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A portable apparatus for selective, on-demand bodily cooling of a patient by providing a cooled liquid for administration into a vascular system of a patient, comprising: a portable source of a liquid for vascular administration; a portable cooling reservoir for receiving liquid from said source, including: an inlet that is one of interconnected and interconnectable to the portable source for receiving said liquid therefrom; an outlet that is interconnectable to a vascular interface device; a portable sorption-based heat exchanger for cooling said liquid received in said portable cooling reservoir from said portable source, free from electrical power requirements, including: a vessel adapted to contain refrigerant; an evaporative area for receiving and vaporizing said refrigerant therein; a sorptive material for sorbing vaporized refrigerant; and, a heat exchange member for conducting thermal energy from said liquid received in said portable cooling reservoir into said evaporative area; and, an actuator selectively actuable by a user to flow said refrigerant from said vessel into said evaporative area to provide selective cooling of said liquid received in said portable cooling reservoir for vascular administration to a patient. a portable source of a liquid for vascular administration; a portable cooling reservoir for receiving liquid from said source, including: an inlet that is one of interconnected and interconnectable to the portable source for receiving said liquid therefrom; an outlet that is interconnectable to a vascular interface device; an inlet that is one of interconnected and interconnectable to the portable source for receiving said liquid therefrom; an outlet that is interconnectable to a vascular interface device; a portable sorption-based heat exchanger for cooling said liquid received in said portable cooling reservoir from said portable source, free from electrical power requirements, including: a vessel adapted to contain refrigerant; an evaporative area for receiving and vaporizing said refrigerant therein; a sorptive material for sorbing vaporized refrigerant; and, a heat exchange member for conducting thermal energy from said liquid received in said portable cooling reservoir into said evaporative area; and, a vessel adapted to contain refrigerant; an evaporative area for receiving and vaporizing said refrigerant therein; a sorptive material for sorbing vaporized refrigerant; and, a heat exchange member for conducting thermal energy from said liquid received in said portable cooling reservoir into said evaporative area; and, an actuator selectively actuable by a user to flow said refrigerant from said vessel into said evaporative area to provide selective cooling of said liquid received in said portable cooling reservoir for vascular administration to a patient.
An aerosol-generating device comprising: a heater assembly comprising at least one heating element; an aerosol-forming substrate proximate to the heater assembly, the aerosol-forming substrate comprising a liquid mixture comprising nicotine and a first aerosol-former, the first aerosol-former having a boiling temperature higher than nicotine; a power supply for supplying power to the heater assembly to generate an aerosol from the aerosol-forming substrate; a mouthpiece on which a user puffs to draw aerosol out of the aerosol-generating device; and control circuitry configured to control the supply of power to the heater assembly, wherein the control circuitry is configured to supply a power sufficient to maintain at least one heating element of the heater assembly at a first temperature or first temperature range, between user puffs, and configured to supply a second power to at least one heating element of the heater assembly, the second power being sufficient to raise the temperature of at least one heating element of the heater assembly above the first temperature or first temperature range, during user puffs, to preferentially vaporise nicotine over the first aerosol former; wherein the first temperature or first temperature range is below the boiling point of the first aerosol-former. a heater assembly comprising at least one heating element; an aerosol-forming substrate proximate to the heater assembly, the aerosol-forming substrate comprising a liquid mixture comprising nicotine and a first aerosol-former, the first aerosol-former having a boiling temperature higher than nicotine; a power supply for supplying power to the heater assembly to generate an aerosol from the aerosol-forming substrate; a mouthpiece on which a user puffs to draw aerosol out of the aerosol-generating device; and control circuitry configured to control the supply of power to the heater assembly, wherein the control circuitry is configured to supply a power sufficient to maintain at least one heating element of the heater assembly at a first temperature or first temperature range, between user puffs, and configured to supply a second power to at least one heating element of the heater assembly, the second power being sufficient to raise the temperature of at least one heating element of the heater assembly above the first temperature or first temperature range, during user puffs, to preferentially vaporise nicotine over the first aerosol former; wherein the first temperature or first temperature range is below the boiling point of the first aerosol-former.
