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An underwater light, e.g., for a pool or spa, includes an ordinarily watertight housing, an outer compartment within the housing and floodable by water flowing therein in the event the housing is no longer watertight, a current shield within the outer compartment and at least partially defining an inner compartment within the outer compartment, a light emitter within the inner compartment, a passageway communicating between the inner and outer compartments such that outer compartment flood water can enter the inner compartment and contact the light emitter, and a conductor. The conductor is positioned so as to collect stray electrical current conducted from the inner compartment by water within the passageway, thereby reducing the risk of shock presented by such stray electrical current. The underwater light is installable within a wet niche, and includes a transformer housed in a separate compartment that extends into the wet niche for thorough cooling thereof.

A recoil force mitigating device for cooperating with a firearm to mitigate recoil forces imparting undesirable forces to mounted firearm accessories. The recoil force mitigating device includes a recoil rail assembly having a first rail for mounting to the firearm and a slideable second rail for mounting accessories. A recoil force mitigating means is positioned between the first and second rails to mitigate transfer of forces, such as recoil forces, from the first rail to the second rail.

The present invention relates to genetically attenuated superantigen toxin vaccines altered such that superantigen attributes are absent, however the superantigen is effectively recognized and an appropriate immune response is produced. The attenuated superantigen toxins are shown to protect animals against challenge with wild type toxin. Methods of producing and using the altered superantigen toxins are described.

The electrical box, switch and plug-in mechanism is an revolutionary improved electrical box design, which the newly improved design of the electrical box facilitates prompt and safe installation of the newly designed electrical box, providing ease of installation to the user / installer. The newly improved electrical box, provides a more user / installer friendly environment, reducing installation time and reducing difficulty and / or installment of the electrical box, electrical switches and electrical plug-ins. Which in turn increases safety to the user / installer with replacement of electrical switches, electrical plug-ins and / or electrical boxes. Replacement of existing electrical boxes with the newly improved electrical box design allows the user / installer to easily and quickly replace electrical switch(s) and / or electrical plug-in(s) without touching / interfacing with electrical wiring within the improved electrical box plug-in type design. The newly improved electrical box contains electrical terminals for connection of electrical quick connect plug-in(s) allowing the installer to install / connect the electrical switch(s) or electrical plug-in(s) or other mechanical devices within the electrical box finalizing the electrical circuit connection. Installation of the electrical box plug-in type design increases safety to the user / installer when installing / connecting an electrical switch(s) or electrical plug-in(s), providing safety, quick and easy installation to the user / installer.Improvements of the newly designed electrical box will not alter operation of current electrical switch(s) and / or electrical plug-in(s), the electrical box reduces exposure to electrical wiring within the electrical box increasing safety to the user / installer. Connectibility of the electrical wiring to the newly designed electrical box eliminates exposure to electrical wiring protecticting the user / installer when installing / connecting electrical switche(s) or electrical plug-in(s) to the electrical box.Specific design features / improvements are incorporated into the electrical box are unlike the design of conventional electrical boxes. Design features and improvements include: male / female electrical wire receptacle terminals, labeled electrical wiring receptacle terminals, socket head receptacle fastening set screws and threaded electrical wiring

An end cap (104) for a tubular light source (102), the tubular light source (102) configured to be arranged in a lighting fixture (106) comprising at least one socket (108), wherein the end cap (104) comprises, a first housing portion (202), two connector pins (208) at least partly arranged on an outside of the first housing portion (202) and adapted to fit in the socket (108), and a switch assembly comprising a switch element, wherein the switch assembly being adapted to form a conductive path between the socket (108) and the tubular light source (102) through a depression of the switch element in combination with a relative rotational motion of the first housing portion (202) in relation to the tubular light source (102) as the tubular light source (102) is mounted in the fixture (106).

A system for safely recharging and charging electrically powered vehicles, including hybrid powered vehicles, includes an electrical charging station for connecting the vehicles to a source of Ground Fault Protected electrical power, an authorization device for permitting an operator of the vehicle to utilize a secure electronic content distributor. The system also includes a metering system for recording the amount of electrical power or electricity utilized to charge or recharge the vehicle. A cover is hinged to the charging station and includes an aperture sized to secure said power cord to said electrical connection output. A locking pin assembly secures the cover in a closed position while said position indicator is engaged and maintains the cover in a closed position until an authorization to release the cover is received.

A system and method comprised of an LED light strip whose electrically insulating core structure is somewhat flexible and elastic and whose alternating light producing sections and narrower clip sections have a top side containing LED elements and control signals and an underside containing a high capacity voltage bus, and a three sided mounting structure where an installed LED light strip is the fourth side with LED elements facing out and the voltage bus protected inside, and a clip system of two halves which affix to each other around a narrower clip section with a lower half connecting electrically to the voltage bus under the narrower clip section and installing in one side of the mounting structure and an upper half connecting electrically to control signals on the top half of the narrower clip section and installing in the other side of the mounting structure.

The present invention relates to genetically attenuated superantigen toxin vaccines altered such that superantigen attributes are absent, however the superantigen is effectively recognized and an appropriate immune response is produced. The attenuated superantigen toxins are shown to protect animals against challenge with wild type toxin. Methods of producing and using the altered superantigen toxins are described.

