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A method of testing pipes for use in making subsea pipelines, comprising: - cutting a ring from one or more pipes of the type used to make the pipeline; - forming flat parallel surfaces on the ends of the ring, to within a tolerance such when mounted in a pressure chamber no leakage can occur between the inside of the ring and the outside of the ring, whilst at the same time avoiding undue restraining friction on the radial movement inwards of said ring outer diameter under loading; - providing means for measuring strain and deformation of the ring; - mounting the ring in the pressure chamber such that the ends of the ring form seals with sealing means provided in the opposing walls of the chamber to isolate the inside of the ring from the outside such that pressure can be applied only to the outer circular surface of the ring, and such that in use, the pressure is constrained to be on the outer circular surface of the ring only; - increasing the pressure outside the ring and measuring the strain and deformation on the ring as the pressure increases; and - using the deformation and strain measurements to determine a wall thickness for pipes to be used for the pipeline. - cutting a ring from one or more pipes of the type used to make the pipeline; - forming flat parallel surfaces on the ends of the ring, to within a tolerance such when mounted in a pressure chamber no leakage can occur between the inside of the ring and the outside of the ring, whilst at the same time avoiding undue restraining friction on the radial movement inwards of said ring outer diameter under loading; - providing means for measuring strain and deformation of the ring; - mounting the ring in the pressure chamber such that the ends of the ring form seals with sealing means provided in the opposing walls of the chamber to isolate the inside of the ring from the outside such that pressure can be applied only to the outer circular surface of the ring, and such that in use, the pressure is constrained to be on the outer circular surface of the ring only; - increasing the pressure outside the ring and measuring the strain and deformation on the ring as the pressure increases; and - using the deformation and strain measurements to determine a wall thickness for pipes to be used for the pipeline.
A liquid, synthetic lubricant which consists of at least one perfluoropolyether (PFPE), for use as a synovial fluid replacement for a diseased natural joint of a human or animal body, wherein a perfluoropolyether with inert end groups R, R' is used, wherein the end groups R, R' are respectively selected from the "trifluoromethyl group (-CF 3), pentafluoroethyl group (-C 2 F 5), trifluoromethoxy group (-OCF 3), pentafluoroethoxy group (-OC 2 F 5)" group, wherein a perfluoropolyether with a branched or star-shaped structure R-(-O-CFR"-CF 2 -) n (O-CF 2) m -R' is used, wherein n > 1 and m ≥ 1 and wherein R" is a fluoroalkyl group with the formula C a F 2a+1 in which 1 ≤ a ≤ 10, and/or wherein a perfluoropolyether with a linear structure R-(-O-CF 2 -CF 2 -) p (O-CF 2) q -R' is used, wherein p > 1 and q > 1. wherein a perfluoropolyether with a branched or star-shaped structure R-(-O-CFR"-CF 2 -) n (O-CF 2) m -R' is used, wherein n > 1 and m ≥ 1 and wherein R" is a fluoroalkyl group with the formula C a F 2a+1 in which 1 ≤ a ≤ 10, and/or wherein a perfluoropolyether with a linear structure R-(-O-CF 2 -CF 2 -) p (O-CF 2) q -R' is used, wherein p > 1 and q > 1.
An upright piano action mechanism comprising: a jack that performs an upward push-up operation in association with a keyboard-depressing operation; a hammer butt that pivots backward, which is a string side, by the push-up operation of the jack; a hammer shank that is supported by the hammer butt; a hammer that strikes a string provided at a leading end of the hammer shank; a damper stop rail that damps a motion of a damper wire; a hammer butt skin that is provided on a push-up surface of the hammer butt; a hammer butt spring (7, 7, 7) that urges the hammer forward after the string is struck; a jack spring that urges the jack in a returning direction which is an opposite direction in which a key (1a, 1b) is pressed; and a jack stop rail that regulates inclination of the jack after key (1a, 1b) pressing and controls a motion range of the jack, characterized in that a long rubber-based cushion member is provided to exert an elastic force related to a resistance force and a restoring force by forming, along a rear surface of the jack stop rail, a protrusion with a through-hole formed in an elastic material of the rubber-based cushion member, and a return of the jack is elastically urged when the jack comes into contact with the cushion member immediately after escaping from the hammer butt skin. a jack that performs an upward push-up operation in association with a keyboard-depressing operation; a hammer butt that pivots backward, which is a string side, by the push-up operation of the jack; a hammer shank that is supported by the hammer butt; a hammer that strikes a string provided at a leading end of the hammer shank; a damper stop rail that damps a motion of a damper wire; a hammer butt skin that is provided on a push-up surface of the hammer butt; a hammer butt spring (7, 7, 7) that urges the hammer forward after the string is struck; a jack spring that urges the jack in a returning direction which is an opposite direction in which a key (1a, 1b) is pressed; and a jack stop rail that regulates inclination of the jack after key (1a, 1b) pressing and controls a motion range of the jack, characterized in that a long rubber-based cushion member is provided to exert an elastic force related to a resistance force and a restoring force by forming, along a rear surface of the jack stop rail, a protrusion with a through-hole formed in an elastic material of the rubber-based cushion member, and a return of the jack is elastically urged when the jack comes into contact with the cushion member immediately after escaping from the hammer butt skin.
