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Assistance device for assisting in the operation of an injection syringe comprising a syringe body carrying an injection needle covered with a removable protective cap, the assistance device comprising: - a syringe support in which the syringe body is intended to be housed, and - a removal device for removing the protective cap removably connected to the syringe support, comprising: - a gripping member, intended to be manoeuvred by a user in order to remove this protective cap from the injection needle, and - at least one extractor cooperating with the protective cap when removing the protective cap, characterised in that the removal device comprises first and second complementary control members for controlling the extractor which can be moved relative to each other in a relative cooperation movement, known as a relative engagement movement, in order to move the extractor between a reference configuration retracted relative to the protective cap and a cooperation configuration cooperating with the protective cap, the relative engagement movement being independent of the manoeuvring movement applied by the user to the gripping member in order to remove the protective cap from the injection needle, and characterised too in that the first and second complementary control members for controlling the extractor cooperate with each other by ramp effect under the effect of the relative engagement movement. - a syringe support in which the syringe body is intended to be housed, and - a removal device for removing the protective cap removably connected to the syringe support, comprising: - a gripping member, intended to be manoeuvred by a user in order to remove this protective cap from the injection needle, and - at least one extractor cooperating with the protective cap when removing the protective cap, characterised in that the removal device comprises first and second complementary control members for controlling the extractor which can be moved relative to each other in a relative cooperation movement, known as a relative engagement movement, in order to move the extractor between a reference configuration retracted relative to the protective cap and a cooperation configuration cooperating with the protective cap, the relative engagement movement being independent of the manoeuvring movement applied by the user to the gripping member in order to remove the protective cap from the injection needle, and characterised too in that the first and second complementary control members for controlling the extractor cooperate with each other by ramp effect under the effect of the relative engagement movement. - a gripping member, intended to be manoeuvred by a user in order to remove this protective cap from the injection needle, and - at least one extractor cooperating with the protective cap when removing the protective cap,
A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt system, the belt retractor comprising a belt tensioner including a pyrotechnic drive unit for tensioning a safety belt during a belt tensioning phase, and a load limiter for limiting the load applied by the safety belt on a vehicle occupant during a load limiting phase after the belt tensioning phase, the belt tensioner including a frame, a belt reel, a toothed pinion, a drive unit and an elongated load transmission element, the belt reel being rotatably supported in the frame, the pinion being coupled to the belt reel and positioned such that the belt reel and the pinion are coaxial with adjoining axial sides, the load transmission element engaging the teeth of the pinion during the belt tensioning phase, the belt tensioner further including a decoupling mechanism for decoupling the belt reel from the pinion at the end of the belt tensioning phase.
An external ramp assembly for laying a pipeline from a vessel, the external ramp assembly including a first ramp, a second ramp downstream of the first ramp, the orientation of the second ramp relative to the first ramp being adjustable, an actuator connected between the first ramp and the second ramp for adjusting the orientation of the second ramp relative to the first ramp, and characterised by a locking arrangement for locking the ramps in a plurality of relative orientations
A method, performed in an electronic device, for activating a voice assistant application, the voice assistant application being an application configured to recognize a speech command and performing the function associated with the speech command, the method comprising: receiving an input sound stream including an activation keyword for activating the voice assistant application and a portion following the activation keyword which may include at least a portion of a speech command indicative of a function of the voice assistant application; detecting the activation keyword from the input sound stream; in response to detecting the activation keyword, initiating buffering, in a buffer memory, of a portion of the input sound stream including at least a portion following the activation keyword; and after initiating buffering, verifying whether to activate the voice assistant application based on the buffered portion of the input sound stream, and if activation of the voice assistant application is verified, activating the voice assistant application to perform the function of the voice assistant application. receiving an input sound stream including an activation keyword for activating the voice assistant application and a portion following the activation keyword which may include at least a portion of a speech command indicative of a function of the voice assistant application; detecting the activation keyword from the input sound stream; in response to detecting the activation keyword, initiating buffering, in a buffer memory, of a portion of the input sound stream including at least a portion following the activation keyword; and after initiating buffering, verifying whether to activate the voice assistant application based on the buffered portion of the input sound stream, and if activation of the voice assistant application is verified, activating the voice assistant application to perform the function of the voice assistant application.
