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A sensor system for detecting a property of or within an absorbent article, comprising: an absorbent article comprising a garment-facing layer and an absorbent assembly; a sensor; wherein the sensor is disposed in or on the absorbent article; wherein the sensor is separable from the absorbent article; wherein a portion of the sensor has a first width dimension and a second length dimension, wherein the first width dimension is at least 25.4 mm (1 inch) and the second length dimension is at least 50.8 mm (2 inches); and characterized in that the sensor is an optical sensor; and wherein the absorbent article comprises a material placed against the garment-facing layer that reacts with urine or faeces insult to change colour which provides an optical indication for the optical sensor. an absorbent article comprising a garment-facing layer and an absorbent assembly; a sensor; wherein the sensor is disposed in or on the absorbent article; wherein the sensor is separable from the absorbent article; wherein a portion of the sensor has a first width dimension and a second length dimension, wherein the first width dimension is at least 25.4 mm (1 inch) and the second length dimension is at least 50.8 mm (2 inches); and characterized in that the sensor is an optical sensor; and wherein the absorbent article comprises a material placed against the garment-facing layer that reacts with urine or faeces insult to change colour which provides an optical indication for the optical sensor.
Cleaning tool for a floor cleaning appliance, comprising a main body (14; 64) carrying a cleaning cover (18; 68) which is subject to wear, and comprising a signal transmitter (22; 72) which provides a wireless signal in dependence upon the degree of wear of the cleaning cover (18; 68), characterized in that the signal transmitter (22; 72) is of rigid construction and is fixed to a movable carrying part (24; 76), the carrying part (24; 76) being held on the main body (14; 64) and being movable from a normal position to an evasive position against a restoring force, the carrying part (24; 76) protruding further from the main body (14; 64) in the normal position than in the evasive position, and the carrying part (24; 76) and/or the signal transmitter (22; 72) contacting the floor surface (52; 106) to be cleaned when a maximum admissible degree of wear of the cleaning cover (18; 78) is reached.
Photonic circuit, comprising: - an amplifying medium with III-V heterostructure (1, QW, 2), - an optical wave guide locally facing the amplifying medium at an overlap zone, the optical wave guide comprising a coupling section facing a central portion of the amplifying medium, a propagation section (34, 35) outside the overlap zone and a modal transition section (32, 33) arranged between the coupling section and the propagation section at one end of the overlap zone, characterised in that the modal transition section of the optical wave guide is conformed to achieve coupling of the antisymmetric mode between the propagation section and the coupling section by widening progressively over its entire length from the propagation section to the coupling section. - an amplifying medium with III-V heterostructure (1, QW, 2), - an optical wave guide locally facing the amplifying medium at an overlap zone, the optical wave guide comprising a coupling section facing a central portion of the amplifying medium, a propagation section (34, 35) outside the overlap zone and a modal transition section (32, 33) arranged between the coupling section and the propagation section at one end of the overlap zone,
Hydraulic system with a closed hydraulic circuit composed of a hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor, with a feed pump for compensating for volume losses in the closed circuit and with a flushing device for discharging a portion of the hydraulic fluid from the closed circuit, wherein the flushing device comprises a viscosity-dependent throttle (33, 44) so that the discharge fluid flow depends on the temperature of the hydraulic fluid, characterised in that the length of the viscosity-dependent throttle (23, 33, 44) can be adjusted by the pressure difference between the high-pressure side and the low-pressure side.
A bed having a frame comprising at least two frame parts, which are held on one another via a connection fitting, said connection fitting comprising at least one tube (11, 12), into which a connection strip is inserted, which is arranged with clearance in some regions at least in the vertical direction in the at least one tube (11, 12), wherein the connection strip is fixed via at least one clamping element inside the tube (11, 12) and the inclination of the longitudinal axis of the tube (11, 12) and the longitudinal axis of the connection strip is adjustable via at least one adjustment element.
A single control nucleic acid molecule comprising multiple variants of a reference sequence or a mixture of variants with the reference sequence, wherein the sequence of the reference sequence and/or variants is known, and are arranged within the single control nucleic acid molecule as cassettes, where each cassette contains the reference sequence or variant adjoined and/or operably linked to one or more of a restriction enzyme site(s), sequencing primer(s) site, and/or hairpin-forming site(s), wherein the variants are at least 50 % identical to the reference sequence, and wherein the single nucleic acid molecule comprises at least 15 variants.
