972 results about "Rib cage" patented technology

Devices and methods for articulating a distal end of a surgical device are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the device includes an articulation joint that includes both an inner guide and an outer sleeve. The inner guide includes one channel extending therethrough that receives both a cutting mechanism and a closure band. Further, an outer surface of the inner guide, in conjunction with the outer sleeve, can define two additional channels that each receive an articulation band for articulating an end effector coupled to the articulation joint. The outer surface of the inner guide can include a plurality of ribs that also help define the two additional channels. Further, the outer sleeve can include a plurality of slots formed in it to improve flexibility and stability. Additional configurations of articulation joints, and configurations of components of a surgical device, are also provided, as are methods for using the same.

A mounting assembly configured to engage trapezoidal ribs extending from metal panels is disclosed. The mounting assembly includes a mounting bracket and a PV mount. The mounting bracket comprises a base comprising a first leg and a second leg that are adjustably connected by a bolt. Each leg has a foot with an aperture to receive a shaft of a fastener that can extend through a sidewall of a trapezoidal rib when the mounting bracket is secured to the trapezoidal rib. The distance between the two feet may be adjusted by loosening the bolt to fit trapezoidal ribs of different dimensions. The PV mount is selectively connectable to the base by the bolt. In some embodiments, the PV mount includes at least one platform for a photovoltaic module.

The present subject matter discloses a prefabricated modular shed constructed from modular plastic components or panels. The modular storage shed can be installed onsite with pre-constructed modular panels. The shed features embedded seamless folding grooves such as in the door panels and the central roof panel. Furthermore, a pivotable frame bracket can encase the edge of the rotating panels, enhancing both strength and durability. The wall and floor panels are secured with T-shaped connectors to further improve stability. The structural integrity of the shed's walls is reinforced by support columns with built-in reinforcement ribs, which are designed for simple installation. In addition, the modular storage shed can be expandable depending on the preferred size.

A sport game paddle, in accordance with the present disclosure, includes a head comprising a head thickness and including a front faceplate and a back faceplate, each of the front faceplate and the back faceplate have a concave striking surface defined by a continuous curvature. A handle is connected to the head. A frame defines a perimeter of the sport game paddle. The frame includes a head section extending about the head, a handle section extending along the handle, and a transition section joining the head section and the handle section. The head section and the handle section comprise a first frame thickness and the transition section comprises a rib comprising a second frame thickness. The second frame thickness being greater than each of the first frame thickness and the head thickness. The rib is operable to oppose bending and twisting of the head relative to the handle.

Vibrations in a drill string are damped with a sleeve that circumscribes and is rotatable about a portion of the drill string. Ribs project radially outward from an outer surface of the sleeve and into sidewalls of the wellbore to rotationally couple the sleeve and wellbore. A coupling device restricts free rotation of the sleeve about the drill string, and which is selectively engaged to counteract vibrational forces in the drill string. The coupling device can include a clutch-like device to introduce friction between the drill string and the sleeve, that is powered hydraulically or electrically. Activating the coupling device is based on a timer or in response to vibration sensed in the drill string.

Components of support platforms and coupling mechanisms within a modular system are provided. The support platforms include female couplers with ribs that couple with male couplers of utility modules. The female couplers of the support platforms and the male couplers of the utility modules are configured to facilitate coupling the utility modules to the support platforms.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical imaging and digital twinning, and discloses a thoracic cavity whole organ system level lung four-dimensional EIT detection digital motif and a library building method, and the method comprises the following steps: S1) segmenting multiple organs such as double lungs, heart, sternum, rib and thoracic vertebra central axis skeleton, main bronchus and esophagus based on an individual CT image, and building a three-dimensional geometric model integrated with an EIT electrode array; s2) simulating breathing dynamic deformation by using a solid mechanical model; s3) establishing a coupling relationship between deformation and conductivity, and generating dynamic three-dimensional conductivity distribution; s4) solving an electromagnetic field positive problem, and generating a virtual EIT voltage database synchronous with respiration; the invention also covers pathological model integration and data enhancement strategies. According to the method, a high-fidelity, large-scale and diversified EIT virtual data set can be generated, core data support is provided for training and verifying an AI intelligent reconstruction algorithm, and a model foundation is laid for developing a lung function dynamic digital twinning system.

Car tyre (100) having a tread band (7) comprising a central region (L1) and two shoulder regions (L2, L3); the central region (L1) having a plurality of ribs (8, 9, 10), wherein a first rib (8) with a plurality of first transverse grooves (15) comprising a substantially straight first segment (15′), inclined relative to a direction parallel to said equatorial plane (X-X) so as to form an angle Θ smaller than or equal to 70°, a substantially straight counter-inclined second segment (15″) and a curved connecting segment (15″′) extending between said first segment (15′) and said second segment (15″); —the first rib (8) further comprising first straight sipes (21) located in the first rib (8) between said first transverse grooves (15) and extending over at least 60% of the width of said first rib (8); the first sipes (21) forming with said equatorial plane (X-X) an angle Θ′ preferably equal to the angle Θ of the first segment (15′) of the first transverse grooves (15).

