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Ultrasound catheter devices and methods provide enhanced disruption of blood vessel obstructions. Generally, an ultrasound catheter includes an elongate flexible catheter body with one or more lumens. An ultrasound transmission member or wire extends longitudinally through the catheter body lumen and, in many embodiments, a guide wire tube also extends through the same lumen. A distal head is fixed to or otherwise mechanically coupled with the distal end of the ultrasound transmission member or wire and is positioned adjacent the distal end of the catheter body. Although the distal end of the catheter body overlaps the distal head, the distal head is not directly affixed to the distal end of the catheter body. Thus, the distal tip may move freely, relative to the distal end of the catheter body when ultrasonic energy is applied through the ultrasound transmission member. Such a freely floating distal head enhances the efficiency of an ultrasound catheter, enabling the catheter to ablate calcific occlusions and increasing the useful life of the ultrasound transmission member and catheter.

A putter head includes an aperture through which two rails extending across a bottom of the putter head can be viewed. After establishing a target line, the player first levels the rails flat on the putting surface. Then, the player looks down on the putter head and adjusts his position and aligns the putter head in such a manner that a groove on top of the putter is seen as situated / centered between the rails. A slot running parallel to the putting face of the putter head also is used to ensure that the putter head is in proper alignment. Also, the rails are substantially flat to impart additional horizontal stability and alignment to the putter head during putting.

Provided is a lithium secondary battery, comprising a cathode, an anode, and a porous separator or electrolyte, wherein the anode comprises: (a) an anode active layer containing a layer of lithium or lithium alloy, in a form of a foil, coating, or multiple particles aggregated together, as an anode active material; and (b) an anode-protecting layer of a conductive sulfonated elastomer composite, disposed between the anode active layer and the separator / electrolyte; wherein the composite has from 0.01% to 40% by weight of a conductive reinforcement material and from 0.01% to 40% by weight of an inorganic filler dispersed in a sulfonated elastomeric matrix material and the protecting layer has a thickness from 1 nm to 100 μm, a fully recoverable tensile strain from 2% to 500%, a lithium ion conductivity from 10−7 S / cm to 5×10−2 S / cm, and an electrical conductivity from 10−7 S / cm to 100 S / cm.

A method for implanting a glenoid component during shoulder arthroplasty is disclosed. In the method, a template is placed against a surface of a glenoid cavity of a scapula, and a bone marking tool is inserted through a cut-out guide in the template. The bone marking tool is used to create a bone mark on the surface of the glenoid cavity. A drill is aligned with the bone mark and a first pilot hole is drilled in the surface of the glenoid cavity. A locating pin of a first drill jig is placed in the first pilot hole, and a drill is inserted through a guide hole of the first drill jig to drill a second pilot hole in the surface of the glenoid cavity. Bone material is removed between the first pilot hole and the second pilot hole to create a slot in the surface of the glenoid cavity between the first pilot hole and the second pilot hole. A keel of a glenoid component is positioned in the slot, and the glenoid component is secured in the scapula. A kit is also provided for use with the method. The kit includes a glenoid component including a body having a first articulating surface and a second surface opposite the first articulating surface. The first articulating surface is dimensioned for engaging a head of a humerus or a humeral implant. The second surface is dimensioned for being secured to a scapula. The glenoid component further includes a keel extending away from the second surface. The kit also includes a transparent template having a cut-out guide dimensioned to receive a bone marking tool. The template preferably has an indication of a centerline of the template. The kit also includes a first drill jig having a locating pin and a guide hole dimensioned to receive a drill bit, and a cutting tool having a follower pin and a cutting surface.

Ultrasound catheter devices and methods provide enhanced disruption of blood vessel obstructions. Generally, an ultrasound catheter includes an elongate flexible catheter body with one or more lumens. An ultrasound transmission member or wire extends longitudinally through the catheter body lumen and, in many embodiments, a guide wire tube also extends through the same lumen. A distal head is fixed to or otherwise mechanically coupled with the distal end of the ultrasound transmission member or wire and is positioned adjacent the distal end of the catheter body. Although the distal end of the catheter body overlaps the distal head, the distal head is not directly affixed to the distal end of the catheter body. Thus, the distal tip may move freely, relative to the distal end of the catheter body when ultrasonic energy is applied through the ultrasound transmission member. Such a freely floating distal head enhances the efficiency of an ultrasound catheter, enabling the catheter to ablate calcific occlusions and increasing the useful life of the ultrasound transmission member and catheter.

