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An introducer sheath valve comprising: an outer tube; an inner tube comprising a porous substrate, at least a portion of which having filled pores, or comprising an ePTFE membrane; wherein the inner tube has a thickness of between about 2.5 μm and 1 mm; and a pressurizable space formed between an inner surface of the outer tube and an outer surface of the inner tube; characterized in that the outer tube comprises an elastomer and wherein the outer tube has an hourglass shape when not pressurized and becomes distended in use to indicate a pressure in the pressurizable space sufficient to cause the inner tube to collapse and prevent back bleeding. an outer tube; an inner tube comprising a porous substrate, at least a portion of which having filled pores, or comprising an ePTFE membrane; wherein the inner tube has a thickness of between about 2.5 μm and 1 mm; and a pressurizable space formed between an inner surface of the outer tube and an outer surface of the inner tube; characterized in that the outer tube comprises an elastomer and wherein the outer tube has an hourglass shape when not pressurized and becomes distended in use to indicate a pressure in the pressurizable space sufficient to cause the inner tube to collapse and prevent back bleeding.
An optoelectronic 3D safety sensor for safeguarding a moving machine, comprising a light receiver for safely detecting three-dimensional image data of a monitored area and a control and evaluation unit configured for a safe self-positioning (34a-c) on the basis of three-dimensional features using the detection data in order to trigger a safety-relevant function in a position-specific manner, characterized in that the control and evaluation unit is further configured to perform, as a position-specific function, a switchover of protective fields, a change of the detection capability, of a number of multiple evaluations and/or of an exposure time, wherein a protective field is a configured partial area of the monitoring area which must not be entered by the operating personnel during operation of the machine and is monitored for safety-relevant intrusions, in order to trigger a safety-oriented reaction of the machine in the event of impermissible protective field intrusion, which reaction consists of braking, evasion or, if necessary, an immediate stop of the machine, wherein the detection capability denotes the property that an object of certain minimum size or certain minimum dimensions is safely detected and wherein multiple evaluation means that a safety-critical event must be confirmed in m out of n repetitions before it triggers a safety-related reaction.
Method for manufacturing a shell mold for the production by lost-wax casting of a plurality of bladed elements of an aircraft turbine engine, said shell mold in cluster form comprising a plurality of bladed shell mold elements each intended to obtain one of said bladed turbine engine elements, said method comprising the following steps: a) creating an assembly about which the shell mold is intended to be formed, the assembly including a wax pattern as well as a device for subsequently forming a cup for pouring metal, said device having an end surface; c) forming the shell mold about said assembly; characterized in that the method further includes, in addition to steps b) and c), le following step: b) depositing a hot wax coating layer around at least one portion of said assembly, such that said coating layer covers at least one portion of the end surface of the device intended to subsequently form the cup for pouring metal; and in that the method further includes, between steps b) and c), the implementation of a step of structuring the coating layer covering said end surface, this structuring step being intended to reinforce the adhesion between this layer and the shell mold to be formed, and including the production of recesses and projections on the still-malleable coating layer. a) creating an assembly about which the shell mold is intended to be formed, the assembly including a wax pattern as well as a device for subsequently forming a cup for pouring metal, said device having an end surface; c) forming the shell mold about said assembly;
A method to decode communications by a device (1010; 1030), the method comprising: receiving at least a portion of a header of a frame (1014; 1060) (operation 301); examining the at least a portion of the header of the frame (1014; 1060) without performing a cyclic redundancy check of the frame (1014; 1060) (operation 302), wherein examining the at least a portion of the header of the frame without performing a cyclic redundancy check of the frame comprises examining frame type and subtype values to determine if the frame comprises a network allocation vector; determining that the at least a portion of header of the frame (1014; 1060) does not impact operation of the device (1010; 1030), based upon the examining (operation 303); and disregarding processing of a remaining portion of the frame (1014; 1060) and entering a power save mode (operation 304). receiving at least a portion of a header of a frame (1014; 1060) (operation 301); examining the at least a portion of the header of the frame (1014; 1060) without performing a cyclic redundancy check of the frame (1014; 1060) (operation 302), wherein examining the at least a portion of the header of the frame without performing a cyclic redundancy check of the frame comprises examining frame type and subtype values to determine if the frame comprises a network allocation vector; determining that the at least a portion of header of the frame (1014; 1060) does not impact operation of the device (1010; 1030), based upon the examining (operation 303); and disregarding processing of a remaining portion of the frame (1014; 1060) and entering a power save mode (operation 304).
