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A pistol comprising a mechanism for unlocking a pistol magazine comprising at least one control button (2, 9) positioned on the flank of the handle in which a magazine can be inserted, each control button (2, 9) being fastened to one end of a control lever (4, 5) controlling the rotation of the latch cam positioned in front of or behind the handle, said latch cam comprising a latch, cooperating in use with a stop surface positioned on the front or rear surface of the magazine to lock or unlock said magazine, at least one spring keeping the latch cam in the locking position of the magazine in the absence of pressure exerted on the control button (2, 9), the unlocking mechanism comprising two control buttons (2, 9) positioned to the right and to the left of the handle, said pistol being characterized in that each control lever (4, 5) comprising a control lever lug bearing on a corresponding latch cam lug of the latch cam, the latch cam being driven in rotation when one of the control buttons (2, 9) is actuated and the unlocking device comprising a latch cam return spring keeping the latch cam in the locked position and two control lever springs keeping the control levers (4, 5) in the locked position, so as to make the movement of the left and right control buttons independent of one another.
A lighting module (200,400) for a speculum comprising: a housing portion; a clip portion (220,420) comprising a receiving space (226,426) for receiving an upper portion of a window frame of the speculum, an opening of the window frame forming a viewing window when a top bill and a bottom bill of the speculum are in an open position, the clip portion (220,420) configured to be clipped to the upper portion of the window frame of the speculum when the upper portion of the window frame of the speculum is received by the clip portion (220,420); an arm portion (230,430) extending from the clip portion (220,420) and comprising a light emitting diode at a distal end of the arm portion (230,430), the arm portion (230,430) insertable through the viewing window formed by the window frame between the top bill and the bottom bill, a length of the arm portion (230,430) forming an angle with a length of the clip portion (220,420) so that the arm portion (230,430) is configured to extend from the clip portion (220,420) and be disposed against an inner surface of the top bill of the speculum; a power source contained in the housing portion electrically connected to the light emitting diode; and an activation mechanism for activating the light emitting diode by providing power to the light emitting diode. a housing portion; a clip portion (220,420) comprising a receiving space (226,426) for receiving an upper portion of a window frame of the speculum, an opening of the window frame forming a viewing window when a top bill and a bottom bill of the speculum are in an open position, the clip portion (220,420) configured to be clipped to the upper portion of the window frame of the speculum when the upper portion of the window frame of the speculum is received by the clip portion (220,420); an arm portion (230,430) extending from the clip portion (220,420) and comprising a light emitting diode at a distal end of the arm portion (230,430), the arm portion (230,430) insertable through the viewing window formed by the window frame between the top bill and the bottom bill, a length of the arm portion (230,430) forming an angle with a length of the clip portion (220,420) so that the arm portion (230,430) is configured to extend from the clip portion (220,420) and be disposed against an inner surface of the top bill of the speculum; a power source contained in the housing portion electrically connected to the light emitting diode; and an activation mechanism for activating the light emitting diode by providing power to the light emitting diode.
A stent graft having a proximal end and a distal end, and including a graft material tube and a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart self-expanding stents (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90) fastened thereto, including at least an end stent and a plurality of intermediate stents (40, 50, 60, 70, 80), the stent graft including a diameter reduction constraint arrangement including: a primary release wire extending longitudinally along the graft material tube; a secondary release wire extending longitudinally along the graft material tube; a plurality of loops of thread (211, 212, 221, 226, 231, 236), each loop engaged with one or other of the primary and secondary release wires (110, 120) and engaged around a portion of the stent graft circumferentially spaced from its release wire, drawn and tied to itself to reduce the stent graft; an end constraint arrangement including first to fourth loops (211, 212, 221, 226) of thread arranged into a first pair and second pair, the first pair engaged with the primary release wire and the second pair engaged with the secondary release wire; and an intermediate constraint arrangement including fifth and sixth loops (231, 236) of thread arranged into a third pair, the third pair engaged with the primary release wire, the primary release wire deviating towards the secondary release wire. a primary release wire extending longitudinally along the graft material tube; a secondary release wire extending longitudinally along the graft material tube; a plurality of loops of thread (211, 212, 221, 226, 231, 236), each loop engaged with one or other of the primary and secondary release wires (110, 120) and engaged around a portion of the stent graft circumferentially spaced from its release wire, drawn and tied to itself to reduce the stent graft; an end constraint arrangement including first to fourth loops (211, 212, 221, 226) of thread arranged into a first pair and second pair, the first pair engaged with the primary release wire and the second pair engaged with the secondary release wire; and an intermediate constraint arrangement including fifth and sixth loops (231, 236) of thread arranged into a third pair, the third pair engaged with the primary release wire, the primary release wire deviating towards the secondary release wire.
