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A valve comprising: a conduit separated into a first section and a second section by a pocket; a sprung gate seated in the pocket; an actuator connected to the sprung gate; wherein the actuator moves the sprung gate between an open position and a closed position and the sprung gate comprises: a first gate member and a second gate member each defining an opening therethrough in an open position portion thereof; a first and second endless elastic bands (346, 348) having an inner perimeter defining an open space; and an inner gate member sandwiched between the first and second gate members (230', 332) with the inner gate member having the first and the second endless elastic bands (346, 348) seated against opposing sides thereof, wherein the first elastic band is sandwiched between the first gate member and the inner gate member, and the second elastic band is sandwiched between the second, gate member and the inner gate member, wherein the first elastic band is positioned inward a distance from the outer sides of the first and second gate members (230', 332) and spaces the first gate member a distance apart from the second gate member, wherein the inner gate member defines an opening therethrough aligned with the openings in the open position portions of the first and second gate members (230', 332), the open spaces of the first and second elastic bands (346, 348) being oriented for alignment with the openings in both of the first and second gate members and the opening of the inner gate member to form a passage through the sprung gate. a conduit separated into a first section and a second section by a pocket; a sprung gate seated in the pocket; an actuator connected to the sprung gate; a first gate member and a second gate member each defining an opening therethrough in an open position portion thereof; a first and second endless elastic bands (346, 348) having an inner perimeter defining an open space; and an inner gate member sandwiched between the first and second gate members (230', 332) with the inner gate member having the first and the second endless elastic bands (346, 348) seated against opposing sides thereof, wherein the first elastic band is sandwiched between the first gate member and the inner gate member, and the second elastic band is sandwiched between the second, gate member and the inner gate member, wherein the first elastic band is positioned inward a distance from the outer sides of the first and second gate members (230', 332) and spaces the first gate member a distance apart from the second gate member, wherein the inner gate member defines an opening therethrough aligned with the openings in the open position portions of the first and second gate members (230', 332), the open spaces of the first and second elastic bands (346, 348) being oriented for alignment with the openings in both of the first and second gate members and the opening of the inner gate member to form a passage through the sprung gate.
Tamper-preventing liquid-dispensing tap (1, 1B) with automatic opening comprising: - a containing body (4, 4B); - a internal valve or membrane with elastic dome contained in said body (4, 4B); - a driving element contained in and operatively coupled with said internal valve or membrane with elastic dome; and - a cap (2, 2B) equipped with integrated sealing elements (2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8; 2B.1, 2B.2, 2B.6, 2B.8), said cap (2, 2B) being placed above and stably constrained to said body (4, 4B) forming a single component which cannot be divided, said cap (2, 2B) being further operatively coupled with said driving element; wherein said driving element is designed to be driven by said cap (2, 2B) to allow opening the tap, characterized in that said driving element is designed to be driven by said cap (2, 2B) to allow simultaneously breaking the sealing elements (2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8; 2B.1, 2B.2, 2B.6, 2B.8) of the tap, wherein the integrated sealing elements (2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8; 2B.1, 2B.2, 2B.6, 2B.8)remain fastened to the cap (2, 2B). - a containing body (4, 4B); - a internal valve or membrane with elastic dome contained in said body (4, 4B); - a driving element contained in and operatively coupled with said internal valve or membrane with elastic dome; and - a cap (2, 2B) equipped with integrated sealing elements (2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8; 2B.1, 2B.2, 2B.6, 2B.8), said cap (2, 2B) being placed above and stably constrained to said body (4, 4B) forming a single component which cannot be divided, said cap (2, 2B) being further operatively coupled with said driving element; wherein said driving element is designed to be driven by said cap (2, 2B) to allow opening the tap, characterized in that said driving element is designed to be driven by said cap (2, 2B) to allow simultaneously breaking the sealing elements (2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8; 2B.1, 2B.2, 2B.6, 2B.8) of the tap, wherein the integrated sealing elements (2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8; 2B.1, 2B.2, 2B.6, 2B.8)remain fastened to the cap (2, 2B). wherein said driving element is designed to be driven by said cap (2, 2B) to allow opening the tap, characterized in that said driving element is designed to be driven by said cap (2, 2B) to allow simultaneously breaking the sealing elements (2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8; 2B.1, 2B.2, 2B.6, 2B.8) of the tap, wherein the integrated sealing elements (2.1, 2.2, 2.6, 2.8; 2B.1, 2B.2, 2B.6, 2B.8)remain fastened to the cap (2, 2B).
