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An LED driver for providing a current to an LED fixture comprising at least one LED, the LED driver comprising: • a switched mode power supply (SMPS) for providing the current to the LED fixture, the SMPS comprising a first, high voltage terminal and a second, low voltage terminal for, in use, receiving the LED fixture; the SMPS comprising a first capacitance for, in use, bridging the LED fixture, and a switch, connected at the second terminal, downstream of the LED fixture; • a control unit for controlling the switch of the SMPS based on a feedback signal received at an input terminal of the control unit; • a current sensing circuit arranged to provide the feedback signal to the input terminal of the control unit; the current sensing circuit being arranged to provide the feedback signal to the input terminal when the switch is open; the current sensing circuit further comprising a current sensor, characterised in that the current sensor is arranged to provide, when the switch is closed, the feedback signal representing a level of the current supplied to the LED fixture, by connecting the current sensor to the input terminal via a further switch, the further switch being controlled by the control unit in synchronism with the switch, and in that the control unit is arranged to operate the SMPS in boundary condition mode or discontinuous mode based on the feedback signal. • a switched mode power supply (SMPS) for providing the current to the LED fixture, the SMPS comprising a first, high voltage terminal and a second, low voltage terminal for, in use, receiving the LED fixture; the SMPS comprising a first capacitance for, in use, bridging the LED fixture, and a switch, connected at the second terminal, downstream of the LED fixture; • a control unit for controlling the switch of the SMPS based on a feedback signal received at an input terminal of the control unit; • a current sensing circuit arranged to provide the feedback signal to the input terminal of the control unit; the current sensing circuit being arranged to provide the feedback signal to the input terminal when the switch is open; the current sensing circuit further comprising a current sensor, characterised in that the current sensor is arranged to provide, when the switch is closed, the feedback signal representing a level of the current supplied to the LED fixture, by connecting the current sensor to the input terminal via a further switch, the further switch being controlled by the control unit in synchronism with the switch, and in that the control unit is arranged to operate the SMPS in boundary condition mode or discontinuous mode based on the feedback signal.
Multispindle lathe comprising a machine frame, a spindle drum arranged in the machine frame and rotatable about a spindle drum axis, said spindle drum being made up at least partially of segments cut out from flat material in a stacking direction parallel to the spindle drum axis and extending in stacking planes transverse to the stacking direction, said segments having receiving cutouts and cooling channel cutouts (92, 96, 106) overlapping with one another such that the spindle drum has spindle motor receptacles for spindle motors and a cooling channel system (120, 130, 180) separated therefrom by wall webs, characterized in that the cooling channel system has several channel subsystems (120, 130, 180) for a liquid cooling medium, said channel subsystems being fed in parallel, and that the channel subsystems (120, 130, 180) are fed with liquid cooling medium through a common annular space surrounding the spindle drum.
A steering control device configured to control a reaction motor that generates a steering reaction force applied to a steering wheel based on a command value that is calculated according to a steering state, transmission of power between the steering wheel and a turning shaft that turns turning wheels being cut off, and the steering control device being configured to control a turning motor that generates a turning force for turning the turning wheels according to the steering state, the steering control device comprising an electronic control unit configured to calculate a target rotation angle of a shaft rotating with a turning operation of the turning wheels based on a steering angle of the steering wheel acquired from a rotation angle of the reaction motor; the steering control device being characterized by the electronic control unit further being configured to: calculate the command value based on the target rotation angle and a steering torque acquired from a torsion angle of a torsion bar twisting with an operation of the steering wheel; and compensate for the torsion angle by adding the torsion angle as a compensation value to the steering angle, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to change a value of the torsion angle that is added to the steering angle according to a degree of change of a state variable used to calculate the command value. calculate a target rotation angle of a shaft rotating with a turning operation of the turning wheels based on a steering angle of the steering wheel acquired from a rotation angle of the reaction motor; the steering control device being characterized by the electronic control unit further being configured to: calculate the command value based on the target rotation angle and a steering torque acquired from a torsion angle of a torsion bar twisting with an operation of the steering wheel; and compensate for the torsion angle by adding the torsion angle as a compensation value to the steering angle, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to change a value of the torsion angle that is added to the steering angle according to a degree of change of a state variable used to calculate the command value. calculate the command value based on the target rotation angle and a steering torque acquired from a torsion angle of a torsion bar twisting with an operation of the steering wheel; and compensate for the torsion angle by adding the torsion angle as a compensation value to the steering angle, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to change a value of the torsion angle that is added to the steering angle according to a degree of change of a state variable used to calculate the command value.
