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An electronic cigarette with automatic preheating in anticipation of a smoking action, comprising a liquid storage chamber, a battery, a vaporizing device, a control circuit, and a preheating element, wherein the liquid storage chamber serves to store an electronic cigarette liquid, the battery powers the control circuit, the vaporizing device, and the preheating element, the vaporizing device is configured to transmit, heat, and vaporize the electronic cigarette liquid, the control circuit is provided with a plurality of electronic components electrically connected to each other, the electronic components comprise a temperature detection unit and a microcontroller arranged with a preset parameter unit, the preset parameter unit is configured to store and preset related preset parameters, the preset parameters comprise a preset minimum temperature value, a preset heating period, or a preset target temperature value, the temperature detection unit is configured to detect a real-time temperature of the electronic cigarette liquid in the liquid storage chamber or an environment, the preheating element is configured to heat the electronic cigarette liquid in the liquid storage chamber, characterized in that, the electronic components comprise a gravity sensor configured to sense a movement change of the electronic cigarette and a pressure sensor for determining a change of an altitude by detecting a change of external air pressure, wherein the control circuit is configured in such a manner that, when the gravity sensor senses a certain range of the movement change of the electronic cigarette and meanwhile the pressure sensor also senses that the movement change has a certain change of an altitude difference from low to high, the microcontroller predetermines that the movement change indicates a smoking action, and meanwhile determines whether it is necessary to preheat the electronic cigarette liquid in the liquid storage chamber according to a comparison between a real-time temperature value detected by the temperature detection unit and the preset minimum temperature value, if the smoking action is indicated but preheating is not required the microcontroller controls the electronic cigarette to enter a standby smoking state directly, if the smoking action is indicated and the preheating is required, the microcontroller controls the preheating element to heat the electronic cigarette liquid for the preset heating period or until the preset target temperature value is reached, and then controls the electronic cigarette to enter the standby smoking state.
A digital to time converter comprising: a code logic configured to receive a first phase signal and a second phase signal and generate a select signal according to a comparison between the first phase signal and the second phase signal as to whether the first and second phase signals are equal or not, wherein the select signal is enabled if the first and second phase signals are not equal; and an interpolator having a bank of inverters and configured to generate an interpolator signal based on the select signal and an input signal if the select signal is enabled, the interpolator signal having interpolated edges based on edges of the first and second phase signals; further comprising a phase detector configured to generate the input signal based on the first phase signal and the second phase signal, wherein the phase detector is configured to provide an earlier signal of the first phase signal and the second phase signal as the input signal. a code logic configured to receive a first phase signal and a second phase signal and generate a select signal according to a comparison between the first phase signal and the second phase signal as to whether the first and second phase signals are equal or not, wherein the select signal is enabled if the first and second phase signals are not equal; and an interpolator having a bank of inverters and configured to generate an interpolator signal based on the select signal and an input signal if the select signal is enabled, the interpolator signal having interpolated edges based on edges of the first and second phase signals; further comprising a phase detector configured to generate the input signal based on the first phase signal and the second phase signal, wherein the phase detector is configured to provide an earlier signal of the first phase signal and the second phase signal as the input signal.
A child safety seat with a device for pretensioning an integrated safety belt harness restraining a child in the seat, used to reduce the maximum values of the decelerations acting on the body of a child seated in a safety seat in a motor vehicle during a frontal or side collision, comprising seat securing means compatible with the ISOFIX system (5, 6) with an anti-rotation device, preferably the ISOFIX top-tether, where the device for pretensioning an integrated safety belt harness includes an activating mechanism and an actuating mechanism pulling the straps of the integrated safety harness, with the activating mechanism being connected by a conductor transmitting electric signals with the actuating mechanism, to which the safety harness straps are attached, characterized in that the activating mechanism is connected with the seat securing means compatible with the ISOFIX system (5, 6) and comprises a deceleration sensor placed directly on the fastening elements of the ISOFIX system (5, 6).
A method of compensating for a battery pack failure in a powered surgical instrument, the method comprising: generating, by an electric motor, a rotational motion to motivate a firing assembly to deploy staples into a captured tissue during a firing sequence, determining during the firing sequence, by a control circuit, whether a subset of rechargeable battery cells in a battery pack is damaged based on a measurement performed by a battery-cell health indicator; and stepping-up, by the control circuit coupled to a voltage converter, an output voltage of the battery pack to maintain a minimum voltage sufficient to complete the firing sequence in response to a determination that a subset of the rechargeable battery cells is damaged; the method being characterised by rerouting, by a processor, power from non-essential systems of the surgical instrument to ensure completion of the firing sequence in the event of a determination that one or more of the battery cells are compromised during the firing sequence. generating, by an electric motor, a rotational motion to motivate a firing assembly to deploy staples into a captured tissue during a firing sequence, determining during the firing sequence, by a control circuit, whether a subset of rechargeable battery cells in a battery pack is damaged based on a measurement performed by a battery-cell health indicator; and stepping-up, by the control circuit coupled to a voltage converter, an output voltage of the battery pack to maintain a minimum voltage sufficient to complete the firing sequence in response to a determination that a subset of the rechargeable battery cells is damaged; the method being characterised by rerouting, by a processor, power from non-essential systems of the surgical instrument to ensure completion of the firing sequence in the event of a determination that one or more of the battery cells are compromised during the firing sequence.
