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A monolithic integrated circuit for controlling a high-side switching element for a load using a bootstrap capacitor, the integrated circuit comprising: a first supply voltage input for receiving a first input supply voltage (V 1); a second supply voltage input for receiving a second, current-limited input supply voltage (V CP); a voltage-sensing input for receiving the source voltage of the switching element; a first output for providing a drive signal (V G) to the switching element; a second output for providing a charging signal (V BS) to the bootstrap capacitor; a pre-driver for generating the drive signal, the pre-driver having: a voltage input; and an output which is coupled to the first output; and a power supply control section comprising: first and second switches (28, 29); wherein the first and second switches (28, 29) are arranged in series between the first input and the second output, the second input is coupled to a node between the first and second switches, and the node is coupled to the voltage input of the pre-driver, and wherein the bootstrap capacitor is coupled between the second output and the voltage-sensing input; wherein the first and second switches are selectively operable following switching of the switching element from an ON state to an OFF state: in response to a determination that the source voltage is below a predetermined level, to decouple the second output; and, thereafter, in response to determination that the source voltage is above the predetermined level, to couple the second output to the first input. a first supply voltage input for receiving a first input supply voltage (V 1); a second supply voltage input for receiving a second, current-limited input supply voltage (V CP); a voltage-sensing input for receiving the source voltage of the switching element; a first output for providing a drive signal (V G) to the switching element; a second output for providing a charging signal (V BS) to the bootstrap capacitor; a pre-driver for generating the drive signal, the pre-driver having: a voltage input; and an output which is coupled to the first output; and a voltage input; and an output which is coupled to the first output; and a power supply control section comprising: first and second switches (28, 29); wherein the first and second switches (28, 29) are arranged in series between the first input and the second output, the second input is coupled to a node between the first and second switches, and the node is coupled to the voltage input of the pre-driver, and wherein the bootstrap capacitor is coupled between the second output and the voltage-sensing input; wherein the first and second switches are selectively operable following switching of the switching element from an ON state to an OFF state: in response to a determination that the source voltage is below a predetermined level, to decouple the second output; and, thereafter, in response to determination that the source voltage is above the predetermined level, to couple the second output to the first input.
A method for automatic electronic authorization for entry into a geographic area based on detection of a mobile station operable on a mobile communications network, comprising: providing a toll base station that mimics the signals of a base station of the mobile communications network but that does not form part of the mobile communications network, transmitting, by a transmitter associated with a toll base station, a signal indicating the presence of the toll base station; detecting, by a receiver associated with the toll base station, a request by a mobile station to connect to the toll base station; transmitting, by the transmitter, an identity request signal to the mobile station; detecting an identity response signal that identifies the mobile station; determining the identity of a subscriber associated with the mobile station based on the detected identity response signal and authorizing the subscriber to enter the geographic area based on the determined subscriber identity. providing a toll base station that mimics the signals of a base station of the mobile communications network but that does not form part of the mobile communications network, transmitting, by a transmitter associated with a toll base station, a signal indicating the presence of the toll base station; detecting, by a receiver associated with the toll base station, a request by a mobile station to connect to the toll base station; transmitting, by the transmitter, an identity request signal to the mobile station; detecting an identity response signal that identifies the mobile station; determining the identity of a subscriber associated with the mobile station based on the detected identity response signal and authorizing the subscriber to enter the geographic area based on the determined subscriber identity.
Cut-off mechanism for a motor vehicle headlight, said mechanism comprising a movable assembly that comprises a cut-off bar and a movable element supporting the cut-off bar, the cut-off bar being configured to enable a light beam to be more or less obstructed in order to change the optical operating mode of said headlight, said mechanism further comprising a motor for actuating said movable element, the actuator motor comprising an electromagnet that comprises an induction coil associated with a fixed ferromagnetic core positioned at its centre and a metallic casing surrounding said induction coil, said movable element being movable under the action of said electromagnet, against at least one return spring, between a first, near position and a second, remote position relative to said ferromagnetic core via a first gap (h1A), said movable element being configured to create an interruption in the continuity of a magnetic circuit formed by said ferromagnetic core, said metallic casing and said movable element, when it comes near to said ferromagnetic core in said first position, said mechanism being characterized in that said metallic casing comprises at least one attraction element configured to facilitate the attraction of the movable element, so as to attract it and maintain it in said first position. said movable element being configured to create an interruption in the continuity of a magnetic circuit formed by said ferromagnetic core, said metallic casing and said movable element, when it comes near to said ferromagnetic core in said first position, said mechanism being characterized in that said metallic casing comprises at least one attraction element configured to facilitate the attraction of the movable element, so as to attract it and maintain it in said first position.
