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A hearing device configured to be at least partially inserted into an ear canal, the hearing device comprising - an acoustic transducer (151, 351) having a membrane configured to generate sound waves; - a housing (111, 311, 411, 511) enclosing a first chamber and a second chamber acoustically coupled by the membrane; - a sound outlet configured to release sound waves from the first chamber into the ear canal; and - an acoustic port (135, 335, 615) acoustically coupling the second chamber to an ambient environment outside the ear canal; - a resonant member (140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640) configured to resonate with sound waves at a resonance frequency, wherein the second chamber is acoustically coupled to the resonant member (140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640); wherein the acoustic port (135, 335, 615) is a first acoustic port, and wherein the resonant member (140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640) comprises a container (141, 341, 441, 541, 551, 621) enclosing a cavity (142, 342, 442, 542, 552, 622) and a second acoustic port (145, 345, 445, 545, 555, 625) acoustically coupling the second chamber to the cavity (142, 342, 442, 542, 552, 622), characterized in that the resonant member (140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640) is configured to effect an acoustic resistance matching the relation R = α ⋅ π 2 ⋅ L 1 ⋅ C 1 C 2 for 0.5 ≤ α ≤ 2, wherein L1 is an acoustic reactance of the first acoustic port (135, 335, 615), C1 is an acoustic capacitance of the second chamber, and C2 is an acoustic capacitance of the cavity (142, 342, 442, 542, 552, 622). - an acoustic transducer (151, 351) having a membrane configured to generate sound waves; - a housing (111, 311, 411, 511) enclosing a first chamber and a second chamber acoustically coupled by the membrane; - a sound outlet configured to release sound waves from the first chamber into the ear canal; and - an acoustic port (135, 335, 615) acoustically coupling the second chamber to an ambient environment outside the ear canal; - a resonant member (140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640) configured to resonate with sound waves at a resonance frequency, wherein the second chamber is acoustically coupled to the resonant member (140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640); wherein the acoustic port (135, 335, 615) is a first acoustic port, and wherein the resonant member (140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640) comprises a container (141, 341, 441, 541, 551, 621) enclosing a cavity (142, 342, 442, 542, 552, 622) and a second acoustic port (145, 345, 445, 545, 555, 625) acoustically coupling the second chamber to the cavity (142, 342, 442, 542, 552, 622), characterized in that the resonant member (140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640) is configured to effect an acoustic resistance matching the relation R = α ⋅ π 2 ⋅ L 1 ⋅ C 1 C 2 for 0.5 ≤ α ≤ 2, wherein L1 is an acoustic reactance of the first acoustic port (135, 335, 615), C1 is an acoustic capacitance of the second chamber, and C2 is an acoustic capacitance of the cavity (142, 342, 442, 542, 552, 622).
A method of securing a clock synchronization between a master clock node and a client clock node for a packet-compatible network, the method comprising: during a cycle of exchanging Precision Time Protocol, PTP, messages between the master clock node and the client clock node, generating, by the master clock node, a paired message for each PTP message generated thereby and informative of accurate t 1 timestamp or of t 4 timestamp provided by the master clock node, the paired messages being copies of respective PTP messages or being derived therefrom, wherein the cycle is constitute by PTP messages to be used for a single clock - correction; sending, by the master clock node, each paired message to a validation entity, wherein the paired messages are sent via a secured channel between the master clock node and the validation entity, therein the secured channel is a peer-to-peer channel configured to deliver the paired messages encrypted whilst enabling authorization of the peers and integrity of data sent across the way; using, by the validation entity, the paired messages to provide a validation of the cycle; and providing a synchronization-related task subject to successful validation of the cycle by the validation entity. during a cycle of exchanging Precision Time Protocol, PTP, messages between the master clock node and the client clock node, generating, by the master clock node, a paired message for each PTP message generated thereby and informative of accurate t 1 timestamp or of t 4 timestamp provided by the master clock node, the paired messages being copies of respective PTP messages or being derived therefrom, wherein the cycle is constitute by PTP messages to be used for a single clock - correction; sending, by the master clock node, each paired message to a validation entity, wherein the paired messages are sent via a secured channel between the master clock node and the validation entity, therein the secured channel is a peer-to-peer channel configured to deliver the paired messages encrypted whilst enabling authorization of the peers and integrity of data sent across the way; using, by the validation entity, the paired messages to provide a validation of the cycle; and providing a synchronization-related task subject to successful validation of the cycle by the validation entity.
