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A powered surgical cutting and stapling instrument comprising: at least one sensor to measure at least one parameter associated with the instrument at least one processor; a memory operatively associated with the processor, the memory including machine executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: monitor the at least one sensor over a predetermined time period; and determine a rate of change of the measured parameter; a handle (19, 8019); and a trigger (32, 8032) movable relative to the handle; wherein the at least one sensor comprises a pressure sensor or strain gauge positioned on the movable trigger; wherein the processor is configured to receive a signal from the strain gauge or pressure sensor over the predetermined time period, wherein the signal is representative of the force applied to the movable trigger, and wherein the processor is configured to determine a rate of change of the force over the predetermined period. at least one sensor to measure at least one parameter associated with the instrument at least one processor; a memory operatively associated with the processor, the memory including machine executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: monitor the at least one sensor over a predetermined time period; and determine a rate of change of the measured parameter; monitor the at least one sensor over a predetermined time period; and determine a rate of change of the measured parameter; a handle (19, 8019); and a trigger (32, 8032) movable relative to the handle; wherein the at least one sensor comprises a pressure sensor or strain gauge positioned on the movable trigger; wherein the processor is configured to receive a signal from the strain gauge or pressure sensor over the predetermined time period, wherein the signal is representative of the force applied to the movable trigger, and wherein the processor is configured to determine a rate of change of the force over the predetermined period.
Method for the cosmetic shaping and/or form retention of the hairstyle, characterized in that it comprises the step of applying to the hair an effective amount of a cosmetic composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of hydrophobic silica aerogel particles comprising at least one alcohol of formula below, the optical isomers thereof and the solvates thereof, in particular the hydrates thereof: in which formula: • R 1 represents an -OH, -CH 2 OH or -CH 3 group; • R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an -OH group; • R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a -CH 2 OH group, an -(O-CH 2 -CH 2) n -OH group with n denoting an integer ranging from 1 to 10, a -(CH 2 -CH 2) n -OH group with n denoting an integer ranging from 1 to 5 or a -CH -CH 3 group, the formula comprising at least one hydroxyl group in which the hydrophobic aerogel particles have a specific surface area per unit of mass ranging from 500 to 1500 m 2 /g, the alcohol(s) of formula being present in the composition in concentrations ranging from 10% to 60%, by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. • R 1 represents an -OH, -CH 2 OH or -CH 3 group; • R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an -OH group; • R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a -CH 2 OH group, an -(O-CH 2 -CH 2) n -OH group with n denoting an integer ranging from 1 to 10, a -(CH 2 -CH 2) n -OH group with n denoting an integer ranging from 1 to 5 or a -CH -CH 3 group,
A method of wireless communication, comprising: determining, at a base station, to modify at least one parameter associated with semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, of traffic for one or more user equipments, UEs; generating a reconfiguration control message to transmit to the one or more UEs to signal the modification of the at least one parameter, wherein the reconfiguration control message is a reconfigured downlink control information, DCI, that modifies an activation DCI utilizing invalid values that are not allocated by the activation DCI in order to signal that the base station has modified the at least one parameter associated with the SPS; and transmitting the reconfiguration control message (205,315) to the one or more UEs. determining, at a base station, to modify at least one parameter associated with semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, of traffic for one or more user equipments, UEs; generating a reconfiguration control message to transmit to the one or more UEs to signal the modification of the at least one parameter, wherein the reconfiguration control message is a reconfigured downlink control information, DCI, that modifies an activation DCI utilizing invalid values that are not allocated by the activation DCI in order to signal that the base station has modified the at least one parameter associated with the SPS; and transmitting the reconfiguration control message (205,315) to the one or more UEs.
