Cell for testing e.g. hardening composition of cement sheath, has strainer externally pressed against envelope, and compressing unit, where sample is compressed by compressing unit by injection of fluid i.e. water, into vessel around mold

L'invention concerne une cellule (10) de test d'une composition durcissante, comprenant une enceinte de confinement, un moule (14) adapté à recevoir un échantillon (15) de composition durcissante, disposé dans l'enceinte de confinement et comprenant une enveloppe (16) interne souple et une crépine (17) externe rigide adaptée à être plaquée contre l'enveloppe (16) interne de façon amovible, et des moyens de compression de l'échantillon par injection d'un fluide dans l'enceinte de confinement autour du moule (14). L'invention se rapporte également à un procédé de test d'une composition durcissante dans une telle cellule.

INJECTION ELEMENT

L'invention concerne le domaine des éléments d'injection d'ergols, et en particulier un élément d'injection (10) d'un mélange d'au moins deux ergols (E1,E2) dans une chambre de combustion (4,6), comprenant un premier conduit (11) pour l'injection du premier ergol (E1) suivant un axe principal (X) du premier conduit, un deuxième conduit (12) pour l'injection du deuxième ergol (E2), le premier conduit et le deuxième conduit étant coaxiaux et séparés par une paroi (20) ayant un rebord aval (23), ladite paroi ayant une forme telle qu'en aval, sa section transversalement à l'écoulement est non circulaire. Le rebord aval (23) de la paroi est incliné par rapport à un plan orthogonal à l'axe principal (X) du premier conduit. L'invention concerne aussi un injecteur comportant au moins un tel élément d'injection (10), une chambre de combustion (4,6) avec un tel injecteur et un moteur-fusée (1) avec une telle chambre de combustion (4,6).

INJECTOR ELEMENT

METHOD OF DIAGNOSING THE STATE OF PLANT NUTRITION SULPHUR

A METHOD FOR INCREASING THE OUTPUT OF HARVESTS OF PLANTS AGRONOMIQUESPAR STIMULATION OF THE GERMINATION OF THE GRAINS OF POLLEN

SET OF TANKS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE.

... 1. Ensemble de réservoirs (1) pour véhicule automobile, comprenant un premier réservoir (2) formé par une première partie de fond (21) et un premier couvercle (22) assemblé avec ladite partie de fond (21), la première partie de fond (21) étant obtenue d'une pièce avec un premier organe de fixation (50) apte à fixer le premier réservoir (2) au véhicule, le premier organe de fixation (50) comprenant une deuxième partie de fond (31) adjacente à la première partie de fond (21) et s'étendant à l'extérieur du premier réservoir (2), et un élément d'accrochage (53) solidaire de ladite deuxième partie de fond (31), ladite deuxième partie de fond (31) comprenant un bord libre apte à recevoir un deuxième couvercle (32) pour former un deuxième réservoir (3).

SYNTHETIC POROUS MATTERS HAS MICROPOROUS WALLS DEFINING DESMESOPORES Of NARROW DISTRIBUTION OF SIZE

APPARATUS AND PROCESS ALLOWING TO IDENTIFY the TYPE AND the MARK Of a BATTERIEPOUR PORTABLE DEVICE

PROPELLANT INJECTOR IMPROVED SAMPLING BY PROVIDING A HOMOGENEOUS PROPELLANT INJECTION

Injecteur (1) d'un organe de combustion d'ergols, comprenant - une première alimentation (31) - une seconde alimentation (41) la première alimentation (31) étant reliée à une pluralité de cheminées d'alimentation (33) disposés autour d'un axe longitudinal (Z-Z), la seconde alimentation (41) étant configurée de manière à alimenter une chambre d'injection (5), ladite chambre d'injection (5) étant reliée à une pluralité de fourreaux d'alimentation (44) au moyen d'orifices d'injection (45), chaque cheminée d'alimentation (33) étant entourée d'un fourreau d'alimentation (44) coaxial, caractérisé en ce que l'injecteur (1) comprend en outre une chambre de prélèvement (62) reliée à un conduit de prélèvement (61) du second ergol, ladite chambre de prélèvement (62) étant aménagé de manière à prélever du second ergol liquide de la chambre d'injection (5), l'injecteur (1) étant configuré de manière à réaliser une injection homogène du second ergol via les orifices d'injection (45).

ELEMENT Of INJECTION

INJECTOR FOR A SWIVEL OF A COMBUSTION CHAMBER

TORCH IGNITER FOR A ROCKET ENGINE

Torche d'allumage (10) pour moteur fusée, comportant un corps (20) dans lequel est aménagée une chambre de combustion (21) et un tube d'éjection (40) pour l'évacuation de gaz de combustion sortant de la chambre de combustion. Le corps (20) de la torche est configuré pour permettre l'alimentation de la chambre de combustion en combustible et oxydant via des conduits d'alimentation respectivement en combustible et en oxydant. La torche d'allumage (10) comporte en outre un conduit (60) de réinjection d'oxydant configuré pour permettre une injection d'oxydant sensiblement à la sortie du tube d'éjection (40).

ELEMENT Of INJECTION

L'invention concerne le domaine des éléments d'injection (201) de deux ergols (E1,E2) dans une chambre de combustion, plus particulièrement conçu pour un moteur fusée avec au moins une chambre de combustion du type comprenant un injecteur regroupant un ou une pluralité de tels éléments d'injection (201). Un tel élément d'injection (201) comprend un premier conduit annulaire (206) pour l'injection d'un premier ergol (E1), et un deuxième conduit annulaire (207) pour l'injection d'un deuxième ergol (E2), le deuxième conduit (207) étant coaxial et extérieurement adjacent au premier conduit (206), et potentiellement un troisième conduit (208) annulaire, coaxial et extérieurement adjacent au deuxième conduit (207). Le premier conduit (206) entoure un corps central (205) de l'élément d'injection (201), ledit corps central (205) comportant une cavité (209) en communication avec une surface externe (212) du corps central (205) et configurée pour amortir au moins une fréquence acoustique f prédéterminée ...

PROPELLANT INJECTOR AND ACCOMPANYING METHOD IMPROVED PROPELLANT BY ENSURING HOMOGENEOUS INJECTION

Circulating head injector for combustion chamber that is utilized for rocket engine, has pipe having crown with channels whose ends emerge in groove, and propellant forming layer of propellant in groove before reaching another propellant

Injecteur d'une tête d'injection d'une chambre de combustion utilisable pour des moteurs-fusées. Selon l'invention, cet injecteur (1) est constitué d'un conduit unique (3) alimenté à son extrémité amont (10) en un premier ergol (A) et débouchant à son extrémité aval (30) dans la chambre de combustion (31), ce conduit (3) possédant, formée dans sa paroi (2), au moins une couronne (20) munie de canaux (22) alimentés en un deuxième ergol (B) afin de permettre le mélange des deux ergols (A, B) et leur injection dans la chambre de combustion (31) au niveau de l'extrémité aval (30), les extrémités aval des canaux (22) débouchant dans une gorge annulaire (23) creusée en surface (20a) de ladite couronne (23) de sorte que le deuxième ergol (B) forme une nappe de deuxième ergol (B) dans la gorge (23) avant de rencontrer le premier ergol (A).

METHOD OF DIAGNOSING THE STATE OF PLANT NUTRITION SOUFREE

L'invention concerne une nouvelle méthode pour le diagnostic de l'état de nutrition soufrée d'une plante en mesurant la teneur en certains nutriments minéraux dans les feuilles.

CELL AND TEST METHOD OF A HARDENING COMPOSITION

DRUG FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE DISORDERED STATES OF THE APOPTOSE

METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PLACEMENT OF AN INTRA-ABDOMINAL OR INTRA-THORACIC APPLIANCE THROUGH A NATURAL BODY ORIFICE

Natural orifice transenteric surgical methods and devices for placing a semi-circumferential appliance around a hollow bodily organ such as the stomach. In one alternative embodiment, such an appliance is placed in order to reduce the inner volume of the stomach. 17-. (canceled)8. An apparatus for placing a semi-circumferential appliance on a wall surface of a hollow bodily organ , comprising:an elongate shaft member having proximal and distal ends;a transmission disposed at the distal end of the shaft member;a user manipulable handle disposed at the proximal end of the shaft member and cooperatively linked to said transmission for operation thereof; anda semi-circular member having two opposed ends to define an opening therebetween, said semi-circular member mounted on and cooperating with said transmission for opening and closing of said opposed ends.9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the transmission opens and closes the opposed ends of the semi-circular member in response to rotation of the handle.10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein said transmission releases the semi-circular member in response to further rotation of the handle.11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the opposed ends of the semi-circular member include elements for piercing tissue. This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application No. 60/931,243, filed May 21, 2007, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.Generally, the present invention is related to trans-luminal surgical devices and methods. More particularly, the devices and methods herein described provide for gastric restriction and volume reduction by the placement of an appliance on the outer surface of the stomach from access obtained via the inside of the stomach. These devices may also be used to place an appliance on other hollow bodily conduits or organs.Laparoscopic surgery has greatly reduced the size and scope of incisions made in a patient and resulted in reduced morbidity and ...

