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An endoscope assembly with a main imaging device and a first light source is configured to provide a forward view of a body cavity, and further includes a detachable imaging device with an attachment member engageable with the distal end region of the endoscope, a linking member connected to the attachment member, and an imaging element with a second light source, wherein the detachable imaging device provides a retrograde view of the body cavity and the main imaging device. Light interference is reduced by using polarizing filters or by alternating the on / off state of the main imaging device, the first light source, the imaging element and the second light source so that the main imaging device and first light source are on when the imaging element and second light source are off and the main imaging device and first light source are off when the imaging element and second light source are on.

Apparatus for a CMM Arm with Exoskeleton is provided comprising an Internal CMM Arm with a base end and a probe end, and an Exoskeleton driving the Internal CMM Arm through a plurality of transmission. One or more contact probes, optical probes and tools are mounted on the probe end. The CMM Arm with Exoskeleton is provided in manually operable and automated embodiments. The CMM Arm with Exoskeleton is operable for accurate measurement or for performing accurate operations. Methods are provided for operation of the CMM Arm with Exoskeleton.

Apparatus for a CMM Arm with Exoskeleton is provided comprising an Internal CMM Arm with a base end and a probe end, and an Exoskeleton driving the Internal CMM Arm through a plurality of transmissions. One or more contact probes, optical probes and tools are mounted on the probe end. The CMM Arm with Exoskeleton is provided in manually operable and automated embodiments. The CMM Arm with Exoskeleton is operable for accurate measurement or for performing accurate operations. Methods are provided for operation of the CMM Arm with Exoskeleton.

Disclosed is a chromatic dispersion compensating optical fiber comprising a central core, an intermediate cladding having a width (r2−r1) of 2.0 microns or greater, and a depressed inner cladding having a refractive index difference Dn3 with the external optical cladding of −3.0×10−3 or lower. At a wavelength of 1550 nm, the optical fiber exhibits a positive chromatic dispersion of 21 ps / (nm·km) or higher and a ratio of mode radius to intermediate cladding radius of (W02 / r2) of 0.7 or less. The present optical fiber has a good figure of merit value and limited bending and microbending losses. The optical fiber can be rolled up in a housing of reduced size in a chromatic dispersion compensating optical module having limited insertion losses and reduced polarization mode dispersion.

Apparatus for delivering a medical device to a location in a patient's body includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, a pod coupled with the distal end of the catheter body and adapted to house the medical device during delivery to the location and to open to release the medical device, and at least one distal actuator coupled with at least one of the pod and the medical device. The distal actuator is adapted to promote opening of the pod. A method involves advancing a pod at the distal end of an elongate catheter to the location within the body and activating an actuator coupled with the pod and / or the medical device to cause the pod to open. Opening the pod releases the medical device.

An endoscope includes a detachable wireless imaging device and an insertion tube having a distal end region. The attachment of the detachable wireless imaging device detachably attaches the detachable wireless imaging device to the distal end region of the insertion tube.

To provide a touch panel with reduced disturbance of display and with improved mechanical strength by suppressing variation in the space between a pair of substrates which form the touch panel even when in contact with an object to be detected. A pixel portion including a plurality of pixels is provided between a pair of substrates. Each pixel includes a photosensor portion which detects that the object to be detected is in contact with one of the pair of substrates, and a MEMS portion which generates a mechanical displacement in a direction perpendicular to the pair of substrates when a signal based on a detection result of the photosensor portion is input.

Disclosed herein are heart pumps that include a catheter assembly and that can be applied percutaneously. Some embodiments include a locking device that prevents components of the catheter assembly from being separated when in use. The catheter assembly can include an expandable tip. In some embodiments, the catheter assembly includes a housing having a wall structure, a portion of which can have a bulbuous shape or can be deformable. In other embodiments, the housing can be configured to reduce fluttering or deflection of the housing and / or to maintain a gap between the housing and an impeller blade disposed therein.

An article of footwear is provided and includes an outsole structure having a forefoot portion, a heel portion, and a midfoot portion disposed between the forefoot portion and the heel portion. The midfoot portion includes a series of ribs cooperating to define a series of pockets disposed between the forefoot portion and the heel portion. The plurality of pockets include a smaller volume proximate to a longitudinal axis extending through a center of the outsole structure and a greater volume proximate to an outboard, lateral edge and an outboard, medial edge of the article of footwear.

