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A medical clip dispenser apparatus for the pinching of a medical clip or staple about a portion of a mammalian body tissue. The apparatus comprises an elongated support beam having a distal end with a stationary lower housing thereon, and a distally movable hollow cinch slidably disposed on the lower housing. The cinch has a portion of a pair of closable jaws squeezably arranged therewithin. An elongated pusher has a generally cross-shaped pusher member on a distal end thereof in slidable engagement with the jaws, to keep the jaws apart from one another after a new clip has been pushed into position between the jaws.

A respiratory circuit inhalation apparatus is adapted to communicate a fluid stream between at least one air source and a patient and is formed with at least one central body portion defining an interior fluid stream communication passageway. An integrally formed dual function mouthpiece and effluent port projects from an end of the central body to communicate the fluid stream between the air source and a portion of the respiratory circuit that can lead to the patient or other components of the respiratory circuit. An integrally formed ambient fluid port is also formed as part of the inhalation apparatus that projects from the central body portion opposite to the dual function port. As with the other ports, the ambient fluid port also communicates the fluid stream between the interior fluid passageway and the at least one air source. The preferred inhalation apparatus also further includes a medication port that is formed about the central body portion and which includes a baffle or baffle portion that projects into and terminates within the interior fluid passageway. The terminus orifice and exit plane of the baffle preferably projects and terminates within the interior fluid passageway beyond the surface thereof so that liquids pooled within the passageway can be retained therein without draining into the medication port. Any or all of the various ports can be configured to be compatible for use with industry preferred respiratory circuit components and rigid and deformable 22 millimeter tubes.

A low cost charger circuit with pre-charge functionality can include a DC / DC converter arranged in parallel with a charger device. When used for electrified vehicle applications, the DC / DC converter can be configured to operate during vehicle propulsion, restorable energy storage system (RESS) recharging, and while only the DC / DC converter needs to be energized. A DC / DC converter can be coupled to a first high voltage bus on a load side of a primary contactor, and to a second high voltage bus on an energy side of a primary contactor. A pre-charge circuit can controllably charge a voltage bus and protect a DC / DC converter against high inrush current. An auxiliary contactor can controllably couple a DC / DC converter to a load portion of a high voltage bus. It can also couple a charger thereto. A charger contactor can controllably couple a charger device to an energy portion of a high voltage bus.

Manufacturing a MRAM device may include removing etch residues from a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) pattern in the presence of an atmosphere. The removing may include applying a cleaning solution to one or more surfaces of the MTJ pattern. Manufacturing the MRAM device may include removing an oxide layer based on sputter etching of the MTJ pattern. The etch residues may be removed such that the oxide layer is formed. Removing the etch residues may include applying a cleaning solution to the MTJ pattern. The etch residues may be removed in the presence of an atmosphere. The MTJ pattern may be formed based on patterning an MTJ layer in a vacuum state such that the etch residues are formed on a surface of the MTJ pattern.

A carburetor having a carburetor body in which an intake channel portion is formed. At least one fuel opening opens out into the intake channel portion. Pivotably mounted in the intake channel portion is a butterfly valve that in a completely opened position divides the intake channel, in the region of the butterfly valve, into a mixture channel and a feed channel, so that in the completely opened position of the butterfly valve, flowing into the feed channel is combustion air having a fuel content that is less than the fuel content in the mixture channel. Provided in the intake channel portion is at least one partition section that extends between the feed channel and the mixture channel. The partition section is formed on the carburetor body.

A finger for a crop gathering auger of a grain header for an agricultural combine, a forage harvester, or the like, the finger including a resilient elastomeric retainer retractor which spans a failure region of the finger and will retain a free end of the finger in connection with a mounting end thereof when the failure region is broken, and which is configured and operable for automatically retracting the broken off free end into an auger drum and retaining it therein during subsequent rotation of the drum for limiting potential damage from the broken end and preventing entry of the broken end into crop handling equipment of the combine or other machine.

An ankle inversion and eversion prevention athletic shoe has an upper foot support portion and a shoe bottom. The ankle inversion and eversion athletic shoe device is designed for preventing an athlete from spraining or turning or rolling an ankle during normal athletic competition or play or activities. The shoe includes a brace. The brace is located either behind the ankle on a heel of the shoe or on a side of said shoe in the general vicinity of the ankle. The brace includes an elongated arm and a floor contact surface designed to limit or control sliding of the foot to enable wearer time to regain composure, footing and balance. The brace provides the wearer time to regain his or her balance onto the shoe bottom, thus significantly limiting or precluding the typical and usually unavoidable ankle injury.

