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A pilot ring , comprising: a first outer ring ; and a second inner ring positioned concentrically within the first ring , the second ring including a first outer circumferential surface positioned adjacent to the first ring and a second inner circumferential surface opposite the first circumferential surface , characterised by the second circumferential surface including at least one roll feature that extends substantially along a perimeter of the second circumferential surface , the at least one roll feature comprises a first protrusion spaced apart from a second protrusion along the second circumferential surface , and the first protrusion and the second protrusion each extend radially inward from the second circumferential surface . a first outer ring ; and a second inner ring positioned concentrically within the first ring , the second ring including a first outer circumferential surface positioned adjacent to the first ring and a second inner circumferential surface opposite the first circumferential surface , characterised by the second circumferential surface including at least one roll feature that extends substantially along a perimeter of the second circumferential surface , the at least one roll feature comprises a first protrusion spaced apart from a second protrusion along the second circumferential surface , and the first protrusion and the second protrusion each extend radially inward from the second circumferential surface .
A sensor apparatus comprising: a flexible substrate, and a wrinkled conductor disposed on the flexible substrate, wherein the conductor is a metal film comprising as secondary folding micron-scale invaginations in the surface, wherein adjacent wrinkles are packed closely enough together such that they coalesce and produce an increase in electrical contacts and reduce an effective resistivity of the wrinkled conductor; characterized in that the micron-scale invaginations of the wrinkled conductor are provided by placing a polymeric sheet of suitable heat-shrink characteristics adjacent to a mask configured to block regions of the polymeric sheet, depositing the metal film as a conductive structure at regions exposed through said mask and shrinking the polymeric sheet with the conductive structure patterned on its surface by heating, and wherein said wrinkled conductor is covalently bonded to said flexible substrate. a flexible substrate, and a wrinkled conductor disposed on the flexible substrate, wherein the conductor is a metal film comprising as secondary folding micron-scale invaginations in the surface, wherein adjacent wrinkles are packed closely enough together such that they coalesce and produce an increase in electrical contacts and reduce an effective resistivity of the wrinkled conductor; characterized in that the micron-scale invaginations of the wrinkled conductor are provided by placing a polymeric sheet of suitable heat-shrink characteristics adjacent to a mask configured to block regions of the polymeric sheet, depositing the metal film as a conductive structure at regions exposed through said mask and shrinking the polymeric sheet with the conductive structure patterned on its surface by heating, and wherein said wrinkled conductor is covalently bonded to said flexible substrate.
An apparatus comprising: at least one time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module configured to: generate at least one distance determination between the apparatus and an object within a module field of view in a first mode of operation; and communicate with at least one further apparatus in a second mode of operation, wherein the at least one further apparatus comprises a further time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module , wherein the at least one time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module comprises: a controller configured to control the operation of the at least one time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module between the first mode and the second mode; and a carrier detector configured to detect a communications signal carrier from the at least one further apparatus, wherein the controller is configured to control the at least one time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module to operate in the first or second mode of operation based on an output of the carrier detector. at least one time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module configured to: generate at least one distance determination between the apparatus and an object within a module field of view in a first mode of operation; and communicate with at least one further apparatus in a second mode of operation, wherein the at least one further apparatus comprises a further time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module , generate at least one distance determination between the apparatus and an object within a module field of view in a first mode of operation; and communicate with at least one further apparatus in a second mode of operation, wherein the at least one further apparatus comprises a further time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module , wherein the at least one time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module comprises: a controller configured to control the operation of the at least one time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module between the first mode and the second mode; and a carrier detector configured to detect a communications signal carrier from the at least one further apparatus, wherein the controller is configured to control the at least one time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module to operate in the first or second mode of operation based on an output of the carrier detector. a controller configured to control the operation of the at least one time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module between the first mode and the second mode; and a carrier detector configured to detect a communications signal carrier from the at least one further apparatus, wherein the controller is configured to control the at least one time-of-flight single photon avalanche diode based range detecting module to operate in the first or second mode of operation based on an output of the carrier detector.
A medical driver comprising: a handle ; a drive shaft coupled to the handle , the drive shaft being configured to couple with an access assembly for drilling into bone, the drive shaft further being configured to be displaced relative to the handle from a rotationally restricted state in which the drive shaft is rotationally restricted relative to the handle to a drilling state in which the drive shaft is freely rotatable in at least one direction relative to the handle ; a mechanical energy-storage device coupled to the drive shaft , the energy storage device being configured to automatically rotate the drive shaft relative to the handle upon transition of the drive shaft to the drilling state; and a biasing element coupled to the handle and to the drive shaft , the biasing element being configured to provide a bias to maintain the drive shaft in the rotationally restricted state, wherein, when distal movement of the drive shaft is opposed, application of a distally directed force on the handle in an amount sufficient to overcome the bias of the biasing element transitions the drive shaft to the drilling state to automatically permit the energy-storage device to rotate the drive shaft relative to the handle . a handle ; a drive shaft coupled to the handle , the drive shaft being configured to couple with an access assembly for drilling into bone, the drive shaft further being configured to be displaced relative to the handle from a rotationally restricted state in which the drive shaft is rotationally restricted relative to the handle to a drilling state in which the drive shaft is freely rotatable in at least one direction relative to the handle ; a mechanical energy-storage device coupled to the drive shaft , the energy storage device being configured to automatically rotate the drive shaft relative to the handle upon transition of the drive shaft to the drilling state; and a biasing element coupled to the handle and to the drive shaft , the biasing element being configured to provide a bias to maintain the drive shaft in the rotationally restricted state, wherein, when distal movement of the drive shaft is opposed, application of a distally directed force on the handle in an amount sufficient to overcome the bias of the biasing element transitions the drive shaft to the drilling state to automatically permit the energy-storage device to rotate the drive shaft relative to the handle .
