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/ Light module intended to be mounted in an optical unit for a motor vehicle, comprising a light source, an optical reflector reflecting the light emitted by the light source and a screen placed in front of the optical reflector, the screen being capable of transmitting at least part of the light reflected by the optical reflector, characterized in that the edge of the optical reflector opposite the screen is extended by a rim extending in the direction of the screen, and in that the periphery of the screen opposite the optical reflector is curved so as to extend parallel or substantially parallel to the rim of the optical reflector, and in that the rim of the optical reflector is kept at a distance from the screen so as to allow the passage of an air flow between the optical reflector and the screen, and in that the edge of the optical reflector has a thickness smaller than the thickness of the edge of the optical reflector, so as to form a riser delimiting the edge of the edge of the optical reflector, and in that the height of the riser is greater than the thickness of the perimeter of the screen, and in that the perimeter of the screen is held opposite the riser so as not to exceed the riser, and in that the riser is adjacent to an external face of the optical reflector, the external face being opposite an internal face of the optical reflector illuminated by the light source.
A system for preventing cross-contamination in a flow generation apparatus comprising: an airflow generator connected in-line to a humidifier, a first check valve and a patient interface connection by a first gas flow circuit; a controller electrically coupled to the airflow generator; and a second check valve connected in-line to a bacterial filter along a second gas flow circuit, the second gas flow circuit connected to the first gas flow circuit between a first junction upstream of the humidifier and a second junction downstream of the first check valve; wherein a removable cartridge houses the bacterial filter and the first check valve. an airflow generator connected in-line to a humidifier, a first check valve and a patient interface connection by a first gas flow circuit; a controller electrically coupled to the airflow generator; and a second check valve connected in-line to a bacterial filter along a second gas flow circuit, the second gas flow circuit connected to the first gas flow circuit between a first junction upstream of the humidifier and a second junction downstream of the first check valve; wherein a removable cartridge houses the bacterial filter and the first check valve.
A heat transfer tube (101; 101a, 101b; 401; 701; 801; 901; 1001; 1101; 1301) for a heat exchanger, the heat transfer tube (101, 101a, 101b; 401; 701; 801; 901; 1001; 1101; 1301) having a central main flow portion (102; 402; 702; 1302) and the wall of the heat transfer tube (101; 101a, 101b; 401; 701; 801; 901; 1001; 1101; 1301) comprising at least one axially extending wing-shaped protrusion (104, 105; 404, 405; 704, 705; 904, 905; 1304) extending away from the main flow portion (102; 402; 702; 1302) to provide the tube (101; 101a, 101b; 401; 701; 801; 901; 1001; 1101; 1301) with additional heat transfer surface area, wherein the heat transfer tube (101; 101a, 101b; 401; 701; 801; 901; 1001; 1101; 1301) is formed by pressing a length of tubing (201; 301), and said wing-shaped protrusion (104, 105; 404, 405; 704, 705; 904, 905; 1304) is formed by folding the wall of the tubing (201, 301), the heat transfer tube (101; 101a, 101b; 401; 701; 801; 901; 1001; 1101; 1301) being characterized in that said tube (101; 101a, 101b; 401; 701; 801; 901; 1001; 1101; 1301) includes two straight portions (802, 803, 805; 1002, 1003, 1005; 1202, 1203) separated by a curved portion (804; 1004) extending around an axis defined by the curvature of the curved portion (804; 1004) so that the central main flow portion (102; 402; 702; 1302) is arranged in two straight portions (802, 803, 805; 1002, 1003, 1005; 1202, 1203) separated by the curved portion (804; 1004), and a portion of the wing-shaped protrusion (104, 105; 404, 405; 704, 705; 904, 905; 1304) extending along said curved portion (804; 1004) extends parallel to said axis.
