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A multiple clip applicator system for tissue clamping of hemostasis includes clip devices of a train and a flexible sheath. To load the flexible sheath with clip devices, a coupling device is used. A shaft head is positioned on an operating wire in the flexible sheath. A receiving opening is formed in the coupling device, for receiving insertion of the shaft head, for mating by press-fit with the fastening clip device. The shaft head is a selected one of plural shaft heads which are different in a shape according to the plural multiple clip assemblies. The receiving opening is a selected one of plural receiving openings having a shape according to corresponding shapes of the plural shaft heads, and adapted to preventing a second shaft head from entry in a first receiving opening and preventing a first shaft head from entry in a second receiving opening.

A resealable cap (110, 210) for a medicament vial (114, 214) has a base portion (112, 212) formed of vulcanized rubber or like material known for providing a stable environment for the medicament contained within the vial, and a resealable portion (126, 226) overlying the base portion. The resealable portion (126, 226) is made of low-density polyethylene or like material, and can be punctured by a needle or like injection member (140, 282) for dispensing medicament into the vial (114, 214). Prior to filling, the cap (110, 210) is assembled to the vial (114, 214) and the cap / vial assembly is sterilized. Then, a needle (140, 282) is inserted through the cap (110, 210) and medicament is introduced through the needle and into the vial. Upon withdrawal of the needle (140, 282), the penetrated region of the cap (248) is fused by laser (276) or direct heat sealing (264) to hermetically seal the needle hole (294) in the cap.

A PRP separator-concentrator comprising a housing, a separation assembly, and a concentration assembly. The concentration assembly has a concentration sump. An axially concentric rigid stationary outlet tube is secured to the housing and extends through the separation assembly to the sump. The separation assembly is attached to and positioned above the concentration assembly to form a combined separator-concentrator assemblage that is rotatable about the outlet tube. The separation assembly includes a separation chamber lined with a depth filter having pores and passageways that are sized to receive and entrap erythrocytes during centrifuging. The concentration chamber has a floor for supporting desiccated beads and a wall with at least one opening closed with a screen. The concentrator can have a distribution of upright screen supports, the upright screen supports having an inner surface and an outer surface, the cylindrical screen being supported on the outer surface of the upright screen supports. A stationary bead rake can be secured to the stationary tube and extend outward therefrom, the rake having distal ends that are spaced at a distance from the upright screen supports. The rake can comprise a longitudinal body, the center of which is secured to the rigid outlet tube. The separator-concentrator includes a valve assembly connecting the separation chamber and the concentration chamber. PRP concentrate is produced by contacting PRP with desiccated beads while the beads are stirred with a stationary rake, and rotating the concentration chamber at centrifugal speeds to separate PRP concentrate from the beads.

A foldable data card assembly and method are disclosed. The foldable data card assembly comprises a base assembly with a left portion, a middle portion, and a right potion. The left portion or the middle portion contains an aperture. A data card is enclosed within the base assembly such that the aperture is aligned with a special number on the data card. A security barrier is placed adjacent to the personal account number on the data card, but the security barrier is not placed between the aperture and the special number on the card. During manufacture, the special number is read from the card through the aperture, and the special number used to generate activation information which is printed on the package. The activation information is read at the point of sale, and used to activate the account associated with the activation information.

The present invention provides an atomizing device and an electronic cigarette using the same. The atomizing device includes an outer sleeve, a liquid storage layer, a heating assembly, an atomizing elastic seat and a hard connecting assembly. The hard connecting assembly is inserted in the atomizing seat to elastically squeeze and tensioningly engage. The atomizing seat is adapted for the outer sleeve, and elastically expanded as a result of the connecting assembly being inserted in the elastic atomizing seat to be tightly sealed in the inner wall of the outer sleeve. The electronic lines are respectively tensioningly fixed in the elastic atomizing seat and electrically connect to the connecting assembly. The strength of the atomizing device is highly enhanced and assures further assembly. The atomizing seats is squeezed and sealed by the connecting head, of which sealing is better and avoid too soft of the simply using silicon glue.

An augmented reality system and an assembling method are provided for assembling a first set-up component to a second set-up component under the assistance of an augmented reality system. The augmented realty system may capture a first part of a marker and a second part of the marker associated with the respective component. The augmented realty system may capture a variable marker associated with one of the components. The augmented realty system may capture a first marker and a second marker associated with the respective component. The augmented reality system can recognize the location and / or status of the markers and thus decide whether the connection between the first and second set-up component is established correctly or not.