Methods and Devices for Placement of an Intra-Abdominal or Intra-Thoracic Appliance Through a Natural Body Orifice

Natural orifice transenteric surgical methods and devices for placing a band or other appliance around a hollow bodily organ such as the stomach. In one alternative embodiment, such a band is placed in order to reduce the inner volume of the stomach. 1. A method of placing an appliance on a wall surface of a hollow bodily organ , comprising:entering the organ through a naturally occurring orifice;placing a guide element through the organ wall to access the other surface of the wall of the organ;guiding the appliance with the guide element to a position on the outer wall surface of the organ; andremoving the guide element and leaving the appliance on the outer wall surface,2. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the hollow bodily organ is one of stomach claim 1 , intestine claim 1 , or esophagus.3. The method as in claim 1 , wherein said placing through the organ wall comprises piercing claim 1 , cutting claim 1 , injecting and/or burning through the wall to create on opening passage to the other surface of the wall claim 1 ,4. The method as in where the appliance is circumferential about the hollow bodily organ claim 1 ,5. The method as in where the appliance is initially deployed in its final placed configuration.6. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the an appliance is reconfigured after placement.7. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the appliance is affixed to the wall surface after guiding into position.8. The method as in claim 7 , wherein said affixing includes at least one of suturing claim 7 , stapling claim 7 , gluing claim 7 , tissue-welding claim 7 , encapsulating claim 7 , marcupializing claim 7 , engulfing with tissue claim 7 , tacking claim 7 , tethering.9. A method of placing an appliance on the outer wall surface of a hollow bodily organ claim 7 , comprising:entering the hollow bodily organ;making a passageway through the wall of the hollow bodily organ;placing a guide element through the passageway to the outside of the hollow bodily organ;placing a ...

Wheelchair with lever drivetrain

A manually powered wheelchair includes a first lever associated with a first rear wheel and demountably coupled to a first drivetrain, the first lever having a first brake thereon. The wheelchair also includes a second lever associated with a second rear wheel and demountably coupled to a second drivetrain, the second lever having a second brake thereon. Each drivetrain includes a chainring, a chain, and a freewheel, and each drivetrain has a fixed gear ratio. The freewheel of each drivetrain is actuated by manual pivoting of the lever associated therewith. In use, the wheelchair achieves changes in mechanical advantage when a user shifts the user's hands up and down the first and second levers.

WHEELCHAIR WITH LEVER DRIVETRAIN

A manually powered wheelchair includes a first lever associated with a first rear wheel and demountably coupled to a first drivetrain, the first lever having a first brake thereon. The wheelchair also includes a second lever associated with a second rear wheel and demountably coupled to a second drivetrain, the second lever having a second brake thereon. Each drivetrain includes a chainring, a chain, and a freewheel, and each drivetrain has a fixed gear ratio. The freewheel of each drivetrain is actuated by manual pivoting of the lever associated therewith. In use, the wheelchair achieves changes in mechanical advantage when a user shifts the user's hands up and down the first and second levers. 1. A manually powered wheelchair comprising:a first lever associated with a first rear wheel and demountably coupled to a first drivetrain, the first lever having a first brake thereon;a second lever associated with a second rear wheel and demountably coupled to a second drivetrain, the second lever having a second brake thereon;wherein each drivetrain comprises a chainring, a chain, and a freewheel, and each drivetrain has a fixed gear ratio; andwherein the freewheel of each drivetrain is actuated by manual pivoting of the lever associated therewith.2. The wheelchair of claim 1 , further comprising a single front wheel.3. The wheelchair of claim 1 , wherein:the first lever is pivotable so that the first brake may contact the first wheel; andthe second lever is pivotable so that the second brake may contact the second wheel.4. The wheelchair of claim 1 , further including a separate axle for each of the first and second rear wheels.5. The wheelchair of claim 1 , wherein the freewheel has 20 teeth.6. The wheelchair of claim 5 , wherein the chainring has 36 teeth.7. The wheelchair of claim 1 , wherein the freewheel has 18 teeth.8. The wheelchair of claim 7 , wherein the chainring has 28 teeth.9. The wheelchair of claim 1 , wherein the drivetrains permit a 4:1 change in ...

Virtual Simulator Having an Eddy Current Brake for Providing Haptic Feedback

A virtual simulator includes a movable user object, an eddy current brake actuator, and a controller. The eddy current brake actuator includes an elongated conductor that is slidingly positioned within at least one magnet. The elongated conductor is coupled to the user object and movement of the user object causes the conductor to move through the at least one magnet which imparts a transient drag force on the conductor. The controller is electrically coupled to the user interface and to the at least one magnet. The controller monitors the velocity of the user object and controls a magnetic field of the at least one magnet to vary the drag force on the conductor in order to provide haptic feedback to a user that relates to force applied to the user object. The virtual simulator may include a display and be configured to perform a medical simulation procedure.

Surgical introducer and access port assembly

A surgical apparatus for permitting access to tissue includes an elongated introducer and a surgical port. The introducer includes an outer wall segment defining a longitudinal axis, a longitudinal port passage extending therethrough and a longitudinal slot in communication with the port passage. The introducer is dimensioned for at least partial introduction within an opening in tissue. The surgical port includes a port body mounted to the introducer with one of its leading and trailing ends disposed within the port passage and with the intermediate segment extending through the longitudinal slot and the other of the leading and trailing end external of the elongated introducer. The port body is dimensioned to be advanced within the port passage for deployment through the opening in the tissue and is adapted to transition from a compressed state to a released state.

Apparatus and Method for Degassing Liquids

A planar degasser comprises (1) a flow plate comprising a flow channel, (2) a planar separation membrane comprising a membrane transmission section which has a first major surface and a second major surface, the flow channel being at least in part bounded by the first major surface of the membrane transmission section,(3) a supporting member which supports the second major surface of the membrane transmission section when the pressure on the first major surface is greater than the pressure on the second major surface, and (4) structural features which enable liquid to flow through the flow channel when the pressure on the first major surface is equal to or less than the pressure on the second major surface, for example when there is no longer a vacuum on the second major surface of the membrane transmission section. The structural features can for example be an open channel in the base of the flow plate, or upstanding features on the base of the flow plate, or a passageway which is closed when the vacuum is on, but open when the vacuum is off, for example a passageway having a valve which is controlled by the vacuum. 1. A planar degasser comprising(1) a flow plate comprising a flow channel,(2) a planar separation membrane comprising a membrane transmission section which has a first major surface and a second major surface, the flow channel being at least in part bounded by the first major surface of the membrane transmission section,(3) a supporting member which supports the second major surface of the membrane transmission section when the pressure on the first major surface is greater than the pressure on the second major surface, and(4) structural features which enable liquid to flow through the flow channel when the pressure on the first major surface is equal to or less than the pressure on the second major surface.2. A degasser according to wherein the supporting member is a selection plate comprising an inner selection plate surface which comprises (i) a ...

Haptic effect enabled system

A haptic effect enabled system generates a haptic effect using an electric potential responsive fluid. A haptic enabled apparatus includes a fluid and a substrate. The fluid is responsive to an electric field. The substrate is at least partially flexible and defines a channel. The fluid is positioned within at least a portion of the channel. A portion of the substrate proximal to the fluid is stiffer than a portion of the substrate spaced from the fluid, thereby creating a haptic effect.

DUAL-SHAFT CLUTCHLESS HYBRID TRANSMISSION

An apparatus includes a drive shaft, a transmission, a motor shaft, and an engine shaft. The drive shaft includes a plurality of drive gears and is configured to transmit power to a wheel of a vehicle. The transmission includes a first transmission shaft including a first transmission input gear and a first plurality of output gears and a second transmission shaft including a second transmission input gear and a second plurality of output gears. The first transmission shaft includes a first shifting element configured to selectively engage an output gear from the first plurality of output gears to adjust a ratio between a shaft rotation speed of the first transmission shaft and a shaft rotation speed of the drive shaft. The second transmission shaft includes a second shifting element configured to selectively engage an output gear from the second plurality of output gears to adjust a ratio between a shaft rotation speed of the second transmission shaft and a shaft rotation speed of the drive shaft. The output gear from the first plurality of output gears is operably coupled to a drive gear from the plurality of drive gears such that power is transmitted between the first transmission shaft and the drive shaft when the output gear from the first plurality of output gears is engaged with the first transmission shaft via the first shifting element. The motor shaft is configured to be coupled to a motor. The motor shaft has a first motor gear and a second motor gear. The first motor gear is operably coupled to the first transmission input gear. The engine shaft has an engine gear and is operably coupled to the second transmission input gear and the second motor gear of the motor shaft. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a drive shaft including a plurality of drive gears, the drive shaft configured to transmit power to a wheel of a vehicle;a transmission including a first transmission shaft and a second transmission shaft, the first transmission shaft including a first ...

Tellurium Nanostructures with Antimicrobial and Anticancer Properties Synthesized by Aloe Vera-Mediated Green Chemistry

Tellurium (Te) nanostructures are synthesized using green aloe vera chemistry methods, and the synthesized Te tructures provide methods of inhibiting bacterial cells and cancer cells without cytotoxicity towards normal cells. The aloe vera chemistry methods for synthesizing Te nanostructures do not produce toxic byproducts and do not require toxic reagents in comparison to traditional chemical synthetic methods for making Te nanostructures.

