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A temperature measurement system for an aerosol-generating device, comprising a magnetic field source, a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material, a force sensor, configured to measure an attractive force between the magnetic field source and the ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material, a memory, on which pre-recorded data is stored that associates at least one force value with a value that is indicative for the temperature of the ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material, and a control unit that is configured to determine a temperature information on the basis of a measured force value from the force sensor and the pre-recorded data, wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether the ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material has a temperature below or above its Curie temperature. a magnetic field source, a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material, a force sensor, configured to measure an attractive force between the magnetic field source and the ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material, a memory, on which pre-recorded data is stored that associates at least one force value with a value that is indicative for the temperature of the ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material, and a control unit that is configured to determine a temperature information on the basis of a measured force value from the force sensor and the pre-recorded data, wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether the ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material has a temperature below or above its Curie temperature.
A thermoplastic olefinic composition comprising: a first polymer composition comprising: a homopolymer polypropylene; a second polymer composition comprising: a polypropylene polymer grafted with an unsaturated monomer; a third polymer composition comprising: a first elastomeric ethylene copolymer; and a carbon fiber composition comprising: a carbon fiber coupled with a sizing composition; wherein the first elastomeric ethylene copolymer is an ethylene/octene copolymer; and wherein the sizing composition coupled to the carbon fiber is selected from the group consisting of: epoxy; nylon; and urethane. a first polymer composition comprising: a homopolymer polypropylene; a second polymer composition comprising: a polypropylene polymer grafted with an unsaturated monomer; a third polymer composition comprising: a first elastomeric ethylene copolymer; and a carbon fiber composition comprising: a carbon fiber coupled with a sizing composition; epoxy; nylon; and urethane.
An artificial heart comprising: a blood inlet line and/or a blood outlet line a blood pump with a pump drive, and a control for controlling and regulating the pump drive, and an electrode (29, 31) connected with the control for detecting electrical values at a patient's heart, the control controlling the pump drive as a function of the signals detected by the electrode (29, 31), wherein the electrode (29, 31) is provided at the blood inlet line or the blood outlet line, and an electrical signal line is provided between the electrode (29, 31) and the control in or at the wall of the blood inlet line or the blood outlet line, characterized in that the electrodes (29, 31) are provided in an annular shape on the outer side of the blood inlet line and/or the blood outlet line and are positioned immediately at a patient's heart, wherein the electrode (29, 31) is an ECG electrode. a blood inlet line and/or a blood outlet line a blood pump with a pump drive, and a control for controlling and regulating the pump drive, and an electrode (29, 31) connected with the control for detecting electrical values at a patient's heart, the control controlling the pump drive as a function of the signals detected by the electrode (29, 31), wherein the electrode (29, 31) is provided at the blood inlet line or the blood outlet line, and an electrical signal line is provided between the electrode (29, 31) and the control in or at the wall of the blood inlet line or the blood outlet line, characterized in that the electrodes (29, 31) are provided in an annular shape on the outer side of the blood inlet line and/or the blood outlet line and are positioned immediately at a patient's heart, wherein the electrode (29, 31) is an ECG electrode.
A sensory substitution system, comprising: a matrix of exciters that can be worn by a user in such a way that the exciters interact locally with the user's skin, a control circuit for the exciters of the matrix, characterized in that it further comprises an asynchronous signal source for providing the control circuit with an asynchronous signal representative of visual information organised according to a matrix of pixels, with the asynchronous signal comprising, for each pixel, successive events associated in an asynchronous manner with said pixel. a matrix of exciters that can be worn by a user in such a way that the exciters interact locally with the user's skin, a control circuit for the exciters of the matrix, characterized in that it further comprises an asynchronous signal source for providing the control circuit with an asynchronous signal representative of visual information organised according to a matrix of pixels, with the asynchronous signal comprising, for each pixel, successive events associated in an asynchronous manner with said pixel.
