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A bladder monitoring system comprising a signal processor adapted to: receive data from a wearable bladder monitoring device , said device including: securing means for securing the device to a subject's body; a phased array of ultrasound transducers ; and a phased array controller adapted to control the phased array to direct a plurality of ultrasound beams (30, 30', 30") into the subject's body under a range of beam angles, wherein said data pertains to echo signals (31, 31', 31") of said ultrasound beams; and wherein the signal processor is adapted to receive said data from the phased array and to process said data in order to; identify an edge of the subject's pelvic bone proximal to the subject's bladder from data pertaining to at least one of said echo signals; determine an orientation of the wearable bladder monitoring device relative to the pelvic bone based on beam angle information associated with the at least one of said echo signals; and derive bladder information from the data based on the trajectories of the ultrasound beams passing through the bladder as a function of the determined orientation of the wearable bladder monitoring device relative to the pelvic bone. securing means for securing the device to a subject's body; a phased array of ultrasound transducers ; and a phased array controller adapted to control the phased array to direct a plurality of ultrasound beams (30, 30', 30") into the subject's body under a range of beam angles, wherein said data pertains to echo signals (31, 31', 31") of said ultrasound beams; and wherein the signal processor is adapted to receive said data from the phased array and to process said data in order to; identify an edge of the subject's pelvic bone proximal to the subject's bladder from data pertaining to at least one of said echo signals; determine an orientation of the wearable bladder monitoring device relative to the pelvic bone based on beam angle information associated with the at least one of said echo signals; and derive bladder information from the data based on the trajectories of the ultrasound beams passing through the bladder as a function of the determined orientation of the wearable bladder monitoring device relative to the pelvic bone.
A switch for an avionics communication system that transmits digital data in the form of frames of a first type that are in compliance with a first protocol and frames of a second type that are in compliance with a second protocol which is different from the first protocol, with the frames of different types being transmitted in a segregated manner, the switch comprising: - a plurality of input ports, each input port being capable of receiving frames of each type originating from an equipment unit (24A,..., 24N) or from another switch (22B,..., 22N); - a plurality of output ports, each output port being capable of transmitting the frames of each type to an equipment unit (24A,..., 24N) or another switch (22B,..., 22N); - a first routing component capable of routing each frame of the first type in compliance with the first protocol between at least one input port and one output port associated with this component; - a second routing component capable of routing each frame of the second type in compliance with the second protocol between at least one input port and one output port associated with this component; - an allocation interface capable of associating each input port and each output port with the first routing component or with the second routing component , in accordance with a predetermined configuration. the switch being characterized in that : the switch being configured so as to operate according to an operational mode of operation in which the predetermined configuration cannot be modified and according to a maintenance mode of operation in which the predetermined configuration can be modified, the first protocol being a protocol of type ARINC 664 P7. - a plurality of input ports, each input port being capable of receiving frames of each type originating from an equipment unit (24A,..., 24N) or from another switch (22B,..., 22N); - a plurality of output ports, each output port being capable of transmitting the frames of each type to an equipment unit (24A,..., 24N) or another switch (22B,..., 22N); - a first routing component capable of routing each frame of the first type in compliance with the first protocol between at least one input port and one output port associated with this component; - a second routing component capable of routing each frame of the second type in compliance with the second protocol between at least one input port and one output port associated with this component; - an allocation interface capable of associating each input port and each output port with the first routing component or with the second routing component , in accordance with a predetermined configuration. the switch being configured so as to operate according to an operational mode of operation in which the predetermined configuration cannot be modified and according to a maintenance mode of operation in which the predetermined configuration can be modified, the first protocol being a protocol of type ARINC 664 P7.
Gas flow control valve , wherein the gas flow control valve comprises - a housing having a gas inlet ; - a valve seat which is disposed in the housing ; - a valve body which is assigned to the valve seat , wherein the valve body is held by an upper spring and a lower spring and is centred by means of a diaphragm ; and - and a gas outlet which is provided in the housing so as to be downstream of the valve body ; wherein the valve body is movably disposed in the valve seat so as to form a controllable cross section of a passage opening for gas to pass through in a first direction of movement ; wherein the gas flow control valve comprises an adjustable diffusor , characterized in that at least one bypass geometry is formed on the valve seat at the boundary region towards the passage opening; wherein the bypass geometry in a closed position enables a defined flow of the gas flow in that the defined flow is delimited by a tolerance position of the valve body and the valve seat and a proportional cross section on the circumference of a contact edge of the valve body . - a housing having a gas inlet ; - a valve seat which is disposed in the housing ; - a valve body which is assigned to the valve seat , wherein the valve body is held by an upper spring and a lower spring and is centred by means of a diaphragm ; and - and a gas outlet which is provided in the housing so as to be downstream of the valve body ; wherein the valve body is movably disposed in the valve seat so as to form a controllable cross section of a passage opening for gas to pass through in a first direction of movement ; wherein the gas flow control valve comprises an adjustable diffusor , characterized in that at least one bypass geometry is formed on the valve seat at the boundary region towards the passage opening; wherein the bypass geometry in a closed position enables a defined flow of the gas flow in that the defined flow is delimited by a tolerance position of the valve body and the valve seat and a proportional cross section on the circumference of a contact edge of the valve body .
