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A reservoir assembly for an electronic vaping device, the reservoir assembly comprising: a reservoir configured to store a pre-vapor formulation; a tube including a first end and a second end, the first end extending into the reservoir, the second end protruding from the reservoir, and the tube including a hole in a sidewall of the tube at the second end; and a sleeve at least partially surrounding the second end of the tube, the sleeve formed of a wicking material, the sleeve in fluid communication with the hole in the sidewall of the tube. a reservoir configured to store a pre-vapor formulation; a tube including a first end and a second end, the first end extending into the reservoir, the second end protruding from the reservoir, and the tube including a hole in a sidewall of the tube at the second end; and a sleeve at least partially surrounding the second end of the tube, the sleeve formed of a wicking material, the sleeve in fluid communication with the hole in the sidewall of the tube.
A transdermal drug delivery device comprising: means comprising a number of needles for piercing the skin of a patient to form a number of pores in the skin; a number of carriers, each carrier being an elongate element having a tip for loading with a drug to be delivered; and means operable while the needles remain in the skin for applying each carrier to a pore to deliver the drug to the pore; characterized in that each of the carriers is located such that it can be introduced into the pore alongside the corresponding needle. means comprising a number of needles for piercing the skin of a patient to form a number of pores in the skin; a number of carriers, each carrier being an elongate element having a tip for loading with a drug to be delivered; and means operable while the needles remain in the skin for applying each carrier to a pore to deliver the drug to the pore;
An insecticide or miticide composition comprising: a fatty acid/amino acid salt, the fatty acid component comprising: one or more unsaturated fatty acids having from 14 to 22 carbon atoms; and one or more saturated fatty acids having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms; wherein the one or more saturated fatty acids having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms forms at least 15 wt.% of the fatty acid component, and wherein the weight ratio of unsaturated fatty acids having from 14 to 22 carbon atoms to saturated fatty acids having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms is at least 1; wherein the amino acid component of the fatty acid/amino acid salt is arginine. a fatty acid/amino acid salt, the fatty acid component comprising: one or more unsaturated fatty acids having from 14 to 22 carbon atoms; and one or more saturated fatty acids having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms; one or more unsaturated fatty acids having from 14 to 22 carbon atoms; and one or more saturated fatty acids having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms; wherein the one or more saturated fatty acids having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms forms at least 15 wt.% of the fatty acid component, and wherein the weight ratio of unsaturated fatty acids having from 14 to 22 carbon atoms to saturated fatty acids having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms is at least 1; wherein the amino acid component of the fatty acid/amino acid salt is arginine.
Single-component exchanger-reactor comprising, from bottom to top, in the direction of production: - a dispensing area; - an inflow connector and an outflow connector, which each have the form of a half cylinder and are arranged next to the dispensing region, on either side thereof and formed from a void volume of at least 50%; - an inlet arranged on the front face of the inflow connector; - an outlet arranged on the front face of the outflow connector; - an exchange area consisting of reactive channels and product channels; with each connector comprising supports in their inner upper part. - a dispensing area; - an inflow connector and an outflow connector, which each have the form of a half cylinder and are arranged next to the dispensing region, on either side thereof and formed from a void volume of at least 50%; - an inlet arranged on the front face of the inflow connector; - an outlet arranged on the front face of the outflow connector; - an exchange area consisting of reactive channels and product channels;
A control system for controlling vehicle systems, comprising: a thermal conditioning system for a battery; a vehicle thermal conditioning system; and a control unit configured to accept external inputs and configured to control a charging system for the battery, the thermal conditioning system for the battery, and the vehicle thermal conditioning system; wherein the control unit is further configured to determine if a battery temperature is beyond a tolerance of an optimal battery temperature and activates the battery thermal conditioning system to bring the battery within the tolerance of the optimal battery temperature; characterised in that the control unit is further configured to determine a first duration of time until a preset drive time, a second duration of time required to charge the battery, a third duration of time required to thermally condition the battery, a fourth duration of time required to balance the battery, a fifth duration of time required to thermally condition a vehicle cabin, and begins to charge the battery when the first duration equals the sum of the second, third, fourth, and fifth durations. a thermal conditioning system for a battery; a vehicle thermal conditioning system; and a control unit configured to accept external inputs and configured to control a charging system for the battery, the thermal conditioning system for the battery, and the vehicle thermal conditioning system; wherein the control unit is further configured to determine if a battery temperature is beyond a tolerance of an optimal battery temperature and activates the battery thermal conditioning system to bring the battery within the tolerance of the optimal battery temperature; characterised in that the control unit is further configured to determine a first duration of time until a preset drive time, a second duration of time required to charge the battery, a third duration of time required to thermally condition the battery, a fourth duration of time required to balance the battery, a fifth duration of time required to thermally condition a vehicle cabin, and begins to charge the battery when the first duration equals the sum of the second, third, fourth, and fifth durations.