The present invention relates to genetically attenuated superantigen toxin vaccines altered such that superantigen attributes are absent, however the superantigen is effectively recognized and an appropriate immune response is produced. The attenuated superantigen toxins are shown to protect animals against challenge with wild type toxin. Methods of producing and using the altered superantigen toxins are described.

A recoil force mitigating device for cooperating with a firearm to mitigate recoil forces imparting undesirable forces to mounted firearm accessories. The recoil force mitigating device includes a recoil rail assembly having a first rail for mounting to the firearm and a slideable second rail for mounting accessories. A recoil force mitigating means is positioned between the first and second rails to mitigate transfer of forces, such as recoil forces, from the first rail to the second rail.

An end cap (104) for a tubular light source (102), the tubular light source (102) being configured to be arranged in a lighting fixture (106) comprising at least one socket (108), wherein the end cap (104) comprises a housing (202), two connector pins (112) at least partly arranged on an outside of the housing (202) and adapted to fit in the socket, and a switch assembly comprising a switch element (110) arranged in between the two connector pins (112) and at least partly protruding from an opening in the housing (202), wherein a first side of the switch element (110) is adapted to fit into a slot in a socket (108) and wherein the switch assembly is configured to form a conductive path between the socket (108) and the tubular light source (102) through an axial rotation of the switch element (110) in relation to the housing (202) as the tubular light source (102) is rotatably mounted in the fixture (106).

The present invention relates to genetically attenuated superantigen toxin vaccines altered such that superantigen attributes are absent, however the superantigen is effectively recognized and an appropriate immune response is produced. The attenuated superantigen toxins are shown to protect animals against challenge with wild type toxin. Methods of producing and using the altered superantigen toxins are described.

The present invention relates to genetically attenuated superantigen toxin vaccines altered such that superantigen attributes are absent, however the superantigen is effectively recognized and an appropriate immune response is produced. The attenuated superantigen toxins are shown to protect animals against challenge with wild type toxin. Methods of producing and using the altered superantigen toxins are described.

An LED lamp (1) is provided, having at least one LED unit (4) arranged in a housing (2), a first (5, 5′, 5″, 5′″) and a second (6) lamp cap being arranged spaced from each other on opposing ends of the housing (2), said lamp caps (5, 5′, 5″, 5′″, 6) each comprising at least one contact element for connecting said LED unit (4) with a lamp fixture. To enhance the safety of the LED lamp (1) during removal of the lamp (1) from the fixture, said first lamp cap (5, 5′, 5″, 5′″) comprises contact breaking means (40, 40′, 40″), configured to electrically disconnect said contact elements of said first (5, 5′, 5″, 5″) and second (6) lamp caps from each other when said LED lamp (1) is removed from said lamp fixture.

Provided are methods and related devices for disrupting an explosive device using a propellant driven disrupter (PDD) that propels a rounded projectile (RP) toward an explosive device. The RP travels along a linear trajectory and impacts the target, including a barrier portion of the explosive device. The impacting between the RP and barrier forms a composite projectile via a solid state weld between a portion of the barrier and the RP distal end, thereby minimizing or avoiding spall and fragment generation into the explosive device. The projectile traverses a penetration distance along the linear trajectory, or a defined-angle relative thereto, to disrupt the explosive device without unwanted explosive detonation.

Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle drive system including a plurality of coupling elements which selectively connect selected ones of rotary components of differential device and stationary member to each other, and which permit the drive system to be placed in one of electric motor drive mode, and constant-speed-ratio drive modes in which an engine is operated as drive power source, control apparatus selectively establishing one of hybrid drive mode and electric motor drive mode, with an engaging action of one of coupling elements, and one of constant-speed-ratio drive modes, with an engaging action of another coupling element as well as or in place of engaging action of above-indicated one coupling element, control apparatus including drive mode switching portion configured to establish one of hybrid drive mode and electric motor drive mode, when drive system is required to be switched from neutral state to a vehicle drive state.

A mobile wireless terminal includes a metal casing, a printed wiring board disposed in the metal casing and including a ground conductor thereon, the ground conductor defining a ground plane for both a power supply circuit and an antenna, a capacitor connected to the metal casing and the ground conductor, and an overcurrent protective element connected to the metal casing and the ground conductor and having an operating voltage higher than a maximum instantaneous value of a commercial power supply voltage. A capacitance of the overcurrent protective element may be smaller than a capacitance of the capacitor. The capacitor may be a multilayer ceramic capacitor, and the overcurrent protective element may be a discharge gap overcurrent protective element.

A backflow and leakage preventing menstrual cup for collecting menstrual discharge is disclosed. The menstrual cup has a safety feature that prevents backflow of menstrual blood back into vagina and uterus, which minimizes contact with the collected menstrual blood and prevents the risk of infection and toxic shock syndrome (TSS) to the user. This safety feature also stops accidental leakage during use and prevents spillage of menstrual blood when the cup is removed by user. The cup is designed to be easily and quickly emptied.

