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Fluid tank intended to be detachably mounted on a base for a steam producing appliance, said tank comprising an opening for filling the tank with a fluid and a lid mounted on said opening so as to pivot between a closed position where the opening is obstructed and an open position allowing the tank to be filled, characterised in that it further comprises a peripheral rib projecting towards the outside of the tank and formed over the entire periphery of the opening, and a groove formed by a recess between the peripheral rib and an outer wall of the tank, and in that the lid comprises an inner wall, in which a peripheral groove is formed that is intended to rest on the peripheral rib at the opening when the lid is in the closed position, the lid further comprising at least one guide means projecting relative to the inner wall of the lid, the guide means being at least partially arranged along the peripheral groove so as to come against the peripheral rib in the closed position. characterised in that it further comprises a peripheral rib projecting towards the outside of the tank and formed over the entire periphery of the opening, and a groove formed by a recess between the peripheral rib and an outer wall of the tank, and in that the lid comprises an inner wall, in which a peripheral groove is formed that is intended to rest on the peripheral rib at the opening when the lid is in the closed position, the lid further comprising at least one guide means projecting relative to the inner wall of the lid, the guide means being at least partially arranged along the peripheral groove so as to come against the peripheral rib in the closed position.
Medical device retrieval apparatus including a sheath provided with first and second sheath portions arranged coaxially and movable relative to one another between a snaring position of the sheath and a closed position of the sheath wherein in the snaring position the first and second sheath portions are axially separated; a carrier element (190; 206) disposed in the sheath and movable at least relative to the first sheath portion, and a snare locatable between the first and second sheath portions and attached to the carrier element, the snare being locatable within the first sheath portion; and the first sheath portion including a chamber in which a medical device is receivable; characterised in that the snare includes a thread or wire with a first end attached to the carrier element (190; 206) and a second end releasably attached to the carrier element (190, 206), and in that the second end of the snare includes a coupling element (200; 208) and the carrier element (190; 206) includes a receiving element (202; 210) to receive the coupling element; wherein optionally the coupling element is held in the receiving element by the sheath and the sheath is optionally movable by a snare release actuator to release the coupling element from the receiving element.
A method for inputting and outputting a text consisting of characters, said text during input being input using an input unit in the form of a combination of full text and short text, and said input short text containing at least one abbreviation in the form of characters or character combinations to which predefined full text contents have been allocated, characterized in that during input, the space bar is actuated after each full text word and a predefined key is actuated after each abbreviation to separate full text and short text, wherein the text during output using an output unit being optionally output in the form of a combination of full text and short text and the output short text containing at least one abbreviation in the form of characters or character combinations.
A multilayer film comprising at least two layers comprising: a sealant layer comprising a first ethylene-based polymer having a density from 0.895 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min; a branched fatty acid amide; a linear saturated fatty acid amide, wherein the branched fatty acid amide and the linear saturated fatty acid amide have a weight ratio of from 1:5 to 3:1; and a second layer in contact with the sealant layer, the second layer comprising a second ethylene-based polymer. a sealant layer comprising a first ethylene-based polymer having a density from 0.895 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min; a branched fatty acid amide; a linear saturated fatty acid amide, wherein the branched fatty acid amide and the linear saturated fatty acid amide have a weight ratio of from 1:5 to 3:1; and a first ethylene-based polymer having a density from 0.895 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min; a branched fatty acid amide; a linear saturated fatty acid amide, wherein the branched fatty acid amide and the linear saturated fatty acid amide have a weight ratio of from 1:5 to 3:1; and a second layer in contact with the sealant layer, the second layer comprising a second ethylene-based polymer.
