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A catheter configured for intraluminal delivery to a location in the body of a patient, the catheter comprising a steerable assembly comprising a first segment connected to a second segment; the first segment comprises first and second cylindrical elements connected to each other by a first revolute joint in a first single plane; the second segment comprises third and fourth cylindrical elements connected to each other by a second revolute joint in a second single plane, wherein the first single plane and the second single plane are offset by an angle from each other.

A bi-stable snap action ribbon spring incorporated into self-latching, spring-loaded mechanisms. The dual mode stability of the spring eliminates the need for complex latching mechanisms thereby simplifying the device manufacture and device reliability. The spring is stable in either a linear or coiled state enabling the simplified design of rolling, hinging and feeding mechanisms. A plan or map rolling and presentation device incorporates a bi-stable snap action ribbon spring along with optional spring end caps and stiffening elements. The plan or map is driven to a stable coiled or stable rolled shape by the influence of the snap action spring. Application of the snap spring properties to a discreet length of a longer ribbon can create a hybrid bi-stable hinge mechanism. A convenient storage container utilizes the bi-stable characteristics of a snap action ribbon spring to create a container having a self-closing and captured lid. A can or drum feeder incorporates the bi-stable characteristics of a snap action ribbon spring to provide a device that reliably stores and presents cans such as soda cans.

A laser sustained plasma light source includes a plasma bulb containing a working gas flow driven by an electric current sustained within the plasma bulb. Charged particles are introduced into the working gas of the plasma bulb. An arrangement of electrodes maintained at different voltage levels drive the charged particles through the working gas. The movement of the charged particles within the working gas causes the working gas to flow in the direction of movement of the charged particles by entrainment. The resulting working gas flow increases convection around the plasma and increases laser to plasma interaction. The working gas flow within the plasma bulb can be stabilized and controlled by control of the voltages present on the each of the electrodes. A more stable flow of working gas through the plasma contributes to a more stable plasma shape and position within the plasma bulb.

A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: mounting light emitting elements on a collective substrate; arranging a first protruding member surrounding the light emitting elements; arranging a second protruding member between the light emitting elements; forming a cover member covering an upper end of the second protruding member, a lateral surface of each of the light emitting elements in a region surrounded by the first protruding member; and singulating the light emitting devices by cutting the cover member, the second protruding member, and the collective substrate at a portion including the second protruding member. The second protruding member is harder than the cover member. An upper end of the second protruding member is located lower than that of the first protruding member but higher than the upper surface of each of the light emitting elements.

A TFT display panel having a high charge mobility and making it possible to obtain uniform electric characteristics with respect to a large-area display is provided as well as a manufacturing method thereof. A TFT display panel includes a gate electrode formed on an insulation substrate, a first gate insulting layer formed of SiNx on the gate electrode, a second gate insulting layer formed of SiOx on the first gate insulting layer, an oxide semiconductor layer formed to overlap the gate electrode and having a channel part, and a passivation layer formed of SiOx on the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and the passivation layer includes a contact hole exposing the drain electrode. The contact hole has a shape in which the passivation layer of a portion directly exposed together with a metal occupies an area smaller than the upper passivation layer.

A cold-cathode tube has hitherto been used as a backlight for supplying illumination to a liquid crystal television but recently, light emitting diode pieces have been used for a backlight of a large-size liquid crystal television. For the purpose of improving the emission efficiency, flip chip mounting of the light emitting diode piece is advantageous but the mounting yield is restricted by the piece size, electrode structure and wire pattern structure, facing situations having difficulties in realizing simplified mounting and reduction of costs of members. In a liquid crystal display apparatus having a liquid crystal panel, an optical system and a light source, the light source includes a light emitting element structure having positive and negative electrodes, at least one of them being plural, and wires mounted to the positive and negative electrodes through flip chip mounting by making electrical correspondence to individual regions of the positive and negative electrodes.

The invention relates to devices and methods for reforming tissue surrounding the airway of a subject suffering from obstructive sleep apnea so as to open the airway and alleviate the occurrence of apneic events. Devices comprise a combination of resiliently deformable material and bioerodible material. The deformable portion of the device has a preferred shape that corresponds to the desired final shape of the device once placed in an airway. In making a transplant-ready device, however, the deformable portion is placed into a deformed shape and constrained in that shape by the bioerodible material. After implantation, the device gradually assumes the preferred shape as the constraining bioerodible material erodes. As the device gradually reforms toward the preferred shape, it reforms the tissue into the therapeutically desirable configuration. The gradual nature of the shape change generally stabilizes the device in the tissue, and supports tissue reforming into a stable configuration.

The invention discloses a tin-carbon nano-composite and a preparation method which are used for a cathode of a li-ion battery. The steps of the preparation method are as follows: 1) dissoluble stannate or dissoluble tin salt is mixed uniformly with starch in order to obtain admixture; the mass ratio of starch and tin in the dissoluble stannate or tin in the dissoluble tin salt is 1:0.01 to 0.5; 2) the obtained admixture is arranged in inertia gas environment, heated to the temperature of 300 DEG C to 400 DEG C which is kept for 0-10 hours, and then heated to the temperature of 500 DEG C to 1000 DEG C which is kept for 0-10 hours and then cooled to obtain the tin-carbon nano-composite used for the cathode of the li-ion battery. The preparation method of the invention has simple process, low cost, high specific capacity and excellent circulation performance of obtained tin-carbon nano-composite.

