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A stimulation device for the clitoris for sexual arousal leading to climax, comprising: a pressure field generating device comprising: a first chamber having a single opening; and a second chamber having an opening for placing over the clitoris; and a connection element connecting the first chamber with the second chamber; and a drive unit that changes a volume of the first chamber by deflecting a flexible wall of the first chamber in such a manner that a stimulating pressure field is generated in the second chamber via the connection element; and a control device that actuates the drive unit, wherein the pressure field generated in the second chamber consists of a pattern of negative and positive pressures modulated with respect to a reference pressure; and wherein the modulation of the pressure field is pre-stored in the control device, and wherein the first chamber with its only opening is connected solely with the second chamber via the connection element, and wherein the stimulation device is a portable hand-held device with a battery, and wherein the pressure field generating device has no valves. a pressure field generating device comprising: a first chamber having a single opening; and a second chamber having an opening for placing over the clitoris; and a first chamber having a single opening; and a second chamber having an opening for placing over the clitoris; and a connection element connecting the first chamber with the second chamber; and a drive unit that changes a volume of the first chamber by deflecting a flexible wall of the first chamber in such a manner that a stimulating pressure field is generated in the second chamber via the connection element; and a control device that actuates the drive unit, wherein the pressure field generated in the second chamber consists of a pattern of negative and positive pressures modulated with respect to a reference pressure; and wherein the modulation of the pressure field is pre-stored in the control device, and wherein the first chamber with its only opening is connected solely with the second chamber via the connection element, and wherein the stimulation device is a portable hand-held device with a battery, and wherein the pressure field generating device has no valves.
A method for verifying information, the method comprising: recognizing, at a terminal device (200, 400), a sequence of click operations made by a user according to a maneuver prompted on the terminal device (200, 400); determining a click pattern characteristic of the sequence of click operations made by the user, wherein the click pattern characteristic comprises at least one of following features: a count of clicks in the sequence, a click duration of each click in the sequence, and an order of the clicks in the sequence; determining an alphanumerical code based on the click pattern characteristic, the alphanumerical code including alphanumerical digits determined according to a click duration of a corresponding click and/or an inter-click interval between a respective pair of clicks; and comparing the determined alphanumerical code with a verification code set or stored by the server to verify (S103, S303) the user, at the server wherein determining an alphanumerical code based on the click pattern characteristic comprises: defining at least two ranges of click duration, assigning an alphanumerical digit of a first type to each predefined range of click duration, defining at least two ranges of inter-click interval, assigning an alphanumerical digit of a second type to each predefined range of inter-click interval, and generating an alphanumeric code by combining the alphanumerical digits of the first type and the alphanumerical digits of the second type. recognizing, at a terminal device (200, 400), a sequence of click operations made by a user according to a maneuver prompted on the terminal device (200, 400); determining a click pattern characteristic of the sequence of click operations made by the user, wherein the click pattern characteristic comprises at least one of following features: a count of clicks in the sequence, a click duration of each click in the sequence, and an order of the clicks in the sequence; determining an alphanumerical code based on the click pattern characteristic, the alphanumerical code including alphanumerical digits determined according to a click duration of a corresponding click and/or an inter-click interval between a respective pair of clicks; and comparing the determined alphanumerical code with a verification code set or stored by the server to verify (S103, S303) the user, at the server
A pneumatic tire, comprising: a pair of beads (8, 8); a carcass; and a belt, wherein the carcass comprises a carcass ply, the carcass ply is turned up around each bead from the axially inner side toward the outer side, the turn-up structure forms a main portion bridging one bead to the other bead and turn-up portions (24, 24) positioned on the axially outer side of the respective beads (8, 8) to extend in a radially outward direction, the beads (8, 8) each include a core comprising a wire that extends in a circumferential direction, the number of strands in the core being the number of rows of wire arranged in the axial direction is at least two, the number of turns being the number of layers of wire arranged in the radial direction is at least three times the number of the strands in the core, and, when the tire is mounted on a normal rim, the radially outer edge of the wire is positioned on the radially inner side of the radially outer edge of the flange of a normal rim, characterized in that the outer-edge part of the turn-up portion overlaps the edge part of the belt, wherein the distance between wires axially adjacent to each other at the radially inner edge of the core is greater than the distance between wires axially adjacent to each other at the radially outer edge of the core. a pair of beads (8, 8); a carcass; and a belt, wherein the carcass comprises a carcass ply, the carcass ply is turned up around each bead from the axially inner side toward the outer side, the turn-up structure forms a main portion bridging one bead to the other bead and turn-up portions (24, 24) positioned on the axially outer side of the respective beads (8, 8) to extend in a radially outward direction, the beads (8, 8) each include a core comprising a wire that extends in a circumferential direction, the number of strands in the core being the number of rows of wire arranged in the axial direction is at least two, the number of turns being the number of layers of wire arranged in the radial direction is at least three times the number of the strands in the core, and, when the tire is mounted on a normal rim, the radially outer edge of the wire is positioned on the radially inner side of the radially outer edge of the flange of a normal rim, characterized in that the outer-edge part of the turn-up portion overlaps the edge part of the belt, wherein the distance between wires axially adjacent to each other at the radially inner edge of the core is greater than the distance between wires axially adjacent to each other at the radially outer edge of the core.