Method for operating an electrical energy storage system, comprising at least one electrical energy storage unit, comprising the follow steps: a) identifying a first temperature value T 1 from a detected first temperature variable of the electrical energy storage system; b) identifying a heat transfer characteristic value R th, which denotes a heat transfer within the electrical energy storage system; identifying an electric current value I th as a function of the identified first temperature value T 1, a second temperature value T 2, which is identified from a data memory as a predefined temperature limit value T lim for the electrical energy storage unit and/or for the electrical energy storage system, an electrical resistance value R cell, a thermal capacity value c cell and a defined interval and the heat transfer characteristic value R th according to the equation I th = 1 2 c cell m cell Δ T R cell c rem + c cell 2 m cell 2 Δ T 2 c cell 2 c rem 2 + 4 Δ T R th R cell; c) operating the energy storage system in such a way that an electric current flowing in the electrical energy storage system does not exceed the identified current value I th at least during a partial interval of the defined interval. a) identifying a first temperature value T 1 from a detected first temperature variable of the electrical energy storage system; b) identifying a heat transfer characteristic value R th, which denotes a heat transfer within the electrical energy storage system; identifying an electric current value I th as a function of the identified first temperature value T 1, a second temperature value T 2, which is identified from a data memory as a predefined temperature limit value T lim for the electrical energy storage unit and/or for the electrical energy storage system, an electrical resistance value R cell, a thermal capacity value c cell and a defined interval and the heat transfer characteristic value R th according to the equation I th = 1 2 c cell m cell Δ T R cell c rem + c cell 2 m cell 2 Δ T 2 c cell 2 c rem 2 + 4 Δ T R th R cell; c) operating the energy storage system in such a way that an electric current flowing in the electrical energy storage system does not exceed the identified current value I th at least during a partial interval of the defined interval.
A method for avoiding self combustion of carbonaceous adsorbent comprising a catalyst, the method comprising blowing air through said carbonaceous adsorbent thereby oxidizing catalyst and/or components that are in a reduced state and simultaneously cooling the carbonaceous adsorbent; wherein the catalyst is an inorganic salt, hydroxide or oxide that comprises a metal ion selected from the group consisting of K+, Na+, Cu++, Mn++, Mg++, Ca++ and Fe+++, wherein the carbonaceous adsorbent further comprises one or more contaminants adsorbed on the carbonaceous adsorbent and where one or more of the contaminants are in a reduced state. wherein the catalyst is an inorganic salt, hydroxide or oxide that comprises a metal ion selected from the group consisting of K+, Na+, Cu++, Mn++, Mg++, Ca++ and Fe+++, wherein the carbonaceous adsorbent further comprises one or more contaminants adsorbed on the carbonaceous adsorbent and where one or more of the contaminants are in a reduced state.
A coating for a utensil or vessel for cooking food products, characterized in that it consists of an aluminum-based alloy containing more than 80% by weight of one or more quasicrystalline or approximant phases, having the composition Al a (Fe 1-x X x) b (Cr 1-y Y y) c Z z J j in which: • X represents one or more elements isoelectronic with Fe, chosen from Ru and Os; • Y represents one or more elements isoelectronic with Cr, chosen from Mo and W; • Z is an element or a mixture of elements chosen from Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mn, Re, Rh, Ni and Pd; • J represents the inevitable impurities other than copper; • a + b + c + z = 100 • 5 ≤ b ≤ 15; 10 ≤ c ≤ 29; 0 ≤ z ≤ 10; • xb ≤ 2 • yc ≤ 2; and • j<1. • X represents one or more elements isoelectronic with Fe, chosen from Ru and Os; • Y represents one or more elements isoelectronic with Cr, chosen from Mo and W; • Z is an element or a mixture of elements chosen from Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mn, Re, Rh, Ni and Pd; • J represents the inevitable impurities other than copper; • a + b + c + z = 100 • 5 ≤ b ≤ 15; 10 ≤ c ≤ 29; 0 ≤ z ≤ 10; • xb ≤ 2 • yc ≤ 2; and • j<1.
