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An active anvil assembly for use in forming a looped suture formed from a thread, the active anvil assembly comprising: an anvil member ; a first sensor (261 0a) operably connected to the anvil member, wherein the first sensor is configured for a force feedback; and a control assembly , further including a first adjustable stage configured to translate forwards and backwards relative to an ultrasonic welding horn ; wherein the anvil member is configured to operate with the ultrasonic welding horn to join a first length of the thread and a second length of the thread to form a loop in the thread; and further including a second adjustable stage configured to translate laterally relative to the ultrasonic horn, and wherein the first sensor is disposed above the first and second adjustable stages, respectively, further comprising a trimming assembly comprising a trimming blade , powered by an ultrasonic horn and further comprising a trim gripper configured for gripping thread as the trimming blade engages the thread , wherein said trim gripper is configured to move laterally (G), vertically (H) and front and back (I) the trimming assembly being configured to cut a tapered surface of the suture and characterised in that the speed, path and frequency at which the ultrasound horn and or trimming blade move is adjustable to effect the configuration of the surface of the thread to provide a tapered cut. an anvil member ; a first sensor (261 0a) operably connected to the anvil member, wherein the first sensor is configured for a force feedback; and a control assembly , further including a first adjustable stage configured to translate forwards and backwards relative to an ultrasonic welding horn ; wherein the anvil member is configured to operate with the ultrasonic welding horn to join a first length of the thread and a second length of the thread to form a loop in the thread; and further including a second adjustable stage configured to translate laterally relative to the ultrasonic horn, and wherein the first sensor is disposed above the first and second adjustable stages, respectively,
A lens assembly, comprising: a base ; a first lens group disposed in the base ; a first body coupled to the first lens group ; a first rolling part rotatably coupled to the first body , the first rolling part being configured to move the first lens group in an optical axis direction; and a rod disposed in the base , wherein the first rolling part comprises: a first wheel configured to move the first body on the base ; and a second wheel configured to move the first body on the rod , wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are in contact with each other to roll, and wherein the second wheel comprises a groove formed therein to allow a portion of the first wheel to be disposed therein. a base ; a first lens group disposed in the base ; a first body coupled to the first lens group ; a first rolling part rotatably coupled to the first body , the first rolling part being configured to move the first lens group in an optical axis direction; and a rod disposed in the base , wherein the first rolling part comprises: a first wheel configured to move the first body on the base ; and a second wheel configured to move the first body on the rod , wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are in contact with each other to roll, and wherein the second wheel comprises a groove formed therein to allow a portion of the first wheel to be disposed therein. a first wheel configured to move the first body on the base ; and a second wheel configured to move the first body on the rod , wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are in contact with each other to roll, and wherein the second wheel comprises a groove formed therein to allow a portion of the first wheel to be disposed therein.
A method of manufacturing a tangible substrate with a thermal film that is cut according to computer instructions, the method comprising: obtaining an input digital image of a design that is to be transferred to the tangible substrate and storing the input digital image in electronic digital memory of a computer; using the computer, rendering a plurality of design elements of the design as a single output image; using the computer and based upon the output image, a bleed size value, a maximum number of negative areas, a maximum number of positive areas, and one or more substrate attribute values: resizing the output image to include a border for bleed; filling all transparent areas of the output image with the one or more substrate attribute values; creating and storing a cutting path; creating and storing a mask image; digitally inverting the mask image in the memory; modifying the mask image to adjust one or more fill areas around one or more details, to limit negative areas to be less than the maximum number of negative areas, and to limit positive areas to be less than the maximum number of positive areas, resulting in a modified mask image; creating and storing cutting path data in the memory, comprising a vector path on an outline of the mask image; transmitting the cutting path data over a computer network. obtaining an input digital image of a design that is to be transferred to the tangible substrate and storing the input digital image in electronic digital memory of a computer; using the computer, rendering a plurality of design elements of the design as a single output image; using the computer and based upon the output image, a bleed size value, a maximum number of negative areas, a maximum number of positive areas, and one or more substrate attribute values: resizing the output image to include a border for bleed; filling all transparent areas of the output image with the one or more substrate attribute values; creating and storing a cutting path; creating and storing a mask image; digitally inverting the mask image in the memory; modifying the mask image to adjust one or more fill areas around one or more details, to limit negative areas to be less than the maximum number of negative areas, and to limit positive areas to be less than the maximum number of positive areas, resulting in a modified mask image; creating and storing cutting path data in the memory, comprising a vector path on an outline of the mask image; transmitting the cutting path data over a computer network.
