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A controller for a blood pump system comprising a blood pump, wherein the controller is adapted to command, direct or regulate the activity of components of the blood pump system; wherein the controller comprises a plurality of cable connectors (28, 30) for receiving cables adapted to receive power from an external power supply, and to distribute power to the blood pump of the blood pump system via system cables; wherein the controller further includes an internal backup battery; wherein the controller is adapted to receive an information signal transmitted from a monitor of the blood pump system; and characterized in that the controller is adapted to process the information signal to trigger an audible alarm or a visual alarm to indicate a conductor failure. wherein the controller comprises a plurality of cable connectors (28, 30) for receiving cables adapted to receive power from an external power supply, and to distribute power to the blood pump of the blood pump system via system cables; wherein the controller further includes an internal backup battery; wherein the controller is adapted to receive an information signal transmitted from a monitor of the blood pump system; and characterized in that the controller is adapted to process the information signal to trigger an audible alarm or a visual alarm to indicate a conductor failure.
A coupling device protection member for use in a vehicle seat that includes a cushion material that is elastically deformed by loads, a frame member that is stacked to the cushion material to reinforce the cushion material, and a surface cover that covers at least the cushion material, the surface cover being coupled to the frame member via coupling devices, wherein: the coupling device protection member configured to be attached to the frame member so as to protect the coupling device coupled to the frame member, and is configured to be releasable from a state in which the coupling device protection member is held attached to the frame member, and the coupling device protection member includes: a protection portion that is formed to cover in use at least one of said coupling devices attached to the frame member at plural positions, and an attaching portion that is to be attached to the frame member, wherein the protection portion is adapted to be located between the cushion material and the frame member of the formed vehicle seat. the coupling device protection member configured to be attached to the frame member so as to protect the coupling device coupled to the frame member, and is configured to be releasable from a state in which the coupling device protection member is held attached to the frame member, and the coupling device protection member includes: a protection portion that is formed to cover in use at least one of said coupling devices attached to the frame member at plural positions, and an attaching portion that is to be attached to the frame member, wherein the protection portion is adapted to be located between the cushion material and the frame member of the formed vehicle seat. a protection portion that is formed to cover in use at least one of said coupling devices attached to the frame member at plural positions, and an attaching portion that is to be attached to the frame member, wherein the protection portion is adapted to be located between the cushion material and the frame member of the formed vehicle seat.
A method for treating water containing water-insoluble substance using a porous material having functional groups on its surface, comprising: a first step of bringing an aqueous solution containing ions ion-exchangeable for the functional groups into contact with the surface to attach the ions to the surface; and a second step of allowing the water containing water-insoluble substance to pass through the porous material from the surface having the ions attached thereto to remove the water-insoluble substance from the water containing water-insoluble substance, wherein the ion-exchangeable ions are one or more kinds of anions selected from the group consisting of halogen ions, SO 4 2-, PO 4 3-, NO 3 -, CH 3 COO -, and [C 6 H 5 O 7] 3-; wherein the porous material is a membrane made of an inorganic oxide; the functional group is a hydroxyl group; the water-insoluble substance is oil; and the water containing the water-insoluble substance is produced water or seawater containing oil leaked by an oil tanker accident or an offshore rig accident or oil-containing drainage water discharged from plants such as petroleum refining plants. a first step of bringing an aqueous solution containing ions ion-exchangeable for the functional groups into contact with the surface to attach the ions to the surface; and a second step of allowing the water containing water-insoluble substance to pass through the porous material from the surface having the ions attached thereto to remove the water-insoluble substance from the water containing water-insoluble substance,
An adapter cap for removal of fluid from a container comprising: a housing defining at least one fluid-communication opening; a member movably mounted within the housing to close the fluid-communication opening in a first position under force from a biasing element and movable away from the fluid communication opening under influence of a force applied against the member and against a bias of the biasing element, the member defining the biasing element in the form of a flexible annulus; and a fluid channel formed in one or both of the housing and the member, the fluid channel communicating between the fluid-communication opening and the interior of the container and being opened to fluid flow in a second position, wherein the member defines a plug that is received within and closes the fluid-communication opening in the first position, characterized in that the flexible annulus comprises at least one aperture being part of the fluid channel and allowing fluid communication between the container and the fluid-communication opening in the second position. a housing defining at least one fluid-communication opening; a member movably mounted within the housing to close the fluid-communication opening in a first position under force from a biasing element and movable away from the fluid communication opening under influence of a force applied against the member and against a bias of the biasing element, the member defining the biasing element in the form of a flexible annulus; and a fluid channel formed in one or both of the housing and the member, the fluid channel communicating between the fluid-communication opening and the interior of the container and being opened to fluid flow in a second position, wherein the member defines a plug that is received within and closes the fluid-communication opening in the first position, characterized in that the flexible annulus comprises at least one aperture being part of the fluid channel and allowing fluid communication between the container and the fluid-communication opening in the second position.
