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A process of forming a plurality of hair anchors from a single elongated metal tube, comprising: forming at least two slits in an elongated direction of the elongated metal tube, each slit spanning prospective end portions of at least two hair anchors; and severing the elongated metal tube at an intermediate location along the at least two slits such that a first portion of each of the at least two slits is contained in one of the at least two hair anchors and a second portion of each of the at least two slits remains attached to the elongated metal tube for inclusion in a subsequent hair anchor to be later severed from the elongated metal tube. forming at least two slits in an elongated direction of the elongated metal tube, each slit spanning prospective end portions of at least two hair anchors; and severing the elongated metal tube at an intermediate location along the at least two slits such that a first portion of each of the at least two slits is contained in one of the at least two hair anchors and a second portion of each of the at least two slits remains attached to the elongated metal tube for inclusion in a subsequent hair anchor to be later severed from the elongated metal tube.
An automobile structure including: - a front pillar, - a side member, fixed to the front pillar following a junction, - a connecting reinforcement, fixed to the front pillar and to the side member, is extended along the extension direction of the side member, and comprises at least one core (44, 54) extending substantially along a plane perpendicular to the vertical axis of the vehicle, characterized in that the junction between the front pillar and the side member is perpendicular to the extension direction of the side member and extends transversely with respect to the extension direction of the side member. - a front pillar, - a side member, fixed to the front pillar following a junction, - a connecting reinforcement, fixed to the front pillar and to the side member, is extended along the extension direction of the side member, and comprises at least one core (44, 54) extending substantially along a plane perpendicular to the vertical axis of the vehicle,
A ride assembly, comprising: a passenger vehicle comprising front wheels, rear wheels, a motor, and a steering wheel; wherein the front and rear wheels are disposed on a surface; a track forming a trough in the surface; and a bogie (170, 172) hingedly coupled to the passenger vehicle to enable the passenger vehicle to drift, wherein the bogie (170, 172) is disposed in the trough, and wherein the bogie (170, 172) is configured to direct movement of the passenger vehicle along the track; characterised in that the motor is configured to provide power to the front wheels to propel the passenger vehicle; and wherein the steering wheel is configured to adjust a position of the rear wheels and enable the passenger vehicle to drift. a passenger vehicle comprising front wheels, rear wheels, a motor, and a steering wheel; wherein the front and rear wheels are disposed on a surface; a track forming a trough in the surface; and a bogie (170, 172) hingedly coupled to the passenger vehicle to enable the passenger vehicle to drift, wherein the bogie (170, 172) is disposed in the trough, and wherein the bogie (170, 172) is configured to direct movement of the passenger vehicle along the track; characterised in that the motor is configured to provide power to the front wheels to propel the passenger vehicle; and wherein the steering wheel is configured to adjust a position of the rear wheels and enable the passenger vehicle to drift.
An interlock device adapted for connection within a load path of a tubular support device, the device comprising: a first member moveably connected to a second member; a biasing mechanism operationally connected to the first member and the second member providing a load setting resisting movement of the first member and the second member relative to one another; and a sensor adapted to detect movement of the first member and the second member relative to one another, wherein the sensor is operationally connectable to the tubular support device to lock the tubular support device in a closed position in response to detecting the movement of the first member and the second member relative to one another, characterized in that the first member and the second member are moveably connected through a pivot point. a first member moveably connected to a second member; a biasing mechanism operationally connected to the first member and the second member providing a load setting resisting movement of the first member and the second member relative to one another; and a sensor adapted to detect movement of the first member and the second member relative to one another, wherein the sensor is operationally connectable to the tubular support device to lock the tubular support device in a closed position in response to detecting the movement of the first member and the second member relative to one another, characterized in that the first member and the second member are moveably connected through a pivot point.
An X-ray fluorescence analyzer device, comprising: - a closed radiation chamber containing a gaseous substance, - an X-ray source configured to emit incident X-rays towards a sample through the radiation chamber, and - an X-ray detector configured to receive fluorescent X-rays from the sample through the radiation chamber, characterized in that: - the device comprises a pressure indicator system configured to indicate, whether the pressure inside the radiation chamber is higher than a surrounding pressure by a predetermined threshold, and - the device is configured to allow performing an X-ray fluorescence measurement when said pressure indicator system indicates that the pressure inside the radiation chamber is higher than said surrounding pressure by said predetermined threshold. - a closed radiation chamber containing a gaseous substance, - an X-ray source configured to emit incident X-rays towards a sample through the radiation chamber, and - an X-ray detector configured to receive fluorescent X-rays from the sample through the radiation chamber, - the device comprises a pressure indicator system configured to indicate, whether the pressure inside the radiation chamber is higher than a surrounding pressure by a predetermined threshold, and - the device is configured to allow performing an X-ray fluorescence measurement when said pressure indicator system indicates that the pressure inside the radiation chamber is higher than said surrounding pressure by said predetermined threshold.