Device for the optical recognition of objects, in particular empties, in an empties return system, comprising an optical sensor; comprising a light source; comprising a reflector configured and arranged in such a way that it reflects light beams, emitted by the light source, onto the optical sensor on a predetermined beam path; and comprising at least one directionally selective filter, which is arranged on the predetermined beam path of the light beams emitted by the light source and reflected by the reflector, characterised in that the directionally selective filter has a curvature at least in portions. comprising a light source; comprising a reflector configured and arranged in such a way that it reflects light beams, emitted by the light source, onto the optical sensor on a predetermined beam path; and comprising at least one directionally selective filter, which is arranged on the predetermined beam path of the light beams emitted by the light source and reflected by the reflector, characterised in that the directionally selective filter has a curvature at least in portions.
A surgical retractor system, comprising: a first retractor which may be any retractor allowing passage through its interior, said first retractor having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the first retractor comprises a tube having a first working channel forming a passage through the interior of the first retractor; and a second retractor which may be any retractor allowing passage through its interior, said second retractor having a proximal end and a distal end, and comprising a frame and two or more blades; wherein the second retractor has a first configuration in which the second retractor is dimensioned to be insertable through the first working channel, and wherein the proximal end of the second retractor is positionable in the vicinity of the first retractor distal end, and wherein the frame comprises means adapted to expand a distance between the two or more blades to form a second working channel through the second retractor, whereby at least one surgical procedure can be conducted, through said retractor system having a combination of said first working channel and said second working channel, upon tissue accessible through a distal end of said second working channel. a first retractor which may be any retractor allowing passage through its interior, said first retractor having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the first retractor comprises a tube having a first working channel forming a passage through the interior of the first retractor; and a second retractor which may be any retractor allowing passage through its interior, said second retractor having a proximal end and a distal end, and comprising a frame and two or more blades;
A camera for detecting spark discharges, comprising an event-based image sensor having a plurality of pixel elements that in each case detect when the intensity detected by the pixel element changes and generate an event then and only then, and a control and evaluation unit configured to read out events from the image sensor and evaluate whether a spark discharge is detected with the events, characterized in that the control and evaluation unit is configured to further evaluate only events of increasing intensity.
A method comprising: generating, by a base station, data samples of received traffic, overhead and pilot signals; demodulating, by the base station, the data samples corresponding only to the traffic and overhead signals to provide recovered symbols; before any decoding of the recovered symbols detecting, by the base station, overhead signals to recover transmitted overhead bits; deinterleaving and decoding, by the base station, the recovered symbols to recover decoded data bits transmitted by an access terminal; encoding, interleaving and modulating, by the base station, the successfully decoded data bits to form samples from the access terminal; and removing or cancelling, by the base station, a contribution of the access terminal from the data samples; the method further comprising, before said removing or cancelling, performing pilot interference cancellation for all access terminals based on channel estimates. generating, by a base station, data samples of received traffic, overhead and pilot signals; demodulating, by the base station, the data samples corresponding only to the traffic and overhead signals to provide recovered symbols; before any decoding of the recovered symbols detecting, by the base station, overhead signals to recover transmitted overhead bits; deinterleaving and decoding, by the base station, the recovered symbols to recover decoded data bits transmitted by an access terminal; encoding, interleaving and modulating, by the base station, the successfully decoded data bits to form samples from the access terminal; and removing or cancelling, by the base station, a contribution of the access terminal from the data samples; the method further comprising, before said removing or cancelling, performing pilot interference cancellation for all access terminals based on channel estimates.
A method of silylating a terminal olefinic C-H bond, the method comprising contacting at least one organic substrate comprising a terminal olefinic C-H bond with a mixture comprising: (a) an organosilane, organodisilane, or mixture thereof; and (b) a potassium alkoxide, potassium hydroxide, potassium anionic amide, or a mixture thereof; (c) an ether solvent, and in the absence of added transition metal ions or transition metal catalysts, such that the contacting results in the formation either or both of a terminally silylated olefinic product or a terminally hydrosilylated product. (a) an organosilane, organodisilane, or mixture thereof; and (b) a potassium alkoxide, potassium hydroxide, potassium anionic amide, or a mixture thereof; (c) an ether solvent, and in the absence of added transition metal ions or transition metal catalysts, such that the contacting results in the formation either or both of a terminally silylated olefinic product or a terminally hydrosilylated product.
