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A surgical instrument comprising a tube shaft at the proximal end of which an instrument head for rotatably supporting an effector is pivotably supported and at the distal end of which an instrument handle is arranged which causes a pivot as well as a bending movement of the instrument head via a bending gear train and a rotation of the effector via a rotation gear train. In the rotation gear train, a motion compensating member is integrated and also is operated via the instrument handle when the bending gear train is operated, and drives the rotation gear train such that an operation of the rotation gear train caused by the pivoting movement of the instrument head, or parts thereof, is compensated.

A substrate heat treatment apparatus includes a heat-treating plate having a flat upper surface, support devices formed of a heat-resistant resin for contacting and supporting a substrate, a seal device disposed annularly for rendering gastight a space formed between the substrate and heat-treating plate, and exhaust bores for exhausting gas from the space. The support devices are formed of resin, and the upper surface of the heat-treating plate is made flat, whereby a reduced difference in the rate of heat transfer occurs between contact parts and non-contact parts on the surface of the substrate. Consequently, the substrate is heat-treated effectively while suppressing variations in heat history over the surface of the substrate.

This invention is an adaptable computer stand designed to support a laptop computer or keyboard over a user's lap while sitting in a chair or bed. The stand includes a wide, low profile base designed to fit under a living room chair commonly found in a home. Attached perpendicularly to the base is a vertically aligned, fixed pole. Attached to the upper end of the fixed pole is an adjustable, L-shaped extension pole designed to be selectively raised or lowered on the fixed pole, rotate, and then lock in a desired position. Attached to the upper end of the extension pole is a length-adjustable, rotating extension arm. The stand also includes a planar support member used to support a keyboard or laptop computer. Attached to the bottom surface of the support member is a locking universal joint, which, during assembly, is connected to the distal end of the extension arm. The universal joint enables the support member to tilt and rotate as desired.

A fixture such as a local receiver coil is secured to the patient support of a magnetic resonance imaging system so that the fixture remains in position relative to the support even when the support is in a vertical orientation. The positioning apparatus is arranged to allow adjustment of the fixture position, but to limit such adjustment so that the fixture cannot interfere with the poles or other elements defining the patient-receiving gap of the magnet during movement of the patient support.

A garment-concealable jewelry case having a front opening with a front cover panel portion that can be either moved or configured to reveal a plurality of parallel-running isolated storage compartments each having an interior storage space which is accessible through a front opening revealed when the front cover panel is removed or reconfigured. Through the front opening of each storage compartment, one or more necklaces, pendants, bracelets or other strands of jewelry can be securely hung on a pair of jewelry support posts adapted for spatial separation on the back wall portion of the storage compartment in order to accommodate the length of jewelry strands being supported. The bottom portion of each parallel-running isolated compartment has a stationary front panel portion which, cooperating with the other wall portions of the storage compartment, provides a five sided stationary storage tray accessible through the opening of the respective storage compartment and within which articles of jewelry such as rings, watches, earrings and / or tie tacks can be placed for organization and storage. The front cover panel has a tray cover panel integrated therewith, which closes off each jewelry storage compartment when the front cover panel is positioned over the access opening formed in the case housing. When the front cover panel is closed, the jewelry support posts contact the rear surface of the front cover panel to prevent supported articles of jewelry from falling off and tossing about within the storage compartment during usage, including travel.

A torso support portion and a pair of thigh support portions are each formed of an outer layer of hard relatively stiff molded plastic material of limited flexibility and an inner layer of relatively soft cushioning material for distributing the weight of a patient over a large area. The torso support portion may comprise a rear panel adjustable secured between two body panels. Tightening straps serve to tighten the torso support portion about a patient with the parts of the torso support portion adjacent the front opposite free sides of the two body panels overlapping one another in operative position. A pair of tightening straps serve to tighten each of the thigh support portions about the thighs of a patient with the free sides of each thigh support portion spaced a substantial distance from one another in operative position. Four adjustable suspension straps are provided for suspending the torso support portion and provide a quick-release feature. Two adjustable groin straps are provided for stabilizing the torso support portion. Each of the thigh support portions is connected to the torso support portion in depending relationship therefrom by adjustable connecting straps. One of the thigh support portions is provided with a channel extending from the top edge to the bottom edge thereof portion for receiving a catheter. The thigh support portions are provided with outwardly facing fastening portions for fastening the thigh support portions to a powered gait orthosis device.

