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A system comprising: a medical instrument (202, 301, 500, 600) including a nozzle (304, 508, 604) and a lens (306, 502, 802); a pressure augmenting mechanism connected to the nozzle (304, 508, 604) wherein the pressure augmenting mechanism is configured to provide a pressurized fluid; a valve between the pressure augmenting mechanism and the nozzle; and a valve control mechanism (410, 412) configured to control the valve to release a flow of the pressurized fluid, for a predetermined duration, from the pressure augmenting mechanism and through a lumen of the medical instrument (202, 301, 500, 600) to expend an amount of the pressurized fluid through the nozzle (304, 508, 604) and wherein the nozzle (304, 508, 604) is configured to spray said pressurized fluid across a surface of the lens (306, 502, 802) of the medical instrument (202, 301, 500, 600) to clean the lens, characterised in that: the pressurized fluid is at a pressure which is greater than 50psi (3.45 bar) and which is higher than a standard operating room pressure and wherein the amount of the pressurized fluid expended is below a threshold level. a medical instrument (202, 301, 500, 600) including a nozzle (304, 508, 604) and a lens (306, 502, 802); a pressure augmenting mechanism connected to the nozzle (304, 508, 604) wherein the pressure augmenting mechanism is configured to provide a pressurized fluid; a valve between the pressure augmenting mechanism and the nozzle; and a valve control mechanism (410, 412) configured to control the valve to release a flow of the pressurized fluid, for a predetermined duration, from the pressure augmenting mechanism and through a lumen of the medical instrument (202, 301, 500, 600) to expend an amount of the pressurized fluid through the nozzle (304, 508, 604) and wherein the nozzle (304, 508, 604) is configured to spray said pressurized fluid across a surface of the lens (306, 502, 802) of the medical instrument (202, 301, 500, 600) to clean the lens, characterised in that: the pressurized fluid is at a pressure which is greater than 50psi (3.45 bar) and which is higher than a standard operating room pressure and wherein the amount of the pressurized fluid expended is below a threshold level.
A vacuum cleaner comprising: a nozzle for cleaning a surface; a suction tube for receiving input air from the nozzle; a cyclone device having a cyclone and a dirt container both oriented substantially perpendicular to the suction tube, a cyclone device input coupled to the suction tube from which the input air is transported, following a spiral around a center, in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube to reach a stage at which dirt is separated from the input air to obtain cyclone output air, from which stage the cyclone output air is conveyed through a conduit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube and opposite to the first direction to arrive at a cyclone device output; a filter for filtering the cyclone output air; and an airflow generator for generating an airflow through the suction tube, the cyclone and the filter, wherein when the nozzle is touching the surface and the suction tube is put in a substantially horizontal position, the first and second directions are substantially perpendicular to the surface, with the notion substantially perpendicular allowing for a deviation of not more than 35 degrees. a nozzle for cleaning a surface; a suction tube for receiving input air from the nozzle; a cyclone device having a cyclone and a dirt container both oriented substantially perpendicular to the suction tube, a cyclone device input coupled to the suction tube from which the input air is transported, following a spiral around a center, in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube to reach a stage at which dirt is separated from the input air to obtain cyclone output air, from which stage the cyclone output air is conveyed through a conduit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube and opposite to the first direction to arrive at a cyclone device output; a filter for filtering the cyclone output air; and an airflow generator for generating an airflow through the suction tube, the cyclone and the filter, wherein when the nozzle is touching the surface and the suction tube is put in a substantially horizontal position, the first and second directions are substantially perpendicular to the surface, with the notion substantially perpendicular allowing for a deviation of not more than 35 degrees.
A powder supply apparatus (200; 600) comprising: a hopper that stores a powder; a powder spreader that includes a recoater with an intermediate storage and spreads the powder on a shaping surface while moving on the shaping surface; a powder replenisher that is provided between said hopper and said powder spreader, and replenishes said powder spreader with a predetermined amount of powder; and a pivoting unit that causes said powder replenisher to pivot; characterized by an intermediate hopper that is provided between said hopper and said powder replenisher; wherein said hopper provides the powder to said intermediate hopper and is arranged above a part of said intermediate hopper; a length of said powder replenisher and said intermediate hopper in a width direction which is a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of said powder supply apparatus (200; 600) has at least a length in a width direction of said shaping surface; said intermediate hopper includes a screw conveyor that transfers, to the overall intermediate hopper, the powder supplied from said hopper, said hopper supplies said powder to a part of said intermediate hopper in a width direction, and the powder spreader and the powder replenisher are separated while the powder spreader moves on the shaping surface. a hopper that stores a powder; a powder spreader that includes a recoater with an intermediate storage and spreads the powder on a shaping surface while moving on the shaping surface; a powder replenisher that is provided between said hopper and said powder spreader, and replenishes said powder spreader with a predetermined amount of powder; and a pivoting unit that causes said powder replenisher to pivot; characterized by an intermediate hopper that is provided between said hopper and said powder replenisher; wherein said hopper provides the powder to said intermediate hopper and is arranged above a part of said intermediate hopper; a length of said powder replenisher and said intermediate hopper in a width direction which is a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of said powder supply apparatus (200; 600) has at least a length in a width direction of said shaping surface; said intermediate hopper includes a screw conveyor that transfers, to the overall intermediate hopper, the powder supplied from said hopper, said hopper supplies said powder to a part of said intermediate hopper in a width direction, and the powder spreader and the powder replenisher are separated while the powder spreader moves on the shaping surface.