A drug delivery device (100, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) for administration of drug to the renal pelvis, comprising a flexible elongate body (102, 302, 402, 502, 602) having a bladder end portion (108, 308, 408, 508, 608), a kidney end portion (110, 310, 410, 510, 610), and a drug lumen (106, 306, 406, 506, 606, 706) extending between the bladder end portion (108, 308, 408, 508, 608) and the kidney end portion (110, 310, 410, 510, 610); and a drug reservoir (104, 304, 404, 504, 604) which is located at the bladder end portion (108, 308, 408, 508, 608), contains a drug (114, 314, 414, 514, 614), and is defined at least in part by a semi-permeable wall (116, 316, 416, 516, 616), characterized in that the drug lumen (106, 306, 406, 506, 606, 706) has a first end opening (118, 318, 418, 518, 618) into the drug reservoir (104, 304, 404, 504, 604) and a second end opening (120, 320, 420, 520, 620) at the kidney end portion (110, 310, 410, 510, 610) of the flexible elongate body (102, 302, 402, 502, 602), wherein the device (100, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) is configured, in use, to permit water to enter the drug reservoir (104, 304, 404, 504, 604) through the semi-permeable wall (116, 316, 416, 516, 616) to create an osmotic pressure within the drug reservoir (104, 304, 404, 504, 604) to pump the drug from the bladder end portion (108, 308, 408, 508, 608) through the drug lumen (106, 306, 406, 506, 606, 706) and out of the device (100, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) through the second end opening (120, 320, 420, 520, 620) at the kidney end portion (110, 310, 410, 510, 610). a flexible elongate body (102, 302, 402, 502, 602) having a bladder end portion (108, 308, 408, 508, 608), a kidney end portion (110, 310, 410, 510, 610), and a drug lumen (106, 306, 406, 506, 606, 706) extending between the bladder end portion (108, 308, 408, 508, 608) and the kidney end portion (110, 310, 410, 510, 610); and a drug reservoir (104, 304, 404, 504, 604) which is located at the bladder end portion (108, 308, 408, 508, 608), contains a drug (114, 314, 414, 514, 614), and is defined at least in part by a semi-permeable wall (116, 316, 416, 516, 616), characterized in that the drug lumen (106, 306, 406, 506, 606, 706) has a first end opening (118, 318, 418, 518, 618) into the drug reservoir (104, 304, 404, 504, 604) and a second end opening (120, 320, 420, 520, 620) at the kidney end portion (110, 310, 410, 510, 610) of the flexible elongate body (102, 302, 402, 502, 602), wherein the device (100, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) is configured, in use, to permit water to enter the drug reservoir (104, 304, 404, 504, 604) through the semi-permeable wall (116, 316, 416, 516, 616) to create an osmotic pressure within the drug reservoir (104, 304, 404, 504, 604) to pump the drug from the bladder end portion (108, 308, 408, 508, 608) through the drug lumen (106, 306, 406, 506, 606, 706) and out of the device (100, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) through the second end opening (120, 320, 420, 520, 620) at the kidney end portion (110, 310, 410, 510, 610).
An automatic drinking trough for livestock comprising a bowl provided with means for the fixation to a support and means for ensuring the supply thereof with water, wherein the water supply means comprise a body defining an internal supply line, wherein the body is equipped, at its rear end, located outside said bowl, with a device for the connection to a water feeding tubing, and at its front end (5"), located inside said bowl or above the latter, with at least one operating device of the mobile shutter type associated with - a return spring, - a sealing gasket, and - a control rod, the front end (5") of said body being also provided with means for the articulated reception, about a horizontal axis, of a plate for actuating said control rod, characterized in that said control rod has a part protruding downward, out of said supply body, wherein the part is adapted to swing about an axis located approximately on said mobile shutter to ensure the opening of the latter when a thrust is applied on the side of said protruding rod part, said protruding rod part including means (29") for the removable fixation of a tube plate, and the means (39, 40) for the fixation of said articulated plate being also removable, to allow the use, selectively, either of a tube plate or of an articulated plate, for the actuation of said mobile shutter.
A sensor interface means, comprising: a number of sensor input means; a number of client input means configured to receive a number of data requests from a number of clients (108, 110, 112), wherein the number of data requests include at least one data request that specifies a particular type of data to be returned, without identifying a particular physical sensor (114, 116, 118, 120) to be used in acquiring the particular type of data; and a processor configured to i) determine what sensor data can be used to satisfy the number of data requests, ii) configure ones of the sensor input means to receive sensor data from a number of physical sensors (114, 116, 118, 120), iii) if possible, satisfy the number of data requests using the received sensor data, iv) read quality of service requests associated with one or more of the data requests, v) determine what sensor data can be used to satisfy the quality of service requests, and vi) if possible, satisfy the one or more data requests in accord with any associated quality of service requests, wherein the quality of service requests associated with one or more data requests include at least one of the following: a request to prioritize time per measurement over accuracy of measurement or vice versa; an indication on how to balance time per measurement and accuracy of measurement; a measurement sampling rate; a measurement duration; a threshold that needs to be met before sensor data is processed or a data request is satisfied; a time constant for measurement filtering; a measurement resolution; an indication on a number of samples or speed of return and data resolution; and an accelerometer g-range selection. a number of sensor input means; a number of client input means configured to receive a number of data requests from a number of clients (108, 110, 112), wherein the number of data requests include at least one data request that specifies a particular type of data to be returned, without identifying a particular physical sensor (114, 116, 118, 120) to be used in acquiring the particular type of data; and a processor configured to i) determine what sensor data can be used to satisfy the number of data requests, ii) configure ones of the sensor input means to receive sensor data from a number of physical sensors (114, 116, 118, 120), iii) if possible, satisfy the number of data requests using the received sensor data, iv) read quality of service requests associated with one or more of the data requests, v) determine what sensor data can be used to satisfy the quality of service requests, and vi) if possible, satisfy the one or more data requests in accord with any associated quality of service requests,
A controller for a hybrid electric vehicle having a plurality of actuators (111, 117), at least one of the actuators being arranged to consume a fuel and at least one of the actuators comprising an electric machine operable to be powered by energy storage means; the controller being operable to control the plurality of actuators to apply respective amounts of torque to a driveline of the vehicle according to one of a plurality of operational modes of the vehicle in dependence on a value of each of a set of two or more operating parameters (Crkshft_Speed_index, Crkshft_Torqu_index, Battery_SoC_index, Engine_Temp_index) of the vehicle, characterised in that the controller is arranged to select two or more of the operational modes in dependence on the set of operating parameters, the modes being selected in dependence on a value of a cost functional, a first of the selected modes being the mode having the lowest cost functional according to a control optimisation methodology implemented by the controller; wherein the controller is arranged to control the vehicle to assume the first of the selected modes and in the event the first selected mode is unavailable the controller being arranged to control the vehicle to assume another of the selected modes.