Method for encapsulating an armature for electrical machines by injection moulding, in which method a laminate stack, which has pole teeth which protrude radially from a yoke and has slots, which are undercut by the pole teeth in each case in pairs, for the armature windings, is mounted onto an armature shaft by way of a bore and is provided at least with a slot insulation by virtue of the encapsulation by injection moulding, wherein plastic flows through channels which run along the bore of the laminate stack and the surface of the armature shaft, and wherein the plastic is injected only at a first end side of the laminate stack, flows from this first end side into the slots and also through the channels and, after the plastic emerges from the channels onto the second end side, enters the slots from the second end side and coalesces with the plastic arriving from the first end side, characterized in that the channels are arranged in a radial extension of the centre of the pole teeth and symmetrically in relation to this centre, wherein the number of channels is selected depending on the number of pole teeth in such a way that a sufficient amount of contact area, in relation to the armature shaft remains in order to allow said armature shaft to participate in the magnetic flux guidance.
Process for the recovery of Ni and Co from Li-ion batteries or their waste, comprising the steps: - providing a furnace lined with magnesia-bearing refractory bricks; - providing a charge comprising slag formers, and Li-ion batteries or their waste; and, - smelting the charge in reducing conditions, thereby obtaining an alloy containing the major part of the Ni and Co, and a slag; characterized in that the slag has a percent composition by weight according to: 10 % < MnO < 40 %; CaO + 1.5 * Li 2 O / Al 2 O 3 > 0.3; CaO + 0.8 * MnO + 0.8 * Li 2 O < 60 %; CaO + 2 * Li 2 O + 0.4 * MnO / SiO 2 ≥ 2.0; Li 2 O ≥ 1%; and, Al 2 O 3 + SiO 2 + CaO + Li 2 O + MnO + FeO + MgO > 85 %. - providing a furnace lined with magnesia-bearing refractory bricks; - providing a charge comprising slag formers, and Li-ion batteries or their waste; and, - smelting the charge in reducing conditions, thereby obtaining an alloy containing the major part of the Ni and Co, and a slag;
A hot beverage preparing machine, where the selections regarding the beverages that could not be prepared according to the levels of components inside a container are prevented from being selected by the user, comprises, - at least one sensor for sensing the level of material inside the container, - at least one interface for the user to select one, multiple or all of the options for at least the type, the preparation type, and the number of the beverage to be prepared, and at least one control unit characterized by - the at least one control unit being adapted to calculate the remaining material inside the container according to the data supplied by the sensor, and to prevent the selections regarding the beverages which cannot be prepared according to the calculated material level from being selected on the interface by cutting the power supply of the said input means, by making the said option non-selectable or by removing the said option. - at least one sensor for sensing the level of material inside the container, - at least one interface for the user to select one, multiple or all of the options for at least the type, the preparation type, and the number of the beverage to be prepared, and at least one control unit characterized by - the at least one control unit being adapted to calculate the remaining material inside the container according to the data supplied by the sensor, and to prevent the selections regarding the beverages which cannot be prepared according to the calculated material level from being selected on the interface by cutting the power supply of the said input means, by making the said option non-selectable or by removing the said option.
A stent for insertion in a fluid conduit of the human or animal body when the stent is in a collapsed condition and for expansion to an expanded condition, wherein in the expanded condition the stent has a centre line which follows a substantially helical path so to induce swirl flow in the fluid conduit, characterised in that the pitch and/or amplitude of the helical centre line varies along the length of the stent so as to introduce a gentle swirl flow at an upstream end of the stent and to increase the swirl flow effect in a downstream direction.
