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Intervertebral implant

InactiveUS7232464B2The way is simple and fastGreater danger to the surrounding structuresJoint implantsSpinal implantsBiomedical engineeringVertebra
The intervertebral implant is in the form of a three-dimensional structure (10) comprising (a) a top side (1) and an underside (2) which are designed to rest against the end plates of two adjacent vertebras, (b) a left side face (3) and a right side face (4), (c) a front face (5) and a rear face (6), (d) a horizontal center plane situated between the top side (1) and the underside (2), (e) a vertical center plane (8) situated between the left side face (3) and the right side face (8) and (f) a plurality of boreholes (9) passing through the implant structure (10) that are designed to receive longitudinal affixation elements (20), the axes (19) of said elements intersecting the horizontal center plane (7). At least one of the boreholes (9) is designed in a manner that the affixation element (10) received in it can be rigidly connected to the intervertebral implant. Said connection is implemented using a thread or by matching conical surfaces.
Owner:DEPUY SYNTHES PROD INC

Sealing plug for an opening in a wall of a vessel or hollow organ

The present invention relates to a sealing plug for an opening in a wall of a vessel or hollow organ of an animal or human body, in particular a blood vessel, to a device for placing such a sealing plug in such an opening, to a surgery kit for percutaneously sealing an opening in a wall of a vessel or hollow organ of an animal or human body, in particular a blood vessel, and to a method for percutaneously sealing of an opening in a wall of a vessel or hollow organ of an animal or human body.
Owner:UNIV TUBINGEN

Hand-held vital signs monitor

The invention features a vital sign monitor that includes: 1) a hardware control component featuring a microprocessor that operates an interactive, icon-driven GUI on an LCD; and, 2) a sensor component that connects to the control component through a shielded coaxial cable. The sensor features: 1) an optical component that generates a first signal; 2) a plurality electrical components (e.g. electrodes) that generate a second signal; and, 3) an acoustic component that generates a third signal. The microprocessor runs compiled computer code that operates: 1) the touch panel LCD; 2) a graphical user interface that includes multiple icons corresponding to different software operations; 3) a file-management system for storing and retrieving vital sign information; and 4) USB and short-range wireless systems for transferring data to and from the device to a PC.
Owner:SOTERA WIRELESS

Emergency medical kit, respiratory pump, and face mask particularly useful therein

InactiveUS20050085799A1Efficient driveWide degree of automatic controlRespiratorsElectrocardiographyEmergency medicineNon invasive
An emergency medical kit for use, particularly by a non-professional, to render emergency medical treatment to a patient, includes: a pressurized-oxygen container within a housing; a face mask within the housing for application to the face of a patient requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and a respiratory pump within the housing connected to the pressurized-oxygen container so as to be driven thereby to supply oxygen to the mask for inhalation by the patient, and to discharge the exhalations of the patient via the face mask to the atmosphere. The face mask includes an inflatable seal around its circumference engageable with the face of the patient receiving the mask for sealing the interior of the mask; a pressure sensor sensing the pressure in the inflatable seal; and an indicator for indicating whether the face mask is properly applied to the face of the patient. The kit further includes a neck rest having straps for attaching the face mask thereto in contact with the patient's face when the patient's head is placed on the head rest. According to a most essential aspect of the invention there is provided an emergency, fully automatic kit, based on non-invasive means for performing all stages of the “chain of survival” (including: external defibrillation, ventilation and automatic chest compression) by a single operator.
Owner:LURIA ODED +1

Intervertebral implant

The intervertebral implant is in the form of a three-dimensional structure (10) comprising (a) a top side (1) and an underside (2) which are designed to rest against the end plates of two adjacent vertebras, (b) a left side face (3) and a right side face (4), (c) a front face (5) and a rear face (6), (d) a horizontal center plane situated between the top side (1) and the underside (2), (e) a vertical center plane (8) situated between the left side face (3) and the right side face (8) and (f) a plurality of boreholes (9) passing through the implant structure (10) that are designed to receive longitudinal affixation elements (20), the axes (19) of said elements intersecting the horizontal center plane (7). At least one of the boreholes (9) is designed in a manner that the affixation element (10) received in it can be rigidly connected to the intervertebral implant. Said connection is implemented using a thread or by matching conical surfaces.
Owner:DEPUY SYNTHES PROD INC