The present disclosure provides a modular transit system having a track system and / or modular seating that can be used to modify a transit car. The track system can support a variety of attachments to allow the transit car to be reconfigured. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an adjustable furnishing system is de-mountably mountable to a generally vertical wall. The adjustable furnishing system comprises a mounting structure carried by the wall, a support frame having opposite first and second ends, and a furnishing carried by the support frame. The first end of the support frame releasably attaches to the mounting structure and the mounting structure supports the support frame in a cantilevered position with the second end extending outwardly from the wall with the furnishing carried thereon.

A vehicle seat for aircraft and motor vehicles, includes a back rest (10) and a seat part (14) supported by a seat frame connected to a vehicle floor. One support arm (40) pivotally supports on one of its ends a combined foot (42) and leg support (44) as separate surfaces of a bracing component (45). The support arm (40) is coupled to the seat frame (20) at its other free end in a pivotable manner and may be adjusted detent-wise through preset positions. The foot (42) and the leg support (44) are arranged on opposite faces of the support piece (45).

Example embodiments of the brace assembly utilize an elastic cross strap attached to mounting facilities about a joint to provide progressive resistance to the extension, flexion or other movement of body parts about the joint. In some embodiments for a knee joint, the brace assembly provides a progressive resisting force to resist hyperextension of the knee. Some embodiments of the assembly may be able to accommodate different joints, different size wearer's of the assembly and different tension settings such as for athletes during competition. Some embodiments of the brace assembly may be used bilaterally and can be made without metal bracing to comply with the requirements of some sports.

The invention concerns a hydraulic system for linear drives with a differential cylinder, in particular for mobile machines which through the use of displacement-control of the drives avoids the many and diverse disadvantages of the state of the art and renders possible a precise and energy-efficient control of linear drives with differential cylinders, and which is economical and simple to maintain and which can be well integrated into the total hydraulic system of such machines.

A mattress clip is provided which, when used in pairs, secures a mattress to an adjustable bed to prevent the mattress from sliding off leg, thigh, hip and back supports of the adjustable bed. Two clips are secured to the thigh support in cantilever fashion with opposing free ends projecting toward each other and being received in axial open ends of a tube sewn to a cover of the mattress. Though limited transverse and longitudinal motion of the mattress relative to the leg, thigh, hip and back supports can take place during adjusting movements of the adjustable bed, the mattress is precluded from excessive shifting and cannot inadvertently or accidentally slide off the supports. Each mattress clip includes elongated openings through which bolts are passed for reception in aligned openings of the thigh support to permit limited transverse adjustment of the mattress clips.

A catalyst composition is provided for use on a diesel particulate filter which facilitates the oxidation of soot from diesel engine exhaust and which generates low NO2 emissions during regeneration of the filter. The catalyst composition includes a catalytic metal comprising a platinum group metal selected from Pt, Pd, Pt—Pd, or combinations thereof, an active metal oxide component containing Cu and La; and an oxide component selected from oxides of Co, Fe, or combinations thereof. The catalyst composition includes a support selected from alumina, silica, zirconia, or combinations thereof. The catalyst composition may be provided on a diesel particulate filter by impregnating the filter with an alumina, silica or zirconia sol solution modified with glycerol and / or saccharose, impregnating the filter with a stabilizing solution, and impregnating the filter with a solution containing the catalyst metal precursor(s), the active metal oxide precursor(s) and the Co or Fe oxide(s). The resulting catalyst coated diesel particulate filter provides effective soot oxidation, exhibits good thermal stability, has a high BET surface area, exhibits minimal backpressure, and produces low NO2 emissions during filter regeneration.

