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External force-supported hydraulic braking system of a wheeled vehicle, comprising two brake circuits (2, 3) each having a main brake line (16, 17) that can be connected to a pressure-carrying supply line (7, 8) or to a pressureless return line (11, 12) via a brake valve (13, 14), and having a number of wheel brake lines (18a, 18b; 19a, 19b, 20a, 20b; 21a, 21b) branching from same and each leading to a wheel brake cylinder (38, 39, 40, 41) of a wheel brake, comprising a valve assembly of an ABS system which at each wheel brake has an inlet valve (22, 23, 24, 25), with a check valve (26, 27, 28, 29) connected in parallel, arranged in the corresponding wheel brake line, and an outlet valve (30, 31, 32, 33) leading from the respective wheel brake cylinder into a return line (34, 35, 36, 37), and comprising a valve assembly of a TCS system, by means of which a pressure line can be connected directly to the main brake lines (16, 17) and the return lines (11, 12) can be blocked, characterized in that the valve assembly of the TCS system has a single TCS control valve formed as a 6/2-way magnetic switching valve, via which, in the non-actuated state, a pressure-carrying main pressure line is blocked against two bypass lines (49, 50) each leading directly to a respective main brake line (16, 17), and the two return lines (11, 12) are connected to a pressureless collective line, and via which, in the actuated state, the main pressure line is connected to the two bypass lines (49, 50) and the two return lines (11, 12) are blocked against the collective line.
Timepiece hand comprising: - a hand structure made entirely of a transparent material and comprising a head and a body, - a first layer formed on the upper surface of the head and on the upper surface of only a part of the body, said part being remote from the head, the material of the first layer being selected from titanium, chromium, tantalum, alloys thereof and oxides and nitrides thereof, - a colour layer comprising a paint, a lacquer or a varnish formed on the part of the first layer located on the body. - a hand structure made entirely of a transparent material and comprising a head and a body, - a first layer formed on the upper surface of the head and on the upper surface of only a part of the body, said part being remote from the head, the material of the first layer being selected from titanium, chromium, tantalum, alloys thereof and oxides and nitrides thereof, - a colour layer comprising a paint, a lacquer or a varnish formed on the part of the first layer located on the body.
A cascade- or door-type nacelle including a lock, associated with a least one cascade or one door, for a cowl of a thrust reverser carried by the nacelle, the lock comprising: a striker fastened to the cowl; and a hook configured to be engaged into the striker, the lock including: a support fastened to the nacelle and carrying a locking/unlocking member (7,9; 17,19) interposed between the hook and said support fastened to the nacelle, said locking/unlocking member being configured to enable on the one hand a displacement of the hook relative to said support fastened to the nacelle between a position called locking position for which the hook is engaged into the striker and exerts a bearing thereon and a position called unlocking position for which the hook is cleared from the striker or simply in contact therewith, and on the other hand a tilting of the hook to clear it from the striker or engage it therein, characterized in that the hook is connected to one end of an elastic member whose other end is fastened to the nacelle to elastically bias the hook into engagement with the striker.
Method for determining the position of a self-propelled floor treatment appliance which comprises a drive unit, a control device for controlling the drive unit and an apparatus for capturing images of the surroundings of the floor treatment appliance, a current position of the floor treatment appliance being tracked in the form of a distribution of spatial probabilities, the method comprising the following steps: - predicting a current position of the floor treatment appliance by further developing a distribution of the spatial probabilities that describes a previous position (P1-P6) of the floor treatment appliance; - capturing a current image of the surroundings; characterised by the further steps of: - comparing the current image of the surroundings with at least one stored image (B1-B3) of the surroundings that was captured at a previous position (P1-P3) of the floor treatment appliance; - correcting the distribution of the spatial probabilities that describes the current position on the basis of a result of the comparison of the current image of the surroundings with the at least one stored image (B1-B3) of the surroundings and - storing the corrected distribution of the spatial probabilities and the current image of the surroundings. - predicting a current position of the floor treatment appliance by further developing a distribution of the spatial probabilities that describes a previous position (P1-P6) of the floor treatment appliance; - capturing a current image of the surroundings; - comparing the current image of the surroundings with at least one stored image (B1-B3) of the surroundings that was captured at a previous position (P1-P3) of the floor treatment appliance; - correcting the distribution of the spatial probabilities that describes the current position on the basis of a result of the comparison of the current image of the surroundings with the at least one stored image (B1-B3) of the surroundings and - storing the corrected distribution of the spatial probabilities and the current image of the surroundings.
