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A flow meter for measuring flow of a process fluid, comprising: a sensor configured to provide a sensor output signal related to flow of the process fluid; circuitry configured to determine a statistical parameter related to the sensor output signal; and diagnostic circuitry configured to provide a diagnostic output based upon the current value of the determined statistical parameter and the current value of the sensor output signal, wherein the apparatus includes a memory configured to store a nominal relationship between the determined statistical parameter and the sensor output signal, the nominal relationship having been determined empirically by observing operation of the flow meter during normal conditions over a range of process fluid flow values, wherein the diagnostic output is based upon a comparison between the current value of the statistical parameter and the current value of the sensor output signal with the stored nominal relationship. a sensor configured to provide a sensor output signal related to flow of the process fluid; circuitry configured to determine a statistical parameter related to the sensor output signal; and diagnostic circuitry configured to provide a diagnostic output based upon the current value of the determined statistical parameter and the current value of the sensor output signal, wherein the apparatus includes a memory configured to store a nominal relationship between the determined statistical parameter and the sensor output signal, the nominal relationship having been determined empirically by observing operation of the flow meter during normal conditions over a range of process fluid flow values, wherein the diagnostic output is based upon a comparison between the current value of the statistical parameter and the current value of the sensor output signal with the stored nominal relationship.
Method of operating a laundry treatment apparatus, in particular a dryer, a washing machine having dryer function or a laundry treatment apparatus, said apparatus comprising: a storing compartment for storing laundry therein, in particular a rotatable drum, an air circulation channel connected at a first end and at a second end to the storing compartment, a blower for blowing the air through the air circulation channel and the storing compartment, a heat pump system comprising a coolant compressor and further having an evaporator and a condenser arranged in the air circulation channel, and a steam generator (8, 30) arranged within the body of the laundry treatment apparatus; the method comprising the steps of: operating the heat pump system; during an initial phase of the operation of the heat pump system, generating steam by steam generator (8, 30) and supplying such steam into the air circulation channel and/or the storing compartment to increase the working temperature of the evaporator. a storing compartment for storing laundry therein, in particular a rotatable drum, an air circulation channel connected at a first end and at a second end to the storing compartment, a blower for blowing the air through the air circulation channel and the storing compartment, a heat pump system comprising a coolant compressor and further having an evaporator and a condenser arranged in the air circulation channel, and a steam generator (8, 30) arranged within the body of the laundry treatment apparatus; operating the heat pump system; during an initial phase of the operation of the heat pump system, generating steam by steam generator (8, 30) and supplying such steam into the air circulation channel and/or the storing compartment to increase the working temperature of the evaporator.
Subcutaneous implantable cardiac device recharging system, comprising: a flexible rechargeable subcutaneous ICD having an elongated shape, implantable in a patient, said flexible rechargeable subcutaneous ICD comprising: at least one receiver antenna, having a narrow antenna footprint; and at least one rechargeable battery; and a charger transmitter, for providing electromagnetic radiation to said at least one receiver antenna wirelessly for recharging said at least one rechargeable battery, said charger transmitter comprising at least one transmitter antenna and a modulator, wherein said at least one transmitter antenna is encased in a structure for temporarily coupling said at least one transmitter antenna to the skin of said patient; wherein said modulator is for modulating said EM radiation and for simultaneously transmitting programming information to said flexible rechargeable subcutaneous ICD as said modulated EM radiation while said charger transmitter provides said EM radiation for recharging said at least one rechargeable battery; and wherein said at least one receiver antenna has a cylindrical shape for maximizing an amount of energy of said EM radiation received by said at least one receiver antenna. a flexible rechargeable subcutaneous ICD having an elongated shape, implantable in a patient, said flexible rechargeable subcutaneous ICD comprising: at least one receiver antenna, having a narrow antenna footprint; and at least one rechargeable battery; and at least one receiver antenna, having a narrow antenna footprint; and at least one rechargeable battery; and a charger transmitter, for providing electromagnetic radiation to said at least one receiver antenna wirelessly for recharging said at least one rechargeable battery, said charger transmitter comprising at least one transmitter antenna and a modulator, wherein said at least one transmitter antenna is encased in a structure for temporarily coupling said at least one transmitter antenna to the skin of said patient; wherein said modulator is for modulating said EM radiation and for simultaneously transmitting programming information to said flexible rechargeable subcutaneous ICD as said modulated EM radiation while said charger transmitter provides said EM radiation for recharging said at least one rechargeable battery; and wherein said at least one receiver antenna has a cylindrical shape for maximizing an amount of energy of said EM radiation received by said at least one receiver antenna.