A method of monitoring a parameter of an electrical network, the method comprising: using one or a plurality of sensors in the electrical network, measuring a value of a parameter of the electrical network during each sampling period within a selected time section; using a processor, during each iteration of a plurality of iterations of a sliding window algorithm, wherein within each of the iterations a starting time of a sliding window of the sliding window algorithm within the selected time section is incremented by a selected increment, a duration of the sliding window in each iteration of the iterations being different from the duration of sliding windows in other iterations of the plurality of iterations of the sliding window algorithm, calculating an average of the measured parameter values over the duration of the sliding window for each of the starting times; using the processor, calculating a representative value of the calculated averages of the parameter for each iteration; and using the processor, issuing an alert if the representative value indicates a need for an alert. using one or a plurality of sensors in the electrical network, measuring a value of a parameter of the electrical network during each sampling period within a selected time section; using a processor, during each iteration of a plurality of iterations of a sliding window algorithm, wherein within each of the iterations a starting time of a sliding window of the sliding window algorithm within the selected time section is incremented by a selected increment, a duration of the sliding window in each iteration of the iterations being different from the duration of sliding windows in other iterations of the plurality of iterations of the sliding window algorithm, calculating an average of the measured parameter values over the duration of the sliding window for each of the starting times; using the processor, calculating a representative value of the calculated averages of the parameter for each iteration; and using the processor, issuing an alert if the representative value indicates a need for an alert.
A method of creating a defrost on a polymer substrate comprising the steps of: providing a polymer film, thermoformable conductive ink, polymer substrate and a hard coat material, wherein the polymer film and polymer substrate are polycarbonate and wherein the polymer film has a thickness between 0.127 mm (0.005 inches) and 0.254 mm (0.01 inches); providing a silk screen having a template in the shape of a conductive circuit; providing a mold with the mold cavity shaped to receive a decorative insert; silk screening the thermoformable conductive ink onto the polymer film in the shape of a conductive circuit to create a decorative insert; trimming the decorative insert; placing the decorative insert into the mold cavity of the mold; closing the mold and injecting the polymer substrate to the back side of the decorative insert, wherein the decorative insert will flex or bend to form an appropriate shape depending upon a contour of the mold cavity and the pressure exerted by the polymer substrate; opening the mold and removing from the mold cavity the decorative insert with the polymer substrate attached, and applying the hard coat material over the decorative insert with polymer substrate attached, thereby creating a finished part. providing a polymer film, thermoformable conductive ink, polymer substrate and a hard coat material, wherein the polymer film and polymer substrate are polycarbonate and wherein the polymer film has a thickness between 0.127 mm (0.005 inches) and 0.254 mm (0.01 inches); providing a silk screen having a template in the shape of a conductive circuit; providing a mold with the mold cavity shaped to receive a decorative insert; silk screening the thermoformable conductive ink onto the polymer film in the shape of a conductive circuit to create a decorative insert; trimming the decorative insert; placing the decorative insert into the mold cavity of the mold; closing the mold and injecting the polymer substrate to the back side of the decorative insert, wherein the decorative insert will flex or bend to form an appropriate shape depending upon a contour of the mold cavity and the pressure exerted by the polymer substrate; opening the mold and removing from the mold cavity the decorative insert with the polymer substrate attached, and applying the hard coat material over the decorative insert with polymer substrate attached, thereby creating a finished part.