An apparatus for reading and printing on a booklet, the apparatus comprising a printer system with a printhead and a transport system for transporting the booklet, - the transport system comprising a support plate and a first feeding roller and a second feeding roller arranged to rotate when the booklet slides between the support plate and the feeding rollers (284, 286), the second feeding roller being arranged for contacting the booklet at a distance from one edge; and - the transport system being operable to clamp the booklet along the one edge only of the booklet when transporting the booklet, - the transport system comprising a clamping frame, the clamping frame comprising an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate, the lower clamping plate being movable vertically so as to provide clamping of the leading edge of the booklet between the upper and the lower clamping plates (410, 412), the clamping frame being movable longitudinally, - the transport system further comprising a stopper gate for inhibiting longitudinal movement of the booklet beyond the stopper gate, the apparatus being operable to clamp the booklet when the booklet is proximate the stopper gate, - the apparatus comprising push-plates being operable to push the booklet at its trailing edge toward the printer outlet, and - the apparatus further comprising an exit ramp having a proximal end adjacent the clamping frame and a distal end at the printer outlet. - the transport system comprising a support plate and a first feeding roller and a second feeding roller arranged to rotate when the booklet slides between the support plate and the feeding rollers (284, 286), the second feeding roller being arranged for contacting the booklet at a distance from one edge; and - the transport system being operable to clamp the booklet along the one edge only of the booklet when transporting the booklet, - the transport system comprising a clamping frame, the clamping frame comprising an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate, the lower clamping plate being movable vertically so as to provide clamping of the leading edge of the booklet between the upper and the lower clamping plates (410, 412), the clamping frame being movable longitudinally, - the transport system further comprising a stopper gate for inhibiting longitudinal movement of the booklet beyond the stopper gate, the apparatus being operable to clamp the booklet when the booklet is proximate the stopper gate, - the apparatus comprising push-plates being operable to push the booklet at its trailing edge toward the printer outlet, and - the apparatus further comprising an exit ramp having a proximal end adjacent the clamping frame and a distal end at the printer outlet.
An apparatus comprising: an oilfield device configured to be installed at a fixed location as part of a subsea production system; a robotic manipulator fixedly mounted on the oilfield device, the robotic manipulator having a tool (48, 52) for interacting with components of the oilfield device, wherein the robotic manipulator provides three translational degrees of freedom of the tool (48, 52) with respect to the oilfield device, the tool (48, 52) is a removable tool configured to be detached from the robotic manipulator, and the tool (48, 52) is one of a plurality of interchangeable tools (48, 52, 72, 74, 76, 78) configured to be installed on the robotic manipulator; and a tool box for holding multiple tools of the plurality of interchangeable tools (48, 52, 72, 74, 76, 78), wherein the tool box is mounted at a location accessible by the robotic manipulator so as to facilitate interchanging of the tool (48, 52) on the robotic manipulator with one of the multiple tools (48, 52, 72, 74, 76, 78) that is held by the tool box, the tool box includes individual slots for holding the multiple tools of the plurality of interchangeable tools (48, 52, 72, 74, 76, 78), and the individual slots include an empty individual slot for receiving the tool (48, 52) on the robotic manipulator to facilitate interchanging of the tool (48, 52) on the robotic manipulator with one of the multiple tools (48, 52, 72, 74, 76, 78) that is held by the tool box; whereby the robotic manipulator includes an articulated arm mounted on the oilfield device. an oilfield device configured to be installed at a fixed location as part of a subsea production system; a robotic manipulator fixedly mounted on the oilfield device, the robotic manipulator having a tool (48, 52) for interacting with components of the oilfield device, wherein the robotic manipulator provides three translational degrees of freedom of the tool (48, 52) with respect to the oilfield device, the tool (48, 52) is a removable tool configured to be detached from the robotic manipulator, and the tool (48, 52) is one of a plurality of interchangeable tools (48, 52, 72, 74, 76, 78) configured to be installed on the robotic manipulator; and a tool box for holding multiple tools of the plurality of interchangeable tools (48, 52, 72, 74, 76, 78), wherein the tool box is mounted at a location accessible by the robotic manipulator so as to facilitate interchanging of the tool (48, 52) on the robotic manipulator with one of the multiple tools (48, 52, 72, 74, 76, 78) that is held by the tool box, the tool box includes individual slots for holding the multiple tools of the plurality of interchangeable tools (48, 52, 72, 74, 76, 78), and the individual slots include an empty individual slot for receiving the tool (48, 52) on the robotic manipulator to facilitate interchanging of the tool (48, 52) on the robotic manipulator with one of the multiple tools (48, 52, 72, 74, 76, 78) that is held by the tool box; whereby the robotic manipulator includes an articulated arm mounted on the oilfield device.