Process for preparing an organic solution of a dialkyl peroxydicarbonate in a liquid organic solvent, carried out at least partly in the presence of the liquid organic solvent and comprising at least one step during which, in a medium containing water, an alkyl haloformate is reacted with an inorganic peroxide, the liquid organic solvent being chosen from the compounds corresponding to the empirical formula: A - (C n H( 2n-2)) - B in which: - A represents a halogen functional group or a functional group corresponding to the structure R-C(=O)-O- in which R is chosen from hydrogen; chlorine; substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl radicals; substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 22 alkenyl radicals; substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 10 cycloalkyl radicals; substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 12 aralkyl radicals, and substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 10 aryl radicals; - B represents either a hydrogen atom or, when A is not, a second halogen functional group; and - n is such that 3 ≤ n ≤ 8. - A represents a halogen functional group or a functional group corresponding to the structure R-C(=O)-O- in which R is chosen from hydrogen; chlorine; substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl radicals; substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 22 alkenyl radicals; substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 10 cycloalkyl radicals; substituted or unsubstituted C 7 -C 12 aralkyl radicals, and substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 10 aryl radicals; - B represents either a hydrogen atom or, when A is not, a second halogen functional group; and - n is such that 3 ≤ n ≤ 8.
Differential current sensor for the AC/DC-sensitive determination of an electrical differential current, the differential current sensor having a magnetic-field-sensitive component and at least one main winding, it being possible for the AC/DC-sensitive differential current sensor to have at least one state, in particular at least two, three, four or more states, the differential current sensor having an analysis device for analyzing the state of the AC/DC-sensitive differential current sensor, the analysis device having a means for supplying the main winding with an electrical current, the means for supplying the main winding with an electrical current having an oscillator, in particular an analog and/or passive oscillator, in particular a Royer oscillator, the analysis device having a means for determining a signal that can be measured on the main winding, in particular a means for determining a signal that can be measured on the main winding and is configured to determine a current consumption of the main winding, the analysis device having a state analysis means which is designed to - convert that signal that can be measured on the main winding into a frequency spectrum of the signal, and/or - using a frequency spectrum of the signal, to determine the at least one state, in particular at least two, three, four or more states, and/or - determine, from the signal that can be measured on the main winding, whether the magnetic-field-sensitive component has a pre-magnetization state, characterized in that the magnetic-field-sensitive component has a nanocrystalline structure. the analysis device having a means for supplying the main winding with an electrical current, the means for supplying the main winding with an electrical current having an oscillator, in particular an analog and/or passive oscillator, in particular a Royer oscillator, the analysis device having a means for determining a signal that can be measured on the main winding, in particular a means for determining a signal that can be measured on the main winding and is configured to determine a current consumption of the main winding, the analysis device having a state analysis means which is designed to - convert that signal that can be measured on the main winding into a frequency spectrum of the signal, and/or - using a frequency spectrum of the signal, to determine the at least one state, in particular at least two, three, four or more states, and/or - determine, from the signal that can be measured on the main winding, whether the magnetic-field-sensitive component has a pre-magnetization state, - convert that signal that can be measured on the main winding into a frequency spectrum of the signal, and/or - using a frequency spectrum of the signal, to determine the at least one state, in particular at least two, three, four or more states, and/or - determine, from the signal that can be measured on the main winding, whether the magnetic-field-sensitive component has a pre-magnetization state, characterized in that the magnetic-field-sensitive component has a nanocrystalline structure.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: establish (602, 702) a sleep pattern of a user of a bed architecture by monitoring biometric parameters of the user during sleep and calculating a restfulness index of the user; determine (604, 704), using a central controller of the bed architecture, an adjustment to make to a component of the bed architecture based on the sleep pattern by determining a pressure setting adjustment for an air mattress of the bed architecture; present the adjustment of the component as a recommendation to the user; initiate the adjustment to the component; and request feedback from the user with respect to the initiated adjustment. establish (602, 702) a sleep pattern of a user of a bed architecture by monitoring biometric parameters of the user during sleep and calculating a restfulness index of the user; determine (604, 704), using a central controller of the bed architecture, an adjustment to make to a component of the bed architecture based on the sleep pattern by determining a pressure setting adjustment for an air mattress of the bed architecture; present the adjustment of the component as a recommendation to the user; initiate the adjustment to the component; and request feedback from the user with respect to the initiated adjustment.