A method comprising: passing a data token from a first wirelessly connectable electronic nicotine delivery device to a second wirelessly connectable END device, wherein the first wirelessly connectable END device passes the token to the second wirelessly connectable END device by the first wirelessly connectable END device adopting an advertising mode and including the token in advertising data while the second wirelessly connectable END device is in a listening mode in which it can receive advertising data, the second wirelessly connectable END device being configured to switch back and forth between a first persona corresponding to an advertising mode and a second persona corresponding to a listening mode according to a switching schedule that alternates between periods for each of the first and second personas, such that at any one time the device adopts only one persona; and using the token to control an aspect of the operation of a third wirelessly connectable device, the third wirelessly connectable device having an established communications relationship with the second wirelessly connectable END device. passing a data token from a first wirelessly connectable electronic nicotine delivery device to a second wirelessly connectable END device, wherein the first wirelessly connectable END device passes the token to the second wirelessly connectable END device by the first wirelessly connectable END device adopting an advertising mode and including the token in advertising data while the second wirelessly connectable END device is in a listening mode in which it can receive advertising data, the second wirelessly connectable END device being configured to switch back and forth between a first persona corresponding to an advertising mode and a second persona corresponding to a listening mode according to a switching schedule that alternates between periods for each of the first and second personas, such that at any one time the device adopts only one persona; and using the token to control an aspect of the operation of a third wirelessly connectable device, the third wirelessly connectable device having an established communications relationship with the second wirelessly connectable END device.
Device for cleaning aquarium water from an aquaculture facility, having a flotation tower consisting of a water-receiving reactor and a foam collection chamber arranged thereabove, and an injector consisting of a nozzle and at least one mixing duct arranged downstream of the nozzle in the direction of flow, said injector having a water inlet side arranged outside the flotation tower and a water outlet side located downstream thereof in the direction of flow, characterized in that the mixing duct is arranged predominantly inside the reactor and beneath the waterline (W L) and the nozzle is arranged outside the reactor, and in that a shut-off device is arranged in the injector downstream of the nozzle in the direction of flow and outside the flotation tower.
An adhesive article (403, 404) comprising: a substrate layer, a first adhesive layer, a first foam layer and a second foam layer, wherein the first foam layer is disposed between the first adhesive layer and the substrate, the second foam layer is disposed along an opposite face of the substrate, the first adhesive layer defines an outer face and the second foam layer defines an outer face, wherein the first adhesive layer consists of a convertible pressure sensitive adhesive which can be converted to a structural adhesive, and wherein the convertible adhesive can be converted to a structural adhesive upon heating or upon exposure to radiation. a substrate layer, a first adhesive layer, a first foam layer and a second foam layer, wherein the first foam layer is disposed between the first adhesive layer and the substrate, the second foam layer is disposed along an opposite face of the substrate, the first adhesive layer defines an outer face and the second foam layer defines an outer face, wherein the first adhesive layer consists of a convertible pressure sensitive adhesive which can be converted to a structural adhesive, and wherein the convertible adhesive can be converted to a structural adhesive upon heating or upon exposure to radiation.
A method of operation at a wireless communication device configured for operation in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: determining, based on information received from a network node in the network, a sequence offset for a reference signal sequence; determining, based on the sequence offset, which portion of the reference signal sequence overlays a scheduled bandwidth of the wireless communication device, referred to as an overlaying portion of the reference signal sequence, wherein the scheduled bandwidth is a portion of a larger, system bandwidth associated with the network, and where the reference signal sequence overlays the system bandwidth according to a mapping between respective sequence elements constituting the reference signal sequence and respective subcarriers constituting the system bandwidth; and characterized by: transmitting one or more of the sequence elements contained in the overlaying portion of the reference signal sequence. determining, based on information received from a network node in the network, a sequence offset for a reference signal sequence; determining, based on the sequence offset, which portion of the reference signal sequence overlays a scheduled bandwidth of the wireless communication device, referred to as an overlaying portion of the reference signal sequence, wherein the scheduled bandwidth is a portion of a larger, system bandwidth associated with the network, and where the reference signal sequence overlays the system bandwidth according to a mapping between respective sequence elements constituting the reference signal sequence and respective subcarriers constituting the system bandwidth; and characterized by: transmitting one or more of the sequence elements contained in the overlaying portion of the reference signal sequence.
