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An insulating connector for the connection of two or more cables or wires (16,50), the insulating connector comprising: an electrically insulating block, said block comprising: one or more recessed channels to accommodate and support one or more minerally insulated cables connected to a first ring tag; one or more recessed channels to accommodate and support one or more cables connected to a second ring tag; the or each recessed channel being configured to accommodate one or more of a pot seal, a first ring tag and a second ring tag; one or more terminal studs, the first and second ring tags (2,48) being connected to the or each stud; a cover (60,62), the cover (60, 62) comprising one or more protective plates (64,66) of increased toughness relative to the electrically insulating block, the or each of the protective plates being locatable over the electrically insulating block and cables (16,50), wherein the one or more protective plates (64,66) further comprising one or more cavities located so as to provide access to each of the one or more terminal studs, wherein one or more of the protective plates (64,66) additionally comprise a lid; and a substrate to which the lid is fixedly attached. an electrically insulating block, said block comprising: one or more recessed channels to accommodate and support one or more minerally insulated cables connected to a first ring tag; one or more recessed channels to accommodate and support one or more cables connected to a second ring tag; the or each recessed channel being configured to accommodate one or more of a pot seal, a first ring tag and a second ring tag; one or more terminal studs, the first and second ring tags (2,48) being connected to the or each stud; a cover (60,62), one or more recessed channels to accommodate and support one or more minerally insulated cables connected to a first ring tag; one or more recessed channels to accommodate and support one or more cables connected to a second ring tag; the or each recessed channel being configured to accommodate one or more of a pot seal, a first ring tag and a second ring tag; one or more terminal studs, the first and second ring tags (2,48) being connected to the or each stud; a cover (60,62),
A steeping apparatus (10; 10a; 10b; 10c; 10d; 10e; 10f; 10g; 10h) for brewing a beverage from a brewing material, the apparatus comprising a container having a base and a wall extending upwardly from the base to define an internal volume and a partition which, at least in use, is statically mounted in the container at a set distance above the base to divide the internal volume into an upper chamber above the partition for holding a brewed beverage and a lower chamber below the partition for receiving brewing material from the upper chamber, the upper chamber having a larger volume than the lower chamber, the partition having a peripheral region sealingly associated with the wall and a central region having at least one first aperture for fluidly interconnecting the upper and lower chambers, the partition outside the central region being substantially impervious to air, wherein the container defines an inlet for introducing a liquid into the internal volume, the inlet opening into the upper chamber, the arrangement configured such that in use the container is fillable with a liquid to a level above the partition with liquid entering the lower chamber through said at least one first opening to partially fill the lower chamber, a volume of air being trapped in the lower chamber in a region located laterally outside the central region of the partition as the container fills with liquid to said level, and such that the at least one first aperture defines part of a flow path along which brewing material held in suspension in liquid in the upper chamber is able to move from the upper chamber into the lower chamber in use.
Push button switch assembly for insertion in a control panel of a domestic appliance, the push button switch assembly comprising at least one push button and a frame for receiving the at least one push button, wherein the push button has a push button cap, whose top wall is to be manipulated by a user, and an actuating element, in particular an actuating pin, for actuating a switch, especially a micro switch, of a circuit board arranged underneath the push button switch assembly upon actuation of the push button cap, wherein the push button cap is provided with spring legs (32, 34) resting on a frame bottom and counteracting the actuation of the push button cap, which spring legs (32, 34) are formed in an arrangement at the push button cap, and wherein the push button cap, the actuating element and the spring legs (32, 34) are formed as a one-piece component, characterized in that the spring legs (32, 34) are formed in an axially symmetric arrangement at the push button cap and are arranged as at least two pairs, wherein the spring legs (32, 34) of each pair extend downwards in opposed directions, such that each pair of spring legs (32, 34) describes an inverted V-shape.
A variant of a parent lipase which variant has lipase activity and has at least 90%, but less than 100% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the variant comprises a R118F substitution at a position corresponding to position R118 in SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the variant has increased thermostability compared to the parent lipase in SEQ ID NO: 2.
Luminaire having an illumination unit, the illumination unit comprising at least one light emitting diode chip and a housing that at least partially surrounds the at least one light emitting diode chip and is provided with fastening means for mounting the illumination unit on a luminaire part, in which the fastening means comprise at least one projection or one depression (122; 102) that is arranged on the housing and cooperates with a counterpart (210; 203'), coordinated in an accurately fitting fashion therewith, on the luminaire part (200; 200'; 200") of the luminaire in such a way that the at least one projection or the at least one depression (122; 102) and the counterpart (210; 203') interlock in an accurately fitting fashion, and in which the at least one projection or the at least one depression have a first bore, and the accurately fitting counterpart has a second bore that are coaxially aligned for mounting the illumination unit on the luminaire part (200; 200'), characterized in that the first and second bore are formed as a component of a screw connection between the illumination unit and the luminaire part (200; 200').
