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An article suitable for forming an earplug, which article comprises: an elongate core comprising a first material and having first and second ends and an outer major surface; and an outer layer comprising a thermoplastic second material and covering at least a portion of the outer major surface of the elongate core, the second material comprising an unactivated expandable sphere foaming agent and an unactivated chemical foaming agent; wherein the unactivated foaming agents may be activated to increase the volume of the outer layer, and wherein the elongate core exhibits a stiffness that is greater than a stiffness of the outer layer. an elongate core comprising a first material and having first and second ends and an outer major surface; and an outer layer comprising a thermoplastic second material and covering at least a portion of the outer major surface of the elongate core, the second material comprising an unactivated expandable sphere foaming agent and an unactivated chemical foaming agent; wherein the unactivated foaming agents may be activated to increase the volume of the outer layer, and wherein the elongate core exhibits a stiffness that is greater than a stiffness of the outer layer.
A hands-free accessory for use with a portable electronic device such as mobile phones comprising: - a central unit; - at least one ear piece being operably connected to the central unit by at least one retractable ear piece cord; - a device connecting means, for selective connection to the portable electronic device, said device connecting means being operably connected to the central unit by a retractable device cord; - a reel assembly within said central unit having first and second reels for retracting and retaining said cords (3, 5); - a spring assembly adapted to retract said cords (3, 5) in their respective first and second reels (7. 8); said spring assembly being operatively connected to the reel assembly for causing mutual synchronized rotation of the first and second reels (7, 8); characterised in that it further comprises: - an audio signal processing unit comprising an audio circuit housed within said central unit for processing audio signals, said audio signal processing unit being operatively connected to said device cord at one end and the at least one ear piece cord at the other end; - said audio signal processing unit is electrically connected to said cords (3, 5) by means of a sliding contact mechanism ensuring uninterrupted signal flow to and from said cords (3, 5) in the event of the reels (7, 8) being in rotation actuated by pulling or retracting action thereof; and - said audio signal processing unit is coupled with a user interface comprising actuating switches residing on the central unit. - a central unit; - at least one ear piece being operably connected to the central unit by at least one retractable ear piece cord; - a device connecting means, for selective connection to the portable electronic device, said device connecting means being operably connected to the central unit by a retractable device cord; - a reel assembly within said central unit having first and second reels for retracting and retaining said cords (3, 5); - a spring assembly adapted to retract said cords (3, 5) in their respective first and second reels (7. 8); said spring assembly being operatively connected to the reel assembly for causing mutual synchronized rotation of the first and second reels (7, 8); - an audio signal processing unit comprising an audio circuit housed within said central unit for processing audio signals, said audio signal processing unit being operatively connected to said device cord at one end and the at least one ear piece cord at the other end; - said audio signal processing unit is electrically connected to said cords (3, 5) by means of a sliding contact mechanism ensuring uninterrupted signal flow to and from said cords (3, 5) in the event of the reels (7, 8) being in rotation actuated by pulling or retracting action thereof; and - said audio signal processing unit is coupled with a user interface comprising actuating switches residing on the central unit.
A system comprising: a machine; a processor; an energy harvesting device configured to harvest energy from the machine or a process that the machine is used for, the energy harvesting device being further configured to generate an output from the machine or process, wherein the processor is configured to use the output of the energy harvesting device to determine an operating state of the machine or process; characterised by a monitoring system configured to monitor the machine or process, wherein the processor is configured to correlate one or more outputs of the monitoring system with the operating state of the machine or process as determined by the output of the energy harvesting device, by determining whether the one or more outputs of the monitoring system were produced during a first time period that the machine or process was in a first operating state or during a second time period that the machine or process was in a second operating state, where the first operating state and the second operating state was determined by the output of the energy harvesting device. a machine; a processor; an energy harvesting device configured to harvest energy from the machine or a process that the machine is used for, the energy harvesting device being further configured to generate an output from the machine or process, wherein the processor is configured to use the output of the energy harvesting device to determine an operating state of the machine or process; characterised by a monitoring system configured to monitor the machine or process, wherein the processor is configured to correlate one or more outputs of the monitoring system with the operating state of the machine or process as determined by the output of the energy harvesting device, by determining whether the one or more outputs of the monitoring system were produced during a first time period that the machine or process was in a first operating state or during a second time period that the machine or process was in a second operating state, where the first operating state and the second operating state was determined by the output of the energy harvesting device.
