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Method for fabricating an underwater cable, more particularly a towing cable for a towed antenna of a watercraft, where the underwater cable comprises a cable core and an outer sheath, where at least the cable core is fabricated under a pressure different from the ambient pressure of the air, so that the cable core is produced with low air bubble content and the fabricated underwater cable, after having been brought to a pressure of 5916.75 hPa at a water depth of 50.0 m and subsequently back under standard pressure of 1013.25 hPa, exhibits a maximum density change due to under-water compression of ±5.0%, more particularly ±3.0% or ±1.5%, characterized in that a buoyancy of the underwater cable is established via a density of a first sheath layer of the outer sheath, where the first sheath layer is arranged around the fabricated cable core and has a lower density than the water.
Dimmer system for controlling the power consumption of a connectable load, having a master control device and at least two slave dimmers (SD1, SD2), connected in parallel, in order to provide a shared controlled output for the connectable load, wherein the master control device is designed to output synchronisation signals for synchronising the respective outputs of the slave dimmers (SD1, SD2) via a suitable communication link (KV1, KV2) to the respective slave dimmers (SD1, SD2); wherein each slave dimmer has a slave control device, which is designed to receive the synchronisation signals from the master control device; wherein the master control device is designed to simultaneously transmit the synchronisation signals to the slave control devices; characterised in that each slave control device is designed to measure the time between the respectively received synchronisation signal and the respectively identified mains voltage zero crossing and to notify the master control device of this time; and the master control device is designed to determine a respective correction value from the temporal difference of the respectively notified time differences for the slave control devices and is designed to output the respective correction values via the communication link (KV1, KV2) to the respective slave control devices for correcting the activation of the output (A1, A2) by the respective slave dimmer (SD1, SD2).
A connector system for interconnecting a hearing aid with a fixture anchored in a bone segment comprising: an abutment having a contact surface; a connector plate with a connector contact surface being in contact with the contact surface when the hearing aid is connected to the abutment; the abutment having a wide abutment coupling area and a narrow portion, whereby the abutment coupling area is disposed on an outer mantle surface of the abutment and has an increasing outer diameter in a lateral direction; and this abutment coupling area is adapted to be enclosed by coupling shoes; the coupling shoes, which are adapted to exert a pressure by means of a spring acting on the coupling shoes against the enclosed abutment coupling area, the coupling shoes being movable in a radial direction relative to the connector plate; a coupling area of the coupling shoes having an increasing diameter in the lateral direction whereby a pressure is exerted between the contact surface of the abutment and the connector contact surface when the coupling shoes are being pressed by means of the spring pressing the coupling area of the coupling shoes in the radial inward direction against the coupling area of the abutment. an abutment having a contact surface; a connector plate with a connector contact surface being in contact with the contact surface when the hearing aid is connected to the abutment; the abutment having a wide abutment coupling area and a narrow portion, whereby the abutment coupling area is disposed on an outer mantle surface of the abutment and has an increasing outer diameter in a lateral direction; and this abutment coupling area is adapted to be enclosed by coupling shoes; the coupling shoes, which are adapted to exert a pressure by means of a spring acting on the coupling shoes against the enclosed abutment coupling area, the coupling shoes being movable in a radial direction relative to the connector plate; a coupling area of the coupling shoes having an increasing diameter in the lateral direction whereby a pressure is exerted between the contact surface of the abutment and the connector contact surface when the coupling shoes are being pressed by means of the spring pressing the coupling area of the coupling shoes in the radial inward direction against the coupling area of the abutment.
A razor cartridge comprising: - a housing having a guard and a cap; and - a plurality of parallel blades supported by the housing between the guard and the cap, each having a respective cutting edge and defining a plane through the cutting edges; - wherein the guard includes a first and a second group (32, 34) of rows of elongated, elastomeric fins, each group being arranged generally parallel to the cutting edges and positioned to engage a user's skin, the second group being closer to the blades than the first group; and - wherein tips of the fins of the first group define a surface tangential to the tips characterized in that - an extension of the surface tangential to the tips intersects an outer surface of an outermost fin of the second group of fins to define a step between the intersection and a plane tangential to an apex of the outermost fin of the second group of fins and parallel to the plane through the cutting edges in a direction away from the guard. - a housing having a guard and a cap; and - a plurality of parallel blades supported by the housing between the guard and the cap, each having a respective cutting edge and defining a plane through the cutting edges; - wherein the guard includes a first and a second group (32, 34) of rows of elongated, elastomeric fins, each group being arranged generally parallel to the cutting edges and positioned to engage a user's skin, the second group being closer to the blades than the first group; and - wherein tips of the fins of the first group define a surface tangential to the tips characterized in that - an extension of the surface tangential to the tips intersects an outer surface of an outermost fin of the second group of fins to define a step between the intersection and a plane tangential to an apex of the outermost fin of the second group of fins and parallel to the plane through the cutting edges in a direction away from the guard.