An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, characterized in that the electrode comprises a collector; and an active material layer formed on a surface of the collector, wherein the active material layer includes SiOx particles as an active material capable of being alloyed with Li, a carboxyl group-containing polymer bonded to a surface of the active material, and a binder formed of a carboxyl group-containing water-soluble polymer having a polysaccharide structure, characterized in that the carboxyl group-containing polymer bonded to a surface of the active material is an acidic polymer, the carboxyl group-containing polymer bonded to a surface of the active material and the binder are covalently bonded to each other by being converted into an acid anhydride, characterised in that, a content of the carboxyl group-containing polymer bonded to a surface of the active material is in a range of 6 or more to 12 or less by mass ratio when a content of the active material is taken to be 100 by mass ratio, and a content of the water-soluble polymer contained in the binder is in a range of 18 or more to 24 or less by mass ratio when a content of the active material is taken to be 100 by mass ratio.
A Fischer-Tropsch reactor, which includes a reactor body and two reactor ends (14, 16) sealing the ends of the reactor body, in which the reactor body is tubular and defined by a walled tubular shell with a first heat removal medium (FHRM) disposed within the walled tubular shell; a plurality of reactor tubes extending inside the reactor body at least partially between the reactor ends; and at least one heat pipe disposed inside at least one of the reactor tubes, in which the at least one heat pipe comprises a metallic elongated hermetically sealed tube and a bi-phase condensative working fluid disposed inside the tube defining a second heat removal medium (SHRM), the at least one heat pipe extending at least partially along the length of the at least one reactor tube and protruding beyond the at least one reactor tube, the at least one heat pipe including fins (24.1) arranged around the heat pipe, and the at least one heat pipe comprising: a cooling zone (24.2) immerged in a catalyst bed to remove heat from the catalyst bed; a heating zone (24.3) exposed to reactant gas to pre-heat a reactant gas before entering the catalyst bed; characterized in that the bi-phase condensative working fluid comprises a multi-component mixture of Fischer-Tropsch products in which a variable boiling and condensing point of the mixture is obtained by suitable mixing of the components so that a heat pipe temperature is tuned to achieve the desired working temperature range of the catalyst bed, the multi-component mixture designed so that the temperature profile in the heat pipe is controlled to achieve a higher average reaction rate in the reactor by selecting the multi-component mixture to decrease the maximum temperature in the reactor and to increase the average temperature in the reactor. a cooling zone (24.2) immerged in a catalyst bed to remove heat from the catalyst bed; a heating zone (24.3) exposed to reactant gas to pre-heat a reactant gas before entering the catalyst bed; characterized in that the bi-phase condensative working fluid comprises a multi-component mixture of Fischer-Tropsch products in which a variable boiling and condensing point of the mixture is obtained by suitable mixing of the components so that a heat pipe temperature is tuned to achieve the desired working temperature range of the catalyst bed, the multi-component mixture designed so that the temperature profile in the heat pipe is controlled to achieve a higher average reaction rate in the reactor by selecting the multi-component mixture to decrease the maximum temperature in the reactor and to increase the average temperature in the reactor.
