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A method for configuring a wireless access point in a Wi-Fi wireless network, the method comprising said access point performing the steps of: discovering one or more existing access points associated with the wireless network, wherein discovering the one or more existing access points comprises transmitting a broadcast discovery message on a wired network; receiving a set of configuration information from one of the existing access points in response to the broadcast discovery message; and synchronizing a local timestamp counter to a beacon packet transmitted wirelessly from a selected one of the existing access points. discovering one or more existing access points associated with the wireless network, wherein discovering the one or more existing access points comprises transmitting a broadcast discovery message on a wired network; receiving a set of configuration information from one of the existing access points in response to the broadcast discovery message; and synchronizing a local timestamp counter to a beacon packet transmitted wirelessly from a selected one of the existing access points.
An asymmetric field ion mobility spectrometer comprising: an ionization source for ionizing a sample media and creating ions (; an analytical gap; an ion filter disposed in the analytical gap downstream from the ionization source for creating an asymmetric electric field to filter the ions, the ion filter comprising a pair of spaced electrodes (246,248) for creating the asymmetric electric field; and an ion detector for sensing ions not filtered by the ion filter; and characterized by: an ion flow generator for creating an electric field transverse to the asymmetric electric field for propelling ions through the asymmetric electric field; and wherein the ion flow generator comprises a plurality of spaced discrete electrodes (260,262,264,266) dispersed among and insulated from the pair of spaced electrodes, the spaced discrete electrodes for creating the electric field transverse to the asymmetric electric field. an ionization source for ionizing a sample media and creating ions (; an analytical gap; an ion filter disposed in the analytical gap downstream from the ionization source for creating an asymmetric electric field to filter the ions, the ion filter comprising a pair of spaced electrodes (246,248) for creating the asymmetric electric field; and an ion detector for sensing ions not filtered by the ion filter; and characterized by: an ion flow generator for creating an electric field transverse to the asymmetric electric field for propelling ions through the asymmetric electric field; and wherein the ion flow generator comprises a plurality of spaced discrete electrodes (260,262,264,266) dispersed among and insulated from the pair of spaced electrodes, the spaced discrete electrodes for creating the electric field transverse to the asymmetric electric field. an ion flow generator for creating an electric field transverse to the asymmetric electric field for propelling ions through the asymmetric electric field; and wherein the ion flow generator comprises a plurality of spaced discrete electrodes (260,262,264,266) dispersed among and insulated from the pair of spaced electrodes, the spaced discrete electrodes for creating the electric field transverse to the asymmetric electric field.
A method for controlling the flow of fluid through a microfluidic cartridge, wherein the micro fluidic cartridge includes two or more flow channels (12, 14), wherein the two or more flow channels (12, 14) are fluidly connected at an intersection region, which is fluidly connected to a downstream flow channel, the method comprising the steps of: causing flow of a fluid in a first flow channel (12, 122); slowing or stopping the flow of the fluid in the first flow channel when the fluid is at a predetermined location relative to the intersection region; causing flow of a fluid in the second flow channel to pass through the intersection region; and causing the flow of the fluid in the first flow channel to flow through the intersection region such that the fluid in the first flow channel flows circumferentially around the fluid entering intersection from the second flow channel; and wherein the first flow channel is separate from the second flow channel upstream of the intersection region. causing flow of a fluid in a first flow channel (12, 122); slowing or stopping the flow of the fluid in the first flow channel when the fluid is at a predetermined location relative to the intersection region; causing flow of a fluid in the second flow channel to pass through the intersection region; and causing the flow of the fluid in the first flow channel to flow through the intersection region such that the fluid in the first flow channel flows circumferentially around the fluid entering intersection from the second flow channel; and wherein the first flow channel is separate from the second flow channel upstream of the intersection region.
