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Apparatus for analysing a rod-shaped smoking article, the apparatus comprising: a source of x-ray radiation arranged to irradiate an area of the rod-shaped smoking article; an area image sensor arranged to detect x-ray radiation from an area of the rod-shaped smoking article and to produce two-dimensional image data therefrom; a drive mechanism arranged to move the rod-shaped smoking article or the sensor in an axial direction of the rod-shaped smoking article; and a processing unit arranged to process two-dimensional image data produced by the area image sensor at a plurality of different axial positions of the rod-shaped smoking article and to produce a composite two-dimensional image from two-dimensional image data produced by the area image sensor at the plurality of different axial positions, characterised in that: the apparatus comprises two or more area image sensors disposed circumferentially about the rod-shaped smoking article; and the processing unit is arranged to process two-dimensional image data produced by each of the area image sensors and to determine positional characteristics of the rod-shaped smoking article or components of the rod-shaped smoking article in three orthogonal directions without rotation of the rod-shaped smoking article. a source of x-ray radiation arranged to irradiate an area of the rod-shaped smoking article; an area image sensor arranged to detect x-ray radiation from an area of the rod-shaped smoking article and to produce two-dimensional image data therefrom; a drive mechanism arranged to move the rod-shaped smoking article or the sensor in an axial direction of the rod-shaped smoking article; and a processing unit arranged to process two-dimensional image data produced by the area image sensor at a plurality of different axial positions of the rod-shaped smoking article and to produce a composite two-dimensional image from two-dimensional image data produced by the area image sensor at the plurality of different axial positions, characterised in that: the apparatus comprises two or more area image sensors disposed circumferentially about the rod-shaped smoking article; and the processing unit is arranged to process two-dimensional image data produced by each of the area image sensors and to determine positional characteristics of the rod-shaped smoking article or components of the rod-shaped smoking article in three orthogonal directions without rotation of the rod-shaped smoking article. the apparatus comprises two or more area image sensors disposed circumferentially about the rod-shaped smoking article; and the processing unit is arranged to process two-dimensional image data produced by each of the area image sensors and to determine positional characteristics of the rod-shaped smoking article or components of the rod-shaped smoking article in three orthogonal directions without rotation of the rod-shaped smoking article.
A method for treating human or animal hair which is fixedly arranged on a support, characterized in that the hair is divided into strands, and in that the divided strands are subjected to dielectric plasma treatment by an apparatus which is connected to a high-voltage source and which is drawn through the strands.
A vacuum cleaner comprising a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned, a suction source generating a working air flow at the suction nozzle, and a separator and collection module (40, 300) separating and collecting debris from the working air flow, the separator and collection module (40, 300) comprising a housing (172, 332) having an air inlet (38, 360) in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and an air outlet (196, 352), a first separation chamber (202, 338) defined within the housing (172, 332) downstream of the air inlet (38, 360) and upstream of the air outlet (196, 352), and an exhaust grill (210, 334) downstream of the first separation chamber (202, 338) and upstream of the air outlet (196, 352), the exhaust grill (210, 334) comprising a plurality of spaced vanes that define a plurality of air inlet passages (232, 336) from the first separation chamber (202, 338) to an interior of the exhaust grill (210, 334), characterized in that: at least one of the vanes defines an air exhaust conduit (240, 342) that is in fluid communication with the air outlet (196, 352).
A production method of a polycarbonate diol, comprising: a step of polymerizing an aliphatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonate compound by a transesterification reaction in a presence of sugar and/or a derivative thereof to obtain a polycarbonate diol, wherein a content of the sugar and/or derivative thereof is from 0.1 to 80 ppm by weight relative to a total of the sugar and/or derivative thereof and the dihydroxy compound; wherein the sugar derivative is selected from deoxyribose, fucose, fuculose, rhamnose, quinovose, paratose, sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, gluconolactone, glucuronic acid, levoglucosan, 4-deoxy-3-hexulose, hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, 2-hydroxy-3-oxobutanal, erythose, acetol, glycoaldehyde, 3-methylcyclopentane-1,2-dione, 4-hydroxy-2-pentenoic acid lactone, levulinic acid, 2-acetylfuran and hydroquinone. a step of polymerizing an aliphatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonate compound by a transesterification reaction in a presence of sugar and/or a derivative thereof to obtain a polycarbonate diol, wherein a content of the sugar and/or derivative thereof is from 0.1 to 80 ppm by weight relative to a total of the sugar and/or derivative thereof and the dihydroxy compound; wherein the sugar derivative is selected from deoxyribose, fucose, fuculose, rhamnose, quinovose, paratose, sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, gluconolactone, glucuronic acid, levoglucosan, 4-deoxy-3-hexulose, hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, 2-hydroxy-3-oxobutanal, erythose, acetol, glycoaldehyde, 3-methylcyclopentane-1,2-dione, 4-hydroxy-2-pentenoic acid lactone, levulinic acid, 2-acetylfuran and hydroquinone.