A safety device for mounting onto a drug delivery device having a barrel including with a flange at its proximal end and an injection needle at its distal end, and a piston rod including a piston flange , the safety device including: a tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis (A), the tubular body being configured to receive the barrel , a head arrangement configured to abut against the flange and to lock into the flange , the safety device being characterized by at least two actuation arms connecting the tubular body and the head arrangement, said actuation arms having a proximal link connected to the head arrangement by a proximal hinge and a distal link connected to the tubular body by a distal hinge , the proximal link and the distal link being connected by an intermediate hinge , the actuation arms being movable between a collapsed position in which the tubular body is maintained in a position proximally close to the flange uncovering the needle and an extended position in which the tubular body is maintained in a position distally distant from the head arrangement shielding the needle ; a locking means for releasably maintaining the actuation arms in said collapsed position and a locking means for maintaining the actuation arms in said extended position. a tubular body extending along a longitudinal axis (A), the tubular body being configured to receive the barrel , a head arrangement configured to abut against the flange and to lock into the flange , the safety device being characterized by at least two actuation arms connecting the tubular body and the head arrangement, said actuation arms having a proximal link connected to the head arrangement by a proximal hinge and a distal link connected to the tubular body by a distal hinge , the proximal link and the distal link being connected by an intermediate hinge , the actuation arms being movable between a collapsed position in which the tubular body is maintained in a position proximally close to the flange uncovering the needle and an extended position in which the tubular body is maintained in a position distally distant from the head arrangement shielding the needle ; a locking means for releasably maintaining the actuation arms in said collapsed position and a locking means for maintaining the actuation arms in said extended position.
Method for sending data packets encapsulated in accordance with the MPLS protocol, implemented by a sending device of an IP/MPLS network, comprising: - obtaining an identifier representative of a group of data packets comprising at least one data packet, - inserting said identifier into at least one part of a data field associated with an entropy label of the MPLS protocol of said at least one data packet, said data field being contained in the list comprising: - a "Label" data field of the "EL label" entropy label; - a "TC" data field of the "EL label" entropy label, - a "TTL" data field of the "EL Label" entropy label, - a "TC" data field of the "ELI Label" entropy label, - a "TTL" data field of the "ELI Label" entropy label, - sending said at least one data packet in the IP/MPLS network. - obtaining an identifier representative of a group of data packets comprising at least one data packet, - inserting said identifier into at least one part of a data field associated with an entropy label of the MPLS protocol of said at least one data packet, said data field being contained in the list comprising: - a "Label" data field of the "EL label" entropy label; - a "TC" data field of the "EL label" entropy label, - a "TTL" data field of the "EL Label" entropy label, - a "TC" data field of the "ELI Label" entropy label, - a "TTL" data field of the "ELI Label" entropy label, - a "Label" data field of the "EL label" entropy label; - a "TC" data field of the "EL label" entropy label, - a "TTL" data field of the "EL Label" entropy label, - a "TC" data field of the "ELI Label" entropy label, - a "TTL" data field of the "ELI Label" entropy label, - sending said at least one data packet in the IP/MPLS network.