Electrical steering column lock for an automotive vehicle capable of locking and unlocking the steering column comprising: - a bolt intended to move for locking and for unlocking the steering column, - a cam wheel intended to rotate according a first rotation axis and to cooperate with the bolt for controlling the bolt movement, - a gear intended to rotate according to a second rotation axis and disposed so as to drive the rotation of the cam wheel, wherein the cam wheel and the gear are placed sensibly in a common plane and have parallel rotation axes (11, 13) which are also parallel to the movement of the bolt, wherein the gear rotation is controlled by a motor, the said motor comprising a longitudinal axis contained in the common plane and an output shaft along the longitudinal axis, the shaft having a motor end and a distal end, and the said longitudinal axis being sensibly perpendicular to the first and second rotation axes, the motor further comprising a worm gear on its output shaft for driving the gear, and wherein the cam wheel is arranged by the distal end of the output shaft. - a bolt intended to move for locking and for unlocking the steering column, - a cam wheel intended to rotate according a first rotation axis and to cooperate with the bolt for controlling the bolt movement, - a gear intended to rotate according to a second rotation axis and disposed so as to drive the rotation of the cam wheel,
Rotor stage of an axial turbine for gas or steam expansion comprising a shaft, adapted to rotate around a main axis, and a plurality of vanes, each of these having a root with at least one first tooth protruding in an axial direction, and a blade protruding from the top of the root in a substantially radial direction, the shaft having an annular recess extending around the main axis and comprising at least one first undercut adapted to accommodate the first tooth, said shaft further comprising an introduction slot extending laterally from the annular recess, the annular recess being adapted to engage the roots of the vanes and the introduction slot being adapted to allow the insertion of the roots of the vanes into the annular recess, said rotor stage further comprising a coak adapted to be inserted into the introduction slot to constrain the roots of the vanes in an operative position inside the annular recess, said coak being adapted to be inserted in an operative position into the introduction slot through an exclusively radial movement, said shaft having a first fastening half-slot and the coak having a second fastening half-slot positioned such that, when the coak is inserted into the introduction slot, the two fastening half-slots and are facing one to another forming a fastening slot partially obtained in the shaft and partially in the coak, said rotor stage further comprising a fastening element adapted to be introduced inside said fastening slot and to lock the coak in the introduction slot; said rotor stage being characterized: - in that said coak, arranged in an operative position inside the introduction slot, has a substantially "L"-shaped longitudinal section, - in said fastening element comprising at least two separated parts (13A, 13B) and at least one body, and - in body of the fastening element being divided in two parts along a plane comprising the axis thereof. - in that said coak, arranged in an operative position inside the introduction slot, has a substantially "L"-shaped longitudinal section, - in said fastening element comprising at least two separated parts (13A, 13B) and at least one body, and - in body of the fastening element being divided in two parts along a plane comprising the axis thereof.
An engine system for an aircraft, comprising: an engine assembly having an inlet and an outlet; and a case assembly, characterised in that it further comprises a thrust reverser actuation system (TRAS) configured to selectively block the outlet, the TRAS comprising a first fuel-driven motor, one or more first actuators coupled to the first fuel-driven motor, and a transcowl coupled to the first actuators such that the first fuel-driven motor drives the transcowl during operation; (see paragraph 9) a variable area fan nozzle (VAFN) system to selectively vary an exit area of the outlet by means of one or more second actuators, the VAFN system comprising a second fuel-driven motor driving the one or more second actuators (see paragraph 46 in conjunction with the description more generally); and a controller (530, 604, 606) configured to control the first fuel-driven motor and the second fuel-driven motor; and a fuel system configured to supply a first portion of fuel to the engine system and a second portion of fuel to the TRAS and the VAFN system. an engine assembly having an inlet and an outlet; and a case assembly, characterised in that it further comprises a thrust reverser actuation system (TRAS) configured to selectively block the outlet, the TRAS comprising a first fuel-driven motor, one or more first actuators coupled to the first fuel-driven motor, and a transcowl coupled to the first actuators such that the first fuel-driven motor drives the transcowl during operation; (see paragraph 9) a variable area fan nozzle (VAFN) system to selectively vary an exit area of the outlet by means of one or more second actuators, the VAFN system comprising a second fuel-driven motor driving the one or more second actuators (see paragraph 46 in conjunction with the description more generally); and a controller (530, 604, 606) configured to control the first fuel-driven motor and the second fuel-driven motor; and a thrust reverser actuation system (TRAS) configured to selectively block the outlet, the TRAS comprising a first fuel-driven motor, one or more first actuators coupled to the first fuel-driven motor, and a transcowl coupled to the first actuators such that the first fuel-driven motor drives the transcowl during operation; (see paragraph 9) a variable area fan nozzle (VAFN) system to selectively vary an exit area of the outlet by means of one or more second actuators, the VAFN system comprising a second fuel-driven motor driving the one or more second actuators (see paragraph 46 in conjunction with the description more generally); and a controller (530, 604, 606) configured to control the first fuel-driven motor and the second fuel-driven motor; and a fuel system configured to supply a first portion of fuel to the engine system and a second portion of fuel to the TRAS and the VAFN system.