A vacuum pump comprising: a pump space in which a gas to be conveyed can be conveyed from an inlet to an outlet by means of a pump body (16, 18); a first channel (30, 32), which opens into the pump space, for feeding a ballast gas into the pump space; a second channel (34, 32), which opens into the pump space, for feeding a further gas into the pump space; characterized in that the channels have a common opening into the pump space. a pump space in which a gas to be conveyed can be conveyed from an inlet to an outlet by means of a pump body (16, 18); a first channel (30, 32), which opens into the pump space, for feeding a ballast gas into the pump space; a second channel (34, 32), which opens into the pump space, for feeding a further gas into the pump space; characterized in that the channels have a common opening into the pump space.
A non-temper, texture providing fat composition comprising • 10-65% by weight of one or more vegetable oils having a slip melting point of no more than 25°C and • 35-90 % by weight of one or more vegetable fats having a slip melting point of more than 25°C; wherein in said one or more vegetable fats at least 90% by weight of the constituent fatty acid chains are longer than C12, the ratio C16:0 / C18:0-C24:0 is no more than 4, and the ratio SSU / SUS is at least 1, and wherein in said composition the content of S 3 - type of triglycerides is at least 0.5% by weight, wherein the groups S designates identical or different saturated fatty adds, and the groups U designates identical or different unsaturated fatty acids. • 10-65% by weight of one or more vegetable oils having a slip melting point of no more than 25°C and • 35-90 % by weight of one or more vegetable fats having a slip melting point of more than 25°C;
Offshore energy storage device, storing energy as rotational kinetic energy, comprising conversion means, an elongate, upright central part, which is rotatable around its longitudinal axis, floating means arranged to keep it upright and floating, a fly wheel arranged concentrically around the central part and anchorage means below the fly wheel for anchoring to the sea bed, wherein the upper end of the central part is freely movable, characterized in that a pump is provided for moving water between the fly wheel and the central part.
A method for selective laser-induced etching of a microhole into a workpiece, the method characterized by the steps of: creating (step 71) a modification in the workpiece that extends from an entrance side to an exit side of the workpiece, the modification being created by a laser pulse that has an annular transverse intensity distribution (51A, 51B, 151) extending in a propagation direction of the laser beam at least over a length which results in the modification being formed from the entrance side to the exit side of the workpiece, the modification delimiting, by a remaining material surrounding the modification, a cylindrical body, and introducing (step 73) the workpiece with the modification into a wet-chemical etching bath for structurally separating the cylindrical body from the remaining material. creating (step 71) a modification in the workpiece that extends from an entrance side to an exit side of the workpiece, the modification being created by a laser pulse that has an annular transverse intensity distribution (51A, 51B, 151) extending in a propagation direction of the laser beam at least over a length which results in the modification being formed from the entrance side to the exit side of the workpiece, the modification delimiting, by a remaining material surrounding the modification, a cylindrical body, and introducing (step 73) the workpiece with the modification into a wet-chemical etching bath for structurally separating the cylindrical body from the remaining material.
A laminate structure comprising: an inner substrate that ruptures upon the application of a certain tensile force in a longitudinal direction; extensible first and second outer substrates (12, 14), wherein said inner substrate is positioned between and bonded to said first and said second outer substrates to define at least one pocket having an upper pocket region and a lower pocket region, wherein said tensile force does not cause said first and said second substrates to substantially rupture; a first reactant contained within said upper pocket region; and a second reactant contained within said lower pocket region, wherein said first reactant and said second reactant are capable of intermixing when said inner substrate is ruptured, wherein said reactants undergo an endothermic or exothermic reaction when intermixed. an inner substrate that ruptures upon the application of a certain tensile force in a longitudinal direction; extensible first and second outer substrates (12, 14), wherein said inner substrate is positioned between and bonded to said first and said second outer substrates to define at least one pocket having an upper pocket region and a lower pocket region, wherein said tensile force does not cause said first and said second substrates to substantially rupture; a first reactant contained within said upper pocket region; and a second reactant contained within said lower pocket region, wherein said first reactant and said second reactant are capable of intermixing when said inner substrate is ruptured, wherein said reactants undergo an endothermic or exothermic reaction when intermixed.
