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The invention disclosed herein generally concerns a lid for disposable or reusable beverage containers which facilitates access to the contents for addition of condiment and which enhances the users sensory perception of the state of such contents, without removal of the lid. The lid of the invention combines various sensory elements to simultaneously enhance the user's sensory responses of taste, smell, touch and sight during drinking with the beverage cup lid in place. The sensory elements comprise openings, transparent materials, shape and media, through which liquid and vapor can pass, and through which heat can, conduct or convect. In addition to the elements already described, the beverage cup lid of the invention comprises a physical element that allows the addition and stirring of condiments while the lid is fully installed on the cup. The invention disclosed herein integrates multiple elements of a press and lock on a beverage cup lid. The shape of the lid of the invention provides a thin rim simulating the thickness of a cup without a lid or a non-disposable ceramic or glass mug or cup. The lid disclosed herein provides a well deep enough to avoid contact between the nose and the lid in the drinking position, thereby allowing the user's head to remain more upright while drinking.

A personal cooling device adapted for suspension from the rear strap of a cap. The device includes an elongated pouch member configured to hold a coolant pack, and a suspension member extended above an open upper end of a second side of the pouch. Fastening means are provided such that the suspension means can be looped over the strap of the cap and secured to the pouch, thereby securing the pouch on the cap. A second suspension member, extending from a side of the pouch, can be used to hang the device from a cap in a horizontal configuration. A coolant pack enclosed in the pouch cools the user. To prevent pooling of coolant gel, the coolant pack preferably has a plurality of closed compartments. The device can be used in an exchange system in which warm packs are replaced with frozen packs, such as for a rental fee.

An electrical protection circuitry for a docking station base of a hand held meter and method thereof are disclosed. In the event of a short circuit at a meter interface connector, the protection circuitry removes power at the meter interface connector. Similarly, in the event of an applied voltage outside a specified operating range of the base, the protection circuitry removes power to the meter interface connector. These conditions of the electrical system of the base are monitored regardless whether the meter or the meter's battery is electrically connected to the base. The protection circuitry also provides a visual indication in the event of either the over current and under/over voltage conditions. Additionally, the base is designed to prevent liquid from pooling inside a pocket used to cradle and hold the meter in the base through the use of a drain located at the lowest point in the pocket.

A vehicle (150) includes a fuel cell stack (151) started when the stack is below freezing, by connection (158) to the vehicle propulsion system (159) within a few seconds of starting the flow of fuel (179) and oxidant (173), or when open circuit voltage (155, 156) is detected. The fuel is in excess of stochiometry requirement and the oxidant is in excess of at least twice stochiometric requirement, either may be at about atmospheric pressure or at 4 kPa (0.6 psi) or more above the pressure of any water in said water passages, and either may be below freezing. Water transport plates (84, 86, 88, 89) have water passages connected to a water circulation loop (170) including a reservoir (164) having an auxiliary heater (161) connected (160) to the stack. Warming of cell stack materials and ice in the water transport plates, heat of fusion of melting ice, warming of melted water, and evaporative cooling of water melted in the water transport plates keep the fuel cell cool until liquid coolant can be circulated.

A device for measuring of urine production of a patient carrying a urine catheter, the device comprising a replaceable self-emptying chamber (120), provided with a siphon for self emptying when the burette becomes filled up to a predetermined volume, the self-emptying chamber further comprises an inlet and an outlet for the urine whose volume is to be measured, further, the device comprises a base unit (105) provided with attachment organs for removably attaching the self-emptying chamber (120) to the base unit, which station having measurement organs for sensing the level of urine in the self-emptying chamber and for keeping track of number of self-emptyings.

Method and devices for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers are described in which a portable support assembly may be worn by a bed-stricken individual around particular regions of the body where pressure ulcers tend to form. The portable support assembly may generally include one or more individual fluid filled pods which are enclosed entirely within an inner fluid pad localized along a central portion. Both the one or more pods and inner fluid pad are then enclosed entirely by another layer of fluid within an outer fluid pad which extends over the entire assembly. Each of the fluid layers may be secured to an outer shell which is relatively stiffer than the fluid layers and may restrict or limit the expansion or movement of the fluid pods and/or fluid pads.

An apparatus for sampling or feeding a flowable material through a wall of a vessel or conduit includes a body having a collection chamber formed therein. A passage has an opening operatively connected to the collection chamber. An orifice is formed in the body and is in communication with the collection chamber. The orifice is located generally adjacent the opening of the passage. A sealing device is mounted to the body to seal and unseal said orifice. Furthermore, at least a portion of the opening of the passage is located flush with or on a process side of the wall of the vessel or conduit when the apparatus is mounted to the wall of the vessel or conduit.

