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An oral irrigator comprising: a reservoir; a handle including a tip, the handle and tip being in fluid communication with the reservoir; a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir and the handle; a motor connected to the pump and configured to selectively actuate the pump; and a processing element in communication with the motor, wherein the processing element provides a control signal to the motor, and upon receiving a user input, the processing element varies a magnitude and a frequency of the control signal to vary at least one output characteristic of the motor to vary at least one of a fluid flow rate through the tip or a pressure of a fluid flow through the tip. a reservoir; a handle including a tip, the handle and tip being in fluid communication with the reservoir; a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir and the handle; a motor connected to the pump and configured to selectively actuate the pump; and a processing element in communication with the motor, wherein the processing element provides a control signal to the motor, and upon receiving a user input, the processing element varies a magnitude and a frequency of the control signal to vary at least one output characteristic of the motor to vary at least one of a fluid flow rate through the tip or a pressure of a fluid flow through the tip.
A method of creating biocompatible polymeric structures comprising the steps of: preparing a biocompatible polymer including a strained cycloalkyne end group by polymerizing monomers through a ring-opening polymerization employing a ROP initiator having a strained cycloalkyne; forming a polymeric structure from the biocompatible polymer such that the strained cycloalkyne end group remains on the biocompatible polymer; providing an azide tethered molecule; and, after said step of forming, reacting the azide tethered molecule with the cycloalkyne in an azide alkyne cycloaddition reaction to further functionalize the polymeric structure. preparing a biocompatible polymer including a strained cycloalkyne end group by polymerizing monomers through a ring-opening polymerization employing a ROP initiator having a strained cycloalkyne; forming a polymeric structure from the biocompatible polymer such that the strained cycloalkyne end group remains on the biocompatible polymer; providing an azide tethered molecule; and, after said step of forming, reacting the azide tethered molecule with the cycloalkyne in an azide alkyne cycloaddition reaction to further functionalize the polymeric structure.
An injection stretch blow molding machine comprising, on a base plate, an injection molding section having an injection molding mold, which includes a combination of an upper mold, a lower mold, and a lip mold, and a blow molding section having a blow molding mold, which includes a combination of a blow mold and a lip mold, wherein: the blow molding section includes a blowing apparatus including a mold clamping mechanism configured to open and close the blow molding mold, and characterized in that a blowing apparatus positioning stopper is provided which is configured to press the blowing apparatus laterally in a direction along a mounting surface of the base plate on which the blowing apparatus is mounted; and the blowing apparatus is positioned by the blowing apparatus positioning stopper so that a lip mold arrangement position in the blow molding mold, to which a high-pressure mold clamping force is applied in the direction along the mounting surface on which the blowing apparatus is mounted, corresponds to a lip mold lowering position in the blow molding section, where the machine is adapted such that by adjusting the position with the blowing apparatus positioning stopper the lip mold arrangement portion formed when the blow molds are closed coincides with the lowering position of the lip mold.
A hydrogen generator comprising: a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using a raw material gas; a hydro-desulfurizer configured to remove a sulfur compound in the raw material gas; a recycle passage through which the hydrogen-containing gas is supplied to the raw material gas before the raw material gas flows into the hydro-desulfurizer; an ejector which is disposed on a raw material gas passage provided upstream of the hydro-desulfurizer and into which the hydrogen-containing gas flows from the recycle passage; and characterized by an electric heater (6, 6A, 6B) configured to heat the ejector. a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using a raw material gas; a hydro-desulfurizer configured to remove a sulfur compound in the raw material gas; a recycle passage through which the hydrogen-containing gas is supplied to the raw material gas before the raw material gas flows into the hydro-desulfurizer; an ejector which is disposed on a raw material gas passage provided upstream of the hydro-desulfurizer and into which the hydrogen-containing gas flows from the recycle passage; and characterized by an electric heater (6, 6A, 6B) configured to heat the ejector.