A rotor and specimen holder assembly for producing a relatively low power, low audible level, cool running centrifuge. The centrifuge rotor assembly is designed to enable a specimen holder to retract into the body of the rotor during centrifugation to produce aerodynamic features.

One embodiment of a trigger system with an integral selector for semi-automatic firearms. A selector allows the user to choose between two modes and rates of fire. A trigger (1) is made to allow passage of the lower portion of a selector cam (5) to the exterior of the firearm. A selector lever (6) is affixed to the lower end of the selector cam (5) on the exterior of the firearms action. Turning the selector lever (6) rotates the selector cam (5) which tilts a pivotal disconnector (3) on its axis, varying the amount of disconnector (3) engagement with a hammer (2). The variance in the disconnector (3) engagement causes the firearm to fire in one of two modes, firing one round with a trigger pull and resetting with trigger release, or firing one round with trigger pull, and firing another round with trigger release. Other embodiments are described.

Fiber optic cable assemblies having a fiber optic cable, a furcation body, and one or more furcated legs are disclosed herein. In embodiments disclosed herein, the furcation body comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having the fiber optic cable extending therefrom, and the second end having one or more furcated legs extending therefrom. The furcation body can include one or more features that facilitate cable management by supporting cabling components used in making fiber optic interconnections. The cable management features of the fiber optic cable assemblies advantageously inhibit sagging, facilitate access to fiber optic interconnections, and / or improve air flow paths between fiber optic interconnections.

A filter element attachment is provided and is attachable to a filter element. The filter element attachment includes a housing for receiving at least a part of the filter element; at least one display configured to display information associated with the filter element. The filter element attachment may be associated with a corresponding filter cartridge and a filter system.

Disclosed is a secondary battery having a element for compensating for and preventing volumetric expansion during charging / discharging of the battery, in order to prevent the electrode assembly from deforming due to rising internal pressure and compensate for and prevent the expansion of the secondary battery case. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having positive and negative electrode plates having active materials formed on at least one surface of positive and negative electrode collectors and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrode plates, a case having a space for containing the electrode assembly and at least one element for compensating for and preventing volumetric expansion, and a cap assembly adapted to be coupled to the case and seal it and provided with a terminal portion in electrical connection to the electrode assembly.

A sieve assembly for separating grain from chaff inside of a combine. The sieve assembly comprises a plurality of longitudinal sieve planks that pivot on their longitudinal axis. A hanging weighted member combined with the sieve planks regulates the angle of the sieve planks relative to the combine. As the combine becomes laterally inclined on a hillside, the weighted member changes its angular position relative to the combine. In doing so, the weighted member causes the sieve planks to pivot on their longitudinal axis so that the sieve planks remain level relative to the horizon. Dividers extend between each sieve plank.

A steering column assembly (10) of the collapsible type includes a mounting plate (30) for rigid attachment to a vehicle body structure. The mounting plate (30) supports the steering column (12) during normal operation through interconnecting release capsules (24) which allow the steering column (12) to collapse, away from the rigidly attached mounting plate (30), during a frontal collision. An energy absorbing tear strip (44) in formed integrally in the mounting plate (30) and is connected via tab (43) to a fixed connection (42) which adjoins a portion of the column bracket (18). The column bracket (18) moves together with the steering column (12) during a collapse situation. The tear strip (44) simultaneously bends and tears in a peeling fashion as the steering column (12) collapses to provide energy absorption for the assembly (10). The transverse cross-sectional area of the tear strip (44) can be varied along its length to tune the energy absorption force exhibited by the tear strip (44) throughout the collapsing stroke.

An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing bond force in a die bonding operation. The apparatus comprises means such as a compression spring for generating a primary bond force, and additionally means such as a voice coil for generating a compensatory bond force. The compensatory bond force can be controlled by varying the current to the voice coil so as to add to or reduce the bond force whereby a bond force comprising the sum of the primary bond force and the compensatory bond force may be controlled.

The invention discloses a flexible micro-positioning stage with two degrees of freedom, the design of the flexible micro-positioning stage with two degrees of freedom comprises a flexible mechanism and an integral structure, two piezoelectric ceramic drivers are adopted in the structure, the tail part of each driver is connected with a base through a bolt, and the top end of each driver is connected with a spherical joint through a thread, thereby realizing Hertz contact. The flexible mechanism of the positioning stage mainly comprises three parts of the base, flexible branched chains with entirely consistent structures and a supporting movable platform thereof. Two displacement sensors are used for measuring actual output of the movable platform and respectively fixed between the base and the movable platform through an L-shaped support and a Z-shaped support. The flexible micro-positioning stage is characterized by high resolution and fast dynamic response speed, and can be taken as an auxiliary positioning platform of a nano-imprint lithography positioning system for realizing micro-feeding and precise positioning.

