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A beverage preparation system comprising: a capsule dispenser to dispense a capsule to a user as a dispensing operation; a beverage preparation machine to extract an ingredient of a beverage from a capsule supplied thereto by a user as a beverage preparation operation, the capsule dispenser and beverage preparation machine being operatively linked by a control system (18, 114), the control system being configured to: obtain dispensing information for determining a dispensing count, which comprises a running count of the capsule dispensing operations; obtain beverage preparation information for determining a beverage preparation count, which comprises a running count of the beverage preparation operations, wherein the control system is configured to disable a subsequent capsule dispensing operation if the dispensing count is greater than or equal to the sum of the beverage preparation count and a first predetermined amount. a capsule dispenser to dispense a capsule to a user as a dispensing operation; a beverage preparation machine to extract an ingredient of a beverage from a capsule supplied thereto by a user as a beverage preparation operation, the capsule dispenser and beverage preparation machine being operatively linked by a control system (18, 114), the control system being configured to: obtain dispensing information for determining a dispensing count, which comprises a running count of the capsule dispensing operations; obtain beverage preparation information for determining a beverage preparation count, which comprises a running count of the beverage preparation operations, wherein the control system is configured to disable a subsequent capsule dispensing operation if the dispensing count is greater than or equal to the sum of the beverage preparation count and a first predetermined amount. obtain dispensing information for determining a dispensing count, which comprises a running count of the capsule dispensing operations; obtain beverage preparation information for determining a beverage preparation count, which comprises a running count of the beverage preparation operations, wherein the control system is configured to disable a subsequent capsule dispensing operation if the dispensing count is greater than or equal to the sum of the beverage preparation count and a first predetermined amount.
A system for removing material from within an eye, the system comprising: a probe having a distal tip insertable into the eye and having an aspiration port; a console coupled with the port along an aspiration pathway, wherein the console comprises a processor and a pump system, and wherein the pump system comprises a first pump (48; 57), adapted to provide a first pump aspiration level, and a second pump (48; 57) adapted to provide a second aspiration level; characterized in that the second pump is capable of a higher pump rate than the first pump, wherein the second aspiration level is higher than the first aspiration level; and in that the processor is configured to cycle between the aspiration levels to break-up the material for aspiration through the port, and wherein the processor is further configured to cycle for a predetermined amount of time, the cycling being triggered by detecting that the port is sufficiently occluded. a probe having a distal tip insertable into the eye and having an aspiration port; a console coupled with the port along an aspiration pathway, wherein the console comprises a processor and a pump system, and wherein the pump system comprises a first pump (48; 57), adapted to provide a first pump aspiration level, and a second pump (48; 57) adapted to provide a second aspiration level; characterized in that the second pump is capable of a higher pump rate than the first pump, wherein the second aspiration level is higher than the first aspiration level; and in that the processor is configured to cycle between the aspiration levels to break-up the material for aspiration through the port, and wherein the processor is further configured to cycle for a predetermined amount of time, the cycling being triggered by detecting that the port is sufficiently occluded.
A battery pack comprising a plurality of air batteries (A1, A11, A12) stacked together, each air battery (A1, A11, A12), comprising: a cathode layer; an anode layer; an electrolyte layer interposed between the cathode layer and the anode layer; and a frame member having electrical insulating properties and surrounding at least outer circumferences of the electrolyte layer and the cathode layer, wherein the frame member has a step portion provided around an inner circumferential part thereof to receive thereon an outer circumferential edge of a water-repellent layer portion of the cathode layer; the cathode layer has a passage forming member arranged thereon such that, when the air battery (A1, A11, A12) is adjacently stacked to another air battery (A1, A11, A12), the passage forming member is situated between the air battery (A1, A11, A12) and said another air battery (A1, A11, A12) and brought into contact with the cathode layer of the air battery (A1, A11, A12) and an anode layer of said another air battery (A1, A11, A12) so as to form an air passage to cathode layer; and the passage forming member is joined to the frame member and has conductivity and the ability to be elastically deformed according to expansion of the electrolyte layer so as to maintain a predetermined cross-sectional area of the air passage, characterized in that the passage forming member is made of a resin having a surface covered with a coating of conductive metal. a cathode layer; an anode layer; an electrolyte layer interposed between the cathode layer and the anode layer; and a frame member having electrical insulating properties and surrounding at least outer circumferences of the electrolyte layer and the cathode layer, wherein the frame member has a step portion provided around an inner circumferential part thereof to receive thereon an outer circumferential edge of a water-repellent layer portion of the cathode layer; the cathode layer has a passage forming member arranged thereon such that, when the air battery (A1, A11, A12) is adjacently stacked to another air battery (A1, A11, A12), the passage forming member is situated between the air battery (A1, A11, A12) and said another air battery (A1, A11, A12) and brought into contact with the cathode layer of the air battery (A1, A11, A12) and an anode layer of said another air battery (A1, A11, A12) so as to form an air passage to cathode layer; and the passage forming member is joined to the frame member and has conductivity and the ability to be elastically deformed according to expansion of the electrolyte layer so as to maintain a predetermined cross-sectional area of the air passage, characterized in that the passage forming member is made of a resin having a surface covered with a coating of conductive metal.