A portable telephone comprising: - an interface required and adapted to connect the portable telephone to an external device for making a handsfree phone call; and - a control section, - wherein when a failure occurs in the connection between the portable telephone and the external device while the handsfree phone call is made via the interface, the control section is adapted to perform a phone call ending process on a communication line with an intended party of the handsfree phone call, characterized in that: - when the connection between the portable telephone and the external device via the interface is restored, the control section is adapted to perform a telephone calling process to the intended party. - an interface required and adapted to connect the portable telephone to an external device for making a handsfree phone call; and - a control section, - wherein when a failure occurs in the connection between the portable telephone and the external device while the handsfree phone call is made via the interface, the control section is adapted to perform a phone call ending process on a communication line with an intended party of the handsfree phone call, - when the connection between the portable telephone and the external device via the interface is restored, the control section is adapted to perform a telephone calling process to the intended party.
A process of recycling at least one mixed PET plastic article containing a mix of crystallized and/or semi crystallized polyethylene terephthalate and at least one additional component, the method comprising the steps of - exposing the mixed PET plastic article to a depolymerase able to depolymerize PET, and - recovering monomers and/or oligomers of PET wherein the additional component is selected from polyolefins, vinyl polymers, ortho-phthalaldehyde polymer, polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), rubber, metal compounds, mineral compounds, glass compounds, natural or synthetic fibers, paper, wood, wood compounds as lignin, cellulose or hemicellulose, starch, and derivatives thereof. - exposing the mixed PET plastic article to a depolymerase able to depolymerize PET, and - recovering monomers and/or oligomers of PET
A cryocooler, comprising: a regenerator piston having a longitudinal axis (300, 610); a drive coupler coupled to a motor shaft having a longitudinal axis (305, 600) which is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis (300, 610) of the regenerator piston; and a link flexure having a proximal end coupled by a first pin to the drive coupler and having a distal end coupled by a second pin to the regenerator piston, characterising in that the link flexure forms a vane having flattened opposing faces that are aligned orthogonally to a longitudinal axis for the first pin and to a longitudinal axis for the second pin. a regenerator piston having a longitudinal axis (300, 610); a drive coupler coupled to a motor shaft having a longitudinal axis (305, 600) which is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis (300, 610) of the regenerator piston; and a link flexure having a proximal end coupled by a first pin to the drive coupler and having a distal end coupled by a second pin to the regenerator piston, characterising in that the link flexure forms a vane having flattened opposing faces that are aligned orthogonally to a longitudinal axis for the first pin and to a longitudinal axis for the second pin.
A solid oxide fuel cell which varies output power in response to a required generation amount, comprising: a fuel cell module furnished with multiple fuel cell units; a fuel supply device for supplying fuel to the fuel cell module; an oxidant gas supply device for supplying oxidant gas to the fuel cell module; and a controller adapted to change the amount of fuel supplied from the fuel supply device in response to the required generation amount; wherein the controller is adapted to reduce the rate of change in the fuel supply amount per unit time when the required generation amount changes subsequent to an estimate or determination that the fuel cell module has degraded, and wherein the controller is adapted to control the amount of fuel by using the reduced rate to change after the degradation of the fuel cell module has been estimated or determined. a fuel cell module furnished with multiple fuel cell units; a fuel supply device for supplying fuel to the fuel cell module; an oxidant gas supply device for supplying oxidant gas to the fuel cell module; and a controller adapted to change the amount of fuel supplied from the fuel supply device in response to the required generation amount;
A material used for wet suits for diving comprising a first coating layer, a first elastic foam layer having a plurality of isolated hole-shaped recess portions formed on one side thereof, a second coating layer laminated to the recess non-formed surface of the first elastic foam layer, a second elastic foam layer having a sheet form, a third coating layer and a stretchable fabric laminated in that order from the side of the body, wherein the first, second and third coating layers (4a, 4b) contain hollow nanocapsules, an amphipathic coating agent is used for the first coating layer on the side of the recessed surface of elastic foam layer, and metal foils of titanium are used in the second and third coating layers.
