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A hand held reaching device for removing ticks that are fixed to the skin of an animal or human host comprising: a. an external housing (12, 112, 212) having a front proximal end and a rear distal end oriented along a longitudinal axis, b. a tick encapsulation zone defined by a fixed portion of the front end of the housing (12, 112, 212), and an openable and closable lid section capable of moving from an open position to a closed position to create a closed enclosure within the front end of the housing (12, 112, 212), the lid portion capable of closing around the tick while the tick is attached to the skin of the host, the lid further comprising a button to push to pivotally open the lid and a spring mechanism to provide resistance sufficient to maintain the lid in a closed position unless the lid button is pressed, c. a piezoelectric crystal voltage generation device located within the housing (12, 112, 212), d. a striker for striking the piezoelectric crystal to generate a high voltage, e. two lead wires (64a, 64b) from the piezoelectric crystal having their distal ends exposed to create two electrode tips (66a, 66b) mounted within the tick encapsulation zone in gapped relationship proximate to the housing first end, and f. a trigger mechanism, oriented about an axis tangential to the longitudinal axis of the housing (12, 112, 212), for triggering the piezoelectric device by the striker to send a high voltage through the lead wires (64a, 64b) and across the electrode gap to electrocute the tick, the trigger being located distal to the lid section, the electrocuted tick becoming detached from the host's skin and falling into the closed encapsulation zone of the device. a. an external housing (12, 112, 212) having a front proximal end and a rear distal end oriented along a longitudinal axis, b. a tick encapsulation zone defined by a fixed portion of the front end of the housing (12, 112, 212), and an openable and closable lid section capable of moving from an open position to a closed position to create a closed enclosure within the front end of the housing (12, 112, 212), the lid portion capable of closing around the tick while the tick is attached to the skin of the host, the lid further comprising a button to push to pivotally open the lid and a spring mechanism to provide resistance sufficient to maintain the lid in a closed position unless the lid button is pressed, c. a piezoelectric crystal voltage generation device located within the housing (12, 112, 212), d. a striker for striking the piezoelectric crystal to generate a high voltage, e. two lead wires (64a, 64b) from the piezoelectric crystal having their distal ends exposed to create two electrode tips (66a, 66b) mounted within the tick encapsulation zone in gapped relationship proximate to the housing first end, and f. a trigger mechanism, oriented about an axis tangential to the longitudinal axis of the housing (12, 112, 212), for triggering the piezoelectric device by the striker to send a high voltage through the lead wires (64a, 64b) and across the electrode gap to electrocute the tick, the trigger being located distal to the lid section,
A composition comprising a bacterial plasmid IL-10 expression construct, wherein the IL-10 expression construct comprises a bacterial backbone and a nucleic acid sequence encoding interleukin-10 for use in a method of treating osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis in a subject, said method comprising injecting the composition into an inflamed joint of the subject.
An electrical machine comprising a frame, wherein the electrical machine comprises a motor or a generator including a stator, the stator including stator laminations and stator windings, the frame comprising: an outer frame member, the outer frame member forming a central aperture for holding the electrical machine, the outer frame member forming an outermost layer of the portion of the frame for surrounding the electrical machine and extending axially beyond the stator laminations of the electrical machine; and an attachment mechanism formed on at least one end of the outer frame member for attaching the outer frame member to a mechanical system, wherein the outer frame member is fastened to the stator of the electrical machine, characterized in that the frame is a composite frame comprising a composite material including fibers having an aspect ratio of at least 1500. an outer frame member, the outer frame member forming a central aperture for holding the electrical machine, the outer frame member forming an outermost layer of the portion of the frame for surrounding the electrical machine and extending axially beyond the stator laminations of the electrical machine; and an attachment mechanism formed on at least one end of the outer frame member for attaching the outer frame member to a mechanical system, wherein the outer frame member is fastened to the stator of the electrical machine, characterized in that the frame is a composite frame comprising a composite material including fibers having an aspect ratio of at least 1500.
