322 results about "Tube length" patented technology

A surgical instrument for the dissection of bone and other tissue includes a spindle, a dissection tool and an coupler disposed between the spindle and the dissection tool. The coupler includes a tool collet and an attachment locking mechanism operable to permit tool collet operation and telescoping movement of an attachment tube with respect to the dissection tool. A method is also provided for convenient coupling of the dissection tool and adjustment of the attachment tube length.

An intraluminal device implantable in a blood vessel having an aneurysm therein in the vicinity of a perforating vessel and/or of a bifurcation leading to a branch vessel. The intraluminal device includes a mesh-like tube of bio-compatible material having an expanded condition in which the tube diameter is slightly larger than the diameter of the blood vessel in which it is to be implanted, and the tube length is sufficient to straddle the aneurysm and to be anchored to the blood vessel on the opposite sides of the aneurysm. The mesh-like tube also has a contracted condition wherein it is sufficiently flexible so as to be easily manipulatable through the blood vessel to straddle the aneurysm. In its expanded condition, the mesh-like tube has a porosity index of 55%-80% such as to reduce the flow of blood through its wall to the aneurysm sufficiently to decrease the possibility of rupture of the aneurysm but not to unduly reduce the blood flow to a perforating or branch vessel to the degree likely to cause significant damage to tissues supplied with blood by such perforating or branch vessel.

A method of optimizing the audio performance of an earpiece and the resultant device are provided. The disclosed earpiece combines at least two drivers within a single earpiece. If a pair of drivers is used, each driver has a discrete sound delivery tube. If more than two drivers are used, preferably the outputs from the two lower frequency drivers are merged into a single sound delivery tube while the output from the third driver is maintained in a separate, discrete sound tube. To compensate for the inherent phase shift of the earpiece the lengths of the sound delivery tubes, and thus driver offset, are regulated. Further audio performance optimization can be achieved through an iterative process of measuring the performance of the earpiece and making further, minor adjustments to the sound delivery tube lengths. The sound delivery tubes can include transition regions. The earpiece is configured to use removable/replaceable eartips. Acoustic filters can be interposed between one or both driver outputs and the earpiece output.

An intraluminal device implantable in a body lumen having an atheroma therein in the vicinity of a side-branch vessel includes a mesh-like tube of bio-compatible material formed with liquid-permeable window openings. The mesh-like tube has an expanded condition in which the tube diameter is slightly larger than the diameter of the body lumen in which it is to be implanted, and the tube length is sufficient to cover the atheroma and the side-branch orifice, and to be anchored to the body lumen around the periphery of the atheroma, and a contracted condition wherein it is sufficiently flexible so as to be easily manipulatable through the body lumen to the site of the atheroma. The mesh-like tube, in its expanded condition, has window openings of a size and distribution such as to structurally stabilize the atheroma and to keep embolic material originating from the atheroma in place on the wall of the body lumen, while diverting embolic material of predetermined size present in the blood flowing through the mesh-like tube from the side-branch orifice, without substantially impeding the blood flow, or increasing the thrombogenitic properties, of the blood flowing into the side-branch orifice.

A modular system is described for construction of fluid applicators for open or endoscopic surgery from modular components. Lengths of tubing of various lengths, and devices to be carried by said tubing, are pre-fitted with standard adapters to mate with each other, thereby forming cannula sections and applicator sections. Interconnectors may also be provided, particularly for provision of articulation. The tubing is preferably rigid, but may also be either flexible or permanently bendable. A device can then be constructed by selection of a suitable set of tubing lengths, adapters and applicators. Devices customizable for particular uses can be created with minimal expense. The system is especially suitable for delivery of fluids to tissue in endoscopic or other minimally invasive surgical procedures. Delivery of fluids forming structure at a tissue site, especially as a hydrogel, is a preferred use of the devices.