A printing device, comprising: a main body including a printing unit for printing on a material and a winding unit for winding a printed material; and a moving device provided in the main body, characterised in that the moving device is configured to allow the winding unit to reciprocate between an outlet space of the printing unit and an inlet space thereof. a main body including a printing unit for printing on a material and a winding unit for winding a printed material; and a moving device provided in the main body, characterised in that the moving device is configured to allow the winding unit to reciprocate between an outlet space of the printing unit and an inlet space thereof.
A canopy for protecting plants against water, hail and insects, characterized in that it comprises at least one first band, with a water-resistant protective function, composed of at least two micro-perforated layers (3, 4), which are superimposed and separate from each other.
A continuous process for preparing permselective hollow fiber membranes comprising subjecting the hollow fiber membranes to a two-stage drying and tempering treatment, wherein the two-stage drying and tempering treatment comprises drying the hollow fiber membranes by applying a temperature in the range of from 210 to 280°C to the outer surface of the hollow fiber membranes for a time in the range of from 1 to 4 seconds; and subsequently tempering the hollow fiber membranes by applying a temperature in the range of from 180 to 200°C to the outer surface of the hollow fiber membranes, for a time in the range of from 2 to 5 seconds, wherein drying and tempering are effected by contacting the hollow fiber membranes with hot surfaces having a temperature in the range of from 180 to 280°C.
A pipe connector comprising: a hollow body having a central throughway defining an axis, the body comprising a tubular part at at least one end, the tubular part having an outer face to seal, in use, with an inner diameter of a pipe placed over the tubular part: a collet fitted over the tubular part of the body so as to be axially fixed with respect to the body and having an open end to receive the pipe and being spaced from the tubular part to form a cavity for the pipe, the inner face of the collet having at least one tooth (36, 37) to grip the pipe, in use, and the outer face of the collet having a first screw thread; and a locking cap having an inner face with a second screw thread which is complementary to the first screw thread, wherein screwing the locking cap onto the collet from an unlocked configuration to a locked configuration causes inward deflection of the collet to press, in use, the collet onto the pipe and the pipe onto the tubular part to seal the interface between the body and the pipe; characterised in that the collet has at least one through slot at a distal end, opposite to the open end, which through slot is exposed in the locked and unlocked configurations allowing the end of the pipe to be visible, in use, through the through slot when the connector is in the locked and unlocked configurations with the pipe inserted. a collet fitted over the tubular part of the body so as to be axially fixed with respect to the body and having an open end to receive the pipe and being spaced from the tubular part to form a cavity for the pipe, the inner face of the collet having at least one tooth (36, 37) to grip the pipe, in use, and the outer face of the collet having a first screw thread; and a locking cap having an inner face with a second screw thread which is complementary to the first screw thread, wherein screwing the locking cap onto the collet from an unlocked configuration to a locked configuration causes inward deflection of the collet to press, in use, the collet onto the pipe and the pipe onto the tubular part to seal the interface between the body and the pipe; characterised in that the collet has at least one through slot at a distal end, opposite to the open end, which through slot is exposed in the locked and unlocked configurations allowing the end of the pipe to be visible, in use, through the through slot when the connector is in the locked and unlocked configurations with the pipe inserted.
Pile driver, configured to drive a pile into an underwater bed, comprising: - a floatable body with a pile guide configured to guide said pile in a downward direction; - an actuator that is fixed to the floatable body and that is configured to use a weight of said floatable body to apply a gradual driving force and thereby gradually drive the pile from the floatable body into the underwater bed; - wherein the actuator comprises a pulley assembly that comprises a first set of pulleys arranged on said floatable body and a second set of pulleys arranged on said pile, characterized in that - the pile guide is displaceable relative to the floatable body and configured to provide motion compensation to allow the floatable body to remain in motion during driving without affecting a verticality and position of said pile. - a floatable body with a pile guide configured to guide said pile in a downward direction; - an actuator that is fixed to the floatable body and that is configured to use a weight of said floatable body to apply a gradual driving force and thereby gradually drive the pile from the floatable body into the underwater bed; - wherein the actuator comprises a pulley assembly that comprises a first set of pulleys arranged on said floatable body and a second set of pulleys arranged on said pile, - the pile guide is displaceable relative to the floatable body and configured to provide motion compensation to allow the floatable body to remain in motion during driving without affecting a verticality and position of said pile.
