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A cartridge (200; 300) for a vaporizer device, the cartridge (200; 300) comprising: a reservoir housing (204; 304); at least one inner container (202; 302) disposed within the reservoir housing (204; 304), the at least one container (202; 302) configured to hold a vaporizable material; and a vaporization chamber (208; 308) in communication with the reservoir housing (204; 304) and including at least one wicking element (210; 310) configured to draw the vaporizable material from the at least one inner container (202; 302) to the vaporization chamber (208; 308) to be vaporized by a heating element, the wicking element (210; 310) is formed of one or more porous materials; wherein the at least one inner container (202; 302) is substantially sealed to the at least one wicking element (210; 310), and wherein the at least one inner container (202; 302) is configured to collapse as the vaporizable material is withdrawn therefrom, characterized by the cartridge (200; 300) further comprising: at least one vent extending through a wall of the reservoir housing (204; 304), the at least one vent allowing ambient air to pass therethrough and into the reservoir housing (204; 304) such that a pressure equilibrium is substantially maintained within the reservoir housing (204; 304) as the vaporizable material is being withdrawn from the at least one inner container (202; 302). a reservoir housing (204; 304); at least one inner container (202; 302) disposed within the reservoir housing (204; 304), the at least one container (202; 302) configured to hold a vaporizable material; and a vaporization chamber (208; 308) in communication with the reservoir housing (204; 304) and including at least one wicking element (210; 310) configured to draw the vaporizable material from the at least one inner container (202; 302) to the vaporization chamber (208; 308) to be vaporized by a heating element, the wicking element (210; 310) is formed of one or more porous materials; wherein the at least one inner container (202; 302) is substantially sealed to the at least one wicking element (210; 310), and wherein the at least one inner container (202; 302) is configured to collapse as the vaporizable material is withdrawn therefrom, characterized by the cartridge (200; 300) further comprising: at least one vent extending through a wall of the reservoir housing (204; 304), the at least one vent allowing ambient air to pass therethrough and into the reservoir housing (204; 304) such that a pressure equilibrium is substantially maintained within the reservoir housing (204; 304) as the vaporizable material is being withdrawn from the at least one inner container (202; 302).
A vascular endoprosthesis comprising: a radially expandable first segment having a proximal end and a distal end; a radially expandable second segment having a proximal end and a distal end; a first spiral coupling element extending from said proximal end of said first segment toward said distal end of said second segment; and a second spiral coupling element extending from said distal end of said second segment toward said proximal end of said first segment, wherein said first spiral coupling element and said second spiral coupling element are interconnected to couple said first segment and said second segment when in a delivery configuration, and wherein said first spiral coupling element and said second spiral coupling element unwind and release from one another to_decouple when said first segment and said second segment are in a deployed configuration, wherein during an initial deployment of the first segment, the first and second spiral coupling elements remain interconnected, and said first spiral coupling element and said second spiral coupling element unwind and release from one another to decouple during said first segment's radial expansion. a radially expandable first segment having a proximal end and a distal end; a radially expandable second segment having a proximal end and a distal end; a first spiral coupling element extending from said proximal end of said first segment toward said distal end of said second segment; and a second spiral coupling element extending from said distal end of said second segment toward said proximal end of said first segment, wherein said first spiral coupling element and said second spiral coupling element are interconnected to couple said first segment and said second segment when in a delivery configuration, and wherein said first spiral coupling element and said second spiral coupling element unwind and release from one another to_decouple when said first segment and said second segment are in a deployed configuration, wherein during an initial deployment of the first segment, the first and second spiral coupling elements remain interconnected, and said first spiral coupling element and said second spiral coupling element unwind and release from one another to decouple during said first segment's radial expansion.
Apparatus for inspecting an object (105,450), comprising: a radiation source (110,405) for generating an illuminating beam expanded along at least one transverse dimension; a modulator (140, 422), disposed in the illuminating beam path between the radiation source (110,405) and the object (105,450), for spatially modulating the illuminating beam in a time-varying manner, such that each segment of an inspected region of the object (105,450) receives varying amounts of radiation according to a predetermined temporal sequence; at least one detector (170; 440) positioned to receive backscattered radiation emanating from the object in response to impingement of the illuminating beam on the inspected region; and a processor (180, 460), coupled to the at least one detector (170; 440), for processing a sequence of signals generated by the at least one detector (170; 440) to construct an image of the inspected region; characterised in that said time-varying manner of modulating the illuminating beam is nonharmonic. a radiation source (110,405) for generating an illuminating beam expanded along at least one transverse dimension; a modulator (140, 422), disposed in the illuminating beam path between the radiation source (110,405) and the object (105,450), for spatially modulating the illuminating beam in a time-varying manner, such that each segment of an inspected region of the object (105,450) receives varying amounts of radiation according to a predetermined temporal sequence; at least one detector (170; 440) positioned to receive backscattered radiation emanating from the object in response to impingement of the illuminating beam on the inspected region; and a processor (180, 460), coupled to the at least one detector (170; 440), for processing a sequence of signals generated by the at least one detector (170; 440) to construct an image of the inspected region; characterised in that said time-varying manner of modulating the illuminating beam is nonharmonic.
