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A grip strengthening support device having at least one finger portion for enhancing the grip for at least one corresponding finger of a wearer by means of at least one artificial tendon arranged along said at least one finger portion of the grip strengthening support device, wherein the finger portion comprises material at least along both sides and a tip, and possibly along a dorsal side, corresponding to a finger of a wearer, the at least one artificial tendon is attached along both sides of the finger portion so that the artificial tendon may move in its length direction in respect to the sides of the finger portion, characterised in that the artificial tendon runs along the side closer to a ventral side than the dorsal side of the finger portion, at least at positions (8a-8c) corresponding to joints of the wearer's finger, so that the finger portion transfers a force causing a movement of the wearer's finger towards a gripping position when the at least one artificial tendon is retracted, wherein the artificial tendon runs in a detour towards or to a position in the middle between the dorsal and ventral side or closer to the dorsal side at a proximal portion of the finger portion and the at least one artificial tendon runs further along a path (17b, c) at a palm of the wearer.
A process for the catalytic thermal decomposition of ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen, wherein the process comprises forming a porous ceramic layer which comprises nickel as a catalyst for the thermal decomposition of ammonia by thermal spraying of a powder of a ceramic material which includes a nickel compound on a metal surface and contacting ammonia at a temperature of at least 500° C with the porous ceramic layer which comprises at least 10 % by weight of nickel, calculated as nickel oxide and has a thickness of from 0.1 mm to 1 mm.
A dual channel rudder system architecture comprising: reconfigurable electronic controllers (14; 220) used to control a plurality of electromechanical primary actuators (15a, 15b; 202a, 202b) for controlling a rudder, wherein each electronic controller (14; 220) is configured for independently controlling a position of the rudder via a respective power unit, a respective physical link and a respective one of the electromechanical primary actuators (15a, 15b; 202a, 202b); and a distribution of aircraft and cockpit sensors directly connected to the electronic controllers (14; 220) to guarantee minimum required safety standards in case of loss of input data; the plurality of electromechanical actuators driving a rudder surface and being arranged in independent and redundant load paths, such that each of the primary actuators (15a, 15b; 202a, 202b) can independently control the rudder surface; wherein the reconfigurable electronic controllers are or comprise controllers (220a, 220b) of at least two different types, each using independent command and monitoring computation so as to guarantee tolerance of the architecture against common mode type of failures for hardware. reconfigurable electronic controllers (14; 220) used to control a plurality of electromechanical primary actuators (15a, 15b; 202a, 202b) for controlling a rudder, wherein each electronic controller (14; 220) is configured for independently controlling a position of the rudder via a respective power unit, a respective physical link and a respective one of the electromechanical primary actuators (15a, 15b; 202a, 202b); and a distribution of aircraft and cockpit sensors directly connected to the electronic controllers (14; 220) to guarantee minimum required safety standards in case of loss of input data; the plurality of electromechanical actuators driving a rudder surface and being arranged in independent and redundant load paths, such that each of the primary actuators (15a, 15b; 202a, 202b) can independently control the rudder surface; wherein the reconfigurable electronic controllers are or comprise controllers (220a, 220b) of at least two different types, each using independent command and monitoring computation so as to guarantee tolerance of the architecture against common mode type of failures for hardware.
A sludge dewatering device, comprising at least one first plate equipped with a first electrode, and at least one second plate equipped with a second electrode, at least one of the plates being provided with a filter medium, a supply of a purge fluid, the purge fluid comprising a gas, wherein the first and second plates (21a, 21b) define a chamber configured for receiving a sludge to be dewatered, wherein the first and second electrodes (23a, 23b) are configured for establishing an electric field within the chamber, wherein the chamber is equipped with at least one discharge port (32, 34), provided in the bottom third of the chamber, configured for discharging a filtrate (15a, 16a), and wherein the chamber is equipped with at least one injection port, provided in the top third of the chamber, connected to the supply of purge fluid for injecting the pressurized purge fluid into the chamber in order to discharge the filtrate (15a, 16a) as well as the possible gas produced toward the lower part of the chamber and thus toward said at least one discharge port (32, 34). at least one first plate equipped with a first electrode, and at least one second plate equipped with a second electrode, at least one of the plates being provided with a filter medium, a supply of a purge fluid, the purge fluid comprising a gas, wherein the first and second plates (21a, 21b) define a chamber configured for receiving a sludge to be dewatered, wherein the first and second electrodes (23a, 23b) are configured for establishing an electric field within the chamber, wherein the chamber is equipped with at least one discharge port (32, 34), provided in the bottom third of the chamber, configured for discharging a filtrate (15a, 16a), and wherein the chamber is equipped with at least one injection port, provided in the top third of the chamber, connected to the supply of purge fluid for injecting the pressurized purge fluid into the chamber in order to discharge the filtrate (15a, 16a) as well as the possible gas produced toward the lower part of the chamber and thus toward said at least one discharge port (32, 34).