Dynamic Haptic Conversion System

A method for dynamically converting an input signal into a haptic signal that causes a haptic output device to output one or more haptic effects is provided. The method includes generating a plurality of effect objects that are orderable in any order at runtime, receiving an input signal including a data signal and metadata defining an order that the effect objects are applied to the data signal at runtime, applying the effect objects to the data signal based on the order, and sending the haptic signal to the haptic output device. The effect objects applied to the data signal include an effect object that determines a threshold magnitude value by mapping the data signal to one of a plurality of bins, and an effect object that applies a dynamic range compression algorithm to the data signal based on the threshold magnitude value.

Spiral-Wound Electrodialysis Module

A spiral-wound electrodialysis module includes an inner electrode positioned about a central axis and an outer electrode surrounding the inner electrode. Ion exchange membranes are arranged in a stack, and each membrane extends in a spiral outward from an inner position proximate the inner electrode to an outer position proximate the outer electrode. The spirals expand outward at a greater-than-linear rate as a function of angle along a length of the spiral from the inner positions to the outer positions. 1. A spiral-wound electrodialysis module , comprising:an inner electrode positioned about a central axis;an outer electrode surrounding the inner electrode; anda plurality of ion exchange membranes arranged in a stack, each membrane extending in a spiral outward from an inner position proximate the inner electrode to an outer position proximate the outer electrode, wherein the spirals can be characterized by at least one of the following: (a) expanding outward at a greater-than-linear rate as a function of angle along a length of the spiral from the inner positions to the outer positions and (b) expanding over less than five revolutions from the inner to the outer positions.3. The spiral-wound electrodialysis module of claim 1 , wherein the spirals are shaped so as to generate an applied current density that is within 60% of limiting current density at each location in the stack.4. The spiral-wound electrodialysis module of claim 1 , wherein the spirals are shaped so as to generate an applied current density that is within 40% of limiting current density at each location in the stack.5. The spiral-wound electrodialysis module of claim 1 , wherein the spirals are shaped so as to generate an applied current density that is within 20% of limiting current density at each location in the stack.6. The spiral-wound electrodialysis module of claim 1 , wherein the ion exchange membranes comprise a plurality of cation exchange membranes and a plurality of anion exchange ...

SURGICAL INTRODUCER AND ACCESS PORT ASSEMBLY

A surgical apparatus for permitting access to tissue includes an elongated introducer and a surgical port. The introducer includes an outer wall segment defining a longitudinal axis, a longitudinal port passage extending therethrough and a longitudinal slot in communication with the port passage. The introducer is dimensioned for at least partial introduction within an opening in tissue. The surgical port includes a port body mounted to the introducer with one of its leading and trailing ends disposed within the port passage and with the intermediate segment extending through the longitudinal slot and the other of the leading and trailing end external of the elongated introducer. The port body is dimensioned to be advanced within the port passage for deployment through the opening in the tissue and is adapted to transition from a compressed state to a released state. 117-. (canceled)18. A surgical apparatus for permitting access to tissue , comprising:an elongated introducer including opposing walls, the opposing walls transitionable between a closed position configured to facilitate insertion of the elongated introducer through an opening in the tissue, and an open position in which the opposing walls define a port passage therebetween; anda surgical port transitionable between an expanded state and a compressed state, wherein the surgical port is configured to advance along the port passage of the elongated introducer when the opposing walls are in the open position.19. The surgical apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the elongated introducer includes a portion formed of a substantially rigid material.20. The surgical apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the opposing walls are urged inwardly in the closed position.21. The surgical apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the portion of the elongated introducer is interposed between the opposing walls.22. The surgical apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein the opposing walls are biased toward the ...

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING HYDROCEPHALUS

Methods for treating hydrocephalus using a shunt, the shunt having one or more CSF intake openings in a distal portion, a valve disposed in a proximal portion of the shunt, and a lumen extending between the one or more CSF intake openings and the valve, the method comprises deploying the shunt in a body of a patient so that the distal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within a CP angle cistern, a body of the shunt is at least partially disposed within an IPS of the patient, and the proximal portion of the shunt is at least partially disposed within or proximate to a JV of the patient, wherein, after deployment of the shunt, CSF flows from the CP angle cistern to the JV via the shunt lumen at a flow rate in a range of 5 ml per hour to 15 ml per hour.

ENDOVASCULAR MEDICAL DEVICE

An endovascular medical device that, when inserted into a vessel having one or more dilations and one or more narrowings in close proximity, redefines the vessel opening (lumen) along the longitudinal axis of the device, separates that lumen from the excess dilated volume within the dilation, and props open the lumen within the narrowing. The device is constructed in a manner to alter the hemodynamics at the interface between the redefined lumen and excess dilated volume, to facilitate the healing process within the dilated vessel. The device is constructed in a manner to provide sufficient radial force to open a narrowed portion of the vessel, to facilitate flow through the vessel. The device is constructed substantially from bioresorbable materials so as to eventually allow for the return of normal vasomechanics and cyclic wall stresses. 1. A bioresorbable endovascular medical device for placement into a diseased blood vessel that has a dilated portion adjacent a narrowed portion , the device comprising: a plurality of rings, each ring made up of a plurality of struts and each ring spaced apart from any adjacent ring of the plurality of rings along the longitudinal axis; and', 'at least one connecting strut to connect adjacent rings of the plurality of rings,', 'wherein when placed into the narrowed portion of the diseased blood vessel, the first part of the generally tubular structure is configured to increase the cross-sectional area of the narrowed portion and maintain an increased cross-sectional area; and, 'a generally tubular structure defining a longitudinal axis and a device lumen, the generally tubular structure having at least first and second parts spaced apart along the longitudinal axis, the at least first and second parts being discreet and yet integrally connected to one another and made of substantially the same material, the generally tubular structure configured for placement in a diseased blood vessel that has a dilated portion adjacent a ...

Predictions based on analysis of big data

Systems as described herein may analyze big data to generate predictions for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings and/or other subscription-based software. A prediction system may receive small business transaction data comprising payment information between a plurality of merchants and a software vendor. The prediction system may receive enterprise merchant insights information. The prediction system may identify, based on the small business transaction data and the enterprise merchant insights information, recurring transactions using a first machine learning model. The prediction system may generate an average contract price and a confidence score, using a second machine learning model. The prediction system may generate a recommendation comprising a renewal rate. Based on a determination that a service provided by the software vendor is coming due for renewal, the prediction system may send, to a particular merchant, an alert associated with the renewal and the recommendation.

Pressure Compensating Emitter Having Very Low Activation Pressure and Large Operating Range

Pressure-compensating emitter. The emitter includes an inlet connected to a source of pressurized water and an orifice in fluid communication with the inlet and extending into a channel including a raised land surrounding an outlet. A compliant membrane is positioned above the land in the chamber wherein pressurized water will cause the membrane to deform into contact with the land to alter flow through the outlet so as to provide a constant flow rate. Parameters of the emitter are selected so that the emitter has a large operating range and an activation pressure of 0.15 bar or below. 1. Pressure-compensating emitter comprising:an inlet connected to a source of pressurized water;an orifice in fluid communication with the inlet and extending into a channel including a raised land surrounding an outlet; anda compliant membrane positioned above the land in the chamber wherein the pressurized water will cause the membrane to deform into contact with the land to alter flow through the outlet;wherein dimensions of the orifice, land diameter, channel dimensions, outlet diameter and membrane characteristics are selected to provide substantially constant flow for varying water pressure with an activation pressure of 0.15 bar or below.2. The emitter of wherein the orifice has a diameter of approximately 1.25 mm.3. The emitter of wherein the outlet has a diameter of approximately 1.28 mm4. The emitter of wherein the compliant membrane sits above the raised land by approximately 0.7 mm.5. The emitter of wherein the orifice has a diameter of approximately 1.25 mm claim 1 , the outlet has a diameter of approximately 1.28 mm and wherein the compliant membrane sits above the raised land by approximately 0.7 mm.6. Pressure compensating emitter comprising:an inlet connected to a source of pressurized water;an orifice having a diameter of approximately 1.25 mm in fluid connection with the inlet and extending into a channel including a raised land surrounding an outlet having a ...

CLUTCHLESS SHIFTING OF A MANUAL TRANSMISSION

An apparatus including a drive shaft, a transmission, and a motor shaft. The drive shaft includes a drive gear and is configured to transmit power to a wheel of a vehicle. The transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft, and an intermediate gear. The input shaft includes a transmission input gear and a plurality of input shaft gears. The output shaft includes a transmission output gear and a plurality of output shaft gears. The input shaft and the output shaft are aligned such that the input shaft gears mesh with the output shaft gears. The output shaft includes a first synchronizer configured to selectively engage an output shaft gear from the plurality of output shaft gears to adjust a ratio between an input shaft speed and an output shaft speed. The transmission output gear is operably coupled to the drive gear such that power is transmitted between the transmission output gear and the drive gear when the output shaft gear is engaged. The transmission input gear is operably coupled to an engine shaft such that a rotation speed of the input shaft is dependent on a rotation speed of the engine shaft when the first synchronizer is being shifted. The motor shaft is configured to be coupled to a motor. The motor shaft has a first motor gear and a second motor gear. The first motor gear is operably coupled to the drive gear and the second motor gear is operably coupled to the intermediate gear. The motor shaft includes a second synchronizer configured to selectively engage the first motor gear and the second motor gear. The first motor gear is configured to transmit power between the motor shaft and the drive shaft when the second synchronizer engages the first motor gear. The intermediate gear is configured to transmit power between the motor shaft and the engine shaft when the second synchronizer engages the second motor gear. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a drive shaft including a drive gear, the drive shaft configured to transmit power to a wheel of a ...