Tyre made of rubber material, comprising a tread, said tread having a plurality of grooves (21, 23), each groove (21, 23) having a groove bottom, walls flanking the groove bottom and transition regions between the walls and the groove bottom, all or some of the grooves (21, 23) comprise a texture extending only over the groove bottom and over at least a part of the transition regions associated with this groove bottom, said texture contrasting with the rest of the tyre characterized in that the texture has a lightness, known as first lightness L*1, of between 6 and 15, and preferably between 8 and 9, and the rest of the tyre has a lightness, known as second lightness L*2, greater than or equal to 18 and less than or equal to 30, the lightness parameter characterizing the capacity of a surface to reflect light, lightness being expressed using a scale that ranges from 0 to 100 in accordance with the L*a*b* colour model adopted in 1976 by the International Commission on Illumination, where the value 100 represents white or total reflection, and the value 0 represents black or total absorption.
A bicycle saddle assembly comprising a saddle and means for fixing the saddle to the top of a respective seatpost of the bicycle, the saddle comprising in turn a hull (14; 14A) featuring a midplane and means for supporting the hull (14; 14A) which the latter is removably fixed to, the support means engaging said fixing means to lock the saddle in position, said support means comprising a substantially stiff support element, suitable for being received in the hull (14; 14A) and featuring a midplane coincident with that of the hull (14;14A), whose plan shape roughly follows the plan shape of the hull (14; 14A) so as to provide a solid support to all parts of the hull (14; 14A) and wherein said fixing means include means (42, 44) for adjusting the tilt of the saddle with respect to the horizontal line, the hull (14; 14A) being fixed to the support element by means (18, 20, 22) that make it possible to adjust the position of the hull (14; 14A) with respect to the handlebar of the bicycle, characterized in that means for fixing the saddle to the upper end of the seatpost comprise a head which is designed to constitute the upper end of the seatpost, in the head two horizontal and parallel through holes being provided, in the two through holes a respective pawl being rotatably inserted, every pawl having a threaded hole whose axis is perpendicular to that of the pawl and intersects it, in every threaded hole a correspondent screw being screwed whose shank goes through the support element as well as through the head without interfering, the adjusting means being defined by a zone of the lower surface of the support element and by a corresponding zone of said head, with said zone being conjugated with the corresponding zone whenever the two screws are tightened.
A patient interface (200, 500), comprising: a body portion (202, 502) sized and shaped to surround the nose and/or mouth of a user and adapted to create at least a substantial seal with the user's face; a coupling that permits the patient interface (200, 500) to be coupled to a gas delivery system; a vent that allows the passage of gas from an interior of the body portion (202, 502) to an exterior of the body portion (202, 502), the vent comprising a plurality of exit holes (114, 214, 514) arranged in an array; and a textured / fibrous surface defined by a textured or fibrous media (166, 566) located in front of and facing the vent such that a fluid flow exiting the exit holes (114, 214, 514) impinges on the media (166, 566) to reduce the fluid flow velocity and diffuse the fluid flow, the textured / fibrous surface positioned at a media distance (β) and providing a tortuous path for the fluid flow to pass through, wherein the media distance (β) is a distance between the exit of the exit holes (114, 214, 514) and a distance from the exit holes (114, 214, 514) at which the exiting fluid flow produces sound. a body portion (202, 502) sized and shaped to surround the nose and/or mouth of a user and adapted to create at least a substantial seal with the user's face; a coupling that permits the patient interface (200, 500) to be coupled to a gas delivery system; a vent that allows the passage of gas from an interior of the body portion (202, 502) to an exterior of the body portion (202, 502), the vent comprising a plurality of exit holes (114, 214, 514) arranged in an array; and a textured / fibrous surface defined by a textured or fibrous media (166, 566) located in front of and facing the vent such that a fluid flow exiting the exit holes (114, 214, 514) impinges on the media (166, 566) to reduce the fluid flow velocity and diffuse the fluid flow, the textured / fibrous surface positioned at a media distance (β) and providing a tortuous path for the fluid flow to pass through, wherein the media distance (β) is a distance between the exit of the exit holes (114, 214, 514) and a distance from the exit holes (114, 214, 514) at which the exiting fluid flow produces sound.
