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A patient interface comprising: a member defining an interior space; means for dividing the interior into a first chamber configured to receive a nose of a patient and a second chamber ; means projecting from the dividing means into the first chamber for delivery of gas to and from at least one nostril of the patient; and means in fluid communication with the second chamber for delivery of the gas to and from the patient via the second chamber and the delivery means; wherein the delivery means includes a pair of dome-shaped structures that extend into the first chamber , each dome-shaped structure having an opening at an apex thereof for the passage of gas; characterized in that each dome-shaped structure has an elliptical shape, and in that at least part of the member includes a cushion portion that contacts the face of the patient around the nostril(s) of the patient when the patient interface is mounted operatively on the face of the patient with the nose of the patient in the first chamber , the cushion portion having a flange that flares outwardly away from the first chamber or rolls inwardly into the first chamber . a member defining an interior space; means for dividing the interior into a first chamber configured to receive a nose of a patient and a second chamber ; means projecting from the dividing means into the first chamber for delivery of gas to and from at least one nostril of the patient; and means in fluid communication with the second chamber for delivery of the gas to and from the patient via the second chamber and the delivery means; wherein the delivery means includes a pair of dome-shaped structures that extend into the first chamber , each dome-shaped structure having an opening at an apex thereof for the passage of gas; characterized in that each dome-shaped structure has an elliptical shape, and in that at least part of the member includes a cushion portion that contacts the face of the patient around the nostril(s) of the patient when the patient interface is mounted operatively on the face of the patient with the nose of the patient in the first chamber , the cushion portion having a flange that flares outwardly away from the first chamber or rolls inwardly into the first chamber .
A gel patch comprising a base fabric, an adhesive layer, and a release liner in this order, wherein the adhesive layer comprises a physiologically active substance, a water-soluble (meth)acrylic polymer, water, a surfactant, and poly(methyl acrylate/2-ethylhexyl acrylate), and the surfactant comprises a monofatty acid ester of polyethylene glycol.
An aerosol generating device comprising: at least one heater configured to generate aerosol by heating an aerosol generating material; a battery configured to supply power to heat the at least one heater ; a controller ; and a main printed circuit board, PCB, and an auxiliary PCB that are formed out of a rigid material, wherein the main PCB is located parallel to a longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating device , and the auxiliary PCB is located perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating device , and wherein the main PCB and the auxiliary PCB are electrically connected to each other via a connecting PCB formed out of a flexible material, wherein the main PCB is located parallel to the longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating device at a side of at least one of the battery and the controller , and the auxiliary PCB is located perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating device between the at least one heater and the battery . at least one heater configured to generate aerosol by heating an aerosol generating material; a battery configured to supply power to heat the at least one heater ; a controller ; and a main printed circuit board, PCB, and an auxiliary PCB that are formed out of a rigid material, wherein the main PCB is located parallel to a longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating device , and the auxiliary PCB is located perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating device , and wherein the main PCB and the auxiliary PCB are electrically connected to each other via a connecting PCB formed out of a flexible material, wherein the main PCB is located parallel to the longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating device at a side of at least one of the battery and the controller , and the auxiliary PCB is located perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating device between the at least one heater and the battery .
An air-entanglement system comprising: a housing; a first rotatable surface disposed with the housing, wherein the first rotatable surface comprises a first plurality of air jets configured to air entangle a preform in situ; and a second rotatable surface disposed with the housing proximate the first rotatable surface, wherein the second rotatable surface comprises a second plurality of air jets configured to air entangle the preform in situ, wherein the first rotatable surface is oriented substantially parallel to the second rotatable surface; wherein a first jet of air from the first plurality of air jets are oriented towards the second rotatable surface, and wherein a second jet of air from the second plurality of air jets are oriented towards the first rotatable surface; wherein the first rotatable surface and the second rotatable surface are configured to rotate about a common axis substantially in unison; and wherein the air entanglement system further comprises a fabric source. a housing; a first rotatable surface disposed with the housing, wherein the first rotatable surface comprises a first plurality of air jets configured to air entangle a preform in situ; and a second rotatable surface disposed with the housing proximate the first rotatable surface, wherein the second rotatable surface comprises a second plurality of air jets configured to air entangle the preform in situ, wherein the first rotatable surface is oriented substantially parallel to the second rotatable surface; wherein the second rotatable surface comprises a second plurality of air jets configured to air entangle the preform in situ, wherein the first rotatable surface is oriented substantially parallel to the second rotatable surface; wherein a first jet of air from the first plurality of air jets are oriented towards the second rotatable surface, and wherein a second jet of air from the second plurality of air jets are oriented towards the first rotatable surface; wherein the first rotatable surface and the second rotatable surface are configured to rotate about a common axis substantially in unison; and wherein the air entanglement system further comprises a fabric source.
