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Device for aligning objects in bulk such as preforms having a flange, comprising: - a disc for driving the preforms that is rotatable about its axis, - a peripheral guide surrounding a central region of the disc, which region is intended to receive in bulk the preforms to be aligned, a lower edge of the guide being arranged above and parallel to the disc at a predetermined distance such that the guide is able to correctly guide the preforms sliding on the disc through a centrifugal effect, allowing a part of the preform to pass between the disc and the guide and retaining the corresponding flange, - a frame to which the guide is fastened and with respect to which the disc is rotatable, - a rigid stabilization plate having a preform-guiding surface arranged opposite to and on a radially inner side of a corresponding guiding surface of the guide, the stabilization plate having at least one stabilization position in which the said guiding surfaces (30, 33) are substantially parallel, at a distance from one another intended to correspond substantially to the thickness of the flanges and form a stabilization corridor able to maintain the correct guidance of a plurality of preforms, characterized in that it comprises a means for recovering some of the preforms emanating from the stabilization corridor and able to reintroduce the said preforms towards the central region. - a disc for driving the preforms that is rotatable about its axis, - a peripheral guide surrounding a central region of the disc, which region is intended to receive in bulk the preforms to be aligned, a lower edge of the guide being arranged above and parallel to the disc at a predetermined distance such that the guide is able to correctly guide the preforms sliding on the disc through a centrifugal effect, allowing a part of the preform to pass between the disc and the guide and retaining the corresponding flange, - a frame to which the guide is fastened and with respect to which the disc is rotatable, - a rigid stabilization plate having a preform-guiding surface arranged opposite to and on a radially inner side of a corresponding guiding surface of the guide, the stabilization plate having at least one stabilization position in which the said guiding surfaces (30, 33) are substantially parallel, at a distance from one another intended to correspond substantially to the thickness of the flanges and form a stabilization corridor able to maintain the correct guidance of a plurality of preforms,
An ultrasonic surgical instrument assembly (100, 10, 50) comprising: a rigid probe shaft (104, 14, 54) couplable at a proximal end to a source of ultrasonic vibrational energy, said shaft (104, 14, 54) having a longitudinal axis (114, 24, 64); a head (106, 16, 56) at a distal end of said shaft (104, 14, 54), said head (106, 16, 56) extending eccentrically in a transverse direction to one side of said shaft (104, 14, 54), said head (106, 16, 56) having an operative tip or surface (116, 26, 66) spaced laterally from said axis (114, 24, 64); characterised in that it comprises a sheath (108, 18, 58) having an at least semi-rigid distal end portion (110, 20, 60) surrounding said shaft (104, 14, 54), said distal end portion (110, 20, 60) being provided in a side wall with an aperture (118, 28, 68), said head (106, 16, 56) being aligned with said aperture (118, 28, 68), said sheath (108, 18, 58) being partially flexible so that said distal end portion (110, 20, 60) is pivotably deflectable transversely to said axis (114, 24, 64) in response to a lateral force (F1, F2, F3) applied to said sheath (108, 18, 58), to enable an increased protrusion of said head (106, 16, 56) through said aperture (118, 28, 68).
A smoking article, comprising: a rod element of smokeable material; and a filter element which is joined to the rod element by a tipping sheet of paper wrapped around at least part of the rod element of smokeable material and at least part of the filter element; wherein the tipping sheet has a textured outer surface which presents a pattern of raised surface profile elements distributed over the outer surface, wherein the tipping sheet includes a bonding region in which an adhesive is applied, wherein the raised surface profile elements in the bonding region have a height (h) less than that of profile elements located outside the bonding region and less than or equal to a thickness (t) of the adhesive. a rod element of smokeable material; and a filter element which is joined to the rod element by a tipping sheet of paper wrapped around at least part of the rod element of smokeable material and at least part of the filter element; wherein the tipping sheet has a textured outer surface which presents a pattern of raised surface profile elements distributed over the outer surface, wherein the tipping sheet includes a bonding region in which an adhesive is applied, wherein the raised surface profile elements in the bonding region have a height (h) less than that of profile elements located outside the bonding region and less than or equal to a thickness (t) of the adhesive.
