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A fluid removal system comprising: a tube with a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the tube has a slight resting curve and is open on the proximal end and the distal end and includes a plurality of holes near the distal end; a first channel along a greater curvature of the resting curve of the tube containing a plurality of cannulas with proximal ends and distal ends, wherein the distal ends of the plurality of cannulas can be extended beyond the first channel at the distal end of the tube; a second channel along a lesser curvature of the resting curve of the tube containing a pull line with a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end of the line is attached to the tube near the distal end of the tube and wherein a force applied to the pull line in a proximal direction causes the curve of the tube to reversibly increase; and a locking mechanism attached to the tube, the locking mechanism reversibly securing the pull line in place such that, when tension is placed on the pull line such that the curve of the tube is increased and the pull line is secured in the locking mechanism, the increased curve of the tube is maintained. a tube with a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the tube has a slight resting curve and is open on the proximal end and the distal end and includes a plurality of holes near the distal end; a first channel along a greater curvature of the resting curve of the tube containing a plurality of cannulas with proximal ends and distal ends, wherein the distal ends of the plurality of cannulas can be extended beyond the first channel at the distal end of the tube; a second channel along a lesser curvature of the resting curve of the tube containing a pull line with a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end of the line is attached to the tube near the distal end of the tube and wherein a force applied to the pull line in a proximal direction causes the curve of the tube to reversibly increase; and a locking mechanism attached to the tube, the locking mechanism reversibly securing the pull line in place such that, when tension is placed on the pull line such that the curve of the tube is increased and the pull line is secured in the locking mechanism, the increased curve of the tube is maintained.
A communication system, the system comprising - a tag associated with an item, wherein the tag includes an accelerometer and a transmitter; - a fixed reader for receiving a signal from said transmitter, said signal comprising acceleration data from said accelerometer; - a mobile telephone also comprising an accelerometer; - a server being arranged to receive respective acceleration data from the mobile phone and from the fixed reader, and to infer a user's psychological state with respect to the item associated with the tag based on correlation between accelerometer data received in respect of the tag and accelerometer data received in respect of the mobile telephone. - a tag associated with an item, wherein the tag includes an accelerometer and a transmitter; - a fixed reader for receiving a signal from said transmitter, said signal comprising acceleration data from said accelerometer; - a mobile telephone also comprising an accelerometer; - a server being arranged to receive respective acceleration data from the mobile phone and from the fixed reader, and to infer a user's psychological state with respect to the item associated with the tag based on correlation between accelerometer data received in respect of the tag and accelerometer data received in respect of the mobile telephone.
A compressible seal or lead-through for cables, wires or pipes having two or more compressible base parts (1, 8, 11) surrounding each cable, wire or pipe, which seal or lead-through is placed either directly in an opening through a wall or other structural partition forming the wall or other partition or in a frame, whereby a barrier is formed of the two or more base parts (1, 8, 11) and at least one compression unit in either the opening or the frame, wherein each base part (1,8, 11) has peelable sheets (3-7, 10, 12) for adapting to the diameter of a cable, wire or pipe, characterized in that the peelable sheets (3-7, 10, 12) have different thickness, that it is a module formed of two base parts (1, 8) and having a rectangular outer form, whereby a groove (2, 9) is formed in each base part (1, 8), which groove (2, 9) receives a number of peelable sheets (2-7, 10) and that at least one peelable sheet (2-7, 10, 11) has a thickness residing in the interval of about 1/20 - 1/4 of the size of the compressible module in the corresponding direction.
A dimming device (1; 1A), comprising: a pair of input terminals (11, 12) for being electrically connected between an illumination load and an AC power supply; a bidirectional switch (2, 2A) configured to switch between non-conduction and conduction of a bidirectional current between the pair of input terminals (11, 12); an inputter configured to receive a dimming level specifying a magnitude of a light output of the illumination load; a power supply electrically connected between the pair of input terminals (11, 12) and configured to be supplied with electric power from the AC power supply to generate control electric power; a controller configured to be supplied with the control electric power from the power supply to operate, the controller being configured to control the bidirectional switch (2, 2A) in accordance with the dimming level; and a current limiter; characterized in that: the current limiter is configured to stop generation of the control electric power by the power supply when a current larger than or equal to a specified value flows from the AC power supply to the power supply. a pair of input terminals (11, 12) for being electrically connected between an illumination load and an AC power supply; a bidirectional switch (2, 2A) configured to switch between non-conduction and conduction of a bidirectional current between the pair of input terminals (11, 12); an inputter configured to receive a dimming level specifying a magnitude of a light output of the illumination load; a power supply electrically connected between the pair of input terminals (11, 12) and configured to be supplied with electric power from the AC power supply to generate control electric power; a controller configured to be supplied with the control electric power from the power supply to operate, the controller being configured to control the bidirectional switch (2, 2A) in accordance with the dimming level; and a current limiter; characterized in that: the current limiter is configured to stop generation of the control electric power by the power supply when a current larger than or equal to a specified value flows from the AC power supply to the power supply.