Control unit for mixed light illumination, especially for microscopy

A control unit for a microscope, a stereomicroscope, or an industrial image processing machine is described, to which at least three lighting units, e.g. for incident light-bright field illumination, incident light-dark field illumination, and for transmitted light illumination, are connected. Respective lighting units are simultaneously controlled according to user commands, e.g. for interval control to simulate a moving light source. The user commands can be input by function keys and / or a foot switch and / or stored in a memory provided in the control unit. Alternatively or in addition, the control unit can receive command statements from an external computer connected via an interface or control signals from an external camera. The control unit detects temperatures of the lighting units and shuts off a lighting unit or generates a warning signal when its temperature becomes excessive.
Owner:SCHOTT AG +1

Curable jettable liquid for flexography

InactiveUS20060054040A1Fast and simple and environmentalThe way is simple and fastDuplicating/marking methodsInksOligomerPlasticizer
A curable jettable liquid for manufacturing a flexographic printing plate comprising at least one photo-initiator, at least one monofunctional monomer, at least 5 wt % of a polyfunctional monomer or oligomer and at least 5 wt % of a plasticizer both based on the total weight of the curable jettable liquid capable of realizing a layer after curing having an elongation at break of at least 5%, a storage modulus E′ smaller than 200 MPa at 30 Hz and a volumetric shrinkage smaller than 10%.
Owner:AGFA NV

Drilling tool including a shank and a cutting body detachably secured thereto

A drilling tool includes a shaft having a front end to which a cutting body provided with cutting edges is detachably connected. In the front end of the shaft, a seat is formed which is delimited by spaced-apart protrusions between which there is a bottom surface. In the protrusion, there is a threaded hole for a screw, which when tightened applies pre-stressing forces to the cutting body. On the inside of the opposite protrusion, there is a supporting shoulder against which the cutting body is pressed when the screw is tightened and applies a lateral pre-stressing force to the cutting body. The protrusions are laterally displaced in relation to each other in order to freely expose the screw beside one of the protrusions.
Owner:SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB

Hydrogel

A method of preparation of a cross-linked hydrogel by graft copolymerisation, said method comprises the steps of preparing an aqueous solution comprising one or more hydrophilic polymers, a cross-linking agent and a photoinitiator comprising a water-soluble peroxydisulphate, subjecting said solution to irradiation and obtaining the cross-linked hydrogel, wherein the hydrophilic polymers are saturated and the cross-linking agent acts as a co-catalyst of cross-linking. The hydrogel is fast to produce and has low toxicity. The hydrogel may be suitable for use in medical devices such as dressings and the like.
Owner:COLOPLAST AS

Method and an apparatus for capturing three-dimensional data of an area of space

In a method for capturing three-dimensional data of an area of space, a plurality of measuring beams (Ls) are sent out to a plurality of measuring points. A detector (50) receives a plurality of reflected beams (Lr) which are reflected by the measuring points (34a). A plurality of distances to the measuring points (34a, 34b) are determined as a function of the reflected beams (Lr). According to one aspect of the invention, at least one object (30) which comprises a hidden channel (66) having a visible entry opening (72) is located in the area of space. A rod-shaped element (32) is inserted into the channel (66) in such a manner that a free end (70) protrudes from the entry opening (72). A first distance to a first measuring point (34a) and a second distance to a second measuring point (34b) are determined. An orientation (74) of the hidden channel (66) is determined as a function of the first and the second distances.
Owner:FARO TECH INC