A routing message delivery method applicable to a network node (101 to 105, 150, 301 to 305, 501 to 505) in a proximity-based relay network, comprising: initiating a timer having a first timer value that is a non-zero positive number; forwarding a first routing message in response to receiving the first routing message before the timer expires, wherein forwarding the first routing message comprises appending information of the network node and a selected path, and wherein the timer resets as a second timer value that is less than the first timer value by δ after transmitting the first routing message and δ is a non-zero positive number; initiating a second routing message in response to not receiving the first routing message before the timer expires and resetting the timer to the first timer value; transmitting the second routing message, wherein the first routing message and the second routing message are delivered in a flooding manner to adjacent network nodes directly accessible within the range of the network node; constructing a current network topology through the first routing message and the second routing message; evaluating an optimal path having a best routing metric within the current network topology to deliver at least one data packet; and updating the current network topology. initiating a timer having a first timer value that is a non-zero positive number; forwarding a first routing message in response to receiving the first routing message before the timer expires, wherein forwarding the first routing message comprises appending information of the network node and a selected path, and wherein the timer resets as a second timer value that is less than the first timer value by δ after transmitting the first routing message and δ is a non-zero positive number; initiating a second routing message in response to not receiving the first routing message before the timer expires and resetting the timer to the first timer value; transmitting the second routing message, wherein the first routing message and the second routing message are delivered in a flooding manner to adjacent network nodes directly accessible within the range of the network node; constructing a current network topology through the first routing message and the second routing message; evaluating an optimal path having a best routing metric within the current network topology to deliver at least one data packet; and updating the current network topology.
A vehicle comprising: a chassis including a tubular framework (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 32), at least one intermediate panel, attached to the tubular framework via a glue layer allowing the intermediate panel to take up dimensional tolerances in the chassis, and at least one exterior body panel, attached to the intermediate panel and at least partially concealing the intermediate panel. a chassis including a tubular framework (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 32), at least one intermediate panel, attached to the tubular framework via a glue layer allowing the intermediate panel to take up dimensional tolerances in the chassis, and at least one exterior body panel, attached to the intermediate panel and at least partially concealing the intermediate panel.
Support bracket for supporting a slat of a garden wire panel of the type constructed from a wire mesh with vertical wires between which the slats are arranged and from horizontal transverse wires (4, 4'), the support bracket being carried out as a profile with a hook-shaped portion with which the support bracket can be hooked over a transverse wire and a support portion for supporting a slat, wherein the support portion substantially consists of a beamlike element, characterized in that the beamlike element comprises at least four sides with at least four ribs in between, the support portion being connected to the hook-shaped portion in a first rib.
An earpiece system, comprising: a first portion having a major surface, the first portion including a compliance chamber with a filler material, the compliance chamber extending to at least one gap (122, 123) in an exterior of the first portion, and the filler material protruding through the at least one gap (122, 123) to cover at least part of the exterior of the first portion; and a second portion extending from the first portion and forming a sound tunnel having an opening at an end opposite the first portion. a first portion having a major surface, the first portion including a compliance chamber with a filler material, the compliance chamber extending to at least one gap (122, 123) in an exterior of the first portion, and the filler material protruding through the at least one gap (122, 123) to cover at least part of the exterior of the first portion; and a second portion extending from the first portion and forming a sound tunnel having an opening at an end opposite the first portion.
