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A pump comprising: a pump body having a cylindrical shaped cavity having a side wall closed by two end surfaces (12, 13) for containing a fluid, the cavity having a height (h) and a radius (r), wherein a ratio of the radius (r) to the height (h) is greater than 1.2; an actuator operatively associated with a central portion of one end surface of the two end surfaces and adapted to cause an oscillatory motion of the one end surface at a frequency ( f) having bending modes and breathing modes of resonance, thereby generating radial pressure oscillations of the fluid within the cavity including at least one annular pressure node at a first location in response to a drive signal being applied to said actuator; a drive circuit having an output electrically connected to said actuator for providing the drive signal to said actuator at the frequency ( f), wherein the drive signal is a square-wave signal having a duty cycle that attenuates a harmonic component of the square-wave signal coinciding with a frequency of a mode of said actuator other than the fundamental bending mode of said actuator; a first aperture disposed at any location in the cavity other than at the first location of the at least one annular pressure node and extending through the pump body; a second aperture disposed at any location in the pump body other than the location of said first aperture and extending through the pump body; and, a valve disposed in at least one of said first aperture and second aperture to enable the fluid to flow through the cavity when in use. a pump body having a cylindrical shaped cavity having a side wall closed by two end surfaces (12, 13) for containing a fluid, the cavity having a height (h) and a radius (r), wherein a ratio of the radius (r) to the height (h) is greater than 1.2; an actuator operatively associated with a central portion of one end surface of the two end surfaces and adapted to cause an oscillatory motion of the one end surface at a frequency ( f) having bending modes and breathing modes of resonance, thereby generating radial pressure oscillations of the fluid within the cavity including at least one annular pressure node at a first location in response to a drive signal being applied to said actuator; a drive circuit having an output electrically connected to said actuator for providing the drive signal to said actuator at the frequency ( f), wherein the drive signal is a square-wave signal having a duty cycle that attenuates a harmonic component of the square-wave signal coinciding with a frequency of a mode of said actuator other than the fundamental bending mode of said actuator; a first aperture disposed at any location in the cavity other than at the first location of the at least one annular pressure node and extending through the pump body; a second aperture disposed at any location in the pump body other than the location of said first aperture and extending through the pump body; and, a valve disposed in at least one of said first aperture and second aperture to enable the fluid to flow through the cavity when in use.
A balancer for tools, which comprises a rotary drum for winding and unwinding a cable, which is adapted with a free end thereof to support a tool, and a spring, wound around the main rotation axis of said drum, which is adapted to develop an elastic reaction contrasting the unwinding of said cable, characterized in that it comprises a measurement transducer for measuring at least one parameter correlated to the rotation of said drum about said main axis and a respective assembly for supplying electric power to said transducer.
A method of weaving a spiral-shaped textile (46, 75) with a first edge and a second edge in a radial direction and a fell, the method comprising: inserting in the vicinity of the fell of the textile (46, 75) a finger adjacent to a first intermediate warp fiber between the first edge and the second edge; forming a loop around the finger with a weft fiber; wrapping the weft fiber around the first intermediate warp fiber between the first edge and the second edge of the textile (46, 75) to secure the weft fiber in a radial direction between the first edge and the second edge of the textile (46, 75); extending the weft fiber to the first edge of the textile (46, 75); securing the weft fiber using a knitting system on the first edge of the textile (46, 75); and removing the finger from the textile (46, 75); wherein the weft fiber is secured at various intermediate positions between the first edge and the second edge of the textile. inserting in the vicinity of the fell of the textile (46, 75) a finger adjacent to a first intermediate warp fiber between the first edge and the second edge; forming a loop around the finger with a weft fiber; wrapping the weft fiber around the first intermediate warp fiber between the first edge and the second edge of the textile (46, 75) to secure the weft fiber in a radial direction between the first edge and the second edge of the textile (46, 75); extending the weft fiber to the first edge of the textile (46, 75); securing the weft fiber using a knitting system on the first edge of the textile (46, 75); and removing the finger from the textile (46, 75); wherein the weft fiber is secured at various intermediate positions between the first edge and the second edge of the textile.