A method for subscribing to data, wherein trust is distributed across multiple entities to avoid compromise by a single entity, the method comprising: receiving a requested subset of searchably encrypted data by a subscriber device, wherein the searchably encrypted data is stored by a storage provider, the searchably encrypted data allowing a selective access to a subset of the encrypted data based on search or query functionality over the encrypted data; receiving, at the subscriber device, cryptographic key information from a key generation component that generates the cryptographic key information based on identity information associated with the subscriber device in response to the request for the subset of searchably encrypted data, wherein capability information that defines access privileges with respect to the searchably encrypted data is encoded in the cryptographic key information, wherein the capability information is defined for a given request for a subset of searchably encrypted data at the time of the key generation for the request for the subset of searchably encrypted data so that the capability information is dynamically consistent with changes to access privileges done by a publisher, wherein the key generation component is independent and separated from the storage provider; decrypting, by the subscriber device, the subset of encrypted data based on the capability information defined in the cryptographic key information; and validating, by the subscriber device, that a correct subset of encrypted data consistent with the requesting is received by the subscriber device. receiving a requested subset of searchably encrypted data by a subscriber device, wherein the searchably encrypted data is stored by a storage provider, the searchably encrypted data allowing a selective access to a subset of the encrypted data based on search or query functionality over the encrypted data; receiving, at the subscriber device, cryptographic key information from a key generation component that generates the cryptographic key information based on identity information associated with the subscriber device in response to the request for the subset of searchably encrypted data, wherein capability information that defines access privileges with respect to the searchably encrypted data is encoded in the cryptographic key information, wherein the capability information is defined for a given request for a subset of searchably encrypted data at the time of the key generation for the request for the subset of searchably encrypted data so that the capability information is dynamically consistent with changes to access privileges done by a publisher, wherein the key generation component is independent and separated from the storage provider; decrypting, by the subscriber device, the subset of encrypted data based on the capability information defined in the cryptographic key information; and validating, by the subscriber device, that a correct subset of encrypted data consistent with the requesting is received by the subscriber device.
A process for the resolution into one of the enantiomers of the racemate of the compound of formula or for the enrichment of a mixture with any enantiomeric excess of said compound of formula, comprising the following steps: a) reacting said racemate, or said mixture with any enantiomeric excess of the compound of formula, with any of the enantiomers of a chiral acid of formula: wherein R is monosubstituted phenyl or alkylphenyl, in a polar aprotic solvent and water mixture; and b) obtaining, by means of crystallization or fractionated crystallization of the reaction mixture of step a), an optically pure diastereoisomeric mono-salt or a mono-salt enriched in any of its two possible diastereoisomeric forms of general formula: wherein X is the anion of the salt of the chiral acid of formula. a) reacting said racemate, or said mixture with any enantiomeric excess of the compound of formula, with any of the enantiomers of a chiral acid of formula: wherein R is monosubstituted phenyl or alkylphenyl, in a polar aprotic solvent and water mixture; and b) obtaining, by means of crystallization or fractionated crystallization of the reaction mixture of step a), an optically pure diastereoisomeric mono-salt or a mono-salt enriched in any of its two possible diastereoisomeric forms of general formula: wherein X is the anion of the salt of the chiral acid of formula.