Burner arrangement with a conical swirl body arranged concentrically to a burner axis, in the form of a double cone which encloses a swirl space, and with a central fuel lance which lies in the burner axis and protrudes from the cone tip of the swirl body into the swirl space; wherein a first stage for injecting premix fuel is provided, in which the premix fuel is injected radially outward into the swirl space through injection openings arranged on the fuel lance; and wherein a second stage for injecting premix fuel is provided, in which the premix fuel is injected through injection openings in the double cone into an air flow guided in the double cone; wherein in the first stage, all the premix fuel is injected into the swirl space through two opposite injection openings of increased opening diameter; wherein the two injection openings of the first stage have a diameter of around 5 mm; characterised in that the two injection openings are arranged twisted in the peripheral direction through an angle (α) of around 65° out of a central plane which is oriented parallel to the air flowing tangentially into the double cone.
A method for supporting frequency hopping in a base station of a wireless communication system supporting Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest, HARQ, the method comprising: determining whether a forward channel or a reverse channel for a specific terminal needs frequency hopping every Transmission Time Interval, TTI; and when there is no need to perform frequency hopping every TTI, sending to the terminal a command to perform frequency hopping every multiple TTIs, and simultaneously signaling information on a number of the multiple TTIs. determining whether a forward channel or a reverse channel for a specific terminal needs frequency hopping every Transmission Time Interval, TTI; and when there is no need to perform frequency hopping every TTI, sending to the terminal a command to perform frequency hopping every multiple TTIs, and simultaneously signaling information on a number of the multiple TTIs.
A screw shaft structure for a twin screw extruder, comprising at least: a connection section to be connected to a gear reducer; a ground section extending distally from the connection section; and a screw piece inserting section extending distally from the ground section, the screw shaft structure for a twin screw extruder further comprising: a tapered section provided between the ground section and the screw piece inserting section; the screw shaft structure being characterized in that it further includes a tapered ring fitted onto the tapered section, the tapered ring serving as a flange section, and screw elements to be inserted onto the screw piece inserting section which are positioned and fixed by said tapered ring. a connection section to be connected to a gear reducer; a ground section extending distally from the connection section; and a screw piece inserting section extending distally from the ground section, a tapered section provided between the ground section and the screw piece inserting section; the screw shaft structure being characterized in that it further includes a tapered ring fitted onto the tapered section, the tapered ring serving as a flange section, and screw elements to be inserted onto the screw piece inserting section which are positioned and fixed by said tapered ring.
Impression tray for creating a dental impression of at least one tooth, comprising: - a base element with a base surface, - a first boundary element, and - a second boundary element, wherein the first boundary element and the second boundary element are arranged at the base element to form a receiving tray between the first boundary element, the base surface and the second boundary element, that is adapted to receive a first dental impression material, wherein the base element comprises a cavity that at least partially extends underneath the base surface so that the cavity and the receiving tray are separated by a base layer of the base element, and wherein the base element comprises an aperture that is in fluid communication with the cavity and adapted to allow the injection of a second dental impression material into the cavity, characterized in that the base layer comprises no through-holes that connect the receiving tray with the cavity. - a base element with a base surface, - a first boundary element, and - a second boundary element, wherein the first boundary element and the second boundary element are arranged at the base element to form a receiving tray between the first boundary element, the base surface and the second boundary element, that is adapted to receive a first dental impression material, wherein the base element comprises a cavity that at least partially extends underneath the base surface so that the cavity and the receiving tray are separated by a base layer of the base element, and wherein the base element comprises an aperture that is in fluid communication with the cavity and adapted to allow the injection of a second dental impression material into the cavity, characterized in that the base layer comprises no through-holes that connect the receiving tray with the cavity.