A hair styling appliance for dual supply voltage operation comprising: a body having at least one arm bearing a hair styling heater, wherein said hair styling heater comprises one or more heater electrodes for heating said hair styling heater; a first power input connectable to a battery power source; and a second power input connectable to a mains powered source; wherein said first power input and said second power input are each coupled to at least one of said one or more heater electrodes, and wherein said hair styling appliance is useable for styling when coupled to said mains powered source and when coupled to said battery power source, and wherein said one or more heater electrodes comprises two said heater electrodes, and wherein said first power input is coupled to one of said two heater electrodes and said second power input is coupled to another of said two heater electrodes, characterised in that said hair styling heater is simultaneously heatable with both said two heater electrodes by heating said one of said two heater electrodes by said battery power source and said another of said two heater electrodes by said mains powered source at the same time. a body having at least one arm bearing a hair styling heater, wherein said hair styling heater comprises one or more heater electrodes for heating said hair styling heater; a first power input connectable to a battery power source; and a second power input connectable to a mains powered source; wherein said first power input and said second power input are each coupled to at least one of said one or more heater electrodes, and wherein said hair styling appliance is useable for styling when coupled to said mains powered source and when coupled to said battery power source, and wherein said one or more heater electrodes comprises two said heater electrodes, and wherein said first power input is coupled to one of said two heater electrodes and said second power input is coupled to another of said two heater electrodes, characterised in that said hair styling heater is simultaneously heatable with both said two heater electrodes by heating said one of said two heater electrodes by said battery power source and said another of said two heater electrodes by said mains powered source at the same time.
A time domain calibration method to compensate for signal impairment in transmit paths in a transmitter configured to drive an antenna array, the method comprising: receiving a feedback signal formed from a combination of a plurality of outbound traffic signals couple-able to a plurality of antenna ports (111, S130); capturing at least one outbound traffic signal as a reference signal before the at least one outbound traffic signal is input to a transmit path (118, S132); performing an impairment estimate based on the at least one reference signal and the feedback signal; determining one or more equalizer taps and a phase compensation from the impairment estimate for each of the at least one outbound traffic signal, wherein the one or more equalizer taps represent an approximate inverse of the estimated impairment in the transmit path and wherein the phase compensation compensates for fast phase variation caused by use of a timing or clock component in the transmit path; and applying the one or more equalizer taps and the phase compensation to a respective one of the at least one outbound traffic signal before the at least one outbound traffic signal is input to the transmit path and before the at least one outbound traffic signal is captured to form the at least one reference signal. receiving a feedback signal formed from a combination of a plurality of outbound traffic signals couple-able to a plurality of antenna ports (111, S130); capturing at least one outbound traffic signal as a reference signal before the at least one outbound traffic signal is input to a transmit path (118, S132); performing an impairment estimate based on the at least one reference signal and the feedback signal; determining one or more equalizer taps and a phase compensation from the impairment estimate for each of the at least one outbound traffic signal, wherein the one or more equalizer taps represent an approximate inverse of the estimated impairment in the transmit path and wherein the phase compensation compensates for fast phase variation caused by use of a timing or clock component in the transmit path; and applying the one or more equalizer taps and the phase compensation to a respective one of the at least one outbound traffic signal before the at least one outbound traffic signal is input to the transmit path and before the at least one outbound traffic signal is captured to form the at least one reference signal.