The invention relates to the use of oil powder and milk powders for the preparation of solid confectionery products wherein the oil powder is granulated together with the milk powder and other powder ingredients and then pressure agglomerated; to solid confectionery products comprising pressure agglomerated powder ingredients including an oil powder and a milk powder, wherein the oil powder comprises an inner core comprising an oil and an outer shell comprising a cross-linked emulsifier and to processes for the preparation thereof.

The conductive paste contains a conductive metal powder and an organic vehicle. The conductive paste has characteristics that the viscosity falls within the range of 200 Pa·s to 350 Pa·s when the shear rate of 10s⁻¹ is applied and within the range of 80 Pa·s to 120 Pa·s when the shear rate of 40s⁻¹ is applied under 25° C. and magnitudes of a storage elastic modulus G′ and a loss elastic modulus G″ are reversed when distortion applied to the conductive paste at the frequency of 1 Hz is varied from 0 to 20%.

The invention relates to a photocuring material which comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 60-98% of hyperbranched polycarbosilane, 0-35% of active diluent, 0.1-8% of photoinitiator and 0-10% of additive, wherein the hyperbranched polycarbosilane contains an unsaturated double bond, and the number-average molecular weight of the hyperbranched polycarbosilane is 300-15,000; the unsaturated double bond is acryloyloxy, methylacryloyloxy, vinyl or allyl; and the content of the unsaturated double bond in the hyperbranched polycarbosilane is 1-30% by weight. The invention also relates to an application of the photocuring material in photocuring 3D printing and an application in preparation of a SiC component. The photocuring material provided by the invention has relatively low viscosity and is convenient to spray out of a nozzle of 3D printing equipment while the curing speed is high and the shrinkage rate in curing is little.

The invention provides a 1050 alloy CTO (computer-to-plate) substrate which comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 0.28-0.32% of Fe, 0.08-0.12% of Si, at most 0.03% of Ti, at most 0.02% of Cu, at most 0.02% of Mn, at most 0.02% of Mg, at most 0.02% of Zn, at most 0.02% of V and the balance of Al. The invention also provides a preparation method of the 1050 alloy CTP substrate. A piezoelectric template control technique, a normal-temperature high-speed multichannel cast-rolling technique, a furnace-out Al-5Ti-B wire matching supersonic grain refinement technique and a continuous rolling technique are utilized to prepare the original cast-rolling structure with abundant uniform and fine crystal grains and dispersedly distributed diphase compounds at the grain boundary, and a processing structure with flat template quality and uniform deformation.

The synthetic resin container according to the present invention has a waist dividing a container main body portion into upper and lower parts, wherein the waist is formed on an annular groove surrounding the main body portion to as to be convex toward the interior of the container. The annular groove has reinforcing ribs with a level higher than a groove bottom of the annular groove and lower than the surface of the main body portion. The container main body portion includes reinforcing lateral ribs each having a concave portion which is positioned at the same level as a surface of the container, which or forms a slight step relative to the surface of the container. The main body portion has a plurality of ridges converging toward the associated central convergent point, respectively, thereby defining multi-faceted concave walls inclined toward the associated convergent points, respectively.

The invention discloses a CuO-Cu2O/graphene nano compound material and a preparation method thereof. The CuO-Cu2O/graphene nano compound material disclosed by the invention is characterized in that CuO-Cu2O nano spheres are uniformly dispersed on the surface of graphene, are of a hollow structure, and comprise CuO nano crystals and Cu2O nano crystals through mixing. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing a defined amount of a copper slat and graphite oxide, dispersing to form a uniform solution, and adding a defined amount of ammonia water for adjusting a pH value; then placing a mixed solution in a microwave reactor, and performing a microwave heating reaction to prepare a precursor; and finally, calcining the precursor in an inert atmosphere at a high temperature of 450-700 DEG C for 1-3 hours, and calcining the precursor in an air atmosphere at a low temperature of 150-250 DEG C for 1-2 hours to obtain the CuO-Cu2O/graphene nano compound material. The CuO-Cu2O/graphene nano compound material disclosed by the invention is simple in preparation process, low in cost, and good in electrochemical property, and can be applied to a lithium battery electrode.

A system for treating an airway disorder is provided with an implant body configured to conform to an airway-interface tissue site in a manner compatible with normal physiological function of the site. In some embodiments, the implant body has first and second end portions and a medial portion. The implant body also includes a coupler configured to couple the end portions to one another such that the medial portion encircles targeted tissue. Methods of using such systems are also provided.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a gold hierarchical structure material. In the method, the nano/micron gold hierarchical structure material is prepared by reducing chloroauric acid at normal temperature, wherein a 'dendritic' surfactant C18N3 serves as a template and protective agent; and ascorbic acid serves as a reducing agent. Bubbles formed by the surfactant C18N3 serve as the template; and a C18N3 protected stable gold nano hierarchical structure is obtained through reduction by using the ascorbic acid. Compared with the conventional method, the method is simple and low incost; and the hierarchical structure prepared by the method has high monodispersity, controllable appearance and the like. The nano/micron gold hierarchical structures with different appearances can be obtained by simply adjusting the amount of the surfactant, the chloroauric acid and the ascorbic acid, and comprise three-dimensional gold nanostructures such as a gold nanocrystal with a pluralityof protrusions on the surface, nearly spherical hollow nanoparticles, a meatball-shaped structure, a spherical structure with rodlike protrusions on the surface, a nano/micron spherical structure with sheet-like surface and the like.