A steam station comprising: - a steam generator, - a base comprising a water tank fluidically connected to the steam generator for providing water to the steam generator, the base preferably having a columnar shape, - an iron with a sole plate fluidically connected to the steam generator and configured to emit steam provided by the steam generator for facilitating the ironing of clothes, - an iron-rest connected to the base via a rotating joint wherein the iron-rest can be moved about the joint from a first configuration where the iron rest extends out from the base for allowing the iron to be rested thereon, to a second configuration where the iron rest extends substantially in parallel with the base, and - wherein the iron-rest comprises a storage seat in which the iron can be received and secured when the iron rest is in the second configuration, characterized in that the storage seat is located on an opposite surface of the iron-rest area configured to loosely receive the iron during resting between ironing operations. - a steam generator, - a base comprising a water tank fluidically connected to the steam generator for providing water to the steam generator, the base preferably having a columnar shape, - an iron with a sole plate fluidically connected to the steam generator and configured to emit steam provided by the steam generator for facilitating the ironing of clothes, - an iron-rest connected to the base via a rotating joint wherein the iron-rest can be moved about the joint from a first configuration where the iron rest extends out from the base for allowing the iron to be rested thereon, to a second configuration where the iron rest extends substantially in parallel with the base, and - wherein the iron-rest comprises a storage seat in which the iron can be received and secured when the iron rest is in the second configuration,
A method of provisioning a joining device during secure commissioning of the joining device to join a mesh network, the method comprising: establishing, by a commissioning device, a commissioning communication session between the commissioning device and a border router of the mesh network; establishing, by the commissioning device, a secure communication tunnel over the mesh network between the joining device and the commissioning device; sending, by the commissioning device, commissioning information to the joining device over the secure communication tunnel; receiving, by the commissioning device over the secure communication tunnel and from the joining device, an indication of a location of a commissioner application that is executable for provisioning the joining device; executing, by the commissioning device, the commissioner application to provision the joining device by sending provisioning information to the joining device over the secure communication tunnel, the provisioning information being usable by the joining device for provisioning operations other than joining the mesh network; and responsive to completing the provisioning of the joining device, finalizing, by the commissioning device, commissioning of the joining device, causing the joining device to join the mesh network using the commissioning information. establishing, by a commissioning device, a commissioning communication session between the commissioning device and a border router of the mesh network; establishing, by the commissioning device, a secure communication tunnel over the mesh network between the joining device and the commissioning device; sending, by the commissioning device, commissioning information to the joining device over the secure communication tunnel; receiving, by the commissioning device over the secure communication tunnel and from the joining device, an indication of a location of a commissioner application that is executable for provisioning the joining device; executing, by the commissioning device, the commissioner application to provision the joining device by sending provisioning information to the joining device over the secure communication tunnel, the provisioning information being usable by the joining device for provisioning operations other than joining the mesh network; and responsive to completing the provisioning of the joining device, finalizing, by the commissioning device, commissioning of the joining device, causing the joining device to join the mesh network using the commissioning information.
Aqueous dispersion of a carboxyl-functional, unsaturated polyester containing a perfluoropolyether block prepared by the following steps: a) subjecting a carboxyl-terminated perfluoropolyether C to a reaction with an ethylenically unsaturated epoxy-functional compound D in the presence of compound E, which is a carboxylic acid or anhydride with functionality of at least 2, to obtain carboxyl-functional, unsaturated polyester F, b) neutralizing carboxyl-functional, unsaturated polyester F with a neutralizer G and dispersing it in water. a) subjecting a carboxyl-terminated perfluoropolyether C to a reaction with an ethylenically unsaturated epoxy-functional compound D in the presence of compound E, which is a carboxylic acid or anhydride with functionality of at least 2, to obtain carboxyl-functional, unsaturated polyester F, b) neutralizing carboxyl-functional, unsaturated polyester F with a neutralizer G and dispersing it in water.
A timetable generating device, comprising: an obtaining unit for obtaining location information of a specified point which is an arbitrary point along a route and for which a timetable is to be generated, the specified point being specified by user operation; a passage time identifying unit for identifying at least one passage time at which a vehicle of public transportation running on the route passes the specified point; a timetable generating unit for generating timetable information that includes each identified passage time; and a timetable outputting unit for outputting a timetable based on the timetable information, characterised in that the passage time identifying unit is adapted to identify, for each passage time, a regular passage time, a latest passage time and an earliest passage time at which the vehicle of public transportation passes the specified point, the timetable generating unit is adapted to generate the timetable information that includes, for each passage time, the regular passage time, the latest passage time and the earliest passage time, and the timetable outputting unit is adapted to output the timetable which displays, for each passage time, the latest passage time and the earliest passage time in association with the regular passage time based on the timetable information. an obtaining unit for obtaining location information of a specified point which is an arbitrary point along a route and for which a timetable is to be generated, the specified point being specified by user operation; a passage time identifying unit for identifying at least one passage time at which a vehicle of public transportation running on the route passes the specified point; a timetable generating unit for generating timetable information that includes each identified passage time; and a timetable outputting unit for outputting a timetable based on the timetable information, characterised in that the passage time identifying unit is adapted to identify, for each passage time, a regular passage time, a latest passage time and an earliest passage time at which the vehicle of public transportation passes the specified point, the timetable generating unit is adapted to generate the timetable information that includes, for each passage time, the regular passage time, the latest passage time and the earliest passage time, and the timetable outputting unit is adapted to output the timetable which displays, for each passage time, the latest passage time and the earliest passage time in association with the regular passage time based on the timetable information.