An apparatus, comprising: a plurality of blocks (BLK0-3) of memory cells (702-716, 722-736, 742-756, 762-776), the memory cells are arranged in strings (NS1, NS2, 700n, 710n, 720n and 730n), each string comprising a source end, a drain end, a channel (700a, 710a, 720a, 730a) extending between the source end and the drain end, and a select gate transistor (700, 701, 720, 721, 740, 741, 760, 761) at the source end; a voltage source which comprises a pass gate and which provides a select gate voltage; a voltage source (SLVS, 2130) which provides a source end voltage; and a control circuit (110, 122), the control circuit configured to, in an erase operation for a selected block among the plurality of blocks, connect the select gate voltage to the select gate transistors and connect the source end voltage to the source ends to charge up the channel of each string of the selected block, wherein each select gate transistor has a positive channel-to-control gate voltage; characterised in that: a magnitude of the source end voltage minus the select gate voltage is based on an increasing function of a distance (d0, d1 and d2) of the selected block from the pass gate. a plurality of blocks (BLK0-3) of memory cells (702-716, 722-736, 742-756, 762-776), the memory cells are arranged in strings (NS1, NS2, 700n, 710n, 720n and 730n), each string comprising a source end, a drain end, a channel (700a, 710a, 720a, 730a) extending between the source end and the drain end, and a select gate transistor (700, 701, 720, 721, 740, 741, 760, 761) at the source end; a voltage source which comprises a pass gate and which provides a select gate voltage; a voltage source (SLVS, 2130) which provides a source end voltage; and a control circuit (110, 122), the control circuit configured to, in an erase operation for a selected block among the plurality of blocks, connect the select gate voltage to the select gate transistors and connect the source end voltage to the source ends to charge up the channel of each string of the selected block, wherein each select gate transistor has a positive channel-to-control gate voltage; characterised in that: a magnitude of the source end voltage minus the select gate voltage is based on an increasing function of a distance (d0, d1 and d2) of the selected block from the pass gate.
A labelling machine comprising: a supply spool support for supporting a supply spool comprising label stock; a take-up spool support adapted to take up a portion of the label stock; a movable element which defines a portion of a web path between the supply spool and the take-up spool support; a sensor configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of the position of the movable element; a controller configured to receive the sensor signal and output a brake assembly control signal based upon the sensor signal; a brake assembly configured to apply a braking force to one of said spool supports (10, 12) based upon the brake assembly control signal, the braking force resisting rotation of said one of said spool supports (10, 12), wherein the controller is configured to control the brake assembly based upon the sensor signal so as to cause the brake assembly to apply a variable braking force to the one of said spool supports. a supply spool support for supporting a supply spool comprising label stock; a take-up spool support adapted to take up a portion of the label stock; a movable element which defines a portion of a web path between the supply spool and the take-up spool support; a sensor configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of the position of the movable element; a controller configured to receive the sensor signal and output a brake assembly control signal based upon the sensor signal; a brake assembly configured to apply a braking force to one of said spool supports (10, 12) based upon the brake assembly control signal, the braking force resisting rotation of said one of said spool supports (10, 12), wherein the controller is configured to control the brake assembly based upon the sensor signal so as to cause the brake assembly to apply a variable braking force to the one of said spool supports.
A method for the contactless assessment of the quality of a surface according to the angle-resolved scattered light measuring technique, in which an optical sensor emits a beam of rays with defined intensity distribution onto the surface of a workpiece, which surface is to be assessed, and illuminates a measuring spot, the reflected intensity (Ii) of the radiation is detected by a line sensor with a discrete number (i) of photodetectors in a defined angular range (α), the workpiece is rotatably mounted in a clamping device and the angle of rotation (β) is detected by an angle-of-rotation sensor, after clamping the workpiece into the clamping device, the sensor scans in at least one predetermined test position the surface of the workpiece during at least one full rotation of the workpiece, the intensity (Ii) incident on a photodetector or several photodetectors of the line sensor is detected and a characteristic value (I1, I2, M1, M2) and its curve dependent on the angle of rotation (β) of the workpiece is determined, the determined characteristic value curve (I1, I2, M1, M2) is compared with a sample curve (Im, Mm) previously determined in a calibration process under otherwise identical measuring conditions, in which the workpiece is clamped in its correct position, in case of no correspondence between characteristic value curve and sample curve an error signal is generated which signals that the wrong workpiece is clamped and/or the workpiece is clamped incorrectly, in the case of a correspondence between characteristic value curve and sample curve the optical sensor detects in at least one measuring position the intensities incident on the photodetectors and a control calculates therefrom at least one statistic characteristic value (Aq) for the surface quality according to the angle-resolved scattered light measuring technique, wherein for a comparison between characteristic value curve (I1, I2, M1, M2) and sample curve (Im, Mm) a cross-correlation evaluation takes place and when a predetermined threshold value of the correlation factor is exceeded the correspondence of characteristic value curve and sample curve is determined.