Optical resonator device with crossed cavities, being configured for optically trapping atoms, comprising - a first linear optical resonator extending between first resonator mirrors (11A, 11B) along a first resonator light path and supporting a first resonator mode, - a second linear optical resonator extending between second resonator mirrors (21A, 21B) along a second resonator light path and supporting a second resonator mode, wherein the first and second resonator light paths (12, 22) span a main resonator plane, and - a carrier device carrying the first and second resonator mirrors (11A, 11B, 21A, 21B), wherein the first and second resonator mirrors (11, 21) are arranged such that the first and second resonator modes cross each other for providing an optical lattice trap in the main resonator plane, characterized in that - the carrier device comprises a monolithic spacer body being made of an ultra-low-expansion material and comprising first carrier surfaces accommodating the first resonator mirrors (11A, 11B) and second carrier surfaces accommodating the second resonator mirrors (21A, 21B), wherein - the first resonator light path extends through a first spacer body bore in the spacer body between the first carrier surfaces, and the second resonator light path extends through a second spacer body bore in the spacer body between the second carrier surfaces. - a first linear optical resonator extending between first resonator mirrors (11A, 11B) along a first resonator light path and supporting a first resonator mode, - a second linear optical resonator extending between second resonator mirrors (21A, 21B) along a second resonator light path and supporting a second resonator mode, wherein the first and second resonator light paths (12, 22) span a main resonator plane, and - a carrier device carrying the first and second resonator mirrors (11A, 11B, 21A, 21B), wherein the first and second resonator mirrors (11, 21) are arranged such that the first and second resonator modes cross each other for providing an optical lattice trap in the main resonator plane, characterized in that - the carrier device comprises a monolithic spacer body being made of an ultra-low-expansion material and comprising first carrier surfaces accommodating the first resonator mirrors (11A, 11B) and second carrier surfaces accommodating the second resonator mirrors (21A, 21B), wherein - the first resonator light path extends through a first spacer body bore in the spacer body between the first carrier surfaces, and the second resonator light path extends through a second spacer body bore in the spacer body between the second carrier surfaces.
A mobile phone for measuring and displaying Internet traffic according to more than one SIM cards, comprising an apparatus for measuring and displaying Internet traffic of a mobile phone using the more than one SIM cards, comprising a traffic measuring module, a traffic displaying module, and a SIM card account creating module, wherein: the SIM card account creating module is configured to create a SIM card account for each corresponding SIM card respectively; the traffic measuring module is configured to measure Internet traffic of each corresponding SIM card account respectively; the traffic displaying module is configured to display the Internet traffic of each corresponding SIM card account respectively; and wherein the measuring and the displaying of Internet traffic is performed exclusively by the mobile phone. the SIM card account creating module is configured to create a SIM card account for each corresponding SIM card respectively; the traffic measuring module is configured to measure Internet traffic of each corresponding SIM card account respectively; the traffic displaying module is configured to display the Internet traffic of each corresponding SIM card account respectively; and wherein the measuring and the displaying of Internet traffic is performed exclusively by the mobile phone.