A respiratory circuit inhalation apparatus is adapted to communicate a fluid stream between at least one air source and a patient and is formed with at least one central body portion defining an interior fluid stream communication passageway. An integrally formed dual function mouthpiece and effluent port projects from an end of the central body to communicate the fluid stream between the air source and a portion of the respiratory circuit that can lead to the patient or other components of the respiratory circuit. An integrally formed ambient fluid port is also formed as part of the inhalation apparatus that projects from the central body portion opposite to the dual function port. As with the other ports, the ambient fluid port also communicates the fluid stream between the interior fluid passageway and the at least one air source. The preferred inhalation apparatus also further includes a medication port that is formed about the central body portion and which includes a baffle or baffle portion that projects into and terminates within the interior fluid passageway. The terminus orifice and exit plane of the baffle preferably projects and terminates within the interior fluid passageway beyond the surface thereof so that liquids pooled within the passageway can be retained therein without draining into the medication port. Any or all of the various ports can be configured to be compatible for use with industry preferred respiratory circuit components and rigid and deformable 22 millimeter tubes.

A vibration motor is disclosed. The vibration motor includes a housing; an elastic connecting piece; a fixed component; a vibrating component comprising a counterweight suspended in the housing by the elastic connecting piece; and a damping piece accommodated in the housing and fixed on the counterweight. One of the fixed component and the vibrating component includes coils, and the other includes a magnet. The counterweight includes a restricting protrusion extending from a side facing the elastic connecting piece for abutting against and restricting the damping piece.

A finger for a crop gathering auger of a grain header for an agricultural combine, a forage harvester, or the like, the finger including a resilient elastomeric retainer retractor which spans a failure region of the finger and will retain a free end of the finger in connection with a mounting end thereof when the failure region is broken, and which is configured and operable for automatically retracting the broken off free end into an auger drum and retaining it therein during subsequent rotation of the drum for limiting potential damage from the broken end and preventing entry of the broken end into crop handling equipment of the combine or other machine.

A reciprocating piston-type internal combustion engine includes an engine cylinder, an intake port, an intake runner providing a passage through which intake gas enters the cylinder through the intake port, an intake valve for opening and closing the intake port, and a first flap located in the intake runner upstream from the intake valve, arranged in series with the intake valve, and having first and second positional states that vary during each engine cycle. The first state opens the intake runner passage to permit intake gas to enter the cylinder through the intake port. The second state at least partially closes the intake runner passage to control the flow of gas exiting or entering the cylinder through the intake port.

An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes a curtain airbag inflatable from a stored condition adjacent a roof of the vehicle to a deployed condition in which the curtain airbag is positioned between a side structure of the vehicle and the vehicle occupant. A tensioner is positioned adjacent to the vehicle roof and spaced inboard from the vehicle side structure. A tether has a first end portion connected to the tensioner and a second end portion connected to the curtain airbag. The tensioner is configured to pay-out and / or retract the tether. The tensioner is configured to control pay-out and / or retraction of the tether to control deployment of the curtain airbag and / or to control movement of the curtain airbag once deployed.

A low cost charger circuit with pre-charge functionality can include a DC / DC converter arranged in parallel with a charger device. When used for electrified vehicle applications, the DC / DC converter can be configured to operate during vehicle propulsion, restorable energy storage system (RESS) recharging, and while only the DC / DC converter needs to be energized. A DC / DC converter can be coupled to a first high voltage bus on a load side of a primary contactor, and to a second high voltage bus on an energy side of a primary contactor. A pre-charge circuit can controllably charge a voltage bus and protect a DC / DC converter against high inrush current. An auxiliary contactor can controllably couple a DC / DC converter to a load portion of a high voltage bus. It can also couple a charger thereto. A charger contactor can controllably couple a charger device to an energy portion of a high voltage bus.

An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes a tubular inflatable seat belt configured to be moved between an inflated condition and a deflated condition. The inflatable seat belt, when in the inflated condition, is configured to permit the occupant to enter and exit a vehicle seat. The inflatable seat belt, when in the deflated condition, is configured to restrain a seated occupant. An airbag is attached to a lap belt portion of the inflatable seat belt. The airbag is inflatable from a stored condition on the inflatable seat belt to a deployed condition in which the airbag has a lower airbag portion extending from the lap belt portion along the seated occupant's legs and an upper airbag portion extending from the lap belt portion upward in front of the seated occupant's torso.

A semiconductor device may include a linear gate trench that crosses an active region of a substrate of the semiconductor device. The active region may include a plurality of gate areas at a bottom of the gate trench and junction areas at a surface of the substrate in a central portion and opposite end portions of the active region. A conductive line may be in a lower portion of the gate trench. The conductive line may include a gate line and a capping layer that at least partially isolates the gate line from an upper surface of the conductive line. A sealing line may be in an upper portion of the gate trench. The sealing line may cover the conductive line and a surface of the sealing line may be coplanar with the junction areas.