A footbed, comprising: a first major surface for engaging all of a plantar surface of a user's foot, the first major surface including a lateral half and a medial half; a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the second major surface including a lateral half and a medial half; and plural texturing members on at least a predominant portion of the medial half; wherein the lateral half is smooth and untextured such that when a plantar surface of a user's foot applies a substantially vertical force to the footbed, the lateral half feels smooth at the plantar surface and at least a predominant portion of the medial half feels textured at the plantar surface. a first major surface for engaging all of a plantar surface of a user's foot, the first major surface including a lateral half and a medial half; a second major surface opposite the first major surface, the second major surface including a lateral half and a medial half; and plural texturing members on at least a predominant portion of the medial half; wherein the lateral half is smooth and untextured such that when a plantar surface of a user's foot applies a substantially vertical force to the footbed, the lateral half feels smooth at the plantar surface and at least a predominant portion of the medial half feels textured at the plantar surface.
A method for obtaining a mixture of the rapeseed proteins napin and cruciferin from a plant, the method comprising the steps of: (a) disintegrating the plant for obtaining a crude extract by means of aqueous extraction using an extracting agent; (b) obtaining the desired proteins from the supernatant from step (a) and adjusting the supernatant to a pH in the range of 5.0 to 6.0; (c) separating the mixture from step (b) via a cation exchanger using a high salt elution buffer, the pH of the buffer being in the range of 5.0 to 6.0; and (d) obtaining the eluate. (a) disintegrating the plant for obtaining a crude extract by means of aqueous extraction using an extracting agent; (b) obtaining the desired proteins from the supernatant from step (a) and adjusting the supernatant to a pH in the range of 5.0 to 6.0; (c) separating the mixture from step (b) via a cation exchanger using a high salt elution buffer, the pH of the buffer being in the range of 5.0 to 6.0; and (d) obtaining the eluate.
A method of communication, comprising: obtaining data; encoding the data to generate a codeword; dividing the codeword into a plurality of bit tuples; modifying the codeword according to a puncture pattern that is based on the plurality of bit tuples, wherein at most one bit of a particular bit tuple of the plurality of bit tuples is designated as a puncture bit which is a bit to be punctured; and transmitting the modified codeword. obtaining data; encoding the data to generate a codeword; dividing the codeword into a plurality of bit tuples; modifying the codeword according to a puncture pattern that is based on the plurality of bit tuples, wherein at most one bit of a particular bit tuple of the plurality of bit tuples is designated as a puncture bit which is a bit to be punctured; and transmitting the modified codeword.
A device comprising: a textile or fabric; and a flexible and conformable light source apparatus attached to the textile or fabric, wherein the light source apparatus comprises: at least one light source; at least two conductive members having a first end and a second end, the first end is connected to the at least one light source and the second end is adapted to connect to a power source; characterized by at least one transparent polymer layer that encapsulates the entirety of the at least one light source and at least part of the at least two conductive members. a textile or fabric; and a flexible and conformable light source apparatus attached to the textile or fabric, wherein the light source apparatus comprises: at least one light source; at least two conductive members having a first end and a second end, the first end is connected to the at least one light source and the second end is adapted to connect to a power source; characterized by at least one transparent polymer layer that encapsulates the entirety of the at least one light source and at least part of the at least two conductive members. at least one light source; at least two conductive members having a first end and a second end, the first end is connected to the at least one light source and the second end is adapted to connect to a power source; characterized by at least one transparent polymer layer that encapsulates the entirety of the at least one light source and at least part of the at least two conductive members.
An input device having an illumination function, comprising: an operating member having a first illumination portion and capable of a rotating operation; a front panel having an opening portion which exposes the operating member and having a second illumination portion in the vicinity of the opening portion; a light source installed in the internal space covered by the front panel; a light guide member that has a light incident face opposing the light source and guides light of the light source to the first and second illumination portions (20 and 30); and a rotary electrical component having a rotating shaft to be in the rotating operation caused by the operating member, characterised in that the operating member is configured by a cylindrical light guide portion where the first illumination portion is annularly formed on its front end face; an inner shaft body made of a transparent resin, integrally molded with a drive portion connected to the rotating shaft; and a grip ring body fitted outward around the cylindrical light guide portion wherein the light guide member has a first light emitting face which emits the light to the rear end face of the cylindrical light guide portion, the light guide member opposing the rear end face of the cylindrical light guide portion and over the entire periphery of the cylindrical light guide portion; and a second light emitting face which emits the light to the second illumination portion. an operating member having a first illumination portion and capable of a rotating operation; a front panel having an opening portion which exposes the operating member and having a second illumination portion in the vicinity of the opening portion; a light source installed in the internal space covered by the front panel; a light guide member that has a light incident face opposing the light source and guides light of the light source to the first and second illumination portions (20 and 30); and a rotary electrical component having a rotating shaft to be in the rotating operation caused by the operating member, characterised in that the operating member is configured by a cylindrical light guide portion where the first illumination portion is annularly formed on its front end face; an inner shaft body made of a transparent resin, integrally molded with a drive portion connected to the rotating shaft; and a grip ring body fitted outward around the cylindrical light guide portion wherein the light guide member has a first light emitting face which emits the light to the rear end face of the cylindrical light guide portion, the light guide member opposing the rear end face of the cylindrical light guide portion and over the entire periphery of the cylindrical light guide portion; and a second light emitting face which emits the light to the second illumination portion.
