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A spinal stabilization system generally comprises first and second anchor members configured to be secured to first and second vertebrae within a patient's body, a flexible element secured to the first anchor member, and a rigid element secured to the second anchor member. An end portion of the rigid element is coupled to an end portion of the flexible so that the system is able to provide both rigid and dynamic stabilization. The coupling is maintained even if the flexible element relaxes after a period of time within the patient's body.

An artificial knee joint including a femoral component and a tibial component which are in relation of making relative rotation, in which the tibial component has a post that has an outwardly curving posterior surface and is disposed approximately in the longitudinal center between the articular surfaces so that the post is inside an intercondylar groove that is between the medial and lateral condyles and extends from the posterior end to the anterior end of the femoral component; and the femoral component has a cam that is disposed at the posterior portion of the intercondylar groove and comes into contact with the posterior surface of the post when the above-described rotation proceeds; and the post and the cam are shaped so that the femoral component is turned outwardly when the cam comes into contact with the post as a result of the rotation and as the rotation proceeds.

An artificial knee joint including a femoral component and a tibial component which are in relation of making relative rotation, in which the tibial component has a post that has an outwardly curving posterior surface and is disposed approximately in the longitudinal center between the articular surfaces so that the post is inside an intercondylar groove that is between the medial and lateral condyles and extends from the posterior end to the anterior end of the femoral component; and the femoral component has a cam that is disposed at the posterior portion of the intercondylar groove and comes into contact with the posterior surface of the post when the above-described rotation proceeds; and the post and the cam are shaped so that the femoral component is turned outwardly when the cam comes into contact with the post as a result of the rotation and as the rotation proceeds.

The present invention involves a universal connector assembly for electronic interconnection. The connector assembly includes a printed circuit board to which a male insert is in electrical communication. The male insert includes a strain relief tail connected to the printed circuit board and extends to a contact head. The assembly further includes a female socket for receiving the contact head of the male insert. The female socket has receiving members extending from a base to respective ends. The ends are biasingly spaced apart to define an opening through which the male insert is disposed for electrical contact with the female socket. The receiving members have an inside contact surface and an outside surface wherein the inside surface is configured to complement the outer contact wall of the male insert for electrical engagement when the male insert is disposed through the opening. The assembly further comprises a connector housing to which the base of the female socket is attached.

A plasma processing system includes a reactor, a top electrode made of a magnetic or ferromagnetic metal or a metal-alloy, wherein a RF or DC power is applied to generate plasma within the reactor; a gas showerhead fixed to the top electrode; a sheet-like magnetic assembly bound to the upper surface of the gas showerhead, which includes a plurality of separate magnets, a metal sheet made of a ferromagnetic metal, and a deformable film.

The invention discloses a method for enhancing the gas-liquid mass transfer of an ebullated bed hydrogenation reactor, which comprises the following processes of: introducing fresh raw oil, circulating oil and hydrogen into a microbubble generator arranged in front of the reactor, fully mixing to make the hydrogen dispersed in a liquid-phase material in the form of microbubbles, and performing hydrogenation and cracking reaction in the ebullated bed reactor. The method can improve the utilization rate of the hydrogen, reduce the volume ratio of the hydrogen to the oil, save operating cost andpromote the depth of the hydrogenation and cracking reaction.

In order to improve the heat-conducting connection between a contact element (3) and a ceiling panel (1) which are adhesively bonded to one another, the contact panel (5) of the contact element (3) is provided with an adhesive depression (10) in the contact surface (6), said depression taking up only part of said contact surface, while the remaining part of the latter rests directly against the upper side of the ceiling panel (1). The contact panel (5) may be elastically or plastically deformable, e.g. along a bending groove (9), with the result that it adapts more easily to irregularities, such as those caused, for example, by slight sagging of the ceiling panel (1). This permits larger widths of the contact panel (5) without impairing the thermal contact. In order to ensure close abutment of the parts of the contact surface (6) which are not adhesively bonded to the upper side of the ceiling panel (1), the contact panel (5) can be appropriately prestressed.

An improved dry heat method and apparatus for thawing frozen biological fluids utilizing electrically heated plates and oscillatory motion to enhance heat transfer by mixing as the fluid thaws. Bags of frozen fluid to be thawed are lightly squeezed between two heating plates, one of which is gently oscillated to facilitate mixing of the thawing fluid, increasing heat transfer and reducing time required for thawing. Direct contact of the heating plates against the bag surfaces increases heat transfer by eliminating insulative effects of another bag wall and a water boundary layer, compared to water bath units. Flat (or curved to conform to bag) heat pipes are preferred as heating plates compared to plain aluminum sheet. Flat heat pipes have the property of an isothermal heating surface, thus maximizing heat transfer to the coldest areas, preventing hot spots, and simplifying heating plate temperature control.

