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A duct element for combustion fumes from a heating appliance, said duct element being intended to be brought through a vertical through-aperture that is formed through a horizontal wall of a building structure, the duct element comprising at least two duct parts (2, 3) that each include two concentric metal tubes (4, 5), i.e.: - an inner tube, in which the combustion fumes are intended to travel, and - an outer tube, brought coaxially around said inner tube, for them to delimit together a longitudinal annular space containing a fire-retardant heat insulation means, the duct parts (2, 3) each including an assembly end (21, 31), for the tight and coaxial assembly of said duct parts (2, 3), on the side of which said tubes (4, 5) are ended by an proximal edge (41, 51), the duct element comprising at least one duct part (2, 3) including an inner tube, at least one portion of which forms a free section, not covered by an outer tube, said assembled duct element including: - said proximal edges of said outer tubes that are arranged remote from each other, intended to extend on either side, and over the perimeter, of the vertical through-aperture, and - at least one portion of said at least one free section of inner tube that is interposed between said proximal edges of said outer tubes, intended to be brought through the vertical through-aperture, the proximal edge of the outer tube of one at least of the duct parts (2, 3) extending in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (2', 3'), characterized in that the assembly end (21, 31) of one at least of said duct parts (2, 3) includes sealing means comprising a compressible material, the sealing means being arranged at said proximal edge and in protrusion with respect to said plane, and in that said sealing means are arranged to be compressed to said horizontal wall so as to provide fume tightness to said through-aperture. - an inner tube, in which the combustion fumes are intended to travel, and - an outer tube, brought coaxially around said inner tube, for them to delimit together a longitudinal annular space containing a fire-retardant heat insulation means, - said proximal edges of said outer tubes that are arranged remote from each other, intended to extend on either side, and over the perimeter, of the vertical through-aperture, and - at least one portion of said at least one free section of inner tube that is interposed between said proximal edges of said outer tubes, intended to be brought through the vertical through-aperture,
Method for monitoring a railway track, the method comprising: - detecting a first monitoring signal by a distributed acoustic sensor at an initial position while a rail vehicle passes the initial position, wherein the distributed acoustic sensor is arranged along the track, - detecting a second monitoring signal by the distributed acoustic sensor at at least one predefined position along the track while a rail vehicle passes the predefined position, - comparing the first monitoring signal and the second monitoring signal with each other, wherein - the first monitoring signal comprises features that each relate to one axle of the rail vehicle passing the initial position, wherein each feature of the first monitoring signal is detected during the passage of one of the axles of the passing rail vehicle at the initial position, and the second monitoring signal comprises features that each relate to one axle of the rail vehicle passing the predefined position, wherein each feature of the second monitoring signal is detected during the passage of one of the axles of the passing rail vehicle at the predefined position, - comparing the first monitoring signal and the second monitoring signal with each other comprises counting the features relating to axles of the respective passing rail vehicle for the first monitoring signal and the second monitoring signal, and - the distributed acoustic sensor comprises an optical fibre arranged along the track and the monitoring signals are backscattered signals of an input signal which is provided to the optical fibre. - detecting a first monitoring signal by a distributed acoustic sensor at an initial position while a rail vehicle passes the initial position, wherein the distributed acoustic sensor is arranged along the track, - detecting a second monitoring signal by the distributed acoustic sensor at at least one predefined position along the track while a rail vehicle passes the predefined position, - comparing the first monitoring signal and the second monitoring signal with each other, wherein - the first monitoring signal comprises features that each relate to one axle of the rail vehicle passing the initial position, wherein each feature of the first monitoring signal is detected during the passage of one of the axles of the passing rail vehicle at the initial position, and the second monitoring signal comprises features that each relate to one axle of the rail vehicle passing the predefined position, wherein each feature of the second monitoring signal is detected during the passage of one of the axles of the passing rail vehicle at the predefined position, - comparing the first monitoring signal and the second monitoring signal with each other comprises counting the features relating to axles of the respective passing rail vehicle for the first monitoring signal and the second monitoring signal, and - the distributed acoustic sensor comprises an optical fibre arranged along the track and the monitoring signals are backscattered signals of an input signal which is provided to the optical fibre.