A trans free hard palm oil fraction, a trans free non hydrogenated hard structural fat and a fat blend using the trans free non hydrogenated hard structural fat and liquid oils suitable for the manufacture of low SAFA (Saturated Fatty Acid) high poly / mono unsaturated margarine and spreads, wherein the trans free non hydrogenated hard structural fat is made from a selectively fractionated non-hydrogenated high melting palm oil fraction which is interesterified with dry fractionated non-hydrogenated lauric fat, such as a palm kernel oil or its fractions, the resultant interesterified fat is obtained with high yield ratios that can be economically and commercially used as trans free non hydrogenated hard structural fat for the aforesaid manufacture.

The present invention is to provide a toner which can maintain a desired function of an external additive (a function to impart charge stability and flowability to the toner) under a severe usage environment such as high temperature and high humidity (H / H), which has an excellent initial charging speed, which has stable charging ability and flowability over time, which maintains reproducibility of thin lines and is unlikely to cause a deterioration in image quality due to fog or the like even after a large number of prints are continuously printed, and which has excellent printing durability. Also, the present invention is to provide a toner for developing electrostatic images, comprising external additives, and colored resin particles comprising a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the external additives contain external additive A and external additive B, wherein external additive A is fatty acid metal salt particles, and a content of the fatty acid metal salt particles is in the range from 0.01 to 0.5 part by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the colored resin particles, and wherein external additive B is spherical colloidal silica particles having a number average primary particle diameter of 30 to 80 nm and being surface-treated with a silane compound having an alkyl group of 8 to 20 carbons, and a content of the spherical colloidal silica particles is in the range from 0.3 to 2.0 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the colored resin particles.

An asymmetric hollow fiber gas separation membrane obtained by subjecting an asymmetric hollow fiber polyimide membrane to a heat treatment having a maximum temperature of from 350 to 450° C., wherein the asymmetric hollow fiber polyimide membrane is formed with a polyimide essentially having a repeating unit represented by a general formula (1);is excellent in a solvent resistance and a thermal stability, and as well has such a mechanical strength that a tensile elongation at break is not less than 10% as a hollow fiber membrane. In the general formula (1), 20 to 80 mol % of A is a tetravalent unit based on a biphenyl structure represented by formula (2), 20 to 80 mol % of A is a tetravalent unit based on a diphenylhexafluoropropane structure represented by formula (3), and 0 to 30 mol % of A is a tetravalent unit based on a phenyl structure represented by formula (4); and in the general formula (1), 30 to 70 mol % of R is a divalent unit represented by formula (5) and / or formula (6), and 30 to 70 mol % of R is a divalent unit having one or two other aromatic rings than formula (5) or (6),wherein, R1 and R2 are a hydrogen atom or an organic group, and n is 0, 1 or 2,wherein, R1 and R2 are a hydrogen atom or an organic group, X is —CH2— or —CO—, and n is 0, 1 or 2.

An automotive interior component according to the present invention includes: an interior component attached to a vehicle body panel at an interior side of a vehicle; an airbag installed in a gap between the vehicle body panel and the interior component; an expanding portion defined in a partial region of the interior component, the expanding portion turning in an expansion direction of the airbag to expose an opening; first locking means made up of a first locking piece provided at a rim of the expanding portion and a first engagement portion provided at a fixed portion with which the rim of the expanding portion comes into contact, receiving the first locking piece to lock movement of the expanding portion in a turning direction; and second locking means made up of a second locking piece provided at the rim of the expanding portion and a second engagement portion provided at the fixed portion with which the rim of the expanding portion comes into contact, receiving the second locking piece to lock movement of the expanding portion in a turning radial direction.

The invention relates to a filament excellent in incision resistance comprising as a primary component a polyethylene filament having a weight-average molecular weight of 300,000 or less and a ratio of a weight-average molecular weight to a number-average molecular weight (Mw / Mn) of 4.0 or less as determined in the state of a filament as well as a modulus of 500 cN / dtex or more, and to a fabric excellent in incision resistance, a fibrous material for reinforcing cement mortar or concrete, and a rope, each of which comprises the filament. The filament can be produced by drawing a non-drawn polyolefin filament which comprises a polyethylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 60,000-600,000, a ratio of a weight-average molecular weight to a number-average molecular weight (Mw / Mn) of 4.5 or less, and a rate of birefringence (Δn) of 0.008 or more, at a temperature not higher than the α-relaxation temperature of said non-drawn filament.

A signal device, particularly for use in areas at risk of explosion, has a housing, at least one light source, and at least one acoustics source. A sound guidance unit follows the acoustics source with its neck opening and emits the sound produced by the acoustics source to the outside, by way of its mouth opening. The sound guidance unit not only serves to guide sound, but at the same time takes on an optical signal function.