A dye polymer comprising a polyethylene imine covalently bound to a reactive dye, the polyethylene imine having from 7 to 1000000 amine nitrogen atoms, wherein from 20 to 95 mol% of the totality of the protons of the primary and secondary amine nitrogen atoms of the unsubstituted polyethylene imine are substituted by iso-propyl alcohol groups and from 3 to 15 mol % of the protons of the primary and secondary amine nitrogens have been replaced by a polyalkoxyl chain selected from: ethoxy; and, propoxy, wherein the polyalkoxyl chain has from 3 to 50 repeating alkoxyl monomer units.
An acoustic wave device comprising: a piezoelectric substrate that includes a first main surface and a second main surface; at least one interdigital transducer electrode formed on the first main surface of the piezoelectric substrate, the IDT electrode including a plurality of electrode fingers; and an insulator layer for improving a temperature characteristic formed on the piezoelectric substrate so as to cover the IDT electrode; wherein the insulator layer includes a surface that has a projection protruding upward in at least one portion of a region under which no IDT electrode finger is positioned; characterized in that the height of the projection from the surface of the insulator layer disposed around the projection is from 0.01λ to 0.03λ, λ, being the wavelength of an acoustic wave. a piezoelectric substrate that includes a first main surface and a second main surface; at least one interdigital transducer electrode formed on the first main surface of the piezoelectric substrate, the IDT electrode including a plurality of electrode fingers; and an insulator layer for improving a temperature characteristic formed on the piezoelectric substrate so as to cover the IDT electrode; wherein the insulator layer includes a surface that has a projection protruding upward in at least one portion of a region under which no IDT electrode finger is positioned;
Apparatus (1, 1a, 1b) to switch a light emitting diode or another load, comprising a mechanical switch, which comprises a moving electrode, wherein the moving electrode is a contact, which electrically gets in connection with a further contact or electrode to enable a current flow while a closing phase, and wherein the apparatus (1, 1a, 1b) comprises a body (5, 5a, 5b) which absorbs or dissipates the kinetic energy of the moving electrode, characterized in that the body comprises a solid gel material or is developed as a solid gel material.
Device for conducting pipes or cables through an opening in a building, with a sleeve-like housing, which has an axial channel, which is open at its ends lying opposite each other (16, 18), brushes (36, 38), which are applied to the walls (20, 22) of the channel lying opposite each other and the bristles of which extend inwards in such a way that they engage with each other to close the channel, and flexible strips of material, which are applied in the channel, characterised in that the flexible strips of material are coated with an intumescent material. a sleeve-like housing, which has an axial channel, which is open at its ends lying opposite each other (16, 18), brushes (36, 38), which are applied to the walls (20, 22) of the channel lying opposite each other and the bristles of which extend inwards in such a way that they engage with each other to close the channel, and flexible strips of material, which are applied in the channel,
A wavelength selective switch, WSS, having a plurality of optical input and output ports (402, 404, 406-413) separated in one axis and incorporating a liquid crystal on silicon, LCOS, device, the LCOS device comprising: a silicon substrate; a pair of electrodes (106, 108) including first and second electrodes (106, 108), the second electrode mounted to the silicon substrate and including a two-dimensional array of pixels extending in both first and second dimensions; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second electrodes (106, 108) and configured to be driveable into a plurality of electrical states by drive signals provided to the pixels of the second electrode; wherein the pixels include a rectangular profile having longer sides in the first dimension than in the second dimension; wherein the two-dimensional array includes a pixel pitch of the pixels that is greater in the first dimension than in the second dimension; and wherein the LCOS device is configured to steer optical signals received at the input ports (402, 404) at a first side of the WSS to the output ports at a second side of the WSS opposite to the first side of the WSS. a silicon substrate; a pair of electrodes (106, 108) including first and second electrodes (106, 108), the second electrode mounted to the silicon substrate and including a two-dimensional array of pixels extending in both first and second dimensions; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second electrodes (106, 108) and configured to be driveable into a plurality of electrical states by drive signals provided to the pixels of the second electrode; wherein the pixels include a rectangular profile having longer sides in the first dimension than in the second dimension; wherein the two-dimensional array includes a pixel pitch of the pixels that is greater in the first dimension than in the second dimension; and wherein the LCOS device is configured to steer optical signals received at the input ports (402, 404) at a first side of the WSS to the output ports at a second side of the WSS opposite to the first side of the WSS.