Device for the collection of dirt, used in a suction apparatus, comprising a container shaped so as to have a circular aperture at one end and able to contain a sack, the sack being provided with a plate having a first hole for allowing the passage inside said sack of the air sucked in by said apparatus, and a closing wall mounted sliding on said plate and provided in its lower half with a second hole aligned, during the use of the suction apparatus, with the first hole, the size of the second hole being substantially equal to that of the first hole, the device further comprising a lid pivoted on a fixed part of the container, characterized in that in the closed position of the lid on the container, the plate is attached to the lid by means of a first attachment element, or upper element, which is able to attach to a first tooth of an attachment element provided on the lid, facing toward the inside of the container, and the closing wall is attached to the container by means of a second attachment element, or lower element which is able to attach a corresponding attachment tooth made inside the container below said circular aperture, wherein, in a first open position of the lid with respect to said container, said plate is raised with respect the closing wall thus misaligning the respective holes (18, 23) so as to automatically close the sack, the closing wall remaining attached by means of the lower attachment to the attachment tooth, whereas the rigid plate, attached to the first tooth, is drawn by the lid upward together with the sack, and wherein, in a second open position of the lid with respect to the container, having a greater angle than said first open position, the closing wall is released from the container thus making the closed sack fall inside the container.
A floor covering comprising a substrate, and a coating layer comprising: a coating matrix formed from a curable coating composition comprising a binder, wherein the coating matrix has an average coating matrix thickness; and an abrasion resistant particle comprising: a mixture of first abrasion resistant particles and second abrasion particles, the first abrasion resistant particles having an average primary particle size and a narrow distribution of primary particle sizes, the narrow distribution of primary particle sizes having a standard deviation less than 35% of the primary average particle size; and wherein the first abrasion resistant particles are diamond particle and the second abrasion resistant particles are particles other than diamond particles and have a Mohs hardness value of at least 6 and the second abrasion resistant particles are present relative to the first abrasion resistant particles in a weight ratio ranging from 1:1 to 8:1. a substrate, and a coating layer comprising: a coating matrix formed from a curable coating composition comprising a binder, wherein the coating matrix has an average coating matrix thickness; and an abrasion resistant particle comprising: a mixture of first abrasion resistant particles and second abrasion particles, the first abrasion resistant particles having an average primary particle size and a narrow distribution of primary particle sizes, the narrow distribution of primary particle sizes having a standard deviation less than 35% of the primary average particle size; and wherein the first abrasion resistant particles are diamond particle and the second abrasion resistant particles are particles other than diamond particles and have a Mohs hardness value of at least 6 and the second abrasion resistant particles are present relative to the first abrasion resistant particles in a weight ratio ranging from 1:1 to 8:1. a mixture of first abrasion resistant particles and second abrasion particles, the first abrasion resistant particles having an average primary particle size and a narrow distribution of primary particle sizes, the narrow distribution of primary particle sizes having a standard deviation less than 35% of the primary average particle size; and wherein the first abrasion resistant particles are diamond particle and the second abrasion resistant particles are particles other than diamond particles and have a Mohs hardness value of at least 6 and the second abrasion resistant particles are present relative to the first abrasion resistant particles in a weight ratio ranging from 1:1 to 8:1.
Monopulse secondary surveillance radar comprising: - a rotating antenna for transmitting interrogations and receiving corresponding replies from external transponders, - a dual redundant interrogator comprising two parallel TR/RX channels (32A,32S), each TR/RX channel comprising a transmitter and a receiver, - a changeover equipment, the status of which defines which one of the two TR/RX channels acts as the active or as the stand-by TR/RX channel by connecting the rotating antenna with the active TR/RX channel, characterized in that the monopulse secondary surveillance radar further comprises a plurality of fixed sectorised antennas that together are capable to cover the complete azimuth of 360°, and that the stand-by TR/RX channel can be switchably connected to the fixed sectorised antennas, and that the stand-by TR/RX channel is capable to receive and process unsolicited squittered transmissions from aviation radio systems received via the sectorised antennas. - a rotating antenna for transmitting interrogations and receiving corresponding replies from external transponders, - a dual redundant interrogator comprising two parallel TR/RX channels (32A,32S), each TR/RX channel comprising a transmitter and a receiver, - a changeover equipment, the status of which defines which one of the two TR/RX channels acts as the active or as the stand-by TR/RX channel by connecting the rotating antenna with the active TR/RX channel,