Process for manufacturing vehicle headliners comprising the following stages: a) arranging a previously shaped substrate and a decorative lining, b) applying a layer of thermosetting adhesive on the decorative lining, c) introducing the shaped substrate in a thermoforming mould, d) introducing the decorative lining together with the layer of thermosetting adhesive on the shaped substrate such that the layer of thermosetting adhesive is in front of the shaped substrate, e) closing the thermoforming mould and applying pressure to establish the union between the decorative lining and the shaped substrate through the layer of thermosetting adhesive, f) opening the thermoforming mould and extracting the headliner, the process being characterized in - applying a layer of thermosetting adhesive with a Brookfield viscosity between 1000 and 2500 mPa·s measured at 25°C with a no. 3 spindle and rotational speed of 20 rpm on the decorative lining, and - introducing the shaped substrate in a thermoforming mould at a temperature between 110 and 150 °C. a) arranging a previously shaped substrate and a decorative lining, b) applying a layer of thermosetting adhesive on the decorative lining, c) introducing the shaped substrate in a thermoforming mould, d) introducing the decorative lining together with the layer of thermosetting adhesive on the shaped substrate such that the layer of thermosetting adhesive is in front of the shaped substrate, e) closing the thermoforming mould and applying pressure to establish the union between the decorative lining and the shaped substrate through the layer of thermosetting adhesive, f) opening the thermoforming mould and extracting the headliner, - applying a layer of thermosetting adhesive with a Brookfield viscosity between 1000 and 2500 mPa·s measured at 25°C with a no. 3 spindle and rotational speed of 20 rpm on the decorative lining, and - introducing the shaped substrate in a thermoforming mould at a temperature between 110 and 150 °C.
Medical injection device (1, 1a, 1b, 1c) for single use in the administration of a liquid, with a hollow cylinder, which has a cavity for receiving the liquid and has a distal end, with a passage which is arranged in the region of the distal end of the hollow cylinder and is fluidically connected to the cavity and is provided for the inflow and/or outflow of the liquid from the cavity, with a connection portion (16, 16a) for releasable fluid-tight connection to a complementary mating connection portion of an injection component arranged in such a way that the passage can be fluidically connected to a lumen of the injection component, and with a shut-off valve arrangement (26, 26b, 26c) which has a valve body (27, 27c), the valve body (27, 27c) having a radially widened head portion (35, 35c) at its distal end, and a flexible sealing ring (28, 28b) with an opening and which is arranged and/or configured in such a way that, by means of a flow of the liquid directed distally through the passage, the valve body (27, 27c), proceeding from a release position in which the passage is freed, is at least partially movable in the distal direction through the opening of the sealing ring (28, 28b) to a blocking position in which the radially widened head portion (35, 35c) of the valve body (27, 27c) engages behind the opening in such a way that a movement of the valve body (27, 27c) to the release position is blocked and the passage is sealed off against a proximally directed flow, wherein an adapter body (17, 17a, 17b) is provided having a proximal end (18, 18b), which is connected with force-fit and/or form-fit engagement to the distal end of the hollow cylinder, and a distal end (19, 19a), on which the connection portion (16, 16a) is formed, and having a lumen (20, 20b) fluidically connected to the passage, wherein the shut-off valve arrangement (26, 26b, 26c) is arranged at the proximal end (18, 18b) of the adapter body (17, 17a, 17c) and at the distal end of the hollow cylinder, characterized in that the hollow cylinder has an integrally moulded cylinder base, wherein the valve body (27, 27c) is guided axially movably on a guide path extending through the cylinder base.
An optically pumped solid state laser device comprising a solid state laser medium in a laser resonator and one or several pump laser diodes, said pump laser diodes being arranged to optically pump said solid state laser medium by reflection of pump radiation at a mirror element, wherein said mirror element is arranged on an optical axis of said laser resonator and is designed to reflect said pump radiation to the solid state laser medium and to form at the same time a resonator end mirror of the laser resonator, and wherein said mirror element comprises a body of a material optically transparent for laser radiation, said resonator end mirror being formed in a central region of a back surface of the body, and wherein a lens is formed in a central region of a front surface of the body facing the solid state laser medium, said resonator end mirror and said lens being arranged and designed to form a resonator with a second resonator end mirror on an opposite side of the solid state laser medium.
A ceramic filter apparatus, said apparatus including at least one ceramic body portion (102, 104); said at least one ceramic body portion (102, 104) arranged to act as a ceramic filter or filter means in use and having one or more resonating means defined in said body portion; said ceramic body portion (102, 104) having an exterior surface, at least part of which has an outer electrically conductive coating or surface provided or formed thereon, said apparatus including one or more further electronic or radio frequency, RF, components, characterised in that at least an outermost portion of said outer electrically conductive coating or surface is arranged to provide one or more walls of a housing for the one or more further electronic or radio frequency components provided in the apparatus.
