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An aerosol generating system comprising: an aerosol-forming article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a mouthpiece portion for allowing a user to draw air through the substrate; and an aerosol generating device, the device comprising a housing having proximal and distal ends and comprising at least one external surface and one internal surface, the internal surface defining an open ended cavity at the proximal end of the housing in which the aerosol-forming substrate is received, the cavity having a longitudinal extent between its proximal and distal ends, a heater element within the cavity configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate received in the cavity, and an air inlet; wherein the system comprises a first air flow channel extending from the air inlet to a distal end of the cavity, wherein the first air flow channel extends between the internal surface and the external surface of the housing along at least a portion of the longitudinal extent of the cavity, and a second air flow channel extending from the distal end of the cavity to the mouthpiece portion, and wherein a distal end of the first air flow channel and a distal end of the second air flow channel meet at an air outlet positioned around a base of the heater element characterised in that the heater element is in the form of a pin or blade that extends into the substrate. an aerosol-forming article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a mouthpiece portion for allowing a user to draw air through the substrate; and an aerosol generating device, the device comprising a housing having proximal and distal ends and comprising at least one external surface and one internal surface, the internal surface defining an open ended cavity at the proximal end of the housing in which the aerosol-forming substrate is received, the cavity having a longitudinal extent between its proximal and distal ends, a heater element within the cavity configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate received in the cavity, and an air inlet; wherein the system comprises a first air flow channel extending from the air inlet to a distal end of the cavity, wherein the first air flow channel extends between the internal surface and the external surface of the housing along at least a portion of the longitudinal extent of the cavity, and a second air flow channel extending from the distal end of the cavity to the mouthpiece portion, and
An exhaust system for a vehicular lean burn internal combustion engine that emits oxides of nitrogen (NO x) and particulate matter, the system comprising a NO x reduction catalyst for reducing NO x in the presence of a nitrogenous reductant, means for introducing the nitrogenous reductant into a flowing exhaust gas, a filter for removing PM from exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust system and a low pressure exhaust gas recirculation circuit for connecting the exhaust system downstream of the filter to an air intake of the engine, wherein the EGR circuit comprises an ammonia oxidation catalyst, and wherein the NO x reduction catalyst is located on the filter.
An adjustable coolant pump comprising: a housing; a shaft to rotate around an axis of rotation of the housing; an impeller assembled in the shaft; a shutter displaceable along the axis of rotation to cover, at least partially, an outflow region of the impeller such that an amount of the coolant delivered by the pump is adjustable; at least one end-stop element attached to a portion of the housing to define an end of stroke for the shutter when covering, at least partially, the outflow region; wherein the housing comprises: a top face and a bottom face disposed substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation, the bottom face being provided between the top face and the shutter; wherein the end-stop element is attached to the bottom face; characterized in that the end-stop element comprises a shank fixed at one end to the portion of the housing and further comprising a widening at the other end to stop the shutter when covering, at least partially, the outflow region. a housing; a shaft to rotate around an axis of rotation of the housing; an impeller assembled in the shaft; a shutter displaceable along the axis of rotation to cover, at least partially, an outflow region of the impeller such that an amount of the coolant delivered by the pump is adjustable; at least one end-stop element attached to a portion of the housing to define an end of stroke for the shutter when covering, at least partially, the outflow region; wherein the housing comprises: a top face and a bottom face disposed substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation, the bottom face being provided between the top face and the shutter; wherein the end-stop element is attached to the bottom face; characterized in that the end-stop element comprises a shank fixed at one end to the portion of the housing and further comprising a widening at the other end to stop the shutter when covering, at least partially, the outflow region. a top face and a bottom face disposed substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation, the bottom face being provided between the top face and the shutter; wherein the end-stop element is attached to the bottom face; characterized in that the end-stop element comprises a shank fixed at one end to the portion of the housing and further comprising a widening at the other end to stop the shutter when covering, at least partially, the outflow region.
