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A forceps for use in surgery for dissecting tissue includes a pair of jaw members movable from an open position in spaced relation relative to one another to a closed position. The jaw members each have an outer housing extending along the length thereof to a distal end of the jaw members. The outer housing of one of the jaw members includes a textured surface at a distal end configured to interface with and dissect tissue during the movement of the jaw members from the closed to open positions. A dissecting tip may be selectively extendable from a channel defined in one of the jaw members to engage and separate tissue when in the extended position.

Apparatus and methods for repairing damaged tendons or ligaments. Various repair apparatus include an elongate tensile member and a pair of anchor structures connected for movement along the tensile member on either side of a repair site, such as a tear or laceration. The anchor structures may take many forms, and may include barbed, helical, and crimp-type anchors. In the preferred embodiments, at least one anchor structure is movable along the elongate tensile member to assist with adjusting a tendon segment to an appropriate repair position and the anchor structure or structures are then lockable onto the elongate tensile member to assist with affixing the tendon at the repair position. The invention further provides tendon-to-bone repair apparatus and methods employing similar concepts. Tendon retrieval devices of the invention include helical members for rotating into a tendon end and subsequently moving the tendon to an appropriate operating position.

Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a portion of the medical device. These therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may also further reduce a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. In addition, these therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds may be utilized to promote healing, including the formation of blood clots. The drugs, agents, and/or compounds may also be utilized to treat specific diseases, including vulnerable plaque. Therapeutic agents may also be delivered to the region of a disease site. In regional delivery, liquid formulations may be desirable to increase the efficacy and deliverability of the particular drug. Also, the devices may be modified to promote endothelialization. Various materials and coating methodologies may be utilized to maintain the drugs, agents or compounds on the medical device until delivered and positioned. In addition, the devices utilized to deliver the implantable medical devices may be modified to reduce the potential for damaging the implantable medical device during deployment. Medical devices include stents, grafts, anastomotic devices, perivascular wraps, sutures and staples. In addition, various polymer combinations as well as other therapeutic agents may be utilized to control the elution rates of the therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds from the implantable medical devices. In each of these instances, antioxidants are utilized to prolong product integrity.

A method of assembling resilient floorboards is disclosed that includes the step of bending an edge of a floorboard during the assembling. The bending reduces the force required for connection of the edge to another edge of a juxtaposed floorboard.

Apparatus, system and methods useful for controlling the traction of a downhole tractor in a borehole include the capability of repeatedly adjusting the normal force applied to at least one component that causes movement of the tractor in the borehole.

The differential pair system includes a push-on high frequency differential connector sleeve and push-on high frequency differential connector. The system allows for blind mating of the two components, using a keying system for the two electrical conductors to be axially and radially aligned.

An electric arc welder for performing a pulse welding process by a current between an advancing electrode and workpiece where the welder comprises a short detecting circuit for creating a short signal upon occurrence of a short circuit between the advancing electrode and the workpiece and a boost circuit to create a plasma boost pulse after the short circuit is cleared during the time period when the welder is not outputting the peak pulse current.

A tree running tool is provided which has a means for actuating a latch for latching a side valve tree to a wellhead. Also disclosed is a tree running tool having an external axially movable actuator, preferably in the form of a sliding piston sleeve which is capable of exerting great forces. Also disclosed is a tree running tool having an external connector unit for connecting the tree running tool to a side valve tree. The connector unit is preferably mounted to the sliding piston sleeve and is for axially mechanically connecting the tree running tool to a linkage extending upwardly from the side valve tree.

The invention relates to a method for preparing large-scale graphene through supercritical carbon dioxide exfoliation. Supercritical carbon dioxide is adopted as an exfoliant, a surfactant is adopted as a dispersant, graphite powder and the dispersant are put in an autoclave, the carbon dioxide is pumped in the autoclave and circularly flows in a supercritical state, and then the pressure is reduced quickly to be normal pressure; the process is repeated so that the materials undergo pressure increment and pressure reduction several times; and the layers of the graphene is controlled by controlling the times of pressure increment and pressure reduction, so as to prepare the large scale graphene. Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages as follows: large-scale (hundreds of micrometers) high-quality graphene can be prepared; the method belongs to physical exfoliation, the treatment conditions are mild, and the quality of the graphene cannot be damaged; besides, the carbon dioxide used in the method is nontoxic, cheap and easy to obtain, and the technology is simple.

Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a portion of the medical device. These therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may also further reduce a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. In addition, these therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds may be utilized to promote healing, including the formation of blood clots. The drugs, agents, and/or compounds may also be utilized to treat specific diseases, including vulnerable plaque. Therapeutic agents may also be delivered to the region of a disease site. In regional delivery, liquid formulations may be desirable to increase the efficacy and deliverability of the particular drug. Also, the devices may be modified to promote endothelialization. Various materials and coating methodologies may be utilized to maintain the drugs, agents or compounds on the medical device until delivered and positioned. In addition, the devices utilized to deliver the implantable medical devices may be modified to reduce the potential for damaging the implantable medical device during deployment. Medical devices include stents, grafts, anastomotic devices, perivascular wraps, sutures and staples. In addition, various polymer combinations may be utilized to control the elution rates of the therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds from the implantable medical devices.

A turnable transfer unit, including a transfer member forming a transfer nip while contacting an image bearer installed in an image forming apparatus; and a pressurizer pressurizing the transfer member to the image bearer, wherein the turnable transfer unit further includes a turnable lever member, including an engaging part engaging with a positioning part of the image forming apparatus; and a contact part contacting an opening and closing body openable and closable in the image forming apparatus, wherein the lever member turns in conjunction with a closing operation of the opening and closing body to position the transfer unit in the image forming apparatus.

An aircraft forward pressure bulkhead as described herein includes a malleable and deformable dome that is configured to “catch” foreign objects, such as birds. The dome is intentionally designed to deform in response to a foreign object strike that imparts at least a threshold amount of impact energy to the bulkhead. The dome is free of rigid stiffeners and non-deformable reinforcement members that would otherwise hinder the flexible characteristic of the dome. Practical embodiments of the bulkhead utilize fewer parts, are less heavy, and are less expensive than traditional bulkheads that utilize rigid stiffeners.

The embodiment of the invention provides a display panel and a display device and relates to the technical field of display. The force when a bent area of the display panel is bent can be reduced to solve the problem that a trace at the bent part is easy to break due to the fact that the display panel is broken after being bent, and the reliability of the trace in the bent area is improved. On onehand, the display panel is provided with a first unbent area, the bent area and a second unbent area, wherein the bent area is located between the first unbent area and the second unbent area; the display panel comprises a first flexible substrate, a dielectric layer, a second flexible substrate, a signal trace and an organic layer; the dielectric layer is located between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate; the signal trace is overlapped with the bent area; the organic layer is located between the first flexible substrate and the signal trace and covers the bent area; and at least one of the dielectric layer and the second flexible substrate is not overlap with the bent area.

A propeller or propeller blade is manufactured using lattice block material to provide a structure which is generally hollow but for a three-dimensional lattice of support spars. The propeller or propeller blade, being predominately hollow, is substantially lighter than a solid cast propeller or propeller blade while retaining the desired strength due to the three-dimensional lattice of support spars.

A tool for forming a friction stir weld joint in a workpiece is provided. According to one embodiment, the tool includes a rotatable pin having first and second ends and defining a stirring portion therebetween structured to frictionally engage the workpiece so as to at least partially form the friction stir weld joint. In particular, the stirring portion of the pin defines at least one groove and ridge, each of which extend generally circumferentially around an axis of the pin. The tool can also include a second shoulder opposing the first shoulder such that the pin extends therebetween.

A filtering device has a filter element disposed between the inlet and the outlet of the device. The inlet surface of the filter element is prone to clogging by suspended particles, e.g. waste, carried with the incoming raw fluid. The invention provides a cleaning head for the filtering device, comprising a basis and a nozzle movably mounted thereon. The cleaning head basis is mounted on a driving mechanism so that the nozzle can scan the inlet surface parallel thereto, and can clean the inlet surface by means of a backwash flow passing through the filter element into the nozzle under a cleaning pressure differential created by connecting the nozzle to a low-pressure outlet. The nozzle maintains, during scanning, permanent contact with the inlet surface so that lateral flow directly into the nozzle is essentially prevented despite variations of distance between the cleaning head basis and the inlet surface during the scanning.

A terminal module for assembly into a high speed electrical connector. The module includes an electrically insulated housing, a first contact portion and a second contact portion. The second contact portion is in electrical communication with the first contact portion via a contact interconnection. The contact interconnection is at least partially disposed within the insulated housing. At least one of the first contact portion or the second contact portion includes a contact selected from the group consisting of a mesh contact element, a socket configured to receive a mesh contact element and combinations thereof.