A method of wireless communication of a first vehicle, comprising: determining, through sensors of the first vehicle, second-vehicle information associated with a second vehicle and third-vehicle information associated with a third vehicle; generating at least one safety message to include at least the determined second-vehicle information of the second vehicle; receiving, from a fourth vehicle, a safety message including fifth-vehicle information associated with a fifth vehicle; determining whether the third vehicle is the fifth vehicle based on correlating the third-vehicle information with the fifth-vehicle information, wherein the at least one safety message is generated to include the third-vehicle information when the third vehicle is determined to be different than the fifth vehicle based on the correlation; determining a distance between the fourth vehicle and the first vehicle when the third vehicle and the fifth vehicle are determined to be a same vehicle based on the correlation, wherein the at least one safety message is generated to include the third-vehicle information when the distance between the fourth vehicle and the first vehicle is determined to be greater than a threshold distance (806,708); and transmitting the at least one safety message. determining, through sensors of the first vehicle, second-vehicle information associated with a second vehicle and third-vehicle information associated with a third vehicle; generating at least one safety message to include at least the determined second-vehicle information of the second vehicle; receiving, from a fourth vehicle, a safety message including fifth-vehicle information associated with a fifth vehicle; determining whether the third vehicle is the fifth vehicle based on correlating the third-vehicle information with the fifth-vehicle information, wherein the at least one safety message is generated to include the third-vehicle information when the third vehicle is determined to be different than the fifth vehicle based on the correlation; determining a distance between the fourth vehicle and the first vehicle when the third vehicle and the fifth vehicle are determined to be a same vehicle based on the correlation, wherein the at least one safety message is generated to include the third-vehicle information when the distance between the fourth vehicle and the first vehicle is determined to be greater than a threshold distance (806,708); and transmitting the at least one safety message.
A container refrigeration device with a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator which are sequentially connected together, and with an inside fan configured to blow inner air having exchanged heat in the evaporator of the refrigerant circuit to an inside of a container, a rotation speed of the inside fan being variable, the container refrigeration device comprising: a fan controller which is configured to reduce the rotation speed of the inside fan when a temperature inside the container is stabilized; and a rotation speed controller which is configured to reduce an operational rotation speed N of the compressor such that the temperature inside the container becomes equal to a target temperature, as the fan controller reduces the rotation speed of the inside fan, characterized in that the rotation speed of the inside fan is switchable between at least two speeds including a higher speed and a lower speed, and a stop state in which the inside fan is stopped, and the fan controller is configured to perform switching control to switch the rotation of the inside fan between the higher speed and the lower speed at predetermined intervals. a fan controller which is configured to reduce the rotation speed of the inside fan when a temperature inside the container is stabilized; and a rotation speed controller which is configured to reduce an operational rotation speed N of the compressor such that the temperature inside the container becomes equal to a target temperature, as the fan controller reduces the rotation speed of the inside fan, characterized in that the rotation speed of the inside fan is switchable between at least two speeds including a higher speed and a lower speed, and a stop state in which the inside fan is stopped, and the fan controller is configured to perform switching control to switch the rotation of the inside fan between the higher speed and the lower speed at predetermined intervals.
Method for anaerobically treating waste containing solid organic materials in the form of a compact paste with a high dry matter concentration, i.e. higher than 15%, in a digester in the form of a closed cylindrical tank without any partitioning means as well as any internal mechanical equipment, but provided with means for supplying materials to be treated and means for discharging the digested materials as well as means for vertical homogenization formed of gaseous fluid injection ramps (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) in the form of gaseous fluid injectors on the bottom of the tank arranged transversally to the substantially horizontal direction of the flow of materials in the tank, wherein: - the means for supplying materials to be treated and the means for discharging digested materials are formed by holes distributed at different heights of the wall of the tank in an arc of a circle on the circular cross-section of said tank and diametrically opposite each other, - vertical homogenization means guaranteeing the homogeneity of the materials by vertical sectors in the tank, and thanks to a supply by episodes a uniform unidirectional flow is imposed to the materials in the tank over the entire cross-section of the latter, and according to a substantially horizontal component, between said supply means and said discharge means. - the means for supplying materials to be treated and the means for discharging digested materials are formed by holes distributed at different heights of the wall of the tank in an arc of a circle on the circular cross-section of said tank and diametrically opposite each other, - vertical homogenization means guaranteeing the homogeneity of the materials by vertical sectors in the tank, and thanks to a supply by episodes a uniform unidirectional flow is imposed to the materials in the tank over the entire cross-section of the latter, and according to a substantially horizontal component, between said supply means and said discharge means.
