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An oil application system useful in applying an oil coating to a fuser roller in a xerographic marking system, said system comprising a fuser roller, an oil containing housing or reservoir, a metering roller, a donor roller, wherein said metering roller is configured to transport oil from said housing to said donor roller, and said donor roller is configured to accept an oil coating from said metering roller and to transfer said oil to a surface of said fuser roller. characterized by an IR sensor, and a controller connected to said IR sensor, said IR sensor positioned adjacent said metering roller and configured to measure an emissivity of an oil coating on said metering roller, said IR sensor configured to indicate increased IR radiation as an oil coating thickness increases and vice-versa as the oil coating thickness decreases and configured to communicate said emissivity to said controller, said IR sensor and said controller together configured to vary a metering roller speed to thereby control said oil coating thickness based upon emissivity of said oil coating, said controller in contact with said metering roller and adapted to adjust said coating thickness on said metering roller. a fuser roller, an oil containing housing or reservoir, a metering roller, a donor roller, wherein said metering roller is configured to transport oil from said housing to said donor roller, and said donor roller is configured to accept an oil coating from said metering roller and to transfer said oil to a surface of said fuser roller.
A penile implant device to implant a penile prosthesis in a penis of a patient for the treatment of impotence, the penile implant device comprising: a penile prosthesis that can be implanted in a corpus cavernosa of a penis; a needle having a piercing end and a connecting end, a suture connected to a first end of the penile prosthesis and connected to the connecting end of the needle; characterised in that the needle comprises a non-straight portion between the piercing end and the connecting end of the needle, the non-straight portion comprising at least one apex and the device is further provided with a sheath at least partially covering at least a portion of the needle and at least a portion of the suture, wherein the sheath comprises an interior surface in contact with the at least one apex of the non-straight portion of the needle. a penile prosthesis that can be implanted in a corpus cavernosa of a penis; a needle having a piercing end and a connecting end, a suture connected to a first end of the penile prosthesis and connected to the connecting end of the needle; characterised in that the needle comprises a non-straight portion between the piercing end and the connecting end of the needle, the non-straight portion comprising at least one apex and the device is further provided with a sheath at least partially covering at least a portion of the needle and at least a portion of the suture, wherein the sheath comprises an interior surface in contact with the at least one apex of the non-straight portion of the needle.
Blocking device for an opening handle comprising a blocking member and a screw, said blocking member being mounted on said screw, wherein said blocking member comprises at least two branches and that are parallel and joined at their rear end by a base, characterized in that the front end of one of the two branches (7a, 7b) being linked to an arm extending parallel to the two branches and, said arm comprising at least one extension (18a, 18b) at right angles to said arm.
Injection valve for an injection lance for producing an injection body in the ground, with a valve base body, in which at least one discharge opening is provided which is closable and can be opened for discharging an injection medium into the surrounding ground, characterized in that the discharge opening is designed as a ring-shaped discharge slit which is arranged horizontally and extends in the circumferential direction of the valve base body, in that on a lower end of the valve base body an outlet duct is provided which is closable by a closing element that is adjustable between a closed position and an open position, in which the ring-shaped discharge slit is formed, and in that the closing element has a horizontally directed plate region which projects in the horizontal direction beyond an external circumference of the valve base body.
Electrical callus removal device, of the type comprising a heating element constituted by an annular heating blade forming electrical resistance supplied by electrical power means, the heating blade being electrically connected to the electrical power means by a pair of electrical connection elements,, characterised in that the heating blade extends circularly over 360° and is coupled with two diametrically opposite rigid electrical connecting feet.
