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The invention relates to a medical puncturing device comprising a rigid needle being at one end adapted for facilitating the puncturing and comprising at the opposite end a hub, the hub comprising a handle part and a shield part being pivotable in relation to the handle part and further comprising locking means on the shield part and the handle part, the locking means being adapter to interlock the shield and the handle part in a pivoted position of the shield part where the rigid needle is covered by this.

In a system comprising a beverage machine and comprising portion capsules of at least two different types which each contain a beverage substance, portion capsules of different types are provided with colour codings which differ from one another. The beverage machine is designed to prepare beverages, in particular to brew hot coffee beverages, by means of the portion capsules and has a pressurized-water device, a capsule holder which is provided to accommodate a portion capsule, and a control means. The beverage machine also contains a colour-identification device which is designed to detect the colour coding of a portion capsule which is to be or is inserted into the capsule holder and to select a program, in the control means, for operating the beverage machine, which program is associated with this colour coding.

The invention concerns an apparatus (1) for producing a three-dimensional object layer by layer using a powdery material which can be solidified by irradiating it with an energy beam, such as electromagnetic radiation or an electron beam, said apparatus (1) comprising: a working area (3) onto which layers of powdery material are to be placed; a powder storage unit (11) comprising a base surface (13) for supporting a supply of powder (2); and a powder distribution member (6); wherein the base surface (13) extends along a side of the working area (3), wherein the distribution member (6) extends in a direction along the base surface (13) and said side of the working area (3) and is arranged to be moveable in a plane above, and substantially parallel to, the base surface (13) and the working area (3), and wherein the distribution member (6) is arranged to be moveable into a supply of powder (2) placed onto the base surface (13) such as to bring about a transfer of a portion of powder from a side of the distribution member (6) facing away from the working area (3) to an opposite side of the distribution member (6) facing the working area (3), said distribution member (6) further being arranged to be moveable towards and across the working area (3) so as to distribute the portion of powder onto the working area (3). The invention is characterized in that at least a part (15) of the base surface (13) is arranged to be resilient in a vertical direction.

Axially compressible, high bandwidth F-connectors designed for conventional installation hand tools for interconnection with coaxial cable. Each connector has a rigid nut that is axially and rotatably secured to a molded plastic, tubular body. A rigid, conductive post coaxially extends through the connector, linking the nut and body. A post barbed end penetrates the cable within the connector. The body has a tubular shank with an obstruction-free surface and an integral stop ring. A tubular, metallic end cap is slidably fitted to the body shank, and thereafter forcibly compressed lengthwise, with travel limited by the stop ring. No detented structure is formed on the body, and the end cap can irreversibly assume any position, being held by end cap teeth. A tactile system comprising convex projections on the stop ring complemented by a resilient O-ring on the end cap helps installers determine correct placement through the sense of touch.

An emergency pitch drive power supply is provided, the emergency pitch drive power supply comprising an auxiliary generator for producing electric power, wherein the auxiliary generator is a permanently excited multi-pole generator adapted to generate sufficient power for a pitch drive of a wind turbine when driven with wind rotor speed, and wherein the auxiliary generator is connected to at least one pitch drive motor of the wind turbine.

A process is disclosed for generating pure aromatic compounds from a reformed gasoline which contains aromatic compounds, olefins, diolefin, and triolefins, which comprises the steps of: (a) selectively hydrogenating the olefins, diolefins and triolefins in the reformed gasoline to obtain a mixture of hydrogenated, non-aromatic compounds and aromatic compounds; and (b) separating the aromatic compounds from the hydrogenated, non-aromatic compounds in the mixture formed during step (a) by either extractive distillation, liquid-liquid extraction or both to obtain the pure aromatic compounds.

The invention relates to a coupling of two sides of a synergetically cooperating fixation system in medical equipment and apparatus, illustrated by way of example of an external fixator with rod-like guide elements, wherein a point-precise and internally tension-free clamping connection is formed by in each case two planar parallel disposed faces. The complementary, uncoated coupling surface is shape-matchingly impressed "de novo" and "uniquely" during each coupling closure by a static press-on force based on a diamond, plastic grain layer of a chaotic profile solidly attached to one of the faces, such that a clamping connection with the multilatent force-form match closure is furnished.

The invention is directed to a stationary bicycle which has load-providing components allowing for fine-tuned adjustment of the selected load. The load providing components are made of relatively simple mechanical components so as to increase the reliability, reduce the maintenance and provide a relatively smooth cycling feel. In addition, the invention is directed to a stationary bicycle which is manufactured using specific materials and processes so as to provide for a reliable product having a relatively long life cycle characterized by reliable functioning. Furthermore, the stationary bicycle of the invention comprises a design which allows for ergonomic fine tuning of the relative positioning between the various components thereof so as to provide ergonomic adjustments thereby reducing the risk of injury to the body of the individual and allowing for a more efficient workout.