A method of wireless communication of a data source, wherein the data source is a user equipment, UE, comprising: determining to send a multicast transmission for a multicast group having a multicast group identifier; wirelessly communicating an expression, indicating an intention to initiate or to join a multicast session with at least one other UE in the multicast group before sending the multicast transmission, the expression based on the multicast group identifier, wherein the wirelessly communicating the expression comprises: determining that the at least one other UE and the data source are not concurrently awake to communicate the expression, and waiting until the at least one other UE and the data source are concurrently awake to wirelessly communicate the expression; and sending the multicast transmission to the at least one other UE. determining to send a multicast transmission for a multicast group having a multicast group identifier; wirelessly communicating an expression, indicating an intention to initiate or to join a multicast session with at least one other UE in the multicast group before sending the multicast transmission, the expression based on the multicast group identifier, wherein the wirelessly communicating the expression comprises: determining that the at least one other UE and the data source are not concurrently awake to communicate the expression, and waiting until the at least one other UE and the data source are concurrently awake to wirelessly communicate the expression; and determining that the at least one other UE and the data source are not concurrently awake to communicate the expression, and waiting until the at least one other UE and the data source are concurrently awake to wirelessly communicate the expression; and sending the multicast transmission to the at least one other UE.
A single-sided, square-shaped indexable cutting insert comprising: opposing square-shaped upper and lower surfaces (32, 34) and a peripheral side surface extending therebetween, the peripheral side surface having four corner surfaces alternating with four relief surfaces; a central axis (Al) passing through the upper and lower surfaces (32, 34), about which central axis the cutting insert is indexable; and a corner cutting edge formed at the intersection of the upper surface with each of the four corner surfaces, the lower surface comprising: a base surface; and exactly four engagement ridges protruding from the base surface, each engagement ridge intersecting one of the four corner surfaces and extending therefrom towards the central axis to thereby divide the base surface into at least four base sub-surfaces, each engagement ridge including a pair of parallely extending ridge flank surfaces forming a V-shaped cross-section; the cutting insert being characterised in that the lower surface further comprises a central boss protruding from the base surface and having a raised boss end surface, each engagement ridge intersecting the central boss to thereby separate the base sub-surfaces from one another. opposing square-shaped upper and lower surfaces (32, 34) and a peripheral side surface extending therebetween, the peripheral side surface having four corner surfaces alternating with four relief surfaces; a central axis (Al) passing through the upper and lower surfaces (32, 34), about which central axis the cutting insert is indexable; and a corner cutting edge formed at the intersection of the upper surface with each of the four corner surfaces, the lower surface comprising: a base surface; and exactly four engagement ridges protruding from the base surface, each engagement ridge intersecting one of the four corner surfaces and extending therefrom towards the central axis to thereby divide the base surface into at least four base sub-surfaces, each engagement ridge including a pair of parallely extending ridge flank surfaces forming a V-shaped cross-section; a base surface; and exactly four engagement ridges protruding from the base surface, each engagement ridge intersecting one of the four corner surfaces and extending therefrom towards the central axis to thereby divide the base surface into at least four base sub-surfaces, each engagement ridge including a pair of parallely extending ridge flank surfaces forming a V-shaped cross-section; the cutting insert being characterised in that the lower surface further comprises a central boss protruding from the base surface and having a raised boss end surface, each engagement ridge intersecting the central boss to thereby separate the base sub-surfaces from one another.
