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A system for selectively restricting motion of an articulable joint (208, 306), the system comprising: a base having a first portion configured to be positioned at a first side of the articulable joint and a second portion configured to be positioned at a second side of the articulable joint; a clutch mechanism comprising a flexible portion (212; 304) having a first end coupled to the first portion of the base and a second end coupled to the second portion of the base; and a guide (222; 700; 800; 900) coupled to the base, the guide comprising a support surface that supports the flexible portion (212; 304) between the first end and the second end as the flexible portion (212; 304) moves during articulation of the articulable joint, the guide comprising a first face comprising a first opening (502, 702), a second face comprising a second opening (504, 704), and the support surface extending between the first opening (502, 702) and the second opening (504, 704), characterised by the second opening (504, 704) being angularly offset from the first opening (502, 702) by an angle, the support surface of the guide enabling an angular transition of the flexible portion in a dimension transverse to a travel direction of the flexible portion (212; 304) as a function of distance along the travel direction. a base having a first portion configured to be positioned at a first side of the articulable joint and a second portion configured to be positioned at a second side of the articulable joint; a clutch mechanism comprising a flexible portion (212; 304) having a first end coupled to the first portion of the base and a second end coupled to the second portion of the base; and a guide (222; 700; 800; 900) coupled to the base, the guide comprising a support surface that supports the flexible portion (212; 304) between the first end and the second end as the flexible portion (212; 304) moves during articulation of the articulable joint, the guide comprising a first face comprising a first opening (502, 702), a second face comprising a second opening (504, 704), and the support surface extending between the first opening (502, 702) and the second opening (504, 704), characterised by the second opening (504, 704) being angularly offset from the first opening (502, 702) by an angle, the support surface of the guide enabling an angular transition of the flexible portion in a dimension transverse to a travel direction of the flexible portion (212; 304) as a function of distance along the travel direction.
A substrate coated with a stack of layers comprising, in order, at least: i. a transparent substrate; ii. a first dielectric layer which Is a high refractive index dielectric layer; iii. a second dielectric layer which is a low refractive index dielectric layer; and iv. a single chromium-based layer, characterized In that It has a light transmission of at most 2% i. a transparent substrate; ii. a first dielectric layer which Is a high refractive index dielectric layer; iii. a second dielectric layer which is a low refractive index dielectric layer; and iv. a single chromium-based layer,
A medical implement for transport of a suture shuttle, comprising: a handle having a proximal portion configured for manual gripping by a user,a distal portion,an internal passageway for a suture shuttle, extending between a proximal end and a distal end of said handle,an intermediate portion formed with a thumb recess facing a first direction, and a roller rotatably mounted at said thumb recess; characterized in that the roller being mounted such that when a suture shuttle is loaded into said internal passageway, the thumb of a user gripping the handle at said recess may press an exposed portion of said suture shuttle against the roller; and that said proximal portion comprising a slot extending from said internal passageway to a face of said handle, said slot open in a direction that provides for side-loading of a suture shuttle into a proximal portion of said internal passageway; said slot extending longitudinally from a proximal end of said handle to an intersection with said thumb recess, wherein at said intersection said slot is exposed in said first direction. a handle having a proximal portion configured for manual gripping by a user,a distal portion,an internal passageway for a suture shuttle, extending between a proximal end and a distal end of said handle,an intermediate portion formed with a thumb recess facing a first direction, and a roller rotatably mounted at said thumb recess; characterized in that the roller being mounted such that when a suture shuttle is loaded into said internal passageway, the thumb of a user gripping the handle at said recess may press an exposed portion of said suture shuttle against the roller; and that said proximal portion comprising a slot extending from said internal passageway to a face of said handle, said slot open in a direction that provides for side-loading of a suture shuttle into a proximal portion of said internal passageway; said slot extending longitudinally from a proximal end of said handle to an intersection with said thumb recess, wherein at said intersection said slot is exposed in said first direction.