The present invention is surgical operation system under the guide of magnetic resonant image and the operation navigating method. The surgical operation system includes magnetic resonant imaging equipment, a tracking system, a surgical instrument, a sick bed, a control and display device, a computer with relevant software. It features the calibrating pin and calibrating mode, and the tracer with different coordinate systems for measuring pose and calibrating. The present invention can realize the precise location of the operational equipment relative to the magnetic resonant image and operation navigation.

A multi-layer laminated circuit board 10A of the present invention is formed by laminating together a multi-layer transformer 10, a multi-layer part sheet 30 formed with a multi-layer part, and a wiring sheet 50 formed with a circuit pattern. The multi-layer transformer 10 is incorporated into the multi-layer laminated circuit board 10A, and therefore a package for the multi-layer transformer 10 is omitted, and the wiring between the multi-layer transformer 10 and other components is reduced to a minimum.

The invention provides a method for preparing an N-type crystalline silicon solar cell with aluminum-based local emitters on the back side. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, selecting N-type silicon wafers to carry out the surface-textured etching process; further forming a front surface field through phosphorous diffusion; depositing a passivating film on the front surface after the phosphorosilicate glass is formed during the removal of diffused phosphorous; carrying out the back-side chemical polishing process on the silicon wafers to remove the N+ layer formed on the back side during the phosphorous diffusion; then, sequentially printing an aluminum layer or a silver-aluminum layer through the passivating film deposited on the back side, local holes or grooves on the back side and screens on the back side; then, printing silver paste on the front surface; and finally, carrying out the one-step sintering process to form a local P+ layer on the back side and allowing the P+ layer to coming into ohmic contact with the electrodes on the front and back surfaces. By using the N-type substrate, forming local aluminum-based P-N junctions on the back side and further using the back-side chemical polishing process to remove the edge junctions, the invention can substitute for the conventional stacking-type plasma etching process, simplify the technological procedures and further bring a series of performance improvement to cells.

An apparatus comprising a torque wire connected to an imaging probe; and a torque limiter defining a bore, a first end of the torque limiter being in mechanical communication with a motor, a second end of the torque limiter being in mechanical communication with the torque wire, the torque wire being disposed through the bore of the torque limiter. The torque limiter comprises a member defining at least one cutout which causes the torque limiter to break when rotational force on the torque wire exceeds a predetermined amount, thereby decoupling the motor from the torque wire.

An apparatus comprising a torque wire connected to an imaging probe; and a torque limiter defining a bore, a first end of the torque limiter being in mechanical communication with a motor, a second end of the torque limiter being in mechanical communication with the torque wire, the torque wire being disposed through the bore of the torque limiter. The torque limiter comprises a member defining at least one cutout which causes the torque limiter to break when rotational force on the torque wire exceeds a predetermined amount, thereby decoupling the motor from the torque wire.

The invention discloses a compounding and a preparation method for lead-free electronic slurry used for a solar silicon photocell; according to the mass percentage, the slurry is obtained by preparing 70 to 75 percent of aluminium powders, 20 to 25 percent of organic adhesive, 1 to 5 percent of inorganic glass powders and 1 to 5 percent of additives; the aluminium powder is ball-shaped aluminium powder with the surface covered by an aluminium nitride protection layer, with the purity not less than 99.9 percent and the average grain size of 2 to 6 microns; simultaneously, organic adhesives consisting of ethyl cellulose, resin, hexadecanol, diethyleneglycol monomethyl ether, diethyleneglycol monobutyl ether, terpineol and n-butyl alcohol are added into the aluminium powder; the inorganic glass powder is silicon dioxide, boracic acid, alumina, antimony oxide and zirconia; the additive consists of Span and pump oil. The product prepared by the method of the invention has no dust generation or aluminium peeling phenomenon and achieves the requirement of no lead and environmental protection.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a crystalline silicon solar cell with passivation on double surfaces. The method comprises the following steps: laminated passivation layers are prepared on the front and the back surfaces of the solar cell; by utilizing a method of screen printing corrosive sizing agent on the laminated passivation layer on the back surface, an electrode window is opened on the laminated passivation layer on the back surface; and then a back electrode is formed by screen printing or sputtering on the electrode window. By utilizing the screen printing corrosive sizing agent method, a structure of passivation on double surfaces of the solar cell is achieved; the structure greatly improves long-wave responses of the solar cell, and increases the conversion efficiency of the solar cell; and meanwhile, as an all-aluminium back surface field is cancelled and a local aluminum back surface field is adopted, bending of the solar cell is reduced and the structure is more suitable for the trend of solar cell thin section. As the method utilizes screen printing technique to replace pholithography and a laser sintering method, production costs are saved. Furthermore, the method is more suitable for mass production.