A method for room temperature substrate bonding comprising: selecting a first substrate substantially transparent to a laser wavelength; selecting a second substrate for mating at an interface with the first substrate; creating a transmissivity change at the interface; mating the first and second substrates (10,12); the method being characterised by irradiating the first substrate with a laser of the transparency wavelength until a plasma is formed at the interface; wherein irradiating the first substrate with the laser to create the plasma does not melt the first or second substrates (10,12); and wherein the plasma diffuses across the interface to fuse the substrates (10,12). selecting a first substrate substantially transparent to a laser wavelength; selecting a second substrate for mating at an interface with the first substrate; creating a transmissivity change at the interface; mating the first and second substrates (10,12); the method being characterised by irradiating the first substrate with a laser of the transparency wavelength until a plasma is formed at the interface; wherein irradiating the first substrate with the laser to create the plasma does not melt the first or second substrates (10,12); and wherein the plasma diffuses across the interface to fuse the substrates (10,12).
A composition comprising an RNA-encapsulated liposome for use in treating cancer or inflammatory disease wherein said composition is to be administered twice with a 7-day interval, wherein the RNA contains a sequence consisting of 15 to 30 contiguous bases of a target gene mRNA (hereinafter, sequence X) and a base sequence (hereinafter, complementary sequence X') complementary to the sequence X, 30 to 55% of all sugars binding to the bases of the sequence X and the complementary sequence X' being ribose substituted by a 2'-O-methyl, 2'-O-ethyl and/or 2'-fluoro group at 2' position and wherein the RNA is capable of suppressing the expression of the target gene by utilizing RNA interference (RNAi), and the liposome being capable of reaching a tissue or an organ containing an expression site of the target gene and showing high retention in the blood, and wherein the target gene is a gene of any one of a vascular endothelial growth factor, a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, a fibroblast growth factor, a fibroblast growth factor receptor, a platelet-derived growth factor, a platelet-derived growth factor receptor, a hepatocyte growth factor, a hepatocyte growth factor receptor, a Krüppel-like factor, an Ets transcription factor, a nuclear factor, and a hypoxia-inducible factor.
Coiler cleaning element for cleaning a coiler device, characterised in that it comprises: - a support body with a cylindrical outer contour, wherein the support body has two rings which are each arranged in the respective axial end region and which are connected together by a number of spars, wherein the spars are constructed as bar-like components which extend in axial direction (a) and which are arranged in distribution over the circumference of the cleaning element, and - a number of abrasive elements arranged at the outer circumference of the support body. - a support body with a cylindrical outer contour, wherein the support body has two rings which are each arranged in the respective axial end region and which are connected together by a number of spars, wherein the spars are constructed as bar-like components which extend in axial direction (a) and which are arranged in distribution over the circumference of the cleaning element, and - a number of abrasive elements arranged at the outer circumference of the support body.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a compressor section; a rotor assembly having a plurality of blades circumferentially spaced from each other; a casing structure surrounding the rotor assembly; wherein the casing structure includes a plurality of rings located in a housing, the plurality of rings being spaced radially outward from the plurality of blades; and wherein at least one actuator (96, 104) is in mechanical communication with a plurality of rings for moving the plurality of rings in an axial direction to create an axial gap adjacent at least one of the plurality of rings; characterised in that the housing includes a radially inward facing opening that allows a radially inner facing surface of the rings to be located adjacent radially outer tips of the blades such that a small clearance gap exists between the tips and the radially inner surface of the rings, in that the plurality of rings engage at least one cam to move at least one of the plurality of rings in the axial direction, and in that the cam includes a plurality of grooves, each one of the plurality of grooves engaging a corresponding tab on each one of the plurality of rings. a compressor section; a rotor assembly having a plurality of blades circumferentially spaced from each other; a casing structure surrounding the rotor assembly; wherein the casing structure includes a plurality of rings located in a housing, the plurality of rings being spaced radially outward from the plurality of blades; and wherein at least one actuator (96, 104) is in mechanical communication with a plurality of rings for moving the plurality of rings in an axial direction to create an axial gap adjacent at least one of the plurality of rings; characterised in that the housing includes a radially inward facing opening that allows a radially inner facing surface of the rings to be located adjacent radially outer tips of the blades such that a small clearance gap exists between the tips and the radially inner surface of the rings, in that the plurality of rings engage at least one cam to move at least one of the plurality of rings in the axial direction, and in that the cam includes a plurality of grooves, each one of the plurality of grooves engaging a corresponding tab on each one of the plurality of rings.