A check valve, comprising: an upper housing defining an inlet of the check valve; a lower housing axially coupled to the upper housing and comprising an outlet of the check valve and a support portion; a cavity interposed between and defined by the upper and lower housings for fluidly connecting the inlet and the outlet; and a flexible valve member (39, 41) having a mounting position on the support portion in the cavity and having an open state to selectively permit a fluid flow from the inlet and into the cavity to enter the outlet, and a closed state to prevent the fluid flow from the outlet to the inlet, the flexible valve member comprising a body having an outer circumferential perimeter and a plurality of longitudinally extending feet disposed about the outer circumferential perimeter of the body, wherein, a downstream pressure by the fluid flowing from the outlet to the inlet which places check valve in the closed state can displace the flexible valve member from its mounting position on the support portion such that, in the open state and in the closed state, a central axis of the flexible valve member is misaligned with a central longitudinal axis of the check valve. an upper housing defining an inlet of the check valve; a lower housing axially coupled to the upper housing and comprising an outlet of the check valve and a support portion; a cavity interposed between and defined by the upper and lower housings for fluidly connecting the inlet and the outlet; and a flexible valve member (39, 41) having a mounting position on the support portion in the cavity and having an open state to selectively permit a fluid flow from the inlet and into the cavity to enter the outlet, and a closed state to prevent the fluid flow from the outlet to the inlet, the flexible valve member comprising a body having an outer circumferential perimeter and a plurality of longitudinally extending feet disposed about the outer circumferential perimeter of the body, wherein, a downstream pressure by the fluid flowing from the outlet to the inlet which places check valve in the closed state can displace the flexible valve member from its mounting position on the support portion such that, in the open state and in the closed state, a central axis of the flexible valve member is misaligned with a central longitudinal axis of the check valve.
A device for detecting a pressure anomaly in a fluid pipe, characterised in that it comprises a vibration detection module adapted to be fixed to said fluid pipe, said vibration detection module being configured to detect the presence of at least one vibration characteristic of a pressure anomaly in said pipe as a function of a pressure anomaly detection criterion, and, if said pressure anomaly detection criterion is verified, to send a wake-up signal enabling units of the detection device to switch from a first standby operating mode, with limited electrical energy consumption, to a second active operating mode, the device further comprising a processing unit comprising at least one calculation processor, wherein said wake-up signal is transmitted to said processing unit to switch said processing unit into the second active operating mode, said processing unit being configured so as, following said wake-up signal, to receive physical measurements from a sensor (30, 32, 46) fixed to said pipe and to implement verification of the presence of a pressure anomaly as a function of said physical measurements, the calculation processor of the processing unit being configured to implement, in said second active operating mode, a module for receiving physical measurement values, a module for verifying the presence of a pressure anomaly as a function of the physical measurement values and a module for sending information on the presence of a pressure anomaly to external equipment (14, 20). said vibration detection module being configured to detect the presence of at least one vibration characteristic of a pressure anomaly in said pipe as a function of a pressure anomaly detection criterion, and, if said pressure anomaly detection criterion is verified, to send a wake-up signal enabling units of the detection device to switch from a first standby operating mode, with limited electrical energy consumption, to a second active operating mode, the device further comprising a processing unit comprising at least one calculation processor, wherein said wake-up signal is transmitted to said processing unit to switch said processing unit into the second active operating mode, said processing unit being configured so as, following said wake-up signal, to receive physical measurements from a sensor (30, 32, 46) fixed to said pipe and to implement verification of the presence of a pressure anomaly as a function of said physical measurements, the calculation processor of the processing unit being configured to implement, in said second active operating mode, a module for receiving physical measurement values, a module for verifying the presence of a pressure anomaly as a function of the physical measurement values and a module for sending information on the presence of a pressure anomaly to external equipment (14, 20).
A method of short circuit protection for an uninterruptible power supply, UPS, (12,160) that includes an inverter having an output which is coupled to a load, the method characterised by comprising acts of: monitoring a waveshape of an output voltage of the inverter to determine whether the load includes a short circuit; turning the inverter off if the waveshape of the output voltage indicates that the short circuit exists; and providing a predetermined threshold amount of time that the waveshape indicates the short circuit exists before turning the inverter off. monitoring a waveshape of an output voltage of the inverter to determine whether the load includes a short circuit; turning the inverter off if the waveshape of the output voltage indicates that the short circuit exists; and providing a predetermined threshold amount of time that the waveshape indicates the short circuit exists before turning the inverter off.
