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An aerosol-generating article comprising: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate, wherein the aerosol-generating substrate comprises a tobacco material having a bulk density of less than 350 milligrams per cubic centimetre; and a downstream section provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the downstream section comprising a hollow tubular element abutting a downstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and the downstream section having a length of at least 40 millimetres. a rod of aerosol-generating substrate, wherein the aerosol-generating substrate comprises a tobacco material having a bulk density of less than 350 milligrams per cubic centimetre; and a downstream section provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the downstream section comprising a hollow tubular element abutting a downstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and the downstream section having a length of at least 40 millimetres.
A method of coating a medical device having a structure for implantation or disposition inside a patient, the structure including at least one surface for coating, the method including the steps of: functionalising the at least one surface of the structure by subjecting the at least one surface to acidification by acrylic acid or to basification by acrylate, to form at least one functionalised surface; applying a material coating directly on so as to overlie the at least one functionalised surface of the medical device, the coating being or including a conjugate base where the surface has been subjected to acidification, or being or including a conjugate acid where the surface has been subjected to basification; and the coating being free of polymer. functionalising the at least one surface of the structure by subjecting the at least one surface to acidification by acrylic acid or to basification by acrylate, to form at least one functionalised surface; applying a material coating directly on so as to overlie the at least one functionalised surface of the medical device, the coating being or including a conjugate base where the surface has been subjected to acidification, or being or including a conjugate acid where the surface has been subjected to basification; and the coating being free of polymer.
A method of handling a circuit-switched or packet-switched call in a femtocell basestation, the method comprising: receiving a message from a user equipment device in a protocol of the Non-Access Stratum, intended for a Mobile Switching Centre or a SGSN or GGSN in a core network of a telecommunications network; terminating the message in the protocol of the Non-Access Stratum; and performing local call control based on the message, the method further comprising: having terminated the message in the protocol of the Non-Access Stratum, obtaining an IMSI of the user equipment device; determining whether the user equipment device is allowed to register with the femtocell basestation; and if the user equipment device is not allowed to register with the femtocell basestation, terminating a registration attempt. receiving a message from a user equipment device in a protocol of the Non-Access Stratum, intended for a Mobile Switching Centre or a SGSN or GGSN in a core network of a telecommunications network; terminating the message in the protocol of the Non-Access Stratum; and performing local call control based on the message, the method further comprising: having terminated the message in the protocol of the Non-Access Stratum, obtaining an IMSI of the user equipment device; determining whether the user equipment device is allowed to register with the femtocell basestation; and if the user equipment device is not allowed to register with the femtocell basestation, terminating a registration attempt. having terminated the message in the protocol of the Non-Access Stratum, obtaining an IMSI of the user equipment device; determining whether the user equipment device is allowed to register with the femtocell basestation; and if the user equipment device is not allowed to register with the femtocell basestation, terminating a registration attempt.
A method of controlling a motor of a power steering system, the method comprising: generating a direct-axis voltage command and a quadrature-axis voltage command in a rotor reference frame based on a phase current measurement signal received from the motor; transforming the direct-axis voltage command and the quadrature-axis voltage command into an alpha voltage command and a beta voltage command in a stator reference frame; and determining an offset error in phase current measurement based on a voltage command in the stator reference frame, characterized in that the determining correctness comprises: determining a delta alpha voltage command based on a difference between an expected alpha voltage command and the alpha voltage command; determining a delta beta voltage command based on a difference between an expected beta voltage command and the beta voltage command; and determining that the phase current measurement has an offset error in response to determining that either a magnitude of the delta alpha voltage command or a magnitude of the delta beta voltage command is greater than a threshold magnitude. generating a direct-axis voltage command and a quadrature-axis voltage command in a rotor reference frame based on a phase current measurement signal received from the motor; transforming the direct-axis voltage command and the quadrature-axis voltage command into an alpha voltage command and a beta voltage command in a stator reference frame; and determining an offset error in phase current measurement based on a voltage command in the stator reference frame, characterized in that the determining correctness comprises: determining a delta alpha voltage command based on a difference between an expected alpha voltage command and the alpha voltage command; determining a delta beta voltage command based on a difference between an expected beta voltage command and the beta voltage command; and determining that the phase current measurement has an offset error in response to determining that either a magnitude of the delta alpha voltage command or a magnitude of the delta beta voltage command is greater than a threshold magnitude. determining a delta alpha voltage command based on a difference between an expected alpha voltage command and the alpha voltage command; determining a delta beta voltage command based on a difference between an expected beta voltage command and the beta voltage command; and determining that the phase current measurement has an offset error in response to determining that either a magnitude of the delta alpha voltage command or a magnitude of the delta beta voltage command is greater than a threshold magnitude.