Method for monitoring a space by sensors, the space being monitored by a bio-radar sensor for registering vital parameters when at least one person is present, with registered vital parameters being compared to stored normal parameters and a signal being triggered in the case of specific deviations, characterized in that the space is initially monitored by a motion sensor for the presence of a person and for the position of the person within the space, with the bio-radar sensor then being directed to the registered position of the person and activated.
A propylene-ethylene-diene terpolymer comprising from 2% to 25% by weight of ethylene and from 98% to 75 wt% by weight propylene, based on the combined weight of ethylene and propylene; and from 1% to 21 wt% by weight of a diene, based on the weight of the polymer; wherein the terpolymer has a crystallinity of less than 3%, as determined by dividing the heat of fusion determined by DSC with the heat of fusion for 100% crystalline polypropylene which has the value of 207 J/g; a melt flow rate, measured under 2.16 kg weight at 230 °C, of less than 10 g/10 min; and a Tg by DSC of from -2°C to -25°C.
Apparatus for testing electronic devices, said apparatus comprising a test head coupled to at least one immovably mounted test socket, a positioning device for positioning the electronic device in testing position and a lead-backer attached to the positioning device for supporting the electronic device and pressing it against the test socket, characterized in that said lead-baker comprises a feed opening and in that a supply connection port (11, 13, 14, 15) for supplying a temperature control medium to a temperature control system (16, 17) of the said lead-backer is immovably mounted beside the said test socket, the said temperature control system(16, 17) of the said lead-backer and the said supply connection port (11, 13, 14, 15) communicate with each other when the electronic device is in testing position, whereby the said temperature control medium flows from the said supply connection port (11, 13, 14, 15) to the said temperature control system (16, 17) of the said lead-backer by supplying it to said feed opening.
A multilayered heat-recoverable article comprising a cylindrical base material layer; and an adhesive layer formed on an inner circumferential surface of the base material layer, wherein the adhesive layer is formed of a resin composition that contains a polyamide as a main component and that does not contain an inorganic filler serving as a viscosity modifier to the extent that an effect of adjusting the viscosity is not exhibited, the resin composition is cross-linked by irradiation with ionizing radiation, and a shear viscosity of the adhesive layer at 150°C measured with a rotational rheometer is 300 Pa·s or more at a shear rate of 0.01 s -1 and 200 Pa·s or less at a shear rate of 100 s -1.
A touch input method applicable to a touch display, the touch display comprising a display module with multiple pixels, a backlight module, light-sensing units and a processing module, the display module being adapted to display an image, the backlight module including invisible light sources which are adapted to emit invisible light, the light-sensing units being adapted to sense reflected invisible light which is emitted by the invisible light sources and reflected by at least one object on the display module and generate a light intensity signal correspondingly, and the processing module being adapted to receive the light intensity signal and determine based on the received light intensity signal at least one touch point on the display module touched by the at least one object, the touch input method comprising the following steps of: using the processing module to receive the image displayed on the display module; characterized by using the processing module to analyze the image to obtain an image analysis result in every pixel in the display module, specified zones of pixels or pixels located surrounding the position of the touch point; and using the processing module to regulate the light intensity of the invisible light emitted from the invisible light sources of the backlight module according to the image analysis result for every pixel, zones of pixels or pixels located surrounding the position of the touch point, respectively. using the processing module to receive the image displayed on the display module; characterized by using the processing module to analyze the image to obtain an image analysis result in every pixel in the display module, specified zones of pixels or pixels located surrounding the position of the touch point; and using the processing module to regulate the light intensity of the invisible light emitted from the invisible light sources of the backlight module according to the image analysis result for every pixel, zones of pixels or pixels located surrounding the position of the touch point, respectively.
