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A stopper for use within a medicament container , the stopper comprising: - a main body defining an open distal end and a closed proximal end , the main body having a longitudinal axis L and an outer surface defining a diameter D1; - a cup shaped tip portion integrally formed with the main body adjacent the closed proximal end; - a distally extending flexible skirt extending from a distal end outer surface of the main body, where the distally extending flexible skirt comprises a rib which extends radially outward around a perimeter of the distally extending flexible skirt and defines a diameter D2; - a proximally extending flexible skirt extending from a proximal end outer surface of the main body , where the proximally extending flexible skirt comprises at least two ribs which extend radially outward around a perimeter of the proximally extending flexible skirt and that are axially spaced apart along the proximally extending flexible skirt and defines a diameter D3; characterized in that each of the ribs has an outer periphery configured to contact an inner surface of the medicament container to form an active seal as the diameter D1 is less than the diameters D2 and D3 and the diameter D3 is greater than D2 when the stopper is in a relaxed state outside of the medicament container - a main body defining an open distal end and a closed proximal end , the main body having a longitudinal axis L and an outer surface defining a diameter D1; - a cup shaped tip portion integrally formed with the main body adjacent the closed proximal end; - a distally extending flexible skirt extending from a distal end outer surface of the main body, where the distally extending flexible skirt comprises a rib which extends radially outward around a perimeter of the distally extending flexible skirt and defines a diameter D2; - a proximally extending flexible skirt extending from a proximal end outer surface of the main body , where the proximally extending flexible skirt comprises at least two ribs which extend radially outward around a perimeter of the proximally extending flexible skirt and that are axially spaced apart along the proximally extending flexible skirt and defines a diameter D3;
A high-strength screw having a head and a threaded portion having a thread with a threaded end facing away from the head in an axial direction, characterized in that the threaded portion has a softening section starting from the threaded end and extending in the axial direction, the softening section having a reduced hardness by at least 50 HV compared to an axial central section of the threaded section .
An ultrasonic system for liquid and multiphasic media processing comprising: i) a source of alternating electrical field , ii) an electro-acoustic transducer connected to the source of alternating electrical field ; iii) a booster connected to the electro-acoustic transducer with a cross section distal to the electro-acoustic transducer smaller than a cross section proximal to the electro-acoustic transducer ; iv) a horn having a tip, the horn being coupled to the distal end of the booster , and v) at least one tuned blade coupled to the tip of the horn , wherein the at least one blade couple flexural vibrations to the liquid or multiphasic media; characterised in that : vi) the electro-acoustic transducer comprises piezo-electric elements polarized in the circumferential direction , producing a torsional vibratory motion of the electro-acoustic transducer in response to the alternating electrical field applied. i) a source of alternating electrical field , ii) an electro-acoustic transducer connected to the source of alternating electrical field ; iii) a booster connected to the electro-acoustic transducer with a cross section distal to the electro-acoustic transducer smaller than a cross section proximal to the electro-acoustic transducer ; iv) a horn having a tip, the horn being coupled to the distal end of the booster , and v) at least one tuned blade coupled to the tip of the horn , wherein the at least one blade couple flexural vibrations to the liquid or multiphasic media; characterised in that : vi) the electro-acoustic transducer comprises piezo-electric elements polarized in the circumferential direction , producing a torsional vibratory motion of the electro-acoustic transducer in response to the alternating electrical field applied.
Parking brake comprising a disc coaxially fixable to the wheel of a vehicle and having an edge ; locking means associated with said disc for preventing the rotation of said disc ; said disc having at least a seat formed on said edge ; said locking means comprising a pin associated with the disc and switchable between a locking configuration in which said pin interferes with said seat to prevent the rotation of said disc , and an unlocking configuration in which said pin is removed from said seat to allow the rotation of said disc ; characterized in that said pin has a rotation axis (A) arranged on a plane parallel to the plane of said disc , said pin being configured for rotating with respect to said rotation axis (A) in order to reversibly switch from said locking configuration to said unlocking configuration.