A composition which comprises a toluene styrenic telomer distribution of the formula: C 6 H 5 CH 2 CH 2 -[(C 6 H 5)CHCH 2 -] n average CH 2 C 6 H 5 wherein each C 6 H 5 is a phenyl group, n is an average number in the range of 2.9 to 3.9 with the proviso that 1,3-diphenylpropane, a compound of the above formula in which n is 0, optionally is present in said distribution in an amount of not more than 1 GPC area %, and with the further proviso that said distribution optionally further contains toluene in an amount of not more than 0.1 GPC area %, and wherein said distribution is further characterized by having an M w in the range of 650 to 750, an M n in the range of 500 to 600, an M z in the range of 830 to 1120, and a polydispersity in the range of 1.2 to 1.35, a standard deviation in the range of 160 to 500, and an asymmetry in the range of 1.3 to 3.2.
Method for an integral, non-centrally managed energy supply within a small-scale network of co-operating consumers and producers of green energy from renewable sources such as solar and wind energy, the method comprises of applying struvite (MgNH 4 PO 4) and ammonia (NH 3) as energy carriers for the supply of usable energy, characterized in that the method further comprises of: i) temporary storage of energy in the form of struvite and ammonia as energy carriers in situations where the production of energy within the network exceeds demand for energy by the energy users within the network, this for the purpose of use in situations where the demand exceeds production, ii) producing ammonia using electricity in situations where the production of electricity exceeds demand for energy by the energy users within the network, iii) producing struvite from ammonia for the purpose of storing energy in situations in which the production of ammonia exceeds demand for energy by the energy users within the network, wherein a thin fraction of manure collected from livestock farms and rejection water from water treatment plants are used as raw material for the production of the struvite. i) temporary storage of energy in the form of struvite and ammonia as energy carriers in situations where the production of energy within the network exceeds demand for energy by the energy users within the network, this for the purpose of use in situations where the demand exceeds production, ii) producing ammonia using electricity in situations where the production of electricity exceeds demand for energy by the energy users within the network, iii) producing struvite from ammonia for the purpose of storing energy in situations in which the production of ammonia exceeds demand for energy by the energy users within the network, wherein a thin fraction of manure collected from livestock farms and rejection water from water treatment plants are used as raw material for the production of the struvite.
Method for authenticating a user with respect to a motor vehicle driving session, wherein the human body of the user is used as channel for transmission of an identification electrical signal emitted between an emission device and a reception device, said method being characterized in that it comprises successive steps of: - detection of an event representative of a start of said driving session, - execution of a phase of authentication of the user of the vehicle by means of a biometric sensor mounted in said vehicle and necessitating a contact between the user and said sensor in said authentication phase, and, in parallel with the execution of said authentication phase: - execution of a phase of verification of the presence in the seated state of the user currently being authenticated on the driver's seat of the vehicle, by means of said transmission channel established between said emission device, associated with said biometric sensor, and said reception device, mounted in said driver's seat of the vehicle, and - authorization to start said driving session, conditioned on the validation of said authentication and verification phases. - detection of an event representative of a start of said driving session, - execution of a phase of authentication of the user of the vehicle by means of a biometric sensor mounted in said vehicle and necessitating a contact between the user and said sensor in said authentication phase, and, - execution of a phase of verification of the presence in the seated state of the user currently being authenticated on the driver's seat of the vehicle, by means of said transmission channel established between said emission device, associated with said biometric sensor, and said reception device, mounted in said driver's seat of the vehicle, and - authorization to start said driving session, conditioned on the validation of said authentication and verification phases.