A split valve apparatus comprising two valve portions complementarily shaped such that the first can sealingly engage with and co-operate with the second to allow the movement of material therethrough, each valve portion comprising a housing (16,18), a valve seat and a valve closure (20, 20') member that is pivotably mounted via spindles (22, 22') and moveable between a first position in which the valve closure member (20, 20') is displaced from the valve seat and the valve is open, and a second position in which the valve closure member (20, 20') co-operates with the valve seat and the valve is closed, wherein the apparatus has a first configuration in which the first and second valve portions (12, 14) engage with one another, the valve closure members (20, 20') being closed, and a second configuration in which the two valve portions (12, 14) are disengaged from one another, the first valve portion having locking means moveable relative to the second valve portion to selectively lock and unlock the two valve portions (12, 14) together, characterised in that the locking means comprises a male member capable of translational movement, in that the locking means consists of a locking pair with a male member in the form of a pin and a female member in the form of a complementary shaped blind bore whereby the male member is provided on the first valve portion and moveable relative to the female member provided on the second valve portion in order to lock and unlock the valve portions together, and in that the locking means is housed within the spindles (22, 22') of the two valve portions (12, 14).
An aircraft having an aircraft engine and an electrical power supply circuit, said electrical power supply circuit including an electrical power distribution network, onboard the aircraft, for electrical devices located in an engine of the aircraft or in the environment of said engine, and a power supply generator integrated into the engine of the aircraft and connected to a deicing or anti-icing system so as to supply AC voltage power to said deicing or anti-icing system, characterized in that the power supply generator is connected to a thrust reverser electromechanical actuator through a rectifier for supplying DC voltage power to said actuator.
A liquid discharge device (100; 200) comprising: a nozzle (150; 301; 311) for discharging a liquid droplet; a base (101; 201) to which the nozzle (150; 301; 311) is attached; a fixing part for fixing the nozzle (150; 301; 311) to the base (101; 201); and a drive part (110; 210) that creates displacement, characterized in that: the nozzle (150; 301; 311) has a first holding part (151; 312) and a second holding part (151; 312), and the drive part (110; 210) holds at least one of the first holding part (151; 312) and the second holding part (151; 312), so that the displacement created by the drive part is transmitted to the nozzle (150; 301; 311), so as to act in both compression and expansion directions of the nozzle. a nozzle (150; 301; 311) for discharging a liquid droplet; a base (101; 201) to which the nozzle (150; 301; 311) is attached; a fixing part for fixing the nozzle (150; 301; 311) to the base (101; 201); and a drive part (110; 210) that creates displacement, the nozzle (150; 301; 311) has a first holding part (151; 312) and a second holding part (151; 312), and the drive part (110; 210) holds at least one of the first holding part (151; 312) and the second holding part (151; 312), so that the displacement created by the drive part is transmitted to the nozzle (150; 301; 311), so as to act in both compression and expansion directions of the nozzle.
A cosmetic product with biological natural material complex comprising the natural material complex, consisting of - an extract from one or more ferns selected from Polypodium vulgare, Polypodium leucotomos, Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Matteuccia struthoptheris, Pteridium aquilinum, Blechnum orientale, Osmunda regalis and Polypodium aureum, wherein the extract is an extract of the entire plant with polyhydric alcohols at 15 - 25°C, - a particulate inorganic oxide mixture of titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide and manganese dioxide, and - a mixture of sea buckthorn fruit oil and extracts of Vocanga seeds and wild rose petals; and other cosmetic auxiliary and ancillary materials. - an extract from one or more ferns selected from Polypodium vulgare, Polypodium leucotomos, Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Matteuccia struthoptheris, Pteridium aquilinum, Blechnum orientale, Osmunda regalis and Polypodium aureum, wherein the extract is an extract of the entire plant with polyhydric alcohols at 15 - 25°C, - a particulate inorganic oxide mixture of titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide and manganese dioxide, and - a mixture of sea buckthorn fruit oil and extracts of Vocanga seeds and wild rose petals; and other cosmetic auxiliary and ancillary materials.
Device for grouping, and in particular for sorting out and/or distributing, containers conveyed in a container flow, with an outlet star wheel and with an immediately adjoining outlet conveyor, which comprises: - A plurality of separately driven, particularly by linear motor drive, vehicles, to which are attached positioning elements to influence the conveying position of a container relative to the container flow; and - A conveyor section for the containers along which the vehicles run during the grouping of the containers. - A plurality of separately driven, particularly by linear motor drive, vehicles, to which are attached positioning elements to influence the conveying position of a container relative to the container flow; and - A conveyor section for the containers along which the vehicles run during the grouping of the containers.
