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A fluid dispenser device comprising a body that supports, in stationary manner, a reservoir containing fluid, a dispenser head being assembled on said body so as to be axially movable relative to said reservoir, said dispenser head being provided with a dispenser orifice, said dispenser head including a proximal bearing surface that during actuation receives at least one, and typically two, of the user's fingers, and said body including a distal bearing surface that during actuation is suitable for receiving one of the user's fingers, and typically the thumb, said device being characterized in that it includes a removable actuator member that is fastened in removable manner on said body at said distal bearing surface, said removable actuator member having a radial dimension that is greater than the radial dimension of said bearing surface, said removable actuator member including a hollow axial sleeve that is engaged in removable manner, in particular by friction, on said body, in particular around said distal bearing surface, said removable actuator member including a radial flange, such as a disk, forming a substitute bearing surface, that projects radially outwards relative to said distal bearing surface of said body.
A vacuum cleaner head having a head portion which is tiltably attached to a body portion, the head portion comprising a transversely extending suction mouth on the underside thereof, the suction having front and rear working edges, the head further comprising means for tilting the head portion such that the suction mouth faces rearwardly when the head is moved forwardly across a floor surface and vice-versa to respectively lower front and rear working edges of the suction mouth into engagement with the floor surface, characterized in that an elongate depending blade extends longitudinally of the suction mouth at a position between the front and rear working edges thereof, the blade comprising a lower edge which lies below the front and rear working edges.
A submarine optical communication system comprising: a first optical transmission apparatus configured to output a first optical signal; a second optical transmission apparatus; a third optical transmission apparatus configured to output an optical signal and a monitoring signal; and a submarine branching apparatus including a first return unit configured to return the monitoring signal received from the third optical transmission apparatus and configured to switch an output destination of the first optical signal received from the first optical transmission apparatus to the second optical transmission apparatus or the third optical transmission apparatus, wherein the third optical transmission apparatus is further configured to detect the monitoring signal returned from the first return unit and notify the first optical transmission apparatus of a result of the detection, and the first optical transmission apparatus is further configured to instruct the submarine branching apparatus to switch the output destination of the first optical signal in accordance with the notification. a first optical transmission apparatus configured to output a first optical signal; a second optical transmission apparatus; a third optical transmission apparatus configured to output an optical signal and a monitoring signal; and a submarine branching apparatus including a first return unit configured to return the monitoring signal received from the third optical transmission apparatus and configured to switch an output destination of the first optical signal received from the first optical transmission apparatus to the second optical transmission apparatus or the third optical transmission apparatus, wherein the third optical transmission apparatus is further configured to detect the monitoring signal returned from the first return unit and notify the first optical transmission apparatus of a result of the detection, and the first optical transmission apparatus is further configured to instruct the submarine branching apparatus to switch the output destination of the first optical signal in accordance with the notification.
A pressurised refill canister for a simulated cigarette, the refill canister containing a composition including a propellant, the canister having an outlet valve having a stem biased to a closed position by a first resilient member, characterised by, the stem having a maximum outer diameter of greater than 3mm and, wherein, within a circle defined at the outlet end having a diameter of 1.5mm, there is a feature present, which extends inwardly to a significant extent for at least part of its circumference.
A process for preparing a non-pyrophoric catalyst, comprising: forming a mixture of a copper precursor and an alumina precursor; coextruding the mixture; drying the coextrudate; and calcining the dried coextrudate at a temperature of at least 600 °C to form the non-pyrophoric catalyst; wherein the non-pyrophoric catalyst comprises about 2 to 20 wt.% of a copper component, and at least 50 wt.% of the copper component is in the form of a copper oxide, aluminum oxide-spinel.
An air filtering system, comprising: a first air purifier having a fan to suck air and a filter to filter air, the first air purifier configured for being provided at a first position; a first sensor device (202, 203) configured to sense air quality, to store the sensed air quality, and to transmit data corresponding to the sensed air quality to the first air purifier, wherein the first air purifier is controlled using the data of the sensed air quality received from the first sensor device (202, 203); and a second air purifier configured to be seated on and removed from the first air purifier, characterized in that the first sensor device (202, 203) is configured to sense air quality at a second position remote from the first position and in that the second air purifier having a cubic meter per second value that is smaller than a cubic meter per second value of the first air purifier. a first air purifier having a fan to suck air and a filter to filter air, the first air purifier configured for being provided at a first position; a first sensor device (202, 203) configured to sense air quality, to store the sensed air quality, and to transmit data corresponding to the sensed air quality to the first air purifier, wherein the first air purifier is controlled using the data of the sensed air quality received from the first sensor device (202, 203); and a second air purifier configured to be seated on and removed from the first air purifier, characterized in that the first sensor device (202, 203) is configured to sense air quality at a second position remote from the first position and in that the second air purifier having a cubic meter per second value that is smaller than a cubic meter per second value of the first air purifier.