A surgical stapler comprising: a handle assembly including a stationary handle and a firing trigger , the stationary handle defining a window ; a central body extending distally from the handle assembly; a cartridge assembly supported on a distal end of the central body; an anvil assembly supported adjacent the distal end of the central body, the anvil assembly being movable in relation to the cartridge assembly between spaced and approximated positions; an approximation mechanism including a longitudinally movable drive screw , the drive screw being operatively connected to the anvil assembly such that longitudinal movement of the drive screw effects movement of the anvil assembly in relation to the cartridge assembly between the spaced and approximated positions, the drive screw supporting an abutment ; and an indicator assembly including a slide and a lever , characterized in that the slide has indicia visible through the window in the stationary handle, the lever being operatively engaged with the slide and positioned to engage the abutment on the drive screw when the drive screw is moved proximally within the stationary handle to translate longitudinal movement of the drive screw into longitudinal movement of the slide to effect longitudinal movement of the indicia within the window, wherein the lever is engaged with the abutment and the slide and is configured to translate movement of the abutment over a distance of X1 into movement of the slide over a distance of X2, wherein X2 is greater than X1. a handle assembly including a stationary handle and a firing trigger , the stationary handle defining a window ; a central body extending distally from the handle assembly; a cartridge assembly supported on a distal end of the central body; an anvil assembly supported adjacent the distal end of the central body, the anvil assembly being movable in relation to the cartridge assembly between spaced and approximated positions; an approximation mechanism including a longitudinally movable drive screw , the drive screw being operatively connected to the anvil assembly such that longitudinal movement of the drive screw effects movement of the anvil assembly in relation to the cartridge assembly between the spaced and approximated positions, the drive screw supporting an abutment ; and an indicator assembly including a slide and a lever , characterized in that the slide has indicia visible through the window in the stationary handle, the lever being operatively engaged with the slide and positioned to engage the abutment on the drive screw when the drive screw is moved proximally within the stationary handle to translate longitudinal movement of the drive screw into longitudinal movement of the slide to effect longitudinal movement of the indicia within the window, wherein the lever is engaged with the abutment and the slide and is configured to translate movement of the abutment over a distance of X1 into movement of the slide over a distance of X2, wherein X2 is greater than X1.
Shading device for a transparent surface part of a motor vehicle, having a flexible shading structure which can be displaced between a rest position, in which it is stowed in a compact manner, and a shading position, in which it covers the transparent surface part , in a vehicle interior, having two non-parallel lateral guide arrangements which are fixed with respect to the vehicle and which flank a displacement travel of the shading structure on opposite sides, having a dimensionally stable pull-out profile which is arranged on a front face end region of the shading structure as viewed in the pulling-out direction, the pull-out profile having assigned thereto drive means for parallel displacement of the pull-out profile between the rest position and the shading position of the shading structure , and having a flexible transverse guidance strand which extends on the front end face region of the shading structure transverse to the pull-out direction of the shading structure over the width thereof and with a respective lateral guidance strand section in the region of the opposite lateral guide arrangements protrudes into associated receiving spaces , in a manner dependent on the displacement travel of the shading structure , wherein the pull-out profile comprises a middle part and two lateral telescopic sections guided in said middle part , characterized in that the telescopic sections are provided with sliding guide tracks extending along the pull-out profile for the lateral guidance strand sections of the transverse guidance strand , which ensure a relative linear displaceability between the telescopic sections and the guidance strand sections and equally give support to prevent spreading of the guidance strand sections.
A touch sensitive display device comprising: at least one touch electrode for receiving a touch sensor driving signal (Vtx; Vm); a touch sensing circuit (SU) comprising a first input terminal (-) coupled to the at least one touch electrode to receive a touch sensor sensing signal (Vx); whereby the device is characterised in a discharge circuit (CR) comprising a discharge path (N1, Ccrj), the discharge circuit (CR) configured to discharge the first input terminal (-) of the touch sensing circuit (SU) by selectively connecting the first input terminal (-) to the discharge path (N1, Ccrj) a plurality of times at predetermined intervals during a touch driving pulse of a touch sensor driving signal (Vtx; Vm) provided to the at least one touch electrode . at least one touch electrode for receiving a touch sensor driving signal (Vtx; Vm); a touch sensing circuit (SU) comprising a first input terminal (-) coupled to the at least one touch electrode to receive a touch sensor sensing signal (Vx); whereby the device is characterised in a discharge circuit (CR) comprising a discharge path (N1, Ccrj), the discharge circuit (CR) configured to discharge the first input terminal (-) of the touch sensing circuit (SU) by selectively connecting the first input terminal (-) to the discharge path (N1, Ccrj) a plurality of times at predetermined intervals during a touch driving pulse of a touch sensor driving signal (Vtx; Vm) provided to the at least one touch electrode .