Haptic output device and method of generating a haptic effect in a haptic output device

A haptic output device includes a touch surface, a sensor configured to sense an input at the touch surface, and a controller configured to read the sensor, identify a location of the input, switch from a read mode to a write mode, and write a voltage based on the location of the input to generate an electrostatic output.

Devices and methods for controlling a haptic actuator

A haptic-enabled device having a haptic actuator, a movement sensor, and a control circuit is presented. The control circuit determines a drive signal for the haptic actuator based on desired movement for a haptic effect and based on a model that describes transient behavior of the haptic actuator. The control circuit further measures movement output by the haptic actuator based on the drive signal being applied to the haptic actuator. The control circuit determines a movement error that indicates a difference between the measured movement and the desired movement, and adjusts the drive signal based on the movement error to generate an adjusted drive signal. The adjusted drive signal is applied to the haptic actuator to generate the haptic effect. Numerous other aspects are provided.

PASSIVE ARTIFICIAL KNEE

A passive artificial knee includes a knee hinge assembly defining a knee axis, a locking hinge assembly defining a locking axis, and a post linking the knee hinge assembly and the locking hinge assembly. A ground reaction force applied to the artificial knee posterior to the locking axis causes an interfering relation by compression of the locking hinge assembly and the knee hinge assembly during heel strike at early-stance gait phase of an individual wearing the artificial knee, thereby locking rotation of the post about the knee axis. Shifting of ground reaction force anterior to the locking axis during a mid-stance to late-stance gait phase of the individual causes rotation of the post about the locking axis, thereby unlocking rotation of the post about the knee axis and enabling flexion and subsequent swing phase extension of the passive artificial knee joint. The artificial knee is a passive joint that can be fabricated and maintained at low expense. 1. An artificial knee , comprising:a) a knee hinge assembly defining a knee axis;b) a locking hinge assembly defining a locking axis; andc) a post linking the knee hinge assembly and the locking hinge assembly, wherein a ground reaction force applied to the artificial knee posterior to the locking axis causes an interfering relation at a point between the locking hinge assembly and the knee hinge assembly during heel strike and early stance gait phases of an individual wearing the artificial knee, whereby rotation of the locking hinge assembly causes radial compression of the knee hinge assembly at the point of interfering relation, thereby locking rotation of the post about the knee axis, and wherein shifting of the ground reaction force anterior to the locking axis during a mid-stance gait phase of the individual causes rotation of the post about the locking axis, thereby unlocking rotation of the post about the knee axis.2. The artificial knee of claim 1 , wherein the knee hinge assembly includes:a) a head plate ...

Locking and Damping Mechanism for a Prosthetic Knee Joint

A high performance, low-cost passive prosthetic knee includes one or more modules to enable able-bodied gait by transfemoral amputees to improve metabolic efficiency and reduce stigma from conspicuous abnormal gaits. A stance stability module includes a latch with a virtual lock axis that automatically locks and unlocks. An early stance flexion module enables able-bodied gait during stance. Hydraulic fluid dampers ensure reliable swing phase control. A swing extension energy storage module stores and returns energy as the knee locks and unlocks, respectively. These modules may be used together, in any combination, or individually. 1. A prosthetic knee for mechanically coupling an upper leg to a lower leg that , in use , are subject to a ground reaction force acting through a center of pressure on a foot attached to the lower leg , such that orientation of the ground reaction force varies in space as a result of a gait , the prosthetic knee comprising:a prosthetic knee joint configured to couple to the upper leg and pivot about a knee joint pivot axis; and the latch comprises a hook and defines a first notch that is engagable by the hook such that, when the first notch is engaged by the hook, the latch locks the prosthetic knee joint;', 'the latch is configured to automatically and purely mechanically disengage from the notch to unlock the prosthetic knee joint in response to the ground reaction force being anterior to the virtual lock axis, thereby permitting the prosthetic knee joint to pivot; and', 'the latch is configured to automatically return to an engaging position in response to the pivot of the prosthetic knee joint., 'a latch configured to couple to the lower leg and pivot about a virtual lock axis distinct from the knee joint pivot axis, the virtual lock axis being positioned such that the ground reaction force is posterior to the virtual lock axis in an early stance phase of the gait and the ground reaction force is anterior to the virtual lock axis in a ...

Systems, devices, and methods for providing localized haptic effects

Systems, methods, and devices include at least one actuator positioned within proximity of a user interface (UI) region of an interactive surface. The UI region outputs information to a user and receives input from the user. The at least one actuator provides a haptic effect to the user when interacting with the UI region. The system also includes at least one isolation element positioned adjacent to the at least one actuator. The at least one isolation element suppresses transmission of the haptic effect to an additional UI region of the interactive surface.

Low-pressure and low-energy self-regulating valve

Self-regulating valve. The valve includes a static pressure chamber with an elastically collapsible tube supported within the static pressure chamber. A flow restrictor is in fluid communication with an inlet into the static pressure chamber for flow through the collapsible tube. Piping connects a source of pressurized liquid, both to the flow restrictor and to an opening into the static pressure chamber, whereby flow rate through the valve remains substantially constant with variations in pressure of the pressurized liquid. In a preferred embodiment, the flow restrictor is a needle valve.

Low-Pressure And Low-Energy Self-Regulating Valve

A passive, self-regulating valve includes a static pressure chamber and an elastically collapsible tube supported within the static pressure chamber. The elastically collapsible tube is defined by a geometry that determines an activation pressure of the valve. The passive, self-regulating valve also includes a flow restrictor in fluid communication with the elastically collapsible tube inside the static pressure chamber, as well as piping connecting a source of pressurized liquid both to the flow restrictor and to an opening into the static pressure chamber. The piping enables the flow restrictor to control flow rate of the pressurized liquid through the valve independent of the activation pressure of the valve. In a preferred embodiment, the flow restrictor is a needle valve.

Electrostatic adhesive based haptic output device

A haptic output device includes a substrate, an array of electrodes disposed on the substrate, and a layer of dielectric material disposed on the array of electrodes. The layer of dielectric material has an exposed outer surface comprising a micro-patterned texture configured to increase adhesion between the exposed outer surface and a contact surface in contact with the exposed outer surface. The haptic output device includes a controller configured to direct a voltage potential across the array of electrodes to generate an electrostatic adhesive force between the exposed outer surface and the contact surface as a haptic effect.

Spring Design for Prosthetic Applications

A prosthesis, including a prosthetic foot, a prosthetic talocrural joint, a prosthetic ankle pivotally coupled to the prosthetic foot and a four-area bending beam. The four-area bending beam includes a U-shaped or other spring. One end of the spring is mechanically coupled via two of the four areas to the prosthetic foot. The other end of the spring is mechanically coupled via the other two areas to the prosthetic ankle. The spring resiliently resists pivoting of the prosthetic ankle about the prosthetic talocrural joint. The four-area bending beam exhibits an at least approximately constant moment along its length to maximize strain energy density, storing about four times as much elastic energy as a comparable cantilevered beam, thereby providing high stiffness and high range of motion to the ankle. The spring is modular, being easily replaced with another spring exhibiting a different stiffness, ex., to tailor the prosthesis to a user. 1. A prosthesis comprising:a prosthetic foot;a prosthetic talocrural joint;a prosthetic ankle pivotally coupled to the prosthetic foot by the prosthetic talocrural joint; anda four-area bending beam comprising a first spring set, the first spring set comprising at least one spring, a first terminal portion of each spring of the first spring set being mechanically coupled via two of four areas of the four-area bending beam to the prosthetic foot, and a second terminal portion of each spring being mechanically coupled via the other two of the four areas of the four-area bending beam to the prosthetic ankle, the first spring set being configured to resiliently resist pivoting of the prosthetic ankle about the prosthetic talocrural joint, relative to the prosthetic foot.2. A prosthesis according to claim 1 , wherein each spring of the first spring set comprises a U-shaped spring.3. A prosthesis according to claim 1 , wherein each spring of the first spring set comprises a C-shaped spring.4. A prosthesis according to claim 1 , wherein ...

ELECTRODIALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESALINATION

Described are improved electrodialysis (ED) desalination systems and methods comprising voltage regulation and/or improved stack geometries. The systems and methods provide product water concentrations suitable for drinking (having a total dissolved solids concentration of less than 500 mg/L or 500 ppm) and have a high product recovery ratio. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein decreasing the voltage comprises:iii-1. applying a first voltage that achieves a first current density in a diluate stream having a first diluate concentration thereby removing ions from the diluate stream, wherein said first voltage is less than that which would exceed the limiting current density of the diluate stream;iii-2. applying a second voltage that achieves a second current density in the diluate stream having a second diluate concentration, wherein said second voltage and current density are less than the first voltage and current density, and wherein the second diluate concentration is less than the first diluate concentration, thereby removing ions from the diluate stream, wherein the second voltage is less than that which would exceed the limiting current of the diluate stream; andiii-3. optionally repeating step iii-2 one or more times, wherein each subsequent voltage and current density is less than the prior applied voltage and current density, and wherein each subsequent voltage is less than that which would exceed the limiting current density of the diluate stream.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein step iii-2 is repeated one or more times until the product water achieves the desired salt concentration.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the voltage is decreased continuously.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the voltage is decreased in a stepwise manner.6. The method of claim 5 , comprising:iii-1a. a first interval of applying a first voltage that achieves a first current density in a diluate stream having a first diluate concentration thereby removing ions from the diluate ...