In the active matrix type display device according to the present invention, the device layer (light-emitting part) is formed by arranging the light-emitting part in sub-pixel units, and the circuit layer (sub-pixel circuit) is formed by driving the light-emitting part The sub-pixel circuit is arranged in the sub-pixel unit. When the device layer and the circuit layer are stacked on the substrate, the following method is proposed: the device uses the strip structure as the structure of the sub-pixel circuit, and the Δ The structure acts as the light-emitting part of the structure. Therefore, the reliability of the sub-pixel circuit can be improved when the advantage of the delta structure is utilized in the light emitting portion, thus achieving high reliability, high resolution and high brightness of the display device.

An optical connector includes a connector body that has a first optical fiber housed in advance in a ferrule so as to project from a back end of the ferrule opposite to the connecting end surface and an anchoring fixture that anchors a second optical fiber that is to be optically connected to the first optical fiber, and by pressing the anchoring fixture into the connector body while the second optical fiber is anchored in this anchoring fixture, the anchoring fixture and the connector body are connected to optically connect the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber, and the connecting portion that connects the anchoring fixture and the connector body form a movable connecting portion that is adapted to vary the direction of the anchoring fixture with respect to the connector body.

A touch sensor type liquid crystal display is disclosed to provide a touch sensor type liquid crystal display which can endure long-time use while achieving a weight reduction. The touch sensor type liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal display panel 2 having an array substrate 14 and a color filter substrate 13, which are arranged oppositely to each other by interpolating a liquid crystal layer 18; and a touch sensor panel 3 having a movable electrode plate 4 and a fixed electrode plate 5, which are arranged oppositely to each other by a specified gap. These panels 2 and 3 are laminated together. A gap controlling spacer 19 is fixed in the array substrate 14 to restrict a spacer movement in a planar direction.

A novel electrode array is described for ear implant systems such as cochlear implants (CI) and vestibular implants (VI). The electrode array includes electrode wires for carrying electrical stimulation signals. At a terminal end of each electrode wire is an electrode stimulation contact for applying the electrical stimulation signals to adjacent neural tissue. An electrode carrier of resilient material encases the electrode wires and has an outer surface with a plurality of contact openings exposing the stimulation contacts. Multiple bend control elements are distributed along the length of the electrode array to control bending flexibility of the electrode array as a function of a bend radius threshold.

A brush seal for a turbo-machine for sealing a gap between a rotating and a stationary component is disclosed. Elastically flexible bristles are arranged in a plurality of rows that are adjacent to each other. A film or a disk is arranged between at least two rows of bristles, the film or the disk extending in the longitudinal direction of said bristles.

The invention relates to an LED structure with an aluminum-component-gradient electron blocking layer. Low-Al-component AlxGa1-xN is arranged on one side, which is in contract with an outer GaN barrier of a multiple-quantum well layer, of the aluminum-component-gradient electron blocking layer, the x is greater than or equal to 0 and smaller than or equal to 0.1, high-Al-component AlyGa1-yN is arranged on one side, which is in contact with a p-GaN layer, of the aluminum-component-gradient electron blocking layer, the y is greater than 0.1 and is smaller than or equal to 0.4, and the quantity of Al components in the middle of the aluminum-component-gradient electron blocking layer is gradually increased linearly. The low-Al-component AlGaN is arranged on one side, which is in contact with the GaN barrier, of the electron blocking layer, so that the density of polarization charges between interfaces of the electron blocking layer and the GaN barrier are effectively reduced, and a polarization field is weakened. Accordingly, the concentration of two-dimensional electron gas of the interfaces is greatly reduced, leakage current is decreased, the internal quantum efficiency of a device is improved in general, and the problem of attenuation of the quantum efficiency is solved.