Adome for a surveillance camera, said dome comprising an at least partially transparent spherical portion, a front transition portion, a back transition portion, and lateral transition portions connecting the back transition portion and the front transition portion on either side of the dome, wherein all transition portions extend to a common circular perimeter plane and wherein a tangent to the spherical portion where it connects to the front transition portion has an angle α > 0° relative to a normal to the perimeter plane, as measured in a symmetry plane and in a direction away from a radial center of the spherical portion, and wherein a tangent to the spherical portion where it connects to the back transition portion has an angle β relative to a normal to the perimeter plane, as measured in the same plane and the same direction as the angle α, wherein the angle β is equal to or larger than the angle α, characterized in that an angle of a tangent to the back transition portion is equal to or larger than β over the entire transition portion and in that the lateral transition portions follow the same angle as the back transition portion in their connection to the spherical portion, as well as the same height in relation to the perimeter plane, such as to define a frustoconical shape. a tangent to the spherical portion where it connects to the front transition portion has an angle α > 0° relative to a normal to the perimeter plane, as measured in a symmetry plane and in a direction away from a radial center of the spherical portion, and wherein a tangent to the spherical portion where it connects to the back transition portion has an angle β relative to a normal to the perimeter plane, as measured in the same plane and the same direction as the angle α, wherein the angle β is equal to or larger than the angle α, characterized in that an angle of a tangent to the back transition portion is equal to or larger than β over the entire transition portion and in that the lateral transition portions follow the same angle as the back transition portion in their connection to the spherical portion, as well as the same height in relation to the perimeter plane, such as to define a frustoconical shape.
RCCB with a test circuit for generating a test fault current, and the test circuit comprising at least a first test resistor as well as a test key, and the RCCB is designed as an RCCB independent of the mains voltage, characterised in that the test circuit comprises a control circuit and the control circuit is designed so that the test fault current generated by the test circuit has a predefined and essentially constant value essentially independent of the voltage of a connected power network, and in that the control circuit is connected circuit-wise to wires (N, L1) of the power network only when the test circuit is closed.
A method for gathering flight load data for a gas turbine engine, the method comprising: providing a plurality of blocker doors, rotatably mounted to a translating sleeve, and a plurality of blocker door islands, each blocker door island disposed between circumferentially adjacent blocker doors of the plurality of blocker doors and mounted to at least one mounting point of the translating sleeve, characterized in that a blocker door island of the plurality of blocker door islands is a data acquisition unit; and connecting the data acquisition unit to at least one sensor in communication with the translating sleeve and wherein the method further comprises gathering flight load data from the at least one sensor with the data acquisition unit. providing a plurality of blocker doors, rotatably mounted to a translating sleeve, and a plurality of blocker door islands, each blocker door island disposed between circumferentially adjacent blocker doors of the plurality of blocker doors and mounted to at least one mounting point of the translating sleeve, characterized in that a blocker door island of the plurality of blocker door islands is a data acquisition unit; and connecting the data acquisition unit to at least one sensor in communication with the translating sleeve and wherein the method further comprises gathering flight load data from the at least one sensor with the data acquisition unit.
A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate; a transduction microstructure integrated in the substrate; a cap (5; 105; 205; 305) joined to the substrate and having a first face (5a; 105a; 205a; 305a) adjacent to the substrate and an outer second face (5b; 105b; 205b; 305b); a channel (15; 115; 315) extending through the cap (5; 105; 205; 305) from the second face (5b; 105b; 205b; 305b) to the first face (5a; 105a; 205a; 305a) and communicating with the transduction microstructure; the semiconductor device characterised in further comprising a protective membrane (17; 117; 217; 317) made of porous polycrystalline silicon and permeable to aeriform substances, the protective membrane (17; 117; 217; 317) being arranged across the channel (15; 115; 315). a substrate; a transduction microstructure integrated in the substrate; a cap (5; 105; 205; 305) joined to the substrate and having a first face (5a; 105a; 205a; 305a) adjacent to the substrate and an outer second face (5b; 105b; 205b; 305b); a channel (15; 115; 315) extending through the cap (5; 105; 205; 305) from the second face (5b; 105b; 205b; 305b) to the first face (5a; 105a; 205a; 305a) and communicating with the transduction microstructure; the semiconductor device characterised in further comprising a protective membrane (17; 117; 217; 317) made of porous polycrystalline silicon and permeable to aeriform substances, the protective membrane (17; 117; 217; 317) being arranged across the channel (15; 115; 315).