A method of wireless communication, comprising: scheduling, by a base station, a first mini-slot for transmission of first data to a first user equipment "UE" and a second mini-slot for transmission of second data to a second UE, the first data being unicast data, the first mini-slot being scheduled in a first range of frequencies of a downlink "DL" common burst portion of a slot, the DL common burst portion being a control portion of the slot, the second mini-slot being scheduled in a second range of frequencies of the DL common burst portion, the slot including an uplink "UL" short burst portion, and the UL short burst portion configured to provide feedback information corresponding to the DL common burst portion; and transmitting, by the base station, a signal, including the first data, within the first mini-slot. scheduling, by a base station, a first mini-slot for transmission of first data to a first user equipment "UE" and a second mini-slot for transmission of second data to a second UE, the first data being unicast data, the first mini-slot being scheduled in a first range of frequencies of a downlink "DL" common burst portion of a slot, the DL common burst portion being a control portion of the slot, the second mini-slot being scheduled in a second range of frequencies of the DL common burst portion, the slot including an uplink "UL" short burst portion, and the UL short burst portion configured to provide feedback information corresponding to the DL common burst portion; and the first data being unicast data, the first mini-slot being scheduled in a first range of frequencies of a downlink "DL" common burst portion of a slot, the DL common burst portion being a control portion of the slot, the second mini-slot being scheduled in a second range of frequencies of the DL common burst portion, the slot including an uplink "UL" short burst portion, and the UL short burst portion configured to provide feedback information corresponding to the DL common burst portion; and transmitting, by the base station, a signal, including the first data, within the first mini-slot.
Method for operating a variable-rotational-speed circulation pump, in particular a heating circulation pump, characterized in that the pump controller detects at least one physical pump operating variable by sensor means and directly or indirectly compares said at least one physical pump operating variable with at least one stored reference value in order to assess the installation variant of the pump, wherein the reference value(s) is/are dependent on the present operating point of the pump, and, for a multiplicity of operating points, associated individual reference values are kept available in the pump controller, wherein the pump controller uses, in a manner dependent on the present operating point, the appropriate reference value for the comparison with the measurement value.
A therapeutically effective amount of the CRTH2 receptor antagonist for use in a method of treating a patient with asthma wherein said patient, prior to the administration of the CRTH2 receptor antagonist, has tested positive for at least one copy of a better response allele selected from a CRTH2 receptor antagonist marker in the table below: Polymorphic Site Alleles Better Response Allele rs12748961 T/C c rs12118655 A/G G rs6679073 C/A A rs12564209 C/G G rs3805 T/G/A G rs71633561 G/C c rs71970505 ATGCAGACTGT/- - rs12132270 C/T T rs67625805 T/- - rs3747972 A/G A rs11557080 G/A A rs71633563 C/T T rs34848415 A/- - rs1891091 A/G A
A luminaire comprising: a fixture (28a-f) configured to be generally received in a recess of a support surface, said fixture (28a-f) defining a cavity having a radius R; a light engine configured to be disposed within said cavity, said light engine comprising at least one light source; and a heat flange (32a-f) disposed about a distal end region of said fixture (28a-f), said heat flange (32a-f) having a hollow, generally conical frustum shape extending generally radially outwardly beyond said fixture (28a-f) and extending away from said distal end region of said fixture (28a-f), wherein a distal-most end of said heat flange (32a-f) is configured to be disposed a distance D from said support surface when said fixture (28a-f) is received in said recess, said distance D being greater than or equal to 0.4R, characterized in that, said heat flange (32a-f) is configured to reduce the junction temperature of the light engine by increasing the amount of convection in the surrounding air, and wherein said heat flange (32a-f) further comprises at least one fin (61a-n) extending generally outwardly from said heat flange (32a-f) and the fixture (28a-f) and the heat flange (32a-f) are one integral, single piece of material. a fixture (28a-f) configured to be generally received in a recess of a support surface, said fixture (28a-f) defining a cavity having a radius R; a light engine configured to be disposed within said cavity, said light engine comprising at least one light source; and a heat flange (32a-f) disposed about a distal end region of said fixture (28a-f), said heat flange (32a-f) having a hollow, generally conical frustum shape extending generally radially outwardly beyond said fixture (28a-f) and extending away from said distal end region of said fixture (28a-f), wherein a distal-most end of said heat flange (32a-f) is configured to be disposed a distance D from said support surface when said fixture (28a-f) is received in said recess, said distance D being greater than or equal to 0.4R, characterized in that, said heat flange (32a-f) is configured to reduce the junction temperature of the light engine by increasing the amount of convection in the surrounding air, and wherein said heat flange (32a-f) further comprises at least one fin (61a-n) extending generally outwardly from said heat flange (32a-f) and the fixture (28a-f) and the heat flange (32a-f) are one integral, single piece of material.
