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A bilateral hearing assistance system comprising a control unit and first and second hearing assistance devices, each of the first and second hearing assistance devices • being adapted for being partially or fully implanted in the head at an ear of the user, and • comprising a multichannel electrode array adapted to present a stimulation signal to said user in a form allowing it to be perceived by the user as an auditory signal, the bilateral hearing assistance system further comprising • one or more stimulation units for - in a TEST mode of operation of the hearing assistance system - delivering first and second electric TEST stimulation signals to said output units of said first and second hearing assistance devices, respectively; • a recording unit configured to record the user's physiological response to said first and second electric TEST stimulation signals to be applied to a selected pair of electrodes of the first and second multichannel electrode arrays; and • an evaluation unit being configured to analyze the recorded physiological response of the user and to provide an objective measure of the user's perception of said TEST stimulation signals, wherein the first and second TEST stimuli comprise abrupt interaural phase changes (IPCs) imposed on amplitude modulated signals and where the recording of the user's physiological response comprises recording the Frequency Following Response to said Interaural Phase Changes in order to identify a location mismatch of said pair of electrode arrays. • being adapted for being partially or fully implanted in the head at an ear of the user, and • comprising a multichannel electrode array adapted to present a stimulation signal to said user in a form allowing it to be perceived by the user as an auditory signal, • one or more stimulation units for - in a TEST mode of operation of the hearing assistance system - delivering first and second electric TEST stimulation signals to said output units of said first and second hearing assistance devices, respectively; • a recording unit configured to record the user's physiological response to said first and second electric TEST stimulation signals to be applied to a selected pair of electrodes of the first and second multichannel electrode arrays; and • an evaluation unit being configured to analyze the recorded physiological response of the user and to provide an objective measure of the user's perception of said TEST stimulation signals, wherein the first and second TEST stimuli comprise abrupt interaural phase changes (IPCs) imposed on amplitude modulated signals and where the recording of the user's physiological response comprises recording the Frequency Following Response to said Interaural Phase Changes in order to identify a location mismatch of said pair of electrode arrays.
Installation for processing containers, comprising at least one device for conveying containers, the device having at least one mobile conveying carriage, the conveying carriage having: - a first shuttle able to circulate independently along a guiding rail forming a circuit; - and a member for gripping the container that is mechanically connected to said first shuttle; wherein the conveying carriage has a second shuttle able to circulate independently of the first shuttle along the circuit, the second shuttle being mounted so as to be able to move on a guiding rail, said gripping member being mechanically connected to each of the first and second shuttles via a mechanism having at least a first rod and a second rod that are articulated in a scissor-like manner to one another, the first rod also being articulated about an axis of rotation on the first shuttle, and the second rod also being articulated about an axis of rotation on the second shuttle, such that the transverse position and the trajectory of the gripping member can be controlled according to the spacing of the two shuttles and their speed of movement; wherein the device has a plurality of carriages that progress along the circuit, characterized in that the installation has a station for processing containers, and in that the first shuttle of each carriage is formed by the second shuttle of the preceding carriage, the carriages thus being connected in a chain via the articulated mechanical connection with the gripping members. - a first shuttle able to circulate independently along a guiding rail forming a circuit; - and a member for gripping the container that is mechanically connected to said first shuttle;
A segmented "wing"-type rigid sail, consisting in horizontally dividing the sail into independent segments, each consisting of a front flap and a rear flap, each segment keeping the characteristics of the "wing" sail, the consistency of the sail is provided by connecting the segments through their front flaps, enabling their relative freedom to be adjusted, varying the angle that each segment can take with respect to its neighbours, for small size boats, this connexion is made by a simple cable system, passing from one segment to the other and the tension of which, by winding around a drum, adjusts their relative freedom, for larger size vessels, the adjustment of their relative freedom can be made by any suitable mechanical and/or electromechanical system, the sail handling, that is its orientation and power, is provided by passing a "sheet", being a rope connecting the segments, from top to bottom, through their rear flaps, adjusting the sail is thereby performed as on a conventional sailing boat, by tensioning/releasing the sheet passing through a pulley fastened to the ship deck.