The invention relates to a filament excellent in incision resistance comprising as a primary component a polyethylene filament having a weight-average molecular weight of 300,000 or less and a ratio of a weight-average molecular weight to a number-average molecular weight (Mw / Mn) of 4.0 or less as determined in the state of a filament as well as a modulus of 500 cN / dtex or more, and to a fabric excellent in incision resistance, a fibrous material for reinforcing cement mortar or concrete, and a rope, each of which comprises the filament. The filament can be produced by drawing a non-drawn polyolefin filament which comprises a polyethylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 60,000-600,000, a ratio of a weight-average molecular weight to a number-average molecular weight (Mw / Mn) of 4.5 or less, and a rate of birefringence (Δn) of 0.008 or more, at a temperature not higher than the α-relaxation temperature of said non-drawn filament.

The invention provides a method of improving the cycle-life of a lithium metal secondary battery. The method comprises implementing an anode-protecting layer between an anode active material layer and a porous separator / electrolyte, wherein the anode-protecting layer or cathode-protecting layer comprises a conductive sulfonated elastomer composite having from 0.01% to 40% by weight of a conductive reinforcement material and from 0.01% to 40% by weight of an electrochemically stable inorganic filler dispersed in a sulfonated elastomeric matrix material and the protecting layer has a thickness from 1 nm to 100 μm, a fully recoverable tensile strain from 2% to 500%, a lithium ion conductivity from 10−7 S / cm to 5×10−2 S / cm, and an electrical conductivity from 10−7 S / cm to 100 S / cm when measured at room temperature.

The present invention provides a process for producing an electrode for electrochemical reaction, wherein a conductive diamond layer is formed on an electrode substrate in the electrode; and the electrode substrate on which the conductive diamond layer is formed is kept at a temperature of 400° C. or more and 1,000° C. or less in a water vapor, thereby forming a micropore in the conductive diamond layer. Also, the present invention provides an electrode for electrochemical reaction obtained by the foregoing production process.

The subject of the present invention is a lens-holder device (1) intended to be hooked onto a support (101) of determined direction belonging to a conveyor carriage intended for transporting optical lenses (10) so that an optical test can be carried out on said optical lenses following a treatment of said optical lenses, said lens-holder device (1) comprising a body (2), suspension means (3) for suspending from the support (101) which are connected to the body (2), retaining the means (4) for keeping an optical lens (10) in position on the lens-holder device (1), which are connected to the body (2), these retaining means (4) comprising support means (5) defining at least one first resting point (a) for the optical lens (10), elastic return means (6) defining at least two further resting points (b, c) for the optical lens (10), the various resting points (a, b, c) defining a location for the optical lens (10), the body of the lens-holder device (1) being shaped in such a way as to pass around the portions of space that are situated facing the location occupied by the optical lens (10).

A trans free hard palm oil fraction, a trans free non hydrogenated hard structural fat and a fat blend using the trans free non hydrogenated hard structural fat and liquid oils suitable for the manufacture of low SAFA (Saturated Fatty Acid) high poly / mono unsaturated margarine and spreads, wherein the trans free non hydrogenated hard structural fat is made from a selectively fractionated non-hydrogenated high melting palm oil fraction which is interesterified with dry fractionated non-hydrogenated lauric fat, such as a palm kernel oil or its fractions, the resultant interesterified fat is obtained with high yield ratios that can be economically and commercially used as trans free non hydrogenated hard structural fat for the aforesaid manufacture.

The invention relates to a bridge assay that can be used on an automatic diagnostic apparatus in order to detect anti-thyrotropin receptor autoantibodies, wherein the chimeric TSH receptor used comprises the extracellular portion of the chimeric TSH receptor and is N-terminally fused to a protein causing secretion of the chimeric TSH receptor from culture cells, and the anchored chimeric TSH receptor is immobilized on paramagnetic particles.

A stator (32, 132, 232) or rotor for an electrodynamic machine, in particular for a torque motor acting as an internal or external rotor, comprises a plurality of partly annular plate segments (10, 110, 210) which are stacked in a manner to constitute several partly annular plate segment blocks (34, 134, 234). Combined into a ring, said blocks constitute the stator (32, 132, 232) or rotor the particular adjacent plate segment blocks (34, 134, 234) being mutually clamped by a clamping means. This clamping means already may be integrated into said plate segment blocks or it may be constituted by a housing (145, 245) of which the segments (148, 248) can be clamped against one another. If illustratively the housing (145) is emplaced externally around the stator (132) then the inside diameter of said housing may be varied during installation of the stator (132) or rotor in a manner that the housing may be positioned around the installed plate segment blocks (34, 134) and also may be radially clamped against them.