An article for forming an aerosol, the article being insertable, in use, into a heating chamber of a device for generating an aerosol, the article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and volume limiting means , the volume limiting means being activated or activatable by a device for generating an aerosol to limit the volume of the article.
Composition comprising one or more unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) and one or more nitric oxide releasing compounds (NORC) for use in treating, reducing, or preventing deterioration of one or more components of the visual system of an animal, wherein said one or more unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) and one or more nitric oxide releasing compounds (NORC) are administered to the animal in an amount effective for treating, reducing, or preventing deterioration of such components of the visual system; wherein the NORC is selected from the group consisting of arginine, citrulline, ornithine, L-arginine, and arginine alpha-ketoglutarate; wherein the UFA comprises one or more of ALA, EPA, DPA, DHA, or another n-3 fatty acid from a fish oil source; wherein the component of the visual system comprises one or more of the optic chiasm, the optic tract, the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) and/or related tissues of the thalamus, the superior collicuus, the optic radiation, the primary visual cortex of the brain (V1), the prestriate cortex (V2), the third visual complex, visual area V4, visual area V5, the pretectal nucleus, or the superchiasmatic nucleus.
A refrigerator comprising: a smell sensor for detecting smell in the refrigerator ; a deodorizer for adsorbing, sterilizing, and deodorizing air in the refrigerator; and a controller for calculating detected values of detected signals detected by the smell sensor , changing a deodorizing mode according to the detected smell, and controlling the deodorizer , wherein upon determining that intensity of the smell is increased the controller changes the deodorizing mode to a power mode from a normal automatic mode and controls the deodorizer to repeatedly operate for a set time period so as to remove smell in the refrigerator, characterized in that the controller is configured to calculate an average of the detected values during a recent first time period as a current value and to calculate an average of the detected values during a previous second time period as a reference value and to determine change in smell according to a ratio of the current value and the reference value, and wherein to calculate the reference value the controller is configured to calculate the average of the detected values during the previous second time period except for the recent first time period that are used to calculate the current value. a smell sensor for detecting smell in the refrigerator ; a deodorizer for adsorbing, sterilizing, and deodorizing air in the refrigerator; and a controller for calculating detected values of detected signals detected by the smell sensor , changing a deodorizing mode according to the detected smell, and controlling the deodorizer , wherein upon determining that intensity of the smell is increased the controller changes the deodorizing mode to a power mode from a normal automatic mode and controls the deodorizer to repeatedly operate for a set time period so as to remove smell in the refrigerator, characterized in that the controller is configured to calculate an average of the detected values during a recent first time period as a current value and to calculate an average of the detected values during a previous second time period as a reference value and to determine change in smell according to a ratio of the current value and the reference value, and wherein to calculate the reference value the controller is configured to calculate the average of the detected values during the previous second time period except for the recent first time period that are used to calculate the current value.
A method of repairing a composite structure, comprising: providing an assembled composite structure comprising a substantially rigid first outer component , wherein the composite structure comprises a void space that extends from the first outer component to a second opposing outer component ; forming an injection hole through the first outer component to provide a path between the void space and space external to the composite structure; injecting foam into the void space through the injection hole while the foam is in a substantially unexpanded state; and expanding the foam within the void space . providing an assembled composite structure comprising a substantially rigid first outer component , wherein the composite structure comprises a void space that extends from the first outer component to a second opposing outer component ; forming an injection hole through the first outer component to provide a path between the void space and space external to the composite structure; injecting foam into the void space through the injection hole while the foam is in a substantially unexpanded state; and expanding the foam within the void space .
