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A device for making absorbent pads used in personal sanitary items, comprising at least one pick-up head capable of movement along a substantially circular feed path, a drum rotatable about a central axis of rotation and supporting the pick-up head and at least one first application unit by which a discrete first portion of an absorbent pad for personal sanitary items is placed on the pick-up head; - a second application unit by which a discrete second portion of the pad is placed on the pick-up head; - motion-inducing means operating on the pick-up head and/or on the first application unit and/or on the second application unit, designed to bring about a relative displacement between the first portion and the second portion in such a way that when the second portion is placed on the pick-up head, it will superpose and cover the first portion only in part; characterized in that said pick-up head is rotatable around an axis of rotation disposed substantially transverse to the axis of rotation of the drum, said axis of rotation extending transversely to said feed path; and in that the motion-inducing means actively engage the pick-up head in such a way as to bring about this same rotation. - a second application unit by which a discrete second portion of the pad is placed on the pick-up head; - motion-inducing means operating on the pick-up head and/or on the first application unit and/or on the second application unit, designed to bring about a relative displacement between the first portion and the second portion in such a way that when the second portion is placed on the pick-up head, it will superpose and cover the first portion only in part; characterized in that said pick-up head is rotatable around an axis of rotation disposed substantially transverse to the axis of rotation of the drum, said axis of rotation extending transversely to said feed path; and in that the motion-inducing means actively engage the pick-up head in such a way as to bring about this same rotation.
A surgical instrument, comprising: a housing; a shaft extending from said housing; an end effector, comprising: a first jaw; a second jaw rotatable between an unclamped position and a clamped position to clamp the tissue of a patient to said first jaw; a staple cartridge comprising staples removably stored therein; an articulation joint rotatably connecting said end effector to said shaft; an articulation drive system configured to rotate said end effector about said articulation joint; a clamping drive system configured to move said second jaw from said unclamped position to said clamped position during a closure stroke; a staple firing system configured to eject said staples from said staple cartridge during a staple firing stroke; a transmission shiftable between a first operational state and a second operational state; a first electric motor system configured to drive said clamping drive system and thereby selectively shift said transmission between said first operational state and said second operational state; and a second electric motor system configured to drive said articulation drive system when said transmission is in said first operational state and drive said staple firing system when said transmission is in said second operational state, wherein said second electric motor system is operable independently of said first electric motor system. a housing; a shaft extending from said housing; an end effector, comprising: a first jaw; a second jaw rotatable between an unclamped position and a clamped position to clamp the tissue of a patient to said first jaw; a staple cartridge comprising staples removably stored therein; a first jaw; a second jaw rotatable between an unclamped position and a clamped position to clamp the tissue of a patient to said first jaw; a staple cartridge comprising staples removably stored therein; an articulation joint rotatably connecting said end effector to said shaft; an articulation drive system configured to rotate said end effector about said articulation joint; a clamping drive system configured to move said second jaw from said unclamped position to said clamped position during a closure stroke; a staple firing system configured to eject said staples from said staple cartridge during a staple firing stroke; a transmission shiftable between a first operational state and a second operational state; a first electric motor system configured to drive said clamping drive system and thereby selectively shift said transmission between said first operational state and said second operational state; and a second electric motor system configured to drive said articulation drive system when said transmission is in said first operational state and drive said staple firing system when said transmission is in said second operational state, wherein said second electric motor system is operable independently of said first electric motor system.
A method for identification of a substance, which substance is included in or bound to, connected to or associated with a covering layer in a device, said device comprising: at least one supporting solid surface comprising at least one membraneophilic region; a covering layer that is at least partially adhered to the membraneophilic region, said covering layer consisting of (i) a surfactant membrane, (ii) a lipid mimicking polymer, (iii) a surfactant or emulsion system or (iv) a liquid crystal; and a substance included in or bound to, connected to or associated with the covering layer, said method comprising a first step (i) wherein the device is contacted with at least one digestive agent or cleavage agent, which carries out controlled cleaving of parts of the substance, after which the substance consists of a substantially mobile fraction and an immobile fraction, which is still included in or bound to, connected to or associated with the covering layer; and a second step (ii) wherein the substantially mobile fraction is detected or analyzed. at least one supporting solid surface comprising at least one membraneophilic region; a covering layer that is at least partially adhered to the membraneophilic region, said covering layer consisting of (i) a surfactant membrane, (ii) a lipid mimicking polymer, (iii) a surfactant or emulsion system or (iv) a liquid crystal; and a substance included in or bound to, connected to or associated with the covering layer, said method comprising a first step (i) wherein the device is contacted with at least one digestive agent or cleavage agent, which carries out controlled cleaving of parts of the substance, after which the substance consists of a substantially mobile fraction and an immobile fraction, which is still included in or bound to, connected to or associated with the covering layer; and a second step (ii) wherein the substantially mobile fraction is detected or analyzed.