A heating device comprising: a shell, with a receiving chamber formed therein; a heating element received in the receiving chamber; a liquid transport body in contact with the heating element, the liquid transport body being configured for absorbing tobacco liquid and supplying the tobacco liquid to the heating element; the liquid transport body comprises multiple annular liquid transport layers stacked inside the shell, along an axial direction of the shell; outer diameters of multiple annular conductive layer are equal to an inner diameter of the receiving chamber such that the multiple annular liquid transport layers are capable of being assembled in the receiving chamber and abutting against an inner surface of the shell. a shell, with a receiving chamber formed therein; a heating element received in the receiving chamber; a liquid transport body in contact with the heating element, the liquid transport body being configured for absorbing tobacco liquid and supplying the tobacco liquid to the heating element; the liquid transport body comprises multiple annular liquid transport layers stacked inside the shell, along an axial direction of the shell; outer diameters of multiple annular conductive layer are equal to an inner diameter of the receiving chamber such that the multiple annular liquid transport layers are capable of being assembled in the receiving chamber and abutting against an inner surface of the shell.
A turbomachine blade comprising a metal coupling root, and a metal airfoil-shaped oblong member cantilevered projecting from the coupling root; the airfoil-shaped oblong member being divided into at least a lower connecting fin cantilevered projecting from and formed in one piece with the coupling root, and into a main plate-like body which forms an extension of said lower connecting fin and is butt-welded to said lower connecting fin to form one piece with the same fin; the lower edge of the main plate-like body and the ridge of the lower connecting fin are shaped to merge along strip-shaped first conjugate mating surfaces (A 5, A 7) complementary to each other, characterized in that the lower edge and the ridge extend, on the laying plane/centreline plane of the airfoil-shaped oblong member, from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the airfoil-shaped oblong member along a curved path.
Device for performing skin biopsies that comprises a casing that houses a rod at the distal end of which there is a circular blade, the device being configured to cause a longitudinal advance of the rod from a first retracted position in which the blade of the rod does not project from the distal end of the casing to a second extended position in which the blade of the rod projects from the distal end of the casing and longitudinal retraction of said rod from this second extended position to the first retracted position, and is characterized in that it comprises: - two parallel cams (5, 6) that rotate in opposite directions on two diametrically opposed points of the proximal end of the rod, the rotation of which causes simultaneous advance and rotation of the rod from the first retracted position to the second extended position and its subsequent retraction to return to the first retracted position; - an actuator which is coupled to a second spring in such a way that when the rod is in the first retracted position the second spring is compressed, and on being released, the second spring causes a longitudinal movement of the actuator that is transmitted to the cams (5, 6) to cause the rotation of the cams. - two parallel cams (5, 6) that rotate in opposite directions on two diametrically opposed points of the proximal end of the rod, the rotation of which causes simultaneous advance and rotation of the rod from the first retracted position to the second extended position and its subsequent retraction to return to the first retracted position; - an actuator which is coupled to a second spring in such a way that when the rod is in the first retracted position the second spring is compressed, and on being released, the second spring causes a longitudinal movement of the actuator that is transmitted to the cams (5, 6) to cause the rotation of the cams.
Process for the production of glycidol comprising the steps: (a) feeding a starting material over a heterogeneous catalyst into a fixed-bed continuous flow reactor, (b) heating said mixture at a temperature greater than 250°C to obtain glycidol, (c) flowing N 2 as a carrier gas and glycerol as a feed with total gas hourly space velocity 1000-2500 h -1, and (d) collecting the GLD product, wherein the starting material is GL solution, wherein the catalyst comprises at least one alkali metal compound in an amount of 1 to 60 wt% supported on aluminosilicate zeolite. (a) feeding a starting material over a heterogeneous catalyst into a fixed-bed continuous flow reactor, (b) heating said mixture at a temperature greater than 250°C to obtain glycidol, (c) flowing N 2 as a carrier gas and glycerol as a feed with total gas hourly space velocity 1000-2500 h -1, and (d) collecting the GLD product, wherein the starting material is GL solution, wherein the catalyst comprises at least one alkali metal compound in an amount of 1 to 60 wt% supported on aluminosilicate zeolite.