A pump liner for a centrifugal pump, wherein the pump liner comprises a main pumping chamber, an inlet to the main pumping chamber, a discharge outlet extending from the main pumping chamber and a transition zone, the pumping chamber and the discharge outlet each include an inner peripheral surface (28, 29), the transition zone comprising a transition surface between the inner peripheral surfaces (28, 29) of said pumping chamber and said discharge outlet, the transition zone comprises a cutwater, the pump liner further comprising a main region and an exit region, the main region including at least 50% of the pumping chamber, wherein the exit region includes the transition zone and cutwater as well as the discharge outlet, wherein the liner is formed from at least two elastomeric compounds including a first compound and a second compound, the first compound having a greater durometer hardness than the second compound and wherein at least 50% of the transition zone is composed of the second compound and the main region is formed from the first compound.
An Extremities Magnetic Resonance Imaging (EMRI) device comprising: a device body having a central scanning bore (304; 404; 504; 604) configured to receive a body extremity to be scanned, and a superconducting field magnet surrounding the scanning bore, characterized in that the device body contains a side non-scanning bore (306, 308; 406, 408; 506, 508; 606, 608), wherein the central scanning bore (304; 404; 504; 604) and the side non-scanning bore (306, 308; 406, 408; 506, 508; 606, 608) are physically separate and isolated from each other and do not enclose any common space; and in that the EMRI device contains a shield magnet surrounding the superconducting field magnet, the central scanning bore (304; 404; 504; 604), and the side non-scanning bore (306, 308; 406, 408; 506, 508; 606, 608), wherein the side non-scanning bore (306, 308; 406, 408; 506, 508; 606, 608) is deployed between the superconducting field magnet and the shield magnet and is configured to receive a body extremity not to be scanned. a device body having a central scanning bore (304; 404; 504; 604) configured to receive a body extremity to be scanned, and a superconducting field magnet surrounding the scanning bore, characterized in that the device body contains a side non-scanning bore (306, 308; 406, 408; 506, 508; 606, 608), wherein the central scanning bore (304; 404; 504; 604) and the side non-scanning bore (306, 308; 406, 408; 506, 508; 606, 608) are physically separate and isolated from each other and do not enclose any common space; and in that the EMRI device contains a shield magnet surrounding the superconducting field magnet, the central scanning bore (304; 404; 504; 604), and the side non-scanning bore (306, 308; 406, 408; 506, 508; 606, 608), wherein the side non-scanning bore (306, 308; 406, 408; 506, 508; 606, 608) is deployed between the superconducting field magnet and the shield magnet and is configured to receive a body extremity not to be scanned.
A kit for the colorimetric detection of a target nucleic acid in a sample, the kit comprising: - metal nanoparticles having peroxidase-like catalytic activity, said nanoparticles being functionalized with a universal oligonucleotide probe; - a first oligonucleotide probe comprising: - a 5' target binding sequence (5'TBS) capable of hybridizing to a 5' region of the target nucleic acid, and a 3' sequence which is not capable of hybridizing to the target nucleic acid and which is labelled at its 3' end with an affinity moiety; - a second oligonucleotide probe comprising: - a 3' target binding sequence (3'TBS) capable of hybridizing to a 3' region of the target nucleic acid, and a 5' sequence which is not capable of hybridizing to the target nucleic acid but is capable of hybridizing to the universal oligonucleotide probe with which said metal nanoparticles are functionalized; and - a solid substrate functionalized with the binding partner of said affinity moiety; and - a chromogenic peroxidase substrate. - metal nanoparticles having peroxidase-like catalytic activity, said nanoparticles being functionalized with a universal oligonucleotide probe; - a first oligonucleotide probe comprising: - a 5' target binding sequence (5'TBS) capable of hybridizing to a 5' region of the target nucleic acid, and a 3' sequence which is not capable of hybridizing to the target nucleic acid and which is labelled at its 3' end with an affinity moiety; - a 5' target binding sequence (5'TBS) capable of hybridizing to a 5' region of the target nucleic acid, and a 3' sequence which is not capable of hybridizing to the target nucleic acid and which is labelled at its 3' end with an affinity moiety; - a second oligonucleotide probe comprising: - a 3' target binding sequence (3'TBS) capable of hybridizing to a 3' region of the target nucleic acid, and a 5' sequence which is not capable of hybridizing to the target nucleic acid but is capable of hybridizing to the universal oligonucleotide probe with which said metal nanoparticles are functionalized; and - a 3' target binding sequence (3'TBS) capable of hybridizing to a 3' region of the target nucleic acid, and a 5' sequence which is not capable of hybridizing to the target nucleic acid but is capable of hybridizing to the universal oligonucleotide probe with which said metal nanoparticles are functionalized; and - a solid substrate functionalized with the binding partner of said affinity moiety; and - a chromogenic peroxidase substrate.
