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A method of manufacturing a heating chamber for an aerosol generating device, the method comprising: providing a heating chamber comprising a thermally conductive shell and an opening for receiving an aerosol substrate within the heating chamber; depositing a layer of electrically insulating material onto an outer surface of the thermally conductive shell of the heating chamber using vacuum deposition; providing a thin film heater comprising a heating element and a flexible backing film on which the heating element is supported, wherein the flexible backing film comprises polyimide or poly ether ketone (PEEK) attaching the thin film heater to the heating chamber such that the heating element is in contact with the layer of electrically insulating material, wherein the layer of electrically insulating material prevents any contact between the heating element and the thermally conductive shell. providing a heating chamber comprising a thermally conductive shell and an opening for receiving an aerosol substrate within the heating chamber; depositing a layer of electrically insulating material onto an outer surface of the thermally conductive shell of the heating chamber using vacuum deposition; providing a thin film heater comprising a heating element and a flexible backing film on which the heating element is supported, wherein the flexible backing film comprises polyimide or poly ether ketone (PEEK) attaching the thin film heater to the heating chamber such that the heating element is in contact with the layer of electrically insulating material, wherein the layer of electrically insulating material prevents any contact between the heating element and the thermally conductive shell.
Method for operating an at least partially autonomously moving, mobile medical unit, which has at least one sensing device for detecting possible collision objects in the environment of the unit and a control device, which evaluates the sensing data of the sensing device and which is designed to at least partially autonomously operate the movement of the unit while performing a collision protection function, wherein a possible collision object described by the sensing data is classified by evaluating the sensing data and the classification is taken into consideration in the autonomous operation of the unit, wherein the control device adapts at least one operating parameter relating to the behaviour towards the possible collision object in the context of autonomous movement operation for possible collision partners of at least one selected object class, wherein in a selected object class describing objects intended for interaction with the mobile medical unit, the collision protection function and/or the calculation of the trajectory to be travelled which permits the intended interaction is adapted, characterised in that for objects intended for interaction with the mobile medical unit, a contact, in particular, for performance of the interaction and/or with a permissible force of interaction used as an operating parameter, is permitted.
A computer system comprising: at least one processor; at least one reconfigurable hardware element; a memory array accessible by said at least one processor; and an executable program wherein at least a portion of said executable program is executable by said at least one reconfigurable hardware element; wherein said at least one reconfigurable hardware element is programmed to perform at least one identified algorithm, characterised in that: said at least one reconfigurable hardware element is operative to access said memory array independently of said at least one processor. at least one processor; at least one reconfigurable hardware element; a memory array accessible by said at least one processor; and an executable program wherein at least a portion of said executable program is executable by said at least one reconfigurable hardware element; said at least one reconfigurable hardware element is operative to access said memory array independently of said at least one processor.
Contact assembly for high-voltage switchgear, comprising at least one movable contact arm, which comprises at least two contact elements for making electrical contact with a mating contact piece, wherein the at least two contact elements are in each case arranged opposite one another and form a contact finger pair, and the contact elements are U-shaped, wherein the openings of the U shape of the contact elements of the contact finger pair are arranged so as to point towards one another, characterized in that the contact elements are in the form of bars having a U-shaped cross section, wherein opposite limbs of the U shape have the same length, and the contact arm comprises at least one profiled rod pair, which at least partially surrounds the contact finger pair. characterized in that the contact elements are in the form of bars having a U-shaped cross section, wherein opposite limbs of the U shape have the same length, and the contact arm comprises at least one profiled rod pair, which at least partially surrounds the contact finger pair.
An aerosol generator comprising: a heating element; a composite conduit to transport multiple liquids of a multiphase liquid to the heating element at flow rates such that the liquids arrive at the heating element in desirable concentrations, the composite conduit comprising a plurality of passages having different lengths, the composite conduit comprising a longer first wick adapted to be in contact with and operable to transport a first liquid, which is a heavier aerosol former, a shorter second wick adapted to be in contact with and operable to transport a second lighter flavor-rich liquid and a capillary tube operable to transport a third liquid to the heating element at flow rates such that the first, second and third liquids arrive at the heating element in desirable concentrations, wherein the heating element is operable to volatilize the multiple liquids to form volatilized fluid, which mixes with ambient air to form an aerosol with desirable concentrations of the multiple liquids. a heating element; a composite conduit to transport multiple liquids of a multiphase liquid to the heating element at flow rates such that the liquids arrive at the heating element in desirable concentrations, the composite conduit comprising a plurality of passages having different lengths, the composite conduit comprising a longer first wick adapted to be in contact with and operable to transport a first liquid, which is a heavier aerosol former, a shorter second wick adapted to be in contact with and operable to transport a second lighter flavor-rich liquid and a capillary tube operable to transport a third liquid to the heating element at flow rates such that the first, second and third liquids arrive at the heating element in desirable concentrations, wherein the heating element is operable to volatilize the multiple liquids to form volatilized fluid, which mixes with ambient air to form an aerosol with desirable concentrations of the multiple liquids.