Device for the capacitive measurement of the quality and/or deterioration of a fluid that includes a sensor encapsulated in a perforated case, formed of perforated flat metal plates (18, 20) separated by two pairs of spacers (22a, 22b, 24a, 24b), said sensor including a pair of electrodes (6,8) extending between said plates and which are connected to said spacers (22a, 22b, 24a, 24b) at one end so as to be mechanically uncoupled therefrom by elastic fixing means formed by strip springs (26, 28).
Connector comprising: - a connector housing; - at least one resilient lock lever supported by the connector housing and formed by a leaf spring bent to form a locking cam at a flexible free end, the locking cam projecting out of the housing; - a release member slidingly moveable with respect to the connector housing between a locking position and a release position, the release member being provided with a pressure surface for engaging a section of the lever when the release member is moved to the release position; - a resilient member for biasing the release member to the locking position so as to urge the locking lever to its locking position, the resilient member being part of the leaf spring forming the resilient lock lever; wherein the pressure surface is a slanting surface formed in a recess of the release member or a projection and the engaging section of the lever is a projection or a slanting surface of the lever respectively; and wherein the resilient member is received in a cavity of the connector housing, characterized in that an outer end of the resilient member is engaged with a receiving recess formed in the release member, wherein the outer end is the outer tip of a V-shaped section of the leaf spring, the outer tip projecting from the housing into said receiving recess. - a connector housing; - at least one resilient lock lever supported by the connector housing and formed by a leaf spring bent to form a locking cam at a flexible free end, the locking cam projecting out of the housing; - a release member slidingly moveable with respect to the connector housing between a locking position and a release position, the release member being provided with a pressure surface for engaging a section of the lever when the release member is moved to the release position; - a resilient member for biasing the release member to the locking position so as to urge the locking lever to its locking position, the resilient member being part of the leaf spring forming the resilient lock lever;
A hot runner nozzle for side gating for an injection molding machine, connectable to a melt outlet opening of a hot runner manifold and comprising a nozzle flange portion, a nozzle body portion and a nozzle bridge portion having at least two adjacently side by side arranged nozzle tip sections, and at least two valve pins (62, 62, 63, 63) coupled to a valve pin actuating device, which is moveable back and forth along a first axis, whereby the at least two valve pins (62, 62, 63, 63) are moveable along parallel second axes, which are arranged at an angle (α) to the first axis, characterized in that the side by side arranged nozzle tip sections are connected to one another adjacent to the nozzle body portion and separated by a nozzle bridge separator in the form of a gap, which extends through the nozzle bridge portion from the front end of the nozzle bridge portion in the direction of the first axis between and in parallel to the at least two valve pins (62, 62, 63, 63) wherein the nozzle bridge separator is designed particularly in its height and width so as to accommodate movements of the nozzle tip sections allowing the nozzle tip sections to move in a direction which is perpendicular to the first axis and also perpendicular to the second axes.