A passenger protection apparatus, comprising: a vehicle seat having a seat cushion forming a seating face along with a seat back forming a backrest; and a side airbag apparatus housed in this seat, wherein: the seat back comprises a side support part which swells in the vehicle front traveling direction οn the vehicle width direction side, a side frame part having a frame side wall part, which extends in the vehicle traveling direction when the horizontal cross section is seen from above, is arranged inside the side support part, the side airbag apparatus comprises: an airbag for restraining a passenger when expanded and deployed; and an inflator for supplying expansion gas to the airbag, characterised in that the airbag comprises: a first chamber which houses the inflator and is deployed outside in the vehicle width direction of the frame side wall part; and a second chamber which is deployed inside in the vehicle width direction of the frame side wall part, the first chamber is deployed such that at least a portion thereof, as seen from the vehicle side, overlaps the frame side wall part, and the rear end part of an expanding region of the second chamber, as seen from the vehicle side, is formed in front of the rear end part of the first chamber with respect to the vehicle traveling direction, wherein the front end part of the second chamber is disposed in front of the front end part of the first chamber with respect to the vehicle traveling direction. the seat back comprises a side support part which swells in the vehicle front traveling direction οn the vehicle width direction side, a side frame part having a frame side wall part, which extends in the vehicle traveling direction when the horizontal cross section is seen from above, is arranged inside the side support part, the side airbag apparatus comprises: an airbag for restraining a passenger when expanded and deployed; and an inflator for supplying expansion gas to the airbag, characterised in that the airbag comprises: a first chamber which houses the inflator and is deployed outside in the vehicle width direction of the frame side wall part; and a second chamber which is deployed inside in the vehicle width direction of the frame side wall part, the first chamber is deployed such that at least a portion thereof, as seen from the vehicle side, overlaps the frame side wall part, and the rear end part of an expanding region of the second chamber, as seen from the vehicle side, is formed in front of the rear end part of the first chamber with respect to the vehicle traveling direction, wherein the front end part of the second chamber is disposed in front of the front end part of the first chamber with respect to the vehicle traveling direction.
A service triggering method, comprising when a call triggered from a calling terminal is routed to a called terminal, querying, by a service broker, service subscription data of a called subscriber of the call according to information about the called subscriber carried in the call, characterized by comprising: obtaining an un-triggered service in the services subscribed to by the called subscriber; and obtaining a service key from the call; and finding out, by the service broker according to the service key, a corresponding call derivation switch that is used for indicating whether to derive a call or not, from service configuration information; and generating, by the service broker, a new call to trigger the un-triggered service, the new call is routed to one or more terminals to which the un-triggered service is bound; the generating, by the service broker, of the new call comprises: generating, by the service broker, the new call under a condition that the call derivation switch indicates that the call is to be derived. obtaining an un-triggered service in the services subscribed to by the called subscriber; and obtaining a service key from the call; and finding out, by the service broker according to the service key, a corresponding call derivation switch that is used for indicating whether to derive a call or not, from service configuration information; and generating, by the service broker, a new call to trigger the un-triggered service, the new call is routed to one or more terminals to which the un-triggered service is bound; the generating, by the service broker, of the new call comprises: generating, by the service broker, the new call under a condition that the call derivation switch indicates that the call is to be derived.
A stopper for a container with a lid with a peripheral wall engaging around the neck of the container, integrally formed on whose lower edge there is a peripheral, tear-off security ring for tamper evidence of the container contents with inwardly directed locking formations, which, in the fastened position of the stopper, engage beneath an outwardly directed annular projection on the container, and with an olive seal provided with an outer, peripheral annular bead for jamming engagement in the container opening, characterised in that the olive seal has a ribbed wall surface on its inner side, which is constituted by a plurality of grooves and webs extending in the longitudinal direction on the wall of the olive seal and that the width of the grooves in the longitudinal direction varies and increases towards the edge of the olive seal in order further to facilitate the removal of the stopper.