A polypeptide comprising: (a) amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO: 7052; (b) an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 7052; (c) an amino acid sequence which is a fragment of at least 10 consecutive amino acids from SEQ ID NO: 7052; or (d) an amino acid sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 7052 and including a fragment of at least 10 consecutive amino acids from SEQ ID NO: 7052, for use in medicine.
A respiratory mask, comprising: a mask body (120, 220, 320,520) defining a breathable air zone (122, 522) for a wearer and having two or more inlet ports (103, 104; 503, 504) configured to receive two or more breathing air source components (101, 102; 201, 202; 501, 502); and a shut-off valve (150, 250, 350, 450, 550) operable between a closed position and an open position; wherein in a closed position the shut-off valve prevents fluid communication between the two or more inlet ports and the breathable air zone; characterized in that the shut-off valve returns to an open position in the absence of an applied force. a mask body (120, 220, 320,520) defining a breathable air zone (122, 522) for a wearer and having two or more inlet ports (103, 104; 503, 504) configured to receive two or more breathing air source components (101, 102; 201, 202; 501, 502); and a shut-off valve (150, 250, 350, 450, 550) operable between a closed position and an open position;
A portable steam generator, comprising: a steam generator base including a water reservoir and a steam generation unit that is operatively fluidly connected with the water reservoir for water supply to the steam generation unit; an iron including a sole plate with openings so that steam can pass through the sole plate; and a flexible hose between the steam generation base and the iron including a steam conduit that is operatively fluidly connected with both the steam generation unit and an internal cavity of the iron for supply steam to the iron; the steam generator base further comprising a top iron receiving surface for receiving the sole plate at a specific orientation and for positioning the iron on the top of the steam generator base above the water reservoir, and the steam generator base characterized by the steam generator base further including a plurality of handles that allow grasping and that provide portability to the steam generator with the iron in place on the top iron receiving surface and with a pair of the handles non-movably positioned at opposite sides of the top iron receiving surface so that the top iron receiving surface and thus the iron lies between the pair of handles so as not to impede access of the iron to the top iron receiving surface. a steam generator base including a water reservoir and a steam generation unit that is operatively fluidly connected with the water reservoir for water supply to the steam generation unit; an iron including a sole plate with openings so that steam can pass through the sole plate; and a flexible hose between the steam generation base and the iron including a steam conduit that is operatively fluidly connected with both the steam generation unit and an internal cavity of the iron for supply steam to the iron; the steam generator base further comprising a top iron receiving surface for receiving the sole plate at a specific orientation and for positioning the iron on the top of the steam generator base above the water reservoir, and the steam generator base characterized by the steam generator base further including a plurality of handles that allow grasping and that provide portability to the steam generator with the iron in place on the top iron receiving surface and with a pair of the handles non-movably positioned at opposite sides of the top iron receiving surface so that the top iron receiving surface and thus the iron lies between the pair of handles so as not to impede access of the iron to the top iron receiving surface.
Device for securing and locking a display element mounted on a first support using at least one assembly element in a direction of assembly, said device including at least one element for locking said assembly element, said locking element being accessible from the visible side of said display element, said securing and locking device including a second support for said locking element, at least one bore being arranged in said second support at the periphery of said display element, on the visible side of said display element, said locking element including a shaft engaged in said bore, and a head, characterized in that said locking element further includes a truncated collar, concentric to said head, but only extending over part of the periphery thereof, said collar being engaged in a notch of said assembly element located towards the exterior of said display element.