Spacer for keeping a wall connection-side joint free, for example when laying a rigid floor covering, comprising a spacer element (2, 2.1) with a thickness which corresponds to the width of the joint to be kept free, characterised in that the spacer further comprises an angle bracket (3, 3.1) provided with a strip-shaped holding limb (4, 4.1) for engaging beneath the floor covering being laid, the width of which is less than the joint being formed, with a holding shaft (5, 5.1) connected to one end of the holding limb (4, 4.1) and projecting from the holding limb (4, 4.1), wherein a bore hole is introduced into the spacer element (2, 2.1) and extends in the direction of its height, into which the holding shaft (5, 5.1) engages, and either the spacer element (3, 3.1) and the holding limb (4, 4.1) are detachable from one another, or the bore hole is guided through the spacer element (2.1), the holding shaft (5.1) then engaging through the bore hole and projecting with its end section out of the bore hole, wherein in both cases the holding shaft (5.1) comprises, in its end section facing away from the holding limb (4, 4.1), a rotary entrainment contour.
A method for updating a geographic database that includes geographic data for navigation-related services, the method comprising, by a user device: capturing, via a camera (213, 1130) of the user device (104, 201, 601, 1010), a photograph (401, 500) of an observed geographic feature in a geographic region; storing comment information corresponding to the observed geographic feature, the comment information indicative of a discrepancy between the observed geographic feature and the geographic data corresponding to the geographic region; determining, using position circuitry of the user device (104, 201, 601, 1010, 1100), position data of a location of the user device capturing the photograph; determining position data of the observed geographic feature captured in the photograph by estimating a distance between the observed geographic feature and the location of the user device; associating the comment information and the position data of the observed geographic feature with the photograph to generate a report; and transmitting the report to a map developer. capturing, via a camera (213, 1130) of the user device (104, 201, 601, 1010), a photograph (401, 500) of an observed geographic feature in a geographic region; storing comment information corresponding to the observed geographic feature, the comment information indicative of a discrepancy between the observed geographic feature and the geographic data corresponding to the geographic region; determining, using position circuitry of the user device (104, 201, 601, 1010, 1100), position data of a location of the user device capturing the photograph; determining position data of the observed geographic feature captured in the photograph by estimating a distance between the observed geographic feature and the location of the user device; associating the comment information and the position data of the observed geographic feature with the photograph to generate a report; and transmitting the report to a map developer.
A golf club head (1000; 1200), comprising: a body including a heel (1010: 1210), a toe (1012:1212), a striking face having a contact area for engaging a golf ball and a rear cavity, the rear cavity opposite the striking face; a bridge member (1004; 1204) extending across at least a portion of the rear cavity; a feel altering element (1016; 1216) comprising a shell or plate member received in the first rear cavity between the bridge member and the rear face, wherein the feel altering element essentially covers the entire rear cavity; and either: a weight member engaged with the bridge member and provided to affect, at least in part, a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head; or a weight positioning assembly integral to the bridge member, the weight positioning assembly including a rail and a weight member movably connected to the rail, the weight member being movable along the rail, at least in part, to affect a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head in a first direction, the weight member further being rotatable, at least in part, to further affect the position of the center of gravity of the golf club head in a second direction. a body including a heel (1010: 1210), a toe (1012:1212), a striking face having a contact area for engaging a golf ball and a rear cavity, the rear cavity opposite the striking face; a bridge member (1004; 1204) extending across at least a portion of the rear cavity; a feel altering element (1016; 1216) comprising a shell or plate member received in the first rear cavity between the bridge member and the rear face, wherein the feel altering element essentially covers the entire rear cavity; and either: a weight member engaged with the bridge member and provided to affect, at least in part, a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head; or a weight positioning assembly integral to the bridge member, the weight positioning assembly including a rail and a weight member movably connected to the rail, the weight member being movable along the rail, at least in part, to affect a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head in a first direction, the weight member further being rotatable, at least in part, to further affect the position of the center of gravity of the golf club head in a second direction. a weight member engaged with the bridge member and provided to affect, at least in part, a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head; or a weight positioning assembly integral to the bridge member, the weight positioning assembly including a rail and a weight member movably connected to the rail, the weight member being movable along the rail, at least in part, to affect a position of a center of gravity of the golf club head in a first direction, the weight member further being rotatable, at least in part, to further affect the position of the center of gravity of the golf club head in a second direction.