A wax analyzer constructed of a base, with a display fixed on its front panel and an internal chamber where a power unit with a microcontroller is provided to control operation of the device, wherein at the upper surface of the base a holder is provided for placing a sample of the tested wax, with a temperature sensor, and above it vertically in the middle, a mechanism is installed which is terminated at the bottom with an element penetrating the sample, characterized in that the mechanism is in a form of a tractive screw connected with a stepper motor, with a heater being provided above the element with a temperature sensor, the precise sliding movement of which is controlled by the stepper motor and stabilized by two arms of a guide with tips movably mounted on vertical rods attached to the base, on which a panel is also mounted with two optocouplers which enable determination of the sample penetration time, and the whole is enclosed in a casing with an opening window at the front panel to provide access to the holder with a sample.
A method for removing adhesive material from a glass surface comprising: applying a cleaning composition to a glass surface in need of removal of an adhesive material; and removing said adhesive material from the surface within a period of time less than 10 minutes; wherein the cleaning composition comprises an aqueous or non-aqueous basic organic solvent and an amine solvent, a chelant, a surfactant and less than 25 wt-% sodium hydroxide (caustic), wherein the organic and/or amine solvent replaces at least a portion of the caustic solution, and wherein the temperature of the cleaning composition is below 70°C. applying a cleaning composition to a glass surface in need of removal of an adhesive material; and removing said adhesive material from the surface within a period of time less than 10 minutes; wherein the cleaning composition comprises an aqueous or non-aqueous basic organic solvent and an amine solvent, a chelant, a surfactant and less than 25 wt-% sodium hydroxide (caustic), wherein the organic and/or amine solvent replaces at least a portion of the caustic solution, and wherein the temperature of the cleaning composition is below 70°C.
A transparent electrode on a rigid or flexible support substrate, comprising a grid network of very fine electrically-conductive lines, which extend along two preferential directions, the lines comprising nodes and links, the lines joining up at each point are bent in the shape of an arc with a constantly changing curvature direction, where the nodes are located exactly in the changes of direction, characterized in that the electrode is equipped with at least one external electrical connection, in particular with two external connections opposite one another on both sides of the surface extension of the electrode, and in that the lines 2 are produced as quarters of circles.
Method for preparing a reinforced structure comprising the following steps: a) forming the structure to be reinforced in the form of a receptacle, b) preparing a liquid thermosetting formulation at ambient temperature comprised between 18 °C and 25 °C, using a mixture of thermosetting polymer precursors, said liquid thermosetting formulation having a viscosity between 50 and 2,000 mPa.s, preferably between 50 and 600 mPa.s, c) pouring said liquid thermosetting formulation into said receptacle, d) adding a filler into said thermosetting formulation poured during step c), said filler having a granulometry comprised between 0.05 and 10mm, preferably between 0.1 and 3mm, a moisture content less than 0.1%, and advantageously having a density greater than the density of said thermosetting formulation, e) polymerising said thermosetting formulation with said filler, forming as such a reinforced structure, and f) possibly, pouring a finishing layer constituted of said liquid thermosetting formulation prepared during step b). a) forming the structure to be reinforced in the form of a receptacle, b) preparing a liquid thermosetting formulation at ambient temperature comprised between 18 °C and 25 °C, using a mixture of thermosetting polymer precursors, said liquid thermosetting formulation having a viscosity between 50 and 2,000 mPa.s, preferably between 50 and 600 mPa.s, c) pouring said liquid thermosetting formulation into said receptacle, d) adding a filler into said thermosetting formulation poured during step c), said filler having a granulometry comprised between 0.05 and 10mm, preferably between 0.1 and 3mm, a moisture content less than 0.1%, and advantageously having a density greater than the density of said thermosetting formulation, e) polymerising said thermosetting formulation with said filler, forming as such a reinforced structure, and f) possibly, pouring a finishing layer constituted of said liquid thermosetting formulation prepared during step b).
Side lift spreader for handling empty containers, comprising a main carriage which is connectable to a lifting device to be movable along a front side of a mast of the lifting device, a main frame which is carried by and sideways movable with respect to the main carriage, and main frame guiding means for guiding a movement of the main frame with respect to the main carriage, wherein the main frame guiding means comprises at least two links (30, 31, 32, 33), one first portion (52, 56, 60, 64) of each link (30, 31, 32, 33) being connected to the main frame and one second portion (54, 58, 62, 66) of each link (30, 31, 32, 33) being connected to the main carriage, characterized in that said second portions (54, 58, 62, 66) of the links (30, 31, 32, 33) are arranged at the main carriage at respective points of attachment (76, 78, 80, 82) which are located, in use of the spreader, at an opposite side of the mast compared to said front side.