Brake system comprising a correction apparatus for an opening time of a valve of the pneumatic brake system, having a signal input interface for a signal of a most recently input effective valve opening time, a signal input interface for a pressure upstream of the valve after the most recently input effective valve opening time, a signal input interface for a pressure difference between a pressure after a current specification of the effective valve opening time downstream of the valve and a pressure after the most recently input specification of the effective valve opening time downstream of the valve, a valve opening time determination device which is configured to determine an effective reference system valve opening time from the pressure difference downstream of the valve, the pressure after the most recently input specification of the effective valve opening time upstream of the valve and a parameter of a reference system, which parameter defines the pneumatic properties of the reference system, a correction time determination device which is configured to determine a correction time from a difference between the most recently input effective valve opening time and the effective reference system valve opening time, an addition device which is configured to add up the correction times after a current effective valve opening time to form an added-up correction time, a signal output for the added-up correction time with which the current effective valve opening time is corrected. a signal input interface for a signal of a most recently input effective valve opening time, a signal input interface for a pressure upstream of the valve after the most recently input effective valve opening time, a signal input interface for a pressure difference between a pressure after a current specification of the effective valve opening time downstream of the valve and a pressure after the most recently input specification of the effective valve opening time downstream of the valve, a valve opening time determination device which is configured to determine an effective reference system valve opening time from the pressure difference downstream of the valve, the pressure after the most recently input specification of the effective valve opening time upstream of the valve and a parameter of a reference system, which parameter defines the pneumatic properties of the reference system, a correction time determination device which is configured to determine a correction time from a difference between the most recently input effective valve opening time and the effective reference system valve opening time, an addition device which is configured to add up the correction times after a current effective valve opening time to form an added-up correction time, a signal output for the added-up correction time with which the current effective valve opening time is corrected.
A gas sensing device (106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 800), comprising: at least one processor (130, 830); a communications system (134, 834) communicably coupled with the at least one processor, the communications system capable of communicating with at least one other device, including a data collection device (116, 118, 900), over a network; and a memory (132, 832) communicably coupled with the at least one processor, the memory configured to store detected concentrations of a particular gas detected by at least one associated gas sensor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to send reports of the detected concentrations of the gas to the data collection device per a predetermined schedule or in response to an unscheduled request, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, when a detected concentration of the gas is greater than a predetermined threshold, trigger and send an alarm to the data collection device; and send updated reports of the detected concentrations of the gas to the data collection device at a rate faster than that provided by the predetermined schedule. at least one processor (130, 830); a communications system (134, 834) communicably coupled with the at least one processor, the communications system capable of communicating with at least one other device, including a data collection device (116, 118, 900), over a network; and a memory (132, 832) communicably coupled with the at least one processor, the memory configured to store detected concentrations of a particular gas detected by at least one associated gas sensor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to send reports of the detected concentrations of the gas to the data collection device per a predetermined schedule or in response to an unscheduled request, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, when a detected concentration of the gas is greater than a predetermined threshold, trigger and send an alarm to the data collection device; and send updated reports of the detected concentrations of the gas to the data collection device at a rate faster than that provided by the predetermined schedule. trigger and send an alarm to the data collection device; and send updated reports of the detected concentrations of the gas to the data collection device at a rate faster than that provided by the predetermined schedule.