A steering column assembly (10) of the collapsible type includes a mounting plate (30) for rigid attachment to a vehicle body structure. The mounting plate (30) supports the steering column (12) during normal operation through interconnecting release capsules (24) which allow the steering column (12) to collapse, away from the rigidly attached mounting plate (30), during a frontal collision. An energy absorbing tear strip (44) in formed integrally in the mounting plate (30) and is connected via tab (43) to a fixed connection (42) which adjoins a portion of the column bracket (18). The column bracket (18) moves together with the steering column (12) during a collapse situation. The tear strip (44) simultaneously bends and tears in a peeling fashion as the steering column (12) collapses to provide energy absorption for the assembly (10). The transverse cross-sectional area of the tear strip (44) can be varied along its length to tune the energy absorption force exhibited by the tear strip (44) throughout the collapsing stroke.

A secondary battery having an increased winding area of the electrode assembly due to an absent positive electrode terminal. An electrode plate of the electrode assembly is directly welded to the can for electrical connection and to prevent the electrode assembly from floating inside the can. The secondary battery includes a hexahedronal can having an opening formed on a side and an electrode assembly contained in the can. The electrode assembly has a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate laminated and wound together. The first electrode plate is connected to the inner surface of the can and the second electrode plate is connected to an electrode tab extending a predetermined distance to the exterior. A cap assembly has a cap plate coupled to the opening of the can to which the electrode is welded and an electrode terminal is coupled to the electrode terminal.

A PRP separator-concentrator comprising a housing, a separation assembly, and a concentration assembly. The concentration assembly has a concentration sump. An axially concentric rigid stationary outlet tube is secured to the housing and extends through the separation assembly to the sump. The separation assembly is attached to and positioned above the concentration assembly to form a combined separator-concentrator assemblage that is rotatable about the outlet tube. The separation assembly includes a separation chamber lined with a depth filter having pores and passageways that are sized to receive and entrap erythrocytes during centrifuging. The concentration chamber has a floor for supporting desiccated beads and a wall with at least one opening closed with a screen. The concentrator can have a distribution of upright screen supports, the upright screen supports having an inner surface and an outer surface, the cylindrical screen being supported on the outer surface of the upright screen supports. A stationary bead rake can be secured to the stationary tube and extend outward therefrom, the rake having distal ends that are spaced at a distance from the upright screen supports. The rake can comprise a longitudinal body, the center of which is secured to the rigid outlet tube. The separator-concentrator includes a valve assembly connecting the separation chamber and the concentration chamber. PRP concentrate is produced by contacting PRP with desiccated beads while the beads are stirred with a stationary rake, and rotating the concentration chamber at centrifugal speeds to separate PRP concentrate from the beads.

A gun assembly for perforating wells comprising a plurality of guns with shape charges aligned centrically by end caps having insulated connector pins for conducting electrical signals and pressure through the end caps while preventing debris from the blast of one gun from entering and damaging the electrical connections and components of the next gun. The end caps being interconnected physically and electrically by specialized intermediate subs.

The present application discloses a battery assembly, an electronic cigarette using the battery assembly, and a method for assembling the battery assembly. The battery assembly is configured to be connected with an atomizing assembly to form the electronic cigarette. The battery assembly comprises a battery sleeve, a battery, an end cover, a control module, and an electronic wire. The end cover defines an assembling hole configured to mount the control module therein, and the end cover further defines at least one wire holding groove in an inner wall of the assembling hole and configured to enable the electronic wire to pass through. The wire holding groove can effectively prevent the electronic wire from being squeezed and scraped by the battery sleeve and the end cover. Open-circuit and short-circuit of the circuit in the battery assembly can be avoided, and the product quality of the battery assembly can be improved.

A mounting assembly for pivotally mounting a workpiece holder to a support structure includes a mounting member having an opening at least partially therethrough and a swivel member. The swivel member has a generally cylindrical passageway therethrough for at least partially receiving a support structure. The swivel member defines a truncated, generally spherical shaped swivel member having a curved outer surface for engaging an inner surface of the opening of the mounting member. The swivel member includes a reduced diameter or chamfered portion at the outer surface to facilitate insertion of the swivel member into the opening of the mounting member, whereby the swivel member is substantially retained within the opening after insertion therein. The mounting member may be a mounting bracket for adjustably mounting to a workpiece holder or may be a mounting block which is attachable to a workpiece holder.