A method, at a mobile device, comprising: acquiring one or more first satellite positioning system, SPS, signals to obtain a first position fix including a first SPS time; obtaining a first time stamp responsive to said first position fix, the first time stamp being referenced to a network time, wherein the network time is based at least in part on a signal transmitted by a base station; acquiring one or more second SPS signals to obtain a second position fix including a second SPS time; obtaining a second time stamp responsive to said second position fix, the second time stamp being referenced to said network time; and determining a time uncertainty, wherein said time uncertainty is based, at least in part, on a first difference between said first SPS time and said second SPS time, and on a second difference between said first time stamp and said second time stamp. acquiring one or more first satellite positioning system, SPS, signals to obtain a first position fix including a first SPS time; obtaining a first time stamp responsive to said first position fix, the first time stamp being referenced to a network time, wherein the network time is based at least in part on a signal transmitted by a base station; acquiring one or more second SPS signals to obtain a second position fix including a second SPS time; obtaining a second time stamp responsive to said second position fix, the second time stamp being referenced to said network time; and determining a time uncertainty, wherein said time uncertainty is based, at least in part, on a first difference between said first SPS time and said second SPS time, and on a second difference between said first time stamp and said second time stamp.
An electrochemical glucose sensor for measuring glucose concentration in a human host comprising a three-electrode system, the sensor comprising: a sensing region comprising a non-conductive body, a working electrode (anode, 54a), a reference electrode and a counter electrode (cathode, 54c) passing through and secured within the body forming an electrochemically reactive surface at one location on the body, a multi-region membrane affixed to the body and covering the electrochemically reactive surface; and a potentiostat configured to control the three-electrode system, wherein: (iii) the potentiostat is configured such that, when the oxygen concentration decreases so that oxygen is not available for reaction at the counter electrode, the counter electrode is pushed negative enough to allow it to react with water, and (iv) the potentiostat defines an allowable range for the counter electrode voltage, which range encompasses voltages which allow reaction of the counter electrode with water but does not encompass voltages which would cause bubble formation. a sensing region comprising a non-conductive body, a working electrode (anode, 54a), a reference electrode and a counter electrode (cathode, 54c) passing through and secured within the body forming an electrochemically reactive surface at one location on the body, a multi-region membrane affixed to the body and covering the electrochemically reactive surface; and a potentiostat configured to control the three-electrode system, wherein: (iii) the potentiostat is configured such that, when the oxygen concentration decreases so that oxygen is not available for reaction at the counter electrode, the counter electrode is pushed negative enough to allow it to react with water, and (iv) the potentiostat defines an allowable range for the counter electrode voltage, which range encompasses voltages which allow reaction of the counter electrode with water but does not encompass voltages which would cause bubble formation. (iii) the potentiostat is configured such that, when the oxygen concentration decreases so that oxygen is not available for reaction at the counter electrode, the counter electrode is pushed negative enough to allow it to react with water, and (iv) the potentiostat defines an allowable range for the counter electrode voltage, which range encompasses voltages which allow reaction of the counter electrode with water but does not encompass voltages which would cause bubble formation.
Method for providing a service in a communication network, in which the service comprises evaluating a request comprising an expression, the expression being a function of a plurality of elements, each element relating to data originating from one or more context sources (B, D, E) available in the communication network, each of the one or more context sources (B, D, E) having an associated context source weight for a query by the service, the method comprising determining the context source (B, D, E) from the one or more context sources (B, D, E) for which evaluation of the expression has a lowest expression evaluation weight, based on the associated context source weights, interrogating first the context source (B, D, E) determined to have the lowest expression evaluation weight, and when data of said context source provides a conclusive result of said expression interrogate no further context sources.
DC/DC converter circuit comprising a converter unit in order to convert a DC input voltage (VE') to a DC output voltage with a prescribed output potential, wherein a first capacitance is provided in order to supply a voltage in the event of failure of the DC input voltage (VE') at an input of the converter unit, with the result that the DC output voltage holds the output potential for a predetermined period of time, characterized in that a charging circuit is connected to a supply voltage for the input of the converter unit in order to charge the first capacitance with a storage potential, which is greater than the potential of the DC input voltage (VE'), wherein, in the event of failure of the DC input voltage, a discharge circuit is provided in order to provide the converter unit with charge from the first capacitance in such a way that the output potential of the DC output voltage is held for the predetermined period of time.