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A control system alters one or more characteristics of an ablating element to ablate tissue. In one aspect, the control system delivers energy nearer to the surface of the tissue by changing the frequency or power. In another aspect, the ablating element delivers focused ultrasound which is focused in at least one dimension. The ablating device may also have a number of ablating elements with different characteristics such as focal length.

The present invention relates to novel mutant thioesterase enzymes and naturally-occurring equivalents thereof, compositions made from such enzymes and uses of thioesterase enzymes. In particular, the present invention provides mutant thioesterase enzymes that have altered properties, for example, altered substrate specificity, altered activity, altered selectivity, and / or altered proportional yields in the product mixtures. The present invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such mutant thioesterase enzymes, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further provides for novel uses of thioesterases in the production of various fatty acid derivatives, which are useful as, or as components of, industrial chemicals and fuels.

A surgical system that applies electrical energy to obtain predetermined surgical effects while improving the control of the application of the energy that is supplied by electrosurgical generators. In one embodiment, a surgical assembly interfaces with and receives power from an electrosurgical generator for executing a first electrosurgical procedure. This surgical assembly may employ a shunt circuit between its power and return lines for providing in effect a voltage limitation and / or to allow a constant power electrosurgical generator to execute an at least substantially constant voltage electrosurgical technique. The electrosurgical assembly may also include a return coupler for directing energy from the patient back to the electrosurgical generator, which in turn may include a dielectric material which interfaces with the patient and which at least initially conveys the return energy via one or more electric fields versus conduction.

The invention discloses an omnidirectional moving transfer robot with Mecanum wheels. The omnidirectional moving transfer robot comprises a mechanical arm with six degrees of freedom, an omnidirectional moving base plate, a binocular vision device, a master control box and a remote monitoring device. The omnidirectional moving base plate comprises a frame and the multiple Mecanum wheels arranged below the frame. Each Mecanum wheel is a drive wheel. A plurality of distance measuring sensors are arranged on the periphery of the frame. Each distance measuring sensor is fixedly connected with the frame through an independent suspending module. By means of the structure, the rotating speeds and the steering direction of all the wheels are matched so that a moving platform can move in any direction in the plane, and the moving flexibility of the whole transfer device is remarkably improved; in addition, it can also be ensured that the Mecanum wheels are in full contact with the ground, and operation stability and control precision are improved; and furthermore, the binocular vision device is used for guiding the robot to move and conduct the object carrying and conveying task, the whole process is completed by the robot independently, and the intelligence degree is higher.

A coaxial cable connector includes a connector body having a first end and a second end, a coupling nut freely rotatable and disposed in relation to the first end of the connector body and a post having a first end and a second end, the post further including a open-ended port retaining portion. The coupling nut includes an internal threaded portion and is disposed in overlaying relation relative to the port retaining portion, which is configured for engaging an external port. The port retaining portion defines a locking collet that prevents loosening of the engaged port, while still guaranteeing electrical continuity without requiring excessive tightening of the connector.

A method of producing a surface-mount inductor by encapsulating a coil with an encapsulation material containing a resin and a filler using a mold die assembly is provided. In the method, a tablet and a coil are used. The tablet is prepared by preforming the encapsulation material into a shape having a flat plate-shaped portion and a pillar-shaped convex portion on a peripheral thereof. The coil is a wound conductive wire having a cross-section of rectangular-shape. The coil is placed on the tablet to allow both ends of the coil to extend along an outer side surface of the pillar-shaped convex portion of the tablet. The coil and the encapsulation material are integrated together while clamping the both ends of the coil between an inner wall surface of the mold die assembly and the outer side surface of the pillar-shaped convex portion of the tablet, to form a molded body. External electrodes are formed on a surface of or around an outer periphery of the molded body in such a manner that the external electrodes are electrically connected to the both ends of the coil at least a portion of which is exposed to the surface of the molded body.

A coaxial cable connector includes a connector body having a first end and a second end, a coupling nut freely rotatable and disposed in relation to the first end of the connector body and a post having a first end and a second end, the post further including a open-ended port retaining portion. The coupling nut includes an internal threaded portion and is disposed in overlaying relation relative to the port retaining portion, which is configured for engaging an external port. The port retaining portion defines a locking collet that prevents loosening of the engaged port, while still guaranteeing electrical continuity without requiring excessive tightening of the connector.