A method of controlling the startup of a steam turbine receiving steam from a steam generator and having a rotor linked to a power generator and a steam turbine controller controlling at least the position of a steam inlet valve located in a steam conduit between the steam generator and the steam turbine to control the mass flow into the steam turbine, the method including the steps of - before beginning of the startup selecting a predefined set of startup sequences of setpoints based on a status of the steam turbine at the beginning of the startup and/or a startup mode chosen by the operator wherein the set of startup sequences of setpoints includes parameters not controlled by the steam turbine controller and parameters controlled by the steam turbine controller; characterized in using the steam turbine controller to progress the steam turbine from setpoint to setpoint, in accordance with the predefined set of startup sequences, in controlling the parameters controlled by the steam turbine controller, wherein the parameters controlled by the steam turbine controller comprise at least one of the speed of the turbine rotor and/or the load on the turbine; and further selecting at least one release point as a setpoint associated with a set of conditions defining a test for the desired parameter values at the selected setpoint and, when a release point is reached, delaying the move to the next setpoint until actual/measured setpoint values for the parameters not controlled by the steam turbine controller fit the predefined setpoint values for the parameters not controlled by the steam turbine controller at the release point, wherein the parameters not controlled by the steam turbine controller comprise at least one of a steam temperature and/or steam pressure. - before beginning of the startup selecting a predefined set of startup sequences of setpoints based on a status of the steam turbine at the beginning of the startup and/or a startup mode chosen by the operator wherein the set of startup sequences of setpoints includes parameters not controlled by the steam turbine controller and parameters controlled by the steam turbine controller;
A security device (8; 108; 208) for use with apparatus for holding information storage media, the security device comprising first (9; 9A; 109; 209) and second (10; 10A; 110; 210) arms extending from a head (11; 11A; 111; 211); a security tag (20; 312); and a locking device comprising: a metal insert with an end piece 19 and a resiliently biased projection in the form of a spring arm (18; 116; 216) projecting upwardly from the first arm and having a free end towards the head, the resiliently biased projection being moveable between locked and unlocked positions; and the end piece positioned against an inner surface of the head (11; 11A; 111; 211), wherein the first arm (9; 9A; 109; 209) is longer in length than the second arm (10; 10A; 110; 210), and wherein, in use, a first magnetic force can be applied in a first direction to release the spring arm (18; 116; 216) and a second magnetic force can be applied in a second direction to assist withdrawal of the device by magnetic pull on the end piece of the metal insert.
A security checkpoint, comprising: (a) a one-way mirror for concealingly permitting the automated recordation of data concerning a person at the security checkpoint; (b) recording equipment (12; 26, 28, 30, 32, 34; 58) for recording said data, said recording equipment (12; 26, 28, 30, 32, 34; 58) being concealed by said one-way mirror; and (c) a document scanner arranged to scan a document carried by the person, wherein the data recorded by the recording equipment is automatically compared to the data produced by the document scanner, wherein the security checkpoint is operable to display information on the one-way mirror, characterized in that the one-way mirror is disposed at approximately head-height so that the information is visible to persons present at the security checkpoint. (a) a one-way mirror for concealingly permitting the automated recordation of data concerning a person at the security checkpoint; (b) recording equipment (12; 26, 28, 30, 32, 34; 58) for recording said data, said recording equipment (12; 26, 28, 30, 32, 34; 58) being concealed by said one-way mirror; and (c) a document scanner arranged to scan a document carried by the person,
A method for producing a 3D fabric comprising the steps of: laying first yarn in consecutive turns or convolutions in a first direction to form a zigzag or sinuous formation in a first plane, and in a plurality of superposed layers in parallel to said first plane; laying second yarns in a second direction which is different from said first direction, whereby said second yarns at least partly extend between said superposed layers of first yarn, said second yarns thereby being arranged obliquely or parallel to the first plane of the first yarn; laying, before or after the laying of the second yarns, third yarns in a third direction which is different from said first and second direction, whereby said third yarns at least partly extend between the turns or convolutions of said zigzag or sinuous formations of the first yarn, said third yarns thereby being arranged obliquely or essentially orthogonal to the first plane of the first yarn; and sequentially repeating the steps of laying second yarns, at least partly between said superposed layers of first yarn, and laying third yarns, at least partly in between said zigzag or sinuous formations of the first yarn. laying first yarn in consecutive turns or convolutions in a first direction to form a zigzag or sinuous formation in a first plane, and in a plurality of superposed layers in parallel to said first plane; laying second yarns in a second direction which is different from said first direction, whereby said second yarns at least partly extend between said superposed layers of first yarn, said second yarns thereby being arranged obliquely or parallel to the first plane of the first yarn; laying, before or after the laying of the second yarns, third yarns in a third direction which is different from said first and second direction, whereby said third yarns at least partly extend between the turns or convolutions of said zigzag or sinuous formations of the first yarn, said third yarns thereby being arranged obliquely or essentially orthogonal to the first plane of the first yarn; and sequentially repeating the steps of laying second yarns, at least partly between said superposed layers of first yarn, and laying third yarns, at least partly in between said zigzag or sinuous formations of the first yarn.