An implantable medical device, comprising: a case; a charging coil within the case for receiving power from an external charger, the charging coil wound around an area having a first extent; a telemetry coil within the case for receiving data from an external controller, or for transmitting data to the external controller, or for receiving and transmitting data from and to the external controller, the telemetry coil wound around an area having a second extent; and a circuit board; wherein the charging coil is proximate to one side of the circuit board, and the telemetry coil is proximate to the other side of the circuit board; wherein the second extent of the telemetry coil at least overlaps the first extent of the charging coil; and wherein the second area extent is smaller than the first area extent. a case; a charging coil within the case for receiving power from an external charger, the charging coil wound around an area having a first extent; a telemetry coil within the case for receiving data from an external controller, or for transmitting data to the external controller, or for receiving and transmitting data from and to the external controller, the telemetry coil wound around an area having a second extent; and a circuit board; wherein the charging coil is proximate to one side of the circuit board, and the telemetry coil is proximate to the other side of the circuit board; wherein the second extent of the telemetry coil at least overlaps the first extent of the charging coil; and wherein the second area extent is smaller than the first area extent.
A method for sorting plastic objects, in particular as part of a recycling process, comprising emitting IR light towards one of the plastic objects, detecting IR intensities IR1,... IRn of IR light reflected by the plastic object in at least two different IR wavelength ranges, determining a color of the plastic object, determining a type of the plastic object indicating the plastic material used by comparing at least the detected IR intensities and color values derived from the color of the plastic object to a plurality of reference quantities respectively associated with different types of plastic objects and determining the reference quantity being the closest match, sorting the plastic object in accordance with its type, determining an intended use of the plastic object by detecting the presence or absence of one or more markers associated with a predetermined intended use and having a luminescence in the visible range or the IR range, wherein the presence of the one or more markers is detected by acquiring a decay time of the luminescence of the same, and sorting the plastic object in accordance with its intended use. emitting IR light towards one of the plastic objects, detecting IR intensities IR1,... IRn of IR light reflected by the plastic object in at least two different IR wavelength ranges, determining a color of the plastic object, determining a type of the plastic object indicating the plastic material used by comparing at least the detected IR intensities and color values derived from the color of the plastic object to a plurality of reference quantities respectively associated with different types of plastic objects and determining the reference quantity being the closest match, sorting the plastic object in accordance with its type, determining an intended use of the plastic object by detecting the presence or absence of one or more markers associated with a predetermined intended use and having a luminescence in the visible range or the IR range, wherein the presence of the one or more markers is detected by acquiring a decay time of the luminescence of the same, and sorting the plastic object in accordance with its intended use.
Electromagnetic adjusting device with an actuator comprising a single magnet coil and also comprising plug contacts for operating the adjusting device on a operating voltage source with a first and second voltage pole (3.1, 3.2), wherein - a first terminal of the magnet coil is connected to a first plug contact, - a second terminal of the magnet coil is connected to a second plug contact, wherein either the first or the second plug contact (K21, K22) is connected to the first voltage pole (3.1), - a first transistor element with a control electrode is provided and connects the first terminal of the magnet coil to a third plug contact, - the control electrode of the first transistor element is connected via a first resistance element to the second plug contact, characterised in that - a second transistor element with a control electrode is provided and connects the second terminal of the magnet coil to the third plug contact, wherein the third plug contact can be connected to the second voltage pole (3.2), and - the control electrode of the second transistor element is connected via a second resistance element to the first plug contact. - a first terminal of the magnet coil is connected to a first plug contact, - a second terminal of the magnet coil is connected to a second plug contact, wherein either the first or the second plug contact (K21, K22) is connected to the first voltage pole (3.1), - a first transistor element with a control electrode is provided and connects the first terminal of the magnet coil to a third plug contact, - the control electrode of the first transistor element is connected via a first resistance element to the second plug contact, - a second transistor element with a control electrode is provided and connects the second terminal of the magnet coil to the third plug contact, wherein the third plug contact can be connected to the second voltage pole (3.2), and - the control electrode of the second transistor element is connected via a second resistance element to the first plug contact.