An alkylated 3-hydroxydiphenylamine of formula II: wherein x is 0, 1 or 2 and y is 1, 2 or 3; each R is independently C 4-24 alkyl or C 4-24 alkyl substituted by one or more hydroxyl and/or interrupted by one or more oxygen atom, or two adjacent R groups together with the carbons to which they are attached form a 5 to 8 member heterocyclic ring or a 6 to 8 member non-aromatic carbocyclic ring, which heterocyclic or non-aromatic carbocyclic ring is optionally substituted by alkyl, hydroxyl or alkoxy; at least one carbon atom adjacent to the amine nitrogen is unsubstituted; and wherein the total number of carbon atoms of the combined groups R is 12 or higher. each R is independently C 4-24 alkyl or C 4-24 alkyl substituted by one or more hydroxyl and/or interrupted by one or more oxygen atom, or two adjacent R groups together with the carbons to which they are attached form a 5 to 8 member heterocyclic ring or a 6 to 8 member non-aromatic carbocyclic ring, which heterocyclic or non-aromatic carbocyclic ring is optionally substituted by alkyl, hydroxyl or alkoxy; at least one carbon atom adjacent to the amine nitrogen is unsubstituted; and wherein the total number of carbon atoms of the combined groups R is 12 or higher.
A copper alloy material having a composition including: 0.3 mass% or more and less than 0.5 mass% of Cr; 0.01 mass% or more and 0.15 mass% or less of Zr; optionally 0.1 mass% or more and 2.0 mass% or less of Al; optionally one or more elements selected from Fe, Co, Sn, Zn, P, Si and Mg in a range of 0.005 mass% or more and 0.1 mass% or less as a total; and a balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein an average of crystal grain sizes is in a range of 0.1 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less, a standard deviation of the crystal grain sizes is 0.6 or less, and an area ratio of crystallized Cr in cross section observation is 0.5 % or less. 0.3 mass% or more and less than 0.5 mass% of Cr; 0.01 mass% or more and 0.15 mass% or less of Zr; optionally 0.1 mass% or more and 2.0 mass% or less of Al; optionally one or more elements selected from Fe, Co, Sn, Zn, P, Si and Mg in a range of 0.005 mass% or more and 0.1 mass% or less as a total; and a balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein an average of crystal grain sizes is in a range of 0.1 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less, a standard deviation of the crystal grain sizes is 0.6 or less, and an area ratio of crystallized Cr in cross section observation is 0.5 % or less.
An air conditioning system for a railway vehicle that is of a roof installation type, the air conditioning system comprising: a heat exchanger through which at least air inside the railway vehicle passes; characterized by an ultraviolet-ray irradiation device, the heat exchanger and the ultraviolet-ray irradiation device being arranged between an upper cover curved in an upwardly protruding shape and a bottom plate, wherein the heat exchanger has an air suction surface arranged so as to be irradiated with ultraviolet rays generated by the ultraviolet-ray irradiation device, and a member that does not transmit the ultraviolet rays is arranged on a straight line interconnecting the ultraviolet-ray irradiation device and an interior space of the railway vehicle. a heat exchanger through which at least air inside the railway vehicle passes; characterized by an ultraviolet-ray irradiation device, the heat exchanger and the ultraviolet-ray irradiation device being arranged between an upper cover curved in an upwardly protruding shape and a bottom plate, wherein the heat exchanger has an air suction surface arranged so as to be irradiated with ultraviolet rays generated by the ultraviolet-ray irradiation device, and a member that does not transmit the ultraviolet rays is arranged on a straight line interconnecting the ultraviolet-ray irradiation device and an interior space of the railway vehicle. an ultraviolet-ray irradiation device, the heat exchanger and the ultraviolet-ray irradiation device being arranged between an upper cover curved in an upwardly protruding shape and a bottom plate, wherein the heat exchanger has an air suction surface arranged so as to be irradiated with ultraviolet rays generated by the ultraviolet-ray irradiation device, and a member that does not transmit the ultraviolet rays is arranged on a straight line interconnecting the ultraviolet-ray irradiation device and an interior space of the railway vehicle.