Nacelle for an aircraft, comprising a structure, a cap attached to the structure and a seal system comprising: - an arch forming a channel which extends beneath a rear edge of the cap and which has a bottom, the arch being attached to the structure, - a seal in the form of a solid block accommodated in the channel and positioned beneath the rear edge of the cap, characterized in that the nacelle further comprises - a spring system arranged to move the seal away from the bottom, and - retaining means arranged to prevent the seal from leaving the channel under the action of the spring system. - an arch forming a channel which extends beneath a rear edge of the cap and which has a bottom, the arch being attached to the structure, - a seal in the form of a solid block accommodated in the channel and positioned beneath the rear edge of the cap, characterized in that the nacelle further comprises - a spring system arranged to move the seal away from the bottom, and - retaining means arranged to prevent the seal from leaving the channel under the action of the spring system.
A method of optimizing Packet Flow Description, PFD, management updates in a telecommunication network, the method carried out at a Session Management Function, SMF, and comprising: configuring (S-210), the SMF from an Operation and Maintenance, O&M, entity, with a list of permanent Application Ids for which PFD management applies; setting (S-710) a timer to check periodically Application Ids in a list of temporary Application Ids for which PFD management applies; subscribing (S-720), toward a Network Exposure Function, NEF,, to PFD data notifications for Application Ids in the list of permanent Application Ids for which PFD management applies; receiving (S-730), from a Policy Control Function, PCF,, a control rule specifying an Application Id, wherein the specified Application Id is not included in the list of permanent Application Ids; adding (S-740) the specified Application Id to the list of temporary Application Ids for which PFD management applies; subscribing (S-750), toward the NEF, to PFD data notifications for the specified Application Id in the list of temporary Application Ids; upon the timer expiry, determining (S-760) one or more Application Id, in the list of temporary Application Ids, not currently used in any session at the SMF; removing (S-770) the one or more determined Application Ids from the list of temporary Application Ids; and unsubscribing (S-780), toward the NEF, to PFD data notifications for the one or more determined Application Ids. configuring (S-210), the SMF from an Operation and Maintenance, O&M, entity, with a list of permanent Application Ids for which PFD management applies; setting (S-710) a timer to check periodically Application Ids in a list of temporary Application Ids for which PFD management applies; subscribing (S-720), toward a Network Exposure Function, NEF,, to PFD data notifications for Application Ids in the list of permanent Application Ids for which PFD management applies; receiving (S-730), from a Policy Control Function, PCF,, a control rule specifying an Application Id, wherein the specified Application Id is not included in the list of permanent Application Ids; adding (S-740) the specified Application Id to the list of temporary Application Ids for which PFD management applies; subscribing (S-750), toward the NEF, to PFD data notifications for the specified Application Id in the list of temporary Application Ids; upon the timer expiry, determining (S-760) one or more Application Id, in the list of temporary Application Ids, not currently used in any session at the SMF; removing (S-770) the one or more determined Application Ids from the list of temporary Application Ids; and unsubscribing (S-780), toward the NEF, to PFD data notifications for the one or more determined Application Ids.
A transmitter for transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit having a header, the header having a Scrambler Initialization Field, said transmitter comprising: a scrambler initializer for overloading at least one bit of the Scrambler Initialization Field to carry control information; and wherein the control information indicates at least one of control information used to support Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit, EDMG, features; an indication of whether static or dynamic bandwidth allocation is to be employed; a set of one or more channels to be used by the transmitter; a transmit diversity configuration to be used in communication; and a number of spatial streams being transmitted a scrambler for scrambling content in the header following the Scrambler Initialization Field and an associated MAC frame or a portion of the MAC frame based on a scrambler initialization value conveyed via the Scrambler Initialization Field. a scrambler initializer for overloading at least one bit of the Scrambler Initialization Field to carry control information; and wherein the control information indicates at least one of control information used to support Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit, EDMG, features; an indication of whether static or dynamic bandwidth allocation is to be employed; a set of one or more channels to be used by the transmitter; a transmit diversity configuration to be used in communication; and a number of spatial streams being transmitted a scrambler for scrambling content in the header following the Scrambler Initialization Field and an associated MAC frame or a portion of the MAC frame based on a scrambler initialization value conveyed via the Scrambler Initialization Field.
A method for use in an interactive guide system that provides users with access to programs, the method comprising: generating for display a program on a first user equipment; receiving an indication from a user using the first user equipment to pause the program that is displayed on the first user equipment; in response to receiving the first indication from the user using the first user equipment, pausing the program that is displayed on the first user equipment; and in response to receiving an indication from a second user equipment to resume the paused program, causing the program to be displayed on the second user equipment based on a point at which the program was paused on the first user equipment. generating for display a program on a first user equipment; receiving an indication from a user using the first user equipment to pause the program that is displayed on the first user equipment; in response to receiving the first indication from the user using the first user equipment, pausing the program that is displayed on the first user equipment; and in response to receiving an indication from a second user equipment to resume the paused program, causing the program to be displayed on the second user equipment based on a point at which the program was paused on the first user equipment.