A method for a mobile user equipment to estimate its mobility in a hierarchical cellular mobile system, the system comprising a smaller-sized cell layer (14, 16) and a larger-sized cell layer, the method comprising the steps of: - receiving a cell weight parameter broadcasted from a cell in the hierarchical cellular mobile system, the cell weight parameter reflecting the effective size of the cell (12a, 14a, 16a), and - letting the user equipment calculate a mobility measure based on the cell weight parameter and the time it spent camping in the cell (12a, 14a, 16a). - receiving a cell weight parameter broadcasted from a cell in the hierarchical cellular mobile system, the cell weight parameter reflecting the effective size of the cell (12a, 14a, 16a), and - letting the user equipment calculate a mobility measure based on the cell weight parameter and the time it spent camping in the cell (12a, 14a, 16a).
A surgical instrument comprising: a first member including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion including an arm and a part, the part being connectable with a first blade such that the first blade is rotatable through a selected angular range relative to the arm and through a selected angular range relative to the part; and a second member including a first portion and a second portion being connectable with a second blade; the first portion of the first member and the first portion of the second member being pivotably connected such that the blades (842, 942) are movable between a first configuration and a second configuration to space tissue adjacent a spine, characterised in that the part includes a socket and the first blade is releasably engageable with the socket via a pivot connection, wherein the part includes a lock to releasably fix the blade with the part, and wherein the lock includes a depressible spring button that is biased to a lock orientation. a first member including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion including an arm and a part, the part being connectable with a first blade such that the first blade is rotatable through a selected angular range relative to the arm and through a selected angular range relative to the part; and a second member including a first portion and a second portion being connectable with a second blade; the first portion of the first member and the first portion of the second member being pivotably connected such that the blades (842, 942) are movable between a first configuration and a second configuration to space tissue adjacent a spine, characterised in that the part includes a socket and the first blade is releasably engageable with the socket via a pivot connection, wherein the part includes a lock to releasably fix the blade with the part, and wherein the lock includes a depressible spring button that is biased to a lock orientation.
A frame structure for an industrial robot gripper comprising a supporting frame and a reinforcing frame, wherein the supporting frame comprises, welded with each other, a main supporting beam and arms which are mountable to a robot wrist, wherein the reinforcing frame consists of reinforcing beams (4,5) or a space truss oriented along a main supporting beam, characterized in that the reinforcing frame is mounted at a base of the supporting frame from the side of the robot wrist, and wherein the difference of thermal expansion values between the supporting frame and the reinforcing frame is 15% to 25%.
An ink for ink-jet recording comprising polymer particles and an aqueous solvent, wherein the polymer particles each include a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer from the inside to the outside in this order, wherein the first layer is formed of a first polymer; the second layer is formed of a second polymer having ionizable groups; and the third layer is formed of units each having a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part; characterized in that a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble fraction of the first polymer is 25% or less, and a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble fraction of the second polymer is higher than 25%, wherein a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble fraction of a polymer can be measured by drying the polymer, immersing the dried polymer in tetrahydrofuran at a solid content of 0.5% by mass, followed by stirring for 24 hours, measuring an amount of the polymer remaining without being dissolved, and calculating a value of (mass of remaining polymer)/(total mass of the immersed polymer) as the tetrahydrofuran-insoluble fraction of the polymer; and the units forming the third layer are chemically bonded to at least one of the first layer and the second layer through chemical bonds. the polymer particles each include a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer from the inside to the outside in this order, wherein the first layer is formed of a first polymer; the second layer is formed of a second polymer having ionizable groups; and the third layer is formed of units each having a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part; characterized in that a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble fraction of the first polymer is 25% or less, and a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble fraction of the second polymer is higher than 25%, wherein a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble fraction of a polymer can be measured by drying the polymer, immersing the dried polymer in tetrahydrofuran at a solid content of 0.5% by mass, followed by stirring for 24 hours, measuring an amount of the polymer remaining without being dissolved, and calculating a value of (mass of remaining polymer)/(total mass of the immersed polymer) as the tetrahydrofuran-insoluble fraction of the polymer; and the units forming the third layer are chemically bonded to at least one of the first layer and the second layer through chemical bonds.