Rotor for an electric machine, in particular for an electric motor for the traction drive of a motor vehicle having an electric or hybrid drive, having a rotor shaft or a rotor carrier and a plurality of laminated rotor cores (300, 300a, 300b, 300c) arranged thereon in a twist-proof manner by means of a shaft-hub connection formed as a spline, wherein adjacent laminated rotor cores (300, 300a, 300b, 300c) are attached to the rotor shaft or the rotor carrier so as to be offset by at least one tooth spacing and, as a result, have an angular offset relative to one another, characterized in that the spline is formed in segments in such a way that the external toothing on the rotor shaft or the rotor carrier is formed only in specific external circumferential segments, and that the internal toothing on the laminated rotor cores (300, 300a, 300b, 300c) is formed only in specific internal circumferential segments, wherein the external toothing segments on the rotor shaft or the rotor carrier comprise more teeth than the internal toothing segments (340, 340a, 340b, 340c) on the laminated rotor cores (300, 300a, 300b, 300c) or, conversely, the internal toothing segments (340, 340a, 340b, 340c) on the laminated rotor cores (300, 300a, 300b, 300c) comprise more teeth than the external toothing segments on the rotor shaft or the rotor carrier. wherein adjacent laminated rotor cores (300, 300a, 300b, 300c) are attached to the rotor shaft or the rotor carrier so as to be offset by at least one tooth spacing and, as a result, have an angular offset relative to one another, characterized in that the spline is formed in segments in such a way that the external toothing on the rotor shaft or the rotor carrier is formed only in specific external circumferential segments, and that the internal toothing on the laminated rotor cores (300, 300a, 300b, 300c) is formed only in specific internal circumferential segments, wherein the external toothing segments on the rotor shaft or the rotor carrier comprise more teeth than the internal toothing segments (340, 340a, 340b, 340c) on the laminated rotor cores (300, 300a, 300b, 300c) or, conversely, the internal toothing segments (340, 340a, 340b, 340c) on the laminated rotor cores (300, 300a, 300b, 300c) comprise more teeth than the external toothing segments on the rotor shaft or the rotor carrier.
A method of waterless processing of textile materials using supercritical fluid, the method comprising a pre-processing procedure of cleansing a textile material using a fluid in a supercritical state at a first pressure of 8-10Mpa and a first temperature of 50-100°C, before a process of dyeing the textile material using the fluid in a supercritical state at a second pressure of 20-30Mpa and a second temperature of 70-120°C, adding a functional material to the textile material using the fluid in a supercritical state concurrently with the process of dyeing the textile material, wherein the functional material is a compound comprising fluorine or silicon having water-resistant properties, and a post-processing procedure of washing off unfixed dyes on the textile material using the fluid in a supercritical state, after the process of dyeing the textile material using the fluid in a supercritical state, wherein the fluid is stored in a liquid form in a storage can to be recycled for each of the pre-processing procedure, the dying and adding the functional material to the textile material, and the post-processing procedure.
Use of an oil-gel-form external preparation for skin comprising a partially cross-linked methyl polysiloxane, for improving the dermal retentivity of a compound represented by the following General Formula: [wherein in the formula, R 1 represents a C 1 -C 4 linear or branched alkyl group substituted by a carboxyl group(s), or a C 1 -C 4 linear or branched alkyl group substituted by a carboxylic acid ester group(s) having a C 1 -C 4 alkyl chain; and R 2 and R 3 each independently represent a C 1 -C 4 linear or branched alkyl group], an isomer thereof, and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Method for electronically controlling a bicycle gearshift comprising at least one derailleur (14, 15), comprising the sequential steps of: a) imparting (112, 117) a movement on the derailleur (14, 15) of the gearshift until the derailleur is in an intended position; b) waiting (105, 106; 120, 121) for a predetermined time period (T1, T2, T1 +T2), c) performing a check whether the derailleur (14, 15) is in the intended position, within a possible predetermined tolerance, d) in case said check has a negative outcome, imparting a movement on the derailleur (14, 15) of the gearshift until the derailleur is in the intended position. a) imparting (112, 117) a movement on the derailleur (14, 15) of the gearshift until the derailleur is in an intended position; b) waiting (105, 106; 120, 121) for a predetermined time period (T1, T2, T1 +T2), c) performing a check whether the derailleur (14, 15) is in the intended position, within a possible predetermined tolerance, d) in case said check has a negative outcome, imparting a movement on the derailleur (14, 15) of the gearshift until the derailleur is in the intended position.
Hose coupling comprising a coupling housing which has at least two coupling openings (8, 9) which are connected to one another in the coupling housing, and comprising at least two coupling mating pieces (10, 11) which can each be inserted into one of the coupling openings (8, 9) and can be releasably fixed therein, which coupling mating pieces (10, 11) are designed as line ends of a line section (3, 6), and of which at least one coupling mating piece (10, 11) is provided as the line end of a flexible hose line, characterised in that the coupling openings (8, 9) are configured differently for insertion of only the allocated and correspondingly formed coupling mating piece (10, 11), that at least one sanitary insert cartridge is inserted in the coupling housing between the coupling openings (8, 9), and that the at least one sanitary insert cartridge is designed as a flow regulator, a flow restrictor and/or a backflow preventer.