A multi-stage polymer comprising, based on the total weight of the multi-stage polymer, from 1 wt.% to 99 wt.% of a first stage polymer, and from 1 wt.% to 99 wt.% of a second stage polymer, wherein the first stage polymer comprises, as polymerization units, based on the total weight of the first stage polymer: (a) from 0.1 wt.% to 30 wt.%, of a nonionic macromonomer, characterized by the following formula: H 2 C=C CO 2 (CH 2 CH 2 O) n (CH(R')CH 2 O) m R", wherein R is H or CH 3, R' is C 1 -C 2 alkyl; R" is C 8 -C 30 alkyl, C 8 -C 16 alkylphenyl or C 13 -C 36 aralkylphenyl; n is an integral number from 6 to 100 and m is an integral number from 0 to 50, provided that n≥m and m+n is from 6 to 100; (b) from 30 wt.% of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; and (c) from 30 wt.% of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer; wherein the first stage polymer has a weight average molecular weight of at least 50,000 Daltons; and the second stage polymer comprises, as polymerization units, based on the total weight of the second stage polymer: (e) from 10 wt.% to 70 wt.%, of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; and (f) from 30 wt.% to 90 wt.%, of a nonionic α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monomer; wherein the second stage polymer has a weight average molecular weight of from 500 to 20,000 Daltons, and the second stage polymer contains a substantial absence of the nonionic macromonomer. (a) from 0.1 wt.% to 30 wt.%, of a nonionic macromonomer, characterized by the following formula: H 2 C=C CO 2 (CH 2 CH 2 O) n (CH(R')CH 2 O) m R", wherein R is H or CH 3, R' is C 1 -C 2 alkyl; R" is C 8 -C 30 alkyl, C 8 -C 16 alkylphenyl or C 13 -C 36 aralkylphenyl; n is an integral number from 6 to 100 and m is an integral number from 0 to 50, provided that n≥m and m+n is from 6 to 100; (b) from 30 wt.% of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; and (c) from 30 wt.% of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer; (e) from 10 wt.% to 70 wt.%, of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; and (f) from 30 wt.% to 90 wt.%, of a nonionic α,β-ethylenically unsaturated monomer;
A cell culture apparatus, comprising: a culture vessel base which is arranged in a culture space and on which a plurality of culture vessels are placed; characterized by further comprising a plurality of heat storage portions for containing and warming the plurality of culture vessels, respectively, wherein the plurality of heat storage portions, which are placed on the culture vessel base in the culture space during culture and contain the respective culture vessels, are provided so that at least one heat storage portion is removable from the culture space. a culture vessel base which is arranged in a culture space and on which a plurality of culture vessels are placed; characterized by further comprising a plurality of heat storage portions for containing and warming the plurality of culture vessels, respectively, wherein the plurality of heat storage portions, which are placed on the culture vessel base in the culture space during culture and contain the respective culture vessels, are provided so that at least one heat storage portion is removable from the culture space.
Method for folding items of laundry, wherein the items of laundry are folded at least once in a folding machine for the purpose of forming layers of the respective item of laundry, which layers overlap by an intended extent of overlap, and the folding operation is realized on the basis of at least one criterion in such a way that the respective item of laundry is folded at least approximately according to the intended extent of overlap, wherein the length and/or width of the respective item of laundry, on the one hand, and also the thickness and/or weight of the respective item of laundry, on the other hand, are used as criterion for the items of laundry, wherein the respective criterion is determined by direct or indirect measurement of the item of laundry or at the item of laundry before the folding or before the beginning of the respective folding operation of the respective item of laundry, and wherein, for the purpose of automatic individual setting of the folding machine, on the basis of the at least one criterion, according to the item of laundry to be folded in each case, the folding operation is set by means of at least one correction value, which is derived from at least one criterion, in such a way that the respective item of laundry is folded according to at least approximately the intended extent of overlap.
A copolymer comprising: - units A deriving from at least one ethylenically unsaturated non-ionic water-insoluble monomer A, and - units B deriving from a monomer B of formula: [CH 2 =CH-CH 2 -R 2 -O-] x P(=O) 3-x, wherein: - R 2 is a linking divalent group, preferably a (poly)oxyalkylene group, - x is a number average number of from 1 to 2, - M, identical or different, is a hydrogen atom or a cationic counter-ion. - units A deriving from at least one ethylenically unsaturated non-ionic water-insoluble monomer A, and - units B deriving from a monomer B of formula: [CH 2 =CH-CH 2 -R 2 -O-] x P(=O) 3-x, wherein: - R 2 is a linking divalent group, preferably a (poly)oxyalkylene group, - x is a number average number of from 1 to 2, - M, identical or different, is a hydrogen atom or a cationic counter-ion. - R 2 is a linking divalent group, preferably a (poly)oxyalkylene group, - x is a number average number of from 1 to 2, - M, identical or different, is a hydrogen atom or a cationic counter-ion.