A method for detecting resistant microorganisms to a therapeutic agent in a biological sample, wherein said biological sample is an uncultured sample, comprising the following steps: a. inoculate the said sample, on a first tube with, and on a second tube without, at least one therapeutic agent and incubated it, preferably including a lysing agent and/or a buffer; b. add to both tubes a fluorescent marker; c. perform a fluorescence analysis for obtaining one or more fluorescence parameters for each of the two tubes; wherein the microorganisms resistant phenotype of the biological sample to said therapeutic agent is obtained by comparing the one or more fluorescence parameters between the two tubes. a. inoculate the said sample, on a first tube with, and on a second tube without, at least one therapeutic agent and incubated it, preferably including a lysing agent and/or a buffer; b. add to both tubes a fluorescent marker; c. perform a fluorescence analysis for obtaining one or more fluorescence parameters for each of the two tubes;
A composition comprising a targeted bifunctional fusion molecule, wherein said molecule comprises a targeting moiety and an immunomodulatory moiety, wherein: (a) the targeting moiety specifically binds a component of a tumor cell, tumor microenvironment, tumor associated growth factor or receptor, tumor associated cytokine or receptor, tumor associated T lymphocyte, or T cell co-stimulatory or inhibitory molecule; and (b) the immunomodulatory moiety comprises a sequence of the extracellular ligand-binding domain of a receptor which specifically binds a ligand that promotes the development or function of regulatory T cells or mediates tumor-induced immune tolerance, and said receptor is selected from the group consisting of: Transforming growth factor-beta receptor TβRI, TβRII, TβRIIb, TβRIII; Programmed death-1 (PD-1); Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANK); and Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR1, VEGFR2). (a) the targeting moiety specifically binds a component of a tumor cell, tumor microenvironment, tumor associated growth factor or receptor, tumor associated cytokine or receptor, tumor associated T lymphocyte, or T cell co-stimulatory or inhibitory molecule; and (b) the immunomodulatory moiety comprises a sequence of the extracellular ligand-binding domain of a receptor which specifically binds a ligand that promotes the development or function of regulatory T cells or mediates tumor-induced immune tolerance, and said receptor is selected from the group consisting of: Transforming growth factor-beta receptor TβRI, TβRII, TβRIIb, TβRIII; Programmed death-1 (PD-1); Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANK); and Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR1, VEGFR2). Transforming growth factor-beta receptor TβRI, TβRII, TβRIIb, TβRIII; Programmed death-1 (PD-1); Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANK); and Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR1, VEGFR2).
A light source, comprising: a socket connection capable of connecting to a source of electricity; a base portion connected to the socket connection; an LED; a mount connecting the LED and the base portion; a heat conductive material into which the LED and the mount is embedded, the heat conductive material entering a space flanked by the mount and the base portion, a portion of the heat conductive material positioned in the space attaching to the mount and/or the base portion to secure the heating conductive material in place, the heat conductive material being substantially translucent or transparent such that light emitted from the LED is able to pass through the heat conductive material. a socket connection capable of connecting to a source of electricity; a base portion connected to the socket connection; an LED; a mount connecting the LED and the base portion; a heat conductive material into which the LED and the mount is embedded, the heat conductive material entering a space flanked by the mount and the base portion, a portion of the heat conductive material positioned in the space attaching to the mount and/or the base portion to secure the heating conductive material in place, the heat conductive material being substantially translucent or transparent such that light emitted from the LED is able to pass through the heat conductive material.