A lens driving device is proposed, including a cover can whose upper side surface includes an opening formed to expose a lens and whose side surface extends from the upper side surface to a base, a base that is secured to the cover can; a housing that is arranged on top of the base and moves in first and second directions that are perpendicular to an optical axis, a bobbin that is housed in the housing and moves in an optical axis direction, an actuator that includes a magnet unit arranged in the housing, a first coil unit arranged in an outer side surface of the bobbin, and a second coil unit that is arranged on top of the base, and a substrate that is disposed between the second coil unit and the base so as to control the first coil unit and the second coil unit.

A disposable absorbent wearing article constructed with an absorbent core that may be deformed to form absorbent barriers against body waste and thereby an absorbent chassis that includes the absorbent core may be kept in contact with the wearer's torso with good fitness to improve appearance of the article put on the wearer's body and to prevent leak of body waste. The disposable absorbent wearing article comprising an absorbent chassis and an annular elasticized waist panel wherein the absorbent core of the absorbent chassis is formed with deformation guides so that at least opposite lateral regions of said absorbent core may be deformed along the deformation guides toward the wearer's torso under elastic contraction of at least a front waist panel constituting the annular waist panel.

This invention provides a liquid dispensing apparatus such as, for example, a liquid soap dispensing apparatus. The apparatus can be provided as a self-contained unit including a reservoir provided at a spaced location from a base. Sensor means are provided to allow the selective dispensation of liquid from the reservoir upon the detection of a part of a user's anatomy in a position between the liquid reservoir and the base. A motor can be connected to an outlet from the liquid reservoir which allows a portion of the liquid to be dispensed in a controlled manner, and the power source for the motor is typically a battery or batteries and the same are located in the base. The provision of the batteries in the base, a position remote from the liquid reservoir, protects the batteries from the liquid and means that the liquid reservoir need not be provided with a sealing cap to prevent liquid from entering the power source and damaging the same.

A car area network is disposed in a car to enable communications between various devices in the car. An existing consumer electronics device (CED) coupled to the car area network (CAN) performs an existing consumer electronics device function. That existing (CED) is adapted to control various devices coupled to the CAN including video gaming devices. In one example, the adapted CED cooperates with a game server to effect game play. In another example, the adapted CED functions as a virtual video game platform to support play of video games. A multifunction controller transmits control information to the adapted CED via the car area network to permit a car occupant to control the adapted CED to permit the occupant to play a video game using the video game display. One or more audio and / or visual devices coupled to the CAN may also be controlled by commands transmitted from the adapted CED or from the multimedia controller over the CAN.

A fluid dispensing utensil, such as a writing utensil, includes a container defining a first storage area for storing fluid, a second storage area and an opening therebetween, a tip, a capillary conveying line extending from the opening through at least a portion of the second storage area to the tip, and a capillary storage associated with the second storage area and in direct contact with the conveying line. The average capillarity of the capillary conveying line is substantially greater than the average capillarity of the storage.

In a disposable wearing article, and area of a rear waist region in which a core is present is divided into a first area and a second area. The second area is formed in its transversely middle zone with a through-hole extending through the core. A transverse fiexural stiffness of the core lying in the second area is lower than a transverse flexural stiffness of the core lying in the crotch region and the first area. Proximal portions of leak-barrier sheets and longitudinal ends of elastic members are in the first area. The first area lies above the crotch region in a thickness direction of the article and the second area forms a barrier and a pocket.

A current sensor includes a busbar, a case, a connector, and a bare chip having a current detection circuit. The busbar has a crimp terminal at one end, a ring terminal at the other end, and a shunt resistor welded between the crimp and ring terminals. The shunt resistor is encapsulated in the case, and the busbar has an electrode exposed to a sealed inner room of the case. The connector has a connector body unitary with the case and has a connector terminal that is exposed to the inner room at one end and exposed to an outside of the connector body at the other end. The bare chip is arranged in the inner room of the case and wire-bonded to each of the busbar and the connector terminal.