An apparatus for forming a shrink sleeve on a container comprising: a conveyor on which a container can be provided and having a machine direction and a cross-machine direction orthogonal to said machine direction and a pair of edges spaced apart from one another in said cross-machine direction; a striker to remove a predetermined removeable portion provided in a shrink sleeve, which is applied to a container, and having a first position and a second position, wherein said striker in said first position is located at a predetermined location above said conveyor, wherein the predetermined location is a location in space within which the striker will contact the predetermined removeable portion to remove the predetermined removeable portion from the shrink sleeve, characterized in that said striker in said second position is remote from said predetermined location; a driver operatively engaged with said striker to move said striker from said first position to said second position; and a vacuum port proximal to said striker when said striker is in said first position, wherein in said first position a portion of said striker is moving tangentially relative to said predetermined location. a conveyor on which a container can be provided and having a machine direction and a cross-machine direction orthogonal to said machine direction and a pair of edges spaced apart from one another in said cross-machine direction; a striker to remove a predetermined removeable portion provided in a shrink sleeve, which is applied to a container, and having a first position and a second position, wherein said striker in said first position is located at a predetermined location above said conveyor, wherein the predetermined location is a location in space within which the striker will contact the predetermined removeable portion to remove the predetermined removeable portion from the shrink sleeve, characterized in that said striker in said second position is remote from said predetermined location; a driver operatively engaged with said striker to move said striker from said first position to said second position; and a vacuum port proximal to said striker when said striker is in said first position, wherein in said first position a portion of said striker is moving tangentially relative to said predetermined location.
A method for determining a position of a navigation device, the navigation device being adapted to determine a position of the navigation device based on a plurality of different positioning procedures, the method comprising the steps of: - providing the plurality of different positioning procedures, each positioning procedure working with a predefined parameter set, - providing a plurality of geographical areas (A-C), each geographical area (A-C) being associated with one of the positioning procedures, - determining an approximate position of the navigation device, - determining a geographical area (A-C) in which the navigation device is located from the plurality of geographical areas (A-C) based on the approximate position of the navigation device, - selecting one of the plurality of positioning procedures based on the determined geographical area (A-C), and - determining the position of the navigation device based on the selected positioning procedure, characterized in that at least one parameter of the predefined parameter set defines at least one of a group comprising a lane width, a number of lanes, and a turning angle threshold associated to the roads of the plurality of geographical areas (A - C), said at least on parameter to be used by the positioning procedure to determine the position of the navigation device. - providing the plurality of different positioning procedures, each positioning procedure working with a predefined parameter set, - providing a plurality of geographical areas (A-C), each geographical area (A-C) being associated with one of the positioning procedures, - determining an approximate position of the navigation device, - determining a geographical area (A-C) in which the navigation device is located from the plurality of geographical areas (A-C) based on the approximate position of the navigation device, - selecting one of the plurality of positioning procedures based on the determined geographical area (A-C), and - determining the position of the navigation device based on the selected positioning procedure, characterized in that at least one parameter of the predefined parameter set defines at least one of a group comprising a lane width, a number of lanes, and a turning angle threshold associated to the roads of the plurality of geographical areas (A - C), said at least on parameter to be used by the positioning procedure to determine the position of the navigation device.
A device for dispensing articles, the device comprising: a conveying member comprising n receptacles, of which n - m are suitable for receiving articles, the receptacles being movable between an article receiving position and an article dispensing position; a sensor for sensing the presence of articles in the receptacles, the sensor positioned between the receiving position and the dispensing position; wherein m of said receptacles is a blank receptacle which is unable to receive an article and where the sensor is configured to detect an empty receptacle as equivalent to a blank receptacle such that the maximum number of detectable articles conveyed once n receptacles have passed the sensor is n - m, where m is at least 1. a conveying member comprising n receptacles, of which n - m are suitable for receiving articles, the receptacles being movable between an article receiving position and an article dispensing position; a sensor for sensing the presence of articles in the receptacles, the sensor positioned between the receiving position and the dispensing position; wherein m of said receptacles is a blank receptacle which is unable to receive an article and where the sensor is configured to detect an empty receptacle as equivalent to a blank receptacle such that the maximum number of detectable articles conveyed once n receptacles have passed the sensor is n - m, where m is at least 1.