Power source, comprising - an input terminal, - a charging circuit having an input coupled to the input terminal of the power source, - a capacitor having a first electrode coupled to an output of the charging circuit, - an electronic switching circuit, wherein an input of the electronic switching circuit is coupled to the first electrode of the capacitor, characterised in that the power source comprises: - a discharge protection circuit, - a control switch having a first terminal which is coupled via the discharge protection circuit to the input terminal of the power source and is coupled to an output of the electronic switching circuit, and - a disconnecting device with a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the control switch and comprising a pyrotechnic ignition element. - an input terminal, - a charging circuit having an input coupled to the input terminal of the power source, - a capacitor having a first electrode coupled to an output of the charging circuit, - an electronic switching circuit, wherein an input of the electronic switching circuit is coupled to the first electrode of the capacitor, - a discharge protection circuit, - a control switch having a first terminal which is coupled via the discharge protection circuit to the input terminal of the power source and is coupled to an output of the electronic switching circuit, and - a disconnecting device with a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the control switch and comprising a pyrotechnic ignition element.
A head-mounted video presentation device for a user having degraded sensitivity to a first wavelength band as a part of a visible light wavelength band as compared with a second wavelength band as the remaining part of the visible light wavelength band, comprising: an imaging unit for taking a video in a viewing direction of the user to acquire first video information; a wavelength conversion unit for wavelength converting at least a part of a color signal for at least the first wavelength band in the first video information based on a wavelength output by the at least the part of the color signal, into a color signal outputting a wavelength in the second wavelength band, wherein the second wavelength band is continuous and different from the first wavelength band, and outputting second video information based on the wavelength converted color signal; and a video presentation unit for presenting, based on the second video information, a wavelength-converted video in the viewing direction of the user, to the user. an imaging unit for taking a video in a viewing direction of the user to acquire first video information; a wavelength conversion unit for wavelength converting at least a part of a color signal for at least the first wavelength band in the first video information based on a wavelength output by the at least the part of the color signal, into a color signal outputting a wavelength in the second wavelength band, wherein the second wavelength band is continuous and different from the first wavelength band, and outputting second video information based on the wavelength converted color signal; and a video presentation unit for presenting, based on the second video information, a wavelength-converted video in the viewing direction of the user, to the user.
Modular crate for holding four beverage bottle packs, each beverage bottle pack comprising six beverage bottles with a nominal capacity of 0.33 I, wherein two opposing long side walls (2, 3) and two opposing short side walls (4, 5) form a circumferential frame having a bottom for supporting beverage bottles, the bottom being arranged elevated relative to the underside of the circumferential frame, characterized in that the vertical distance between the underside and the bottom is 40 mm to 60 mm.
