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Watch case comprising a rigid structure , and at least one resonant component arranged to be rigidly assembled, directly or indirectly, to said structure , said resonant component defining with said structure , when the latter are assembled to each other in an assembled operating position, a chamber which encloses, between said structure and said resonant component , at least one sealing element comprised in said watch case , at least said structure and/or said resonant component comprising a groove arranged to receive a gasket , comprised in said sealing element , and to prevent the removal of said sealing element from said chamber in said assembled position, characterised in that said watch case includes at least one rigid protruding relief portion arranged, in said assembled position, to exert a compression force on at least one said gasket opposite a median area of said groove which receives said gasket , said at least one protruding relief portion forming part, either of said structure and/or of said resonant component , or of said sealing element .
A respiratory therapy system comprising: a positive gas flow source ; a negative gas flow source ; at least one gas passageway adapted to provide a non-sealed pneumatic link between an airway of a subject and the positive and negative gas flow sources ; and a hardware controller operable to control the positive gas flow source to deliver a positive flow of gas to the subject via the at least one gas passageway and to control the negative gas flow source to provide a negative flow of gas configured to draw gas from the airway of the subject at a sufficient flow rate to reduce a concentration of an exhaled gas in a physiological dead space of the subject, wherein the hardware controller is operable to set the rate of the negative flow of gas to a function of the rate of the positive flow of gas a positive gas flow source ; a negative gas flow source ; at least one gas passageway adapted to provide a non-sealed pneumatic link between an airway of a subject and the positive and negative gas flow sources ; and a hardware controller operable to control the positive gas flow source to deliver a positive flow of gas to the subject via the at least one gas passageway and to control the negative gas flow source to provide a negative flow of gas configured to draw gas from the airway of the subject at a sufficient flow rate to reduce a concentration of an exhaled gas in a physiological dead space of the subject, wherein the hardware controller is operable to set the rate of the negative flow of gas to a function of the rate of the positive flow of gas
Water-soluble polymer composition obtained by polymerizing in an aqueous polymerisation medium, which comprises degraded starch, at least following monomers - acrylamide and/or methacrylamide, and - > 2 mol-%, calculated from total monomer content, of at least one unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid(s) or salts thereof, the polymer composition having an anionic net charge in the range of -0.5 - -2.5 meq/g, at pH 7, as determined in the specification, and a dry solids content of > 5 weight-%. - acrylamide and/or methacrylamide, and - > 2 mol-%, calculated from total monomer content, of at least one unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid(s) or salts thereof, the polymer composition having an anionic net charge in the range of -0.5 - -2.5 meq/g, at pH 7, as determined in the specification, and a dry solids content of > 5 weight-%.
Method for operating a cooling system for a hybrid vehicle comprising at least a combustion engine and an electric motor , the cooling system comprising at least: - a high-temperature cooling circuit for cooling the combustion engine and a low-temperature cooling circuit for cooling the electric motor and an associated high-voltage battery , and - a liquid-coolant transfer circuit connecting the high-temperature cooling circuit and the low-temperature cooling circuit and comprising regulating means for controlling the circulation of the liquid coolant in the transfer circuit , characterized in that the method for operating the cooling system comprises, upon starting the vehicle, at least: - a first step (E1) consisting in checking whether the liquid coolant present in the low-temperature cooling circuit is at a temperature below a working temperature (Tu) of the high-voltage battery of the electric motor ; - when the temperature of the liquid coolant in the low-temperature cooling circuit is below the working temperature (Tu) of the battery , a second step (E2) consisting in starting the combustion engine ; - a third step (E3) consisting in commanding the regulating means that regulate the transfer circuit into the open position in order, by establishing a circulation of liquid coolant between the high-temperature cooling circuit and the low-temperature cooling circuit , to accelerate a rise in temperature of the liquid coolant in the low-temperature cooling circuit so as to warm up the battery until it reaches at least said working temperature (Tu). - a high-temperature cooling circuit for cooling the combustion engine and a low-temperature cooling circuit for cooling the electric motor and an associated high-voltage battery , and - a liquid-coolant transfer circuit connecting the high-temperature cooling circuit and the low-temperature cooling circuit and comprising regulating means for controlling the circulation of the liquid coolant in the transfer circuit , - a first step (E1) consisting in checking whether the liquid coolant present in the low-temperature cooling circuit is at a temperature below a working temperature (Tu) of the high-voltage battery of the electric motor ; - when the temperature of the liquid coolant in the low-temperature cooling circuit is below the working temperature (Tu) of the battery , a second step (E2) consisting in starting the combustion engine ; - a third step (E3) consisting in commanding the regulating means that regulate the transfer circuit into the open position in order, by establishing a circulation of liquid coolant between the high-temperature cooling circuit and the low-temperature cooling circuit , to accelerate a rise in temperature of the liquid coolant in the low-temperature cooling circuit so as to warm up the battery until it reaches at least said working temperature (Tu).
