range of 0.84/mm to 1.94/mm, where T represents a depth of the groove, B represents a distance from a bottom part of the groove to the bottom surface, and W represents a radial width of the elastic body.
A rocket engine combustion chamber extending along a longitudinal axis A and comprising a longitudinal envelope, the longitudinal envelope comprising: an inner longitudinal wall made of a first alloy, which is a copper alloy, and that is extended over its radially outer face by a plurality of fins extending radially outwards, each of said fins presenting a proximal portion , a middle portion , and a distal portion ; and an outer shell surrounding that said longitudinal inner wall and said fins , said shell being made of a third alloy distinct from the first alloy; wherein said proximal portion of at least one fin is made of said first alloy, and said distal portion of said fin is made of a second alloy that is an alloy distinct from the first alloy, said middle portion of said fin between said proximal portion and said distal portion presenting a composition that varies gradually with radial distance from said longitudinal axis A from 100% of first alloy at the interface between said proximal portion and said middle portion , to 100% of second alloy at the interface between said middle portion and said distal portion , said second alloy presenting weldability with said third alloy that is greater than the weldability of said first alloy with the third alloy, and/or presenting mechanical strength that is greater than the mechanical strength of said first alloy. an inner longitudinal wall made of a first alloy, which is a copper alloy, and that is extended over its radially outer face by a plurality of fins extending radially outwards, each of said fins presenting a proximal portion , a middle portion , and a distal portion ; and an outer shell surrounding that said longitudinal inner wall and said fins , said shell being made of a third alloy distinct from the first alloy; wherein said proximal portion of at least one fin is made of said first alloy, and said distal portion of said fin is made of a second alloy that is an alloy distinct from the first alloy, said middle portion of said fin between said proximal portion and said distal portion presenting a composition that varies gradually with radial distance from said longitudinal axis A from 100% of first alloy at the interface between said proximal portion and said middle portion , to 100% of second alloy at the interface between said middle portion and said distal portion , said second alloy presenting weldability with said third alloy that is greater than the weldability of said first alloy with the third alloy, and/or presenting mechanical strength that is greater than the mechanical strength of said first alloy.
Method for heating at least one building with a geothermal heating system with a first ground loop with a first ground storage tank surrounding it and a second ground loop with a second ground storage tank surrounding it, in that, in a first operating mode, the first ground loop and the second ground loop are coupled to one another via a heat pump and, in a second operating mode, the second ground loop is coupled to a building loop via the heat pump and current is drawn from a power supply system and a value of a current characteristic of the extracted current is determined and, if the extracted current falls below a predetermined value, the geothermal heating system is operated in the first or second operating mode and in the first operating mode heat is fed from the first ground storage tank via the heat pump into the second ground storage tank and in the second operating mode heat is fed from the second ground storage tank via the heat pump into the building loop , characterised in that a room temperature of the building is measured and the geothermal heating system is switched to the second operating mode when the temperature falls below a setpoint temperature. a value of a current characteristic of the extracted current is determined and, if the extracted current falls below a predetermined value, the geothermal heating system is operated in the first or second operating mode and in the first operating mode heat is fed from the first ground storage tank via the heat pump into the second ground storage tank and in the second operating mode heat is fed from the second ground storage tank via the heat pump into the building loop , characterised in that a room temperature of the building is measured and the geothermal heating system is switched to the second operating mode when the temperature falls below a setpoint temperature.