A floor surface maintenance vehicle comprising: a frame; a plurality of wheels; a cleaning component extending from an underside of the frame; a steering wheel having a central aperture and rotatable about a central axis; and, a steering wheel hub located within the central aperture of the steering wheel and having a panel (230; 230a), charachterised in that the panel is stationary relative to the central axis, and in that a first button (32, 33; 402, 404) is provided on the panel (230; 230a), wherein the first button (32, 33; 402, 404) is C-shaped and extends around a portion of a periphery of the panel (230; 230a), and wherein the first button (32, 33; 402, 404) controls a cleaning operation of the vehicle. a frame; a plurality of wheels; a cleaning component extending from an underside of the frame; a steering wheel having a central aperture and rotatable about a central axis; and, a steering wheel hub located within the central aperture of the steering wheel and having a panel (230; 230a), charachterised in that the panel is stationary relative to the central axis, and in that a first button (32, 33; 402, 404) is provided on the panel (230; 230a), wherein the first button (32, 33; 402, 404) is C-shaped and extends around a portion of a periphery of the panel (230; 230a), and
Equipment capable of being installed around a pipe section for obtaining its insulation, especially around a smoke exhaust pipe section, said equipment being formed by an insulating shell comprising a tubular layer of insulating compressible material which is arranged for surrounding said pipe and is formed of two half-shells (27', 27"), each being half cylindrical, said half-shells (27', 27") being associated to a maintaining collar consisting of a flexible metal sheet shaped as an open cylinder and having two free edges (30, 31) provided with removable closure means, characterised in that said maintaining collar has a height which is smaller than the height of said insulating cylinder, in order to allow the insulating cylinder to extend beyond the collar at both ends.
Timepiece component comprising a first silicon-based part (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27) and a second metal-based part (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27), characterized in that one surface (24, 28, 30, 31) of the first part is welded using laser-type electromagnetic radiation onto a surface of the second part in order to secure said parts.
A waterproof unitary keypad comprising a plurality of keys, wherein: each of said plurality of keys comprises a user-actuable key, positioned at the bottom of a recess, whereby the recess is arranged to guide a digit of the user to the user-actuable key; and the keypad is of unitary construction so that electrical contacts arranged to signal that a particular key has been pressed are completely sealed from the exterior of the keypad, characterised in that the means for achieving the said waterproof characteristic comprises complete concealment of any electrical contact from the exterior of the keypad and a protective cap for an exposed electrical conductor at the extreme end of a cable connecting the keypad to an associated computer. each of said plurality of keys comprises a user-actuable key, positioned at the bottom of a recess, whereby the recess is arranged to guide a digit of the user to the user-actuable key; and the keypad is of unitary construction so that electrical contacts arranged to signal that a particular key has been pressed are completely sealed from the exterior of the keypad, characterised in that the means for achieving the said waterproof characteristic comprises complete concealment of any electrical contact from the exterior of the keypad and a protective cap for an exposed electrical conductor at the extreme end of a cable connecting the keypad to an associated computer.