The invention relates to an underwater vehicle technology, in particular to an unmanned underwater vehicle. The whole unmanned underwater vehicle is designed to be in a bionic fish shape and comprises a head mechanism, a skeleton structure, a tail mechanism, an equipment box, a marching system and a shell, the head mechanism, the shell and the tail mechanism are sequentially connected, the skeleton structure is arranged in the shell and comprises a plurality of spine bodies and rib assemblies, and the rib assemblies are arranged in the shell. Silica gel is arranged between the spine bodies; the rib assembly and the spine body are in one-to-one correspondence and are connected, the rib structure comprises a bearing and two rib frames connected to the bearing, the two rib frames are connected to the bearing to generate relative rotation, the rib frames are used for supporting and arranging an equipment box, and the equipment box is used for arranging instruments and equipment; the problems that in the prior art, when an underwater vehicle advances underwater, generated resistance is large, advancing is not flexible enough, the space utilization rate is low, the impact resistance and deformation resistance are poor, and tearing and damage are prone to occurring are solved.

The present invention relates to a protective foldable cage (100) adapted to flying drones. It comprises several ribs linked at their extremities by a ring and comprising on their length several connection points allowing strings to join each of the adjacent ribs. The length of the string corresponds to the maximal angular shift between the first and the last ribs. The protective cage further comprises easily removable locking means adapted to maintain the ribs at predetermined relative angular position once deployed. The present invention further relates to a system comprising such a protective cage and a drone support, as well as a method of protection of flying drones.

The invention discloses a cabin section structure capable of verifying the deformation coordination capability of a large buoyant raft vibration isolation system, which comprises a pressure-resistant hull shell plate and pressure-resistant hull ribs, and is characterized in that the sizes of the pressure-resistant hull shell plate and the pressure-resistant hull ribs are the same as the structural parameters of a real ship; the cabin section structure further comprises an end-thickened pressure-resistant shell ring, an oversized rib and a buoyant raft base. The end-thickened pressure-resistant shell rings are arranged at the two ends of the pressure-resistant hull shell plate. The oversized ribs are arranged at the two ends of the cabin section structure, and the distance between the two oversized ribs is equal to the distance between the two cabin walls of the underwater vehicle; the buoyant raft base is installed near the horizontal center line of the port and the starboard of the pressure-resistant hull shell plate. According to the cabin section structure, actual structure parameters of a real ship are adopted, a large external pressure test device is adopted for simulating the bearing condition which is consistent with the actual bearing of the real ship, real deformation can be accurately generated, and the most direct basis is provided for verifying the deformation compensation capacity of elastic components of the buoyant raft system under the limit depth.

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicle safety evaluation, in particular to a finite element model modeling method capable of reproducing chest torsion performance. Comprising the steps that the geometric contour of a thoracic cavity is extracted through a lying posture tomography image, the thoracic cavity structure comprises a sternum structure, a thoracic vertebra structure and a rib structure, the lobe posterior angle of the thoracic vertebra is corrected based on a standing posture X-ray computed tomography image, and a three-dimensional geometric model of the thoracic cavity is reconstructed; establishing a thoracic cavity finite element model through grid division and material attribute definition; establishing a spherical hinge between the thoracic vertebra transverse process and the rib head; assembling the thoracic cavity finite element model into a whole person element model; and carrying out parameterized model optimization. According to the technical scheme, the real anatomical structure and the chest response data of the multi-direction complex collision working condition can be combined to establish the high-biological fidelity finite element model capable of reproducing the chest torsion performance, so that the chest injury condition in the VRU traffic accident can be predicted more accurately.

An article of footwear includes a porous body comprising a lattice of interconnected unit cells and a first porosity. The article of footwear also includes skin layer integrally formed on an exterior of the porous body. The skin layer has a second porosity and defines ribs that extend outward from the porous body. The second porosity is less than the first porosity.

Disclosed is a granule made of biocompatible metallic material, in particular made of titanium or titanium alloys, for vertebroplasty operations. The granule has a spherical shape and includes a central core with a solid structure, also spherical, having an outer surface from which a first diametrical rib and a second diametrical rib also having a solid structure, protrude. The ribs are advantageously arranged according to two diameters orthogonal to each other. The granule also includes a portion having a trabeculated structure which extends between the outer surface of the central core and the outer surface of the granule itself.