A capacitive touch sensor, comprising: an electrode disposed between a plate and a spring wherein the spring is coupled to a circuit board and presses the electrode against the plate in a direction that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal length of the spring and the electrode has a flat sensing surface parallel to the plate, and an extending portion that extends away from the sensing surface, characterised in that the extending portion of the electrode interfaces with a panel that prevents movement of the electrode relative to the plate), wherein the panel is coupled to the circuit board and has an end portion surrounding and in contact with the extending portion. an electrode disposed between a plate and a spring wherein the spring is coupled to a circuit board and presses the electrode against the plate in a direction that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal length of the spring and the electrode has a flat sensing surface parallel to the plate, and an extending portion that extends away from the sensing surface, characterised in that the extending portion of the electrode interfaces with a panel that prevents movement of the electrode relative to the plate), wherein the panel is coupled to the circuit board and has an end portion surrounding and in contact with the extending portion.
A method of determining a genre and/or mood of a content item, comprising the steps of: - selecting data representative of a plurality of sounds from the content item; - determining a characteristic of each of the plurality of sounds by analyzing said data, each characteristic representing an aspect of the temporal envelope of one of the plurality of sounds; - determining a percussiveness measure of the content item based on the plurality of determined characteristics; and - determining a genre and/or mood of the content item based on the percussiveness measure of the content item, characterized in that the step of determining the percussiveness measure of the content item comprises determining a first percussiveness feature and a second percussiveness feature of the content item and the step of determining a genre and/or mood of the content item comprises comparing the first percussiveness feature with a characteristic of a first genre or mood and comparing the second percussiveness feature with a characteristic of a second genre or mood. - selecting data representative of a plurality of sounds from the content item; - determining a characteristic of each of the plurality of sounds by analyzing said data, each characteristic representing an aspect of the temporal envelope of one of the plurality of sounds; - determining a percussiveness measure of the content item based on the plurality of determined characteristics; and - determining a genre and/or mood of the content item based on the percussiveness measure of the content item, characterized in that the step of determining the percussiveness measure of the content item comprises determining a first percussiveness feature and a second percussiveness feature of the content item and the step of determining a genre and/or mood of the content item comprises comparing the first percussiveness feature with a characteristic of a first genre or mood and comparing the second percussiveness feature with a characteristic of a second genre or mood.
A valve system of a braking device comprising: a valve that is a solenoid valve and disposed in a connection passage connected to a fluid flow passage via which a master cylinder communicates with a wheel cylinder; a valve-opening operation unit for performing an opening operation of the valve by applying a first operating voltage or current to the valve; and a holding operation unit for performing a holding operation for holding an open state of the valve by applying a holding voltage or current smaller than the first operating voltage or current to the valve after the valve-opening operation, wherein the master cylinder generates a fluid pressure through an operation applied to a brake pedal; and the wheel cylinder generates a frictional braking force through the fluid pressure; characterized in that the holding operation unit performs repeated application to the valve of the holding voltage or current for a predetermined period of time and the first operating voltage or current for another predetermined period of time, when the operation amount of the brake pedal is less than a predetermined reference value (S3: NO) and allows an opening operation of the valve during the holding operation. a valve that is a solenoid valve and disposed in a connection passage connected to a fluid flow passage via which a master cylinder communicates with a wheel cylinder; a valve-opening operation unit for performing an opening operation of the valve by applying a first operating voltage or current to the valve; and a holding operation unit for performing a holding operation for holding an open state of the valve by applying a holding voltage or current smaller than the first operating voltage or current to the valve after the valve-opening operation, wherein the master cylinder generates a fluid pressure through an operation applied to a brake pedal; and the wheel cylinder generates a frictional braking force through the fluid pressure; characterized in that the holding operation unit performs repeated application to the valve of the holding voltage or current for a predetermined period of time and the first operating voltage or current for another predetermined period of time, when the operation amount of the brake pedal is less than a predetermined reference value (S3: NO) and allows an opening operation of the valve during the holding operation.