An engine device configured to include an exhaust gas purification device for treating exhaust gas of an engine , wherein the exhaust gas purification device is arranged on an upper surface side of the engine , wherein the engine device has structure in which an exhaust throttle device is provided in an installation portion of an exhaust manifold on one side of the engine , characterized in that the exhaust throttle device is disposed in such a manner that the axial direction of the rotation of an exhaust throttle valve in a throttle valve case of the exhaust throttle device is inclined with respect to one side surface of the engine as seen in a plan view, and in that a gap is formed between a head cover and the exhaust throttle device .
System for inserting a compressed, self-expandable stent through a sluice arranged on a blood vessel into the blood vessel and for releasing the stent in the blood vessel , the system comprising a sluice and a catheter , which comprises an inner tube , a middle tube and an outer tube , the stent being arranged in a distal end portion of the catheter between the inner tube and the outer tube and the middle tube ending distally at the proximal end of the stent , and comprising an actuating unit which is provided in the proximal region of the catheter for releasing the stent and has a drive unit , characterized in that a connecting means is provided between the drive unit and the sluice , the drive unit interacting with the middle tube and the connecting means such that, when the drive unit is actuated, the middle tube is shifted in the distal direction and the actuating unit together with the outer tube attached thereto is shifted in the proximal direction , and the inner tube interacting with the middle tube and/or the connecting means and/or the drive unit such that it is displaced at least to a limited extent relative to the actuating unit .
A Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) apparatus, comprising; a MEMS interferometer configured to produce an interferogram, the MEMS interferometer comprising: at least one mirror optically coupled to receive and reflect light, a first mirror of the at least one mirror having a non-planar surface , the non-planar surface comprising a main surface and at least one additional surface offset from the main surface , wherein the main surface is centered on the first mirror at an optical axis of the interferometer and is configured to produce a center burst of the interferogram, and wherein the at least one additional surface is located near an edge of the first mirror and is configured to produce the secondary burst of the interferogram; and a MEMS actuator coupled to a moveable mirror of the at least one mirror to produce a displacement thereof, the MEMS actuator having a variable capacitance; a memory maintaining a table mapping stored capacitances of the MEMS actuator to respective stored positions of the moveable mirror ; a capacitive sensing circuit coupled to the MEMS actuator , the capacitive sensing circuit being configured to: sense a first measured capacitance of the MEMS actuator at a first reference position of the moveable mirror corresponding to a center burst of the interferogram produced as a result of movement of the moveable mirror ; and sense a second measured capacitance of the MEMS actuator at a second reference position of the moveable mirror corresponding to a secondary burst of the interferogram produced as a result of the moveable mirror and the non-planar surface ; and a calibration module configured to use the first measured capacitance at the first reference position and the second measured capacitance at the second reference position to determine a correction amount to be applied to the stored capacitances in the table . at least one mirror optically coupled to receive and reflect light, a first mirror of the at least one mirror having a non-planar surface , the non-planar surface comprising a main surface and at least one additional surface offset from the main surface , wherein the main surface is centered on the first mirror at an optical axis of the interferometer and is configured to produce a center burst of the interferogram, and wherein the at least one additional surface is located near an edge of the first mirror and is configured to produce the secondary burst of the interferogram; and a MEMS actuator coupled to a moveable mirror of the at least one mirror to produce a displacement thereof, the MEMS actuator having a variable capacitance; sense a first measured capacitance of the MEMS actuator at a first reference position of the moveable mirror corresponding to a center burst of the interferogram produced as a result of movement of the moveable mirror ; and sense a second measured capacitance of the MEMS actuator at a second reference position of the moveable mirror corresponding to a secondary burst of the interferogram produced as a result of the moveable mirror and the non-planar surface ; and
A threshold seal apparatus for a doorway, the threshold seal apparatus comprising: a floor-mountable channel portion ; a seal configured to be received within the channel portion; and an actuation mechanism operable to move the seal with respect to the channel portion between a retracted position and an extended position in which the seal is configured to contact the underside of a door mounted within the doorway, wherein the actuation mechanism comprises: a slide bar comprising an arm configured to be slideably mounted in the channel portion, the arm comprising a thumb portion at one end, the thumb portion configured to protrude substantially perpendicularly to a long axis (A) of the arm from an end of the channel portion when the arm is in situ in the channel portion; and a first elongate leaf spring , characterized in that the arm further comprises an elongate opening therethrough, wherein one end of the first leaf spring is mounted or affixed to the arm and the other end of the first leaf spring is mounted in the elongate opening . a floor-mountable channel portion ; a seal configured to be received within the channel portion; and an actuation mechanism operable to move the seal with respect to the channel portion between a retracted position and an extended position in which the seal is configured to contact the underside of a door mounted within the doorway, wherein the actuation mechanism comprises: a slide bar comprising an arm configured to be slideably mounted in the channel portion, the arm comprising a thumb portion at one end, the thumb portion configured to protrude substantially perpendicularly to a long axis (A) of the arm from an end of the channel portion when the arm is in situ in the channel portion; and a first elongate leaf spring , characterized in that the arm further comprises an elongate opening therethrough, wherein one end of the first leaf spring is mounted or affixed to the arm and the other end of the first leaf spring is mounted in the elongate opening . a slide bar comprising an arm configured to be slideably mounted in the channel portion, the arm comprising a thumb portion at one end, the thumb portion configured to protrude substantially perpendicularly to a long axis (A) of the arm from an end of the channel portion when the arm is in situ in the channel portion; and a first elongate leaf spring , characterized in that the arm further comprises an elongate opening therethrough, wherein one end of the first leaf spring is mounted or affixed to the arm and the other end of the first leaf spring is mounted in the elongate opening .