An apparatus comprising: a body portion, having at least a first wall section providing a casing to surround electrical components of the apparatus and being configured to have a lower structural rigidity compared to a remainder of the body portion; and a display assembly coupled to the body portion, the display assembly comprising at least one of a display and a display window, wherein the first wall section has a first thinned portion configured to suspend the display assembly at a thicker portion of the first wall section and a second thinned portion at an outer edge of the body portion, the second thinned portion being configured to flex and allow movement of the display assembly upon application of a force from at least one actuator to the display assembly, wherein the first wall section is coupled to the display assembly, and wherein the first wall section is configured to bend or flex relative to the remainder of the body portion upon application of the force to the display assembly. a body portion, having at least a first wall section providing a casing to surround electrical components of the apparatus and being configured to have a lower structural rigidity compared to a remainder of the body portion; and a display assembly coupled to the body portion, the display assembly comprising at least one of a display and a display window, wherein the first wall section has a first thinned portion configured to suspend the display assembly at a thicker portion of the first wall section and a second thinned portion at an outer edge of the body portion, the second thinned portion being configured to flex and allow movement of the display assembly upon application of a force from at least one actuator to the display assembly, wherein the first wall section is coupled to the display assembly, and wherein the first wall section is configured to bend or flex relative to the remainder of the body portion upon application of the force to the display assembly.
A method for updating or handling the update of a media path between a first user terminal and a second user terminal in a telecommunications network, where the media path includes one or more gateway nodes, each gateway node includes a gating function for gating media packets, and each gating function has an associated controlling function for controlling the gating function, the method comprising, at the or each gating function: (a) receiving a message from its associated controlling function indicating that an update of the gating at the gating function is required in order to update from an old or previous or existing media path to a new or updated media path; and characterised by: (b) arranging for a new gating, appropriate for the new or updated media path, to be opened while keeping an old gating, appropriate for the old or previous or existing media path, open; (c) determining that the media path has been switched to the new or updated media path, or waiting for a certain time period to elapse; and (d) when it is so determined or after the certain time period has elapsed, arranging for the old gating to be closed. (a) receiving a message from its associated controlling function indicating that an update of the gating at the gating function is required in order to update from an old or previous or existing media path to a new or updated media path; and characterised by: (b) arranging for a new gating, appropriate for the new or updated media path, to be opened while keeping an old gating, appropriate for the old or previous or existing media path, open; (c) determining that the media path has been switched to the new or updated media path, or waiting for a certain time period to elapse; and (d) when it is so determined or after the certain time period has elapsed, arranging for the old gating to be closed.
A piezoelectric material comprising a perovskite-type metal oxide, characterized in that the metal oxide is represented by the following general formula: A x (Zn j Ti (1-j)) l (Mg k Ti (1-k)) m M n O 3 where: A represents Bi and optionally one or more trivalent metal elements; M represents at least one element selected from a group consisting of Fe, Al, Sc, Mn, Y, Ga, and Yb; and the relations 0.9≤x≤1.25, 0.4≤j≤0.6, 0.4≤k≤0.6, 0.27≤l≤0.49, 0.19≤m≤0.46, 0.27≤n≤0.36, and l + m + n = 1 are satisfied. A represents Bi and optionally one or more trivalent metal elements; M represents at least one element selected from a group consisting of Fe, Al, Sc, Mn, Y, Ga, and Yb; and the relations 0.9≤x≤1.25, 0.4≤j≤0.6, 0.4≤k≤0.6, 0.27≤l≤0.49, 0.19≤m≤0.46, 0.27≤n≤0.36, and l + m + n = 1 are satisfied.
A catalyst for use in dehydrogenation processes comprising: an alumina carrier; chromium oxide, at a concentration from 10 wt% to 30 wt% chromium oxide based on the total catalyst weight; sodium oxide, as a promoter, at a concentration from 0.1 wt% to 2 wt% sodium oxide based on the total catalyst weight; and potassium oxide, as a promoter, at a concentration from 0.1 wt% to 5 wt% potassium oxide based on the total catalyst weight; in which the sodium oxide and the potassium oxide are the only alkali metal oxides.