Crankshaft of an internal combustion engine comprising: - a plurality of crank pins and journals, - eccentric parts each rotatably mounted on a crankpin bearing, - a bore axially passing through from side to side at least one journal for authorized first mounting at the least one transfer shaft movement towards said eccentric parts mounted on said crankpins, said transfer shaft cooperating with two bearings, characterized in that said crankshaft comprises further: - internal conduits for circulating lubricating liquid opening out to the bearings of two successive crankpins passing through said bore, and - a lubricating liquid guide element fitted onto said transfer shaft and positioned between said bearings. - a plurality of crank pins and journals, - eccentric parts each rotatably mounted on a crankpin bearing, - a bore axially passing through from side to side at least one journal for authorized first mounting at the least one transfer shaft movement towards said eccentric parts mounted on said crankpins, said transfer shaft cooperating with two bearings, - internal conduits for circulating lubricating liquid opening out to the bearings of two successive crankpins passing through said bore, and - a lubricating liquid guide element fitted onto said transfer shaft and positioned between said bearings.
A method of controlling biofilm, the method comprising adding to an aqueous medium, a synergistic microbicidal composition, the synergistic composition comprising a mixture of (i) 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in a ratio of 3:1 with (ii) glyoxal, in a ratio range of 1:50 to 1:1, wherein the composition performs enhanced biofilm removal compared to when components (i) and (ii) are used individually, and wherein the aqueous medium is in contact with a biofilm.
A touch panel comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate that is spaced apart from the first substrate by a gap, the second substrate comprising a touch surface; an electro-rheological fluid that is filled in a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate; a sensor that is arranged to sense an input on the touch surface and to determine an input location at which the input occurs; and a controller that is arranged to vary a viscosity of the electro-rheological fluid in a location corresponding to a peripheral region of the input location, characterised in that the controller is arranged to determine whether the input is a moving input based on the input location, and, when the input is determined to be a moving input, to vary the viscosity of electro-rheological fluid in a location corresponding to a peripheral region of a latest input location among input locations determined by the sensing unit, wherein the controller is arranged to move the said peripheral regions of the current input location along the traveling path of the moving input along with the current input location. a first substrate; a second substrate that is spaced apart from the first substrate by a gap, the second substrate comprising a touch surface; an electro-rheological fluid that is filled in a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate; a sensor that is arranged to sense an input on the touch surface and to determine an input location at which the input occurs; and a controller that is arranged to vary a viscosity of the electro-rheological fluid in a location corresponding to a peripheral region of the input location, characterised in that the controller is arranged to determine whether the input is a moving input based on the input location, and, when the input is determined to be a moving input, to vary the viscosity of electro-rheological fluid in a location corresponding to a peripheral region of a latest input location among input locations determined by the sensing unit, wherein the controller is arranged to move the said peripheral regions of the current input location along the traveling path of the moving input along with the current input location.
An implant device having at least one anchoring region for anchoring the implant device in a bone, having at least one head part region, and having a connection device made of a metallic material, which connection device is designed as a module separate from the anchoring region and the head part region and is designed and set up in such a way that the head part region and anchoring region of the implant device are reversibly and elastically pivotable relative to one another, characterised in that the head part region and the anchoring region in an unloaded state of the implant device, when the implant device is not loaded by chewing movements or the like, are supported at least in regions so as to lie flat in contact against one another via surface regions (8, 10, 15, 16) of complementary design, wherein the surface regions are designed in such a way that, as they are pivoted, the head part region and the anchoring region can roll over one another in the contact region.
A measuring method for measuring an optical characteristic of an optical system which forms, on a second plane, an image of an object arranged on a first plane, the optical characteristic measuring method comprising: arranging, on the first plane or the second plane, a first area through which a measuring light passes or by which the measuring light is reflected; arranging a second area, through which the measuring light passes or by which the measuring light is reflected, on the second plane or the first plane, at a position corresponding to the first area; forming an image of the first area on the second plane or the first plane by using the optical system; measuring, via a first aperture arranged in the second area, a light amount of the measuring light via the optical system and the first area so as to output a first measurement value; and characterised in that the method further comprises, measuring, via a second aperture which is arranged in the second area and which is different from the first aperture, a light amount of the measuring light via the optical system and the first area so as to output a second measurement value, wherein a width of the first aperture in a measuring direction of the optical characteristic and a width of the second aperture in the measuring direction are changed in a direction perpendicular to the measuring direction, and wherein the first and second measurement values are values to be used in measuring the optical characteristic of the optical system. arranging, on the first plane or the second plane, a first area through which a measuring light passes or by which the measuring light is reflected; arranging a second area, through which the measuring light passes or by which the measuring light is reflected, on the second plane or the first plane, at a position corresponding to the first area; forming an image of the first area on the second plane or the first plane by using the optical system; measuring, via a first aperture arranged in the second area, a light amount of the measuring light via the optical system and the first area so as to output a first measurement value; and characterised in that the method further comprises, measuring, via a second aperture which is arranged in the second area and which is different from the first aperture, a light amount of the measuring light via the optical system and the first area so as to output a second measurement value, wherein a width of the first aperture in a measuring direction of the optical characteristic and a width of the second aperture in the measuring direction are changed in a direction perpendicular to the measuring direction, and wherein the first and second measurement values are values to be used in measuring the optical characteristic of the optical system.