The invention provides apparatus and methods for mapping conduction pathways and creating lesions in the heart wall for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The apparatus may include at least one epicardial ablation probe having a plurality of electrodes for creating a lesion. The apparatus and method facilitate the formation of a lesion which electrically isolates the pulmonary veins from the surrounding myocardium.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a hydrocracking catalyst. The method comprises the steps of preparing an acidic mixed solution A containing hydrogenation reactive metals and silicon, preparing a sodium metaaluminate alkaline solution B, and then adding the acidic mixed solution A, the alkaline solution B and CO2 to a reaction tank filled with clear water in parallel to prepare gel; and then adding turbid liquid of a Y type molecular sieve, mixing the substances uniformly, filtering, drying and forming the mixture, and then washing, drying and roasting the product, thus preparing the hydrocracking catalyst. The method has the beneficial effects that a clean preparation method is adopted, so not only can the catalyst be easily formed and the strength of the catalyst be improved, but also the pore volume and specific surface area of the catalyst can be increased and the dispersity of metals in the catalyst can be improved, thus the catalyst has higher hydrocracking activity, middle oil selectivity and stability; and the catalyst prepared by the method can be used for a single-section hydrocracking process of a non-refining section or a one-section serial hydrocracking process of a refining section.

The invention provides a vehicle supporting bridge pipe and end face flange welding machine and a welding method thereof. The welding machine comprises a welding seat, a supporting flange plate is fixed at the upper end of the welding seat, a second three-claw chuck is fixed on the supporting flat plate, a circumferential rotating device coaxial with the second three-claw chuck is arranged on thesupporting flat plate, two welding guns are fixed on two sides of the center of the circumferential rotating device, a vertical beam is fixed on the supporting flat plate, a lifting mechanism is fixedon the vertical beam and fixed to a first three-claw chuck through elastic connection, a second three-claw chuck and the first three-claw chuck are fixed to a flange and a supporting bridge pipe respectively, and the welding guns weld the flange and the bridge pipe when rotating. The welding guns with two circumferential sides in symmetry are adopted to weld a welding position at the same time, welding deformation of the supporting pipe and the flange caused by welding stress is reduced, and coaxiality between the supporting pipe and the flange is improved.

A package system which combines an article and a container in an integrated package with the article secured in nested relationship within a recess of the container. The recess has sufficient depth such that portions of the side walls of the container extend outwardly effectively beyond an exposed surface of the article so as to protect the article against damage. Alternatively, the package system includes a pair of spaced columns which are integrally formed with the side wall of the container and which extend outwardly from the side wall. A recess is formed between the column members which is configured to receive an article in nested relationship within the recess. Methods for securing the article in nested relationship within the recess of the container are also disclosed.

The invention provides a method for preparing neodymium iron boron through regenerating a waste material containing neodymium, iron and boron. The method comprises steps of (1) preprocessing the waste material; (2) correcting the components of the waste material; (3) crushing by hydrogen; (4) preparing into powder; (5) molding under a magnetic field; and (6) vacuum sintering. The method fully uses the waste material recycled in a production process, has high recovery rate of the waste material, can produce high performance product, has a simple and controllable flow, has high operability, uses no strong acid and strong base polluting the environment, is environment-friendly and energy-saving, and has high social and economic benefits.

An apparatus and method for the photocatalytic conversion of contaminants in a fluid stream. Fluid is directed through a semitransparent packed bed or an open cell, three dimensionally reticulated, fluid permeable, semiconductor unit. Within the unit, a semiconductor, when exposed to a photoactivating light source, converts the contaminants through a photocatalytic reaction. Both the substrate and the semiconductor photocatalyst are semitransparent to the activating light to allow penetration of light into the unit, thereby distributing the light, increasing the active specific surface area, and improving the net conversion performance of the unit.

Implantable connector arrangements are provided for allowing a plurality of electrode leads to be connected to an implantable device through a single port in the device. Also provided are leads that include the same, implantable pulse generators that include the leads, as well as systems and kits having components thereof, and methods of making and using the subject devices.

