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A vapor-permeable element to be used in a composition of soles for shoes, including: a supporting frame, which delimits substantially at least one through hole; a membrane impermeable to water and permeable to water vapor and arranged above the supporting frame so as to cover at least the through hole; at least one vapor-permeable or perforated protective layer for the membrane, arranged between the supporting frame and the membrane, so as to cover at least the through hole. The membrane and the protective layer are joined, at least at their perimetric edges, to each other and to the supporting frame. The protective layer, in cooperation with a tread of the sole with which it is associated, is available for contact with the ground during use of the sole.

A continuous high-frequency oscillation breathing device delivers therapy during both inhalation and exhalation in order to assist in clearing secretions from the lungs. A fixed shrouded-venturi patient interface circuit is combined with medicated aerosol to deliver continuous high-frequency oscillation therapy. Fixed open apertures in the patient interface circuit allow ingress and egress of flow, and are calibrated to allow exhalation and prevent stacking of successive breaths.

An adjustable wall-hanger assembly comprises a hanger adapted to be secured to a wall and defining an opening of an interior of the hanger. A hanger slide is mounted to the hanger, is adapted to slide continuously substantially horizontally or vertically in the opening of the hanger, and defines a slot of an interior of the hanger slide extending substantially the other of horizontally or vertically with respect to the hanger slide. A mounting fastener is received through the slot of the hanger slide and adapted to slide continuously along the slot and be fastened to the wall to mount the assembly to the wall. A combination of the continuous substantially horizontal and vertical sliding of the hanger slide and mounting fastener allows for substantially infinite placement of the mounting fastener in the opening of the hanger. A hanger hook is fixedly connected to and extends outwardly from the hanger and substantially overlies the opening of the hanger for supporting an object hung on the hanger hook.

A device for contactless current generation, in particular bicycle dynamo, on a rotatable counter element, in particular wheel rim, with at least one movably mounted rotor element (2) having at least one magnet (3), and at least one coil (7), in the at least one winding of which a current can be induced by the magnet (3), which moves together with the rotor element (2), said current being usable to operate a consumer, wherein the rotor element (2) is movable by magnetic interaction with the counter element (1), characterized in that the rotor element (2) and the counter element (1) have different axial profiles, and, in an operative position, the rotor element (2) is designed to generate at least one magnetic field (6a, 6b) on the basis of an eddy current in the conductive counter element (1), which forms an uninterrupted circular path, in such a manner that, by means of continuous relative movement between the counter element (2) and rotor element (1), eddy current fields which are continuously opposed to one another and have oppositely polled magnetic fields (6a, 6b) to one another are induced in the counter element and the rotor element (2) is thus moved together with the counter element (1) with an eddy current gearing being formed. Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle lighting system and to a bicycle, each with a corresponding device for current generation.

An adjustable picture-hanger assembly comprises a hanger adapted to be secured to a wall and defining a substantially central opening of an interior of the hanger. A hanger slide is movably mounted to the hanger, is adapted to slide continuously substantially rotationally in the opening of the hanger, and defines a slot of an interior of the hanger slide. A mounting fastener is received through the slot of the hanger slide and adapted to slide continuously along the slot and be fastened to the wall to mount the assembly to the wall. A combination of the continuous substantially rotational sliding of the hanger slide and continuous sliding of the mounting fastener allows for substantially infinite placement of the mounting fastener in the opening of the hanger. A hanger hook is fixedly connected to and extends outwardly from the hanger and overlies the opening of the hanger for supporting an object hung on the hanger hook.

This invention has the polarizing function of polarizing an input beam and a non-reflecting function of suppressing reflection of the input beam, wherein at least one side of a light-transmissive substrate 1 has a polarizing portion 4 with a striped structure formed by multiple alternating light-transmissive dielectric layers 2a, 2b . . . and metallic film layers 3a, 3b . . . . Its characteristics are improved if the metallic film layers are very thin and flat, with a target thickness in the range from 5 to 20 nm and variation of film thickness within the range of ±10%.

The present invention relates to a fixing and protecting arrangement for a capacitor. The arrangement comprises a cooling element, one or more recesses arranged in the cooling element, and a capacitor intended to be fixed into each recess. The arrangement is characterized in that it comprises one or more recesses arranged in the cooling element, in which recess the capacitor is intended to be arranged in such a way that the lower surface of the capacitor is in contact with the cooling element for transferring heat from the capacitor to the cooling element.

A spring-actuated brake cylinder having a housing with a first housing part in which there is formed a spring chamber containing an actuator spring that acts on a spring-actuated piston, and with a second housing part in which there is formed a pressure chamber, the housing parts being provided with outwardly extending rim flanges that can be connected to one another. The second housing part is made from deformable plate material and has an adequately dimensioned rim flange which is crimped onto and circumferentially around the rim flange of the first housing part by exceeding its elastic limit.