A wireless communication apparatus, comprising: a plurality of antenna groups (1012a; 1012r) each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of sectors within a cell; a memory that is operable to store a plurality of indicators each corresponding to a group of pilot symbols of a plurality of groups of pilot symbols; and a circuit coupled with the plurality of antenna groups that is operable to select an indicator of the plurality of indicators to be transmitted to a wireless communication device in communication with one of the plurality of antenna groups, based upon a location of the wireless communication device within a respective one of the plurality of sectors, to assign the wireless communication device to transmit a group of pilot symbols to the wireless communication apparatus; wherein the circuit is operable to select a specific one of the indicators when the wireless communication device is near a boundary between two or more of the plurality of sectors; wherein the group of pilot symbols assigned to the wireless communication device by the selected specific one of the indicators is unique to the boundary between the two or more of the plurality of sectors, the same for all boundaries for all of the plurality of sectors within the cell, or a mix thereof. a plurality of antenna groups (1012a; 1012r) each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of sectors within a cell; a memory that is operable to store a plurality of indicators each corresponding to a group of pilot symbols of a plurality of groups of pilot symbols; and a circuit coupled with the plurality of antenna groups that is operable to select an indicator of the plurality of indicators to be transmitted to a wireless communication device in communication with one of the plurality of antenna groups, based upon a location of the wireless communication device within a respective one of the plurality of sectors, to assign the wireless communication device to transmit a group of pilot symbols to the wireless communication apparatus; wherein the circuit is operable to select a specific one of the indicators when the wireless communication device is near a boundary between two or more of the plurality of sectors; wherein the group of pilot symbols assigned to the wireless communication device by the selected specific one of the indicators is unique to the boundary between the two or more of the plurality of sectors, the same for all boundaries for all of the plurality of sectors within the cell, or a mix thereof.
A method of preventing a rollback of a wheel excavator, the wheel excavator including a driving motor and a transmission, the method comprising: detecting (ST210, ST220; ST410, ST420) a driving direction of the wheel excavator on a slope; comparing (ST230, ST260; ST430, ST460) the driving direction of the wheel excavator with a desired driving direction of a driver for the wheel excavator; and selectively generating (ST250, ST260; ST450, ST460) a hydraulic brake force using the driving motor of the wheel excavator in accordance with comparison results; and characterized by: converting (ST240; ST440) the wheel excavator into a normal drive when the driving direction of the wheel excavator is coincided with the desired driving direction after the generating a hydraulic brake force, wherein generating (ST250; ST450) the hydraulic brake force comprises maximumly setting an oil discharge amount of the driving motor when the driving direction of the wheel excavator is not coincided with the desired driving direction. detecting (ST210, ST220; ST410, ST420) a driving direction of the wheel excavator on a slope; comparing (ST230, ST260; ST430, ST460) the driving direction of the wheel excavator with a desired driving direction of a driver for the wheel excavator; and selectively generating (ST250, ST260; ST450, ST460) a hydraulic brake force using the driving motor of the wheel excavator in accordance with comparison results; and characterized by: converting (ST240; ST440) the wheel excavator into a normal drive when the driving direction of the wheel excavator is coincided with the desired driving direction after the generating a hydraulic brake force, wherein generating (ST250; ST450) the hydraulic brake force comprises maximumly setting an oil discharge amount of the driving motor when the driving direction of the wheel excavator is not coincided with the desired driving direction. converting (ST240; ST440) the wheel excavator into a normal drive when the driving direction of the wheel excavator is coincided with the desired driving direction after the generating a hydraulic brake force, wherein generating (ST250; ST450) the hydraulic brake force comprises maximumly setting an oil discharge amount of the driving motor when the driving direction of the wheel excavator is not coincided with the desired driving direction.
A tissue treatment system, comprising: an elongate probe having a distal tip and a length; at least one infusion lumen positioned through or along the elongate probe, wherein the infusion lumen defines one or more openings (52, 54) along its length; at least one delivery lumen slidingly positioned through or along the at least one infusion lumen, wherein translation of the at least one delivery lumen relative to the at least one infusion lumen controls a number of unobstructed openings along the at least one infusion lumen; and a liner enclosing the probe and being expandable from a delivery configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the liner has a size greater than the size of a uterine cavity in which the liner is inserted, wherein the liner defines a suppleness such that expansion of the liner within the uterine cavity causes portions of the liner to fold upon itself while conforming against a tissue surface of the uterine cavity. an elongate probe having a distal tip and a length; at least one infusion lumen positioned through or along the elongate probe, wherein the infusion lumen defines one or more openings (52, 54) along its length; at least one delivery lumen slidingly positioned through or along the at least one infusion lumen, wherein translation of the at least one delivery lumen relative to the at least one infusion lumen controls a number of unobstructed openings along the at least one infusion lumen; and a liner enclosing the probe and being expandable from a delivery configuration to an expanded configuration, wherein the liner has a size greater than the size of a uterine cavity in which the liner is inserted, wherein the liner defines a suppleness such that expansion of the liner within the uterine cavity causes portions of the liner to fold upon itself while conforming against a tissue surface of the uterine cavity.