A water-soluble film having a thickness of from 0.05 mm to 0.3 mm, comprising at least one biologically active substance and/or at least one therapeutically active substance and, as a film-forming agent, an alginate salt of monovalent cation or a mixture of alginate salts of monovalent cation, the film-forming agent having a mean guluronate content of from 50 to 85% by weight, a mean mannuronate content of from 15 to 50% by weight, a mean molecular weight of from 30,000 g/mol to 90,000 g/mol and being such that a 10% aqueous solution thereof at a temperature of 20°C has a viscosity of 100-1000 mPas, as measured at a shear rate of 20 rpm by use of a Brookfield viscometer with a spindle No. 2, said film being obtainable by preparing a solution of said film forming agent, which solution also contains the at least one biologically active substance and/or at least one therapeutically active substance, distributing the solution onto a solid surface, and permitting the solution to dry on said surface.
An in vitro method of characterizing biliary excretion of a chemical entity, comprising: a) providing a cell culture comprising hepatocytes forming at least one bile canaliculus; b) contacting the cell culture with a first chemical entity for a time sufficient to allow uptake of the chemical entity by hepatocytes in the culture; c) disrupting the at least one bile canaliculus in the cell culture without lysing the hepatocytes and detecting the amount (if any) of the first chemical entity and/or a metabolite thereof released by the at least one bile canaliculus in the cell culture using LC-MS/MS; and d) lysing the hepatocytes of the cell culture and detecting the amount of the first chemical entity and/or a metabolite thereof released by the hepatocytes of the cell culture using LC-MS/MS. a) providing a cell culture comprising hepatocytes forming at least one bile canaliculus; b) contacting the cell culture with a first chemical entity for a time sufficient to allow uptake of the chemical entity by hepatocytes in the culture; c) disrupting the at least one bile canaliculus in the cell culture without lysing the hepatocytes and detecting the amount (if any) of the first chemical entity and/or a metabolite thereof released by the at least one bile canaliculus in the cell culture using LC-MS/MS; and d) lysing the hepatocytes of the cell culture and detecting the amount of the first chemical entity and/or a metabolite thereof released by the hepatocytes of the cell culture using LC-MS/MS.
A naso/orogastric device having backflow blocking means, comprising: a naso/orogastric tube having a feeding channel for conducting feeding content and at least one opening along at least one segment of a lateral surface of said naso/orogastric tube, said naso/orogastric tube is sized and shaped for being disposed within the esophagus so that said at least one segment is within the esophagus and at least a distal end thereof being placed in the stomach lumen of a patient; at least one elastic esophageal body, positioned along said naso/orogastric tube, having a pressure dependent volume; at least one esophageal sensor that comprises at least one impedance sensor, located in said at least one opening, and adapted to detect an impendance change in said at least one segment of said naso/orogastric tube when having a direct contact with gastrointestinal fluid passing through the opening; a controller adapted to regulate a pressure within said at least one elastic esophageal body according to said detection. a naso/orogastric tube having a feeding channel for conducting feeding content and at least one opening along at least one segment of a lateral surface of said naso/orogastric tube, said naso/orogastric tube is sized and shaped for being disposed within the esophagus so that said at least one segment is within the esophagus and at least a distal end thereof being placed in the stomach lumen of a patient; at least one elastic esophageal body, positioned along said naso/orogastric tube, having a pressure dependent volume; at least one esophageal sensor that comprises at least one impedance sensor, located in said at least one opening, and adapted to detect an impendance change in said at least one segment of said naso/orogastric tube when having a direct contact with gastrointestinal fluid passing through the opening; a controller adapted to regulate a pressure within said at least one elastic esophageal body according to said detection.
A method for communicating between a machine to machine, M2M, device and a device management, DM, server over SMS, wherein the M2M device has an M2M client supporting SMS binding, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining key material, the key material configured to protect data communicated between the M2M device and the DM server; protecting data to be communicated using the key material; and communicating the protected data between the M2M device and the DM server over SMS containing data having a secured packet structure secured using the key material, wherein obtaining the key material comprises: a) sending data necessary to derive the key material on to the M2M client of the M2M device over SMS, wherein the key material is derived using generic bootstrapping architecture, GBA. obtaining key material, the key material configured to protect data communicated between the M2M device and the DM server; protecting data to be communicated using the key material; and communicating the protected data between the M2M device and the DM server over SMS containing data having a secured packet structure secured using the key material, wherein obtaining the key material comprises: a) sending data necessary to derive the key material on to the M2M client of the M2M device over SMS, wherein the key material is derived using generic bootstrapping architecture, GBA. a) sending data necessary to derive the key material on to the M2M client of the M2M device over SMS, wherein the key material is derived using generic bootstrapping architecture, GBA.