A method, comprising: displaying a control element in a user interface, UI, to select a color depletion level for non-black color printing substance(s) of a printing device ; displaying in the UI a predicted cost-per-page to print based on a selected color depletion level; and determining a color map for the printing device by interpolating from existing color maps based on the selected color depletion level and a separate black depletion level. displaying a control element in a user interface, UI, to select a color depletion level for non-black color printing substance(s) of a printing device ; displaying in the UI a predicted cost-per-page to print based on a selected color depletion level; and determining a color map for the printing device by interpolating from existing color maps based on the selected color depletion level and a separate black depletion level.
An apparatus for measuring bioinformation, the apparatus comprising: a first sensor configured to measure a first biosignal comprising a first arterial pulse wave information from a ventral side of a wrist; a second sensor configured to measure a second biosignal comprising a second venous or capillary pulse wave information from a dorsal side of the wrist; and a bioinformation estimator configured to estimate bioinformation of a user based on a time delay between the first biosignal and the second biosignal. a first sensor configured to measure a first biosignal comprising a first arterial pulse wave information from a ventral side of a wrist; a second sensor configured to measure a second biosignal comprising a second venous or capillary pulse wave information from a dorsal side of the wrist; and a bioinformation estimator configured to estimate bioinformation of a user based on a time delay between the first biosignal and the second biosignal.
A device for influencing the wake flow of an aircraft wing having an inboard root end and an outboard tip end, a high pressure side and a low pressure side and a leading edge and a trailing edge, the device comprising a body adapted for attachment in the region of the tip of the aircraft wing and having a through-duct with a first opening at a first end of the duct being located on the high pressure side of the wing and a second opening at a second end of the duct being located on the low pressure side of the wing, the duct being configured to, when the wing is exposed to fluid flow, permit an fluid flow through the duct so as to inhibit the flow of fluid around the outboard extremity of the wing and to direct the fluid flow through the duct into a pair of opposing rotating flows of substantially equal magnitude externally of the duct wherein the first opening of the duct is formed in part from: (i) an intake surface contoured to entrain oncoming fluid into the duct along an inboard region at relative low pressure and to induce within a part of the fluid flow through the duct along the inboard region a first rotational component; and (ii) outboard edge comprising a formation configured to reduce an inlet velocity of fluid in an outboard region of the duct to thereby generate a region of relative high pressure whose boundary is convex that induces within a part of the fluid flow through the duct a second rotational component opposite in direction to the first rotational component; the duct being configured to direct the parts of the fluid flow with the first and second rotational components out of the second opening into the pair of opposing rotating flows, wherein an outboard wall of the duct defines a fluid-arresting structure configured to, when the device is exposed to fluid flow, generate a region of relative high pressure within the duct that contributes to directing the airflow through the duct into a pair of opposing rotating flows of substantially equal magnitude externally of the duct, wherein the fluid-arresting structure defines an outboard edge of the first opening .
Attachment unit for harvesting stalk crops, comprising at least one cutting, guiding and/or conveying element (131 - 135) for cutting, guiding and/or conveying the crop, which element protrudes beyond a body of the attachment unit on an end face (S) arranged at the front in a travel direction , wherein a safety device is arranged on the attachment unit , which safety device is intended to protect road users when the attachment unit is transported by road and can be adjusted from a field operating position (F) into a safety position (B), in which it is positioned in front of the cutting, guiding and/or conveying element (131 - 135) in the travel direction , wherein the safety device comprises a transverse arm which has an extension component in a transverse direction transverse to the travel direction or extends in the transverse direction , characterized in that in the field operating position (F), the transverse arm is arranged behind the body in the travel direction and/or is arranged above the body in an extension direction which extends transversely to the travel direction and transversely to the transverse direction .