A flexbeam unit for a multi-blade rotor of a rotary wing aircraft, said flexbeam unit comprising a plurality of flexbeam elements defining a predetermined number of torsion elements (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) that are connectable with associated rotor blades (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e) of said multi-blade rotor, at least one of said predetermined number of torsion elements comprising at least one flexbeam element having an associated longitudinal direction, said at least one flexbeam element having the form of a bar and comprising at least one stiff rotor hub connecting area adapted to be connected to an associated rotor hub of said multi-blade rotor and at least one stiff blade connecting area adapted to be connected to an associated rotor blade of said multi-blade rotor, wherein said at least one flexbeam element further comprises: - at least one twisted area in which said at least one flexbeam element is twisted in said associated longitudinal direction by a predetermined twist angle that is at least comprised between 90° and 270°, and that preferably equals at least approximately 180°, said at least one twisted area being at least partially arranged between said at least one stiff rotor hub connecting area and said at least one stiff blade connecting area; characterized in that the at least one flexbeam element further comprises: - a multiplicity of fiber reinforced polymer layers (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d), at least one of the multiplicity of fiber reinforced polymer layers (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) extending from said at least one stiff rotor hub connecting area through said at least one twisted area to said at least one stiff blade connecting area, and - a multiplicity of separation layers (15a, 15b, 15c) that is arranged in said at least one twisted area between said multiplicity of fiber reinforced polymer layers (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d). - at least one twisted area in which said at least one flexbeam element is twisted in said associated longitudinal direction by a predetermined twist angle that is at least comprised between 90° and 270°, and that preferably equals at least approximately 180°, said at least one twisted area being at least partially arranged between said at least one stiff rotor hub connecting area and said at least one stiff blade connecting area; characterized in that the at least one flexbeam element further comprises: - a multiplicity of fiber reinforced polymer layers (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d), at least one of the multiplicity of fiber reinforced polymer layers (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) extending from said at least one stiff rotor hub connecting area through said at least one twisted area to said at least one stiff blade connecting area, and - a multiplicity of separation layers (15a, 15b, 15c) that is arranged in said at least one twisted area between said multiplicity of fiber reinforced polymer layers (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d).
A dialysis system comprising: a source of water made suitable for a dialysis treatment; at least one concentrate (84a, 84b) for mixing with the water from the source; a dialysis fluid pump; and a disposable set operable with the dialysis fluid pump and in fluid communication with the source of water and the at least one concentrate (84a, 84b), the disposable set including (i) a container having a first end and a second end located at different sides of the container, characterized in that the container is configured to allow the water and the at least one concentrate (84a, 84b) pumped by the dialysis fluid pump to enter at the second end and exit from the first end to mix for the dialysis treatment, wherein the container includes a connector including an inlet leg and an outlet leg that Y or T outside the container, wherein the inlet leg of the connector extends as a tube into the interior of the container from the first end to the second end of the container and the outlet leg of the connector extends as a port just inside the interior of the container at the first end of the container. a source of water made suitable for a dialysis treatment; at least one concentrate (84a, 84b) for mixing with the water from the source; a dialysis fluid pump; and a disposable set operable with the dialysis fluid pump and in fluid communication with the source of water and the at least one concentrate (84a, 84b), the disposable set including (i) a container having a first end and a second end located at different sides of the container, characterized in that the container is configured to allow the water and the at least one concentrate (84a, 84b) pumped by the dialysis fluid pump to enter at the second end and exit from the first end to mix for the dialysis treatment, wherein the container includes a connector including an inlet leg and an outlet leg that Y or T outside the container, wherein the inlet leg of the connector extends as a tube into the interior of the container from the first end to the second end of the container and the outlet leg of the connector extends as a port just inside the interior of the container at the first end of the container.