A crystal form of the compound of formula: which has an X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising at least three peak positions (°2θ±0.2) when measured using Cu Ka radiation, selected from the group consisting of 4.96, 6.39, 10.10, 11.54, 12.62, 12.81, 13.92, 14.16, 14.55, 14.88, 15.07, 15.58, 16.27, 16.61, 18.74, 18.94, 19.28, 19.94, 20.27, 20.74, 20.97, 21.22, 21.93, 22.58, 22.80, 23.00, 23.79, 24.14, 24.46, 25.44, 25.64, 26.07, 26.34, 26.74, 27.06, 27.79, 28.42, 29.09, 30.48.
A sliding and pivoting mechanism of a rack of an item of furniture or of a domestic appliance for pulling out and raising the rack from a body of the item of furniture or of the domestic appliance, said sliding and pivoting mechanism comprising - at least two pivot arms (3, 4) which are rotatably secured on at least one of the side walls (21, 22) of the body with a first end parallel to the plane of the side walls (21, 22) and are arranged spaced apart from one another in parallel, - wherein a guide rail is secured on the respective second ends of the pivot arms (3, 4) so as to be pivotable in such a manner parallel to the plane of the side walls (21, 22) that the guide rail is pivotable from a bottom position inside the body into a raised, top position at least partially outside of the body, - at least one running rail which is linearly displaceable in the guide rail and on which the rack is fastened, characterized in that - the sliding and pivoting mechanism comprises a locking mechanism, which is arranged on the guide rail and on one of the pivot arms (3, 4) and can be actuated by an activator which is fixed on the running rail, for preventing the running rail from simultaneously sliding and pivoting. - at least two pivot arms (3, 4) which are rotatably secured on at least one of the side walls (21, 22) of the body with a first end parallel to the plane of the side walls (21, 22) and are arranged spaced apart from one another in parallel, - wherein a guide rail is secured on the respective second ends of the pivot arms (3, 4) so as to be pivotable in such a manner parallel to the plane of the side walls (21, 22) that the guide rail is pivotable from a bottom position inside the body into a raised, top position at least partially outside of the body, - at least one running rail which is linearly displaceable in the guide rail and on which the rack is fastened, - the sliding and pivoting mechanism comprises a locking mechanism, which is arranged on the guide rail and on one of the pivot arms (3, 4) and can be actuated by an activator which is fixed on the running rail, for preventing the running rail from simultaneously sliding and pivoting.
A device for measuring fluid flow rate using optical measurements and configured for use in combination with a tubing (105; 114) in a fluid processing system, comprising: an optical sensor (104; 120) having a light source configured to emit a light, with at least a portion of the light being exposed to a fluid flowing through the tubing and being reflected; the optical sensor further comprising an optical fiber (127; 128) for receiving at least a portion of the reflected light; characterized in that the device comprises a controller configured to correlate the received reflected light relative to two correlation curve coefficients based on a particulate value input by a user and to calculate an output indicative of the flow rate of the fluid flowing through the tubing, and wherein the calculated output for the flow rate is equal to C1e (C2 * LN Reflectance), wherein C1 and C2 represent the two selected correlation curve coefficients and LN Reflectance is the calculated natural log relating to reflectance of the particles in the fluid. an optical sensor (104; 120) having a light source configured to emit a light, with at least a portion of the light being exposed to a fluid flowing through the tubing and being reflected; the optical sensor further comprising an optical fiber (127; 128) for receiving at least a portion of the reflected light; characterized in that the device comprises a controller configured to correlate the received reflected light relative to two correlation curve coefficients based on a particulate value input by a user and to calculate an output indicative of the flow rate of the fluid flowing through the tubing, and wherein the calculated output for the flow rate is equal to C1e (C2 * LN Reflectance), wherein C1 and C2 represent the two selected correlation curve coefficients and LN Reflectance is the calculated natural log relating to reflectance of the particles in the fluid.
A sling for lifting a person comprising: • a back panel for supporting the back of a person, • two leg panels each for supporting the leg of a person, • two intermediate panels, each connected to the back panel and to a respective leg panel, and • one or more fastening components connected to the panels 12, 14, 16), characterised in that the intermediate panels are comprised of water draining material and comprise less than 50% of the surface area of the sling. • a back panel for supporting the back of a person, • two leg panels each for supporting the leg of a person, • two intermediate panels, each connected to the back panel and to a respective leg panel, and • one or more fastening components connected to the panels 12, 14, 16), characterised in that the intermediate panels are comprised of water draining material and comprise less than 50% of the surface area of the sling.