The invention relates to a method for preparing an ordered porous anodic titanium dioxide nanotube array. The method can prepare an ultra-large area defect-free titanium dioxide nanotube array film, the surface layer is the porous shape like an anodic aluminum oxide template, and the lower layer is a nanotube ordered array, thereby overcoming the common problems of easy lodging and aggregation of tubes in the prior art of preparing the anodic titanium dioxide nanotube array and simultaneously solving the problems that the prepared nanotube array film has more surface defect corrosion pits and the sediment blocks tube mouths. The nanotube array can realize the controllable growth by controlling the preparation conditions and the process and obtain the ordered array films with different tube diameters, different wall thicknesses and different tube lengths. The diameter range of the nanotubes is 20-200nm, the wall thickness range is 5-30nm, and the length range of the titanium dioxide tubes is 100nm-1mm. The invention particularly relates to a technology which can effectively and completely strip the titanium dioxide array film, effectively strip a titanium substrate from the TiO2 nanotube array and obtain the different sizes of porous nanotube array self-support films.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a visible-light activated cuprous oxide/titanium dioxide nano-composite photocatalyst and applications thereof, belonging to the technical field of environmental pollution control. The preparation of the catalyst comprises the following steps of: 1) carrying out electrochemical oxidation reaction under the action of hydrofluoric acid with the concentration of 0.2 percent by weight for preparing a titanium dioxide nanotube electrode, wherein the tube diameter of a nanotube is about 80nm, and the tube length is 550nm; and 2) adopting a photoreduction chemical method to prepare the cuprous oxide/titanium dioxide nano-composite photocatalyst. The prepared composite photocatalyst has the advantages of simple synthesis, stable performance, the synthesis process belonging to the field of green chemistry and the like. The composition of cuprous oxide can not only reduce the defect of high composite probability of photoproduced electron-hole pairs, but also expand the light response range of the titanium dioxide nanotube electrode and further improve the photocatalytic degradation efficiency thereof to organic pollutants in the visible light range, thereby having very high practical value and application prospect.

The length of a reinforced tube that is made of a fluid-tight tube with an external helical support structure and an elastomeric material disposed at least in the trough between successive turns of the helical support can be adjusted by peeling a strip of the elastomeric material away from the trough. This renders a portion of the helical support structure usable as an external thread, after which an internally threaded structure can be screwed down onto the helical support structure.

A medication delivery apparatus and method for a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system such as used in emergency treatment of severe respiratory distress. The apparatus of the invention includes a 3-port Tee fitting, one port of which is connected to the inlet port of a CPAP face mask operable at an elevated pressure. A second port is connected to a CPAP gas conduit supplying an oxygen-containing gas at a pressure above atmospheric. The third port is connected to a flexible tube receiving aerosolized medication from an upper outlet of an openable/refillable lightweight nebulizer. The flexible tubing is only long enough to bend vertically downward to support a lightweight nebulizer in a vertical attitude, whereby full nebulization takes place, no medication is spilled, and the tubing length is minimized for maximal transfer of medication to a patient. In addition, cutting of the CPAP gas supply tube and placement of a T fitting between the cut ends, with its concomitant wastage of condensed medication, is avoided. The patient head does not need to be in an upright position. The patient's airway is continuously maintained at an elevated pressure to maintain an open airway and oxygenate the patient, permitting repeated doses of nebulized medications at independently controlled nebulization rates, minimizing downtime of both the pressurized oxygen and aerosolized medication.

The invention discloses a method by which titanium dioxide nanometer tube array layer is prepared on surface of titanium base material, wherein the titanium base materials undergo the surface pretreatment and receive the electrochemistry anodic oxidation treatment in the electrolyte containing the HF acid, the components of the mixed electrolyte are that the ammonium dihydrogen phosphate is 1 to 3mol/L and the hydrofluoric acid is 0.2 to 0.4mol/L, as a result, the amorphous form titanium dioxide nanometer tube surface structure is achieved; the subsequent heat treatment condition is that under air atmosphere, the rate of temperature rise is 3 DEG C/min, the heat is preserved for 3 hours at the temperature of 450 DEG C, the anatase titanium dioxide nanometer tube array layer is achieved after being cooled in the furnace to the room temperature. The electrolyte system prepared based on the method of the invention can control the balance of oxidation and the corrosion within a relatively long time, thereby preferably realizing the control on the shape of the titanium dioxide nanometer tube. The invention has the advantages of easy operation, low cost and orientated and order distribution of the prepared titanium dioxide nanometer tube array; moreover, the amorphous form titanium dioxide nanometer tube is generated normal to the direction of the base; the tube diameter is 80 to 100nm, the wall thickness is 18 to 21nm, the tube length is 0.7 to 2.0um, thereby the specific surface area is large.

The invention relates to a positive electrode and positive electrode paste with high energy density, and a battery containing the positive electrode, in particular to the positive electrode paste with high energy density, belonging to the technical field of batteries. The positive electrode paste with high energy density comprises the following constituents based on weight: 100 parts of positive active substance, 0.01-0.1 part of composite conductive agent, 0.4-3.0 parts of adhesive and 30-50 parts of solvent, wherein the composite conductive agent comprises a single-walled carbon nanotube and graphene, the mass ratio of the single-walled carbon nanotube to the graphene is (0.1-10):1, the specific surface area of the single-walled carbon nanotube is 500-700 m<2>/g, the tube diameter is 0.7-1.8 nanometers, the tube length is more than 5 micrometers, and the specific surface area of the graphene is over 2,000 m<2>/g. Compared with the prior art, the positive electrode paste has the advantages that by adjusting the formula and the dosage of the conductive agent, the energy density can be effectively improved, and the cost is relatively low.