Control device for a timepiece

A control device for a timepiece, the device including a primary crown adapted to be rotated and pulled, having at least two axial positions, and also including a secondary crown arranged coaxially with respect to the primary crown, the primary crown including a crown head and a control rod fixed rigidly to the crown head and adapted to be coupled to or decoupled from a winding rod of a movement of the timepiece in order to control functions of the timepiece, and the secondary crown including a crown body. The control device distinguishes in that the secondary crown is adapted be rotated and pulled, has at least two axial positions, and includes a kinematic link adapted to control at least one additional function of the timepiece, the primary crown and secondary crown being actuatable independently of one another. The invention also includes a timepiece having such a control device.
Owner:DE LA MFG DHORLOGERIE AUDEMARS PIGUET & CIE

Apparatus for fail-safely disconnecting an electrical load; in particular in industrial production plants

An apparatus for failsafe disconnection of an electrical load has a first and at least one second safety switching device. The first safety switching device has a first evaluation and control unit, an output and an electronic switching element, for producing a potential-related switching signal at the output under the control of the first evaluation and control unit. The second safety switching device has a second evaluation and control unit and an input. The input and the output are connected to one another via a single-channel connecting line, and the input supplies the second evaluation and control unit with the potential-related switching signal from the output of the first safety switching device. In order to fulfill safety standards for such kind of apparatus, the second safety switching device has at least two input circuits to which the potential-related switching signal from the output of the first safety switching device is supplied in a mutually redundant manner.
Owner:PILZ (COMPANY)

Device for detachably fixing lens on goggles

The present invention relates to a device for detachably fixing a lens on goggles including: a detachable fixing member having a plurality of metal pieces adapted to be insertedly fixed to a plurality of equally spaced insertion grooves formed along a frame rim and a plurality of permanent magnets adapted to be insertedly fixed to a plurality of equally spaced insertion grooves formed along a lens rim on the same line as the plurality of metal pieces insertedly fixed along the frame rim in such a manner as to be coupled and separated to and from the plurality of metal pieces; and clip members adapted to be fixed to both sides of the frame so as to rigidly fix the lens to the frame.
Owner:KOREA OGK

Target system

A target system for light infantry weapons including a target overturnable by an impact and an actuating mechanism configured to move the target. The target is connected to the actuating mechanism via a pivot structure. Further, the actuating mechanism includes a lifter configured to lift the target to a substantially upright position, a vertical rail system and a carriage vertically moveable along the vertical rail system, and an electric motor configured to move the carriage along the vertical rail system. Also, the pivot structure is arranged on the carriage, and the lifter includes a supporting lifter device, against which the target falls when hit and which, when the carriage is lowered, lifts the target to the substantially upright position utilizing the movement of the carriage and an inertia of the target. In addition, the target system is portable and of modular construction.
Owner:HONESTAS

Method for determining the deterioration of a battery

This objective is achieved according to the present invention in that in a method for determining the deterioration of a battery, the charge and discharge cycles of the battery are measured by number and depth of the charge / discharge. For each of the charge and discharge cycles, a characteristic deterioration value is determined on the basis of a deterioration curve that is characteristic of the specific battery type. These individual characteristic deterioration values are then summed up to obtain the deterioration of the battery.
Owner:FCA US

Heat exchanger and method of producing the same

A heat exchanger for vehicles comprises firstly a heat-exchanger assembly consisting of flat liquid-conveying tubes and surface-enlarging means, secondly an inlet tank, and thirdly an outlet tank. The inlet tank and the outlet tank have a connection plate with a number of connection holes for the tubes. At each hole, the plate has a projecting connecting sleeve element. Each tube has at its ends a widened main portion which is accommodated on said connecting sleeve element. A rounded transitional area is formed between the connection plate and each connecting sleeve element, and the main portion is inserted in the conecting sleeve element and is applied with its outside against the inside of the connecting sleeve element. Each tube has at its ends an end portion which is widened in relation to the main portion, merges with the main portion and is applied against the transitional area. In a method of producing such a heat exchanger, the widened end area of the tubes are inserted in the connecting sleeve elements and are widened further in such a manner that each tube end is applied against the transitional area between the plate and the respective connecting sleeve element.
Owner:WALEO ENGINE COOLING