A trampoline support frame with bendable support legs, comprising: a frame , comprising a plurality of support tubes assembled in sequence, an in-frame space defined by the plurality of support tubes , and a plurality of connection posts respectively connected to the plurality of support tubes , each of the plurality of connection posts comprising a mounting gap ; and a plurality of support legs , respectively assembled with one of the plurality of connection posts , each of the plurality of support legs comprising a bridging member arranged in the mounting gap and pivotally connected to the plurality of connection posts , characterised in that the trampoline support frame further comprises an operating sleeve sleeved on the bridging member , a spring arranged in the operating sleeve and a post foot arranged in the operating sleeve and assembled with the bridging member ,wherein the operating sleeve comprises a limiting ring located inside the operating sleeve , the spring comprises a first end pressed by the limiting ring and a second end limited by the post foot , the post foot comprises a stop portion contacting the second end , the operating sleeve has a first state that the operating sleeve is supported by the spring to prop against the plurality of connection posts and a second state that the operating sleeve stressed to compress the spring to be separated from the plurality of connection posts , and each of the plurality of support legs comprises a pivoting stroke allowing the post foot to be folded toward the in-frame space when the operating sleeve enters the second state. a frame , comprising a plurality of support tubes assembled in sequence, an in-frame space defined by the plurality of support tubes , and a plurality of connection posts respectively connected to the plurality of support tubes , each of the plurality of connection posts comprising a mounting gap ; and a plurality of support legs , respectively assembled with one of the plurality of connection posts , each of the plurality of support legs comprising a bridging member arranged in the mounting gap and pivotally connected to the plurality of connection posts , characterised in that the trampoline support frame further comprises an operating sleeve sleeved on the bridging member , a spring arranged in the operating sleeve and a post foot arranged in the operating sleeve and assembled with the bridging member ,wherein the operating sleeve comprises a limiting ring located inside the operating sleeve , the spring comprises a first end pressed by the limiting ring and a second end limited by the post foot , the post foot comprises a stop portion contacting the second end , the operating sleeve has a first state that the operating sleeve is supported by the spring to prop against the plurality of connection posts and a second state that the operating sleeve stressed to compress the spring to be separated from the plurality of connection posts , and each of the plurality of support legs comprises a pivoting stroke allowing the post foot to be folded toward the in-frame space when the operating sleeve enters the second state.
A breakable shell defining an enclosure within which a toy is contained, the breakable shell comprising of a plurality of plastic shell pieces (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6) able to self-retain together to define the enclosure yet when dropped from a sufficient height on a solid surface the shell pieces all disconnect from each other thereby revealing the toy, characterised in that each shell piece is in an underlapping condition with two adjacent shell pieces at two opposed peripheral regions of the shell piece, and in an overlapping condition with another two adjacent shell pieces at two other opposed peripheral regions of the shell piece, and wherein each shell piece is resiliently flexible, and when the shell is in its assembled condition each of the shell pieces is outwardly flexed and is in a more flexed state compared to when the shell is in the broken condition.
A capacitive touch fabric sensor comprising a fabric layer and layer of a highly resistive material coating, the resistive coating layer coating the fabric layer , wherein the capacitive touch fabric sensor further comprises a plurality of electrodes superimposed to the fabric layer , the plurality of electrodes being electrically coupled with the layer of resistive material coating, each electrode being connected by means of an electrical connection to an electronic control unit , the electronic control unit being configured to evaluate the capacitance variation of the resistive layer that is indicative of a touch event on the capacitive touch fabric sensor .
A belt-driven starter-generator comprising: a rotary shaft ; a bearing supporting the rotary shaft ; a pulley belt coupled to the rotary shaft and configured such that one end of the rotary shaft is exposed therethrough; a pocket formed between the rotary shaft and the pulley belt ; a key arranged in the pocket ; and a coupling member coupled to one end of the rotary shaft , wherein the pulley belt comprises a receiving groove to which one end of the rotary shaft is exposed, and a through-hole formed on a bottom surface of the receiving groove so that the rotary shaft is inserted into the through-hole ; and wherein the receiving groove has a diameter greater than a diameter of the through-hole and a maximum linear width of the coupling member , and wherein the pocket comprises a first slit formed on a side wall of the through-hole and a second slit formed on an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft , and wherein the key is press-fitted into the pocket such that the rotary shaft is fixed to the pulley belt , characterized in that the first slit is extended to a portion where the pulley belt supports an upper surface of the bearing , and a length of the first slit is longer than a length of the second slit so that a space portion is formed between the first slit and the rotary shaft . a rotary shaft ; a bearing supporting the rotary shaft ; a pulley belt coupled to the rotary shaft and configured such that one end of the rotary shaft is exposed therethrough; a pocket formed between the rotary shaft and the pulley belt ; a key arranged in the pocket ; and a coupling member coupled to one end of the rotary shaft , wherein the pulley belt comprises a receiving groove to which one end of the rotary shaft is exposed, and a through-hole formed on a bottom surface of the receiving groove so that the rotary shaft is inserted into the through-hole ; and wherein the receiving groove has a diameter greater than a diameter of the through-hole and a maximum linear width of the coupling member , and wherein the pocket comprises a first slit formed on a side wall of the through-hole and a second slit formed on an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft , and wherein the key is press-fitted into the pocket such that the rotary shaft is fixed to the pulley belt , characterized in that the first slit is extended to a portion where the pulley belt supports an upper surface of the bearing , and a length of the first slit is longer than a length of the second slit so that a space portion is formed between the first slit and the rotary shaft .