A tile cutting machine comprising: a tub (12, 12") for receiving water therein, the tub (12, 12") having a bottom; a side rail system (18, 18") coupled with the tub (12, 12"); a cross rail system (16, 16") coupled with the side rail system (18, 18"); and a cutting head assembly (14, 14") coupled with the cross rail system (16,16"), wherein the side rail system (18, 18") and the cross rail system (16, 16") cooperate to move the cutting head assembly (14, 14") above the tub (12, 12"), characterized in that the cutting head assembly (14, 14") includes a cutting head assembly lock (62, 62') for selectively preventing movement of the cutting head assembly (14, 14") along the cross rail system (16, 16"); wherein the cutting head assembly lock (62, 62') includes a clamp member positioned around a side rail of the cross rail system (16, 16") and wherein the clamp member is operable to selectively clamp the side rail. a tub (12, 12") for receiving water therein, the tub (12, 12") having a bottom; a side rail system (18, 18") coupled with the tub (12, 12"); a cross rail system (16, 16") coupled with the side rail system (18, 18"); and a cutting head assembly (14, 14") coupled with the cross rail system (16,16"), wherein the side rail system (18, 18") and the cross rail system (16, 16") cooperate to move the cutting head assembly (14, 14") above the tub (12, 12"), characterized in that the cutting head assembly (14, 14") includes a cutting head assembly lock (62, 62') for selectively preventing movement of the cutting head assembly (14, 14") along the cross rail system (16, 16");
A VEGF antagonist for use in the treatment of wet age related macular degeneration (wAMD) in a patient, wherein it is first established if the size of the active CNV lesion is smaller than 50% of the total lesion size as determined by fluorescein angiography and then the patient is treated with an anti-VEGF treatment in case the size of the active CNV lesion is smaller than 50% of the total lesion size, wherein the VEGF antagonist is aflibercept.
A dialyzer header cap, comprising an curved surface forming a hollow, wherein said hollow includes an opening which comprises an outlet port, and further comprising an inlet port attached to the curved surface, wherein the inlet port is orthogonal to the outlet port, wherein said outlet port is in a plane of revolution and the full width of the hollow, and wherein said hollow forms a hollow halved solid of revolution created by rotating a plane curve 180° around an axis of revolution that lies on the same plane of revolution and where said plane curve is asymmetrical, wherein the said dialyzer header being characterized in that it is a hollow half a solid of revolution having a lachrymiform, tear drop shape.
Hemodialysis device with permanent and disinfectable internal fluidics and replaceable disposable external fluidics, wherein the external fluidics comprises all blood-side lines (60, 80) and a dialyzer, and the internal fluidics comprises a balancing pump formed by a dialysate pump and a waste pump coupled with the same, the dialysate pump pumping dialysate from a dialysate source to the dialyzer, and the waste pump pumping dialysate from the dialyzer to a waste destination, and a separate disinfectable substituate pump (90; 120; 132) pumping dialysate from the dialysate source to the external fluidics, wherein the substituate pump (90; 120; 132) is a non-peristaltic displacement pump. the external fluidics comprises all blood-side lines (60, 80) and a dialyzer, and the internal fluidics comprises a balancing pump formed by a dialysate pump and a waste pump coupled with the same, the dialysate pump pumping dialysate from a dialysate source to the dialyzer, and the waste pump pumping dialysate from the dialyzer to a waste destination, and a separate disinfectable substituate pump (90; 120; 132) pumping dialysate from the dialysate source to the external fluidics, wherein the substituate pump (90; 120; 132) is a non-peristaltic displacement pump. a balancing pump formed by a dialysate pump and a waste pump coupled with the same, the dialysate pump pumping dialysate from a dialysate source to the dialyzer, and the waste pump pumping dialysate from the dialyzer to a waste destination, and a separate disinfectable substituate pump (90; 120; 132) pumping dialysate from the dialysate source to the external fluidics, wherein the substituate pump (90; 120; 132) is a non-peristaltic displacement pump.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment and prevention of recurrences of liver diseases that are caused by a disturbance in lipid-cholesterol metabolism, the diseases being selected from the group comprising gallstone conditions predominantly involving cholesterol calculi, alcoholic and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, gallbladder cholesterosis, and drug-induced and toxic liver damage, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is taken internally and has as its active ingredients a liver-protective medication selected from the group comprising cholic acids, chenodeoxycholic acids, deoxycholio acids, ursodeoxycholic acids, lithocholic acids, tauroursodeoxycholic acids, glycodeoxycholic acids, taurocholic acids, glycocholic acids, and lactulose as a prebiotic, which are selected in effective doses.