A device for delivering a fluid into a flexible biological barrier, the device comprising a fluid delivery interface including: (a) a block of material providing a substantially planar relief surface and a substantially planar contact surface, wherein the relief surface and the contact surface form between them an angle, measured internally to the beach, of no more than 150 degrees; (b) at least one microneedle having a height perpendicular to the relief surface and projecting from the relief surface and terminating at a penetrating tip; and (c) a fluid flow bore extending through each microneedle, wherein the at least one microneedle has a bevel surface, the fluid flow bore intersecting the bevel surface to define a fluid release aperture, the at least one microneedle and the block of material providing the relief surface and the contact surface, are in rigid mechanical relation to each other; and the bevel surface faces towards the contact surface; and the distance from the plane of the contact surface to the penetrating tip of the at least one microneedle is no greater than the height of the at least one microneedle, characterised in that said contact surface is configured to be deployed for bringing the at least one microneedle into contact with the biological barrie, and being moved in a motion having a component parallel to the surface of the flexible biological barrier so as to generate a boundary region between a streded portion of the flexible biological barrier and a non-streched portion of the flexible biological barrier. (a) a block of material providing a substantially planar relief surface and a substantially planar contact surface, wherein the relief surface and the contact surface form between them an angle, measured internally to the beach, of no more than 150 degrees; (b) at least one microneedle having a height perpendicular to the relief surface and projecting from the relief surface and terminating at a penetrating tip; and (c) a fluid flow bore extending through each microneedle, wherein the at least one microneedle has a bevel surface, the fluid flow bore intersecting the bevel surface to define a fluid release aperture,
A communication security method for a first node, the communication security method comprising: receiving first information from a second node at a previous time (610, 710, 810), wherein the previous time is recognized by the first node and the second node; and the method further comprises: encrypting second information using the first information and information on the previous time (620, 730, 850); and transmitting the encrypted second information to the second node at a next time (630, 740, 860). encrypting second information using the first information and information on the previous time (620, 730, 850); and transmitting the encrypted second information to the second node at a next time (630, 740, 860).
An absorbent article in the form of pants, such as nappy pants, sanitary pants or incontinence pants comprising an absorbent core having two longi tudinal edges (14, 14') and two transverse edges (15, 15'), a pant part, wherein said pant part comprises a covering layer, a front section, a back section and an intermediate crotch section, wherein the front and back sections (6, 7) are connected to one another along two opposing longitudinal lateral edges to form a waist opening and a pair of leg openings, said absorbent core is arranged at least in the crotch section and connected to the covering layer on the side of the covering layer that is intended to face the wearer, said pant part comprises at least one low-opacity area, which has an opacity that is lower than 50%, furthermore the article comprises a liquid-tight coloured barrier layer placed between said absorbent core and covering layer, said barrier layer having a skin-like colour with an L* value of 30.1 - 67.9, a* value of 5.5 - 7.0 and b* value of 7.5 - 20.3 in accordance with the CIE L*a*b* standard method, characterised by that the extension of the barrier layer coincides on the whole with the extension of the absorbent core, and the difference between two colours in the colour space CIE L*a*b*, which is characterised by a Delta E- value (ΔE*ab) in a comparison be tween the low-opacity area/areas of the pant part over and outside the area of the barrier layer's extension is less than 5 when said low-opacity area for the pant part has an opacity of 40-50% 4 when said low-opacity area for the pant part has an opacity of 30-40% 3 when said low-opacity area for the pant part has an opacity of 20-30% 2 when said low-opacity area for the pant part has an opacity of 0-20% when the absorbent article is placed with the side that is intended to face the wearer against a reference surface having a predetermined colour, in accordance with the CIE L*a*b* standard method, wherein the reference surface is formed of a surface that has the following L*, a*, b* value: L*=67.9 a*=5.5 and b*=16.4 or L*=52.6 a*=7.0 and b*=20.3 or L*=30.1 a*=5.8 and b*=4.5*. liquid-tight coloured barrier layer placed between said absorbent core and covering layer, said barrier layer having a skin-like colour with an L* value of 30.1 - 67.9, a* value of 5.5 - 7.0 and b* value of 7.5 - 20.3 in accordance with the CIE L*a*b* standard method, characterised by that the extension of the barrier layer coincides on the whole with the extension of the absorbent core, and the difference between two colours in the colour space CIE L*a*b*, which is characterised by a Delta E- value (ΔE*ab) in a comparison be tween the low-opacity area/areas of the pant part over and outside the area of the barrier layer's extension is less than 5 when said low-opacity area for the pant part has an opacity of 40-50% 4 when said low-opacity area for the pant part has an opacity of 30-40% 3 when said low-opacity area for the pant part has an opacity of 20-30% 2 when said low-opacity area for the pant part has an opacity of 0-20%
A system for collecting bodily fluid from a subject, the system comprising: a housing including a base configured to be positioned against skin of the subject, wherein the base includes an aperture extending therethrough; a collar accessible via the housing; an outflow channel fluidly connected to the aperture, wherein the outflow channel includes an open microfluidic channel portion, and wherein the open microfluidic channel portion includes a ramp; and a collection cartridge configured to be releasably coupled to the collar, wherein the collection cartridge extends around and sealingly engages the collar when the collection cartridge is coupled to the collar, and wherein the collection cartridge is fluidly connected to the open microfluidic channel portion of the outflow channel when the collection cartridge is coupled to the collar. a housing including a base configured to be positioned against skin of the subject, wherein the base includes an aperture extending therethrough; a collar accessible via the housing; an outflow channel fluidly connected to the aperture, wherein the outflow channel includes an open microfluidic channel portion, and wherein the open microfluidic channel portion includes a ramp; and a collection cartridge configured to be releasably coupled to the collar, wherein the collection cartridge extends around and sealingly engages the collar when the collection cartridge is coupled to the collar, and wherein the collection cartridge is fluidly connected to the open microfluidic channel portion of the outflow channel when the collection cartridge is coupled to the collar.