A method for controlling use of uplink random access channels by wireless communication devices operating in a cell defined by a base station, the method comprising: defining, at a command station, a plurality of subscriber classes, wherein each subscriber class is dynamically defined based on a plurality of subscriber class dimensions, wherein the plurality of subscriber class dimensions comprise two or more of: a type of user; a location dimension; a presence dimension that specifies availability of a user of the wireless communication device for immediate action at an incident scene; and an incident characteristics dimension that includes information describing the incident; designating, at the command station, at least one uplink random access channel for each subscriber class, wherein a wireless communication device belonging to a subscriber class is permitted to use uplink random access channels designated for that subscriber class; generating mapping information, at the command station, that maps each subscriber class to one or more of the uplink random access channels designated for use by that subscriber class; and broadcasting, from the base station, the mapping information. defining, at a command station, a plurality of subscriber classes, wherein each subscriber class is dynamically defined based on a plurality of subscriber class dimensions, wherein the plurality of subscriber class dimensions comprise two or more of: a type of user; a location dimension; a presence dimension that specifies availability of a user of the wireless communication device for immediate action at an incident scene; and an incident characteristics dimension that includes information describing the incident; a type of user; a location dimension; a presence dimension that specifies availability of a user of the wireless communication device for immediate action at an incident scene; and an incident characteristics dimension that includes information describing the incident; designating, at the command station, at least one uplink random access channel for each subscriber class, wherein a wireless communication device belonging to a subscriber class is permitted to use uplink random access channels designated for that subscriber class; generating mapping information, at the command station, that maps each subscriber class to one or more of the uplink random access channels designated for use by that subscriber class; and broadcasting, from the base station, the mapping information.
A neck, spine and spinal cord support device for supporting an infant, comprising: a monolithic body of a semi-rigid material that extends from a proximal edge to a distal edge and between a medial edge and a lateral edge, the body comprising a distal support portion configured to support the infant's torso, and a proximal portion having a concave section, the distal support portion having a width defined between the medial and lateral edges (16a, 16b) sized to be wider than the torso of the infant, the body having a length defined between the proximal and distal edges (12, 14) sized to be longer than the torso of the infant such that the infant's buttocks rest on the distal support portion proximal of the distal edge, and characterized in that the distal support portion is generally planar and the concave section has a generally circular outermost perimeter and is configured to at least partially receive the infant's head such that the body is configured to support the head, neck, spine and spinal cord of the infant when the infant is laid in a supine position on the body. a monolithic body of a semi-rigid material that extends from a proximal edge to a distal edge and between a medial edge and a lateral edge, the body comprising a distal support portion configured to support the infant's torso, and a proximal portion having a concave section, a distal support portion configured to support the infant's torso, and a proximal portion having a concave section, the distal support portion having a width defined between the medial and lateral edges (16a, 16b) sized to be wider than the torso of the infant, the body having a length defined between the proximal and distal edges (12, 14) sized to be longer than the torso of the infant such that the infant's buttocks rest on the distal support portion proximal of the distal edge, and characterized in that the distal support portion is generally planar and the concave section has a generally circular outermost perimeter and is configured to at least partially receive the infant's head such that the body is configured to support the head, neck, spine and spinal cord of the infant when the infant is laid in a supine position on the body.
A modular exclusion device for implantation in an aneurysmal site in a blood vessel comprising: a main body with at least one aperture (62, 64, 66); at least one insert (72, 74, 76) with an insertion end, wherein the insertion end of the insert is adapted for being disposed within the aperture of the main body, and wherein a polymeric compound is disposed within the aperture of the main body and/or on the insertion end of the insert; characterised in that the polymeric compound is disposed as a series of longitudinal stripes extending along the outer surface of the insert (72, 74) and/or as a series of longitudinal stripes extending along the inner surface of the apertures (62, 64) into which the inserts (72, 74) are received.
Smart card comprising: a first circuit configured to deliver a power supply voltage (Vdd) based on a supply power received by the card; a second circuit coupled to the first circuit by an electric conductor (110; 110') and configured to be powered with the power supply voltage (Vdd); and a light-emitting diode (116; 116') having a first terminal coupled to the conductor (110; 110') and a second terminal coupled to a first terminal of the second circuit, wherein, during a first operating phase, the first circuit is configured to deliver a first value of the power supply voltage (Vdd) and the second circuit is configured to apply a first voltage to the first terminal of the second circuit so that the diode (116; 116') remains off, and, during a second operating phase, the first circuit is configured to deliver a second value of the power supply voltage (Vdd) and the second circuit is configured to apply a second voltage to the first terminal of the second circuit so that the emission or not of light by the diode (116; 116') is controlled by a value of a voltage (VC; VC') on said conductor (110; 110'). a first circuit configured to deliver a power supply voltage (Vdd) based on a supply power received by the card; a second circuit coupled to the first circuit by an electric conductor (110; 110') and configured to be powered with the power supply voltage (Vdd); and a light-emitting diode (116; 116') having a first terminal coupled to the conductor (110; 110') and a second terminal coupled to a first terminal of the second circuit, wherein, during a first operating phase, the first circuit is configured to deliver a first value of the power supply voltage (Vdd) and the second circuit is configured to apply a first voltage to the first terminal of the second circuit so that the diode (116; 116') remains off, and, during a second operating phase, the first circuit is configured to deliver a second value of the power supply voltage (Vdd) and the second circuit is configured to apply a second voltage to the first terminal of the second circuit so that the emission or not of light by the diode (116; 116') is controlled by a value of a voltage (VC; VC') on said conductor (110; 110').