Shape Optimization for Prosthetic Feet

A passive prosthetic foot enables a below-knee amputee to walk with near able-body walking motions. The prosthetic foot includes a resilient heel that enables the heel to strike a walking surface more softly than in the prior art and more accurately transition the leg from swing phase to stance phase. The prosthetic foot is modeled generally as a wide Bézier curve, and the foot is characterized according to a set of at least 12 variables, including h, C1d, C2x, C2y, C2d, C3x, C3y, C3d, C4x, C4d, C5d and C6d, where C3y is heel size, C4x is heel geometry and C6d is curve intersection location. The variables are optimized to minimize a difference between a normal lower leg trajectory during gait and a modeled trajectory that includes the prosthetic foot. 1. A passive prosthetic foot comprising:a generally vertical keel;a generally horizontal elongated forefoot section attached to the keel at an attachment point, the forefoot section having a toe portion anterior to the attachment point; anda resilient heel attached to the forefoot section posterior to the attachment point, wherein:{'b': '50', 'the heel has a stiffness less than about N/mm;'}{'sub': 3y', '4x', '6d, 'at least the keel and the forefoot section are shaped according to a parametric curve characterized by a set of parameters, including at least one of C, C, and C.'}2. A passive prosthetic foot according to claim 1 , wherein set of parameters comprises at least twelve parameters including h claim 1 , C claim 1 , C claim 1 , C claim 1 , C claim 1 , C claim 1 , C claim 1 , C claim 1 , C claim 1 , C claim 1 , C claim 1 , and C.3. A passive prosthetic foot according to claim 1 , wherein the parametric curve comprises a wide Bézier curve.4. A passive prosthetic foot according to claim 1 , wherein the parametric curve comprises a polynomial interpolation.5. A passive prosthetic foot according to claim 1 , wherein the parametric curve comprises a Lagrange function interpolation.6. A passive prosthetic foot according ...

Displacement regulator for harvesting cutter shear beam

The shear beam (30) is for a harvest material cutting machine (10), and has a motor-driven regulator mechanism for its displacement against a rotatable cutting cylinder. The regulator has an electronic circuit (116) to determine the position of the beam in relation to the cylinder, and brings the two components into the cutting position. When cylinder and beam are in this postion, the regulator has a device which produces a signal to which the beam displacement mechanism reacts, the signal acting in a cut-out capacity for the latter. The cutting cylinder (22) has a blade arrangement, it is in the cutting position with the shear beam when the blades rotate very closely to the beam (30), and the regulator electronic circuit gives a signal each time that this occurs. The control incorporates a signal counter, and when a predetermined number of signals has been counted, an output signal is given to which the displacement mechanism responds.

Schneidvorrichtung zur erntegutzerkleinerung mit automatischer scherbalkeneinstellung

Chopping mechanism with remote shearbar adjuster

The shearbar of a forage chopper, positioned in such a way that direct access thereto for adjustment purposes is obstructed by other adjacent structures and mechanisms, is provided with an adjuster which may be manipulated at a point remote from the shearbar itself under conditions providing free, uninhibited access to the adjuster. A cam in the nature of a wedge is shifted infinitely along a path of travel that causes responsive shifting of the shearbar assembly along a path of travel extending toward and away from the chopper when a setscrew is released to permit such shifting on the part of the assembly.

Methods and devices for placement of an intra-abdominal or intra-thoracic appliance through a natural body orifice

Natural orifice transenteric surgical methods and devices for placing a semi-circumferential appliance around a hollow bodily organ such as the stomach. In one alternative embodiment, such an appliance is placed in order to reduce the inner volume of the stomach.

AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM OF THE KNIFE OF A DRUM CHOPPER FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Meccanismo di regolazione della barra di tranciamento, azionato da motore, per una mietitrice

Rotating support device for a torsion beam

A rotating support device for a torsion beam is be coupled to a support pillar, especially applicable in solar power plant installations which reduces the number of parts used and facilitates the assembly. The device has a clamp which can be coupled to the support pillar having a cylindrical inner area, a bushing intended to be positioned inside the clamp and which has the possibility of rotation together with the torsion beam with respect to the clamp and a retaining part which can be coupled in the slop which in an assembly situation protrudes in height with respect to the central sector of the clamp.

TIME-VARIANT, MULTI-STAGE CONTROL SYSTEM

A control system includes one or more levels of control of power and energy. At one level, a first controller optimally divides power between two or more processes, to maximize instantaneous production, for a given amount of currently available power. In the case of EDR desalination, electric power is optimally divided between ion exchange membranes and pumps to maximize instantaneous production of desalinated water for a given amount of available electric power. Optionally, at another level, a second controller divides time-varying power between the processes fed by the first level controller and an energy storage unit, based on a prediction of future power availability and a function. In the EDR case, power generated by a photovoltaic array is divided between the EDR desalination process and a battery, based on a prediction of future PV power availability and a function, to ensure reliable water production in the future. 1. A control system comprising:{'b': 3510', '3502, 'an input port () configured to receive time-varying electric power ();'}{'b': 3512', '3516', '3504', '3508, 'a plurality of output ports (-), each output port configured to supply electric power to a respective associated process (-) of a plurality of processes; and'}{'b': 3500', '3502', '3510', '3512', '3516', '3504', '3508', '3505', '3508, 'a first controller () configured to automatically allocate, in real time, at least a portion of the time-varying electric power () received at the input port () between respective output ports (-) of the plurality of output ports, based on respective characteristics of the plurality of processes (-), so as to maximize instantaneous aggregate production by the plurality of processes (-).'}2. A control system according to claim 1 , wherein:{'b': 3504', '3504', '3508', '4202, 'a first process () of the plurality of processes (-) comprises an electrochemical desalination process (); and'}{'b': 3506', '3504', '3508', '4204', '3504, 'a second process () of the ...

Methods and devices for tissue reconfiguration

Methods and devices are provided for reconfiguring a tissue within a hollow body organ using an entirely endoscopic approach in order to effectively reduce flow of fluid contents into a second hollow body organ in fluid communication with the first.

Odour reduction for agents containing hypochlorite

Haptic peripheral having a deformable substrate configured for amplified deformation

A haptic peripheral includes a housing, a deformable substrate coupled to the housing to be moveable thereto, and a smart material actuator coupled to a surface of the deformable substrate. The smart material actuator produces a force that deforms the deformable substrate relative to the housing in response to the control signal from a processor to thereby provide a haptic effect to a user of the haptic peripheral. The deformable substrate includes at least one user contact portion configured to contact the user and two opposing hinges. The deformable substrate also includes at least two stiff arms, each stiff arm extending between the user contact portion and one of the two opposing hinges. The stiff arms are relatively stiffer than the user contact portion and the hinges such that the deformable substrate is configured to increase the deformation of the deformable substrate relative to the housing.

Haptic peripheral having a plurality of deformable membranes and a motor to move radial pins

A haptic peripheral includes a housing with a frame having a plurality of circumferentially-spaced apart windows, a plurality of deformable membranes positioned within the plurality of circumferentially-spaced apart windows, and a haptic output device disposed within the housing and coupled to the plurality of deformable membranes. The haptic output device includes a motor, a converter, and a plurality of radially-extending pins. Each radially-extending pin has a first end attached to the converter and a second opposing end attached to a deformable membrane. The motor is configured to receive a control signal from a processor and is configured to rotate relative to the housing in response to the control signal. The converter converts rotary motion of the motor to linear motion to move the plurality of radially-extending pins to thereby radially extend the deformable membranes relative to the housing and provide a haptic effect to a user of the haptic peripheral.

6,6-bicyclic ring substituted heterobicyclic protein kinase inhibitors

Compounds of the formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , X 5 , X 6 , X 7 , R 1 , and Q 1 are defined herein, inhibit the IGF-1R enzyme and are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer, inflammation, psoriasis, allergy/asthma, disease and conditions of the immune system, disease and conditions of the central nervous system.

Cells expressing a bcma-targeting chimeric antigen receptor, and combination therapy with a gamma secretase inhibitor

The invention relates to the treatment of diseases associated with expression of BCMA, in particular myelomas. The invention relates to combination therapies of a BCMA CAR-expressing cell and a gamma secretase inhibitor.

Bonding pattern for disposable absorbent articles

In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, an article includes a first web and second web underlying the first web. The first web includes a precursor web having a pattern of discrete substantially columnar protruded extensions extending only from a first surface of the precursor web, each of the protruded extensions having a sidewall defining an open proximal portion and a closed distal portion. The article further includes a bonding pattern. The bonding pattern includes a plurality of discrete bonding points and a sized spacing between each adjacent bonding point sufficient to have inscribed therein a circle having a diameter of about 1 mm to about 12 mm The article comprises between about 70 to 100 discrete bonding points for every 25 to 40 mm along a longitudinal axis of the article.