A method for the support of packet data connectivity in a mobile system, said mobile system comprising a radio access network and a core network, said method including, in case connectivity between a radio access network node and the core network is lost, support of said packet data connectivity, for public safety communications, in a mode referred to as resilient mode wherein access to local routing capabilities is provided by said radio access network node to at least one user equipment in the coverage of said radio access network node, referred to as authorized user equipment, that is authorized to operate in said resilient mode, wherein credentials related to said operation in resilient mode, stored in a subscriber identity module associated with said user equipment, are used for said authorization to operate in said resilient mode.
A composition for a color filter, the composition containing: a near-infrared transmitting black coloring agent comprising a bisbenzofuranone-based pigment; a photopolymerization initiator; a polymerizable compound; and a surfactant selected from a fluorine-based surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant and a silicone-based surfactant. a near-infrared transmitting black coloring agent comprising a bisbenzofuranone-based pigment; a photopolymerization initiator; a polymerizable compound; and a surfactant selected from a fluorine-based surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant and a silicone-based surfactant.
Assembly comprising a master for imprinting of micro- and nano-structures and a substrate carrier , said master being arranged on said substrate carrier and having on its upper surface an active area with relief structure for imprinting of the micro- and nano-structures, the master having a thickness d master , the assembly further comprising a set of frame pieces being mounted on the substrate carrier and arranged around and flushing along the outer circumference of the master, with the frame pieces having a thickness d frame , wherein the thickness d frame of the frame pieces deviates from the thickness d master of the master by at most 250 μm.
A system for redirecting incoming phone calls made to a user, comprising: a call server configured to receive an incoming phone call; a determination module configured to determine whether to provide the user with an option to route the call to an alternate destination; a destination selection module configured to determine which of a plurality of alternate destinations to provide to the user based on identity information for the phone call and wherein said alternate destinations comprise different users; a context module configured to check the different users' schedules to determine whether the different users would be available to take the call if the user were to attempt to redirect the call to the different users; a presentation module configured to cause the determined alternate destination or destinations to be presented as options to the user when the determination to provide the user with an option to route the call is affirmative; a user input module configured to enable user selection of one of the alternate destination options; and a routing module configured to cause the phone call to be routed to a selected alternate destination. a call server configured to receive an incoming phone call; a determination module configured to determine whether to provide the user with an option to route the call to an alternate destination; a destination selection module configured to determine which of a plurality of alternate destinations to provide to the user based on identity information for the phone call and wherein said alternate destinations comprise different users; a context module configured to check the different users' schedules to determine whether the different users would be available to take the call if the user were to attempt to redirect the call to the different users; a presentation module configured to cause the determined alternate destination or destinations to be presented as options to the user when the determination to provide the user with an option to route the call is affirmative; a user input module configured to enable user selection of one of the alternate destination options; and a routing module configured to cause the phone call to be routed to a selected alternate destination.
A method of determining an airspeed of an aircraft , the method comprising: obtaining , from a GPS device of the aircraft, a GPS altitude of the aircraft for a current time frame; obtaining , from an inertial reference device of the aircraft, a vertical acceleration of the aircraft for the current time frame; obtaining a geometric altitude of the aircraft for a previous time frame, the previous time frame occurring prior to the current time frame, based on a GPS altitude measured in the previous time frame and a vertical acceleration of the aircraft for the previous time frame; determining a difference between the GPS altitude and the geometric altitude; calculating a geometric altitude rate of change of the aircraft using the vertical acceleration and the difference between the GPS altitude and the geometric altitude; calculating a pressure altitude rate of change using the geometric altitude rate of change; calculating a pressure altitude for the current time frame from the pressure altitude rate of change; calculating a static pressure for the current time frame using the pressure altitude; and calculating the airspeed of the aircraft using the static pressure. obtaining , from a GPS device of the aircraft, a GPS altitude of the aircraft for a current time frame; obtaining , from an inertial reference device of the aircraft, a vertical acceleration of the aircraft for the current time frame; obtaining a geometric altitude of the aircraft for a previous time frame, the previous time frame occurring prior to the current time frame, based on a GPS altitude measured in the previous time frame and a vertical acceleration of the aircraft for the previous time frame; determining a difference between the GPS altitude and the geometric altitude; calculating a geometric altitude rate of change of the aircraft using the vertical acceleration and the difference between the GPS altitude and the geometric altitude; calculating a pressure altitude rate of change using the geometric altitude rate of change; calculating a pressure altitude for the current time frame from the pressure altitude rate of change; calculating a static pressure for the current time frame using the pressure altitude; and calculating the airspeed of the aircraft using the static pressure.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a miR-198 inhibitor and a FSTL1 polypeptide for use in promoting wound healing, promoting wound closure or treating chronic cutaneous wounds, wherein the miR-198 inhibitor has the sequence: 5'-GAACCUAUCUCCCCUCUGGACC-3' (SEQ ID NO: 1).