A method for updating a connection relationship of a wireless relay station, comprising the following steps of: (a) after a wireless relay station RS1 joining to a wireless transmission network group comprising a base station and wireless relay stations subjected to the base station, and the RS1 being connected to the base station or being connected to another wireless relay station in the wireless transmission network group, if determining (610, 710) that the connection relationship of the RS1 needs to be changed, selecting (610, 710, 720) a target node, wherein the target node is one of the base station and the wireless relay stations in the wireless transmission network group and base stations and wireless relay stations in other wireless transmission network groups; and (b) instructing (620, 730) the RS1 to update the connection relationship to connect to the target node, and after receiving the instructions, RS1 starting (630, 740) the connection relationship update, establishing a wireless link to the target node and releasing no longer used resource in an existing data tunnel; characterized in that in step (b), before instructing the RS1 to update the connection relationship to connect to the target node, if the RS1 has data to transmit, while reserving the connection to the base station or to the another wireless relay station in the wireless transmission network group, a wireless relay station as an agent node in a wireless transmission sub-network of the RS1 or the base station in the wireless transmission network group of the RS1 establishing (620, 730) a data tunnel to the target node for the RS1 and sending downlink data of the RS1 in this data tunnel; wherein the agent node is a wireless relay station which manages the wireless transmission sub-network subjected thereto, and the wireless transmission sub-network comprises the agent node and one or more wireless relay stations accessing to the base station through the agent node. (a) after a wireless relay station RS1 joining to a wireless transmission network group comprising a base station and wireless relay stations subjected to the base station, and the RS1 being connected to the base station or being connected to another wireless relay station in the wireless transmission network group, if determining (610, 710) that the connection relationship of the RS1 needs to be changed, selecting (610, 710, 720) a target node, wherein the target node is one of the base station and the wireless relay stations in the wireless transmission network group and base stations and wireless relay stations in other wireless transmission network groups; and (b) instructing (620, 730) the RS1 to update the connection relationship to connect to the target node, and after receiving the instructions, RS1 starting (630, 740) the connection relationship update, establishing a wireless link to the target node and releasing no longer used resource in an existing data tunnel;
An opening limiter device for a window arrangement, including an opening limiter which comprises a slide that can move in the rebate of the window arrangement and a limiter arm pivotably connected to the slide, wherein the opening limiter comprises a positioning body having a longitudinal rail which can be arranged in the rebate of the window arrangement, wherein the slide is guided on the rail of the positioning body and can move over a positioning path relative to the positioning body, wherein the positioning path is designed such that the slide can move on the positioning body from a rearward end position, which corresponds to the opening-limited position of a window leaf of the window arrangement, into a forward end position, which corresponds to the closed position of the window leaf, and vice versa, wherein the positioning body is designed for displaceable arrangement in the window leaf frame, and wherein the positioning body can be secured by means of a securing device, characterised in that the securing device comprises at least one manually operable push handle and/or a lock that can be operated by a key in order to release a detent pin of the securing device, in that the positioning body comprises a detent opening for the detent pin, and in that the positioning path is designed such that, when the positioning body is latched with the detent pin, the slide is movable from the rearward position into the forward position and vice versa.