A container holder consisting of a thermoplastic or comprising such one, for an apparatus, which is a dialysis apparatus, in particular an ultrafiltration apparatus, hemofiltration apparatus, hemodialysis apparatus and/or hemodialysis apparatus, or an apparatus for therapeutic apheresis, liver support therapy or oxygenation, with at least: - a first container receptacle for receiving a first container; - a second container receptacle for receiving a second container; - a fastening section for movably fastening the container holder to the apparatus; wherein at least one partition wall is arranged between the first container receptacle and the second container receptacle, characterized in that, the partition wall is arranged to prevent liquid leaking from a container arranged in the first container receptacle from flowing into the second container receptacle or vice versa. - a first container receptacle for receiving a first container; - a second container receptacle for receiving a second container; - a fastening section for movably fastening the container holder to the apparatus; wherein at least one partition wall is arranged between the first container receptacle and the second container receptacle, characterized in that, the partition wall is arranged to prevent liquid leaking from a container arranged in the first container receptacle from flowing into the second container receptacle or vice versa.
A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet forming a profile, provided with a laundry opening; a door having an inner frame arranged toward the laundry opening and an outer frame coupled to the inner frame and arranged toward the outside of the cabinet, and opening and closing the laundry opening; a hinge part having a first pivot rotating the door along a first rotational direction and a second pivot rotating the door along a second rotational direction different from the first rotational direction; a pivot switching member (1000, 1100) movable to rotatably fix the door to any one of the first pivot and the second pivot; and an actuator provided in the door and to be pressed by a user, moving the pivot switching member (1000, 1100) when being pressed by a user, wherein the actuator includes a pressing point pressed by the user, and the pressing point is provided at an upper end of the actuator, characterized in that the actuator includes a first actuator formed to be pressed by the user, and a second actuator formed to be pressed by the first actuator, and wherein the first actuator is formed to pivot around a first pivot shaft, and the second actuator includes a first portion arranged in the recessed part formed at the upper end of the door and a second portion extended from the end of the first portion to the part below the bottom of the recessed part, and pivots around a second pivot shaft when it is pressed by the first actuator, so as to move the pivot switching member (1000,1100). a cabinet forming a profile, provided with a laundry opening; a door having an inner frame arranged toward the laundry opening and an outer frame coupled to the inner frame and arranged toward the outside of the cabinet, and opening and closing the laundry opening; a hinge part having a first pivot rotating the door along a first rotational direction and a second pivot rotating the door along a second rotational direction different from the first rotational direction; a pivot switching member (1000, 1100) movable to rotatably fix the door to any one of the first pivot and the second pivot; and an actuator provided in the door and to be pressed by a user, moving the pivot switching member (1000, 1100) when being pressed by a user, wherein the actuator includes a pressing point pressed by the user, and the pressing point is provided at an upper end of the actuator, characterized in that the actuator includes a first actuator formed to be pressed by the user, and a second actuator formed to be pressed by the first actuator, and wherein the first actuator is formed to pivot around a first pivot shaft, and the second actuator includes a first portion arranged in the recessed part formed at the upper end of the door and a second portion extended from the end of the first portion to the part below the bottom of the recessed part, and pivots around a second pivot shaft when it is pressed by the first actuator, so as to move the pivot switching member (1000,1100).
