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A door handle (1; 100; 250) adapted to apply liquid or gel (liquid/gel) to a user's hand, the handle (1; 100; 250) comprising: a handle grip (2; 112); a liquid/gel reservoir (6; 124) associated with the handle (1; 100; 250); characterised by: a liquid/gel displacement device (35; 154) in the grip (2; 112); and a hollow trigger (8; 166) displaceably mounted on the grip (2; 112) and adapted to actuate the displacement device (35; 154) when the handle (1; 100; 250) is gripped for displacement of liquid/gel from the displacement device (35; 154), into the trigger (8; 166) and thence on to a hand or its digits gripping the trigger (8; 166). a handle grip (2; 112); a liquid/gel reservoir (6; 124) associated with the handle (1; 100; 250); characterised by: a liquid/gel displacement device (35; 154) in the grip (2; 112); and a hollow trigger (8; 166) displaceably mounted on the grip (2; 112) and adapted to actuate the displacement device (35; 154) when the handle (1; 100; 250) is gripped for displacement of liquid/gel from the displacement device (35; 154), into the trigger (8; 166) and thence on to a hand or its digits gripping the trigger (8; 166). a liquid/gel displacement device (35; 154) in the grip (2; 112); and a hollow trigger (8; 166) displaceably mounted on the grip (2; 112) and adapted to actuate the displacement device (35; 154) when the handle (1; 100; 250) is gripped for displacement of liquid/gel from the displacement device (35; 154), into the trigger (8; 166) and thence on to a hand or its digits gripping the trigger (8; 166).
A medical device comprising two pressure sensors (P-RV, P-LV), of which the first pressure sensor (P-RV) is configured to detect the pressure in the right ventricle of a heart and to output a corresponding first pressure signal and the second pressure sensor (P-LV) is configured to detect the pressure in the left ventricle of the heart and to output a corresponding second pressure signal, means for determining the preload of the right ventricle for a particular cardiac cycle as maximum of the first pressure signal means for determining the preload of the left ventricle for a particular cardiac cycle as maximum of the second pressure signal, means for determining the contractility of the right ventricle for a particular cardiac cycle from the maximum of the derivative of the first pressure signal according to time, means for determining the contractility of the left ventricle for a particular cardiac cycle from the maximum of the derivative of the second pressure signal according to time, and an evaluation unit, which is connected to the means for determining the preload and the means for determining the contractility and which is configured to determine, for each ventricle, a functional relationship between the contractility values and the preload values.
A signal receiver for interpreting a received signal, the receiver being configured to perform the steps of: decoding the received signal so as to form a sequence of symbols hypothesised to represent the content of the received signal; comparing the frequency of occurrence of symbols within the sequence with a predetermined symbol distribution; and if the relative frequency of occurrence of symbols within the sequence of symbols does not match the predetermined distribution, treating the sequence of symbols as being an incorrect representation of the content of the received signal. decoding the received signal so as to form a sequence of symbols hypothesised to represent the content of the received signal; comparing the frequency of occurrence of symbols within the sequence with a predetermined symbol distribution; and if the relative frequency of occurrence of symbols within the sequence of symbols does not match the predetermined distribution, treating the sequence of symbols as being an incorrect representation of the content of the received signal.
An armrest lifting apparatus comprising: an armrest; a linear actuator; a tension cable; and an armrest hub comprising an actuator connection portion, wherein: the linear actuator is affixed to a surface of an armrest at a distal anchor point; the armrest hub is affixed to an armrest shaft; the actuator connection portion extends a radial distance from the armrest shaft and characterized in that: the tension cable at one cable end terminal is directly affixed to an end portion of the linear actuator opposite to the distal anchor point and at another cable end terminal to the actuator connection portion of the armrest hub; and the linear actuator and armrest hub are disposed to apply a force to the armrest hub and armrest that biases the armrest to rotate toward a raised orientation. an armrest; a linear actuator; a tension cable; and an armrest hub comprising an actuator connection portion, wherein: the linear actuator is affixed to a surface of an armrest at a distal anchor point; the armrest hub is affixed to an armrest shaft; the actuator connection portion extends a radial distance from the armrest shaft and characterized in that: the tension cable at one cable end terminal is directly affixed to an end portion of the linear actuator opposite to the distal anchor point and at another cable end terminal to the actuator connection portion of the armrest hub; and the linear actuator and armrest hub are disposed to apply a force to the armrest hub and armrest that biases the armrest to rotate toward a raised orientation. the linear actuator is affixed to a surface of an armrest at a distal anchor point; the armrest hub is affixed to an armrest shaft; the actuator connection portion extends a radial distance from the armrest shaft and characterized in that: the tension cable at one cable end terminal is directly affixed to an end portion of the linear actuator opposite to the distal anchor point and at another cable end terminal to the actuator connection portion of the armrest hub; and the linear actuator and armrest hub are disposed to apply a force to the armrest hub and armrest that biases the armrest to rotate toward a raised orientation. the tension cable at one cable end terminal is directly affixed to an end portion of the linear actuator opposite to the distal anchor point and at another cable end terminal to the actuator connection portion of the armrest hub; and the linear actuator and armrest hub are disposed to apply a force to the armrest hub and armrest that biases the armrest to rotate toward a raised orientation.