The invention discloses an optical lens group, an imaging device and an electronic device. The optical lens group sequentially includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens from the object side to the image side. The first lens has positive refractive power, and its object-side surface is convex near the optical axis. The second lens has refractive power. The third lens has refractive power. The fourth lens has refractive power. The fifth lens has refractive power, and its image-side surface near the optical axis is concave. The sixth lens has refractive power, its object-side surface near the optical axis is concave, and its object-side surface and image-side surface are both aspherical. The seventh lens has refractive power. The image-side surface near the optical axis is concave, and the image-side surface off-axis includes at least one convex surface. Both the object-side surface and the image-side surface are aspherical. When certain conditions are met, it can have a large aperture, a short overall length and a large viewing angle. The invention also discloses an image taking device and an electronic device with the above-mentioned optical lens group.

The present invention relates to a method and a system for operating a Wind Turbine (WTG), which WTG comprises a rotor comprising at least two blades, which blades are pitch regulated, where the rotor is connected to a shaft, which shaft is supported by bearings, and which shaft drives at least one generator, where the WTG uses a load regulation system for regulating the individual pitch of at least two blades. The object of the invention is to compensate for asymmetric load on the rotor in a wind turbine, a second object is to reduce wearing at shaft bearings in the wind turbine, and a third object is to increase the power production of a wind turbine. This can be achieved if the load regulation system measures the actual rotor load by at least one displacement sensor, which displacement sensor is measuring the bending of the main shaft, where the load regulation system based on the shaft bending regulates the individual pitch of the blades for compensating asymmetric load at the rotor.

A device for cutting and / or embossing a sheet, a pre-cut blank, or a material web has a cutting and / or embossing roller having a longitudinal axis, which is mounted, at its two ends, in at least one bearing so as to rotate, a counter-roller that works together with the embossing roller and is mounted so as to rotate, and a force application device for applying a pressure force to a circumference surface of the cutting and / or embossing roller. This device makes it possible to set a uniform gap width of the gap between the cutting and / or embossing roller and the counter-roller, over its axial width. The pressure force applied to the circumference surface is diverted by the force application device into the at least one bearing by way of at least one part of the cutting and / or embossing roller, so that the pressure force is not applied to the counter-roller.

A micromechanical component having a substrate conductive in at least some regions; an elastically deflectable diaphragm, which is conductive in at least some regions, arches over a front side of the substrate, and is electrically insulated from the substrate, the diaphragm having an inner region (I; I′) and an edge region (RB; RB′); and a hollow space (H), which is provided between the substrate (1) and the diaphragm (M); the inner region (I; I′) having a cross-section that is modified in comparison with the edge region (RB; RB′), which means that the bending of the inner region (I; I′) is less than that in the case of an identical cross-section.

Disclosed is a chromatic dispersion compensating optical fiber comprising a central core, an intermediate cladding having a width (r2−r1) of 2.0 microns or greater, and a depressed inner cladding having a refractive index difference Dn3 with the external optical cladding of −3.0×10−3 or lower. At a wavelength of 1550 nm, the optical fiber exhibits a positive chromatic dispersion of 21 ps / nm·km or higher and a ratio of mode radius to intermediate cladding radius of (W02 / r2) of 0.7 or less. The present optical fiber has a good figure of merit value and limited bending and microbending losses. The optical fiber can be rolled up in a housing of reduced size in a chromatic dispersion compensating optical module having limited insertion losses and reduced polarization mode dispersion

Apparatus and methods for applying flexible straps around objects include a feed and tension unit a feed drive wheel and a feed pinch wheel, a primary tension drive wheel and a primary tension pinch wheel, and a secondary tension drive wheel and a secondary tension pinch wheel, wherein at least one of the pinch wheels is controllably biased against the respective drive wheel by a solenoid that is controlled in two stages: a first stage that provides a full feed or tensioning force and a second stage that provides a reduced feed or tensioning force by altering the pulse width modulation of the solenoid. In another embodiment, the three sets of wheels of the feed and tension unit are configured to provide a simplified "V-shaped" strap path that reduces bending of the strap, thereby reducing friction and consequent feeding difficulties. In another embodiment, the feed and tension unit includes inner and outer guides that form a strap channel through the feed and tension unit to provide easy access to the strap path for clearing the strap path in the event of a jam. In another embodiment, a track assembly includes a plurality of sections providing modularity of construction. Each section includes a backplate attached to at least one support member, and a slotted cover pivotably attached to the at least one support member proximate the backplate and moveable between an open position spaced apart from the backplate and a closed position proximate the backplate. In another embodiment, a cutting assembly for severing strap material includes a press platen and a cutter having a first cutting blade along a first edge thereof and a second cutting blade along a second edge thereof, the cutter being removably and variably engaged to the press platen.