A flexible pneumostoma management device maintains the patency of a pneumostoma while controlling the flow of material through the pneumostoma. The pneumostoma management device includes flange attaches to the chest of the patient to secure the device in position. The pneumostoma management device also includes a tube which enters the pneumostoma to allow gases to escape the lung. The length of the tube is selected to match the dimensions of the pneumostoma of a patient. In order to manufacture devices having different tube lengths, the tube is formed at a longer length than required, cut to size and tipped. The tube may be formed by molding or extrusion.

A milling head for a milling device, particularly a rotary milling device, wherein the milling head is capable of imparting a desired finish on a tube, preferably of a heat exchanger tube. The milling head includes one or more milling elements capable of cutting and/or removing heat dissipating elements connected to an outer surface of the tube. The heat dissipating elements are removed from the tube in a longitudinal direction along the tube length. In one embodiment, the milling head also includes a bevel milling element. Methods for milling a tube having heat dissipating elements are also described.

An easily manufactured large boom construction includes a plurality of main tube support sections fabricated from plate material of differing material thickness, grade and section dependent on load. The tube support sections include apertured areas which provide a preliminary snap-fit of the main tubes to significantly reduce need for additional fixturing. The opposite ends of diagonal tubes pass through apertures in the fabricated support sections for accurate tube location without complicated weld fixtures or precise tube length and cut end angle tolerances. The tubes are welded on opposite sides of the sections to eliminate need for tube-to-tube connections or connections wherein a cut end edge has to be precisely placed against a planar surface. An inverted right triangle boom cross section with wing over-top fold configuration ability provides strength, stiffness and infinite nozzle placement possibilities.

The invention discloses a gas sensor based on photoacoustic spectrometry, comprising a circuit matched and connected with a light source (1) and a quartz tuning fork (13). The gas sensor is characterized in that an acoustic resonator (6) is composed of a main tube (11) with a branch tube (12) which are communicated with each other vertically; the tube axis of the main tube (11) is coaxial with a light path (2), the tube length of the main tube (11) is 4.57-7.87 mm, and the tube inner diameter of the main tube (11) is 0.4-1.5mm; the tube length of the branch tube (12) is 1-2mm and the tube inner diameter of the branch tube (12) is 0.4-0.5mm; the focus of a focusing lens (4) is located at the communicated part of the main tube (11) and the branch tube (12); the plane and the slit centre of a tuning fork arm (131) of the quartz tuning fork (13) are vertical to and located in the axis of the branch tube (12) respectively, and the distance between the plane of the tuning fork arm (131) and the tail port of the branch tube (12) is 20-50mu m; and the slit width of the tuning fork arm (131) of the quartz tuning fork (13) is 0.28-0.32mm, and the resonant frequency of the tuning fork arm (131) of the quartz tuning fork (13) is 31.768-33.768kHz. The gas sensor based on photoacoustic spectrometry realizes coupling between a light-excited acoustic energy and the quartz tuning fork with the highest efficiency and can be used for the field of trace gas detection.

A recirculating pet fountain that includes a basin, pump and discharge where water pumped out the discharge is either received by an overflow tube and/or conveyed by a bridge toward water in the basin including into the tube. The bridge can include a channel and be configured so at least some discharged water clings to its underside via surface tension as water flows toward the basin. The tube has a mouth which can receive water from the bridge that can be free falling water that overflows from the tube into the basin. The tube can include one or more discharge ports that can include flow directors that help direct flow of water received in the tube that overflows out the ports. The tube can be length extensible and can include a flow adjuster that can increase effective tube length and can block one or more ports.

A fluorescent lamp 1 comprises: a bulb 2 formed by heating bent-portion-formation preordination portions of a single straight-tube-shaped bulb 2a having an external tube diameter of 12 to 20 mm and a tube length of 800 to 2500 mm, forming a plurality of bent portions 2c and straight tube portions 2b adjacent to the bent portions 2c by bending processing, such that the straight portions 2b are disposed generally within the same plane by way of the bent portions 2c, forming in close proximity a pair of end portions 2d and 2d with electrodes 5 and 5 sealed in so as to form a single discharge path through the straight tube portions 2b and bent portions 2c, forming a phosphor layer 4 on the inner face of the bulb, and sealing a discharge medium including mercury; and a base 6 provided on the end portions 2d and 2d of the bulb 2; whereby thermal deterioration of the phosphor layer 4 formed at the straight tube portions 2b is reduced so deterioration of the initial light flux is suppressed, allowing lighting at higher efficiency. According to the above configuration, a fluorescent lamp which is compact and capable of light with high efficiency, and with improved light output properties, and a light fixture using this fluorescent lamp, can be provided.