A classification determining unit determines classification of a stationary object that is detected by a stationary object detecting unit. In a case where it is determined that the stationary object is another vehicle, a judgment condition easing unit enlarges a margin area that is used when determining the need for collision avoidance support. When the margin area is enlarged, the probability for a user's own vehicle to interfere with the margin area increases. Stated otherwise, it becomes easier for a collision avoidance determining unit to determine that the collision avoidance support is needed.

The center of pressure of a projectile is caused to move upon the occurrence of an event that changes the static margin, such as the jettisoning of a body previously attached to the projectile, as noted above. In particular embodiments, this is achieved by a flare disposed toward the rear of the projectile. The flare has petals that deploy from a first, stowed position to a second, deployed position upon the occurrence of the event. In the stowed position, the petals are aligned with the air stream, in order to minimize drag. In the deployed position, the petals project into the air stream in such a way as to move the lift center rearward. A slide ring within the flare has sufficient inertia that it shifts aft in response to an acceleration that occurs when the attached body and the projectile are separated from one another. The slide ring is linked to the petals in such a way that the petals are deployed by the displacement of the slide ring. Detents lock the slide ring in its displaced position.

The invention discloses a double-rotating-shaft 3D printing platform capable of completing printing of the lateral side parts of components. According to the double-rotating-shaft 3D printing platform, by means of two stepping motors, a working table can be driven to rotate around the vertical axis of the working table itself and can pitch and incline up and down around the horizontal central axis of the platform during rotation; and on the other hand, the 3D printing platform is driven by a ball screw to rise and fall along the Z axis, and therefore precise and complete printing of the lateral side parts of the printed parts is achieved. The double-rotating-shaft 3D printing platform is simple in structure, reasonable in design and convenient to control, no supporting materials need to be added during printing, the pretreatment and aftertreatment procedures required by conventional printers are reduced, the quality of printed pieces is improved, and the application field of printers of the type is expanded.

A dumbbell assembly includes a dumbbell unit having a handgrip portion, and a support base for seating the dumbbell unit thereon. The dumbbell unit has a handgrip portion and a carrying structure disposed movably above the support base. A user can raise the carrying structure to attach the handgrip portion and hold the handgrip portion and the carrying structure for carrying the whole dumbbell assembly by one hand.

A vibration isolator system for attaching a payload to a supporting base is provided, the payload having a center of mass and the system consisting of at least three vibration isolating pods. Each pod has two associated, non-parallel, elastic struts. A first end of each strut is attached to the supporting base and a second end of each strut is attached to the payload at a respective mounting point, and the a projected elastic center of the system is substantially co-located with said center of mass. The vibration isolator system is operable to substantially prevent translational vibration of the supporting base from inducing angular rotation of the payload.

An IV set can include an air stop membrane and one or more additional components including a zero dead space luer access device, a vent cap, a bubble removal component, an antimicrobial coating, insert, or filter, or a precision flow controller. An air stop membrane can be used within the IV set to maintain a fluid column within the IV set downstream of the membrane even after a fluid bag has emptied. By maintaining a fluid column downstream of the membrane, air is prevented from entering into the tubing that couples the IV set to a vascular access device. For this reason, once a fluid bag has emptied, a new fluid bag can be coupled to the IV set without needing to re-prime the IV set. Therefore, a clinician need not be present as a fluid bag is emptying to ensure that air does not enter the tubing.

A retracting mechanism for storing or erecting a mirror includes, at a coupled portion of an output shaft of a drive motor and a worm gear, coupling retaining portions fitted together in a press-fitted state and rotational force transmitting portions opposing each other in a state where a predetermined gap is present between them. The coupling retaining portions are configured by a circular shaft portion and a circular fitting hole, and the rotational force transmitting portions are configured by a double D-cut portion and double D-protruding portions. The rotational force of the output shaft is transmitted by the rotational force transmitting portions, and the coupled state of the output shaft and the worm gear is retained on the same axial line and the slanting of the worm gear is prevented by the coupling retaining portions.