Emulsifiable concentrate for a macroemulsified phytosanitary composition, comprising: - more than 90% by weight of at least one mixture of hydrocarbons having a distillation cut greater than 250°C, comprising less than 20% by weight n-paraffins and less than 1% aromatics, and - from 1 to 4% by weight of a mixture of at least two surfactants TA1 and TA2, such that TA2 is more hydrophobic than TA1 for a difference in HLB between TA1 and TA2 varying from 3 to 11 and the HLB of the mixture of which varies from 6 to 10 and comprising - from 0.0001% to 1% by weight of water, the surfactant TA1 being chosen from the polyalkoxylated carboxylic acids, comprising a carbon chain with 16 to 20 carbon atoms having at least one olefin bond, each polyalkoxylated group comprising from 3 to 15 alkoxylated radicals, itself comprising from 1 to 4 carbons per oxygen atom, the HLB of said TA1 varying from 5 to 16. - more than 90% by weight of at least one mixture of hydrocarbons having a distillation cut greater than 250°C, comprising less than 20% by weight n-paraffins and less than 1% aromatics, and - from 1 to 4% by weight of a mixture of at least two surfactants TA1 and TA2, such that TA2 is more hydrophobic than TA1 for a difference in HLB between TA1 and TA2 varying from 3 to 11 and the HLB of the mixture of which varies from 6 to 10 and comprising - from 0.0001% to 1% by weight of water, the surfactant TA1 being chosen from the polyalkoxylated carboxylic acids, comprising a carbon chain with 16 to 20 carbon atoms having at least one olefin bond, each polyalkoxylated group comprising from 3 to 15 alkoxylated radicals, itself comprising from 1 to 4 carbons per oxygen atom, the HLB of said TA1 varying from 5 to 16.
An aircraft passenger accommodation unit for location adjacent to an aisle in an aircraft cabin, the unit comprising: - a seat, having a seat pan and a seat back, - a shell, at least partially surrounding the seat, wherein the shell defines an opening that allows a passenger egress between the aisle and the seat through the opening, and - a door assembly, for providing variable access through the opening between the aisle and the seat, wherein the door assembly comprises a door rotatably mounted relative to the shell, such that the door is rotatable between an open position which allows passenger egress through the opening, and a closed position in which passenger egress through the opening is at least partially blocked, wherein the door is rotatable between the open and closed positions in a plane of rotation of the door, the plane of rotation extending across the opening, wherein the door assembly further comprises a privacy screen movably mounted to the door, the privacy screen being moveable across the opening between a retracted position, which allows passenger egress between the seat and the aisle through the opening, and an extended position, in which passenger egress between the aisle and the seat through the opening is at least partially blocked by the privacy screen. - a seat, having a seat pan and a seat back, - a shell, at least partially surrounding the seat, wherein the shell defines an opening that allows a passenger egress between the aisle and the seat through the opening, and - a door assembly, for providing variable access through the opening between the aisle and the seat, wherein the door assembly comprises a door rotatably mounted relative to the shell, such that the door is rotatable between an open position which allows passenger egress through the opening, and a closed position in which passenger egress through the opening is at least partially blocked, wherein the door is rotatable between the open and closed positions in a plane of rotation of the door, the plane of rotation extending across the opening, wherein the door assembly further comprises a privacy screen movably mounted to the door, the privacy screen being moveable across the opening between a retracted position, which allows passenger egress between the seat and the aisle through the opening, and an extended position, in which passenger egress between the aisle and the seat through the opening is at least partially blocked by the privacy screen.