An orthopedic implant assembly providing reduced contamination from handling, comprising: an orthopedic implant having an outer surface including a grasping portion and a bone-facing portion; a removable handling cover providing a thin-walled layer extending over the grasping portion, but no handling cover extending over the bone-facing portion, of the outer surface; an outer container sealingly housing the orthopedic implant within a sterile environment and supporting the orthopedic implant in an orientation that presents the handling cover for grasping upon opening the outer container; wherein the removable handling cover provides a removable grasping portion for manually grasping, handling and manipulating the implant into an implantation position with the bone-facing surface facing an adjacent bone during implant surgery without the need to directly contact any of the outer surface of the orthopedic implant, and which removable handling cover is removable during surgery after the implant is moved into the implantation position. an orthopedic implant having an outer surface including a grasping portion and a bone-facing portion; a removable handling cover providing a thin-walled layer extending over the grasping portion, but no handling cover extending over the bone-facing portion, of the outer surface; an outer container sealingly housing the orthopedic implant within a sterile environment and supporting the orthopedic implant in an orientation that presents the handling cover for grasping upon opening the outer container; wherein the removable handling cover provides a removable grasping portion for manually grasping, handling and manipulating the implant into an implantation position with the bone-facing surface facing an adjacent bone during implant surgery without the need to directly contact any of the outer surface of the orthopedic implant, and which removable handling cover is removable during surgery after the implant is moved into the implantation position.
An optical box suitable for housing an optical connection between a first optical cable and a second optical cable, said optical box comprising - a base comprising a bottom having a fiber receiving area suitable for receiving an end of said first cable; and - a panel connected to said base , said panel comprising an adapter module in turn comprising a number of optical fiber adapters suitable for providing optical connection between optical fibers of said first cable and optical fibers of said second cable, and a guiding element configured to route at least one optical fiber of said first optical cable between a first area of said panel and a second area of said panel , said panel being rotatably fixed to a sidewall of said base , wherein said guiding element comprises a portion of a cylindrical surface having an axis (X) parallel to said panel and to said bottom of said base and wherein said panel has a first edge and a second opposite edge, said panel being connected to said base at said first edge, said guiding element being provided at said second opposite edge. - a base comprising a bottom having a fiber receiving area suitable for receiving an end of said first cable; and - a panel connected to said base , said panel comprising an adapter module in turn comprising a number of optical fiber adapters suitable for providing optical connection between optical fibers of said first cable and optical fibers of said second cable, and a guiding element configured to route at least one optical fiber of said first optical cable between a first area of said panel and a second area of said panel , said panel being rotatably fixed to a sidewall of said base ,
A line handling system for locating on a tugboat , wherein the tugboat is for assisting a marine vessel to manoeuvre and the tugboat comprises a hull having a perimeter (P); wherein the line handling system comprises a line guide mechanism that, when the line handling system is located on the tugboat , is movable relative to the hull to an operation position, at which the line guide mechanism is for guiding movement of a portion of a line of the tugboat towards a predetermined region of the perimeter (P), wherein the line guide mechanism comprises first and second such guide devices , each guide device comprising a guide arm that, when the line guide mechanism is at the operation position, protrudes upwards away from the hull and is configured so that, in use, a part of the line of the tugboat overlying the guide arm is encouraged to move along the guide arm towards the predetermined region of the perimeter (P), characterised in that the line handling system comprises an actuatable coupling mechanism for coupling the line of the tugboat to a line of the marine vessel when the line of the tugboat and the line of the marine vessel are at the predetermined region of the perimeter (P), when the line handling system is located on the tugboat , and wherein the actuatable coupling mechanism is for coupling the line of the tugboat to the line of the marine vessel by applying a connector to the line of the tugboat and the line of the marine vessel. wherein the line handling system comprises a line guide mechanism that, when the line handling system is located on the tugboat , is movable relative to the hull to an operation position, at which the line guide mechanism is for guiding movement of a portion of a line of the tugboat towards a predetermined region of the perimeter (P), wherein the line guide mechanism comprises first and second such guide devices , each guide device comprising a guide arm that, when the line guide mechanism is at the operation position, protrudes upwards away from the hull and is configured so that, in use, a part of the line of the tugboat overlying the guide arm is encouraged to move along the guide arm towards the predetermined region of the perimeter (P), the line handling system comprises an actuatable coupling mechanism for coupling the line of the tugboat to a line of the marine vessel when the line of the tugboat and the line of the marine vessel are at the predetermined region of the perimeter (P), when the line handling system is located on the tugboat , and wherein the actuatable coupling mechanism is for coupling the line of the tugboat to the line of the marine vessel by applying a connector to the line of the tugboat and the line of the marine vessel.