The present application provides an electrode assembly including an atomizer outer electrode, an atomizer inner electrode, a battery rod outer electrode and a battery rod inner electrode assembly, all of which being configured to form an electrically conductive loop, wherein, the atomizer outer electrode provided on the atomizer is of a cylindrical shape; the battery rod outer electrode of a cylindrical shape arranged on the battery rod is configured to be inserted into or sleeved outside the atomizer outer electrode, and then is coupled to the atomizer outer electrode by rotating either the battery rod outer electrode or the atomizer outer electrode, so as to form an electrical connection in a surface contact manner; and the atomizer inner electrode provided on the atomizer is in contact with and electrically connected to the battery rod inner electrode assembly provided on the battery rod.

The invention relates to a novel ceramic coating polyolefin composite film which comprises a polyolefin substrate with micro pores, wherein one side or both sides of the polyolefin substrate is / are compounded with ceramic coating(s); the ceramic coating comprises porous ceramic particles, an inorganic filler and an adhesive. The invention also relates to a method for preparing the novel ceramic coating polyolefin composite film. The method comprises the following steps: a, dissolving the adhesive in a solvent, thereby preparing an adhesive solution; b, adding the porous ceramic particles and the functional inorganic filler into the adhesion solution prepared in the step a, and performing dispersing treatment, thereby preparing coating slurry; and c, coating one or two surfaces of the polyolefin substrate with the coating slurry prepared in the step b, and drying and curing to prepare the product. The novel functional composite film has high liquid absorption and retention performance, has the functions of reducing harmful gases inside a battery, improving the performance of the battery and prolonging the service life of the battery, and has the safety characteristics of low closed pore temperature, high melting temperature and low hot-shrinkage rate.

The invention provides apparatus and methods for mapping conduction pathways and creating lesions in the heart wall for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The apparatus may include at least one epicardial ablation probe having a plurality of electrodes for creating a lesion. The apparatus and method facilitate the formation of a lesion which electrically isolates the pulmonary veins from the surrounding myocardium.

A control system alters one or more characteristics of an ablating element to ablate tissue. In one aspect, the control system delivers energy nearer to the surface of the tissue by changing the frequency or power. In another aspect, the ablating element delivers focused ultrasound which is focused in at least one dimension. The ablating device may also have a number of ablating elements with different characteristics such as focal length.

The invention relates to a process for preparing 4,4'-dichlorodiphenylsulfone, in particular to a process for preparing 4,4'-dichlorodiphenylsulfone employing a sulfoxide oxidation method. The process comprises the following steps: carrying out friedel-crafts reaction with chlorobenzene and thionyl chloride under the action of a catalyst to obtain the 4,4'-dichlorodiphenylsulfone; dissolving the obtained 4,4'-dichlorodiphenylsulfone with a solvent; adding hydrogen peroxide and carrying out oxidation reaction to obtain a 4,4'-dichlorodiphenylsulfone crude product; carrying out secondary oxidation refining on the obtained 4,4'-dichlorodiphenylsulfone crude product; and finally preparing high-purity 4,4'-dichlorodiphenylsulfone. The purity of the 4,4'-dichlorodiphenylsulfone purified by the refining process is greater than 99.5%; the refining yield is greater than 98.5%; and the process completely meets the synthesis requirements of high-performance polymers.

The invention discloses a simple fixing and clamping device of a large-sized wallboard. The height of suction cup devices is adjusted by the self weight of the wallboard, and all vacuum suction cups are in contact with the wallboard sufficiently. The height of adjusting springs of the fixing and clamping device can be adjusted automatically to adapt to a molded surface shape of a workpiece, and when the wallboard is sight, an external load can be conducted; the fixing and clamping device can increase and decrease the number of the suction cup devices for fixing and clamping a wallboard curved face with different sizes and different shapes, and the fixing and clamping device has good universality and good flexibility. An air compressor is connected with a vacuum generator, and the vacuum generator is connected with the suction cup devices through vacuum rubber pipes; by controlling the air exhaust of the air compressor, negative pressure is generated in the vacuum suction cups, the clamp force is formed, and the wallboard is sucked to the fixing and clamping device. When the processing of the wallboard is completed, the air compressor is controlled to make the negative pressure in the vacuum suction cups change into zero pressure or positive pressure, and the vacuum suction cups are departed from the wallboard automatically. The fixing and clamping device is simple in structure, good in compatibility and can adapt to part processing and forming of the wallboard of different curvature of surface changes.