Air supply system, in particular for mounting in or on a rail vehicle or a utility vehicle, comprising: a compressor device for producing compressed air; an air drying device for extracting moisture from the compressed air; a housing for enclosing the compressor device and the air drying device; and a cooling device for cooling the air supply system, such that the cooling device can be operated independently of the operating condition of the compressor device; characterised in that at least one temperature sensor (28a, 28b, 28c) is provided for detecting at least one temperature value of the air supply system and the cooling device can be operated as a function of the at least one temperature value detected. a compressor device for producing compressed air; an air drying device for extracting moisture from the compressed air; a housing for enclosing the compressor device and the air drying device; and a cooling device for cooling the air supply system, such that the cooling device can be operated independently of the operating condition of the compressor device; characterised in that at least one temperature sensor (28a, 28b, 28c) is provided for detecting at least one temperature value of the air supply system and the cooling device can be operated as a function of the at least one temperature value detected.
A stopper/piston comprising a cylindrical body having a front axial end that is closed by a front wall, said stopper/piston including an outside surface that is provided with at least one secondary sealing profile, said front wall including a front axial outside surface that is provided with a coating, advantageously a film made of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, said front wall including a primary sealing profile on its radially-outer edge, the stopper/piston being characterized in that said front wall, and said cylindrical body are made of different materials, said hollow cylindrical body being overmolded on said front wall, and in that said front axial outside surface of said front wall includes a deformation profile that is arranged radially inside said primary sealing profile of said front wall, said deformation profile being adapted to deform radially so as to make it easier to insert and/or to slide said stopper/piston into a syringe body.
A lancet device, comprising: a housing extending between a forward end and a rearward end; a shield extending coaxially through the forward end of the housing and movably associated with the housing; a lancet assembly disposed in the housing and adapted to extend through an opening in a forward end of the shield upon movement of the shield with respect to the housing; and a removable tab member having an inner portion maintaining sterility of a lance tip of the lancet assembly and an outer portion enclosing the opening in the forward end of the shield and adapted to maintain the shield and the housing from axially moving with respect to each other, wherein the outer portion of the tab member comprises a depending skirt formed to engage an external surface of a forward end of the shield extending from the forward end of the housing. a housing extending between a forward end and a rearward end; a shield extending coaxially through the forward end of the housing and movably associated with the housing; a lancet assembly disposed in the housing and adapted to extend through an opening in a forward end of the shield upon movement of the shield with respect to the housing; and a removable tab member having an inner portion maintaining sterility of a lance tip of the lancet assembly and an outer portion enclosing the opening in the forward end of the shield and adapted to maintain the shield and the housing from axially moving with respect to each other, wherein the outer portion of the tab member comprises a depending skirt formed to engage an external surface of a forward end of the shield extending from the forward end of the housing.
A method for configuring a controlling device to command functional operations of an intended target appliance (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112), comprising: receiving at the controlling device a graphical user interface which is independent of the target appliance (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112) and comprised of user interface elements that are associated with functional operations of a generic virtual device; and in response to the controlling device being introduced into a network ecosystem which includes the intended target appliance (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112), the controlling device using data intended to identify the target appliance obtained from the network ecosystem to automatically establish within the controlling device a link between the received graphical user interface and the intended target appliance (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112) whereupon activation of those user interface elements of the received specific graphical user interface that were associated with functional operations of the generic virtual device will cause the controlling device to transmit commands to control corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112). receiving at the controlling device a graphical user interface which is independent of the target appliance (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112) and comprised of user interface elements that are associated with functional operations of a generic virtual device; and in response to the controlling device being introduced into a network ecosystem which includes the intended target appliance (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112), the controlling device using data intended to identify the target appliance obtained from the network ecosystem to automatically establish within the controlling device a link between the received graphical user interface and the intended target appliance (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112) whereupon activation of those user interface elements of the received specific graphical user interface that were associated with functional operations of the generic virtual device will cause the controlling device to transmit commands to control corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112).