A treefall preventing device to be buried in soil such that roots entwine the treefall preventing device as a planted tree grows, wherein the treefall preventing device comprises three or more supporting parts extending in parallel with each other and ring-like retaining bodies supported by the supporting parts, and the retaining bodies are secured so as to be placed at intervals along the supporting parts, characterized in that the treefall preventing device further comprises spiral assisting bodies, which are in a spiral shape, disposed inside the retaining bodies. the treefall preventing device comprises three or more supporting parts extending in parallel with each other and ring-like retaining bodies supported by the supporting parts, and the retaining bodies are secured so as to be placed at intervals along the supporting parts, characterized in that the treefall preventing device further comprises spiral assisting bodies, which are in a spiral shape, disposed inside the retaining bodies.
Mounting frame for a sanitary article, in particular a WC or shower WC, comprising: - a flush pipe receptacle for receiving a flush pipe for supplying flush water to the sanitary article; - a fastening means for receiving and fastening a waste water pipe for discharging waste water from the sanitary article to the mounting frame; and - at least a first and a second fastening means (15; 16) for fastening the sanitary article to the mounting frame; wherein the flush pipe receptacle, the fastening means, and the first and second fastening means (15; 16) define an intermediate space, wherein the intermediate space is defined by two vertical planes which extend vertically through the first and second fastening means (15; 16), respectively, and by two horizontal planes which extend horizontally through the flush pipe receptacle and the fastening means, respectively, and wherein an electrical box for supplying power to the sanitary article is arranged in the intermediate space. - a flush pipe receptacle for receiving a flush pipe for supplying flush water to the sanitary article; - a fastening means for receiving and fastening a waste water pipe for discharging waste water from the sanitary article to the mounting frame; and - at least a first and a second fastening means (15; 16) for fastening the sanitary article to the mounting frame; wherein the flush pipe receptacle, the fastening means, and the first and second fastening means (15; 16) define an intermediate space, wherein the intermediate space is defined by two vertical planes which extend vertically through the first and second fastening means (15; 16), respectively, and by two horizontal planes which extend horizontally through the flush pipe receptacle and the fastening means, respectively, and wherein an electrical box for supplying power to the sanitary article is arranged in the intermediate space.
Actuating device for actuating a vehicle function, having a cover element, the cover element having an operating region which is directed outwards and is formed at least partially from electrically conductive metallic material, the operating region being electrically decoupled from the remaining components, wherein a light distributing device with a light source arranged below or in the light distributing device is arranged below the cover element, wherein the light source and the light distributing device are arranged for backlighting the cover element, wherein the light distributing device is made of an electrically insulating transparent plastic and galvanically decouples the cover element from the other elements, wherein a circuit board with a capacitive sensor is arranged under the light distributing device in such a way that the capacitive sensor is capacitively coupled to the operating region, wherein a control and evaluation circuit is coupled to the light source and the capacitive sensor to switch the light source in response to an approach, characterized in in that a switch is arranged below the cover element, on the circuit board, and the cover element is arranged movably with respect to the switch, so that switch actuation takes place by mechanical action on the cover element. a cover element, the cover element having an operating region which is directed outwards and is formed at least partially from electrically conductive metallic material, the operating region being electrically decoupled from the remaining components, wherein a light distributing device with a light source arranged below or in the light distributing device is arranged below the cover element, wherein the light source and the light distributing device are arranged for backlighting the cover element, wherein the light distributing device is made of an electrically insulating transparent plastic and galvanically decouples the cover element from the other elements, wherein a circuit board with a capacitive sensor is arranged under the light distributing device in such a way that the capacitive sensor is capacitively coupled to the operating region, wherein a control and evaluation circuit is coupled to the light source and the capacitive sensor to switch the light source in response to an approach, characterized in in that a switch is arranged below the cover element, on the circuit board, and the cover element is arranged movably with respect to the switch, so that switch actuation takes place by mechanical action on the cover element.