A fire protection composition, comprising - an alkoxysilane-functional polymer, which, as terminal groups and/or as side groups along the polymer chain, contains alkoxy-functional silane groups of the general formula -Si(R 1) m (OR 2) 3-m, where R 1 represents a linear or branched C 1 -C 16 alkyl functional group, R 2 represents a linear or branched C 1 -C 6 alkyl functional group, and m represents an integer from 0 to 2, - a dehydrogenation catalyst, - a liquid carbon source, and - optionally a blowing agent, the alkoxysilane-functional polymer being separated from the liquid carbon source in a reaction-inhibiting manner, characterized in that the liquid carbon source is selected from the group consisting of liquid polyether polyols, liquid polyester polyols, liquid glycerol-based polyols, and mixtures thereof, and liquid epoxy compounds. - an alkoxysilane-functional polymer, which, as terminal groups and/or as side groups along the polymer chain, contains alkoxy-functional silane groups of the general formula -Si(R 1) m (OR 2) 3-m, where R 1 represents a linear or branched C 1 -C 16 alkyl functional group, R 2 represents a linear or branched C 1 -C 6 alkyl functional group, and m represents an integer from 0 to 2, - a dehydrogenation catalyst, - a liquid carbon source, and - optionally a blowing agent,
An apparatus for the therapeutic treatment of a user's tissue injury comprising a control unit to which an applicator (3, 30) adapted to be positioned in proximity of the tissue injury to be treated is connected, said control unit being configured to generate at the applicator (3, 30) an electric field adapted to be applied to the tissue injury, said apparatus being characterized in that it comprises a return electrode, electrically connected to a reference potential and applied to the user in proximity of the tissue injury to be treated, said applicator being placed on the tissue injury to concentrate the electric field on the tissue injury and said control unit being also configured to generate an air or oxygen flow which is directed to the applicator (3, 30) and to transform, at the applicator (3, 30), the air or oxygen flow in an ozone flow adapted to be diffused and applied to the tissue injury in combined action with said electric field, said applicator comprising an electrode electrically connected to said control unit, said electrode comprising a plurality of threadlike conductive elements, said threadlike conductive elements being adapted to trigger at their free ends a plurality of electric discharges, said applicator being configured in such a way as to convey said electric discharges to the tissue injury, said electric discharges being adapted to ionize said air flow conveyed inside the diffuser for the production of said ozone flow.
A method, comprising: detecting, by a card, an object with a capacitive sensor; activating an inductive sensor; and detecting conductivity, by the card, using the inductive sensor. detecting, by a card, an object with a capacitive sensor; activating an inductive sensor; and detecting conductivity, by the card, using the inductive sensor.
A light guide of a vehicle light signaling device comprising at least one light source (41, 42) arranged to emit at least one signal light, the light guide comprising: - a first guide portion defining a first optical path, - a second guide portion defining a second optical path, following the first optical path wherein the first guide portion and/or the second guide portion is integrally formed with: - positioning means arranged to block at least three degrees of freedom between the first guide portion and the second guide portion, wherein the positioning means comprise a plurality of bearing studs arranged on an exit surface of the first optical path or on an entry surface of the second optical path and arranged to rest respectively on the input surface of the second optical path or on the output surface of the first optical path, so as to block at least a first degree of freedom in translation along a first direction, characterized in that the light guide comprises: - locking means comprising at least one flexible portion,arranged to lock said degrees of freedom, by elastic deformation of said at least one flexible portion and wherein the positioning means comprise a plurality of hooks arranged on one of the first guide portion or the second guide portion so as to mate with the other of the first guide portion or the second guide portion, so as to lock the first degree of freedom along the second direction, and to block at least a second degree of freedom in translation. - a first guide portion defining a first optical path, - a second guide portion defining a second optical path, following the first optical path - positioning means arranged to block at least three degrees of freedom between the first guide portion and the second guide portion, wherein the positioning means comprise a plurality of bearing studs arranged on an exit surface of the first optical path or on an entry surface of the second optical path and arranged to rest respectively on the input surface of the second optical path or on the output surface of the first optical path, so as to block at least a first degree of freedom in translation along a first direction, characterized in that the light guide comprises: - locking means comprising at least one flexible portion,arranged to lock said degrees of freedom, by elastic deformation of said at least one flexible portion and wherein the positioning means comprise a plurality of hooks arranged on one of the first guide portion or the second guide portion so as to mate with the other of the first guide portion or the second guide portion, so as to lock the first degree of freedom along the second direction, and to block at least a second degree of freedom in translation.