A method for controlling the communication of data between a meter and a gateway, comprising the steps of: defining a plurality of communication channels between the meter and the gateway, wherein each of the plurality of communication channels has a different message duration and transmission rate; initially assigning a default communication channel for the meter wherein said default communication channel has the lowest transmission rate and longest message duration of the plurality of communication channels; relaying a series of messages from the meter to the gateway over the default communication channel; determining a signal-to-noise ratio of the series of messages received by the gateway; selecting (60, 62) one of the plurality of communication channels for the meter, wherein the selected channel is selected to have a message duration and transmission rate based on the determined signal-to-noise ratio of the series of messages, a channel having a high transmission rate and short message duration being selected for a high signal-to-noise ratio and a channel having a lower transmission rate and longer message duration being selected for a lower signal-to-noise ratio; assigning the selected communication channel to the meter and communicating data to the gateway over the selected communication channel. defining a plurality of communication channels between the meter and the gateway, wherein each of the plurality of communication channels has a different message duration and transmission rate; initially assigning a default communication channel for the meter wherein said default communication channel has the lowest transmission rate and longest message duration of the plurality of communication channels; relaying a series of messages from the meter to the gateway over the default communication channel; determining a signal-to-noise ratio of the series of messages received by the gateway; selecting (60, 62) one of the plurality of communication channels for the meter, wherein the selected channel is selected to have a message duration and transmission rate based on the determined signal-to-noise ratio of the series of messages, a channel having a high transmission rate and short message duration being selected for a high signal-to-noise ratio and a channel having a lower transmission rate and longer message duration being selected for a lower signal-to-noise ratio; assigning the selected communication channel to the meter and communicating data to the gateway over the selected communication channel.
A washing machine comprising: a cabinet having an upper surface and including an upper cover forming a rear portion of the upper surface of the cabinet, the cabinet further having a front cover and two side covers; a rotatable door opening and closing the cabinet; a tub provided within the cabinet; a rotatable drum provided within the tub; and a detergent dispenser exposable to the exterior of the washing machine; characterised in that the detergent dispenser is located above the front portion of the tub; and in that the washing machine further comprises a detergent dispenser cover opening and closing the upper surface of the detergent dispenser exposed by the upper cover and formed in front of the upper cover, wherein the dispenser cover forms the front portion of the upper surface and extends to the front cover of the washing machine; and in that the door is mounted at the front portion of the cabinet. a cabinet having an upper surface and including an upper cover forming a rear portion of the upper surface of the cabinet, the cabinet further having a front cover and two side covers; a rotatable door opening and closing the cabinet; a tub provided within the cabinet; a rotatable drum provided within the tub; and a detergent dispenser exposable to the exterior of the washing machine; characterised in that the detergent dispenser is located above the front portion of the tub; and in that the washing machine further comprises a detergent dispenser cover opening and closing the upper surface of the detergent dispenser exposed by the upper cover and formed in front of the upper cover, wherein the dispenser cover forms the front portion of the upper surface and extends to the front cover of the washing machine; and in that the door is mounted at the front portion of the cabinet.