Method for forming a container comprising an open neck, by blowing or by stretching and blowing a preform with multiple walls made of plastic material, said method comprising: - an operation of placement of the preform in a mould with the dye of the container, this mould comprising at least two half-moulds (14A, 14B) that can occupy a closed position in which the half-moulds (14A, 14B) are joined; - an operation of locking of the half-moulds (14A, 14B) in closed position; - a blowing phase consisting in connecting the interior of the preform with a source (20, 21) of pressurized gas via the opening formed in its neck, for a predetermined time, to form the container, by application of at least one blowing pressure; - a breathing phase beginning at an instant (Tdeg) of start of breathing, and consisting in connection of the duly formed container with the environment at ambient pressure in order to return the pressure in the container to ambient pressure; this method being characterized in that it further comprises: - a continuous measurement of the pressure prevailing at the neck during the breathing phase; - the determination of the elapsed time (Dec) between the start of breathing and the reaching of a reference pressure (Pref; PA) at the neck; - the comparison of the elapsed time with a theoretical time (Dth) from which the pressure at the neck theoretically reaches the reference pressure (Pref; PA); - the maintaining of the locking of the mould if the elapsed time (Dec) is less than the theoretical time (Dth). - an operation of placement of the preform in a mould with the dye of the container, this mould comprising at least two half-moulds (14A, 14B) that can occupy a closed position in which the half-moulds (14A, 14B) are joined; - an operation of locking of the half-moulds (14A, 14B) in closed position; - a blowing phase consisting in connecting the interior of the preform with a source (20, 21) of pressurized gas via the opening formed in its neck, for a predetermined time, to form the container, by application of at least one blowing pressure; - a breathing phase beginning at an instant (Tdeg) of start of breathing, and consisting in connection of the duly formed container with the environment at ambient pressure in order to return the pressure in the container to ambient pressure; - a continuous measurement of the pressure prevailing at the neck during the breathing phase; - the determination of the elapsed time (Dec) between the start of breathing and the reaching of a reference pressure (Pref; PA) at the neck; - the comparison of the elapsed time with a theoretical time (Dth) from which the pressure at the neck theoretically reaches the reference pressure (Pref; PA); - the maintaining of the locking of the mould if the elapsed time (Dec) is less than the theoretical time (Dth).
A method for detecting communication channel delay asymmetry between transmission line protection devices, the method comprising: - calculating, repeatedly, a clock disparity between clocks of the protection devices and communication delays at different paths of the communication channel; - comparing a latest calculated clock disparity and communication delays with previously calculated clock disparities and communication delays, respectively; - determining a channel switching has happened if a change of the calculated clock disparity exceeds a first threshold, or a change of the calculated communication delays for any path exceeds a second threshold; and - determining the channel delays as asymmetrical if a difference between the calculated communication delays of the different paths after the channel switching exceeds a third threshold. - calculating, repeatedly, a clock disparity between clocks of the protection devices and communication delays at different paths of the communication channel; - comparing a latest calculated clock disparity and communication delays with previously calculated clock disparities and communication delays, respectively; - determining a channel switching has happened if a change of the calculated clock disparity exceeds a first threshold, or a change of the calculated communication delays for any path exceeds a second threshold; and - determining the channel delays as asymmetrical if a difference between the calculated communication delays of the different paths after the channel switching exceeds a third threshold.
A solar cell module comprising: a plurality of solar cells, the plurality of solar cells having front sides facing the sun during normal operation and backsides opposite the front sides; an encapsulant (210, 223) encapsulating the plurality of solar cells; characterized by a first high electric susceptibility layer (201, 212, 220) on the plurality of solar cells, the first high electric susceptibility layer having an electric susceptibility of at least 100; and a transparent top cover over the first high electric susceptibility layer (201, 212, 220). a plurality of solar cells, the plurality of solar cells having front sides facing the sun during normal operation and backsides opposite the front sides; an encapsulant (210, 223) encapsulating the plurality of solar cells;