A device for winding a filament around an exterior surface of a structure concentrically disposed around a distal end of a balloon catheter to provide a predetermined pattern of surface indentations in an exterior surface of the balloon, comprising: a rotatable holder (106a, b) for retaining at least a distal end of a balloon catheter at opposed ends of a balloon disposed on the catheter distal end; a translatable winding carriage which is translatable along a longitudinal dimension of the balloon catheter for helically winding a tensioned filament around an exterior surface of the balloon disposed on the catheter distal end; a heater for applying a predetermined amount of heat to a section of the balloon catheter having the filament wound therearound; and a controller for controlling at least the rate of rotation of the holder (106a, b), the tensioning force applied to the filament, the amount of heat applied by the heater, and a rate of travel of the translatable winding carriage along the longitudinal dimension of the balloon catheter; whereby the filament is wound around the balloon catheter exterior, the balloon is heat set, and the predetermined pattern of surface indentations is provided in the balloon exterior surface in a single pass. a rotatable holder (106a, b) for retaining at least a distal end of a balloon catheter at opposed ends of a balloon disposed on the catheter distal end; a translatable winding carriage which is translatable along a longitudinal dimension of the balloon catheter for helically winding a tensioned filament around an exterior surface of the balloon disposed on the catheter distal end; a heater for applying a predetermined amount of heat to a section of the balloon catheter having the filament wound therearound; and a controller for controlling at least the rate of rotation of the holder (106a, b), the tensioning force applied to the filament, the amount of heat applied by the heater, and a rate of travel of the translatable winding carriage along the longitudinal dimension of the balloon catheter; whereby the filament is wound around the balloon catheter exterior, the balloon is heat set, and the predetermined pattern of surface indentations is provided in the balloon exterior surface in a single pass.
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor element; a substrate (12, 13)placed to face a surface of the semiconductor element; and a layer of sealing resin arranged to sealingly cover the semi-conductor element and a portion of the substrate; wherein the substrate comprises a resin bonding coat of cold sprayed copper formed on a surface of the substrate adjacent the sealing resin, such that the resin bonding coat is bonded to the sealing resin; wherein the resin bonding coat comprises a recess located at an interface between the sealing resin and the substrate, the recess having a narrower part and a wider part, wherein the wider part is located adjacent to the substrate; and wherein the substrate includes no recess. a semiconductor element; a substrate (12, 13)placed to face a surface of the semiconductor element; and a layer of sealing resin arranged to sealingly cover the semi-conductor element and a portion of the substrate; wherein the substrate comprises a resin bonding coat of cold sprayed copper formed on a surface of the substrate adjacent the sealing resin, such that the resin bonding coat is bonded to the sealing resin; wherein the resin bonding coat comprises a recess located at an interface between the sealing resin and the substrate, the recess having a narrower part and a wider part, wherein the wider part is located adjacent to the substrate; and wherein the substrate includes no recess.
System for the thermal treatment of a vehicle interior, comprising: - a nebulizer device configured to deliver a nebulized fluid, - a ventilation device configured to propel an air flow into the vehicle interior, the ventilation device comprising at least one air vent, - at least one light source designed to illuminate at least a part of the nebulized fluid in the vehicle interior, the light source(s) being positioned on a surface situated at the periphery of the air vent, characterized in that the system comprises at least one mask protruding from the surface on which the light source(s) are situated, in that the mask at least partially covers the light source(s), in that the light sources are distributed about a circle, the centre of which is a centre of the air vent, all of the light sources being situated in a semicircle, the radius of which is a radius of the circle on which the light sources are distributed, the semicircle being tangent to the longest part of the mask, in that the mask is domed in its longest part, the mask extending about the air vent in a circle, the centre of which is a centre of the air vent, the surface supporting the light source(s) and the mask being in one piece. - a nebulizer device configured to deliver a nebulized fluid, - a ventilation device configured to propel an air flow into the vehicle interior, the ventilation device comprising at least one air vent, - at least one light source designed to illuminate at least a part of the nebulized fluid in the vehicle interior,
A method of producing a crystal for a scintillation crystal detector consisting in producing a crystal with the general composition of Ce x Gd y Y 1-x-y AlO 3 by the Czochralski method by pulling from a molybdenum or tungsten crucible under a reducing atmosphere of a crystal growing furnace, where x is from the range of 0.005 to 0.015 and y is from the range of 0.4 to 0.6, and within the framework of which a) the input raw materials are prepared, b) the input raw materials are placed in the crucible, c) the content of the crucible is melted under the reducing atmosphere of the crystal growing furnace under the action of heat and a crystal is produced by pulling, characterized in that as part of process step a), the input raw materials are annealed in the presence of fluoride ions, and, during process step c), the reducing atmosphere of the crystal growing furnace consists of a gaseous mixture of argon and hydrogen, while the reducing atmosphere is allowed to flow through the crystal growth furnace, and at the same time the flow rate of the reducing atmosphere ranges from 1.67×10 -7 m 3 /s to 1.39×10 -5 m 3 /s.