Metering device for detecting the operating periods of an electrical consumer, in particular an electrical device, comprising: a first meter for detecting the active operating period occurring at the electrical device, wherein the first meter is configured to detect the period when the electrical power consumed by the electrical consumer exceeds a defined power threshold; a second meter for detecting the standby period of the electrical consumer, wherein the second meter is configured to recognise when an electrical voltage is applied across the electrical consumer, wherein the second meter is further configured to detect the period until the electrical power consumed by the consumer has reached the defined power threshold or has fallen below it again, wherein the power threshold is based on historical or recorded data for the electrical device and is adjusted if there is an increasing trend toward using standby power. a first meter for detecting the active operating period occurring at the electrical device, wherein the first meter is configured to detect the period when the electrical power consumed by the electrical consumer exceeds a defined power threshold; a second meter for detecting the standby period of the electrical consumer, wherein the second meter is configured to recognise when an electrical voltage is applied across the electrical consumer, wherein the second meter is further configured to detect the period until the electrical power consumed by the consumer has reached the defined power threshold or has fallen below it again, wherein the power threshold is based on historical or recorded data for the electrical device and is adjusted if there is an increasing trend toward using standby power.
A first security device (110, 301) in a Downloadable Conditional Access System, DCAS, comprising: a memory; an interface; and a processor configured to retrieve executable instructions from the memory and to perform: binding an identity of the first security device located at a customer premises with an identity of a second security device located at the customer premises to establish an initial trust between the first security device and the second security device; exchanging security information in a message for distribution of media content through the interface; establishing a secure communication channel; and refreshing trust between the first and second security devices by verifying that a message received from the second security device via the secure communication channel is an authorized message, wherein the refreshing comprises: extracting DCAS header information from the received message; determining state information from at least one parameter contained in the DCAS header information; and determining that a source of the received message is not the second security device based on the received message having state information in an improper sequence for what is expected based on previously received messages. a memory; an interface; and binding an identity of the first security device located at a customer premises with an identity of a second security device located at the customer premises to establish an initial trust between the first security device and the second security device; exchanging security information in a message for distribution of media content through the interface; establishing a secure communication channel; and refreshing trust between the first and second security devices by verifying that a message received from the second security device via the secure communication channel is an authorized message, wherein the refreshing comprises: extracting DCAS header information from the received message; determining state information from at least one parameter contained in the DCAS header information; and determining that a source of the received message is not the second security device based on the received message having state information in an improper sequence for what is expected based on previously received messages. extracting DCAS header information from the received message; determining state information from at least one parameter contained in the DCAS header information; and determining that a source of the received message is not the second security device based on the received message having state information in an improper sequence for what is expected based on previously received messages.
A set for dorsal spinal fusion, comprising at least one detachable handle made of plastics material and at least one screwdriver that can be coupled to the detachable handle without the use of tools, wherein the handle has a receptacle for the screwdriver, which is made of plastics material, wherein the drive of the screwdriver looks the tool in place by an L-shaped hook of plastics material which is formed integrally with the main body of the handle and which protrudes into the tool receptacle, characterized in that the handle is in the form of a ratchet handle, which comprises a rachet mechanism which is designed not to be switchable, wherein, in order to change the direction of rotation, the screwdriver can be locked into the receptacle from two different sides. wherein the drive of the screwdriver looks the tool in place by an L-shaped hook of plastics material which is formed integrally with the main body of the handle and which protrudes into the tool receptacle, characterized in that the handle is in the form of a ratchet handle, which comprises a rachet mechanism which is designed not to be switchable, wherein, in order to change the direction of rotation, the screwdriver can be locked into the receptacle from two different sides.