A heating electric radiator, comprising a body having an inner cavity and outer heat exchange surfaces; an electric power heating element housed in the cavity; an electric power supply connection connectable to an external power network; and a control unit connected to the supply connection and to the heating element for controlling the power supply of the heating element; the radiator being characterized in that the control unit includes a power controller, configured so as to detect the power supplied to the heating element and to operate, when the controller detects a power supplied to the heating element greater than a preset threshold value, to limit the energy supplied to the heating element; and the control unit operates via an on-off system to adjust the time in which the heating element is on and to never exceed a preset energy limit (Elim), corresponding to an operating condition in which the temperature of the heat exchange surfaces is maintained within a preset threshold; the control unit being configured to control the supply of the heating element so that the energy supplied to the heating element never exceeds the energy limit (Elim) and never falls below a minimum threshold.
A method for determining a data rate for reverse link communication from a mobile station (102, 103, 104) to a base station (101, 160) in a communication system comprising: determining, at the mobile station, packets of data for transmission from the mobile station (102, 103, 104) for a number of communication services; determining, at the mobile station, a transmission deadline of each of said packets of data; arranging the packets of data in at least one queue for transmission in accordance with said determined transmission deadline; determining, at the mobile station, for each arranged queue a data rate for transmission of the packets of data based on the arrangement of said packets of data in said queue allowing for meeting the transmission deadline for each of said packets of data; and determining, at the mobile station, prior to starting the transmission of any packet if the transmission takes place within the transmission deadline and if the packet is likely miss its transmission deadline, the packet is dropped. determining, at the mobile station, packets of data for transmission from the mobile station (102, 103, 104) for a number of communication services; determining, at the mobile station, a transmission deadline of each of said packets of data; arranging the packets of data in at least one queue for transmission in accordance with said determined transmission deadline; determining, at the mobile station, for each arranged queue a data rate for transmission of the packets of data based on the arrangement of said packets of data in said queue allowing for meeting the transmission deadline for each of said packets of data; and determining, at the mobile station, prior to starting the transmission of any packet if the transmission takes place within the transmission deadline and if the packet is likely miss its transmission deadline, the packet is dropped.
Horizontal formwork comprising a support base and a plurality of formwork panels which are supported on said support base, the support base comprising a plurality of basic grids, each basic grid comprising - four heads arranged at the vertices of said basic grid, each head being supported by a respective prop, - two main beams arranged parallel to one another, each end of said main beams being supported on one of the heads, - two edge beams arranged parallel to one another and perpendicular to the main beams, each end of said edge beams being supported on one of the heads, and - a plurality of central beams which are arranged parallel to the edge beams and supported on the main beams, the main beams comprising housings adapted for receiving an end of a respective central beam, the formwork panels being supported on respective support surfaces (40, 50) of the edge beams and the central beams, and at least one basic grid comprising at least one main beam comprising a plurality of support sections for additional beams for supporting the formwork panels, said support sections comprising a support surface for additional beams which is arranged below the formwork panels, the support sections thereby being adapted for allowing additional beams to be supported on said support surface projecting on both sides of the main beam, extending the support base by means of the portion projecting out of the basic grid, characterized in that the main beams comprising support sections comprise an intermediate portion and two ends, the housings and the support sections being in the intermediate portion, the intermediate portion being arranged at a height lower than the ends. - four heads arranged at the vertices of said basic grid, each head being supported by a respective prop, - two main beams arranged parallel to one another, each end of said main beams being supported on one of the heads, - two edge beams arranged parallel to one another and perpendicular to the main beams, each end of said edge beams being supported on one of the heads, and - a plurality of central beams which are arranged parallel to the edge beams and supported on the main beams,
A method, performed by a client device of a user, the method comprising: identifying one or more historical contexts for the user from historical context data, wherein at least a portion of the historical context data was collected from sensors on the client device; detecting context data from sensors on the client device, the context data describing a present context of the user, said detecting including development of one or more geo-fences (2105, 2110) by determining clusters of locations the user visits for a predetermined duration, wherein each cluster is weighted by frequency of visits and a duration of visits, and wherein geo-fence polygons are created around said clusters; and in response to determining that the user is outside of said one or more geo-fences (2105, 2110), initiating a priority call on behalf of the user, a particular geo-fence corresponds to a restricted geographic location, detecting that the user is located within the particular geo-fence triggers an indication of an emergency condition affecting the user, and the indication of the emergency condition affecting the user causes the client device to initiate communication of the emergency condition to one or more emergency contacts. identifying one or more historical contexts for the user from historical context data, wherein at least a portion of the historical context data was collected from sensors on the client device; detecting context data from sensors on the client device, the context data describing a present context of the user, said detecting including development of one or more geo-fences (2105, 2110) by determining clusters of locations the user visits for a predetermined duration, wherein each cluster is weighted by frequency of visits and a duration of visits, and wherein geo-fence polygons are created around said clusters; and in response to determining that the user is outside of said one or more geo-fences (2105, 2110), initiating a priority call on behalf of the user, a particular geo-fence corresponds to a restricted geographic location, detecting that the user is located within the particular geo-fence triggers an indication of an emergency condition affecting the user, and the indication of the emergency condition affecting the user causes the client device to initiate communication of the emergency condition to one or more emergency contacts.