A method of sorting particles in a stream of carrier fluid , the method comprising: - introducing a stream of carrier fluid containing a mixture of particles into a stream of sheath fluid flowing within a flow channel so as to focus the carrier fluid into a core stream. - detecting a particle of interest within the core stream of carrier fluid at a point of detection within the flow channel, - applying a potential difference between a first electrode and one or more additional electrodes so as to generate a divergent electric field localised around a tip of the first electrode, wherein the tip of the first electrode is positioned inside of the flow channel or adjacent to the flow channel in a position in which the divergent electric field is experienced by the sheath fluid and carrier fluid within the flow channel, and - subsequently terminating application of the potential difference, characterised in that the potential difference is applied in response to the detection of a particle of interest, the applied potential difference being sufficient to generate a centripetal force on a volume of carrier fluid within the divergent electric field, said volume of carrier fluid containing the particle of interest, so as to displace said volume of carrier fluid in a direction having a component orthogonal to the direction of flow, such that the particle of interest is diverted into a desired outlet of the flow channel. - introducing a stream of carrier fluid containing a mixture of particles into a stream of sheath fluid flowing within a flow channel so as to focus the carrier fluid into a core stream. - detecting a particle of interest within the core stream of carrier fluid at a point of detection within the flow channel, - applying a potential difference between a first electrode and one or more additional electrodes so as to generate a divergent electric field localised around a tip of the first electrode, wherein the tip of the first electrode is positioned inside of the flow channel or adjacent to the flow channel in a position in which the divergent electric field is experienced by the sheath fluid and carrier fluid within the flow channel, and - subsequently terminating application of the potential difference,
A method for detecting a food spoilage microbe in a food sample comprising: a) adding a first pH adjustment agent to a food sample to provide a food sample having a pH in the range of pH 1 to 5, separating any solid precipitate present in the pH adjusted food sample to provide a pH adjusted food sample , adding a second pH adjustment agent to the pH adjusted food sample to provide a food sample having a pH in the range of pH 6.5-9 to be used in step b), b) contacting a food sample with a peptide substrate, wherein the peptide substrate comprises a peptide comprising a fluorescent agent having an emission wavelength of 650-900 nm, a non-fluorescent agent having an absorption wavelength of 650-900 nm, for quenching said emission of said fluorescent agent, and a cleavage site located between said fluorescent agent and first non-fluorescent agent, the cleavage site cleavable by a protease specifically provided by a food spoilage microbe belonging to a first group consisting of a limited number of microbial strains, species or genera, and not cleaved by any compound provided by any microbe not belonging to said first group of food spoilage microbes, c) monitoring the fluorescence of the sample containing the peptide substrate in step b), wherein an increase in fluorescence is indicative for the presence of a food spoilage microbe belonging to said first group, wherein the food sample is a dairy product. a) adding a first pH adjustment agent to a food sample to provide a food sample having a pH in the range of pH 1 to 5, separating any solid precipitate present in the pH adjusted food sample to provide a pH adjusted food sample , adding a second pH adjustment agent to the pH adjusted food sample to provide a food sample having a pH in the range of pH 6.5-9 to be used in step b), b) contacting a food sample with a peptide substrate, wherein the peptide substrate comprises a peptide comprising a fluorescent agent having an emission wavelength of 650-900 nm, a non-fluorescent agent having an absorption wavelength of 650-900 nm, for quenching said emission of said fluorescent agent, and a cleavage site located between said fluorescent agent and first non-fluorescent agent, the cleavage site cleavable by a protease specifically provided by a food spoilage microbe belonging to a first group consisting of a limited number of microbial strains, species or genera, and not cleaved by any compound provided by any microbe not belonging to said first group of food spoilage microbes, c) monitoring the fluorescence of the sample containing the peptide substrate in step b), wherein an increase in fluorescence is indicative for the presence of a food spoilage microbe belonging to said first group,
A quality of service (QoS) control method applied to a session management function (SMF), and the SMF is responsible for session management, the method comprising: determining , by the SMF, indication information related to a QoS of a session when establishing the session for a user equipment (UE), wherein the SMF transmits session type indicating that the session is used for transferring unstructured data, and the unstructured data is non-IP data packets; and transmitting , by the SMF, the indication information to a target node, and determining, by the target node, the QoS corresponding to the session according to the indication information. determining , by the SMF, indication information related to a QoS of a session when establishing the session for a user equipment (UE), wherein the SMF transmits session type indicating that the session is used for transferring unstructured data, and the unstructured data is non-IP data packets; and transmitting , by the SMF, the indication information to a target node, and determining, by the target node, the QoS corresponding to the session according to the indication information.
A transmitting device for a wireless communication system , the transmitting device being configured to transmit one or more synchronization signals on a carrier to at least one receiving device , wherein a frequency of a synchronization signal among the one or more synchronization signals is located on a first frequency raster and a carrier frequency of the carrier is deployed on a second frequency raster, and wherein frequencies of two different synchronization signals among the one or more synchronization signals are located on different frequency positions in the first raster; transmit an indication of the carrier frequency to the at least one receiving device , wherein the indication comprises at least one integer number; and wherein a frequency spacing between two neighbouring synchronization signals is a multiple of a sub-carrier spacing of the wireless communication system , and wherein the first frequency raster is a subset of the second frequency raster.