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The present invention may include a pedicle screw with a multifunctional adaptor, a strain reliever, and a dual-surface cap. The multifunctional adaptor may include a convex pivot ring for improving multi-axial movement and locking stability, an integrated locking mechanism for improving maneuverability, and an integrated compression member for improving the assembly process. The strain reliever may be formed along a neck of the pedicle screw for relieving mechanical stress asserted thereto, and thereby preventing a breakage thereof. The dual-surface cap may provide a slightly sloped surface for reducing the tension of the stabilizing rod. The present invention may also provide for a dynamic adaptor for flexibly connecting two stabilizing rods, which may be versatilely adapted to various pedicle screw configurations.

Some embodiments provide a cooking apparatus having a dual wall structure, including inner and outer shells. The inner shell is disposed adjacent the outer shell and the edges of the shells are hermetically sealed to form a cavity between the shells. In some embodiments, the cooking apparatus has a low-pressure creating lid, including a disk with an aperture, a pressure release valve installed on the aperture, and a rim that surround the disk.

Described are roll-to-roll or reel-to-reel thermal or rapid thermal processing tools (reactors) are used to react a precursor layer on a continuous flexible workpiece. Variants of the reactors are described, including a reactor having multiple exhaust outlets connected to a process gap of the reactor between an entrance opening and an exit opening of the process gap; a reactor including multiple gas inlets and exhaust outlets connected to a process gap of the reactor between an entrance opening and an exit opening of the process gap; a reactor including multiple gas inlets and exhaust outlets connected to a process gap of the reactor between an entrance opening and an exit opening of the process gap; and a reactor including multiple gas inlets and exhaust outlets connected to a process gap of the reactor between an entrance opening and an exit opening of the process gap. Also described is an exhaust system that separates the Group VIA material vapors from other gaseous species for re-cycling or easy disposal and techniques and apparatus for efficient removal of moisture from the workpiece before processing precursor layer in the RTP tool.

Claus sulfur recovery plants that include one or more single-stage or multi-stage compact tubular Claus catalytic reactor-heat exchanger units are disclosed. In some instances, these new or improved Claus plants additionally include one or more compact heat exchanger containing cooling tubes that are filled with a heat transfer enhancement medium. The new compact tubular Claus catalytic reactor-heat exchanger units and HTEM-containing heat exchangers are also disclosed. A process for recovering sulfur from a hydrogen sulfide-containing gas stream, employing the new tubular Claus catalytic reactor-heat exchanger unit, and in some instances a HTEM-containing heat exchanger, are also disclosed.

An apparatus for cutting and removing a tissue is described, which includes a rotational axle device, at least one non-mechanical cutting device radially disposed from the rotational axle device, at least one device capable of protecting the heart ventricle, and a first collapsible plate. Also described is a method for cutting a tissue, such as a heart valve using the apparatus of the present invention and temporary placing a device capable of protecting the heart ventricle until a percutaneous heart valve is placed.

The gated parking corral is a protected parking area designed to be set up in parking lots or fields to protect a vehicle from damage. The gated corral has a fence with vertical posts and horizontal beams attached between the vertical posts to form an enclosure. At the end of the enclosure, a gate arm is pivotally connected to one of the vertical posts. A padded rail is connected between the vertical posts and protects vehicles from dings when the doors are opened. Sensors are affixed along the horizontal beams that determine the presence of a vehicle within the enclosure. Once the sensors detect a vehicle within the enclosure, the gate arm is closed. Upon payment of a certain amount of monies into a coin box connected to the gate arm, the gate arm will operate in an upward direction to allow the vehicle to exit the corral.

The nickel hydroxide particles for a nickel hydroxide electrode may be treated using an alkaline solution of a strong oxidizing agent such as sodium or potassium persulfate to modify the surface nickel hydroxide structure. The resulting modified surface structure has been found to impart various benefits to electrodes formed from the nickel hydroxide. It is believed that the oxidation of cobalt compounds at the surface of the nickel hydroxide particles results in a highly conductive cobalt compound that plays an important role in the high reliability, high stability and high capacity utilization of nickel electrodes as described herein.