The invention discloses an X-ray machine inspection parameter automatic configuration system for pet inspection, and relates to the technical field of medical imaging equipment, a displacement prediction model is used for pre-judging a pet convulsion state before exposure, a dynamic exposure trigger is only activated in a stable interval, and motion blur is avoided from the source; compared with the scheme of relying on post-exposure image feedback adjustment in the prior art, invalid radiation and repeated exposure operation can be avoided; the partition parameter mapping module is combined with a species feature database to map the gray level of the preview image into equivalent thickness and independently generate region parameters; aiming at extreme body type difference, such as an abdominal fat layer of an obese dog and a rib region of an emaciated cat, the system automatically distributes differentiated kV / mA parameters, and the problem of overexposure or underexposure caused by a traditional fixed penetration rate standard is eliminated; and the radiation fusing unit monitors the accumulated dose in real time, dynamically adjusts a safety threshold according to the weight of the pet, and stops exposure before the dose exceeds the limit.

The invention discloses a soft tissue constitutive parameter calibration method in a soft tissue-skeleton bird body model for bird strike simulation, and the method comprises the construction of a soft tissue-skeleton bird body finite element model and finite element reverse analysis based on flat bird strike. Dividing wing bones, leg bones and head and neck parts in the bones of the bird body into hexahedral unit grids, dividing wishbones, pecking bones, fossil protrusions and ribs into shell units, and dividing soft tissues into SPH particles; further obtaining bone elastic-plastic constitutive parameters through a static compression test, and endowing the bone units with the bone elastic-plastic constitutive parameters; an objective function is set as a mean square error between a flat plate center point pressure-time curve obtained by a real bird body impact flat plate test and corresponding curve data calculated by soft tissue-skeleton bird body impact flat plate finite element simulation, and soft tissue constitutive model parameters are inversely calibrated by adopting a genetic algorithm; and model and material parameter support is provided for bird strike simulation of a high-fidelity aircraft structure.

A vehicle canopy, wherein the canopy comprises a main panel having a top face and a bottom face; a front wall extending from a front of the main panel; a back wall extending from a rear of the main panel; a pair of opposing sidewalls extending from opposing sides of the main panel; and one or more support rib integrally formed with the main panel and extending laterally across the main panel, the one or more support rib structured and operable to provide rigidity and stiffness to the main panel to prevent deformation of the main panel within the target zone.

A bottle handle includes a neck engagement collar including a neck ring defining a central aperture. The bottle handle also includes a handle portion coupled to the neck engagement collar. The bottle handle further includes a plurality of tabs extending radially inward from the neck ring. Two adjacent tabs of the plurality of tabs define a slot therebetween, and wherein a reinforcement rib protrudes from the neck ring and is located adjacent the slot.

The disclosure relates to a holding device for holding a pair of rigid power lines of rectangular cross-section in a vehicle. The holding device includes a fixing unit for fastening the holding device and a holding unit for holding the power lines on the holding device. The holding unit includes an inner-rib bar element and an inner-rib holding element. The inner-rib bar element has a main extension plane extending transversely to said power line paths and the inner-rib holding element is disposed along a common main extending direction of the inner-rib holding element and the inner-rib bar element on the inner-rib bar element. The inner-rib holding element has, along the main extension direction, at least a first section with a first abutment surface designed to abut against the first power line and at least a second section with a second abutment surface designed to abut against the second power line.

A portable, handheld system designed for anchoring and securing ladders, pump jack scaffolding, and walkways on pitched roofs or inclined surfaces. The invention includes three platform configurations, each with a variable pitch adjustment for leveling across multiple roof angles: (1) a ladder stop platform equipped with a 360-degree stop mechanism for multi-directional ladder stabilization; (2) a pump jack platform that provides a stable base for supporting pump jack systems and scaffolding; and (3) a walkway platform configured with parallel plank attachment bars and integrated guardrails for safe foot traffic. Each platform features anchor beds for secure attachment to structural elements like roof trusses and reinforced lateral rib members for uniform load distribution, enhancing structural integrity and load-bearing capacity across the system.

An oil collecting tray includes a disc-shaped tray bottom, an annular collecting portion, recesses, snap elements and axially protruding ribs. The disc-shaped tray bottom includes a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, and radially protruding body portions. Each of the body portions includes an oil supply opening. The annular collecting portion projects axially from the first side. The annular collecting portion and the disc-shaped tray bottom are arranged to define a collection space, and the annular collecting portion delimits a radial outside of the collection space. The recesses are arranged on the second side, and each one is arranged between a pair of the body portions. Each of the snap elements protrudes axially from one of the recesses. The ribs are arranged on the first side and each one is arranged opposite one of the snap elements.