Method for monitoring the integrity of a set of air bleed lines for bleeding air from propulsion engines (M1, M2, M3, M4) of an aircraft, the aircraft further comprising an auxiliary power unit , each line extending at least between one of the propulsion engines and the auxiliary power unit, each line comprising a temperature sensor (T1, T2, T3, T4) in a zone of said line situated close to the engine, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps implemented automatically: - A) at the start of each use of the aircraft from among a set of uses of the aircraft for which the auxiliary power unit is used when the aircraft is on the ground, starting the auxiliary power unit and sending air from the auxiliary power unit into the various lines of the set of lines; - B) during a predetermined period of time after the starting of the auxiliary power unit, repetitively acquiring temperature measurements from the temperature sensors (T1, T2, T3, T4) of the various lines, at a predetermined periodicity; - C) for each line, as a function of the temperature measurements acquired in step B), determining a gradient for rate of change in temperature with respect to time during this period of time; - D) for each line, determining a discrepancy between the gradient for rate of change in temperature with respect to time corresponding to said line and a gradient for rate of change in temperature with respect to time corresponding to at least one other line of the set of lines; - E) for each line, determining a condition indicator for said line as a function of the discrepancy determined in step D) for said line; - F) for each line, if the condition indicator determined in step E) is above a predetermined threshold, issuing an alert to the fact that the line has a leak. - A) at the start of each use of the aircraft from among a set of uses of the aircraft for which the auxiliary power unit is used when the aircraft is on the ground, starting the auxiliary power unit and sending air from the auxiliary power unit into the various lines of the set of lines; - B) during a predetermined period of time after the starting of the auxiliary power unit, repetitively acquiring temperature measurements from the temperature sensors (T1, T2, T3, T4) of the various lines, at a predetermined periodicity; - C) for each line, as a function of the temperature measurements acquired in step B), determining a gradient for rate of change in temperature with respect to time during this period of time; - D) for each line, determining a discrepancy between the gradient for rate of change in temperature with respect to time corresponding to said line and a gradient for rate of change in temperature with respect to time corresponding to at least one other line of the set of lines; - E) for each line, determining a condition indicator for said line as a function of the discrepancy determined in step D) for said line; - F) for each line, if the condition indicator determined in step E) is above a predetermined threshold, issuing an alert to the fact that the line has a leak.
A cable-driven surgical tool comprising: an elongate shaft defining a lumen that extends between a proximal end and a distal end of the elongate shaft ; an end effector operably coupled to the distal end of the elongate shaft ; and a plurality of cable systems (630a-d) extending within the lumen and operably engaging the end effector , each cable system (630a-d) comprising a distal cable portion (632a-d) and a proximal cable portion (634a-d) adjoined by a releasable interconnect, characterized by a window defined in the elongate shaft and providing access to each releasable interconnect within the lumen . an elongate shaft defining a lumen that extends between a proximal end and a distal end of the elongate shaft ; an end effector operably coupled to the distal end of the elongate shaft ; and a plurality of cable systems (630a-d) extending within the lumen and operably engaging the end effector , each cable system (630a-d) comprising a distal cable portion (632a-d) and a proximal cable portion (634a-d) adjoined by a releasable interconnect, characterized by