A brake device having a function to adjust a speed of a hoisting machine, or stop the hoisting machine as a constituent element of an elevator system, the brake device comprising: a rotating braked body having a rotary shaft interlocked with a rotation of the hoisting machine; a plurality of pads (2A, 2B) which are disposed on a surface of the rotating braked body in an attachable and detachable manner and have a function to give a braking force to the rotating braked body; and a plurality of calipers (3A, 3B) holding the pads (2A, 2B), wherein the plural calipers (3A, 3B) are structurally identical to each other, the pads (2A, 2B) have a pressing part (4A, 4B) which contacts the surface of the rotating braked body and a recessed part (5A, 5B) which does not to contact the surface of the rotating braked body, and a position on the rotating braked body which contacts the pressing part of the pad (2A, 2B) in one of the calipers (3A, 3B) is different from a position on the rotating braked body which contacts the pressing part of the pad (2A, 2B) in another caliper (3A, 3B), characterized in that when the rotating braked body rotates around its rotary shaft a first position on the circumference of the rotating braked body where temperature rises as the first position is pressed by the pressing part of a first pad in a first caliper differs from a second position on the circumference of the rotating braked body where temperature rises as the second position is pressed by the pressing part of a second pad in a second caliper, and the first position on the circumference of the rotating braked body corresponds to the recessed part of the second pad and is not pressed by the pressing part of the second pad and the second position on the circumference of the rotating braked body corresponds to the recessed part of the first pad and is not pressed by the pressing part of the first pad, as the first and second pads (2A, 2B) are pressed against the rotating braked body, when the rotating braked body rotates around its rotary shaft. a rotating braked body having a rotary shaft interlocked with a rotation of the hoisting machine; a plurality of pads (2A, 2B) which are disposed on a surface of the rotating braked body in an attachable and detachable manner and have a function to give a braking force to the rotating braked body; and a plurality of calipers (3A, 3B) holding the pads (2A, 2B), wherein the plural calipers (3A, 3B) are structurally identical to each other, the pads (2A, 2B) have a pressing part (4A, 4B) which contacts the surface of the rotating braked body and a recessed part (5A, 5B) which does not to contact the surface of the rotating braked body, and a position on the rotating braked body which contacts the pressing part of the pad (2A, 2B) in one of the calipers (3A, 3B) is different from a position on the rotating braked body which contacts the pressing part of the pad (2A, 2B) in another caliper (3A, 3B),
A method at a first communication device for sharing resources with a second communication device, the method comprising: - determining, in response to having determined that the two communication devices are electronically connected to each other, that the two communication devices are capable of sharing at least one physical resource with each other; - initiating, in response to having determined that there is a need to share available resources between the communication devices, an exchange of device specific data relevant for the needed at least one physical resource sharing between the two communication devices; and - sharing the at least one physical resource between the communication devices. - determining, in response to having determined that the two communication devices are electronically connected to each other, that the two communication devices are capable of sharing at least one physical resource with each other; - initiating, in response to having determined that there is a need to share available resources between the communication devices, an exchange of device specific data relevant for the needed at least one physical resource sharing between the two communication devices; and - sharing the at least one physical resource between the communication devices.