A method for the determination of the centric position of a human set of teeth, in which the lower jaw is made to carry out a biting movement, and in which the end position of the biting movement is evaluated for the determination of the centric position, wherein a plurality of biting movements are performed, the biting movements are detected by means of measuring techniques and converted into electrical signal data, and the centric position is determined from the signal data of a plurality of bite end positions, characterised in that in each case one carrier frame (12, 15) is connectable in a reproducible position with the lower jaw and the upper jaw of the patient concerned, and the distances between the transmitter and receiver elements are measured and evaluated for the extraction of the signal data.
A method for selectively auditing accesses to a relational database system, comprising: receiving a query from a client at a database server that processes queries for the relational database system, wherein the relational database system comprises a plurality of relational tables, and each of the relational tables includes an auditing flag to indicate whether auditing is enabled for the relational table; determining whether auditing is enabled by checking all of the tables referenced by the query to see if an auditing flag is set for the tables, and if so modifying the query prior to processing the query by inserting monitoring logic into the query for causing an audit record to be created and recorded for rows that satisfy an auditing condition; processing the query at the database server to produce a query result, wherein processing the query causes an audit record to be created only for rows in the relational tables that satisfy the query conditions and are accessed by the query and that satisfy the auditing condition; recording the audit record in an audit record store; and returning the query result to the client. receiving a query from a client at a database server that processes queries for the relational database system, wherein the relational database system comprises a plurality of relational tables, and each of the relational tables includes an auditing flag to indicate whether auditing is enabled for the relational table; determining whether auditing is enabled by checking all of the tables referenced by the query to see if an auditing flag is set for the tables, and if so modifying the query prior to processing the query by inserting monitoring logic into the query for causing an audit record to be created and recorded for rows that satisfy an auditing condition; processing the query at the database server to produce a query result, wherein processing the query causes an audit record to be created only for rows in the relational tables that satisfy the query conditions and are accessed by the query and that satisfy the auditing condition; recording the audit record in an audit record store; and returning the query result to the client.
A solar cell comprising a semiconductor substrate having at least a pn junction formed therein, a multiplicity of finger electrodes for current collection which are formed in comb shape on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of bus bar electrodes for collecting current from the finger electrodes which extend orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the finger electrodes and are connected to the finger electrodes, wherein said bus bar electrodes include a first bus bar electrode and a second bus bar electrode extending parallel with the first bus bar electrode, said finger electrodes include first finger electrodes connected to the first bus bar electrode, each first finger electrode projecting from the first bus bar electrode on each side in opposite directions orthogonal thereto and having opposite longitudinal ends, and second finger electrodes connected to the second bus bar electrode, each second finger electrode projecting from the second bus bar electrode on each side in opposite directions orthogonal thereto and having opposite longitudinal ends, the first finger electrodes being spaced apart from the second finger electrodes; characterized in that on each of the first and second bus bar electrodes: all adjacent longitudinal ends of the adjacent finger electrodes are electrically connected by an auxiliary electrode at said ends, and said adjacent finger electrodes are also all electrically connected by 2 to 10 additional auxiliary electrodes, at positions other than the longitudinal ends. said bus bar electrodes include a first bus bar electrode and a second bus bar electrode extending parallel with the first bus bar electrode, said finger electrodes include first finger electrodes connected to the first bus bar electrode, each first finger electrode projecting from the first bus bar electrode on each side in opposite directions orthogonal thereto and having opposite longitudinal ends, and second finger electrodes connected to the second bus bar electrode, each second finger electrode projecting from the second bus bar electrode on each side in opposite directions orthogonal thereto and having opposite longitudinal ends, the first finger electrodes being spaced apart from the second finger electrodes; all adjacent longitudinal ends of the adjacent finger electrodes are electrically connected by an auxiliary electrode at said ends, and said adjacent finger electrodes are also all electrically connected by 2 to 10 additional auxiliary electrodes, at positions other than the longitudinal ends.