An exhaust system for a motorcycle in which exhaust gas discharged from a cylinder head of an engine main body mounted on a vehicle body frame is conducted into an exhaust muffler arranged to the rear of and below the engine main body, and a catalyzer casing of generally cylindrical shape retaining a catalyzer is accommodated in the exhaust muffler, the exhaust system, comprising: the exhaust muffler being provided at opposite sides thereof in the lateral direction of the vehicle with a pair of lateral walls (47a, 47b) which are inclined so that their lower ends are closer to each other than their upper ends, and being formed in the shape of an inverted trapezoid in a longitudinal elevational view from the rear, an exhaust gas conduit passing through a front end wall of the exhaust muffler so as to conduct the exhaust gas, a bent section (51 a) formed in an intermediate portion of the exhaust gas conduit within the exhaust muffler and changing the flow direction of the exhaust gas in the exhaust gas conduit from the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the lateral direction of the vehicle, and the catalyzer casing having one end connected to a downstream end portion of the exhaust gas conduit within the exhaust muffler and being arranged in an inclined condition so as to become lower as it approaches one side in the lateral direction of the vehicle. the exhaust muffler being provided at opposite sides thereof in the lateral direction of the vehicle with a pair of lateral walls (47a, 47b) which are inclined so that their lower ends are closer to each other than their upper ends, and being formed in the shape of an inverted trapezoid in a longitudinal elevational view from the rear, an exhaust gas conduit passing through a front end wall of the exhaust muffler so as to conduct the exhaust gas, a bent section (51 a) formed in an intermediate portion of the exhaust gas conduit within the exhaust muffler and changing the flow direction of the exhaust gas in the exhaust gas conduit from the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the lateral direction of the vehicle, and the catalyzer casing having one end connected to a downstream end portion of the exhaust gas conduit within the exhaust muffler and being arranged in an inclined condition so as to become lower as it approaches one side in the lateral direction of the vehicle.
A valve for use in an aerosol dispenser, said valve comprising: a housing, said housing having a lower platform for attachment to an outer container of an aerosol dispenser, said platform having a housing hole therethrough, and an inner collar projecting upwardly from said platform, and an outer collar extend upwardly from the platform, and a lower collar projecting downwardly from said platform, a seal circumscribing said housing hole and having a seal hole therethrough, a valve stem slidably disposed in said seal hole, and a reinforcing sleeve in radial contact with said at least one of said inner collar and said lower collar, said reinforcing sleeve comprising crystallized polymeric material, metal or carbon fiber. a housing, said housing having a lower platform for attachment to an outer container of an aerosol dispenser, said platform having a housing hole therethrough, and an inner collar projecting upwardly from said platform, and an outer collar extend upwardly from the platform, and a lower collar projecting downwardly from said platform, a seal circumscribing said housing hole and having a seal hole therethrough, a valve stem slidably disposed in said seal hole, and a reinforcing sleeve in radial contact with said at least one of said inner collar and said lower collar, said reinforcing sleeve comprising crystallized polymeric material, metal or carbon fiber.
A ligand capable of stably binding PrP at a site within amino acid residues 131 to 153 of PrP, for use in treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, wherein said ligand is an antibody, scFv, Fab, or other antigen binding fragment thereof.
A method of oxidising fuel in a fluidised bed, the method comprising the following steps in the following number order: (i) adding bed materials to a fluidised bed reactor, wherein the bed materials are capable of forming a fluidised bed; (ii) forming a fluidised bed by applying gas to the bed materials; (iii) adding fuel to the fluidised bed reactor; (iv) adding both a clay mineral and a catalyst to the fluidised bed reactor; (v) forming a fluidised bed by applying gas to the mixture of bed materials, clay mineral, catalyst and fuel; and, (vi) applying heat to oxidise the fuel; characterised in that the clay mineral and the catalyst are added at the same time. (i) adding bed materials to a fluidised bed reactor, wherein the bed materials are capable of forming a fluidised bed; (ii) forming a fluidised bed by applying gas to the bed materials; (iii) adding fuel to the fluidised bed reactor; (iv) adding both a clay mineral and a catalyst to the fluidised bed reactor; (v) forming a fluidised bed by applying gas to the mixture of bed materials, clay mineral, catalyst and fuel; and, (vi) applying heat to oxidise the fuel; characterised in that the clay mineral and the catalyst are added at the same time.
Emergency lighting device, comprising: - a battery configured for producing a discharge current to be fed to terminals for emergency light means; - a sensing resistor (Rs) connected in series with the battery, and a switch configured to selectively shunt the sensing resistor (Rs); and characterised by - a control circuitry configured for controlling, in an emergency mode, in at least one first time period of the discharge, the battery discharge current selectively in closed loop mode using a discharge current feedback signal, and in open loop mode in at least one second time period of the discharge, by shunting the sensing resistor. - a battery configured for producing a discharge current to be fed to terminals for emergency light means; - a sensing resistor (Rs) connected in series with the battery, and a switch configured to selectively shunt the sensing resistor (Rs); and characterised by - a control circuitry configured for controlling, in an emergency mode, in at least one first time period of the discharge, the battery discharge current selectively in closed loop mode using a discharge current feedback signal, and in open loop mode in at least one second time period of the discharge, by shunting the sensing resistor.