A dust pan for facilitating emptying of debris from the dust pan, that is nestable one within another for decreased shipping costs, and that can be easily and inexpensively manufactured as a single piece.

Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a thin-film light-absorbing layer using spraying, including mixing precursor solutions comprising CuCl₂, InCl₃ and SeC(NH₂)₂ under a nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature thus preparing a mixture solution; spraying the mixture solution on a substrate and drying it, thus forming a thin film; and selenizing the thin film under a selenium atmosphere. A method of manufacturing a thin-film solar cell is also provided, which includes forming a back contact layer on a glass substrate using sputtering; forming a light-absorbing layer on the back contact layer using spraying; forming a buffer layer on the light-absorbing layer using chemical vapor deposition; forming a window layer on the buffer layer using sputtering; and forming an upper electrode layer on the window layer.

An organic acid metal salt is brought into contact with and adhered to phosphor particles, thereby forming phosphor particles each having an organic acid metal salt layer on the surface. When forming a phosphor layer by using the phosphor particles, sintering is performed, and the organic acid metal salt layer is changed into a metal oxide film.

An energy storage device for a reversible storage of energy has a reversibly designed metal/metal oxide storage unit for indirectly storing energy in form of a fluid material and a reversibly designed electrolysis device for providing and using the fluid material in an electrolysis reaction. The metal/metal oxide storage unit is disposed spatially separated from the electrolysis device. A fluid exchanging unit is provided for exchanging the fluid material between the reversibly designed metal/metal oxide storage unit and the electrolysis device, and a heat exchanging unit is provided for exchanging thermal energy between the metal/metal oxide storage unit and the electrolysis device. Further, a method for a reversible storage of energy is provided.

A memory device is provided, which includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a memory layer interposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The memory layer includes a first portion and a second portion, each of which includes at least a nanoparticle. The nanoparticle includes a conductive material coated with an organic film. The first portion is in contact with the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and a side surface of the first portion is surrounded by the second portion.

A hip abduction orthosis for stabilizing the hip joints of a user, provided with a trunk engaging part, first and second thigh engaging parts and first and second coupling parts, wherein the first coupling part connects the first thigh engaging part with the trunk engaging part and the second coupling part connects the second thigh engaging part with the trunk engaging part. A distance between the first and/or the second thigh engaging part and the trunk engaging part is settable. An abduction angle of that thigh engaging part is settable. The distance and the abduction angle are coupled such that a first set distance between that thigh engaging part and the trunk engaging part is coupled with a first set abduction angle and a second set distance different from the first set distance is coupled with a second set abduction angle different from the first set abduction angle.

The present invention provides a plug connector in order to extend the uses of the plug connector. A plug connector comprising a plug housing and a first bushing for a cable having at least a first and second conductor, a contact insert for the first conductor integrated in said housing, means for fixating the cable in the bushing area, and a second cable bushing, characterized in that the second conductor is fed out of the housing through the second cable bushing.

In a dough billet kneading machine, in order to be able to remove and clean the partitioning cylinders, which are radially moveable in the partitioning drum, they are grouped in a linear manner into cylinder bars along a generatrix, and these cylinder bars can not be removed in axial direction, but in radial direction, greatly reducing the space required for maintenance operations.

A lock device having a lock cylinder and a flat key having a control gate. The lock cylinder has a cylinder housing and a cylinder core rotationally supported in the cylinder housing and a plurality of plate-shaped tumblers that are supported in the cylinder core so as to be radially slidable with respect to the rotational axis of the cylinder core and which each have a key opening and are at least partially pushed by the spring load into a locking channel of the cylinder housing in order to lock the lock cylinder when the flat key is removed and which are slid into an unlocking position by the control cam guided in the control gate when the key is inserted. At least one stop is associated with each of the tumblers in order to limit the sliding path to conceal the unlocking position.

The invention relates to a fastening arrangement of a pipe, which is coaxial to a longitudinal axis, on a shaft step, which is rotatably mounted around the longitudinal axis, for connecting of the two component parts, with a coaxial circumferential surface located on the shaft step, upon which circumferential surface at least partially lies the inner side of the pipe end which faces the shaft step. In order to disclose the creation of a fastening arrangement which is especially simple and inexpensive to manufacture and also free of wear during operation, it is proposed that the pipe end has notches distributed over the circumference, and an encompassing annular slot on the inner side of the pipe in the region of the notches, with a sleeve which is installed in the annular slot, covers the notches, and at least partially lies on the circumferential surface of the shaft step.