A surgical blower (10; 10'; 10") comprising: an elongated, flexible tube having a lumen extending therethrough; a nozzle (20; 20'; 20") and an attachment member at a distal end portion of said surgical blower (10; 10'; 10"), said attachment member being configured and dimensioned for releasable attachment to a mating member attached to a foot of a stabilizer instrument; wherein (a) the attachment member is a post and the mating member is a hole or socket; or (b) the attachment member is a socket and the mating member is a ball, the socket being configured to fit over the ball; a handle, wherein at least a portion of said flexible tube extends through said handle and said flexible tube extends distally and proximally of said handle; and a clip configured and dimensioned to attach to a sternal retractor, the clip attached to the handle. an elongated, flexible tube having a lumen extending therethrough; a nozzle (20; 20'; 20") and an attachment member at a distal end portion of said surgical blower (10; 10'; 10"), said attachment member being configured and dimensioned for releasable attachment to a mating member attached to a foot of a stabilizer instrument; wherein (a) the attachment member is a post and the mating member is a hole or socket; or (b) the attachment member is a socket and the mating member is a ball, the socket being configured to fit over the ball; a handle, wherein at least a portion of said flexible tube extends through said handle and said flexible tube extends distally and proximally of said handle; and a clip configured and dimensioned to attach to a sternal retractor, the clip attached to the handle.
Landing gear provided with a first skid and a second skid, the landing gear comprising at least two first ground-contact rollers (36, 37) mounted on two respective first free-wheels (51, 52) that are connected to the first skid, each first free-wheel (51, 52) being configured to lock during an elastic return phase when the first skid moves in a first direction and to be free during a sink phase when the first skid moves in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the first direction extending from the first skid towards the second skid, the landing gear comprising at least two second ground-contact rollers (41, 42) mounted on two respective second free-wheels (53, 54) that are connected to the second skid, each second free-wheel (53, 54) being configured to lock during the elastic return phase when the second skid moves in the second direction and to be free during the sink phase when the second skid moves in the first direction.
The non therapeutic use of an agent for inactivating norovirus and influenza A virus, wherein the agent is in an aqueous solution or aqueous dispersion prepared by blending in calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide and/or calcinated calcium and by further blending in ethanol and sodium lactate, wherein a total blending proportion of the blended components among calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, and calcinated calcium is 0.01 to 30 weight %, a blending protion of ethanol is 5 to 30 weight %, and a blending proportion of sodium lactate is 1 to 30 weight %.
An apparatus for detecting tire metallic cable anomalies (402, 404, 406), comprising: a plurality of magnetic field sensors positioned along a common line and configured to produce individual electrical signals proportional to a sensed magnetic field; a magnet having north and south poles thereof positioned to provide a magnetic field at each said plurality of magnetic field sensors parallel to said common line; and a signal processing circuit configured to produce signals indicative of differences between pairs of said individual electrical signals, wherein the electrical signal from each of said plurality of magnetic field sensors is paired with an electrical signal from each of the others of said plurality of magnetic field sensors, characterized in that said plurality of magnetic field sensors comprises at least three magnetic field sensors and that all combinations of sensors are considered. a plurality of magnetic field sensors positioned along a common line and configured to produce individual electrical signals proportional to a sensed magnetic field; a magnet having north and south poles thereof positioned to provide a magnetic field at each said plurality of magnetic field sensors parallel to said common line; and a signal processing circuit configured to produce signals indicative of differences between pairs of said individual electrical signals, wherein the electrical signal from each of said plurality of magnetic field sensors is paired with an electrical signal from each of the others of said plurality of magnetic field sensors, characterized in that said plurality of magnetic field sensors comprises at least three magnetic field sensors and that all combinations of sensors are considered.