A device for reducing corrosive constituents in an exhaust gas condensate of an internal combustion engine, in which the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine is recirculated to the internal combustion engine via an exhaust gas recirculation system, consisting of an exhaust gas cooler (7, 11, 14) and at least one exhaust gas recirculation line (6, 8, 9, 10), characterised in that the exhaust gas recirculation system (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) has at least one neutralisation unit (A, B, C, D, E) for neutralising the corrosive constituents of the exhaust gas condensate, which unit is connected to at least one component (3, 5, 8, 9) arranged downstream, through which the exhaust gas, which has been freed of nearly all corrosive constituents, flows, wherein the neutralisation unit (A, B, C, D, E), in a region through which the exhaust gas flows, has a surface which consists of a material that reacts chemically with the corrosive constituents of the exhaust gas condensate and the surface of the neutralisation unit (A, B, C, D, E) which is in contact with the exhaust gas and is formed from the chemically reactive material is embodied as fine-grained and has a particle size of less than 50 pm, wherein the fine-grained surface of the neutralisation unit (A, B, C, D, E) is applied to a material having a coarse grain structure.
An antibody against Activin A for use in a method of treating Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, the method comprising administering to a subject having FOP an effective regime of the antibody against Activin A.
Plug connector, particularly for a safety plug, comprising a base plate which has a recess for an electrical fuse device, and a cover which covers the recess, characterized in that the cover is an injection molded part into which the electrical fuse device is injected at least in part, wherein the electrical fuse device, starting from the cover, projects at least in part into the recess of the base plate, and the cover is connected in a form-fit manner to at least a part of the electrical fuse device.
A liquid pouring nozzle formed by fusing peripheral edge portions of a pair of front and back laminate films (6, 7) or a single laminate film folded at its central portion into two parts (6, 7), excluding a portion corresponding to a base end side of the nozzle to define a pouring channel inside, each laminate film (6, 7) comprising a uniaxially or biaxially oriented base film layer (8, 9) and a sealant layer(s) (10a, 10b, 11a, 11b) laminated on at least one-side face of the base film layer (8, 9), characterized in that the sealant layer (10a, 10b, 11a, 11b) laminated on the at least one-side face of each base film layer (8, 9) at the portion corresponding to the base end side of the nozzle is fused in a state of protruding from an edge (8a, 9a) of the base film layer (8, 9) by a process, in which an end portion of the laminate film (6, 7) is heated under pressure with heat-sealing means comprising a pair of heat seal plates or heat seal rollers that extend parallel to each other, so as to be pressurized from above and beneath to cover an end face inclusive of an adhesive layer (10, 11) and the like exposed at the end face of the laminate film (6, 7) between the sealant layer (10a, 10b, 11a, 11b) and the base film layer (8, 9).
A linking drive system coupling together a first drivetrain and a second drivetrain of a vessel, the first drivetrain for connecting a first prime mover and a first propulsor, the first drivetrain comprising a first drive shaft, the second drivetrain for connecting a second prime mover and a second propulsor, the second drivetrain comprising a second drive shaft; the linking drive system comprising: - a linking drive clutch, the linking drive clutch comprising at least a first clutch part and a second clutch part which are engageable with each other and can transmit rotation therebetween; - at least one flexible drive link (25, 35) coupled between the linking drive clutch and the first and / or second drivetrains, wherein the at least one flexible drive link is coupled between the linking drive clutch and the first and / or second drive shafts; - wherein the linking drive clutch is engageable to allow rotation of one of the first and second drive shafts, generated by a respective one of the first and second prime movers, to be transferred to the other of the first and second drive shafts; - characterised in that the linking drive system comprises: - at least a first flexible drive link, the first flexible drive link being coupled between the first drive shaft and the first clutch part of the linking drive clutch; and - at least a second flexible drive link coupled between the second drive shaft and the second clutch part of the linking drive clutch. - a linking drive clutch, the linking drive clutch comprising at least a first clutch part and a second clutch part which are engageable with each other and can transmit rotation therebetween; - at least one flexible drive link (25, 35) coupled between the linking drive clutch and the first and / or second drivetrains, wherein the at least one flexible drive link is coupled between the linking drive clutch and the first and / or second drive shafts; - wherein the linking drive clutch is engageable to allow rotation of one of the first and second drive shafts, generated by a respective one of the first and second prime movers, to be transferred to the other of the first and second drive shafts; - characterised in that the linking drive system comprises: - at least a first flexible drive link, the first flexible drive link being coupled between the first drive shaft and the first clutch part of the linking drive clutch; and - at least a second flexible drive link coupled between the second drive shaft and the second clutch part of the linking drive clutch. - at least a first flexible drive link, the first flexible drive link being coupled between the first drive shaft and the first clutch part of the linking drive clutch; and - at least a second flexible drive link coupled between the second drive shaft and the second clutch part of the linking drive clutch.