A method for making a window comprising a sash and a frame, each comprising a top member, a bottom member and two side members (12, 13), where the sash is connected to the frame by a pair of hinges, each comprising a first hinge part (2, 3) connected to the sash and a second hinge part connected to the frame, where the sash is made from a plastic material by moulding, and where one or more functional elements are attached to the sash during the moulding thereof, said functional elements including the first hinge parts, char - acterized in that the hinges are arranged near the joints between the side and top members of the sash and frame so as to form a top-hung window, that the first hinge parts, each comprises a first (23, 24, 33) and a second leg, which are substantially perpendicular to each other, where the first leg is arranged in parallel with a side member of the sash, and where the second leg is arranged to project towards the exterior in the mounted state of the window, that the first hinge parts comprise one or more further members (21, 22) projecting from a plane defined by the first and second leg, that the first legs extend substantially along the entire length of the respective side members of the sash, and that the second legs are used for interconnection with the corresponding second hinge parts.
A water heater comprising: a heat medium circuit in which a lower portion and an upper portion of a tank storing heat medium therein are annularly connected to each other through a heat medium pipe and the heat medium circulating through the heat medium circuit; a heating device for heating the heat medium; a pump placed on the heat medium circuit and circulating the heat medium therethrough; and a hot water supply circuit in which water supplied from a water pipe flows to a hot water supply terminal, wherein the heating device is a heat pump device having a refrigerant circuit formed by annularly connecting a compressor, a radiator, a decompressor and an evaporator to one another, refrigerant circulates through the refrigerant circuit, and the radiator provides a refrigerant flow path in which the refrigerant flows and the heat medium flow path in which the heat medium flows and exchanges heat between the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit and the heat medium flowing through the heat medium flow path, wherein the water heater includes a hot water supply heat exchanger which exchanges heat between the heat medium flowing through the heat medium circuit and the water flowing through the hot water supply circuit, the hot water supply heat exchanger provides a heat medium flow path in which the heat medium flows and a hot water supply flow path in which the water flows, characterized in that in the hot water supplying operation, the hot water supply heat exchanger is configured such that a flowing direction through the heat medium flow path and a flowing direction through the hot water supply flow path are opposed, the heat medium circuit is formed by connecting the lower portion of the tank, the hot water supply heat exchanger, the radiator and the upper portion of the tank to one another through the heat medium pipe in this order, the pump and a changeover device for changing over circulating directions of the heat medium are provided on the heat medium circuit between the lower portion of the tank and the hot water supply heat exchanger, and the changeover device is provided with inlets or outlets in four directions so that the circulating directions of the heat medium can be changed over.
A contact lens package (300A-300C, 600), comprising: a first package layer (301, 650); a second package layer; a lens receiving area (302, 675) defined between the first and second package layers; a first seal portion (308, 615) configured to extend around a periphery of the lens receiving area except for at least a first portion thereof to provide a first seal portion having a gap therein where no first seal portion is present, said first seal portion configured to provide a seal between the first package layer (301, 650) and the second package layer, wherein the gap is configured to allow a flow of fluid after the formation of the first seal portion (308, 615); a second seal portion configured to overlap a portion of the first seal portion (308, 615), including at least the gap, wherein the second seal portion is configured to cooperate with the first seal portion to provide a seal between the first package layer (301, 650) and second package layer along all the periphery of the lens receiving area (302, 675), to close the gap to seal the lens receiving area portion (302, 675); wherein the first seal portion (308, 615) and second seal portion have different sealing characteristics and are configured to maintain the first package layer (301, 650) in connection with the second package layer after the contact lens package (300A-300C, 600) is opened by a user. a first package layer (301, 650); a second package layer; a lens receiving area (302, 675) defined between the first and second package layers; a first seal portion (308, 615) configured to extend around a periphery of the lens receiving area except for at least a first portion thereof to provide a first seal portion having a gap therein where no first seal portion is present, said first seal portion configured to provide a seal between the first package layer (301, 650) and the second package layer, wherein the gap is configured to allow a flow of fluid after the formation of the first seal portion (308, 615); a second seal portion configured to overlap a portion of the first seal portion (308, 615), including at least the gap, wherein the second seal portion is configured to cooperate with the first seal portion to provide a seal between the first package layer (301, 650) and second package layer along all the periphery of the lens receiving area (302, 675), to close the gap to seal the lens receiving area portion (302, 675); wherein the first seal portion (308, 615) and second seal portion have different sealing characteristics and are configured to maintain the first package layer (301, 650) in connection with the second package layer after the contact lens package (300A-300C, 600) is opened by a user.