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Panels are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system allowing perpendicular connection with a snap action.

A composite composition and a method of making such a composite that is composed of a matrix material and dispersed reinforcement nanotubes that are substantially aligned along at least one specified direction or axis. Also a method for making a continuous fiber-reinforced composite object by combining a reinforcement fiber tow with a solidifying matrix material to form a pre-impregnated tow or towpreg, providing a dispensing head capable of dispensing the towpreg onto a base member positioned a distance from this head with the head and base member being driven by motion devices electronically connected to a motion controller regulated by a computer, and operating and moving the head relative to the base member to dispense multiple layers of towpreg in accordance with a CAD-generated deposition path along which the dispensing head can be allowed to trace out individual layers by following a selected algorithm so that the number of path interruptions at which the towpreg must be tentatively cut off from the dispensing head is minimized.

The imager system of the invention, provided in a semiconductor substrate, includes a plurality of photosensitive, charge integrating pixels that are arranged in rows and columns of a pixel array for capturing illumination of a scene to be imaged. Each pixel includes a photogenerated charge accumulation region of the semiconductor substrate and a sense node at which an electrical signal, indicative of pixel charge accumulation, can be measured without discharging the accumulation region. Pixel access control circuitry is connected to pixel array rows and columns to deliver pixel access signals generated by the access control circuitry for independently accessing a selected pixel in the array. An input interface circuit is connected to accept a dynamic range specification input for the array pixels. Integration control circuitry is connected to access a selected pixel of the array to read the sense node electrical signal of the selected pixel, and configured to generate pixel-specific integration control signals delivered to the selected pixel, independent of other pixels, based on dynamic range specification input provided by the input interface circuit. An output interface circuit is connected to the pixel array to produce output image data based on sense node electrical signals from the pixel array.

The present disclosure relates to an inhaler component for producing a steam/air mixture or/and condensation aerosol in an intermittent and inhalation- or pull-synchronous manner, the inhaler component including: a housing; a chamber arranged in the housing; an air inlet opening for the supply of air from the surroundings to the chamber; an electrical heating element for evaporating a portion of a liquid material; and a wick having a capillary structure, which wick forms a composite structure with the heating element and automatically supplies the heating element with fresh liquid material after evaporation.

An injection device that is used with a syringe, wherein the injection needle of the syringe is initially introduced into the skin and the injection fluid is injected afterwards. The injection device is essentially driven and controlled by a control sleeve (6) which can be displaced and/or rotated in relation to the housing (7) and which can be moved between a closing and functional position (P1) and an open and safety position (P2). In the closing and functional position, the control sleeve prevents access to the syringe and activates a release device for the injection process. In the open and safety position, a syringe (1) can be removed or inserted. A plurality of components carrying out the injection process (a slide (2) in which the syringe (1) is placed and a plunger (4) that impinges upon the syringe piston) are moved or controlled depending on the movement and position of the control sleeve or supported (for example, an ejection device for the syringe or a signaling device informing that injection has been completed). The device enables full-automatic injection that can be reliably carried out by patients themselves with few handling procedures.

An analyte monitoring system is provided. The system may include a housing (200) and a visual display (206) on the housing (200), the visual display (206) having at lease one visual indicator position next to a corresponding marking (208, 210, 212, 214 and 216) on the housing (200). The system may include a processor (60) driving the visual display (206), wherein the processor (60) runs software that is modifiable to provide a variable user interface on the visual display (206). The system may include a wireless communication to allow applets or programs to be down-loaded by the processor (60).

The present invention relates to a method of producing an electric, electronic, electromechanical and/or mechanical component (12), where the component substrate is given a three-dimensional structure (3'') or configuration, and where said substrate is adapted for further treatment or processing to form the component (12). The substrate is formed by shaping said substrate against a die or mold, such as by molding, pressing, extruding or embossing said substrate, wherewith the precision necessary with respect to said component in the three-dimensional structure is achieved by means of a micromechanical working process when producing the die or mold.

This invention relates to a closure for a drinking container and is particularly concerned with spill-proof closures, which remain in place while drinking. The inexpensive, effective and durable closures according to this invention are suitable for both disposable and nondisposable applications where both cost and performance are important.

A gas bag in which an orifice is opened or closed with the aid of a control band as soon as the gas bag has reached a predetermined state of deployment. One end of the control band is fastened to a gas bag envelope in the region of the orifice. The control band is connected at its other end to the gas bag envelope so that, when the predetermined state of deployment is reached, the control band slips into the gas bag envelope so that the orifice is closed by the slipped-in region of the gas bag envelope by the internal pressure of the gas bag, or the control band slips out of the gas bag envelope so that the previously closed orifice is opened.