An ablation device for ablating epicardial tissue on a heart is disclosed. The device includes an elongated probe having at least one tissue contacting surface for contacting the epicardial tissue. The device also includes a plurality of suction ports and a plurality of ablating elements aligned along at least part of the axis of the elongated probe and coupled with a tissue contacting member. The assembly may optionally include a visualization device to determine the location and depth of transmural lesions. Also disclosed are methods of locating and placing the ablation device and forming transmural lesions on a heart for treatment of cardiac arrythmias.

The invention provides a composite porous current collector, and a preparation method and an application thereof. The composite porous current collector comprises a porous electron conducting layer with through holes and an electron insulating layer with through holes, wherein the porosity of the through holes of porous electron conducting layer is not less than the porosity of the through holes of the electron insulating layer, a position of the porous electron conducting layer corresponding to the position of the through hole of the electron insulating layer is a through hole, and a position of the porous electron conducting layer corresponding to the position of the non-through hole of the electron insulating layer can be a through hole, and also can be a blind hole or a rough surface. The electron insulating layer is adjacent to an isolation layer, so puncture of precipitated lithium dendrite to a diaphragm is prevented, direct contact of the electron conducting layer is avoided, and the safety of a battery is improved; the above corresponding through hole structure is in favor of transferring lithium ions, so the internal resistance of the battery is reduced; the hole structure of the porous electron conducting layer and the homogeneous rough surface are in favor of full contact of an electrode active substance with the current collector, the current is uniformly distributed, and the current collection effect is improved; and the preparation method adopting airflow punching has the advantages of simplicity, easy implementation, cleanness, energy saving, combination of other various enforcement modes, and convenience for production and application.

A respiratory mask (10) that comprises a mask body (12) and a harness (21) that includes a carriage (22) and a strap (24). The mask body (12) lacks a rigid insert, is non-elastomeric, and is adapted for fitting over a person's nose and mouth. The mask body (12) has a nose portion (14), a chin portion (16), first and second cheek portions (18 and 20), and an axis (32) that extends from the nose portion (14) to the chin portion (16). The mask body (12) is constructed to deform such that the first and second cheek portions (18 and 20) move towards each other about the axis (32). The carriage (22) is joined to the mask body (12), and the strap (24) is joined to the carriage (22) for supporting the mask body (12) over a person's nose and mouth. When tension is applied to the strap (24) and an opposing force acts at the nose and chin portions of the mask body, the first and second cheek portions (18, 20) exhibit movement about the axis (32) towards each other. The respirator mask is beneficial in that it is lightweight, easy to manufacture, and maintains a good fit to a person's face.

The invention discloses a lithium-sulfur battery adopting a multi-layer composite separator. The multi-layer composite separator is characterized in that one side surface of a substrate separator is coated with a polymer layer A, the other side surface of the substrate separator is coated with an inorganic solid material layer and a polymer layer B, and the inorganic solid material layer is located between the substrate separator and the polymer layer B. The mechanical strength of the separator can be improved by the inorganic solid material layer, when a ceramic material with a lithium ion conduction function is used, the ionic conductivity of the separator can be improved effectively, and a polarization effect in charge-discharge processes is reduced. An electrolyte of the lithium-sulfurbattery contains an additive, therefore, interface state of a cathode, an anode and the separator is improved, charge-discharge current on the lithium anode surface is more uniform, activity of the lithium anode in the lithium anode can be reduced effectively, possibility of formation of lithium dendrites is reduced greatly, and use stability of the lithium anode is improved.

The invention discloses a biostimulation method for remediation of oil-polluted soil. In the method, on the premise of not adding an oil pollutant biodegrading bacterial agent, a soil conditioner is added to improve the soil environment, reduce soil stickiness, increase the soil permeability, adjust the water-retaining capacity of the soil, adjust inorganic and organic nutrients necessary for local microbe growth, maintain the pH value of the soil close to neutrality, promote oil pollutant degrading microbes in the soil to grow and propagate, and improve the oil pollutant degrading efficiency of the local microbes; by planting plants, the microenvironment of the soil near root systems of the plants is improved, the plants secrete organics with low molecular weight such as amino acid to the root systems so as to stimulate the massive propagation of the local microbes and indirectly promote oil pollutant degradation by the microbes of the root systems; and the biostimulation method has the advantages of accelerating the remediation of the oil-polluted soil and restoring the original state of the soil.