A shoulder strap positioner for releasably connecting a first and a second strap (B1, B2) of a child restraining seat harness, the shoulder strap positioner comprising a male member configured to be connected to the first strap of the child restraining seat harness and a female member configured to be connected to the second strap of the child restraining seat harness, wherein said male member is removably connected to said female member, wherein the female member comprises a receptacle provided with an opening for insertion of said male member, the opening being provided over a part of a circumference of said receptacle of the female member, characterized in that at least one rib is provided over a part of the opening, and where the male member comprises a tongue provided with a groove, the male and female members (1a, 1b) being locked to each other through a movement of the male member towards the at least one rib, the at least one rib being brought into contact and accommodated in the groove through this movement, and released from each other through a movement of the male member away from the at least one rib. at least one rib is provided over a part of the opening, and where the male member comprises a tongue provided with a groove, the male and female members (1a, 1b) being locked to each other through a movement of the male member towards the at least one rib, the at least one rib being brought into contact and accommodated in the groove through this movement, and released from each other through a movement of the male member away from the at least one rib.
A digging machine for burying a continuous elongated member in the bed of a body of water, the digging machine comprising a frame extending along a longitudinal axis; at least two guide assemblies, which are arranged successively along the longitudinal axis, are fitted to the frame to move crosswise to the longitudinal axis, and are designed to engage and move along the continuous elongated member; and a control device designed to adjust the position of the guide assemblies with respect to the frame and the continuous elongated member according to the conformation of the continuous elongated member.
Tow hitch assembly (1;101) comprising a tow hitch member (2;102) having a tow hitch rod (4;104) and a tow hitch ball (3;103), and a holder device (100,15;115) for the tow hitch member, wherein the holder device comprises holder parts which are to be fixedly secured to the vehicle, such as a passenger car, wherein the tow hitch member (2;102) is connected to the holder device so as to be rotatable about more than one axis (S,T) for movement with respect to the holder parts and the vehicle between a primary orientation in which the tow hitch ball (3; 103) has a low position and at least a first secondary orientation and a second secondary orientation in which the tow hitch ball has a higher position, the assembly further comprising a locking device for locking the tow hitch member in at least said first secondary orientation, wherein the locking device is provided with operation means for locking and/or unlocking the locking device by hand, characterized in that said more than one axis intersect at a location which is stationary in vertical level during said movement, said locking device being located between the inner end of the tow hitch member and the tow hitch ball, in particular at a location along the tow hitch rod, wherein the locking device (21;121) comprises first locking means (12;112) which are fixed to the holder device, wherein the first locking means comprise two plates (10;110) fixedly secured to the holder parts, wherein the plates leave an upward passage free for movement of the tow hitch member (2;110) towards and away from the first secondary position, wherein the tow hitch member (2;102) is provided with second locking means (7;107), wherein the assembly is furthermore provided with third locking means (21;121) for locking the first and second locking means to each other in said first secondary orientation of the tow hitch member.
Weapon system comprising at least two high-energy laser effectors (5.1, 5.2, 5.3), each having at least one beam guide system (2.1, 2.2, 2.3), the at least two HEL effectors (5.1, 5.2, 5.3) comprising at least one jointly usable pump source, at least one optical switching unit being provided, the at least one optical switching unit (4, 14) being designed such that the at least one beam guide system (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) can be connected to the at least one jointly usable pump source via the at least one optical switching unit (4, 14), characterized in that either a) a jointly used master oscillator which is arranged by the at least two HEL effectors (5.1, 5.2, 5.3) separately from the pump source is provided, a particular HEL effector (5.1, 5.2, 5.3) comprising an amplifier (.1,.2,.3), and the at least one optical switching unit being arranged between an output of the at least one jointly usable pump source and an input of the particular amplifier (.1,.2,.3) of the particular HEL effector (5.1, 5.2, 5.3), or b) a particular HEL effector (5.1, 5.2, 5.3) comprises a master oscillator and power amplifier (MOPA) (21.1, 21.2, 21.3), and the at least one optical switching unit is arranged between an output of the at least one jointly usable pump source and an input of a particular amplifier of the particular MOPA (21.1, 21.2, 21.3) of the particular HEL effector (5.1, 5.2, 5.3). a) a jointly used master oscillator which is arranged by the at least two HEL effectors (5.1, 5.2, 5.3) separately from the pump source is provided, a particular HEL effector (5.1, 5.2, 5.3) comprising an amplifier (.1,.2,.3), and the at least one optical switching unit being arranged between an output of the at least one jointly usable pump source and an input of the particular amplifier (.1,.2,.3) of the particular HEL effector (5.1, 5.2, 5.3), or b) a particular HEL effector (5.1, 5.2, 5.3) comprises a master oscillator and power amplifier (MOPA) (21.1, 21.2, 21.3), and the at least one optical switching unit is arranged between an output of the at least one jointly usable pump source and an input of a particular amplifier of the particular MOPA (21.1, 21.2, 21.3) of the particular HEL effector (5.1, 5.2, 5.3).