An aerosol source member for use with an inductive heating aerosol delivery device, said aerosol source member comprising: a tobacco substrate, wherein the aerosol source member further comprises: a plurality of porous susceptor particles, wherein the plurality of susceptor particles are infused with an aerosol precursor composition, characterized in that the aerosol source member has a gel body structure, and that the plurality of porous susceptor particles are embedded in the gel body structure. a plurality of porous susceptor particles, wherein the plurality of susceptor particles are infused with an aerosol precursor composition, characterized in that the aerosol source member has a gel body structure, and that the plurality of porous susceptor particles are embedded in the gel body structure.
A method for separating cells, the method comprising: adhering cells to a surface of a cell culture substrate containing a photo-acid generator that generates an acidic substance upon irradiation with active energy rays, and irradiating only a partial region of the cell culture substrate with the active energy rays to selectively remove cells within the partial region, thereby separating the cells within the partial region and cells in other regions, wherein the photo-acid generator is at least one member selected from the group consisting of a naphthaleneimide-based sulfonic acid derivative, a thioxanthone-based sulfonic acid derivative, 1,8-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid imidomethylsulfonate, 1,8-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid imidotosylsulfonate and sulfonium salts or iodonium salts having an anion which is tetrafluoroborate (BF 4 -) or hexafluorophosphate (PF 6 -). adhering cells to a surface of a cell culture substrate containing a photo-acid generator that generates an acidic substance upon irradiation with active energy rays, and irradiating only a partial region of the cell culture substrate with the active energy rays to selectively remove cells within the partial region, thereby separating the cells within the partial region and cells in other regions,
An antenna assembly for a vehicle, the antenna assembly comprising: a base comprising an interior surface, a sidewall and a plurality of heat dissipation elements (66a-66e, 67a-67e) outward from the sidewall; a modem disposed within the base; an antenna board disposed within the base and comprising a plurality of antenna elements (41, 42, 43); a housing for covering the base; and a sleep sense command configured to activate the antenna assembly from a low power sleep mode when an ignition input of the vehicle is received by the antenna assembly or when a vehicle device USB port voltage is received by the antenna assembly. a base comprising an interior surface, a sidewall and a plurality of heat dissipation elements (66a-66e, 67a-67e) outward from the sidewall; a modem disposed within the base; an antenna board disposed within the base and comprising a plurality of antenna elements (41, 42, 43); a housing for covering the base; and a sleep sense command configured to activate the antenna assembly from a low power sleep mode when an ignition input of the vehicle is received by the antenna assembly or when a vehicle device USB port voltage is received by the antenna assembly.
Device for stitching collated printed products, in particular folded signatures, by means of wire staples, comprising a crimp head main body which has a shaper which can be pivoted about a pivot point against the spring force of a spring, a bender, a staple support and a driver, the shaper having a support projection for supporting a section of wire, for holding a staple (5") and for arresting the downward motion of the staple (5"), and a control projection for controlling an outward swing of the shaper, characterised in that the support projection projects beyond the contour of the control projection.
An implantable medical device comprising: an implantable coil case containing a communications coil for transcutaneous communication of an implant communication signal, the coil case having a lateral surface, a medial surface, a radial center, and an outer circumference; a magnet receptacle within the coil case at the radial center and having a magnet opening in one of the lateral or medial surface; a magnet fitting groove recessed into one of the lateral surface or the medial surface of the coil case and extending from the magnet opening to the outer circumference of the coil case; and an implant magnet clip comprising: i. a bendable leg, and ii. an implant magnet attached to the bendable leg; wherein the coil case and the magnet clip are configured to cooperate for the bendable leg to fit against one of the lateral surface or the medial surface of the coil case and the implant magnet to fit through the magnet opening into the magnet receptacle. an implantable coil case containing a communications coil for transcutaneous communication of an implant communication signal, the coil case having a lateral surface, a medial surface, a radial center, and an outer circumference; a magnet receptacle within the coil case at the radial center and having a magnet opening in one of the lateral or medial surface; a magnet fitting groove recessed into one of the lateral surface or the medial surface of the coil case and extending from the magnet opening to the outer circumference of the coil case; and an implant magnet clip comprising: i. a bendable leg, and ii. an implant magnet attached to the bendable leg; i. a bendable leg, and ii. an implant magnet attached to the bendable leg; wherein the coil case and the magnet clip are configured to cooperate for the bendable leg to fit against one of the lateral surface or the medial surface of the coil case and the implant magnet to fit through the magnet opening into the magnet receptacle.