A semi-crystalline vinylidene fluoride copolymer [polymer] comprising: (a) recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride; (b) recurring units derived from chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE); (c) recurring units derived from at least one hydrophilic (meth)acrylic monomer [monomer] of formula: wherein each of R1, R2, R3, equal or different from each other, is independently an hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 3 hydrocarbon group, and R x is a C 1 -C 5 hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least one hydroxyl group; and (d) recurring units derived from one or more fluorinated comonomers different from VDF and from CTFE; wherein the total amount of recurring units b) is comprised between 6% and 25% by weight with respect to the total weight of recurring units of polymer and the total amount of recurring units d) is comprised between 0.5% and 4% by weight with respect to the total weight of recurring units of polymer, and wherein polymer has a heat of fusion of at least 0.4 J/g, as measured according to ASTM D 3418. (a) recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride; (b) recurring units derived from chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE); (c) recurring units derived from at least one hydrophilic (meth)acrylic monomer [monomer] of formula: wherein each of R1, R2, R3, equal or different from each other, is independently an hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 3 hydrocarbon group, and R x is a C 1 -C 5 hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least one hydroxyl group; and (d) recurring units derived from one or more fluorinated comonomers different from VDF and from CTFE;
A method for increasing corrosion resistance of a substrate comprising an outermost chromium alloy layer, the method comprising the steps of (i) providing a substrate comprising said outermost layer, the layer - having a color space defined by CIELAB with a lightness L* of 79 or more, - comprising oxygen and carbon, and - comprising iron in a total amount of 0 atom-% to 1 atom-%, based on the total number of atoms in said outermost layer, (ii) providing an aqueous, acidic passivation solution, the solution comprising - trivalent chromium ions, - phosphate ions, - one or more than one organic acid residue anion, (iii) contacting the substrate with the passivation solution and passing an electrical current between the substrate as a cathode and an anode in the passivation solution such that a passivation layer is deposited onto the outermost layer, wherein in step (i) the outermost chromium alloy layer is electrolytically deposited from an aqueous, acidic deposition composition, the composition comprising - trivalent chromium ions, - at least one organic acid comprising an isothiureido moiety and/or salts thereof, and - chloride ions in a total amount of 0 wt-% to 0.1 wt-%, based on the total weight of the deposition composition. (i) providing a substrate comprising said outermost layer, the layer - having a color space defined by CIELAB with a lightness L* of 79 or more, - comprising oxygen and carbon, and - comprising iron in a total amount of 0 atom-% to 1 atom-%, based on the total number of atoms in said outermost layer, - having a color space defined by CIELAB with a lightness L* of 79 or more, - comprising oxygen and carbon, and - comprising iron in a total amount of 0 atom-% to 1 atom-%, based on the total number of atoms in said outermost layer, (ii) providing an aqueous, acidic passivation solution, the solution comprising - trivalent chromium ions, - phosphate ions, - one or more than one organic acid residue anion, - trivalent chromium ions, - phosphate ions, - one or more than one organic acid residue anion, (iii) contacting the substrate with the passivation solution and passing an electrical current between the substrate as a cathode and an anode in the passivation solution such that a passivation layer is deposited onto the outermost layer, - trivalent chromium ions, - at least one organic acid comprising an isothiureido moiety and/or salts thereof, and - chloride ions in a total amount of 0 wt-% to 0.1 wt-%, based on the total weight of the deposition composition.
A temporary bonding method comprising: applying a lift-off layer to a device surface of a first substrate, wherein compositions used to form lift-off layer are selected so that the said lift-off layer is soluble in solutions selected from the group consisting of 1% hydrochloric acid aqueous solution, 50% acetic acid aqueous solution, isopropanol, 1-dodecene, R-limonene, cyclopentanone, PGME, and tetramethylammonium hydroxide; forming a bonding layer on the lift-off layer; bonding a surface of a second substrate to the bonding layer to form a bonded stack consisting of said first and second substrates (12, 24), said lift-off layer and said bonding layer; and separating said first and second substrates by exposing said lift-off layer to one of said solutions so as to dissolve said lift-off layer. applying a lift-off layer to a device surface of a first substrate, wherein compositions used to form lift-off layer are selected so that the said lift-off layer is soluble in solutions selected from the group consisting of 1% hydrochloric acid aqueous solution, 50% acetic acid aqueous solution, isopropanol, 1-dodecene, R-limonene, cyclopentanone, PGME, and tetramethylammonium hydroxide; forming a bonding layer on the lift-off layer; bonding a surface of a second substrate to the bonding layer to form a bonded stack consisting of said first and second substrates (12, 24), said lift-off layer and said bonding layer; and separating said first and second substrates by exposing said lift-off layer to one of said solutions so as to dissolve said lift-off layer.