An e-commerce (electronic commerce) system comprising: - an e-commerce platform for viewing items and preparing an order from a computer connected to the server of said platform via a computer network, - at least a piece of equipment for making an order available, which consists of a mobile trailer for delivering items, comprising at least one enclosure provided with a wicket defining an access hatch which opens on the side wall of the trailer, controlled by a local computer and means for interacting with a code reader, with said trailer comprising a plurality of mobile compartments adapted to be positioned opposite the access hatch of the wicket to enable the removal and/or the introduction of items from/into said compartment, said system further comprising means for enabling the saving of a code corresponding to the compartment in which the items of an order are deposited, the secured transmission of said code to the user who placed said order as an electronic notification, and means for enabling said user to enter said code to activate the displacement of the compartment considered facing the access hatch and the opening thereof for removing the items corresponding to the order, with such means comprising a device for entering a code positioned at the rear of the trailer and sheltered by a canopy. - an e-commerce platform for viewing items and preparing an order from a computer connected to the server of said platform via a computer network, - at least a piece of equipment for making an order available, which consists of a mobile trailer for delivering items, comprising at least one enclosure provided with a wicket defining an access hatch which opens on the side wall of the trailer, controlled by a local computer and means for interacting with a code reader,
A method, performed by a wireless device, for handling access to a cell, the wireless device operating in a wireless communications network, the method comprising: - receiving, from a network node operating in the wireless communications network, an indication indicating whether or not a change between a first uplink carrier and a second uplink carrier is allowed during a random access procedure to a cell served by the network node; - determining, given the first uplink carrier in use during the random access procedure to the cell, whether or not the second uplink carrier is to be used during the random access procedure to the cell, instead of the first uplink carrier, wherein the determining is based on the received indication and based on a condition based on a Time_to_Trigger or a hysteresis, - wherein the wireless device, selects the second uplink carrier when downlink Reference Signal Received Power, DL RSRP, is below a predefined threshold for a time period of the Time_to_Trigger, or - wherein the wireless device selects the second uplink carrier only when the downlink Reference Signal Received Power, DL RSRP, is lower than the predefined threshold minus Hysteresis for a time period of the Time_to_Trigger; and - using, based on a result of the determination, one of the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier, to continue the random access procedure to the cell. - receiving, from a network node operating in the wireless communications network, an indication indicating whether or not a change between a first uplink carrier and a second uplink carrier is allowed during a random access procedure to a cell served by the network node; - determining, given the first uplink carrier in use during the random access procedure to the cell, whether or not the second uplink carrier is to be used during the random access procedure to the cell, instead of the first uplink carrier, wherein the determining is based on the received indication and based on a condition based on a Time_to_Trigger or a hysteresis, - wherein the wireless device, selects the second uplink carrier when downlink Reference Signal Received Power, DL RSRP, is below a predefined threshold for a time period of the Time_to_Trigger, or - wherein the wireless device selects the second uplink carrier only when the downlink Reference Signal Received Power, DL RSRP, is lower than the predefined threshold minus Hysteresis for a time period of the Time_to_Trigger; and - using, based on a result of the determination, one of the first uplink carrier and the second uplink carrier, to continue the random access procedure to the cell.
An operating device comprising: a steering wheel provided with a plurality of steering wheel switches thereon; a display unit in which function icons representing functions of the steering wheel switches are arranged in substantially the same layout as the steering wheel switches; and contact detection means for detecting contact or access of a driver's finger to the steering wheel switches, and a display control unit for controlling the display unit so that, if the contact detection means detects the contact or access of the driver's finger with one of the steering wheel switches, the function icon associated with the one steering wheel switch is highlighted, wherein the contact detection means is provided adjacent to an operating member of each of the steering wheel switches in a one-to-one correspondence relationship with the steering wheel switches, and characterized in that the function icon associated with the steering wheel switch for which the contact or access by the driver's finger is detected is differently highlighted when the contact or access by the driver's finger to one of the steering wheel switches and when the contact or access by the driver's finger to two or more of the steering wheel switches is detected. a steering wheel provided with a plurality of steering wheel switches thereon; a display unit in which function icons representing functions of the steering wheel switches are arranged in substantially the same layout as the steering wheel switches; and contact detection means for detecting contact or access of a driver's finger to the steering wheel switches, and a display control unit for controlling the display unit so that, if the contact detection means detects the contact or access of the driver's finger with one of the steering wheel switches, the function icon associated with the one steering wheel switch is highlighted, wherein the contact detection means is provided adjacent to an operating member of each of the steering wheel switches in a one-to-one correspondence relationship with the steering wheel switches, and characterized in that the function icon associated with the steering wheel switch for which the contact or access by the driver's finger is detected is differently highlighted when the contact or access by the driver's finger to one of the steering wheel switches and when the contact or access by the driver's finger to two or more of the steering wheel switches is detected.