A surface heating system for an external surface of a vehicle, the system comprising: a heater configured to provide heat to the external surface; a heater controller configured to control the heater power of the heater based upon the air temperature of air external to the vehicle, the liquid water content of the air, and the speed of the vehicle, characterised in that the heater controller is further configured to control the heater power of the heater based upon the surface area of the external surface. a heater configured to provide heat to the external surface; a heater controller configured to control the heater power of the heater based upon the air temperature of air external to the vehicle, the liquid water content of the air, and the speed of the vehicle, characterised in that the heater controller is further configured to control the heater power of the heater based upon the surface area of the external surface.
A cover window (CW) comprising: a polymer film ; a hard coating layer on the polymer film ; a first inorganic layer facing the polymer film with the hard coating layer therebetween; and a second inorganic layer on the polymer film and defining an outer surface of the cover window (CW), wherein the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer include a silicon oxide or a silicon nitride wherein the hard coating layer includes an organic material, the polymer film includes a first side and a second side opposing each other along a thickness of the cover window (CW), the hard coating layer and the first inorganic layer are in order from the first side of the polymer film , and the second inorganic layer contacts the second side of the polymer film , wherein the first and second inorganic layers are arranged at respective opposing sides of the cover window (CW). a polymer film ; a hard coating layer on the polymer film ; a first inorganic layer facing the polymer film with the hard coating layer therebetween; and a second inorganic layer on the polymer film and defining an outer surface of the cover window (CW), wherein the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer include a silicon oxide or a silicon nitride wherein the hard coating layer includes an organic material, the polymer film includes a first side and a second side opposing each other along a thickness of the cover window (CW), the hard coating layer and the first inorganic layer are in order from the first side of the polymer film , and the second inorganic layer contacts the second side of the polymer film , wherein the first and second inorganic layers are arranged at respective opposing sides of the cover window (CW).
A double wire torch assembly for a GMAW welding apparatus, comprising, two separate electrode wire conduits arranged to be parallel to each other in a torch body of the double wire torch assembly , a separate power supply for each of said wire electrodes, the separate power supplies configured to be independently controlled for use in a non-synchronized metal transfer weld process; two power supply connectors for connecting to said two electric supplies, an electrode wire provided in each of said two wire conduits and positioned to be parallel to each other, a contact tip provided for each of said electrode wire, a shielding gas nozzle for directing a shielding gas from a shielding gas supply towards a weld area, a wire spacing adjusting mechanism capable of adjusting the distance between said two electrode wire conduits in an inter-wire parallel relationship, said two wire conduits being maintained in the parallel relationship with respect to each other before, during, and after the wire spacing adjusting so that the distance between the contact tip and the work pieces to be welded can be kept unchanged due to the parallel movement of said two electrode wire conduits, and characterized by : a cooling chamber providing cooling of the nozzle and torch body , and an insulating filler which is tightly fit between said two wire conduits , thereby preventing any contaminant and/or air from entering into the torch assembly from outside when the torch operates and during the wire spacing adjusting and keeping said two wire conduits electrically insulated from each other at any position along said wire conduit and at any point during the wire spacing adjusting, wherein the initial distance between said two wire conduits is set as 12 mm, and each one of said wire conduits can be moved to provide a continuously adjustable inter-wire spacing range between 12-20 mm. a cooling chamber providing cooling of the nozzle and torch body , and an insulating filler which is tightly fit between said two wire conduits , thereby preventing any contaminant and/or air from entering into the torch assembly from outside when the torch operates and during the wire spacing adjusting and keeping said two wire conduits electrically insulated from each other at any position along said wire conduit and at any point during the wire spacing adjusting, wherein the initial distance between said two wire conduits is set as 12 mm, and each one of said wire conduits can be moved to provide a continuously adjustable inter-wire spacing range between 12-20 mm.