Catching device for collecting cleaning liquid occurring during the cleaning of facades, with a flexible collecting mat, one longitudinal edge of which is bent or bendable up for contact with a facade and the other longitudinal edge of which is bent or bendable up to form a guide surface for cleaning liquid, characterized in that it has a pulling device by which an inwardly directed pulling force can be exerted on the guide surface in order to bend it open while forming a channel between the longitudinal edges (11, 13), wherein one end of the pulling device is detachably connected or firmly attached to the guide surface and the other end remote therefrom to a central part of the collecting mat.
A medical device comprising: a) a hand held support; b) an elongated metal rod extending from and attached to said hand-held support, wherein said rod terminates at its distal end in a tip that either itself vibrates in response to ultrasonic energy or comprises a separate component which vibrates in response to ultrasonic energy; c) means for supplying ultrasonic energy to said tip or said separate component; d) means for supplying irrigating fluid to said tip; e) means for aspirating tissue fragments created at said tip; f) means for collecting tissue samples, characterised in g) means for stereotactically determining position of said tip. a) a hand held support; b) an elongated metal rod extending from and attached to said hand-held support, wherein said rod terminates at its distal end in a tip that either itself vibrates in response to ultrasonic energy or comprises a separate component which vibrates in response to ultrasonic energy; c) means for supplying ultrasonic energy to said tip or said separate component; d) means for supplying irrigating fluid to said tip; e) means for aspirating tissue fragments created at said tip; f) means for collecting tissue samples, characterised in g) means for stereotactically determining position of said tip.
A coated negative electrode active material for lithium ion batteries, wherein at least a portion of the surface of a particulate negative electrode active material for lithium ion batteries is coated with a coating agent, the coating agent contains a coating resin and a conductive additive, at least the active material is doped with at least one of lithium and lithium ions that are are preliminarily occluded in the coated negative electrode active material according to the method of claim 9 prior to assembly of a lithium ion battery.
Thermally insulated precast wall element for vertical concrete walls application, the wall element being made of at least 2 layers: a) a first concrete layer, of thickness from 100 to 600 mm, the concrete of this first layer having the following characteristics: - strength in compression ranging from 0.1 MPa to 10MPa, - slump flow between 400 mm - 800 mm, - thermal conductivity between 0.07 W/m*k and 0.2 W/m*k, - density between 0.3 tons/m 3 and 1 ton/m 3, and - air content between 30% to 60%, and b) a non-woven fabric placed on the surface of the first concrete layer, such that an anchorage is created between the surface open porosity of the fabric and the surface of the first concrete layer, the non-woven fabric comprising fibers made of polyamide or natural fibers with a phenolic resin as a binder of the lattice; the non-woven fabric having a density between 40 and 200 Kg/m3 and a thickness above 3 mm, so that the core of the non-woven fabric, with a thickness of at least 1 mm, remains free from concrete. a) a first concrete layer, of thickness from 100 to 600 mm, the concrete of this first layer having the following characteristics: - strength in compression ranging from 0.1 MPa to 10MPa, - slump flow between 400 mm - 800 mm, - thermal conductivity between 0.07 W/m*k and 0.2 W/m*k, - density between 0.3 tons/m 3 and 1 ton/m 3, and - air content between 30% to 60%, and - strength in compression ranging from 0.1 MPa to 10MPa, - slump flow between 400 mm - 800 mm, - thermal conductivity between 0.07 W/m*k and 0.2 W/m*k, - density between 0.3 tons/m 3 and 1 ton/m 3, and - air content between 30% to 60%, b) a non-woven fabric placed on the surface of the first concrete layer, such that an anchorage is created between the surface open porosity of the fabric and the surface of the first concrete layer, the non-woven fabric comprising fibers made of polyamide or natural fibers with a phenolic resin as a binder of the lattice; the non-woven fabric having a density between 40 and 200 Kg/m3 and a thickness above 3 mm, so that the core of the non-woven fabric, with a thickness of at least 1 mm, remains free from concrete.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising the mixture of the sodium and calcium salt of myo-inositol tripyrophosphate and a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, diluent, carrier, or excipient thereof, for use in the treatment of cancer.