Multiphasic reactions, especially those reactions using a phase transfer catalyst, are conducted in microchannel apparatus. Advantageously, these reactions can be conducted with two, planar microlayers of reactants in adjacent laminar flow streams. Microchannel apparatus and methods for conducting unit operations such as reactions and separations in microchannel apparatus is also described. Microchannel apparatus can provide advantages for controlling reactions and separating products, solvents or reactants in multiphase reactions.

A method and apparatus for raising, leveling, and supporting a foundation by placing steel piers beneath the necessary peripheral and interior beams and using a jack to raise the slab beams, then allowing the slab beams to rest on piers. The piers are constructed from steel piling segments, driven into the ground, connected with adhesive, and anchored at a depth offering reactive force sufficient to support the foundation. The piling is pointed at its bottom facilitating insertion and preventing upheaval. A crown is attached to the upper most end of each pier which offers a platform to provide a stable support once the jack is removed and easy access to the slab beam for later readjustment. Multiple piers are utilized to achieve a level foundation. Piers may be placed beneath interior beams on a slab without drilling holes in the interior of the slab.

A method utilizing welds, reinforced with sewn seams, to adhere two fabrics together to form an inflatable airbag cushion. Although welded seams provide better and more easily produced attachment points between multiple layers of fabrics, not to mention improved manners of reducing air or gas permeability as such attachment points, the utilization of sewn seams adjacent to such welded areas provides stronger reinforcement, and thus more reliable non-permeable fabrics. Seam welding generally concerns the utilization of a film on the underside of a fabric which, upon contact with a second, film-treated fabric and upon exposure to high frequency energy, forms a bead of polymeric material at the attachment point between the two fabric layers. Lower numbers of sewn seams may be utilized to permit sufficient reinforcement if the size of the formed polymeric bead if of sufficient size to permit thorough sealing and adhesion between the fabric layers. Such a specific reinforced fabric, as well as high bead-size welded airbag fabrics are encompassed within this invention.

An apparatus for, and method of, diagnosing and treating patello-femoral misalignment, which includes an inward tracking member that operatively fits over, and provides direct inward pressure against, a patella; wherein the inward tracking member provides a compressive force against the patella, thereby increasing the contact surface area between the patellofemoral articular tissue and an associated femoral trochlear groove; is disclosed.

Batteries based on solid-state electrolytes are known in the art. These (planar) energy sources, or solid-state batteries, efficiently convert chemical energy into electrical energy and can be used as the power sources for portable electronics. The invention relates to a method for manufacturing of a solid-state battery in which the pinholes in a solid electrolyte are at least partially filled by the deposition of an electrically insulating layers. The invention also relates to a battery obtained by performing such a method. The invention further relates to an electronic device provided with such a battery.

An improved free swinging hammer mill hammer design is disclosed and described for comminution of materials such as grain and refuse. The hammer design of the present art is adaptable to most hammer mill or grinders having free swinging systems. The improved hammermill hammer may incorporate multiple comminution edges for increased comminution efficiencies. The design as disclosed and claimed may be forged to increase the strength of the hammer. A rod hole shoulder surrounding a portion of the rod hole adjacent the neck may be reduced in the radial dimension. The shape of the hammer body may be varied, as disclosed and claimed, to further improve hammer strength, or reduce or maintain the weight of the hammer while increasing the amount of force delivered to the material to be comminuted.

An organic light emitting display and a method of fabricating the same, and more particularly, an organic light emitting display in which the surface of a substrate contacted to a frit is made non-planar to improve an adhesive force and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The organic light emitting display includes a first substrate including a pixel region in which at least one organic light emitting diode (OLED) is formed and a non-pixel region formed on the outer circumference of the pixel region so that one region of the non-pixel region is made with one or more non-planar structures, a second substrate attached to the first substrate so that the OLED is encapsulated with a frit interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and contacted to the non-planar structures.

Disclosed herein is an implant device for osseointegration to endure weight. This implant device includes an insert-type implant inserted into an amputated end of a thighbone or a lower leg bone of a leg of a patient; a load dispersing adaptor having a cap shape, encompassing both the implant and the amputated end of the leg simultaneously at a lower end of the implant; a load support plate having a plate shape, coupled with the lower surface of the adaptor, whose diameter is widened, on which a plurality of muscle fixing holes are dispersedly formed; and a coupling screw, which couples the load dispersing adaptor with the insert-type implant at a bottom of the load dispersing plate through screw-coupling.

An improved conductive busbar assembly and power distribution track utilizing the improved conductive busbar assembly. The busbar assembly including an inner component adapted to engage a stab member of a plug-in unit and an outer component disposed about, and in contact with, the inner component. The inner and outer components are both formed from an electrically conductive material. The busbar assembly provides greater current-carrying capacity and permits take-off devices to be installed at any point along the busway run.