A coextrusion feedblock, comprising: a housing; a central extrusion channel; a coextrusion channel; a rotatable combining plane; a rotatable profile actuator; and a profiled bar having a profiling face, wherein: said central extrusion channel and said coextrusion channel pass through said housing, said rotatable combining plane and said rotatable profile actuator are positioned on opposite sides of said coextrusion channel so as to confront each other, and said rotatable profile actuator is configured such that (a) rotation in a first direction increases a profiling impact said profiled bar has on polymer flowing through said coextrusion channel by causing said profiling face to move to one position in said coextrusion channel and (b) rotation of said rotatable profile actuator in a second direction decreases the profiling impact said profiled bar has on polymer flowing through said coextrusion channel by causing said profiling face to move to another position in said coextrusion channel, characterised in that said profiled bar is removably mounted on said rotatable actuator such that the profiled bar and the rotatable profile actuator move together. a housing; a central extrusion channel; a coextrusion channel; a rotatable combining plane; a rotatable profile actuator; and a profiled bar having a profiling face, wherein: said central extrusion channel and said coextrusion channel pass through said housing, said rotatable combining plane and said rotatable profile actuator are positioned on opposite sides of said coextrusion channel so as to confront each other, and said rotatable profile actuator is configured such that (a) rotation in a first direction increases a profiling impact said profiled bar has on polymer flowing through said coextrusion channel by causing said profiling face to move to one position in said coextrusion channel and (b) rotation of said rotatable profile actuator in a second direction decreases the profiling impact said profiled bar has on polymer flowing through said coextrusion channel by causing said profiling face to move to another position in said coextrusion channel, said central extrusion channel and said coextrusion channel pass through said housing, said rotatable combining plane and said rotatable profile actuator are positioned on opposite sides of said coextrusion channel so as to confront each other, and said rotatable profile actuator is configured such that (a) rotation in a first direction increases a profiling impact said profiled bar has on polymer flowing through said coextrusion channel by causing said profiling face to move to one position in said coextrusion channel and (b) rotation of said rotatable profile actuator in a second direction decreases the profiling impact said profiled bar has on polymer flowing through said coextrusion channel by causing said profiling face to move to another position in said coextrusion channel, characterised in that said profiled bar is removably mounted on said rotatable actuator such that the profiled bar and the rotatable profile actuator move together.
Tap for storing pressurised fluid, in particular hydrogen gas, comprising a body housing a fluid circuit comprising a first end intended to be connected with the orifice of at least one pressurised fluid storage, at least one second drawing end intended to be connected to a receiving circuit to make it possible to supply fluid drawn from the storage via the circuit, at least one third filling end intended to be connected to a pressurised gas source to make it possible for the filling of the storage via the circuit, the second and third ends being connected to the first end via respectively a branch for drawing from the circuit and a branch for filling the circuit, the drawing and filling branches being connected in parallel to the first end of the circuit and each comprising a set of valve(s), the circuit comprising two separate drawing ends fluidically connected to the drawing branch and opening onto the body of the tap at the level respectively of two separate orifices, characterised in that the two separate drawing ends are situated downstream from the set of valve(s) of the drawing branch and fluidically communicate together and with the drawing branch, i.e. that the gas drawn through one or the other of the ends has passed through the same set of valve(s) of the drawing branch.
Dispensing device for dispensing a fluid, wherein the dispensing device comprises a connection part for attaching the dispensing device to a container, a pumping device with a flexible bellows for conveying the fluid, and an actuating lever for actuating the pumping device, wherein the pumping device has a base connected to the bellows on the inlet side and having a supply channel for the fluid, wherein the base is formed as a component manufactured separately from the bellows and comprises a bottom element and a conduit forming and/or delimiting the supply channel, wherein the conduit and the bottom element are formed in one piece and the bottom element has or forms a counter surface for the actuating lever, wherein the actuating lever comprises a manually actuatable actuating arm and a lifting arm coupled thereto for driving the pumping device, wherein the lifting arm is formed by two elements extending parallel to each other, wherein the actuating lever is pivotally mounted on the dispensing device by means of a bearing part arranged between the two elements of the lifting arm extending parallel to each other, and wherein the connection part has a bearing complementary to the bearing part of the actuating lever for rotatably holding the actuating lever. wherein the dispensing device comprises a connection part for attaching the dispensing device to a container, a pumping device with a flexible bellows for conveying the fluid, and an actuating lever for actuating the pumping device, wherein the pumping device has a base connected to the bellows on the inlet side and having a supply channel for the fluid, wherein the base is formed as a component manufactured separately from the bellows and comprises a bottom element and a conduit forming and/or delimiting the supply channel, wherein the conduit and the bottom element are formed in one piece and the bottom element has or forms a counter surface for the actuating lever, wherein the actuating lever comprises a manually actuatable actuating arm and a lifting arm coupled thereto for driving the pumping device, wherein the lifting arm is formed by two elements extending parallel to each other, wherein the actuating lever is pivotally mounted on the dispensing device by means of a bearing part arranged between the two elements of the lifting arm extending parallel to each other, and wherein the connection part has a bearing complementary to the bearing part of the actuating lever for rotatably holding the actuating lever.