A portable communications module (600) of FIG. 6 has an input (621) coupled to receive an incident signal. The input (621) split out a first audio channel containing a context audio track from the incident signal and directs the first audio channel along a first audio output path for selective audio output from a speaker (634, 620) either internally within or external to the module. The input (621)also directs a second audio channel in the incident signal to an RF audio transmitter chain for broadcast, the second audio channel comprising a composite audio signal from a plurality of audio tracks, each audio track embedded with a unique activation code that is present for substantially an entire duration of audio activity in each audio segment of each track. The input (621) is further arranged to apply a tone encoded signal in the incident signal to at least a tone decoder (640) in a data transmitter chain distinct from the audio transmitter chain (642). A microcontroller (650), responsive to recovered data, is arranged to translate the recovered data into a control signal related to functional control of remote equipment (102). And a data transmit chain (660) operates to modulate the control signal onto a carrier for broadcast to the remote equipment to effect its operational control. The tone encoded data is effectively filtered within the portable communications module to an extent that it is not amplified within the first audio output path and is not processed by the RF audio transmitter chain.

A device for treating wounds using a vacuum and having a gas-tight wound-covering element, which, when placed in contact with the body of the patient, forms a wound space between the respective wound and the wound-covering element. The device includes an absorption body, which is a layer, enclosed in an envelope, of a textile section, interspersed with super-absorbing particles. The liquid-permeable envelope has pores, the size of which does not exceed that of the super-absorbing particles. The absorption body, inserted in the wound space, has an initial volume, which enlarges in the course of the absorption process, and a final volume, so that, due to the size of the pores of the envelope, the absorbed wound secretions remain within the absorption body and, with that, below the wound-covering element, until the absorption body is removed from the wound space.

A smart card and a method for manufacturing the same wherein the smart card is composed of a printed circuit board, having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of circuit components attached to the top surface of the printed circuit board, a filler board, attached to the top surface of the printed circuit board, a bottom overlay attached to the bottom surface of the printed circuit board, a top overlay positioned above the top surface of the printed circuit board and a thermosetting polymeric layer positioned between the top surface of the printed circuit board and the top overlay.

A socket with non-connecting terminal comprises a socket body, two power terminals, a bottom cover, a support, a ground terminal and a top cover in which the power terminals and the ground prong are integrally stamped without terminal tap. The power terminals are placed in the first receptacle and the second receptacle and sealed with the support and the bottom cover. The power blades are exposed outside to be connected to the wall socket. The three slots serve as a power supply to receive other plugs. The integrally stamped ground terminal is housed in the support and sealed by the top cover; the ground prong is exposed outside for linking to the power supply. The three ground slots on the ground terminal will accept the ground prongs from other plugs. When an electrical current flows through this circuit, there is no resistance encountered and no heat generated.

A steering gear comprises a shaft bearing configuration which comprises a mounting which is installed in a housing section of the steering gear and has openings that enable a pivoting movement by an annular section of the mounting which is assembled with a first rolling bearing, and the mounting comprises a disk-shaped section, which is provided with the openings and relative to which the annular section can be pivoted, wherein the annular section is either assembled with the outer ring of the first rolling bearing and the disk-shaped section is attached to the housing section, or the annular section is assembled with the inner ring of the first rolling bearing and the disk-shaped section is attached to the shaft.

An illumination device includes: an optical waveguide having a first lateral surface for emitting light and a second lateral surface for receiving light; a scattering cap secured to the first lateral surface of and extending substantially the length of the waveguide; and a light source (e.g., a plurality of LEDs spaced a predetermined distance from one another) positioned adjacent to the light-receiving surface of the waveguide. Light entering the waveguide is efficiently transmitted to the scattering cap and is then preferentially scattered so as to exit with a broad elongated light intensity distribution pattern being formed along a lateral surface of the scattering cap.

A micromechanical rotation rate sensor has at least one first and one second seismic mass coupled to at least one first drive device and are suspended such that the first and second seismic masses are driven such that they are deflected in antiphase in one drive mode, with the rotation rate sensor being designed such that it can detect rotation rates about at least two mutually essentially orthogonal sensitive axes, wherein at least the first and second seismic masses are designed and suspended such that they oscillate in antiphase in a first read mode when a first rotation rate about the first sensitive axis is detected, and the first and second seismic masses and/or additional seismic masses are designed and suspended such that they oscillate in antiphase in a second read mode when a second rotation rate about the second sensitive axis is detected.

A tool for a street milling, coal-cutting mining machine or the like which includes a chisel with a chisel head and a chisel stem. The chisel stem is rotatably mounted in a receiver of a chisel holder. A perforated wearing protection element is mounted on the chisel head. The chisel head sits closely on the chisel holder while embracing the interposed wearing protection element. This invention achieves improved wearing protection behavior of such a tool. Thus, the inventive wearing protection element has one or more spring elements that elastically support the chisel head by way of the chisel holder.