A method of treating a feed stream for a flotation device, said feed stream comprising solid particles, said method comprising: feeding a dilution water stream into said feed stream, and fluidly connecting said feed stream by a feed stream conduit to said flotation device, and characterized by generating microbubbles in said dilution water stream, mixing said dilution water stream with said feed stream to facilitate attachment of said microbubbles to said solid particles in said feed stream and generate bubbles for attachment to microbubble-attached solid particles, and said flotation device further comprising a tank for receiving said feed stream from said feed stream conduit and a mechanical agitator for agitating said feed stream in said tank, wherein said mechanical agitator comprises a rotor and a stator. feeding a dilution water stream into said feed stream, and fluidly connecting said feed stream by a feed stream conduit to said flotation device, and characterized by generating microbubbles in said dilution water stream, mixing said dilution water stream with said feed stream to facilitate attachment of said microbubbles to said solid particles in said feed stream and generate bubbles for attachment to microbubble-attached solid particles, and said flotation device further comprising a tank for receiving said feed stream from said feed stream conduit and a mechanical agitator for agitating said feed stream in said tank, wherein said mechanical agitator comprises a rotor and a stator.
A method for locating parts with electromagnetic identification (EMID) tags on a vehicle, the method comprising: transmitting, with at least one transmit antenna on an EMID reader, at least one first transmit signal having a first field of view, thereby establishing a first radiation region; receiving, with at least one receive antenna on the EMID reader, at least one first receive signal radiated from at least one of the EMID tags; transmitting, with the at least one transmit antenna on the EMID reader, at least one second transmit signal having a second field of view, thereby establishing a second radiation region; receiving, with the at least one receive antenna on the EMID reader, at least one second receive signal radiated from at least one of the EMID tags; subtracting, by at least one processor, the second radiation region from the first radiation region to determine a difference region; determining, by the at least one processor, which of the EMID tags are located within the difference region by using the at least one first receive signal and the at least one second receive signal; and determining, by the at least one processor, a location of the EMID tags located within the difference region. transmitting, with at least one transmit antenna on an EMID reader, at least one first transmit signal having a first field of view, thereby establishing a first radiation region; receiving, with at least one receive antenna on the EMID reader, at least one first receive signal radiated from at least one of the EMID tags; transmitting, with the at least one transmit antenna on the EMID reader, at least one second transmit signal having a second field of view, thereby establishing a second radiation region; receiving, with the at least one receive antenna on the EMID reader, at least one second receive signal radiated from at least one of the EMID tags; subtracting, by at least one processor, the second radiation region from the first radiation region to determine a difference region; determining, by the at least one processor, which of the EMID tags are located within the difference region by using the at least one first receive signal and the at least one second receive signal; and determining, by the at least one processor, a location of the EMID tags located within the difference region.
A balancer shaft assembly for an internal combustion engine comprising: a bearing cap; and a balancer shaft configured to rotate within a bearing comprising the bearing cap and a bearing seat, the bearing cap comprising first and second thrust control faces on opposing sides of the bearing cap, wherein the balancer shaft comprises first and second components (32, 34), at least one of the first and second components being operable to balance the internal combustion engine, and wherein the first and second components are arranged on the opposing sides of the bearing cap to thereby constrain axial movement of the balancer shaft, characterised in that a width of the bearing cap in an axial direction of the balancer shaft is greater than a width of the bearing seat in the axial direction. a bearing cap; and a balancer shaft configured to rotate within a bearing comprising the bearing cap and a bearing seat, the bearing cap comprising first and second thrust control faces on opposing sides of the bearing cap, wherein the balancer shaft comprises first and second components (32, 34), at least one of the first and second components being operable to balance the internal combustion engine, and wherein the first and second components are arranged on the opposing sides of the bearing cap to thereby constrain axial movement of the balancer shaft, characterised in that a width of the bearing cap in an axial direction of the balancer shaft is greater than a width of the bearing seat in the axial direction.
A detector, comprising a housing with at least one window for allowing radiation to enter, at least one sensor (1, 2) for sensing entered radiation, a unit for processing sensor signals, and mirrors (111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 131, 132, 141, 200, 221, 225, 231, 232) that are shaped and mounted in the housing for reflecting onto the sensor (1, 2) radiation from outside detection zones better than radiation from elsewhere, wherein linked mirrors reflect radiation from a detection zone consecutively and at least two mirrors (111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 122, 123, 124) are themselves linked to a common mirror, wherein each mirror (121, 221, 125, 225, 131, 231, 132, 232) in at least one linked pair is shaped and mounted in the housing so as to prevent it from reflecting radiation from another detection zone in sequence with other mirrors onto the sensor (1, 2) and one mirror (221, 225, 231, 232) in said linked pair is concave and the other mirror (121, 125, 131, 132) is substantially flat.