Bonding pattern for disposable absorbent articles

In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, an article includes a first web and second web underlying the first web. The article further includes a bonding pattern. The bonding pattern includes a plurality of discrete bonding points and a sized spacing between each adjacent bonding point sufficient to have inscribed therein a circle having a diameter of about 1 mm to about 12 mm. The bonding pattern is located solely in one of the front end region or the back end region.

Bonding pattern for disposable absorbent articles

In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, an article includes a first web and second web underlying the first web. The article further includes a bonding pattern. The bonding pattern includes a plurality of discrete bonding points and a sized spacing between each adjacent bonding point sufficient to have inscribed therein a circle having a diameter of about 1 mm to about 12 mm. The bonding pattern is located solely in one of the front end region or the back end region.

Dental appliance.

Cytotoxicity mediation of cells evidencing surface expression of CD59

This invention relates to the staging, diagnosis and treatment of cancerous diseases (both primary tumors and tumor metastases), particularly to the mediation of cytotoxicity of tumor cells; and most particularly to the use of cancerous disease modifying antibodies (CDMAB), optionally in combination with one or more CDMAB/chemotherapeutic agents, as a means for initiating the cytotoxic response. The invention further relates to binding assays, which utilize the CDMAB of the instant invention. The anti-cancer antibodies can be conjugated to toxins, enzymes, radioactive compounds, cytokines, interferons, target or reporter moieties and hematogenous cells.

ID-less data sector format and data controller for disk drive.

Active wrist brace

The invention is a prefabricated, dynamic, interactive wrist splint/brace. The brace is simple, low profile, easily adjusted and is able to provide adjustable fixed splinting positions, active inputs, reactive force, and adjustable damping functions in all deviations. The brace will help insulate, protect and absorb vibrations and shocks the wrist joint may be subject to. The brace is simple to install, adjust, and remove by the user utilizing only their free hand. The brace is dynamic and without serious modifications can go from an adjustable static rigid splint; to a splint with limited ranges of motion; to an active or reactive rehabilitation aid; to a brace which allows universal pivoting of the wrist that does not restrict any movements yet provides safeguards to the joint to prevent re-injury. The hand piece, forearm piece and strapping are dimensioned to be able to provide support and varying pressure to the transverse metacarpal ligaments, the carpal ligaments, the intercarpal ligaments and to the transcarpel ligaments.

Cells expressing a bcma-targeting chimeric antigen receptor, and combination therapy with a gamma secretase inhibitor

The invention relates to the treatment of diseases associated with expression of BCMA, in particular myelomas. The invention relates to combination therapies of a BCMA CAR-expressing cell and a gamma secretase inhibitor.

Robot for inspection of confined spaces

Advanced resistive exercise device

The present invention relates to an exercise device, which includes a vacuum cylinder and a flywheel. The flywheel provides an inertial component to the load, which is particularly well suited for use in space as it simulates exercising under normal gravity conditions. Also, the present invention relates to an exercise device, which has a vacuum cylinder and a load adjusting armbase assembly.

Dental appliance

Electronic chip manufacturing process

Procédé de fabrication de puces électroniques La présente description concerne un procédé de fabrication de puces électroniques comprenant les étapes suivantes : former, du coté d'une première face d'un substrat semiconducteur (11), dans et sur lequel a été formée une pluralité de circuits intégrés (13), des métallisations reliant des contacts de circuits intégrés (13) voisins ; et former, du coté de ladite première face du substrat (11), des premières tranchées (21) séparant latéralement les circuits intégrés (13) et couper les métallisations reliant des circuits intégrés (13) adjacents, pour former au moins une portion (19') de métallisations au niveau de chacun des circuits (13) adjacents. Figure pour l'abrégé : Fig. 10 Process for manufacturing electronic chips The present description relates to a manufacturing process for electronic chips comprising the following steps: forming, on the side of a first face of a semiconductor substrate (11), in and on which has been formed a plurality of integrated circuits (13), metallizations connecting contacts of neighboring integrated circuits (13); and forming, on the side of said first face of the substrate (11), first trenches (21) laterally separating the integrated circuits (13) and cutting the metallizations connecting adjacent integrated circuits (13), to form at least one portion (19). ') metallizations at each of the adjacent circuits (13). Figure for the abstract: Fig. 10

Harvester cutter beam setting control

The cutter beam setting control for a harvester allows the cutter beam to be held parallel to the cutting edge of the cutting cylinder throughout the setting range. It uses a pair of setting devices coupled to respective ends of the cutter beam, each with a rotatable setting rod carrying a chain wheel around which a common chain is passed to ensure simultaneous even adjustment of the two setting devices for moving the cutting beam towards and away from the cutting edge. Pref. the chain is rotated for pivoting the two setting rods via an electric motor operative during the setting cycle. The setting control is used for a cutting beam with a long overall length.

VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTING HARVESTS

L'INVENTION CONCERNE LES VEHICULES DESTINES A CONTENIR DES MATIERES DE FOURRAGE. ELLE SE RAPPORTE A UN VEHICULE DANS LEQUEL UN CAISSON 18 DESTINE A CONTENIR LES MATIERES DE RECOLTE PEUT BASCULER ENTRE UNE POSITION REDRESSEE DE TRANSPORT SUR ROUTE ET UNE POSITION INCLINEE. UN ELEVATEUR PLIANT 44 EST DEPLIE AUTOMATIQUEMENT LORSQUE LE CAISSON 18 EST MIS DANS SA POSITION BASCULEE. UN TRANSPORTEUR 60 ASSURE L'EVACUATION DE LA MATIERE DE RECOLTE PAR L'ELEVATEUR. APPLICATION A LA RECOLTE DES MATIERES DE FOURRAGE DANS LES CHAMPS.

Process for manufacturing electronic chips

Procédé de fabrication de puces électroniques La présente description concerne un procédé de fabrication de puces électroniques (1) comprenant, dans l'ordre : a. la formation de contacts métalliques (19) du côté d'une première face d'un substrat semiconducteur (11), dans et sur lequel ont été préalablement formés une pluralité de circuits intégrés (13) ; b. le dépôt d'une première résine de protection (21) sur les contacts métalliques et la première face du substrat semiconducteur ; c. la formation de premières tranchées d'une première largeur, du côté d'une deuxième face du substrat semiconducteur ; d. le dépôt d'une deuxième résine de protection (25) dans les premières tranchées et sur la deuxième face du substrat semiconducteur ; e. la formation de deuxièmes tranchées, d'une deuxième largeur inférieure à la première largeur, en vis-à-vis des premières tranchées jusqu'aux contacts métalliques ; et f. la formation de troisièmes tranchées, en vis-à-vis des deuxièmes tranchées, les troisièmes tranchées traversant les contacts métalliques. Figure pour l'abrégé : Fig. 1 Process for manufacturing electronic chips This description relates to a method of manufacturing electronic chips (1) comprising, in order: To. the formation of metal contacts (19) on the side of a first face of a semiconductor substrate (11), in and on which a plurality of integrated circuits (13) have been previously formed; b. depositing a first protective resin (21) on the metal contacts and the first face of the semiconductor substrate; vs. the formation of first trenches of a first width, on the side of a second face of the semiconductor substrate; d. depositing a second protective resin (25) in the first trenches and on the second face of the semiconductor substrate; e. the formation of second trenches, of a second width less than the first width, facing the first trenches up to the metal contacts; And f. the formation of third trenches, facing the second ...

AUTOMATIC UNLOADING HARVESTING TRANSPORT VEHICLE

L'INVENTION CONCERNE LES VEHICULES DE TRANSPORT DES RECOLTES. ELLE SE RAPPORTE A UN VEHICULE DONT LA CAISSE 18 QUI RECOIT LA MATIERE DE RECOLTE COMPORTE UNE LEVRE 44 PORTANT UN TRANSPORTEUR QUI PERMET UNE EVACUATION PENDANT LE CHARGEMENT. SELON L'INVENTION, DES PANNEAUX 100 ET 102 AUGMENTENT LA CAPACITE UTILE DU RECIPIENT PENDANT LA RECOLTE DANS LES CHAMPS, ET CETTE PARTIE SUPERIEURE PEUT ETRE REPLIEE LORS D'UN TRANSPORT SUR ROUTE. APPLICATION A LA RECOLTE DES FOURRAGES. THE INVENTION CONCERNS CROP TRANSPORT VEHICLES. IT RELATES TO A VEHICLE WHOSE CASE 18 WHICH RECEIVES THE HARVESTING MATERIAL INCLUDES A LIP 44 CARRYING A CARRIER WHICH ALLOWS EVACUATION DURING LOADING. ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, PANELS 100 AND 102 INCREASE THE USEFUL CAPACITY OF THE CONTAINER DURING HARVESTING IN FIELDS, AND THIS UPPER PART MAY BE FOLDED DURING TRANSPORT ON THE ROAD. APPLICATION TO FORAGE HARVESTING.

Activated chlorine-containing preparations with stabilized optical brightening agents

The invention relates to activated chlorine-containing preparations with a content in optical brightening agents. The inventive preparations are characterized in that the optical brightening agents are present in the preparation in microencapsulated form.