A lid construction for compression of a content of a container, wherein a compacting element is arranged to exert a pressure down onto said content in order to compress it, comprising a moment arm construction integrated in said lid construction and including a handle bar, and which by a pivoting movement, is made to push the compacting element down to its active compacting position, and pull the element up to its passive rest position, characterised in that the moment arm construction comprises a first longer moment arm part (40a,40b) which is firmly connected to a second shorter moment arm part (46a,46b) the end of said shorter moment arm being connected to the compacting element via a hinged connecting arm, the first and second moment arm parts (40a,40b;46a,46b) are mutually connected and pivotably mounted in the lid construction via a shaft of rotation, and the angle a of the first and second moment arm parts (40a,40b;46a,46b) is in a region 90 to 150°.
A container for dispensing material from a roll (116a-g) comprising a core defining an internal passage, the container comprising: a base; a lid coupled to the base; and at least one divider (112a-g) removably engaged with the base, the divider (112a-g) comprising: a wall; and at least one spindle extending from the wall and adapted to extend in the internal passage defined by the core of the roll (116a-g); characterized by the container having: an open position; and a closed position in which: a cavity is defined by the base and the lid; a gap is defined between the lid and the base, wherein the material is adapted to be dispensed from the roll (116a-g)_ through the gap; and the divider (112a-g) contacts the lid, wherein the contact between the divider (112a-g) and the lid is adapted to resist any sliding of the material over the divider (112a-g). a base; a lid coupled to the base; and at least one divider (112a-g) removably engaged with the base, the divider (112a-g) comprising: a wall; and at least one spindle extending from the wall and adapted to extend in the internal passage defined by the core of the roll (116a-g); a wall; and at least one spindle extending from the wall and adapted to extend in the internal passage defined by the core of the roll (116a-g); characterized by the container having: an open position; and a closed position in which: a cavity is defined by the base and the lid; a gap is defined between the lid and the base, wherein the material is adapted to be dispensed from the roll (116a-g)_ through the gap; and the divider (112a-g) contacts the lid, wherein the contact between the divider (112a-g) and the lid is adapted to resist any sliding of the material over the divider (112a-g). an open position; and a closed position in which: a cavity is defined by the base and the lid; a gap is defined between the lid and the base, wherein the material is adapted to be dispensed from the roll (116a-g)_ through the gap; and the divider (112a-g) contacts the lid, wherein the contact between the divider (112a-g) and the lid is adapted to resist any sliding of the material over the divider (112a-g). a cavity is defined by the base and the lid; a gap is defined between the lid and the base, wherein the material is adapted to be dispensed from the roll (116a-g)_ through the gap; and the divider (112a-g) contacts the lid, wherein the contact between the divider (112a-g) and the lid is adapted to resist any sliding of the material over the divider (112a-g).
Pharmaceutical composition or composition for a medical device or composition for a food supplement or composition of a food product comprising pharmaceutical- and/or food-grade excipients and a mixture comprising or, alternatively, consisting of at least a strain of bacteria belonging to the species Lactobacillus fermentum; said composition being for vaginal or oral use for the treatment of at least a vaginal infection, wherein said at least a vaginal infection comprises or consists of bacterial vaginosis, caused by the pathogenic bacterium Gardnerella vaginalis and wherein the bacteria of the species Lactobacillus fermentum belong to the strain with deposit number DSM 32277 or CNCM I-789 (depositor Probiotical SpA).
A polycarbonate resin composition comprising: 100 parts by weight of a base resin comprising 70 wt% to 90 wt% of a polycarbonate resin and 10 wt% to 30 wt% of a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer resin; 1 part by weight to 30 parts by weight of silicone gum; 1 part by weight to 20 parts by weight of an inorganic metal compound; 5 parts by weight to 30 parts by weight of a phosphorus flame retardant; and 10 parts by weight to 60 parts by weight of inorganic fillers, wherein the silicone gum and the inorganic metal compound are present in a weight ratio (silicone gum:inorganic metal compound) of 0.5:1 to 1.5:1. 100 parts by weight of a base resin comprising 70 wt% to 90 wt% of a polycarbonate resin and 10 wt% to 30 wt% of a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer resin; 1 part by weight to 30 parts by weight of silicone gum; 1 part by weight to 20 parts by weight of an inorganic metal compound; 5 parts by weight to 30 parts by weight of a phosphorus flame retardant; and 10 parts by weight to 60 parts by weight of inorganic fillers, wherein the silicone gum and the inorganic metal compound are present in a weight ratio (silicone gum:inorganic metal compound) of 0.5:1 to 1.5:1.