A sheet feeding apparatus comprising: a sheet loading section including a raising and lowering plate which stacks sheets and is capable of being raised and lowered with the stacked sheets; a sheet side surface regulating member which regulates a side surface of the sheets being stored in the sheet loading section; an air blowing section which is provided towards a leading edge side of the sheets in a direction of conveying sheets and blows air towards the side surface of the sheets in a top part among the sheets stored in the sheet loading section; a sheet suction and conveying section which is installed above the sheet loading section, having a gap with a topmost sheet in the sheets stored in the sheet loading section; a reflection type sensor pointing towards the side surface of the sheets in a stacked state and stored in the sheet loading section; and a control section which carries out control so that the raising and lowering plate is raised when, an output light of the reflection type sensor passes straight in a gap between sheets that are floated up by air flow that is blown out by the air blowing section, and does not return to the light receiving section of the reflection type sensor; characterized in that the reflection type sensor is arranged on the downstream side of the air blowing section in the direction of conveying sheets. a sheet loading section including a raising and lowering plate which stacks sheets and is capable of being raised and lowered with the stacked sheets; a sheet side surface regulating member which regulates a side surface of the sheets being stored in the sheet loading section; an air blowing section which is provided towards a leading edge side of the sheets in a direction of conveying sheets and blows air towards the side surface of the sheets in a top part among the sheets stored in the sheet loading section; a sheet suction and conveying section which is installed above the sheet loading section, having a gap with a topmost sheet in the sheets stored in the sheet loading section; a reflection type sensor pointing towards the side surface of the sheets in a stacked state and stored in the sheet loading section; and a control section which carries out control so that the raising and lowering plate is raised when, an output light of the reflection type sensor passes straight in a gap between sheets that are floated up by air flow that is blown out by the air blowing section, and does not return to the light receiving section of the reflection type sensor; characterized in that the reflection type sensor is arranged on the downstream side of the air blowing section in the direction of conveying sheets.
Boot comprising a first footwear element and a second footwear element, wherein the second footwear element is designed to be removably inserted into the first footwear element; the first footwear element extends lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, width-wise between lateral side and a medial side, and height-wise from a base to an upper end; the second footwear element extends lengthwise from a rear end to a front end, width-wise between a lateral side and a medial side, and height-wise from a base to an upper end; the boot comprises a means for retaining the rear end of the second footwear element at the rear end of the first footwear element, wherein the retaining means comprises a first part associated with the first footwear element and a second part associated with the second footwear element, wherein the first part and the second part have complementary shapes, the first part is an internal stop, the internal stop comprises a leg designed to engage with the second footwear element, the first footwear element comprises an external stop, characterized in that the external stop consists of the leg of the internal stop.
A pharmaceutical composition for treating the human immunodeficiency virus in a human being, comprising three or four active principles selected as being: - one nucleoside inhibitor of reverse transcriptase (NRTI) selected from lamivudine and emtricitabine; - one nucleoside or nucleotide inhibitors of reverse transcriptase (NRTI) selected from didanosine, abacavir and tenofovir; - a combination of ritonavir with a protease inhibitor selected from lopinavir, fosamprenavir, atazanavir and darunavir; or an non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) selected from efavirenz and etravirine; for daily administration one to four days per week at said human. - one nucleoside inhibitor of reverse transcriptase (NRTI) selected from lamivudine and emtricitabine; - one nucleoside or nucleotide inhibitors of reverse transcriptase (NRTI) selected from didanosine, abacavir and tenofovir; - a combination of ritonavir with a protease inhibitor selected from lopinavir, fosamprenavir, atazanavir and darunavir; or an non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) selected from efavirenz and etravirine; for daily administration one to four days per week at said human.
Method for producing artificial snow, wherein water is taken from a reservoir for water and fed to a first circuit comprising at least one snow producer, in particular a snow lance, for making snow at a winter sports location, in particular a ski slope, the water in the reservoir being cooled, comprising the steps of - Supplying water to a second circuit comprising at least one or more second snow producers, in particular snow lances, - generating snow with the second circuit, characterized by the step of - supplying the snow generated with the second circuit to the reservoir, said second snow producers being arranged in such a way that, for feeding said snow produced with said second circuit, a surface of said reservoir is directly snowed, or wherein the second snow producers are arranged in such a way that the snow produced with the second circuit is temporarily stored in a depot before being fed to the reservoir. water is taken from a reservoir for water and fed to a first circuit comprising at least one snow producer, in particular a snow lance, for making snow at a winter sports location, in particular a ski slope, the water in the reservoir being cooled, comprising the steps of - Supplying water to a second circuit comprising at least one or more second snow producers, in particular snow lances, - generating snow with the second circuit, characterized by the step of - supplying the snow generated with the second circuit to the reservoir, - Supplying water to a second circuit comprising at least one or more second snow producers, in particular snow lances, - generating snow with the second circuit, characterized by the step of - supplying the snow generated with the second circuit to the reservoir, said second snow producers being arranged in such a way that, for feeding said snow produced with said second circuit, a surface of said reservoir is directly snowed, or wherein the second snow producers are arranged in such a way that the snow produced with the second circuit is temporarily stored in a depot before being fed to the reservoir.