A communication bridge device for communicating with an implantable medical device and a consumer electronics device, comprising: a housing, wherein the housing is portable for a patient; a first transceiver in the housing configured for wirelessly communicating with the implantable medical device in accordance with a first communication technique; and a second transceiver in the housing configured for wirelessly communicating with the consumer electronics device in accordance with a second communication technique; a microcontroller in the housing coupled between the first transceiver and the second transceiver, wherein the microcontroller is programmed to allow the consumer electronics device to control and monitor the implantable medical device via activation of the first and second transceivers, and characterised in that the microcontroller is further programmed to provide a firewall between the consumer electronics device and the implantable medical device, the firewall configured to perform one or more of the following: an examination of the communications in accordance with a connection state between the consumer electronics device and the communication bridge device, an examination of the communications to determine if commands in the communications would put the implantable medical device in an unsafe condition if executed by the implantable medical device. a housing, wherein the housing is portable for a patient; a first transceiver in the housing configured for wirelessly communicating with the implantable medical device in accordance with a first communication technique; and a second transceiver in the housing configured for wirelessly communicating with the consumer electronics device in accordance with a second communication technique; a microcontroller in the housing coupled between the first transceiver and the second transceiver, wherein the microcontroller is programmed to allow the consumer electronics device to control and monitor the implantable medical device via activation of the first and second transceivers, and characterised in that the microcontroller is further programmed to provide a firewall between the consumer electronics device and the implantable medical device, the firewall configured to perform one or more of the following: an examination of the communications in accordance with a connection state between the consumer electronics device and the communication bridge device, an examination of the communications to determine if commands in the communications would put the implantable medical device in an unsafe condition if executed by the implantable medical device. an examination of the communications in accordance with a connection state between the consumer electronics device and the communication bridge device, an examination of the communications to determine if commands in the communications would put the implantable medical device in an unsafe condition if executed by the implantable medical device.
A membrane electrode assembly comprising: an anode electrode comprising an anode catalyst layer and an anode gas diffusion layer; a cathode electrode comprising a cathode catalyst layer and a cathode gas diffusion layer; a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed between the anode catalyst layer and the cathode catalyst layer; and a layer comprising a fluoroalkyl-phosphonic acid compound between at least one of the anode gas diffusion layer and the anode catalyst layer, the anode catalyst layer and the polymer electrolyte membrane, the polymer electrolyte membrane and the cathode catalyst layer, and the cathode catalyst layer and the cathode gas diffusion layer; wherein the fluoro-phosphonic acid compound has the following structure: wherein: m is an integer from 1 to 12; and n is an integer from 0 to 6; and wherein the fluoro-phosphonic acid compound has a molecular weight of at least 200 g / mol. an anode electrode comprising an anode catalyst layer and an anode gas diffusion layer; a cathode electrode comprising a cathode catalyst layer and a cathode gas diffusion layer; a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed between the anode catalyst layer and the cathode catalyst layer; and a layer comprising a fluoroalkyl-phosphonic acid compound between at least one of the anode gas diffusion layer and the anode catalyst layer, the anode catalyst layer and the polymer electrolyte membrane, the polymer electrolyte membrane and the cathode catalyst layer, and the cathode catalyst layer and the cathode gas diffusion layer; wherein the fluoro-phosphonic acid compound has the following structure: wherein: m is an integer from 1 to 12; and n is an integer from 0 to 6; and wherein the fluoro-phosphonic acid compound has a molecular weight of at least 200 g / mol. m is an integer from 1 to 12; and n is an integer from 0 to 6; and wherein the fluoro-phosphonic acid compound has a molecular weight of at least 200 g / mol.
Use of at least one ester of (hydroxyalkyl) benzoic acid of formula i) as a reactive partitioning tracer in a petroleum reservoir. wherein at least one of R 1 to R 5 is a hydroxy alkyl group -R 7 -OH and each of the remaining R 1 to R 5 groups is independently selected from H, F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3 CF 2 Cl, CFCl 2,CCl 3 and at least one of these remaining R 1 to R 5 groups is not H, R 6 is selected from CH 3, C 2 H 5, C 3 H 7, C 4 H 9, CF 3, CH 2 CF 3, CCl 3, CH 2 CCl 3, CH 2 CHCl 2, CH 2 CH 2 Cl, CH 2 CF 3, CH 2 CHF 2, CH 2 CH 2 F, CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 F, CH 2 CH 2 CHF 2,CH 2 CH 2 CF 3, CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 Cl, CH 2 CH 2 CHCl 2, CH 2 CH 2 CCl 3, C 3 H 6 F, C 3 H 5 F 2, C 3 H 4 F 3, C 3 H 6 Cl, C 3 H 5 Cl 2, C 3 H 5 Cl 3 or a halogenated (hydroxymethyl)phenol and R 7 is selected from CH 2, C 2 H 4, C 3 H 6, C 4 H 8.
A flow based charging method comprising: initiating a charging session that is used to perform flow based charging on a bearer; and characterized in that, when a charging triggering event is detected, interacting with a charging system through the charging session to perform charging control on service flows on the bearer and on a traffic offload bearer of the bearer. initiating a charging session that is used to perform flow based charging on a bearer; and characterized in that, when a charging triggering event is detected, interacting with a charging system through the charging session to perform charging control on service flows on the bearer and on a traffic offload bearer of the bearer.