A method of operation of a Multiprotocol Label Switching network , the method comprising, in an active node (18;20;22) of the network: receiving a first data packet (50;72) from a source node (12; 14; 18;20;22); forwarding the first data packet to a destination node (12;14;18;20;22); measuring a residence time of the first data packet in the active node; and sending a further data packet (52;66;70;106) containing residence time information, wherein the first data packet (50;72) comprises a flag indicating if a two-step mode is being used; wherein the source node (12;14;18;20;22) is a clock operating in a one-step mode; and the active node generates the further data packet for containing the residence time information and sets the flag to indicate that the two-step mode is being used. receiving a first data packet (50;72) from a source node (12; 14; 18;20;22); forwarding the first data packet to a destination node (12;14;18;20;22); measuring a residence time of the first data packet in the active node; and sending a further data packet (52;66;70;106) containing residence time information, wherein the first data packet (50;72) comprises a flag indicating if a two-step mode is being used; wherein the source node (12;14;18;20;22) is a clock operating in a one-step mode; and the active node generates the further data packet for containing the residence time information and sets the flag to indicate that the two-step mode is being used.
Push-button device for a wristwatch comprising an electronic plate , a flexible printed circuit sheet which is partially fixed to the electronic plate , and a push-button flat welded on a free portion of the flexible printed circuit sheet , the free portion of the flexible printed circuit sheet being not fixed to the electronic plate , the free portion of the flexible printed circuit sheet being folded around a peripheral edge of the electronic plate such that the push-button extends in a vertical plane, substantially perpendicularly to the electronic plate , bearing against a lateral surface of said electronic plate .
An inflatable structure apparatus comprising: a shell having a shell longitudinal axis , a central section and a first neck section, wherein the first neck section has a first neck first end and a first neck second end, and wherein the first neck first end has a first neck first end diameter, and wherein the first neck second end has a first neck second end diameter, and wherein the first neck first end diameter is larger than the first neck second end diameter, and wherein the first neck first end is adjacent to the central section; a balloon at least partially inside of the shell, wherein the balloon is fixed in the shell; wherein the shell has a central fluid passage radially inside of the balloon with respect to the shell longitudinal axis, and wherein a first aperture of the shell is in fluid communication with the central fluid passage; and wherein the balloon has a first cell and second cell in a single cross-section of the inflatable structure, and wherein the balloon has a balloon surface area in the single cross-section, and wherein at least 5% of the balloon surface area is concentric with the shell. a shell having a shell longitudinal axis , a central section and a first neck section, wherein the first neck section has a first neck first end and a first neck second end, and wherein the first neck first end has a first neck first end diameter, and wherein the first neck second end has a first neck second end diameter, and wherein the first neck first end diameter is larger than the first neck second end diameter, and wherein the first neck first end is adjacent to the central section; a balloon at least partially inside of the shell, wherein the balloon is fixed in the shell; wherein the shell has a central fluid passage radially inside of the balloon with respect to the shell longitudinal axis, and wherein a first aperture of the shell is in fluid communication with the central fluid passage; and wherein the balloon has a first cell and second cell in a single cross-section of the inflatable structure, and wherein the balloon has a balloon surface area in the single cross-section, and wherein at least 5% of the balloon surface area is concentric with the shell.
A compound having formula (I): including enantiomers, diastereomers, tautomers, hydrates, solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and complexes thereof, wherein: R 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 1-6 alkyl and nitrile; R 2 is an optionally substituted five membered heteroaromatic ring containing one to three atoms selected from nitrogen and sulfur. R 1 is selected from the group consisting of C 1-6 alkyl and nitrile; R 2 is an optionally substituted five membered heteroaromatic ring containing one to three atoms selected from nitrogen and sulfur.