A system comprising: a first steam turbine coupled with a shaft; a seal system coupled with the shaft, the seal system including a set of linearly disposed seal locations on each side of the first steam turbine along the shaft, each seal location corresponding with a control valve for controlling a flow of fluid therethrough; and a control system coupled with the control valves, the control system configured to control flow of a dry air or gas to at least one of the seal locations for heating the system. a first steam turbine coupled with a shaft; a seal system coupled with the shaft, the seal system including a set of linearly disposed seal locations on each side of the first steam turbine along the shaft, each seal location corresponding with a control valve for controlling a flow of fluid therethrough; and a control system coupled with the control valves, the control system configured to control flow of a dry air or gas to at least one of the seal locations for heating the system.
Use of a device comprising: - means for producing compression pressure values capable of being exerted by said orthosis on the surface of the limb at a corresponding plurality of predetermined points, said device being characterized in that it additionally comprises: - means for numerically simulating the action of the compression on the haemodynamics of the venous return, able to deliver values of blood flow rate and/or intravenous pressure at a plurality of points of a numerical model representative of the sural venous network of a limb, and - means for presenting said values of blood flow rate and/or intravenous pressure that are determined by these numerical simulation means, and - means for applying, as input to said numerical simulation means, said compression pressure values capable of being exerted by said orthosis on the surface of the limb at a corresponding plurality of predetermined points, the numerical simulation means also being able to receive as input a posture parameter from among an orthostatic position, a dorsal decubitus position, a walking position and a seated position, and being able to select or adapt the numerical model of the venous network as a function of this posture parameter, in order to evaluate the efficacy of a given compression on the venous return, so as to define optimized pressure profiles, then, on the basis of the optimal profiles thus found, to choose an orthosis from a pre-existing range or to manufacture a made-to-measure orthosis according to the morphological characteristics of a patient. - means for producing compression pressure values capable of being exerted by said orthosis on the surface of the limb at a corresponding plurality of predetermined points, - means for numerically simulating the action of the compression on the haemodynamics of the venous return, able to deliver values of blood flow rate and/or intravenous pressure at a plurality of points of a numerical model representative of the sural venous network of a limb, and - means for presenting said values of blood flow rate and/or intravenous pressure that are determined by these numerical simulation means, and - means for applying, as input to said numerical simulation means, said compression pressure values capable of being exerted by said orthosis on the surface of the limb at a corresponding plurality of predetermined points,
A wind power plant comprising at least a first (10, 20, 30, 40) and one or more other wind turbine generators (10, 20, 30, 40), wherein the first and one or more other wind turbine generators (10, 20, 30, 40) are communicatively coupled in order to exchange information between the first wind turbine generator (10, 20, 30, 40) and the one or more other wind turbine generators (10, 20, 30, 40), and wherein a predetermined transfer relationship is established between the first and one or more other wind turbine generators (10, 20, 30, 40), said predetermined transfer relationship comprises a transfer curve indicating for all possible wind directions the degree to which the first wind turbine generator (10, 20, 30, 40) may use information received from each of the one or more other wind turbine generator for the control of the first wind turbine generator (10, 20, 30, 40).
The use, for producing a cosmetic or dermatological composition comprising at least one aqueous phase, of a branched or crosslinked polymer composed of the repetition of one or more monomeric units, with at least one of the monomeric units corresponding to a monomer comprising an acrylic group, and at least 30 mol% of the monomeric units bearing at least one weak acid function, possibly in neutralized form, said polymer being obtained: by polymerization of an aqueous solution of one or more monomers in water-in-oil inverse emulsion, at least one of the monomers used being an acrylic monomer and one or more of the monomers used being a monomer bearing at least one weak acid function, the molar percentage of monomers bearing at least one weak acid function relative to all of the monomers used being at least 30%, the aqueous phase containing at least one monomer acting as branching agent, in such a manner that polymerization leads to a branched or crosslinked polymer, characterized in that: i) the polymerization is carried out with a concentration of all the monomers in aqueous solution lying in the range 1.3 mmol to 3.6 mmol per gram of aqueous solution; and ii) during the polymerization, at most 20% of the acid functions present on the monomers having at least one acid function are in neutralized form. i) the polymerization is carried out with a concentration of all the monomers in aqueous solution lying in the range 1.3 mmol to 3.6 mmol per gram of aqueous solution; and ii) during the polymerization, at most 20% of the acid functions present on the monomers having at least one acid function are in neutralized form.