A medical device comprising: an inflatable balloon defining an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior space; and a coating disposed on the exterior surface of the inflatable balloon, the coating comprising a therapeutic agent, wherein the coating has a release transition temperature within a range of about 30°C to about 35°C, wherein, when the temperature of the coating is below the release transition temperature, at least a portion of the therapeutic agent is retained in the coating, and wherein, when the temperature of the coating is above the release transition temperature, at least a portion of the therapeutic agent is released from the coating. an inflatable balloon defining an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior space; and a coating disposed on the exterior surface of the inflatable balloon, the coating comprising a therapeutic agent, wherein the coating has a release transition temperature within a range of about 30°C to about 35°C, wherein, when the temperature of the coating is below the release transition temperature, at least a portion of the therapeutic agent is retained in the coating, and wherein, when the temperature of the coating is above the release transition temperature, at least a portion of the therapeutic agent is released from the coating.
A biological barrier membrane in the form of a thin, porous, and elastic fibrous structure made of spontaneously distributed polymer fibres fabricated from a biodegradable polymer solution using the method of electrospinning, in which the constituent polymer fibres are coated with hydroxyapatite nanoparticles with a size under 100 nm and a molar ratio of calcium to phosphorus (Ca/P) within the range of 1.56 to 1.66, characterized in that: - the thickness of the polimer fibres ranges from 1 to 3 μm; - the material of the polymer fibres is a mixture of poly-DL-lactide (PDLLA) and polylactide-glycolide (PLGA); - the hydroxyapatite content in the membrane is 10 to 25% by weight; - the coating of polymer fibres with hydroxyapatite has the form of a homogeneous coating on these fibres whose thickness ranges from 10 to 300 nm, advantageously from 10 to 50 nm; - the average size of hydroxyapatite particles is 50 nm at most; - the membrane's porosity ranges from 50 to 95%, advantageously from 60 to 90%, and the size of membrane pores ranges from 5 to 30 μm, advantageously from 5 to 20 μm; - water absorption capacity ranges from 300 to 600%, advantageously from 450 to 600%; - the hydroxyapatite coating rate of polymer fibres is at least 40%; - the specific surface area of the membrane material ranges from 5 m 2 /g to 20 m 2 g, advantageously from 15 to 20 m 2 /g. - the thickness of the polimer fibres ranges from 1 to 3 μm; - the material of the polymer fibres is a mixture of poly-DL-lactide (PDLLA) and polylactide-glycolide (PLGA); - the hydroxyapatite content in the membrane is 10 to 25% by weight; - the coating of polymer fibres with hydroxyapatite has the form of a homogeneous coating on these fibres whose thickness ranges from 10 to 300 nm, advantageously from 10 to 50 nm; - the average size of hydroxyapatite particles is 50 nm at most; - the membrane's porosity ranges from 50 to 95%, advantageously from 60 to 90%, and the size of membrane pores ranges from 5 to 30 μm, advantageously from 5 to 20 μm; - water absorption capacity ranges from 300 to 600%, advantageously from 450 to 600%; - the hydroxyapatite coating rate of polymer fibres is at least 40%; - the specific surface area of the membrane material ranges from 5 m 2 /g to 20 m 2 g, advantageously from 15 to 20 m 2 /g.
An operating device (10; 10'; 110) for luminous means, such as, for example, gas discharge lamps, LEDs or OLEDs, having: - a control circuit (20; 20'; 120), which is designed to operate at least one luminous means (30; 30'; 130) with a constantly regulated current in the normal mode, i.e., when the operating device is supplied with an AC voltage, - wherein the operating device has an emergency lighting-detection circuit, which is set up to detect an emergency lighting mode at a predetermined event, and - wherein the event to be detected is a voltage interruption and/or a signal, characterized in that the control circuit is designed in the emergency lighting mode to switch the mode of the luminous means over to a mode with a power output control. - a control circuit (20; 20'; 120), which is designed to operate at least one luminous means (30; 30'; 130) with a constantly regulated current in the normal mode, i.e., when the operating device is supplied with an AC voltage, - wherein the operating device has an emergency lighting-detection circuit, which is set up to detect an emergency lighting mode at a predetermined event, and - wherein the event to be detected is a voltage interruption and/or a signal, characterized in that the control circuit is designed in the emergency lighting mode to switch the mode of the luminous means over to a mode with a power output control.