Sol-gel process for the production of a silica aerogel comprising the following steps: - preparing an aqueous solution of an alkali metal silicate; - separately preparing in a container a solution of a concentrated inorganic acid selected from sulfuric, hydrochloric, nitric and phosphoric acid; - combining the silicate and acid solutions; - keeping the system rest up to the formation of a wet gel; - washing the wet gel just produced to exchange the liquid phase present in its pores with a liquid volatile organic compound (VOC) and thereafter possibly with liquid carbon dioxide; - drying the gel by extraction in hypercritical conditions of said liquid organic volatile compound; characterized in that said step of combining the silicate and acid solutions is carried out by pouring the silicate solution in the acid solution and operating so that the pH of the system always stays below 1. - preparing an aqueous solution of an alkali metal silicate; - separately preparing in a container a solution of a concentrated inorganic acid selected from sulfuric, hydrochloric, nitric and phosphoric acid; - combining the silicate and acid solutions; - keeping the system rest up to the formation of a wet gel; - washing the wet gel just produced to exchange the liquid phase present in its pores with a liquid volatile organic compound (VOC) and thereafter possibly with liquid carbon dioxide; - drying the gel by extraction in hypercritical conditions of said liquid organic volatile compound;
Loop-forming process, which comprises the following actions: • a plurality of system components are moved relatively to a needle bed and said system components contact threads for forming loops, • at least one spacer is placed between at least two adjacent system components of said plurality of system components and defines the distance between said two adjacent system components , the spacer being in mechanical contact with said two adjacent system components , • said spacer is placed away from and does not contact threads, • said spacer is moved with respect to the needle bed characterized in that the spacer is also moved with respect to both said two adjacent system components at least for a period of time during the loop forming process. • a plurality of system components are moved relatively to a needle bed and said system components contact threads for forming loops, • at least one spacer is placed between at least two adjacent system components of said plurality of system components and defines the distance between said two adjacent system components , the spacer being in mechanical contact with said two adjacent system components , • said spacer is placed away from and does not contact threads, • said spacer is moved with respect to the needle bed
A cleaning roller (104a; 104b; 300) mountable to a cleaning robot , the cleaning roller comprising: an elongate shaft (228a; 228b; 306) extending from a first end portion (110a; 308) to a second end portion (110b; 310) along an axis of rotation, the first and second end portions being mountable to the cleaning robot for rotating about the axis of rotation; a core affixed around the shaft and having outer end portions positioned along the shaft and proximate the first and second end portions of the shaft, characterized by : the core tapering from proximate the first end portion of the shaft toward a center (114; 326) of the shaft positioned along the axis of rotation; a sheath (220a; 220b; 302) affixed to the core and extending beyond the outer end portions of the core, wherein the sheath comprises a first half and a second half each tapering toward the center of the shaft; and collection wells (328; 330) for filament debris defined by the outer end portions of the core and the sheath. an elongate shaft (228a; 228b; 306) extending from a first end portion (110a; 308) to a second end portion (110b; 310) along an axis of rotation, the first and second end portions being mountable to the cleaning robot for rotating about the axis of rotation; a core affixed around the shaft and having outer end portions positioned along the shaft and proximate the first and second end portions of the shaft, characterized by : the core tapering from proximate the first end portion of the shaft toward a center (114; 326) of the shaft positioned along the axis of rotation; a sheath (220a; 220b; 302) affixed to the core and extending beyond the outer end portions of the core, wherein the sheath comprises a first half and a second half each tapering toward the center of the shaft; and collection wells (328; 330) for filament debris defined by the outer end portions of the core and the sheath. the core tapering from proximate the first end portion of the shaft toward a center (114; 326) of the shaft positioned along the axis of rotation; a sheath (220a; 220b; 302) affixed to the core and extending beyond the outer end portions of the core, wherein the sheath comprises a first half and a second half each tapering toward the center of the shaft; and collection wells (328; 330) for filament debris defined by the outer end portions of the core and the sheath.