Measuring device adapted to measure the direction of origin of an electromagnetic signal, comprising a processing unit, a first antenna, adapted to receive the electromagnetic signal as a first signal, and a second antenna, adapted to receive the electromagnetic signal as a second signal, wherein the processing unit comprises: - a baseline unit adapted to determine a baseline variance of a first variable and/or a second variable, while the first signal and the second signal are not received, taking only background noise into consideration for determining the baseline variance of the first variable and/or the second variable, wherein the first variable is a ratio of a power of a measuring point of the first signal and a power of a simultaneous measuring point of the second signal, and the second variable is a phase difference of a measuring point of the first signal and a simultaneous measuring point of the second signal, - a variance unit adapted to determine a variance of the first variable and/or the second variable, and - an error unit, adapted to determine whether a systematic error is present, based on the baseline variance and the variance of the first variable and/or the second variable, wherein the systematic error refers to an error within the electromagnetic signal due to multi-path propagation when determining the direction of origin. - a baseline unit adapted to determine a baseline variance of a first variable and/or a second variable, while the first signal and the second signal are not received, taking only background noise into consideration for determining the baseline variance of the first variable and/or the second variable, wherein the first variable is a ratio of a power of a measuring point of the first signal and a power of a simultaneous measuring point of the second signal, and the second variable is a phase difference of a measuring point of the first signal and a simultaneous measuring point of the second signal, - a variance unit adapted to determine a variance of the first variable and/or the second variable, and - an error unit, adapted to determine whether a systematic error is present, based on the baseline variance and the variance of the first variable and/or the second variable, wherein the systematic error refers to an error within the electromagnetic signal due to multi-path propagation when determining the direction of origin.
Apparatus for inserting a circular blank core with a non-round outer contour into a circular blank ring, the hole of which has an inner contour adapted to the non-round outer contour of the circular blank core, with a transport device for transporting the circular blank ring to an insertion point, with a feed device which positions a circular blank core on the hole of the circular blank ring at the insertion point, with a pressing device which comprises a movable pressing part, by means of which the circular blank core, positioned by the feed device at the insertion point, can be pressed with a pressing force towards the circular blank ring, wherein the pressing device has an alignment means at the insertion point for twisting the circular blank ring relative to the circular blank core.
A method in a first radio network node for reception of data comprised in an uplink, UL, transmission on a common channel, which first radio network node serves a primary cell comprising a primary antenna, wherein the first radio network node, the primary cell, a second radio network node, at least one second secondary cell served by the second radio network node, at least one second secondary antenna, and at least one first secondary antenna are comprised in a communications system, and wherein a user equipment is located in the primary cell, the method comprises: - when a user equipment transmission is received in the primary antenna, requesting the second radio network node to search for the user equipment transmission being received in the at least one second secondary antenna of the at least one second secondary cell, which at least one second secondary cell is a neighbour cell to the primary cell; - when the user equipment transmission is received in the at least one second secondary antenna, receiving information about the at least one second secondary antenna from the second radio network node; - adding the primary antenna and at least one secondary antenna (112, 116) to a set of receiving antennas when a signal strength of the received user equipment transmission is above a threshold value, wherein the at least one second secondary antenna is comprised in the at least one second secondary cell of the communications system, and wherein the adding of the at least one second secondary antenna to the set of receiving antennas further comprises adding the information about the at least one second secondary antenna to the set of receiving antennas; and - receiving the data comprised in the UL transmission from all antennas (110, 112, 116) comprised in the set of receiving antennas. - when a user equipment transmission is received in the primary antenna, requesting the second radio network node to search for the user equipment transmission being received in the at least one second secondary antenna of the at least one second secondary cell, which at least one second secondary cell is a neighbour cell to the primary cell; - when the user equipment transmission is received in the at least one second secondary antenna, receiving information about the at least one second secondary antenna from the second radio network node; - adding the primary antenna and at least one secondary antenna (112, 116) to a set of receiving antennas when a signal strength of the received user equipment transmission is above a threshold value, wherein the at least one second secondary antenna is comprised in the at least one second secondary cell of the communications system, and wherein the adding of the at least one second secondary antenna to the set of receiving antennas further comprises adding the information about the at least one second secondary antenna to the set of receiving antennas; and - receiving the data comprised in the UL transmission from all antennas (110, 112, 116) comprised in the set of receiving antennas.
A sampling device for inserting into the oesophagus for removing samples for medical diagnostics, which comprises a hose having an end region that can be inserted into the oesophagus, and a sampler fastened to the end region, wherein the hose has an axially closed channel in the insertable end region having a radial hose wall opening and is encompassed along an axial section of the end region thereof by an inflatable membrane covering the hose wall opening, wherein the membrane is fastened on the hose in two membrane fastening regions arranged on both sides of the hose wall opening and is enclosed by a spongy enclosure as a sampler, characterized in that the spongy enclosure is fastened to the hose in two enclosure fastening regions arranged on both sides of the hose wall opening and the enclosure fastening regions are further spaced apart from one another in the axial direction than the membrane fastening regions.