Method of control of a bidirectional charger of an automotive vehicle battery, the charger comprising a rectifier stage connected at input to an electrical power supply network and at output to a DC/DC conversion stage and to a capacitor, the DC/DC conversion stage being connected to the battery, the DC/DC conversion stage comprising a first set of transistors (T1,T2,T3,T4) connected at input to the rectifier stage and at output in series to a resonant circuit and to a transformer, the transformer being linked to a second set of transistors (T5,T6,T7,T8), the second set (T5,T6,T7,T8) being linked moreover to the battery, characterized by the fact that it comprises the following steps: the rectifier stage is controlled so that the rectified voltage is equal to the sum of the peak value of the voltage of the electrical power supply network and of a constant offset value, the first set of transistors (T1,T2,T3,T4) of the DC/DC conversion stage is controlled at the resonance frequency of the resonant circuit, it is determined whether the coupling ratio between the battery voltage and the rectified voltage is greater than a stored value of the coupling ratio between the maximum value of the battery voltage and the minimum value of the rectified voltage, if such is the case, the second set of transistors (T5,T6,T7,T8) of the DC/DC conversion stage is controlled so that it is in a passing state, if such is not the case, the switching of all or some of the second set of transistors (T5,T6,T7,T8) of the DC/DC conversion stage is controlled so that a short-circuit of the secondary winding of the transformer is achieved periodically, the control period of the second set of transistors (T5,T6,T7,T8) being dependent on the coupling ratio between the battery voltage and the rectified voltage. the rectifier stage is controlled so that the rectified voltage is equal to the sum of the peak value of the voltage of the electrical power supply network and of a constant offset value, the first set of transistors (T1,T2,T3,T4) of the DC/DC conversion stage is controlled at the resonance frequency of the resonant circuit, it is determined whether the coupling ratio between the battery voltage and the rectified voltage is greater than a stored value of the coupling ratio between the maximum value of the battery voltage and the minimum value of the rectified voltage, if such is the case, the second set of transistors (T5,T6,T7,T8) of the DC/DC conversion stage is controlled so that it is in a passing state, if such is not the case, the switching of all or some of the second set of transistors (T5,T6,T7,T8) of the DC/DC conversion stage is controlled so that a short-circuit of the secondary winding of the transformer is achieved periodically, the control period of the second set of transistors (T5,T6,T7,T8) being dependent on the coupling ratio between the battery voltage and the rectified voltage.
A home routing method for a mobile network comprising a home routing element and a Home Location Register HLR or equivalent, the method comprising a message service centre sending a routing request to the HLR, with the intention of sending a message to a recipient; the home routing element receiving the routing request and obtaining a routing response from the HLR, the home routing element sending a modified routing response to the message service centre said modified routing response including a correlation key, and the message service centre or another service centre sending the message according to the correlation key provided in the modified routing response; characterized in that, the correlation key is decoupled from the recipient International Mobile Subscriber Identifier IMSI but is linked with the recipient Mobile Subscriber International Subscriber Dial Number MSISDN whereby the recipient MSISDN may be determined from the correlation key, and the correlation key includes a Local Mobile Station Identity LMSI assigned at random from a set of LMSIs dedicated to the recipient MSISDN.
A thread form for making a threaded pipe connection capable of being screwed together and subsequently unscrewed, the thread form comprising: a pin having external threads with stab flanks and load flanks and flat crests and roots for mating with the mating internal threads of a box to make up a pipe connection, characterised in that the stab flanks and load flanks of each thread are each comprised of only two facets(21,23,25,27), and wherein the facets(25,27) on the stab flanks and the corresponding facets(21,23) on the load flanks of each thread both lean in the same direction in imaginary parallel planes(27,29,31,33), so that the facets form an arrow-shape when viewed in profile; and wherein the presence of only two facets on each of the respective stab flanks and load flanks and the fact that the respective corresponding facets on the stab and load flanks both lean in the same direction allow the thread form to be machined in either of two opposite directions resulting in thread forms which are exact mirror images of one another, one mirror image thread form being useful for pipe connections where the pipes are in tension and one mirror image thread form being useful for pipe connections where the pipes are in compression. a pin having external threads with stab flanks and load flanks and flat crests and roots for mating with the mating internal threads of a box to make up a pipe connection, characterised in that the stab flanks and load flanks of each thread are each comprised of only two facets(21,23,25,27), and wherein the facets(25,27) on the stab flanks and the corresponding facets(21,23) on the load flanks of each thread both lean in the same direction in imaginary parallel planes(27,29,31,33), so that the facets form an arrow-shape when viewed in profile; and wherein the presence of only two facets on each of the respective stab flanks and load flanks and the fact that the respective corresponding facets on the stab and load flanks both lean in the same direction allow the thread form to be machined in either of two opposite directions resulting in thread forms which are exact mirror images of one another, one mirror image thread form being useful for pipe connections where the pipes are in tension and one mirror image thread form being useful for pipe connections where the pipes are in compression.