A pintle hitch apparatus for attachment to a towing vehicle and for releasable engagement with a hitch ring member attached to a towed vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a base adapted at a forward end thereof for attachment to the towing vehicle; a hook member attached to a rear end of the base and forming a cradle between the base and an upward oriented male portion of the hook member, the cradle configured to support the hitch ring member in a ring location; a latch member pivotally attached to the base about a substantially horizontal pivot axis such that the latch member can pivot from a closed position, where a rear portion of the latch member extends over the cradle above the ring location, to an open position where the rear portion of the latch member is forward of the cradle; and wherein the latch member is weighted such that the latch member falls to the closed position when the latch member is in the open position; and characterized in that the latch member pivots in a pivot range extending from the closed position through the open position and through a balanced position to a release position where a front portion of the latch member is above the cradle, and wherein the latch member is weighted such that when the latch member is in the pivot range between the balanced position and the closed position the latch member falls to the closed position, and when the latch member is in the pivot range between the balanced position and the release position the latch member falls to the release position. a base adapted at a forward end thereof for attachment to the towing vehicle; a hook member attached to a rear end of the base and forming a cradle between the base and an upward oriented male portion of the hook member, the cradle configured to support the hitch ring member in a ring location; a latch member pivotally attached to the base about a substantially horizontal pivot axis such that the latch member can pivot from a closed position, where a rear portion of the latch member extends over the cradle above the ring location, to an open position where the rear portion of the latch member is forward of the cradle; and wherein the latch member is weighted such that the latch member falls to the closed position when the latch member is in the open position; and characterized in that the latch member pivots in a pivot range extending from the closed position through the open position and through a balanced position to a release position where a front portion of the latch member is above the cradle, and wherein the latch member is weighted such that when the latch member is in the pivot range between the balanced position and the closed position the latch member falls to the closed position, and when the latch member is in the pivot range between the balanced position and the release position the latch member falls to the release position.
A bearing unit for a turbocharger supporting a rotary shaft having one end provided with a turbine wheel, the other end provided with an impeller, and a large-diameter turbine-side step formed on the turbine wheel side, the rotary shaft being supported between the turbine-side step and the impeller such that the rotary shaft is freely rotatable, the bearing unit comprising: a turbine-side ball bearing having an inner race adjacent to the turbine-side step and in which balls are located on the turbine-wheel side; an impeller-side ball bearing positioned such that balls are located on the impeller side; and a positioning portion configured to restrict movement of the inner race of the turbine-side ball bearing toward the turbine wheel side and to position the turbine-side ball bearing such that the turbine wheel side end of the inner race is separated from the turbine side step; characterized in that the inner race of the turbine-side ball bearing extends to a point close to the impeller, wherein movement of this impeller-side end of the inner race is restricted by the positioning portion; wherein while movement of the inner race of the impeller-side ball bearing toward the turbine wheel side is restricted, the inner race of the impeller-side ball bearing is provided around an outer circumference of the inner race of the turbine-side ball bearing, wherein the positioning portion is located closer to the impeller than to the center of any of the balls of the impeller-side ball bearing. a turbine-side ball bearing having an inner race adjacent to the turbine-side step and in which balls are located on the turbine-wheel side; an impeller-side ball bearing positioned such that balls are located on the impeller side; and a positioning portion configured to restrict movement of the inner race of the turbine-side ball bearing toward the turbine wheel side and to position the turbine-side ball bearing such that the turbine wheel side end of the inner race is separated from the turbine side step; characterized in that the inner race of the turbine-side ball bearing extends to a point close to the impeller, wherein movement of this impeller-side end of the inner race is restricted by the positioning portion; wherein while movement of the inner race of the impeller-side ball bearing toward the turbine wheel side is restricted, the inner race of the impeller-side ball bearing is provided around an outer circumference of the inner race of the turbine-side ball bearing, wherein the positioning portion is located closer to the impeller than to the center of any of the balls of the impeller-side ball bearing.
Glove having a portion for covering the palm of a wearer and at least one housing for covering at least one finger of said wearer, at least one housing for a finger having an interior lining wherein the finger is intended to be placed, an insert surrounding said interior lining and an outer shell surrounding said insert, said housing further having a mounting part of the insert between said lining and shell, said mounting part having a proximal edge associated to the lining and a distal edge associated to the shell, the insert being associated to the mounting part between its proximal and distal edges, said glove being characterised in that the mounting part has a proximal extension that extends inside the lining to be in contact with the finger and a distal extension placed against an outer range of the shell, said mounting part being arranged in order to provide an electric conduction between said proximal and distal extensions in order to allow the actuation of a capacitive touch sensitive device by placing in contact on it the distal extension by the intermediary of the finger in contact with the proximal extension.