Motor organ for a timepiece comprising: - a drive spring; - a drum delimiting an outer wall of a housing lodging said drive spring, an outer end of said drive spring being linked to said drum, said drum being arranged to pivot about an axis of rotation and having the form of a toothed annular crown ring; - a toothed wheel secured to a core to which an inner end of said drive spring is linked; wherein an open face of said housing is intended to be closed by being positioned facing a fixed element of the timepiece against which said drum is intended to be mounted, characterized in that said core and said toothed wheel are made of a single piece, and in that said drum is supported by a sole ball bearing. - a drive spring; - a drum delimiting an outer wall of a housing lodging said drive spring, an outer end of said drive spring being linked to said drum, said drum being arranged to pivot about an axis of rotation and having the form of a toothed annular crown ring; - a toothed wheel secured to a core to which an inner end of said drive spring is linked;
A method of forming geometric patterns within a starting material, comprising: exposing a first portion of a photoresist layer of the starting material to a first geometric pattern, wherein the photoresist layer is a positive photoresist layer; developing the photoresist layer to generate the first geometric pattern within the starting material; trimming the photoresist layer to shrink the first geometric pattern; exposing a second portion of the photoresist layer to a second geometric pattern; developing the photoresist layer to generate the second geometric pattern within the starting material; and etching the starting material to transfer the first and second geometric patterns to a polysilicon layer of the starting material; wherein the second geometric pattern is generated without trimming the photoresist layer after exposing the second portion of the photoresist layer to the second geometric pattern. exposing a first portion of a photoresist layer of the starting material to a first geometric pattern, wherein the photoresist layer is a positive photoresist layer; developing the photoresist layer to generate the first geometric pattern within the starting material; trimming the photoresist layer to shrink the first geometric pattern; exposing a second portion of the photoresist layer to a second geometric pattern; developing the photoresist layer to generate the second geometric pattern within the starting material; and etching the starting material to transfer the first and second geometric patterns to a polysilicon layer of the starting material; wherein the second geometric pattern is generated without trimming the photoresist layer after exposing the second portion of the photoresist layer to the second geometric pattern.
A vacuum ejector pump comprising a plurality of nozzles, which are assembled, and activated by compressed air passing through the nozzles at a high speed to generate a negative pressure in an outer surrounding space, the vacuum ejector pump comprising: a pipe-type intermediate nozzle having a longitudinal-direction channel; a first nozzle on which a front-cover part inserted to an outer circumference of one end of the intermediate nozzle is formed; and a second nozzle on which a rear-cover part inserted to an outer circumference of the other end of the intermediate nozzle to face the front-cover part is formed; wherein the intermediate nozzle is disposed between the first nozzle and the second nozzle, the intermediate nozzle, the first nozzle and the second nozzle constitute an ejector main body, and the surrounding space communicates with each of the nozzles (12, 13, 14) through a through-hole defined in a sidewall of the ejector main body and a slot defined between the nozzles (12, 13, 14). a pipe-type intermediate nozzle having a longitudinal-direction channel; a first nozzle on which a front-cover part inserted to an outer circumference of one end of the intermediate nozzle is formed; and a second nozzle on which a rear-cover part inserted to an outer circumference of the other end of the intermediate nozzle to face the front-cover part is formed; wherein the intermediate nozzle is disposed between the first nozzle and the second nozzle, the intermediate nozzle, the first nozzle and the second nozzle constitute an ejector main body, and the surrounding space communicates with each of the nozzles (12, 13, 14) through a through-hole defined in a sidewall of the ejector main body and a slot defined between the nozzles (12, 13, 14).
A container for transporting and/or storing a plurality of glass sheets of a maximum length substantially parallel to each other, the container comprising a frame having a supporting floor and a plurality of fastening uprights (34, 35, 36, 37), wherein said floor is provided with holes, and wherein the container further includes moveable supporting and/or fastening means (42, 43, 44, 45) for supporting and/or fastening the glass sheets, characterized in that - said uprights (34, 35, 36, 37) are provided with holes and the supporting and/or fastening means (42, 43, 44, 45) being secured to the frame by means of a plurality of moveable attachment means received in the holes (40, 41) such that the location of the moveable supporting and/or fastening means (42, 43, 44, 45) can be tuned to the glass sheet dimensions. - said uprights (34, 35, 36, 37) are provided with holes and