An electrical terminal connection system includes first and second terminals that are interlocked by placing the first terminal on top of the second terminal and rotating the first terminal. The first terminal has a planar ring section with an outer perimeter and a centrally located aperture. The perimeter has cut-out portions. Inclined spring elements extend from the ring section near the outer perimeter. The second terminal includes a semi-circular part with an outer periphery and a centrally located collar. Curved walls extend perpendicularly from the outer periphery. The walls have ledges projecting over the semi-circular part. Aligning the cut-out portions of the first terminal with the curved walls and ledges of the second terminal enables the planar ring section of the first terminal to be placed on the semi-circular part of the second terminal, with the aperture receiving the collar. Rotating or twisting the first terminal causes the spring elements to contact and slide under the ledges. Simultaneously, a catch extending from the second terminal moves behind a locking edge formed in one of the cut-out portions of the first terminal as a side of the first terminal abuts against one of the curved walls. This prevents further rotation in either direction, maintaining the spring elements in physical and electrical contact with the ledges and interlocking the terminals. Depressing the catch enables reverse rotation and separation of the terminals.

The invention relates to a nickel foam-loaded silver-doped nickel-based bimetallic hydroxide electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution catalyst and a preparation method thereof. The catalyst takes foam nickel as a carrier, nickel-based bimetallic hydroxide of a laminated structure is uniformly arranged and grows on the surface of foam nickel, and nano-silver particles are uniformly attached to the surface of the nickel-based bimetallic hydroxide. The nickel foam-loaded silver-doped nickel-based bimetallic hydroxide electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution catalyst takes three-dimensional porous foam nickel of a net structure as a carrier, the nickel-based bimetallic is combined with the carrier firmly, distribution is uniform, the catalyst has the good catalytic hydrogen evolution effect under the alkaline condition, and the stable catalytic activity can be kept in a long time.

The invention discloses a device and a method for extracting effective components from a natural plant by a high-pressure spraying reverse-flow process. The method comprises the steps of: after the device is connected, removing impurities of a natural plant to be extracted and smashing, putting the smashed natural plant to be extracted in a stirring pot and adding a soak solution in the stirring pot to obtain material suspension, adding an extraction solvent into the extracting pot, spraying the prepared material suspension to be mist-state drops so as to perform spraying extraction, extracting by a high-pressure spraying reverse-flow, and finally, using a centrifugal machine to remove solid impurities, reducing pressure to concentrate to obtain a product by spraying drying, microwave drying or vacuum drying. With the adoption of the device and the method for extracting the effective components of the natural plant by the high-pressure spraying reverse-flow process, the production efficiency can be obviously improved, the use ratio of the device is improved, a plurality of devices can be used for extracting via a dynamic cycle mode, the extracting process does not need to be heated and is performed at a normal temperature, so that the damage of the effective components in the high-temperature heating process is avoided; and the device is low in investment and running costs.

A heat pipe assembly includes at least a flattened portion formed on the heat pipe. The internal surface of the heat pipe includes a wick structure attached thereon, and a mesh supporting member disposed therein. The wick structure is compressed on the internal surface of the heat pipe by using the mesh supporting member. The mesh supporting member includes a plurality of radially and axially arranged stripes. The radially and axially arranged stripes are orthogonally stacked, thereby forming mutually communicable working fluid channels in the flattened portion of the heat pipe.

This invention is a device that utilizes hydro-block venting material in various condom catheter configurations to permit adequate airflow into the catheter thereby permitting efficient and complete drainage of urine away from the user following urination by means od gravity, siphoning or pumping. In one embodiment the condom that fits on the penis is itself made of hydro-block venting material. In another embodiment the hydro-block material is placed on the proximal end of a storage bag. In yet another embodiment a retro-fit assembly containing the hydro-block venting material can be retrofitted for use with any condom catheter. Both adhesive and inflatable rings are disclosed as attachment means to secure the condom catheter to the user and prevent leakage.

A cooler device includes a metal base member and a plurality of metal radiation fins. The metal base member has parallel locating grooves; the metal radiation fins are fastened to one another in a stack by respective hooked portions thereof or by means of closed-end heat tubes, the metal radiation fins each having backwardly curved and crimped bottom mounting portions respectively fitted into the locating grooves of the metal base and fixedly secured thereto by means of compacting the locating grooves of the metal base member without electroplating or using solder paste or bonding means.

A handheld marking instrument includes a body having a substantially flat shape, a first chamber formed within the body and having an inner surface configured to receive and contain a marking substance within the body, and a first marking device configured to deliver the marking substance to a desired surface during marking. The first marking device is incorporated in the body and in communication with the first chamber to access the marking substance contained by the inner surface. At least a part of the first marking device is moveable between an exposed position for marking on the desired surface, and a retracted position. In one embodiment, the body has a form factor of a financial transaction card.