A method for providing a fibre optic sensor comprising - assembling two or more sensor elements (10 A-C), - coiling a continuous optical fibre onto the two or more sensor elements (10 A-C) on the stack so as to form multiple sensor units (1 A-C, 2 A), - disassembling the temporary stack to liberate the sensor units (1 A-C, 2 A) from the stack and to allow rearrangement of the sensor units (1 A-C, 2 A), and - subsequently mounting the sensor units(1 A-C, 2 A) in a mounting structure so as to provide a fibre optic sensor including multiple sensor units (1 A-C, 2 A), characterized in that the assembling of the sensor elements comprises assembling a temporary stack by building from a stack foot and holding the stack together by a compression device (101,110, 112-114, 116-117), thereby avoiding the use of through-going or continuous elements in the stack. - assembling two or more sensor elements (10 A-C), - coiling a continuous optical fibre onto the two or more sensor elements (10 A-C) on the stack so as to form multiple sensor units (1 A-C, 2 A), - disassembling the temporary stack to liberate the sensor units (1 A-C, 2 A) from the stack and to allow rearrangement of the sensor units (1 A-C, 2 A), and - subsequently mounting the sensor units(1 A-C, 2 A) in a mounting structure so as to provide a fibre optic sensor including multiple sensor units (1 A-C, 2 A), characterized in that the assembling of the sensor elements comprises assembling a temporary stack by building from a stack foot and holding the stack together by a compression device (101,110, 112-114, 116-117), thereby avoiding the use of through-going or continuous elements in the stack.
A uterine manipulator comprising a deformable colpotomizer cup defining a receptacle sized to receive a cervix of a patient, wherein i) the deformable colpotomizer cup is formed of one or more reversibly deformable materials such that the colpotomizer cup is adjustable from a nominal width configuration to a reduced width configuration for insertion of the colpotomizer cup into a vaginal canal of the patient and adjustable to rebound from the reduced width configuration to the nominal width configuration for placement of the colpotomizer cup about the cervix, ii) the deformable colpotomizer cup has a wall thickness in a range of about 0.2 cm to about 0.7 cm, and iii) the deformable colpotomizer cup defines a plurality of viewing windows through which the cervix can be visualized, the plurality of viewing windows forming void spaces in the deformable colpotomizer cup. i) the deformable colpotomizer cup is formed of one or more reversibly deformable materials such that the colpotomizer cup is adjustable from a nominal width configuration to a reduced width configuration for insertion of the colpotomizer cup into a vaginal canal of the patient and adjustable to rebound from the reduced width configuration to the nominal width configuration for placement of the colpotomizer cup about the cervix, ii) the deformable colpotomizer cup has a wall thickness in a range of about 0.2 cm to about 0.7 cm, and iii) the deformable colpotomizer cup defines a plurality of viewing windows through which the cervix can be visualized, the plurality of viewing windows forming void spaces in the deformable colpotomizer cup.
Ball joint, in particular for components of the suspension of motor vehicles, such as a wishbone or trailing arm, comprising a base body and a ball socket formed on the base body as well as a ball stud with a joint ball, wherein the joint ball of the ball stud is received in the ball socket and held there by a locking ring, wherein the locking ring has a flange section adjacent to the base body and connected with the base body by a continuous weld running around the flange section, characterised in that the flange section has a circumferential groove on its outer periphery and a groove flank that is formed as a welding surface.