A method of compensating electromagnetic emissions of a device for use in a CAN bus, the device comprising a CAN transceiver coupling the device to said CAN bus for transmitting and receiving signals, the method comprising: - transmitting a test signal over the CAN bus, - receiving, at the device, said test signal after propagation over the CAN bus, - performing (OSC2, 304, 306) frequency analysis processing of the test signal received to detect a set of harmonic components of the test signal received having an amplitude exceeding a certain threshold (V OEM,th), characterised by: - storing respective values of frequency of harmonic components in said set of harmonic components having an amplitude exceeding said certain threshold, and - generating and transmitting over the CAN bus a set of compensation signals, each compensation signal in the set of compensation signals being a sinusoidal signal having a respective frequency equal to one of the frequencies stored, and being in anti-phase with respect to the harmonic component of the test signal received having said respective frequency. - transmitting a test signal over the CAN bus, - receiving, at the device, said test signal after propagation over the CAN bus, - performing (OSC2, 304, 306) frequency analysis processing of the test signal received to detect a set of harmonic components of the test signal received having an amplitude exceeding a certain threshold (V OEM,th), characterised by: - storing respective values of frequency of harmonic components in said set of harmonic components having an amplitude exceeding said certain threshold, and - generating and transmitting over the CAN bus a set of compensation signals, each compensation signal in the set of compensation signals being a sinusoidal signal having a respective frequency equal to one of the frequencies stored, and being in anti-phase with respect to the harmonic component of the test signal received having said respective frequency. - storing respective values of frequency of harmonic components in said set of harmonic components having an amplitude exceeding said certain threshold, and - generating and transmitting over the CAN bus a set of compensation signals, each compensation signal in the set of compensation signals being a sinusoidal signal having a respective frequency equal to one of the frequencies stored, and being in anti-phase with respect to the harmonic component of the test signal received having said respective frequency.
A needle shroud assembly for a syringe holder, the syringe holder being arranged to receive a syringe having a needle, the needle shroud assembly comprising: a barrel, a needle shroud captively telescoped relative to the forward end of the barrel, for movement between a retracted position in which the needle of the syringe is exposed and an extended position in which the needle of the syringe is shrouded by the needle shroud, a shroud bias urging said shroud towards said extended position, said needle shroud normally being in said extended position under the urging of said shroud bias and being retractable from said extended position to said retracted position by a retraction movement applied against the urging of said shroud bias, characterised by a separate locking element movably mounted on one of said needle shroud and said barrel and movable between i) a safe position in which said locking element prevents or limits retraction movement of said needle shroud, and ii) a live position in which the retraction movement of said needle shroud is not blocked thereby, and an externally operable actuating member movable to a release position to drive said locking element from said safe position to said live position. a barrel, a needle shroud captively telescoped relative to the forward end of the barrel, for movement between a retracted position in which the needle of the syringe is exposed and an extended position in which the needle of the syringe is shrouded by the needle shroud, a retracted position in which the needle of the syringe is exposed and an extended position in which the needle of the syringe is shrouded by the needle shroud, a shroud bias urging said shroud towards said extended position, said needle shroud normally being in said extended position under the urging of said shroud bias and being retractable from said extended position to said retracted position by a retraction movement applied against the urging of said shroud bias, characterised by a separate locking element movably mounted on one of said needle shroud and said barrel and movable between i) a safe position in which said locking element prevents or limits retraction movement of said needle shroud, and ii) a live position in which the retraction movement of said needle shroud is not blocked thereby, and i) a safe position in which said locking element prevents or limits retraction movement of said needle shroud, and ii) a live position in which the retraction movement of said needle shroud is not blocked thereby, and an externally operable actuating member movable to a release position to drive said locking element from said safe position to said live position.
Electronic cigarette with improved safety comprising: a mouthpiece through which the user inhales, a chamber for storing a liquid substance to be inhaled, an atomizer suitable to vaporize said substance to be inhaled and to produce a vaporized substance, said atomizer being suitable to deliver said vaporized substance to said mouthpiece, an electric battery connected to said atomizer and suitable to permit the activation thereof, activating means of said atomizer, said chamber comprising: at least one outer wall forming a boundary with the external environment, and means of access arranged along said outer wall, said means of access being of the one-way type suitable to connect the external environment with said chamber and to permit the introduction of said liquid substance to be inhaled from the external environment, characterised in that said means of access consist of a pierceable membrane placed along said outer wall and said pierceable membrane consists of a membrane suitable to permit the introduction of the liquid substance to be inhaled from the external environment by piercing means and suitable to resume its original shape after being pierced.