A two-shaft gas turbine comprising: a gas generator including a compressor which compresses air, a combustor which adds a fuel to compressed air obtained by compressing air with the compressor, and combusts a fuel-air mixture thus generating a combustion gas, and a high pressure turbine which is rotatably driven by the combustion gas; a power turbine which has a low pressure turbine rotatably driven by the combustion gas which drives the high pressure turbine; a load which is connected to the power turbine; a motor/generator which is capable of rotatably driving the gas generator and is capable of extracting power from the gas generator; electric equipment which controls the rotational driving and the power extraction by delivering electric power between the electric equipment and the motor/generator; and a control device which controls the electric equipment, wherein the combustor has a plurality of combustion regions (51a-51d) to which a fuel is supplied through fuel adjustment means which are independent from each other, and a motor/generator operation state setting part configured to read a number of combustion regions (51a-51d) where the combustion is generated from a fuel valve control device, to read a magnitude of the load from the control device, to read an operation command value for the motor/generator from a memory and to transmit an operation command value to the electric equipment, wherein the electric equipment operates the motor/generator in response to the command value. a gas generator including a compressor which compresses air, a combustor which adds a fuel to compressed air obtained by compressing air with the compressor, and combusts a fuel-air mixture thus generating a combustion gas, and a high pressure turbine which is rotatably driven by the combustion gas; a power turbine which has a low pressure turbine rotatably driven by the combustion gas which drives the high pressure turbine; a load which is connected to the power turbine; a motor/generator which is capable of rotatably driving the gas generator and is capable of extracting power from the gas generator; electric equipment which controls the rotational driving and the power extraction by delivering electric power between the electric equipment and the motor/generator; and a control device which controls the electric equipment, wherein the combustor has a plurality of combustion regions (51a-51d) to which a fuel is supplied through fuel adjustment means which are independent from each other, and a motor/generator operation state setting part configured to read a number of combustion regions (51a-51d) where the combustion is generated from a fuel valve control device, to read a magnitude of the load from the control device, to read an operation command value for the motor/generator from a memory and to transmit an operation command value to the electric equipment, wherein the electric equipment operates the motor/generator in response to the command value.
An opener for opening jewelry lobster clasps, consisting of a ring, characterized in that the ring has a web projecting from the ring, preferably parallel to the axis of rotation of the ring, at the end of which web there is a hole for receiving a snap lock of the jewelry lobster clasp.
A turbine engine system, comprising: an engine starter coupled to a turbine engine; and a starter valve assembly configured to provide a flow of fluid to the engine starter, the starter valve assembly having a flow control valve movable via an actuator, a pneumatic control in communication with the actuator, and a torque motor servo-valve in communication with the actuator; wherein the pneumatic control is configured to provide over-torque protection to the engine starter wherein the pneumatic control comprises: a control spring within a control cover; a control diaphragm and, a control nozzle configured to meter a pneumatic fluid to a servo-piston and diaphragm of the actuator such that a pressure of fluid against the diaphragm is balanced against a spring force of the control spring;and characterized in that the torque motor servo-valve is configured to vary a position of the flow control valve to an infinite number of positions between an open position and a closed position; wherein the torque motor servo-valve has a torque motor and an armature, wherein the torque motor controls a position of the armature which controls a flow of the pneumatic fluid to the actuator. an engine starter coupled to a turbine engine; and a starter valve assembly configured to provide a flow of fluid to the engine starter, the starter valve assembly having a flow control valve movable via an actuator, a pneumatic control in communication with the actuator, and a torque motor servo-valve in communication with the actuator; wherein the pneumatic control is configured to provide over-torque protection to the engine starter wherein the pneumatic control comprises: a control spring within a control cover; a control diaphragm and, a control nozzle configured to meter a pneumatic fluid to a servo-piston and diaphragm of the actuator such that a pressure of fluid against the diaphragm is balanced against a spring force of the control spring;and characterized in that the torque motor servo-valve is configured to vary a position of the flow control valve to an infinite number of positions between an open position and a closed position; wherein the torque motor servo-valve has a torque motor and an armature, wherein the torque motor controls a position of the armature which controls a flow of the pneumatic fluid to the actuator. a control spring within a control cover; a control diaphragm and, a control nozzle configured to meter a pneumatic fluid to a servo-piston and diaphragm of the actuator such that a pressure of fluid against the diaphragm is balanced against a spring force of the control spring;and characterized in that the torque motor servo-valve is configured to vary a position of the flow control valve to an infinite number of positions between an open position and a closed position; wherein the torque motor servo-valve has a torque motor and an armature, wherein the torque motor controls a position of the armature which controls a flow of the pneumatic fluid to the actuator.
An interventional device configured for repair of a regurgitant tricuspid valve, the repair device comprising: a proximal disk element movable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; a distal disk element moveable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, the distal disk element being spaced apart from the proximal disk element so as to define a grasping space therebetween for grasping tricuspid valve leaflets when the proximal disk element and the distal disk element are in expanded configurations and are deployed at a tricuspid valve; and a neck section joining the proximal disk element and the distal disk element, the neck section having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the proximal disk element and the distal disk element. a proximal disk element movable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; a distal disk element moveable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, the distal disk element being spaced apart from the proximal disk element so as to define a grasping space therebetween for grasping tricuspid valve leaflets when the proximal disk element and the distal disk element are in expanded configurations and are deployed at a tricuspid valve; and a neck section joining the proximal disk element and the distal disk element, the neck section having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the proximal disk element and the distal disk element.