An apparatus for treating wounds with negative pressure, said apparatus including a wound cover, a first pump for providing said negative pressure at a chosen pressure level to the wound, a canister, a first conduit between the wound cover and the canister, which first conduit is arranged to connect the wound with the canister during use of the apparatus, first means for measuring the pressure within the canister, and a second conduit which connects the canister with the first pump, characterized in that a circulating pump is arranged to intermittently transport a gas volume from the canister to the wound region via a third conduit and back to the canister via the first conduit in order to press out possible exudates from the first conduit to the canister, that a second means is arranged to analyse the pressure curve over time of said pressure in the canister, which pressure curve intermittently is influenced by said transport of the gas volume, and that a third means is arranged to indicate by a visible and/or audible alarm when said pressure curve differs from a normal cyclical form.
A control module for controlling a linear compressor, comprising: a drive circuitry configured to drive the linear compressor based on a control signal; a detector configured to detect a motor current corresponding to a motor of the linear compressor; characterised in that the control module further comprises an asymmetric current generator configured to generate an asymmetric motor current by applying a current offset to the detected motor current; and a controller configured to generate the control signal based on the asymmetric motor current, wherein the controller is configured to integrate the asymmetric motor current, to calculate a capacitor voltage by multiplying the integrated value by a specific constant value, and to implement a function of a virtual capacitor by generating the control signal based on the calculated capacitor voltage. a drive circuitry configured to drive the linear compressor based on a control signal; a detector configured to detect a motor current corresponding to a motor of the linear compressor; characterised in that the control module further comprises an asymmetric current generator configured to generate an asymmetric motor current by applying a current offset to the detected motor current; and a controller configured to generate the control signal based on the asymmetric motor current, wherein the controller is configured to integrate the asymmetric motor current, to calculate a capacitor voltage by multiplying the integrated value by a specific constant value, and to implement a function of a virtual capacitor by generating the control signal based on the calculated capacitor voltage.
A machine implemented method comprising: determining an initial position of a mobile device based on knowledge of a location of one or more network access points of a terrestrial wireless network of which the mobile device is a part or based on a previous position fix obtained for the mobile device and knowledge of the movement of the mobile device since the previous position fix was computed; acquiring at the mobile device a plurality of satellite positioning system signals to facilitate a position fix, the acquiring using assistance data including at least the initial position of the mobile device to speed up the search for the plurality of satellite positioning signals; performing a position fix using the acquired satellite positioning system signals; detecting an erroneous condition based on a comparison of the position fix to the initial position of the mobile device; in response to said detection of said erroneous condition, and based at least in part on reliability of a position fix, initiating a full sky scan to acquire one or more satellite positioning system signals; and restarting the position fix process at the mobile device to obtain a position fix independently of said initial position by using the satellite positioning system signals acquired by the full sky scan. determining an initial position of a mobile device based on knowledge of a location of one or more network access points of a terrestrial wireless network of which the mobile device is a part or based on a previous position fix obtained for the mobile device and knowledge of the movement of the mobile device since the previous position fix was computed; acquiring at the mobile device a plurality of satellite positioning system signals to facilitate a position fix, the acquiring using assistance data including at least the initial position of the mobile device to speed up the search for the plurality of satellite positioning signals; performing a position fix using the acquired satellite positioning system signals; detecting an erroneous condition based on a comparison of the position fix to the initial position of the mobile device; in response to said detection of said erroneous condition, and based at least in part on reliability of a position fix, initiating a full sky scan to acquire one or more satellite positioning system signals; and restarting the position fix process at the mobile device to obtain a position fix independently of said initial position by using the satellite positioning system signals acquired by the full sky scan.
A method of detecting a fault in a power distribution system, the method comprising: providing a power source; providing a load to be powered by the power source; providing conductors connecting the power source to the load; placing a signal at a frequency F 1 on the conductors connecting the power source to the load; and detecting a change in the signal indicative of a change of an impedance in the system due to a fault; characterised in that the signal change is one of a change in phase, a change in signal tone, or a change in voltage level at the load, and wherein the power distribution system provides periodic pulses of power and the signal is sent during an idle cycle of the periodic pulsed power. providing a power source; providing a load to be powered by the power source; providing conductors connecting the power source to the load; placing a signal at a frequency F 1 on the conductors connecting the power source to the load; and detecting a change in the signal indicative of a change of an impedance in the system due to a fault; characterised in that the signal change is one of a change in phase, a change in signal tone, or a change in voltage level at the load, and wherein the power distribution system provides periodic pulses of power and the signal is sent during an idle cycle of the periodic pulsed power.