A connector includes: a connection member, which is formed of a conductive metal material, having a plurality of tabs; and a resin housing in which a portion of the connection member is insert molded. The connection member includes: a fixed plate fixed to a vehicle; a support plate raised from the fixed plate; and a base part connected continuously to the support plate and in which the plurality of tabs are formed so as to project. A pair of reinforcing ribs raised from the fixed plate is formed on both sides of the fixed plate in a width direction, and each of the reinforcing ribs is partially covered by a covering part projecting from the housing.

A bracket includes a main body, an elastic positioning and locking plate, a load-bearing part, and multiple reinforcement ribs. The front and rear sides of the main body are provided with a first hook and a second hook respectively. The first hook is provided with an operating hole, the elastic positioning and locking plate is connected to the operating hole and protruded with a locking part to form a locking, and provided with an operating part corresponding to the operating hole for a release purpose. The load-bearing part is integrally formed and bent from a lower edge of the main body to support a server chassis, and each reinforcement rib is integrally formed on the load-bearing part and the main body to reduce frictional resistance.

Systems and methods involving filtration are disclosed. A filtration device includes a first opening, a second opening, and a vortical filter, the vortical filter comprising a rib. The rib may be configured to generate vortices to keep the filtered particles in suspension and to provide a flow path extending from the first opening to the second opening. The filtration device may filter particle from the fluid by cross-flow filtration along the flow path across a filter media surrounding at least a portion of the circumference of the vortical filter. The filtration device may be effective at filters greater than 90% of microplastics mass when post-filtered to 10 microns when measured using the method of either of Example 1 or Example 2. The filtration device may be effective at filtering particles from the fluid at high flow speeds, such as flow speeds greater than 50 cm / sec or greater than 100 cm / sec.

Systems and methods involving filtration are disclosed. A filtration device includes a first opening, a second opening, and a vortical filter, the vortical filter comprising a rib. The rib may be configured to generate vortices to keep the filtered particles in suspension and to provide a flow path extending from the first opening to the second opening. The filtration device may filter particle from the fluid by cross-flow filtration along the flow path across a filter media surrounding at least a portion of the circumference of the vortical filter. The filtration device may be effective at filters greater than 90% of microplastics by mass when post-filtered to 10 microns when measured using the method of either of Example 1 or Example 2. The filtration device may be effective at filtering particles from the fluid at high flow speeds, such as flow speeds greater than 50 cm / sec or greater than 100 cm / sec.

According to the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease grading system and method based on the X-ray chest radiograph, the original X-ray chest radiograph is obtained, and the original X-ray chest radiograph is preprocessed; a conditional generative adversarial network is adopted to separate the preprocessed original X-ray chest radiograph, and a bone suppression image and a bone tissue feature image are obtained; inputting the bone tissue feature image into the constructed double-branch deep neural network to obtain a pulmonary parenchyma feature map and a rib feature map; obtaining a clinical variable, preprocessing the clinical variable, performing cross-modal fusion on the preprocessed clinical variable, the lung parenchyma feature map and the rib feature map, and generating a fusion feature vector; processing the fusion feature vector by combining a regression-classification output header model to obtain an FEV1% predicted value and a GOLD staging result; a conditional generative adversarial network, a double-branch deep neural network, cross-modal fusion and a joint regression-classification output head model are introduced, and low-cost, low-radiation and high-universality GOLD automatic grading can be realized.

The invention relates to the technical field of human body intercostal model trajectory construction, and discloses an intercostal trajectory planning method and system based on an AI reinforcement learning robot. The inter-costal trajectory planning method is applied to an AI robot, and specifically comprises the following steps: S101, receiving an inter-costal region three-dimensional anatomical model construction instruction sent by a user terminal, obtaining anatomical image data of a thoracic cavity from CT or MRI scanning of a patient, and segmenting the anatomical image data by using a deep convolutional image segmentation network to obtain an anatomical image target region; the CT anatomical model and the reinforcement learning technology are fully combined, the completely observable Markov decision model is constructed, the robot path planning strategy is trained in the virtual environment, the robot can autonomously adjust the posture and position of the ultrasonic probe, it is ensured that the probe achieves accurate movement in the complex intercostal region, and the accuracy of the ultrasonic probe is improved. Therefore, limitation of rib sound shadow is broken through, and imaging quality of a target area is remarkably improved.

An electrically conductive assembly prevents current flow through the raceways of a bearing and includes a conductive base plate having a centerline and including an annular main body with an inner and outer radial ends. One or more mounting lugs extend radially outwardly from the outer radial end of the main body and are connectable with the exterior surface of an outer member to secure the conductive assembly to the outer member at a position spaced axially from the bearing. The main body may be flat and include one or more stiffening flanges extending axially from and at least partially circumferentially about the inner perimeter of the main body and / or the outer perimeter of the main body and / or the outer perimeter of the mounting lugs. Alternatively, the main body is formed as a circular hub having a bore for receiving the conductor and each mounting lug includes two stiffening ribs.