A pretreatment liquid that is used in combination with an aqueous inkjet ink comprising a pigment and water, wherein the pretreatment liquid comprises resin microparticles (A), a surfactant (B), a coagulant (C) and water, the surfactant (B) comprises a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether (b-1) represented by a general formula shown below, the coagulant (C) comprises a polyvalent metal salt and/or a cationic polymer compound, and the coagulant (C) has a water absorptivity at a temperature of 40°C and a relative humidity of 80% of 75% by mass or less: General formula R-O-(EO) m -(PO) n -H wherein R represents an alkyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, an alkylcarbonyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, or an alkenylcarbonyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, EO represents an ethylene oxide group and PO represents a propylene oxide group, m represents an average number of added moles of EO, and is a number from 8 to 100, n represents an average number of added moles of PO, and is a number from 0 to 99, provided that m>n, and when n is not 0, there are no restrictions on an addition sequence of (EO) m and (PO) n , and the addition may be in blocks or may be random. the pretreatment liquid comprises resin microparticles (A), a surfactant (B), a coagulant (C) and water, the surfactant (B) comprises a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether (b-1) represented by a general formula shown below, the coagulant (C) comprises a polyvalent metal salt and/or a cationic polymer compound, and the coagulant (C) has a water absorptivity at a temperature of 40°C and a relative humidity of 80% of 75% by mass or less: General formula R-O-(EO) m -(PO) n -H wherein R represents an alkyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, an alkylcarbonyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, or an alkenylcarbonyl group of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, EO represents an ethylene oxide group and PO represents a propylene oxide group, m represents an average number of added moles of EO, and is a number from 8 to 100, n represents an average number of added moles of PO, and is a number from 0 to 99, provided that m>n, and when n is not 0, there are no restrictions on an addition sequence of (EO) m and (PO) n , and the addition may be in blocks or may be random.
An electric brake system comprising a rotary shaft driven by an electric motor , a linear motion member, a linear motion mechanism for converting a rotary motion of the rotary shaft to a linear motion of the linear motion member, a caliper body formed with a receiving hole in which the linear motion member is axially slidably received, and a friction pad arranged at an axial front end of the linear motion member, wherein the linear motion member is configured to press the friction pad against a brake disk , characterized in that the electric brake system further comprises a reaction force receiving member provided axially rearwardly of the linear motion member for receiving an axially rearward reaction force applied to the linear motion member when the friction pad is pressed by the linear motion member, and a displacement sensor for detecting a pressing force of the friction pad by measuring a displacement of the reaction force receiving member .
A method for keeping, by a user equipment, UE, a first dual connectivity, DC, configuration in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving (S910, S1110) information for validation of a DC configuration, from a network, wherein the DC configuration includes the first DC configuration and a second DC configuration; determining (S920, S1120) whether or not the first DC configuration is valid in a radio resource control, RRC, resume procedure, based on the information for validation of the DC configuration; based on the first DC configuration that is valid, keeping (S930, S1130) the first DC configuration in an RRC resume procedure; and releasing (S1140) the second DC configuration before initiating the RRC resume procedure. receiving (S910, S1110) information for validation of a DC configuration, from a network, wherein the DC configuration includes the first DC configuration and a second DC configuration; determining (S920, S1120) whether or not the first DC configuration is valid in a radio resource control, RRC, resume procedure, based on the information for validation of the DC configuration; based on the first DC configuration that is valid, keeping (S930, S1130) the first DC configuration in an RRC resume procedure; and releasing (S1140) the second DC configuration before initiating the RRC resume procedure.
A method used for provisioning an access key to receive broadcast services in a terminal storing a private key comprising: distributing a public key corresponding to the private key; receiving a secret key encrypted by the public key; decrypting the secret key by the private key; receiving the access key encrypted by the secret key; decrypting the access key by the secret key; deriving a short key based on the access key; receiving encrypted broadcast content; and decrypting the encrypted broadcast content using the short key. distributing a public key corresponding to the private key; receiving a secret key encrypted by the public key; decrypting the secret key by the private key; receiving the access key encrypted by the secret key; decrypting the access key by the secret key; deriving a short key based on the access key; receiving encrypted broadcast content; and decrypting the encrypted broadcast content using the short key.