An end cap (104) for a tubular light source (102), the tubular light source (102) configured to be arranged in a lighting fixture (106) comprising at least one socket (108), wherein the end cap (104) comprises, a first housing portion (202), two connector pins (208) at least partly arranged on an outside of the first housing portion (202) and adapted to fit in the socket (108), and a switch assembly comprising a switch element, wherein the switch assembly being adapted to form a conductive path between the socket (108) and the tubular light source (102) through a depression of the switch element in combination with a relative rotational motion of the first housing portion (202) in relation to the tubular light source (102) as the tubular light source (102) is mounted in the fixture (106).

A conveying system for shock-sensitive items, in particular eggs, comprises a plurality of conveying devices in which the items are transferred from one conveying device to another. More particularly, the items are transferred from a conveying device oriented in a substantially horizontal direction to an adjacent conveying device oriented in a substantially vertical direction, without the risk of being damaged. The advancing movement of the conveying device having a substantially horizontal orientation is not movement at constant speed but, on the contrary, it is a movement at variable speed, sometimes accelerated and sometimes decelerated, and the transfer of the conveyed item from the conveying device to the conveying device having a substantially vertical orientation takes place when the advancement speed of the conveying device having a substantially horizontal orientation is at its minimum value.

The invention discloses a spliced anti-explosion door assembly, and belongs to the field of anti-explosion doors. The spliced anti-explosion door assembly comprises an anti-explosion door body and a chamber opening. The right side of the chamber opening is fixedly connected with a connecting block, a block body of the connecting block is hinged to the anti-explosion door body through a hinge part,a pressure relief assembly is fixedly mounted in the middle of the anti-explosion door body, first pressure relief holes are formed in the positions, on the two sides of the pressure relief assembly,of the anti-explosion door body, the left side of the top of the anti-explosion door body is fixedly connected with a handle, a pressing rod is hinged to the left side of the handle through a hinge part, the pressure in equipment can be relieved through the pressure relief assembly, a threaded rod is locked by a limiting rod during internal high pressure, and therefore the risk of secondary harmcaused by blind opening of a worker is avoided; and a first piston of a hydraulic auxiliary assembly can be pressed by pressing a handlebar to enable a second piston for auxiliary pushing, and the situation that an anti-explosion door is hardly opened as the anti-explosion door is closed for a long time and is heavy can be avoided.

An electrosurgical cable that produces no electromagnetic (EM) field around its vicinity (zero-EM pollution). The cable is comprised of inner insulator with embedded conductor placed inside the outer insulator tube with embedded second conductor. Sizes and materials of conductors and insulators are chosen so that voltage applied to inner conductor is higher than the breakdown voltage while voltage applied to gas gap inside the electrosurgical cable is below than the breakdown voltage. Therefore, the cable is producing discharge at the surgical handpiece, but breakdown inside the cable is prohibited.

Provided are methods and related devices for disrupting an explosive device using a propellant driven disrupter (PDD) that propels a rounded projectile (RP) toward an explosive device. The RP travels along a linear trajectory and impacts the target, including a barrier portion of the explosive device. The impacting between the RP and barrier forms a composite projectile via a solid state weld between a portion of the barrier and the RP distal end, thereby minimizing or avoiding spall and fragment generation into the explosive device. The projectile traverses a penetration distance along the linear trajectory, or a defined-angle relative thereto, to disrupt the explosive device without unwanted explosive detonation.

An end cap (104) for a tubular light source (102), the tubular light source (102) being configured to be arranged in a lighting fixture (106) comprising at least one socket (108), wherein the end cap (104) comprises a housing (202), two connector pins (112) at least partly arranged on an outside of the housing (202) and adapted to fit in the socket, and a switch assembly comprising a switch element (110) arranged in between the two connector pins (112) and at least partly protruding from an opening in the housing (202), wherein a first side of the switch element (110) is adapted to fit into a slot in a socket (108) and wherein the switch assembly is configured to form a conductive path between the socket (108) and the tubular light source (102) through an axial rotation of the switch element (110) in relation to the housing (202) as the tubular light source (102) is rotatably mounted in the fixture (106).

A light unit includes: an integrated power (“IP”) board which receives power supply and converts the power supply into a high voltage and a supply voltage; a lamp; and a terminal board (“T board”) which receives the high voltage from the IP board to turn on the lamp, receives the supply voltage from the IP board to transfer the supply voltage to the IP board, in which the IP board transfers the high voltage to the T board after the IP board receives the supply voltage from the T board.

The present disclosure relates to a hand-held voltmeter measuring a peak voltage of a high voltage pulse applied to an electric fence. The voltmeter includes a body case of which one side has an opening, a sensor case protruded from the opening of the body case, a voltage divider disposed over the inside and the outside of the sensor case for dividing the high voltage pulse into a low divided voltage, a peak detector for detecting the peak voltage of the divided voltage, a display unit for displaying the peak voltage, and an MCU for controlling the input and the output of the elements constituting the voltmeter. According to the present disclosure, an electric fence voltmeter that measures the peak voltage accurately without need to make a ground connection to the earth, and has a low risk of an electric shock during a measurement is provided.