Fluid discharge pump, comprising - a motor compartment, - an electric motor, which has a drive shaft and is located in the motor compartment, - an impeller and a connecting piece, wherein the impeller is attached by way of the connecting piece to the drive shaft and has a recess for the sealed reception of the connecting piece, while the connecting piece has a through hole for receiving the drive shaft, wherein the connecting piece comprises a hollow cylinder part and a disc part and wherein - the through hole is located in the centre of the disc part, - the cylinder part is received in the recess of the impeller in a sealed manner, characterised in that a latching piece is embodied on an outer surface of the cylinder part and a latching groove which is matched to the latching piece and serves to receive the latching piece in a sealed manner is embodied in the impeller and a pin which is embodied on the disc part and extends in the axial direction toward the impeller is embodied on the connecting piece, and a borehole for receiving the pin in a sealed manner is embodied in the impeller. - a motor compartment, - an electric motor, which has a drive shaft and is located in the motor compartment, - an impeller and a connecting piece, wherein the impeller is attached by way of the connecting piece to the drive shaft and has a recess for the sealed reception of the connecting piece, while the connecting piece has a through hole for receiving the drive shaft, wherein the connecting piece comprises a hollow cylinder part and a disc part and wherein - the through hole is located in the centre of the disc part, - the cylinder part is received in the recess of the impeller in a sealed manner, characterised in that a latching piece is embodied on an outer surface of the cylinder part and a latching groove which is matched to the latching piece and serves to receive the latching piece in a sealed manner is embodied in the impeller and a pin which is embodied on the disc part and extends in the axial direction toward the impeller is embodied on the connecting piece, and a borehole for receiving the pin in a sealed manner is embodied in the impeller.
A process for preparing granules in a co-rotating twin screw processor, comprising: feeding an input material for granulation in the processor using one or more powder feeders; introducing steam as a granulation activating agent in the processor; granulating the input material in the presence of steam to form dry granules; and collecting the dry granules from a discharge zone of the processor; wherein feed rate of the steam into the processor is controlled based on feed rate of the input material into the processor such that the steam in an amount of about 2.5 to 5 percent w/w with respect to the input material is available for granulation. feeding an input material for granulation in the processor using one or more powder feeders; introducing steam as a granulation activating agent in the processor; granulating the input material in the presence of steam to form dry granules; and collecting the dry granules from a discharge zone of the processor; wherein feed rate of the steam into the processor is controlled based on feed rate of the input material into the processor such that the steam in an amount of about 2.5 to 5 percent w/w with respect to the input material is available for granulation.
Cooling apparatus having a thermal interface for a heat source to be cooled, wherein the cooling apparatus has a thermal pipe, with a first phase change medium, and a latent heat store, with a second phase change medium, in volumes separated from one another, wherein the heat of the heat source is, at the thermal interface, able to be introduced into a heat absorption zone of the thermal pipe, and the melting temperature of the second phase change medium is greater than the evaporation temperature of the first phase change medium, characterized in that the thermal pipe and the latent heat store are formed by two spatial structures nested one inside the other.
Aqueous thixotropic fluid comprising 1-5 weight% of azosulfamide, 0.004-0.007 weight% of gentian violet, 0.001-0.003 weight% of dexamethasone, 0.5-2 weight% of panthenol, and 0.03-0.06 weight% of gentamycin.
A pouch comprising a flexible bag having an opening whose edge is fastened to two opposite walls of a reinforcing collar (18; 118) projecting out from the bag, the pouch being able to adopt a flat configuration in which the collar is folded along a main fold line (17; 117) connecting together its walls so that said walls are situated one against the other, and a utilization configuration in which the walls form a channel holding the opening open, wherein the main fold line (17; 117) presents an end portion (17A; 117A) opposite from the opening that projects laterally outwards, such that in the utilization configuration, the collar presents a nose (18'; 118') defined by said end portion, and characterized in that the main fold line (17; 117) presents a concave side facing towards the outside of the collar (18; 118).