Method for estimating, in real time, the intensity of knocking of an internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder head, at least one cylinder and at least one vibratory sensor, from which a vibratory signal (y) at the exit from the cylinder head and indicative of the vibrations in the said cylinder is acquired continuously and as a function of crank angle, characterized in that the following steps are performed: - a cylinder head wave equation model is constructed on the basis of a physical model describing the propagation of a wave through a solid medium; - coefficients of the Fourier decomposition (EDPest) of the vibratory signal (p(t)) generated by the engine and entering the cylinder head are determined in real time on the basis of the said equation real time on the basis of the said wave equation model using an estimator and on the basis of the vibratory signal (y) measured at the exit from the cylinder head; - an energy (E(α)) contained in the said signal is calculated by summing the squares of the said coefficients of the Fourier decomposition; - a parameter correlating with the intensity of the knocking and equal to the square root of the maximum of the said energy is deduced in real time. - a cylinder head wave equation model is constructed on the basis of a physical model describing the propagation of a wave through a solid medium; - coefficients of the Fourier decomposition (EDPest) of the vibratory signal (p(t)) generated by the engine and entering the cylinder head are determined in real time on the basis of the said equation real time on the basis of the said wave equation model using an estimator and on the basis of the vibratory signal (y) measured at the exit from the cylinder head; - an energy (E(α)) contained in the said signal is calculated by summing the squares of the said coefficients of the Fourier decomposition; - a parameter correlating with the intensity of the knocking and equal to the square root of the maximum of the said energy is deduced in real time.
A method of determining a concentration of glucose in a medium of a living animal using an optical sensor adapted to be implanted in the living animal and a sensor reader external to the living animal, the method comprising: emitting, using a light source of the optical sensor, excitation light to indicator molecules of the optical sensor, the indicator molecules having an optical characteristic responsive to the concentration of glucose; generating, using a photodetector of the optical sensor, a raw signal indicative of the amount of light received by the photodetector, wherein the light received by the photodetector includes glucose-modulated light emitted by the indicator molecules and at least one of excitation light emitted by the light source and non-glucose modulated light emitted by the indicator molecules; conveying, using an inductive element (114, 220) of the optical sensor, the raw signal; receiving, using an inductive element of the sensor reader, the conveyed raw signal; tracking, using circuitry of the sensor reader, the cumulative emission time that the light source has emitted the excitation light; tracking, using circuitry of the sensor reader, the implant time that has elapsed since the optical sensor was implanted in the living animal; adjusting, using circuitry of the sensor reader, the received raw signal to compensate for offset and distortion based on the tracked cumulative emission time and the tracked implant time; and converting, using circuitry of the sensor reader, the adjusted signal into a measurement of glucose concentration in the medium of the living animal. emitting, using a light source of the optical sensor, excitation light to indicator molecules of the optical sensor, the indicator molecules having an optical characteristic responsive to the concentration of glucose; generating, using a photodetector of the optical sensor, a raw signal indicative of the amount of light received by the photodetector, wherein the light received by the photodetector includes glucose-modulated light emitted by the indicator molecules and at least one of excitation light emitted by the light source and non-glucose modulated light emitted by the indicator molecules; conveying, using an inductive element (114, 220) of the optical sensor, the raw signal; receiving, using an inductive element of the sensor reader, the conveyed raw signal; tracking, using circuitry of the sensor reader, the cumulative emission time that the light source has emitted the excitation light; tracking, using circuitry of the sensor reader, the implant time that has elapsed since the optical sensor was implanted in the living animal; adjusting, using circuitry of the sensor reader, the received raw signal to compensate for offset and distortion based on the tracked cumulative emission time and the tracked implant time; and converting, using circuitry of the sensor reader, the adjusted signal into a measurement of glucose concentration in the medium of the living animal.
A powder dispensing apparatus comprising a metering and dispensing closure and a container supported in a receptacle for housing the closure, and a drive shaft, the closure comprising: a container cap member attachable to the container, the container cap member having a first side adapted to be mounted facing an inside of the container and a second side adapted to be mounted facing an outside of the container, a measuring chamber positioned in the container cap member; a first rotatable member having at least one passage therein, wherein the first rotatable member is mounted on the first side of the container cap member; a second rotatable member, and wherein a water intake conduit and a water solution outlet conduit are in communication with the receptacle characterized in that the first and second rotatable members are interconnected disk members, wherein the second rotatable disk member has a passage therein and is mounted on the second side of the container cap member; and wherein the first and second rotatable disk members are jointly rotatable in such a way to firstly align the passage in the first member and the measuring chamber while the passage of the second member is closed, and then align the measuring chamber with the passage of the second member when the passage of the first member is closed; and wherein the second rotatable disk member has one side with a drive shaft engagement portion engaging a tip of the drive shaft, and an opposite side comprising a stub shaft in line with the drive shaft, the stub shaft rotatably driving the first disk member. a container cap member attachable to the container, the container cap member having a first side adapted to be mounted facing an inside of the container and a second side adapted to be mounted facing an outside of the container, a measuring chamber positioned in the container cap member; a first rotatable member having at least one passage therein, wherein the first rotatable member is mounted on the first side of the container cap member; a second rotatable member, and wherein a water intake conduit and a water solution outlet conduit are in communication with the receptacle characterized in that the first and second rotatable members are interconnected disk members, wherein the second rotatable disk member has a passage therein and is mounted on the second side of the container cap member; and wherein the first and second rotatable disk members are jointly rotatable in such a way to firstly align the passage in the first member and the measuring chamber while the passage of the second member is closed, and then align the measuring chamber with the passage of the second member when the passage of the first member is closed; and wherein the second rotatable disk member has one side with a drive shaft engagement portion engaging a tip of the drive shaft, and an opposite side comprising a stub shaft in line with the drive shaft, the stub shaft rotatably driving the first disk member.