A body waste collecting device comprising - a collecting pouch - an adhesive wafer for attachment to the body, comprising - a backing layer - a first adhesive being a hydrocolloid pressure sensitive adhesive, - a second adhesive - a release liner, wherein said second adhesive comprises a polar plasticising oil or a combination of polar plasticising oils in the content of above 10% (w/w) of the final second adhesive, and at least one polar polyethylene copolymer, wherein the content of the polyethylene copolymer is 10-50% (w/w) of the final second adhesive, the polyethylene copolymer has a melt flow index below 2 g/10min (190°C/21.1 N), and wherein the thickness of the second adhesive is 300-700 μm. - a collecting pouch - an adhesive wafer for attachment to the body, comprising - a backing layer - a first adhesive being a hydrocolloid pressure sensitive adhesive, - a second adhesive - a release liner, - a backing layer - a first adhesive being a hydrocolloid pressure sensitive adhesive, - a second adhesive - a release liner,
A metering valve for dispensing a metered dose of product from a canister, the valve including: a metering valve body comprising a propellant metering chamber with a propellant inlet and a product metering chamber with a product inlet; and a metering valve stem with a dispensing nozzle, a propellant inlet plug and a product inlet plug, wherein the metering valve stem is movable within the metering valve body to a dispensing position in which: the propellant inlet is sealed by the propellant inlet plug and the product inlet is sealed by the product inlet plug; and the propellant metering chamber and product metering chamber are in fluid communication with atmosphere via the dispensing nozzle, such that a metered dose of product and propellant can be dispensed from the canister; characterized in that the product inlet is positioned between an outlet of the dispensing nozzle and the product metering chamber. a metering valve body comprising a propellant metering chamber with a propellant inlet and a product metering chamber with a product inlet; and a metering valve stem with a dispensing nozzle, a propellant inlet plug and a product inlet plug, wherein the metering valve stem is movable within the metering valve body to a dispensing position in which: the propellant inlet is sealed by the propellant inlet plug and the product inlet is sealed by the product inlet plug; and the propellant metering chamber and product metering chamber are in fluid communication with atmosphere via the dispensing nozzle, such that a metered dose of product and propellant can be dispensed from the canister; characterized in that the product inlet is positioned between an outlet of the dispensing nozzle and the product metering chamber. the propellant inlet is sealed by the propellant inlet plug and the product inlet is sealed by the product inlet plug; and the propellant metering chamber and product metering chamber are in fluid communication with atmosphere via the dispensing nozzle, such that a metered dose of product and propellant can be dispensed from the canister;
Rear-view vision device for a vehicle that can be driven by a driver, the device comprising at least one electronic means (40, 50, 70, 75, 80, 85) configured to receive at least one rear-view vision image and to allow the display of a part of said image, the part of the image displayed being selected on the basis of the position of the driver, said at least one electronic means (40, 50, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90) comprising calculation means (45, 47, 55, 57) configured to select said part of the image and to enable the display of said part, display means (41, 51) controlled by the calculation means (45, 47, 55, 57), and at least one means (42, 43, 52, 53) of detecting the position of the driver, connected to the calculation means (45, 47, 55, 57), characterized in that said at least one detection means comprises at least two detectors (42, 43, 52, 53), each configured to calculate a distance between the detector (42, 43, 52, 53) and the driver, notably the driver's head, and to transmit these distances to said at least one calculation means (45, 47, 55, 57), and in that said at least one display means (41, 51) comprises two screens (41, 51), and each of the detectors is placed substantially at the position of each screen (41, 51).
A method of preparing an additive composition for a release coating composition, said method comprising: preparing a branched cyclic polyorganohydrogensiloxane compound by reacting together: a hydroxyl terminated polydiorganosiloxane of formula where subscript n is 2 to 2,000 and each R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of monovalent hydrocarbon groups and monovalent halogenated hydrocarbon groups; and a cyclic polyorganohydrogensiloxane of formula (RHSiO 2/2) v, where subscript v is 3 to 12 and each R is an independently selected monovalent hydrocarbon group; in the presence of a boron containing Lewis acid; and combining the branched cyclic polyorganohydrogensiloxane compound with a polyorganohydrogensiloxane diluent having the formula: H x R 3-x SiO(SiR 2 O) y (SiRHO) z SiR 3-x' H x ', where R is defined above, subscripts x and x' are each independently 0 or 1, subscript y is from 0 to 250, and subscript z is from 0 to 250, with the provisos that y+z≥1 and z+x+x'≥2. thereby preparing the additive composition. preparing a branched cyclic polyorganohydrogensiloxane compound by reacting together: a hydroxyl terminated polydiorganosiloxane of formula where subscript n is 2 to 2,000 and each R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of monovalent hydrocarbon groups and monovalent halogenated hydrocarbon groups; and a cyclic polyorganohydrogensiloxane of formula (RHSiO 2/2) v, where subscript v is 3 to 12 and each R is an independently selected monovalent hydrocarbon group; in the presence of a boron containing Lewis acid; and a hydroxyl terminated polydiorganosiloxane of formula where subscript n is 2 to 2,000 and each R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of monovalent hydrocarbon groups and monovalent halogenated hydrocarbon groups; and a cyclic polyorganohydrogensiloxane of formula (RHSiO 2/2) v, where subscript v is 3 to 12 and each R is an independently selected monovalent hydrocarbon group; in the presence of a boron containing Lewis acid; and combining the branched cyclic polyorganohydrogensiloxane compound with a polyorganohydrogensiloxane diluent having the formula: H x R 3-x SiO(SiR 2 O) y (SiRHO) z SiR 3-x' H x ', where R is defined above, subscripts x and x' are each independently 0 or 1, subscript y is from 0 to 250, and subscript z is from 0 to 250, with the provisos that y+z≥1 and z+x+x'≥2. thereby preparing the additive composition.