An oral pouched product, comprising a fleece material in the form of a pouch and containing a composition positioned within the pouch, the fleece material comprising fibers and a releasable component, wherein the releasable component is embedded within the fleece material, wherein the releasable component comprises one or more active ingredients and one or more flavoring agents, wherein the one or more flavoring agents comprises one or more of: cinnamaldehyde, sabinene, limonene, gamma-terpinene, beta-farnesene, and citral, alone or in combination with a second flavoring agent comprising one or more aldehydes, ketones, esters, terpenes, terpenoids, trigeminal sensates, compounds having a carbon-carbon double bond, compounds having a carbon-oxygen double bond, ethyl vanillin, and combinations thereof.
An ambulance comprising at least one equipped sanitary compartment, comprising a floor and lateral walls, wherein the floor and the lateral walls of the sanitary compartment are covered with anti-bacterial panels comprising at least a supporting layer having a first surface for connection to a surface to be covered, and a second surface which is opposite to the first surface, wherein at least one composite material is positioned outside in view at the second surface of the supporting layer and comprises at least one layer of particles of photocatalytic material characterised in that the floor and the lateral walls of the sanitary compartment are covered with a plurality of anti-bacterial panels placed side by side and each comprising said supporting layer having the first surface in connection with said floor and lateral walls, wherein the supporting layer has a specified stiffness to confer mechanical strength to the panel.
A communication method in a Customer Premise Equipment, CPE, the communication method comprising: determining whether an inform request message transmission period has expired; if an inform request message transmission period has expired, determining whether a state of the CPE at the advent of the inform request message transmission period was an active state or a power standby state wherein the active state indicates that the CPE was providing a specific service to the user; if the determined state of the CPE is the power standby state, transitioning from the power standby state to an active state; transmitting an inform request message including the determined state to an Automatic Configuration Server, ACS; receiving an inform response message from the ACS in response to the inform request message, upon receiving the inform response message, if the determined state of the CPE is the power standby state, if the ACS has determined that a software upgrade for the CPE is required, receiving a download message for upgrade from the ACS and performing a software upgrade procedure, transitioning from the active state to the power standby state, or, if the determined state of the CPE is the active state, if the ACS has determined that a software upgrade for the CPE is required, not receiving a download message for upgrade from the ACS. determining whether an inform request message transmission period has expired; if an inform request message transmission period has expired, determining whether a state of the CPE at the advent of the inform request message transmission period was an active state or a power standby state wherein the active state indicates that the CPE was providing a specific service to the user; if the determined state of the CPE is the power standby state, transitioning from the power standby state to an active state; transmitting an inform request message including the determined state to an Automatic Configuration Server, ACS; receiving an inform response message from the ACS in response to the inform request message, upon receiving the inform response message, if the determined state of the CPE is the power standby state, if the ACS has determined that a software upgrade for the CPE is required, receiving a download message for upgrade from the ACS and performing a software upgrade procedure, transitioning from the active state to the power standby state, or, if the determined state of the CPE is the active state, if the ACS has determined that a software upgrade for the CPE is required, not receiving a download message for upgrade from the ACS.
Protection system for protection against small mammals, comprising at least one actuator unit which is configured to act on a small mammal which is invading a monitored space, in particular an engine space, in such a way that the small mammal leaves this space, the actuator unit being activated automatically as soon as the small mammal invades the monitored space, and the actuator unit having at least one high-voltage actuator unit which has electrodes (12, 13, 14, 15) which are configured so as to deliver a high voltage to a small mammal when contacted by said small mammal, characterised in that the electrodes (12, 13, 14, 15) simultaneously form capacitor plates of at least one capacitor of a capacitive sensor unit, which is configured to detect contactlessly the invasion of the monitored space by the small mammal.