Apparatus for determining a fill level of a liquid (F) in a container (B), comprising a dipping unit with a pressure sensor unit and a transmission unit , and a floating unit with a further pressure sensor unit and a further transmission unit in the form of a radio transmission unit, characterized in that the further pressure sensor unit is arranged at or in a floating body of the floating unit in a manner such that it is arranged below the surface (O) of the liquid (F) when the floating unit is arranged in the liquid (F) for whose fill level determination the apparatus is provided, wherein - the transmission unit is in the form of an ultrasonic transmission unit and the floating unit has a reception unit in the form of an ultrasonic reception unit, or - the transmission unit is in the form of a light signal transmission unit and the floating unit has a reception unit in the form of a light signal reception unit. - the transmission unit is in the form of an ultrasonic transmission unit and the floating unit has a reception unit in the form of an ultrasonic reception unit, or - the transmission unit is in the form of a light signal transmission unit and the floating unit has a reception unit in the form of a light signal reception unit.
A seat tilt mechanism for use with a vehicle seat having a frame and a seat component pivotally attached to the frame, the seat tilt mechanism comprising: a housing having first and second oppositely facing external bearing surfaces ; a rod adapted for pivotal attachment to the frame , the rod extending through the housing along an axis ; an actuator coupled with the rod and adapted to move the rod relative to the housing along said axis when activated; a bracket adapted for attachment to the seat component at a fixed location along the seat component so that the bracket couples the housing with the seat component with the second external bearing surface facing away from the seat component, the bracket having a curved bearing surface in sliding engagement with the second external bearing surface to allow the housing to rotate within the bracket ; and a cap attached to the bracket that provides a bearing surface in sliding engagement with the first external bearing surface . a housing having first and second oppositely facing external bearing surfaces ; a rod adapted for pivotal attachment to the frame , the rod extending through the housing along an axis ; an actuator coupled with the rod and adapted to move the rod relative to the housing along said axis when activated; a bracket adapted for attachment to the seat component at a fixed location along the seat component so that the bracket couples the housing with the seat component with the second external bearing surface facing away from the seat component, the bracket having a curved bearing surface in sliding engagement with the second external bearing surface to allow the housing to rotate within the bracket ; and a cap attached to the bracket that provides a bearing surface in sliding engagement with the first external bearing surface .
Connector assembly for a connection with a complementary connector , comprising a connector body and a fixation sleeve , the fixation sleeve being held rotatable relative to the connector body on the connector body and the connector body being at least partially arranged inside the fixation sleeve , the connector assembly further comprising at least one fixation element for engagement with the complementary connector , wherein the connector assembly comprises a latching arrangement providing at least two latching positions, wherein, in a first of the at least two latching positions , the fixation sleeve is in a different angular position than in a second of the at least two latching position relative to the connector body , and wherein the fixation sleeve is coupled to the connector body via at least one drive system which is adapted to convert a rotation of the fixation sleeve into an axial movement of the connector body , characterized in that the at least one drive system comprises three cam tracks and three pin members , wherein the cam tracks are arranged in an outer circumference of the connector body and at least partially coil around an axis of rotation (R) of the fixation sleeve , and wherein the three pin members project from an inner circumference of the fixation sleeve into the cam tracks in the connector body in an assembled state of the connector assembly .
Handgun having an aiming device , comprising a housing and at least one active aiming means and also at least one passive aiming means , wherein the active aiming means has at least one tactical laser, wherein the passive aiming means is a reflecting gunsight, which is formed by a display together with a collimating mirror , wherein the mirror reflects a light emitted by the display, characterized in that the active and the passive aiming means are adjusted in relation to the handgun by a common adjusting device , wherein the common adjusting device is of a purely mechanical design, wherein the adjusting device is mechanically connected to the active aiming means and the display of the passive aiming means , wherein the adjusting device consists of an adjustment (4.1) and a bearing (4.2), wherein the adjustment (4.1) is located ahead of the bearing (4.2) and wherein the lever arm by which the display is displaced corresponds to the focal length of the mirror .