An improved Bernoulli end effector for holding, handling, and transporting ultra-thin substrates includes edge guides to aid in the positioning of the substrate and may include friction pads that impede motion of the substrate lifted by the end effector. The Bernoulli end effector may be incorporated into an apparatus and method for supinating a substrate so that both surfaces of the substrate can be processed. In addition, the Bernoulli end effector may be used to place ultra-thin substrates on and retrieve substrates from a substrate handling structure that includes weights that prevent the substrates from bowing or flexing during processing and includes guides that prevent the ultra-thin substrates from moving or translating on the surface of the substrate handling structure.

The present invention relates to a disposable injection device for delivering a dose of medicament, comprising a generally elongated housing (10), a container (14) containing medicament to be injected through a needle (16), force means (34) acting on said container and capable of, upon activation, move said container and said needle for penetration and subsequently expelling medicament through said needle, activating means (26) arranged to activate said force means, characterised in that said activating means comprises a needle shield (12) arranged slidable in relation to said housing, a collapsible holding member (58) connected to the inner end of said needle shield, whereby, upon movement of said needle shield, said collapsible holding member collapses when a certain force is applied by the needle shield, and whereby further movement of said needle shield activates said activation means, which in turn releases said force means initiating an injection of medicament.

The invention discloses a machining process of middle-long thin-wall blades, which belongs to the technical field of machining of blades. The machining process is implemented by a detailed process of integrated rough machining and integrated fine machining, wherein the integrated rough machining comprise the specific steps of rough machining of each surface of a blade tip, each surface of a blade root and a molded surface of a steam passage; and the integrated fine machining comprises the specific steps: semifinishing of each surface of the blade tip and each surface of the blade root, fine machining of each surface of the blade tip, each surface of the blade root and each residue, semifinishing of the steam passage and fine machining of the steam passage. According to the machining process of the middle-long thin-wall blades, the operation is simple and convenient, the use is convenient and fast, the cost is low, the machining efficiency is high, and the operation is easy and labor-saving; and the deformation of the middle-long thin-wall blades is controlled within 0 to 0.8mm, the normal machining of a subsequent mold correction process is facilitated, and the machining of each blade is finished once.

The invention relates to a four-foot walking robot platform, a high-efficiency walking mode which combines the power technology of the existing automobiles, tanks and tractors and the modern computer and robot technology is found under the existing research result of a multi-foot robot, so as to build a combined driving mode, an internal-combustion engine is used for providing driving force rigidly through a cam, and a servo hydraulic pressure driver is used for providing steering force and regulating balance posture; 99 percent of the driving force is provided by the internal-combustion engine rigidly when the robot walks straightly on the flat road, when the robot walks on the uneven road or turns, a hydraulic pressure driving system is used for carrying out the tasks of regulating the balance posture and steering, therefore, the power of the hydraulic pressure driving system can be reduced, the using frequency of the hydraulic pressure driving system is reduced, the service life is prolonged, the robot can imitate the four-foot animal completely, the continuous, smooth, stable, strong and high-efficiency walking is realized, and long-time contiguous working can be carried out under complex environment.

A winder is provided near a quarter window of a rear door. A shade member is drawably mounted about the winder. A connecting piece is connected to a drawing arm and mounted to the rear portion of the shade member. A shoe is mounted to a bottom end of the drawing arm. The shoe engages with a regulatory groove extending in a drawing direction of the shade member. A driving cable is connected to the shoe. The shade member can be drawn out across the window by the drawing arm via the sending out of the driving cable by an operating mechanism. Since the regulatory groove extends substantially in a circle, when the shoe moves through engagement with the regulatory groove, the connecting piece connected to the drawing arm pivots relative to the shoe.

A food preparation apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises: a main frame having a central opening for receiving a food preparation implement and having opposing ends; and at least one interchangeable food preparation implement designed to be inserted within the central opening and locked onto the main frame during usage and being removable for cleaning and storage during non-use, the food preparation implement is selected from a group consisting of mandolins, graters, cutting devices, potato fry cutters, slicers, corers, peelers, pressing devices, food mashers, food presses and mixtures thereof.

An apparatus for moving a pair of opposing surfaces in response to an electrical activation having a support including a rigid non-flexing portion, at least one pivotable arm portion extending from the rigid non-flexing portion, a pair of opposing surfaces with one opposing surface on the at least one pivotable arm portion for movement relative to one another, and a force transfer member operably positioned for driving the at least one pivotable arm portion in rotational movement. An actuator is operably engaged between the rigid portion and the force transfer member to drive the force transfer member in movement relative to the rigid portion to pivot the at least one pivotable arm portion with a loss of motion of less than 40% in response to an electrical activation of the actuator.