A method for chrome plating a substrate using an electrolyte solution, the method comprising: dissolving in an aqueous medium a trivalent chromium chloride in an amount ranging from 0.1 mol to 0.9 mol per liter of the electrolyte solution; dissolving an oxalate compound in an amount ranging from 0.1 mol to 3.0 mol per liter of the electrolyte solution; dissolving (106, 108, 110) a group 13 metal salt in an amount ranging from 0.1 mol to 4.0 mol per liter of the electrolyte solution, an alkali metal sulfate in an amount ranging from 0.1 mol to 2.0 mol per liter of the electrolyte solution, and an alkali metal halide in an amount ranging from 0.1 mol to 0.5 mol per liter of the electrolyte solution; adding sodium lauryl sulfate and/or potassium lauryl sulfate in an amount ranging from 0.1 g to 1 g per liter of the electrolyte solution; and passing a current between a cathode and an anode through the electrolyte solution to deposit chromium on the substrate. dissolving in an aqueous medium a trivalent chromium chloride in an amount ranging from 0.1 mol to 0.9 mol per liter of the electrolyte solution; dissolving an oxalate compound in an amount ranging from 0.1 mol to 3.0 mol per liter of the electrolyte solution; dissolving (106, 108, 110) a group 13 metal salt in an amount ranging from 0.1 mol to 4.0 mol per liter of the electrolyte solution, an alkali metal sulfate in an amount ranging from 0.1 mol to 2.0 mol per liter of the electrolyte solution, and an alkali metal halide in an amount ranging from 0.1 mol to 0.5 mol per liter of the electrolyte solution; adding sodium lauryl sulfate and/or potassium lauryl sulfate in an amount ranging from 0.1 g to 1 g per liter of the electrolyte solution; and passing a current between a cathode and an anode through the electrolyte solution to deposit chromium on the substrate.
A carrier produced by moulding a plastic material, which receives a subassembly for moving same on a serial assembly line, comprising first means for positioning said carrier with respect to the assembly line, and second means for positioning the subassembly relative to said carrier, said carrier further comprising metal inserts (24, 26, 28, 32, 34) built into the carrier during the moulding thereof, wherein said inserts are then machined so as to at least partially produce the positioning means, said carrier being characterized in that the first positioning means (26, 28) with respect to the assembly line cooperate with complementary positioning means (74, 76) of a plate which receives this carrier for moving it along the assembly line.
A reusable filter container for use with a beverage brewing appliance, comprising: a cup-shaped body having a floor, a circumferential wall, and a top opening; a filter element positioned above the floor; at least one aperture formed in the floor; and a cover releasably attached to the cup body and covering the top opening, characterized in that said cover includes a plurality of slits extending from a central aperture providing a manner of ingress to said container. a cup-shaped body having a floor, a circumferential wall, and a top opening; a filter element positioned above the floor; at least one aperture formed in the floor; and a cover releasably attached to the cup body and covering the top opening, characterized in that said cover includes a plurality of slits extending from a central aperture providing a manner of ingress to said container.
A method of packaging a tool with (i) a tool handle extending along a handle-body axis and having a handle outer surface and handle inner surface defining, within the tool handle, an onboard internal storage channel for stowing predetermined contents and (ii) a handle cap having a cap-exterior surface and being configured for selectively closing the storage channel, the method comprising: providing a cap-restraining strip fabricated from a tear-resistant material, the cap-restraining strip having first and second panels (410A, 410B) joined to one another through a central connector portion; positioning the cap-restraining strip relative to the tool handle such that, with the cap installed for closure of the storage channel, at least a portion of the central connector portion covers at least a portion of the cap-exterior surface and the first and second panels extend along portions of the handle outer surface located on mutually opposite sides (40, 42) of the tool handle; and wrapping the first and second panels in order to securely bind the panels to the handle outer surface, thereby preventing removal of the handle cap; and wherein the cap-exterior surface, at least a portion of which is covered by at least a portion of the central connector portion, is situated within, and partially defines, a cap hole that extends laterally through the installed cap relative to the handle-body axis. providing a cap-restraining strip fabricated from a tear-resistant material, the cap-restraining strip having first and second panels (410A, 410B) joined to one another through a central connector portion; positioning the cap-restraining strip relative to the tool handle such that, with the cap installed for closure of the storage channel, at least a portion of the central connector portion covers at least a portion of the cap-exterior surface and the first and second panels extend along portions of the handle outer surface located on mutually opposite sides (40, 42) of the tool handle; and wrapping the first and second panels in order to securely bind the panels to the handle outer surface, thereby preventing removal of the handle cap; and wherein the cap-exterior surface, at least a portion of which is covered by at least a portion of the central connector portion, is situated within, and partially defines, a cap hole that extends laterally through the installed cap relative to the handle-body axis.