After the plurality of single-crystal semiconductor layers are provided adjacent to each other with a certain distance over a glass substrate which is a support substrate, heat treatment is performed on the glass substrate. The support substrate shrinks by this heat treatment, and the adjacent single-crystal semiconductor layers are in contact with each other due to the shrink. Energy beam irradiation is performed with the plurality of single-crystal semiconductor layers being in contact with each other, the plurality of single-crystal semiconductor layers are integrated, and thus a continuous single-crystal semiconductor layer is formed.

The aim of the invention is to reduce the formation of scratches in a device for the thermal treatment of substrates, in particular, semiconductor substrates, in a chamber in which the substrate is placed upon support elements. According to the invention, said aim is achieved by means of displaceable support elements.

A gas diffusion structure for polymer electrolyte fuel cells having a sheet-like carbon substrate made hydrophobic and having two main opposing surfaces and a contact layer on one of these surfaces. The contact layer is formed of an intimate mixture of at least one hydrophobic polymer, which can be polyethylene, polypropylene or polytetrafluoroethylene, and finely divided carbon particles, wherein the weight percentage of the carbon particles relative to the total weight of the contact layer amounts to 40 to 90 wt. %. The gas diffusion structure is a carbon substrate made hydrophobic by at least one hydrophobic polymer and the hydrophobic polymers are restricted to two layers extending from both opposing surfaces into the carbon substrate down to a depth of from 5 to 40 mum and the hydrophobic polymers fill of from 20 to 60% of the pore volume within those layers.

A tool support device for a machine tool includes a housing disposed beside a tool spindle, a tool storage rack having a shaft rotatably attached to the housing, a plate secured to the shaft and rotatably received in the housing, a number of rollers disposed on the plate, an axle rotatably disposed in the housing and having a rotary member which includes a helical groove for engaging with the rollers and for rotating the plate and the shaft and the tool storage rack relative to the tool spindle, the tool support device includes a compact structure for suitably shielding and protecting the tool support device and for preventing the tool support device from being contaminated and damaged by dirt and cut chips.

The invention discloses an abrasive belt polishing finisher in the field of mechanical technology, which addresses inconvenient operation of the existing polishing finishers. The abrasive belt polishing finisher includes a motor and a connection support. The central section of the connection support is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the motor. Several self-rotable connection support finishing wheels are provided around the connection support. The curve surface of the rim of each of the support finishing wheels has a different curvature. Each connection support finishing wheel is distributed on the same circle centered on the output shaft of the motor. The connection support is driven by the motor into rotation to press and position one of the connection support finishing wheels against the back of the abrasive belt in the polishing finisher. The abrasive belt polishing finisher could satisfy continuous polishing treatment for different curved surfaces.

An adjustable dual-screen monitor stand includes a base member having an upright post, an upper bushing and a lower bushing mounted on the upright post at different elevations, a first cantilever swivel screen mount including a first lower swivel arm, a first upper swivel arm and a first screen holder pivotally coupled to one another and pivotally supported on the upper bushing to hold a first flat display monitor and to allow adjustment of the angular position of the supported first flat display monitor, and a second cantilever swivel screen mount including a second lower swivel arm, a second upper swivel arm and a second screen holder pivotally coupled to one another and pivotally supported on the lower bushing to hold a second flat display monitor and to allow adjustment of the angular position of the supported second flat display monitor.

A cutting apparatus to cut a tow includes a tow support, first blade, and tow support deflector. The tow support supports the tow. The first blade cuts the tow. The tow support deflector is disposed in cooperative alignment with the first blade to exert a deflecting force upon the tow support. The deflecting force substantially prevents the first blade from striking the tow support.