Assembly of a roller shade for shielding an area , said area comprising at least an edge , said assembly comprising a fixed first driver roller and a second driven roller movable with respect to said first roller , and a shade having two ends, each end of said shade being respectively coupled to a respective roller , said shade being able to slide between said first roller and said second roller in order to be able to nearly be totally wrapped on one or both said rollers , said assembly further comprising driving means acting on said first roller for exercising a wrapping/unwrapping torque (M 2 -, M 2 +) on said shade in order to wrap/unwrap said shade on said first roller , and return means acting on said second roller for exercising a return torque (M 3 +) on said shade in order to wrap it on said second roller , wherein said assembly is configured so that, during use when said first roller is coupled in a fixed way to an edge of said area , and a withdrawing force (F p ; F s ; F r ) acts on said second roller in order to withdraw said second roller from said first roller , said assembly is able to pass between a position of non use, wherein said shade is wrapped nearly completely on said first roller and said second roller is arranged in proximity of said first roller in order to leave said area free, and a use position, wherein said shade shields said area , and wherein said withdrawing force (F p ; F s ; F r ) and said return means are configured so that: when said assembly is not in said use position, the withdrawing force (F p ; F s ; F r ) acting on said second roller is higher or equal than the resulting forces from said return torque (M 3 +) so as to prevent the sliding of said shade on said second roller ; and when said assembly is in said use position, said withdrawing force (F p ; F s ; F r ) is lower than the resulting forces of said return torque (M 3 +), so as to allow the sliding of said shade on said second roller on the action of said driving means , characterized in that said second roller comprises a counterweight able to participate to its mass, said counterweight having a mass based on the dimension and the specific weight of said shade to wrap.
A preform made of a polyester for producing a plastic container in a blow molding process which comprises a tube-like preform body which is closed at its one longitudinal end and at its other longitudinal end has a neck section provided with an opening for pouring, wherein the preform is produced by injection molding, wherein the polyester is based on furandicarboxylic acid and diols, wherein the diols are derived partly from the group of spiro compounds and partly from the group of conventional diols, wherein the group of conventional diols comprises monoethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol or butylene glycol, wherein the proportion of said spiro compound is at least 1, preferably at least 2 percent by weight, the percentages by weight being based on the total weight of the preform.
A razor blade comprising a razor blade hard coating deposited on the cutting edge of the razor blade comprising a main layer; wherein the main layer includes a graphene or a graphene-based material; and an outer lubricious coating covering the cutting edge of the razor blade which facilitates a reduction of friction between the shaving device and the skin of a user, wherein the graphene-based materials are selected from the group consisting of graphite, graphite oxides, graphite nanoplatelets, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene oxides and combinations thereof. wherein the main layer includes a graphene or a graphene-based material; and an outer lubricious coating covering the cutting edge of the razor blade which facilitates a reduction of friction between the shaving device and the skin of a user, wherein the graphene-based materials are selected from the group consisting of graphite, graphite oxides, graphite nanoplatelets, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene oxides and combinations thereof.
A pneumatic tire having a toroidal carcass extending from a tread portion to a bead core in a bead portion through a sidewall portion, wherein the bead portion is provided with a bead reinforcing rubber layer disposed along an outer surface in the tire axial direction of the carcass , the bead reinforcing rubber layer comprises a band-like rubber strip wound spirally circumferentially of the tire , in a tire meridian section including the tire rotational axis, an inner surface (si) and an outer surface (so) in the tire axial direction of the bead reinforcing rubber layer each have adjacent rubber strip's interfaces , characterized in that the number of the interfaces in the inner surface (si) is smaller than the number of the interfaces in the outer surface (So).
A rotating machine comprising: an elongated rotating shaft having a primary axis of rotation oriented vertically, the shaft comprising a first journal; a first hydrodynamic bearing surface shaped and positioned to engage the first journal such that a viscous fluid is pulled between the bearing surface and the first journal by the rotating of the shaft during machine operation thereby providing lubrication, wherein the first bearing surface is configured to tilt by pivoting on a fulcrum; and a magnet configured to impart a lateral force on the shaft thereby pulling the first journal towards the first bearing surface, wherein a size, a position and a material of the magnet is selected to simulate a weight of a shaft assembly comprising the elongated rotating shaft . an elongated rotating shaft having a primary axis of rotation oriented vertically, the shaft comprising a first journal; a first hydrodynamic bearing surface shaped and positioned to engage the first journal such that a viscous fluid is pulled between the bearing surface and the first journal by the rotating of the shaft during machine operation thereby providing lubrication, wherein the first bearing surface is configured to tilt by pivoting on a fulcrum; and a magnet configured to impart a lateral force on the shaft thereby pulling the first journal towards the first bearing surface, wherein a size, a position and a material of the magnet is selected to simulate a weight of a shaft assembly comprising the elongated rotating shaft .