An autoclave comprising an elongated chamber extending along a central axis, the elongated chamber having an interior section and an annular duct surrounding the interior section, wherein the annular duct is separated from the interior section by a dividing wall, the autoclave further including a heat source for heating the air, a fan for circulating the air in the chamber, and an air deflector (400, 500) mounted in a distal end of the chamber, characterized in that (i) the air deflector is disk shaped or truncated cone shaped having an interior surface in parallel relation to an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface of the disk shaped or truncated shaped air deflector faces the interior section of the chamber, and wherein the interior surface has a projection ramp extending therefrom; or in that (ii) the air deflector is generally disk shaped with a flat outer wall and a concave inner wall positioned to face the interior section, the air deflector having an inner rim and an angled sidewall which is angled in a range of from 15 to 40 degrees with respect to the central axis.
Levelling device for agricultural soil-working and/or seeding machine with at least one equalizing element having a scraping element and a flexible fastening portion, the scraping element being mounted on the said fastening portion by means of a bolt, characterized in that the scraping element presents, in the vicinity of its upper end, a drilling intended to house the said bolt and at least one boss arranged above the said drilling and facing the said fastening portion.
Microphone comprising at least one perforated rigid membrane and at least one flexible membrane placed at a distance from the rigid membrane so as to form an enclosure between the rigid membrane and the flexible membrane, the flexible membrane being suited to being displaced by a sound vibration of air outside of the microphone via the perforated rigid membrane, said microphone being characterised in that it comprises means for measuring (35, 36) the quantity of at least one gas breathed out by a user, said means for measuring being mounted in the enclosure in order to measure at least one gas present in said enclosure, the means for measuring comprising at least one gas chromatograph.
A method for controlling a fluid-flow sensor in the presence of a flowing fluid, the method comprising: applying an electrical bias to a heater element of the fluid-flow sensor to drive the fluid-flow sensor in an initial driving mode; determining a phase of the flowing fluid; and being characterised in further comprising: modifying the electrical bias according to the phase of the flowing fluid to drive the fluid-flow sensor in a second driving mode, the second driving mode being a phase specific driving mode. applying an electrical bias to a heater element of the fluid-flow sensor to drive the fluid-flow sensor in an initial driving mode; determining a phase of the flowing fluid; and being characterised in further comprising: modifying the electrical bias according to the phase of the flowing fluid to drive the fluid-flow sensor in a second driving mode, the second driving mode being a phase specific driving mode.
End-out service filter device for an exhaust after-treatment system of a combustion engine comprising a removable filter unit attached to a filter unit housing via filter unit fixing means, a flow transfer device which comprises a main flow deflecting wall configured to deflect exhaust gases of the combustion engine exiting or entering the filter unit, wherein the flow deflecting wall comprises a removable lid attached to said main flow deflecting wall via lid fixing means, said removable lid closing a service opening facing said filter unit for removing and/or inserting said filter unit through the service opening, characterised in that the removable lid comprises guiding means for correctly positioning said removable lid on the service opening, said guiding means comprise a protrusion located in the service opening which fits a respective recess in the removable lid.
Underrun protection system for arranging on a rear of a vehicle, preferably a motor vehicle, and/or a trailer therefor, comprising a crossmember and two support arms for supporting the crossmember and for mounting on a mounting structure of the vehicle, the underrun protection system comprising two connecting devices for mounting the crossmember on the support arms and the connecting devices serving as reinforcing parts for the partial reinforcement of the crossmember and the connecting devices being designed for adjustability along the crossmember, characterized in that the respective connecting device comprises two shell parts, and the respective connecting device having a front face (Ev) and a rear face (Eh), and a material thickness of the rear face (Eh) being at least partially smaller than a material thickness of the front face (Ev).
A process for making zilpaterol or a salt thereof, wherein the process comprises: making chloro 2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-1-butanoate (or a salt thereof) by a process comprising reacting 4-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-1-yl)butyric acid (or a salt thereof) with the chlorinating agent oxalyl chloride, and reacting the chloro 2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-1-butanoate (or a salt thereof) with a Lewis acid. making chloro 2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-1-butanoate (or a salt thereof) by a process comprising reacting 4-(2-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzimidazol-1-yl)butyric acid (or a salt thereof) with the chlorinating agent oxalyl chloride, and reacting the chloro 2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-1-butanoate (or a salt thereof) with a Lewis acid.