A method for manufacturing the surgical device for removing a foreign object from a body and a retrieval basket of the device are described. The retrieval basket is adapted for entrapping and retaining the object located in the body. The basket comprises a structure having a proximal end and a distal end. The structure is formed by a plurality of filaments fabricated from a single or several wires. The filaments extend from the proximal end towards the distal end, and are bound together to define a plurality of strands. The strands ramify at corresponding branching points into loops having various shapes and sizes. At least a part of the loops are overlapped and / or interlaced so as to define a net, and thereby impart structural rigidity and dilatation ability to the basket when opened. The method of manufacturing the retrieval basket includes selecting at least one wire; weaving the basket from the wire by overlapping and / or interlacing the filaments so that to form a net at least in the vicinity of the distal end; and binding the filaments for forming a shape of the retrieval basket.

A transponder assembly for use in identifying surgical implements such as sponges comprises a transponder substantially encased in a plastic body to which a base having an exposed adhesive surface is attached. The assembly may be fastened directly to a rigid implement or may be securely attached to a sponge by a supporting body embodying a pin-head clutch.

Prosthetic implant of the type comprising: a tubular support (12) of axis X, which can be deformed between a compressed state with a small diameter and a dilated state with a larger diameter, the tubular support comprising a lattice comprising rhombus-shaped meshes (26), each mesh having a first diagonal (28) parallel to the axis X and a second diagonal (32) perpendicular to the axis X; and at least one resilient membrane (14A, 14B) arranged inside the tubular support. The membrane comprises a fixing portion (48, 52), the fixing portion being fixed to a fixing section (65, 66) delimited by a strand (20A, 20B) of the tubular support, the fixing section being oriented substantially parallel to the axis X.

A method, system and computer-usable medium for managing task events during the scheduling period of a task executing on one of the CPUs of a multi-processor computer. Only events of specific portions of scheduling period are logged, wherein a first shared resource access has been granted for the task, this portion of scheduling period gathering all the non-deterministic events which cannot be replayed by simple task re-execution. Other independent non-deterministic event records are still logged as usual when they occur out of the portion of scheduling period for which a record has been created. This limits the number of logged events during recording session of an application and the frequency of events to transmit from the production machine to the replay machine.

An aerosol valve actuator with a valve stem engaging portion, product dispensing opening, and flexible and expandable product conduit between the engaging portion and dispensing opening. The product conduit is molded at least in part of a first expandable flexible plastic material softer than a second plastic material of the remainder of the actuator. The remainder of the actuator is first molded, followed by molding the first plastic material to form at least a part of the product conduit. After the actuator has been actuated to dispense a foaming product and actuation ceases, the post-foaming product expands within the product conduit since the conduit expands to absorb the product expansion. Actuator cap and base product dispensing side openings align only during valve actuation. Base inwardly flexible members and cap internal ramps bias the cap upwardly when actuation ceases. Base upper portion telescopes in base lower portion during actuation.

An airbag unit with an airbag exhibiting an impact surface, a housing, a gas generator, a first tensioning element extending from housing to impact surface, which is interrupted when the airbag is fully expanded, and a second tensioning element extending from impact surface to an outlet valve with variable cross section located in airbag. The cross section of the outlet valve becomes smaller when the second tensioning element is under tension. In order to ensure a high degree of functional reliability, outlet valve exhibits a nozzle extending around an opening, around which the second tensioning element is guided.

The invention relates to a control system device based on interconnection of various networks for a large-scale live pig culturing environment and an environment factor parameter control method. The device of the invention comprises a data acquisition and transmission layer, a data analysis and storage layer and a data use and sharing layer which communicate with each other by a wired or wireless mode to realize data acquisition, analysis and remote control. On the monitoring field, the system adopts a self-organizing intelligent control network formed based on wireless sensor network interface nodes, or adopts a collection and control system of field unit environment factor parameters formed based on field bus interface nodes and a field monitoring terminal; information interaction between the control field and a remote center monitoring terminal is realized by the wired or wireless mode through multiple interface gateways; and the networks of the overall system have various information interactive modes, thereby improving the flexibility, reliability and economy of structural design of the control system.

A pneumatic pressure regulating valve, the opening of which can be automatically changed in a pressure-related manner, including a control diaphragm that is subjected to a reference pressure, to the gas pressure as well as to a governor spring, wherein a change in the differential pressure causes an adjustment of the control diaphragm and the latter itself or a closing element actuated by it changes the opening through an outflow cross-section, and wherein a structure that is arranged adjacent to the outflow cross-section on the diaphragm side forms a stop for the control diaphragm or for the closing element in the closed position of said control diaphragm. At least one preliminary stop is arranged in the pressure regulating valve such that, when the control diaphragm is moving in its closing direction, the control diaphragm or the closing element first comes into contact with the preliminary stop and that, when the control diaphragm is moving further in its closing direction, the control diaphragm or the closing element will then, while being subjected to elastic and flexible deformation or being further subjected to elastic and flexible deformation respectively, further reduces the opening and, in a final position, also comes into contact with the stop.