Use of a (meth)acrylic composition comprising: (a) 100 parts by weight of a liquid (meth)acrylic syrup comprising: (a 1 ) from 10 % by weight to 50 % by weight of one or more (meth)acrylic polymers P1, and (a 2 ) from 50 % by weight to 90 % by weight of one or more (meth)acrylic monomers M1, each monomer M1 only comprising one (meth)acrylic function per monomer, (b) from 100 parts by weight to 200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler C, this inorganic filler C comprising at least one filler C1 selected from metal oxides, carbonates, silicates and glass, preferably selected from metal oxides, (c) from 0.01 part by weight to 5 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic monomer M2, the monomer M2 comprising at least two (meth)acrylic functions per monomer, (d) from 0.01 part by weight to 10 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic monomer M3, the monomer M3 being: • either a (meth)acrylic monomer M3 1 only comprising one (meth)acrylic function per monomer, the monomer M3 1 being different from the monomer(s) M1, • or a (meth)acrylic monomer M3 2 comprising at least two (meth)acrylic functions per monomer, the monomer M3 2 being different from the monomer M2, (e) from 0.01 part by weight to 5 parts by weight of a polymerisation initiator selected from organic peroxides, and (f) optionally, a coupling agent, for manufacturing a dielectric material. (a) 100 parts by weight of a liquid (meth)acrylic syrup comprising: (a 1 ) from 10 % by weight to 50 % by weight of one or more (meth)acrylic polymers P1, and (a 2 ) from 50 % by weight to 90 % by weight of one or more (meth)acrylic monomers M1, each monomer M1 only comprising one (meth)acrylic function per monomer, (a 1 ) from 10 % by weight to 50 % by weight of one or more (meth)acrylic polymers P1, and (a 2 ) from 50 % by weight to 90 % by weight of one or more (meth)acrylic monomers M1, each monomer M1 only comprising one (meth)acrylic function per monomer, (b) from 100 parts by weight to 200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler C, this inorganic filler C comprising at least one filler C1 selected from metal oxides, carbonates, silicates and glass, preferably selected from metal oxides, (c) from 0.01 part by weight to 5 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic monomer M2, the monomer M2 comprising at least two (meth)acrylic functions per monomer, (d) from 0.01 part by weight to 10 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic monomer M3, the monomer M3 being: • either a (meth)acrylic monomer M3 1 only comprising one (meth)acrylic function per monomer, the monomer M3 1 being different from the monomer(s) M1, • or a (meth)acrylic monomer M3 2 comprising at least two (meth)acrylic functions per monomer, the monomer M3 2 being different from the monomer M2, • either a (meth)acrylic monomer M3 1 only comprising one (meth)acrylic function per monomer, the monomer M3 1 being different from the monomer(s) M1, • or a (meth)acrylic monomer M3 2 comprising at least two (meth)acrylic functions per monomer, the monomer M3 2 being different from the monomer M2, (e) from 0.01 part by weight to 5 parts by weight of a polymerisation initiator selected from organic peroxides, and (f) optionally, a coupling agent,
A respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion (F) protein comprising: (i) a deletion of one or more amino acids aligning to amino acids 137-146 of the wild-type RSV F protein SEQ ID NO: 2; (ii) an inactivated primary furin cleavage site, wherein the primary furin cleavage site is inactivated by three amino acid substitutions introduced at positions aligning to arginine 133, arginine 135, and arginine 136 of SEQ ID NO: 2; and (iii) amino acid substitutions of P102A, I379V and M447V. (i) a deletion of one or more amino acids aligning to amino acids 137-146 of the wild-type RSV F protein SEQ ID NO: 2; (ii) an inactivated primary furin cleavage site, wherein the primary furin cleavage site is inactivated by three amino acid substitutions introduced at positions aligning to arginine 133, arginine 135, and arginine 136 of SEQ ID NO: 2; and (iii) amino acid substitutions of P102A, I379V and M447V.
A heat treatment method, the method comprising providing a glass pane having a transparent electrically conductive coating on a surface of the glass pane such that the glass pane has a coated surface, the coated surface having a central region and a perimeter region , wherein the perimeter region constitutes less than 50% of the entire surface area of the coated surface , and the method includes moving a heat treatment device about a perimeter of the coated surface while operating the heat treatment device so as to selectively heat treat the perimeter region of the coated surface such that the transparent electrically conductive coating has a sheet resistance that is at least 5 Ω/square higher at the perimeter region than it is at the central region .
Flatbed printer comprising a flatbed area for placing a plurality of media pieces to be printed upon, the media pieces having dimensions smaller than the dimensions of the flatbed area , a print controller for receiving at least one print job to be printed on the plurality of media pieces and controlling the printing of the at least one received print job on the plurality of media pieces, an armature constructed to move over the flatbed area in at least one direction (X, Y), and a print head configured to eject recording material on the plurality of media pieces and attached to the armature, wherein the print controller is configured to determine a system parameter setting with regard to the flatbed area , which system parameter setting defines an unreachable area of the flatbed area which is not reachable by the operator to lay down media pieces, to determine a subset of the plurality of media pieces which are entirely placeable on the flatbed area outside the unreachable area , and to schedule at least part of the at least one print job to be printed on the subset of the plurality of media pieces. the print controller is configured to determine a system parameter setting with regard to the flatbed area , which system parameter setting defines an unreachable area of the flatbed area which is not reachable by the operator to lay down media pieces, to determine a subset of the plurality of media pieces which are entirely placeable on the flatbed area outside the unreachable area , and to schedule at least part of the at least one print job to be printed on the subset of the plurality of media pieces.