Compound of formula I wherein R 1 and R 2 are aryl groups, R 3 and R 4 are selected from the following list: ester group, or hydroxymethyl group, preferably wherein the ester group is a methyl ester group, for use in the treatment, therapy or diagnostic of neoplasias or infectious diseases. R 1 and R 2 are aryl groups, R 3 and R 4 are selected from the following list: ester group, or hydroxymethyl group, preferably wherein the ester group is a methyl ester group, for use in the treatment, therapy or diagnostic of neoplasias or infectious diseases.
A radiation-curable adhesive composition comprising a base polymer that includes structural units derived from a monomer having a methacryloyl group, the composition further comprises a group that contributes to the irradiation curing, wherein the group that contributes to the irradiation curing is included as a monomer or oligomer having the group that contributes to the irradiation curing and is a methacryloyl group.
Method for operating a spark-ignition gas engine by setting an ignition time, comprising the steps of: - mixing air and fuel gas to form a combustion gas mixture in a mixing arrangement, - feeding in and igniting the combustion gas mixture in a combustion chamber while setting an ignition time and burning the combustion gas mixture and discharging exhaust gas from the combustion chamber, also comprising the steps of: - detecting an exhaust-gas temperature (T_AG) of the exhaust gas, - presetting at least one throttle position of a component of the mixing arrangement, the component being formed as a throttling member in a gas feed, - setting the ignition time of the spark-ignition gas engine in dependence on the exhaust-gas temperature (T_AG) and the throttle position, wherein the throttle position is preset as a manipulated variable by a mixture controller, wherein the ignition time is set by means of a control value of the ignition time (ZZPreg) in dependence on the setpoint value of the ignition time (ZZPsoll) and the actual value of the ignition time (ZZPist) and also an exhaust-gas temperature (T_AG) in such a way that an actual value of an exhaust-gas temperature (T_AG) lies or remains within a preset exhaust-gas temperature range, characterized in that - a setpoint value of the ignition time is determined on the basis of the throttle position, in that - a calorific value of the fuel gas is indicated in dependence on the throttle position, and - a setpoint value of the ignition time (ZZPsoll) is indicated in dependence on the calorific value of the fuel gas, and - these indications are correlated in order to indicate the setpoint value of the ignition time (ZZPsoll) of the spark-ignition gas engine in dependence on the throttle position. - mixing air and fuel gas to form a combustion gas mixture in a mixing arrangement, - feeding in and igniting the combustion gas mixture in a combustion chamber while setting an ignition time and burning the combustion gas mixture and discharging exhaust gas from the combustion chamber, - detecting an exhaust-gas temperature (T_AG) of the exhaust gas, - presetting at least one throttle position of a component of the mixing arrangement, the component being formed as a throttling member in a gas feed, - setting the ignition time of the spark-ignition gas engine in dependence on the exhaust-gas temperature (T_AG) and the throttle position, wherein - a setpoint value of the ignition time is determined on the basis of the throttle position, in that - a calorific value of the fuel gas is indicated in dependence on the throttle position, and - a setpoint value of the ignition time (ZZPsoll) is indicated in dependence on the calorific value of the fuel gas, and - these indications are correlated in order to indicate the setpoint value of the ignition time (ZZPsoll) of the spark-ignition gas engine in dependence on the throttle position.
An eNB for sharing unlicensed spectrum comprising: a processor configured to: select a set of licensed assisted access compatible devices that will receive a set of messages over a shared communication channel; select a placement of a request to reserve the shared communication channel within a 3GPP compatible licensed assisted access protocol; transmit the request to reserve the shared communication channel using protocol recognized by one or more radio access networks in the unlicensed spectrum; and transmit, using the 3GPP compatible licensed assisted access protocol over the shared communication channel, the set of messages. select a set of licensed assisted access compatible devices that will receive a set of messages over a shared communication channel; select a placement of a request to reserve the shared communication channel within a 3GPP compatible licensed assisted access protocol; transmit the request to reserve the shared communication channel using protocol recognized by one or more radio access networks in the unlicensed spectrum; and transmit, using the 3GPP compatible licensed assisted access protocol over the shared communication channel, the set of messages.
An intramedullary autograft harvesting instrument comprising: a cutting rod having a body and a cutting head; a harvesting member configured to be disposed about the body of the cutting rod; and an outer tube configured to be disposed about the harvesting member, characterized in that the harvesting member is tubular along its length to define lumen, wherein the lumen is configured to house the body. a cutting rod having a body and a cutting head; a harvesting member configured to be disposed about the body of the cutting rod; and an outer tube configured to be disposed about the harvesting member, characterized in that the harvesting member is tubular along its length to define lumen, wherein the lumen is configured to house the body.