A method , comprising: measuring heights on a surface of a photomask using broadband light interferometry, the heights comprising heights of patterned areas of the photomask ; producing a focal map from the measured heights on the surface of the photomask , comprising adjusting the measured heights of the patterned areas based on fill factors for the patterned areas to thereby produce a corrected focal map; and inspecting the photomask for defects with photomask-inspection optics, using the corrected focal map . measuring heights on a surface of a photomask using broadband light interferometry, the heights comprising heights of patterned areas of the photomask ; producing a focal map from the measured heights on the surface of the photomask , comprising adjusting the measured heights of the patterned areas based on fill factors for the patterned areas to thereby produce a corrected focal map; and inspecting the photomask for defects with photomask-inspection optics, using the corrected focal map .
A method for determining an operating state for an item of electrical equipment with a switch element, comprising: - capturing measurement signals for an item of electrical equipment with a switch element by means of a sensor device which has a sensor, wherein the measurement signals for the item of electrical equipment comprise at least one type of measurement signal from the following group: vibration signals and sound signals; - processing the measurement signals by means of an evaluation device , wherein the processing comprises an analogue-digital conversion of the measurement signals into digital measurement signals; and - determining an operating state for the item of electrical equipment from a group of different operating states by means of the evaluation device , wherein the digital measurement signals are compared with comparison signals which are assigned in each case to at least one of the different operating states, wherein the comparison of the digital measurement signals with the comparison signals comprises a machine classification of the operating state, characterised in that the measurement signals are captured by means of a fibre-optic sensor . - capturing measurement signals for an item of electrical equipment with a switch element by means of a sensor device which has a sensor, wherein the measurement signals for the item of electrical equipment comprise at least one type of measurement signal from the following group: vibration signals and sound signals; - processing the measurement signals by means of an evaluation device , wherein the processing comprises an analogue-digital conversion of the measurement signals into digital measurement signals; and - determining an operating state for the item of electrical equipment from a group of different operating states by means of the evaluation device , wherein the digital measurement signals are compared with comparison signals which are assigned in each case to at least one of the different operating states, wherein the comparison of the digital measurement signals with the comparison signals comprises a machine classification of the operating state, characterised in that the measurement signals are captured by means of a fibre-optic sensor .
A drum-shaped package formed of a poly(lactic acid)-based monofilament 50 wt% or more of which is constituted from lactic acid monomer, in which the dry heat shrinkage stress of the monofilament in the innermost layer section of the package is 0.040 cN/dtex or less, characterized in that the monofilament has a tensile strength of 2.5 cN/dtex or more and a boiling water shrinkage rate of 20% or less.
A bicycle training system comprising: a movement platform configured to rest on a support surface and support a bicycle in an upright manner with respect to the support surface, the movement platform comprising: a support frame and including a base and at least one upstanding arm configured to supportably engage a portion of a frame of the bicycle ; a resistance assembly configured to operatively couple to a portion of a drivetrain of the bicycle and apply varying levels of resistance to the portion of the drivetrain; characterized in that a plurality of bushings isolating the base from the support surface, wherein the plurality of bushings are spherical thereby permitting the movement platform to move with respect to the support surface in response to forces applied to the bicycle frame during use of the bicycle training system . a support frame and including a base and at least one upstanding arm configured to supportably engage a portion of a frame of the bicycle ; a resistance assembly configured to operatively couple to a portion of a drivetrain of the bicycle and apply varying levels of resistance to the portion of the drivetrain; characterized in that a plurality of bushings isolating the base from the support surface, wherein the plurality of bushings are spherical thereby permitting the movement platform to move with respect to the support surface in response to forces applied to the bicycle frame during use of the bicycle training system .