A catadioptric lens barrel structure for a projection exposure apparatus includes first and second lens barrels. Each of the lens barrels has an optical axis. The optical axes run parallel to each other. The lens barrel structure also includes a third lens barrel transversely connecting the first lens barrel to the second lens barrel. A reticle is placed in front of an entrance end of the first lens barrels and a wafer is placed in front of an exit end of the second lens barrel. Each lens barrel has a center plane perpendicular to the corresponding optical axis at a position half-way along the length of the corresponding lens barrel. A lens barrel support structure firmly secures the plurality of lens barrels. The lens barrel support structure is made of a material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion. The support structure includes first and second support platforms to support the first and second lens barrels, respectively, near the corresponding center planes to minimize errors due to temperature changes, vibrational motion, or other external forces.

A method for measuring the effects of fouling of heat transfer tubes in heat exchangers where a cooling fluid at lower temperature is removing heat from another fluid at higher temperature includes placing a nonrestrictive mass flow rate and temperature measuring tube extension sensor on a tube outlet end; obtaining the tube inlet temperature for deriving the rise in fluid temperature; analytically computing the amount of heat transferred from the hot fluid to the cold fluid; from tube length, inside and outside tube diameter, analytically deriving the tube heat transfer coefficient; and determining tube fouling factor, the value of which is the fraction of the clean tube heat transfer coefficient available for transferring heat, by dividing the heat transfer coefficient by the known heat transfer coefficient of an unfouled tube.

Providing a method of hydroforming a tube where the hydroformed diameter is less than the tube length and a hydroforming die having two or more die members having an internal shape same as the tube shape and an internal cavity having the desired formed shape. Where the said die members are movable to an opened and closed position such that the tube is placed inside the die members cavities and the tube ends are sealed and hydraulic pressure source is connected to the interior of the tube and thereby expanding the tube so as to conform to the shape of the said die members cavities. And where the directions of opening and closing of the said die members are in the direction of the said tube axis such that the amount of force necessary to hold the die members in a closed position during said step of expanding, is kept to a minimum.

The invention discloses a chirality mesoporous organic high molecular material with an even and adjustable diameter and a preparation method thereof, and the organic high molecular material is polypyrrole, polyaniline or polymetaphenylene isophthamide. By using an acid or salt negative ion surface activating agent as a moulding board agent, the guide agent with a supra molecula body structure is assembled under the existence of acid by self, and then different organic monomers and initiators are added to prepare out a functionalization organic high molecular material, the tube length of which is 2 to 20 micrometers, the diameter of the tube inner wall is 5 to 20 nm, the thickness of the tube wall is 30 to 100nm, the pitch is 50 to 500 nm, the specific surface area is 20 to 100m<2>g<-1>, the pore volume is 130 to 230 mm<3>g<-1>, and the pore channel and the external surface have the same spiral structure, and the diameter is even. The invention has wide application prospect in the fields of the molecular recognition, the sensor and the catalyzing, etc.

The invention relates to a nanometer plugging agent for a water-based drilling fluid, a preparing method of the nanometer plugging agent and the drilling fluid. The nanometer plugging agent for the water-based drilling fluid is obtained in a manner that multi-walled carbon nanotubes are covalently coated with sodium polystyrenesulfonate, wherein the tube diameter of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes is 20 nm to 30 nm, and the tube length of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes is 10 microns to 30 microns; the number-average molecular weight of the grafted sodium polystyrenesulfonate is 75 kDa, and the degree of polymerization (DOP) is 900; the drilling fluid is prepared from 100 parts by weight of water, 1-8 parts by weight of bentonite, 4-10 parts by weight of a flow-pattern adjusting agent,0.2-1.2 parts by weight of a thickening agent, 4-10 parts by weight of a fluid loss agent, 30-60 parts by weight of a plugging agent, 10-50 parts by weight of a weighting agent, 0.1-4 parts by weightof a lubricating agent and 0.1-0.4 part by weight of a pH adjusting agent. According to the nanometer plugging agent for the water-based drilling fluid, the preparing method of the nanometer pluggingagent and the drilling fluid, the sodium-polystyrenesulfonate-modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes are used as the plugging agent, micron-and-nanometer-size pores of the mud shale well wall can beeffectively plugged, and the nanometer plugging agent is particularly suitable for drilling construction of stratums with low porosity, low permeability, micro-pore micro-crack development and a remarkable capillary effect.

A liquid quantity sensing device which can easily and accurately measure liquid quantity stored in a container is disclosed. It utilizes an infrared ray or a supersonic sensing element associated with a float placed in the measuring tube and an electrical circuit board to indicate the measured result on a gage. The information about position of the float detected by the sensing element is inputted into an electrical circuit board as a return signal where it is analyzed and decipherd and then transformed into a value of the liquid quantity to be indicated by a gage. The device is applicable to various sized container by merely adjusting the tube length. An upper and a lower limits of liquid level may be prescribed, a warning signal can be obtained if the liquid level exceeds either limit.