A system for treating incontinence in a patient, comprising: a first implant device having at least one non-mesh first medial anchor, a first distal anchor, and a first extension member operably connecting the at least one first medial anchor and the first distal anchor, the first medial anchor having longitudinal petals that are capable of selectively collapsing and expanding in a flex leaf construct; and a second implant device having at least one non-mesh second medial anchor, a second distal anchor, and a second extension member operably connecting the second medial anchor and the second distal anchor, the second medial anchor having longitudinal petals that are capable of selectively collapsing and expanding in a flex leaf construct; to assist in supporting the urethra to restore continence, and wherein the separated first and second implant devices form a general V-shaped support configuration. a first implant device having at least one non-mesh first medial anchor, a first distal anchor, and a first extension member operably connecting the at least one first medial anchor and the first distal anchor, the first medial anchor having longitudinal petals that are capable of selectively collapsing and expanding in a flex leaf construct; and a second implant device having at least one non-mesh second medial anchor, a second distal anchor, and a second extension member operably connecting the second medial anchor and the second distal anchor, the second medial anchor having longitudinal petals that are capable of selectively collapsing and expanding in a flex leaf construct; to assist in supporting the urethra to restore continence, and wherein the separated first and second implant devices form a general V-shaped support configuration.
A gas analyzing system comprising: a gas analyzer that is configured to analyze a measuring target component contained in sample gas; a span gas flow path that is configured to be able to introduce span gas from a span gas supply source into the gas analyzer, and provided with an open-close device; a zero gas flow path that is configured to be able to introduce zero gas from a zero gas supply source into the gas analyzer, and provided with an open-close device; and an open-close device control part that is configured to receive a calibration start signal issuing an instruction to start zero calibration and span calibration, and to control the open-close device for the span gas flow path and the open-close device for the zero gas flow path, characterized that, the open-close device control part is configured such that when the open-close device control part receives a new calibration start signal after a predetermined time A since previous calibration was performed has passed, said predetermined time A being a preliminarily set constant time after which the span gas is predicted to deteriorate, and before the span calibration is started, for a predetermined preliminary set constant time B, the open-close device control part controls the open-close device for the span gas flow path so as to open the open-close device for the span gas flow path, and to purge span gas that remains in the span gas flow path. a gas analyzer that is configured to analyze a measuring target component contained in sample gas; a span gas flow path that is configured to be able to introduce span gas from a span gas supply source into the gas analyzer, and provided with an open-close device; a zero gas flow path that is configured to be able to introduce zero gas from a zero gas supply source into the gas analyzer, and provided with an open-close device; and an open-close device control part that is configured to receive a calibration start signal issuing an instruction to start zero calibration and span calibration, and to control the open-close device for the span gas flow path and the open-close device for the zero gas flow path, characterized that, the open-close device control part is configured such that when the open-close device control part receives a new calibration start signal after a predetermined time A since previous calibration was performed has passed, said predetermined time A being a preliminarily set constant time after which the span gas is predicted to deteriorate, and before the span calibration is started, for a predetermined preliminary set constant time B, the open-close device control part controls the open-close device for the span gas flow path so as to open the open-close device for the span gas flow path, and to purge span gas that remains in the span gas flow path.
A nicotine formulation for use in an aerosol-generating system, the nicotine formulation comprising: one or more water-miscible polyhydric alcohols; one or more metal salts, and one or more organic acids, wherein the nicotine formulation has a metal salt content of greater than or equal to about 0.5 percent by weight, and wherein the one or more metal salts are selected from the group consisting of metal benzoates, metal cinnamates, metal cycloheptanecarboxylates, metal levulinates, metal propanoates, metal stearates and metal undecanoates, wherein the nicotine formulation has an organic acid content of between about 0.5 percent and about 4 percent by weight. one or more water-miscible polyhydric alcohols; one or more metal salts, and one or more organic acids, wherein the nicotine formulation has a metal salt content of greater than or equal to about 0.5 percent by weight, and wherein the one or more metal salts are selected from the group consisting of metal benzoates, metal cinnamates, metal cycloheptanecarboxylates, metal levulinates, metal propanoates, metal stearates and metal undecanoates, wherein the nicotine formulation has an organic acid content of between about 0.5 percent and about 4 percent by weight.