A method of inspecting an artefact that is located within a computer controlled coordinate positioning apparatus' measurement volume, the method comprising: obtaining at least two images of the artefact captured from different perspectives and, based on a given nominal location of a predetermined point on the artefact to be measured within said computer controlled coordinate positioning apparatus' measurement volume, determine the location of said predetermined point in said at least two images; wherein determining the location of said predetermined point in an image comprises determining a search line along which to search within the image, and identifying where along said search line the image meets predetermined criteria; and in which said search line is derived from a plane containing the perspective centre of the at least two images and said nominal location of the predetermined point. obtaining at least two images of the artefact captured from different perspectives and, based on a given nominal location of a predetermined point on the artefact to be measured within said computer controlled coordinate positioning apparatus' measurement volume, determine the location of said predetermined point in said at least two images; wherein determining the location of said predetermined point in an image comprises determining a search line along which to search within the image, and identifying where along said search line the image meets predetermined criteria; and in which said search line is derived from a plane containing the perspective centre of the at least two images and said nominal location of the predetermined point.
Traction assistance device for arrangement on the periphery of a tread of a tyre mounted on a rim, comprising a traction strip extending along a traction axis T-T and designed for winding around the tread of the tyre, a lateral fastening module designed to laterally fasten said traction strip to the rim, said traction strip comprising a plurality of blocks for supporting chains, arranged one after the other and to which at least two circumferential chains are fastened, said device being characterized in that at least a portion of the support blocks have an arrangement of tread patterns provided with at least one groove and at least one sipe that are transverse to the traction axis T-T and arranged on the outer face of the support blocks and integral with the chain support block and in that the arrangement of tread patterns also has an alignment of sawtooth-shaped tread patterns disposed on the lateral face of the support blocks.
A method for modifying the genome of a plant cell, the method comprising: cleaving, in a site specific manner, using a nuclease that binds to a target site within any of SEQ ID NOs: 22-26, 28-33 or 35-38 in a fatty acid desaturase 2 gene in a plant cell, to thereby generate a break in the FAD2 gene; wherein the FAD2 gene is modified following cleavage, wherein optionally the method further comprises integrating into the break a nucleic acid sequence of interest. cleaving, in a site specific manner, using a nuclease that binds to a target site within any of SEQ ID NOs: 22-26, 28-33 or 35-38 in a fatty acid desaturase 2 gene in a plant cell, to thereby generate a break in the FAD2 gene; wherein the FAD2 gene is modified following cleavage, wherein optionally the method further comprises integrating into the break a nucleic acid sequence of interest.
A computer implemented method for updating firmware of a smoking substitute device (10, 110), having the steps of: logging one or more errors encountered by the smoking substitute device (10, 110); transmitting (S402, S404) the one or more errors to a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is connected to the smoking substitute device; the mobile device selecting, from a store of multiple items of firmware stored in a memory of the mobile device, based on an assessment performed by the mobile device of the one or more errors encountered by the smoking substitute device (10, 110), an updated firmware for use by a processor in the smoking substitute device (10, 110); transmitting (S407, S409), from the mobile device to the smoking substitute device (10,110), the updated firmware; and updating the firmware of the smoking substitute device (10, 110) with the updated firmware received from the mobile device. logging one or more errors encountered by the smoking substitute device (10, 110); transmitting (S402, S404) the one or more errors to a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is connected to the smoking substitute device; the mobile device selecting, from a store of multiple items of firmware stored in a memory of the mobile device, based on an assessment performed by the mobile device of the one or more errors encountered by the smoking substitute device (10, 110), an updated firmware for use by a processor in the smoking substitute device (10, 110); transmitting (S407, S409), from the mobile device to the smoking substitute device (10,110), the updated firmware; and updating the firmware of the smoking substitute device (10, 110) with the updated firmware received from the mobile device.
A bundling article including a panel defining a first panel opening and a first elastomer element, the bundling article characterized by: the first elastomer element including: at least one bonded portion that is bonded to the panel; and a first inner portion extending inward from the at least one bonded portion, wherein the first inner portion is not bonded to the panel, and wherein the first inner portion overlays the first panel opening and defines a first stretchable aperture having dimensions that are smaller than respective dimensions of the first panel opening; a second elastomer portion is bonded to the panel and extends laterally away from the panel; and the second elastomer portion comprises a second stretchable aperture. at least one bonded portion that is bonded to the panel; and a first inner portion extending inward from the at least one bonded portion, wherein the first inner portion is not bonded to the panel, and wherein the first inner portion overlays the first panel opening and defines a first stretchable aperture having dimensions that are smaller than respective dimensions of the first panel opening; a second elastomer portion is bonded to the panel and extends laterally away from the panel; and the second elastomer portion comprises a second stretchable aperture.