Nano-particles that contain synthetic variants of gm3 ganglioside as adjuvants in vaccines

This invention describes ways of obtaining nano-particulated adjuvants formed by different synthetic variants of GM3 ganglioside. Depending on the fine structure of the fatty acid in the ceramide of the synthetic GM3, said adjuvants are able to stimulate specifically and in a specialized way the humoral or cellular immune response against accompanying antigens. Particularly, this invention provides immunogenic vaccine compositions that comprise peptides, polypeptides or proteins and the aforementioned nanoparticles, which are formed through the dispersion of hydrophobic proteins of the outer membrane complex (OMC) ofNeisseria meningitidisin solutions containing fully synthetic variants of the GM3 ganglioside.

GERD treatment apparatus and method

Electrodialysis systems and methods for desalination

Described are improved electrodialysis (ED) desalination systems and methods comprising voltage regulation and/or improved stack geometries. The systems and methods provide product water concentrations suitable for drinking (having a total dissolved solids concentration of less than 500 mg/L or 500 ppm) and have a high product recovery ratio.

Reduction of odor of agents containing hypochlorite

Uso de sustancias olorosas para evitar el olor de agentes blanqueadores de cloro en la piel humana, que se ha puesto en contacto con dichos agentes blanqueadores de cloro, caracterizado por que la sustancia olorosa se selecciona del grupo que comprende mezclas de difenilmetano con óxido de difenilo y mezclas de difenilmetano con óxido de difenilo y con 2-metilnaftil-éter, en el que la proporción en peso de difenilmetano con respecto a óxido de difenilo asciende a de 1:1 a 1:50. Use of odorous substances to avoid the smell of chlorine bleaching agents in human skin, which has been brought into contact with said chlorine bleaching agents, characterized in that the odorous substance is selected from the group comprising mixtures of diphenylmethane with diphenyl oxide and mixtures of diphenylmethane with diphenyl oxide and with 2-methylnaphthyl ether, in which the weight ratio of diphenylmethane with respect to diphenyl oxide is from 1: 1 to 1:50.

Method of compounding sponge rubber stock

Peptide composition and respective uses

The present invention provides a composition that comprises at least one peptide with a sequence length of 6-12 amino acids, where 2-5 of those amino acids are cysteines for the treatment of the hair, including animal and human hair, without the use of chemicals harmful to the hair fiber and consumer health and uses of said compositions in shampoo, lotion, serum, cream, conditioner, foam, elixir, oil, aerosol or mask.

Bagger attachment for grass mowers

A bagger attachment for grass mowers provides a powered auger having an inlet adjacent to the mower deck discharge opening and an outlet adjacent to the upper ends of bags mounted on hoop-like supports. The auger is shaped to produce a dense column of clippings and the like which densely fill first the bag adjacent to the auger discharge and subsequently the bag remote from the auger discharge. Air entrained with the clippings is exhausted before the columns are discharged, the upper ends of the bags are open and accessible to the mower operator so that he can observe the filling thereof and also insert stones and the like. The mower deck is provided with a raised wall portion and a baffle arranged to create optimum flow of the clippings into the auger. The upper side of the auger tube is provided with a hinged cover permitting access to the auger. Such cover is shaped to resist rotation of the clippings and improve auger efficiency.

Liquid bleach composition

Disclosed is a bleach-containing aqueous liquid composition that contains hydrogen peroxide and surfactant which is selected among betaines, alkyl amino oxides, alkoxylated alcohols, alkyl polyglycosides, alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, alkyl carboxylates, and the mixtures thereof. The inventive composition is characterized in that the same is provided with an alkaline pH value.

Method for making bromo-chloralkanes

Method and apparatus for haptic enabled flexible touch sensitive surface

A method and apparatus for an electronic interactive device having a haptic enabled flexible touch sensitive surface are disclosed. In one embodiment, the electronic interactive device includes a flexible touch sensitive surface, a flexible screen (or display), and an actuator. The flexible touch sensitive surface is deposited over the flexible screen and is capable of receiving an input, such as, for example, from a user. The flexible screen displays an image via a displaying window. The actuator is coupled to the flexible screen and provides haptic feedback in response to the input.

A prefabricated panel having a joint thereon

A unique prefabricated panel (10) having skins (24, 22) and a core (12) and having joints on at least the vertical edges of the panel which can be easily and effectively assembled into a wall by gluing the panels together at the edges without the need for splines or stud posts thereby creating a joint preferably a captured scarf joint (34), which is strong and which joint provides for a large bonding surface and is effective to capture, align and rigidly secure the panels together and importantly maintain the skin strength through the joint when a joint, preferably a captured scarf joint, is provided on the horizontal edges and the vertical edges. Larger panels can be assembled from smaller panels while maintaining the skin strength of the larger panel. The panels can also be effectively assembled as a floor or a roof. There is no buckling of the shingles of the roof when the panels of the instant invention are used.

VEHICLE WITH TILTING HOPPER TO TRANSPORT HARVESTING HARVESTS

Methods and devices for placement of an intra-abdominal or intra-thoracic appliance through a natural body orifice

Natural orifice transenteric surgical methods and devices for placing a band or other appliance around a hollow bodily organ such as the stomach. In one alternative embodiment, such a band is placed in order to reduce the inner volume of the stomach.

Bale stacking wagon

A multilayer, free-standing stack of bales is built from the bottom up in a machine that forms each successive layer and then raises the layer directly overhead to retaining structure that supports the layer, as well as any others above it, at a high enough elevation to avoid interference with the formation of the next layer therebelow. After the stack has been completely built by raising successive layers up to the retaining structure, the stack may be discharged out of the machine while still in an upright condition and at any selected one of a number of vertical positions, e.g., onto the ground or onto the bed of an awaiting tractor-trailer. Each layer contains a pair of end-to-end tie bales across one side of the layer that are disposed in transverse relationship to all other bales of that layer, and the tie bales of adjacent layers are disposed at opposite sides of the stack so that the bales of each layer all overlap more than one bale in an adjacent layer, thereby adding cohesiveness and integrity to the stack. Stack retrieving and single bale unloading are provided.

Gerd treatment apparatus and method

An elongated member is configured for transoral placement into a stomach and includes a distal end effector having first and second members configured to engage stomach tissue. The first and second members are movable relatively toward one another generally in a first plane and the distal end effector is movable relative to the elongated member in a second plane generally transverse to the first plane. A third member of the distal end effector is configured to engage stomach tissue and is movable in a distal direction relative to the first and second members. A tissue securement member of the apparatus is coupled to at least one of the first and second members for securing together tissue engaged thereby.

Method and apparatus for haptic enabled flexible touch sensitive surface

A method and apparatus for an electronic interactive device having a haptic enabled flexible touch sensitive surface are disclosed. In one embodiment, the electronic interactive device includes a flexible touch sensitive surface, a flexible screen (or display), and an actuator. The flexible touch sensitive surface is deposited over the flexible screen and is capable of receiving an input, such as, for example, from a user. The flexible screen displays an image via a displaying window. The actuator is coupled to the flexible screen and provides haptic feedback in response to the input.

Peptide composition and respective uses

The present invention provides a composition that comprises at least one peptide with a sequence length of 6-12 amino acids, where 2-5 of those amino acids are cysteines for the treatment of the hair, including animal and human hair, without the use of chemicals harmful to the hair fiber and consumer health and uses of said compositions in shampoo, lotion, serum, cream, conditioner, foam, elixir, oil, aerosol or mask.

Gesture detection using color segmentation

In some embodiments, a method calculates a first color metric value from a detection window in a first image that is detected by a visual system. A second image of pixels is generated where the pixels include one or more second color metric values that meet the first color metric value within a threshold. The method compares the second image to an object. When the comparison meets a criterion, the method transitions from a first mode to a second mode. When the comparison does not meet the criterion, the method continues to operate in the first mode.

VEHICLE WITH SELF-UNLOADING HOPPER OF LARGE CAPACITY FOR TRANSPORT HARVESTING HARVESTS

Pressure compensating emitter having very low activation pressure and large operating range

Pressure-compensating emitter. The emitter includes an inlet connected to a source of pressurized water and an orifice in fluid communication with the inlet and extending into a channel including a raised land surrounding an outlet. A compliant membrane is positioned above the land in the chamber wherein pressurized water will cause the membrane to deform into contact with the land to alter flow through the outlet so as to provide a constant flow rate. Parameters of the emitter are selected so that the emitter has a large operating range and an activation pressure of 0.15 bar or below.

Liquid bleach composition

Bleichmittelhaltige wäßrige flüssige Zusammensetzung, die einen alkalischen pH-Wert aufweist und Wasserstoffperoxid sowie 0,1 Gew.-% bis 20 Gew.-%Tensid enthält, wobei das Tensid ausgewählt wird aus Betainen, Alkylaminoxiden, alkoxlierten Alkoholen, Alkylpolyglykosiden, Alkylsulfaten, Alkylethersulfaten, Alkylcarboxylaten und deren Mischungen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in der Tensidmischung 20 Gew.-Teile bis 50 Gew.-Teile Dimethyl-C 12-14 -Alkylammoniumbetain, 10 Gew.-Teile bis 30 Gew.-Teile C 12-14 -Alkylethersulfat und 5 Gew.-Teile bis 20 Gew.-Teile an der Summe aus ethoxyliertem C 12-14 -Fettalkohol und C 12-14 -Alkylpolyglykosid enthalten sind. A bleach-containing aqueous liquid composition which has an alkaline pH and contains hydrogen peroxide and 0.1% by weight to 20% by weight of surfactant, the surfactant being selected from betaines, alkylamine oxides, alkoxylated alcohols, alkylpolyglycosides, alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, Alkylcarboxylates and mixtures thereof, characterized in that in the surfactant 20 parts by weight to 50 parts by weight of dimethyl C 12-14 alkylammonium betaine, 10 parts by weight to 30 parts by weight of C 12-14 alkyl ether sulfate and 5 parts by weight to 20 parts by weight of the sum of ethoxylated C 12-14 fatty alcohol and C 12-14 alkylpolyglycoside are included.