A welding torch, comprising: an inner tube of a helically wound wire to define a passage for a welding wire; a conduit in which the inner tube is inserted, the conduit having a curved portion; a torch body including a tip portion and a nozzle arranged close to a forward end of the conduit; a torch holder supporting a base end portion of the torch body and having a gas supplying member that supplies a shield gas into a space between the inner tube and the conduit; a feed unit provided upstream the torch holder to feed the welding wire forward to or backward from the inner tube; and a sealing mechanism to prevent a reverse flow of the shield gas to the feed unit; wherein a gap is defined between the adjacent wires of the inner tube allowing the shield gas to flow therethrough, and wherein wear debris generated by abrasion of the welding wire sliding in the inner tube is ejected out from the nozzle through the gap, and characterized in that the gap defined between the adjacent wires of the inner tube in one region that corresponds to the curved portion of the conduit is narrower than that in the other regions. an inner tube of a helically wound wire to define a passage for a welding wire; a conduit in which the inner tube is inserted, the conduit having a curved portion; a torch body including a tip portion and a nozzle arranged close to a forward end of the conduit; a torch holder supporting a base end portion of the torch body and having a gas supplying member that supplies a shield gas into a space between the inner tube and the conduit; a feed unit provided upstream the torch holder to feed the welding wire forward to or backward from the inner tube; and a sealing mechanism to prevent a reverse flow of the shield gas to the feed unit; wherein a gap is defined between the adjacent wires of the inner tube allowing the shield gas to flow therethrough, and wherein wear debris generated by abrasion of the welding wire sliding in the inner tube is ejected out from the nozzle through the gap, and characterized in that the gap defined between the adjacent wires of the inner tube in one region that corresponds to the curved portion of the conduit is narrower than that in the other regions.
A system for performing an agricultural operation on a field, said system comprising: a host vehicle; two or more autonomous agricultural machines configurable for performing the said agricultural operation, said AAMs being provided with means of determining their location by reference to a global navigation satellite system (GNSS); wherein the AAMs are in wireless communication with the host vehicle (19, 30, 28); and a control subsystem for path planning and controlling the movement of each AAM relative to the host vehicle in the performance of the agricultural operations, said control subsystem being in communication with the host vehicle and also in communication with the AAMs via the host vehicle; characterised in that the control subsystem is configured to dynamically re-plan the movement of one or more of the AAM's in response to a detected operational failure of an AAM as indicated by its position as determined by the AAM by reference to the GNSS, and as communicated to the control subsystem via the host vehicle, relative to its planned path. a host vehicle; two or more autonomous agricultural machines configurable for performing the said agricultural operation, said AAMs being provided with means of determining their location by reference to a global navigation satellite system (GNSS); wherein the AAMs are in wireless communication with the host vehicle (19, 30, 28); and a control subsystem for path planning and controlling the movement of each AAM relative to the host vehicle in the performance of the agricultural operations, said control subsystem being in communication with the host vehicle and also in communication with the AAMs via the host vehicle; characterised in that the control subsystem is configured to dynamically re-plan the movement of one or more of the AAM's in response to a detected operational failure of an AAM as indicated by its position as determined by the AAM by reference to the GNSS, and as communicated to the control subsystem via the host vehicle, relative to its planned path.