A DNA construct for immunomodulation that consists of a partially single-stranded, dumbbell-shaped, covalently closed chain of DNA residues comprising twice the partially hybridized DNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.
A sensing system for banknotes comprising: a sampling module configured to define a sampling interval; a plurality of sensors (128, 130) to sample an inserted item based at least on the sampling interval wherein the plurality of sensors comprise recognition sensors and at least two start sensors and wherein the at least two start sensors are placed such that if the inserted item is a banknote item, the at least two start sensors are covered by the inserted item at all times, and if the inserted item is a non-banknote item, the non-banknote item leaves one or more of the start sensors uncovered over a period of time; and a tracking module configured to obtain start sensor data from the start sensors; determine if start sensor data is absent indicating that one of the start sensors is not covered by the inserted item; increment an absence count based at least on the determination; compare the absence count with a threshold absence count; and reject the inserted item based at least on the comparison. a sampling module configured to define a sampling interval; a plurality of sensors (128, 130) to sample an inserted item based at least on the sampling interval wherein the plurality of sensors comprise recognition sensors and at least two start sensors and wherein the at least two start sensors are placed such that if the inserted item is a banknote item, the at least two start sensors are covered by the inserted item at all times, and if the inserted item is a non-banknote item, the non-banknote item leaves one or more of the start sensors uncovered over a period of time; and a tracking module configured to obtain start sensor data from the start sensors; determine if start sensor data is absent indicating that one of the start sensors is not covered by the inserted item; increment an absence count based at least on the determination; compare the absence count with a threshold absence count; and reject the inserted item based at least on the comparison.
Cooking vessel configured to be placed on a heating element, a burner, or a similar apparatus for the cooking of food and comprising a cap made of one or several antimagnetic materials, characterised in that the cap comprises a magnet featuring non-nil remanent magnetisation that varies depending on the temperature and featuring a Curie temperature greater than 350°C, said remanent magnetisation variation generating a variation of the magnetic field, and in that said magnet is configured to cooperate with at least one sensor (22, 22a) that measures the magnetic field and that is arranged in the vicinity of the cap to generate an electric signal used in a control device to determine the temperature of the cap.
Method for locating an event transmitting a signal, including a measurement of the response times of said signal by a set of sensors (A i -A m), and a solution of a system of equations defining distances between said sensors and said event as a function of a speed of propagation of said signal and of an offset of said response times relative to a reference time, characterised in that, if the system of equations has no solution indicating the position of the event, the method includes the following steps: - recommencing several times the solution of the system of equations, by modifying with each iteration the response time of at least one of said sensors (A i -A m) according to an increase or decrease of said response time by a percentage less than a determined value, where the solution of said system of equations is recommenced with each iteration, until the sum for each of the sensors (A i -A m), of the different increases or decreases of said response time by a percentage less than a determined value, is close to zero, and - determining the location of the event by calculating the average of the solutions obtained while solving said system of equations. - recommencing several times the solution of the system of equations, by modifying with each iteration the response time of at least one of said sensors (A i -A m) according to an increase or decrease of said response time by a percentage less than a determined value, where the solution of said system of equations is recommenced with each iteration, until the sum for each of the sensors (A i -A m), of the different increases or decreases of said response time by a percentage less than a determined value, is close to zero, and - determining the location of the event by calculating the average of the solutions obtained while solving said system of equations.
A method of minimising cross current in a main amplifier comprising switches (505; 507), the main amplifier being coupled to a replica amplifier comprising a current sensor, the replica amplifier being further coupled to a current comparator, the method comprising: - the current sensor extracting an image of a replica cross current; - the comparator comparing the replica cross current image to a reference current; - the comparator creating a first pulse with a duration substantially equal to a replica cross current duration sensed by the current sensor for generating a second pulse for the main amplifier to prevent during the second pulse at least some of the switches (505; 507) from switching on to minimise the cross current in the main amplifier. - the current sensor extracting an image of a replica cross current; - the comparator comparing the replica cross current image to a reference current; - the comparator creating a first pulse with a duration substantially equal to a replica cross current duration sensed by the current sensor for generating a second pulse for the main amplifier to prevent during the second pulse at least some of the switches (505; 507) from switching on to minimise the cross current in the main amplifier.