A manufacturing method of loading penetrating members into a collection device for use in a lancing device for piercing skin to produce blood for analysis, comprising: providing a dispenser that includes a plurality of penetrating members; providing a carriage with a penetrating retention surface under a dispensing port of the dispenser, wherein the carriage moves the collection device in and out of position for receiving penetrating members from the dispenser; positioning the collection device in a position relative to the penetrating member dispenser for receiving respective ones of the penetrating members from the dispenser in respective supports in the collection device; and rotating the collection device to load individual ones of the plurality of penetrating members in corresponding ones of the supports of the collection device in one rotary motion of the collection device relative to the dispenser. providing a dispenser that includes a plurality of penetrating members; providing a carriage with a penetrating retention surface under a dispensing port of the dispenser, wherein the carriage moves the collection device in and out of position for receiving penetrating members from the dispenser; positioning the collection device in a position relative to the penetrating member dispenser for receiving respective ones of the penetrating members from the dispenser in respective supports in the collection device; and rotating the collection device to load individual ones of the plurality of penetrating members in corresponding ones of the supports of the collection device in one rotary motion of the collection device relative to the dispenser.
An air conditioner which includes an outdoor unit including a compressor and an indoor unit connected with the outdoor unit and uses flammable refrigerant, the air conditioner comprising: a refrigerant gas sensor; and a controlling unit configured to stop the compressor at occurrence of abnormality, when the refrigerant gas sensor detects refrigerant gas while the compressor is being driven, characterized by after the compressor is stopped as the refrigerant gas sensor detects the refrigerant gas, the controlling unit not starting driving of the compressor until an abnormality cancellation operation indicating that the refrigerant gas sensor has been replaced is performed. a refrigerant gas sensor; and a controlling unit configured to stop the compressor at occurrence of abnormality, when the refrigerant gas sensor detects refrigerant gas while the compressor is being driven, characterized by after the compressor is stopped as the refrigerant gas sensor detects the refrigerant gas, the controlling unit not starting driving of the compressor until an abnormality cancellation operation indicating that the refrigerant gas sensor has been replaced is performed.
A method for measuring the roughness in the direction of travel of an implement having at least one ground engaging component (32, 34, 36) of the ground surface over which the implement passes, comprising the steps of: - providing at least one ground sensor (40, 42) attached to the implement for providing measurement of the distance to the ground; and - providing a controller connected to the at least one ground sensor (40, 42) for controlling at least one adjustment of the implement; - the at least one ground sensor (40, 42) providing to the controller instantaneous output (O FGS, O RGS) based on the distance to the ground; and the method further comprising the steps of: - the controller calculating at least one statistical parameter (AV RGS, AV FGS, ΔAV) from said instantaneous output (O FGS, O RGS) of said at least one ground sensor (40, 42), said at least one statistical parameter (AV RGS, AV FGS, ΔAV) being calculated from variations in the distance to the ground in the direction of travel of the implement; characterized in that said at least one statistical parameter (AV RGS, AV FGS, ΔAV) comprises the average variance in the distance to the ground in the direction of travel of the implement. - providing at least one ground sensor (40, 42) attached to the implement for providing measurement of the distance to the ground; and - providing a controller connected to the at least one ground sensor (40, 42) for controlling at least one adjustment of the implement; - the at least one ground sensor (40, 42) providing to the controller instantaneous output (O FGS, O RGS) based on the distance to the ground; - the controller calculating at least one statistical parameter (AV RGS, AV FGS, ΔAV) from said instantaneous output (O FGS, O RGS) of said at least one ground sensor (40, 42), said at least one statistical parameter (AV RGS, AV FGS, ΔAV) being calculated from variations in the distance to the ground in the direction of travel of the implement;
A microfluidic device comprising: an enclosure comprising a substrate and microfluidic circuit material, the enclosure defining a flow region and at least one sequestration pen, each located within the enclosure; and at least one in situ-generated capture structure disposed within the at least one sequestration pen, wherein the at least one in situ-generated capture structure comprises a solidified polymer network and wherein the solidified polymer network comprises one or more functionalized sites and/or an assay reagent or assay analyte. an enclosure comprising a substrate and microfluidic circuit material, the enclosure defining a flow region and at least one sequestration pen, each located within the enclosure; and at least one in situ-generated capture structure disposed within the at least one sequestration pen, wherein the at least one in situ-generated capture structure comprises a solidified polymer network and wherein the solidified polymer network comprises one or more functionalized sites and/or an assay reagent or assay analyte.