A transmission device for transmitting data transmission units or DTUs over a communication link comprising: - at least two DTU processing chains (411, 412, 511, 512); - a priority scheduler (410, 510, 5) adapted to retrieve processed DTUs from said DTU processing chains according to a priority assigned to said DTU processing chains; - a physical medium dependent layer (401, 501, 4) adapted to: o retrieve said processed DTUs from said priority scheduler (410, 510); and o further process said retrieved DTUs and transmit said further processed DTUs over said communication link; CHARACTERIZED IN THAT: each DTU processing chain (411, 412, 511, 512) comprises physical or PHY layer error protection mechanisms (413, 414, 513, 514, 6, 7) for said DTUs. - at least two DTU processing chains (411, 412, 511, 512); - a priority scheduler (410, 510, 5) adapted to retrieve processed DTUs from said DTU processing chains according to a priority assigned to said DTU processing chains; - a physical medium dependent layer (401, 501, 4) adapted to: o retrieve said processed DTUs from said priority scheduler (410, 510); and o further process said retrieved DTUs and transmit said further processed DTUs over said communication link; o retrieve said processed DTUs from said priority scheduler (410, 510); and o further process said retrieved DTUs and transmit said further processed DTUs over said communication link;
A method implemented within a near vertical incidence skywave, NVIS, communication system comprising: receiving a data stream to be transmitted wirelessly; the method being characterised in that it further comprises coding the data stream with space-time coding to create multiple data streams; mapping each of the data streams to a particular antenna (102, 104, 302, 304, 306, 1, 2, 3, 4) of a multi-antenna transceiver; and thereafter concurrently transmitting the multiple data streams within a common frequency band from each of the antennas (102, 104, 302, 304, 306, 1, 2, 3, 4) of the multi-antenna transceiver at near vertical incidence within a frequency range to cause the transmitted data streams to reflect off of the ionosphere (105, 305) towards a skywave receiver system having multiple antennas for receiving the multiple data streams. receiving a data stream to be transmitted wirelessly; the method being characterised in that it further comprises coding the data stream with space-time coding to create multiple data streams; mapping each of the data streams to a particular antenna (102, 104, 302, 304, 306, 1, 2, 3, 4) of a multi-antenna transceiver; and thereafter concurrently transmitting the multiple data streams within a common frequency band from each of the antennas (102, 104, 302, 304, 306, 1, 2, 3, 4) of the multi-antenna transceiver at near vertical incidence within a frequency range to cause the transmitted data streams to reflect off of the ionosphere (105, 305) towards a skywave receiver system having multiple antennas for receiving the multiple data streams.
A chamberless indoor air quality monitor system, comprising: a detector body, a resistive heater operatively connected to the detector body; and an active temperature sensor operatively connected to the resistive heater and operatively connected to an outer surface of the detector body configured to take an active temperature measurement; characterised in that the system further comprises: a processor operatively connected to the active temperature sensor configured to receive active temperature measurements from the active temperature sensor and generate a corrected active temperature measurement based on a temperature difference over time between a plurality of active temperature measurements, wherein generating the corrected active temperature measurement based on the temperature difference over time between the plurality of the active temperature measurements includes comparing the active temperature measurements before and after heating with the resistive heater. a detector body, a resistive heater operatively connected to the detector body; and an active temperature sensor operatively connected to the resistive heater and operatively connected to an outer surface of the detector body configured to take an active temperature measurement; characterised in that the system further comprises: a processor operatively connected to the active temperature sensor configured to receive active temperature measurements from the active temperature sensor and generate a corrected active temperature measurement based on a temperature difference over time between a plurality of active temperature measurements, wherein generating the corrected active temperature measurement based on the temperature difference over time between the plurality of the active temperature measurements includes comparing the active temperature measurements before and after heating with the resistive heater.
A spintronic device, comprising: a substrate; a magnetoresistive thin-film layer structure deposited on the substrate comprising a plurality of magnetoresistive devices (63, 65), each comprising a free ferromagnetic layer, an insulating tunnel junction, a reference ferromagnetic layer, an exchange coupling layer, and a ferromagnetic pinned layer on an antiferromagnetic layer; a patterned reflective layer; and a transparent insulating layer provided between the magnetoresistive layer and the patterned reflective layer, wherein the patterned reflective layer is patterned to reflect incident light away from first magnetoresistive devices and to transmit incident light through an aperture to the antiferromagnetic layer of the second magnetoresistive devices. a substrate; a magnetoresistive thin-film layer structure deposited on the substrate comprising a plurality of magnetoresistive devices (63, 65), each comprising a free ferromagnetic layer, an insulating tunnel junction, a reference ferromagnetic layer, an exchange coupling layer, and a ferromagnetic pinned layer on an antiferromagnetic layer; a patterned reflective layer; and a transparent insulating layer provided between the magnetoresistive layer and the patterned reflective layer,