A wheel-holder flange for a cup wheel of the type in which the wheel comprises a support bearing the abrasive material and the support may be detachably locked on the flange so that it can be fixed in rotation with the flange about an axis of rotation of the wheel, said flange comprising: - a first device for locking the wheel support on the wheel-holder flange by magnetic attraction, and - a second device for locking the wheel support on the flange, wherein the locking may take place by the action of the forces of a centrifugal nature generated by the rotation of the wheel, - the second locking device comprising at least a pair of retaining blocks held in such a way as to be able to slide in a limited manner on the flange and able to be radially urged, by centrifugal action, to engage a recess provided in the wheel support so as to oppose relative movements between the flange and the wheel support, principally in the axial direction, during the rotary movement of the wheel, each block being shaped as a disc and being housed in a floating manner in a respective seat of the flange, the seat having an opening facing the recess of the support, through which the corresponding block projects when it is urged by centrifugal action to engage the recess, characterised in that each seat housing the corresponding block comprises opposite lateral walls having portions with an inclined profile and converging in the direction of the opening in the seat, so that the block is returned into the seat, thereby disengaging the recess, when the wheel is not in rotation and the flange is orientated into a position such as to displace the block, under the action of gravity, along the inclined portions of the walls of the seat. - a first device for locking the wheel support on the wheel-holder flange by magnetic attraction, and - a second device for locking the wheel support on the flange, wherein the locking may take place by the action of the forces of a centrifugal nature generated by the rotation of the wheel, - the second locking device comprising at least a pair of retaining blocks held in such a way as to be able to slide in a limited manner on the flange and able to be radially urged, by centrifugal action, to engage a recess provided in the wheel support so as to oppose relative movements between the flange and the wheel support, principally in the axial direction, during the rotary movement of the wheel,
Hand held device for applying, by tape, a coating to a substrate, comprising an applicator tip joined to a housing and projecting from said housing, the applicator tip extending in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, the applicator tip comprising an attachment portion for joining said tip to the housing, an application portion for applying the coating to the substrate, and a rod extending in the longitudinal direction between the attachment portion and the application portion, the rod being elastically deformable such that the application portion is movable between a rest position and an application position, characterized in that the rod is an isostress rod.
Bundle comprising several segments (22 to 24) of conductor wires coated with an insulating material, the wire segments being gathered together to form a branch of the bundle that is fitted, at its free end, with an elbowed coupler comprising: - a baseplate or socket to which the ends (22a to 24a) of the wire segments of the bundle branch are fastened; - a rigid, elbowed case or conduit that surrounds the wire segments and a first end of which (20, 28) is provided so as to rest on the baseplate; and - a member for fastening the case to the baseplate in a mutually variable orientation, the branch being protected by a shielding sheath or braid integral with a second end (30, 31) of the elbowed case or conduit, the bundle being characterised in that it comprises one or more stop member(s) integral with the portion of the wire segments extending into the elbowed case or conduit and adhering to at least one wire segment, said stop member(s) cooperating with the elbowed case or conduit so as to prevent said portion of the wire segments from coming out of said case or conduit, and in that said portion of the wire segments has an overlength allowing localised spiralling - or twisting - such that the mutual orientation of the baseplate and the case can be modified without introducing detrimental mechanical stresses into those portions of the wire segments. - a baseplate or socket to which the ends (22a to 24a) of the wire segments of the bundle branch are fastened; - a rigid, elbowed case or conduit that surrounds the wire segments and a first end of which (20, 28) is provided so as to rest on the baseplate; and - a member for fastening the case to the baseplate in a mutually variable orientation,
Piece of jewellery, with at least one precious stone movably mounted in a recess of a main body, wherein the recess is bounded at least in some regions by a cover that is transparent at least in some regions and the at least one precious stone moves on a conical inner peripheral wall of an insert set into the recess, characterized in that the precious stone is arranged in a setting which is formed like a hollow cone and receives some regions of the precious stone in an interior space.
A method for controlling phytopathogenic and/or soil-dwelling nematodes, comprising attaching a Pasteuria composition comprising an effective amount of Pasteuria spores to a seed; and planting the seed.
A wearable terminal comprising: a main body; a main board in the main body; a first touch pad coupled to a rear surface of the main body;a band coupled to the main body, the band configured to secure the wearable terminal to the user; a second touch pad positioned such that a user can touch the second touch pad when the wearable terminal is secured to the user's body; a conductive board connected to the second touch pad and to the main board; a controller configured to measure a difference in electric potentials between the first touch pad and the second touch pad, and based on the measured difference in electric potentials, generate an electrocardiogram; characterized in that the wearable terminal further comprises: a pogo pin connected to the first touch pad and to the main board; a copper sheet provided in an inner surface of the main body; a C-clip connected to the copper sheet and to the main body; and a conductive elastic material disposed between the second touch pad and the flexible conductive board to electrically connect the second touch pad and the flexible conductive board. a main body; a main board in the main body; a first touch pad coupled to a rear surface of the main body;a band coupled to the main body, the band configured to secure the wearable terminal to the user; a second touch pad positioned such that a user can touch the second touch pad when the wearable terminal is secured to the user's body; a conductive board connected to the second touch pad and to the main board; a controller configured to measure a difference in electric potentials between the first touch pad and the second touch pad, and based on the measured difference in electric potentials, generate an electrocardiogram; characterized in that the wearable terminal further comprises: a pogo pin connected to the first touch pad and to the main board; a copper sheet provided in an inner surface of the main body; a C-clip connected to the copper sheet and to the main body; and a conductive elastic material disposed between the second touch pad and the flexible conductive board to electrically connect the second touch pad and the flexible conductive board. a pogo pin connected to the first touch pad and to the main board; a copper sheet provided in an inner surface of the main body; a C-clip connected to the copper sheet and to the main body; and a conductive elastic material disposed between the second touch pad and the flexible conductive board to electrically connect the second touch pad and the flexible conductive board.