A solid oxide fuel cell device comprises: (a) zirconia based electrolyte; (b) at least one ectrode situated on the electrolyte; (c) a component situated in close proximity to the electrolyte, the component comprising at least one metal or metal oxide capable, at temperatures of above 625° C., of: (i) migrating to the surface of this component, and (ii) being re-deposited on said at least one electrode; and (d) a protective coating situated on at least one surface of this component. The protective coating substantially prevents the at least one metal or metal oxide from leaving the surface of the component, which is situated under said protective coating. The protective coating is also being substantially impermeable to oxygen.

Aided preventive diagnostics of an aircraft system, comprising a plurality of subsystems at least one of which comprises a subsystem configured for monitoring and notifying a detected event, using critical event charts. After receiving a message notifying the occurrence of said detected event, a minimal diagnostic set relative to said at least one detected event, comprising a plurality of elements each represented by a node of said critical event chart is created, each element of said minimal diagnostic set being determined according to at least one logical implication relation of said critical event chart with a node representing said at least one received notification message. At least some of the elements of said minimal diagnostic set are then ranked, said ranked elements forming part of said diagnostic report.

The invention provides a mobile terminal and a multi-window displaying method for the mobile terminal. The multi-window displaying method includes: receiving an application program selected by a user of the mobile terminal, taking the application program as a main task and displaying the main task window to the user; receiving an instruction for opening new windows via the main task window from the user, generating systematic broadcast information which includes a semi-screen window sign, operation type information and data information; opening a slave task window in the mobile terminal according to the operation type information in the systematic broadcast information, and displaying the data information in the slave task window which partially covers the main task window. According to the multi-window displaying method for the mobile terminal, a semi-screen window is utilized to open a slave task by means of generating the systematic broadcast information, the user can operate a main task and the slave task at the same time conveniently, and better experience can be obtained by the user.

Systems and methods for killing bed bugs and other insects utilizing steam to increase the temperature of an area beyond the bed bugs' and other insect's thermal death point. Steam created by a steam generator is directed into an area for a sufficient amount of time to ensure that the bed bugs and other insects die. Furthermore, the systems and methods may include a barrier that defines a thermal kill zone which prevents bed bugs and other insects from escaping during treatment. Injection members may be used to more precisely direct steam in specific areas within the thermal kill zone and / or in joints, cracks, or crevices where bed bugs and other insects may be located.

The invention discloses a fabricated prestressed heat-resistant cement concrete pavement and a construction process thereof. The pavement is formed by splicing a plurality of fabricated prestressed heat-resistant pavement plates which are parallelly paved and connected into a whole through transverse prestressed steel stranded wires, wherein each fabricated prestressed heat-resistant pavement plate comprises a fabricated prestressed pavement plate which consists of a plurality of pavement plate blocks connected through connecting plates, and a vermiculite concrete heat-resistant paving layer which is paved on the fabricated prestressed pavement plate; each pavement plate block comprises a plurality of common plates which are connected into a whole through longitudinal prestressed steel stranded wires; and the connecting plates and the common plates are cement concrete prefabricated plate blocks. The construction process comprises the following steps of: 1, prefabricating the cement concrete prefabricated plate blocks; 2, transporting the cement concrete prefabricated plate blocks; and 3, paving the pavement. The pavement is reasonable in structural design, convenient to construct, low in input cost and short in construction period, and has heat resistance, construction quality is easy to ensure, and various practical problems of the traditional fabricated cement concrete pavement can be solved.

An implantable source (40) of therapeutic radiation for brachytherapy is provided as a sealed, biocompatible capsule (410) of plastic (e.g. polyethylene or PEEK) transparent to the radiation. The capsule contains a radiation source (400) comprising particles of a radioactive isotope (e.g. Pd103, I125, Cs131) in a fluid carrier that is resistant to radiation polymerization but solidifies at elevated temperature. It also has a marker (420), and desirably has a socket (430) which accommodates attaching spacers (660) and makes possible linear strands and planar arrays of the capsules. The spacers may be functional, e.g. heat-generating or medication-releasing.