The invention discloses a translational energy-absorbing seat for protecting the neck during rear-end collision and belongs to the technical field of automotive passive safety. A seat translational energy-absorbing mechanism is arranged on a slideway of a conventional automobile seat; and the mechanism is arranged under a seat cushion and symmetrically arranged on two sides of the seat. During rear-end collision, the provided translational energy-absorbing mechanism can make the seat and the passenger translate a certain distance backward under the action of a certain constraint force, and reduce relative motion of the trunk and the head of the passenger. Therefore, the neck injury to the automobile passenger during rear-end collision is effectively reduced. Meanwhile, the translational energy-absorbing seat overcomes the defect that the conventional passenger neck protecting seat during rear-end collision has heavy weight, high cost, narrow rear-end collision speed range, and the like, and has better application prospects.

An adjustable curved fence assembly for a conveyor includes a curved guide fence and a number of pneumatic cylinders attached to the curved guide fence. The cylinder piston rods move between extended and retracted positions to change the radius of curvature of the curved guide fence.

The invention discloses a reusable low-cost silica aerogel oil-absorbing sponge material and a preparation method thereof, belongs to the technical field of environment. The method disclosed by the invention comprises the following steps: synthesizing a silica aerogel precursor from functional group substituted alkoxy silane used as a raw material under the action of surfactant; and under the condition of drying at room temperature and normal pressure, preparing the elastic lipophilic hydrophobic silica aerogel oil-absorbing sponge, The silica aerogel material prepared by the method has low density, satisfactory elasticity, stable performance and favorable lipophilicity and hydrophobicity, and is reusable; and compared with the common silica aerogel, the reusable low-cost silica aerogel oil-absorbing sponge is wider in applicable temperature range, more convenient in manufacturing process, lower in cost and more stable in quality.

A fender for absorbing forces generated from an impact includes a depending attachment flange which comprises a vertically aligned section depending from an exterior portion of the fender and a horizontally aligned section depending from the vertically aligned section adapted for mounting to a vehicle wherein the vertically aligned section includes vertically aligned section including a plurality of reinforcing sections for increasing the stiffness of the vertically aligned section and a plurality of openings for reducing the stiffness of said vertically aligned section wherein each of said openings is positioned adjacent a respective reinforcing.

The invention discloses a method for preparing super absorbent resin by the graft copolymerization reaction of carboxymethyl potato starch, acrylamide, acrylic acid and sodium salt thereof, which comprises the following main processes: carrying out neutralization reaction between a sodium hydroxide solution and acrylic acid from which polymerization inhibitor is removed under the cooling of ice-water bath; mixing acrylamide with de-ionized water to obtain an acrylamide solution; mixing the carboxymethyl potato starch with the prepared acrylic acid and the sodium salt solution and the acrylamide solution; adding an evocating agent persulfate and a cross-linking agent N,N'- methylene-bisacrylamide; stirring the mixture under room temperature; heating the mixture by water bath to rise the temperature so as to ensure that the carboxymethyl potato starch, the acrylic acid and the sodium salt thereof and the acrylamide generate graft copolymerization reaction under the protection of nitrogen; keeping the temperature of the reaction; drying and crashing to obtain the super absorbent resin with high potassium content by using carboxymethyl potato starch as the raw material. Compared with the similar products, the water absorption of the super absorbent resin is greatly enhanced; the super absorbent resin contains nitrogen nutrition element, does not need pasting in comparison with theprocess of directly using starch and greatly improves the preparation process. The super absorbent resin has great effect on the water conservation, the desert control, the plant growth promotion andthe like of soil in dry regions.

The invention discloses a method for preparing super absorbent resin by using carboxymethyl potato starch as the raw material, which comprises the following main processes: carrying out neutralizationreaction between a sodium hydroxide solution and acrylic acid from which polymerization inhibitor is removed under the cooling of ice-water bath; mixing carboxymethyl potato starch with de-ionized water; mixing the prepared acrylic acid and the sodium salt solution thereof with the carboxymethyl potato starch solution; adding an evocating agent persulfate and a cross-linking agent N,N'- methylene-bisacrylamide; stirring the mixture under room temperature; heating the mixture by water bath to rise the temperature gradually so as to ensure that the carboxymethyl potato starch and the acrylic acid and the sodium salt thereof generate graft copolymerization reaction under the protection of nitrogen; keeping the temperature of the reaction; drying and crashing to obtain the super absorbent resin by using carboxymethyl potato starch as the raw material. Compared with similar products, the water absorption of the super absorbent resin is greatly enhanced, the process of pasting is omitted incomparison with the process of using starch as the raw material and the preparation process is greatly improved. The super absorbent resin has great effect on the water conservation, the production of the physical hygiene sundries, the environmental improvement, the desert control, the plant growth promotion and the like of soil in dry regions.