A method for minimizing inrush of current during start-up of an alternating current (AC) electrical power system connected to a power grid , the method characterized by : determining a grid voltage of the power grid ; charging an AC capacitance of a grid filter of the electrical power system from an initial capacitance value to a predetermined percentage of the grid voltage; connecting the electrical power system to the power grid when the AC capacitance in the grid filter reaches the predetermined percentage of the grid voltage; and, initiating start-up of the electrical power system . determining a grid voltage of the power grid ; charging an AC capacitance of a grid filter of the electrical power system from an initial capacitance value to a predetermined percentage of the grid voltage; connecting the electrical power system to the power grid when the AC capacitance in the grid filter reaches the predetermined percentage of the grid voltage; and, initiating start-up of the electrical power system .
Method for the singulated loading of carriers of an overhead conveyor with load carriers for transporting suspended goods, comprising the steps of: • transporting a plurality of carriers on a carrier track along a transport direction (X) through a transfer station , wherein the carriers in the transfer station have a loading orientation at least in sections, • fixing a carrier located in the loading orientation at a transfer interface (S); • singulated feeding of a plurality of load carriers by means of a load carrier feeder to the transfer interface (S), wherein at the transfer interface (S) in each case a free end of a load carrier hook is threaded into a carrying eye of a carrier fixed at the transfer interface (S); • characterised in that the method further comprises the transfer of the loaded carrier into a transport orientation , wherein the carrier passes the transfer interface (S) as a result of the loading with the load carrier , wherein the overcoming of the transfer interface (S) initially comprises the transfer of the loaded carrier from the loading orientation into the transport orientation at least in sections and as a result subsequently comprises the further transport of the carrier along the carrier track . • transporting a plurality of carriers on a carrier track along a transport direction (X) through a transfer station , wherein the carriers in the transfer station have a loading orientation at least in sections, • fixing a carrier located in the loading orientation at a transfer interface (S); • singulated feeding of a plurality of load carriers by means of a load carrier feeder to the transfer interface (S), wherein at the transfer interface (S) in each case a free end of a load carrier hook is threaded into a carrying eye of a carrier fixed at the transfer interface (S); • characterised in that the method further comprises the transfer of the loaded carrier into a transport orientation , wherein the carrier passes the transfer interface (S) as a result of the loading with the load carrier , wherein the overcoming of the transfer interface (S) initially comprises the transfer of the loaded carrier from the loading orientation into the transport orientation at least in sections and as a result subsequently comprises the further transport of the carrier along the carrier track .
A rear wheel cover assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a rear wheel cover , wherein the rear wheel cover comprises a rear wheel cover inner plate and a rear wheel cover outer plate , and the rear wheel cover outer plate is arranged outside the rear wheel cover inner plate ; and a shock absorber support , wherein the shock absorber support is arranged on the rear wheel cover , and the shock absorber support is respectively connected to the rear wheel cover inner plate and the rear wheel cover outer plate , characterized in that connections of an outer circumferential edge of the shock absorber support with the rear wheel cover inner plate and the rear wheel cover outer plate form a closed annular shape. a rear wheel cover , wherein the rear wheel cover comprises a rear wheel cover inner plate and a rear wheel cover outer plate , and the rear wheel cover outer plate is arranged outside the rear wheel cover inner plate ; and a shock absorber support , wherein the shock absorber support is arranged on the rear wheel cover , and the shock absorber support is respectively connected to the rear wheel cover inner plate and the rear wheel cover outer plate , characterized in that connections of an outer circumferential edge of the shock absorber support with the rear wheel cover inner plate and the rear wheel cover outer plate form a closed annular shape.
A method for generating a custom user interface on a mobile device for interfacing with an elevator system , the method comprising: selecting a building ; presenting an identification of floors in the building; receiving a selection of a plurality of custom floors, the custom floors being a subset of the floors; saving the custom floors; and generating the custom user interface in response to the custom floors; characterized by : receiving a departure floor and a destination floor in response to selection of a first floor icon in the custom user interface and a second floor icon in the custom user interface, each floor icon corresponding to a single floor; and transmitting an elevator call in response to the departure floor and the destination floor. selecting a building ; presenting an identification of floors in the building; receiving a selection of a plurality of custom floors, the custom floors being a subset of the floors; saving the custom floors; and generating the custom user interface in response to the custom floors; characterized by : receiving a departure floor and a destination floor in response to selection of a first floor icon in the custom user interface and a second floor icon in the custom user interface, each floor icon corresponding to a single floor; and transmitting an elevator call in response to the departure floor and the destination floor. receiving a departure floor and a destination floor in response to selection of a first floor icon in the custom user interface and a second floor icon in the custom user interface, each floor icon corresponding to a single floor; and transmitting an elevator call in response to the departure floor and the destination floor.