A high-frequency treatment tool comprising: a flexible sheath to be inserted into a treatment tool insertion channel of an endoscope; a treatment tool body provided inside the flexible sheath and comprising: a flexible cord; and a high-frequency knife to which a high-frequency current is applied, formed to the front end of the flexible cord; and a hard cylinder having an electrical insulating property, inserted and fixed inside the flexible sheath, wherein the high-frequency knife comprises blade portions radially provided in its axial direction, each of the blade portions including an engaging part, and wherein, when the high-frequency knife is made to stick out from the hard cylinder, engaging parts of the blade portions abut against a rear end portion of the hard cylinder so that: the high-frequency knife is engaged with the hard cylinder; and communicating channels that communicate an inside and an outside of the flexible sheath are formed between the blade portions adjacent to each other.

The invention discloses a synchronous excavation supporting system for a deep and large asymmetric pit in a soft soil area and an implementation method of the supporting system. The deep and large asymmetric pit consists of a deep area and a shallow area which are internally close to each other, the top elevation of an enclosure structure at the junction of the deep area and the shallow area is a substrate of the shallow area, the total pit is provided with a first horizontal support in a unified way, the deep area is additionally provided with a plurality of deep-area horizontal supports, a soil body platform used for balancing the horizontal transfer force of the deep-area horizontal supports is reserved at the junction of the interior of the shallow area and the deep area, and two sides of the soil body platform are sloped to the substrate of the shallow area, so that open excavation and bottom-up construction in the deep area and the shallow area can be synchronously carried out, the problem of imbalance of the internal force and the deformation of the pit caused by an asymmetric excavation mode due to function requirements is solved, and the asymmetric pit can be excavated in a safe, reliable, economic and environment-friendly mode; through the synchronous excavation of the deep area and the shallow area, the construction period can be effectively shortened, and the construction cost is reduced; moreover, the supporting system is definitely stressed, the horizontal force of each horizontal support additionally arranged in the deep area is reliably transferred, and the construction feasibility is high.

A shoe press 1 for applying pressure to a fibrous web W has a concave press shoe 2 adapted to be juxtaposed with a backing member 6. A plurality of articulated hydraulic actuators 5 are spaced apart in the cross-machine direction along the press shoe 2 to press the shoe toward a backing member. The actuators have first and second cylinders and a piston. The pistons and the cylinders have spherical surfaces adapted to be able to cooperate with each other.

A method for preventing children from being left in a car and a device thereof. The method comprises testing a <starting signal>, a <trip ending signal> and driver judges if have children, send these information to a controlling device, if have children in car then the controlling device sends a action order to preventing device to take action to prevent the children being left in the car. A driver alarm for preventing children from being left in a car includes a power device, car startup measuring device, inquiring device, trip ending measuring device, preventing device and controlling device.

The electronic apparatus includes: a timer for measuring an elapse time duration under a component-disengaged state after detection of the disengaged state by the sensor; a copy controlling unit for making data stored in the recording unit to be copied in a storage unit of the information processing apparatus; and a deleting unit for deleting data stored in the recording unit. The copy controlling unit makes data stored in the recording unit to be stored in the storage unit of the information processing apparatus when the timer detects elapse of a first predetermined time duration, and the deleting unit deletes data stored in the recording unit when data stored in the recording unit is copied in the storage unit. This makes it possible to prevent loss of data stored in the recording unit of the electronic apparatus, and to improve data confidentiality, and to prevent confidential information leakage.

A floor cleaning machine, particularly for industrial applications, comprising a chassis that supports in a downward region at least one brush, which can be actuated with a rotary motion, and at least one floor wiper, which is arranged to the rear of the brush along the travel direction of the machine and is arranged substantially transversely to the travel direction of the machine, the floor wiper being freely rotatably associated with the chassis about a substantially vertical oscillation axis.

(Problem) To provide a source liquid supply apparatus that avoids leaving source liquid- and / or cleaning fluid-derived residues in the vicinity of the joint or connection region between the source liquid feed conduit and the source tank. (Solution) A flow-switching mechanism Vc is attached to the source tank 22 of a source liquid supply apparatus 20. This flow-switching mechanism Vc has a first port 33 that is connected to the discharge port conduit 24 of the source tank 22, a second port 34 that is connected to a feed conduit 16, and a third port 35 that is connected to an exhaust conduit 25. The first port 33 can be closed by a valve member 43 on a diaphragm 42 disposed within a common compartment 38 while communication is maintained between the second and third ports 34 and 35. A cleaning fluid source 55 and a purge gas source 57 are connected to the feed conduit 16. Purge gas and cleaning fluid fed into the feed conduit 16 are discharged from the second and third ports 34 and 35 through the exhaust conduit 25.