Dual-shaft clutchless hybrid transmission

An apparatus includes a drive shaft, a transmission, a motor shaft, and an engine shaft. The drive shaft includes several drive gears and is used to transmit power to a wheel of a vehicle. The transmission includes a first transmission subassembly and a second transmission subassembly, each subassembly having a transmission shaft, an input gear, and several output gears. Each transmission shaft includes a shifting element to select an output gear. Each transmission subassembly transmits power to the drive shaft when the shifting element of each respective subassembly is engaged. The motor shaft is coupled to a motor and is also directly coupled to the first transmission subassembly via a first motor gear. The motor shaft is also coupled to the engine shaft via a second motor gear. The engine shaft includes several engine gears to couple the engine shaft to the first and second transmission subassemblies.

Recreational vehicle

A motorized recreational vehicle of unibody construction having at least one expandable living compartment with flush floor and full ceiling and an expandable living compartment disposed within the body of the vehicle, a storage area or garage (404) disposed within the vehicle body between the bottom and the floor and accessible through the openable rear end (407), an integral heat exchanging climate control system, a retractable stair, pneumatically actuated components, and deformable members.

Developer composition and process for penetrant inspection

Dry developer composition in powder form and process for using same in the inspection of metal surfaces for cracks and defects open to the surface by the penetrant process. The powder composition of this invention has special significance in providing easier to see flaw indications when used with the fluorescent penetrant method of inspection.

Elevator position-control mechanism for rotatable forage container

The forage receiving container box of a crop transporting vehicle is tiltable between a stowed position and a tilted operating position, and includes an unloading elevator spout that is shiftable by a position-control mechanism between stowed and extended positions simultaneously with the shifting of the container box from its stowed to tilted position. Tilting of the container box is accomplished by a first piston and cylinder assembly, and the motion imparted by the first piston and cylinder assembly is transmitted to the elevator by a normally retracted, second piston and cylinder assembly acting in the nature of a rigid link. Additionally, the second piston and cylinder assembly may be extended independently of the first assembly for lowering of the elevator independently of the position of the crop container box. A lost-motion slide connection joins the second assembly with the elevator to takeup motion of the container in the event the elevator is already lowered when the container is rotated between its positions.

Recreational vehicle

A motorized recreational vehicle of unibody construction having at least one expandable living compartment with flush floor and full ceiling and an expandable living compartment disposed within the body of the vehicle, a storage area or garage (404) disposed within the vehicle body between the bottom and the floor and accessible through the openable rear end (407), an integral heat exchanging climate control system, a retractable stair, pneumatically actuated components, and deformable members.

METHOD OF OBTAINING ANTIGENIC STRUCTURES BURNING METHOD OF OBTAINING ANTIGENIC STRUCTURES THAT ENHANCE SPECIFIC CROSS REACTIVITY AND ITS POTENTIAL SPECIFIC CROSS REACTIVITY USE AND USE IN FORMULATIONS

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Active chlorine preparations containing stabilized perfumes

The present invention relates to active chlorine preparations containing perfumes which are distinguished by the fact that the perfumes are present in microencapsulated form.

Odour reduction for agents containing hypochlorite

The aim of the invention is to reduce the often unpleasant odour that remains on human skin, which has come into contact with agents containing chlorine bleach, in particular on the hands after using said agents. This is achieved by the use of perfumes, selected from the group containing diphenylmethane, diphenyl oxide, 2-methyl-naphthyl-ether and mixtures thereof.

Systems, devices, and methods for providing limited duration haptic effects

Systems, devices, and methods for providing limited duration haptic effects are disclosed. Systems for providing limited duration haptic effects include sensors (107, 607, 907), control circuits (102, 202, 302, 402), and vibration actuators (105, 605, 705, 755, 905) configured for closed loop feedback control of the vibration actuators (105, 605, 705, 755, 905). The sensors (107, 607, 907) are configured to measure motion characteristics induced by the vibration actuators (105, 605, 705, 755, 905). The control circuits (102, 202, 302, 402) are configured to receive motion characteristic information from the sensors (107, 607, 907) and provide closed loop feedback control of the vibration actuators (105, 605, 705, 755, 905). Closed loop feedback control permits precise control of vibration actuators (105, 605, 705, 755, 905) output during limited duration haptic effects.

Inorganic nanoparticle-based vaccine compositions for cancer treatment

The present invention is related to biotechnology, particularly to the field of human health. It provides new vaccine compositions that comprise as active principle a system that contains the recombinant human EGF, or peptides thereof, and a carrier protein or peptide, bound to a nucleus constituted by inorganic nanoparticles, with nanometric or submicrometric scale dimensions. These vaccine compositions are useful for the chronic treatment of cancer and have as advantages that their administration does not result in the appearance of adverse effects at the injection site and that they do not accumulate in the body.

Composition comprising cysteine-containing peptides for the treatment of hair

The present application relates to a composition comprising at least one peptide with a size of 6-12 amino acids, wherein 2-5 of said amino acids are cysteines, which can be used for treatment and grooming products for animal hair, preferably for treatment and cosmetics for human hair. Several methods are available for styling hair which involve breaking and re-establishing new disulphide bonds, allowing the hair to be relaxed and straightened. However, the currently more effective methods for styling hair use harmful chemical products. There is therefore a continuing need for formulations that can be used for effectively styling hair fibres without damaging same. The present invention therefore intends to provide a composition for treating animal hair, including human hair, without the use of chemicals that are harmful to hair fibres and to the health of the user, and uses of said compositions as a shampoo, lotion, serum, cream, conditioner, foam, elixir, oil, aerosol or mask.

Tire mold manufacture

Using email history to estimate creditworthiness for applicants having insufficient credit history

In some implementations, a credit decision platform may receive a credit request from an applicant and obtain domestic historical data associated with the applicant from a credit bureau device. The credit decision platform may obtain access to an email account associated with the applicant based on determining that the domestic historical data associated with the applicant is insufficient to process the credit request. The credit decision platform may identify, using one or more machine learning models, a set of email messages included in the email account that are relevant to the credit request and may analyze content included in the set of email messages to generate non-domestic historical data associated with the applicant. The credit decision platform may generate a decision on the credit request based on an estimated creditworthiness of the applicant, which may be determined based on the non-domestic historical data.

Locking and damping mechanism for a prosthetic knee joint

A high performance, low-cost passive prosthetic knee includes one or more modules to enable able-bodied gait by transfemoral amputees to improve metabolic efficiency and reduce stigma from conspicuous abnormal gaits. A stance stability module includes a latch with a virtual lock axis that automatically locks and unlocks. An early stance flexion module enables able-bodied gait during stance. Hydraulic fluid dampers ensure reliable swing phase control. A swing extension energy storage module stores and returns energy as the knee locks and unlocks, respectively. These modules may be used together, in any combination, or individually.

Peptide composition and uses thereof

TWO FOCUS REFLECTOR

Tissue reconfiguration

An apparatus includes an elongated member configured for transoral placement into a stomach, and a distal end effector including first and second members configured to engage stomach tissue, e.g., tissue beyond the: esophageal junction. The first and second members are movable relatively toward one another generally in a first plane, and the distal end effector is movable relative to the elongated member in a second plane generally transverse to the first plane. A third member of the distal end effector is configured to engage stomach tissue. The third member is movable in a distal direction relative to the first and second members. A tissue securement member of the apparatus is coupled to at least one of the first and second members for securing together tissue engaged thereby. The tissue securement member includes first and second parts, a suture attached to the first part, and a securing element attached to the suture and configured for engagement with the second part when the first and second members move relatively toward one another to engage tissue, to thereby secure the second part to the first part.

Preparations containing active chlorine with stabilized optical brighteners

Vorgeschlagen werden aktivchlorhaltige Zubereitungen mit einem Gehalt an optischen Aufhellern, die sich dadurch auszeichnen, daß die optischen Aufheller in mikroverkapselter Form vorliegen.

Cutting cylinder having knife position adjustment

The cylinder supports a series of knives at its outer periphery which extend generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the cylinder, spanning a plurality of supporting bulkheads that are provided with special mounting assemblies which adjustably attach the knives thereto. The knives are positioned in such a way that in order to adjust the radial position of a cutting edge, the knives are adjustably shifted either inwardly or outwardly in a direction that is normal to the plane of the knives being adjusted. As a result of a degree of inherent flexibility of the knives, certain of the attaching points may be adjustably positioned more inwardly or outwardly than others by causing the knives to flex appropriately at the needed locations. Each attaching or mounting assembly includes a pair of threadably interengaged components, one of which shifts inwardly and outwardly upon rotation of the other so as to correspondingly position the proximal knife portion after a clamping bolt has been sufficiently released.