A method for controlling a cooking zone of an induction cooking hob, wherein said cooking zone comprises at least one induction coil and is supplied by a generator including a power switch, and wherein the method is performed by: - controlling the power switch by a gate driving signal including a deactivation pulse length (Toff) and an activation pulse length (Ton), - wherein a switching period of the gate driving signal is given by the sum of the activation pulse length (Ton) and deactivation pulse length (Toff), - wherein a driving frequency (f) of the power switch is the reciprocal value of said switching period, - wherein the deactivation pulse length (Toff) depends on the resistance and the inductance of the induction coil, and - wherein the activation pulse length (Ton) is varied according to a requested power for the cooking zone, characterised in that a series of constant activation pulse length (Ton) is activated in order to determine the optimal deactivation pulse length (Toff). - controlling the power switch by a gate driving signal including a deactivation pulse length (Toff) and an activation pulse length (Ton), - wherein a switching period of the gate driving signal is given by the sum of the activation pulse length (Ton) and deactivation pulse length (Toff), - wherein a driving frequency (f) of the power switch is the reciprocal value of said switching period, - wherein the deactivation pulse length (Toff) depends on the resistance and the inductance of the induction coil, and - wherein the activation pulse length (Ton) is varied according to a requested power for the cooking zone, characterised in that a series of constant activation pulse length (Ton) is activated in order to determine the optimal deactivation pulse length (Toff).
A system for the abatement of the pollutants produced by an internal combustion engine having an intake pipe and an exhaust pipe, the system comprising a device for the abatement of the pollutants contained in the exhaust gases produced by the internal combustion engine, wherein said ATS device comprises - at least a first exhaust gas treatment portion comprising a Diesel particulate filter (DPF, cDPF, SCRoF), - a bypass duct adapted to bypass said first treatment portion and arranged for connecting a first point, upstream of the first treatment portion, to a second point, downstream of the first treatment portion, - a recirculation pipe (EGRP) which connects a third point, arranged between said first treatment portion and said second point, to the intake pipe of the internal combustion engine; wherein said ATS device further comprises - a first valve arranged to be adapted for selectively causing • a first operating condition, in which there is a transit of exhaust gas, that passes through said first treatment portion towards said second point, and, accordingly, at least a partial occlusion of said bypass duct • a second operating condition, in which there is a transit of exhaust gas, that passes through said first treatment portion towards said recirculation pipe, and a consequent opening of said bypass duct, the system being characterised in that said first valve is further arranged to be adapted for preventing the transit of exhaust gas that passes through said first treatment portion towards said second point. - at least a first exhaust gas treatment portion comprising a Diesel particulate filter (DPF, cDPF, SCRoF), - a bypass duct adapted to bypass said first treatment portion and arranged for connecting a first point, upstream of the first treatment portion, to a second point, downstream of the first treatment portion, - a recirculation pipe (EGRP) which connects a third point, arranged between said first treatment portion and said second point, to the intake pipe of the internal combustion engine; wherein said ATS device further comprises - a first valve arranged to be adapted for selectively causing • a first operating condition, in which there is a transit of exhaust gas, that passes through said first treatment portion towards said second point, and, accordingly, at least a partial occlusion of said bypass duct • a second operating condition, in which there is a transit of exhaust gas, that passes through said first treatment portion towards said recirculation pipe, and a consequent opening of said bypass duct, the system being characterised in that said first valve is further arranged to be adapted for preventing the transit of exhaust gas that passes through said first treatment portion towards said second point. • a first operating condition, in which there is a transit of exhaust gas, that passes through said first treatment portion towards said second point, and, accordingly, at least a partial occlusion of said bypass duct • a second operating condition, in which there is a transit of exhaust gas, that passes through said first treatment portion towards said recirculation pipe, and a consequent opening of said bypass duct,
A medical device comprising an expandable and contractible member, comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, and a stent, wherein • the inner layer is expandable and contractible through pressure provided by a gas and/or a liquid to its inner surface; and • the outer surface of the outer layer does have a higher adhesion strength in contact to the stent, than the inner layer, and is not formed by an adhesive; and wherein the outer layer is forming an uneven outer surface of thus overall increased adhesion to the stent, either (a) by being disposed on top of the outer surface of the inner layer in a way to allow forming of at least one inter-space between the outer layer and the outer surface of the inner layer; or (b) by being folded so that at least one part of the outer surface of outer layer is facing another part of the outer surface of outer layer. • the inner layer is expandable and contractible through pressure provided by a gas and/or a liquid to its inner surface; and • the outer surface of the outer layer does have a higher adhesion strength in contact to the stent, than the inner layer, and is not formed by an adhesive; and