A device for aftertreatment of exhaust gas includes: a prechamber having an exhaust gas inlet; a main chamber; a mixing device, in which the exhaust is mixable with an additive; and an intermediate device, via which a partial exhaust gas flow is deliverable from the prechamber to the mixing device. The intermediate device has swirl elements configured to reverse the direction of swirl of swirled exhaust gas flow generated in the prechamber as the exhaust gas overflows into the interior of the intermediate device, and / or the prechamber is configured to impel a first partial exhaust gas flow in a direction of swirl, and the main chamber is configured to impel a second partial exhaust gas flow from the prechamber in a direction of swirl, the direction of swirl of the exhaust gas in the prechamber being opposed to the direction of swirl of the exhaust gas in the main chamber.

A modem shelf is described in which internal dividers separate the interior of the shelf into individually isolated Faraday cages that effectively suppress EMI generated by circuit cards mounted within the shelf and isolate the circuit cards from EMI originating outside the shelf and from cards mounted within the shelf. The shelf enables high-speed data communications over a twisted pair network of about 10 Mbps or more. The top and bottom of the shelf are made of relatively thin sheet material, which maximizes the vertical dimension of the circuit cards mounted in the shelf and thus the area on which circuitry can be placed.

The invention relates to a method of filtering messages in an instant messaging server comprising a main instant messaging module connected to an information base containing instant messaging clients' contact lists with associated filtering rules, said method comprising the following steps: a) a first instant messaging client sending a messaging whereof the addressee is a second instant messaging client; b) consulting the contact list of the second instant messaging client to verify if filtering of messages from the first instant messaging client is specified in said list; c) in the event of positive verification, replacing the addressee of the message by a third instant messaging client and forwarding the message to that third instant messaging client; or d) in the event of negative verification, sending the message to the second instant messaging client.

The invention discloses a braces-type tooth cleaning device, which comprises a braces frame and a small motor; the inner side wall of the braces frame is slidably connected with an inner arc-shaped plate, and the inner arc-shaped plate is fixedly connected with a first slider, and the first slider touches the An arc-shaped chute is connected and slidably connected with the arc-shaped chute, and the arc-shaped chute is provided on the inner side wall of the brace frame; the inner side of the outer side wall of the brace frame is slidably connected with an outer arc-shaped plate. The present invention is equipped with braces frame and arc-shaped bristle plate, and performs reciprocating high-efficiency brushing on the teeth at different positions in the oral cavity, avoids cleaning dead corners in the process of brushing teeth, has better cleaning effect, and is convenient to use; the present invention Equipped with extrusion flushing device, flushing toothpaste foam, avoiding the use of mouthwash cups, clean and hygienic; the present invention is provided with a threaded waterproof cover, which has a good waterproof effect, ensures the safety of the device, prolongs the service life, and is convenient Post cleaning and maintenance.

Portable object such as a timepiece including a dial (4) covered by a watch glass (2), the portable object (1) enclosing an electronic control circuit (16) for at least one time function or non-time related function, the portable object further comprising at least one light source (12) and an associated light sensor (10), which are arranged on the dial (4), the light source (12) emitting, through the glass (2), a light beam, which is at least partially reflected towards the light sensor (10), when it is intercepted by the user's finger (D) placed on the glass (2) of the portable object, the light sensor (10) supplying the electronic control circuit (16) with an electric signal for activating the corresponding function when it detects the light produced by the light source (12) and reflected by the user's finger (D), the portable object being characterized in that the light source (12) emits collimated light while forming, on the glass (2), a spot of defined dimensions which defines the place on the glass (2) where the user has to place his finger.

The information processing apparatus includes: a connection unit which an electronic apparatus is adapted to be communicably coupled to; a connection detecting unit which detects coupling of the electronic apparatus to the connection unit; a timer which measures a time duration that elapses under a connection state, in which the electronic apparatus is engaged; and an alerting unit which alerts a user of the information processing apparatus when it is detected by the timer that a predetermined time duration elapses. With this arrangement, it is possible to prevent forgetting to disengage the electronic apparatus from the information processing apparatus, and the convenience of handling of the electronic apparatuses is improved.