Metering and dispensing device

A metering and dispensing device for free flowing materials includes a volume body having first and second ends, and a volumetric channel extending therethrough. The second end of the volume body is adapted for attachment to the opening of a container holding the free flowing material. The device further includes a measuring partition operatively associated with the second end of the volume body. The measuring partition includes a barrier lip portion extending therefrom into the volumetric channel, and a measuring opening selectively movable from a closed position to an open position relative to the volumetric channel, wherein the selective movement of the measuring opening simultaneously causes the barrier lip portion to vary the volume of the volumetric channel relative to the measuring opening. The device further includes a feed partition proximate the second end of the volume body, operatively associated with the measuring partition, the feed partition including a feed opening selectively movable from a closed position to an open position relative to the measuring opening. The device also includes a discharge partition operatively associated with the first end of the volume body, which includes a discharge opening selectively movable from a closed position to an open position relative to the volumetric channel.
Owner:RANNEY FREDRIK J

Device and method for c2x communication

ActiveUS20130120159A1Less periodRelatively large bandwidthAnti-collision systemsTransmissionMarket penetrationLong latency
A method for the communication of a vehicle with at least one further vehicle and / or for the communication of a vehicle with an infrastructure device (C2X communication), wherein the communication serves to transmit at least one information item for application in a driver assistance system and / or a safety system of the vehicle. In order to ensure good safety and reliability of the driver assistance system or safety system in the case of low market penetration of C2X communication, the at least one information item is transmitted via a first communication channel and / or via a second communication channel in dependence on its nature, wherein the first communication channel has a longer latency period than the second communication channel. The invention also describes a corresponding communication device, a corresponding driver assistance system or a corresponding safety system, a corresponding vehicle, a program element and a computer-readable medium.
Owner:CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO OHG

Method and magnetic resonance system to optimize mr images

In a method and magnetic resonance MR system for the optimization of angiographic MR images of an examination subject, in which arteries can be presented separately from veins in the angiographic magnetic resonance images, multiple MR overview images are acquired, with at least one imaging parameter being varied in the acquisitions of the MR overview images, at least one optimized imaging parameter is automatically calculated using a quality criterion, and the optimized imaging parameter is provided for the acquisition of the angiographic magnetic resonance images in which arteries can be shown separately from the veins.
Owner:SIEMENS AG

Assembly positioning tool for side beam dressing welding

The invention relates to an assembly positioning tool for side beam dressing welding and belongs to the field of auxiliary clamping devices for welding assembly positioning of track vehicle bogie sidebeam devices. The assembly positioning tool includes a base platform, two side beam end positioners, two axle hinged support gate arch positioners and a plurality of side beam upper edge vertical squeezers. Each axle hinged support gate arch positioner and one corresponding side beam upper edge vertical squeezer jointly form a side beam end positioning device. The lower ends of the plurality of side beam upper edge vertical squeezers are fixedly connected to the middle portion of the base platform, and the two side beam end positioning devices are symmetrically fixedly connected to the two ends of the base platform. The assembly positioning tool for side beam dressing welding can completely omit mapping and scribing operation during the side beam assembly, and a component positioning modeis simple, convenient, accurate and reliable and can effectively restrain welding deformation at each position of a bird wing-shaped side beam, the repair work after the welding is reduced, and thusthe production efficiency and product quality can be greatly improved.
Owner:CRRC CHANGCHUN RAILWAY VEHICLES CO LTD