A drain strainer with an upper drain plate with large holes and a lower basket with small holes allows particulate matter to fall through the large holes but not enter the small holes. This two-story feature allows the drain strainer to have a flush, aesthetically pleasing appearance, and also prevents particulate matter from sitting on top of the drain, which could sully the feet of a shower user or could float to other parts of the tub or sink. The upper drain plate could be attached via a recessed hinge with a finger hole that allows a user to easily access the basket without the use of tools.

A soap holder has a flat base with a plurality of openings in the base and sides extending upwards from the base. The sides may have a plurality of teeth formed therein. The teeth may taper outward from the sides. A lip may extend from the base opposite the sides, and may have indentions therein. The soap holder may be made of stainless steel, aluminum, ceramic, glass, plastic or porcelain, and be of a single formed piece. The base of the soap holder may have a uniform geometric shape, such as a circular or triangular shape.

A weir grate (10, 100) comprises a base tray (12, 112) having an outlet (14, 114), and an infill tray (16, 116) positionable in the base tray. The base tray comprises a plurality of discretely positioned posts (22, 122) projecting upwardly therefrom in use. The infill tray comprises a plurality of correspondingly positioned locators (40, 140) projecting downwardly therefrom in use. Each locator is arranged for engaging with a respective post when the infill tray is positioned in the base tray.

A hermetically sealed multi-axis articulated arm apparatus for use within a sealable isolator chamber is disclosed. In one general aspect, it comprises a rotational shaft that passes through an opening in the chamber, a sealing member disposed within the chamber for sealing the shaft to an inner surface of the chamber, interconnected hermetically sealed arm segments operably attached to the linear motion shaft; an end effector operably attached to a terminal arm segment among the arm segments, and at least one fully enclosed drive system for driving and controlling the shaft and the arm segments. The rotational shaft can further be a linear motion shaft for which the sealing member is a bellows. The materials for the parts of the apparatus exposed to the atmosphere of the chamber can be compatible with an aseptic and cleanable environment and the surfaces of the arm segments can be shaped to avoid pooling of contaminants.

Disclosed embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods for wound treatment. A wound dressing apparatus can comprises a wound contact layer, at least one absorbent layer, an electronics unit comprising a negative pressure source unit, and a cover layer. The electronics unit can comprise a plurality of sensors positioned on a printed circuit board and an inlet protection mechanism of the negative pressure source unit comprises a first recess in fluid communication with a first sensor and the outlet or exhaust mechanism negative pressure source unit comprises a second recess in fluid communication with a second sensor.

The invention relates to a reconstruction method of soil in a surface layer of an open-pit mining waste dump, and the method is as follows: when soil coverage of the surface layer of a platform at thetop of the open-pit mining waste dump is carried out, a soil covering vehicle carries out loose piling rather than grinding according to a certain arrangement way and ridges are set on the whole platform at the top of the waste dump by using a large-grid mesh and platform edges in the way of dense piling. The infiltration of the loose heaped soil of the surface layer and the accommodation of a concave region can not form a large amount of centralized runoff in heavy rain conditions, play the role of dispersing runoff and prevent convergence and heaping in seams of a large area of water flow.The loose heaped soil can absorb a large amount of rain water, store the rain water in the soil body and create the conditions for leading the platform of the waste dump to fast rehabilitate the vegetation; meanwhile, as the loose heaped soil can absorb and store the rain water, water can not flow downwards by the way of open flow, thereby avoiding the possible slope slide; in addition, the looseheaped soil further play the roles of automatically patching cracks due to settlement and soil sink holes of the surface layer.

Spout assemblies are provided for dispensing liquid from a nozzle.

The invention discloses a swinging concrete mixing device for construction, which comprises a tank body, a moving seat, a bottom plate, a base and a motor; several springs are installed between the bottom plate and the base; the upper end of the moving seat is provided with a downwardly concave arc Shaped groove, a moving wheel is installed at the bottom of the tank body, the moving wheel is in contact with the arc groove, and the limit wheel is fixedly installed on the upper end of the bracket; a push plate is fixed on the end of the piston rod of the cylinder; The stirring blade and the planetary gear mechanism include an outer ring, a planetary gear carrier, a sun gear, a planetary gear and internal teeth, and a vertical scraper is fixed on the end of the connecting rod. The tank body swings left and right under the push of the cylinder, changing the flow direction of the internal raw materials, so that the raw materials can be mixed in the longitudinal direction, and the mixing effect of the raw materials is improved. The swing is safe and stable, no manual operation is required, and the degree of automation is high; between the base and the bottom plate The provided spring acts as a shock absorber to prevent vibration from generating noise.

A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack that generates electricity by an electrochemical reaction using a fuel gas; an insulating first passage member through which produced water that is produced by the electrochemical reaction in the fuel cell stack and off-gas that is discharged from the fuel cell stack pass; a conductive second passage member that is connected to the first passage member; and a produced water flow disrupting portion that is provided on the first passage member and breaks up or stops the flow of the produced water that is introduced from an inside wall of the first passage member to the second passage member.