An elevator system, comprising: an elevator car (14, 114) having an inner wall (22, 24, 122) and a passenger space; and an electronic visual display mounted to the inner wall (22, 24, 122) so as to define a gap between the inner wall (22, 24, 122) and the electronic visual display, wherein fluid (F 2) is configured to flow through the gap to cool the electronic visual display; a first flow path through which fluid (F 1) is configured to flow to cool the passenger space; and a second flow path through which fluid (F 2) is configured to flow to cool the electronic visual display; wherein the passenger space is fluidly coupled to a source of fluid by a first flow path inlet configured to direct fluid (F 1) into the passenger space beneath the electronic visual display, and the passenger space is fluidly coupled to a location outside the elevator car (14, 114) by a first flow path outlet arranged above the electronic visual display. an elevator car (14, 114) having an inner wall (22, 24, 122) and a passenger space; and an electronic visual display mounted to the inner wall (22, 24, 122) so as to define a gap between the inner wall (22, 24, 122) and the electronic visual display, wherein fluid (F 2) is configured to flow through the gap to cool the electronic visual display; a first flow path through which fluid (F 1) is configured to flow to cool the passenger space; and a second flow path through which fluid (F 2) is configured to flow to cool the electronic visual display; wherein the passenger space is fluidly coupled to a source of fluid by a first flow path inlet configured to direct fluid (F 1) into the passenger space beneath the electronic visual display, and the passenger space is fluidly coupled to a location outside the elevator car (14, 114) by a first flow path outlet arranged above the electronic visual display.
Method for interacting with an electronic and/or computing apparatus (200; 300), termed the user apparatus, said user apparatus (200; 300) comprising: - a control surface furnished with a plurality of capacitive electrodes (104*), arranged to detect at least one control object located at a non-zero distance from said control surface, and - at least one so-called neutral surface (206-212; 302-308), arranged at the periphery of said control surface so that none of said capacitive electrodes of said control surface is disposed in said neutral surface (206-212; 302-308); said method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - deriving of data corresponding to the detection by utilizing detection signals issued by said capacitive electrodes, - based on said data corresponding to the detection, detecting of at least one control object disposed in contact with or opposite said neutral surface (206-212; 302-308) of said apparatus (200; 300), by utilisation of the edge effect of at least one of said capacitive electrodes of said control surface located in the vicinity of said neutral surface (206-212; 302-308), and - triggering, as a function of said detection, at least one function in said user apparatus (200; 300). - a control surface furnished with a plurality of capacitive electrodes (104*), arranged to detect at least one control object located at a non-zero distance from said control surface, and - at least one so-called neutral surface (206-212; 302-308), arranged at the periphery of said control surface so that none of said capacitive electrodes of said control surface is disposed in said neutral surface (206-212; 302-308); said method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - deriving of data corresponding to the detection by utilizing detection signals issued by said capacitive electrodes, - based on said data corresponding to the detection, detecting of at least one control object disposed in contact with or opposite said neutral surface (206-212; 302-308) of said apparatus (200; 300), by utilisation of the edge effect of at least one of said capacitive electrodes of said control surface located in the vicinity of said neutral surface (206-212; 302-308), and - triggering, as a function of said detection, at least one function in said user apparatus (200; 300).
Connection unit with an access interface and a peripheral interface for controlling the access of a data processing device connected to the access interface to a peripheral device connected to the peripheral interface, wherein the connection unit comprises a time-controlled switch which is data-connected to a time data memory for the automatic electrical disconnection and restoration of data connections between the data processing device and the peripheral device depending on time data which define switching times of the switch and are stored in the time data memory.
An exhaust gas purification catalyst, comprising a support and a catalytic layer provided on the support, wherein the catalytic layer contains: a NOx storage material which stores NOx in exhaust gas when an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is leaner than a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and releases the NOx when the air-fuel ratio is close to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio or richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio; and CePr-based mixed oxide particles doped with Pt as a catalytic metal and formed by complexing Ce, Pr and the catalytic metal Pt, wherein the CePr-based mixed oxide particles contain a Ce oxide and a Pr oxide which are at least partially dissolved in each other, and Pt is dissolved in the CePr-based mixed oxide particles, characterized in that the NOx storage material is carried on the CePr-based mixed oxide particles. a NOx storage material which stores NOx in exhaust gas when an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is leaner than a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and releases the NOx when the air-fuel ratio is close to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio or richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio; and CePr-based mixed oxide particles doped with Pt as a catalytic metal and formed by complexing Ce, Pr and the catalytic metal Pt, wherein the CePr-based mixed oxide particles contain a Ce oxide and a Pr oxide which are at least partially dissolved in each other, and Pt is dissolved in the CePr-based mixed oxide particles, characterized in that the NOx storage material is carried on the CePr-based mixed oxide particles.