A method for reducing the audibility of a sensor noise floor in a feed-forward road noise cancellation system, the method characterised in that it comprises: estimating a sensor noise floor anti-noise (SNFAN) level, the SNFAN level representing an amount of anti-noise at a location in a passenger cabin of a vehicle due to a noise floor of at least one sensor; determining an in-cabin sound level in the passenger cabin; and adjusting, an attenuation level of an anti-noise signal to be radiated into the passenger cabin by at least one speaker based on a comparison of the in-cabin sound level to the SNFAN level. estimating a sensor noise floor anti-noise (SNFAN) level, the SNFAN level representing an amount of anti-noise at a location in a passenger cabin of a vehicle due to a noise floor of at least one sensor; determining an in-cabin sound level in the passenger cabin; and adjusting, an attenuation level of an anti-noise signal to be radiated into the passenger cabin by at least one speaker based on a comparison of the in-cabin sound level to the SNFAN level.
A pet bed (1, 41) which includes a plane direction and a thickness direction, and comprises a mat which includes an upper surface and a lower surface; and an absorbent sheet which is disposed on the upper surface so as to overlap with the mat in the thickness direction, wherein the mat is a fiber structure which is configured by a thermoplastic resin fiber (15, 17), and the absorbent sheet includes a liquid permeable top sheet, an absorbent body, and a liquid impermeable and moisture permeable back sheet. the mat is a fiber structure which is configured by a thermoplastic resin fiber (15, 17), and the absorbent sheet includes a liquid permeable top sheet, an absorbent body, and a liquid impermeable and moisture permeable back sheet.
A recombinant RhCMV or HCMV vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a heterologous antigen, wherein the heterologous antigen is a human pathogen-specific antigen or a tumor antigen, wherein the vector is replication-deficient and comprises a deletion in the RhCMV Rh110 or HCMV UL82 gene encoding pp71.
A method for calibrating a vacuum component of a phacoemulsification system to properly run at any elevation, comprising: supplying a to be calibrated vacuum component; running the to be calibrated vacuum component; determining a maximum vacuum pressure available from running the to be calibrated vacuum component; determining a range of vacuum pressure available from running the to be calibrated vacuum component; providing known degradation specifications of the vacuum component at various elevation changes; determining the elevation of the vacuum component to be calibrated; and calibrating the vacuum component based at least in part on the maximum vacuum pressure available, the range of vacuum pressure available, and the known degradation specifications of the vacuum component at the determined elevation. supplying a to be calibrated vacuum component; running the to be calibrated vacuum component; determining a maximum vacuum pressure available from running the to be calibrated vacuum component; determining a range of vacuum pressure available from running the to be calibrated vacuum component; providing known degradation specifications of the vacuum component at various elevation changes; determining the elevation of the vacuum component to be calibrated; and calibrating the vacuum component based at least in part on the maximum vacuum pressure available, the range of vacuum pressure available, and the known degradation specifications of the vacuum component at the determined elevation.
A rotational shear rheometer comprising - a first plate configured to contact a sample, - a first flexure connecting the first plate to a support, such that the first plate is pivotable about a pivot axis in respect of the support, - a piezoelectric element extending between a first end and a second end along a longitudinal axis arranged tangentially in respect of the pivot axis, wherein said piezoelectric element is configured to elongate and/or undergo compression along said longitudinal axis, and wherein said first end is mechanically coupled to said first plate, wherein said piezoelectric element is configured as an actuator capable of introducing a torque to the first plate about said pivot axis as a result of elongation or compression of the piezoelectric element, wherein - said first flexure comprises a first flexural element and a second flexural element non-parallel to the first flexural element, wherein the first flexural element and the second flexural element - connect said first plate to said support, - extend radially in respect of the pivot axis, and - intersect with the pivot axis, and wherein - said piezoelectric element is further configured as a sensor capable of detecting a torque acting on said first plate. - a first plate configured to contact a sample, - a first flexure connecting the first plate to a support, such that the first plate is pivotable about a pivot axis in respect of the support, - a piezoelectric element extending between a first end and a second end along a longitudinal axis arranged tangentially in respect of the pivot axis, wherein said piezoelectric element is configured to elongate and/or undergo compression along said longitudinal axis, and wherein said first end is mechanically coupled to said first plate, wherein said piezoelectric element is configured as an actuator capable of introducing a torque to the first plate about said pivot axis as a result of elongation or compression of the piezoelectric element, wherein - said first flexure comprises a first flexural element and a second flexural element non-parallel to the first flexural element, wherein the first flexural element and the second flexural element - connect said first plate to said support, - extend radially in respect of the pivot axis, and - intersect with the pivot axis, and wherein - said piezoelectric element is further configured as a sensor capable of detecting a torque acting on said first plate.