A switching device comprising: - at least two electrodes (1, 2) which are arranged apart from each other; - an active portion which is intermediate between both electrodes (1, 2) and in electrical contact with each electrode, the active portion being selected so that said active portion is capable of switching from an electrically insulating state to an electrically conducting state when a voltage which is higher than a threshold value is applied between both electrodes, wherein an electrical resistance of the active portion existing between both electrodes is lower for the conducting state compared to the insulating state; and - a passive portion which is electrically insulating and arranged adjacent to the active portion, wherein a material composition of at least one among the active portion and the passive portion varies between two points of at least one path (PATH1; PATH2) from one of the electrodes to the other electrode, so that a relative dielectric permittivity is non-uniform along said path, thereby creating a concentration of electrical field at at least one concentration location within the active portion when in the insulating state and a non-zero voltage is applied between both electrodes (1, 2), the electrical field being thus higher at the concentration location than at another location also within said active portion, characterized in that a variation of the relative dielectric permittivity between two points of the path (PATH1; PATH2) is higher than 6. - at least two electrodes (1, 2) which are arranged apart from each other; - an active portion which is intermediate between both electrodes (1, 2) and in electrical contact with each electrode, the active portion being selected so that said active portion is capable of switching from an electrically insulating state to an electrically conducting state when a voltage which is higher than a threshold value is applied between both electrodes, wherein an electrical resistance of the active portion existing between both electrodes is lower for the conducting state compared to the insulating state; and - a passive portion which is electrically insulating and arranged adjacent to the active portion,
Method of delivering a predetermined volume of a beverage into a thermoplastic container formed from a preform (60, 61, 110) positioned in a mould (51, 100), said preform (60, 61, 110) having an opening positioned opposite an injection head (18, 70, 500), characterized in that the method includes a prior step of exposing the preform to a sterilizing fluid supplied by a first circuit connected to the injection head (18, 70, 500) and a step of injecting, into the recess of the preform (60, 61, 110), the beverage supplied by a second circuit (30, 32, 95) connected to the injection head (18, 70, 500), so as to promote expansion of the preform inside the mould (51, 100), the mould defining the shape of the container and in that said step of exposing the preform to a sterilizing fluid includes increasing the temperature of the preform.
A solar cell, comprising: a substrate, comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of first side surfaces, the first surface and the second surface being opposite to each other, the plurality of first side surfaces being adjacent to and between the first surface and the second surface, at least the first surface and a portion of the first side surface of the substrate comprising a textured structure; a doped conducting layer, disposed at least on the first surface and the portion of the first side surface to cover the textured structure; a first passivation layer, stacked on the doped conducting layer and covering the first surface and at least the portion of the first side surface, thereby covering at least the doped conducting layer; a passivating contact layer, disposed on the second surface; and a second passivation layer, stacked on the passivating contact layer and covering the second surface, thereby covering the passivating contact layer wherein the second passivation layer further at least partially covers the first side surface, thereby covering at least a portion of the first passivation layer on the first side surface. a substrate, comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of first side surfaces, the first surface and the second surface being opposite to each other, the plurality of first side surfaces being adjacent to and between the first surface and the second surface, at least the first surface and a portion of the first side surface of the substrate comprising a textured structure; a doped conducting layer, disposed at least on the first surface and the portion of the first side surface to cover the textured structure; a first passivation layer, stacked on the doped conducting layer and covering the first surface and at least the portion of the first side surface, thereby covering at least the doped conducting layer; a passivating contact layer, disposed on the second surface; and a second passivation layer, stacked on the passivating contact layer and covering the second surface, thereby covering the passivating contact layer wherein the second passivation layer further at least partially covers the first side surface, thereby covering at least a portion of the first passivation layer on the first side surface.
A liquid delivery apparatus comprising a pressure supply joint, a pressure reducing valve for adjusting pressure of pressurized gas from the pressure supply joint, a delivery pressure supply joint adapted to be connected with a pipe for supplying an adjusted pressurized gas to a liquid material stored in a liquid reservoir, a solenoid valve for selectively establishing or cutting off communication between the pressure reducing valve and the delivery pressure supply joint, the solenoid valve and the pressure reducing valve being arranged integrally with a manifold (3; 60), and the manifold (3; 60) includes therein a first channel (12; 30, 35) for communicating the pressure reducing valve and the pressure supply joint with each other, and a second channel (13; 36) for communicating the pressure reducing valve and the solenoid valve with each other, characterized in that the manifold (3; 60) is a block having the channels (12, 13, 14; 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40) formed therein by boring penetration holes in a predetermined block and closing unnecessary portions of the bored holes by inserting screw plugs, or by forming grooves in one or both surfaces of each of plural blocks and combining them in stacked relation.