An apparatus for estimating bio-information, the apparatus comprising: a sensor part comprising: a pulse wave sensor array configured to detect a pulse wave signal at each position of a contact surface of the sensor part, when an object contacts the contact surface of the sensor part; and a load sensor configured to detect a first contact load applied by the object to the contact surface; and characterised by a processor configured to obtain a contact load distribution of the contact surface based on the pulse wave signal, obtain a second contact load at each position of the contact surface based on the contact load distribution and the first contact load, and estimate bio-information based on the second contact load and the pulse wave signal. a sensor part comprising: a pulse wave sensor array configured to detect a pulse wave signal at each position of a contact surface of the sensor part, when an object contacts the contact surface of the sensor part; and a load sensor configured to detect a first contact load applied by the object to the contact surface; and characterised by a pulse wave sensor array configured to detect a pulse wave signal at each position of a contact surface of the sensor part, when an object contacts the contact surface of the sensor part; and a load sensor configured to detect a first contact load applied by the object to the contact surface; and characterised by a processor configured to obtain a contact load distribution of the contact surface based on the pulse wave signal, obtain a second contact load at each position of the contact surface based on the contact load distribution and the first contact load, and estimate bio-information based on the second contact load and the pulse wave signal.
An apparatus for cleaning domestic and industrial surfaces, comprising: - A box-like machine-body wherein sucking means and steam generating means are housed and defining a front portion and an opposing rear portion; - A joint arranged on the machine-body for the end of a first flexible duct (9, 109) designed to suck and to convey steam; said machine-body comprising an additional multi-function group for sucking and ejecting steam characterized in that said additional multi-function group is overhanging supported by said machine-body by support means movably associated with said machine-body. - A box-like machine-body wherein sucking means and steam generating means are housed and defining a front portion and an opposing rear portion; - A joint arranged on the machine-body for the end of a first flexible duct (9, 109) designed to suck and to convey steam;
A coating system which includes a sprayer capable of spraying a coating fluid onto a target surface and mounted spaced apart from a bed on which a target surface is operatively located, wherein the coating fluid includes a solvent and a catalyst, the system being characterised in that an electromagnetic radiation emitting device configured to produce a beam of electromagnetic radiation focused on spray produced by the sprayer is located adjacent the sprayer and is directed towards the spray produced by the sprayer in use so as to be operable to cause a degree of evaporation of the solvent in the spray to increase the viscosity of the spray.
A method of forming a macrocyclic musk compound comprising the steps of:- i) cross-metathesizing a first olefin and a second olefin in the presence of a homogeneous transition metal catalyst comprising an alkylidene ligand, to form a statistical mixture of a hetero-dimer intermediate of said first and second terminal olefin, and homo-dimers ii) separating the hetero-dimer from the statistical mixture of hetero- and homo-dimers iii) and cyclizing the hetero-dimer intermediate to form the macrocyclic musk compound, wherein both the first and the second olefins are olefins with a terminal double bond; and the second olefin has the formula wherein R 7 is a branched or non-branched alkyl moiety containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms and m is an integer from 1 to 10, and wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of: i) cross-metathesizing a first olefin and a second olefin in the presence of a homogeneous transition metal catalyst comprising an alkylidene ligand, to form a statistical mixture of a hetero-dimer intermediate of said first and second terminal olefin, and homo-dimers ii) separating the hetero-dimer from the statistical mixture of hetero- and homo-dimers iii) and cyclizing the hetero-dimer intermediate to form the macrocyclic musk compound, both the first and the second olefins are olefins with a terminal double bond; and the second olefin has the formula wherein R 7 is a branched or non-branched alkyl moiety containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms and m is an integer from 1 to 10, and wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of:
A solar powered lighting arrangement (1, 201, 301), comprising: - a solar cell (2, 202, 302); - a light source (8, 208, 308) adapted to be at least partly powered by electrical power derived from the solar cell (2, 202, 302); and - a structural member (3, 203, 303) having a first side (4, 204, 304) provided with a first reflective surface (5, 205, 305) arranged to direct sunlight towards the solar cell (2, 202, 302), characterized in that the structural member (3, 203, 303) has a second side (7, 207, 307), opposed to the first side (4, 204, 304), onto which the light source (8, 208, 308) is arranged and thermally coupled for dissipating heat generated by the light source (8, 208, 308) when emitting light (9, 209). - a solar cell (2, 202, 302); - a light source (8, 208, 308) adapted to be at least partly powered by electrical power derived from the solar cell (2, 202, 302); and - a structural member (3, 203, 303) having a first side (4, 204, 304) provided with a first reflective surface (5, 205, 305) arranged to direct sunlight towards the solar cell (2, 202, 302), characterized in that the structural member (3, 203, 303) has a second side (7, 207, 307), opposed to the first side (4, 204, 304), onto which the light source (8, 208, 308) is arranged and thermally coupled for dissipating heat generated by the light source (8, 208, 308) when emitting light (9, 209).