An autoinjector comprising a body that receives a reservoir, said reservoir containing fluid product and including a piston and a needle, such as a pre-filled syringe, said autoinjector comprising a piston rod that is adapted to co-operate with the piston of said reservoir, said piston rod being movable between a primed position and an injection position in which said piston rod has moved the piston of the reservoir so as to inject the fluid product through the needle, an injection spring being provided for urging said piston rod towards its injection position, the autoinjector comprising an injection lock that blocks said piston rod in its primed position, said injection lock including a control sleeve, said control sleeve containing said piston rod and said injection spring, said piston rod including a radial recess that receives at least one substantially-spherical blocking element, such as a ball, that is movable between a blocking position and an unblocking position, said at least one blocking element being urged radially outwards by said piston rod and being held in its blocking position by a blocking ring, said blocking ring being movable relative to said piston rod so as to release said at least one blocking element and thus unblock said injection lock, enabling said injection spring to move said piston rod towards its injection position, the autoinjector being characterized in that a support member is fastened, in particular snap-fastened, in said control sleeve, said support member including a ring having an axial end that is in contact with said injection spring and the other axial end supports said at least one substantially-spherical blocking element, said blocking ring being engaged, in particular snap-fastened, on said support member, said blocking ring being disengaged from said support member by said control sleeve when said control sleeve is moved axially while the autoinjector is being actuated, so as to unblock said injection lock.
A motor vehicle door handle with an electrical mechanoelectrical sensor arrangement arranged within its wall that can be manually actuated by an operator having a first sensor section arranged on an outside of a wall section of the wall, which comprises at least one component moved during the actuation by the operator, and a second sensor section arranged behind the wall section, which senses the movement of the component and emits a corresponding sensor output signal, wherein the wall of the motor vehicle door handle hermetically encloses electrical assemblies and the second sensor section insulating these relative to the surroundings, wherein the moved component is a deformable mechanical element with a stable state of rest and a metastable state, which is arranged in a recess of the wall, wherein a sudden transition into the metastable state brought about by a manual force effect on an outside of the deformable mechanical element leads to a palpable tactile feedback for the operator and the brief rapid movement of the moved part occurring in the process is detected by the second sensor section.
Advanced control heat transfer loop apparatus for heat transfer and thermal control applications, using a two-phase fluid as a working media and comprising: - at least one evaporator to be connected with a heat source and comprising a primary capillary pump, a thermal stabilization-compensation chamber being attached to the at least one evaporator, - at least one condenser to be connected with a heat sink, - liquid lines and vapor lines connecting the at least one evaporator and the at least one condenser, - a remote compensation chamber, - temperature sensors for detecting the temperature of the remote compensation chamber, - at least one heating element for heating the remote compensation chamber, and - a controller, characterized in that it comprises also temperature sensors for detecting the temperature at the thermal stabilization compensation chamber attached to the at least one evaporator and in that the controller is configured to monitor the temperatures detected by the sensors and to control the heating element in such a way that the value of the difference ΔT Control between the temperature of the remote compensation chamber and the temperature of the thermal stabilization compensation chamber attached to the at least one evaporator is positive. - at least one evaporator to be connected with a heat source and comprising a primary capillary pump, a thermal stabilization-compensation chamber being attached to the at least one evaporator, - at least one condenser to be connected with a heat sink, - liquid lines and vapor lines connecting the at least one evaporator and the at least one condenser, - a remote compensation chamber, - temperature sensors for detecting the temperature of the remote compensation chamber, - at least one heating element for heating the remote compensation chamber, and - a controller,
A system for testing a base station apparatus, the system comprising: a circuit board frame comprising a plurality of interfaces for a plurality of testing modules and a central processing circuitry; said plurality of testing modules detachably attachable to the interfaces, wherein each testing module comprises hardware (52, 54) configured to connect a determined interface of the base station apparatus and a reprogrammable processing circuitry, wherein the central processing circuitry is configured to determine a testing program to execute, characterized in that the central processing circuitry is further configured to determine testing modules required for the testing program, determine whether or not the required testing modules are attached to the circuit board frame, and upon determining that the required testing modules are attached to the circuit board frame, to program reprogrammable processing circuitries of the required testing modules to execute testing functions of the testing program. a circuit board frame comprising a plurality of interfaces for a plurality of testing modules and a central processing circuitry; said plurality of testing modules detachably attachable to the interfaces, wherein each testing module comprises hardware (52, 54) configured to connect a determined interface of the base station apparatus and a reprogrammable processing circuitry, wherein the central processing circuitry is configured to determine a testing program to execute, characterized in that the central processing circuitry is further configured to determine testing modules required for the testing program, determine whether or not the required testing modules are attached to the circuit board frame, and upon determining that the required testing modules are attached to the circuit board frame, to program reprogrammable processing circuitries of the required testing modules to execute testing functions of the testing program.