The invention discloses a three-degree of freedom flexible precision positioning workbench. In a structure of the workbench, six piezoelectric ceramic drivers are adopted, the tail of each driver is connected with a substrate through bolts, and the top end is in threaded connection with a ball joint to realize hertz contact; a flexible structure of the positioning workbench mainly comprises the substrate, six flexible branched chains with identical structures and a movable platform supported by the flexible branched chains; and three position sensors are used for measuring the actual output of the movable platform and are respectively fixed between a rigid support and the movable platform. The precision positioning workbench has the characteristics of high resolution ratio and high speed of dynamic response, and can be used as an assisted positioning platform of a nano-imprint lithography positioning system to realize microscale feeding and precision positioning.

A retail merchandise pusher, the pusher including a frame assembly for providing a support surface to a plurality of articles of merchandise in a front-to-back column, the frame assembly having sides, a front end and a back end, a first and second divider support fixedly coupled to the frame assembly proximate the front end and the back end, at least one divider removably coupled to the first and second divider supports, the at least one divider providing lateral support to the column of articles of merchandise along the side of the frame assembly, a pusher paddle slideably mounted to the frame assembly and interposed between the front end and back end of the frame assembly, the pusher paddle including a spring configured to apply pressure to the rear of the column of articles of merchandise, thereby urging the column of articles of merchandise forward; and, a transparent front stop coupled to the front end of the frame assembly for providing a front stop to the column of articles of merchandise.

The present application discloses a battery assembly, an electronic cigarette using the battery assembly, and a method for assembling the battery assembly. The battery assembly is configured to be connected with an atomizing assembly to form the electronic cigarette. The battery assembly comprises a battery sleeve, a battery, an end cover, a control module, and an electronic wire. The end cover defines an assembling hole configured to mount the control module therein, and the end cover further defines at least one wire holding groove in an inner wall of the assembling hole and configured to enable the electronic wire to pass through. The wire holding groove can effectively prevent the electronic wire from being squeezed and scraped by the battery sleeve and the end cover. Open-circuit and short-circuit of the circuit in the battery assembly can be avoided, and the product quality of the battery assembly can be improved.

A self-propelled cleaning apparatus for cleaning a pool includes a housing cover removably fastened to a base to define an interior chamber and rotational supports coupled to the apparatus for moving it over submerged pool surfaces. A water discharge assembly with a water outlet for recirculating filtered water into the pool is coupled to the interior surface of the housing cover. A filter assembly for filtering water and debris flowing from the pool through a water inlet in the base is supported within the interior chamber above the base. A mounting bracket coupled to the water discharge assembly is configured to fixedly position and independently suspend the filter assembly within the interior chamber below the interior surface of the housing cover and above the interior surface of the base.

A gas turbine combustion chamber includes combustion chamber tiles 3 attached to a supporting structure 6 of the gas turbine combustion chamber, with each tile possessing at least one dilution air hole 4 which is flush with a dilution air hole of the supporting structure 6, wherein a diameter of the dilution air hole of the supporting structure 6 is considerably larger than a diameter 14 of the dilution air hole 4 of the combustion chamber tile 3.

The invention discloses a two-degree of freedom precise positioning work table, which comprises a base, a moving platform, a rigid support which is connected with the bottom of the base, and four flexible branched chains which are connected between the moving platform and the base, wherein each flexible branched chain comprises a moving block and three groups of flexible plate spring structures; each flexible plate spring structure consists of two '-'-shaped flexible plate springs; a first group and a second group of the flexible plate spring structures are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the moving block; the lower ends of the two '-'-shaped flexible plate springs of a third group of the flexible plate spring structures are connected with the side wall of the upper end of the moving block, and the upper ends thereof are connected with the side wall of the moving platform; four piezoelectric ceramics driving devices are respectively horizontally arranged; a ball-shaped joint of each driving device is supported on the side wall of the lower end of the moving block; and conducting strips of two position sensors are respectively connected with the upper plane of the rigid support and the lower plane of the moving platform. The positioning work table can be taken as an auxiliary positioning platform of a nanometer embossing photoetching positioning system to realize the microscale feeding and the precise positioning.

Novel stilbenoid compounds and their prodrug forms are disclosed, which serve as potent vascular targeting agents useful for the treatment of solid tumor cancers and other diseases associated with unwanted neovascularization. The novel stilbenoid compounds are tubulin-binding stilbenoid analogs structurally related to combretastatin A-1 and combretastatin A-4. The prodrug forms serve as potent vascular targeting agents (VTAs) useful for the treatment of solid tumor cancers and diseases associated with retinal neovascularization.