The invention relates to a method for the transfer of policy control information during handover in a communication system. A session between a terminal and a remote node via a first network node has been established previously. The session comprising media components transmitted via the first gateway using first media component bearers. A handover condition is detected and a signaling connection is established between the terminal and the second gateway. Information on a second network node is obtained by the terminal, which determines if a proxy for the session has changed. If it has, information on media components is sent to a policy decision entity associated with the second network node. The policy decision entity authorizes second media component bearers with the information provided. Finally, the second media component bearers are established between the terminal and the second gateway.

The invention discloses a 4G vehicle smart terminal system. According to the invention, a vehicle OBD device and a vehicle 4G-WIFI router are integrated together, so that functions of online fault diagnosis, vehicle state monitoring, abnormity warning, location service, traveling data statistics and the like can be realized, and a function of the vehicle 4G-WIFI router can be realized at the same time. In an aspect of hardware, a vehicle terminal device includes a microcontroller and different functional modules. A vehicle OBD data code is obtained through the smart OBD module. Vehicle location information is obtained through a GPS module. Dormancy and awakening induction information and collision detecting information are obtained through a three-coordinate accelerometer module. Network access is provided to an in-vehicle mobile internet device through a WLAN module. Internet access is realized through a 4G module. Data is sent to a background server. In an aspect of software, the invention adopts a [miu]C / OC-II embedded operation system for accurate real time response to tasks.

A motor pump aggregate M has a housing 1 defining an oil reservoir with first and second chambers R1, R2. An electromotor 2 is driving via its motor shaft W at least one radial piston pump arrangement P1 provided within said first chamber R2. Both chambers R1, R2 are separated by a separation wall 7. A filling and pressure biasing system V is provided for said first chamber R1 in order to adjust within said first chamber R1 a predetermined oil filling level and a pre-selected oil pressure pre-biasing for said radial piston pump arrangement P1.

A medicament delivery device has a housing and a sleeve; a shield within and protruding from the housing; a container having a delivery member, a chamber containing a medicament, and a piston; a drive mechanism having a spring and a plunger rod in contact with the piston; and a container holder having a first locking device releasably connected to a corresponding locking device on the sleeve for holding the holder in an initial state against the drive mechanism and a second locking device surrounded by the sleeve and releasably connected to a corresponding locking device on the plunger rod for protecting the piston from force from the drive mechanism until the holder has moved a certain predetermined distance. The shield releases the first locking device when the shield is pressed against a medicament delivery site, whereby the drive mechanism forces the holder the certain predetermined distance.

The invention relates to a technology for performing foundation pile quality detection and geology survey by adopting a single tube longitudinal wave method. The technology is relevant to comprehensive testing of the actual using effect of a foundation pile and is characterized in that longitudinal wave transmitting downwards along a pile body is generated by knocking the top surface of the foundation pile, the longitudinal wave velocity and pile length of the foundation pile can be accurately measured by detecting the time difference of arrival of the longitudinal wave in a sounding pipe, and the quality of pile body concrete can be judged; actual measurement on the time difference of arrival of the longitudinal wave which is transmitted from the pile side soil along the knocked pile body can be conducted in adjacent pipelines or geological bore holes, and the length of the foundation pile, the pile body quality and the chambering degree can be measured; and the wave length of a geological soil layer can be measured, the condition of the geological soil layer around the pile can be judged, and the rock-inlet condition of the foundation pile can be analyzed. By means of the technology for performing foundation pile quality detection and geology survey by adopting the single tube longitudinal wave method, a signal processor can be configured externally or inserted in on the basis of the existing low-strain ultrasonic detection devices and the like, the technology can achieve foundation pile quality nondestructive testing and geology survey, is an economic and ready-made pile foundation nondestructive testing auxiliary validation method and can remarkably improve accuracy and service level of pile foundation quality decision.

A heat shield arrangement includes several tiles 1 and several fasteners 6 for attaching the tiles at a spaced distance to a wall 2 to form an interspace 4 between the wall and the tiles which can be supplied with cooling air. At least one sealing element 3 is positioned between adjacent tiles 1 to provide a seal between rims 5 of the adjacent tiles 1. The rims 5 of the tiles 1 which are to be sealed are maintained at a spaced distance from the wall 2 by the fasteners 6 and the sealing element 3 is positioned remotely from the wall 2 and in abutment with the rims 5 of the tiles 1, with the sealing element 3 being allowed to float over the rims 5.