An isolated antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to Siglec-15 comprising VH-CDR1, VH-CDR2, VH-CDR3, VL-CDR1, VL-CDR2 and VL-CDR3 sequences of table 1 corresponding to SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4 and SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7 and SEQ ID NO:8, respectively.
A medical device, comprising: a proximal handle; a distal tool; an elongate member connecting the distal tool to the proximal handle and including a first portion and a second portion; and a coupling mechanism configured to selectively connect and disconnect the first and second portions of the elongate member, the coupling mechanism including a linkage apparatus coupled to the first portion of the elongate member and a holding apparatus coupled to the second portion of the elongate member, characterized in that the linkage apparatus includes a boss and a stem, the boss being larger than the stem, and the holding apparatus includes a lumen configured to receive at least a portion of the linkage apparatus, a first slot, and a second slot, the first and second slots being open to the lumen, and the first slot being circumferentially offset from the second slot such that once the boss is inserted into the first slot, the stem is configured to be inserted into the lumen of the holding apparatus via the second slot. a proximal handle; a distal tool; an elongate member connecting the distal tool to the proximal handle and including a first portion and a second portion; and a coupling mechanism configured to selectively connect and disconnect the first and second portions of the elongate member, the coupling mechanism including a linkage apparatus coupled to the first portion of the elongate member and a holding apparatus coupled to the second portion of the elongate member, characterized in that the linkage apparatus includes a boss and a stem, the boss being larger than the stem, and the holding apparatus includes a lumen configured to receive at least a portion of the linkage apparatus, a first slot, and a second slot, the first and second slots being open to the lumen, and the first slot being circumferentially offset from the second slot such that once the boss is inserted into the first slot, the stem is configured to be inserted into the lumen of the holding apparatus via the second slot.
A multilayer mirror, comprising: a plurality of alternating layers of a high index of refraction optical material and a low index of refraction optical material, wherein the high index of refraction optical material comprises a zirconium oxide material, and the low index of refraction optical material comprises a silicon oxide material; a durability layer of an optical material disposed on the plurality of alternating layers, wherein the durability layer comprises an aluminum oxide material; and characterized by: an overcoat of a protective material on an outermost surface of the durability layer, wherein the overcoat of the protective material comprises a coating of a silicon oxide material. a plurality of alternating layers of a high index of refraction optical material and a low index of refraction optical material, wherein the high index of refraction optical material comprises a zirconium oxide material, and the low index of refraction optical material comprises a silicon oxide material; a durability layer of an optical material disposed on the plurality of alternating layers, wherein the durability layer comprises an aluminum oxide material; and characterized by: an overcoat of a protective material on an outermost surface of the durability layer, wherein the overcoat of the protective material comprises a coating of a silicon oxide material.
Apparatus for coupling and decoupling a connector head to and from an end of a wired drill pipe held by an elevator, the apparatus comprises an actuator configured to move the connector head between a coupled position, where the connector head is coupled to the end of the wired drill pipe, and a decoupled position, where the connector head is displaced from the longitudinal axis of said wired drill pipe, wherein the actuator is configured to move the connector head in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the wired drill pipe before moving it away from said wired drill pipe when decoupling the connector head from the wired drill pipe, and to move the connector head into the longitudinal axis of the wired drill pipe before moving it in parallel with said longitudinal axis when coupling the connector head to the wired drill pipe, characterized in that the actuator comprises a hydraulic cylinder for being positioned substantially in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the wired drill pipe, and a guiding means for guiding the movement of the connector head as the piston is moving axially within and relative to said hydraulic cylinder, wherein the guiding means, in a part of the movement of the connector head, causes said connector head to rotate around the cylinder axis while simultaneously being displaced axially relative to said cylinder axis.