A clamping assembly for clamping a first component to a second component, the clamping assembly comprising: a first member spaced from the first component in use along a first axis by a second and a third member, and a retaining formation for retaining the first member in a predetermined position relative to the second component; wherein at least one of the first member, second member, third member and the first component is shaped such that when the second and third members are in a first relative position, the overall length of the clamping assembly along the first axis is such that the third member is forced against the first component to thereby clamp the first and second components together; characterised in that;. each of the second and third members (46, 48) defines a long axis (76, 78) and a short axis (80, 82), each extending between first (62, 70) and second (64, 78), contact surfaces of the respective second or third member (46, 48), and is arranged such that the long axis (76, 78) is aligned with with the long axis (76, 78) of the other of the second and third member (46, 48) when in the first relative position, and the long axis (76, 78) is unaligned with the long axis76, 78) of the other of the second and third member (46, 48) when in a second relative position. a first member spaced from the first component in use along a first axis by a second and a third member, and a retaining formation for retaining the first member in a predetermined position relative to the second component; wherein at least one of the first member, second member, third member and the first component is shaped such that when the second and third members are in a first relative position, the overall length of the clamping assembly along the first axis is such that the third member is forced against the first component to thereby clamp the first and second components together; characterised in that;. each of the second and third members (46, 48) defines a long axis (76, 78) and a short axis (80, 82), each extending between first (62, 70) and second (64, 78), contact surfaces of the respective second or third member (46, 48), and is arranged such that the long axis (76, 78) is aligned with with the long axis (76, 78) of the other of the second and third member (46, 48) when in the first relative position, and the long axis (76, 78) is unaligned with the long axis76, 78) of the other of the second and third member (46, 48) when in a second relative position.
A tracking system for determining orientation of headphones (30, 450) for simulating surround sound reproduction of audio data with respect to a predetermined reference frame, characterized by a first RFID transponder for being fixed on said headphones (30, 450) and having a first antenna with a predetermined directivity; a second RFID transponder for being fixed on said headphones (30, 450) and having a second antenna with a predetermined directivity, wherein the orientation of said second antenna is different from the orientation of said first antenna; a RFID reader for being located at a fixed position with respect to said reference frame, for emitting a signal to the transponders and detecting a level of a response from said first transponder and a level of a response from said second transponder; and a processing unit being connected to said RFID reader, for determining an orientation parameter (α) of said headphones (30, 450) based on comparing the level of the response from the first RFID transponder and the level of the response from the second RFID transponder.
A compensator attachable to an anvil of a fastening instrument, wherein the anvil includes a forming surface, the compensator comprising: a first layer comprised of first fibers and second fibers, wherein the first fibers are comprised of a first material and the second fibers are comprised of a second material, wherein the first material is different than the second material, and wherein the first fibers and the second fibers are present within the first layer according to a first ratio; a second layer comprised of the first fibers and the second fibers, wherein the first fibers are woven within the second fibers in the second layer; and an attachment portion configured to be attached to the anvil; characterised in that the first fibers and the second fibers are present within the second layer according to a second ratio, and wherein the first ratio is different than the second ratio; and in that the second fibers are woven within the first fibers in the first layer. a first layer comprised of first fibers and second fibers, wherein the first fibers are comprised of a first material and the second fibers are comprised of a second material, wherein the first material is different than the second material, and wherein the first fibers and the second fibers are present within the first layer according to a first ratio; a second layer comprised of the first fibers and the second fibers, wherein the first fibers are woven within the second fibers in the second layer; and an attachment portion configured to be attached to the anvil; characterised in that the first fibers and the second fibers are present within the second layer according to a second ratio, and wherein the first ratio is different than the second ratio; and in that the second fibers are woven within the first fibers in the first layer.
A reactor including a tank intended to contain a mass to be treated and at least one lighting and heating device intended to promote the treatment of this mass, characterized in that the lighting and heating device comprises: - a plate including at least one groove extending longitudinally and composed of a bottom and two side walls (112, 113), - illumination means for generating a light radiation, said illumination means being disposed in the groove and being in thermal contact with the bottom of the groove, so that the heat generated by the illumination means is transmitted to the mass to be treated via the bottom of the plate. - a plate including at least one groove extending longitudinally and composed of a bottom and two side walls (112, 113), - illumination means for generating a light radiation, said illumination means being disposed in the groove and being in thermal contact with the bottom of the groove, so that the heat generated by the illumination means is transmitted to the mass to be treated via the bottom of the plate.