An automatic external defibrillator configured to deliver electrical pulses and/or shocks to a heart of a patient during a cardiac emergency, the defibrillator comprising: a housing supporting an electrical connector, a battery and high voltage circuitry; and a pair of contact pads (690,692) supported in a surface of the housing, wherein each contact pad (690,692) is electrically connected to the connector of the housing by a respective electrical connector (690a,690b); and a pair of defibrillation electrode pads (10,20) supported on the housing, wherein each of the pair of defibrillation electrode pads (10,20) is pre-connected to the electrical connector of the housing, and wherein each defibrillation electrode pad (10,20) is in electrical communication with the battery and the high voltage circuitry, wherein each electrode pad (10,20) of the pair of defibrillation electrode pads (10,20) is disposed on a surface of the housing so as to be in contact with a respective contact pad (690,692); wherein a first electrical circuit is defined including a first of the pair of contact pads, a first of the pair of electrode pads and a first of the connectors; wherein a second electrical circuit is defined including a second of the pair of contact pads, a second of the pair of contact electrode pads and a second of the connectors; wherein the defibrillator is automatically activated by a separation of at least one of the pair of defibrillation electrode pads (10,20) from the housing; and wherein a hydrogel layer of each defibrillation electrode pad (10,20) is retained by the housing in such a manner so as to reduce a moisture vapor transmission rate thereof. a housing supporting an electrical connector, a battery and high voltage circuitry; and a pair of contact pads (690,692) supported in a surface of the housing, wherein each contact pad (690,692) is electrically connected to the connector of the housing by a respective electrical connector (690a,690b); and a pair of defibrillation electrode pads (10,20) supported on the housing, wherein each of the pair of defibrillation electrode pads (10,20) is pre-connected to the electrical connector of the housing, and wherein each defibrillation electrode pad (10,20) is in electrical communication with the battery and the high voltage circuitry, wherein each electrode pad (10,20) of the pair of defibrillation electrode pads (10,20) is disposed on a surface of the housing so as to be in contact with a respective contact pad (690,692); wherein a first electrical circuit is defined including a first of the pair of contact pads, a first of the pair of electrode pads and a first of the connectors; wherein a second electrical circuit is defined including a second of the pair of contact pads, a second of the pair of contact electrode pads and a second of the connectors; wherein the defibrillator is automatically activated by a separation of at least one of the pair of defibrillation electrode pads (10,20) from the housing; and wherein a hydrogel layer of each defibrillation electrode pad (10,20) is retained by the housing in such a manner so as to reduce a moisture vapor transmission rate thereof.
An angular rate sensor comprising: a substrate; a drive mass flexibly coupled to said substrate, said drive mass including first and second regions separated by an axis of rotation oriented parallel to a surface of said substrate; a sense mass suspended above said substrate and flexibly connected to said drive mass via flexible support elements said sense mass including third and fourth regions separated by said axis of rotation, said first and third regions being laterally disposed on a first side of said axis of rotation, and said second and fourth regions being laterally disposed on a second side of said axis of rotation; a first electrode associated with said drive mass and disposed beneath said first region; and a second electrode associated with said sense mass and disposed beneath said fourth region, said second electrode being electrically coupled to said first electrode in reverse polarity so that a first error component between said first electrode and said drive mass substantially cancels a second error component between said second electrode and said sense mass. a substrate; a drive mass flexibly coupled to said substrate, said drive mass including first and second regions separated by an axis of rotation oriented parallel to a surface of said substrate; a sense mass suspended above said substrate and flexibly connected to said drive mass via flexible support elements said sense mass including third and fourth regions separated by said axis of rotation, said first and third regions being laterally disposed on a first side of said axis of rotation, and said second and fourth regions being laterally disposed on a second side of said axis of rotation; a first electrode associated with said drive mass and disposed beneath said first region; and a second electrode associated with said sense mass and disposed beneath said fourth region, said second electrode being electrically coupled to said first electrode in reverse polarity so that a first error component between said first electrode and said drive mass substantially cancels a second error component between said second electrode and said sense mass.
A method for determining the state of at least one joint (205, 206, 207, 208) of a drill string of a drill rig, the drill rig comprising a percussion device comprising a percussive element for inducing shock waves into the drill string, and a sensor for sensing stress waves in the drill string caused by impacts of the percussive element, the method comprising, when a stress wave is induced into the drill string by the percussive element: determining a representation of the incident stress wave caused by the percussive element; determining a representation of a reflected wave representing a reflection of the incident stress when reaching said at least one joint (205, 206, 207, 208); estimating a stiffness of the at least one joint (205, 206, 207, 208), the stiffness being estimated by estimating a force exerted on the at least one joint (205, 206, 207, 208) by said incident wave and a displacement caused by said force, and generating a signal representing the state of said at least one joint (205, 206, 207, 208) based on said estimated stiffness. determining a representation of the incident stress wave caused by the percussive element; determining a representation of a reflected wave representing a reflection of the incident stress when reaching said at least one joint (205, 206, 207, 208); estimating a stiffness of the at least one joint (205, 206, 207, 208), the stiffness being estimated by estimating a force exerted on the at least one joint (205, 206, 207, 208) by said incident wave and a displacement caused by said force, and generating a signal representing the state of said at least one joint (205, 206, 207, 208) based on said estimated stiffness.