Apparatus for supplying consuming units with a cleaning and/or disinfecting fluid in a beverage-filling plant, comprising a reservoir for accommodating a supply of cleaning and/or disinfecting fluid, wherein at least two consuming units are connected to the reservoir via a ring line, characterized in that a bath for disinfecting container closures is integrated in the ring line, wherein the bath is integrated in the ring line for separating purposes between a pressurized forward flow section and a pressure-free return flow section provided in the form of an overflow.
A method, comprising: packaging an application that is associated with sensitive data into at least a first image and a second image by placing first layers in the first image, the first layers including a main application and a copier layer and by placing second layers in the second image, wherein the second layers include a decryptor layer (412, 482) and an encrypted layer (410, 484) that includes the sensitive data in an encrypted form; configuring the second image to run before the first image; and further comprising: running the second image as an initialization container, wherein execution of the initialization container includes decrypting, by the decryptor, the encrypted layer (410, 484) to obtain decrypted sensitive data; storing the decrypted sensitive data in a directory of a filesystem; running the first image as a main application container after the initialization container successfully completes; and running the copier layer, wherein the copier layer copies the decrypted sensitive data in the directory to a location in a layer root directory associated with the main application. packaging an application that is associated with sensitive data into at least a first image and a second image by placing first layers in the first image, the first layers including a main application and a copier layer and by placing second layers in the second image, wherein the second layers include a decryptor layer (412, 482) and an encrypted layer (410, 484) that includes the sensitive data in an encrypted form; configuring the second image to run before the first image; and further comprising: running the second image as an initialization container, wherein execution of the initialization container includes decrypting, by the decryptor, the encrypted layer (410, 484) to obtain decrypted sensitive data; storing the decrypted sensitive data in a directory of a filesystem; running the first image as a main application container after the initialization container successfully completes; and running the copier layer, wherein the copier layer copies the decrypted sensitive data in the directory to a location in a layer root directory associated with the main application.
Optical fiber comprising a core and a cladding; a metal coating surrounding the cladding, the metal coating extending along the entire axial length of the optical fiber; and characterized in that a powder is coated on an outer surface of the metal coating, the powder being one of a mineral, a ceramic, or a carbon.
Tyre, the speed rating of which is at least V, that is to say one that is intended to be mounted on a vehicle of which the maximum permissible speed is at least equal to 240 km/h, the axial width of which is at least equal to 200 mm, and having an outer perimeter P, comprising: • a tread, intended to come into contact with the ground via a tread surface, having an axial width LBDR and a volumetric void ratio at least equal to 2% and at most equal to 20%, • the tread having a central part Pc, centred on an equatorial plane C and delimited by two circumferential planes (C1, C2), and two lateral parts PI position axially on either side of the central part Pc, • • the central part Pc of the tread comprising at least one groove, forming a space opening onto the tread surface and being delimited by at least two main lateral faces (221, 222) connected by a bottom face, • the at least one groove in the central part Pc of the tread having a mean width W at least equal to 6 mm and at most equal to 30 mm, and a depth H at least equal to 3 mm and at most equal to 6 mm, characterized in that the central part Pc of the tread has an axial width at most equal to one third of the axial width LBDR of the tread, and in that any portion of the central part Pc of the tread that is circumferentially delimited by two meridian planes (M1, M2) separated by a circumferential distance dc equal to one tenth of the outer perimeter P of the tyre comprises at least one and at most three grooves that open onto the meridian planes (M1, M2) delimiting the portion in question, and wherein the respective void ratios of the lateral parts PI of the tread are zero. • a tread, intended to come into contact with the ground via a tread surface, having an axial width LBDR and a volumetric void ratio at least equal to 2% and at most equal to 20%, • the tread having a central part Pc, centred on an equatorial plane C and delimited by two circumferential planes (C1, C2), and two lateral parts PI position axially on either side of the central part Pc, • • the central part Pc of the tread comprising at least one groove, forming a space opening onto the tread surface and being delimited by at least two main lateral faces (221, 222) connected by a bottom face, • the at least one groove in the central part Pc of the tread having a mean width W at least equal to 6 mm and at most equal to 30 mm, and a depth H at least equal to 3 mm and at most equal to 6 mm,
A diffuser assembly comprising: a flexible diffuser membrane defining a circumferential bead; and a diffuser body defining a circular plate underlying the flexible diffuser membrane and an edge ring covering a covered portion of the circumferential bead; wherein: the edge ring defines an inside surface that conforms to an outside shape of the covered portion of the circumferential bead; and the edge ring is integral to the diffuser body, characterized in that the diffuser body is formed at least in part by injection molding, during which molten plastic directly contacts the covered portion of the circumferential bead. a flexible diffuser membrane defining a circumferential bead; and a diffuser body defining a circular plate underlying the flexible diffuser membrane and an edge ring covering a covered portion of the circumferential bead; wherein: the edge ring defines an inside surface that conforms to an outside shape of the covered portion of the circumferential bead; and the edge ring is integral to the diffuser body, the edge ring defines an inside surface that conforms to an outside shape of the covered portion of the circumferential bead; and the edge ring is integral to the diffuser body, characterized in that the diffuser body is formed at least in part by injection molding, during which molten plastic directly contacts the covered portion of the circumferential bead.