Actuator

The actuator comprises a housing which has a longitudinal axis Z and in which an electric motor having a pinion is arranged. The pinion is in engagement in each case with at least one first gearwheel of a planetary gear, the first gearwheel forming, in each case together with a second gearwheel arranged directly adjacent, a uniform double gearwheel. One or more double gearwheels are arranged here. The first gearwheels run in a first toothed ring, which is connected fixedly to the housing. The respective second gearwheels run in a rotatably mounted, second toothed ring, which is connected to the part which is to be driven, with the number of teeth of the first toothed ring not being identical to the number of teeth of the second toothed ring. The invention furthermore relates to the use of the actuator for actuating a parking brake in a motor vehicle.
Owner:SIEMENS AG

Drawer container device for an electric household appliance, in particular for the fresh food compartment of a refrigerator or freezer

A drawer container device that can be inserted in a refrigerated cell to define a separate compartment, including at least a shelf provided with mating elements with the respective side walls of the refrigerated cell in a first position such as to define, immediately below the shelf, a first predetermined volume and at least one cup-shaped drawer delimited by at least one side wall placed transversely to the shelf and located in a position beneath the shelf with its concavity facing the latter, the shelf being selectively moveable between the first position and a second position located at a different height from the first and in which the shelf delimits a second predetermined volume beneath itself; the side wall of the drawer being defined by a pair of adjacent elements sliding relative to each other and placed parallel to and at least partially facing each other; regulating elements of the pin-and-groove type being interposed between the relatively sliding elements to selectively position them such that the side wall substantially occupies the entire height of the first and second predetermined volumes; in this way, the volume of the compartment can be varied by simply lifting the side wall of the drawer and the above shelf.
Owner:SHELL OIL CO +1

Establishment of a Connection in Radio Communication Systems

In a method for establishment of a connection in a radio communication system, a user terminal selects an operator, based on information on at least one operator of a radio communication system in a country-specific pilot channel, selects a radio communication system based on information on at least one radio communication system in an operator-specific pilot channel for the selected operator and carries out an access to the selected radio communication system for establishment of a connection.
Owner:NOKIA TECHNOLOGLES OY

Method for producing a coenzyme Q10/gamma-cyclodextrin complex

A method is provided for producing a coenzyme Q10 / γ-cyclodextrin complex. This method provides that a mixture of γ-cyclodextrin and coenzyme Q10 is treated by homogenisation and inputting energy.
Owner:WACKER CHEM GMBH

Clipboard function control method and apparatus of electronic device

A clipboard function control method and apparatus of an electronic device is provided for copying at least one object into a clipboard and pasting the at least one copied object selectively according to a user input. The method includes detecting a user gesture on a page, checking a number of touch points of the user gesture, processing an object in association with the number of touch points of the user gesture, where the processing of the object is one of storing the object in association with the number of touch points as clipped data and pasting the clipped data identified with the number of touch points.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Application program switching method and device based on mobile terminal

The invention discloses an application program switching method and a device based on a mobile terminal. The method comprises the following steps: opening a motion sensing module on the mobile terminal; using the motion sensing module on the mobile terminal to detect whether the mobile terminal swings; and when detecting that the mobile terminal swings, carrying out foreground-background switching on the set application programs on the mobile terminal. The method and the device have the following beneficial effects: the touch screen and acceleration sensor on the mobile terminal are combined; and swing of the mobile terminal is sensed by the motion sensing module to directly carry out foreground-background switching on the set application programs on the mobile terminal, so the method is simple and convenient and the operation experience of the users is promoted.
Owner:ALIBABA (CHINA) CO LTD

Help system, automation device with a help system and a method for providing help data

Help system, automation device with a help system and method for providing help data The invention relates to a help system. The help system comprises a first help facility (2) which is preferably installed as part of an application on a data processing device (3), the first help facility (2) providing a user with help data on the basis of context data defined by the user, in particular on the basis of search terms, said help data being stored in the first help facility (2) and thus on the data processing device. A second help facility (5) is provided according to the invention, which is accessed by the data processing device preferably via the internet such that the context data defined by the user in relation to the first help facility (2) is automatically adopted in the second help facility as context data, the second help facility (5) providing the user with additional help data based on this context data, said help data being stored in the second help facility (5).
Owner:SIEMENS AG
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