Current measurement device for detecting a current flowing through a power line, comprising a magnetic loop for receiving the power line; comprising an exciter device, which is configured to magnetise the magnetic loop with a periodic signal (U E) such that the magnetisation of the magnetic loop always oscillates between two saturation limits; comprising a first current sensor, which is configured to detect an excitation current (I E) flowing in the exciter device as a result of the periodic signal (U E) and/or of the current to be detected; comprising a detection device, which detects a shift, induced by the current, in the detected excitation current (I E) on the current axis, and derives therefrom the intensity (S I) current to be detected; comprising a calibration device, which is configured to magnetise the magnetic loop and, as a function of the compensation current (I K) which occurs as a result of the compensation voltage (U K) in the compensation coil, to bring about a calibrated intensity (S IKal) of the current to be measured by the current measurement device.
An abnormal combustion detection apparatus for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, characterized by comprising: measurement means for measuring the vibration intensity of the internal combustion engine; determination means for performing determination processing, which determines that abnormal combustion occurs, if the vibration intensity measured by said measuring means in a determination period set for each cylinder is higher than a determination threshold; and correction means for correcting a determination threshold to be used in determination processing for a next cylinder on the basis of a peak value of the vibration intensity measured by said measurement means at the time when the abnormal combustion occurs and an engine speed, when it is determined by said determination means that the abnormal combustion occurs. measurement means for measuring the vibration intensity of the internal combustion engine; determination means for performing determination processing, which determines that abnormal combustion occurs, if the vibration intensity measured by said measuring means in a determination period set for each cylinder is higher than a determination threshold; and correction means for correcting a determination threshold to be used in determination processing for a next cylinder on the basis of a peak value of the vibration intensity measured by said measurement means at the time when the abnormal combustion occurs and an engine speed, when it is determined by said determination means that the abnormal combustion occurs.
A user interface method executed on a processor for displaying on a screen indicia for a set of entities associated with at least one of at least two particular entities, wherein the entities are data units stored on a computing device; the method comprising the steps of: - displaying on the screen indicia (400, 420) for the at least two particular entities; - determining that the displayed indicia (400, 420) for the at least two particular entities have been brought by a user into vicinity of one another; - determining a physical distance on the screen between the displayed indicia (400, 420) for the at least two particular entities; - determining the set of entities based on the distance on the screen between the indicia (400, 420) for the at least two particular entities; and - displaying on the screen the indicia for the set of entities. - displaying on the screen indicia (400, 420) for the at least two particular entities; - determining that the displayed indicia (400, 420) for the at least two particular entities have been brought by a user into vicinity of one another; - determining a physical distance on the screen between the displayed indicia (400, 420) for the at least two particular entities; - determining the set of entities based on the distance on the screen between the indicia (400, 420) for the at least two particular entities; and - displaying on the screen the indicia for the set of entities.
Method for selecting a target state (CRT _ GBX_DLS_TGT) of a drive train of an automatic transmission, in a transition phase between a current state and a state adopted initially as target out of several others, for wherein an arbitration is activated between the maintaining of the initial target and the selection of a new target in the course of the change of state between the current state and the initial target, if the latter no longer observes the acceleration constraint required by the driver, characterized in that, when the initial target (CRT_GBX_DLS_TGT) is eliminated in the course of realization: - a list is determined of states eligible as new target, by assigning them priority coefficients according to an arbitration linked to acceleration constraints required by the driver in terms of response time and intensity (AVL_DLS_AFTR_DRB), - the new target (CRT_GBX_DLS_TGT) is selected out of the eligible states, and - the new target is imposed on the drive train, until completely realized. - a list is determined of states eligible as new target, by assigning them priority coefficients according to an arbitration linked to acceleration constraints required by the driver in terms of response time and intensity (AVL_DLS_AFTR_DRB), - the new target (CRT_GBX_DLS_TGT) is selected out of the eligible states, and - the new target is imposed on the drive train, until completely realized.
Lithium-ion battery, in particular for a vehicle, with a majority of cells (9, 25, 29, 30, 31, 38) disposed in parallel branches, wherein each branch has several cells (9, 25, 29, 30, 31, 38), as well as an overcurrent protection device, which comprises electronic switches which switch at a defined current and are disposed in cross-branches running perpendicular to the parallel branches, wherein the cells (9, 25, 29, 30, 31, 38) are disposed matrixlike and the cross-branches contact the parallel branches in each case at a junction between two cells (9, 25, 29, 30, 31, 38) of the particular branch, characterised in that an electronic switch comprises two transistors.