A method for guiding scanning of an intraoral cavity of a patient, the method comprising: capturing one or more viewfinder images of one or more portions of the intraoral cavity of the patient, each of said one or more viewfinder images corresponding to a field of view of an intraoral scanner; scanning, using confocal optics, the one or more portions of the intraoral cavity with the intraoral scanner to generate one or more topography scans of the one or more portions of the intraoral cavity, the one or more topography scans corresponding to the one or more viewfinder images; capturing a viewfinder image of a portion of the intraoral cavity, the viewfinder image overlapping with the one or more viewfinder images; determining an area of overlap of the viewfinder image with the one or more viewfinder images; displaying one or more indicators of the area of overlap on one or more locations of a display in order to provide guidance for positioning the field of view of the intraoral scanner; wherein the one or more indicators comprise a warning indicator if the area of overlap is smaller than a predetermined amount. capturing one or more viewfinder images of one or more portions of the intraoral cavity of the patient, each of said one or more viewfinder images corresponding to a field of view of an intraoral scanner; scanning, using confocal optics, the one or more portions of the intraoral cavity with the intraoral scanner to generate one or more topography scans of the one or more portions of the intraoral cavity, the one or more topography scans corresponding to the one or more viewfinder images; capturing a viewfinder image of a portion of the intraoral cavity, the viewfinder image overlapping with the one or more viewfinder images; determining an area of overlap of the viewfinder image with the one or more viewfinder images; displaying one or more indicators of the area of overlap on one or more locations of a display in order to provide guidance for positioning the field of view of the intraoral scanner; wherein the one or more indicators comprise a warning indicator if the area of overlap is smaller than a predetermined amount.
A method, implemented by a wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU (100; 700), for multi-carrier operations, the method comprising: transmitting control information on a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, on one of multiple uplink component carriers, UL CCs, on a condition that PUSCH transmissions are occurring on at least one of the multiple UL CCs; and transmitting the control information on a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, on a given uplink component carrier on a condition that the PUSCH transmissions by the WTRU are not occurring on any of the multiple UL CCs. transmitting control information on a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, on one of multiple uplink component carriers, UL CCs, on a condition that PUSCH transmissions are occurring on at least one of the multiple UL CCs; and transmitting the control information on a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, on a given uplink component carrier on a condition that the PUSCH transmissions by the WTRU are not occurring on any of the multiple UL CCs.
A capsule for preparing a beverage comprising a lateral wall, an inlet wall and an outlet wall forming a hollow body where a brewing product is contained, said inlet wall comprising a piercing area, wherein said area is intended to be pierced by a brewing device comprising piercing means extending along a predetermined path for perforating said capsule to inject a brewing liquid into the said capsule, characterized in that said piercing area of the inlet wall comprises at least one portion protruding outside the said inlet wall, said portion comprising an inner lateral wall, an outer lateral wall and a perforating wall, wherein the width (w) of the perforating wall corresponds to the distance between said inner and outer lateral walls (11, 12), wherein said width (w) of the perforating wall is comprised in the range 1.5 mm to 5 mm and preferably in the range 2 mm to 4 mm, and wherein said at least one protruding portion extends along a circular path of radius (a) measured from a central axis of the capsule, said inner lateral wall and said outer lateral wall being arranged at equal distance from said radius (a), said radius (a) being comprised in the range 5 mm to 9 mm, and more preferably in the range 6 mm to 8 mm, said capsule being characterized in that J the capsule further comprises reinforcing means comprising at least one rib extending on said inlet wall from at least one of said inner and outer lateral walls (11, 12) of said protruding portion to externally reinforce said protruding portion.