A method for controlling a plurality of indoor units, the method comprising: determining a number of first indoor units among the plurality of indoor units (210, 212, 214, 216) based on a first information relating to the energy consumption of an outdoor unit connected with the plurality of indoor units (210, 212, 214, 216) corresponding to an indoor temperature change rate; determining a number of second indoor units among the plurality of indoor units (210, 212, 214, 216) based on a second information relating to a preset comfort zone; and calculating, if the number of the second indoor units is greater than the number of the first indoor units, the priorities of the second indoor units based on the first information and the second information, and operating at least one indoor unit among the second indoor units based on the calculated priorities. determining a number of first indoor units among the plurality of indoor units (210, 212, 214, 216) based on a first information relating to the energy consumption of an outdoor unit connected with the plurality of indoor units (210, 212, 214, 216) corresponding to an indoor temperature change rate; determining a number of second indoor units among the plurality of indoor units (210, 212, 214, 216) based on a second information relating to a preset comfort zone; and calculating, if the number of the second indoor units is greater than the number of the first indoor units, the priorities of the second indoor units based on the first information and the second information, and
A surface cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface, comprising: a housing at least partially defining an air pathway; a fluid delivery system having a supply tank provided with the housing for storing cleaning fluid and a fluid distributor for delivering the cleaning fluid from the supply tank to the surface; a motor/fan assembly provided within the air pathway for generating an airflow through the pathway wherein the motor/fan assembly transfers heat to air moving through the pathway and removes heated air from the air pathway, the air pathway having an inlet upstream of the motor/fan assembly and an outlet downstream of the motor/fan assembly; and a duct (208, 218, 220) downstream of the motor/fan assembly and upstream of the outlet and having a section in heat exchange relationship with the supply tank, characterized in that the section of the duct (208, 218, 220) has an undulating profile providing an increased surface area in heat exchange relationship with the supply tank to heat the supply of cleaning fluid in the supply tank by heat transfer from the heated air; wherein the duct (208, 218, 220) is at least partially formed by a side wall of the supply tank and an exterior wall of the housing, and the side wall comprises the undulating profile. a housing at least partially defining an air pathway; a fluid delivery system having a supply tank provided with the housing for storing cleaning fluid and a fluid distributor for delivering the cleaning fluid from the supply tank to the surface; a motor/fan assembly provided within the air pathway for generating an airflow through the pathway wherein the motor/fan assembly transfers heat to air moving through the pathway and removes heated air from the air pathway, the air pathway having an inlet upstream of the motor/fan assembly and an outlet downstream of the motor/fan assembly; and a duct (208, 218, 220) downstream of the motor/fan assembly and upstream of the outlet and having a section in heat exchange relationship with the supply tank, characterized in that the section of the duct (208, 218, 220) has an undulating profile providing an increased surface area in heat exchange relationship with the supply tank to heat the supply of cleaning fluid in the supply tank by heat transfer from the heated air; wherein the duct (208, 218, 220) is at least partially formed by a side wall of the supply tank and an exterior wall of the housing, and the side wall comprises the undulating profile.
A process for making a food additive comprising an extract deposited within porous silica particles, which process comprises: a. performing a supercritical fluid extraction of a plant material or an animal material using an extraction fluid to provide a mixture of the extraction fluid and the extract; b. contacting the mixture of the extraction fluid and the extract with a contained volume of porous silica particles suitable for human consumption, the porous silica particles having pores of a size which permits diffusion of extract into the porous silica particles; c. reducing the pressure or changing the pressure and temperature of the extraction fluid so that extract deposits within the pores of the porous silica particles; d. separating the extraction fluid from the porous silica particles; and e. providing one or more coatings on the exterior surface of the porous particles. a. performing a supercritical fluid extraction of a plant material or an animal material using an extraction fluid to provide a mixture of the extraction fluid and the extract; b. contacting the mixture of the extraction fluid and the extract with a contained volume of porous silica particles suitable for human consumption, the porous silica particles having pores of a size which permits diffusion of extract into the porous silica particles; c. reducing the pressure or changing the pressure and temperature of the extraction fluid so that extract deposits within the pores of the porous silica particles; d. separating the extraction fluid from the porous silica particles; and e. providing one or more coatings on the exterior surface of the porous particles.