A food preparation appliance comprising: an outer bowl having a bottom and a peripheral sidewall; an inner bowl disposed at least in part within the outer bowl and having a bottom disposed at least in part in spaced relationship with the bottom of the outer bowl and a peripheral sidewall disposed at least in part in spaced relationship with the peripheral sidewall of the outer bowl such that a gap is defined between the inner and outer bowls (302, 300), the inner bowl having an interior space in which food is loadable for preparation by the appliance; and a steam generator in fluid communication with the gap, the steam generator being operable to deliver steam into the gap, characterised in that: the inner bowl and the outer bowl are configured relative to each other to define a tortuous flow path for steam to flow from the gap into the interior space of the inner bowl. an outer bowl having a bottom and a peripheral sidewall; an inner bowl disposed at least in part within the outer bowl and having a bottom disposed at least in part in spaced relationship with the bottom of the outer bowl and a peripheral sidewall disposed at least in part in spaced relationship with the peripheral sidewall of the outer bowl such that a gap is defined between the inner and outer bowls (302, 300), the inner bowl having an interior space in which food is loadable for preparation by the appliance; and a steam generator in fluid communication with the gap, the steam generator being operable to deliver steam into the gap, characterised in that: the inner bowl and the outer bowl are configured relative to each other to define a tortuous flow path for steam to flow from the gap into the interior space of the inner bowl.
Sealing arrangement for dynamic sealing around a drill stem or coiled tubing, comprising an elongated, dynamic sealing unit which is arranged to surround the drill stem, wherein the sealing unit comprises a number of sets of main seals arranged mutually spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the sealing unit, and wherein each of the main seals comprises at least one pair of disc-formed or ring-formed packer elements of an elastic material, such as an elastomeric material, arranged to surround said drill stem, wherein each of the main seals comprises at least one inlet channel for injection between the two disc-formed or ring-formed packer elements of the at least one pair of packer elements, of a friction reducing medium directly against the drill stem and into a seal surface, in contact with the drill stem, that each one of the packer elements has.
A seat backrest (100; 200; 300), comprising: a front shroud formed from a first molded carbon fiber composite; a back shroud coupled to the front shroud and formed from a second molded carbon fiber composite; and an at least one back spar disposed between and coupled to the front shroud and the back shroud, wherein the at least one back spar extends in a direction away from the front shroud and the back shroud, characterised in that the seat backrest (100; 200; 300) further comprises: a lumbar support mechanism; and support materials, wherein the support materials have a honeycomb structure and are in an interior of the seat backrest (100;200;300), wherein the front shroud also comprises a cushion support surface, and the cushion support surface is molded to form mounting brackets such that the lumbar support mechanism is coupled to the cushion support surface via the mounting brackets. a front shroud formed from a first molded carbon fiber composite; a back shroud coupled to the front shroud and formed from a second molded carbon fiber composite; and an at least one back spar disposed between and coupled to the front shroud and the back shroud, wherein the at least one back spar extends in a direction away from the front shroud and the back shroud, characterised in that the seat backrest (100; 200; 300) further comprises: a lumbar support mechanism; and support materials, wherein the support materials have a honeycomb structure and are in an interior of the seat backrest (100;200;300), wherein the front shroud also comprises a cushion support surface, and the cushion support surface is molded to form mounting brackets such that the lumbar support mechanism is coupled to the cushion support surface via the mounting brackets. a lumbar support mechanism; and support materials, wherein the support materials have a honeycomb structure and are in an interior of the seat backrest (100;200;300), wherein the front shroud also comprises a cushion support surface, and the cushion support surface is molded to form mounting brackets such that the lumbar support mechanism is coupled to the cushion support surface via the mounting brackets.
A process for installing subsea equipment comprising a subsea Xmas tree or manifold in an installation region of seafloor, the process comprising: (a) wet parking the equipment on the seafloor in proximity to the installation region using a marine vessel with a crane, including lowering the equipment through the splash zone at a time when the significant wave height is less than 3 m (or between 3 m and 0.01 m); (b) subsequently repositioning the equipment into the installation region, wherein the equipment remains underwater throughout the repositioning operation; characterised in that: prior to step (b), a subsea template comprising a plurality of template slots is installed in the installation region and, also prior to step (b), a plurality of Xmas trees and/or manifolds are wet parked on the wet parking area, and wherein step (b) involves installing a plurality of Xmas trees and/or manifolds in respective template slots in the template. (a) wet parking the equipment on the seafloor in proximity to the installation region using a marine vessel with a crane, including lowering the equipment through the splash zone at a time when the significant wave height is less than 3 m (or between 3 m and 0.01 m); (b) subsequently repositioning the equipment into the installation region, wherein the equipment remains underwater throughout the repositioning operation;