Method for buffer load management in a communication device comprising a receiver, the method comprising - storing in a first buffer of said receiver of said communication device, multimedia data comprised in data packets and received via a transport link, - determining an indication of the input rate of said transport link at said first buffer and storing said indication to a second buffer containing information on the input rate over time, - performing an autocorrelation on a signal comprising samples of said information on the input rate over time, taken from said second buffer, - finding peaks in said autocorrelation and identifying for at least one peak in a set of found peaks, a period of an event giving rise to said at least one peak, - performing, for said at least one peak, a crosscorrelation of said signal comprising said samples of said information on the input rate over time with a periodic signal with given phase having said identified period as predominant period and determining a phase offset with respect to said periodic signal, - selecting one or more parts of said information on the input rate stored in said second buffer, using a reference signal being periodic with said identified period as predominant period and having said phase offset as determined in the previous step, - determining an amount of data to be stored in said first buffer by analysing said selected parts of information from said second buffer, - applying said amount of data to be stored to said first buffer by modifying the output rate and/or the input rate of said first buffer. - storing in a first buffer of said receiver of said communication device, multimedia data comprised in data packets and received via a transport link, - determining an indication of the input rate of said transport link at said first buffer and storing said indication to a second buffer containing information on the input rate over time, - performing an autocorrelation on a signal comprising samples of said information on the input rate over time, taken from said second buffer, - finding peaks in said autocorrelation and identifying for at least one peak in a set of found peaks, a period of an event giving rise to said at least one peak, - performing, for said at least one peak, a crosscorrelation of said signal comprising said samples of said information on the input rate over time with a periodic signal with given phase having said identified period as predominant period and determining a phase offset with respect to said periodic signal, - selecting one or more parts of said information on the input rate stored in said second buffer, using a reference signal being periodic with said identified period as predominant period and having said phase offset as determined in the previous step, - determining an amount of data to be stored in said first buffer by analysing said selected parts of information from said second buffer, - applying said amount of data to be stored to said first buffer by modifying the output rate and/or the input rate of said first buffer.
A detergent suspension comprising 70-99.5 wt.% of a fluid phase and 0.5-30 wt.% of suspended particles having a diameter of at least 0.1 mm, said detergent suspension comprising: • 8-30 wt.% of water; • 20-75 wt.% of glycerol; • 8-40 wt.% of builder; and • 0.01-1 wt.% of structuring biopolymer selected from xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum, gum Arabic, gellan gum, carrageenan, carboxymethyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, microfibrous cellulose and combinations thereof; wherein the combination of water and glycerol represents at least 40 wt.% of the detergent suspension and wherein water and glycerol are present in a weight ratio of water to glycerol of less than 2:3. • 8-30 wt.% of water; • 20-75 wt.% of glycerol; • 8-40 wt.% of builder; and • 0.01-1 wt.% of structuring biopolymer selected from xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum, gum Arabic, gellan gum, carrageenan, carboxymethyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, microfibrous cellulose and combinations thereof; wherein the combination of water and glycerol represents at least 40 wt.% of the detergent suspension and wherein water and glycerol are present in a weight ratio of water to glycerol of less than 2:3.