An asymmetric hollow fiber gas separation membrane obtained by subjecting an asymmetric hollow fiber polyimide membrane to a heat treatment having a maximum temperature of from 350 to 450° C., wherein the asymmetric hollow fiber polyimide membrane is formed with a polyimide essentially having a repeating unit represented by a general formula (1);is excellent in a solvent resistance and a thermal stability, and as well has such a mechanical strength that a tensile elongation at break is not less than 10% as a hollow fiber membrane. In the general formula (1), 20 to 80 mol % of A is a tetravalent unit based on a biphenyl structure represented by formula (2), 20 to 80 mol % of A is a tetravalent unit based on a diphenylhexafluoropropane structure represented by formula (3), and 0 to 30 mol % of A is a tetravalent unit based on a phenyl structure represented by formula (4); and in the general formula (1), 30 to 70 mol % of R is a divalent unit represented by formula (5) and / or formula (6), and 30 to 70 mol % of R is a divalent unit having one or two other aromatic rings than formula (5) or (6),wherein, R1 and R2 are a hydrogen atom or an organic group, and n is 0, 1 or 2,wherein, R1 and R2 are a hydrogen atom or an organic group, X is —CH2— or —CO—, and n is 0, 1 or 2.

An automotive interior component according to the present invention includes: an interior component attached to a vehicle body panel at an interior side of a vehicle; an airbag installed in a gap between the vehicle body panel and the interior component; an expanding portion defined in a partial region of the interior component, the expanding portion turning in an expansion direction of the airbag to expose an opening; first locking means made up of a first locking piece provided at a rim of the expanding portion and a first engagement portion provided at a fixed portion with which the rim of the expanding portion comes into contact, receiving the first locking piece to lock movement of the expanding portion in a turning direction; and second locking means made up of a second locking piece provided at the rim of the expanding portion and a second engagement portion provided at the fixed portion with which the rim of the expanding portion comes into contact, receiving the second locking piece to lock movement of the expanding portion in a turning radial direction.

A dam for substantially laterally confining a quantity of encapsulant material over a region of a substrate, such as an interposer. The dam is configured to protrude upwardly from a surface of the interposer or other substrate. The interposer may be positioned at least partially around a slot or aperture through the substrate so as to laterally confine encapsulant material over the slot or aperture and over any intermediate conductive elements extending through the slot or aperture. The dam may be fabricated by stereolithography. A package including the interposer, the dam, and a semiconductor die to which the interposer is secured may include a sealing element between the interposer and the active surface of the die. All or part of the sealing element may also be fabricated using stereolithography. Methods and systems using machine vision in conjunction with stereolithography equipment are also disclosed.

The invention discloses a novel iodizing agent containing latent elemental iodine and preparation of iodized salt therefrom. The iodizing agent comprises a mixture of iodide and iodate in solution form in 5:1 molar ratio. The said iodizing agent may be prepared cost-effectively through the reaction of pure iodine crystals with a suitable alkali. Iodized salt prepared therefrom is stable in the pH range of 7.0-8.0 whereas it releases the latent elemental iodine under acidic conditions such as that which prevails in the stomach.

To provide a structure for mounting a novel reaction tube, which is capable of following up the thermal expansion of the reaction tube without the need of hanging down the reaction tube in the apparatus for producing silicon. In a reaction unit 3 in a reaction vessel body 2 of the apparatus 1 for producing silicon, there are provided a gas feed pipe 6 for feeding chlorosilanes and hydrogen, a reaction tube 7 for precipitating silicon, a high-frequency coil 11 arranged on the outer circumferential side of the reaction tube 7 to melt the precipitated silicon, a heat insulating material 9 provided between the reaction tube 7 and the high-frequency coil 11, and an intermediate wall 8 provided at the lower portion of the reaction unit 3 to support the heat insulating material 9. The reaction tube 7 is supported on the upper surface of the intermediate wall 8.

Methods, apparatus and kits for modifying natural feathers that are used in sporting goods that result in long lasting feathers with increased mechanical stability, reliability and durability as well as improved flight consistency are disclosed. Some of the sporting goods that use natural feathers are badminton shuttlecocks, arrow fletchings, and darts. The disclosed methods consist of controlled treatment of feather shuttlecocks with crosslinking agents to crosslink the keratin protein present on the natural feathers of the shuttlecock.