A disposable absorbent article for wearing about the lower torso of a wearer, the disposable absorbent article comprising: a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first and second waist regions (36, 38); a first waist edge and a second waist edge; and a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge (12a, 12b); wherein the disposable absorbent article comprises a chassis comprising: 1.) a topsheet; 2.) a backsheet; and 3.) an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; wherein the disposable absorbent article further comprises a leg gasketing system; wherein the leg gasketing system comprises a web of material forming an inner cuff and an outer cuff (71, 84); wherein the inner cuff comprises an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff comprises an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge, such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge; wherein the absorbent core comprises superabsorbent polymer enclosed within a core wrap, wherein the superabsorbent polymer is disposed on an absorbent material deposition area within the core wrap and the absorbent material deposition area comprises at least one channel which is at least partially oriented in the longitudinal direction of the disposable absorbent article, wherein at least a portion of the web of material between the outer cuff folded edge and the outer cuff material edge is attached to the chassis in the first waist region, the second waist region and the crotch region; and at least a portion of the web of material between the inner cuff folded edge and the outer cuff folded edge is attached to the web of material between the outer cuff folded edge and the outer cuff material edge in the crotch region and the first waist region; and the web of material between the inner cuff folded edge and the outer cuff folded edge is unattached to the web of material between the outer cuff folded edge and the outer cuff material edge in at least a portion of the second waist region, forming a leg gasketing system pocket with an opening on an inboard longitudinal edge of the leg gasketing system pocket, and wherein the opening of the leg gasketing system pocket measures between 5mm and 100mm in the longitudinal direction. 1.) a topsheet; 2.) a backsheet; and 3.) an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet;
Device for producing plastics containers, wherein the device comprises a first press table with a first mould half and comprises a pivot arm with a second mould half, wherein heated and thermoformed plastics half-shells can be received in the first and in the second mould half (2, 4), wherein, when the pivot arm is in a first position over the first press table, the first and second mould halves (2, 4) are open toward one another such that, by virtue of the first mould half being pressed onto the second mould half, the plastics half-shells received therein can be fused to one another at their overlapping edges, wherein, when the pivot arm is in a second position, the first and second mould halves (2, 4) are arranged beside one another and are upwardly open, characterized in that the device comprises a second press table with a third mould half, and the pivot arm has a fourth mould half, wherein heated and thermoformed plastics half-shells can be received in the third and in the fourth mould half (6, 7), wherein, when the pivot arm is in the second position over the second press table, the third and the fourth mould halves (6, 7) are open toward one another such that, by virtue of the third mould half being pressed onto the fourth mould half, the plastics half-shells received therein can be fused to one another at their overlapping edges, wherein the pivoting movement of the pivot arm between the first and the second position is assisted by a spring device which utilizes the weight of the pivot arm for the lifting of the pivot arm.
A utensil dispenser configured to dispense at least two utensils, comprising: a housing configured to contain a stack of the utensils, wherein the stack of the utensils comprises a next utensil; a drive mechanism configured to contact the next utensil; an access port providing an opening to the housing; an actuator that is operably connected to the drive mechanism and configured to move the drive mechanism from a ready position to a release position whereby the drive mechanism contacts the next utensil in the stack of the utensils to push the next utensil causing the next utensil to release from the stack of the utensils and become a released utensil, wherein the released utensil falls to a dispense position and is accessible via the access port for removing from the dispenser; and a prime mechanism configured to move the drive mechanism to the release position without removing any released utensil from the dispense position, wherein the prime mechanism is configured to move from a rest position to an extended position, whereby the drive mechanism is moved to the ready position when the prime mechanism is moved to the extended position and the drive mechanism is moved to the release position when the prime mechanism is moved to the rest position, wherein the prime mechanism is configured to actuate the drive mechanism using a pulling force, wherein the prime mechanism comprises a primer arm configured to be operatively connected to the actuator to move the actuator thereby moving the drive mechanism into the release position, wherein the actuator further comprises an extension disposed thereon, the extension configured to contact the primer arm when the prime mechanism is moved from the rest position to the extended position, wherein a portion of the prime mechanism is positioned below the access port. a housing configured to contain a stack of the utensils, wherein the stack of the utensils comprises a next utensil; a drive mechanism configured to contact the next utensil; an access port providing an opening to the housing; an actuator that is operably connected to the drive mechanism and configured to move the drive mechanism from a ready position to a release position whereby the drive mechanism contacts the next utensil in the stack of the utensils to push the next utensil causing the next utensil to release from the stack of the utensils and become a released utensil, wherein the released utensil falls to a dispense position and is accessible via the access port for removing from the dispenser; and