A device for facilitating tracheotomy (1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 11), comprising: a first branch (14, 24, 64), adapted to be introduced into the trachea of a patient, and a second branch (12, 22, 62), adapted to be arranged at the outside of the neck with the distal end thereof located adjacent to a site that is intended for a tracheostoma, wherein the end of the second branch comprises a guiding means (16, 26, 66) for a sharp object, and the end of the first branch comprises a receiving means (17, 27, 67), and wherein the first branch and the second branch are joined to each other in such a manner that the guiding means (16, 26, 66) is oriented towards the receiving means (17, 27, 67), whereby, when the sharp object penetrates the skin and tracheal wall in order to carry out the tracheostoma, the sharp object is directed towards the receiving means (17, 27, 67) characterized in that said first branch (14, 24, 64) comprises a directing means (30, 31), adapted to slidingly engage with a tube in trachea, said directing means being located close to the distal end of said first branch (14, 24, 64), for directing said first branch along the outside of said tube. a first branch (14, 24, 64), adapted to be introduced into the trachea of a patient, and a second branch (12, 22, 62), adapted to be arranged at the outside of the neck with the distal end thereof located adjacent to a site that is intended for a tracheostoma, wherein the end of the second branch comprises a guiding means (16, 26, 66) for a sharp object, and the end of the first branch comprises a receiving means (17, 27, 67), and wherein the first branch and the second branch are joined to each other in such a manner that the guiding means (16, 26, 66) is oriented towards the receiving means (17, 27, 67), whereby, when the sharp object penetrates the skin and tracheal wall in order to carry out the tracheostoma, the sharp object is directed towards the receiving means (17, 27, 67) characterized in that said first branch (14, 24, 64) comprises a directing means (30, 31), adapted to slidingly engage with a tube in trachea, said directing means being located close to the distal end of said first branch (14, 24, 64), for directing said first branch along the outside of said tube.
A multi-directional fire extinguishing nozzle (200; 300; 400), comprising: a pylon fitting (270; 470) having a first inlet and a first outlet (272; 472); a hose fitting (280; 380; 480) having a first end (281; 481) and a nozzle end (282; 482), wherein the first end (281; 481) is coupled to the first outlet (272; 472) of the pylon fitting (270; 470) by a coupling nut (290; 390; 490), characterised in that the multi-directional fire extinguishing nozzle (200; 300; 400) further comprises a plurality of fluid distribution outlets (295; 395; 495) defining a void on an outer surface of the coupling nut (290; 390; 490) and extending through the coupling nut (290; 390; 490) and into the hose fitting (280; 380; 480). a pylon fitting (270; 470) having a first inlet and a first outlet (272; 472); a hose fitting (280; 380; 480) having a first end (281; 481) and a nozzle end (282; 482), wherein the first end (281; 481) is coupled to the first outlet (272; 472) of the pylon fitting (270; 470) by a coupling nut (290; 390; 490), characterised in that the multi-directional fire extinguishing nozzle (200; 300; 400) further comprises a plurality of fluid distribution outlets (295; 395; 495) defining a void on an outer surface of the coupling nut (290; 390; 490) and extending through the coupling nut (290; 390; 490) and into the hose fitting (280; 380; 480).
A bush pin for a V-stay presenting two arms (401, 402) adapted to structurally connect an axle casing for a vehicle wheel axle to a respective of a left and right vehicle frame member (201, 202), comprising a central bush portion and a fastening portion (5041, 5051) on each side of the central bush portion, wherein each of the fastening portions (5041, 5051) is adapted to be connected to a bracket by a fastening arrangement, wherein the bush pin comprises a first contact surface (541, 542) on each side of the central bush portion, and displaced from the fastening portions (5041, 5051), for contacting a corresponding contact surface (531, 532) of the bracket in order to transfer loads, characterised in that each of the first bush pin contact surfaces (541, 542) presents a normal which is non-perpendicular to an axial direction of the bush pin, wherein each of the first contact surfaces (541, 542) of the bush pin is inclined so that the first contact surfaces (541, 542) form a wedge when inserted between the corresponding contact surfaces (531, 532) of the bracket.