An implantable medical device for treating arrhythmia, comprising a control unit as well as a sense amplifier, a first switch and a second switch each coupled to the control unit, wherein: the sense amplifier comprises a polarity selection module, an amplification unit and a filtering unit, which are sequentially connected; the first switch is disposed within the polarity selection module and the second switch is disposed within the filtering unit; and the control unit is configured to shield the sense amplifier from interference from a pacing pulse signal by providing multi-stage on/off control over the first and second switches according to a pacing period and a discharging period in a pacing interval, characterized in that: the sense amplifier further comprises a comparator coupled to the filtering unit; the filtering unit comprises a low-pass filter and a high-pass filter; the low-pass filter has an input coupled to an output of the amplification unit and an output coupled to an input of the high-pass filter, and the high-pass filter has an output coupled to an input of the comparator; and the second switch is disposed at the input of the low-pass filter. the sense amplifier comprises a polarity selection module, an amplification unit and a filtering unit, which are sequentially connected; the first switch is disposed within the polarity selection module and the second switch is disposed within the filtering unit; and the control unit is configured to shield the sense amplifier from interference from a pacing pulse signal by providing multi-stage on/off control over the first and second switches according to a pacing period and a discharging period in a pacing interval, characterized in that: the sense amplifier further comprises a comparator coupled to the filtering unit; the filtering unit comprises a low-pass filter and a high-pass filter; the low-pass filter has an input coupled to an output of the amplification unit and an output coupled to an input of the high-pass filter, and the high-pass filter has an output coupled to an input of the comparator; and the second switch is disposed at the input of the low-pass filter. the sense amplifier further comprises a comparator coupled to the filtering unit; the filtering unit comprises a low-pass filter and a high-pass filter; the low-pass filter has an input coupled to an output of the amplification unit and an output coupled to an input of the high-pass filter, and the high-pass filter has an output coupled to an input of the comparator; and the second switch is disposed at the input of the low-pass filter.
A vibration-proof device comprising: a tubular first attaching member connected to one of a vibration generation part and a vibration reception part, and a second attaching member connected to the other thereof; an elastic body configured to connect both the attaching members (11, 12) to each other; a partition member configured to divide a liquid chamber in the first attaching member in which liquid is sealed into a main liquid chamber having the elastic body as a part of a wall surface, and an auxiliary liquid chamber; and a movable member accommodated in an accommodation chamber provided in the partition member so as to be deformable or displaceable in an axial direction of the first attaching member, wherein the partition member is provided with a plurality of communication holes (19a, 15d) through which the accommodation chamber individually communicates with the main liquid chamber and the auxiliary liquid chamber, an inclined protrusion part protruding in a direction inclined with respect to both the axial direction along a central axis and a radial direction of the first attaching member is formed on at least an outer circumferential edge portion of the movable member, and a width in the radial direction of a root part of the inclined protrusion part is smaller than a length in the axial direction from the root part to a distal end portion of the inclined protrusion part, characterized in that a straight protrusion part protruding in the axial direction is formed in a portion of the movable member located on an inner side in the radial direction of the inclined protrusion part. a tubular first attaching member connected to one of a vibration generation part and a vibration reception part, and a second attaching member connected to the other thereof; an elastic body configured to connect both the attaching members (11, 12) to each other; a partition member configured to divide a liquid chamber in the first attaching member in which liquid is sealed into a main liquid chamber having the elastic body as a part of a wall surface, and an auxiliary liquid chamber; and a movable member accommodated in an accommodation chamber provided in the partition member so as to be deformable or displaceable in an axial direction of the first attaching member, wherein the partition member is provided with a plurality of communication holes (19a, 15d) through which the accommodation chamber individually communicates with the main liquid chamber and the auxiliary liquid chamber, an inclined protrusion part protruding in a direction inclined with respect to both the axial direction along a central axis and a radial direction of the first attaching member is formed on at least an outer circumferential edge portion of the movable member, and a width in the radial direction of a root part of the inclined protrusion part is smaller than a length in the axial direction from the root part to a distal end portion of the inclined protrusion part, characterized in that a straight protrusion part protruding in the axial direction is formed in a portion of the movable member located on an inner side in the radial direction of the inclined protrusion part.
A system for the re-anticoagulation of platelet rich plasma in a blood apheresis system, the system comprising: a PRP container for storing collected platelet rich plasma; a red blood cell container for storing collected red blood cells; means for priming (P1, P3) the system with anticoagulant such that a volume of anticoagulant is transferred to a PRP container; means for transferring the anticoagUlant within the PRP container to the red blood cell container; means for collecting a volume of platelet rich plasma within the PRP container, the volume of platelet rich plasma being collected in a plurality of cycles; and means for transferring (P1, P2) at least a portion of the volume of anticoagulant from the red blood cell container to the PRP container between each of the plurality of cycles. a PRP container for storing collected platelet rich plasma; a red blood cell container for storing collected red blood cells; means for priming (P1, P3) the system with anticoagulant such that a volume of anticoagulant is transferred to a PRP container; means for transferring the anticoagUlant within the PRP container to the red blood cell container; means for collecting a volume of platelet rich plasma within the PRP container, the volume of platelet rich plasma being collected in a plurality of cycles; and means for transferring (P1, P2) at least a portion of the volume of anticoagulant from the red blood cell container to the PRP container between each of the plurality of cycles.