A position reference sensor comprising an optical assembly including: a pulsed laser device for emitting laser light; a lens arrangement comprising a lenticular lens for producing a vertically fanned beam of the laser light emitted by the pulsed laser device; and a plurality of photodiode photodetectors (Rx, Ry, Rz) for detecting laser light reflected by a retro-reflective target, the level of reflected laser light incident upon each photodetector being individually detectable; the position reference sensor further comprising an actuator for varying the inclination of the optical assembly, the actuator being automatically controllable based on the level of reflected laser light incident upon each photodetector. a pulsed laser device for emitting laser light; a lens arrangement comprising a lenticular lens for producing a vertically fanned beam of the laser light emitted by the pulsed laser device; and a plurality of photodiode photodetectors (Rx, Ry, Rz) for detecting laser light reflected by a retro-reflective target, the level of reflected laser light incident upon each photodetector being individually detectable;
A low-VOC (volatile organic compound) coating composition substantially free of benzyl alcohol, comprising: a bisphenol epoxy compound having an epoxy equivalent of 200 or less; a liquid amine curing agent wherein "liquid" means that the viscosity measured with an E-type viscometer at 25°C is 1,000 Pa.s or less; and a dioxolane derivative represented by the following formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, or a phenyl group, and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. a bisphenol epoxy compound having an epoxy equivalent of 200 or less; a liquid amine curing agent wherein "liquid" means that the viscosity measured with an E-type viscometer at 25°C is 1,000 Pa.s or less; and a dioxolane derivative represented by the following formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, or a phenyl group, and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
An air cylinder and regulator assembly (20, 22) for mounting to a frame of firefighter self-contained breathing apparatus, the frame having a support portion to enable a firefighter to carry a single air cylinder and regulator assembly, the air cylinder and regulator assembly comprising: a compressed gas cylinder having a gas transmission port having a regulator assembly (20, 22) connected thereto; wherein the compressed gas cylinder has hemispherical heads and a wall thickness of about 0.818 cm (about 0.322 inches) and comprises a pressure volume portion for containing a volume of gas pressurized to a service pressure of about 38 MPa (5500 psig), the pressure volume portion defines an operational parameter of the compressed gas cylinder, the operational parameter being a relationship between free air capacity of the compressed gas cylinder in liters and a rated service time in minutes, the operational parameter consisting of 1200 liters of free air and provides the rated service time as 30 minutes, the pressure volume portion having a length, a diameter (d), and a water volume; the length of the pressure volume portion is about 37.6 cm to about 43.9 cm (about 14.8 inches to about 17.3 inches), and the diameter (d) of the pressure volume portion is about 10.9 cm to about 11.9 cm (about 4.3 inches to about 4.7 inches); and the compressed gas cylinder has a weight of about 2.6 kg to about 3.0 kg (about 5.7 pounds to about 6.6 pounds).
A building panel comprising a flexible tongue adapted for being received in a sidewardly open groove of the building panel, wherein the flexible tongue, which is of an elongated shape, is intended to lock into a tongue groove of an adjacent building panel, wherein the flexible tongue when received in the sidewardly open groove is bendable in a plane substantially parallel with a main plane of the panel, such that the flexible tongue is at least partially resiliently displaceable in said plane, characterised in that the flexible tongue is made of moulded polymer material and is reinforced with glass fibres.
An orthopaedic implant for osteosynthesis of femoral fractures comprising: an intramedullary nail for retrograde insertion in the femur, the intramedullary nail comprising a leading end part to be positioned proximally in the femur and a trailing end part to be positioned distally in the femur; a femoral neck screw elongated along a major axis and an at least partial, external thread running along the major axis in a first end part of the femoral neck screw for fastening the first end part subchondrally in a femoral head by a screwing action, the femoral neck screw comprising a through-hole configured to receive the leading end part of the intramedullary nail along a first direction having an angle between 110° and 150° to the major axis; characterized in that the intramedullary nail comprises a stop for engaging the femoral neck screw to prevent the leading end part from extending so far through the through-hole as to reach the cortex of the greater trochanter. an intramedullary nail for retrograde insertion in the femur, the intramedullary nail comprising a leading end part to be positioned proximally in the femur and a trailing end part to be positioned distally in the femur; a femoral neck screw elongated along a major axis and an at least partial, external thread running along the major axis in a first end part of the femoral neck screw for fastening the first end part subchondrally in a femoral head by a screwing action, the femoral neck screw comprising a through-hole configured to receive the leading end part of the intramedullary nail along a first direction having an angle between 110° and 150° to the major axis; characterized in that the intramedullary nail comprises a stop for engaging the femoral neck screw to prevent the leading end part from extending so far through the through-hole as to reach the cortex of the greater trochanter.