An induction heating cooker comprising a plurality of induction coils in association with induction resonant inverters to provide multi-zone induction coils, a power switch driving circuit driving power switches associated with said induction resonant inverters, a pan detection circuit for detecting presence of a pan and a user interface having a graphic display, said induction heating cooker further comprising a vitro-ceramic glass surface containing no surface indication as to suggestible placement of a pan, characterized in that a control circuitry configured to effect: - detection of presence of at least one cooking pan on the vitro-ceramic glass by means of said pan detection circuit, - generation of a graphic representation of the detected at least one cooking pan on the graphic display of the user interface as being currently placed, - verification in that at least one cooking pan is detected on at least three adjacent induction coils, - merging of at least three adjacent induction coils to obtain a single cooking zone of at least three adjacent induction coils, - requesting of user intervention if a cooking pan on more than three adjacent induction coils is detected and - generation of a graphic representation of predetermined neighboring cooking zones the cooking pan is to be displaced, said predetermined neighboring cooking zones containing a number of induction coils in the form of multiples of two. - detection of presence of at least one cooking pan on the vitro-ceramic glass by means of said pan detection circuit, - generation of a graphic representation of the detected at least one cooking pan on the graphic display of the user interface as being currently placed, - verification in that at least one cooking pan is detected on at least three adjacent induction coils, - merging of at least three adjacent induction coils to obtain a single cooking zone of at least three adjacent induction coils, - requesting of user intervention if a cooking pan on more than three adjacent induction coils is detected and - generation of a graphic representation of predetermined neighboring cooking zones the cooking pan is to be displaced, said predetermined neighboring cooking zones containing a number of induction coils in the form of multiples of two.
A yeast extract containing a peptide selected from the group consisting of γ-Glu-X and γ-Glu-X-Gly in a total amount of 0.005% or more based on dry weight of the yeast extract, wherein X represents an amino acid or an amino acid derivative other than Cys and derivatives thereof.
A device for evaporating liquid fuel, comprising: a shell; means for supplying heat to the shell; a porous wick (30, 34) located in the shell so that there is a gap between an outer surface side of the porous wick (30, 34) and an inner surface of the shell; means for supplying liquid fuel to the porous wick (30, 34); and an outlet in the shell for vapour produced in the gap by the application of heat from the shell to the liquid fuel in the wick (30,34), characterised in that the wick (30, 34) includes a primary porous wick facing the inner surface of the shell, and a secondary porous wick located within the primary porous wick, the external diameter of the secondary porous wick being almost identical to the internal diameter of the primary porous wick, the liquid fuel being supplied to the secondary porous wick, then from the secondary porous wick into the primary porous wick, so that the vapour is produced in the gap by the application of heat from the shell to the liquid fuel in the primary porous wick. a shell; means for supplying heat to the shell; a porous wick (30, 34) located in the shell so that there is a gap between an outer surface side of the porous wick (30, 34) and an inner surface of the shell; means for supplying liquid fuel to the porous wick (30, 34); and an outlet in the shell for vapour produced in the gap by the application of heat from the shell to the liquid fuel in the wick (30,34), characterised in that the wick (30, 34) includes a primary porous wick facing the inner surface of the shell, and a secondary porous wick located within the primary porous wick, the external diameter of the secondary porous wick being almost identical to the internal diameter of the primary porous wick, the liquid fuel being supplied to the secondary porous wick, then from the secondary porous wick into the primary porous wick, so that the vapour is produced in the gap by the application of heat from the shell to the liquid fuel in the primary porous wick.